Second Amendment to Credit Agreement


 Exhibit 10.2 
 SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 This Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (the
“Amendment”) is made as of January 25, 2008, by and among INERGY HOLDINGS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Holdings”), with its chief executive office located at Two Brush Creek Boulevard, Suite 200,
Kansas City, Missouri 64112; IPCH ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (“IPCH”), with its chief executive office located at Two Brush Creek Boulevard, Suite 200, Kansas City, Missouri 64112; and ENTERPRISE BANK &
TRUST, a Missouri banking corporation (the “Bank”), with an office located at 12695 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas 66213. Holdings and IPCH are each sometimes referred to herein as a “Borrower” and are
sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Borrowers.” Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement referred to below. 
 Preliminary Statements 
 (a) The Bank
and the Borrowers are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2005, as amended as of October 12, 2005 and as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 10, 2007 (as so amended and as the same may
be further amended, renewed, restated, replaced, consolidated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). 
 (b) The Borrowers have requested that the Bank, (i) restructure the Revolving Credit Loans under the Credit Agreement, (ii) extend the maturity of the Credit Agreement, and (iii) change the rates of interest associated with
the Loans. 
 (c) The Bank is willing to agree to the foregoing requests, subject, however, to the terms, conditions, and agreements set
forth below. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Bank
and the Borrowers agree as follows: 
 (e) Modification to Holdings Revolving Credit Loans. The reference to “$15,000,000” in
Section 2.2(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with “$14,000,000.” 
 (f) Modification to IPCH
Revolving Credit Loans. The reference to $5,000,000” in Section 2.3(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with $6,000,000.” 
 (g) Extension of Maturity of Credit Agreement. The definition of “Termination Date” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and is hereby replaced with the following:

 “Termination Date” means July 22, 2011. 
 (h) Modification to Use of Proceeds. Reference to “$15,000,000” in Section 3.6(a) of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its
entirety and is hereby replaced with “$14,000,000.” 
 (i) Modification to Unused Line Fee. Reference to
“$15,000,000” in Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and is hereby replaced with “$14,000,000.” Additionally, reference to “$5,000,000” in Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement is
deleted in its entirety and is hereby replaced with “$6,000,000.” 






 (j) New Note. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Amendment, Holdings, as
maker, shall execute and deliver a new revolving credit note, in the stated principal amount of $14,000,000, in favor of the Bank, as payee (the “New Holdings Note”), which New Holdings Note shall amend, restate and replace the Note
dated as of July 22, 2005, from Holdings, as maker, to the Bank, as payee, in the stated principal amount of $15,000,000 (the “Old Holdings Note”), and which New Holdings Note, as the same may be amended, renewed, restated,
replaced or consolidated from time to time, shall be the “Holdings Revolving Credit Note” referred to in the Credit Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Amendment, IPCH, as maker, shall execute and deliver a
new revolving credit note, in the stated principal amount of $6,000,000, in favor of the Bank, as payee (the “New IPCH Note”), which New IPCH Note shall amend, restate and replace the Note dated as of July 22, 2005, from IPCH,
as maker, to the Bank, as payee, in the stated principal amount of $5,000,000 (the “Old IPCH Note”), and which New IPCH Note, as the same may be amended, renewed, restated, replaced or consolidated from time to time, shall be the
“IPCH Revolving Credit Note” referred to in the Credit Agreement. 
 (k) Modification to Applicable Margin. The definition
of “Applicable Margin” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and is hereby replaced with the following: 
 “Applicable Margin” means, on any date, (1) in the case of any Base Rate Loans, 0%, (2) in the case of any Libor Loans, 2.50%, and (3) in the case of the Unused Line Fee, 0.20%;
provided, however, that, if the Applicable Margin Calculation Certificate delivered by the Borrowers to the Bank for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters demonstrates that the Leverage Ratio for such preceding four fiscal quarters was
within any of the ranges set forth below, then the Applicable Margin from and after the first day of the first full month after the date the Bank receives the Applicable Margin Calculation Certificate shall be reduced to (if such is the case) and
shall equal, for all Libor Loans and the Unused Line Fee, as the case may be, the amount set forth below opposite the Leverage Ratio for such preceding four fiscal quarters: 
  

									
	 Level
	  	 Leverage Ratio
	  	Applicable
Margin for
Libor Loans	 	 	Applicable
Margin for
Unused Line Fee	 
	I.	  	greater than 3 to 1	  	2.50	%	 	0.20	%
	II.	  	greater than 2.5 to 1 but less than or equal to 3 to 1	  	2.25	%	 	0.20	%
	III.	  	greater than 2 to 1 but less than or equal to 2.5 to 1	  	2.00	%	 	0.15	%
	IV.	  	greater than 1.75 to 1 but less than or equal to 2 to 1	  	1.75	%	 	0.15	%
	V.	  	less than or equal to 1.75 to 1	  	1.50	%	 	0.10	%

 ; provided, further, that if the Borrowers fail to timely deliver an Applicable Margin
Calculation Certificate to the Bank, or the Bank reasonably disputes the calculations set 







 
forth therein or the accuracy of the related financial statements (and the Borrowers fail, within ten Business Days after being notified by the Bank of such
dispute, to provide information reasonably satisfactory to the Bank in support of such calculations or of the accuracy of such financial statements, as the case may be), then the Applicable Margin for all Libor Loans and the Unused Line Fee from and
after the first day of the first full month after the latest date the Bank could have received the Applicable Margin Calculation Certificate in compliance with Section 6.1(b) hereof shall be the Applicable Margin set forth in Level I above.

 (l) Modification to Notices. The reference to “Mark Ovington, Esq.” in Section 8.1 of the Credit Agreement is
deleted and is replaced by “Sandra T. Hawley, Esq.” 
 (m) Commitment Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Bank a commitment
fee of $30,000 which shall be deemed fully earned and nonrefundable as of the date of this Amendment and which shall be paid as of the date of this Amendment. Such fee shall compensate the Bank for the costs associated with the origination,
structuring, processing, approving and closing of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, including, but not limited to, administrative, general overhead and lost opportunity costs, but not including any out-of-pocket or other costs, fees
or expenses for which the Borrowers have agreed to reimburse the Bank pursuant to any other provision of the Credit Agreement or other Credit Documents or any commitment letter, letter of intent or similar agreement. 
 (n) Reaffirmation of Credit Documents. The Borrowers reaffirm their obligations under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other
Credit Documents to which each Borrower is a party or by which each Borrower is bound, and represent, warrant and covenant to the Bank, as a material inducement to the Bank to enter into this Amendment, that (a) the Borrowers have no and in any
event waive any, defense, claim or right of setoff with respect to each Borrower’s obligations under, or in any other way relating to, the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or any of the other Credit Documents to which each Borrower is a
party, or the Bank’s actions or inactions in respect of any of the foregoing, and (b) after giving effect to this Amendment, all representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrowers in the Credit Agreement and the other
Credit Documents are true and complete on the date hereof as if made on the date hereof. 
 (o) Conditions Precedent to Amendment.
Except to the extent waived in a writing signed by the Bank and delivered to the Borrowers, the Bank shall have no duties under this Amendment until the Bank shall have received fully executed originals of each of the following, each in form and
substance satisfactory to the Bank: 
 (a) Amendment. This Amendment; 
 (b) New Notes. The New Holdings Note and New IPCH Note. 
 (c) Secretary’s Certificate. A certificate from the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Borrower certifying
to the Bank that, among other things, (i) attached thereto as an exhibit is a true and correct copy of the resolutions of the board of directors or members of each Borrower authorizing each Borrower to enter into the transactions described in
this Amendment and the execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of such Credit Documents to which each is a party, (ii) the certificate of formation (or comparable organizational document) and the by-laws, membership or operating
agreement of each Borrower, each attached as an exhibit thereto, remain in full force and effect and have not been amended or otherwise modified or revoked, and (iii) attached thereto as an exhibit are certificates of good standing, of recent
date, from the Secretary of State of Delaware and the Secretary of State of Missouri, certifying the good standing of each Borrower in such states as of such dates; and 






 (d) Other Documents. Such other documents as the Bank may reasonably
request to further implement the provisions of this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 (p) No Other Amendments; No
Waiver of Default. Except as amended hereby, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall remain in full force and effect and be binding on the parties in accordance with their respective terms. By entering into this Amendment, the
Bank is not waiving any Default or Event of Default which may exist on the date hereof. 
 (q) Expenses. The Borrowers agree, jointly
and severally, to pay and reimburse the Bank for all of its out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, operation, enforcement and administration of this Amendment, including the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Bank. 
 (r) Affirmation of Security Interest. The Borrowers and each Guarantor hereby
confirm and agree that any and all liens, security interests and other security or Collateral now or hereafter held by the Bank as security for payment and performance of the Revolving Credit Notes and the Obligations are renewed hereby and carried
forth to secure payment and performance of the Revolving Credit Notes and the Obligations. The Credit Documents are and remain legal, valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 (s) Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby consents to and accepts the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the other documents
referred to herein, agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, and each of the Borrowers ratifies and confirms that each Guaranty, executed and delivered by the Guarantors to the Bank on July 22, 2005, guaranteeing the
Obligations of the Borrowers to the Bank, is and remains in full force and effect and secures payment and performance, among other things, the Revolving Credit Notes. 
 (t) Counterparts; Fax Signatures. This Amendment and any documents contemplated hereby may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties thereto, all of which counterparts, when taken
together, shall constitute but one agreement. This Amendment and any documents contemplated hereby may be executed and delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission and any such execution or delivery shall be fully effective as if executed
and delivered in person. 
 (u) Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by the same law that governs the Credit Agreement.

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Amendment as of the date first above written.

  

					
	INERGY HOLDINGS, L.P.,
	as a Borrower and a Guarantor
		
	By:	 	Inergy Holdings GP, LLC, its sole general partner
			
		 	By:	 	  

		 	Name:	 	
		 	Title:	 	
	
	IPCH ACQUISITION CORP.,
	as a Borrower and a Guarantor
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	INERGY PARTNERS, LLC,
	as a Guarantor
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	ENTERPRISE BANK & TRUST
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title: