EX-10.18



 




Exhibit
10.18



Execution Copy




LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT




OF




COFFEYVILLE ACQUISITION III LLC




 









 





Table of Contents




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	ARTICLE I	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	FORMATION OF THE COMPANY	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.1
	 	Formation	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.2
	 	Company Name	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.3
	 	The Certificate, etc.	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.4
	 	Term of Company	 	 	2	 
	Section 1.5
	 	Registered Agent and Office	 	 	2	 
	qection 1.6
	 	Principal Place of Business	 	 	2	 
	Section 1.7
	 	Qualification in Other Jurisdictions	 	 	2	 
	Section 1.8
	 	Fiscal Year; Taxable Year	 	 	2	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE II	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	PURPOSE AND POWERS OF THE COMPANY	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.1
	 	Purpose	 	 	2	 
	Section 2.2
	 	Powers of the Company	 	 	2	 
	Section 2.3
	 	Certain Tax Matters	 	 	2	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE III	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	MEMBERS AND INTERESTS GENERALLY	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.1
	 	Powers of Members	 	 	3	 
	Section 3.2
	 	Interests Generally	 	 	3	 
	Section 3.3
	 	Meetings of Members	 	 	4	 
	Section 3.4
	 	Business Transactions of a Member with the Company	 	 	5	 
	Section 3.5
	 	No Cessation of Membership upon Bankruptcy	 	 	5	 
	Section 3.6
	 	Additional Members	 	 	5	 
	Section 3.7
	 	Preemptive Rights	 	 	6	 
	Section 3.8
	 	Other Business of Members	 	 	7	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE IV	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	MANAGEMENT	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.1
	 	Board	 	 	8	 
	Section 4.2
	 	Meetings of the Board	 	 	9	 
	Section 4.3
	 	Quorum and Acts of the Board	 	 	10	 
	Section 4.4
	 	Electronic Communications	 	 	10	 
	Section 4.5
	 	Committees of Directors	 	 	10	 
	Section 4.6
	 	Compensation of Directors	 	 	11	 
	Section 4.7
	 	Resignation	 	 	11	 
	Section 4.8
	 	Removal of Directors	 	 	11	 






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	Section 4.9
	 	Vacancies	 	 	12	 
	Section 4.10
	 	Directors as Agents	 	 	12	 
	Section 4.11
	 	Officers	 	 	12	 
	Section 4.12
	 	Certain Covenants	 	 	12	 
	Section 4.13
	 	Strategic Planning Committee	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE V	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.1
	 	Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Members	 	 	15	 
	Section 5.2
	 	Additional Representations and Warranties of Non-Investor Members	 	 	16	 
	Section 5.3
	 	Additional Representations and Warranties of Investor Members	 	 	17	 
	Section 5.4
	 	Additional Covenants of Management Members	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE VI	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.1
	 	Capital Accounts	 	 	18	 
	Section 6.2
	 	Adjustments	 	 	18	 
	Section 6.3
	 	Additional Capital Contributions	 	 	19	 
	Section 6.4
	 	Negative Capital Accounts	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE VII	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ADDITIONAL TERMS APPLICABLE TO OVERRIDE UNITS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.1
	 	Certain Terms	 	 	19	 
	Section 7.2
	 	Inactive Management Members	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE VIII	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ALLOCATIONS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.1
	 	Book Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss	 	 	20	 
	Section 8.2
	 	Special Book Allocations	 	 	20	 
	Section 8.3
	 	Tax Allocations	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE IX	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	DISTRIBUTIONS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.1
	 	Distributions Generally	 	 	21	 
	Section 9.2
	 	Distributions In Kind	 	 	22	 
	Section 9.3
	 	No Withdrawal of Capital	 	 	22	 






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	Section 9.4
	 	Withholding	 	 	22	 
	Section 9.5
	 	Restricted Distributions	 	 	23	 
	Section 9.6
	 	Tax Distributions	 	 	23	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE X	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	BOOKS AND RECORDS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.1
	 	Books, Records and Financial Statements	 	 	23	 
	Section 10.2
	 	Filings of Returns and Other Writings; Tax Matters Partner	 	 	24	 
	Section 10.3
	 	Accounting Method	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE XI	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	LIABILITY, EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.1
	 	Liability	 	 	25	 
	Section 11.2
	 	Exculpation	 	 	25	 
	Section 11.3
	 	Fiduciary Duty	 	 	25	 
	Section 11.4
	 	Indemnification	 	 	25	 
	Section 11.5
	 	Expenses	 	 	25	 
	Section 11.6
	 	Severability	 	 	26	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE XII	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.1
	 	Restrictions on Transfers of Interests by Members	 	 	26	 
	Section 12.2
	 	Overriding Provisions	 	 	27	 
	Section 12.3
	 	Estate Planning Transfers; Transfers upon Death of a Management Member	 	 	27	 
	Section 12.4
	 	Involuntary Transfers	 	 	27	 
	Section 12.5
	 	Assignments	 	 	28	 
	Section 12.6
	 	Substitute Members	 	 	29	 
	Section 12.7
	 	Release of Liability	 	 	29	 
	Section 12.8
	 	Right of First Offer; Tag-Along and Drag-Along Rights	 	 	29	 
	Section 12.9
	 	Initial Public Offering	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE XIII	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.1
	 	Dissolving Events	 	 	34	 
	Section 13.2
	 	Dissolution and Winding-Up	 	 	35	 
	Section 13.3
	 	Distributions in Cash or in Kind	 	 	35	 
	Section 13.4
	 	Termination	 	 	36	 
	Section 13.5
	 	Claims of the Members	 	 	36	 






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	 	ARTICLE XIV	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 14.1
	 	Notices	 	 	36	 
	Section 14.2
	 	Securities Act Matters	 	 	37	 
	Section 14.3
	 	Headings	 	 	37	 
	Section 14.4
	 	Entire Agreement	 	 	37	 
	Section 14.5
	 	Counterparts	 	 	37	 
	Section 14.6
	 	Governing Law; Attorneys’ Fees	 	 	37	 
	Section 14.7
	 	Waivers	 	 	38	 
	Section 14.8
	 	Invalidity of Provision	 	 	38	 
	Section 14.9
	 	Further Actions	 	 	38	 
	Section 14.10
	 	Amendments	 	 	38	 
	Section 14.11
	 	No Third Party Beneficiaries	 	 	39	 
	Section 14.12
	 	Injunctive Relief	 	 	39	 
	Section 14.13
	 	Power of Attorney	 	 	39	 
	Section 14.14
	 	Marketing Materials	 	 	40	 
	Section 14.15
	 	Notice of Events	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	ARTICLE XV	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	DEFINED TERMS	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 15.1
	 	Definitions	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit A
	 	Form of Spousal Waiver	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit B
	 	Form of Management Rights Letter	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit C
	 	Form of Registration Rights Agreement	 	 	 	 






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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF

COFFEYVILLE ACQUISITION III LLC




     This Limited Liability Company Agreement of Coffeyville Acquisition III LLC (the
“Company”) is dated as of October 24, 2007, among the entities listed under the headings
“GSCP Members” and “Kelso Members” on Schedule A hereto (each, respectively, a “GSCP
Member” or a “Kelso Member,” and, collectively, the “Investor Members”), the
individuals listed under the heading “Management Members” on Schedule A hereto (each a
“Management Member” and collectively, the “Management Members,” which term shall
also include such other management employees of the Company who become members of the Company and
are designated “Management Members” after the date hereof in accordance with Section 3.6 of this
Agreement) and the Persons listed under the heading “Outside Members” on Schedule A hereto (each an
“Outside Member” and together with any Persons who become members of the Company and are
designated “Outside Members” after the date hereof in accordance with Section 3.6 of this
Agreement, the “Outside Members”. The Management Members, the Inactive Management Members
and the Outside Members are collectively referred to herein as the “Non-Investor Members.”
The Investor Members and the Non-Investor Members are collectively referred to herein as the
“Members.” Any capitalized term used herein without definition shall have the meaning set
forth in Article XV.



     WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of adopting
the terms of this Agreement as the complete expression of the covenants, agreements and
undertakings of the parties hereto with respect to the affairs of the Company, the conduct of its
business and the rights and obligations of the Members.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained herein,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:



ARTICLE I




FORMATION OF THE COMPANY




     Section 1.1 Formation. The Company was formed upon the filing of the Certificate with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 7, 2007.



     Section 1.2 Company Name. The name of the Company is Coffeyville Acquisition III LLC.
The business of the Company may be conducted under such other names as the Board may from time to
time designate; provided that the Company complies with all relevant state laws relating to
the use of fictitious and assumed names.



     Section 1.3 The Certificate, etc. Each Director is hereby authorized to execute,
deliver, file and record all such other certificates and documents, including amendments to or
restatements of the Certificate, and to do such other acts as may be appropriate to comply with all
requirements for the formation, continuation and operation of a limited liability company, the
ownership of property, and the conduct of business under the laws of the State of Delaware and any
other jurisdiction in which the Company may own property or conduct business.



 









 





     Section 1.4 Term of Company. The term of the Company commenced on the date of the
initial filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The
Company may be terminated in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, and shall continue
unless and until dissolved as provided in Article XIII. The existence of the Company as a separate
legal entity shall continue until the cancellation of the Certificate as provided in the Delaware
Act.



     Section 1.5 Registered Agent and Office. The Company’s registered agent and office in
the State of Delaware is Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400, Wilmington,
New Castle County, Delaware 19801. The Board may designate another registered agent and/or
registered office from time to time in accordance with the then applicable provisions of the
Delaware Act and any other applicable laws.



     Section 1.6 Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the
Company is located at 10 E. Cambridge Circle, Ste. 250, Kansas City, Kansas 66103. The location of
the Company’s principal place of business may be changed by the Board from time to time in
accordance with the then applicable provisions of the Delaware Act and any other applicable laws.



     Section 1.7 Qualification in Other Jurisdictions. Any authorized person of the
Company shall execute, deliver and file any certificates (and any amendments and/or restatements
thereof) necessary for the Company to qualify to do business in a jurisdiction in which the Company
may wish to conduct business.



     Section 1.8 Fiscal Year; Taxable Year. The fiscal year of the Company for financial
accounting purposes shall end on December 31.



ARTICLE II




PURPOSE AND POWERS OF THE COMPANY




     Section 2.1 Purpose. The purposes of the Company are, and the nature of the business
to be conducted and promoted by the Company is, engaging in any lawful act or activity for which
limited liability companies may be formed under the Delaware Act and engaging in all acts or
activities as the Company deems necessary, advisable or incidental to the furtherance of the
foregoing.



     Section 2.2 Powers of the Company. The Company shall have the power and authority to
take any and all actions that are necessary, appropriate, advisable, convenient or incidental to or
for the furtherance of the purposes set forth in Section 2.1.



     Section 2.3 Certain Tax Matters. The Company shall not elect, and the Board shall not
permit the Company to elect, to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S.
federal, state or local income tax purposes under Treasury Regulations section 301.7701-3 or under
any corresponding provision of state or local law. The Company and the Board shall not
permit the registration or listing of the Interests on an “established securities market,” as
such term is used in Treasury Regulations section 1.7704-1.



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ARTICLE III




MEMBERS AND INTERESTS GENERALLY




     Section 3.1 Powers of Members. The Members shall have the power to exercise any and
all rights or powers granted to the Members pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement. The
approval or consent of the Members shall not be required in order to authorize the taking of any
action by the Company unless and then only to the extent that (a) this Agreement shall
expressly provide therefor, (b) such approval or consent shall be required by non-waivable
provisions of the Delaware Act or (c) the Board shall have determined in its sole
discretion that obtaining such approval or consent would be appropriate or desirable. The Members,
as such, shall have no power to bind the Company.



     Section 3.2 Interests Generally. As of the date hereof, the Company has two
authorized classes of Interests: Common Units and Override Units. Additional classes of Interests
denominated in the form of Units may be authorized from time to time by the Board (which
authorization must have been approved by at least one GSCP Director and at least one Kelso
Director) without obtaining the consent of any Member or class of Members. Except as otherwise
provided in this Article III, Units in a particular class may be issued from time to time, at such
prices and on such terms as the Board (which issuance, prices and terms must have been approved by
at least one GSCP Director and at least one Kelso Director) or, in the case of Override Units, the
Override Unit Committee may determine, without obtaining the consent of any Member or class of
Members.



     (a) Common Units.




     (i) General. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.2, the holders of Common
Units will have voting rights with respect to their Common Units as provided in Section
3.3(d) and shall have the rights with respect to profits and losses of the Company and
distributions from the Company as are set forth herein. The number of Common Units of each
Member as of any given time shall be set forth on Schedule A, as it may be updated from time
to time in accordance with this Agreement.




     (ii) Price. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Common Units will
initially be issued for a Capital Contribution of $10 per Common Unit. The payment terms
and schedule for the Capital Contributions applicable to any Common Unit will be determined
by the Board upon issuance of such Common Units.



     (b) Override Units.




     (i) General. Subject to the provisions of Article VII hereof (including the
applicable Benchmark Amount), the holders of Override Units will have no voting rights with
respect to their Override Units but shall have the rights with respect to profits and
losses of the Company and distributions from the Company as are set forth herein;
provided that additional terms and conditions applicable to an Override Unit may be
established by the Override Unit Committee in connection with the issuance of any such
Override Unit to a person who becomes a Management Member at any time after the date



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of this
Agreement in accordance with Section 3.6 hereof. The number of Override Units issued to a
Management Member as of any given time shall be set forth on Schedule A, as it may be
updated from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.




     (ii) Price. The holders of Override Units are not required to make any Capital
Contribution to the Company in exchange for their Override Units, it being recognized that,
unless otherwise determined by a majority of the Board (which majority must include at least
one GSCP Director and at least one Kelso Director), such Units shall be issued only to
Management Members who own Common Units and who agree to provide services to the Company
pursuant to Section 4.13.



     Section 3.3 Meetings of Members.



     (a) Meetings; Notice of Meetings. Meetings of the Members, including any special
meeting, may be called by the Board from time to time. Notice of any such meeting shall be given
to all Members not less than two nor more than 30 business days prior to the date of such meeting
and shall state the location, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting,
the nature of the business to be transacted. Meetings shall be held at the location (within or
without the State of Delaware) at the date and hour set forth in the notice of the meeting.



     (b) Waiver of Notice. No notice of any meeting of Members need be given to any Member
who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting. Neither the business
to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Members need be
specified in a written waiver of notice. The attendance of any Member at a meeting of Members
shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the Member attends a meeting for
the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any
business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.



     (c) Quorum. Except as otherwise required by applicable law or by the Certificate, the
presence in person or by proxy of the holders of record of a Majority in Interest shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting.



     (d) Voting. If the Board has fixed a record date, every holder of record of Units
entitled to vote at a meeting of Members or to consent in writing in lieu of a meeting of Members
as of such date shall be entitled to one vote for each such Unit outstanding in such Member’s name
at the close of business on such record date. Holders of record of Override Units will have no
voting rights with respect to such Units. If no record date has been so fixed, then every holder
of record of such Units entitled to vote at a meeting of Members or to consent in writing in lieu
of a meeting of Members shall be entitled to one vote for each Unit outstanding in his name on the
close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice of the meeting is given or the
first consent in respect of the applicable action is executed and delivered to the Company, or,
if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the
meeting is held. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Certificate or this
Agreement, the vote of a Majority in Interest at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be
sufficient for the transaction of any business at such meeting.



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     (e) Proxies. Each Member may authorize any Person to act for such Member by proxy on
all matters in which a Member is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting,
or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by the Member or such Member’s
attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of three years from the date
thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of
the Member executing it unless otherwise provided in such proxy; provided, that such right
to revocation shall not invalidate or otherwise affect actions taken under such proxy prior to such
revocation.



     (f) Organization. Each meeting of Members shall be conducted by such Person as the
Board may designate.



     (g) Action Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, any action
which may be taken at any meeting of the Members may be taken without a meeting, without prior
notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be
signed by a Majority in Interest. Prompt notice of the taking of the action without a meeting by
less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those Members who have not consented in
writing.



     Section 3.4 Business Transactions of a Member with the Company. A Member may lend
money to, borrow money from, act as surety or endorser for, guarantee or assume one or more
specific obligations of, provide collateral for, or transact any other business with the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries; provided that any such transaction shall (a) require the
approval of a majority of the Directors and (b) have been approved as may be required by
Section 4.12.



     Section 3.5 No Cessation of Membership upon Bankruptcy. A Person shall not cease to
be a Member of the Company upon the happening, with respect to such Person, of any of the events
specified in Section 18-304 of the Delaware Act.



     Section 3.6 Additional Members.



     (a) Admission Generally. Upon the approval of a majority of the Board or the Override
Unit Committee (but in each case only to the extent that such majority includes the vote of at
least one GSCP Director and at least one Kelso Director), the Company may admit one or more
additional Members (each, an “Additional Member”), to be treated as a “Member” or one of
the “Members” for all purposes hereunder. The Board may designate any such Additional Member as an
“Investor Member,” a “Management Member” or an “Outside Member” hereunder (but only to the extent
that such designation has been approved by at least one GSCP Director and at least one Kelso
Director).



     (b) Rights of Additional Members. Prior to the admission of an Additional Member, the
Board shall determine (but only to the extent that such determination has been approved by at least
one GSCP Director and at least one Kelso Director):




     (i) the Capital Contribution (if any) of such Additional Member;



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     (ii) the rights, if any, of such Additional Member to appoint Directors to the Board;




     (iii) the number of Units to be granted to such Additional Member and whether such
Units shall be Common Units, Override Units or Units of an additional class of Interests
authorized by the Board; and in the case of Common Units, the price to be paid therefor and
in the case of any Override Units, the applicable Benchmark Amount and terms thereof; and




     (iv) whether such Additional Member will be a Management Member or an Investor Member
or an Outside Member; provided that (a) an Additional Member may only be
designated a GSCP Member with the consent of GSCP, (b) an Additional Member may only be
designated a Kelso Member with the consent of Kelso, and (c) the rights and
obligations of any Outside Member shall be as specified by the Board in its sole discretion
and, if such terms are different from the terms applicable to the Outside Member as provided
herein, this Agreement shall be amended, in accordance with Section 14.10, to reflect such
terms.



     (c) Admission Procedure. Each Person shall be admitted as an Additional Member at the
time such Person (i) executes a joinder agreement to this Agreement, (ii) makes
Capital Contributions (if any) to the Company in an amount to be determined by the Board,
(iii) complies with the applicable Board resolution, if any, with respect to such
admission, (iv) is issued Units (if any) by the Company and (v) is named as a
Member in Schedule A (as described in Section 12.2) hereto. The Board is authorized to amend
Schedule A to reflect any issuance of Units and any such admission and any actions pursuant to this
Section 3.6.



     Section 3.7 Preemptive Rights.



     (a) In the event that the Company proposes to issue any Interests (the “Proposed Third
Party Interests”), other than (i) to any Management Member, (ii) in connection
with any debt financing, (iii) as consideration in connection with (A) an
acquisition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of a Person’s assets or business,
or (B) the merger into or consolidation of a Person, or any other transaction or series of
related transactions in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of a Person
immediately prior to such event is transferred to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or
(iv) Interests (not to exceed in the aggregate 5% of the aggregate Interests outstanding on
the date hereof) issued for bona fide commercial purposes to business partners who are not
Affiliates of any Investor Member, then each Member (other than any Inactive Management Member)
may, but shall not be required to, participate in the manner set forth in Section 3.7(b), on the
same terms and conditions (including price), in the purchase of the Proposed Third Party Interests
giving rise to these preemptive rights, by purchasing such
number of Interests as such Member elects in accordance with Section 3.7(b); provided
that, if the consideration for the issuance giving rise to the preemptive rights is not entirely
cash, the value of the non-cash consideration will be determined by the Board, and any
participating Member shall be required to pay the purchase price for its Interest solely in cash
based on such valuation.



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     (b) Prior to the issuance of Interests by the Company as to which Section 3.7(a) applies, the
Company shall give written notice (the “First Company Notice”) thereof to each eligible
Member, which First Company Notice shall state, for each Member, the product of (x) the
number of the Proposed Third Party Interests proposed to be issued to the third party or parties
giving rise to these preemptive rights and (y) such Member’s percentage ownership interest
in the Company immediately prior to such notice (the product of (x) and (y), a Member’s “Pro
Rata Preemptive Amount”). Each eligible Member that wishes to exercise its rights under this
Section 3.7 shall deliver a written notice to that effect to the Company within 30 days after its
receipt of the First Company Notice to exercise its rights on the same terms and conditions as
those offered to the third-party purchaser (which Member notice shall state the portion of such
Member’s Pro Rata Preemptive Amount that such Member elects to purchase pursuant hereto (such
portion, the “Initial Purchase Amount”)); provided that, if a Member either
(x) fails to deliver such notice to the Company within 30 days after its receipt of the
First Notice or (y) notifies the Company that it elects not to purchase any or a portion of
its Pro Rata Preemptive Amount, then such Member shall have rejected its right to purchase all or
such portion of its Pro Rata Preemptive Amount (as such, the “Rejected Amount”) and,
promptly after the expiration of such 30 day period or receipt of such notice, as the case may be,
the Company shall notify the other Members hereof and of their respective pro rata share in such
Rejected Amount (each such notice, a “Second Company Notice”). The other Members shall
have the right to purchase all or any portion of their respective pro rata share of any Rejected
Amount and any Member that wishes to exercise such right with respect to any Rejected Amount shall
deliver a written notice to that effect to the Company within ten days after its receipt of the
Second Company Notice in respect of such Rejected Amount (which Member notice shall state the
portion of the pro rata amount of such Rejected Amount that such Member elects to purchase (any
such portion, an “Additional Purchase Amount”). The Company shall issue an aggregate
number of Proposed Third Party Interests to each Member that has given written notice of the
exercise of its rights hereunder equal to the Initial Purchase Amount and the sum of all Additional
Purchase Amounts applicable to such Member as soon as practicable, and in no event later than the
later of (i) five Business Days after receipt of such notice, and (ii) the closing
of the issuance of such Interests to the third-party purchaser, against payment to the Company by
such Member of solely cash consideration for such Interests. Any Interests offered or proposed to
be issued by the Company on different terms and conditions as those offered to the Members must be
re-offered to the Members pursuant to this Section 3.7.



     Section 3.8 Other Business of Members.



     (a) Existing Business Ventures. Each Member, Director and their respective Affiliates
may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature or description,
independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business of the Company, and the
Company, the Directors and the Members shall have no rights by virtue of this Agreement in and
to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any
such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Company, shall not be deemed wrongful or
improper.



     (b) Business Opportunities. No Member, Director or any of their respective Affiliates
shall be obligated to present any particular investment opportunity to the Company even if such
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deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so,
and each Member, Director or any of their respective Affiliates shall have the right to take for
such Person’s own account (individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any
such particular investment opportunity.




     (c) Management Members. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Sections 3.8(a)
and (b) shall not in any way limit any non-competition or non-solicitation restrictions contained
in an employment, severance, separation or services agreement between any Management Member or any
other Member who is an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.



ARTICLE IV




MANAGEMENT




     Section 4.1 Board.



     (a) Generally. The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under
the direction of a committee of the Company (the “Board”) consisting of such number of
natural persons (each, a “Director”) as shall be established by mutual consent of GSCP and
Kelso from time to time. Subject to any rights that may be granted pursuant to Section 3.6(b), the
Directors shall be appointed to the Board upon the vote, approval or consent of a Majority in
Interest with all Members agreeing to vote their Units as designated in Section 4.1(b); it being
understood and agreed that by executing this Agreement each Member elects the persons listed in
Section 4.1(b)(i) to serve as the initial Directors. Directors need not be Members. Subject to
the other provisions of this Article IV, the Board shall have full, exclusive and complete
discretion to manage and control the business and affairs of the Company, to make all decisions
affecting the business and affairs of the Company and to take all such actions as it deems
necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of the Company as set forth herein, including,
without limitation, to exercise all of the powers of the Company set forth in Section 2.2 of this
Agreement. Each person named as a Director herein or subsequently appointed as a Director is
hereby designated as a “manager” (within the meaning of the Delaware Act) of the Company. Except
as otherwise provided herein, and notwithstanding the last sentence of Section 18-402 of the
Delaware Act, no single Director may bind the Company, and the Board shall have the power to act
only collectively in accordance with the provisions and in the manner specified herein. Each
Director shall hold office until a successor is appointed in accordance with Section 4.1(b) or
until such Director’s earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the provisions
hereof.



     (b) Election of Directors.




     (i) Initial Directors. Subject to GSCP’s and Kelso’s right to increase or
decrease the authorized number of Directors pursuant to the first sentence of Section
4.1(a), the Board shall consist of five Directors, two of which shall be GSCP Directors and
two of which shall be Kelso Directors and the fifth shall be jointly designated by GSCP and
Kelso. The two GSCP Directors referenced in the immediately preceding sentence shall be
Scott Lebovitz and Kenneth Pontarelli, and the two Kelso Directors



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referenced in the
immediately preceding sentence shall be George E. Matelich and Stanley de J. Osborne. The
provisions of Section 4.1(b)(ii) below shall apply mutatis mutandis to the initial Directors
pursuant to this Section 4.1(b)(i).




     (ii) GSCP and Kelso Directors. GSCP and Kelso shall each have the right to
designate two of the Directors for election to the Board for as long as such party continues
to hold an amount of Common Units that represents both (x) at least 20% of the
Common Units then held by all Members (the “Requisite Outstanding Amount”) and
(y) at least 50% of the Common Units held by such party on the date hereof (the
“Requisite Original Amount”). GSCP and Kelso shall each have the right to designate
one of the Directors for election to the Board for so long as such party continues to hold
an amount of Common Units that represents at least 5% of the Common Units then held by all
Members (the “Five Percent Test”). If either or both of GSCP and Kelso ceases or
cease to have the right to designate any Director pursuant to the two immediately preceding
sentences, any such Directors that such party no longer has the right to designate shall
instead be designated by a Majority in Interest. For so long as GSCP is entitled to
designate two of the Directors for election to the Board, one of such Directors shall be
designated by GSCP Onshore and one of such Directors shall be designated by GSCP
Institutional. For so long as GSCP is entitled to designate one of the Directors for
election to the Board, such Director shall be designated by GSCP Institutional.




Each Member shall vote all of the Units over which it exercises voting control and shall
take all other necessary or desirable actions within such Member’s control (whether in such
Member’s capacity as a Member, Director, member of a Board committee or officer of the
member of a Board committee or Officer or otherwise, and including, without limitation,
attendance at meetings in person or by proxy for purposes of obtaining a quorum, execution
of written consents in lieu of meetings and approval of amendments and/or restatements of
the Certificate or this Agreement), and the Company shall take all necessary and desirable
actions within its control (including, without limitation, calling special Board or Member
meetings and approval of amendments and/or restatements of the Certificate or this
Agreement), so that the Directors designated in accordance with this Section 4.1(b)(ii) will
be elected to the Board.



     (c) Observer. To the extent that, at any time, GSCP or Kelso, as the case may be, has
no Director designation rights pursuant to Section 4.1(b), such party shall have (i) the
right to designate an observer to attend any meetings of the Board (which right may be waived by
such party in its sole discretion) and (ii) such other rights as are set forth in a letter
agreement entered
into as of the date hereof between the Company, on the one hand, and each of GSCP
Institutional and Kelso, on the other hand, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto.



     Section 4.2 Meetings of the Board. The Board shall meet from time to time to discuss
the business of the Company. The Board may hold meetings either within or without the State of
Delaware. Meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall
from time to time be determined by the Board. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company or a
majority of the Board may call a meeting of the Board on five business days’ notice to each
Director, either personally, by telephone, by facsimile or by any other similarly timely means of
communication, which notice requirement may be waived by the Directors.



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     Section 4.3 Quorum and Acts of the Board.



     (a) Three Directors (including at least one GSCP Director and at least one Kelso Director)
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Unless the number of Directors is
increased or decreased pursuant to Section 4.1(a), in which case the presence of a majority of the
then authorized number of Directors shall constitute a quorum. If a quorum shall not be present at
any meeting of the Board, the Directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time,
without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Any action
required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be
taken without a meeting, if a majority of the members of the Board or committee (which majority
must include at least one GSCP Director and at least one Kelso Director), as the case may be,
consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings
of the Board or committee.



     (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the act of a majority of the Directors
present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board. To the extent
that this Agreement requires any act of the Board or committee thereof to include the approval of,
or any Board or committee majority or any Board or committee quorum to include, at least one GSCP
Director and at least one Kelso Director, any such requirement shall continue to apply, with
respect to the GSCP Director, for as long as GSCP continues to hold an amount of Common Units that
represents both the Requisite Outstanding Amount and the Requisite Original Amount and, with
respect to the Kelso Director, for as long as Kelso continues to hold an amount of Common Units
that represents both the Requisite Outstanding Amount and the Requisite Original Amount.



     Section 4.4 Electronic Communications. Members of the Board, or any committee
designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any committee, by means of
conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall
constitute presence in person at the meeting.



     Section 4.5 Committees of Directors. The Board (a) shall designate an
Override Unit Committee, which shall be comprised of (x) for as long as each of GSCP and
Kelso, as the case may be, has the right to designate at least one Director pursuant to Section
4.1(b), one GSCP Director and one Kelso Director and (y) thereafter, such number of persons
as may be designated
by the Board and (b) may, by resolution passed by a majority of Directors (which
majority must include at least one GSCP Director and at least one Kelso Director), designate one or
more additional committees. Such resolution shall specify the duties, quorum requirements and
qualifications of the members of such additional committees, each such committee to consist of such
number of Directors as the Board may fix from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 4.5, each committee designated hereunder shall, for so long as GSCP
continues to hold an amount of Common Units that represents both the Requisite Outstanding Amount
and the Requisite Original Amount, include at least one GSCP Director and, for so long as Kelso
continues to hold an amount of Common Units that represents both the Requisite Outstanding Amount
and the Requisite Original Amount, include at least one Kelso Director. The Board may designate
one or more Directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or
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or disqualification of a
member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified
from voting, whether or not such members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another
member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board, shall have and may
exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of
the Company. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from
time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its
meetings and report the same to the Board when required.




     Section 4.6 Compensation of Directors. The Board shall have the authority to fix the
compensation of Directors. The Directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at such
meetings of the Board and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board or a
stated salary as a Director. No such payment shall preclude any Director from serving the Company
in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of any committee of the Board
may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.



     Section 4.7 Resignation. Any Director may resign at any time by giving written notice
to the Company. The resignation of any Director shall take effect upon receipt of such notice or
at such later time as shall be specified in the notice; and, unless otherwise specified in the
notice, the acceptance of the resignation by the Company, the Members or the remaining Directors
shall not be necessary to make it effective. In addition, in the event that GSCP or Kelso loses
its right to designate a Director or Directors pursuant to Section 4.1(b)(ii) as a result of
ceasing to hold the Requisite Outstanding Amount and the Requisite Original Amount or the Five
Percent Test, as the case may be, such Director or Directors shall be deemed to have resigned from
the Board effective immediately upon the occurrence of such event (it being understood and agreed
that if such event only results in the loss of GSCP’s or Kelso’s right to designate one Director
and such party retains the right to designate another Director pursuant to such Section 4.1(b)(ii),
then such party shall designate the identity of the Director deemed to have resigned pursuant to
this Section 4.7 and the identity of the Director who will remain to serve on the Board). Upon the
effectiveness of any such resignation, such Director shall cease to be a “manager” (within the
meaning of the Delaware Act).



     Section 4.8 Removal of Directors. Members shall have the right to remove any Director
at any time for cause upon the affirmative vote of a Majority in Interest. In addition, a majority
of the Directors then in office shall have the right to remove a Director for cause. Upon the
taking of such action, the Director shall cease to be a “manager” (within the meaning of the
Delaware Act). Notwithstanding the preceding sentences of this Section 4.8, (a) the
removal from the Board of any Director appointed or designated hereunder solely by GSCP shall be
only at the written request of GSCP, (b) the removal from the Board of any Directors
appointed or designated hereunder solely by Kelso shall be only at the written request of Kelso,
(c) the removal from the Board of any unaffiliated Director appointed or designated
hereunder jointly by GSCP and Kelso shall be only at the joint written request of GSCP and Kelso
and (d) any removal pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (c) may be for cause or without cause.
Upon receipt of any such written request, the Board will promptly take all such actions as shall be
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desirable to cause the removal of such Director. Any vacancy caused by any such
removal shall be filled in accordance with Section 4.9.




     Section 4.9 Vacancies. If any vacancies shall occur in the Board, by reason of death,
resignation, deemed resignation, removal or otherwise, the Directors then in office shall continue
to act, and actions that would otherwise be taken by a majority of the Directors may be taken by a
majority of the Directors then in office, even if less than a quorum. Except in the case of
vacancies caused by deemed resignations pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Section 4.7, any
vacancy shall be filled at any time in accordance with Section 4.1(b). A Director elected to fill
a vacancy shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until his
or her earlier death, resignation or removal.



     Section 4.10 Directors as Agents. The Directors, to the extent of their powers set
forth in this Agreement, are agents of the Company for the purpose of the Company’s business, and
the actions of the Directors taken in accordance with such powers shall bind the Company. Except
as otherwise provided in Section 1.3 and notwithstanding the last sentence of Section 18-402 of the
Delaware Act, no single Director shall have the power to bind the Company and the Board shall have
the power to act only collectively in the manner specified herein.



     Section 4.11 Officers. The Board shall appoint an individual or individuals to serve
as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer and may, from
time to time as it deems advisable, appoint additional officers of the Company (together with the
Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer, the “Officers”) and
assign such officers titles (including, without limitation, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer). Unless otherwise decided by a majority of the Board (which majority must include at
least one GSCP Director and at least one Kelso Director), each Management Member shall be an
officer of the Company. Unless the Board decides otherwise, if the title is one commonly used for
officers of a business corporation formed under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the
assignment of such title shall constitute the delegation to such person of the authorities and
duties that are normally associated with that office. Any delegation pursuant to this Section 4.11
may be revoked at any time by the Board. Any Officer may be removed with or without cause by the
Board, except as otherwise provided in any services or employment agreement between such Officer
and the Company.



     Section 4.12 Certain Covenants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, take
any of the following actions without prior written consent of (i) either GSCP or at least
one GSCP Director for so long as GSCP continues to hold an amount of Common Units that represents
both the Requisite Outstanding Amount and the Requisite Original Amount and (ii) either
Kelso or at least one Kelso Director for so long as Kelso continues to hold an amount of Common
Units that represents both the Requisite Outstanding Amount and the Requisite Original Amount:



     (a) consolidate or merge with or into any Person, sell or transfer all or a substantial
portion of its assets to another Person, or enter into any similar business combination transaction
or effect any transaction or series of transactions in which more than fifty percent (50%) of its
voting securities are transferred to another Person, except any such transaction or series of
transactions, as the case may be, involving only wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company;



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     (b) voluntarily liquidate, dissolve or wind up;



     (c) purchase, acquire or obtain any capital stock or other proprietary interest, directly or
indirectly, in any other Person unless (x) such Person is, prior to such transaction, a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company and (y) the aggregate consideration paid by the
Company in the transactions does not exceed $5,000,000 in any year;



     (d) purchase, acquire or obtain all or a substantial portion of the business or assets of
another Person for consideration (including assumed liabilities) in excess of $5,000,000 in any
year;



     (e) enter into or commit to enter into any joint ventures or any partnerships or establish or
acquire any non-wholly-owned Subsidiaries;



     (f) enter into the ownership, active management, development, construction or operation of any
line of business other than the business that the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged in on
the date hereof and businesses ancillary or incident thereto;



     (g) sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any asset or group of assets, other than
dispositions of obsolete equipment, in an aggregate amount (as to the Company and all of its
Subsidiaries), with a book value or fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 in any one year;



     (h) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries for borrowed money (which shall include for purposes hereof capitalized lease
obligations and guarantees or other contingent obligations for indebtedness for borrowed money but
exclude indebtedness for borrowed money including credit line capacity existing as of the date
hereof) in an aggregate amount (as to the Company and all of its Subsidiaries) in excess of
(x) $2,500,000 in any year and (y) $10,000,000 in the aggregate;



     (i) mortgage, encumber, or create, incur or suffer to exist liens on, any of its assets other
than mortgages, encumbrances or liens (x) securing indebtedness permitted pursuant to
Section 4.12(h) or (y) existing as of the date hereof;



     (j) create, designate, authorize, issue, sell or grant, or enter into any agreement providing
for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, any of its Interests or other equity securities
(including, without limitation, any notes or debt securities containing equity features) except for
the issuance of Interests or other equity securities upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of
any Interest or equity securities outstanding as of the date hereof, or upon the conversion,
exchange or exercise of any equity securities the creation, designation, authorization, issuance,
sale or grant of which is approved pursuant to this Section 4.12;



     (k) pay, declare or set aside any sums for the payment of any dividends, or make any
distributions, on any of its equity securities or pay, declare or set aside any sums for the
payment of any dividends or make any payment on any of its debt securities, except for regularly
scheduled payments of principal and interest under the terms of any indebtedness incurred in
accordance with this Section 4.12;



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     (l) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire (other than pursuant to Section 12.8(a) of this
Agreement) any of its Interests or other equity securities or redeem, purchase or make any payments
with respect to any equity appreciation rights, phantom equity plans or similar rights or plans
relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries;



     (m) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, in any transaction or series of related
transactions, any indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except to the extent that
such indebtedness is due in accordance with its terms);



     (n) make or commit to make any capital expenditures in any year in an aggregate amount (as to
the Company and all of its Subsidiaries) in excess of $2,500,000 of the aggregate amount provided
for in the Company’s capital expenditure plan;



     (o) grant any registration rights except as expressly contemplated by the Registration Rights
Agreement;



     (p) enter into any transactions (except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement) with any
“affiliate” or “associate” (as such terms are defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
including between the Company and each of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Kelso & Company, L.P.;



     (q) amend or repeal any provision of its Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws or other
organizational documents, including, without limitation, any change in the number of directors
comprising its board of directors (except, with respect to the Company, as permitted under Section
4.1);



     (r) change its independent certified accountants;



     (s) adopt or amend any equity option plan or other employee benefit plan or issue any
Interests or other equity securities under any such plan other than capital stock or other
securities which it is obligated to issue under the terms of any existing or approved option or any
such existing or approved plan;



     (t) amend this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, or become a party to any
agreement which by its terms restricts or is inconsistent with its performance of its obligations
under any of the foregoing agreements;



     (u) appoint any person to the position of, amend the terms of any existing employment
agreement with its, enter into any new employment agreement with its, or remove its Chief Executive
Officer and President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer or similar positions;



     (v) appoint or remove any member of the board of directors of any Subsidiary of the Company
other than in accordance with this Agreement;



     (w) adopt or amend its annual budget or capital expenditure plan;



     (x) exercise any right of first offer under Section 12.8(a) of this Agreement;



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     (y) commence, settle or compromise any proceeding;



     (z) amend, cancel or otherwise modify any of its insurance coverage policies (including,
without limitation, increasing or decreasing the coverage amounts and/or limits thereunder); or



     (aa) agree or otherwise commit to take any actions set forth in the foregoing subparagraphs
(a) through (z).



     Section 4.13 Strategic Planning Committee. The Company shall establish a Strategic
Planning Committee to advise the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on such
matters as he shall request, which shall at a minimum include (but shall not be limited to)
assessment of and advice regarding (a) the business affairs and prospects of the Company
and its Subsidiaries; (b) developing and implementing corporate and business strategy and
planning for the Company and its Subsidiaries, including plans and programs for improving
operating, marketing and financial performance, budgeting of future corporate investments,
acquisition and divestiture strategies, and reorganization programs and (c) planning for
and assessment of strategic opportunities and disposition prospects for the Company and its
Subsidiaries. The Strategic Planning Committee shall have no decision-making authority, but
instead shall advise and report to, and be chaired by, the President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company. The Strategic Planning Committee shall consist of each Management Member (excluding
Inactive Management Members). The Strategic Planning Committee shall meet at least semiannually
and in connection with matters that are subject to Section 4.12.



ARTICLE V




INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS




     Section 5.1 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Members.



     (a) Investment Intention and Restrictions on Disposition. Each Member represents and
warrants that such Member is acquiring the Interests solely for such Member’s own account for
investment and not with a view to resale in connection with any distribution thereof. Each
Member agrees that such Member will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of the Interests (or
solicit any offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of any of the Interests)
or any interest therein or any rights relating thereto or offer to Transfer, except in compliance
with the Securities Act, all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws and this Agreement, as
the same shall be amended from time to time. Any attempt by a Member, directly or indirectly, to
Transfer, or offer to Transfer, any Interests or any interest therein or any rights relating
thereto without complying with the provisions of this Agreement, shall be void and of no effect.



     (b) Securities Laws Matters. Each Member acknowledges receipt of advice from the
Company that (i) the Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act or
qualified under any state securities or “blue sky” laws, (ii) it is not anticipated that
there will be any public market for the Interests, (iii) the Interests must be held
indefinitely and such Member must continue to bear the economic risk of the investment in the
Interests unless the Interests are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and such state
laws or an exemption from registration is available, (iv) Rule 144 promulgated under the
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presently available with respect to sales of any
securities of the Company and the Company has made no covenant to make Rule 144 available and Rule
144 is not anticipated to be available in the foreseeable future, (v) when and if the
Interests may be disposed of without registration in reliance upon Rule 144, such disposition can
be made only in limited amounts and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Rule and
the provisions of this Agreement, (vi) if the exemption afforded by Rule 144 is not
available, public sale of the Interests without registration will require the availability of an
exemption under the Securities Act, (vii) restrictive legends shall be placed on any
certificate representing the Interests and (viii) a notation shall be made in the
appropriate records of the Company indicating that the Interests are subject to restrictions on
transfer and, if the Company should in the future engage the services of a transfer agent,
appropriate stop-transfer instructions will be issued to such transfer agent with respect to the
Interests.




     (c) Ability to Bear Risk. Each Member represents and warrants that (i) such
Member’s financial situation is such that such Member can afford to bear the economic risk of
holding the Interests for an indefinite period and (ii) such Member can afford to suffer
the complete loss of such Member’s investment in the Interests.



     (d) Access to Information; Sophistication; Lack of Reliance. Each Member represents
and warrants that (i) such Member is familiar with the business and financial condition,
properties, operations and prospects of the Company and that such Member has been granted the
opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, representatives of the Company
concerning the Company and the terms and conditions of the purchase of the Interests and to obtain
any additional information that such Member deems necessary, (ii) such Member’s knowledge
and experience in financial and business matters is such that such Member is capable of evaluating
the merits and risk of the investment in the Interests and (iii) such Member has carefully
reviewed the terms and provisions of this Agreement and has evaluated the restrictions and
obligations contained therein. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Member represents and
warrants that (i) no representation or warranty, express or implied, whether written or
oral, as to
the financial condition, results of operations, prospects, properties or business of the
Company or as to the desirability or value of an investment in the Company has been made to such
Member by or on behalf of the Company, (ii) such Member has relied upon such Member’s own
independent appraisal and investigation, and the advice of such Member’s own counsel, tax advisors
and other advisors, regarding the risks of an investment in the Company and (iii) such
Member will continue to bear sole responsibility for making its own independent evaluation and
monitoring of the risks of its investment in the Company.



     (e) Accredited Investor. Each Member represents and warrants that such Member is an
“accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act and, in connection with the execution of this Agreement, agrees to deliver such
certificates to that effect as the Board may request.



     Section 5.2 Additional Representations and Warranties of Non-Investor Members. Each
Non-Investor Member represents and warrants that (i) such Non-Investor Member has duly
executed and delivered this Agreement, (ii) all actions required to be taken by or on
behalf of the Non-Investor Member to authorize it to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
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Investor Member’s
legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against such Non-Investor Member in accordance
with the terms hereof, (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation by the Non-Investor Member of the transactions contemplated hereby in the manner
contemplated hereby do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any terms of, or
constitute a default under, any agreement or instrument or any applicable law, or any judgment,
decree, writ, injunction, order or award of any arbitrator, court or governmental authority which
is applicable to the Non-Investor Member or by which the Non-Investor Member or any material
portion of its properties is bound, (iv) no consent, approval, authorization, order,
filing, registration or qualification of or with any court, governmental authority or third person
is required to be obtained by such Non-Investor Member in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the performance of such Non-Investor Member’s obligations hereunder,
(v) if such Non-Investor Member is an individual, such Non-Investor Member is a resident of
the state set forth opposite such Non-Investor Member’s name on Schedule A and (vi) if such
Non-Investor Member is not an individual, such Non-Investor Member’s principal place of business
and mailing address is in the state set forth opposite such Non-Investor Member’s name on Schedule
A.




     Section 5.3 Additional Representations and Warranties of Investor Members.



     (a) Due Organization; Power and Authority, etc. GSCP Onshore represents and warrants
that it is a limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware. GSCP V Offshore Coffeyville Holdings, L.P. represents and warrants that
it is an limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State if Delaware. GSCP Institutional represents and warrants that it is a limited partnership
duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. GSCP V
Institutional Coffeyville Holdings, L.P. represents and warrants that it is a limited partnership
duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. GSCP V
GmbH Coffeyville Holdings, L.P. represents and warrants that it is a
limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware. Kelso Investment Associates VII, L.P. represents and warrants that it is a
limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware. KEP VI, LLC represents and warrants that it is a limited liability company duly
formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each
Investor Member further represents and warrants that it has all necessary power and authority to
enter into this Agreement to carry out the transactions contemplated herein.



     (b) Authorization; Enforceability. All actions required to be taken by or on behalf
of such Investor Member to authorize it to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement have been taken, and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation
of such Investor Member, enforceable against such Investor Member in accordance with its terms,
except as the same may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws, or by
legal or equitable principles relating to or limiting the rights of contracting parties generally.



     (c) Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation by such Investor Member of the transactions contemplated hereby and
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with, or result
in a breach of any terms of, or constitute a default under, any agreement or instrument or any
applicable law, or any judgment, decree, writ, injunction, order or award of any arbitrator, court
or governmental authority which is applicable to such Investor Member or by which such Investor
Member or any material portion of its properties is bound, except for conflicts, breaches and
defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect upon the
financial condition, business or operations of such Investor Member or upon such Investor Member’s
ability to enter into and carry out its obligations under this Agreement.




     (d) Executing Parties. The person executing this Agreement on behalf of each Investor
Member has full power and authority to bind such Investor Member to the terms hereof and thereof.



     Section 5.4 Additional Covenants of Management Members. Each Management Member hereby
agrees that, upon the receipt of any Override Unit, it shall make an election pursuant to section
83(b) of the Code.



ARTICLE VI




CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS




     Section 6.1 Capital Accounts. A separate capital account (a “Capital
Account”) shall be established and maintained for each Member. The initial balance in each
Member’s Capital Account shall be as set forth on Schedule A.



     Section 6.2 Adjustments.



     (a) Each of the Members hereby commits to make a cash contribution to the capital of the
Company in the amount set forth opposite each Member’s name on Schedule A. Any contributions of
property after the date hereof shall be valued at their Fair Market Value.



     (b) Each Member’s Capital Account shall be credited with the amount of cash contributed by
such Member on the date hereof, as set forth on Schedule A.



     (c) As of the end of each Accounting Period, the balance in each Member’s Capital Account
shall be adjusted by (i) increasing such balance by (A) such Member’s allocable
share of Net Income (allocated in accordance with Section 8.1), (B) the items of gross
income allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 8.2 and (C) the amount of cash and the
Fair Market Value of any property (as of the date of the contribution thereof and net of any
liabilities encumbering such property) contributed to the Company by such Member during such
Accounting Period, if any, and (ii) decreasing such balance by (A) the amount of
cash and the Fair Market Value of any property (as of the date of the distribution thereof and net
of any liabilities encumbering such property) distributed to such Member during such Accounting
Period, (B) such Member’s allocable share of Net Loss (allocated in accordance with Section
8.1) and (C) the items of gross deduction allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 8.2. The
provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply
with Treasury Regulations section 1.704-1(b) and section 1.704-2 and shall be interpreted and
applied in a manner consistent with such Treasury Regulations.



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     Section 6.3 Additional Capital Contributions. No Member shall be required to make any
additional capital contribution to the Company in respect of the Interests then owned by such
Member. A Member may make further capital contributions to the Company, but only with the written
consent of the Board acting by majority vote (which majority must include at least one GSCP
Director and at least one Kelso Director) in accordance with Section 3.2 or Section 4.12, as
applicable. The provisions of this Section 6.3 are intended solely to benefit the Members and, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be construed as conferring any benefit
upon any creditor of the Company (and no such creditor shall be a third party beneficiary of this
Agreement), and no Member shall have any duty or obligation to any creditor of the Company to make
any additional capital contributions or to cause the Board to consent to the making of additional
capital contributions.



     Section 6.4 Negative Capital Accounts. Except as otherwise required by this
Agreement, no Member shall be required to make up a negative balance in its Capital Account.



ARTICLE VII




ADDITIONAL TERMS APPLICABLE TO OVERRIDE UNITS




     Section 7.1 Certain Terms.



     (a) Valuation of the Override Units. Override Units will not participate in
distributions under Article IX until from and after any point in time when the Current Value is at
least equal to the Initial Price. All Override Units will participate in distributions from and
after any point in time when the Current Value is at least equal to the Initial Price. Any amount
that is not distributed to the holder of any Override Unit as a result of this Section 7.1(a) shall
be distributed pursuant to Section 9.1(b).



     In the event that any portion of the Override Units does not become eligible to participate in
distributions pursuant to this Section 7.1(a) upon the occurrence of an Exit Event, such portion of
such Override Units shall automatically be forfeited. Any Override Unit which is forfeited, shall
be cancelled for no consideration.



     (b) Calculations. All calculations required or contemplated by Section 7.1(a) shall
be made in the sole determination of the Override Unit Committee and shall be final and binding on
the Company and each Management Member.



     (c) Benchmark Amount. The Board shall determine the Benchmark Amount with respect to
each Override Unit at the time such Override Unit is issued to a Management Member, which shall be
reflected on Schedule A. The Benchmark Amount of each issued Override Unit shall be reflected on
Schedule A, which (together with the provisions of Sections 9.1(b) and (c)) are intended to result
in such Override Unit being treated as a profits interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes as
of the date such Override Unit is issued.



     Section 7.2 Inactive Management Members. If a Management Member ceases to provide
services to or for the benefit of the Company or one of its Affiliates in connection with the
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Member shall
cease to have voting rights and such Member shall be thereafter referred to herein as a
“Inactive Management Member” with only the rights of an Inactive Management Member
specified herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Inactive Management Member shall continue to
be treated as a Member (including, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of Article IX hereof).




ARTICLE VIII




ALLOCATIONS




     Section 8.1 Book Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss.



     (a) Except as provided in Section 8.2, Net Income and Net Loss of the Company shall be
allocated among the Members’ Capital Accounts as of the end of each Accounting Period or portion
thereof in a manner that as closely as possible gives effect to the economic provisions of this
Agreement.



     (b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.2, all items of gross income, gain, loss and
deduction included in the computation of Net Income and Net Loss shall be allocated in the same
proportion as are Net Income and Net Loss.



     Section 8.2 Special Book Allocations.



     (a) Qualified Income Offset. If any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustment,
allocation or distribution described in Treasury Regulations section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5)
or (6) and such adjustment, allocation or distribution causes or increases a deficit in such
Member’s Capital Account in excess of its obligation to make additional Capital Contributions (a
“Deficit”), items of gross income and gain for such Accounting Period and each subsequent
Accounting Period shall be specifically allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient
to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations, the Deficit of such Member as
quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 8.2(a) shall be
made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a Deficit after all other allocations
provided for in this Article VIII have been tentatively made as if this Section 8.2(a) were not in
this Agreement. This Section 8.2(a) is intended to comply with the qualified income offset
provision of Treasury Regulations section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted in a manner
consistent therewith.



     (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, items of gross income, gain,
loss or deduction shall be specifically allocated to particular Members to the extent necessary to
comply with applicable law (including the requirement to make “forfeiture allocations” within the
meaning of Prop. Treas. Reg. Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(xii)).



     (c) Restorative Allocations. Any special allocations of items of income or gain
pursuant to this Section 8.2 shall be taken into account in computing subsequent allocations
pursuant to this Agreement so that the net amount for any item so allocated and all other items
allocated to each Member pursuant to this Agreement shall be equal, to the extent possible, to the
net amount that would have been allocated to each Member pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement if such special allocations had not occurred.



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     Section 8.3 Tax Allocations. The income, gains, losses, credits and deductions
recognized by the Company shall be allocated among the Members, for U.S. federal, state and local
income tax purposes, to the extent permitted under the Code and the Treasury Regulations, in the
same manner that each such item is allocated to the Members’ Capital Accounts. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Board shall have the power to make such allocations for U.S. federal, state and
local income tax purposes so long as such allocations have substantial economic effect, or are
otherwise in accordance with the Members’ Interests, in each case within the meaning of the Code
and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, in allocating income, gain,
loss, credits, and deductions among the Members for U.S. federal, state, and local income tax
purposes, the Board has discretion to compute Current Value by assuming that the price per Common
Unit will equal the quotient obtained by dividing: (x) the aggregate capital accounts of all
Members, by (y) the number of Common Units outstanding, including all Override Units issued and
outstanding at the end of the taxable year, other than Override Units that, by their terms would be
forfeited in conjunction with the occurrence of an Exit Event if they did not become eligible to
participate in distributions pursuant to Section 7.1(a) upon the occurrence of the Exit Event. In
accordance with section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, income, gain,
loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company shall,
solely for tax purposes, be allocated
among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such
property to the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its Book Value.



ARTICLE IX




DISTRIBUTIONS




     Section 9.1 Distributions Generally.



     (a) The Company may make distributions to the Members to the extent that the cash available to
the Company is in excess of the reasonably anticipated needs of the business (including reserves).
In determining the amount distributable to each Member, the provisions of this Section 9.1 shall be
applied in an iterative manner.



     (b) Subject to Sections 9.1(c) and (d), any such distributions shall be made to the Members in
proportion to the number of Units held by each Member as of the time of such distribution.



     (c) The amount of any proposed distribution to a holder of any Override Unit pursuant to
Section 9.1(b) in respect of such Override Unit shall be reduced until the total reductions in
proposed distributions pursuant to this Section 9.1(c) in respect of such Override Unit equals the
Benchmark Amount in respect of such Override Unit. Any amount that is not distributed to the
holder of any Override Unit pursuant to this Section 9.1(c) shall be distributed pursuant to
Section 9.1(b) and shall remain subject to this Section 9.1(c).



     (d) In the event that pursuant to Section 7.1(a) an Override Unit was not previously entitled
to participate in an actual distribution made by the Company under Section 9.1(b) but under the
terms of Section 7.1(a) such Override Unit is currently entitled to participate in distributions,
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made 100% to the
holder of such Override Unit in respect of such Override Unit until the total distributions made
pursuant to this Section 9.1(d) in respect of such Override Unit equal the total distributions that
would have been made in respect of such Override Unit if such Override Unit (and any other Override
Units currently entitled to participate in distributions) had at all times been entitled to
participate in distributions to the extent set forth in Section 7.1(a). In the event that this
Section 9.1(d) applies to two or more Override Units at the same time, the distributions
contemplated by this Section 9.1(d) shall be made in respect of each such Override Unit in
proportion to the amounts distributable under this Section 9.1(d) in respect of each such Override
Unit. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9.1(d) shall not apply to any Override Unit that is
forfeited. The Board shall have the power in its sole discretion to make adjustments to the
operation of this Section 9.1(d) if the Board determines in its sole discretion that such
adjustments will further the intent of this Section 9.1(d).




     Section 9.2 Distributions In Kind. In the event of a distribution of Company
property, such property shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to have been sold at its
Fair Market Value and the proceeds of such sale shall be deemed to have been distributed to the
Members.



     Section 9.3 No Withdrawal of Capital. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
Article XIII, no Member shall have the right to withdraw capital from the Company or to receive any
distribution or return of such Member’s Capital Contributions.



     Section 9.4 Withholding.



     (a) Each Member shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify and hold
harmless each Person who is or who is deemed to be the responsible withholding agent for U.S.
federal, state or local income tax purposes against all claims, liabilities and expenses of
whatever nature (other than any claims, liabilities and expenses in the nature of penalties and
accrued interest thereon that result from such Person’s fraud, willful misfeasance, bad faith or
gross negligence) relating to such Person’s obligation to withhold and to pay over, or otherwise
pay, any withholding or other taxes payable by the Company or as a result of such Member’s
participation in the Company.



     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX, (i) each Member hereby
authorizes the Company to withhold and to pay over, or otherwise pay, any withholding or other
taxes payable by the Company or any of its Affiliates with respect to such Member or as a result of
such Member’s participation in the Company and (ii) if and to the extent that the Company
shall be required to withhold or pay any such taxes (including any amounts withheld from amounts
payable to the Company to the extent attributable, in the judgment of the Members, to such Member’s
Interest), such Member shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have received a
payment from the Company as of the time such withholding or tax is required to be paid, which
payment shall be deemed to be a distribution with respect to such Member’s Interest to the extent
that the Member (or any successor to such Member’s Interest) is then entitled to receive a
distribution. To the extent that the aggregate of such payments to a Member for any period exceeds
the distributions to which such Member is entitled for such period, such Member shall make a prompt
payment to the Company of such amount. It is the intention of the Members that no amounts will be
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Member, or will give rise to any withholding taxes imposed on compensation income, for United
States federal income tax purposes as a result of the receipt, vesting or disposition of, or lapse
of any restriction with respect to, any Override Units granted to such Member.




     (c) If the Company makes a distribution in kind and such distribution is subject to
withholding or other taxes payable by the Company on behalf of any Member, such Member shall make a
prompt payment to the Company of the amount of such withholding or other taxes by wire transfer.



     Section 9.5 Restricted Distributions. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not make a distribution to any Member on account of
its Interest if such distribution would violate Section 18-607 of the Delaware Act or other
applicable law.



     Section 9.6 Tax Distributions. In the event that the Company sells an equity interest
in a Subsidiary, resulting in taxable income being recognized by the Members, or the Members are
otherwise allocated taxable income from the Company (in each case, other than upon an Exit Event),
the Company may make distributions to the Members to the extent of available cash (as determined by
the Board in its discretion) in an amount equal to such income multiplied by a reasonable tax rate
determined by the Override Unit Committee; it being understood that, if the Members are allocated
material taxable income without corresponding cash distributions sufficient to pay the resulting
tax liabilities, it is the Company’s intention to make the tax distributions referred to herein;
provided that the Board in its sole discretion shall determine whether any such tax
distributions will be made. Any distributions made to a Member pursuant to this Section 9.6 shall
reduce the amount otherwise distributable to such Member pursuant to the other provisions of this
Agreement, so that to the maximum extent possible, the total amount of distributions received by
each Member pursuant to this Agreement at any time is the same as such Member would have received
if no distribution had been made pursuant to this Section 9.6. To the extent the cumulative sum of
tax distributions made to a Member under this Section 9.6 has not been applied pursuant to the
preceding sentence to reduce other amounts distributable to such Member, such Member shall
contribute to the Company the remaining amounts necessary to give full effect to the preceding
sentence on the date of the final liquidating distribution made by the Company pursuant to Section
13.2.



ARTICLE X




BOOKS AND RECORDS




     Section 10.1 Books, Records and Financial Statements. At all times during the
continuance of the Company, the Company shall maintain, at its principal place of business,
separate books of account for the Company that shall show a true and accurate record of all costs
and expenses incurred, all charges made, all credits made and received and all U.S. income derived
in connection with the operation of the Company’s business in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied, and, to the extent inconsistent therewith, in
accordance with this Agreement. Such books of account, together with a copy of this Agreement and
the Certificate, shall at all times be maintained at the principal place of business of the Company
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and upon reasonable notice by each Member and its duly authorized representative for any
purpose reasonably related to such Member’s Interest; provided that the Company may
maintain the confidentiality of Schedule A.




     Section 10.2 Filings of Returns and Other Writings; Tax Matters Partner.



     (a) The Company shall timely file all Company tax returns and shall timely file all other
writings required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction to require such filing. Within
90 days after the end of each taxable year (or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter), the
Company shall send to each Person that was a Member at any time during such year copies of Schedule
K-1, “Partner’s Share of Income, Credits, Deductions, Etc.”, or any successor schedule or form,
with respect to such Person, together with such additional information as may be necessary for such
Person to file his, her or its United States federal income tax returns.



     (b) GSCP Onshore shall be the tax matters partner of the Company, within the meaning of
section 6231 of the Code (the “Tax Matters Partner”) unless a Majority in Interest votes
otherwise; provided that the Tax Matters Partner shall give prompt notice to Kelso of any
item or event with respect to taxes, including a proposed administrative or judicial proceeding
involving taxes, and any proposed deficiency or similar notice of intention to assess taxes that
could have more than an immaterial affect on Kelso. The Tax Matters Partner will not take any
action that could be reasonably expected to have an affect on Kelso that is not immaterial without
Kelso’s consent. Each Member hereby consents to such designation and agrees that upon the request
of the Tax Matters Partner, such Member will execute, certify, acknowledge, deliver, swear to, file
and record at the appropriate public offices such documents as may be necessary or appropriate to
evidence such consent.



     (c) Promptly following the written request of the Tax Matters Partner, the Company shall, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, reimburse and indemnify the Tax Matters Partner for
all reasonable expenses, including reasonable legal and accounting fees, claims, liabilities,
losses and damages incurred by the Tax Matters Partner in connection with any administrative or
judicial proceeding with respect to the tax liability of the Members, except to the extent arising
from the bad faith, gross negligence, willful violation of law, fraud or breach of this Agreement
by such Tax Matters Partner.



     (d) The provisions of this Section 10.2 shall survive the termination of the Company or the
termination of any Member’s Interest and shall remain binding on the Members for as long a period
of time as is necessary to resolve with the Internal Revenue Service any and all matters regarding
the U.S. federal income taxation of the Company or the Members.



     Section 10.3 Accounting Method. For both financial and tax reporting purposes, the
books and records of the Company shall be kept on the accrual method of accounting applied in a
consistent manner and shall reflect all Company transactions and be appropriate and adequate for
the Company’s business.



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ARTICLE XI




LIABILITY, EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION




     Section 11.1 Liability. Except as otherwise provided by the Delaware Act, the debts,
obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall
be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and no Covered Person shall be
obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of
being a Covered Person.



     Section 11.2 Exculpation. No Covered Person shall be liable to the Company or any
other Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission
performed or omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner
believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such Covered Person by this Agreement,
except that a Covered Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason
of such Covered Person’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or willful breach of this Agreement.



     Section 11.3 Fiduciary Duty. Any duties (including fiduciary duties) of a Covered
Person to the Company or to any other Covered Person that would otherwise apply at law or in equity
are hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware Act and any other
applicable law; provided that (a) the foregoing shall not eliminate the obligation
of each Covered Person to act in compliance with the express terms of this Agreement and
(b) the foregoing shall not be deemed to eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good
faith and fair dealing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each
of the Members hereby acknowledges and agrees that each of the Directors, in determining whether or
not to vote in support of or against any particular decision for which the Board’s consent is
required, may act in and consider the best interest of the Member who designated such Director and
shall not be required to act in or consider the best interests of the Company or the other Members
or parties hereto.



     Section 11.4 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a
Covered Person shall be entitled to indemnification from the Company for any loss, damage or claim
incurred by such Covered Person by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such
Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner believed to be within the
scope of authority conferred on such Covered Person by this Agreement, except that no Covered
Person shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or claim incurred by such
Covered Person by reason of such Covered Person’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or willful
breach of this Agreement with respect to such acts or omissions; provided, that any
indemnity under this Section 11.4 shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company assets
only, and no Covered Person shall have any personal liability on account thereof.



     Section 11.5 Expenses. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements, fines and amounts paid
in settlement) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or
proceeding relating to or arising out of their performance of their duties on behalf of the Company
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such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking
by or on behalf of the Covered Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined by
a court of competent jurisdiction that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified as
authorized in this Section 11.5.




     Section 11.6 Severability. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, if any
portion of this Article shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction,
then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify each Director or Officer and may indemnify each
employee or agent of the Company as to costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in
the right of the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article
XI that shall not have been invalidated.



ARTICLE XII




TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS




     Section 12.1 Restrictions on Transfers of Interests by Members.



     (a) Transfers by Investor Members. Other than a Transfer of Interests by an Investor
Member (x) to an Affiliate of such Transferring Investor Member or (y) pursuant to (i)
Section 12.8(b) (“Tag-Along Rights”), (ii) pursuant to Section 12.8(c) (“Drag-Along
Rights”) or (iii) pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, all Transfers by an
Investor Member shall be made subject to Section 12.8(a) (“Right of First Offer”) and Section
12.8(b) (“Tag-Along Rights”).



     (b) Transfers by Management Members. No Management Member may Transfer any Interests
including, without limitation, to any other Member, or by gift, or by operation of law or
otherwise; provided that, subject to Section 12.2(b) and Section 12.2(c), Interests may be
Transferred by a Management Member (i) pursuant to Section 12.3 (“Estate Planning
Transfers, Transfers Upon Death of a Management Member”), (ii) in accordance with Section
12.4 (“Involuntary Transfers”), (iii) pursuant to Section 12.8(b) (“Tag-Along Rights”),
(iv) pursuant to Section 12.8(c) (“Drag-Along Rights”), (v) pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement or (vi) pursuant to the prior written approval of the Board
in its sole discretion (excluding such Management Member and other members of the Board who are
designees of the Management Members).



     (c) Transfers by Outside Members. No Outside Member may Transfer any Interests
including, without limitation, to any other Member, or by gift, or by operation of law or
otherwise; provided that, subject to Section 12.2(b) and Section 12.2(c), Interests may be
Transferred by an Outside Member (i) in accordance with Section 12.4 (“Involuntary
Transfers”), (ii) pursuant to Section 12.8(b) (“Tag-Along Rights”), (iii) pursuant
to Section 12.8(c) (“Drag-Along Rights”), (iv) pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement or (v) pursuant to the prior written approval of the Board in its sole discretion
(which, in the case of Magnetite, must include the approval of at least one GSCP Director and one
Kelso Director).



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     Section 12.2 Overriding Provisions.



     (a) Any Transfer in violation of this Article XII shall be null and void ab initio, and the
provisions of Section 12.2(e) shall not apply to any such Transfers. The approval of any Transfer
in any one or more instances shall not limit or waive the requirement for such approval in any
other or future instance.



     (b) All Transfers permitted under this Article XII are subject to this Section 12.2 and
Sections 12.5 and 12.6.



     (c) Any proposed Transfer by a Member pursuant to the terms of this Article XII shall, in
addition to meeting all of the other requirements of this Agreement, satisfy the following
conditions: (i) the Transfer will not be effected on or through an “established securities
market” or a “secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof,” as such terms are used in
Treasury Regulations section 1.7704-1, and, at the request of the Board, the transferor and the
transferee will have each provided the Company a certificate to such effect; and (ii) the
proposed transfer will not result in the Company having more than 99 Members, within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations section 1.7704-1(h)(1) (determined pursuant to the rules of Treasury
Regulations section 1.7704-1(h)(3)). The Board may in its sole discretion waive the condition set
forth in clause (ii) of this Section 12.2(c).



     (d) The Company shall promptly amend Schedule A to reflect any permitted transfers of
Interests pursuant to and in accordance with this Article XII.



     (e) The Company shall, from the effective date of any permitted assignment of an Interest (or
part thereof), thereafter pay all further distributions on account of such Interest (or part
thereof) to the assignee of such Interest (or part thereof); provided that such assignee shall have
no right or powers as a Member unless such assignee complies with Section 12.6.



     Section 12.3 Estate Planning Transfers; Transfers upon Death of a Management Member.
Interests held by Management Members may be transferred for estate-planning purposes of such
Management Member, to (A) a trust under which the distribution of the Interests may be made only to
beneficiaries who are such Management Member, his or her spouse, his or her parents, members of his
or her immediate family or his or her lineal descendants, (B) a charitable remainder trust, the
income from which will be paid to such Management Member during his or her life, (C) a corporation,
the shareholders of which are only such Management Member, his or her spouse, his or her parents,
members of his or her immediate family or his or her lineal descendants or (D) a partnership or
limited liability company, the partners or members of which are only such Management Member, his or
her spouse, his or her parents, members of his or her immediate family or his or her lineal
descendants. Interests may be transferred as a result of the laws of descent; provided
that, in each such case, such Management Member provides prior written notice to the Board of such
proposed Transfer and makes available to the Board documentation, as the Board may reasonably
request, in order to verify such Transfer.



     Section 12.4 Involuntary Transfers. Any transfer of title or beneficial ownership of
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decision on the part of a Management Member or Outside Member (each, an “Involuntary
Transfer”) shall be void unless the Management Member or Outside Member complies with this
Section 12.4 and enables the Company to exercise in full its rights hereunder. Upon any
Involuntary Transfer, the Company shall have the right to purchase such Interests pursuant to this
Section 12.4 and the Person to whom such Interests have been Transferred (the “Involuntary
Transferee”) shall have the obligation to sell such Interests in accordance with this Section
12.4. Upon the Involuntary Transfer of any Interest, such Management Member or an Outside Member
shall promptly (but in no event later than two days after such Involuntary Transfer) furnish
written notice to the Company indicating that the Involuntary Transfer has occurred, specifying the
name of the Involuntary Transferee, giving a detailed description of the circumstances giving rise
to, and stating the legal basis for, the Involuntary Transfer. Upon the receipt of the notice
described in the preceding sentence, and for 60 days thereafter, the Company shall have the right
to purchase, and the Involuntary Transferee shall have the obligation to sell, all (but not less
than all) of the Interests acquired by the Involuntary Transferee for a purchase price equal to the
lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of such Interest and (ii) the amount of the
indebtedness or other liability that gave rise to the Involuntary Transfer plus the excess, if any,
of the Carrying Value of such Interests over the amount of such indebtedness or other liability
that gave rise to the Involuntary Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any
Involuntary Transfer of Override Units shall result in the immediate forfeiture of such Override
Units and without any compensation therefor, and such Involuntary Transferee shall have no rights
with respect to such Override Units.




     Section 12.5 Assignments.



     (a) Assignment by the Company. The Company shall have the right to assign to GSCP and
Kelso, on a pro rata basis, all or any portion of its rights and obligations under Section 12.4;
provided that any such assignment or assumption is accepted by both GSCP and Kelso. If the Company
has not exercised its right to purchase Interests pursuant to such Section 12.4 within 15 days of
receipt by the Company of the letter, notice or other occurrence giving rise to such right, then
GSCP and Kelso shall have the right to jointly require the Company to assign such right. GSCP
shall have the right to assign to one or more of the GSCP Members all or any of its rights to
purchase Interests pursuant to this Section 12.5(a). Kelso shall have the right to assign to one
or more of the Kelso Members all or any of its rights to purchase Interests pursuant to this
Section 12.5(a).



     (b) Assignment Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the Members hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives,
successors and assigns; provided (i) that no Non-Investor Member may assign any of
its rights or obligations hereunder without the consent of GSCP and Kelso unless such assignment is
in connection with a Transfer explicitly permitted by this Agreement and, prior to such assignment,
such assignee complies with the requirements of Section 12.6, (ii) that no Investor Member
may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the consent of GSCP (if a Kelso
Member is the assigning Investor Member) or Kelso (if GSCP is the assigning Investor Member), as
the case may be, unless such assignment is in connection with a Transfer explicitly permitted by
this Agreement, and prior to such assignment, such assignee complies with the requirements of
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Section 4.12, Section 12.8 and Section 12.9 may only be assigned as a whole and not in part
(and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of clause (ii) of this proviso).




     Section 12.6 Substitute Members. In the event any Non-Investor Member or Investor
Member Transfers its Interest in compliance with the other provisions of this Article XII (other
than Section 12.4), the transferee thereof shall have the right to become a substitute Non-Investor
Member or substitute Investor Member, as the case may be, but only upon satisfaction of the
following:



     (a) execution of such instruments as the Board deems reasonably necessary or desirable to
effect such substitution; and



     (b) acceptance and agreement in writing by the transferee of the Member’s Interest to be bound
by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and assumption of all obligations under this
Agreement (including breaches hereof) applicable to the transferor and in the case of a transferee
of a Management Member who resides in a state with a community property system, such transferee
causes his or her spouse, if any, to execute a Spousal Waiver in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto. Upon the execution of the instrument of assumption by such transferee and, if applicable,
the Spousal Waiver by the spouse of such transferee, such transferee shall enjoy all of the rights
and shall be subject to all of the restrictions and obligations of the transferor of such
transferee.



     Section 12.7 Release of Liability. In the event any Member shall sell such Member’s
entire Interest (other than in connection with an Exit Event) in compliance with the provisions of
this Agreement, including, without limitation, pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Section
12.4, without retaining any interest therein, directly or indirectly, then the selling Member
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be relieved of any further liability
arising hereunder for events occurring from and after the date of such Transfer.



     Section 12.8 Right of First Offer; Tag-Along and Drag-Along Rights.



     (a) Right of First Offer. Any Transfers by either GSCP or Kelso (such Investor
Member, in such capacity, a “Transferring Investor Member”), other than any Transfer
described in clauses (x) or (y) of Section 12.1(a), shall be consummated only in accordance with
the following procedures:




     (i) The Transferring Investor Member shall first deliver to the Company a written
notice (a “First Offer Notice”), which shall (x) state the Transferring
Investor Member’s intention to Transfer Interests to one or more Persons, the amount and
type of Interests to be sold (the “Subject Interests”), the purchase price therefor
and a summary of the other material terms of the proposed Transfer and (y) offer to
the Company and the Other Investor Member the right to acquire all or a portion of such
Subject Interests upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the proposed Transfer as
set forth in the First Offer Notice (the “First Offer”); provided that such
First Offer may provide that it must be accepted by the Company and the Other Investor
Members (in the aggregate) on an all or nothing basis (an “All or Nothing Offer”).
The First Offer shall remain open and irrevocable for the periods set forth below (and, to
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during such periods, until the consummation of the Transfer contemplated by the First
Offer). The Company shall have the right, for a period of 20 days after delivery of the
First Offer Notice (the “Initial First Offer Acceptance Period”), to accept the
First Offer for all or any part of the Subject Interests at the purchase price and on the
other terms stated in the First Offer Notice. Such acceptance shall be made by delivering a
written notice to the Transferring Investor Member and the Other Investor Member within the
Initial First Offer Acceptance Period.




     (ii) If the Company shall fail to accept all of the Subject Interests offered for Sale
pursuant to, or shall reject in writing, the First Offer (the Company being required to
notify in writing the Transferring Investor Member and the Other Investor Member of its
rejection or failure to accept in the event of the same), then, upon the earlier of the
expiration of the Initial First Offer Acceptance Period or the giving of such written notice
of rejection or failure to accept such offer by the Company, the Other Investor Member shall
have the right, for a period of 15 days thereafter (the “Additional First Offer
Acceptance Period”), to accept the First Offer for all or any part of the Subject
Interests so offered and not accepted by the Company (the “Refused Interests”) at
the purchase price and on the other terms stated in the First Offer Notice;
provided, however, that, if the First Offer is an All or Nothing Offer, the
Other Investor Member may accept, during the Additional First Offer Acceptance Period, all,
but not less than all, of the Refused Interests, at the purchase price and on the terms
stated in the First Offer Notice. Such acceptance shall be made by delivering a written
notice to the Company and the Transferring Investor Member within the Additional First Offer
Acceptance Period specifying the maximum number of Interests such Other Investor Member will
purchase.




     (iii) If effective acceptance shall not be received pursuant to Sections 12.8(a)(i)
and/or 12.8(a)(ii) above with respect to all of the Subject Interests offered pursuant to
the First Offer Notice, then the Transferring Investor Member may Transfer all or any
portion of the Interests so offered and not so accepted (or, in the case of an All or
Nothing Offer, all of the Subject Interests offered pursuant to the First Offer Notice), at
a price not less than the price, and on terms not more favorable to the purchaser thereof
than the terms, stated in the First Offer Notice at any time within 90 days (plus a
sufficient number of days to allow the expiration or termination of all waiting periods
under HSR (as defined below) applicable to such Transfer) after the expiration of the
Additional First Offer Acceptance Period (the “Transfer Period”). To the extent the
Transferring Investor Member Transfers all or any portion of the Interests so offered during
the Transfer Period, the Transferring Investor Member shall promptly notify the Company, and
the Company shall promptly notify the Other Investor Member, as to (i) the number of
Interests, if any, that the Transferring Investor Member then owns, (ii) the number
of Interests that the Transferring Investor Member has Transferred, (iii) the terms
of such Transfer and (iv) the name of the Person(s) to whom any Interests were
Transferred. In the event that all of the Interests are not Transferred by the Transferring
Investor Member during the Transfer Period, the right of the Transferring Investor Member to
Transfer such Interests which are not Transferred shall expire and the obligations of this
Section 12.8(a) shall be reinstated; provided, however, in the event that
the Transferring Investor Member determines, at any time during the Transfer Period, that
the Transfer of all of the Interests on the terms set forth in the First Offer Notice is



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impractical, the Transferring Investor Member may terminate the offer and reinstate the
procedure provided in this Section 12.8(a) without waiting for the expiration of the
Transfer Period; provided that such Transferring Investor Member has not previously done so
within the preceding six month period.




     (iv) All Transfers of Subject Interests to the Company and/or the Other Investor Member
subject to any First Offer Notice shall be consummated contemporaneously at the offices of
the Company on the later of (i) a mutually satisfactory business day within 15 days
after the expiration of the Initial First Offer Acceptance Period, or the Additional First
Offer Acceptance Period, as applicable, and (ii) the fifth business day following
the expiration or termination of all waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR”), applicable to such Transfers, or at
such other time and/or place as the parties to such Transfers may agree. The delivery of
certificates or other instruments evidencing such Subject Interests duly endorsed for
transfer shall be made on such date against payment of the purchase price for such Subject
Interests.




     (v) Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, prior to any Transfer of
Interests by a Transferring Investor Member pursuant to this Section 12.8(a), the
Transferring Investor Member shall, after complying with the provisions of this Section
12.8(a), comply with the provisions of Section 12.8(b) hereof, if applicable.



     (b) Tag-Along Rights. In the event that a Selling Investor Member proposes to
Transfer Interests, other than any Transfer to an Affiliate of such Selling Investor Member, and
such Interests would represent, together with all Interests previously Transferred by such Selling
Investor Member to non-Affiliates of such Selling Investor Member, more than 10% of such Selling
Investor Member’s Common Units held on the date hereof, then at least thirty (30) days prior to
effecting such Transfer, such Selling Investor Member shall give each other Member written notice
of such proposed Transfer. Each other Member shall then have the right (the “Tag-Along
Right”), exercisable by written notice to the Selling Investor Member, to participate pro rata
in such sale by selling a pro rata portion of such other Member’s Common Units on substantially the
same terms (including with respect to representations, warranties and indemnification) as the
Selling Investor Member; provided, however, that (x) any representations
and warranties relating specifically to any Member shall only be made by that Member; (y)
any indemnification provided by the Members (other than with respect to the representations
referenced in the foregoing subsection (x)) shall be based on the relative Interests being sold by
each Member in the proposed sale, either on a several, not joint, basis or solely with recourse to
an escrow established for the benefit of the proposed purchaser (the Members’ contributions to such
escrow to be on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the proceeds received from such sale), it being
understood and agreed that any such indemnification obligation of an Member shall in no event
exceed the net proceeds to such Member from such proposed Transfer; and (z) the form of
consideration to be received by the Selling Investor Member in connection with the proposed sale
may be different from that received by the other Members so long as the value of the consideration
to be received by the Selling Member is the same or less than what they would have received had
they received the same form of consideration as the other Members. In the event that a sale by the
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determined by the Override Unit Committee in its sole discretion, Management Members may only
participate in such sale with respect to their Common Units.




     (c) Drag-Along Rights. (i) In the event that on or after the fifth
anniversary hereof a Selling Investor Member owning, alone or together with any other Member, more
than 30% of the then outstanding Common Units (A) proposes to Transfer Interests, other
than any Transfer to an Affiliate of such Selling Investor Member, and such Interests would
represent more than 30% of the then outstanding Common Units, or (B) desires to effect an
Exit Event, such Selling Investor Member shall have the right (the “Drag-Along Right”),
upon written notice to the other Members, to require that each other Member join pro rata in such
sale by selling a pro rata portion of such other Member’s Common Units on substantially the same
terms (including with respect to representations, warranties and indemnification) as such Selling
Investor Member; provided, however, that (x) any representations and
warranties relating specifically to any Member (other than with respect to the representations
referenced in the foregoing subsection (x)) shall only be made by that Member; (y) any
indemnification provided by the Members shall be based on the relative purchase price being
received by each Member in the proposed sale, either on a several, not joint, basis or solely with
recourse to an escrow established for the benefit of the proposed purchaser (the Members’
contributions to such escrow to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with the proceeds received
from such sale), it being understood and agreed that any such indemnification obligation of a
Member shall in no event exceed the net proceeds to such Member from such proposed Transfer; and
(z) the form of consideration to be received by the Selling Investor Member in connection
with the proposed sale may be different from that received by the other Members so long as the
value of the consideration to be received by the Selling Investor Member is the same or less than
what they would have received had they received the same form of consideration as the other Members
(as reasonably determined by the Board in good faith). For purposes of this Section 12.8, for each
Member “joining the Selling Investor Member in such sale” shall include voting its Interests
consistently with the Selling Investor Member, transferring its Interests to a corporation
organized in anticipation of such sale in exchange for capital stock of such corporation, executing
and delivering agreements and documents which are being executed and delivered by the Selling
Investor Member and providing such other cooperation as the Selling Investor Member may reasonably
request.



     (ii) Any Exit Event may be structured as an auction and may be initiated by the delivery to
the Company and the other Members of a written notice that the Selling Investor Member has elected
to initiate an auction sale procedure. The Selling Investor Member shall be entitled to take all
steps reasonably necessary to carry out an auction of the Company, including, without limitation,
selecting an investment bank, providing confidential information (pursuant to confidentiality
agreements), selecting the winning bidder and negotiating the requisite documentation. The Company
and each Member shall provide assistance with respect to these actions as reasonably requested.



     (iii) In the event the Selling Investor Member sells less than 100% of its Common Units in the
Company, joining “pro rata in such sale” shall be based on relative Common Units unless the
Override Unit Committee in its sole discretion determines that the Override Units shall participate
in the sale, in which case the principles of clause (iv) of this Section 12.8(c) shall apply.



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     (iv) In the event that an Exit Event is structured as a sale of Interests by the Members,
rather than a sale of the Company’s assets with a subsequent distribution of proceeds by the
Company, then the purchase agreement governing such Interest sale will have provisions therein
which replicate, to the greatest extent possible, the economic result which would have been
attained under Articles IX and XIII had the Exit Event been structured as a sale of the Company’s
assets and a distribution of proceeds.



     (d) Any transaction costs, including transfer taxes and legal, accounting and investment
banking fees incurred by the Company and the Selling Investor Member in connection with an Exit
Event shall, unless the applicable purchaser refuses, be borne by the Company in the event of a
merger, consolidation or sale of assets and shall otherwise be borne by the Members on a pro rata
basis based on the consideration received by each Member in such Exit Event.



     Section 12.9 Initial Public Offering.



     (a) Generally. Upon (i) a joint determination by both GSCP and Kelso or
(ii) following the third anniversary of the date hereof, a determination by either GSCP or
Kelso to effect an Initial Public Offering, the Board and each other Member shall take such actions
as are necessary to structure the IPO in a manner acceptable to such Investor Members or such
Investor Member, as the case may be, including, without limitation, causing the public offering of
the stock of an existing or newly formed Subsidiary of the Company (a “Subsidiary IPO”) or
effecting any Transfers, mergers, consolidations or restructurings pursuant to Section 12.9(b) and
making any such amendments to this Agreement as may be deemed by such Investor Members or such
Investor Members, as the case may be, to be necessary to facilitate such IPO; provided
that, if only one of GSCP or Kelso requests any of the foregoing actions to be taken, any such
action, to the extent it would adversely impact the other Investor Member (Kelso or GSCP, as the
case may be) in a manner differently than it impacts the requesting Investor Member, shall be
subject to the prior approval of such other Investor Member, such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld.



     (b) IPO of Newco or the Company. In the event that both GSCP and Kelso or either GSCP
or Kelso request an IPO pursuant to Section 12.9(a) above, the parties or party requesting such IPO
can require in order to facilitate such IPO (i) a Transfer of all or substantially all of
(x) the assets of the Company or (y) the Interests to a newly organized stock
corporation or other business entity (“Newco”), (ii) a merger of the Company into
Newco by merger or consolidation or (iii) any other restructuring of the Interests, in any
such case in anticipation of an Initial Public Offering, and each Member shall take such steps to
effect such Transfer, merger, consolidation or other restructuring as may be requested by such
Investor Members or Investor Member, as the case may be, or as may be requested by the Company,
including, without limitation, Transferring such Member’s Interests to Newco in exchange for
capital stock of Newco; provided, that, in the event of such an exchange, each Interest
would be exchanged for a number of shares of Newco stock determined in a manner such that each
Member is treated no less favorably than such Member would have been treated upon an Exit Event
(assuming the value of the consideration to be received by such Investor Members or such Investor
Member, as the case may be, in the Exit Event is the mid-point of the filing range in the IPO); and
provided, further, in lieu of effecting such exchange of the Common Units (and/or
at the option and request of such Investor Members or Investor Member, as the case may be, Override
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Company shall, at the request of such Investor Members or Investor Member, as the case may be,
pay to the Management Members cash in an amount equal to the aggregate Fair Market Value of the
shares such Management Member would, otherwise, have received pursuant to the preceding proviso.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no Member shall be required to take any action or omit to
take any action to the extent such action or omission violates applicable law. If GSCP and Kelso
or either of them determines to effect an IPO pursuant to this Section 12.9 and the Members receive
shares of Newco pursuant to any such Transfer, merger, consolidation or restructuring, (i) each
other Member agrees to enter (as an “Investor Stockholder,” “Management Stockholder” or “Outside
Stockholder,” respectively, as set forth therein) into a Registration Rights Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, which Registration Rights Agreement shall set forth
the respective rights and obligations of the parties with respect to participating in such IPO of
Newco and (ii) this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon an IPO of Newco or the
Company.




     (c) Subsidiary IPO. In the event that both GSCP and Kelso or either GSCP or Kelso
request an IPO pursuant to Section 12.9(a) and elect that such IPO occur through a Subsidiary IPO,
then (i) this Agreement shall continue to remain in full force and effect with any
amendments or modifications thereto as shall be effectuated by the Investor Members or Investor
Member requesting such IPO in accordance with Section 12.9(a) above; provided that,
following such Subsidiary IPO (A) the governance provisions herein shall apply only with
respect to the Company and not with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company, (B) the
Company shall not vote any shares of such existing or newly formed Subsidiary in favor of any
action without the prior written consent of (I) either GSCP or at least one GSCP Director
for so long as GSCP continues to hold an amount of Common Units that represents both the Requisite
Outstanding Amount and the Requisite Original Amount and (II) either Kelso or at least one
Kelso Director for so long as Kelso continues to hold an amount of Common Units that represents
both the Requisite Outstanding Amount and the Requisite Original Amount, and (C) the
provisions of Article XII (other than this Section 12.9) shall cease to apply, (ii) the
Company and such existing or newly formed Subsidiary shall enter into a Registration Rights
Agreement that is substantially similar to the Registration Rights Agreement attached as Exhibit C
hereto, except that such Registration Rights Agreement will provide for rights of the Company to
request registrations of its equity interests in such existing or newly formed Subsidiary (and to
piggyback on such registrations) rather than providing for the rights of Members to participate
directly in public offerings and (iii) the Members shall amend this Agreement or enter into
such ancillary agreements as they deem necessary to permit such Members to achieve liquidity with
respect to their Interest in the Company (indirectly, through the Company’s exercise of its
registration rights in such existing or newly formed Subsidiary and through the Company’s use of
the proceeds resulting therefrom to redeem Units from Members) to the same extent as they would
have been entitled to do had there been an IPO of Newco rather than a Subsidiary IPO.



ARTICLE XIII




DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION




     Section 13.1 Dissolving Events. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound
up in the manner hereinafter provided upon the happening of any of the following events:



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     (a) the Board and the Members shall vote or agree in writing to dissolve the Company pursuant
to the required votes set forth in Section 3.3(d), Section 4.3 and Section 4.12, respectively; or



     (b) any event which, under applicable law, would cause the dissolution of the Company;
provided that, unless required by applicable law, the Company shall not be wound up as a result of
any such event and the business of the Company shall continue.



     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or
dissolution of any Member or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued
membership of any Member in the Company under the Delaware Act shall not, in and of itself, cause
the dissolution of the Company. In such event, the remaining Member(s) shall continue the business
of the Company without dissolution.



     Section 13.2 Dissolution and Winding-Up. Upon the dissolution of the Company, the
assets of the Company shall be liquidated or distributed under the direction of, and to the extent
determined by, the Board, and the business of the Company shall be wound up. Within a reasonable
time after the effective date of dissolution of the Company, the Company’s assets shall be
distributed in the following manner and order:



     First, to creditors in satisfaction of indebtedness (other than any loans or advances
that may have been made by any of the Members to the Company), whether by payment or the making of
reasonable provision for payment, and the expenses of liquidation, whether by payment or the making
of reasonable provision for payment, including the establishment of reasonable reserves (which may
be funded by a liquidating trust) determined by the Board or the liquidating trustee, as the case
may be, to be reasonably necessary for the payment of the Company’s expenses, liabilities and other
obligations (whether fixed, conditional, unmatured or contingent);



     Second, to the payment of loans or advances that may have been made by any of the
Members to the Company; and



     Third, to the Members in accordance with Section 9.1, taking into account any amounts
previously distributed under Section 9.1;



     provided that no payment or distribution in any of the foregoing categories shall be made
until all payments in each prior category shall have been made in full, and provided,
further, that, if the payments due to be made in any of the foregoing categories exceed the
remaining assets available for such purpose, such payments shall be made to the Persons entitled to
receive the same pro rata in accordance with the respective amounts due to them.



     Section 13.3 Distributions in Cash or in Kind. Upon the dissolution of the Company,
the Board shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to liquidate all of the Company’s assets in
an orderly manner and apply the proceeds of such liquidation as set forth in Section 13.2;
provided that, if in the good faith judgment of the Board, a Company asset should not be
liquidated, the Board shall cause the Company to allocate, on the basis of the Fair Market Value of
any Company assets not sold or otherwise disposed of, any unrealized gain or loss based on such
value to the Members’ Capital Accounts as though the assets in question had been sold on



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the date of distribution and, after giving effect to any such adjustment, distribute such
assets in accordance with Section 13.2 as if such Fair Market Value had been received in cash,
subject to the priorities set forth in Section 13.2, and provided, further, that
the Board shall in good faith attempt to liquidate sufficient Company assets to satisfy in cash (or
make reasonable provision for) the debts and liabilities referred to in Section 13.2.




     Section 13.4 Termination. The Company shall terminate when the winding up of the
Company’s affairs has been completed, all of the assets of the Company have been distributed and
the Certificate has been canceled, all in accordance with the Delaware Act.



     Section 13.5 Claims of the Members. The Members and former Members shall look solely
to the Company’s assets for the return of their Capital Contributions, and if the assets of the
Company remaining after payment of or due provision for all debts, liabilities and obligations of
the Company are insufficient to return such Capital Contributions, the Members and former Members
shall have no recourse against the Company or any other Member.



ARTICLE XIV




MISCELLANEOUS




     Section 14.1 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, waivers and other
communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered personally, (b) mailed,
certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, (c) sent by next-day or overnight mail
or delivery or (d) sent by fax, as follows (or to such other address as the party entitled
to notice shall hereafter designate in accordance with the terms hereof):



     (a) If to the Company:


10 E. Cambridge Circle, Ste. 250

Kansas City, Kansas 66103

Attention: John J. Lipinski

Facsimile No.: (913) 981-0000



with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:



GS Capital Partners V Fund, L.P.

c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.

85 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Kenneth Pontarelli

Facsimile No.: (212) 357-5505



Kelso & Company, L.P.

320 Park Avenue, 24th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: James J. Connors II

Facsimile No.: (212) 223-2379




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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

One New York Plaza

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Robert C. Schwenkel 

                 Steven Steinman



Facsimile No.: (212) 859-4000



and



Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Kevin M. Schmidt

Facsimile No.: (212) 909-6836




     (b) If to a Member, at the address set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A
attached hereto, or at such other address as such Member may hereafter designate by written notice
to the Company.



     All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have
been received by (w) if by personal delivery, on the day delivered, (x) if by
certified or registered mail, on the fifth business day after the mailing thereof, (y) if
by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered, or (z) if by fax, on the
day delivered; provided that such delivery is confirmed.



     Section 14.2 Securities Act Matters. Each Member understands that, in addition to the
restrictions on transfer contained in this Agreement, he or she must bear the economic risks of his
or her investment for an indefinite period because the Interests have not been registered under the
Securities Act.



     Section 14.3 Headings. The headings to sections in this Agreement are for purposes of
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.



     Section 14.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among
the Members with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior agreement or
understanding among them with respect to the matters referred to herein. There are no
representations, warranties, promises, inducements, covenants or undertakings relating to the
Units, other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein.



     Section 14.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.



     Section 14.6 Governing Law; Attorneys’ Fees. This Agreement and the rights and
obligations of the Members hereunder and the Persons subject hereto shall be governed by, and
construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to the choice of law principles thereof. The substantially prevailing party in any action
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from the other party or parties, any fees or expenses incurred by him, her or it (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in connection with any such
action or proceeding.




     Section 14.7 Waivers. Except as may otherwise be provided by applicable law in
connection with the winding-up, liquidation and dissolution of the Company, each Member hereby
irrevocably waives any and all rights that it may have to maintain an action for partition of any
of the Company’s property.



     Waiver by any Member hereto of any breach or default by any other Member of any of the terms
of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach or default, whether similar to
or different from the breach or default waived. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall
be implied from any course of dealing between the Members hereto or from any failure by any Member
to assert its or his or her rights hereunder on any occasion or series of occasions.



     EACH MEMBER HEREBY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON,
ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY
OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.



     Section 14.8 Invalidity of Provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement, including that provision, in any other jurisdiction.



     Section 14.9 Further Actions. Each Member shall execute and deliver such other
certificates, agreements and documents, and take such other actions, as may reasonably be requested
by the Company in connection with the continuation of the Company and the achievement of its
purposes, including, without limitation, (a) any documents that the Company deems necessary
or appropriate to continue the Company as a limited liability company in all jurisdictions in which
the Company or its Subsidiaries conduct or plan to conduct business and (b) all such
agreements, certificates, tax statements and other documents as may be required to be filed in
respect of the Company.



     Section 14.10 Amendments.



     (a) Subject to the amendment provisions of Section 12.9(a), this Agreement may not be amended,
modified or supplemented except by a written instrument signed by each of the Investor Members;
provided, however, that the Board may, pursuant to Sections 3.2, 3.6, 6.2 and 12.2,
make such modifications to this Agreement, including Schedule A, as are necessary to admit
Additional Members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, modification or supplement shall
adversely affect the Management Members as a class without the consent of a Majority in Interest
(exclusive of Override Units) of the Management Members or, to the extent (and only to the extent)
any particular Management Member would be uniquely and adversely affected by a proposed amendment,
modification or supplement, by such Management Member;



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provided, however, that, in either case, no such consent shall be required for
(i) any amendments, modifications or supplements to Article IV, (ii) any
amendments, modifications or supplements effectuated pursuant to Section 12.9, or (iii) for
the issuance of additional Units pursuant to Article III. The Company shall notify all Members
after any such amendment, modification or supplement, other than any amendments to Schedule A, as
permitted herein, has taken effect.




     (b) Notwithstanding Section 14.10(a), each Member shall, and shall cause each of its
Affiliates and transferees to, take any action jointly requested by the Kelso Member and the GSCP
Member that is designed to comply with the finalization of proposed Treasury Regulations relating
to the issuance of partnership equity for services and any other Treasury Regulation, Revenue
Procedure, or other guidance issued with respect thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, such
action may include authorizing the Company to make any election, agreeing to any condition imposed
on such Member, its Affiliates or its transferee, executing any amendment to this Agreement or
other agreements, executing any new agreement, and agreeing not to take any contrary position on
any tax return or other filing.



     Section 14.11 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise provided herein, this
Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person, except for the parties hereto,
any rights or remedies hereunder.



     Section 14.12 Injunctive Relief. The Units cannot readily be purchased or sold in the
open market, and for that reason, among others, the Company and the Members will be irreparably
damaged in the event this Agreement is not specifically enforced. Each of the Members therefore
agrees that, in the event of a breach of any provision of this Agreement, the aggrieved party may
elect to institute and prosecute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce
specific performance or to enjoin the continuing breach of this Agreement. Such remedies shall,
however, be cumulative and not exclusive, and shall be in addition to any other remedy which the
Company or any Member may have. Each Member hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in New York for the purposes of any suit, action or
other proceeding arising out of, or based upon, this Agreement or the subject matter hereof. Each
Member hereby consents to service of process made in accordance with Section 14.1.



     Section 14.13 Power of Attorney. Each Member hereby constitutes and appoints GSCP and
Kelso as his or her true and lawful joint representative and attorney-in-fact in his or her name,
place and stead to make, execute, acknowledge, record and file the following:



     (a) any amendment to the Certificate which may be required by the laws of the State of
Delaware because of:




     (i) any duly made amendment to this Agreement, or




     (ii) any change in the information contained in such Certificate, or any amendment
thereto;



     (b) any other certificate or instrument which may be required to be filed by the Company under
the laws of the State of Delaware or under the applicable laws of any other jurisdiction in which
counsel to the Company determines that it is advisable to file;



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     (c) any certificate or other instrument which GSCP and Kelso or the Board deems necessary or
desirable to effect a termination and dissolution of the Company which is authorized under this
Agreement;



     (d) any amendments to this Agreement, duly adopted in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement; and



     (e) any other instruments that GSCP and Kelso or the Board may deem necessary or desirable to
carry out fully the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that any
action taken pursuant to this power shall not, in any way, increase the liability of the Members
beyond the liability expressly set forth in this Agreement, and provided, further,
that, where action by a majority of the Board is required, such action shall have been taken.



     Such attorney-in-fact is not by the provisions of this Section 14.13 granted any authority on
behalf of the undersigned to amend this Agreement, except as provided for in this Agreement. Such
power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall continue in full force and effect
notwithstanding the subsequent death or incapacity of the Member granting such power of attorney.



     Section 14.14 Marketing Materials. The Company grants each Investor Member and their
respective Affiliates permission to use the Company’s name and logo in marketing materials of such
Investor Member or any of its Affiliates. Such Investor Member or its Affiliates, as applicable,
shall include a trademark attribution notice giving notice of the Company’s ownership of its
trademarks in the marketing materials in which the Company’s name and logo appear.



     Section 14.15 Notice of Events. The Company shall notify each Investor Member, on a
reasonably current basis, of any events, discussions, notices or changes with respect to any
criminal or regulatory investigation or action involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries
(but, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and shall reasonably cooperate with
such Investor Member or its Affiliates in efforts to mitigate any adverse consequences to such
Investor Member or its Affiliates which may arise (including by coordinating and providing
assistance in meeting with regulators).



ARTICLE XV




DEFINED TERMS




     Section 15.1 Definitions.



     “Accounting Period” means, for the first Accounting Period, the period commencing on
the date hereof and ending on the next Adjustment Date. All succeeding Accounting Periods shall
commence on the day after an Adjustment Date and end on the next Adjustment Date.



     “Additional First Offer Acceptance Period” has the meaning given in Section
12.8(a)(ii).



     “Additional Member” has the meaning given in Section 3.6(a).



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     “Additional Purchase Amount” has the meaning given in Section 3.7.



     “Adjustment Date” means the last day of each fiscal year of the Company or any other
date determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, as appropriate for an interim closing of the
Company’s books.



     “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, any Person that directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the specified Person. As used in this definition, the term “control” means the
possession, directly or indirectly, 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.



     “Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the
Company, as this agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time
after the date hereof.



     “All or Nothing Offer” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(a)(ii).



     “Benchmark Amount” means the amount set with respect to an Override Unit pursuant to
Section 7.1(c).



     “Board” has the meaning given in Section 4.1(a).



     “Book Value” means with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for U.S.
federal income tax purposes, except as follows: (i) the Book Value of any asset contributed or
deemed contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset at
the time of contribution as reasonably determined by the Board; (ii) the Book Value of any asset
distributed or deemed distributed by the Company to any Member shall be adjusted immediately prior
to such distribution to equal its gross fair market value at such time as reasonably determined by
the Board; (iii) the Book Values of all Company assets may be adjusted in the discretion of the
Board to equal their respective gross fair market values, as reasonably determined by the Board as
of (1) the date of the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any new or existing
Member in exchange for a contribution to the capital of the Company; or (2) upon the liquidation of
the Company (including upon interim liquidating distributions), or the distribution by the Company
to a retiring or continuing Member of money or other Company property in reduction of such Member’s
interest in the Company; (iv) any adjustments to the adjusted basis of any asset of the Company
pursuant to Sections 734 or 743 of the Code shall be taken into account in determining such asset’s
Book Value in a manner consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); and (v) if
the Book Value of an asset has been determined pursuant to clause (i) or adjusted pursuant to
clauses (iii) or (iv) above, to the extent and in the manner permitted in the Treasury Regulations,
adjustments to such Book Value for depreciation and amortization with respect to such asset shall
be calculated by reference to Book Value, instead of tax basis.



     “Capital Account” has the meaning given in Section 6.1.



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     “Capital Contribution” means, for any Member, the total amount of cash and the Fair
Market Value of any property contributed to the Company by such Member.



     “Carrying Value” means, with respect to any Interest purchased by the Company, the
value equal to the Capital Contribution, if any, made by the selling Management Member in respect
of any such Interest less the amount of distributions made in respect of such Interest.



     “Certificate” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company and any and all
amendments thereto and restatements thereof filed on behalf of the Company with the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the Delaware Act.



     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.



     “Common Units” means a class of Interests in the Company, as described in Section
3.2(a). For the avoidance of doubt, Common Units shall not include Override Units.



     “Company” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.



     “Covered Person” means a current or former Member or Director, an Affiliate of a
current or former Member or Director, any officer, director, shareholder, partner, member,
employee, advisor, representative or agent of a current or former Member or Director or any of
their respective Affiliates, or any current or former officer, employee or agent of the Company or
any of its Affiliates.



     “Current Value” means, as of any given time, the sum of (A) the aggregate
amount of distributions pursuant to Section 9.1 received by the Investor Members prior to such time
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, any portion of any distribution with respect to which
Current Value is being determined) in respect of Common Units plus (B) if such distribution
is to be made in connection with an Exit Event the product of (i) the aggregate amount per
Common Unit of distributions pursuant to Section 9.1 to be received by the Investor Members upon
such Exit Event, which shall be determined assuming that all Override Units issued and outstanding
at the date of the Exit Event (but excluding, any Override Units (including, without limitation,
Override Units issued hereunder), which, by their terms, would be forfeited in conjunction with the
occurrence of such Exit Event if they did not become eligible to participate in distributions
pursuant to Section 7.1(a) upon the occurrence of the Exit Event) are treated as if they were
Common Units immediately prior to the Exit Event and (ii) the Investor Member Units
outstanding as of the occurrence of such Exit Event.



     “Deficit” has the meaning given in Section 8.2(a).



     “Delaware Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. §18-101, et
seq., as amended from time to time.



     “Director” has the meaning given in Section 4.1(a).



     “Drag-Along Right” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(c)(i).



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     “ECI” means income that is “effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or
business within the United States” within the meaning of sections 871 and 882 of the Code
(including income treated as so effectively connected under section 897 of the Code).



     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time.



     “Exit Event” means a transaction or a combination or series of transactions (other
than an Initial Public Offering) resulting in:




	 	(a)	 	the sale, transfer or other disposition by the Investor Members to one or more
Persons that are not, immediately prior to such sale, Affiliates of the Company or any
Investor Member of all of the Interests of the Company beneficially owned by the
Investor Members as of the date of such transaction; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	the sale, transfer or other disposition of all of the assets of the Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to one or more Persons that are not, immediately
prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition, Affiliates of the Company or any
Investor Member.





     “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date,




	 	(a)	 	for purposes of determining the value of any property owned by, contributed to
or distributed by the Company, (i) in the case of publicly-traded securities,
the average of their last sales prices on the applicable trading exchange or quotation
system on each trading day during the five trading-day period ending on such date and
(ii) in the case of any other property, the fair market value of such property,
as determined in good faith by the Board, or
	 
	 	(b)	 	for purposes of determining the value of any Member’s Interest in connection
with Section 12.4 (“Involuntary Transfers”), (i) the fair market value of such
Interest as reflected in the most recent appraisal report prepared, at the request of
the Board, by an independent valuation consultant or appraiser of recognized national
standing, reasonably satisfactory to each of GSCP and Kelso, or (ii) in the
event no such appraisal exists or the date of such report is more than one year prior
to the date of determination, the fair market value of such Interest as determined in
good faith by the Board.





     “First Company Notice” has the meaning given in Section 3.7(b).



     “First Offer” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(a)(i).



     “First Offer Notice” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(a)(i).



     “Five Percent Test” has the meaning given in Section 4.1(b)(ii)(1).



     “GSCP” means GSCP Onshore, together with GSCP V Offshore Coffeyville Holdings, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, GSCP Institutional GSCP Institutional Coffeyville



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Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and GSCP V GmbH Coffeyville Holdings, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership.




     “GSCP Director” means a Director appointed or designated for election solely by GSCP.



     “GSCP Institutional” means GS Capital Partners V Institutional, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership.



     “GSCP Member” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.



     “GSCP Onshore” means GS Capital Partners V Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.



     “HSR” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(a)(iv).



     “Inactive Management Member” has the meaning given in Section 7.2.



     “Initial First Offer Acceptance Period” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(a)(i).



     “Initial Price” means the product of (i) the Investor Members’ average cost
per each Investor Member Unit times (ii) the total number of Investor Member Units.



     “Initial Public Offering” or “IPO” means the first underwritten public
offering of the common stock of a successor corporation to the Company or a Subsidiary of the
Company to the general public through a registration statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission that covers (together with prior effective registrations) (i) not less
than 25% of the then outstanding shares of common stock of such successor corporation or such
Subsidiary of the Company on a fully diluted basis or (ii) shares of such successor
corporation or such Subsidiary of the Company that will be traded on any of the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System after the close of any such general public offering.



     “Initial Purchase Amount” has the meaning given in Section 3.7(b).



     “Interest” means a limited liability interest in the Company, which represents the
interest of each Member in and to the profits and losses of the Company and such Member’s right to
receive distributions of the Company’s assets, as set forth in this Agreement.



     “Investor Member Units” means the aggregate member of Units held by the Investor
Members at the time of measurement.



     “Investor Members” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph to this
Agreement.



     “Involuntary Transfer” has the meaning given in Section 12.4.



     “Involuntary Transferee” has the meaning given in Section 12.4.



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     “Kelso” means Kelso Investment Associates VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
together with KEP VI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.



     “Kelso Director” means a Director appointed or designated for election solely by
Kelso.



     “Kelso Member” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.



     “Magnetite” means Magnetite Asset Investors III L.L.C., an Outside Member.



     “Majority in Interest” means, as of any given record date or other applicable time,
the holders of a majority of the outstanding Units held by Members as of such date that are
entitled to vote at a meeting of Members or to consent in writing in lieu of a meeting of Members.



     “Management Member” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph to this
Agreement. A Management Member shall be deemed not to be a “manager” within the meaning of the
Delaware Act (except to the extent Section 4.1(b)(i) applies).



     “Member” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and
includes (i) any Person admitted as an additional or substitute Member of the Company
pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, Inactive Management
Members.



     “Net Income” and “Net Loss” mean, respectively, for any period the taxable income and
taxable loss of the Company for the period as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
provided that for the purpose of determining Net Income and Net Loss (and for purposes of
determining items of gross income, loss, deduction and expense in applying Sections 8.1 and 8.2,
but not for income tax purposes): (i) there shall be taken into account any items required to be
separately stated under Section 703(a) of the Code, (ii) any income of the Company that is exempt
from federal income taxation and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income and Net
Loss shall be added to such taxable income or loss; (iii) if the Book Value of any asset differs
from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes, any depreciation, amortization or gain
or loss resulting from a disposition of such asset shall be calculated with reference to such Book
Value; (iv) upon an adjustment to the Book Value of any asset, pursuant to the definition of Book
Value, the amount of the adjustment shall be included as gain or loss in computing such taxable
income or loss; (v) any expenditure of the Company described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or
treated as such an expenditure pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and
not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this definition,
shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss; (vi) to the extent an adjustment to the
adjusted tax basis of any asset included in Company property pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code
is required pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into
account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of
a Member’s interest, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the
adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the
asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account for the purposes of
computing Net Income and Net Loss; and (vii) items allocated pursuant to Section 8.2 shall not be
taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss.



     “Newco” has the meaning given in Section 12.9(b)(i).



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     “Non-Investor Member” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph to this
Agreement.



     “Officers” has the meaning given in Section 4.11.



     “Other Investor Member” means, for purposes of Section 12.8(a), Kelso, if GSCP is the
Transferring Investor Member, and GSCP, if Kelso is the Transferring Investor Member.



     “Outside Member” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement



     “Override Unit Committee” means the committee constituted in accordance with Section
4.5.



     “Override Units” means a class of Interest in the Company, as described in Section
3.2(b).



     “Person” means any individual, corporation, association, partnership (general or
limited), joint venture, trust, estate, limited liability company, or other legal entity or
organization.



     “Proposed Third Party Interests” has the meaning given in Section 3.7(a).



     “Pro Rata Preemptive Amount” has the meaning given in Section 3.7(b).



     “Refused Interests” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(a).



     “Registration Rights Agreement” means a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially
in the form of Exhibit C hereto.



     “Rejected Amount” has the meaning given in Section 3.7(b).



     “Requisite Original Amount” has the meaning given in Section 4.1(b)(ii)(1).



     “Requisite Outstanding Amount” has the meaning given in Section 4.1(b)(ii)(1).



     “Rule 144” has the meaning given in section 5.1(b)(iv).



     “Second Company Notice” has the meaning given in Section 3.7.



     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.



     “Selling Investor Member” means GSCP or Kelso, as the case may be, in its capacity as
an Investor Member proposing a Transfer of Interests or an Exit Event triggering the rights
provided in Section 12.8(b) or (c) hereof.



     “Subject Interests” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(a)(i).



     “Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company on the date hereof
and any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company organized or acquired after the date hereof.



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     “Subsidiary IPO” has the meaning given in Section 12.9(a)(ii).



     “Tag-Along Right” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(b).



     “Tax Matters Partner” has the meaning given in Section 10.2(b).



     “Transfer” means to directly or indirectly transfer, sell, pledge, hypothecate or
otherwise dispose of.



     “Transfer Period” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(a)(iii).



     “Transferring Investor Member” has the meaning given in Section 12.8(a).



     “Treasury Regulations” means the Regulations of the Treasury Department of the United
States issued pursuant to the Code.



     “UBTI” means “unrelated business taxable income” within the meaning of section 512 of
the Code, determined without regard to the special rules contained in section 512(a)(3) of the Code
that are applicable solely to organizations described in paragraphs (7), (9), (17) and (20) of
section 501(c) of the Code.



     “Units” means any class of Interests provided for herein.



[Signature page follows]




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the
date first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	INVESTOR MEMBERS




GS CAPITAL PARTNERS V FUND, L.P.

 	 
	 	By:  	 GSCP V Advisors, L.L.C., its General Partner
 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
/s/ Kenneth A. Pontarelli	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GSCP V OFFSHORE COFFEYVILLE 
   HOLDINGS, L.P.

 	 
	 	By:  	GS Capital Partners V Offshore Fund, L.P., its
    General Partner
 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	GSCP V Offshore Advisors, L.L.C., its General Partner
 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
/s/ Kenneth A. Pontarelli	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



[Signature page to the Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Coffeyville Acquisition III LLC]





 









 








	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GSCP V INSTITUTIONAL COFFEYVILLE HOLDINGS, L.P.

 	 
	 	By:  	 GS Capital Partners V Institutional, L.P.
 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	 GS Advisors V, L.L.C., its General  Partner
 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Kenneth A. Pontarelli 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GSCP V GMBH COFFEYVILLE HOLDINGS, L.P.

 	 
	 	By:  	 GSCP V GmbH Coffeyville Holdings, its General Partner
 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Kenneth A. Pontarelli
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



[Signature page to the Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Coffeyville Acquisition III LLC]




 









 








	 	 	 	 	 
	 	KIA VII CVR HOLDCO, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 Kelso Investment Associates VII, L.P., its member
 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	 Kelso GP VII, L.P., 
its general partner
 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	 Kelso GP VII, LLC, 
its general partner
 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
/s/ James J. Connors, II 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James J. Connors, II 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Member 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	KEP VI, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James J. Connors, II 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James J. Connors, II 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Member 	 
	 



[Signature page to the Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Coffeyville Acquisition III LLC]





 









 








	 	 	 	 	 
	 	MANAGEMENT MEMBERS

 	 
	 	/s/
John J. Lipinski	 
	 	JOHN J. LIPINSKI 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
Stanley A. Riemann	 
	 	STANLEY A. RIEMANN 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
James T. Rens	 
	 	JAMES T. RENS 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
Keith D. Osborn	 
	 	KEITH D. OSBORN 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
Kevan A. Vick	 
	 	KEVAN A. VICK 	 
	 	 	 
	 



[Signature page to the Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Coffeyville Acquisition III LLC]






 









 








	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
Robert W. Haugen	 
	 	ROBERT W. HAUGEN 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
Wyatt E. Jernigan	 
	 	WYATT E. JERNIGAN 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
Alan K. Rugh	 
	 	ALAN K. RUGH 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
Daniel
J. Daly, Jr.	 
	 	DANIEL J. DALY, JR. 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
Edmund Gross	 
	 	EDMUND GROSS 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
Chris Swanberg	 
	 	CHRIS SWANBERG 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/
John Huggins	 
	 	JOHN HUGGINS 	 
	 	 	 
	 



[Signature page to the Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Coffeyville Acquisition III LLC]





 









 








	 	 	 	 	 
	 	OUTSIDE MEMBERS





MAGNETITE ASSET INVESTORS III L.L.C.




By: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., as

       Managing Member

 	 
	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Frank Gordon	 
	 	 	Name:  	Frank Gordon	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director	 
	 
	 	
/s/ Wesley Clark	 
	 	WESLEY CLARK 	 
	 	 	 
	 



[Signature page to the Limited Liability Company Agreement of

Coffeyville Acquisition III LLC]





 











 





SCHEDULE A




GSCP Members




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Date of	 	 	 	Capital	 	Common
	Name	 	Admission	 	Mailing Address	 	Contribution	 	Units
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GS Capital Partners V Fund, L.P.

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 

 

 

 
	 	$	2,752,636.98	 	 	 	275,263.698	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GSCP V Offshore Coffeyville
Holdings, L.P.

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 

 

 

 
	 	$	1,421,897.57	 	 	 	142,189.757	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GSCP V Institutional
Coffeyville Holdings, L.P.

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 

 

 

 	 	$	943,917.23	 	 	 	94,391.723	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GSCP V GmbH Coffeyville
Holdings, L.P.

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 

 

 

 	 	$	109,132.40	 	 	 	10,913.240	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Total

	 	 	 	 	 	$	5,227,584.18	 	 	 	522,758.418	 






 









 






Kelso Members




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Date of	 	 	 	Capital	 	Common
	Name	 	Admission	 	Mailing Address	 	Contribution	 	Units
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Kelso CVR Interco, LLC

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 

 

 

 
	 	$	4,124,485.63	 	 	 	412,448.563	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	KEP VI, LLC

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 

 

 

 
	 	$	1,021,301.20	 	 	 	102,130.120	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Total

	 	 	 	 	 	$	5,145,786.83	 	 	 	514,578.683	 






 









 






Management Members




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Date of	 	 	 	Capital	 	Common	 	Override	 	Benchmark
	Name	 	Admission	 	Mailing Address	 	Contribution	 	Units	 	Units	 	Amount
	John J. Lipinski

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	68,145.99	 	 	 	6,814.599	 	 	 	53,921	 	 	$	10.00	 
	Stanley A. Riemann

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	16,359.65	 	 	 	1,635.965	 	 	 	19,650	 	 	$	10.00	 
	James T. Rens

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	10,224.79	 	 	 	1,022.479	 	 	 	10,066	 	 	$	10.00	 
	Keith D. Osborn

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	10,224.79	 	 	 	1,022.479	 	 	 	10,066	 	 	$	10.00	 
	Kevan A. Vick

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	10,224.79	 	 	 	1,022.479	 	 	 	10,066	 	 	$	10.00	 
	Robert W. Haugen

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	4,089.91	 	 	 	408.991	 	 	 	10,066	 	 	$	10.00	 
	Wyatt E. Jernigan

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	4,089.91	 	 	 	408.991	 	 	 	10,066	 	 	$	10.00	 
	Alan K. Rugh

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	4,089.91	 	 	 	408.991	 	 	 	7,190	 	 	$	10.00	 
	Daniel J. Daly, Jr.

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	2,044.96	 	 	 	204.496	 	 	 	7,190	 	 	$	10.00	 
	Edmund Gross

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 

 
	 	$	1,226.79	 	 	 	122.679	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 
	Chris Swanberg

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	1,022.25	 	 	 	102.225	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 
	John Huggins

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 
	 	$	2,863.12	 	 	 	286.312	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 
	Total

	 	 	 	 	 	$	134,606.86	 	 	 	13,460.686	 	 	 	138,281	 	 	 	 	 






 









 






Outside Members




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Date of	 	 	 	Capital	 	Common
	Name	 	Admission	 	Mailing Address	 	Contribution	 	Units
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Magnetite Asset Investors III L.L.C.

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 

 

 

 

 

 
	 	$	81,797.35	 	 	 	8,179.735	 
	Wesley Clark

	 	October 24, 2007
	 	 	 	$	10,224.78	 	 	 	1,022.478	 







 









 








EXHIBIT A




FORM OF SPOUSAL WAIVER




     [INSERT NAME] hereby waives and releases any and all equitable or legal claims and rights,
actual, inchoate or contingent, which [she] [he] may acquire with respect to the disposition,
voting or control of the Units subject to the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Coffeyville
Acquisition III LLC, dated as of October 24, 2007, as the same may be amended, modified,
supplemented or restated from time to time, except for rights in respect of the proceeds of any
disposition of such Units.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 

Name:

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 



 









 






	 	 	 	 	 



EXHIBIT B


FORM OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS LETTER




 









 





 





EXHIBIT C


FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT