Exhibit 10.2
EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
     SECTION 1. Purpose of the Plan.
     The Eagle Rock Energy Partners Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) has
been adopted by Eagle Rock Energy G&P, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “General Partner”), the general partner of Eagle Rock Energy GP, L.P.,
which is, in turn, the general partner of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”). The Plan is intended to
promote the interests of the Partnership and its Affiliates by providing to
Employees, Consultants and Directors incentive compensation awards based on
Units to encourage superior performance. The Plan is also contemplated to
enhance the ability of the Partnership and its Affiliates to attract and retain
the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability
of the Partnership and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to
advancing the business of the Partnership.
     SECTION 2. Definitions.
     As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
     “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.
     “Award” means an Option, Restricted Unit, Phantom Unit, Substitute Award or
Unit Award granted under the Plan, and shall include any tandem DERs granted
with respect to a Phantom Unit.
     “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement by which an
Award shall be evidenced.
     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the General Partner.
     “Change of Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon one or
more of the following events:
          (i) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of those terms as used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, other than or members of the
NRG Group, shall become the beneficial owner, by way of merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reorganization or otherwise, of 50% or more of the voting
power of the voting securities of the General Partner or the Partnership;

 

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          (ii) the limited partners of the General Partner or the Partnership
approve, in one or a series of transactions, a plan of complete liquidation of
the General Partner or the Partnership;
          (iii) the sale or other disposition by the General Partner or the
Partnership of all or substantially all of its assets in one or more
transactions to any Person other than an Affiliate; or
          (iv) the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner or the
Partnership ceases to be the general partner of the Partnership.
For purposes of this Plan, “NRG Group” shall mean Natural Gas Partners VII,
L.P., Natural Gas Partners VIII, L.P., Natural Gas Partners, L.L.C. d/b/a NGP
Energy Capital Management, and their respective Affiliates (other than the
Partnership, the General Partner, the general partner of the Partnership and
their respective subsidiaries) and their Affiliate’s respective directors,
officers, shareholders, members, managers, representatives of management
committees and employees (and members of their respective families and trusts
for the primary benefit of such family members).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that is subject to
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, “Change of Control” shall have the
meaning ascribed to “change of control events” in the regulations issued with
respect to Section 409A.
     “Committee” means the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board or
such other committee as may be appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.
     “Consultant” means an individual who renders consulting or advisory
services to General Partner or an Affiliate thereof, other than a member of the
NRG Group.
     “DER” means a distribution equivalent right, being a contingent right,
granted in tandem with a specific Phantom Unit, to receive with respect to each
Unit subject to the Award an amount in cash equal to the cash distributions made
by the Partnership with respect to a Unit during the period such Award is
outstanding.
     “Director” means a member of the Board or the board of an Affiliate of the
General Partner who is not an Employee or a Consultant (other than in that
individual’s capacity as a Director).
     “Employee” means an employee of the Partnership or an Affiliate of the
Partnership, other than a member of the NRG Group.
     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     “Fair Market Value” means, on any relevant date, the closing sales price of
a Unit on the principal national securities exchange or other market in which
trading in Units occurs on the last market trading day prior to the applicable
day (or, if there is no trading in the Units on such date, on the next preceding
day on which there was trading) as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or other
reporting service approved by the Committee). If Units are not traded on a
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securities exchange or other market at the time a determination of Fair Market
Value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of Fair Market Value
shall be made in good faith by the Committee.
     “Option” means an option to purchase Units granted under the Plan.
     “Participant” means an Employee, Consultant or Director granted an Award
under the Plan.
     “Partnership Agreement” means the Agreement of Limited Partnership of the
Partnership, as it may be amended or amended and restated from time to time.
     “Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association,
governmental agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity.
     “Phantom Unit” means a notional Unit granted under the Plan which upon
vesting entitles the Participant to receive a Unit or an amount of cash equal to
the Fair Market Value of a Unit, as determined by the Committee in its
discretion.
     “Restricted Period” means the period established by the Committee with
respect to an Award during which the Award remains subject to forfeiture and is
either not exercisable by or payable to the Participant, as the case may be.
     “Restricted Unit” means a Unit granted under the Plan that is subject to a
Restricted Period.
     “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act
or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time.
     “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor
thereto.
     “Substitute Award” means an award granted pursuant to Section 6(d) of the
Plan.
     “UDR” means a distribution made by the Partnership with respect to a
Restricted Unit.
     “Unit” means a Common Unit of the Partnership.
     “Unit Award” means an award granted pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Plan.
     SECTION 3. Administration.
     The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. A majority of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of the members of the
Committee who are present at any meeting thereof at which a quorum is present,
or acts unanimously approved by the members of the Committee in writing, shall
be the acts of the Committee. Subject to the following and any applicable law,
the Committee, in its sole discretion, may delegate any or all of its powers and
duties under the Plan, including the power to grant Awards under the Plan, to
the Chief

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Executive Officer of the General Partner, subject to such limitations on such
delegated powers and duties as the Committee may impose, if any. Upon any such
delegation all references in the Plan to the “Committee”, other than in
Section 7, shall be deemed to include the Chief Executive Officer. Any such
delegation shall not limit the Chief Executive Officer’s right to receive Awards
under the Plan; provided, however, the Chief Executive Officer may not grant
Awards to himself, a Director or any executive officer of the General Partner or
an Affiliate, or take any action with respect to any Award previously granted to
himself, a person who is an executive officer or a Director. Subject to the
terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers
and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall
have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the
type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the
number of Units to be covered by Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions
of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what
circumstances Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, or forfeited;
(vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating
to an Award made under the Plan; (vii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such
rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for
the proper administration of the Plan; and (viii) make any other determination
and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for
the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply
any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or an Award Agreement in
such manner and to such extent as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate.
Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations,
determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to
the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may
be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all
Persons, including, without limitation, the General Partner, the Partnership,
any Affiliate, any Participant, and any beneficiary of any Participant.
     SECTION 4. Units.
     (a) Limits on Units Deliverable. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4(c), the number of Units that may be delivered with respect to Awards
under the Plan is 1,000,000. Units withheld from an Award to satisfy the
Partnership’s or an Affiliate’s tax withholding obligations with respect to the
Award shall not be considered to be Units delivered under the Plan for this
purpose. If any Award is forfeited, cancelled, exercised, or otherwise
terminates or expires without the actual delivery of Units pursuant to such
Award (the grant of Restricted Units is not a delivery of Units for this
purpose), the Units subject to such Award shall again be available for Awards
under the Plan. There shall not be any limitation on the number of Awards that
may be granted and paid in cash.
     (b) Sources of Units Deliverable Under Awards. Any Units delivered pursuant
to an Award shall consist, in whole or in part, of Units acquired in the open
market, from any Affiliate, the Partnership or any other Person, or any
combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
     (c) Anti-dilution Adjustments. With respect to any “equity restructuring”
event that could result in an additional compensation expense to the Company or
the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of FAS 123R if adjustments to Awards
with respect to such event were discretionary, the Committee shall equitably
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each outstanding Award and the terms and conditions, including the exercise
price and performance criteria (if any), of such Award to equitably reflect such
restructuring event and shall adjust the number and type of Units (or other
securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted after such
event. With respect to any other similar event that would not result in a FAS
123R accounting charge if the adjustment to Awards with respect to such event
were subject to discretionary action, the Committee shall have complete
discretion to adjust Awards in such manner as it deems appropriate with respect
to such other event.
     SECTION 5. Eligibility.
     Any Employee, Consultant or Director shall be eligible to be designated a
Participant and receive an Award under the Plan.
     SECTION 6. Awards.
     (a) Options. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the
Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Options shall be granted, the
number of Units to be covered by each Option, the purchase price therefor and
the Restricted Period and other conditions and limitations applicable to the
exercise of the Option, including the following terms and conditions and such
additional terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine, that are not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.
     (i) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Unit purchasable under an Option
shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted but,
except with respect to Substitute Awards, may not be less than the Fair Market
Value of a Unit as of the date of grant of the Option.
     (ii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the
exercise terms and the Restricted Period with respect to an Option grant, which
may include, without limitation, a provision for accelerated vesting upon the
achievement of specified performance goals or other events, and the method or
methods by which payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made
or deemed to have been made, which may include, without limitation, cash, check
acceptable to the General Partner, a “cashless-broker” exercise through
procedures approved by the General Partner, or any combination of methods,
having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise
price.
     (iii) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Option
grant, upon termination of a Participant’s employment with the General Partner
and its Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any
reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all unvested Options shall be
forfeited by the Participant. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in
whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant’s Options.
     (b) Restricted Units and Phantom Units. The Committee shall have the
authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom
Restricted Units or Phantom Units shall be granted, the number of Restricted
Units or Phantom Units to be granted to each such Participant, the Restricted
Period, the conditions under which the Restricted Units or Phantom

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Units may become vested or forfeited and such other terms and conditions as the
Committee may establish with respect to such Awards.
     (i) DERs. To the extent provided by the Committee, in its discretion, a
grant of Phantom Units may include a tandem DER grant, which may provide that
such DERs shall be paid directly to the Participant, be credited to a
bookkeeping account (with or without interest in the discretion of the
Committee) subject to the same vesting restrictions as the tandem Phantom Unit
Award, or be subject to such other provisions or restrictions as determined by
the Committee in its discretion. Absent a contrary provision in the Award
Agreement, DERs shall be paid to the Participant without restriction.
     (ii) UDRs. To the extent provided by the Committee, in its discretion, a
grant of Restricted Units may provide that distributions made by the Partnership
with respect to the Restricted Units shall be subject to the same forfeiture and
other restrictions as the Restricted Unit and, if restricted, such distributions
shall be held, without interest, until the Restricted Unit vests or is forfeited
with the UDR being paid or forfeited at the same time, as the case may be.
Absent such a restriction on the UDRs in the Award Agreement, UDRs shall be paid
to the holder of the Restricted Unit without restriction.
     (iii) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the
Restricted Units or Phantom Units Award Agreement, upon termination of a
Participant’s employment with, or consultant services to, the General Partner
and its Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any
reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding, unvested
Restricted Units and Phantom Units awarded the Participant shall be
automatically forfeited on such termination. The Committee may, in its
discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a
Participant’s Restricted Units and/or Phantom Units.
     (iv) Lapse of Restrictions.
     (A) Phantom Units. Upon or as soon as reasonably practical following the
vesting of each Phantom Unit, subject to the provisions of Section 8(b), the
Participant shall be entitled to receive one Unit or cash equal to the Fair
Market Value of a Unit, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
     (B) Restricted Units. Upon or as soon as reasonably practical following the
vesting of each Restricted Unit, subject to satisfying the tax withholding
obligations of Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to have the
restrictions removed from his or her Unit certificate so that the Participant
then holds an unrestricted Unit.
     (c) Unit Awards. Units not subject to a Restricted Period may be granted
under the Plan to any Employee, Consultant or Director as a bonus or additional
compensation or in lieu of cash compensation the individual is otherwise
entitled to receive, in such amounts as the Committee determines to be
appropriate.
     (d) Substitute Awards. Awards may be granted under the Plan in substitution
for similar awards held by individuals who become Employees, Consultants or
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of a merger, consolidation or acquisition by the Partnership or an Affiliate of
another entity or the assets of another entity. Such Substitute Awards that are
Options may have exercise prices less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit on
the date of such substitution.
     (e) General.
     (i) Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together. Awards may, in the
discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in
tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award granted under the Plan or
any award granted under any other plan of the Partnership or any Affiliate.
Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or awards granted
under any other plan of the Partnership or any Affiliate may be granted either
at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards
or awards.
     (ii) Limits on Transfer of Awards.
     (A) Except as provided in Paragraph (C) below, each Option shall be
exercisable only by the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or by the
person to whom the Participant’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of
descent and distribution.
     (B) Except as provided in Paragraph (C) below, no Award and no right under
any such Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise
transferred or encumbered by a Participant and any such purported assignment,
alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and
unenforceable against the General Partner, the Partnership or any Affiliate.
     (C) To the extent specifically provided by the Committee with respect to an
Option, an Option may be transferred by a Participant without consideration to
immediate family members or related family trusts, limited partnerships or
similar entities or on such terms and conditions as the Committee may from time
to time establish.
     (iii) Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as
may be determined by the Committee.
     (iv) Unit Certificates. All certificates for Units or other securities of
the Partnership delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise
thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as
the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and
other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Units or other
securities are then listed, and any applicable federal or state laws, and the
Committee may cause a legend or legends to be inscribed on any such certificates
to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
     (v) Consideration for Grants. Awards may be granted for such consideration,
including services, as the Committee shall determine.

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     (vi) Delivery of Units or other Securities and Payment by Participant of
Consideration. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to
the contrary, delivery of Units pursuant to the exercise or vesting of an Award
may be deferred for any period during which, in the good faith determination of
the Committee, the General Partner is not reasonably able to obtain Units to
deliver pursuant to such Award without violating applicable law or the
applicable rules or regulations of any governmental agency or authority or
securities exchange. No Units or other securities shall be delivered pursuant to
any Award until payment in full of any amount required to be paid pursuant to
the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement (including, without limitation, any
exercise price or tax withholding) is received by the General Partner.
     (vii) Change of Control. Unless specifically provided otherwise in the
Award Agreement, upon a Change of Control all outstanding Awards shall
automatically vest and be payable at their maximum level (all performance
criteria, if any, shall be deemed fully achieved at the maximum level) or become
exercisable in full, as the case may be.
     SECTION 7. Amendment and Termination.
     Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law:
     (a) Amendments to the Plan. Except as required by the rules of the
principal securities exchange on which the Units are traded and subject to
Section 7(b) below, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or
terminate the Plan in any manner, including increasing the number of Units
available for Awards under the Plan, without the consent of any partner,
Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award, or any other Person.
     (b) Amendments to Awards. Subject to Section 7(a), the Committee may waive
any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter any Award
theretofore granted, provided no change, other than pursuant to Section 7(c), in
any Award shall materially reduce the benefit to a Participant without the
consent of such Participant.
     (c) Actions Upon the Occurrence of Certain Events. Upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control, any change in applicable law or regulation affecting the Plan
or Awards thereunder, or any change in accounting principles affecting the
financial statements of the Partnership, the Committee, in its sole discretion,
without the consent of any Participant or holder of the Award, and on such terms
and conditions as it deems appropriate, may take any one or more of the
following actions in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or
potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or an
outstanding Award:
     (A) provide for either (i) the termination of any Award in exchange for an
amount of cash, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon
the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights (and, for
the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of such transaction
or event the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been
attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s
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such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment) or (ii) the
replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the
Committee in its sole discretion;
     (B) provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor entity,
or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or be exchanged for similar options, rights
or awards covering the equity of the successor or survivor, or a parent or
subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of
equity interests and prices;
     (C) make adjustments in the number and type of Units (or other securities
or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and in the number and kind of
outstanding Awards or in the terms and conditions of (including the exercise
price), and the vesting and performance criteria included in, outstanding
Awards, or both;
     (D) provide that such Award shall be exercisable or payable,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the applicable Award
Agreement; and
     (E) provide that the Award cannot be exercised or become payable after such
event, i.e., shall terminate upon such event.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an above event that is an “equity
restructuring” event that would be subject to a compensation expense pursuant
FAS 123R, the provisions in Section 4c shall control to the extent they are in
conflict with the discretionary provisions of this Section 7.
     SECTION 8. General Provisions.
     (a) No Rights to Award. No Person shall have any claim to be granted any
Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of
Participants. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with
respect to each recipient.
     (b) Tax Withholding. Unless other arrangements have been made that are
acceptable to the General Partner or an Affiliate, the Partnership or Affiliate
is authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made
under any Award or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant
the amount (in cash, Units, Units that would otherwise be issued pursuant to
such Award or other property) of any applicable taxes payable in respect of the
grant of an Award, its exercise, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or any
payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other
action as may be necessary in the opinion of the General Partner or Affiliate to
satisfy its withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes.
     (c) No Right to Employment or Services. The grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the
General Partner or any Affiliate or to remain on the Board, as applicable.
Furthermore, the General Partner or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a
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claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, any Award
Agreement or other agreement.
     (d) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and
any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance
with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflicts of laws
principles.
     (e) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes
or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as
to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law
deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed
amended to conform to the applicable law or, if it cannot be construed or deemed
amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the
intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such
jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award
shall remain in full force and effect.
     (f) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Units or
other consideration under an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines
that the issuance or transfer of such Units or such other consideration might
violate any applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities
exchange on which the Units are then traded, or entitle the Partnership or an
Affiliate to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any
payment tendered to the General Partner by a Participant, other holder or
beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly
refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary.
     (g) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create
or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary
relationship between the General Partner or any Affiliate and a Participant or
any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive
payments from the General Partner or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such
right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of
the General Partner or such Affiliate.
     (h) No Fractional Units. No fractional Units shall be issued or delivered
pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether
cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu
of any fractional Units or whether such fractional Units or any rights thereto
shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.
     (i) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the
Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be
deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of
the Plan or any provision thereof.
     (j) Facility Payment. Any amounts payable hereunder to any person under
legal disability or who, in the judgment of the Committee, is unable to manage
properly his financial affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such
person, or may be applied for the benefit of such person in any manner that the
Committee may select, and the General Partner shall be relieved of any further
liability for payment of such amounts.

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     (k) Participation by Affiliates. In making Awards to Employees employed by
an entity other than the General Partner, the Committee shall be acting on
behalf of the Affiliate, and to the extent the Partnership has an obligation to
reimburse the Affiliate for compensation paid for services rendered for the
benefit of the Partnership, such payments or reimbursement payments may be made
by the Partnership directly to the Affiliate.
     (l) Gender and Number. Words in the masculine gender shall include the
feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall
include the plural.
     SECTION 9. Term of the Plan.
     The Plan shall be effective on the date of its approval by the Board and
shall continue until the earliest of (i) the date terminated by the Board,
(ii) all Units available under the Plan have been paid to Participants, or
(iii) the 10th anniversary of the date the Plan is approved by the Board. Unless
otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement,
however, any Award granted prior to such termination, and the authority of the
Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such
Award or to waive any conditions or rights under such Award, shall extend beyond
such termination date.

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