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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 ARTICLE 1 THE MERGER; CLOSING
    
    
    1Section 1.1 The Merger
    
    
    1Section 1.2 Effective Time; Closing
    
    
    1Section 1.3 Effect of the Merger
    
    
    2Section 1.4 Governing Instruments; Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company
    
    
    2Section 1.5 Conversion of Securities
    
    
    2Section 1.6 Acquisition Price
    
    
    3Section 1.7 Fractional Interests
    
    
    5Section 1.8 Withholding Taxes
    
    
    5Section 1.9 Escrow Arrangement
    
    
    5Section 1.10 Regency Deliveries
    
    
    7Section 1.11 Deliveries of the Partners
    
    
    8ARTICLE 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERS
    
    
    9Section 2.1 Organization, Good Standing and Authority of the Partners
    
    
    9Section 2.2 Title to Interests
    
    
    9Section 2.3 No Conflicts
    
    
    10Section 2.4 Investor Status
    
    
    10Section 2.5 Status of Class D Common Units; Disposition
    
    
    11Section 2.6 Litigation
    
    
    12Section 2.7 No Brokers
    
    
    12ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING CDM
    
    
    12Section 3.1 Existence; Partnership Authority
    
    
    12Section 3.2 Authorization, Validity and Effect of Agreements
    
    
    12Section 3.3 Capitalization
    
    
    13Section 3.4 Subsidiaries and Affiliates
    
    
    13Section 3.5 Compliance with Laws; Permits
    
    
    13Section 3.6 No Conflict
    
    
    14Section 3.7 Financial Statements; No Undisclosed Liabilities; Controls and Procedures
    
    
    15Section 3.8 Litigation
    
    
    16Section 3.9 Absence of Certain Changes
    
    
    16Section 3.10 Taxes
    
    
    17Section 3.11 Employee Benefit Plans
    
    
    18Section 3.12 Labor Matters
    
    
    20Section 3.13 Environmental Matters
    
    
    21Section 3.14 Intellectual Property
    
    
    22Section 3.15 Decrees, Etc
    
    
    22Section 3.16 Insurance
    
    
    22Section 3.17 No Brokers
    
    
    23Section 3.18 Certain Contracts
    
    
    23Section 3.19 Capital Expenditure Program
    
    
    24Section 3.20 Improper Payments
    
    
    24Section 3.21 Title, Ownership and Related Matters
    
    
    24
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Section 3.22 Amount of Indebtedness and Certain Expenses
    
    
    25ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING REGENCY AND MERGER SUB
    
    
    25Section 4.1 Existence; Good Standing; Corporate Authority
    
    
    26Section 4.2 Authorization, Validity and Effect of Agreements
    
    
    26Section 4.3 Regency Gas Services, LP and Merger Sub
    
    
    26Section 4.4 Compliance with Laws; Permits
    
    
    27Section 4.5 No Conflict
    
    
    27Section 4.6 SEC Documents
    
    
    28Section 4.7 Class D Common Units
    
    
    29Section 4.8 Capital Structure
    
    
    29Section 4.9 Investment Intent
    
    
    29Section 4.10 Litigation
    
    
    30Section 4.11 Absence of Certain Changes
    
    
    30Section 4.12 Taxes
    
    
    30Section 4.13 Financial Ability
    
    
    31Section 4.14 No Brokers
    
    
    31ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS
    
    
    31Section 5.1 Conduct of Business
    
    
    31Section 5.2 Filings; Commercially Reasonable Efforts, Etc
    
    
    34Section 5.3 Inspection
    
    
    36Section 5.4 Publicity
    
    
    37Section 5.5 Listing Application
    
    
    38Section 5.6 Expenses
    
    
    38Section 5.7 Notification
    
    
    38Section 5.8 Employee Matters
    
    
    39Section 5.9 Class D Common Units
    
    
    40Section 5.10 Exclusivity
    
    
    41Section 5.11 Registration Statement
    
    
    42Section 5.12 Payoff Amounts
    
    
    42Section 5.13 Financing Cooperation
    
    
    43Section 5.14 Amendment to Partnership Agreement
    
    
    43Section 5.15 Post-Closing Access to Records
    
    
    43Section 5.16 Insurance, Etc
    
    
    44Section 5.17 Certain Post-Closing Sales
    
    
    44Section 5.18 Use of Name
    
    
    45ARTICLE 6 CONDITIONS
    
    
    46Section 6.1 Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger
    
    
    46Section 6.2 Conditions to Obligation of CDM to Effect the Merger
    
    
    46Section 6.3 Conditions to Obligation of Regency and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger
    
    
    47Section 6.4 Breakage Fee
    
    
    47ARTICLE 7 TERMINATION
    
    
    49Section 7.1 Termination by Mutual Consent
    
    
    49
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Section 7.2 Termination by Regency or CDM
    
    
    49Section 7.3 Termination by CDM
    
    
    49Section 7.4 Termination by Regency
    
    
    50Section 7.5 Effect of Termination
    
    
    50Section 7.6 Extension; Waiver
    
    
    50ARTICLE 8 SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
    
    
    51Section 8.1 Survival
    
    
    51Section 8.2 Indemnification by the Partners
    
    
    52Section 8.3 Indemnification by Regency
    
    
    55Section 8.4 Other Indemnification Matters
    
    
    58ARTICLE 9 TAX MATTERS
    
    
    61Section 9.1 Tax Indemnification
    
    
    61Section 9.2 Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns
    
    
    61Section 9.3 Procedures Relating to Indemnification of Tax Claims
    
    
    63Section 9.4 Tax Refunds and Credits
    
    
    63Section 9.5 Tax Treatment of Payments
    
    
    63Section 9.6 Transfer Taxes
    
    
    63Section 9.7 Closing Tax Certificate
    
    
    64Section 9.8 Tax Covenants
    
    
    64ARTICLE 10 GENERAL PROVISIONS
    
    
    64Section 10.1 Notices
    
    
    64Section 10.2 Assignment; Binding Effect; Benefit
    
    
    65Section 10.3 Entire Agreement
    
    
    66Section 10.4 Amendments
    
    
    66Section 10.5 Governing Law
    
    
    66Section 10.6 Counterparts
    
    
    66Section 10.7 Headings
    
    
    66Section 10.8 Interpretation
    
    
    66Section 10.9 Certain Definitions
    
    
    66Section 10.10 Waivers
    
    
    68Section 10.11 Incorporation of Disclosure Letters and Exhibits
    
    
    68Section 10.12 Severability
    
    
    68Section 10.13 Further Assurances
    
    
    69Section 10.14 Enforcement of Agreement
    
    
    69Section 10.15 Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue
    
    
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EXHIBITS
 Exhibit A
    
    List of Partners of CDMExhibit B
    
    Form of Escrow Agreement (Escrowed Units)Exhibit C
    
    Form of Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLPExhibit D
    
    Form of Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLPExhibit E
    
    Term Sheet for Employment Agreement of Randall DeanExhibit F
    
    Term Sheet for Employment Agreement of Randall CraftExhibit G
    
    Term Sheet for Employment Agreement of David MarrsExhibit H
    
    Form of Registration Rights AgreementsExhibit I
    
    Form of Lock-up AgreementExhibit J
    
    Form of Amendment No. 3 to Regency Partnership AgreementExhibit K
    
    Form of Breakage Fee Escrow Agreement (Deposit)




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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
 Defined Terms
    
    Where DefinedAffiliate
    
    Section 10.9(b)Agent
    
    Section 5.10Aggregate Cash Consideration
    
    Section 1.6(b)(i)Aggregate Unit Consideration
    
    Section 1.6(b)(ii)Agreement
    
    PreambleAllowed Debt Amount
    
    Section 1.6(b)(iii)Antitrust Laws
    
    Section 5.2(c)Applicable Laws
    
    Section 3.5(a)Breakage Fee
    
    Section 6.4Breakage Fee Escrow Agreement
    
    Section 6.4Business Day
    
    Section 10.9(c)CDM
    
    PreambleCDM Benefit Plans
    
    Section 3.11(a)CDM Disclosure Letter
    
    Article 3CDM Material Adverse Effect
    
    Section 10.9(d)CDM Material Contracts
    
    Section 3.18(a)CDM Partnership Agreement
    
    Section 3.6(a)CDM Permits
    
    Section 3.5(b)CDM Real Property
    
    Section 3.5(c)CDMR Holdings
    
    Section 3.4Certificate of Merger
    
    Section 1.2Claim
    
    Section 1.9Claim Notice
    
    Section 1.9Class D Common Units
    
    Section 1.6(b)(iv)Closing
    
    Section 1.2Closing Date
    
    Section 1.2Closing Indebtedness
    
    Section 5.12(d)Code
    
    Section 3.10(g)(i)Common Units
    
    Section 1.6(b)(iv)Compression Operating Lease
    
    Section 5.12(d)Confidentiality Agreement
    
    Section 5.3Control
    
    Section 10.9(e)Damages
    
    Section 8.2(a)(i)De Minimis Partner Losses
    
    Section 8.3(b)(ii)De Minimis Regency Losses
    
    Section 8.2(b)(ii)Discounted Average Price
    
    Section 1.6(b)(v)DLLCA
    
    RecitalsEffective Time
    
    Section 1.2Employment Agreements
    
    Section 1.10(f)Enumerated Actions
    
    Section 5.1(r)Environmental Laws
    
    Section 3.13(a)ERISA
    
    Section 3.11(a)
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Defined Terms
    
    Where DefinedERISA Affiliate
    
    Section 3.11(b)Escrow Agent
    
    Section 1.9Escrow Agreement
    
    Section 1.9Escrow Fund
    
    Section 1.9Escrowed Units
    
    Section 1.9Exchange Act
    
    Section 4.6(a)Final Purchase Price
    
    Section 1.6(a)Financial Statements
    
    Section 3.7(a)GAAP
    
    Section 3.6(c)Governmental Agency
    
    Section 3.5(b)Hazardous Materials
    
    Section 3.13(b)HSR Act
    
    Section 3.6(b)Indebtedness
    
    Section 3.18(a)knowledge
    
    Section 10.9(a)Liens
    
    Section 2.2Lock-up Agreement
    
    Section 1.11(g)Market Price
    
    Section 1.9Merger
    
    RecitalsMerger Consideration
    
    Section 1.5(b)Merger Sub
    
    PreambleMost Recent Balance Sheet
    
    Section 3.7(a)Objection Notice
    
    Section 1.9Partner
    
    PreamblePartners
    
    PreamblePartner Claim Notice
    
    Section 6.4Partner Indemnified Parties
    
    Section 8.3(a)Partner Specified Representations
    
    Section 8.1(a)(i)Partners Threshold
    
    Section 8.2(b)(ii)Partnership Interests
    
    Section 3.3Party
    
    PreambleParties
    
    PreamblePartnership Agreement Amendment
    
    Section 1.6(b)(iv)Payoff Amount
    
    Section 5.12(d)Payoff Letters
    
    Section 5.12(d)Permitted Liens
    
    Section 3.21(b)Person
    
    Section 10.9(f)Per Partnership Interest Cash Consideration
    
    Section 1.6(b)(vi)Per Partnership Interest Unit Consideration
    
    Section 1.6(b)(vii)Pre-Closing Period
    
    Section 9.1(a)Proposal
    
    Section 5.10Regency
    
    PreambleRegency Disclosure Letter
    
    Article 4Regency Indemnified Parties
    
    Section 8.2(a)Regency Letter Agreement
    
    Section 10.3Regency Material Adverse Effect
    
    Section 10.9(g)
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Defined Terms
    
    Where DefinedRegency Objection Notice
    
    Section 6.4Regency Partnership Agreement
    
    Section 1.6(b)(iv)Regency Party
    
    Section 8.2(d)Regency Permits
    
    Section 4.4(b)Regency Real Property
    
    Section 4.4(c)Regency Reports
    
    Section 4.6(a)Regency Representatives
    
    Section 5.3Regency Specified Representations
    
    Section 8.1(a)(i)Regency Tax Representations
    
    Section 8.1(a)(i)Regency Threshold
    
    Section 8.3(b)(ii)Registration Rights Agreements
    
    Section 1.10(g)Regulatory Filings
    
    Section 3.6(b)Required Units
    
    Section 5.17SEC
    
    Section 4.6(a)Securities Act
    
    Section 5.9(a)Straddle Period
    
    Section 9.1(a)Subsidiary
    
    Section 10.9(h)Survival Period
    
    Section 8.1(a)Surviving Company
    
    Section 1.1Tax
    
    Section 3.10(g)(ii)Tax Claim
    
    Section 9.3(a)Tax Records
    
    Section 3.10(g)(iv)Tax Returns
    
    Section 3.10(g)(v)Taxes
    
    Section 3.10(g)(ii)Taxing Authority
    
    Section 3.10(g)(iii)TBOC
    
    RecitalsTermination Date
    
    Section 7.2(a)Transaction Documents
    
    Section 10.9(i)Transfer Taxes
    
    Section 9.6




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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
 Agreement CDM Exhibit A Partner Partners Regency Merger Sub Party Parties
 RECITALS :
 Merger
 TBOC DLLCA
  AGREEMENT
  ARTICLE 1
 THE MERGER; CLOSING
 The Merger. Article
6 Surviving Company
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Article 6 Sections 6.2(c) 6.3(c) Closing Date Certificate of Merge Effective
Time
 Effect of the Merger.
 Governing Instruments; Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company.
    Conversion of Securities.
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Section 1.7 Merger Consideration
 Acquisition Price.
 Final Purchase Price
  Aggregate Cash Consideration
 Aggregate Unit Consideration
 (iii) Allowed Debt Amount
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(iv) Class D Common Units Regency Partnership Agreement Exhibit J Partnership Agreement
Amendment Common Units
 Discounted Average Price
 Per Partnership Interest Cash Consideration Exhibit A
 Per Partnership Interest Unit Consideration
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Exhibit A
  Fractional Interests Section
1.7
 Withholding Taxes.
 Escrow Arrangement Escrowed Units Escrow Agent Exhibit B Escrow Agreement
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Escrow Fund Claim Notice Section 8.2 Article 9 Claim provided, however Objection Notice Market Price Section 1.9
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Section 1.9
 Regency Deliveries
 Section 1.5 Section 1.7
 Section 1.9
  Section 6.2(c)
 Exhibit C
 Exhibits E F G Employment Agreements
 Exhibit H Registration Rights Agreements
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Deliveries of the Partners
   Section 6.3(c)
 Exhibit D
   Exhibit I Lock-up Agreement
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ARTICLE 2
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERS
  Organization, Good Standing and Authority of the Partners
   Title to Interests Exhibit A Exhibit
A Liens Section 5.12(d) Exhibit A
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No Conflicts Section 5.12(d) Section 3.6(b)
 Investor Status
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provided however Section 4.6
    Status of Class D Common Units; Disposition
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Section 2.5 Section 2.4
 Litigation
 No Brokers
 ARTICLE 3
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING CDM
 CDM Disclosure Letter provided
 Existence; Partnership Authority
 Authorization, Validity and Effect of Agreements
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Capitalization Exhibit A Partnership Interests Exhibit A
 Subsidiaries and Affiliates CDMR Holdings
 Compliance with Laws; Permits Section 3.10 Section 3.13
 Applicable Laws
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Governmental Agency CDM Permits
 CDM Real Property Section 3.5
 No Conflict.
 Section 5.12(d) Section 3.6 CDM
Partnership Agreement
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Section 3.6(b)
 HSR Act Regulatory Filings
 GAAP
 Financial Statements; No Undisclosed Liabilities; Controls and Procedures.
 Section 3.7 Most Recent Balance Sheet Financial Statements
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Litigation
 Absence of Certain Changes
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Section 5.1
 Taxes.
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Code
 Tax Taxes
 Taxing Authority
 Tax Records
 Tax Return
 Employee Benefit Plans.
 Section 3.11 CDM Benefit Plans ERISA
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Section 3.11 ERISA
Affiliate
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Section 3.11(e)(i)(A)
    Labor Matters.
   20




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Environmental Matters.
 Environmental Laws
 Hazardous Materials
  21




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Section 3.13
 Intellectual Property
 Decrees, Etc
 Insurance.
 Section 3.16
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Section 3.16
 No Brokers
 Certain Contracts.
 Section 5.1 Indebtedness
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CDM Material Contracts
  Capital Expenditure Program Section
3.19
 Improper Payments
 Title, Ownership and Related Matters.
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Section 5.12(d)
 Section 5.12(d) Permitted Liens
 Amount of Indebtedness and Certain Expenses Section 3.22
 ARTICLE 4
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
REGARDING REGENCY AND MERGER SUB
 Regency Disclosure Letter provided
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Existence; Good Standing; Corporate Authority
 Authorization, Validity and Effect of Agreements
 Regency Gas Services, LP and Merger Sub
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Compliance with Laws; Permits
  Regency Permits
 Regency Real Property
 No Conflict.
  27




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Section 4.5(b)
 Section 5.5
 SEC Documents
 SEC Exchange Act Regency Reports
  28




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Class D Common Units Sections
2.4 2.5
 Capital Structure
 Investment Intent
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provided however
 Litigation
 Absence of Certain Changes
 Taxes
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Financial Ability
 No Brokers
 ARTICLE 5
 COVENANTS
 Conduct of Business Section 5.1 provided
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provided however Section 1.6(b)(iii)
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Section 5.12(d)
     Article 6
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Enumerated
Actions
 Filings; Commercially Reasonable Efforts, Etc.
   Section
5.2(c)
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Section 5.2(c)
  Section 5.2(a) Section 5.2(c)
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Antitrust Laws Section 5.2
 Inspection provided Section 5.3 Section 5.3 Confidentiality Agreement Section 5.3 Section
5.3
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SECTION 8.2(a)(i) REGENCY REPRESENTATIVES Section 5.3
 Publicity
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Section 5.4
 Listing Application
 Expenses
 Notification provided, however Section 6.3(c) Sections 8.2(a)(i) (ii) Section 6.2(c) Sections 8.3(a)(i) (ii)
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Employee Matters.
    Section 5.8
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Class D Common Units
 Securities Act
   UNITS SECURITIES ACT TRANSFER
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Section 2.4 Section 2.5 Section 5.9
 Exclusivity Agent Proposal
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Section 5.10 Section 5.10 Section 5.10
 Registration Statement
 Payoff Amounts
    Closing Indebtedness Compression Operating Leases Payoff Letters
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Payoff Amount
 Financing Cooperation
 Amendment to Partnership Agreement
 Post-Closing Access to Records
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Insurance, Etc Section 5.16 Section 5.16
 Certain Post-Closing Sales Section 5.17
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Section 5.17 Section 5.17 Section
5.17 Section 5.17 Required Units Section 5.17
 Use of Name Section 5.18
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ARTICLE 6
 CONDITIONS
 Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger
    Conditions to Obligation of CDM to Effect the Merger
  provided however Section 6.2(b)
 Section 6.2
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Conditions to Obligation of Regency and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger
  provided however Section 6.3(b))
 Section 6.3
  Breakage Fee Section
6.4 Section 4.13 Section 7.3 Section 6.1(a) (b) Section 6.3 Breakage Fee Exhibit K Breakage Fee Escrow
Agreement
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Section 6.4 Section 7.3 Partner Claim
Notice Regency Objection Notice Section 7.3 Section 7.3 Section 6.4 Section 7.5; provided,
however,
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ARTICLE 7
 TERMINATION
 Termination by Mutual Consent
 Termination by Regency or CDM
 Section 5.7 Termination Date provided, however provided, further however
 provided, however, Section 5.2 Section 5.2
 Termination by CDM Section 6.2 Section 7.3 Section 6.2 Section 7.3 provided,
however, Section 7.3 Section
7.4 Section 7.4
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Section 6.4
 Termination by Regency Section 6.3 Section 7.4 Section 6.3 Section 7.4 provided, however, Section 7.4 Section 7.3 Section 7.3
 Effect of Termination Article 7 Section 7.5 Section 5.3 Section
5.6 Section 6.4 Sections 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.11 10.12 10.14 10.15 provided Section 6.4
 Extension; Waiver
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ARTICLE 8
 SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
 Survival
  Sections 2.1 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.17 Partner Specified Representations Section 3.10 Sections
4.1 4.2 4.7 4.14 Regency
Specified Representations Section 4.3 Section 4.12 Regency Tax Representations Section 8.2(a)(iii) Section
8.2(a)(iv)
 Article 9
 Sections 5.15 5.16
 Section
8.2(a)(iv)
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Survival Period
 Section 8.2(a) Section 8.3(a)
 Indemnification by the Partners
 Article 9 Regency Indemnified Parties
 Damages Article 9 Article 9
 Section 3.10 Article 9
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Section 3.18
  Sections 8.2(a)(i) (ii)
 Section 8.2(a)(ii) Section 3.10 Section 9.1(a) Partners Threshold provided De Minimis Regency Losses
 Articles 2 3 Section 3.10 Section 8.2(a)(ii)
 Section 8.2(a)(iv)
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Section
8.2(a)(i) Section
8.2(a)(ii) Section 3.10 Section 9.1(a) Section 8.2(a)(iv)
  Article 9 Section
8.2 Section 8.2
 Section 8.2 Regency Party provided Section 8.2(a)
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Article 8 Section 8.2(d) Section 8.2 Section 8.2
  Indemnification by Regency
 Article 9
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Partner Indemnified Parties
 Article 9 Article 9
 Article 9
  Section
8.3(a)
 Section 8.3(a) Section 9.1(c) Regency Threshold provided De Minimis Partner
Losses Section 8.3(b)(ii) Section 5.3
 Article 4 Section 8.3(a)(ii) Section
4.6(a)
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Section 8.2(a)(i) Section 8.3(a)(ii)
  Article 9 Section
8.3 Section 8.3(a)
 Section 8.3 Partner Party provided
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Article 8 Section 8.3(d) Section 8.3 Section 8.3
  Other Indemnification Matters
 Article 8
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Section 1.9 Article 8 Article 9
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER SECTION
8.4(c) ARTICLE 8
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ARTICLE 8 PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER SECTION 8.4(c) ARTICLE 8 SECTION 3.7(a) (b) SECTION 4.6(b)
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Article 8
 ARTICLE 9
 TAX MATTERS
 Tax Indemnification
 Pre-Closing Period Straddle Period Section 3.10
 provided however
  Section 9.1
 Article 8 Section 8.2(b)(vi) Section 8.3(b)(v)
 Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns
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Section
9.2(d) Section 5.3
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Procedures Relating to Indemnification of Tax Claims
 Tax
Claim
   Tax Refunds and Credits Section 9.1(b)
 Tax Treatment of Payments
 Transfer Taxes
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Transfer Taxes
 Closing Tax Certificate
 Tax Covenants
 ARTICLE 10
 GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Notices
  
  
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Exhibit
A
  Assignment; Binding Effect; Benefit Article 8
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Section 5.3
 Entire Agreement Regency
Letter Agreement
 Amendments
 Governing Law
 Counterparts
 Headings
 Interpretation
 Certain Definitions.
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Section 10.9
 Affiliate
 Business Day
 CDM Material Adverse Effec
 Control
 Person
 Regency Material Adverse Effect
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Subsidiary
 Transaction Documents
 Waivers
 Incorporation of Disclosure Letters and Exhibits
 Severability
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Further Assurances
 Enforcement of Agreement Section 5.10 Sections 6.1 6.2 Section 5.10 Section 5.10
 Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue
 [Signature Page Follows]
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CDM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, LTD
By:  CDM OLP GP, LLC, General Partner
By:  CDMR Holdings, LLC, Sole MemberBy:
    /s/ Randall H. DeanName: Randall H. DeanTitle: PresidentCDM OLP GP, LLC
By:   CDMR Holdings, LLC, Sole MemberBy:
    /s/ Randall H. DeanName: Randall H. DeanTitle: PresidentCDMR HOLDINGS, LLCBy:
    /s/ Randall H. DeanName: Randall H. DeanTitle: PresidentREGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP

By:   REGENCY GP LP, its general partner
By:   REGENCY GP LLC, a general partnerBy:
    /s/ Charles M. Davis, Jr.Name: Charles M. Davis, Jr.Title: Senior Vice PresidentADJHR, LLCBy:
    /s/ William E. Joor, IIIName: William E. Joor, IIITitle: Vice President and Secretary 70