Contribution Agreement


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 Exhibit 10.1 
 Execution Version 
  

 
  

 
 CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 

by and among 
 SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., 
 SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS GP LLC,

 and 
 SUN COAL & COKE LLC 
 Dated as of January 23, 2013

  
  
  

 
  

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		 	ARTICLE I	  			
			
		 	DEFINITIONS	  			
			
	Section 1.1	 	 Definitions
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		 	ARTICLE II	  			
			
		 	TRANSACTIONS PRECEDING AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE OFFERING	  			
			
	Section 2.1	 	 Transactions Preceding the Offering
	  	 	6	  
	Section 2.2	 	 Structural Contributions and Assumptions of Liabilities
	  	 	7	  
	Section 2.3	 	 Transactions Immediately Following the Offering
	  	 	7	  
			
		 	EXERCISE OF UNDERWRITERS’ OPTION	  			
			
		 	ARTICLE IV	  			
			
		 	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS	  			
			
	Section 4.1	 	 Effective Time
	  	 	8	  
	Section 4.2	 	 Further Assurances
	  	 	8	  
	Section 4.3	 	 Headings; References, Interpretation
	  	 	9	  
	Section 4.4	 	 Successors and Assigns
	  	 	9	  
	Section 4.5	 	 No Third Party Rights
	  	 	9	  
	Section 4.6	 	 Counterparts
	  	 	9	  
	Section 4.7	 	 Choice of Law; Submission to Jurisdiction
	  	 	9	  
	Section 4.8	 	 Severability
	  	 	10	  
	Section 4.9	 	 Amendment or Modification
	  	 	10	  
	Section 4.10	 	 Integration
	  	 	10	  
	Section 4.11	 	 Notices
	  	 	10	  
	Section 4.12	 	 Deed; Bill of Sale; Assignment
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CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 
 This CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 23, 2013 is made by and among Sun Coal & Coke LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“SC&C”), SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership
(the “General Partner”). The above-named entities are sometimes referred to in this Agreement each as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” Capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in Article I. 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, SC&C, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SunCoke Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SunCoke”), has
formed the General Partner under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Delaware LLC Act”), to which it contributed $1,000.00 in exchange for a 100% membership interest in the General Partner; 

WHEREAS, the General Partner and SC&C have formed the Partnership pursuant to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership
Act (the “Delaware LP Act”) for the purposes set forth in the Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership dated July 30, 2012 (the “Initial Partnership Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Partnership’s formation, the General Partner contributed $20.00 and SC&C contributed
$980.00 to the Partnership in exchange for a 2.0% general partner interest (the “GP Interest”) and a 98.0% limited partner interest (the “Initial LP Interest”), respectively; 

WHEREAS, Haverhill Coke Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Haverhill”), has formed Haverhill
Cogeneration Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Haverhill Cogeneration”), pursuant to the Delaware LLC Act, to which it contributed $1,000.00 in exchange for a 100% membership interest in Haverhill Cogeneration;

 WHEREAS, Middletown Coke Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Middletown”), has
formed Middletown Cogeneration Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Middletown Cogeneration”), pursuant to the Delaware LLC Act, to which it contributed $1,000.00 in exchange for a 100% membership interest in
Middletown Cogeneration; 
 WHEREAS, pursuant hereto (or, with respect to clause 1., the Assumption Agreement, with
respect to clause 2., the Haverhill Collections Agreement, with respect to clause 3., the Middletown Collections Agreement, with respect to clause 5., the Partnership Agreement, with respect to clause 6., the Senior Notes Indenture, with respect to
clause 8., the Underwriting Agreement), with respect to clause 10., the Assumption Agreement, and with respect to clause 11., the Assumption Agreement, each of the following will occur at the times specified hereinafter: 

 

	 	1.	Haverhill will assume primary repayment responsibility for repayment of $80.0 million of SunCoke’s outstanding indebtedness under the SunCoke Credit Agreement (the
“Haverhill Assumed Debt”), and Middletown will assume primary responsibility for repayment of $145.0 million of SunCoke’s outstanding indebtedness under the SunCoke Credit Agreement (the “Middletown Assumed Debt);








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	 	2.	Haverhill Cogeneration will contribute to Haverhill its existing accounts receivable, whether or not invoiced, (the “Haverhill Cogeneration
Receivables”) and Haverhill will contribute to SC&C (a) all amounts received from Haverhill Cogeneration as Haverhill Cogeneration Receivables and (b) Haverhill’s existing accounts receivable, whether or not invoiced,
(the “Haverhill Receivables,” and together with the Haverhill Cogeneration Receivables, the “Haverhill Group Receivables”); 


 

	 	3.	Middletown Cogeneration will contribute to Middletown its existing accounts receivable, whether or not invoiced, (the “Middletown Cogeneration
Receivables”) and Middletown will contribute to SC&C (a) all amounts received from Middletown Cogeneration as Middletown Cogeneration Receivables and (b) Middletown’s existing accounts receivable, whether or not invoiced,
(the “Middletown Receivables,” and together with the Middletown Cogeneration Receivables, the “Middletown Group Receivables”); 


 

	 	4.	SC&C will contribute a 50.71% limited liability company interest in Haverhill and a 48.65% limited liability company interest in Middletown to the Partnership;


  

	 	5.	SC&C’s limited partner interest in the Partnership will be restated as 184,697 Common Units, 15,709,697 Subordinated Units and the right to receive the
Deferred Issuance and Distribution, and the General Partner’s interest in the Partnership will be restated as a 2.0% general partner interest and Incentive Distribution Rights; 


 

	 	6.	The Partnership will borrow $150.0 million (the “MLP Debt Proceeds”) from third party creditors in connection with an offering of senior notes (the
“MLP Debt”); 

  

	 	7.	The Partnership will enter into the MLP Credit Agreement; 

  

	 	8.	The Partnership will issue 13,500,000 Common Units to public investors, through the Underwriters, in exchange for cash in the amount of $256.5 million (the “IPO
Proceeds”) and will grant the Underwriters the Underwriters’ Option; 

  

	 	9.	The Partnership will contribute $168 million to Haverhill and $170 million to Middletown to, among other things, permit Haverhill to repay the Haverhill Assumed Debt
and permit Middletown to repay the Middletown Assumed Debt; 

  

	 	10.	Haverhill will pay off the Haverhill Assumed Debt and waive any right to repayment in connection therewith; 


  
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	 	11.	Middletown will pay off the Middletown Assumed Debt and waive any right to repayment in connection therewith; 


 

	 	12.	The Partnership will make a cash distribution of $33.1 million to SC&C, to be funded in a manner traceable to the MLP Debt Proceeds, and in part as a reimbursement
of pre-formation capital expenditures incurred with respect to the assets of Haverhill and Haverhill Cogeneration (the “Haverhill Pre-Formation Capex”) and pre-formation capital expenditures incurred with respect to the assets of
Middletown and Middletown Cogeneration (the “Middletown Pre-Formation Capex”); and 

  

	 	13.	The Partnership will (i) pay all transaction fees and expenses associated with the MLP Financing Transactions and (ii) reimburse SC&C and SunCoke for all
expenses and expenditures incurred as a result of the Partnership becoming a publicly traded entity; 


WHEREAS, if the Underwriters’ Option is exercised, each of the matters provided in Article III will occur as set forth
therein; and 
 WHEREAS, members or partners of the Parties have taken all partnership and limited liability company
action, as the case may be, required to be taken to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 
 NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS 
 Section 1.1
Definitions 
 The following defined terms will have the meanings given below: 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement. 

“Assumption Agreement” means the Assumption Agreement effective as of the Closing Date, by and among Haverhill,
Middletown and SunCoke. 
 “Assumption Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement.

 “Closing Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement. 

“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Common Unit” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement. 

  
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 “Deferred Issuance and Distribution” has the meaning assigned to such term
in the Partnership Agreement. 
 “Delaware LLC Act” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this
Agreement. 
 “Delaware LP Act” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“General Partner” has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement. 

“GP Interest” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“Haverhill” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“Haverhill Assumed Debt” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“Haverhill Cogeneration” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“Haverhill Cogeneration Receivables” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“Haverhill Collections Agreement” means the Collections Agreement dated January 23, 2013, by and among SC&C,
Haverhill and Haverhill Cogeneration. 
 “Haverhill Group Receivables” has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals of this Agreement. 
 “Haverhill Pre-Formation Capex” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of
this Agreement. 
 “Haverhill Receivables” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement.

 “Incentive Distribution Rights” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement.

 “Initial LP Interest” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“Initial Partnership Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“IPO Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement. 

“Middletown” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“Middletown Assumed Debt” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“Middletown Cogeneration” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“Middletown Cogeneration Receivables” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

  
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 “Middletown Collections Agreement” means the Collections Agreement dated
January 23, 2013, by and among SC&C, Middletown and Middletown Cogeneration. 
 “Middletown Group
Receivables” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 
 “Middletown Pre-Formation
Capex” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 
 “Middletown Receivables” has
the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement. 
 “MLP Credit Agreement” means the credit agreement
to be entered into by and among the Partnership, Haverhill, Haverhill Cogeneration, Middletown, Middletown Cogeneration, as borrowers, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, in substantially the form
attached as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement. 
 “MLP Debt” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals
to this Agreement. 
 “MLP Financing Transactions” means the MLP Credit Agreement and the MLP Debt. 

“Offering” means the initial public offering of the Partnership’s Common Units. 

“Omnibus Agreement” means the omnibus agreement to be entered into between SunCoke, the Partnership and the General
Partner, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement. 
 “Option Units”
has the meaning set forth in the Underwriting Agreement. 
 “Party” or “Parties” has the
meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this Agreement. 
 “Partnership” has the meaning set forth in the
opening paragraph of this Agreement. 
 “Partnership Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, substantially in the form attached as Appendix C to the Registration Statement. 

“Registration Statement” means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission (Registration
No. 333-183162), as amended. 
 “SC&C” has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph of this
Agreement. 
 “Senior Notes Indenture” means the indenture to be entered into between the Partnership, SunCoke
Energy Partners Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement. 

“Subordinated Unit” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Partnership Agreement. 

  
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 “SunCoke” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement.

 “SunCoke Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement by and among SunCoke, as borrower, the lenders party
thereto from time to time, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and Keybank National Association, as revolving facility co-documentation agents, Bank of America, N.A., as revolving facility syndication agent and term loan facility documentation agent,
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as term loan syndication agent, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the
term loan facility, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the revolving facility, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent,
dated as of July 26, 2011, as may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time. 

“Underwriters” means the underwriting syndicate listed in the Underwriting Agreement. 

“Underwriting Agreement” means the underwriting agreement to be entered into by and among the Partnership, the General
Partner, SC&C, SunCoke and the underwriting syndicate listed therein, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration Statement. 
 “Underwriters’ Option” means the over-allotment option granted to the Underwriters by the Partnership pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement. 

ARTICLE II 

TRANSACTIONS PRECEDING AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE OFFERING 

Section 2.1 Transactions Preceding the Offering. 

The parties acknowledge and agree that the following actions have occurred or will have occurred prior to the Closing Date: 

(a) Haverhill has assumed primary responsibility for repayment of the Haverhill Assumed Debt, and Middletown has assumed primary
responsibility for repayment of the Middletown Assumed Debt. 
 (b) Haverhill Cogeneration has transferred, conveyed and assigned
to Haverhill the Haverhill Cogeneration Receivables, Haverhill has transferred, conveyed and assigned to SC&C the Haverhill Group Receivables, Middletown Cogeneration has transferred, conveyed and assigned to Middletown the Middletown
Cogeneration Receivables and Middletown has transferred, conveyed and assigned to SC&C the Middletown Group Receivables, in each case as a distribution with respect to the beneficial interest SC&C owns (directly or indirectly) in the
outstanding membership interests in each of Haverhill Cogeneration, Haverhill, Middletown Cogeneration and Middletown. 

  
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 Section 2.2 Structural Contributions and
Assumptions of Liabilities. 
 The parties acknowledge and agree that the following actions will hereby occur effective
immediately prior to the closing of the Offering: 
 (a) SC&C hereby grants, contributes, bargains, transfers, conveys, sets
over, delivers and assigns to the Partnership, and the Partnership hereby accepts such transfer, conveyance and assignment, of a 50.71% limited liability company interest in Haverhill and a 48.66% limited liability company interest in Middletown, as
a contribution with respect to the beneficial interest SC&C (directly and indirectly) owns in the outstanding partner interests in the Partnership, and in exchange for such transfer, conveyance and assignment, SC&C’s limited partner
interest in the Partnership is restated as 184,697 Common Units, 15,709,697 Subordinated Units and the right to receive the Deferred Issuance and Distribution, and the General Partner’s interest in the Partnership is restated as a 2.0% general
partner interest and Incentive Distribution Rights; 
 (b) The Parties acknowledge that, in connection with the Offering, the
public, through the Underwriters, has made a capital contribution to the Partnership of $256.5 million in cash in exchange for 13,500,000 Common Units representing a 43.0% limited partner interest in the Partnership. 

(c) The Parties acknowledge (i) the payment by the Partnership, in connection with the Closing, of transaction expenses in the amount
of approximately $29.4 million (including underwriting discounts and a structuring fee) and (ii) the distribution by the Partnership of approximately $33.1 million to SC&C, in part as a reimbursement of qualified capital expenditures.

 (d) The Partnership hereby distributes $20.00 to the General Partner and $980.00 to SC&C, as a refund of the initial
capital contributions by each such party to the Partnership, along with 2.0% and 98.0%, respectively, of any interest or other profit that resulted from the investment or other use of the initial capital contributions. 

Section 2.3 Transactions Immediately Following the Offering. 

The parties acknowledge and agree that the following actions will hereby occur in the following order effective immediately following the
closing of the Offering: 
 (a) The Partnership contributes $88.0 million of the IPO Proceeds to Haverhill and $25.0 million of
the IPO Proceeds to Middletown to be used for environmental remediation costs, to pay sales discounts related to certain tax credits, and for working capital purposes, in exchange the Partnership’s interest in each of Haverhill and Middletown
is restated as a 65% membership interest. 
 (b) Haverhill pays off the Haverhill Assumed Debt and waives any right to repayment
in connection therewith. 
 (c) Middletown pays off the Middletown Assumed Debt and waives any right to repayment in connection
therewith. 

  
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 (d) The Partnership makes a cash distribution of $33.1 million to SC&C, in a manner
traceable to the MLP Debt, and in part as a reimbursement of the Haverhill Pre-Formation Capex and the Middletown Pre-Formation Capex. 
 (e) SC&C and the General Partner shall amend and restate the Initial Partnership Agreement by executing the Partnership Agreement in substantially the form included as Appendix C to the Registration
Statement, with such changes as the General Partner and SC&C may agree. 
 (f) SunCoke, the Partnership and the General
Partner shall execute the Omnibus Agreement, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement, with such changes as such parties may agree, pursuant to which such parties shall agree to certain matters with respect
to, among other things, intellectual property, indemnification, customer contracts, business opportunities, rights of first offer, reimbursement for certain fees and expenses related to the MLP Financing Transactions, and allocation and
reimbursement of certain expenses (including, but not limited to, expenses related to the Partnership becoming a publicly traded entity), as provided therein. 
 ARTICLE III 
 EXERCISE OF UNDERWRITERS’ OPTION 

Section 3.1 If the Underwriters’ Option is exercised in part or in full, the Underwriters will contribute additional cash to the
Partnership in exchange for the Option Units on the basis of the price per Common Unit set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, and any such proceeds will be paid by the Partnership to SC&C as a special distribution. To the extent that the
Underwriters’ Option is not exercised, then upon the expiration of the Underwriters’ Option, the Partnership will issue to SC&C a number of Common Units equal to the unexercised portion of the Underwriters’ Option. 

ARTICLE IV 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 Section 4.1 Effective Time 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of Article II and Section 4.2
shall not be binding or have any effect until each of the Partnership and SC&C executes the Underwriting Agreement, at which time all such provisions shall be effective and operative without further action by any Party. 

Section 4.2 Further Assurances 

From time to time, and without any further consideration, the Parties agree to execute, acknowledge and deliver all such additional
deeds, assignments, bills of sale, conveyances, instruments, notices, releases, acquittances and other documents, and to do all such other acts and things, all in accordance with applicable law, as may be necessary or appropriate (a) more fully
to assure that the applicable Parties own all of the properties, rights, titles, interests, estates, remedies, powers and privileges granted by this Agreement or which are intended to be so granted, (b) more fully and effectively to vest in the
applicable Parties and their respective successors and assigns beneficial and record title to the interests contributed and assigned by this Agreement or intended to be so contributed and assigned and (c) more fully and effectively to carry out
the purposes and intent of this Agreement. 

  
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 Section 4.3 Headings; References,
Interpretation 
 All Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to
control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a
whole. All references herein to Articles and Sections shall, unless the context requires a different construction, be deemed to be references to the Articles and Sections of this Agreement. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used
in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders, and the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. The use herein of the word “including” following any general statement, term or matter shall not be
construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation,” “but not
limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.

 Section 4.4 Successors and Assigns 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. 

Section 4.5 No Third Party Rights 

The provisions of this Agreement are intended to bind the Parties as to each other and are not intended to and do not create rights in
any other person or confer upon any other person any benefits, rights or remedies, and no person is or is intended to be a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Agreement. 

Section 4.6 Counterparts 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all signatory Parties had signed the same
document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument. The delivery of an executed counterpart copy of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic transmission in PDF format shall be deemed to be the
equivalent of delivery of the originally executed copy thereof. 
 Section 4.7 Choice
of Law; Submission to Jurisdiction 
 This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of New York,
excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the laws of another state. Each Party hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of New
York and to venue in New York, New York. 

  
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 Section 4.8 Severability 

If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to contravene, or to be invalid under, the
laws of any political body having jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof, such contravention or invalidity shall not invalidate the entire Agreement. Instead, this Agreement shall be construed as if it did not contain the particular provisions
or provisions held to be invalid and an equitable adjustment shall be made and necessary provision added so as to give effect to the intention of the Parties as expressed in this Agreement at the time of execution of this Agreement. 

Section 4.9 Amendment or Modification 

This Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the Parties. Each such instrument shall
be reduced to writing and shall be designated on its face as an amendment to this Agreement. 

Section 4.10 Integration 

This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein supersede all previous understandings or agreements among the Parties, whether oral
or written, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and such instruments. This Agreement and such instruments contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. No understanding,
representation, promise or agreement, whether oral or written, is intended to be or shall be included in or form part of this Agreement unless it is contained in a written amendment hereto executed by the Parties after the date of this Agreement.

 Section 4.11 Notices 

All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given
(a) upon personal delivery, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All notices and other
communications shall be addressed to the Parties at their respective addresses set forth in, or determined in accordance with the applicable provision of, the Partnership Agreement. 

Section 4.12 Deed; Bill of Sale; Assignment 

To the extent required and permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall also constitute a “deed,” “bill of sale”
or “assignment” of the assets and interests referenced herein. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have caused it to be duly executed
as of the date first above written. 
  

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

		 	 its general partner



  

							
			
		 	By:	 	/s/ Michael J. Thomson
		 		 	Name:	 	 Michael J. Thomson

		 		 	Title:	 	 President and Chief Operating

Officer



  

							
	SUNCOKE ENERGY PARTNERS GP LLC
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ Michael J. Thomson 

		 		 	Name:	 	 Michael J. Thomson

		 		 	Title:	 	 President and Chief Operating

Officer



  

							
	SUN COAL & COKE LLC
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ Michael J. Thomson

		 		 	Name:	 	 Michael J. Thomson

		 		 	Title:	 	 President



  
  

 
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