-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, B4NrgSVWIzZBVLLWrHvyO9eMYN7GLjj+6O0uGbvEItcqQkE/JZR21Zyk+aJiOXBY zlJNmKP5JO//691Qjavs1A== 0001144204-08-036276.txt : 20080623 0001144204-08-036276.hdr.sgml : 20080623 20080623134458 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-08-036276 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 11 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080617 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080623 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080623 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001357371 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 743169953 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33055 FILM NUMBER: 08911753 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 4800 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90071 BUSINESS PHONE: (213) 225-5900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 4800 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90071 8-K 1 v117915_8k.htm
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
June 17, 2008
 
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 (State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
001-33055
 (Commission
File Number)
 
74-3169953
 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
515 South Flower Street, Suite 4800
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(Address of principal executive office)
 
(213) 225-5900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 

 
ITEM 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
Purchase Agreements
 
On June 17, 2008, BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Common Unit Purchase Agreement”) with Pro LP Corp.(“Pro LP”) and Pro GP Corp. (“Pro GP”), which are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Provident Energy Trust (“Provident”), pursuant to which the Partnership purchased from Pro LP and Pro GP on the same date an aggregate of 14,404,962 common units representing limited partnership interests in the Partnership (“Common Units”) for a purchase price of $335,033,175. The Common Unit Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and indemnification provisions.
 
On June 17, 2008, the Partnership entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “BreitBurn Management Purchase Agreement,” and together with the Common Unit Purchase Agreement, the “Purchase Agreements”) with Pro LP and Pro GP, pursuant to which the Partnership purchased from Pro LP and Pro GP on the same date 95.55% in the aggregate of the outstanding limited liability interests in BreitBurn Management Company, LLC (“BreitBurn Management”), for a purchase price of $9,966,825. Following such purchase, Pro LP and Pro GP ceased to be members of BreitBurn Management. At the time of the purchase, BreitBurn Management held all of the outstanding limited liability company interests in BreitBurn GP, LLC, which is the general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”). The BreitBurn Management Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and indemnification provisions. In addition, the BreitBurn Management Purchase Agreement contains certain covenants of the parties relating to the allocation of responsibility for liabilities and obligations under certain pre-existing equity compensation plans of the Partnership and BreitBurn Energy Company L.P. (“BreitBurn Energy”). In addition, pursuant to the BreitBurn Management Purchase Agreement, Pro GP assigned to the Partnership certain of its obligations as employer under the employment agreements among Pro GP, BreitBurn Management and the General Partner and each of Randall Breitenbach, Mark Pease, James Jackson, Gregory Brown, and Halbert Washburn.
 
The description of the Purchase Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreements, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
 
Contribution Agreement
 
On June 17, 2007, the Partnership entered into a Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) with BreitBurn Management, the General Partner, BreitBurn Energy Corporation, a California corporation wholly owned by the Co-Chief Executive Officers of the General Partner, Halbert S. Washburn and Randall H. Breitenbach (“BEC”), and the Partnership, pursuant to which the parties consummated on the same date the following transactions: (1) BEC contributed its 4.45% limited liability company interest in BreitBurn Management to the Partnership in exchange for 19,955 Common Units and ceased to be a member of BreitBurn Management; (2) the Partnership was admitted to BreitBurn Management as the sole member of BreitBurn Management; (3) BreitBurn Management contributed its 100% limited liability company interest in the General Partner to the Partnership and ceased to be a member of the General Partner; and (4) the Partnership was admitted to the General Partner as the sole member of the General Partner.
 
The description of the Contribution Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Amendment No. 1 to First Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement
 
On June 17, 2008, the General Partner entered into Amendment No. 1 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (as amended, the “Partnership Agreement”). Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the economic portion of the General Partner’s 0.66473% interest in the Partnership was eliminated and the limited partners of the Partnership holding Common Units (the “Limited Partners”) were given a right to nominate and vote in the election of the directors to the Board of Directors of the General Partner.
 

 
The Partnership Agreement provides that an annual meeting of the Limited Partners for the election of directors to the Board of Directors will be held in July of each year beginning in 2009 or at such other date and time as may be fixed from time to time by the General Partner. Notice of the annual meeting will be given not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date of such meeting.
 
The Limited Partners will vote together as a single class for the election of directors to the Board of Directors. The Limited Partners entitled to vote will elect by a plurality of the votes cast at such meeting persons to serve on the Board of Directors of the General Partner who are nominated in accordance with the provisions of the Partnership Agreement. The exercise by a Limited Partner of the right to elect the directors and any other rights afforded to such Limited Partner under the Partnership Agreement will be in such Limited Partner’s capacity as a limited partner of the Partnership and are not intended to cause a Limited Partner to be deemed to be taking part in the management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership.
 
With respect to the election of directors to the Board of Directors, (A) the General Partner and the Partnership will not be entitled to vote Common Units that are otherwise entitled to vote at any meeting of the Limited Partners, and (B) if at any time any person or group beneficially owns 20% or more of the Outstanding Partnership Securities (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) of any class then outstanding, then all Partnership Securities (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) owned by such person or group in excess of 20% of the Outstanding Partnership Securities of the applicable class may not be voted, and in each case, the foregoing Common Units will not be counted when calculating the required votes for such matter and will not be deemed to be Outstanding (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) for purposes of determining a quorum for such meeting. Such Common Units will not be treated as a separate class of Partnership Securities for purposes of the Partnership Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Board of Directors of the General Partner may, by action specifically referencing votes for the election of directors, determine that the limitation set forth in clause (B) above will not apply to a specific person or group.
 
The number of Directors constituting the whole Board of Directors of the General Partner may not be less than five or more than nine as established from time to time by a resolution adopted by a majority of the directors. The Board of Directors has been divided into three classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III. Each director will serve for a term ending as provided in the Partnership Agreement; provided, however, that the directors designated in the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner (the “General Partner Agreement”) to Class I will serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting held in 2009, the directors designated in the General Partner Agreement to Class II will serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting held in 2010, and the directors designated in the General Partner Agreement to Class III will serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting held in 2011. At each succeeding annual meeting beginning with the annual meeting held in 2009, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meeting will be elected for a three-year term.
 
Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the General Partner may be made at an annual meeting of the Limited Partners only (a) pursuant to the General Partner’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (b) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or (c) by any Limited Partner who was a record holder at the time the notice provided for in the Partnership Agreement is delivered to the General Partner, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in the Partnership Agreement.
 
For any nominations brought before an annual meeting by a Limited Partner, the Limited Partner must give timely notice thereof in writing to the General Partner. The notice must contain certain information as described in the Partnership Agreement. To be timely, a Limited Partner’s notice must be delivered to the General Partner not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day, nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than seventy (70) days after such anniversary date, notice by the Limited Partner must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Partnership or the General Partner). For purposes of the 2009 annual meeting, the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting will be deemed to be July 30, 2009. The public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting will not commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a Limited Partner’s notice as described above.
 
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In the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the General Partner is increased effective at the annual meeting and there is no public announcement by the Partnership or the General Partner naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a Limited Partner’s notice will also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the General Partner not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Partnership or the General Partner.
 
Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors also may be made at a special meeting of Limited Partners at which directors are to be elected in accordance with the provisions of the Partnership Agreement.
 
Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Partnership Agreement will be eligible to be elected at an annual or special meeting of Limited Partners to serve as directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise required by law, if the Limited Partner (or a qualified representative of the Limited Partner) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of Limited Partners to present a nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the General Partner or the Partnership.
 
In addition to the provisions described above and in the Partnership Agreement, a Limited Partner must also comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations thereunder; provided however, that any references in the Partnership Agreement to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and do not limit any requirements applicable to nominations pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, and compliance with the Partnership Agreement is the exclusive means for a Limited Partner to make nominations.
 
The description of Amendment No. 1 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner
 
On June 17, 2008, the Partnership entered into the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner, which amended and restated the General Partner Agreement to provide for, among other items, the election of directors of the Board of Directors of the General Partner by the Limited Partners. As amended, the General Partner Agreement provides that the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of the General Partner will be at least five and not more than nine as established from time to time pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the directors.
 
The Board of Directors has been divided into three classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III. The initial terms of directors are as follows: directors in Class I will serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting of Limited Partners held in 2009, directors in Class II will serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting of Limited Partners held in 2010, and directors in Class III will serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting of Limited Partners held in 2011. At each succeeding annual meeting of Limited Partners beginning with the annual meeting held in 2009, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meeting will be elected for a three-year term. The directors will be elected by the Limited Partners and will be nominated in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement.
 
After consummation of the transactions pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, the Board of Directors consisted of six directors. The directors of the General Partner and the Class in which each such director is a member are designated as follows:
 
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John R. Butler, Jr., Class I
Gregory J. Moroney, Class I
Randall H. Breitenbach, Class II
Charles S. Weiss, Class II
David B. Kilpatrick, Class III
Halbert S. Washburn, Class III
 
The description of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Amendment to Credit Agreement
 
The description of Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement described below under Item 2.03 is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference. A copy of Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement
 
On June 17, 2008, BreitBurn Management entered into an Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement (as amended, the “Administrative Services Agreement”) with BreitBurn Energy, pursuant to which BreitBurn Management will continue to provide administrative services to BreitBurn Energy. Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, BreitBurn Management will receive a monthly fee of $775,000.00 for the performance of Services (as defined in the Administrative Services Agreement) until December 31, 2008. After December 31, 2008, BreitBurn Management will receive a negotiated fee that will be determined in good faith by the parties. BreitBurn Energy may terminate the Administrative Services Agreement upon (i) Provident and its Affiliates (as defined in the Administrative Services Agreement) ceasing to maintain a direct or indirect controlling interest in Pro GP or BreitBurn Energy, (ii) BreitBurn Management’s failure to pay any employee within 30 days of the date such payment is due, (iii) upon 90 days written notice, or (iv) in the event BreitBurn Management becomes Bankrupt (as defined in the Administrative Services Agreement). BreitBurn Management may terminate the Administrative Services Agreement upon (i) Provident and its Affiliates (as defined in the Administrative Services Agreement) ceasing to maintain direct or indirect control of Pro GP or BreitBurn Energy; provided, however, that any such termination will not terminate the obligation to provide transition services or the right of BreitBurn Energy to request transition services pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, or (ii) at any time after December 31, 2008 by giving 180 days written notice to BreitBurn Energy.
 
The description of the Administrative Services Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Amendment to Operations and Proceeds Agreement
 
On June 17, 2008, BreitBurn Energy and BreitBurn Operating L.P. (“BreitBurn Operating”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Operations and Proceeds Agreement (as amended, the “Operations and Proceeds Agreement”). Pursuant to the Operations and Proceeds Agreement, the parties amended and restated the termination provisions to allow for the termination of the Operations and Proceeds Agreement upon the first to occur of (i) the obtaining of the necessary consents for the contribution of the Leased Assets (as defined in the Operations and Proceeds Agreement) or (ii) the mutual agreement by the parties, in writing, of such termination.
 
The description of the Amendment to Operations and Proceeds Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
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Amendment to Surface Operating Agreement
 
On June 17, 2008, BreitBurn Energy, BEC and BreitBurn Operating entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Surface Operating Agreement (as amended, the “Surface Operating Agreement”). Pursuant to the Surface Operating Agreement, the parties amended and restated the termination provisions to allow for the termination of the Surface Operating Agreement upon the first to occur of (i) the assignment of the Surface Use Agreement (as defined in the Surface Operating Agreement) following the receipt of all consents necessary therefor and (ii) the mutual agreement by the parties, in writing, of such termination.
 
The description of the Amendment to Surface Operating Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
 
Acknowledgment of Termination – Omnibus Agreement
 
On June 17, 2008, Provident, Pro GP, BreitBurn Energy, the General Partner and the Partnership executed an Acknowledgment of Termination (the “Acknowledgment of Termination”). Pursuant to the Acknowledgment of Termination, the parties acknowledged and agreed that effective concurrently with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreements, (a) all rights under Section 3.1 of that certain Omnibus Agreement, dated October 10, 2006, (the “Omnibus Agreement”) were waived and (b) the Omnibus Agreement was terminated in all respects.
 
The description of the Amendment to Surface Operating Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.9 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
 
Purchase Agreements
 
The description of the closing of the transactions consummated pursuant to the Purchase Agreements described above under item 1.01 is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference. The description of the Purchase Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreements, a copy of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
 
Contribution Agreement
 
The description of the closing of the transactions consummated pursuant to the Contribution Agreement described above under item 1.01 is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference. The description of the Contribution Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
 
On June 17, 2008, the Partnership, BreitBurn Operating and certain of BreitBurn Operating’s subsidiaries entered into the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Limited Waiver and Consent and First Amendment to Security Agreement (the “Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement”), with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Agent”). Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement increased the borrowing base available to BreitBurn Operating under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated November 1, 2007 (the “Credit Agreement”), from $750,000,000 to $900,000,000. In addition, Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement enacted certain additional amendments, waivers and consents to the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement, dated November 1, 2007, among BreitBurn Operating, certain of its subsidiaries and the Agent, necessary to permit the Amendment to First Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement and the transactions consummated pursuant to the Purchase Agreements and the Contribution Agreement, each described above. In addition, Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement increased the interest margins applicable to borrowings, the letter of credit fee and the commitment fee under the Credit Agreement by amounts ranging from 12.5 to 25 basis points. On June 17, 2008, after giving effect to the borrowing under the Credit Agreement to finance the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreements, as described above, the total amount of indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement was $724 million.
 
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The description of Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
 
On June 17, 2008, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the Partnership issued 19,955 Common Units to BEC in exchange for BEC’s 4.45% limited liability company interest in BreitBurn Management.
 
The securities offered in the private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities.
 
ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On June 17, 2008, in connection with the closing of the transactions pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, Randall J. Findlay, Grant D. Billing and Thomas W. Buchanan resigned from the Board of Directors of the General Partner. Each of these former directors is a member of the Board of Directors of Provident.
 
As described above under Item 1.01, after consummation of the transactions pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, the Board of Directors consisted of six directors. The directors of the General Partner as of June 17, 2008 and the Class in which each such director is a member are designated as follows:
 
John R. Butler, Jr., Class I
Gregory J. Moroney, Class I
Randall H. Breitenbach, Class II
Charles S. Weiss, Class II
David B. Kilpatrick, Class III
Halbert S. Washburn, Class III
 
ITEM 5.03 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
 
Amendment No. 1 to First Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement
 
The General Partner entered into Amendment No.1 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership effective June 17, 2008. The description of Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership is incorporated herein by reference from Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
A copy of Amendment No.1 to the First Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner
 
The Partnership, as sole member of the General Partner, entered into the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner effective June 17, 2008. The description of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement is incorporated herein by reference from Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
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A copy of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
Description
3.1
 
Amendment No. 1 to the First Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement
3.2
 
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BreitBurn GP, LLC
10.1*
 
Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, by and among Pro LP Corp., Pro GP Corp. and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
10.2*
 
Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, by and among Pro LP Corp., Pro GP Corp. and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
10.3
 
Contribution Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, by and among BreitBurn Management Company, LLC, BreitBurn GP, LLC, BreitBurn Energy Corporation and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
10.4*
 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Limited Waiver and Consent and First Amendment to Security Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, by and among BreitBurn Operating L.P., BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., BreitBurn Operating L.P.’s Subsidiaries, the Lenders named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders.
10.5
 
Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, between BreitBurn Management Company, LLC and BreitBurn Energy Company L.P.
10.6
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Operations and Proceeds Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, between BreitBurn Energy Company L.P. and BreitBurn Operating L.P.
10.7
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Surface Operating Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, by and among BreitBurn Energy Company, BreitBurn Energy Corporation and BreitBurn Operating L.P.
10.8
 
Acknowledgment of Termination, dated June 17, 2008, by and among Provident Energy Trust, Pro GP Corp., BreitBurn Energy Company L.P., BreitBurn GP, LLC and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
 

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The schedules to this agreement have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b) (2) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish copies of such schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
     
 
By:
BreitBurn GP, LLC,
   
its General Partner
Date: June 23, 2008
   
 
By:
/s/ Randall H. Breitenbach
   
Name: Randall H. Breitenbach
   
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer of BreitBurn GP, LLC
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1
 
Amendment No.1 to the First Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement
3.2
 
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BreitBurn GP, LLC
10.1*
 
Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, by and among Pro LP Corp., Pro GP Corp. and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
10.2*
 
Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, by and among Pro LP Corp., Pro GP Corp. and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
10.3
 
Contribution Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, by and among BreitBurn Management Company, LLC, BreitBurn GP, LLC, BreitBurn Energy Corporation and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
10.4*
 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Limited Waiver and Consent and First Amendment to Security Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, by and among BreitBurn Operating L.P., BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., BreitBurn Operating L.P.’s Subsidiaries, the Lenders named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders.
10.5
 
Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, between BreitBurn Management Company, LLC and BreitBurn Energy Company L.P.
10.6
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Operations and Proceeds Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, between BreitBurn Energy Company L.P. and BreitBurn Operating L.P.
10.7
 
Amendment No. 1 to the Surface Operating Agreement, dated June 17, 2008, by and among BreitBurn Energy Company, BreitBurn Energy Corporation and BreitBurn Operating L.P.
10.8
 
Acknowledgment of Termination, dated June 17, 2008, by and among Provident Energy Trust, Pro GP Corp., BreitBurn Energy Company L.P., BreitBurn GP, LLC and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
 

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The schedules to this agreement have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b) (2) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish copies of such schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
 

EX-3.1 2 v117915_ex3-1.htm
Exhibit 3.1
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
 
This Amendment No. 1 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), dated as of June 17, 2008 (this “Amendment”), is made and entered into by BreitBurn GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”) and as the lawful agent and attorney-in-fact for and on behalf of each of the limited partners of the Partnership. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of October 10, 2006 (the “LP Agreement”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H
 
WHEREAS, the Partnership is a Delaware limited partnership that was formed under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6 Del. C.§ 17-101, et seq., and is currently governed by the LP Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Partnership has acquired 100% of the outstanding limited liability company interests in BreitBurn Management Company, LLC (“BreitBurn Management”);
 
WHEREAS, immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, BreitBurn Management distributed and assigned 100% of the limited liability company interests in the General Partner to the Partnership;
 
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Amendment, the General Partner Interest is ceasing to be an economic interest in the Partnership; however, BreitBurn GP, LLC is continuing to be the general partner of the Partnership;
 
WHEREAS, the General Partner desires to amend the LP Agreement as set forth herein pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13.1 of the LP Agreement; and
 
WHEREAS, this Amendment is intended to provide Limited Partners with a meaningful right to vote in the election of directors of the General Partner; however, for the avoidance of doubt, this Amendment is not intended to change in any manner the requirement, as set forth in Section 13.2 of the LP Agreement, that amendments to the LP Agreement may be proposed only by the General Partner.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound, the General Partner, on its own behalf and on behalf of all Limited Partners, agrees as follows:
 

 
I.
AMENDMENTS.
 
The LP Agreement is amended as follows:
 
1. Section 1.1 of the LP Agreement is hereby amended by inserting thereto the following new definition in the appropriate alphabetical order that reads as follows:
 
““Directors” shall mean the members of the Board of Directors.”
 
2. The definition of the term “General Partner Interest” set forth in Section 1.1 of the LP Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
 
““General Partner Interest” means the management interest of the General Partner in the Partnership in its capacity as a general partner. The General Partner Interest does not have any rights to ownership, profit or any rights to receive distributions from operations or the liquidation of the Partnership. For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby confirmed that upon the effectiveness of Amendment No. 1 hereto, BreitBurn GP, LLC continues as the general partner of the Partnership without holding any economic interest in the Partnership and the business of the Partnership is continued without dissolution.”
 
3. The definition of the term “General Partner Unit” in Section 1.1 of the LP Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
 
4. The definition of the term “Percentage Interest” in Section 1.1 of the LP Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
 
““Percentage Interest” means as of any date of determination (a) as to any Unitholder or Assignee with respect to Units, the product obtained by multiplying (i) 100% less the percentage applicable to clause (b) below by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the number of Units held by such Unitholder or Assignee by (B) the total number of outstanding Units, and (b) as to the holders of other Partnership Securities issued by the Partnership in accordance with Section 5.6, the percentage established as a part of such issuance. The Percentage Interest with respect to the General Partner Interest shall at all times be zero.”
 
5. Section 5.2(c) of the LP Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
 
6. Section 5.7 of the LP Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
 
“Section 5.7 Limited Preemptive Right.
 
No Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with respect to the issuance of any Partnership Security, whether unissued, held in the treasury or hereafter created.”
 
7. Section 13.4 of the LP Agreement is hereby amended by designating the first paragraph thereof as subsection “(a)” and by inserting a new subsection (b) thereof that reads as follows:
 
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“(b) (i) An annual meeting of the Limited Partners holding Units for the election of Directors to the Board of Directors and such other matters as the General Partner shall submit to a vote of the Limited Partners holding Units shall be held in July of each year beginning in 2009 or at such other date and time as may be fixed from time to time by the General Partner at such place within or without the State of Delaware as may be fixed from time to time by the General Partner and all as stated in the notice of the meeting. Notice of the annual meeting shall be given in accordance with Section 13.5 not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date of such meeting.
 
(ii) The Limited Partners holding Units shall vote together as a single class for the election of Directors to the Board of Directors. The Limited Partners entitled to vote shall elect by a plurality of the votes cast at such meeting persons to serve on the Board of Directors of the General Partner who are nominated in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.4(b). The exercise by a Limited Partner of the right to elect the Directors and any other rights afforded to such Limited Partner under this Section 13.4(b) shall be in such Limited Partner’s capacity as a limited partner of the Partnership and shall not cause a Limited Partner to be deemed to be taking part in the management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership so as to jeopardize such Limited Partner’s limited liability under the Delaware Act or the law of any other state in which the Partnership is qualified to do business.
 
(iii)  Solely with respect to the election of Directors to the Board of Directors, (A) the General Partner and the Partnership shall not be entitled to vote Units that are otherwise entitled to vote at any meeting of the Unitholders, and (B) if at any time any Person or Group beneficially owns 20% or more of the Outstanding Partnership Securities of any class then Outstanding, then all Partnership Securities owned by such Person or Group in excess of 20% of the Outstanding Partnership Securities of the applicable class shall not be voted, and in each case, the foregoing Units shall not be counted when calculating the required votes for such matter and shall not be deemed to be Outstanding for purposes of determining a quorum for such meeting pursuant to Section 13.9 (but such Units shall not, however, be treated as a separate class of Partnership Securities for purposes of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Board of Directors of the General Partner may, by action specifically referencing votes for the election of Directors under this Section 13.4(b), determine that the limitation set forth in clause (B) of the preceding sentence shall not apply to a specific Person or Group.
 
(iv) The number of Directors that shall constitute the whole Board of Directors of the General Partner shall not be less than five and not more than nine as shall be established from time to time by a resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors. The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III. The number of Directors in each class shall be the whole number contained in the quotient arrived at by dividing the authorized number of Directors by three, and if a fraction is also contained in such quotient, then if such fraction is one-third, the extra director shall be a member of Class I and if the fraction is two-thirds, one of the extra directors shall be a member of Class I and the other shall be a member of Class II. Each Director shall serve for a term ending as provided herein; provided, however, that the Directors designated in the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General Partner (the “General Partner Agreement”) to Class I shall serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting of Limited Partners held in 2009, the Directors designated in the General Partner Agreement to Class II shall serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting of Limited Partners held in 2010, and the Directors designated in the General Partner Agreement to Class III shall serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting of Limited Partners held in 2011. At each succeeding annual meeting of Limited Partners beginning with the annual meeting held in 2009, successors to the class of Directors whose term expires at that annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term.
 
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(v) Each Director shall hold office for the term for which such Director is elected and thereafter until such Director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such Director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. If the number of Directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of Directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any additional Director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case will a decrease in the number of Directors shorten the term of any incumbent Director. A Director shall hold office until the annual meeting of the Limited Partners of the year in which his term expires and until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to death, resignation or removal from office. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors (including, without limitation, any vacancy caused by an increase in the number of Directors on the Board of Directors) may only be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director. Any Director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of Directors shall have the same remaining term as that of his predecessor. A Director may be removed only for cause and only upon a vote of the majority of the remaining Directors then in office.
 
(vi) (A) (1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the General Partner may be made at an annual meeting of the Limited Partners only (a) pursuant to the General Partner’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (b) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or (c) by any Limited Partner who was a Record Holder at the time the notice provided for in this Section 13.4(b)(vi) is delivered to the General Partner, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 13.4(b)(vi).
 
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(2) For any nominations brought before an annual meeting by a Limited Partner pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(1) of this Section 13.4(b)(vi), the Limited Partner must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the General Partner. To be timely, a Limited Partner’s notice shall be delivered to the General Partner not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day, nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than seventy (70) days after such anniversary date, notice by the Limited Partner must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Partnership or the General Partner). For purposes of the 2009 annual meeting, the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting shall be deemed to be July 30, 2009. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a Limited Partner’s notice as described above. Such Limited Partner’s notice shall set forth: (a) as to each person whom the Limited Partner proposes to nominate for election as a Director (i) all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act and (ii) such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a Director if elected; and (b) as to the Limited Partner giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made (i) the name and address of such Limited Partner, as they appear on the Partnership’s books and records, and of such beneficial owner, (ii) the class or series and number of Units which are owned beneficially and of record by such Limited Partner and such beneficial owner, (iii) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination between or among such Limited Partner and such beneficial owner, any of their respective Affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, (iv) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, warrants, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned Units) that has been entered into as of the date of the Limited Partner’s notice by, or on behalf of, such Limited Partner and such beneficial owners, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of Unit price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such Limited Partner and such beneficial owner, with respect to Units, (v) a representation that the Limited Partner is a Record Holder entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such nomination, and (vi) a representation whether the Limited Partner or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (a) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Partnership’s Outstanding Units required to elect the nominee and/or (b) otherwise to solicit proxies from Limited Partners in support of such nomination. The General Partner may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a Director of the General Partner.
 
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(3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A)(2) of this Section 13.4(b)(vi) to the contrary, in the event that the number of Directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the General Partner is increased effective at the annual meeting and there is no public announcement by the Partnership or the General Partner naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a Limited Partner’s notice required by this Section 13.4(b)(vi) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the General Partner not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Partnership or the General Partner.
 
(B) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of Limited Partners at which Directors are to be elected pursuant to the General Partner’s notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or (2) provided that the Board of Directors or the Limited Partners pursuant to Section 13.4(a) hereof has determined that Directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any Limited Partner who is a Record Holder at the time the notice provided for in this Section 13.4(b)(vi) is delivered to the General Partner, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 13.4(b)(vi). In the event the General Partner calls a special meeting of Limited Partners for the purpose of electing one or more Directors to the Board of Directors, any such Limited Partner entitled to vote in such election of Directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the General Partner’s notice of meeting, if the Limited Partner’s notice required by paragraph (A)(2) of this Section 13.4(b)(vi) shall be delivered to the General Partner not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a Limited Partner’s notice as described above.
 
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(C) (1) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 13.4(b)(vi) shall be eligible to be elected at an annual or special meeting of Limited Partners to serve as Directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman designated by the General Partner pursuant to Section 13.10 shall have the power and duty (a) to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 13.4(b)(vi) (including whether the Limited Partner or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such Limited Partner’s nominee in compliance with such Limited Partner’s representation as required by clause (A)(2)(b)(vi) of this Section 13.4(b)(vi)) and (b) if any proposed nomination was not made in compliance with this Section 13.4(b)(vi), to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.4(b)(vi), unless otherwise required by law, if the Limited Partner (or a qualified representative of the Limited Partner) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of Limited Partners to present a nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the General Partner or the Partnership. For purposes of this Section 13.4(b)(vi), to be considered a qualified representative of the Limited Partner, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such Limited Partner or must be authorized by a writing executed by such Limited Partner or an electronic transmission delivered by such Limited Partner to act for such Limited Partner as proxy at the meeting of Limited Partners and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of Limited Partners.
 
(2) For purposes of this Section 13.4(b)(vi), “public announcement” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or other national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Partnership or the General Partner with the Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act.
 
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.4(b)(vi), a Limited Partner shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 13.4(b)(vi); provided however, that any references in this Agreement to the Securities Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations pursuant to this Section 13.4(b)(vi) (including paragraphs A(1)(c) and B hereof), and compliance with paragraphs A(1)(c) and B of this Section 13.4(b)(vi) shall be the exclusive means for a Limited Partner to make nominations.
 
(vii) This Section 13.4(b) shall not be deemed in any way to limit or impair the ability of the Board of Directors to adopt a “poison pill” or unitholder or other similar rights plan with respect to the Partnership, whether such poison pill or plan contains “dead hand” provisions, “no hand” provisions or other provisions relating to the redemption of the poison pill or plan, in each case as such terms are used under Delaware common law.
 
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(viii) The Partnership and the General Partner shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to take such action as shall be necessary or appropriate to give effect to and implement the provisions of this Section 13.4(b), including, without limitation, amending the organizational documents of the General Partner such that at all times the organizational documents of the General Partner shall provide (i) that the Directors shall be elected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) terms consistent with this Section 13.4(b).
 
(ix) If the General Partner delegates to an existing or newly formed wholly owned Subsidiary the power and authority to manage and control the business and affairs of the Partnership Group, the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.4(b) shall be applicable with respect to the Board of Directors or other governing body of such Subsidiary.
 
8. Section 13.9 of the LP Agreement is hereby amended to replace the word “The” at the beginning of the first sentence thereof with the following:
 
“Subject to Section 13.4(b), the”.
 
9. The parenthetical set forth in Section 13.12(a) of the LP Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
 
“(and subject to the limitations contained in the definition of “Outstanding” and the limitations set forth in Section 13.4(b))”.
 
II.
MISCELLANEOUS.
 
1. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon, and shall enure to the benefit of, each of the Partners, and its respective successors and assigns.
 
2. Full Force and Effect. Except to the extent modified hereby, the LP Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
 
3. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflict of laws principles), all rights and remedies being governed by such laws.
 
4. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
GENERAL PARTNER:
     
 
BREITBURN GP, LLC
     
 
By:     
     /s/ Halbert SWashburn___                                
   
Name: Halbert S. Washburn
   
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
     
 
LIMITED PARTNERS:
     
 
ALL LIMITED PARTNERS PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED TO THE PARTNERSHIP THAT CONTINUE TO BE LIMITED PARTNERS ON THE DATE HEREOF:
     
 
By:     
BreitBurn GP, LLC, as attorney-in-fact pursuant to the power of attorney granted under Section 2.6 of the LP Agreement
     
 
 
By:               /s/ Halbert SWashburn                          
   
Name: Halbert SWashburn
   
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 3.2



 
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
 
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
 
OF
 
BREITBURN GP, LLC

 
 


 

 
   
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
   
         
   
ARTICLE I
   
   
DEFINITIONS 
   
         
Section 1.1
 
Definitions
 
2
Section 1.2
 
Construction
 
4
   
ARTICLE II
   
   
ORGANIZATION
   
         
Section 2.1
 
Formation
 
5
Section 2.2
 
Name
 
5
Section 2.3
 
Registered Office; Registered Agent; Other Offices
 
5
Section 2.4
 
Purpose and Business
 
5
Section 2.5
 
Powers
 
6
Section 2.6
 
Term
 
6
Section 2.7
 
Title to Company Assets
 
6
         
   
ARTICLE III
   
   
RIGHTS OF THE SOLE MEMBER
   
         
Section 3.1
 
Distributions
 
6
         
   
ARTICLE IV
   
   
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS;
   
   
NATURE OF MEMBERSHIP INTEREST
   
         
Section 4.1
 
Capital Contributions
 
6
Section 4.2
 
No Preemptive Rights
 
6
Section 4.3
 
Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Membership Interests
 
7
         
   
ARTICLE V
   
   
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS
   
         
Section 5.1
 
Establishment of the Board Number; Election; Tenure
 
7
Section 5.2
 
The Board; Delegation of Authority and Duties
 
8
Section 5.3
 
Meetings of the Board and Committees
 
9
Section 5.4
 
Voting
 
10
Section 5.5
 
Responsibility and Authority of the Board
 
10
Section 5.6
 
Devotion of Time
 
11
Section 5.7
 
Certificate of Formation
 
11
Section 5.8
 
Benefit Plans
 
11
Section 5.9
 
Indemnification
 
11
Section 5.10
 
Liability of Indemnitees
 
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ARTICLE VI
   
   
OFFICERS
   
         
Section 6.1
 
Officers
 
13
Section 6.2
 
Compensation
 
15
         
   
ARTICLE VII
   
   
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
   
         
Section 7.1
 
Records and Accounting
 
16
Section 7.2
 
Reports
 
16
Section 7.3
 
Bank Accounts
 
16
         
   
ARTICLE VIII
   
   
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
   
         
Section 8.1
 
Dissolution
 
16
Section 8.2
 
Effect of Dissolution
 
17
Section 8.3
 
Application of Proceeds
 
17
         
   
ARTICLE IX
   
   
GENERAL PROVISIONS
   
         
Section 9.1
 
Addresses and Notices
 
17
Section 9.2
 
Creditors
 
18
Section 9.3
 
Applicable Law
 
18
Section 9.4
 
Invalidity of Provisions
 
18
Section 9.5
 
Amendment
 
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Second Amended and Restated
Limited Liability Company Agreement

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
BREITBURN GP, LLC
 
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) of BREITBURN GP, LLC (the “Company”), dated as of June 17, 2008, is entered into by BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “MLP”), as sole member of the Company (the “Sole Member”).
 
RECITALS
 
WHEREAS, the Company is a Delaware limited liability company that was formed under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C.§ 18-101, et seq., and is currently governed by the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of October 10, 2006 (the “First Amended Agreement”), entered into by BreitBurn Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“BreitBurn Management”);
 
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the MLP has acquired from the owners of BreitBurn Management all of the limited liability company interests in BreitBurn Management, and the MLP has been admitted as the sole member of BreitBurn Management;
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement entered into simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2008, among BreitBurn Management, the Company, BreitBurn Energy Corporation, a California corporation, and the MLP, (i) BreitBurn Management distributed and assigned all of the limited liability company interests in the Company to the MLP, (ii) simultaneously with such distribution and assignment, the MLP was admitted to the Company as the sole member of the Company and BreitBurn Management ceased to be a member of the Company, and (iii) the Company was continued without dissolution; and
 
WHEREAS, the Sole Member now desires to amend and restate the First Amended Agreement and to execute this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement in connection with the transactions described above to effect the matters set forth herein.
 
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the party hereto hereby amends and restates the First Amended Agreement in its entirety as follows:
 
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AGREEMENT
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 
Section 1.1 Definitions.
 
The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.
 
Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. § 18-101, et seq., as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute.
 
Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, 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.
 
Agreement” means this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BreitBurn GP, LLC, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time. This Agreement shall constitute a “limited liability company agreement” as such term is defined in the Act.
 
Board” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.1.
 
BreitBurn Energy” means BreitBurn Energy Company L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
 
BreitBurn Management” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Capital Contribution” means any cash, cash equivalents or the value of Contributed Property contributed to the Company pursuant to this Agreement.
 
Certificate of Formation” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as referenced in Section 2.1, as such Certificate of Formation may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
 
Company” means BreitBurn GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successors thereto.
 
Company Group” means the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company, treated as a single consolidated entity.
 
Contributed Property” means each property or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, but excluding cash, contributed to the Company.
 
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Directors” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.1.
 
Employment Agreements” shall mean (i) the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated December 31, 2007 among Randall H. Breitenbach, BreitBurn Management, Pro GP Corp. and the Company, (ii) the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated December 31, 2007 among Halbert S. Washburn, BreitBurn Management, Pro GP Corp. and the Company, (iii) the Employment Agreement, dated July 7, 2006, between James G. Jackson and BreitBurn Energy, as amended by the Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated October 10, 2006, among James G. Jackson, BreitBurn Management, BreitBurn Energy and the Company, (iv) the Employment Agreement, dated December 26, 2007, among Mark L. Pease, BreitBurn Management, Pro GP Corp. and the Company, and (v) the Employment Agreement dated January 29, 2008, among Gregory C. Brown, BreitBurn Management, Pro GP Corp and the Company.
 
Group Member” means a member of the Company Group.
 
Indemnitee” means (a) the Sole Member; (b) any Person who is or was an Affiliate, member, partner, director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of the Company, any Group Member, the MLP, or any of their respective Affiliates; and (c) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the Sole Member as a member, partner, director, officer, employee, partner, agent, fiduciary or trustee of another Person, in each case, acting in such capacity; provided, however, that a Person shall not be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services.
 
Independent Director” shall mean Directors meeting the independence and experience requirements as set forth most recently by the National Securities Exchange.
 
Limited Partner” has the meaning assigned to such term in the MLP Agreement.
 
Membership Interest” means all of the Sole Member’s rights and interest in the Company, all as provided in the Certificate of Formation, this Agreement and the Act, including, without limitation, the Sole Member’s interest in the capital, income, gain, deductions, losses and credits of the Company.
 
MLP” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph.
 
MLP Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
 
National Securities Exchange” means the principal national securities exchange on which common units of the MLP trade.
 
Operating GP” means BreitBurn Operating GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
 
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Operating LP” means BreitBurn Operating L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
 
Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.
 
Sole Member” means the MLP and its successors and permitted assigns as sole member of the Company.
 
Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof; (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) or limited liability company in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner of such partnership or member of such limited liability company, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such partnership or limited liability company interests of such limited liability company (considering all of the partnership interests or limited liability company interests as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof; or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or a partnership or a limited liability company) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person.
 
U.S. GAAP” means United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles consistently applied.
 
Section 1.2 Construction.
 
(a) Unless the context requires otherwise: (i) capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the MLP Agreement; (ii) 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; (iii) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; and (iv) the term “include” or “includes” means includes, without limitation, and “including” means including, without limitation.
 
(b) A reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and permitted assigns.
 
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ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
 
Section 2.1 Formation.
 
On March 23, 2006, the original members of the Company formed the Company as a limited liability company pursuant to the provisions of the Act by virtue of the filing of the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
 
Section 2.2 Name.
 
The name of the Company shall be “BreitBurn GP, LLC”. The Company’s business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board in its sole discretion, including, if consented to by the Board, the name of the MLP. The words “Limited Liability Company,” “L.L.C.” or “LLC” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Company’s name where necessary for the purpose of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The Board in its discretion may change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Sole Member of such change in the next regular communication to the Sole Member.
 
Section 2.3 Registered Office; Registered Agent; Other Offices.
 
Unless and until changed by the Board, the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be located at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The Company may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Board deems necessary or appropriate.
 
Section 2.4 Purpose and Business.
 
The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Company shall be to (a) serve as general partner of the MLP and, in connection therewith, to exercise all rights conferred upon the Company as the general partner of the MLP pursuant to the MLP Agreement, or otherwise; (b) engage directly in, or enter into or form any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other arrangement to engage indirectly in, any business activity that the Company is permitted to engage in, and in connection therewith, to exercise all of the rights and powers conferred upon the Company pursuant to the agreements relating to such business activity; (c) engage directly in, or enter into or form any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other arrangement to engage indirectly in, any business activity that is approved by the Board and that lawfully may be conducted by a limited liability company organized pursuant to the Act and, in connection therewith, to exercise all of the rights and powers conferred upon the Company pursuant to the agreements relating to such business activity; and (d) do anything necessary or appropriate to the foregoing, including the making of capital contributions or loans to a Group Member, the MLP or any Subsidiary of the MLP.
 
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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Section 2.5 Powers.
 
The Company 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 2.4 and for the protection and benefit of the Company.
 
Section 2.6 Term.
 
The term of the Company commenced upon the filing of the Certificate of Formation in accordance with the Act and shall continue in existence in perpetuity or until the earlier dissolution of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII. The existence of the Company as a separate legal entity shall continue until the cancellation of the Certificate of Formation as provided in the Act.
 
Section 2.7 Title to Company Assets.
 
Title to Company assets, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Company as an entity, and the Sole Member shall not have any ownership interest in such Company assets or any portion thereof.
 
ARTICLE III
RIGHTS OF THE SOLE MEMBER
 
Section 3.1 Distributions.
 
Distributions by the Company of cash or other property shall be made to the Sole Member at such time as the Board deems appropriate, but subject in all cases to the Act and other applicable law.
 
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS;
NATURE OF MEMBERSHIP INTEREST
 
Section 4.1 Capital Contributions.
 
The Sole Member shall not be obligated to make any additional Capital Contributions to the Company.
 
Section 4.2 No Preemptive Rights.
 
No Person shall have preemptive, preferential or other similar rights with respect to (a) additional Capital Contributions; (b) issuance or sale of any class or series of Membership Interests, whether unissued, held in the treasury or hereafter created; (c) issuance of any obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for, or carrying or accompanied by any rights to receive, purchase or subscribe to, any such Membership Interests; (d) issuance of any right of subscription to or right to receive, or any warrant or option for the purchase of, any such Membership Interests; or (e) issuance or sale of any other securities that may be issued or sold by the Company.
 
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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Section 4.3 Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Nature of Membership Interests.
 
All Membership Interests issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the requirements of this Article IV shall be fully paid and non-assessable Membership Interests, except as such non-assessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Act.
 
ARTICLE V
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF BUSINESS
 
Section 5.1 Establishment of the Board Number; Election; Tenure.
 
(a) The number of directors (the “Directors”) constituting the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall be at least five and not more than nine as shall be established from time to time pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors.
 
(b) The Directors shall be elected by the Limited Partners and shall be nominated in accordance with the terms of the MLP Agreement. The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III. The number of Directors in each class shall be the whole number contained in the quotient arrived at by dividing the authorized number of Directors by three, and if a fraction is also contained in such quotient, then if such fraction is one-third, the extra director shall be a member of Class I and if the fraction is two-thirds, one of the extra directors shall be a member of Class I and the other shall be a member of Class II. Each Director shall serve for a term ending as provided herein; provided, however, that the Directors designated in Section 5.1(d) to Class I shall serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting of Limited Partners held in 2009, the Directors designated in Section 5.1(d) to Class II shall serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting of Limited Partners held in 2010, and the Directors designated in Section 5.1(d) to Class III shall serve for an initial term that expires at the annual meeting of Limited Partners held in 2011. At each succeeding annual meeting of Limited Partners beginning in 2009, successors to the class of Directors whose term expires at that annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term.
 
(c) Each Director shall hold office for the term for which such Director is elected and thereafter until such Director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such Director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. If the number of Directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of Directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any additional Director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case will a decrease in the number of Directors shorten the term of any incumbent Director. A Director shall hold office until the annual meeting of the Limited Partners of the year in which his term expires and until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to death, resignation or removal from office. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors (including, without limitation, any vacancy caused by an increase in the number of Directors on the Board of Directors) may only be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director. Any Director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of Directors shall have the same remaining term as that of his predecessor. A Director may be removed only for cause and only upon a vote of the majority of the remaining Directors then in office.
 
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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(d) As of the date hereof, the Board shall consist of six Directors. The Directors of the Company as of the date hereof and the Class that each such Director is a member of is hereby designated as follows:
 
John R. Butler, Jr.
 
Class I
Gregory J. Moroney
 
Class I
Randall H. Breitenbach
 
Class II
Charles S. Weiss
 
Class II
David B. Kilpatrick
 
Class III
Halbert S. Washburn
 
Class III
 
Section 5.2 The Board; Delegation of Authority and Duties.
 
(a) Members and Board. The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the direction of the Board, which shall possess all rights and powers which are possessed by “managers” under the Act and otherwise by applicable law, pursuant to Section 18-402 of the Act, subject to the provisions of this Agreement. The Sole Member hereby consents to the exercise by the Board of all such powers and rights conferred on it by the Act or otherwise by applicable law with respect to the management and control of the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Director shall have such rights and duties as are applicable to directors of a corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
 
(b) Delegation by the Board. The Board shall have the power and authority to delegate to one or more other Persons the Board’s rights and powers to manage and control the business and affairs of the Company, including delegating such rights and powers of the Board to agents and employees of the Company (including Officers). The Board may authorize any Person (including, without limitation, the Sole Member, or any Director or Officer) to enter into any document on behalf of the Company and perform the obligations of the Company thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall not have the power and authority to delegate any rights or powers customarily requiring the approval of the directors of a Delaware corporation and no Officer or other Person shall be authorized or empowered to act on behalf of the Company in any way beyond the customary rights and powers of an officer of a Delaware corporation.
 
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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(c) Committees.
 
(i) The Board may establish committees of the Board and may delegate certain of its responsibilities to such committees, including a Conflicts Committee, as contemplated by the MLP Agreement.
 
(ii) For so long as the Company serves as the general partner of the MLP, the Board shall have:
 
(A) an audit committee that complies with the then current requirements of the National Securities Exchange; and
 
(B) such other committees as required by the National Securities Exchange.
 
(d) Chairman of the Board. The Board may elect a Chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”). The Chairman, if elected, shall be a member of the Board and shall preside at all meetings of the Board. The Chairman shall not be an officer of the Company by virtue of being the Chairman but may otherwise be an officer. The Chairman may be removed either with or without cause at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board. No removal or resignation as Chairman shall affect such Chairman’s status as a Director. 
 
Section 5.3 Meetings of the Board and Committees.
 
(a) Meetings. The Board (or any committee of the Board) shall meet at such time and at such place as the Chairman of the Board (or the chairman of such committee) may designate. Written notice of all regular meetings of the Board (or any committee of the Board) must be given to all Directors (or all members of such committee) at least ten (10) days prior to the regular meeting of the Board (or such committee). Special meetings of the Board (or any committee of the Board) shall be held at the request of a majority of the Directors (or a majority of the members of such committee) upon at least two (2) days (if the meeting is to be held in person) or twenty-four (24) hours (if the meeting is to be held telephonically) oral or written notice to the Directors (or the members of such committee) or upon such shorter notice as may be approved by the Directors (or the members of such committee). All notices and other communications to be given to Directors (or members of a committee) shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if (i) in writing and delivered by hand, courier or overnight delivery service or three (3) days after being mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with appropriate postage prepaid, (ii) when received in the form of a telegram or facsimile, and directed to the address or facsimile number as such Director (or member) shall designate by notice to the Company or (iii) when received and acknowledged by such Director (or member) in the form of an e-mail and directed to the e-mail address as such Director (or member) shall designate by notice to the Company. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board (or committee) need be specified in the notice of such meeting. Any Director (or member of such committee) may waive the requirement of such notice as to such Director (or such member).
 
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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(b) Conduct of Meetings. Any meeting of the Board (or any committee of the Board) may be held in person or by conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
 
(c) Quorum. Fifty percent or more of all Directors (or members of a committee of the Board), present in person or participating in accordance with Section 5.3(b), shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but if at any meeting of the Board (or committee) there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of the Directors (or members) present may adjourn the meeting without further notice. The Directors (or members of a committee of the Board) present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of Directors (or members) leaving less than a quorum; provided, however, that only the acts of the Directors (or members) meeting the requirements of Section 5.4 shall be deemed to be acts of the Board (or such committee).
 
(d) Procedures. To the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement or the Act, the procedures and rights governing the Board and its committees shall be as provided to the board of directors and its committees of a corporation under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
 
(e) Chairman of the Board at Meetings. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board. The Directors also may elect a vice-chairman to act in the place of the Chairman upon his absence or inability to act.
 
Section 5.4 Voting.
 
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the effectiveness of any vote, consent or other action of the Board (or any committee of the Board) in respect of any matter shall require either (i) the presence of a quorum and the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Directors (or members of such committee) present or (ii) the unanimous written consent (in lieu of meeting) of the Directors (or members of such committee) who are then in office. Any Director (or member of such committee) may vote in person on any matter that is to be voted on by the Board (or such committee) at a meeting thereof.
 
Section 5.5 Responsibility and Authority of the Board.
 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or the MLP Agreement, the authority and functions of the Board, on the one hand, and the Officers, on the other hand, shall be identical to the authority and functions of the board of directors and officers, respectively, of a corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Officers shall be vested with such powers and duties as are set forth in Section 6.1 hereof and as are specified by the Board from time to time. Accordingly, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the day-to-day activities of the Company shall be conducted on the Company’s behalf by the Officers who shall be agents of the Company.
 
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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In addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred on the Board by this Agreement, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company and do all such acts and things as are not restricted by this Agreement, the MLP Agreement, the Act or applicable law.
 
Section 5.6 Devotion of Time.
 
The Directors shall not be obligated and shall not be expected to devote all of their time or business efforts to the affairs of the Company.
 
Section 5.7 Certificate of Formation.
 
The Board shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such additional certificates or documents as may be determined by the Board to be necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and operation of a limited liability company in the State of Delaware or any other state in which the Company may elect to do business or own property. To the extent that such action is determined by the Board to be necessary or appropriate, the Board or its designee or the Sole Member shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate of Formation and do all things to maintain the Company as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware or of any other state in which the Company may elect to do business or own property.
 
Section 5.8 Benefit Plans.
 
The Board may propose and adopt on behalf of the Company employee benefit plans, employee programs and employee practices, or cause the Company to issue Company securities, in connection with or pursuant to any employee benefit plan, employee program or employee practice maintained or sponsored by any Group Member or any Affiliate thereof, in each case for the benefit of employees of the Company, any Group Member or any Affiliate thereof, or any of them, in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of any Group Member.
 
Section 5.9 Indemnification.
 
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law but subject to the limitations expressly provided in this Agreement, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all losses, claims, damages liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or 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 Indemnitee; provided, however, that the Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless if there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.9, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct, or in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 5.9 shall be made only out of the assets of the Company, it being agreed that the Sole Member shall not be personally liable for such indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Company to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.
 
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 5.9(a) in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to a determination that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified upon receipt by the Company 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 5.9.
 
(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 5.9 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement, as a matter of law or otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitee’s capacity as an Indemnitee and as to actions in any other capacity (including any capacity under the MLP 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 such Indemnitee.
 
(d) The Company may purchase and maintain (or reimburse the Sole Member and its Affiliates and such other Persons as the Sole Member shall determine for the cost of) insurance, on behalf of the Sole Member and its Affiliates and such other Persons as the Sole Member shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expense that may be incurred by, such Person in connection with the Company’s activities or such Person’s activities on behalf of the Company, regardless of whether the Company would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
 
(e) For purposes of this Section 5.9, the Company 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 Company 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 5.9(a); and action taken or omitted by it with respect to any 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 that is in the best interests of the Company.
 
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Sole Member 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 5.9 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.
 
(h) The provisions of this Section 5.9 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.
 
(i) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 5.9 shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company, nor the obligations of the Company to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.9 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.
 
Section 5.10 Liability of Indemnitees.
 
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or the MLP Agreement, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages to the Company, the Sole Member or any other Persons who are bound by this Agreement, for losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission if such Indemnitee acted in good faith.
 
(b) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 5.10 shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the liability of the Indemnitees under this Section 5.10 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.
 
ARTICLE VI
OFFICERS
 
Section 6.1 Officers.
 
(a) Generally. The Board shall appoint agents of the Company, referred to as “Officers” of the Company as described in this Section 6.1, who shall be responsible for the day-to-day business affairs of the Company, subject to the overall direction and control of the Board. Unless provided otherwise by the Board, the Officers shall have the titles, power, authority and duties described below in this Section 6.1.
 
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Second Amended and Restated
Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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(b) Titles and Number. The Officers shall be the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or Co-Chief Executive Officer, the President, any and all Vice Presidents, the Chief Financial Officer, the Secretary and any other Officers appointed pursuant to this Section 6.1. Any person may hold two or more offices.
 
(i) Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall, if present, preside at meetings of the Board and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board or as may be prescribed by this Agreement. The Chairman of the Board shall be, ex officio, a member of all standing committees.
 
(ii) Vice Chairman of the Board. The Vice Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board in the absence of the Chairman of the Board. In the absence, disability or non-existence of the Chairman of the Board, or in the event that it is impractical for the Chairman of the Board to act personally, the Vice Chairman of the Board shall have the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Board. The Vice Chairman of the Board shall also have such other powers or duties as shall be assigned by the Board or as may be prescribed by this Agreement.
 
(iii) Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer or Co-Chief Executive Officers, as applicable, shall have (and in the case of Co-Chief Executive Officers, each shall have) general supervision, direction and control of the business and the Officers of the Company. In the absence, disability or non-existence of a Chairman of the Board or Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or Co-Chief Executive Officers, as applicable, shall preside at meetings of the Board. The Chief Executive Officer or Co-Chief Executive Officers, as applicable, also shall have such other powers and duties as may be assigned by the Board or as may be prescribed by this Agreement.
 
(iv) President. The President shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned by the Board or by the Chairman of the Board. In the absence, disability or non-existence of the President, his or her duties shall be performed by such Vice Presidents as the Chairman of the Board or the Board may designate. The President shall report to the Chief Executive Officer or Co-Chief Executive Officers, as applicable.
 
(v) Vice Presidents. In the absence, disability or non-existence of the President, the Vice Presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the Board or, if not ranked, a Vice President designated by the Board, shall perform all the duties of the President and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the President. The Vice Presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the President. The Board may designate one or more Vice Presidents as Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or as Vice President for particular areas of responsibility.
 
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Second Amended and Restated
Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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(vi) Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have general supervision over the financial affairs of the Company, including but not limited to, oversight of capital formation and financial transactions associated therewith, oversight of capital allocation, establishment of corporate budgets, oversight of corporate accounting procedures, maintenance of adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the Company and oversight of investor relations. The Chief Financial Officer shall report to the Chief Executive Officer or Co-Chief Executive Officers, as applicable.
 
(vii) Secretary. The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the Company or such other place as the Board may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of the Board and committees. The Secretary shall cause to be kept such books and records as the affairs of the business may require and the Board, the Chairman or the President may require. The Secretary shall attend to such correspondence and such other duties as may be incident to the office of the Secretary. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the Board required to be given by law or by this Agreement. The Secretary shall keep the seal of the Company, if one be adopted, in safe custody and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board or as may be prescribed by this Agreement.
 
(c) Other Officers and Agents. The Board may appoint such other Officers and agents as may from time to time appear to be necessary or advisable in the conduct of the affairs of the Company, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board.
 
(d) Appointment and Term of Office. The Officers shall be appointed by the Board at such time and for such terms as the Board shall determine. Any Officer may be removed, with or without cause, only by the Board. Vacancies in any office may be filled only by the Board.
 
(e) Powers of Attorney. The Board may grant powers of attorney or other authority as appropriate to establish and evidence the authority of the Officers and other Persons.
 
(f) Officers’ Delegation of Authority. Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board, no Officer shall have the power or authority to delegate to any Person such Officer’s rights and powers as an Officer to manage the business and affairs of the Company.
 
Section 6.2 Compensation.
 
The Officers shall receive such compensation for their services (a) pursuant to those certain Employment Agreements (each such agreement, as the same may be amended, an “Employment Agreement”), between the Company and each such Officer, or (b) in the absence of such an Employment Agreement, as designated by the Board or a compensation committee appointed by the Board pursuant to Section 5.2(c).
 
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
 
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ARTICLE VII
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
 
Section 7.1 Records and Accounting.
 
The Board shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Company appropriate books and records with respect to the Company’s business. The books of account of the Company shall be (i) maintained on the basis of a fiscal year that is the calendar year and (ii) maintained on an accrual basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, consistently applied.
 
Section 7.2 Reports.
 
With respect to each fiscal year, the Board shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Sole Member:
 
(a) Within 120 Days after the end of such fiscal year, a Company balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and statement of cash flows for such year as of the end of such year.
 
(b) Such federal, state and local income tax returns and such other accounting, tax information and schedules as shall be necessary for the preparation by the Sole Member on or before June 15 following the end of each calendar year of its income tax return with respect to such year.
 
Section 7.3 Bank Accounts.
 
Funds of the Company shall be deposited in such banks or other depositories as shall be designated from time to time by the Board. All withdrawals from any such depository shall be made only as authorized by the Board and shall be made only by check, wire transfer, debit memorandum or other written instruction.
 
ARTICLE VIII
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
 
Section 8.1 Dissolution.
 
(a) The Company shall be of perpetual duration; however, the Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon:
 
(i) an election to dissolve the Company by the Board;
 
(ii) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Act;
 
(iii) a merger or consolidation under the Act where the Company is not the surviving entity in such merger or consolidation; or
 
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(iv) at any time there are no members of the Company, unless the Company is continued without dissolution in accordance with the Act.
 
(b) No other event shall cause a dissolution of the Company.
 
Section 8.2 Effect of Dissolution.
 
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, upon the dissolution of the Company, the Board shall take such actions as may be required pursuant to the Act and shall proceed to wind up, liquidate and terminate the business and affairs of the Company. In connection with such winding up, the Board shall have the authority to liquidate and reduce to cash (to the extent necessary or appropriate) the assets of the Company as promptly as is consistent with obtaining fair value therefor, to apply and distribute the proceeds of such liquidation and any remaining assets in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.3(b), and to do any and all acts and things authorized by, and in accordance with, the Act and other applicable laws for the purpose of winding up and liquidation.
 
Section 8.3 Application of Proceeds.
 
Upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company, the assets of the Company shall be applied and distributed in the following order of priority:
 
(a) To the satisfaction of debts and liabilities of the Company (including members and managers who are creditors of the Company to the extent permitted by applicable law), to the expenses of liquidation and to the setting up of such reserves as the Person required or authorized by law to wind up the Company's affairs may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate for any disputed, contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company; provided, however, that any such reserves shall be paid over by such Person to an escrow agent appointed by the Board, to be held by such agent or its successor for such period as such Person shall deem advisable but in all cases subject to the Act for the purpose of applying such reserves to the satisfaction of such liabilities or obligations and, at the expiration of such period, the balance of such reserves, if any, shall be distributed as hereinafter provided.
 
(b) The remainder to the Sole Member.
 
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Section 9.1 Addresses and Notices.
 
Any notice, demand, request, report or proxy materials required or permitted to be given or made to the Sole Member 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 Sole Member at the address described below. The Company may rely and shall be protected in relying on any notice or other document from the Sole Member or other Person if believed by it to be genuine.
 
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If to the Sole Member:
 
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
515 South Flower Street
Suite 4800
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attn: Halbert S. Washburn
Facsimile No.: (213) 225-5917
 
Section 9.2 Creditors.
 
None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Company (other than Indemnitees).
 
Section 9.3 Applicable Law.
 
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.
 
Section 9.4 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.
 
Section 9.5 Amendment.
 
This Agreement may be modified, altered, supplemented or amended pursuant to a written agreement executed by the Sole Member. To the extent any discrepancy arises pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Agreement and the MLP Agreement, the provisions set forth in the MLP Agreement shall control, and this Agreement shall be amended to conform to such MLP Agreement.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
 
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
     
 
By:
BREITBURN GP, LLC,
   
its general partner
     
 
By: 
      /s/ Halbert S. Washburn
 
 
Name: Halbert S. Washburn
   
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
 

 
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Exhibit 10.1
 
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
by and among
 
PRO LP CORP.
 
a Delaware corporation and
 
PRO GP CORP.
 
a Delaware corporation
 
collectively, as Selling Parties,
 
and
 
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
 
a Delaware limited partnership,
 
as Buyer,
 
for the purchase and sale of
 
all the limited liability company interests of
 
BREITBURN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
 
a Delaware limited liability company
 
owned by Pro LP Corp. and Pro GP Corp.
 
dated as of June 17, 2008


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
Page

ARTICLE I
 
DEFINITIONS
 
     
ARTICLE II
 
SALE AND PURCHASE
 
     
Section 2.1
Agreement to Sell and to Purchase
5
Section 2.2
Certain Deliveries at Closing
6
Section 2.3
Purchase Price
6
     
ARTICLE III
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLING PARTIES
 
     
Section 3.1
Organization
6
Section 3.2
Capitalization of GP Entities; Title
7
Section 3.3
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests
8
Section 3.4
Validity of Agreement; Authorization
8
Section 3.5
No Conflict or Violation
8
Section 3.6
Consents and Approvals
8
Section 3.7
Tax Matters
9
Section 3.8
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
9
Section 3.9
Compliance with Laws
9
Section 3.10
Litigation
10
Section 3.11
Contracts
10
Section 3.12
Brokers
10
Section 3.13
Employee Plans
10
Section 3.14
No Other Representations
12
   
ARTICLE IV
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
 
     
Section 4.1
Organization
12
Section 4.2
Validity of Agreement; Authorization
12
Section 4.3
No Conflict or Violation
13
Section 4.4
Consents and Approvals
13
Section 4.5
Brokers
13
Section 4.6
Financial Ability
13
   
ARTICLE V
 
COVENANTS
 
     
Section 5.1
Further Assurances
13
Section 5.2
Commercially Reasonable Efforts
13
 
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Section 5.3
Confidential Information
14
Section 5.4
Tax Covenants
14
Section 5.5
Director Resignations
15
Section 5.6
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance
15
Section 5.7
Equity and Equity-Related Compensation Plans
16
Section 5.8
Employment Agreements
17
Section 5.9
Post-Closing Post Closing Payments to Selling Parties and Affiliates
18
   
ARTICLE VI
 
CLOSING DELIVERIES-SELLING PARTIES
 
     
Section 6.1
Receipt of Documents
18
Section 6.2
Consents and Approvals
18
Section 6.3
Director Resignations
18
Section 6.4
Transition Services Agreement
18
Section 6.5
Contemporaneous Closing Under the Common Unit Agreement
18
Section 6.6
Amendment of Administrative Services Agreement with BECLP, Operations and Proceeds Agreement and Surface Operating Agreement; Termination of Omnibus Agreement
18
   
ARTICLE VII
 
CLOSING DELIVERIES-BUYER
 
     
Section 7.1
Receipt of Documents
19
Section 7.2
Consents and Approvals
19
Section 7.3
Contemporaneous Closing Under the Common Unit Agreement
19
   
ARTICLE VIII
 
[RESERVED]
 
   
ARTICLE IX
 
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
 
     
Section 9.1
Survival
19
Section 9.2
Indemnification Coverage
19
Section 9.3
Procedures
21
Section 9.4
Waiver of Consequential, Etc
22
Section 9.5
Compliance with Express Negligence Rule
22
Section 9.6
Remedy
22
Section 9.7
Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments
22
   
ARTICLE X
 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
     
Section 10.1
Publicity
22
Section 10.2
Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries
22
Section 10.3
Investment Bankers, Financial Advisors, Brokers and Finders
23
Section 10.4
Fees and Expenses
23
 
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Section 10.5
Notices
23
Section 10.6
Entire Agreement
23
Section 10.7
Amendments
23
Section 10.8
Severability
23
Section 10.9
Titles and Headings
25
Section 10.10
Signatures and Counterparts
25
Section 10.11
Enforcement of the Agreement; Damages
25
Section 10.12
Governing Law
25
Section 10.13
Disclosure
25
Section 10.14
Consent to Jurisdiction
26
 
EXHIBITS
   
     
Exhibit 2.2(a)(i)
 
Pro LP Bill of Sale
Exhibit 2.2(a)(ii)
 
Pro GP Bill of Sale
Exhibit 5.5
 
Director Resignations
Exhibit 6.4
 
Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit 6.6(a)
 
Amendment to Administrative Services Agreement
Exhibit 6.6(b)
 
Amendment to Operations and Proceeds Agreement
Exhibit 6.6(c)
 
Amendment to Surface Operating Agreement
Exhibit 6.6(d)
 
Termination of Omnibus Agreement
 
Disclosure Schedules
   
     
Schedule 2.3
 
Purchase Price Allocation
Schedule 3.1
 
Organization
Schedule 3.2(a)
 
Preferential Rights
Schedule 3.3
 
Selling Parties’ Subsidiaries; Equity Interests
Schedule 3.5
 
Selling Parties’ No Conflict or Violation
Schedule 3.6
 
Selling Parties’ Consents and Approvals
Schedule 3.7(b)
 
Selling Parties’ Tax Matters
Schedule 3.8
 
Selling Parties’ Material Indebtedness or Liability
Schedule 3.9
 
Selling Parties’ Compliance with Laws
Schedule 3.10
 
Selling Parties’ Litigation
Schedule 3.11
 
Selling Parties’ Contracts
Schedule 3.12
 
Selling Parties’ Brokers
Schedule 3.13(b)
 
Employee Plans
Schedule 4.3
 
Buyer’s No Conflict or Violation
Schedule 4.4
 
Buyer’s Consents and Approvals
Schedule 4.6
 
Buyer’s Brokers
Schedule 5.9
 
Post-Closing Payments to Selling Parties and Affiliates
 
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 17th day of June, 2008, by and among PRO LP CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Pro LP”), and PRO GP CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Pro GP,” and collectively with Pro LP, the “Selling Parties”), and BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Buyer”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, Pro LP holds limited liability company interests (the “Pro LP LLC Interests”) comprising 95.15% of the outstanding limited liability company interests in BreitBurn Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“BreitBurn Management”);
 
WHEREAS, Pro GP holds membership interests (the “Pro GP LLC Interests,” and collectively with the Pro LP LLC Interests, the “Sellers’ LLC Interests”) comprising approximately 0.4% of the outstanding membership interests in BreitBurn Management;
 
WHEREAS, BreitBurn Management holds all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests in BreitBurn GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“BreitBurn GP” and, together with BreitBurn Management, the “GP Entities”);
 
WHEREAS, BreitBurn GP is the sole general partner of BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and BreitBurn GP owns a 0.66473% general partner interest in the Partnership (the “GP Interest”);
 
WHEREAS, other than the GP Interest, the Partnership also has outstanding common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “Common Units”);
 
WHEREAS, Pro LP and Pro GP own certain Common Units, representing an approximate 21.5% limited partner interest in the Partnership, which are being sold to Buyer contemporaneously herewith pursuant to a separate Purchase Agreement among Pro LP, Pro GP and Buyer of even date herewith (the “Common Unit Agreement”);
 
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase the Sellers’ LLC Interests from the respective Selling Parties and be admitted to BreitBurn Management as a substitute member of BreitBurn Management, and each Selling Party desires to sell the Sellers’ LLC Interests owned by it to Buyer and cease to be a member of BreitBurn Management, in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
 
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Provident Energy Ltd., an Alberta corporation (“Seller Parent”), has entered into a Guaranty Agreement (the “Seller Parent Guaranty”) in favor of Buyer and the other Buyer Indemnified Parties, pursuant to which the Seller Parent has guaranteed the performance by the Selling Parties of all of their obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. 
 
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, conditions and other agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 
As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
 
Affiliate” of a Person means a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the first-mentioned Person.
 
Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
BECLP” means BreitBurn Energy Company L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
 
Bidder Confidentiality Agreements” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.3(b).
 
Bills of Sale” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2(a)(ii).
 
BreitBurn GP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
BreitBurn GP LLC Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.2(b).
 
BreitBurn Management” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
BreitBurn Management LLC Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.2(a).
 
Buyer” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
Buyer Indemnified Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(a).
 
Closing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(b).
 
Closing Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(b).
 
Code” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.7(b).
 
Common Unit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Common Units” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Controlled Group Liability” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.13(a)(i).
 
Deductible” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(c)(ii).

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Encumbrances” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(a)(i).
 
Equity Plan” or “Equity Plans” have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 3.13(a)(v).
 
ERISA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.13(a)(ii).
 
ERISA Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.13(a)(vi).
 
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
Governmental Authority” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.5.
 
GP Entities” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
GP Entity Plan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.13(a)(iii).
 
GP Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Indemnified Officers and Directors” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.6(b).
 
Indemnified Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(c)(iii).
 
Indemnifying Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(c)(iii).
 
Knowledge of the Selling Parties” shall mean the actual knowledge, without inquiry, of Thomas W. Buchanan, David I. Holm, Daniel J. O’Byrne and Mark N. Walker.
 
Legal Proceeding” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.10.
 
License” or “Licenses” shall mean all consents, licenses, permits, certificates, franchises, authorizations and approvals issued or granted to any GP Entity, any registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority as are necessary for the conduct of each GP Entity’s business as currently conducted.
 
Loss” or “Losses” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(a).
 
Material Adverse Effect” shall mean an adverse effect on the assets, properties, business, operations, or financial condition of the GP Entities, taken as a whole, that would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Sellers’ LLC Interests; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (a) any effect resulting from entering into this Agreement or the announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (b) any effect resulting from changes in general market, economic, financial or political conditions in the area in which any of the GP Entities conduct any business or own any assets, the United States or worldwide; (c) any effect resulting from changes in general economic conditions in the industry in which the GP Entities operate or any outbreak of hostilities or war; (d) any effect resulting from a change in law from and after the date of this Agreement; (e) any reclassification or recalculation of reserves of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (f) any change in the prices of oil, natural gas or other hydrocarbons; (g) any effect that results from oil and gas exploration, production, development, processing, gathering and/or transportation industry generally, including the cessation of production from any producing well or the drilling of an oil or gas well that does not encounter commercial quantities of oil, gas or other hydrocarbons; and (h) any natural declines in the performance of any well of any of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries.
 
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Material Contract” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.11.
 
Organizational Documents” shall mean certificates of incorporation, by-laws, certificates of formation, limited liability company operating agreements, partnership or limited partnership agreements or other formation or governing documents of a particular entity.
 
Partnership” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, association, trust, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, partnership, incorporated organization, other entity or group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).
 
Plan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.13(a)(iv).
 
Pre-Existing Equity Plans Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.7.
 
Pro GP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
Pro GP Bill of Sale” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2(a)(ii).
 
Pro GP LLC Interests” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Pro LP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
Pro LP Bill of Sale” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2(a)(i).
 
Pro LP LLC Interests” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Provident Plan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.13(a)(vii).
 
Purchase Price” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.3.
 
SEC Reports” means all forms, reports, schedules and statements required to be filed by the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act since October 4, 2006.
 
Seller Indemnified Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(b).
 
Seller Parent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Seller Parent Guaranty” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

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Sellers’ LLC Interests” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Selling Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
Subsidiary” when used with respect to any party means any corporation or other organization of which such party directly or indirectly owns at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization.
 
Tax” or “Taxes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.7(a).
 
Tax Returns” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.7(a).
 
Transaction Documents” shall mean the agreements, contracts, documents, instruments and certificates provided for in this Agreement to be entered into by one or more of the parties hereto or any of their Affiliates in connection with the sale of the Seller’s LLC Interests contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation the Bills of Sale and the Seller Parent Guaranty.
 
Transfer Taxes” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.4(c).
 
ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE
 
Section 2.1 Agreement to Sell and to Purchase.
 
(a) On the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement:
 
(i) Pro LP shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and accept from Pro LP, the Pro LP LLC Interests, free and clear of any pledges, restrictions on transfer, proxies and voting or other agreements, liens, claims, charges, mortgages, security interests or other legal or equitable encumbrances, limitations or restrictions of any nature whatsoever (“Encumbrances”), except for restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities laws or as may be set forth in the BreitBurn Management LLC Agreement; and
 
(ii) Pro GP shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and accept from Pro GP, the Pro GP LLC Interests, free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities laws or as may be set forth in the BreitBurn Management LLC Agreement.
 
(b) The closing of such sale and purchase (the “Closing”) shall take place at 8:00 a.m. (Central Time), on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”)at the offices of Andrews Kurth LLP in Houston, Texas or at such other place as the parties hereto shall agree in writing.

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(c) Buyer hereby agrees that it is bound by the terms and conditions of the BreitBurn Management LLC Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision in the BreitBurn Management LLC Agreement, Buyer is deemed admitted to BreitBurn Management as a substitute member of BreitBurn Management simultaneously with the consummation of the transfer of the Sellers’ LLC Interests contemplated hereby, and immediately thereafter, each of the Selling Parties shall and do hereby cease to be a member of BreitBurn Management, and shall thereupon cease to have or exercise any right or power as a member of BreitBurn Management. The parties hereto agree that the transfer of Sellers’ LLC Interests, the admission of Buyer as a substitute member of BreitBurn Management and the Selling Parties ceasing to be members of BreitBurn Management, shall not dissolve BreitBurn Management, and BreitBurn Management shall be continued without dissolution.
 
Section 2.2 Certain Deliveries at Closing.
 
(a) At the Closing, the Selling Parties shall make the following deliveries to Buyer:
 
(i) Pro LP shall deliver to Buyer a duly executed bill of sale, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2(a)(i), transferring the Pro LP LLC Interests (the “Pro LP Bill of Sale”);
 
(ii) Pro GP shall deliver to Buyer a duly executed bill of sale, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2(a)(ii), transferring the Pro GP LLC Interests (the “Pro GP Bill of Sale,” and with the Pro LP Bill of Sale, the “Bills of Sale”); and
 
(iii) a certificate of non-foreign status of each of the Selling Parties meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2).
 
(b) At the Closing, Buyer shall make payment of the Purchase Price, as provided in Section 2.3 below, to the Selling Parties.
 
Section 2.3 Purchase Price
 
. The aggregate purchase price for the Sellers’ LLC Interests (the “Purchase Price”) shall be $9,966,825, subject to adjustment, if applicable, only pursuant to Section 9.7. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to the Selling Parties the Purchase Price, which shall be paid by wire transfer to the Selling Parties of immediately available funds made to such bank account or accounts as designated in writing by the Selling Parties on or before the Closing Date. The Purchase Price shall be allocated between the Selling Parties in accordance with Schedule 2.3.
 
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLING PARTIES
 
As of the date hereof, each of the Selling Parties hereby represents and warrants, jointly and severally, to Buyer as follows:
 
Section 3.1 Organization.
 
(a) Each of Pro LP and Pro GP is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

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(b) Each of the GP Entities is a limited liability company, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware. Each of the GP Entities has all requisite limited liability company power and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals to own its respective properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted, except where the failure to have such governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the GP Entities is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 3.1 sets forth for each GP Entity all of the jurisdictions in which such GP Entity is qualified to do business.
 
Section 3.2 Capitalization of GP Entities; Title.
 
(a) Pro LP and Pro GP are members of BreitBurn Management with the percentage membership interests in BreitBurn Management set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement. The Pro LP LLC Interests are owned of record and beneficially by Pro LP, and the Pro GP LLC Interests are owned of record and beneficially by Pro GP. All of such Sellers’ LLC Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BreitBurn Management, dated as of October 10, 2006 (the “BreitBurn Management LLC Agreement”), are fully paid (to the extent required by the BreitBurn Management LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Section 18-607 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act). Except as set forth in Schedule 3.2(a) the BreitBurn Management LLC Agreement, there are no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any interest in BreitBurn Management pursuant to any agreement to which any of BreitBurn Management or the Selling Parties is a party or to which any of them may be bound. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.2(a), there are no outstanding options, warrants or similar rights to purchase or acquire any equity interests in BreitBurn Management. Each of the Selling Parties has valid and marketable title to the Sellers’ LLC Interest owned by it, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than (i) restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities laws or as set forth in Schedule 3.2(a), or (ii) as may be set forth in the BreitBurn Management LLC Agreement).
 
(b) BreitBurn Management is the sole member of BreitBurn GP. The BreitBurn GP LLC Interests are owned of record and beneficially by BreitBurn Management. All of such BreitBurn GP LLC Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Limited Liability Company Agreement of BreitBurn GP, dated as of October 10, 2006 (the “BreitBurn GP LLC Agreement”), are fully paid (to the extent required by the BreitBurn GP LLC Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Section 18-607 or 18-804 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act). Except as set forth in the BreitBurn GP LLC Agreement, there are no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any interest in BreitBurn GP pursuant to any agreement to which any of BreitBurn GP or BreitBurn Management is a party or to which any of them may be bound. There are no outstanding options, warrants or similar rights to purchase or acquire any equity interests in BreitBurn GP. BreitBurn Management has valid and marketable title to the BreitBurn GP LLC Interests, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than (i) restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities laws, or (ii) as may be set forth in the BreitBurn GP LLC Agreement).

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Section 3.3 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3, BreitBurn Management does not have any Subsidiaries, and does not own, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock, voting rights or other equity interests or investments in any other Person.
 
Section 3.4 Validity of Agreement; Authorization. Each of the Selling Parties has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is party and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and such Transaction Documents and the performance of the Selling Parties’ obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of Pro LP and the Board of Directors of Pro GP, as applicable, and no other proceedings on the part of any of the Selling Parties are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which any of the Selling Parties is party each have been duly executed and delivered by each of the Selling Parties, as applicable, and constitute such Selling Party’s valid and binding obligation enforceable against such Selling Party in accordance with its terms (except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles).
 
Section 3.5 No Conflict or Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which each of the Selling Parties is party by each of the Selling Parties does not: (a) violate or conflict with any provision of the Organizational Documents of any Selling Party or either of the GP Entities; (b) violate any applicable provision of law, statute, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, award, rule, or regulation of any foreign, federal, state or local government, court, arbitrator, agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory body or authority (“Governmental Authority”); (c) violate, result in a breach of, constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default or cause any obligation, penalty or premium to arise or accrue under any material contract, lease, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other agreement or instrument to which any of the Selling Parties or GP Entities is a party or by which any of them is bound or to which any of their respective properties or assets is subject; (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of any of the GP Entities; or (e) result in the cancellation, modification, revocation or suspension of any License of any of the GP Entities, except in the cases of clauses (b) through (e) above, as set forth on Schedule 3.5 or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
Section 3.6 Consents and Approvals. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.6, no consent, approval, waiver or authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (on the part of any of the Selling Parties or GP Entities) is required for any such party to execute and deliver this Agreement or to perform its respective obligations hereunder, except for such consents, approvals, waivers or authorizations or filings, registrations or qualifications the failure to obtain which would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

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Section 3.7 Tax Matters.
 
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, “Tax Returns” shall mean returns, reports, exhibits, schedules, information statements and other documentation filed or required to be filed in connection with the calculation, determination, assessment or collection of any Tax and shall include any amended returns. For purposes of this Agreement, “Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean any and all federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes of whatever kind (including any interest, penalties or additions to the tax imposed in connection therewith or with respect thereto).
 
(b) Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.7(b), to the Knowledge of the Selling Parties (i) each of the GP Entities has filed (or joined in the filing of) when due (taking into account any extensions of time within which to file) all Tax Returns required by applicable law to be filed with respect to each of the GP Entities and all such Tax Returns were true, correct and complete in all material respects as of the time of such filing, other than those Tax Returns the failure of which to file or to be true, correct and complete would not have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) all Taxes due and owing by the GP Entities on or prior to the Closing Date have been paid (except for Taxes that are being contested in good faith); (iii) there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim now pending against any of the GP Entities in respect of any material Tax assessment; (iv) no written claim has been made by any Tax authority of a jurisdiction in which a GP Entities does not currently file a Tax Return that such GP Entity is subject to Tax by such jurisdiction, (v) none of the GP Entities has granted an extension of time within which to pay its Taxes or file its Tax Returns which extension remains in effect; (vi) none of the GP Entities has waived or extended any applicable statute of limitations for the assessment or collection of Taxes of a GP Entity which waiver or extension remains in effect; (vii) none of the Selling Parties is a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); and (viii) BreitBurn Management has made, or shall be eligible to make, an election under Section 754 of the Code.
 
(c) To the Knowledge of the Selling Parties, each of the GP Entities has, since formation, been classified as either a partnership or a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes.
 
(d) To the Knowledge of the Selling Parties, there are no Transfer Taxes arising under the laws of Canada resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
(e) The only representations and warranties given in respect of Tax matters are those contained in this Section 3.7 and none of the other representations and warranties herein shall be deemed by the parties hereto to constitute, directly or indirectly, a representation or warranty in respect of Tax matters.
 
Section 3.8 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.8, to the Knowledge of the Selling Parties, BreitBurn Management has no material indebtedness or liability, absolute or contingent, other than (i) pursuant to the contracts set forth on Schedule 3.11 and (ii) liabilities of the Partnership.
 
Section 3.9 Compliance with Laws. Except with respect to Tax matters (which are provided for in Section 3.7), and except as set forth on Schedule 3.9 or in the SEC Reports, since October 4, 2006, to the Knowledge of the Selling Parties the operations of BreitBurn Management have been conducted in material compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, orders and other requirements of all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over BreitBurn Management and its assets, properties and operations.

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Section 3.10 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10, to the Knowledge of the Selling Parties there are no Legal Proceedings pending or threatened against or involving the Selling Parties or either of the GP Entities that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to (a) have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) materially impair or delay the ability of any of the Selling Parties to perform their obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10 or as set forth in the SEC Reports, to the Knowledge of the Selling Parties there is no order, judgment, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority outstanding against any of the Selling Parties or GP Entities that, individually or in the aggregate, would have any effect referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b). “Legal Proceeding” shall mean any judicial, administrative or arbitral actions, suits, proceedings (public or private), investigations or governmental proceedings before any Governmental Authority.
 
Section 3.11 Contracts. To the Knowledge of the Selling Parties, Schedule 3.11 sets forth (other than those contracts filed as exhibits to the SEC Reports or those contracts that are non-recourse to BreitBurn Management and subject to the dollar amount limitations of clauses (i) or (ii) below) a true and complete list of the following contracts, agreements, instruments and commitments to which BreitBurn Management is a party or otherwise relating to or affecting any of its assets, properties or operations, whether written or oral: (i) contracts calling for payments by or to BreitBurn Management of amounts greater than $500,000 per year; (ii) contracts, loan agreements, letters of credit, repurchase agreements, mortgages, security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements, trust indentures and promissory notes and similar documents relating to the borrowing of money or for lines of credit; and (iii) partnership or joint venture agreements (collectively with those contracts filed as exhibits to the SEC Reports, “Material Contracts”). To the Knowledge of the Selling Parties, each Material Contract is valid, binding and enforceable against BreitBurn Management and each of the other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, and in full force and effect on the date hereof except where a failure to be so valid, binding or enforceable or in full force and effect would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
Section 3.12 Brokers. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.12, neither of the Selling Parties has employed the services of an investment banker, financial advisor, broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby for which any of Buyer, BreitBurn Management, BreitBurn GP, the Partnership or its subsidiaries would have any obligation or liability.
 
Section 3.13 Employee Plans.
 
(a)  For purposes of this Section 3.13, the following terms have the following meanings:

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(i) Controlled Group Liability” means any and all liabilities (A) with respect to a multiemployer plan within the meaning of section 3(37) of ERISA, (B) under any plan subject to section 302 or Title IV of ERISA, (C) under any plan subject to section 412 or section 4971 of the Code, (D) as result of the failure to comply with the continuation of coverage requirements of section 601 et. seq. of ERISA and section 4980B of the Code, and (E) any and all similar liabilities under analogous provisions of any foreign laws, regulations or orders. 
 
(ii) ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
 
(iii) GP Entity Plan” means each material Plan that any of the GP Entities sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or to which any of the GP Entities have an obligation to contribute, within six years prior to the date of this Agreement, other than any Equity Plan.
 
(iv) Plan” means any of the following: any “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), any plans that would be employee benefit plan if it were subject to ERISA, such as foreign plans and plans for directors, stock option or other equity or equity-related compensation plan, stock purchase plan, bonus program, incentive plan, cafeteria or flexible benefit plan, deferred compensation arrangement, and all other similar employee benefit plans, programs, arrangements, policies, or agreements. For the avoidance of doubt, a Person is not considered to sponsor, maintain, contribute to or have an obligation to contribute to a “Plan” solely by virtue of being a party to an administrative services or similar agreement that requires the Person to reimburse another Person with respect to expenses incurred under a Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by that other Person.
 
(v) “Equity Plan” or “Equity Plans” means each material compensation plan or employment agreement under which any employee, director or consultant of BreitBurn Management has received an award of incentive compensation (including, without limitation, options, unit appreciation rights, restricted phantom units, and performance units) with respect to, or related to the value of, the Partnership, BECLP, BreitBurn Management or any of their respective Affiliates. 
 
(vi) “ERISA Affiliate,” with respect to any Person, means any corporation, trade, business or entity under common control with such Person, within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
 
(vii) Provident Plan” means any Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any of the Selling Parties or any of their ERISA Affiliates, or to which any of the Selling Parties or their ERISA Affiliates have an obligation to contribute, within six years prior to the date of this Agreement, other than the GP Entity Plans and the Equity Plans. 
 
(b) To the Knowledge of the Selling Parties, Schedule 3.13(b) lists each Equity Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the listing on Schedule 3.13(b) includes any employment agreements that describe equity or equity-based incentive awards that were not granted under any compensation plan applicable to any group or class of employees (such as phantom options granted pursuant to executive employment agreements), (ii) other than with respect to any such employment agreements, such listing does not describe individual award agreements entered into pursuant to the Equity Plans, and (iii) the individual award agreements entered into pursuant to the Equity Plans are included in the definition of “Equity Plans” for purposes of this Agreement despite the fact that they are not specifically listed on Schedule 3.13(b).

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(c) There does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that could result in, any Controlled Group Liability of the Selling Parties or any ERISA Affiliate of the Selling Parties arising out of or in connection with any Provident Plan that would be, or could become, a liability following the Closing of the GP Entities, the Partnership or any of their ERISA Affiliates.
 
Section 3.14 No Other Representations. Except as and to the extent set forth in this Article III, neither of the Selling Parties nor any other Person makes any representations or warranties whatsoever to Buyer, and the Selling Parties hereby disclaim all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty, statement, or information made, communicated, or furnished (orally or in writing) to Buyer or its Affiliates or representatives (including any opinion, information, projection, or advice that may have been or may be provided to Buyer by any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, or representative of either of the Selling Parties or any Affiliate thereof) other than as and to the extent set forth in this Article III. Neither of the Selling Parties nor any other Person makes any representations or warranties to Buyer regarding the probable success or profitability of either of the GP Entities or their respective businesses, individually or on a consolidated basis.
 
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
 
As of the date hereof, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to each of the Selling Parties as follows:
 
Section 4.1 Organization. Buyer is a limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. Buyer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity in every jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualifications necessary.
 
Section 4.2 Validity of Agreement; Authorization. Buyer has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and such Transaction Documents and the performance of Buyer’s obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by the board of directors of the general partner of Buyer and no other proceedings on the part of Buyer are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party each have been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitute the valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms (except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles).

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Section 4.3 No Conflict or Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party does not: (a) violate or conflict with any provision of its Organizational Documents; (b) violate any applicable provision of law, or any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority; (c) except as disclosed on Schedule 4.3, violate, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any contract, lease, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other agreement or instrument to which Buyer is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject; or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of its properties or assets where such violations, breaches, defaults or Encumbrances in the aggregate would have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereby or on the assets, properties, business, operations, net income or financial condition of Buyer.
 
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.4, no material consent, approval, waiver or authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (on the part of Buyer), is required for Buyer to execute and deliver this Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party or to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.
 
Section 4.5 Brokers. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.6, Buyer has not employed the services of an investment banker, financial advisor, broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
Section 4.6 Financial Ability. Buyer has sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Purchase Price at the Closing and to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
 
Section 5.1 Further Assurances. Upon the request of Buyer at any time on or after the Closing Date, each of the Selling Parties will promptly execute and deliver, or cause the Seller Parent to execute and deliver, such further instruments of assignment, transfer, conveyance, endorsement, direction or authorization and other documents as Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request in order to perfect title of Buyer and its successors and assigns to the Sellers’ LLC Interests or otherwise to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
 
Section 5.2 Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto will use all commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable consistent with applicable law to consummate and make effective in the most expeditious manner practicable the transactions contemplated hereby.

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Section 5.3 Confidential Information.
 
(a) For two (2) years after the Closing, the Selling Parties and their Affiliates shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose to any Person any information not in the public domain or generally known in the industry, in any form, whether acquired prior to or after the Closing Date, relating to the business and operations of the GP Entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Selling Parties may disclose any information relating to the business and operations of the GP Entities, including financial information, (i) if required by law or applicable stock exchange rule, (ii) if such disclosures are made in public filings with a stock exchange and are in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and (iii) to such other Persons if, at the time such information is provided, such Person is already in the possession of such information.
 
(b) Except as consented to by Buyer in writing, none of the Selling Parties and their Affiliates shall release any Person from any Bidder Confidentiality Agreement now existing with respect to the Sellers’ LLC Interests or GP Entities or waive or amend any provision thereof. After the Closing Date, the Selling Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have all confidential information either returned to the Selling Parties or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, destroyed. Furthermore, if any parties to the Bidder Confidentiality Agreements breach the terms of their respective agreement, upon the request of Buyer, the Selling Parties and the Seller Parent shall cooperate with Buyer to enforce the terms of such Bidder Confidentiality Agreements at Buyer’s cost and expense. The term “Bidder Confidentiality Agreements” shall mean the confidentiality agreements between any of the Seller Parent, the Selling Parties or any of their Affiliates or advisors and prospective purchasers (other than Buyer or its Affiliates) with respect to Sellers’ LLC Interests.
 
Section 5.4 Tax Covenants.
 
(a) Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the GP Entities to prepare and file with the appropriate federal, state, local and foreign governmental agencies all Tax Returns due after the Closing Date and to cause the GP Entities to pay the Taxes of the GP Entities shown to be due on such Tax Returns.
 
(b) In the case of a GP Entity’s Tax Return that is governed by Section 706 of the Code or an analogous provision of foreign, state or local law, that is due after the Closing Date and that includes a period on or before the Closing Date, Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the GP Entities to prepare such Tax Returns in accordance with Section 706(d), based upon a closing of the books of such GP Entity on the Closing Date and, not later than 30 days prior to the due date or the extended filing date, if applicable, of each such Tax Return, Buyer shall deliver a copy of such Tax Return to the Selling Parties and Buyer shall make or use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be made such changes in such Tax Return as the Selling Parties reasonably request.
 
(c) All excise, sales, use, transfer (including real property transfer or gains), stamp, documentary, filing, recordation and other similar Taxes resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Transfer Taxes”) shall be borne and paid by Buyer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.4, any Tax Return that must be filed in connection with Transfer Taxes shall be prepared and filed when due by the party responsible under applicable law for filing such Tax Return, and such party will provide such Tax Returns to the other party at least ten days prior to the due date for such Tax Returns and shall provide such other party with a reasonable opportunity to comment on such Tax Returns during such ten-day period. If the Person responsible for filing the Tax Return is a Selling Party, such Person may, but is not required to, pay any Taxes due with such Tax Return and, in such case, Buyer promptly shall reimburse such Taxes to such Selling Party.

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(d) Buyer shall provide to each Seller Party by January 31, 2009, the information necessary to allow each Selling Party to file the statement required by the second sentence of Treasury Regulation §1.751-1(b)(5), which information will be based upon the unaudited financial statements of Buyer.
 
Section 5.5 Director Resignations. On the Closing Date, the Selling Parties shall cause to be delivered to Buyer duly executed resignations of the directors of BreitBurn Management and BreitBurn GP listed on Exhibit 5.5.
 
Section 5.6 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance.
 
(a) Buyer shall ensure that the Organizational Documents of the GP Entities contain provisions no less favorable to the Persons covered thereby with respect to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses than are set forth in the Organizational Documents of the GP Entities as of the date of this Agreement, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Closing Date in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who at any time on or prior to the Closing Date were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of any GP Entity in respect of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Closing (including, without limitation, the matters contemplated by this Agreement), unless such modification is required by law.
 
(b) From and after the Closing, Buyer shall cause the GP Entities, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, to indemnify, hold harmless and advance expenses to each present and former director, officer, employee, fiduciary and agent of the GP Entities (collectively, the “Indemnified Officers and Directors”) against all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, inquiries, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the Closing), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action or omission in their capacity as an officer, director, employee, fiduciary or agent of a GP Entity (including, without limitation, any claim arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), whether occurring before or after the Closing, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Closing, for a period of six years after the Closing Date, in each case to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law (and shall pay any expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Officer and Director to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, upon receipt from the Indemnified Officer or Director to whom expenses are advanced of any undertaking to repay such advances required under applicable law). In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, (i) the Indemnified Officers and Directors may retain counsel (including local counsel) reasonably acceptable to the GP Entities, and Buyer shall cause the GP Entities to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of which promptly after statements therefor are received and (ii) Buyer shall cause the GP Entities to cooperate in the defense of any such matter; provided, however, that the GP Entities shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); and provided, further, that the GP Entities shall not be obligated pursuant to this subsection (b) to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (plus appropriate local counsel) for all Indemnified Officers and Directors in any single action unless there is, as determined by counsel to the Indemnified Officers and Directors, under applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict or a reasonable likelihood of a conflict on any significant issue between the positions of any two or more Indemnified Officers and Directors, in which case such additional counsel (including local counsel) as may be required to avoid any such conflict or likely conflict may be retained by the Indemnified Officers and Directors at the expense of the GP Entities; and provided, further, that, in the event that any claim for indemnification is asserted or made prior to the Closing or within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of such claim shall continue until the final disposition of such claim. Buyer shall cause the GP Entities to pay all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Officer or Director in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 5.6.

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(c) From and for a period of six years after the Closing, Buyer shall cause the GP Entities to maintain in effect the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by them (provided, that the GP Entities may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are no less advantageous to such officers and directors so long as substitution does not result in gaps or lapses in coverage) with respect to matters occurring prior to the Closing.
 
(d) In the event Buyer or a GP Entity or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving company or entity of such consolidation or merger or converts into any other person or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, Buyer shall cause proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of Buyer or such GP Entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.6.
 
(e) The obligations of Buyer and the GP Entities under this Section 5.6 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any director, officer, employee, fiduciary and agent to whom this Section 5.6 applies without the consent of each affected director, officer, employee, fiduciary and agent (it being expressly agreed that the directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries and agents to whom this Section 5.6 applies shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5.6). The rights of each Indemnified Officers and Directors hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights such Indemnified Officer or Director may have under the Organizational Documents of the GP Entities, under the laws of the State of Delaware or otherwise.
 
Section 5.7 Equity and Equity-Related Compensation Plans. The parties acknowledge and agree that, with respect to the Equity Plans described on Schedule 3.13(b), the liabilities with respect to all compensation owed pursuant to such Equity Plans for all awards made prior to the Closing Date (collectively, the “Pre-Existing Equity Plans Obligations”), are currently, and notwithstanding the occurrence of the Closing will continue to be, allocated as reflected on Schedule 3.13(b) under the column entitled “Liable Party.” For the sake of clarity, notwithstanding the occurrence of the Closing and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (a) BECLP shall retain the liability for all Pre-Existing Equity Plans Obligations that are reflected on Schedule 3.13(b) as those of BECLP, (b) the Partnership shall retain the liability for all Pre-Existing Equity Plans Obligations that are reflected on Schedule 3.13(b) as those of the Partnership and (c) the liability for compensation owed pursuant to any Equity Plan as to which there is shared liability as reflected on Schedule 3.13(b) shall be retained by BECLP and the Partnership respectively in accordance with their respective allocation percentages reflected on Schedule 3.13(b). From and after the Closing, Buyer will cause the Partnership and Pro GP will cause BECLP to honor and perform their respective obligations under the Equity Plans, as reflected on Schedule 3.13(b) and as agreed pursuant to this Section 5.7. In the event that Pro GP at any time ceases to be the general partner of BECLP, Pro GP shall assign its obligations under this Section 5.7 to the new general partner of BECLP (or successor controlling person or entity) and such new general partner (or successor controlling person or entity) shall explicitly agree in writing to assume and perform such obligations. In the event that BreitBurn GP at any time ceases to be the general partner of the Partnership, BreitBurn GP shall assign its obligations under this Section 5.7 to the new general partner of the Partnership (or successor controlling person or entity) and such new general partner (or successor controlling person or entity) shall explicitly agree in writing to assume and perform such obligations. The provisions of this Section 5.7 supersede any conflicting provisions in that certain Adoption Agreement by and between BECLP and BreitBurn Management. Except as provided in this Section 5.7, each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement shall not relieve either party from any obligations or liabilities to the other party under any existing agreement for services rendered prior to the date of this Agreement.

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Section 5.8 Employment Agreements. Pro GP hereby assigns to Buyer and Buyer hereby assumes and agrees to perform the obligations of the “Employer” under the Employment Agreements to the same extent that the “Employer” (as such term is defined in each such agreement) would be required to perform such obligations if no assignment by Pro GP had occurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The term “Employment Agreements” means (a) Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2007, by and among BreitBurn Management, Pro GP, BreitBurn GP and Randall Breitenbach, (b) Employment Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2007, by and among BreitBurn Management, Pro GP, BreitBurn GP and Mark Pease, (c) Employment Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2006, between James G. Jackson and BreitBurn Energy, as amended by that certain Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2006, among James G. Jackson, BreitBurn Energy, BreitBurn GP, Pro GP and BreitBurn Management and (d) Employment Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2008, by and among Gregory C. Brown, BreitBurn Management, Pro GP and BreitBurn GP and (e) Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2007, by and among Halbert Washburn, BreitBurn Management, BreitBurn GP and Pro GP. For the avoidance of doubt, (1) such assignment and assumption shall not apply with respect to obligations arising under or related to the Equity Plans and any employee incentive rights for which the Devco Group (as defined in the ASA) has agreed to bear costs in accordance with Section 4.1(c) of the the Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement between BreitBurn Management and BreitBurn Energy dated the date hereof (the “ASA”), for which Pro GP will remain obligated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the ASA, and the applicable employment agreements, award agreements and plans, and (2) such obligations shall not duplicate the obligations of Pro GP under Section 4.1 of the ASA.

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Section 5.9 Post-Closing Post Closing Payments to Selling Parties and Affiliates. From and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause the Partnership and its Affiliates to timely pay, as and when due, any and all amounts owed by the Partnership or such Affiliates to the Selling Parties or their Affiliates as of the Closing Date. From and after the Closing Date, Selling Parties and their Affiliates shall timely pay, as and when due, any and all amounts owed by the Selling Parties or its Affiliates to the Partnership or its Affiliates as of the Closing Date. The parties agree that the amounts owed by the Partnership to the Selling Parties and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and by the Selling Parties and its Affiliates to the Partnership, on the other hand, as of May 31, 2008 include but are not limited to those as set forth on Schedule 5.9. The parties agree to update and confirm such amounts following Closing.
 
ARTICLE VI
CLOSING DELIVERIES-SELLING PARTIES
 
At the Closing, the Selling Parties shall deliver or otherwise satisfy the following:
 
Section 6.1 Receipt of Documents. The Selling Parties shall deliver to Buyer the items specified in Section 2.2(a), in each case duly executed and dated the Closing Date.
 
Section 6.2 Consents and Approvals. All consents, waivers, authorizations and approvals set forth on Schedule 3.6 shall have been duly obtained and shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.
 
Section 6.3 Director Resignations. Buyer shall have received the resignations of each of the directors referred to in Section 5.5.
 
Section 6.4 Transition Services Agreement. Seller Parent and Buyer shall have entered into a Transition Services Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.4.
 
Section 6.5 Contemporaneous Closing Under the Common Unit Agreement. Buyer’s conditions to closing under the Common Unit Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by Buyer and the Selling Parties shall be standing ready to deliver the limited partner interests in the Partnership thereunder to Buyer upon receipt of payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Common Unit Agreement.
 
Section 6.6 Amendment of Administrative Services Agreement with BECLP, Operations and Proceeds Agreement and Surface Operating Agreement; Termination of Omnibus Agreement. The Selling Parties shall have caused their affiliates to enter into an amendment of each of the Administrative Services Agreement with BECLP, the Operations and Proceeds Agreement and the Surface Operating Agreement in the forms attached hereto as Exhibits 6.6(a), (b) and (c). The Selling Parties shall have, and have caused their affiliates to, enter into an acknowledgement of termination of the Omnibus Agreement with BECLP, BreitBurn GP and the Partnership in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.6 (d).
 
ARTICLE VII
CLOSING DELIVERIES-BUYER 
 
At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver or otherwise satisfy the following:

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Section 7.1 Receipt of Documents. Buyer shall deliver to the Selling Parties the items specified in Section 2.2(b), in each case duly executed and dated the Closing Date.
 
Section 7.2 Consents and Approvals. All consents, waivers, authorizations and approvals set forth on Schedule 4.4 shall have been duly obtained and shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.
 
Section 7.3 Contemporaneous Closing Under the Common Unit Agreement. The Selling Parties’ conditions to closing under the Common Unit Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the Selling Parties and Buyer shall be standing ready to deliver the purchase price for the limited partnership interests in the Partnership thereunder to the Selling Parties in accordance with the terms of the Common Unit Agreement.
 
ARTICLE VIII
[RESERVED]
 
ARTICLE IX
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
 
Section 9.1 Survival.(a) The representations and warranties of the Selling Parties contained herein or in any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on the Closing Date shall survive the Closing for a period of six (6) months following the Closing Date; provided, however, that (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 (Capitalization of GP Entities; Title), Section 3.4 (Validity of Agreement; Authorization), and Section 3.12 (Brokers) shall survive indefinitely, (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.7 (Tax Matters) shall survive for a period equal to thirty (30) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (including extensions) for each Tax and taxable year and (iii) the representations and warranties in Section 3.13(c) shall survive for a period equal to thirty (30) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. The covenants and agreements in this Article IX shall survive the Closing and shall remain in full force and effect for such period as is necessary to resolve any claim made with respect to any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein during the survival period thereof, and the covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in Article V and Article X of this Agreement shall survive the Closing for (x) the time period(s) set forth in the respective Sections contained in such Articles, or (y) if no time period is so specified, without any contractual limitation on the period of survival.
 
(b) The representations and warranties of Buyer contained herein or in any certificates or documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on the Closing Date shall survive the Closing for a period of six (6) months following the Closing Date; provided, however, that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.2 (Validity of Agreement; Authorization) and Section 4.5 (Brokers) shall survive indefinitely.
 
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(a) From and after the Closing, the Selling Parties shall indemnify and defend, save and hold Buyer, the GP Entities and their Affiliates and each of their officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) harmless if any such Buyer Indemnified Party shall suffer any damage, judgment, fine, penalty, demand, settlement, liability, loss, cost, Tax, expense (including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’ fees), claim or cause of action (each, a “Loss,” and collectively, “Losses”) arising out of, relating to or resulting from:
 
(i) any breach or inaccuracy in any representation by the Selling Parties or the breach of any warranty by the Selling Parties contained in this Agreement or any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 9.2 any reference in such representation or warranty to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be disregarded; and
 
(ii) any failure by the Selling Parties to perform or observe any term, provision, covenant, or agreement on the part of the Selling Parties to be performed or observed under this Agreement.
 
(b) From and after the Closing, Buyer shall indemnify and defend, save and hold the Selling Parties and their Affiliates and each of their officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) harmless if any such Seller Indemnified Party shall suffer any Loss arising out of, relating to or resulting from:
 
(i) any breach or inaccuracy in any representation by Buyer or the breach of any warranty by Buyer contained in this Agreement or any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 9.2 any reference in such representation or warranty to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be disregarded;
 
(ii) any failure by Buyer to perform or observe any term, provision, covenant, or agreement on the part of Buyer to be performed or observed under this Agreement; and
 
(iii) any Losses arising with respect to any of the GP Entities whether occurring before or after Closing to the extent such Losses are not properly asserted under Section 9.2(a).
 
(c) The foregoing indemnification obligations shall be subject to the following limitations:
 
(i) the Selling Parties aggregate liability under Section 9.2(a)(i) in respect of a breach or inaccuracy of the representations in Sections 3.8 through Section 3.11 shall not exceed $996,682 (the “Cap”);
 
(ii) except in respect of a breach or inaccuracy of the representations in Section 3.7 and Section 3.13(c), no indemnification for any Losses asserted against the Selling Parties under Section 9.2(a)(i) shall be required unless and until the cumulative aggregate amount of such Losses exceeds one percent (1%) of the Purchase Price (the “Deductible”), at which point the Selling Parties shall be obligated to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties only as to the amount of such Losses in excess of the Deductible;

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(iii) the amount of any Losses suffered by a Seller Indemnified Party or a Buyer Indemnified Party, as the case may be (such party seeking indemnification pursuant to this Article IX, the “Indemnified Party,” and the other party, the “Indemnifying Party”), shall be reduced by any third-party insurance, third-party recoveries and available Tax benefits received or realizable by the Indemnified Party through its commercially reasonable efforts in respect of or as a result of such Losses. The Indemnified Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect any amounts available under such insurance coverage and from such other third-party alleged to have responsibility and to realize any available Tax benefits;
 
(iv) no claim may be asserted nor may any action be commenced against any party for breach or inaccuracy of any representation or breach of a warranty, unless written notice of such claim or action is received by the other party describing in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances with respect to the subject matter of such claim or action on or prior to the date on which the representation or warranty on which such claim or action is based ceases to survive as set forth in Section 9.1; and
 
(v) no Indemnified Party shall be entitled under this Agreement to multiple recovery for the same Losses.
 
Section 9.3 Procedures. Any Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party (with reasonable detail) promptly after it becomes aware of facts supporting a claim or action for indemnification under this Article IX, and shall provide to the Indemnifying Party as soon as practicable thereafter all information and documentation necessary to support and verify any Losses associated with such claim or action. Subject to Section 9.2(c)(iv), the failure to so notify or provide information to the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it has been materially prejudiced by the Indemnified Party’s failure to give such notice, in which case the Indemnifying Party shall be relieved from its obligations hereunder to the extent of such material prejudice. The Indemnifying Party shall participate in and defend, contest or otherwise protect the Indemnified Party against any such claim or action by counsel of the Indemnifying Party’s choice at its sole cost and expense; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not make any settlement or compromise without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate at its own expense in the defense thereof by counsel of the Indemnified Party’s choice and shall in any event use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with and assist the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party fails timely to defend, contest or otherwise protect against such suit, action, investigation, claim or proceeding, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to do so, including, without limitation, the right to make any compromise or settlement thereof, and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to recover the entire cost thereof from the Indemnifying Party, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and amounts paid as the result of such suit, action, investigation, claim or proceeding.

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Section 9.4 Waiver of Consequential, Etc. Damages. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BUYER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY OF THE SELLER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, NOR SHALL ANY OF THE SELLING PARTIES BE LIABLE TO ANY OF THE BUYER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, FOR ANY EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, REMOTE, OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT OF LOST PROFITS OR OPPORTUNITIES) RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
Section 9.5 Compliance with Express Negligence Rule. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RELEASES, DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY, AND INDEMNITIES IN THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THOSE IN THIS ARTICLE IX, SHALL APPLY EVEN IN THE EVENT OF THE SOLE, JOINT, AND/OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER FAULT OF THE PARTY WHOSE LIABILITY IS RELEASED, DISCLAIMED, LIMITED, OR INDEMNIFIED.
 
Section 9.6 Remedy. Except for seeking equitable relief under Section 10.11 or otherwise for actions involving fraud, from and after the Closing the sole remedy of a party in connection with (i) a breach or inaccuracy of the representations, or breach of warranties, in this Agreement or any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on Closing, or (ii) any failure by a party to perform or observe any term, provision, covenant, or agreement on the part of such party to be performed or observed under this Agreement, shall, in each case, be as set forth in this Article IX.
 
Section 9.7 Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments. Each party, to the extent permitted by applicable law, agrees to treat any payments made pursuant to this Article IX as adjustments to the Purchase Price for all federal and state income and franchise Tax purposes.
 
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Section 10.1 Publicity. On the Closing Date, the parties will consult in good faith with respect to the issuance on the Closing Date of any press release or announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
Section 10.2 Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that no party shall assign or delegate any of the obligations created under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. Except as contemplated by Article IX, nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon any Person not a party to this Agreement, or the legal representatives of such Person, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

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Section 10.3 Investment Bankers, Financial Advisors, Brokers and Finders.
 
(a) The Selling Parties shall indemnify and agree to defend and hold Buyer and the GP Entities harmless against and in respect of all claims, Losses, liabilities, fees, costs and expenses which may be asserted against Buyer (or any Affiliate of Buyer) and the GP Entities by any broker or other Person who claims to be entitled to an investment banker’s, financial advisor’s, broker’s, finder’s or similar fee or commission in respect of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, by reason of his acting at the request of Seller Parent, the Selling Parties or the GP Entities.
 
(b) Buyer shall indemnify and agree to save and hold the Selling Parties (and their Affiliates) harmless against and in respect of all claims, Losses, liabilities, fees, costs and expenses which may be asserted against any of the Selling Parties (or any of their Affiliates) by any broker or other Person who claims to be entitled to an investment banker’s, financial advisor’s, broker’s, finder’s or similar fee or commission in respect of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, by reason of his acting at the request of Buyer.
 
Section 10.4 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all legal, accounting and other fees, costs and expenses of a party hereto incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such fees, costs or expenses.
 
Section 10.5 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made if delivered personally or sent by overnight courier or sent by facsimile (with evidence of confirmation of receipt) to the parties at the following addresses:
 
(a)
If to Buyer, to:
 
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
515 South Flower Street, Suite 4800
Los Angeles, California 90071
Facsimile: (213) 225-5917
Attention: Halbert S. Washburn

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to a party) to:
 
Porter & Hedges LLP
1000 Main Street, 36th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Facsimile: (713) 226-6247
Attention: Richard L. Wynne

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and a copy to:
 
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
666 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10103
Facsimile: (917) 849-5337
Attention: Alan P. Baden and Shelley A. Barber
 
(b)
If to the Selling Parties, to:
 
Provident Energy Trust
2100, 250 - 2nd Street
Calgary, Alberta T2P OC1
Canada
Facsimile: (403) 261-6696
Attention: David Holm
 
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to a party) to:
 
Andrews Kurth LLP
600 Travis, Suite 4200
Houston, Texas 77002
Facsimile: (713) 220-4285
Attention: G. Michael O’Leary and Mark Young
 
or to such other Persons or at such other addresses as shall be furnished by any party by like notice to the other, and such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given or made as of the date so delivered or mailed. No change in any of such addresses shall be effective insofar as notices under this Section 10.5 are concerned unless such changed address is located in the United States of America or Canada and notice of such change shall have been given to such other party hereto as provided in this Section 10.5.
 
Section 10.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Disclosure Schedules and the Exhibits hereto, the and the Transaction Documents represent the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with reference to the transactions set forth herein and therein and no representations or warranties have been made in connection herewith and therewith other than those expressly set forth herein or therein. This Agreement, together with the Disclosure Schedules and the Exhibits hereto, and the Transaction Documents supersede all prior negotiations, discussions, correspondence, communications, understandings and agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof and all prior drafts of such documents, all of which are merged into such documents. No prior drafts of such documents and no words or phrases from any such prior drafts shall be admissible into evidence in any action or suit involving such documents.
 
Section 10.7 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.
 
Section 10.8 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

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Section 10.9 Titles and Headings. The Article and Section headings and any table of contents contained in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or of any term or provision hereof.
 
Section 10.10 Signatures and Counterparts. Facsimile transmission of any signed original document and/or retransmission of any signed facsimile transmission shall be the same as delivery of an original. At the request of Buyer or the Selling Parties, the parties will confirm facsimile transmission by signing a duplicate original document. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the same agreement.
 
Section 10.11 Enforcement of the Agreement; Damages. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereto, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
 
Section 10.12 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal and substantive laws of State of Delaware and without regard to any conflicts of laws concepts that would apply the substantive law of some other jurisdiction. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT INVOLVES AT LEAST U.S. $100,000.00 AND THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO IN EXPRESS RELIANCE UPON 6 Del. C. § 2708. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY CONFIRMS AND AGREES THAT IT IS AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE (i) SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AND (ii) SUBJECT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
 
Section 10.13 Disclosure. Certain information set forth in the Disclosure Schedules is included solely for informational purposes, is not an admission of liability with respect to the matters covered by the information, and may not be required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. Each Schedule in the Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to include and incorporate all disclosures made in other schedules in the Disclosure Schedules. The specification of any dollar amount in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the inclusion of any specific item in the Disclosure Schedules is not intended to imply that such amounts (or higher or lower amounts) are or are not material, and no party shall use the fact of the setting of such amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any such item in the Disclosure Schedules in any dispute or controversy between the parties as to whether any obligation, item, or matter not described herein or included in a Disclosure Schedule is or is not material for purposes of this Agreement.

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Section 10.14 Consent to Jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the parties hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and the federal courts of the United States of America located in Delaware over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and each party irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the venue of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each party agrees that a judgment in any dispute heard in the venue specified by this section may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
 
PRO LP CORP.
   
By:
     /s/ Thomas W. Buchanan
Name: 
Thomas W. Buchanan
Title:
President
   
PRO GP CORP.
   
By:
    /s/ Thomas W. Buchanan
Name: 
Thomas W. Buchanan 
Title:
President 
   
BUYER:
 
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
   
By:
BreitBurn GP LLC, its general partner
   
By:
     /s/ Randall H. Breitenbach
Name:
Randall H. Breitenbach
Title:
Co-Chief Executive Officer 
   
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO BY:
 
BREITBURN ENERGY CORPORATION
   
By:
     /s/ Randall H. Breitenbach
Name:
Randall H. Breitenbach
Title:
Co-Chief Executive Officer 

[Signature Page to BreitBurn Management Company LLC PSA]

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EX-10.2 5 v117915_ex10-2.htm
Exhibit 10.2
 
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
by and among
 
PRO LP CORP.
 
a Delaware corporation and
 
PRO GP CORP.
 
a Delaware corporation
 
collectively, as Selling Parties,
 
and
 
 
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
 
a Delaware limited partnership,
 
as Buyer,
 
for the purchase and sale of
 
all of the Common Units of
 
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
 
a Delaware limited partnership
 
owned by Pro LP Corp. and Pro GP Corp.
 
 
 

 
dated as of June ___, 2008
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS
   
Page
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 
ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE
     
Section 2.1
Agreement to Sell and to Purchase
3
Section 2.2
Certain Deliveries at Closing
4
Section 2.3
Purchase Price
4
 
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLING PARTIES
     
Section 3.1
Organization
4
Section 3.2
Title
4
Section 3.3
Validity of Agreement; Authorization
4
Section 3.4
No Conflict or Violation
5
Section 3.5
Consents and Approvals
5
Section 3.6
Brokers
5
Section 3.7
No Other Representations
5
 
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
     
Section 4.1
Organization
6
Section 4.2
Validity of Agreement; Authorization
6
Section 4.3
No Conflict or Violation
6
Section 4.4
Consents and Approvals
6
Section 4.5
Brokers
7
Section 4.6
Financial Ability
7
 
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
     
Section 5.1
Further Assurances
7
Section 5.2
Commercially Reasonable Efforts
7
Section 5.3
Confidential Information
7
Section 5.4
Transfer Taxes and Tax Information
8
 
ARTICLE VI
CLOSING DELIVERIES-SELLING PARTIES
     
Section 6.1
Receipt of Documents
8

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Section 6.2
Consents and Approvals
8
Section 6.3
Contemporaneous Closing Under the GP LLC Interest Agreement
8
Section 6.4
Amendment of Administrative Services Agreement with BreitBurn Energy Company LP, Operations and Proceeds Agreement and Surface Operating Agreement
8
 
ARTICLE VII
CLOSING DELIVERIES-BUYER
     
Section 7.1
Receipt of Documents
9
Section 7.2
Consents and Approvals
9
Section 7.3
Contemporaneous Closing Under the GP LLC Interest Agreement
9
 
ARTICLE VIII
[RESERVED]
 
ARTICLE IX
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
     
Section 9.1
Survival
9
Section 9.2
Indemnification Coverage
9
Section 9.3
Procedures
11
Section 9.4
Waiver of Consequential, Etc., Damages
11
Section 9.5
Compliance with Express Negligence Rule
11
Section 9.6
Remedy
12
Section 9.7
Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments
12
 
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
     
Section 10.1
Publicity
12
Section 10.2
Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries
12
Section 10.3
Investment Bankers, Financial Advisors, Brokers and Finders
12
Section 10.4
Fees and Expenses
12
Section 10.5
Notices
13
Section 10.6
Entire Agreement
14
Section 10.7
Amendments
14
Section 10.8
Severability
14
Section 10.9
Titles and Headings
14
Section 10.10
Signatures and Counterparts
14
Section 10.11
Enforcement of the Agreement; Damages
14
Section 10.12
Governing Law
15
Section 10.13
Disclosure
15
Section 10.14
Consent to Jurisdiction
15

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Disclosure Schedules
 
Schedule 2.3
Purchase Price Allocation
Schedule 3.2
Transfer Restrictions
Schedule 3.4
Selling Parties’ No Conflict or Violation
Schedule 3.5
Selling Parties’ Consents and Approvals
Schedule 3.6
Selling Parties’ Brokers
Schedule 4.3
Buyer’s No Conflict or Violation
Schedule 4.4
Buyer’s Consents and Approvals
Schedule 4.5
 
Buyer’s Brokers
 
Exhibits
 
Assignment Separate from Certificate (Pro LP)
Exhibit 2.2(a)(ii)
Assignment Separate from Certificate (Pro GP)
Exhibit 6.4(a)
Amendment to Administrative Services Agreement
Exhibit 6.4(b)
Amendment to Operations and Proceeds Agreement
Amendment to Surface Operating Agreement
Exhibit 7.3
Acknowledgement and Termination of Omnibus Agreement

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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 17th day of June, 2008, by and among PRO LP CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Pro LP”), and PRO GP CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Pro GP,” and collectively with Pro LP, the “Selling Parties”), and BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Buyer”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, Pro LP owns 14,344,659 common units (“Common Units”) representing limited partnership interests in BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”, and such Common Units owned by Pro LP being referred to herein as the “Pro LP Common Units”), which represent an approximate 21.5% limited partner interest in the Partnership;
 
WHEREAS, Pro GP owns 60,303 Common Units (the “Pro GP Common Units,” and together with the Pro LP Common Units, the “Sellers’ Common Units”), which represent an approximate 0.1% limited partner interest in the Partnership;
 
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase the Sellers’ Common Units from the respective Selling Parties, and each Selling Party desires to sell the Sellers’ Common Units owned by it to Buyer, in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, Pro LP and Pro GP own certain limited liability company interests in the entity that is the sole member of the general partner of the Partnership, which limited liability company interests are being sold to Buyer contemporaneously herewith pursuant to a separate Purchase Agreement among Pro LP, Pro GP and Buyer of even date herewith (the “GP LLC Interest Agreement”); and
 
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Provident Energy Ltd., an Alberta corporation (“Seller Parent”), has entered into a Guaranty Agreement (the “Seller Parent Guaranty”) in favor of Buyer and the other Buyer Indemnified Parties, pursuant to which the Seller Parent has guaranteed the performance by the Selling Parties of all of their obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, conditions and other agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 
As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
 
Affiliate” of a Person means a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the first-mentioned Person.
 


Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
Bidder Confidentiality Agreements” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.3(b).
 
Buyer” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
Buyer Indemnified Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(a).
 
Closing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(b).
 
Closing Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(b).
 
Common Units” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Encumbrances” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(a)(i).
 
Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
GP LLC Interest Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Governmental Authority” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.4.
 
Indemnified Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(c)(i).
 
Indemnifying Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(c)(i).
 
Loss” or “Losses” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(a).
 
Organizational Documents” shall mean certificates of incorporation, by-laws, certificates of formation, limited liability company operating agreements, partnership or limited partnership agreements or other formation or governing documents of a particular entity.
 
Partnership” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Partnership Agreement” shall mean the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of October 10, 2006.
 
Partnership Entities” shall mean the Partnership and its Subsidiaries.
 
Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, association, trust, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, partnership, incorporated organization, other entity or group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).
 
Pro GP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
Pro GP Common Units” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Pro LP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
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Pro LP Common Units” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Purchase Price” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.3.
 
Seller Indemnified Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.2(b).
 
Seller Parent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Seller Parent Guaranty” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Sellers’ Common Units” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Selling Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
Subsidiary” when used with respect to any party means any corporation or other organization of which such party directly or indirectly owns at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization.
 
Transaction Documents” shall mean the agreements, contracts, documents, instruments and certificates provided for in this Agreement to be entered into by one or more of the parties hereto or any of their Affiliates in connection with the sale of Sellers’ Common Units contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation the Seller Parent Guaranty.
 
Transfer Taxes” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.4.
 
ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE
 
Section 2.1 Agreement to Sell and to Purchase.
 
(a) On the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement:
 
(i) Pro LP shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and accept from Pro LP, the Pro LP Common Units, free and clear of any pledges, restrictions on transfer, proxies and voting or other agreements, liens, claims, charges, mortgages, security interests or other legal or equitable encumbrances, limitations or restrictions of any nature whatsoever (“Encumbrances”), except for restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities laws or as may be set forth in the Partnership Agreement; and
 
(ii) Pro GP shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and accept from Pro GP, the Pro GP Common Units, free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities laws or as may be set forth in the Partnership Agreement.
 
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(b) The closing of such sale and purchase (the “Closing”) shall take place at 8:00 a.m. (Central Time), on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”) at the offices of Andrews Kurth LLP in Houston, Texas or at such other place as the parties hereto shall agree in writing.
 
Section 2.2 Certain Deliveries at Closing.
 
(a) At the Closing, the Selling Parties shall make the following deliveries to Buyer:
 
(i) Pro LP shall deliver to Buyer a duly executed certificate endorsed to Buyer, representing 14,344,659 Common Units or a duly executed Assignment Separate from Certificate in the form attached as Exhibit 2.2(a)(i) hereto;
 
(ii) Pro GP shall deliver to Buyer a duly executed certificate endorsed to Buyer, representing 60,303 Common Units or a duly executed Assignment Separate from Certificate (Pro LP) in the form attached as Exhibit 2.2(a)(ii) hereto; and
 
(iii) a certificate of non-foreign status of each of the Selling Parties meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2).
 
(b) At the Closing, Buyer shall make payment of the Purchase Price, as provided in Section 2.3 below.
 
Section 2.3 Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price for the Sellers’ Common Units (the “Purchase Price”) shall be $335,033,175, subject to adjustment, if applicable, only pursuant to Section 9.7. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to the Selling Parties the Purchase Price, which shall be paid by wire transfer to the Selling Parties of immediately available funds made to such bank account or accounts as designated in writing by the Selling Parties on or before the Closing Date. The Purchase Price shall be allocated between the Selling Parties in accordance with Schedule 2.3.
 
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLING PARTIES
 
As of the date hereof, each of the Selling Parties hereby represents and warrants, jointly and severally, to Buyer as follows:
 
Section 3.1 Organization. Each of Pro LP and Pro GP is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
 
Section 3.2 Title. Except as provided in the Partnership Agreement and for restrictions on transfer set forth on Schedule 3.2 or arising under applicable securities laws, (i) Pro LP owns all of the Pro LP Common Units, free and clear of any Encumbrances, and (ii) Pro GP owns all of the Pro GP Common Units, free and clear of any Encumbrances.
 
Section 3.3 Validity of Agreement; Authorization. Each of the Selling Parties has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is party and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and such Transaction Documents and the performance of the Selling Parties’ obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of Pro LP and the Board of Directors of Pro GP, as applicable, and no other proceedings on the part of any of the Selling Parties are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which any of the Selling Parties is party each have been duly executed and delivered by each of the Selling Parties, as applicable, and constitute such Selling Party’s valid and binding obligation enforceable against such Selling Party in accordance with its terms (except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles).

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Section 3.4 No Conflict or Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which each of the Selling Parties is party by each of the Selling Parties do not: (a) violate or conflict with any provision of the Organizational Documents of any Selling Party; (b) violate any applicable provision of law, statute, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, award, rule, or regulation of any foreign, federal, state or local government, court, arbitrator, agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory body or authority (“Governmental Authority”); (c) violate, result in a breach of, constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default or cause any obligation, penalty or premium to arise or accrue under any material contract, lease, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other agreement or instrument to which any of the Selling Parties is a party or by which any of them is bound or to which any of their respective properties or assets is subject; or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of any of the Partnership Entities, except in the cases of clauses (b) through (d) above, as set forth on Schedule 3.4.
 
Section 3.5 Consents and Approvals. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.5, no material consent, approval, waiver or authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (on the part of any of the Selling Parties) is required for any such party to execute and deliver this Agreement or to perform its respective obligations hereunder. To the knowledge of the Selling Parties, there are no Transfer Taxes arising under the laws of Canada resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
Section 3.6 Brokers. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.6, neither of the Selling Parties has employed the services of an investment banker, financial advisor, broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby for which any of Buyer or any Partnership Entity would have any obligation or liability.
 
Section 3.7 No Other Representations. Except as and to the extent set forth in this Article III, neither of the Selling Parties nor any other Person makes any representations or warranties whatsoever to Buyer, and the Selling Parties hereby disclaim all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty, statement, or information made, communicated, or furnished (orally or in writing) to Buyer or its Affiliates or representatives (including any opinion, information, projection, or advice that may have been or may be provided to Buyer by any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, or representative of either of the Selling Parties or any Affiliate thereof) other than as and to the extent set forth in this Article III. Neither of the Selling Parties nor any other Person makes any representations or warranties to Buyer regarding the probable success or profitability of any of the Partnership Entities or their respective businesses, individually or on a consolidated basis.

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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
 
As of the date hereof, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to each of the Selling Parties as follows:
 
Section 4.1 Organization. Buyer is a limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted.
 
Section 4.2 Validity of Agreement; Authorization. Buyer has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and such Transaction Documents and the performance of Buyer’s obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by the board of directors of the general partner of Buyer and no other proceedings on the part of Buyer are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party each have been or will be at the Closing, as applicable, duly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitute, or will constitute at the Closing, as applicable, the valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms (except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles).
 
Section 4.3 No Conflict or Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party do not and will not: (a) violate or conflict with any provision of its Organizational Documents; (b) violate any applicable provision of law, or any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority; (c) except as disclosed on Schedule 4.3, violate, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any contract, lease, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other agreement or instrument to which Buyer is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject; or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of its properties or assets where such violations, breaches, defaults or Encumbrances in the aggregate would have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated hereby or on the assets, properties, business, operations, net income or financial condition of Buyer.
 
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.4, no material consent, approval, waiver or authorization of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (on the part of Buyer), is required for Buyer to execute and deliver this Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party or to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.
 
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Section 4.5 Brokers. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.5, Buyer has not employed the services of an investment banker, financial advisor, broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
Section 4.6 Financial Ability. Buyer has sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Purchase Price at the Closing and to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
 
Section 5.1 Further Assurances. Upon the request of Buyer at any time on or after the Closing Date, each of the Selling Parties will promptly execute and deliver, or cause the Seller Parent to execute and deliver, such further instruments of assignment, transfer, conveyance, endorsement, direction or authorization and other documents as Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request in order to perfect title of Buyer and its successors and assigns to the Sellers’ Common Units or otherwise to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement. Except as provided in Section 5.7 of the GP LLC Interest Agreement, each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement shall not relieve either party from any obligations or liabilities it may have under existing agreements to the other party for services rendered prior to the date of this Agreement.
 
Section 5.2 Commercially Reasonable Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto will use all commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable consistent with applicable law to consummate and make effective in the most expeditious manner practicable the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
Section 5.3 Confidential Information.
 
(a) For two (2) years after the Closing, the Selling Parties and their Affiliates shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose to any Person any information not in the public domain or generally known in the industry, in any form, whether acquired prior to or after the Closing Date, relating to the business and operations of the Partnership Entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Selling Parties may disclose any information relating to the business and operations of the Partnership Entities, including financial information, (i) if required by law or applicable stock exchange rule, (ii) if such disclosures are made in public filings with a stock exchange and are in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, and (iii) to such other Persons if, at the time such information is provided, such Person is already in the possession of such information.
 
(b) Except as consented to by Buyer in writing, none of the Selling Parties and their Affiliates shall release any Person from any Bidder Confidentiality Agreements now existing with respect to the Sellers’ Common Units or Partnership Entities or waive or amend any provision thereof. After the Closing Date, the Selling Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have all confidential information either returned to the Selling Parties or destroyed. Furthermore, if any parties to the Bidder Confidentiality Agreements breach the terms of their respective agreements, upon the request of Buyer, the Selling Parties and the Seller Parent shall cooperate with Buyer to enforce the terms of such Bidder Confidentiality Agreements at Buyer’s cost and expense. The term “Bidder Confidentiality Agreements” shall mean the confidentiality agreements between any of the Seller Parent, the Selling Parties or any of their Affiliates or advisors and prospective purchasers (other than Buyer or its Affiliates) with respect to Sellers’ Common Units.

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Section 5.4 Transfer Taxes and Tax Information. All excise, sales, use, transfer (including real property transfer or gains), stamp, documentary, filing, recordation and other similar taxes resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Transfer Taxes”) shall be borne and paid by Buyer. Any tax return that must be filed in connection with Transfer Taxes shall be prepared and filed when due by the party responsible under applicable law for filing such tax return, and such party will provide such tax returns to the other party at least ten days prior to the due date for such tax returns and shall provide such other party with a reasonable opportunity to comment on such tax returns during such ten-day period. If the person responsible for filing the tax return is a Selling Party, such person may, but is not required to, pay any Transfer Taxes due with such tax return and, in such case, Buyer promptly shall reimburse such Transfer Taxes to such Selling Party. Buyer shall provide to each Selling Party, by January 31, 2009, the information necessary to allow each Selling Party to file the statement required by the second sentence of Treasury Bulletin Section 1.751-1(b)(5), which information will be based upon the unaudited financial statements of Buyer.
 
ARTICLE VI
CLOSING DELIVERIES-SELLING PARTIES
 
At or before the Closing, the Selling Parties shall deliver or otherwise satisfy the following:
 
Section 6.1 Receipt of Documents. The Selling Parties shall deliver to Buyer the items specified in Section 2.2(a), in each case duly executed and dated the Closing Date.
 
Section 6.2 Consents and Approvals. All consents, waivers, authorizations and approvals set forth on Schedule 3.5 shall have been duly obtained and shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.
 
Section 6.3 Contemporaneous Closing Under the GP LLC Interest Agreement. Buyer’s conditions to closing under the GP LLC Interest Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by Buyer and the Selling Parties shall be standing ready to deliver the limited liability interests thereunder to Buyer upon receipt of payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the GP LLC Interest Agreement.
 
Section 6.4 . The Selling Parties shall have caused their affiliates to enter into an amendment of each of the Administrative Services Agreement with BreitBurn Energy Company LP, the Operations and Proceeds Agreement and the Surface Operating Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibits 6.4(a), (b) and (c).

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ARTICLE VII
CLOSING DELIVERIES-BUYER 
 
At or before the Closing, Buyer shall deliver or otherwise satisfy the following:
 
Section 7.1 Receipt of Documents. Buyer shall deliver to the Selling Parties the items specified in Section 2.2(b), in each case duly executed and dated the Closing Date.
 
Section 7.2 Consents and Approvals. All consents, waivers, authorizations and approvals set forth on Schedule 4.4 shall have been duly obtained and shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.
 
Section 7.3 Contemporaneous Closing Under the GP LLC Interest Agreement. The Selling Parties’ conditions to closing under the GP LLC Interest Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the Selling Parties and Buyer shall be standing ready to deliver the purchase price for the limited liability interests thereunder to the Selling Parties in accordance with the terms of the GP LLC Interest Agreement. The Buyer shall, and shall have caused its Affiliates to, enter into an acknowledgement of termination of the Omnibus Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7.3.
 
ARTICLE VIII
[RESERVED]
 
ARTICLE IX
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
 
Section 9.1 Survival.
 
(a) The representations and warranties of the Selling Parties contained herein or in any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on the Closing Date shall survive the Closing for a period of six (6) months following the Closing Date; provided however, that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 (Title), Section 3.3 (Validity of Agreement; Authorization), and Section 3.6 (Brokers) shall survive indefinitely. The covenants and agreements in this Article IX shall survive the Closing and shall remain in full force and effect for such period as is necessary to resolve any claim made with respect to any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein during the survival period thereof, and the covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in Article V and Article X of this Agreement shall survive the Closing for (x) the time period(s) set forth in the respective Sections contained in such Articles, or (y) if no time period is so specified, without any contractual limitation on the period of survival.
 
(b) The representations and warranties of Buyer contained herein or in any certificates or documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on the Closing Date shall survive the Closing for a period of six (6) months following the Closing Date; provided, however, that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.2 (Validity of Agreement; Authorization) and Section 4.5 (Brokers) shall survive indefinitely.
 
Section 9.2 Indemnification Coverage.
 
(a) From and after the Closing, the Selling Parties shall indemnify and defend, save and hold Buyer, the Partnership Entities and their Affiliates and each of their officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) harmless if any such Buyer Indemnified Party shall suffer any damage, judgment, fine, penalty, demand, settlement, liability, loss, cost, tax, expense (including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’ fees), claim or cause of action (each, a “Loss,” and collectively, “Losses”) arising out of, relating to or resulting from:

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(i) any breach or inaccuracy in any representation by the Selling Parties or the breach of any warranty by the Selling Parties contained in this Agreement or any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing; and
 
(ii) any failure by the Selling Parties to perform or observe any term, provision, covenant, or agreement on the part of the Selling Parties to be performed or observed under this Agreement.
 
(b) From and after the Closing, Buyer shall indemnify and defend, save and hold the Selling Parties and their Affiliates and each of their officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) harmless if any such Seller Indemnified Party shall suffer any Loss arising out of, relating to or resulting from:
 
(i) any breach or inaccuracy in any representation by Buyer or the breach of any warranty by Buyer contained in this Agreement or any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing; and
 
(ii) any failure by Buyer to perform or observe any term, provision, covenant, or agreement on the part of Buyer to be performed or observed under this Agreement.
 
(c) The foregoing indemnification obligations shall be subject to the following limitations:
 
(i) the amount of any Losses suffered by a Seller Indemnified Party or a Buyer Indemnified Party, as the case may be (such party seeking indemnification pursuant to this Article IX, the “Indemnified Party,” and the other party, the “Indemnifying Party”), shall be reduced by any third-party insurance, third-party recoveries and available tax benefits received or realizable by the Indemnified Party through its commercially reasonable efforts in respect of or as a result of such Losses. The Indemnified Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect any amounts available under such insurance coverage and from such other third-party alleged to have responsibility and to realize any available tax benefits;
 
(ii) no claim may be asserted nor may any action be commenced against any party for breach or inaccuracy of any representation or breach of a warranty, unless written notice of such claim or action is received by the other party describing in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances with respect to the subject matter of such claim or action on or prior to the date on which the representation or warranty on which such claim or action is based ceases to survive as set forth in Section 9.1; and
 

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(iii) no Indemnified Party shall be entitled under this Agreement to multiple recovery for the same Losses.
 
Section 9.3 Procedures. Any Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party (with reasonable detail) promptly after it becomes aware of facts supporting a claim or action for indemnification under this Article IX, and shall provide to the Indemnifying Party as soon as practicable thereafter all information and documentation necessary to support and verify any Losses associated with such claim or action. Subject to Section 9.2(c)(ii), the failure to so notify or provide information to the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it has been materially prejudiced by the Indemnified Party’s failure to give such notice, in which case the Indemnifying Party shall be relieved from its obligations hereunder to the extent of such material prejudice. The Indemnifying Party shall participate in and defend, contest or otherwise protect the Indemnified Party against any such claim or action by counsel of the Indemnifying Party’s choice at its sole cost and expense; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not make any settlement or compromise without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate at its own expense in the defense thereof by counsel of the Indemnified Party’s choice and shall in any event use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with and assist the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party fails timely to defend, contest or otherwise protect against such suit, action, investigation, claim or proceeding, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to do so, including, without limitation, the right to make any compromise or settlement thereof, and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to recover the entire cost thereof from the Indemnifying Party, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and amounts paid as the result of such suit, action, investigation, claim or proceeding.
 
Section 9.4 Waiver of Consequential, Etc., Damages. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BUYER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY OF THE SELLER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, NOR SHALL ANY OF THE SELLING PARTIES BE LIABLE TO ANY OF BUYER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, FOR ANY EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, REMOTE, OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT OF LOST PROFITS OR OPPORTUNITIES) RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
Section 9.5 Compliance with Express Negligence Rule. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RELEASES, DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY, AND INDEMNITIES IN THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THOSE IN THIS ARTICLE IX, SHALL APPLY EVEN IN THE EVENT OF THE SOLE, JOINT, AND/OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER FAULT OF THE PARTY WHOSE LIABILITY IS RELEASED, DISCLAIMED, LIMITED, OR INDEMNIFIED.

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Section 9.6 Remedy. Except for seeking equitable relief under Section 10.11 or otherwise for actions involving fraud, from and after the Closing the sole remedy of a party in connection with (i) a breach or inaccuracy of the representations, or breach of warranties, in this Agreement or any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on Closing, or (ii) any failure by a party to perform or observe any term, provision, covenant, or agreement on the part of such party to be performed or observed under this Agreement, shall, in each case, be as set forth in this Article IX.
 
Section 9.7 Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments. Each party, to the extent permitted by applicable law, agrees to treat any payments made pursuant to this Article IX as adjustments to the Purchase Price for all federal and state income and franchise tax purposes.
 
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Section 10.1 Publicity. On the Closing Date, the parties will consult in good faith with respect to the issuance of any press release or announcement to be made on the Closing Date with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
Section 10.2 Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that no party shall assign or delegate any of the obligations created under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. Except as contemplated by Article IX, nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon any Person not a party to this Agreement, or the legal representatives of such Person, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
 
Section 10.3 Investment Bankers, Financial Advisors, Brokers and Finders.
 
(a) The Selling Parties shall indemnify and agree to defend and hold Buyer and the Partnership Entities harmless against and in respect of all claims, Losses, liabilities, fees, costs and expenses which may be asserted against Buyer (or any Affiliate of Buyer) and the Partnership Entities by any broker or other person who claims to be entitled to an investment banker’s, financial advisor’s, broker’s, finder’s or similar fee or commission in respect of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, by reason of his acting at the request of Seller Parent, the Selling Parties or the Partnership Entities.
 
(b) Buyer shall indemnify and agree to save and hold the Selling Parties (and their Affiliates) harmless against and in respect of all claims, Losses, liabilities, fees, costs and expenses which may be asserted against any of the Selling Parties (or any of their Affiliates) by any broker or other person who claims to be entitled to an investment banker’s, financial advisor’s, broker’s, finder’s or similar fee or commission in respect of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, by reason of his acting at the request of Buyer.
 
Section 10.4 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all legal, accounting and other fees, costs and expenses of a party hereto incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such fees, costs or expenses.
 
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Section 10.5 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made if delivered personally or sent by overnight courier or sent by facsimile (with evidence of confirmation of receipt) to the parties at the following addresses:
 
(a) If to Buyer, to:
 
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
515 South Flower Street, Suite 4800
Los Angeles, California 90071
Facsimile: (213) 225-5917
Attention: Halbert S. Washburn

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to a party) to:
 
Porter & Hedges LLP
1000 Main Street, 36th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Facsimile: (713) 226-6747
Attention: Richard L. Wynne
 
and a copy to:
 
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
666 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10103
Facsimile: (917) 849-5337
Attention: Alan P. Baden and Shelley A. Barber
 
(b) If to the Selling Parties, to:
 
Provident Energy Trust
2100, 250 - 2nd Street
Calgary, Alberta T2P OC1
Canada
Facsimile: (403) 261-6696
Attention: David Holm
 
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to a party) to:
 
Andrews Kurth LLP
600 Travis, Suite 4200
Houston, Texas 77002
Facsimile: (713) 220-4285
Attention: G. Michael O’Leary and Mark Young
 
or to such other Persons or at such other addresses as shall be furnished by any party by like notice to the other, and such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given or made as of the date so delivered or mailed. No change in any of such addresses shall be effective insofar as notices under this Section 10.5 are concerned unless such changed address is located in the United States of America or Canada and notice of such change shall have been given to such other party hereto as provided in this Section 10.5.

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Section 10.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Disclosure Schedules and exhibits hereto, and the Transaction Documents represent the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with reference to the transactions set forth herein and therein and no representations or warranties have been made in connection herewith and therewith other than those expressly set forth herein or therein. This Agreement, together with the Disclosure Schedules and exhibits hereto, and the Transaction Documents supersede all prior negotiations, discussions, correspondence, communications, understandings and agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof and all prior drafts of such documents, all of which are merged into such documents. No prior drafts of such documents and no words or phrases from any such prior drafts shall be admissible into evidence in any action or suit involving such documents.
 
Section 10.7 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.
 
Section 10.8 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
 
Section 10.9 Titles and Headings. The Article and Section headings and any table of contents contained in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or of any term or provision hereof.
 
Section 10.10 Signatures and Counterparts. Facsimile transmission of any signed original document and/or retransmission of any signed facsimile transmission shall be the same as delivery of an original. At the request of Buyer or the Selling Parties, the parties will confirm facsimile transmission by signing a duplicate original document. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the same agreement.
 
Section 10.11 Enforcement of the Agreement; Damages. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereto, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

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Section 10.12 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal and substantive laws of the State of Delaware and without regard to any conflicts of laws concepts that would apply the substantive law of some other jurisdiction. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT INVOLVES AT LEAST U.S. $100,000.00 AND THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO IN EXPRESS RELIANCE UPON 6 Del. C.§ 2708. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY CONFIRMS AND AGREES THAT IT IS AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE (i) SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AND (ii) SUBJECT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
 
Section 10.13 Disclosure. Certain information set forth in the Disclosure Schedules is included solely for informational purposes, is not an admission of liability with respect to the matters covered by the information, and may not be required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. Each Schedule in the Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to include and incorporate all disclosures made in other schedules in the Disclosure Schedules. The specification of any dollar amount in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the inclusion of any specific item in the Disclosure Schedules is not intended to imply that such amounts (or higher or lower amounts) are or are not material, and no party shall use the fact of the setting of such amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any such item in the Disclosure Schedules in any dispute or controversy between the parties as to whether any obligation, item, or matter not described herein or included in a Disclosure Schedule is or is not material for purposes of this Agreement.
 
Section 10.14 Consent to Jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the parties hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and the federal courts of the United States of America located in Delaware over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and each party irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the venue of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each party agrees that a judgment in any dispute heard in the venue specified by this section may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
SELLING PARTIES:
 
PRO LP CORP.
   
By:
    /s/ Thomas W. Buchanan
 
Name: Thomas W. Buchanan
 
Title: President
   
PRO GP CORP.
   
By:
    /s/ Thomas W. Buchanan
 
Name: Thomas W. Buchanan
 
Title: President
   
BUYER:
 
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
   
By:
BreitBurn GP LLC, its general partner
   
By:
    /s/ Halbert S. Washburn
 
Name: Halbert S. Washburn
 
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. Common Units PSA]


 
EX-10.3 6 v117915_ex10-3.htm
Exhibit 10.3
 
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Among

BREITBURN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
a Delaware limited liability company

BREITBURN GP, LLC
a Delaware limited liability company

BREITBURN ENERGY CORPORATION
a California corporation

and

BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
a Delaware limited partnership
 
dated as of June 17, 2008



TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
ARTICLE I
 
   
 DEFINITIONS
 
   
ARTICLE II
 
   
CONTRIBUTION TRANSACTIONS
 
   
Section 2.1
Cancellation of Common Units Acquired from Pro LP and Pro GP
4
Section 2.2
Contribution of BMC Membership Interest to the Partnership
4
Section 2.3
Distribution of GP Membership Interest to the Partnership
4
Section 2.4
Elimination of Economic Interest
4
Section 2.5
Amendment of GP LLC Agreement
4
Section 2.6
Amendment of Partnership Agreement
4
Section 2.7
Continuation of BMC
4
Section 2.8
Continuation of GP LLC
5
Section 2.9
Tax Election
5
     
ARTICLE III
 
   
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BEC 
 
   
Section 3.1
Organization
5
Section 3.2
Ownership of BMC Membership Interest
5
Section 3.3
Authorization; Execution and Delivery of Agreement
5
Section 3.4
Restricted Securities
6
Section 3.5
Legend
6
     
ARTICLE IV
 
   
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BMC 
 
   
Section 4.1
Organization
6
Section 4.2
Ownership of GP Membership Interest
6
Section 4.3
Authorization; Execution and Delivery of Agreement
6
     
ARTICLE V
 
   
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP
 
   
Section 5.1
Organization
7
Section 5.2
Authorization; Execution and Delivery of Agreements
7
Section 5.3
Common Units
7
 
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ARTICLE VI
 
   
INDEMNIFICATION 
 
   
Section 6.1
Survival
8
Section 6.2
Indemnification Coverage
8
Section 6.3
Procedures
9
Section 6.4
Waiver of Consequential, Etc. Damages
10
Section 6.5
Compliance with Express Negligence Rule
10
Section 6.6
Remedy
10
     
ARTICLE VII
 
   
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 
   
Section 7.1
Order of Completion of Transactions
10
Section 7.2
Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries
10
Section 7.3
Fees and Expenses
11
Section 7.4
Notices
11
Section 7.5
Entire Agreement
12
Section 7.6
Amendments
12
Section 7.7
Severability
12
Section 7.8
Titles and Headings
13
Section 7.9
Signatures and Counterparts
13
Section 7.10
Enforcement of Agreement; Damages
13
Section 7.11
Governing Law
13
 
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EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit A — Restated GP LLC Agreement
Exhibit B — Partnership Agreement Amendment

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CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
 
THIS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 17th day of June, 2008, by and among BREITBURN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“BMC”), BREITBURN GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GP LLC”), BREITBURN ENERGY CORPORATION, a California corporation (“BEC”), and BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Partnership has purchased 14,404,962 Common Units from Pro LP and Pro GP pursuant to the Common Unit Purchase Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Partnership has purchased a 95.55% limited liability company interest in BMC from Pro LP and Pro GP pursuant to the BMC Purchase Agreement and Pro LP and Pro GP have ceased to be members of BMC;
 
WHEREAS, BEC holds the remaining issued and outstanding 4.45% limited liability company interest in BMC (the “BMC Membership Interest”);
 
WHEREAS, BEC desires to contribute such BMC Membership Interest to the Partnership in exchange for Common Units and cease to be a member of BMC, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; 
 
WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to be admitted to BMC as the sole member of BMC;
 
WHEREAS, BMC owns a 100% limited liability company interest in GP LLC (the “GP Membership Interest”);
 
WHEREAS, BMC desires to distribute such GP Membership Interest to the Partnership and cease to be a member of GP LLC, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to be admitted to GP LLC as the sole member of GP LLC;
 
WHEREAS, GP LLC desires to eliminate the entire economic portion of its 0.66473% general partner interest in the Partnership (the “Economic Interest”) but remain general partner of the Partnership;
 
WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to amend and restate the GP LLC Agreement to provide for, among other items, the election of directors of the board of directors of GP LLC by the limited partners of the Partnership;
 
WHEREAS, GP LLC desires to amend the Partnership Agreement to provide for, among other items, the elimination of the Economic Interest and the election of directors of the board of directors of GP LLC by the limited partners of the Partnership; and
 
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WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, BMC desires to make an election to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, conditions and other agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
 
DEFINITIONS
 
As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
 
Affiliate” of a Person means a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the first-mentioned Person.
 
Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
BEC” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
BEC Indemnified Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.2(b).
 
BMC” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
BMC LLC Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of BMC dated as of October 10, 2006, as amended.
 
BMC Membership Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
BMC Purchase Agreement” shall mean that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and among Pro LP, Pro GP and the Partnership for the purchase and sale of all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of BMC owned by Pro LP and Pro GP.
 
Closing” means the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
Common Units” shall mean common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership.
 
Common Unit Purchase Agreement” shall mean that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and among Pro LP, Pro GP and the Partnership for the purchase and sale of 14,404,962 Common Units owned by Pro LP and Pro GP.
 
Economic Interest” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Encumbrances” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1.
 
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
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GP LLC” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble.
 
GP LLC Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of GP LLC dated as of October 10, 2006.
 
GP Membership Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Indemnified Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.2(c)(i).
 
Indemnifying Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.2(c)(i).
 
Loss” or “Losses” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.2(a).
 
Partnership” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.
 
Partnership Agreement shall mean the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated October 10, 2006.
 
Partnership Agreement Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.6.
 
Partnership Indemnified Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.2(a).
 
Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, association, trust, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, partnership, incorporated organization, other entity or group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).
 
Pro GP” shall mean Pro GP Corp., a Delaware corporation.
 
Pro LP” shall mean Pro LP Corp., a Delaware corporation.
 
Restated GP LLC Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.5.
 
SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Subsidiary” when used with respect to any party means any corporation or other organization of which such party directly or indirectly owns at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization.
 
Transaction Documents” shall mean any agreements, contracts, documents, instruments and certificates provided for in this Agreement to be entered into by one or more of the parties hereto or any of their Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Partnership Agreement Amendment and the Restated GP LLC Agreement.
 
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ARTICLE II
 
CONTRIBUTION TRANSACTIONS
 
Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Common Unit Purchase Agreement and the BMC Purchase Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that the following transactions hereby occur in the following order effective as provided in Section 7.1:
 
Section 2.1 Cancellation of Common Units Acquired from Pro LP and Pro GP. The 14,404,962 Common Units received by the Partnership pursuant to the Common Unit Purchase Agreement are hereby cancelled without consideration therefore and without further action by any Person.
 
Section 2.2 Contribution of BMC Membership Interest to the Partnership. BEC hereby contributes and assigns the BMC Membership Interest to the Partnership, and the Partnership hereby accepts such BMC Membership Interest in exchange for the issuance of 19,955 Common Units to BEC. The Partnership shall deliver the Common Units being issued to BEC pursuant to this Section 2.2 by delivering one or more certificates (bearing the legend set forth in Section 3.5 and any other legends required by the Partnership Agreement) evidencing such Common Units to BEC on the date hereof.
 
Section 2.3 Distribution of GP Membership Interest to the Partnership. BMC hereby distributes and assigns the GP Membership Interest to the Partnership, and the Partnership hereby accepts such GP Membership Interest.
 
Section 2.4 Elimination of Economic Interest. The Economic Interest is hereby and pursuant to the Partnership Agreement Amendment eliminated without consideration therefor and without any further action by any Person.
 
Section 2.5 Amendment of GP LLC Agreement. Pursuant to Section 3.1 of the GP LLC Agreement, the GP LLC Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety by the second amendment and restatement thereof in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Restated GP LLC Agreement”).
 
Section 2.6 Amendment of Partnership Agreement. Pursuant to Section 13.1(d)(i) of the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership Agreement is amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Partnership Agreement Amendment”).
 
Section 2.7 Continuation of BMC. The Partnership hereby agrees that it is bound by the terms and conditions of the BMC LLC Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision in the BMC LLC Agreement, the Partnership is hereby admitted to BMC as the sole member of BMC simultaneously with the consummation of the contribution and assignment of the BMC Membership Interest by BEC to the Partnership contemplated hereby, and immediately thereafter, BEC shall and does hereby cease to be a member of BMC, and shall thereupon cease to have or exercise any right or power as a member of BMC. The parties hereto agree that the contribution and assignment of the BMC Membership Interest from BEC to the Partnership, the Partnership’s admission as the sole member of BMC and BEC ceasing to be a member of BMC, shall not dissolve BMC, and BMC shall be continued without dissolution.
 
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Section 2.8 Continuation of GP LLC. The Partnership hereby agrees that it is bound by the terms and conditions of the GP LLC Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision in the GP LLC Agreement, the Partnership is hereby admitted to GP LLC as the sole member of GP LLC simultaneously with the consummation of the distribution and assignment of the GP Membership Interest by BMC to the Partnership contemplated hereby, and immediately thereafter, BMC shall and does hereby cease to be a member of GP LLC, and shall thereupon cease to have or exercise any right or power as a member of GP LLC. The parties hereto agree that the distribution and assignment of the GP Membership Interest by BMC to the Partnership, the Partnership’s admission as the sole member of GP LLC and BMC ceasing to be a member of GP LLC, shall not dissolve GP LLC, and GP LLC shall be continued without dissolution.
 
Section 2.9 Tax Election. The parties hereby acknowledge that BMC will make an election to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. 
 
ARTICLE III
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BEC
 
As of the date hereof, BEC hereby represents and warrants to the Partnership as follows:
 
Section 3.1 Organization. BEC has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of California. BEC has all requisite corporate power and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals to own its respective properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. BEC is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary.
 
Section 3.2 Ownership of BMC Membership Interest. BEC is the record and beneficial owner of the BMC Membership Interest. BEC owns the BMC Membership Interest free and clear of any pledges, restrictions on transfer, proxies and voting or other agreements, liens, claims, charges, mortgages, security interests or other legal or equitable encumbrances, limitations or restrictions of any nature whatsoever (“Encumbrances”), except for restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities laws. Except as set forth in the BMC LLC Agreement, there are no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any interest in BMC pursuant to any agreement to which BMC or BEC is a party or to which any of them may be bound. There are no outstanding options, warrants or similar rights to purchase or acquire any equity interests in BMC.
 
Section 3.3 Authorization; Execution and Delivery of Agreement. BEC has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of BEC’s obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by the board of directors of BEC, and no other proceedings on the part of BEC are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by BEC and constitutes BEC’s valid and binding obligation enforceable against BEC in accordance with its terms (except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles).
 
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Section 3.4 Restricted Securities.BEC understands that the Common Units it is acquiring pursuant to Section 2.2 are “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Partnership in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be sold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In this connection, BEC represents that it is knowledgeable with respect to Rule 144 of the SEC promulgated under the Securities Act.
 
Section 3.5 Legend. It is understood that the certificates evidencing the Common Units will initially bear the following legend: “These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. They may not be sold, offered for sale, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of a registration statement in effect with respect to the securities under such Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration thereunder and, in the case of a transaction exempt from registration, unless sold pursuant to Rule 144 under such Act or the issuer has received documentation reasonably satisfactory to it that such transaction does not require registration under such Act.”
 
ARTICLE IV
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BMC
 
As of the date hereof, BMC hereby represents and warrants to the Partnership as follows:
 
Section 4.1 Organization. BMC has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. BMC is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity in every jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualifications necessary.
 
Section 4.2 Ownership of GP Membership Interest. BMC is the record and beneficial owner of the GP Membership Interest. BMC owns the GP Membership Interest free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities laws or as contemplated by the Partnership Agreement. Except as set forth in the GP LLC Agreement, there are no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any interests in GP LLC. There are no outstanding options, warrants or similar rights to purchase or acquire any equity interests in GP LLC.
 
Section 4.3 Authorization; Execution and Delivery of Agreement. BMC has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of BMC’s obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by the board of directors of BMC and, to the extent applicable, are hereby approved by BEC and the Partnership as members, and no other proceedings on the part of BMC are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by BMC and constitutes BMC’s valid and binding obligation enforceable against BMC in accordance with its terms (except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles). To the extent applicable, BMC, as sole member of GP LLC, hereby approves this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
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ARTICLE V
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP
 
As of the date hereof, the Partnership hereby represents and warrants to BEC as follows:
 
Section 5.1 Organization. The Partnership has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted. The Partnership is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity in every jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualifications necessary.
 
Section 5.2 Authorization; Execution and Delivery of Agreements. The Partnership has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each Transaction Document to which it is a party and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each such Transaction Document and the performance of the Partnership’s obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by the board of directors of GP LLC and, to the extent applicable, are hereby approved by GP LLC, as general partner, and no other proceedings on the part of the Partnership are necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement and each Transaction Document to which the Partnership is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Partnership and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Partnership enforceable against the Partnership in accordance with their terms (except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles).
 
Section 5.3 Common Units. The Common Units to be issued by the Partnership to BEC pursuant to Section 2.2 have been duly authorized for issuance to BEC and, when issued and delivered by the Partnership pursuant to this Agreement will be validly issued, fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and non-assessable (except as such non-assessability may be affected by Sections 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended).
 
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ARTICLE VI
 
INDEMNIFICATION
 
Section 6.1 Survival
 
(a) The representations and warranties of BEC contained herein or in any certificates or documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on the date hereof shall survive the Closing for a period of one (1) year following the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.3 (Authorization; Execution and Delivery of Agreement) shall survive indefinitely.
 
(b) The representations and warranties of the Partnership contained herein or in any certificates or documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on the date hereof shall survive the Closing for a period of one (1) year following the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.2 (Authorization; Execution and Delivery of Agreements) shall survive indefinitely.
 
Section 6.2 Indemnification Coverage
 
(a) From and after the Closing, BEC shall indemnify and defend, save and hold the Partnership, and each of its officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Partnership Indemnified Parties”) harmless if any such Partnership Indemnified Party shall suffer any damage, judgment, fine, penalty, demand, settlement, liability, loss, cost, tax, expense (including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’ fees), claim or cause of action (each, a “Loss,” and collectively, “Losses”) arising out of, relating to or resulting from:
 
(i) any breach or inaccuracy in any representation by BEC or the breach of any warranty by BEC contained in this Agreement or any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing; and
 
(ii) any failure by BEC to perform or observe any term, provision, covenant, or agreement on the part of BEC to be performed or observed under this Agreement.
 
(b) From and after the Closing, the Partnership shall indemnify and defend, save and hold BEC and each of its officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “BEC Indemnified Parties”) harmless if any such BEC Indemnified Party shall suffer any Loss arising out of, relating to or resulting from:
 
(i) any breach or inaccuracy in any representation by the Partnership or the breach of any warranty by the Partnership contained in this Agreement or any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing;
 
(ii) any failure by the Partnership to perform or observe any term, provision, or agreement on the part of the Partnership to be preformed or observed under this Agreement.
 
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(c) The foregoing indemnification obligations shall be subject to the following limitations:
 
(i) the amount of any Losses suffered by any BEC Indemnified Party or Partnership Indemnified Party, as the case may be (such party seeking indemnification pursuant to this Article VI, the “Indemnified Party,” and the other party, the “Indemnifying Party”), shall be reduced by any third-party insurance, third-party recoveries and available tax benefits received or realizable by the Indemnified Party through its commercially reasonable efforts in respect of or as a result of such Losses. The Indemnified Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect any amounts available under such insurance coverage and from such other third-party alleged to have responsibility and to realize any available tax benefits;
 
(ii) no claim may be asserted nor may any action be commenced against any party for breach or inaccuracy of any representation or breach of a warranty, unless written notice of such claim or action is received by the other party describing in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances with respect to the subject matter of such claim or action on or prior to the date on which the representation or warranty on which such claim or action is based ceases to survive as set forth in Section 6.1; and
 
(iii) no Indemnified Party shall be entitled under this Agreement to multiple recovery for the same Losses.
 
Section 6.3 Procedures. Any Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party (with reasonable detail) promptly after it becomes aware of facts supporting a claim or action for indemnification under this Article VI, and shall provide to the Indemnifying Party as soon as practicable thereafter all information and documentation necessary to support and verify any Losses associated with such claim or action. Subject to Section 6.2(c)(ii), the failure to so notify or provide information to the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it has been materially prejudiced by the Indemnified Party’s failure to give such notice, in which case the Indemnifying Party shall be relieved from its obligations hereunder to the extent of such material prejudice. The Indemnifying Party shall participate in and defend, contest or otherwise protect the Indemnified Party against any such claim or action by counsel of the Indemnifying Party’s choice at its sole cost and expense; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not make any settlement or compromise without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate at its own expense in the defense thereof by counsel of the Indemnified Party’s choice and shall in any event use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with and assist the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party fails timely to defend, contest or otherwise protect against such suit, action, investigation, claim or proceeding, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to do so, including, without limitation, the right to make any compromise or settlement thereof, and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to recover the entire cost thereof from the Indemnifying Party, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and amounts paid as the result of such suit, action, investigation, claim or proceeding.
 
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Section 6.4 Waiver of Consequential, Etc. Damages. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTNERSHIP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE BEC INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, NOR SHALL BEC BE LIABLE TO ANY OF THE PARTNERSHIP INDEMNIFIED PARTIES, FOR ANY EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, REMOTE, OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT OF LOST PROFITS OR OPPORTUNITIES) RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
Section 6.5 Compliance with Express Negligence Rule. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RELEASES, DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY, AND INDEMNITIES IN THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THOSE IN THIS ARTICLE VI, SHALL APPLY EVEN IN THE EVENT OF THE SOLE, JOINT, AND/OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER FAULT OF THE PARTY WHOSE LIABILITY IS RELEASED, DISCLAIMED, LIMITED, OR INDEMNIFIED.
 
Section 6.6 Remedy. Except for seeking equitable relief under Section 7.10 or otherwise for actions involving fraud, from and after the Closing the sole remedy of a party in connection with (i) a breach or inaccuracy of the representations, or breach of warranties, in this Agreement or any certificates or other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement on Closing, or (ii) any failure by a party to perform or observe any term, provision, covenant, or agreement on the part of such party to be performed or observed under this Agreement, shall, in each case, be as set forth in this Article VI.
 
ARTICLE VII
 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Section 7.1 Order of Completion of Transactions. The transactions provided for in Article II shall be completed as follows: (i) the transactions provided for in Section 2.1 shall be completed immediately following the consummation of the transactions in the BMC Purchase Agreement and the Common Unit Purchase Agreement; (ii) the transactions provided for in Section 2.2 shall be completed immediately following the completion of the transactions in Section 2.1; (iii) the transactions provided for in Section 2.3 shall be completed immediately following the completion of the transactions in Section 2.2; (iv) the transactions provided for in Sections 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 shall be completed concurrently and immediately following the transactions provided for in Section 2.3; and (v) the transactions provided for in Section 2.9 shall be effective as of the day following the date of this Agreement.
 
Section 7.2 Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that no party shall assign or delegate any of the obligations created under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. Except as contemplated by Article VI, nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon any Person not a party to this Agreement, or the legal representatives of such Person, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
 
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Section 7.3 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all legal, accounting and other fees, costs and expenses of a party hereto incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such fees, costs or expenses.
 
Section 7.4 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made if delivered personally or sent by overnight courier or sent by facsimile (with evidence of confirmation of receipt) to the parties at the following addresses:
 
(a)   If to the Partnership or GP LLC, to:
 
BreitBurn GP, LLC
515 South Flower Street, Suite 4800
Los Angeles, California 90071
Facsimile:
(213) 225-5917
Attention:
Halbert S. Washburn
 
Randall H. Breitenbach
 
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to a party) to:
 
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
666 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10103
Facsimile:
(917) 849-5337
Attention:
Alan P. Baden
 
Shelley A. Barber
 
(b)   If to BMC, to:
 
BreitBurn Management Company, LLC
515 South Flower Street, Suite 4800
Los Angeles, California 90071
Facsimile:
(213) 225-5917
Attention:
Halbert S. Washburn
 
Randall H. Breitenbach
 
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to a party) to:
 
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Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
666 Fifth Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10103
Facsimile:
(917) 849-5337
Attention:
Alan P. Baden
 
Shelley A. Barber
 
(c)   If to BEC, to:
 
BreitBurn Energy Corporation
515 South Flower Street, Suite 4800
Los Angeles, California 90071
Facsimile:
(213) 225-5917
Attention:
Halbert S. Washburn
 
Randall H. Breitenbach
 
or to such other Persons or at such other addresses as shall be furnished by any party by like notice to the other, and such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given or made as of the date so delivered or mailed. No change in any of such addresses shall be effective insofar as notices under this Section 7.4 are concerned unless such changed address is located in the United States of America and notice of such change shall have been given to such other party hereto as provided in this Section 7.4.
 
Section 7.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the BMC Purchase Agreement, the Common Unit Purchase Agreement and the Transaction Documents, represent the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with reference to the transactions set forth herein and therein and no representations or warranties have been made in connection herewith and therewith other than those expressly set forth herein or therein. This Agreement, together with the BMC Purchase Agreement, the Common Unit Purchase Agreement and the Transaction Documents supersede all prior negotiations, discussions, correspondence, communications, understandings and agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof and all prior drafts of such documents, all of which are merged into such documents. The parties intend that no prior drafts of such documents and no words or phrases from any such prior drafts shall be admissible into evidence in any action or suit involving such documents.
 
Section 7.6 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.
 
Section 7.7 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
 
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Section 7.8 Titles and Headings. The Article and Section headings and any table of contents contained in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or of any term or provision hereof.
 
Section 7.9 Signatures and Counterparts. To the fullest extent permitted by law, facsimile transmission of any signed original document and/or retransmission of any signed facsimile transmission shall be the same as delivery of an original. At the request of any of the parties, the parties will confirm facsimile transmission by signing a duplicate original document. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the same agreement.
 
Section 7.10 Enforcement of Agreement; Damages. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereto, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
 
Section 7.11 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal and substantive laws of State of Delaware and without regard to any conflicts of laws concepts that would apply the substantive law of some other jurisdiction. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT INVOLVES AT LEAST U.S. $100,000.00 AND THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO IN EXPRESS RELIANCE UPON 6 Del. C.§  2708. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY CONFIRMS AND AGREES (i) THAT IT IS AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND OF THE FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AND (ii) TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH PARTY IS NOT OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, TO APPOINT AND MAINTAIN AN AGENT IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AS SUCH PARTY’S AGENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF LEGAL PROCESS AND NOTIFY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO OF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SUCH AGENT.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
 
LLC
   
By:
    /s/ Halbert S. Washburn
 
Name: Halbert S. Washburn
 
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
   
BREITBURN GP, LLC
   
By:
    /s/ Halbert S. Washburn
 
Name: Halbert S. Washburn
 
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
   
BREITBURN ENERGY CORPORATION
   
By:
    /s/ Halbert S. Washburn
 
Name: Halbert S. Washburn
 
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
   
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
   
By:
BreitBurn GP, LLC, its general partner
   
By:
    /s/ Halbert S. Washburn
 
Name: Halbert S. Washburn
 
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
Signature Page to Contribution Agreement
 

 
EX-10.4 7 v117915_ex10-4.htm
 
Exhibit 10.4
 
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT,
LIMITED WAIVER AND CONSENT
AND
FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
 
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, LIMITED WAIVER AND CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECURITY AGREEMENT (hereinafter called this “Amendment”) is dated as of June 17, 2008, by and among BREITBURN OPERATING L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company”), BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P., as Parent Guarantor (“Parent”), the Company’s Subsidiaries, as guarantors (the “Guarantors”), the Lenders (defined below), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity “Administrative Agent”).
 
WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors, Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and the Lenders have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 1, 2007 (as amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), whereby upon the terms and conditions therein stated the Lenders have agreed to make certain loans to the Company upon the terms and conditions set forth therein; and

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Lenders agree to increase the Borrowing Base to $900,000,000 pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Parent have notified the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that Parent intends to consummate the Provident Acquisition and the BEC Contribution each as herein defined; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Parent have notified the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Parent will enter into an agreement with BreitBurn Energy Corporation to transfer up to 50% of BreitBurn Management Company to a group that includes BreitBurn Energy Corporation and which acquires BreitBurn Energy Company L.P.; and

WHEREAS, as a condition to the amendments, consents and waivers set forth herein, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders require BreitBurn GP LLC to become a party to the Security Agreement; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms hereof, the undersigned Lenders are willing to agree to the consents, waivers and amendments to the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties to this Amendment hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Defined Terms.

(a) As used in this Amendment the following terms have the meanings set forth below.

Amendment Closing Date Transactions” means the Provident Acquisition and the BEC Contribution.



Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning given to such term in Section 6.

BEC Contribution” means the contribution by BreitBurn Energy Corporation to the Parent of all of BreitBurn Energy Corporation’s interests in BreitBurn Management Company on the Amendment Effective Date pursuant to the BEC Contribution Agreement.

BEC Contribution Agreement” means the Contribution Agreement dated as of June 11, 2008, by and among BreitBurn Energy Corporation and the Parent, as Buyer, governing the BEC Contribution.

BMC Transfer” means the transfer by the Parent of up to 50% of BreitBurn Management Company to BreitBurn Energy Company L.P. to a group that includes BreitBurn Energy Corporation and which acquires BreitBurn Energy Company, L.P. in a transaction that is approved by the independent directors of BreitBurn GP LLC and that is on fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Parent and its Affiliates than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Parent not an Affiliate of the Parent.

BreitBurn Management Companymeans BreitBurn Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Organization Document Amendments” means the amendments to the Organization Documents of the Loan Parties being made on the Amendment Effective Date.

“Provident” means, collectively, Pro LP Corp. and Pro GP Corp.

Provident Acquisition” means the consummation of the following transactions pursuant to the Provident Acquisition Agreement: (i) the acquisition by the Parent from Pro LP Corp., an affiliate of Provident Energy Trust, of all of Pro LP Corp.’s limited partnership interests in Parent, followed by cancellation on the Amendment Closing Date of such interests, (ii) acquisition by the Parent from Pro GP Corp. of all of Pro GP Corp.’s limited partnership interests in the Parent, followed by cancellation on the Amendment Closing Date of such interests, (iii) acquisition by the Parent from Pro GP Corp. and Pro LP Corp., an affiliate of Provident Energy Trust of all the limited liability company interests in BreitBurn Management Company owned by Pro GP Corp. and Pro LP Corp., (iv) the contribution by BreitBurn Management Company to the Parent of the ownership interest in BreitBurn GP LLC, so that following such contribution BreitBurn GP LLC will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent.

Provident Acquisition Agreements” (i) the Purchase Agreement dated as of June 11, 2008, by and among Pro LP Corp., a Delaware corporation and Pro GP Corp., a Delaware corporation, as Selling Parties), and the Parent, as Buyer, governing the purchase and sale of general partnership interests in the Parent, and (ii) the Purchase Agreement dated as of June 11, 2008, by and among Pro LP Corp., a Delaware corporation and Pro GP Corp., a Delaware corporation, as Selling Parties), and the Parent, as Buyer, governing the purchase and sale of limited liability company interests in BreitBurn Management company, LLC .

Transactions” means the Amendment Closing Date Transactions and the BMC Transfer.

(b) Except as may otherwise be provided herein, all other capitalized terms that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meaning herein as therein, all of such terms and their definitions being incorporated herein by reference.

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SECTION 2. Limited Waiver and Consents. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, pursuant to the request of the Company and the Parent, the undersigned Lenders hereby:

(a) Waive the use of proceeds requirement contained in Section 7.16 of the Credit Agreement to the extent required in order to permit an advance to be made to the Company on the Amendment Effective Date, provided that the proceeds of such advance will be used by the Company (A) to pay a cash dividend to the Parent in an amount up to $345,000,000, and such cash will be used by the Parent and its affiliates to consummate the Provident Acquisition, (ii) to pay transaction costs associated with the Amendment Closing Date Transactions and with the Borrowing Base increase and the amendments, consents and waivers described herein, and (B) to pay accrued interest and fees to the Lenders. Waive the requirement that the Borrower make the representation and warranty contained in Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement (use of loan proceeds to purchase Margin Stock) in connection with the advance made on the Amendment Effective Date.

(b)  Waive the provisions of Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement to permit the Parent to invest in BreitBurn Management Company. Waive the provisions of Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement to permit the BMC Transfer. 

(c) Waive the restrictions on Investments contained in Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement and the restrictions on dividends and equity repurchases contain in Section 8.09 of the Credit Agreement to permit the payment of a dividend by the Company to the Parent and to permit the acquisition of equity interests from Provident pursuant to the Provident Acquisition.
 
(d) Waive the requirement that transactions among Affiliates must be “in the ordinary course of business” contained in Section 8.06 of the Credit Agreement to the extent required in order to permit the Transactions, provided however, that the Lenders do not waive the requirement contained in Section 8.06 of the Credit Agreement that such transaction shall be upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Parent than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of the Parent.

(e) Consent to the Organization Document Amendments pursuant to Section 8.11 (c) of the Credit Agreement.

(f) Waive any Default or Event of Default by reason of a Change of Control arising from the Provident Acquisition under Section 9.01(h) of the Credit Agreement arising from the Amendment Closing Date Transactions.

(g) Waive the provisions contained in Article IV and Sections 7.14 and 7.15 of the Credit Agreement to the extent required in order to permit the following: (a) BreitBurn Management Company will not be required to give a guaranty and security agreement on the Amendment Effective Date, provided however, that (i) for so long as BreitBurn Management Company is not a Guarantor, the Parent may not, either directly or through any of its Subsidiaries, make Investments in BreitBurn Management Company, and (ii) BreitBurn Management Company shall execute a guaranty agreement and security agreement if it is still a Subsidiary as defined in the Credit Agreement 90 days after the Amendment Effective Date; (b) the Parent will not be required to pledge its interests in BreitBurn GP LLC; and (c) BreitBurn GP LLC shall not be required to pledge its general partnership interest in the Parent.

SECTION 3. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

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(a) Amendment to Definition of Change of Control. The definition of Change of Control is amended to read as set forth below.

Change of Controlmeans

(a) General Partner shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, all of the general partner interest (including without limitation, all outstanding securities convertible to general partner interests) of the Company; or BreitBurn GP LLC shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, all of the general partner interest (including without limitation, all outstanding securities convertible to general partner interests) of Parent; or

(b) Parent shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, all of the limited partnership interests (including without limitation, all outstanding Equity convertible to limited partner interests) of the Company, or shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, all of the general partnership interest (including without limitation, all outstanding Equity convertible to general partner interests) of the Company, or shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 51% of the member interest (including without limitation, all outstanding Equity convertible to limited partner interests) of BreitBurn GP LLC; or

(c) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to any Person or group of Persons; or

(d) the liquidation or dissolution of Parent or the Company; or

(e) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the equity securities of the Parent or of the general partner of the Parent entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent or the general partner of the Parent on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or

(f) the first day on which a majority of the Board of Directors of BreitBurn GP LLC are not Continuing Directors. “Continuing Directors” means any member of the board of directors (or managers, in the case of a limited liability company) of BreitBurn GP LLC, who (A) is a member of such board of directors or managers as of the date of this Agreement or (B) was nominated for election or elected to such board of directors or managers with the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Continuing Directors who were members of such board of directors or managers at the time of such nomination or election (not including as board nominees any directors which the board is obligated to nominate pursuant to shareholders’ agreements, voting trust arrangements or similar arrangements).

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(b) Amendment to the Definition of Pricing Grid. The definition of Pricing Grid is amended as follows:

Pricing Grid” means the annualized variable rates (stated in terms of basis points (“bps”)) set forth below for the Applicable Margin, Commitment Fee and Letter of Credit Fee, based upon the ratio of Effective Amount to the Borrowing Base Amount (the “Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage”), as follows: 
 
   
Applicable Margin
         
Effective Amount/
Borrowing Base
Amount
(Borrowing Base
Utilization
Percentage)
 
LIBOR 
(bps)
 
Base Rate
(bps)
 
Commitment
Fee
(bps)
 
Letter of Credit
Fee
(bps)
 
³ 85%
   
200.00
   
100.00
   
50.00
   
200.00
 
< 85% ³ 66%
   
175.00
   
75.00
   
37.50
   
175.00
 
< 66% ³ 33%
   
150.00
   
50.00
   
37.50
   
150.00
 
< 33%
   
125.00
   
25.00
   
30.00
   
125.00
 
 
For any period where the ratio of the Parent’s Total Indebtedness to EBITDAX exceeds 3.50:1.00, the LIBOR margin, Base Rate margin and Letter of Credit Fee shall be 25.0 basis points greater at each level than the margin indicated above, and the Commitment Fee shall be 5.0 basis points greater than indicated above.
 
Each change in the Applicable Margin, Commitment Fee and Letter of Credit Fee shall apply during the period commencing on the date of such change in the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage (as defined above) and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change in the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage, provided, however, that if at any time the Company fails to deliver a Reserve Report pursuant to Section 7.02, then until such time as a Reserve Report is delivered the “Applicable Margin” means, and the Commitment Fee and Letter of Credit shall be set at, the rate per annum set forth on the grid when the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage is at its highest level.
 
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin, Commitment Fee or Letter of Credit Fee resulting from a change in the Parent’s Total Indebtedness to EBITDAX shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(d); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then the 25.0 basis points and 5.0 basis points increases shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered.”
 
(c) Amendment to Section 7.14 (Pledge of Equity in New Subsidiary). Section 7.14 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the parenthetical “(other than BreitBurn GP LLC, for so long as it is the general partner of the Parent)” after the phrase “any new Subsidiary”.

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(d) Amendment to Section 8.10 (Derivative Contracts). Section 8.10(a)(iii) of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the phrase “any of the Lenders or their Affiliates” with “a Lender Derivative Provider” and Section 8.10(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the phrase “a Lender or its Affiliate” with “a Lender Derivative Provider”.

(e) Amendment to Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement (Loans and Investments). Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement is amended by:

(i) deleting the word “and” at the end of clause (i),

(iii) inserting the following immediately following clause (i):

“(j) Investments by the Parent in BreitBurn Management, Company LLC from and after such time as Breitburn Management Company, LLC becomes a Guarantor; and”

(iii) relettering clause (j) as clause (k).

(f) Amendment to Section 8.07 (Margin Stock). Section 8.07 of the Credit Agreement is amended by designating the existing language as clause (a) and adding the following new clause (b):

“(b) The Loan Parties, individually or in the aggregate, shall not at any time own Margin Stock the value of which, for purposes of Regulation U, would exceed 10% of the value of the Collateral unless (i) such Margin Stock shall have been pledged to the Administrative Agent to secure the Obligations and the relevant Loan Party shall have delivered such documentation as the Administrative Agent requires in connection with such pledge and (ii) the Company shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement in conformity with the requirements of FR Form U-1 or such other form referred to in Regulation U or Regulation X of the FRB, as the case may be.”
 
(g) Amendment to Section 8.15 (Leverage Ratio). Section 8.15 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as set forth below:

8.15 Leverage Ratio. Parent shall not permit the ratio of Total Indebtedness to EBITDAX, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending on the date set forth below, to be greater than the amount set forth below opposite such date:

(a) June 30, 2008: 4.25 to 1.00;
(b) September 30, 2008: 4.00 to 1.00, and
(c) December 31, 2008 and thereafter: 3.50 to 1.00.

(h) Amendment to Section 9.01 (Events of Default), Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the period at the end of clause (o) and inserting in lieu thereof “; or” and inserting the following new clause (p): “A change shall occur in the manner in which Parent is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes if such change could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.”

(i) Amendment to Exhibit A-1 Form of Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing. Exhibit A-1 (Form of Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing) of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following after the sentence “The Borrowing requested herein complies with the provisions of Section 2.01 of the Credit Agreement.”:

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“The undersigned hereby certifies that the Pricing Grid Certificate attached hereto is true and correct on the date hereof, and will be true and correct on the Borrowing Date, before and after giving effect to the Loans as herein specified.

The Company agrees that if prior to the time of the Borrowing of the Loan requested hereby any matter certified to by it will not be true and correct at such time as if then made, it will immediately so notify the Administrative Agent.”

(j) Amendment to Schedule 2.01 Commitments and Pro Rata Shares. Schedule 2.01 (Commitments and Pro Rata Shares) of the Credit Agreement is revised to read as set forth on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto.

(a) Amendment to Exhibit A-1 Form of Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing. Exhibit A-1 (Form of Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing) of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following after the sentence “The Borrowing requested herein complies with the provisions of Section 2.01 of the Credit Agreement.”:

“The undersigned hereby certifies that the Pricing Grid Certificate attached hereto is true and correct on the date hereof, and will be true and correct on the Borrowing Date, before and after giving effect to the Loans as herein specified.

The Company agrees that if prior to the time of the Borrowing of the Loan requested hereby any matter certified to by it will not be true and correct at such time as if then made, it will immediately so notify the Administrative Agent.”

SECTION 4. Borrowing Base Increase. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, the Borrowing Base is increased to $900,000,000 and each Lender’s share of the Borrowing Base is as set forth on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto.
 
SECTION 5. Amendment to Security Agreement. The definition of “Excluded Equity Interests” is amended by adding a new clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), and by renumbering existing clause (ii) to become clause (v), so that the definition reads in its entirety as follows:

Excluded Equity Interests means, (i) each Debtor’s Equity in Frederic HOF Limited Partnership, Saginaw Bay Lateral Michigan Limited Partnership, Seal Beach Gas Processing Venture, Wilderness-Chester Gas Processing Limited Partnership, Wilderness-Chester LLC, Wilderness Energy, L.C., and Wilderness Energy Services Limited Partnership if, and to the extent that, and for so long as, including such Equity in the definition of “Collateral” would violate applicable law or a contractual obligation binding on such Equity, (ii) the Parent’s Equity in BreitBurn GP, LLC, (iii) BreitBurn GP, LLC’s general partnership interest in the Parent, (iv) Margin Stock not required to be pledged pursuant to Section 8.07(b), and (v) any Equity in an entity (other than those listed in clauses (i)-(iv)) to the extent that, and for so long as, including such Equity in the definition of “Collateral” would violate a contractual obligation binding on such assets that existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such assets in contemplation or in connection with the acquisition of such assets; provided, however, that if any entity listed in clause (i) becomes a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, no Debtor’s Equity interests in such Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be deemed Excluded Equity Interests; and provided further that the term Excluded Equity Interests does not include dividends or other distributions paid in respect of the Debtor’s Equity in the above-listed entities and Equity, and does not include the proceeds of any Disposition of such Equity.”

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SECTION 6. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Agreement and the amendments, consents and Borrowing Base increase shall become effective as of the date first set forth above (the “Amendment Effective Date”), provided that the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a)  Amendment. The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment which shall have been executed by Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Company and the Guarantors (which may be by telecopy or PDF transmission).

(b) Security Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received guaranty agreements, security agreements and other documents and instruments as required by Article IV and Sections 7.14 and 7.15 of the Credit Agreement, requiring pledge of collateral and requiring guaranties and collateral from subsidiaries, together with certificates, financing statements and other documents that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the Parent’s pledge of its Equity in BreitBurn Management Company, and in connection with the execution by BreitBurn GP LLC of a guaranty agreement and a security agreement.

(c) Amendments to Organization Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Organization Documents Amendments and such amendments shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d) Resolutions; Incumbency; Organization Documents, Good Standing for Company and Parent. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or a Responsible Officer with similar responsibilities of each of the Company and the Parent, or such Person’s general partner, attaching and certifying as of the Amendment Effective Date: (i) resolutions of its board of directors or members, authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) the names and genuine signatures of the Responsible Officers of such Person, authorized to execute, deliver and perform, as applicable, this Amendment and all other Loan Documents to be delivered by such Person; (iii) the Organization Document Amendments and the Organization Documents of such Person as in effect as of the Amendment Effective Date; and (iv) the good standing certificate for such Person, from its state of formation, dated as of a recent date.

(e) Resolutions; Incumbency; Organization Documents, Good Standing for Subsidiary Guarantors. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or a Responsible Officer with similar responsibilities of each Subsidiary Guarantor, attaching and certifying as of the Amendment Effective Date: (i) Resolutions of each Loan Party; (ii) the names and genuine signatures of the Responsible Officers of such Person, authorized to execute, deliver and perform, as applicable, this Amendment and all other Loan Documents to be delivered by such Person; (iii) the Organizational Documents of such Person and its general partners that were delivered at the Effective Date in connection with the Credit Agreement have not been amended, or if they have, attaching and certifying copies of the amendments; and (iv) the good standing certificate for such Person, from its state of formation, dated as of a recent date.

(f) No Default; Representations and Warranties; No Material Adverse Effect. Both before and after giving effect to the Borrowing on the Amendment Effective Date, the Provident Acquisition and the BEC Contribution, and after giving effect thereto:

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(i) except as waived hereunder, the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors in Article VI of the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that the representations and warranties contained in Sections (a) and (b) of Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement).

(ii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist, and

(iii) since December 31, 2007, there shall have been no event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) Governmental Action. As of the Amendment Effective Date, no order of any nature by any Governmental Entity that is in effect restrains or prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, the Provident Acquisition, the BEC Contribution or any other Loan Document, and no action before any Governmental Entity shall have been instituted or threatened by any person which seeks to prevent or delay the consummation of any of such transactions or which challenges the enforceability of the Provident Acquisition Agreements, the BEC Contribution Agreement or any of the Loan Documents.

(h) Litigation. As of the Amendment Effective Date, no actions are pending and, to the Company’s knowledge, no action is threatened in law or in equity or before any Governmental Entity, against any Loan Party or its properties, that, if determined or resolved adversely, could result in a Material Adverse Effect, or that seeks to affect or pertain to the Provident Acquisition, the BEC Contribution or the other transactions contemplated by this Amendment or any other Loan Document.

(i) Provident Acquisition; BEC Contribution. Simultaneously with the making of the Loans on the Amendment Effective Date, (i) the Provident Acquisition shall be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Provident Acquisition Agreements, with the conditions precedent thereto having been satisfied, and any amendments thereto shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) the limited partnership interests of Parent acquired by Parent pursuant to the Provident Acquisition shall be cancelled; (iii) the BEC Contribution shall be consummated substantially in accordance with the terms of the BEC Contribution Agreement with the conditions precedent thereto having been satisfied, and any amendments thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (iii) any Governmental Entity, equity holder and third party approvals and consents necessary in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by any of the Loan Parties of the Provident Acquisition Agreements or any other Loan Document and in connection with the Provident Acquisition and the BEC Contribution shall have been received and shall be in full force and effect.

(j) Certificate of a Responsible Officer of Company and Parent. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company and the Parent: (i) certifying as of the Amendment Effective Date to the matters set forth in Sections 4(f) through (i) above; (ii) attaching a Pricing Grid Certificate, including calculation of the ratio of Total Indebtedness to EBITDAX as of March 31, 2008 calculated on a pro forma basis including the advances on the Amendment Effective Date; (iii) certifying that attached thereto is a true and complete executed copy of the Provident Acquisition Agreements and the BEC Contribution Agreement and all amendments thereto; and (iv) certifying as the names of the persons who comprise the board of directors of BreitBurn GP LLC after giving effect to the Provident Acquisition.

(k) Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Parent. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Parent, certifying as of the Amendment Effective Date as to the solvency of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and the Parent and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (after giving effect to the Provident Acquisition and the incurrence of indebtedness on the Amendment Effective Date).

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(l) Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received opinions of counsel to the Company and the Loan Parties, covering such matters pertaining to this Amendment as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.

(m) Payment of Fees. Evidence of payment by the Company of all accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses owed pursuant to this Amendment to the extent then due and payable on the Amendment Effective Date.

(n) Additional Documents. Such other documents, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

SECTION 7. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Company and each Guarantor represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and the Lenders, with full knowledge that such Persons are relying on the following representations and warranties in executing this Amendment, as follows:

(a) It has the organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment, and all organizational action on the part of it requisite for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment has been duly and effectively taken.

(b) The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, the Loan Documents and each and every other document executed and delivered in connection with this Amendment to which it is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of it, to the extent it is a party thereto, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their respective terms except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability. All liens created by the Loan Documents are in full force and effect.

(c) This Amendment does not and will not: (a) violate any provisions of any of the Organization Documents (after giving effect to any amendment thereto on the Amendment Effective Date) of it; and (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, any document evidencing any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party that would be prior to the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders or otherwise that would constitute a Material Adverse Effect or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority to which such Person or its property is subject.

(d)  No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Amendment.

(e) After giving effect to this Amendment no Default or Event of Default will exist, and all of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and all instruments and documents executed pursuant thereto are true and correct in all material respects on and as of this date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date).

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SECTION 8.  Additional Representations and Warranties.  

(a) Each of the Company and Parent represent and warrant to Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the amendments being made to the Organizational Documents on the Amendment Effective Date are not materially adverse to the Lenders.

(b) The Parent hereby represents and warrants that the Provident Acquisition, the BEC Contribution and the BMC Transfer are upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Parent and its Affiliates than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of the Parent.

(c) A fairness opinion with respect to the Provident Acquisition has been received by the independent committee of directors of the Parent’s general partner.

(d) The Borrower and the Parent represent and warrant that none of the Amendment Closing Date Transactions, the Organization Document Amendments nor the acquisition by the Parent of BreitBurn GP LLC will result in or cause (1) the loss of limited liability to the holders of common units of the Parent or (2) the taxation of the Parent as an association taxable as a corporation or to be otherwise taxed as an entity for federal income tax purposes.

SECTION 9. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.

(a) Upon the effectiveness hereof, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
 
(b) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.
 
SECTION 10. Costs and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment.
 
SECTION 11. Extent of Amendments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are not amended, modified or affected by this Amendment. The Company and each of the Guarantors hereby ratifies and confirms that (i) except as expressly amended hereby, all of the terms, conditions, covenants, representations, warranties and all other provisions of the Credit Agreement remain in full force and effect, (ii) each of the other Loan Documents are and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms, and (iii) the Collateral and the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations are unimpaired by this Amendment and remain in full force and effect.
 
SECTION 12. Loan Documents. The Loan Documents, as such may be amended in accordance herewith, are and remain legal, valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. This Amendment is a Loan Document.
 
SECTION 13. Claims. As additional consideration to the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment by the parties hereto and to induce Administrative Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Company and each of the Guarantors represents and warrants that it does not know of any defenses, counterclaims or rights of setoff to the payment of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Guarantors to Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or any Lender.

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SECTION 14. Execution and Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or pdf shall be equally as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.
 
SECTION 15. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, except to the extent that federal laws of the United States of America may apply.
 
SECTION 16. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience and reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.
 
SECTION 17. NO ORAL AGREEMENTS. The rights and obligations of each of the parties to the loan documents shall be determined solely from written agreements, documents, and instruments, and any prior oral agreements between such parties are superseded by and merged into such writings. This amendment and the other written loan documents executed by the Company, the Guarantors, Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and/or Lenders represent the final agreement between such parties, and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements by such parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements between such parties. 
 
SECTION 18. No Waiver. The Company and each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that no Event of Default and no Default has been waived or remedied by the execution of this Amendment by the Administrative Agent or any Lender. Nothing contained in this Amendment nor any past indulgence by the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or any Lender, nor any other action or inaction on behalf of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or any Lender, (i) shall constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of any Defaults or Events of Default which may exist under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (ii) shall constitute or be deemed to constitute an election of remedies by the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or any Lender, or a waiver of any of the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or any Lender provided in the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or otherwise afforded at law or in equity.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

THE COMPANY:
 
BREITBURN OPERATING L.P.,
a Delaware limited Partnership
   
By:
/s/ Randall H. Breitenbach, 
 
Randall H. Breitenbach,
 
Co-Chief Executive Officer
   
GUARANTORS:
 
ALAMITOS COMPANY,
a California corporation
   
By:
/s/ Randall H. Breitenbach,  
 
Randall H. Breitenbach,
 
Co-President
   
BREITBURN FLORIDA LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
By:  
BreitBurn Operating L.P.,
 
its sole member
         
  By: 
BreitBurn Operating GP, LLC  
   
its general partner
         
   
By: 
/s/ Randall H. Breitenbach
     
Randall H. Breitenbach
      Co-Chief Executive Officer
         
BREITBURN FULTON LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
By:
/s/ W. Jackson Washburn, 
 
W. Jackson Washburn,
 
President

Signature Page to
First Amendment, Limited Waiver and Consent


BEAVER CREEK PIPELINE, L.L.C.,
a Michigan limited liability company,
   
BREITBURN OPERATING GP, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
   
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership,
   
GTG PIPELINE LLC, a Virginia limited liability company,
   
MERCURY MICHIGAN COMPANY, LLC,
a Michigan limited liability company,
   
TERRA ENERGY COMPANY LLC,
a Michigan limited liability company, and
   
TERRA PIPELINE COMPANY LLC,
a Michigan limited liability company
   
By:
/s/ Randall H. Breitenbach 
Name:   
Randall H. Breitenbach
Title:
Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
PHOENIX PRODUCTION COMPANY,
a Wyoming corporation and
 
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES LLC,
a Colorado limited liability company
 
By:
/s/ Halbert S. Washburn 
  Name:  Halbert S. Washburn
 
Title:    President

Signature Page to
First Amendment, Limited Waiver and Consent

 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Administrative Agent
   
By:
/s/ Richard Gould 
 
Richard Gould
 
Senior Vice President
   
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
By:
/s/ Richard Gould 
 
   Richard Gould
 
   Senior Vice President
   
Credit Suisse, Cayman
Islands Branch, as a lender
   
By:  /s/ Vanessa Gomez 
  Director 
   
By:  /s/ Nupur Kumar 
  Associate
   
The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc,
as a lender 
   
By:  /s/ Lucy Walker 
  Vice President 
   
Citibank, N.A.,
as a lender 
   
By:  /s/ Todd J. Mogil 
  Vice President 
   
Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC,
as a lender 
   
By:  /s/ Debbie Brito 
  Authorized Signatory 
   
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as a lender 
   
By:  /s/ Michael A. Kamauf 
  Vice President 
   
Lehman Brothers
Commercial Bank, as a lender
   
By: 
/s/ Richard Bloom 
  AVP 
 
 
Signature Page to
First Amendment, Limited Waiver and Consent

 
EX-10.5 8 v117915_ex10-5.htm
Exhibit 10.5

AMENDED AND RESTATED
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
 
AMONG
 
PRO GP CORP.,
 
BREITBURN ENERGY COMPANY L.P.
 
AND
 
BREITBURN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC



Exhibit 10.5

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1
Definitions
4
     
Section 1.2
Construction
7
 
ARTICLE II
RETENTION OF BREITBURN MANAGEMENT; SCOPE OF SERVICES
     
Section 2.1
Retention of BreitBurn Management
8
Section 2.2
Scope of Services
8
Section 2.3
Exclusion of Services
8
Section 2.4
Performance of Services by Affiliates and Third Parties
8
Section 2.5
Intellectual Property
8
Section 2.6
Appointment of Independent Accounting Firm and Independent Petroleum Engineer
9
 
ARTICLE III
BOOKS, RECORDS AND REPORTING
     
Section 3.1
Books and Records
9
Section 3.2
Audits
9
Section 13
Reports
10
 
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENT AMOUNT
     
Section 4.1
Payment Amount
10
Section 4.2
Payment of Payment Amount
11
Section 4.3
Disputed Charges
12
Section 4.4
Set Off
12
Section 4.5
BreitBurn Management's Employees
12
Section 4.6
Approval of Expenses
13
 
ARTICLE V
 
FORCE MAJEURE
     
Section 5.1
Force Majeure
13
 
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ARTICLE VI
ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCONTRACTS
     
Section 6.1
Assignments
14
Section 6.2
Other Requirements
14
 
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
     
Section 7.1
Termination by the Devco on behalf of the Devco Group
15
Section 7.2
Termination by BreitBurn Management
15
Section 7.3
Effect of Termination
15
 
ARTICLE VIII
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
     
Section 8.1
Nondisclosure
16
Section 8.2
Permitted Disclosure
16
 
ARTICLE IX
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
     
Section 9.1
Limitation of Liability
16
Section 9.2
Indemnification
16
 
ARTICLE X
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ARTICLE XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
Section 11.1
Notices
17
Section 11.2
Further Action
18
Section 11.3
Binding Effect
19
Section 11.4
Integration
19
Section 11.5
Creditors
20
Section 11.6
Waiver
20
Section 11.7
Counterparts
20
Section 11.8
Applicable Law
20
Section 11.9
Invalidity of Provisions
 
Section 11.10
Amendment or Restatement
 
Section 11.11
Directly or Indirectly
 
 
BREITBURN ENERGY COMPANY L.P
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Exhibit 10.5

AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
 
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT is entered into on, and effective as of the date that the Closing occurs under the MLP Sales Documents (as defined below)(the "Effective Date"), among Pro GP Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Pro GP"), BreitBurn Energy Company L.P., a Delaware limited Partnership ("Devco"), and BreitBurn Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BreitBurn Management," and collectively with Pro GP and Devco, the "Parties" and each, a "Party").
 
RECITALS
 
A. Devco is the owner, directly or indirectly, of interests in the Business (as hereinafter defined);
 
B. The Devco Group (as hereinafter defined) requires certain services to operate the Business and to fulfill other general and administrative functions relating to the Business;
 
C. The Devco Group desires that BreitBurn Management provide such services, and BreitBurn Management is willing to undertake such engagement, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement following the sale by Pro GP (and certain Affiliates) of their interests in BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. and BreitBurn Management Company LLC; and
 
D. The parties also wish to provide the Devco Group with the right to request of BreitBurn Management certain transitional services.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, Devco and BreitBurn Management agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE 1
 
DEFINITIONS
 
Section 1.1Definitions.
 
The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.
 
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term "control" means the possession, direct or indirect, 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.
 
"Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
 
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"Business" means the business of the Devco Group.

"Bankrupt" with respect to any Person means such Person shall generally be unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall so admit in writing or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against such Person seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 30 days; or such Person shall take any action to authorize any of the actions set forth above.
 
"BreitBurn Management Party" is defined in Section 9.1.
 
"Confidential Information" means non-public information about the disclosing Party's or any of its Affiliates' business or activities that is proprietary and confidential, which shall include, without limitation, all business, financial, technical and other information, including software (source and object code) and programming code, of a Party or its Affiliates marked or designated "confidential" or "proprietary" or by its nature or the circumstances surrounding its disclosure it should reasonably be regarded as confidential. Confidential Information includes not only written or other tangible information, but also information transferred orally, visually, electronically or by any other means. Confidential Information does not include information that (i) is in or enters the public domain without breach of this Agreement, or (ii) the receiving Party lawfully receives from a third party without restriction on disclosure and to the receiving Party's knowledge without breach of a nondisclosure obligation.
 
"Damages" is defined in Section 9.2.
 
"Default Rate" means an interest rate (which shall in no event be higher than the rate permitted by applicable law) equal to the prime interest rate of Devco's principal lender.
 
"Devco" is defined in the introductory paragraph.
 
"Devco Group" means Pro GP, Devco and all of their respective Subsidiaries.
 
"Devco Group Party" is defined in Section 9.1.
 
"Effective Date" is defined in the introductory paragraph.
 
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"Environmental Law" means current local, county, state, federal, and/or foreign law (including common law), statute, code, ordinance, rule, order, judgment, decree, regulation or other legal obligation relating to the protection of health, safety or the environment or natural resources, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. section 9601 et seq.), as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. section 6901 et seq.), as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. section 1251 et seq.), as amended, the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq.), as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. section 2601 et seq.), as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. section 651 et seq.), as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. section 300(f) et seq.), as amended, analogous state, tribal or local laws, and any similar, implementing or successor law, and any amendment, rule, regulation, or directive issued thereunder, including any determination by, or interpretation of any of the foregoing by any Governmental Authority that has the force of law.
 
"Force Majeure" means any cause beyond the reasonable control of a Party, including the following causes (unless they are within such Party's reasonable control): acts of God, strikes, lockouts, acts of the public enemy, wars or warlike action (whether actual or impending), arrests and other restraints of government (civil or military), blockades, embargoes, insurrections, riots, epidemics, landslides, lightning, earthquakes, fires, sabotage, tornadoes, named tropical storms and hurricanes, and floods, civil disturbances, terrorism, mechanical breakdown of machinery or equipment, explosions, confiscation or seizure by any government or other public authority, any order of any court of competent jurisdiction, regulatory agency or governmental body having jurisdiction.
 
"G&A Services" means those general and administrative services necessary or useful for the conduct of the business of the Devco Group, including, but not limited to, accounting, corporate development, finance, land, legal and engineering.
 
"Governmental Approval" means any material consent, authorization, certificate, permit, right-of-way grant or approval of any Governmental Authority that is necessary for the construction, ownership and operation of the assets used in the Business in accordance with applicable Laws.
 
"Governmental Authority" means any court or tribunal in any jurisdiction or any federal, state, tribal, municipal or local government or other governmental body, agency, authority, department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, arbitrator or arbitral body or any quasi- governmental or private body lawfully exercising any regulatory or taxing authority.
 
"Laws" means any applicable statute, Environmental Law, common law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, ordinance, writ, injunction or decree issued or promulgated by any Governmental Authority.
 
"MLP" means BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
 
MLP Sales Documents” means: a) that certain Purchase Agreement by and Among Pro LP Corp., Pro GP Corp. and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. for the purchase and sale of all of the common units of BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. held by Pro GP and Pro LP dated on or about June 17, 2008 and b) that certain Purchase Agreement by and Among Pro LP Corp., Pro GP Corp. and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. for the purchase and sale of all of the limited liability company interests of BreitBurn Management Company held by Pro GP and Pro LP dated on or about June 16, 2008.
 
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"Parties" is defined in the introductory paragraph.
 
"Partnership Agreement" means the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Devco, as may be amended or restated from time to time.
 
"Payment Amount" is defined in Section 4.1.
 
"Person" means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.
 
"Services" is defined in Section 2.2.
 
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such partnership (considering all of the partnership interests of the partnership as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person.
 
Other terms defined herein have the meanings so given them. Section 1.2 Construction.
 
Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) 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; (b) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; (c) references to Exhibits refer to the Exhibits attached to this Agreement, each of which is made a part hereof for all purposes; (d) the terms "include", "includes", "including" and words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation"; (e) the terms "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and (f) references to money refer to legal currency of the United States of America. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
 
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ARTICLE II
 
RETENTION OF BREITBURN MANAGEMENT; SCOPE OF SERVICES
 
Section 2.1 Retention of BreitBurn Management.
 
Devco hereby engages BreitBurn Management to perform the Services, and to provide all personnel and any facilities, goods and equipment not otherwise provided by the Devco Group necessary to perform the Services. BreitBurn Management hereby accepts such engagement and agrees to perform the Services requested by Pro GP and to provide any personnel, facilities, goods and equipment not otherwise provided by the Devco Group, and to provide all employees as may be reasonable and necessary to perform the Services. Devco recognizes that BreitBurn Management is concurrently providing Services to the MLP.
 
Section 2.2 Scope of Services.
 
The "Services" shall consist of such services consistent with past service levels which Pro GP determines may be reasonable and necessary to operate the Business, including, without limitation, any G&A Services and those services described on Schedule I hereto. BreitBurn Management hereby covenants and agrees that the Services will be performed in accordance with (i) applicable material Governmental Approvals and Laws and (ii) industry standards.
 
Section 2.3 Exclusion of Services.
 
Pro GP may temporarily or permanently exclude any particular service from the scope of the Services upon 30 days' notice to BreitBurn Management; provided, however, that any such exclusion shall not result in a reduction of the Fixed Fee during 2008 (or an extension thereof pursuant to the last sentence of Section 4.1(b)) .
 
Section 2.4 Performance of Services by Affiliates and Third Parties.
 
The Parties hereby agree that in discharging its obligations hereunder, BreitBurn Management may engage any of its Affiliates or any qualified third party to perform the Services (or any part of the Services) on its behalf and that the performance of the Services (or any part of the Services) by any such Affiliate or third party shall be treated as if BreitBurn Management performed such Services itself. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall relieve BreitBurn Management of its obligations hereunder.
 
Section 2.5 Intellectual Property.
 
(a) Any (i) inventions, whether patentable or not, developed or invented, or (ii) copyrightable material (and the intangible rights of copyright therein) developed, by BreitBurn Management, its Affiliates or its or their employees in connection with the performance of the Services shall be the property of BreitBurn Management; provided, however, that the Devco Group shall be granted an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive right and license to use such inventions or material; and further provided, however, that the Devco Group shall only be granted such a right and license to the extent such grant does not conflict with, or result in a breach, default, or violation of a right or license to use such inventions or material granted to BreitBurn Management by any Person other than an Affiliate of BreitBurn Management. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BreitBurn Management will use all commercially reasonable efforts to grant such right and license to the Devco Group. BreitBurn Management covenants not to, at any time, make any claim to or attempt to prohibit the Devco Group from using any process, technical knowledge, invention, technology or equipment used in respect of the Business and the assets of the Devco Group, and acknowledges that all property-specific (including general reservoir characterization studies) technical knowledge and processes used in connection with the Business and the assets of Devco shall be the property of Devco. For certainty this covenant in the foregoing sentence shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
 
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(b) Pro GP and Devco hereby grant to BreitBurn Management and its Affiliates an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive and non-transferable right and license to use, during the term of this Agreement, any intellectual property provided by the Devco Group to BreitBurn Management or its Affiliates, but only to the extent such use is necessary for the performance of the Services. BreitBurn Management agrees that it and its Affiliates will utilize such intellectual property solely in connection with the performance of the Services.
 
Section 2.6 Appointment of Independent Accounting Firm and Independent Petroleum Engineer.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties hereby recognize and agree that Pro GP shall have the exclusive authority to appoint an independent accounting firm to audit the financial statements of Devco and an independent petroleum engineer to provide reports to Pro GP relating to estimates of reserves for applicable securities laws and other reporting purposes.
 
ARTICLE III
 
BOOKS, RECORDS AND REPORTING
 
Section 3.1 Books and Records.
 
BreitBurn Management shall maintain accurate books and records regarding the performance of the Services and its calculation of the Payment Amount, and shall maintain such books and records for the period required by applicable accounting practices or law.
 
Section 3.2 Audits.
 
Devco shall have the right, upon reasonable notice, and at all reasonable times during usual business hours, to audit, examine and make copies of the books and records referred to in Section 3.1. Such right may be exercised through any agent or employee of the Devco Group designated in writing by it or by an independent public accountant, engineer, attorney or other agent so designated. Devco shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in any inspection, examination or audit. BreitBurn Management shall review and respond in a timely manner to any claims or inquiries made by Devco regarding matters revealed by any such inspection, examination or audit.
 
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Section 3.3 Reports.
 
BreitBurn Management shall prepare and deliver to Devco any reports provided for in this Agreement and such other reports as Devco may reasonably request from time to time regarding the performance of the Services.
 
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENT AMOUNT
 
Section 4.1 Payment Amount.
 
(a) Devco shall pay BreitBurn Management a monthly fee of Seven Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($775,000) for the performance of the Services through December 31, 2008 (the "Fixed Fee"). Devco shall also reimburse BreitBurn Management on a monthly basis for: a) third party costs incurred by BreitBurn Management on behalf of Devco relating specifically to the Business or the assets of Devco outside of the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice(the "Third Party Costs") b) all costs associated with Devco LTIP or incentive plans (the “LTIP Costs”), and c) all costs and expenses of every type, including labor, materials, and equipment incurred directly in the operation of any property owned by Devco(“Direct Costs”) (the Fixed Fee, LTIP Costs, Direct Costs and the Third Party Costs shall be herein collectively referred to as the "Payment Amount"). For certainty there shall be no duplication in the categories of fees and costs set forth in the foregoing.
 
For certainty the Payment Amount shall constitute payment for both Services and Transition Services (defined below)provided during the period in which the Fixed Fee is payable. However any Transition Services provided during any period during which the Fixed fee is not applicable shall be charged at a reasonable hourly rate basis that reflects cost on a no loss/no gain basis.

(b) Provided, that in the event that BreitBurn Management continues to provide Services pursuant to this Agreement after December 31, 2008, Devco and BreitBurn Management shall meet and determine the scope of Services to be supplied by BreitBurn Management to Devco for the ensuing year and agree to negotiate in good faith to determine a methodology for determining the Fixed Fee Portion of the Payment Amount for such services, which Payment Amount shall represent the costs incurred by BreitBurn Management in providing such Services. In the event that the Parties are unable to agree upon a methodology for determining the Fixed Fee portion of such costs, the issue shall be determined pursuant to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Article X below. The Devco Group shall, however, have the option to extend the existing fee arrangement and Payment Amount as set out in the first paragraph of this section for three (3) months following December 31, 2008 if a transaction has not been closed with respect to the sale of the Devco Group or substantially all of its assets on or before December 1, 2008.
 
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, with respect to the Pre-Existing Equity Plans Obligations as defined pursuant to Section 5.7 of that certain Purchase Agreement by and among Pro LP Corp., Pro GP and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. dated June 16, 2008 for the purchase and sale of all the limited liability interests of BreitBurn Management Company (the “Purchase Agreement”), the Devco Group shall reimburse BreitBurn Management for the cost of the portion of the Pre-Existing Plans Obligations allocated to the Devco Group pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement, and the MLP shall reimburse BreitBurn Management for the cost of the portion of the Pre-Existing Plans Obligations allocated to the MLP pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement. Neither Devco nor the MLP nor any of their respective affiliates shall be responsible for the cost of the Pre-Existing Equity Plans Obligations except as provided in the preceding sentence. Devco and the MLP shall respectively reimburse BreitBurn Management for a portion of the cost of all other awards granted under the Equity Plans (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) on or after the Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) but prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section, as applicable. BreitBurn Management agrees not to make any new grants of employee incentive rights for which the Devco Group would bear any portion of the costs without the prior consent of the Devco Group, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Section 4.1(c) shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

(d) Should the Devco Group during the term hereof reduce the Services it requires under this Agreement, Devco and BreitBurn Management shall meet and identify which BreitBurn Management employees who are listed on schedule 11.3 hereof will need to be terminated by BreitBurn Management as a result of such reduction of Services. If Breitburn Management does not authorize Devco to make an offer of employment to such Person Devco shall have no liabillity to reimburse Breitburn Management for severance costs in respect of that person. If Breitburn Management authorizes Devco to offer employment to such Person and Devco chooses not to offer such person a position Devco shall be responsible for the appropriate portion of the severance obligations relating to such person as is reflected by the portion of such persons time devoted to Devco matters as set out in Schedule 11.3 . The Devco Group shall not be liable for severance obligations not resulting from a reduction of Services. Should the Devco Group reimburse BreitBurn Management for any severance amounts above such amounts shall be repaid to the Devco group if BreitBurn Management rehires the relevant employee within one year of such employees termination.

Section 4.2 Payment of Payment Amount.
 
BreitBurn Management shall invoice Devco on or before the 25th day of each month for the estimated Payment Amount for the next succeeding month, plus or minus any adjustment necessary to correct prior estimated billings to actual billings. Subject to Section 4.3, all invoices shall be due and payable, in immediately available funds, on the last day of the month to which the invoice relates. Upon the request of Devco, BreitBurn Management shall furnish a reasonable detail of the Services provided and charges assessed during any month.
 
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Section 4.3 Disputed Charges.
 
DEVCO MAY, WITHIN 120 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A CHARGE FROM BREITBURN MANAGEMENT, TAKE WRITTEN EXCEPTION TO SUCH CHARGE, ON THE GROUND THAT THE SAME WAS NOT A REASONABLE COST INCURRED BY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT OR ITS AFFILIATES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES. DEVCO SHALL NEVERTHELESS PAY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT IN FULL WHEN DUE THE FULL PAYMENT AMOUNT OWED TO BREITBURN MANAGEMENT. SUCH PAYMENT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT OF DEVCO TO RECOUP ANY CONTESTED PORTION OF ANY AMOUNT SO PAID. HOWEVER, IF THE AMOUNT AS TO WHICH SUCH WRITTEN EXCEPTION IS TAKEN, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IS ULTIMATELY DETERMINED NOT TO BE AN APPROPRIATE COST INCURRED BY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT OR ITS AFFILIATES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROVIDING THE SERVICES HEREUNDER, SUCH AMOUNT OR PORTION THEREOF (AS THE CASE MAY BE) SHALL BE REFUNDED BY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT TO DEVCO TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON AT THE DEFAULT RATE DURING THE PERIOD FROM THE DATE OF PAYMENT BY DEVCO TO THE DATE OF REFUND BY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT.
 
Section 4.4 Set Off.
 
In the event that BreitBurn Management owes Devco a sum certain in an uncontested amount under any other agreement, then any such amounts may be aggregated and Devco and BreitBurn Management may discharge their obligations by netting those amounts against any amounts owed by Devco to BreitBurn Management under this Agreement. If Devco or BreitBurn Management owes the other party a greater aggregate amount, that Party may pay to the other Party the difference between the amounts owe.

Section 4.5 BreitBurn Management's Employees.
 
The obligations under Sections 4.1 and 4.2, to the extent they relate to Services provided by employees of BreitBurn Management or its Affiliates, shall be limited to payment to BreitBurn Management for expenses in connection with its or its Affiliates' employees engaged in the provision of Services hereunder, and Devco shall not be obligated to pay to BreitBurn Management's or its Affiliates' employees directly any compensation, salaries, wages, bonuses, benefits, social security taxes, workers' compensation insurance, retirement and insurance benefits, training and other such expenses; provided, however, that Devco may, at its option, compensate such employees under Devco's Long-Term Incentive Plan for the provision of Services hereunder; and provided further, however, that if BreitBurn Management fails to pay any employee, with the exception of employee claims for amounts owed that BreitBurn Management disputes in good faith, within 30 days of the date such employee's payment is due:
 
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(a) Devco may (i) pay such employee directly, (ii) employ such employee directly, (iii) notify BreitBurn Management and begin to pay all employees providing service to Devco directly, or (iv) notify BreitBurn Management that this Agreement is terminated and employ all employees directly; and
 
(b) BreitBurn Management shall reimburse Devco, as the case may be, the amount Devco paid to BreitBurn Management for employee services that BreitBurn Management did not pay to any such employee.
 
Section 4.6 Approval of Expenses.
 
BreitBurn Management acknowledges that all charges for Services assessed by BreitBurn Management and included in the Payment Amount must be approved by the persons authorized to approve such Payment Amount pursuant to Devco's governance and delegation-of -authority process. Additionally, BreitBurn Management acknowledges that the Audit Committee of Pro GP's Board of Directors may at any time review the Payment Amounts and the levels of Services and, as a result, may direct Devco to decrease the level of Services or to dispute a prior invoice pursuant to Section 4.3. In addition to the information BreitBurn Management is obligated to provide pursuant to Section 4.2, BreitBurn Management shall provide such other information as reasonably necessary to determine the veracity or appropriateness of any Payment Amount hereunder.

ARTICLE V
 
FORCE MAJEURE
 
Section 5.1 Force Majeure.
 
A Party's obligation under this Agreement shall be excused when and to the extent its performance of that obligation is prevented due to Force Majeure; provided, however, that a Party shall not be excused by Force Majeure from any obligation to pay money. The Party that is prevented from performing its obligation by reason of Force Majeure shall promptly notify the other Parties of that fact and shall exercise due diligence to end its inability to perform as promptly as practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party is not required to settle any strike, lockout or other labor dispute in which it may be involved; provided, however, that, in the event of a strike, lockout or other labor dispute affecting BreitBurn Management, BreitBurn Management shall use reasonable efforts to continue to perform all obligations hereunder by utilizing its management personnel and that of its Affiliates.
 
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ARTICLE VI
 
ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCONTRACTS
 
Section 6.1 Assignments.
 
(a) Other than as permitted herein, without the prior consent of BreitBurn Management, none of Devco or the other members of the Devco Group may sell, assign, transfer or convey any of its rights, or delegate any of its obligations, under this Agreement to any Person.
 
(b) Without the prior consent of the Devco, BreitBurn Management may not sell, assign, transfer or convey any of its rights, or delegate any of its obligations, under this Agreement to any Person, other than the delegation of performance of Services to an Affiliate of BreitBurn Management or a qualified third party as permitted by Section 2.4 and the sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance of its rights hereunder to any such Affiliate.
 
Section 6.2 Other Requirements.
 
Subject to the other provisions hereof:
 
(a) All materials and workmanship used or provided in performing the Services shall be in accordance with applicable specifications and standards.
 
(b) BreitBurn Management shall exercise reasonable diligence to obtain the most favorable terms or warranties available from vendors, suppliers and other third parties, and where appropriate, BreitBurn Management shall assign such warranties to Devco.
 
(c) In rendering the Services, BreitBurn Management shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap, and shall comply with all applicable provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and any successor order thereto. Subject to the above, BreitBurn Management shall, to the extent practicable, engage employees who reside in or whose businesses are located in the local area or state where the Services are performed.
 
(d) BreitBurn Management agrees to exercise reasonable diligence to ensure that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall not employ unauthorized aliens as defined in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, or any successor law.
 
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ARTICLE VII
 
TERMINATION
 
Section 7.1 Termination by Devco on behalf of the Devco Group.
 
(a) Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, Devco, on behalf of the Devco Group, may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice of such termination to BreitBurn Management:
 
(i) Provident Energy Trust and its Affiliates cease to maintain a direct or indirect controlling interest in Pro GP or Devco; or
 
(ii) BreitBurn Management's failure to pay any employee within thirty (30) days of the date such employee's payment is due, subject to the limitations described in Section 4.5.
 
Any termination under this Section 7.1(a) shall become effective immediately upon delivery of the notice first described in this Section 7.1(a).
 
(b) In addition to its rights under Section 7.1(a), Devco may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving notice of such termination to BreitBurn Management. Any termination under this Section 7.1(b) shall become effective 90 days after delivery of such notice. For certainty any reduction of Services including a reduction of Services down to nil shall not be considered a termination of this Agreement for the purposes of Devco's ability to continue to receive Transition Services as long as the Transition Period (as defined below) has commenced before the Services are reduced to nil.
 
(c) In the event that BreitBurn Management becomes Bankrupt or involuntarily dissolves or involuntarily commences liquidation or winding-up, this Agreement shall automatically terminate without notice to BreitBurn Management.
 
Section 7.2 Termination by BreitBurn Management.
 
(a) BreitBurn Management may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice of such termination to Devco in the event that Provident Energy Trust and its Affiliates cease to maintain a direct or indirect controlling interest in Pro GP or Devco. Any termination under this Section 7.2(a) shall become effective immediately upon delivery of the notice first described in this Section 7.2(a). A termination under this subsection shall not terminate the obligation to provide Transition Services or the right of the Devco Group to request the Transition Services.

   (b) In addition to its rights under Section 7.2(a), after December 31, 2008, BreitBurn Management may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving notice of such termination to Devco. Any termination under this Section 7.2(b) shall become effective 180 days after delivery of such notice by BreitBurn Management.
 
Section 7.3 Effect of Termination.
 
If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 7.1 or 7.2, all rights and obligations under this Agreement shall cease except for (a) obligations that expressly survive termination of this Agreement; (b) liabilities and obligations that have accrued prior to such termination, including the obligation to pay any amounts that have become due and payable prior to such termination, and (c) the obligation to pay any portion of the Payment Amount that has accrued prior to such termination, even if such portion has not become due and payable at that time.
 
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ARTICLE VIII
 
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
 
Section 8.1 Nondisclosure.
 
Each of BreitBurn Management and the Devco Group agrees that (i) it will not disclose to any third party or use any Confidential Information disclosed to it by the other except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, and (ii) it will take all reasonable measures to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information of the other Party in its possession or control, which will in no event be less than the measures it uses to maintain the confidentiality of its own information of similar type and importance.
 
Section 8.2 Permitted Disclosure.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party may disclose Confidential Information (i) to the extent required by a court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental authority or otherwise as required by law, including without limitation disclosure obligations imposed under the federal securities laws, provided that such Party has given the other Party prior notice of such requirement when legally permissible to permit the other Party to take such legal action to prevent the disclosure as it deems reasonable, appropriate or necessary, or (ii) to its consultants, legal counsel, Affiliates, accountants, banks and other financing sources and their advisors.
 
ARTICLE IX
 
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
 
Section 9.1 Limitation of Liability.
 
Except as may be provided in Section 9.2 below, BreitBurn Management and its controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents and permitted assigns (each, a "BreitBurn Management Party") shall not be liable to the Devco Group and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or permitted assigns (each, a "Devco Group Party") for any liabilities, claims, damages, losses or expenses, including, but not limited to, any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, of a Devco Group Party arising in connection with this Agreement and the Services provided hereunder.
 
Section 9.2 Indemnification.
 
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(a) BreitBurn Management shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Devco Group Parties from and against all liabilities, claims, damages, losses and expenses (including, but not limited to, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees)(collectively referred to as "Damages") of any kind or nature, of third parties unrelated to any Devco Group Party, caused by or arising in connection with the gross negligence or willful misconduct of BreitBurn Management in connection with the performance of the Services, except to the extent that Damages were caused directly or indirectly by acts or omissions of any Devco Group Party.
 
(b) From and after the Effective Date and except for those matters for which BreitBurn Management has indemnity obligations pursuant to Section 9.2(a). the Devco Group shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each BreitBurn Management Party from and against all liabilities, claims, damages, losses and expenses (including, but not limited to, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees)(collectively referred to as "Damages") of any kind or nature, arising from or related to the Business, the Services or their performance by BreitBurn Management under this Agreement.
 
ARTICLE X
 
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
 
If the Parties are unable to resolve any dispute regarding the validity or terms of this Agreement or its termination, service or performance issues, there is a material breach of this Agreement that has not been corrected within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of such breach or any other dispute between the parties related to this Agreement, either party hereto may refer the matter to an arbitrator selected in accordance with the rules of JAMS in Los Angeles County, California as the exclusive remedy for any such dispute, and in lieu of any court action, which is hereby waived. The only exception shall be a claim by either Party for injunctive relief pending arbitration.

ARTICLE XI
 
TRANSITION SERVICES
 
11.1 The Devco Group shall have the right at any time to request commercially reasonable transitional services (the "Transition Services") from BreitBurn Management. Such Transition Services shall provide for the orderly, efficient and timely transition to the Devco Group of the responsibility for the administrative services previously provided by BreitBurn Management hereunder. The Transition Services shall be provided for up to a six (6) month period (the "Transition Period") commencing on the written request by the Devco Group to BreitBurn Management for the Transition Services to commence; provided, however, that such Transition Services shall not extend beyond the termination of this Agreement otherwise provided for herein. Transition Services shall at the request of the Devco Group include, without limitation, the following:
 
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(a)
BreitBurn Management shall segregate all books, records and data that relate to Business or the assets of the Devco Group and provide the Devco Group with a listing of all such books, records and data. BreitBurn Management shall take all such steps, including using reasonable commercial efforts to obtain any applicable approvals, consents, or waivers, as are necessary or appropriate to transfer such books, records and data to the Devco Group.
 
 
(b)
BreitBurn Management shall take all necessary or appropriate steps to transfer and to transition to the Devco Group the information, knowledge and systems data relating to the Services currently provided by Devco under this Agreement, including without limitation, banking arrangements, taxation matters, lease, land, conveyancing and real estate administration matters, treasury matters, insurance coverage matters, information systems matters, human resource matters, marketing matters, operations, development, exploration and geological and geophysical matters, and accounting and audit matters.
 
 
(c)
BreitBurn Management shall take all necessary or appropriate steps, including using reasonable commercial efforts to obtain any applicable approvals, consents or waivers, to transfer all contracts applicable to the Business and the assets of the Devco Group.
 
 
(d)
BreitBurn Management shall take all reasonably necessary or appropriate steps, including using reasonable commercial efforts to obtain any applicable consents, approvals or waivers, in order to transfer all data for all systems relating to the Business and the assets of the Devco Group. The Devco Group shall be entitled to use BreitBurn Management systems, software and hardware until such time as such data is transferred to the Devco Group and the Devco Group systems are fully functional. The transition of such data shall, without limitation, include the data on the systems described on Schedule 11.1 hereto. To the extent software systems can be duplicated at no cost to BreitBurn Management a copy shall be provided to Devco, and to the extent software systems relate solely to the assets of the Devco Group, they shall be transferred to Devco.
 
 
(e)
BreitBurn Management shall take all reasonably necessary or appropriate steps, including using reasonable commercial efforts to obtain any applicable consents, appraisals or waivers, to transfer all technical data and knowledge, studies, reports, working papers, logs and interpretations related to the Business or the assets of the Devco Group to the Devco Group.
 
11.2 The Devco Group shall be entitled to have access to BreitBurn Management and its staff during any period during which Transition Services are being provided, which for certainty shall not last beyond the term hereof. The Devco Group shall also during the Transition Period have access to all books, records, data, systems relating to the Business and the assets of the Devco Group. The Devco Group shall be permitted to have employees or representatives in each of the areas of the services being provided attend at the offices of BreitBurn Management during normal business hours during the Transition Period and BreitBurn Management shall provide such persons with reasonable working areas comparable with BreitBurn Management employees.
 
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11.3 For certainty, the Transition Services shall at all time include reasonable access to the appropriate individual at BreitBurn Management and its affiliates for the purpose of providing the Devco Group with data, consultations and history reasonably related to the matters being transitioned. The staff of BreitBurn Management that the Devco Group shall have access to shall include, without limitation, those employees listed on Schedule 11.3 hereto.
 
11.4 The Devco Group shall be entitled during the Transition Period to offer employment or service contracts to those employees of BreitBurn Management who are field workers or officed at the Orcutt Field Office. BreitBurn Management agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Devco Group in obtaining the transfer of the employment of such personnel to the Devco Group. BreitBurn Management and the Devco Group agree to meet and discuss whether it would be appropriate for other employees of BreitBurn Management who spend a material amount of time on Devco Group matters to transfer their employment to the Devco Group at the end of the Transition Period.
 
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11.5 BreitBurn Management and the Devco Group will take all reasonably necessary or appropriate steps, (including using reasonable commercial efforts to cause its affiliates to take necessary or appropriate steps and reasonably commercial efforts to obtain applicable consents, approvals and waivers) to segregate any employee plans and the obligations thereunder such that the Devco Group will only have liability under the employee plans relating to it. BreitBurn Management agrees that it will use all reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. continues to hold at least 50% of the capital of BreitBurn Management for as long as the Devco Group continues to have employee awards outstanding under its LTIP Plans.
 
11.6 BreitBurn Management acknowledges that Provident Energy Ltd. may sell all or any portion of the Devco Group, or all or a portion of its assets and therefore the Devco Group shall be entitled to assign the rights it has to obtain the Transition Services hereunder to any purchaser of the Devco Group, any part thereof, or any of its assets.
 
11.7 The request for, and the provision of, Transition Services hereunder shall for certainty not affect payment amounts under Section 4.1 for as long as the Fixed Fee in the first paragraph of Section 4.1 is applicable. If Transition Services are required after the period during which the Fixed Fee in the first paragraph of Section 4.1 is applicable they will be provided at cost on a no loss/no gain basis.
 
11.8 For a one year period after the Devco Group first notifying BreitBurn Management, in writing, that it wishes BreitBurn Management to commence providing Transition Services, BreitBurn Management hereby acknowledges and agrees to make available to the Devco Group, upon receipt of written notice therefrom, such information and records regarding the Services previously provided pursuant hereto. BreitBurn Management also agrees to provide, on the request of the Devco Group, Services relating to the preparation of historical financial statements or other historical statements necessary for any purchaser of the Devco Group, any part of the Devco Group or all or any portion of the assets of the Devco Group.
 
ARTICLE XI1
 
GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Section 12.1 Notices.
 
All notices or other communications required or permitted under, or otherwise in connection with, this Agreement must be in writing and must be given by depositing same in the mail, addressed to the Person to be notified, postpaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested or by transmitting by national overnight courier or by transmitting by national overnight courier or by delivering such notice in person or by facsimile to such Party. Notice given by mail, national overnight courier or personal delivery shall be effective upon actual receipt. Notice given by facsimile shall be effective upon confirmation of receipt when transmitted by facsimile if transmitted during the recipient's normal business hours or at the beginning of the recipient's next business day after receipt if not transmitted during the recipient's normal business hours. All notices to be sent to a Party pursuant to this Agreement shall be sent to or made at the address, in each case as follows:
 
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if to Pro GP:
 
Pro GP Corp.
2100, 250-2nd Street S.W. 
Calgary, AB T2P 0C1
Attention: Thomas W. Buchanan
Fax: (403) 294-0111
 
if to Devco:

2100, 250-2nd Street S.W. 
Calgary, AB T2P 0C1
Attention: Thomas W. Buchanan
Fax: (403) 294-0111
 
if to BreitBurn Management:
 
BreitBurn Management Company LLC
515 South Flower Street, Suite 4800 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attention: Halbert S. Washburn
Fax: (213) 225-5917
 
Section 12.2 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.
 
Section 12.3 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.
 
Section 12.4 Integration.
 
This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement among the Parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.
 
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Section 12.5 Creditors.
 
None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of Devco.
 
Section 12.6 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 of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
 
Section 12.7 Counterparts.
 
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute an agreement binding on all the 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.
 
Section 12.8 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.
 
Section 12.9 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.
 
Section 12.10 Amendment or Restatement.
 
This Agreement may be amended or restated only by a written instrument executed by each of the Parties; provided, however, that BreitBurn Management may not, without the prior approval of its Conflicts Committee, agree to any amendment or modification of this Agreement that the Conflicts Committee determines will adversely affect the holders of common units representing limited partner interests in the MLP.. The Parties hereto agree that, for purposes of this Section 12.10, any material change in the nature, quantity or duration of the Services to be provided under this Agreement prior to December 31, 2008 (but not thereafter) shall constitute a modification of this Agreement.
 
Section 12.11 Directly or Indirectly.
 
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Where any provision of this Agreement refers to action to be taken by any Party, or which such Party is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Party, including actions taken by or on behalf of any Affiliate of such Party.
 
Section 12.12 Prior Services.
 
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to change, affect or supercede the provisions of the prior Administrative Services Agreement amended hereby and the parties each remain responsible for all obligations, costs, liabilities and benefits provided for under that prior agreement through the Effective Date of this Restated and Amended Agreement (and for such extended periods as may have been provided for thereunder, as applicable).
 
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Exhibit 10.5

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on, and effective as of, the Effective Date.
 
   
By:
    /s/ Thomas W. Buchanan
   
Name:
Thomas W. Buchanan 
   
Title:
President 
 
BREITBURN ENERGY COMPANY L.P. By: Pro GP
Corp., its General Partner
   
By:
    /s/ Thomas W. Buchanan
   
Name:
Thomas W. Buchanan
   
Title:
President
   
 
BREITBURN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
   
By:
    /s/ James G. Jackson
   
Name:
James G. Jackson
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer



SCHEDULE I
 
SERVICES PROVIDED BY BREITBURN MANAGEMENT TO DEVCO
 
1.
Accounting
 
2.
Information Technology
 
3.
Real Property
 
4.
Legal
 
5.
Operations/Reservoir Engineering/Geology/Geophysics
 
6.
Administrative Services
 
7.
Financial Services
 
8.
Insurance Service
 
9.
Risk Management
 
10.
Corporate Development
 
11.
Commercial and Marketing
 
12.
Treasury
 
13.
Tax
 
14.
Audit
 
15.
SOX
 
16.
Investor Relations
 
17.
EH & S
 
18.
HR
 
19.
Regulatory Compliance
 
20.
Land Administration
 
For certainty, the Services shall include such services as are necessary to carry on the Business in accordance with the applicable budgets approved by the board of directors Pro GP Corp, shall be consistent in scope to the Services that have historically been provided hereunder, and shall be provided in accordance with the more detailed descriptions attached as Annex A to this Schedule 1.



ANNEX A
to Schedule 1 of the Administrative Services Agreement dated June 16, 2008.

Land Administration Services

BreitBurn Management will provide services relating to:

 
(a)
Administering and maintaining in force all oil and gas properties of the Devco Group (the "Oil and Gas Properties");
 
 
(b)
Maintaining and updating all lease, ownership, contract, and property records and databases relating to the Oil and Gas Properties;
 
 
(c)
Maintaining and updating all royalty payment and division order reports and databases;
 
 
(d)
Identifying, paying, and appropriately invoicing all rentals, surface damage payments, right of way payments, shut in payments, and other payments required by the Oil and Gas Properties;
 
 
(e)
Maintaining all land, contract, division of interest, lease files, and other files relating to the subject land administration functions; and
 
 
(f)
Such other administrative services as the Devco Group may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to administer or maintain the Oil and Gas Properties including with respect to suspense accounts.
 
 
(g)
BreitBurn Management agrees to keep the Devco Group fully apprised in a timely manner of every circumstance, action, occurrence or event occurring or arising that would be relevant and material to the Devco Group.
 
Real Estate Services

BreitBurn Management will provide such real estate services to the Devco Group in order to maintain protect and promote all real estate entities currently held by DevCo. Among others, this would specifically relate to office leases, the apartment buildings in West Pico and all activities at Orcutt (including the ongoing North Hill development and permits).

Legal Services

BreitBurn Management will provide such legal services to the Devco Group as are necessary in order to maintain and protect the Business and the assets of the Devco Group.

Operational Services

BreitBurn Management shall:



 
(a)
Continue to carry out planned budget/forecast activities and indicate any significant deviations to the plan.
 
 
(b)
Ongoing technical work (engineering/reservoir/G&G) required to support ongoing planned development of assets.
 
 
(c)
Maintain, apply for and renew all regulatory permitting and licensing to maintain current operations and activity or development included in the budget/forecast.
 
SOX Services

BreitBurn Management shall remain in compliance with and ensure the Devco Group remains in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This includes ensuring that entity, activity and general computer controls have been designed appropriately and are operating effectively.

Accounting Services

BreitBurn Management shall:

 
(d)
Continue to provide payroll/benefit services for Houston and Lynchberg employees of Kinetic Resources U.S.A.
 
 
(e)
Continue to remit U.S. withholding taxes on instructions for remittance for midstream operations on a timely basis.
 
 
(f)
Continue to pay royalties on West Pico, on a timely basis (and other areas).
 
 
(g)
Continue to administer and manage the real estate development activities.
 
 
(h)
Continue to provide reporting in accordance with the following:
 
Provident reporting requirement 
 Business day of
the month
following the
period being
reported on
       
a) Regular Month-ends
 
Item #
 
Description
 
1
 
KUSA Payroll amounts
3
2
 
Proholdco Consolidated Balance Sheet & Income Statement (YTD and MTD)
9
3
 
Non-Controlling Interest Reconciliation
9
4
 
Proholdco Consolidated Capital Spending Summary that ties into Change in PPE
9
5
 
Revenue & Royalty breakdown for Month and YTD
9
6
 
Intercompany transaction detail (Proholdco and Devco)
9
7
 
PHC Distribution summary (in months of Distribution or adjustment)
9
8
 
Details of "Capital" or retained earnings changes (in months of change)
9
9
 
Proholdco "Other payables" detail- Looking for taxes payable and currently that is where it is booked
9
10
 
Breakdown of Management Fees (how much is with Provident and how much is third party)
9
11
 
Breakdown of Tax provision on P&L (how much is current and how much is future)
9
12
 
Interest expense breakdown- Realized, unrealized and interest expense
9
13
 
Monthly & YTD production
9
14
 
Option expense Models with Summary sheets
9
15
 
Summary of ARO change in the month
9
16
 
Summary of Acquisition transactions including cash paid, non cash items recorded and breakdown of assets acquired (PPE, AR, AP etc.)
9
       
b) Quarter-ends
 
       
17
 
Full cost depletion adjustment (if reserves are in, if not an estimate)
9
18
 
Capital Accrual balance
9
19
 
Balance of townlot accrued liability.
9
20
 
Production volumes by area- QTD and YTD
11
21
 
Capital Spending broken down by area- Should tie back to Capital Spending summary
11
22
 
Listing of letters of credit and changes to debt borrowing base
11
23
 
Any cash taxes paid (Income and withholding taxes)
11
       
c) Annual
 
       
24
 
Summary of Commitments (leases, etc.)
11

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Approval Levels
 
Other than pursuant to commitments set forth in Devco's annual budget of capital expenditures, operating expenses and general and administrative expenses as supplemented by forecast updates thereto, BreitBurn Management shall not cause Devco to directly or indirectly do any of the following without the prior approval of a designated representative of Pro GP Corp: (i) sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber any assets, except in the ordinary course of business for a consideration in excess of $250,000 in aggregate or incur any capital expenditure for the period following the date hereof in excess of $50,000 individually or $250,000 in aggregate, or except for the sale of petroleum substances in the ordinary course of business and consistent with Devco's current marketing practices; (ii) acquire by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or acquisition of shares or assets) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or division thereof, or, except for investments in securities for hedging purposes made in the ordinary course of business and in any event not in excess of $250,000, make any investment either by purchase of shares or securities, contributions of capital, property transfer, or, except in the ordinary course of business, purchase of any property or assets of any other individual or entity; (iii) enter into any material joint venture, farm-out or other partnering arrangement; (iv) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or any other material liability or obligation or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for, the obligations of any other individual or entity, or make any loans or advances; (v) pay, discharge or satisfy any material claims, liabilities or obligations other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, of liabilities reflected or reserved against in its financial statements or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (vi) authorize, recommend or propose any release or relinquishment of any material contract right; (vii) waive, release, grant or transfer any rights of material value or modify or a change in any material respect any existing license, lease, contract, production sharing agreement, government land concession, development plan or other document; (viii) enter into or terminate any interest rate swaps, currency swaps, hedges or any other rate fixing agreement for a financial transaction or enter into any hedge, put or call arrangement of any sort or any forward sale agreement for commodities; (ix) authorize or propose any of the foregoing, or enter into or modify any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing except as permitted above; or make any payments under any employee incentive plans for which Devco is responsible.

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Schedule 11.1

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Schedule 11.3


 
EX-10.6 9 v117915_ex10-6.htm
Exhibit 10.6

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE OPERATIONS AND PROCEEDS AGREEMENT
 
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Operations and Proceeds Agreement (the “Agreement”), relating to the Dominugez Field and dated October 10, 2006, is entered into this 17th day of June, 2008, by and between BreitBurn Energy Company L.P. (Owner-Operator) and BreitBurn Operating L.P. (Counterparty). Capitalized terms used but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
 
WITNESSETH
 
WHEREAS, in connection with the sale by each of Pro GP Corp. and Pro LP Corp of all of their limited partner interests and limited liability company interests in BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. and BreitBurn Management Company, LLC, respectively, Owner-Operator and Counterparty are no longer Affiliates; and
 
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend and restate the termination provisions set forth in Section 6.1 of the Agreement.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the benefits herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
 
1. Section 6.1 Termination. Section 6.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
 
“This Agreement shall terminate upon the first to occur of:
 
(a) the Assignment executed pursuant to Section 4.1 becoming effective in accordance with its terms; and
 
(b) Owner-Operator and Counterparty mutually agree in writing to such termination.”
 

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

BREITBURN ENERGY COMPANY L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
   
By: 
    /s/ Randall H. Breitenbach
 
Name:    Randall H. Breitenbach
 
Title:      Co-Chief Executive Officer

BREITBURN OPERATING L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
   
By: 
BreitBurn Operating GP, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, its general partner

By: 
    /s/ Randall H. Breitenbach
 
Name:  Randall H. Breitenbach
 
Title:    Co-Chief Executive Officer
 
Signature Page
 

EX-10.7 10 v117915_ex10-7.htm
Exhibit 10.7

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE SURFACE OPERATING AGREEMENT
 
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Surface Operating Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated October 10, 2006, is entered into this 17th day of June, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), by and between BreitBurn Energy Company L.P. and its predecessor BreitBurn Energy Corporation (collectively Surface Operator) and BreitBurn Operating L.P. (“Owner”). Capitalized terms used but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
 
WHEREAS, in connection with the sale by each of Pro GP Corp. and Pro LP Corp. of all of their limited partner interests and limited liability company interests in BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. and BreitBurn Management, LLC, respectively, the Parties desire to amend and restate the termination provisions set forth in Section 6.1 of the Agreement;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the benefits herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
 
1. Section 6.1 Termination. Section 6.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
 
“This Agreement shall terminate upon the first to occur of:
 
(a) the assignment by Surface Operator to Owner of the Surface Use Agreement following the receipt of all consents necessary therefor; and
 
(b) the Owner and Surface Operator mutually agree in writing to such termination.”
 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
 
BREITBURN ENERGY COMPANY L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership

By:
    /s/ Randall H. Breitenbach
 
Name:
Randall H. Breitenbach
 
Title:
Co-Chief Executive Officer

BREITBURN ENERGY CORPORATION,
a California corporation

By:
    /s/ Randall H. Breitenbach
 
Name:
Randall H. Breitenbach
 
Title:
Co-President

BREITBURN OPERATING L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership

By:
BreitBurn Operating GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner
       
 
By:
    /s/ Randall H. Breitenbach
   
Name:
Randall H. Breitenbach
   
Title:
Co-Chief Executive Officer

Signature Page


EX-10.8 11 v117915_ex10-8.htm
Exhibit 10.8

Execution Copy

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TERMINATION
 
June 17, 2008
 
Provident Energy Trust
2100, 250 – 2nd Street 
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0C1
Canada

Re:
Omnibus Agreement, dated October 10, 2006 (the “Omnibus Agreement”), by and among Provident Energy Trust, an open-ended unincorporated investment trust formed under the laws of the Province of Alberta (“Provident”), Pro GP Corp., a Delaware corporation, BreitBurn Energy Company L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, BreitBurn GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”), and BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”).
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
Reference is hereby made to the Omnibus Agreement for all purposes. Any capitalized term used but not defined herein has the meaning given such term in the Omnibus Agreement.
 
Upon the sale by Provident of its limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “Partnership Interests”) and its limited liability company interests in BreitBurn Management (the “BreitBurn Management Interests”) to the Partnership on June 17, 2008 (the “Closing Date”), Provident and its Affiliates no longer maintain a direct or indirect controlling interest in the General Partner.
 
In connection therewith, the Parties acknowledge and agree that effective concurrently with the consummation on the Closing Date of such purchase and sale of the Partnership Interests and the BreitBurn Management Interests (a) all rights of the Partnership Group under Section 3.1, if any, of the Omnibus Agreement in connection with the sale by Provident of the Partnership Interests and BreitBurn Management Interests to the Partnership shall be waived and (b) the Omnibus Agreement shall be terminated in all respects.
 
Please indicate your acknowledgement of and agreement to the termination of the Omnibus Agreement and other matters described above by executing this acknowledgement letter agreement in the space provided below.
 
[Signature page follows.]



Sincerely,
 
BREITBURN GP, LLC
   
By:
    /s/ James G. Jackson   
 
Name: James G. Jackson
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
   
By:
BreitBurn GP, LLC,
 
its general partner
   
By:
    /s/ James G. Jackson
 
Name: James G. Jackson
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer

Agreed to and accepted
this 17th day of June, 2008:

PROVIDENT ENERGY TRUST
 
PRO LP CORP.
         
By:
    /s/ Thomas W. Buchanan
 
By:
    /s/ Thomas W. Buchanan
 
Name: Thomas W. Buchanan
   
Name: Thomas W. Buchanan
 
Title: President
   
Title:

PRO GP CORP.
 
BREITBURN ENERGY COMPANY L.P.
         
     
By:
Pro GP Corp., its general partner
By:
    /s/ Thomas W. Buchanan
     
 
Name: Thomas W. Buchanan
     
 
Title: President
     
     
By:
    /s/ Thomas W. Buchanan
       
Name: Thomas W. Buchanan
       
Title: President

Signature Page


 
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