Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of
April 21, 2015, is among SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the “MLP”), the other Borrowers signatories hereto (together with
the MLP, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), the several banks
and other financial institutions or entities signatories hereto (the “Lenders”),
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the
“Administrative Agent”).

RECITALS

A. The Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to a
Credit Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2013, as amended by Amendment No. 1,
dated as of August 28, 2013 and by Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 9, 2014 (as
so amended and as otherwise amended, supplemented or modified prior to the date
hereof, the “Credit Agreement”).

B. The Borrowers have requested that the Credit Agreement be amended in the
manner set forth herein.

C. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
set forth in this Amendment, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the
Revolving Lenders agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment
shall have the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is amended,
effective as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), as
follows:

(a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following new definition in the appropriate alphabetic order:

““Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” means April 21, 2015.”

(b) Section 2.16(f)(iii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following sentence at the end of such clause (iii):

“For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and
after Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent
shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat)
the Loans as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).”

 

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(c) Section 7.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:

“(a) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as at
the last day of any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters, commencing with
the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2015 and for every Fiscal Quarter
thereafter, to exceed 4.50 to 1.00; provided, however, that during a Specified
Acquisition Period, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall not exceed during the
period commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2015 and for every
Fiscal Quarter thereafter, 5.00 to 1.00.”

Section 3. Fees. On the Third Amendment Effective Date the Borrowers shall pay
the following fees to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender
that consents to and executes this Amendment on or prior to the Third Amendment
Effective Date a fee equal to 0.10% of the amount of its Revolving Commitment in
effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the Third Amendment Effective
Date.

Section 4. Amendment Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received:

i. an original counterpart of this Amendment, duly executed by each Borrower,
the Administrative Agent and the Majority Revolving Lenders; and

ii. a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of each Borrower certifying
that (A) each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or
pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date as if made on and as of
such date (except to the extent (x) any such representations and warranties
relate, by their terms, to a specific date, in which case such representations
and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of
such specific date and (y) any such representations and warranties are qualified
by materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true
and correct in all respects) and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on the Third Amendment Effective Date; and

(b) the Borrowers shall have paid (i) the fees referred to in Section 3 of this
Amendment and (ii) all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the
Administrative Agent and the Arranger to the extent invoiced at least one
(1) day prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, plus such additional
amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its
reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be
incurred by it through the date upon which the Amendment shall be effective
(provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of
accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

The date on which such conditions have been satisfied (or waived) is referred to
herein as the “Third Amendment Effective Date”; provided that the Amendment
shall not be effective if the conditions referred to herein are not satisfied
(or waived) within 60 days of the date that the Amendment is duly executed by
each Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Revolving Lender.

 

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Section 5. Representations and Warranties. Each Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders as follows:

(a) Each Borrower has the corporate, partnership or limited liability company
power and authority to make, deliver and perform this Amendment.

(b) Each Borrower has taken all necessary corporate, partnership or limited
liability company action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
this Amendment.

(c) No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by, or
in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in
connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability
of this Amendment.

(d) This Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each
Borrower, enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with its terms, except
as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights or
remedies generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is
sought by proceedings in equity or at law).

(e) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not
(a) violate any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of any Group
Member, except where any such violation would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) result in, or require, the creation
or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues
pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other
than the Liens created by the Security Documents), except where any such
creation or imposition of any such Lien would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.

(g) Since December 31, 2014, there has been no development or event that has had
or is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6. Limited Effect. Except as expressly provided hereby, all of the terms
and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are and
shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by
each Borrower and the other Loan Parties. The amendments contained herein shall
not be construed as a waiver or amendment of any other provision of the Credit
Agreement or the other Loan Documents or for any purpose except as expressly set
forth herein or a consent to any further or future action on the part of any
Borrower or the other Loan Parties that would require the waiver or consent of
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

Section 7. Effect of Amendment. On and after the Third Amendment Effective Date,
each reference to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall be deemed to
be a reference

 

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to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment. On and after the Third
Amendment Effective Date, this Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for
all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. On and after
the Third Amendment Effective Date, the terms “Agreement”, “this Agreement”,
“herein”, “hereinafter”, “hereto”, “hereof”, and words of similar import, as
used in the Credit Agreement, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean
the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

Section 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by all parties hereto in
any number of separate counterparts each of which may be delivered in original,
facsimile or other electronic (e.g., “.pdf”) form and all of such counterparts
taken together constitute one instrument.

Section 9. References. The words “hereby,” “herein,” “hereinabove,”
“hereinafter,” “hereinbelow,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in this Amendment refer to this Amendment as a whole and not to any
particular article, section or provision of this Amendment.

Section 10. Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several sections of this
Amendment are inserted for convenience only and do not in any way affect the
meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment.

Section 11. Governing Law. This Amendment is governed by and will be construed
in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

Section 12. Final Agreement of the Parties. THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND
MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE
PARTIES.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be made,
executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.

 

SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. By: SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
HAVERHILL COKE COMPANY LLC By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
MIDDLETOWN COKE COMPANY, LLC By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
HAVERHILL COGENERATION COMPANY LLC By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
MIDDLETOWN COGENERATION COMPANY LLC By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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SUNCOKE LAKE TERMINAL LLC By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President SUNCOKE LOGISTICS LLC By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President MARIGOLD DOCK, INC. By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President CEREDO LIQUID TERMINAL, LLC By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President KANAWHA RIVER TERMINALS, LLC By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President

 

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GATEWAY ENERGY & COKE COMPANY, LLC By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President GATEWAY COGENERATION COMPANY, LLC
By:

/s/ FAY WEST

Name: Fay West Title: Senior Vice President

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as a Lender By:

/s/ PETER S. PREDUN

Name: Peter S. Predun Title: Executive Director

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender By:

/s/ JONATHAN M. PHILLIPS

Name: Jonathan M. Phillips Title: Senior Vice President

 

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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender By:

/s/ LUKE SYME

Name: Luke Syme Title: Assistant Vice President

 

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Citibank, N.A., as a Lender By:

/s/ DAVID JAFFE

Name: David Jaffe Title: Vice President

 

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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a

Lender

By:

/s/ JAMES L. MOYES

Name: James L. Moyes Title: Authorised Signatory

 

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Wells Fargo Bank,, N.A., as a Lender By:

/s/ MICHAEL BROMFIELD

Name: Michael Bromfield Title: Senior Vice President

 

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Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as a

Lender

By:

/s/ MIKHAIL FAYBUSOVICH

Name: Mikhail Faybusovich Title: Authorized Signatory By:

/s/ D. ANDREW MALETTA

Name: D. Andrew Maletta Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender By:

/s/ JASON C. HEDRICK

Name: Jason C. Hedrick Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as a Lender By:

/s/ JAMIE MINIERI

Name: Jamie Minieri Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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