EX-10.3


 Exhibit 10.3 

Execution Version 

WAIVER AND ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS ASSIGNMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2014 (the “Effective
Date”), is among ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “New Lender”); OILTANKING FINANCE B.V., a private limited company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid)
incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands (the “Prior Lender”) and OILTANKING BEAUMONT PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”). 

RECITALS: 
 WHEREAS, Borrower and
the Prior Lender have heretofore entered into (i) a certain Loan Agreement dated as of December 21, 2009 (the “2009 First Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the Prior Lender has made loans to Borrower and (ii) a
certain Loan Agreement dated as of December 21, 2009 (the “2009 Second Loan Agreement” and, together with the 2009 First Loan Agreement, the “Loan Agreements”), pursuant to which the Prior Lender has made loans
to Borrower; 
 WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership and a member of the New Lender (“Enterprise”), Oiltanking Holding Americas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“OTA”) and the sole member of OTLP GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Oiltanking GP”) and the general partner of Oiltanking Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Oiltanking MLP”) and the sole member of OTB GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OTB
GP”) and the general partner of Borrower, and OTB Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of OTA (“OTB Holdco”), are entering into that certain Contribution and Purchase Agreement
(the “Contribution Agreement”), providing for, among other things, the contribution of (i) all of the outstanding equity interests in Oiltanking GP and (ii) all of the limited partner interests in Oiltanking MLP owned by
OTA and OTB Holdco, to Enterprise (the “Contribution”); 
 WHEREAS, as a result of the Contribution, Borrower shall cease
to be, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled by Oiltanking GmbH, a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) organized under the laws of Germany (“Oiltanking GmbH”), which would, absent any
amendment or waiver, constitute an Event of Default under each Loan Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, in connection with the Contribution, Borrower,
the Prior Lender and the New Lender desire to amend each of the Loan Agreements in order renew and continue, but not novate and discharge, and to replace the Prior Lender with the New Lender as the “Lender” for all purposes under the Loan
Agreements, and make certain other amendments thereto, with each such amendment in the form attached as Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 hereto (the “Amendments”); and 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Amendments, the New Lender desires to purchase from the Prior Lender, and the Prior Lender is willing to sell
and assign to the New Lender, all right, title and interest of the Prior Lender in and to the Loan Agreements and all outstanding indebtedness owed to the Prior Lender under the Loan Agreements (the “Existing Indebtedness”). 






 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 SECTION 1.
Assignment. The Prior Lender has TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, SOLD, GRANTED AND CONVEYED and does hereby TRANSFER, ASSIGN, SELL, GRANT AND CONVEY without recourse or warranty, except with respect to the representations made in
Section 3(a) below, all right, title and interest of the Prior Lender in and to the Existing Indebtedness and the Loan Agreements unto the New Lender and its successors and assigns, and all powers, benefits, rights, titles and interests
owned or held by the Prior Lender under the Loan Agreements; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Existing Indebtedness and the Loan Agreements, together with all rights, titles, interests, privileges, claims, priorities, demands and equities related thereto,
unto the New Lender and its successors and assigns forever. In consideration and exchange for the assignment contained in the immediately preceding sentence, the New Lender shall transfer to the Prior Lender in immediately available funds an amount
equal to the sum of the Existing Indebtedness and all accrued but unpaid interest as of the date hereof, which amount is set forth as the Aggregate Purchase Amount on Schedule I attached hereto. 

SECTION 2. Certain Consents and Waivers. 
  

	(a)	        Borrower hereby consents to all assignments and transfers contained herein or contemplated hereby. 


 

	(b)	        Each of the Prior Lender and the New Lender hereby consents to and waives any Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreements (including as amended by the Amendments))
that may be triggered in connection with the Contribution, in each case for all purposes under the Loan Agreements (including as amended by the Amendments). 


SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. 
  

	(a)	        The Prior Lender enters into this Agreement and makes the assignments hereunder without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind, whether express, implied,
statutory or otherwise, except that the Prior Lender represents to the New Lender as follows: 

 (i) it
is the legal and beneficial owner of the Existing Indebtedness and its rights and interests under the Loan Agreements, free and clear of all liens, participations or other adverse claim of any nature whatsoever; 

(ii) it has not made or consented to any agreement that subordinates any of the Existing Indebtedness to any loans, notes or
other indebtedness owed by Borrower to any other person; 

  
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 (iii) the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Indebtedness and the accrued
and unpaid interest thereon, in each case as of the date hereof, are correctly set forth on Schedule I attached hereto; 

(iv) after giving effect to this Agreement, no Event of Default, and no event or condition that, with the giving of notice or
the passing of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default, exists; 
 (v) it has delivered true, correct and complete
copies of the Loan Agreements to the New Lender and no other agreements, instruments, promissory notes, mortgages, security agreements or other documents exist between the Prior Lender and Borrower with respect to the Existing Indebtedness; 

(vi) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and 
 (vii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Prior Lender, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability. 
  

	(b)	        The New Lender represents and warrants to the Prior Lender as follows: 


(i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; 
 (ii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the New Lender, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability; 
 (iii) it is sophisticated with
respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type acquired hereby; 
 (iv) it has received a copy of each Loan Agreement and
the Amendments, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and to purchase the Existing
Indebtedness; and 
 (v) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Prior Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. 

  
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	(c)	        Borrower represents to the Prior Lender and the New Lender as follows: 


(i) it has all requisite power and authority, and has taken all action necessary to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
fulfill its obligations under, and consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement; 
 (ii) this Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability; 

(iii) after giving effect to this Agreement, the Loan Agreements (as amended by the Amendments), constitute the legal, valid
and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms and any and all liens, claims, rights, titles, interests and benefits created and granted by the Loan Agreements (as amended by the
Amendments) shall continue to exist, remain valid and subsisting, shall not be impaired, released, novated or discharged, shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby renewed, extended, carried forward and conveyed to secure payment and
performance of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Agreements (as amended by the Amendments); 
 (iv) after giving
effect to this Agreement, no Event of Default, and no event or condition that, with the giving of notice or the passing of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default, exists; and 

(v) the representations and warranties of Borrower contained in the Loan Agreements are true and correct as though made as of
the date hereof (except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such specified earlier date). 

SECTION 4. Disclaimer. Except as expressly provided in Section 3(a) of this Agreement, the Prior Lender assumes no
responsibility, and makes no representation or warranty to the New Lender, with respect to the Loan Agreements or the Existing Indebtedness. By execution of this Agreement, the New Lender acknowledges that, except as expressly provided in
Section 3(a) of this Agreement, no representation or warranty is being made by the Prior Lender in connection with this Agreement. 

SECTION 5. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon (a) execution and delivery of this Agreement by
each party hereto, (b) execution and delivery of each Amendment by each party thereto and (c) the receipt by the Prior Lender in immediately available funds of an amount equal to the Aggregate Purchase Amount set forth on
Schedule I attached hereto. 
 SECTION 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF PRIOR LENDER. BORROWER RATIFIES, CONFIRMS, COVENANTS AND
AGREES THAT THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 19 OF EACH LOAN AGREEMENT SHALL SURVIVE THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE PRIOR LENDER AND THE CONSUMMATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND
SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. 

  
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 SECTION 7. Headings. The various headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience
only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any provisions hereof. 
 SECTION 8. Execution in
Counterparts, Effectiveness, etc. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be executed by the different parties on different counterparts and once executed by all parties hereto be deemed
to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same Agreement. 
 SECTION 9. Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 

SECTION 10. Governing Law; Entire Agreement. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF TEXAS. 
 THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY
EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. 
 THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS
AMONG THE PARTIES. 
 SECTION 11. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment of Indebtedness to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	OILTANKING FINANCE B.V., as Prior Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Claus-Georg Nette

	Name: Claus-Georg Nette
	Title: Attorney-in-Fact


  

	
	ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING
LLC, as New Lender
	
	By: Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., its sole manager


  

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael A. Creel

	Name: Michael A. Creel
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


  

			
	OILTANKING BEAUMONT PARTNERS, L.P., as Borrower
	
	By: OTB GP, LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kenneth F. Owen

	Name: Kenneth F. Owen
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


 Signature Page to Waiver and Assignment Agreement 

(Oiltanking Beaumont Partners, L.P.) 






 SCHEDULE I 
  

													
	 	  	Outstanding Principal
Indebtedness	 	  	Interest Payable as of
October 1, 2014	 	  	Purchase
Amount	 
	 2009 First Loan Agreement
	  	$	4,000,000.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	4,000,000.00	  
	 2009 Second Loan Agreement
	  	 	4,800,000.00	  	  	 	0.00	  	  	 	4,800,000.00	  
		  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 
	 Total
	  	$	8,800,000.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	8,800,000.00	  
		  	  
	 Aggregate Purchase Amount
	   
	  	$	8,800,000.00	  

 Schedule I 






 Exhibit A 

Amendments to Loan Agreements 

Exhibit A