Document:

EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 
  

 
  

SENIOR UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT 

dated as of August 4, 2014 

between 
 Westlake
Chemical OpCo LP 
 as Borrower 

and 
 Westlake
Development Corporation 
 as Lender 
  

 
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
	 ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION
	  	 	1	  
		
	 Section 1.1 Definitions
	  	 	1	  
		
	 Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions
	  	 	4	  
		
	 Section 1.3 Accounting Terms and Principles
	  	 	4	  
		
	 ARTICLE II AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE LOANS
	  	 	4	  
		
	 Section 2.1 Loan Commitment
	  	 	4	  
		
	 Section 2.2 Borrowing Procedure
	  	 	4	  
		
	 Section 2.3 Optional Reduction and Termination of Loan Commitment
	  	 	5	  
		
	 Section 2.4 Repayment of Loans
	  	 	5	  
		
	 Section 2.5 Prepayment
	  	 	5	  
		
	 Section 2.6 Interest on Loans
	  	 	5	  
		
	 Section 2.7 Computation of Interest
	  	 	5	  
		
	 Section 2.8 Evidence of Debt
	  	 	5	  
		
	 Section 2.9 Payments Generally
	  	 	6	  
		
	 Section 2.10 Taxes
	  	 	6	  
		
	 Section 2.11 Illegality
	  	 	6	  
		
	 ARTICLE III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS
	  	 	6	  
		
	 Section 3.1 Conditions to Effectiveness
	  	 	6	  
		
	 Section 3.2 Conditions to Making of each Loan
	  	 	6	  
		
	 ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	  	 	7	  
		
	 Section 4.1 Corporate Existence
	  	 	7	  
		
	 Section 4.2 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
	  	 	7	  
		
	 Section 4.3 No Legal Bar
	  	 	8	  
		
	 Section 4.4 No Default
	  	 	8	  
		
	 Section 4.5 Use of Proceeds
	  	 	8	  
		
	 ARTICLE V COVENANTS
	  	 	8	  
		
	 Section 5.1 Delivery of Financial Information
	  	 	8	  
		
	 Section 5.2 Notice of Default
	  	 	8	  
		
	 Section 5.3 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence, etc
	  	 	8	  

							
	 ARTICLE VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	  	 	8	  
		
	 Section 6.1 Events of Default
	  	 	8	  
		
	 ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS
	  	 	10	  
		
	 Section 7.1 Notices
	  	 	10	  
		
	 Section 7.2 Waiver; Amendments
	  	 	10	  
		
	 Section 7.3 Expenses; Indemnification
	  	 	10	  
		
	 Section 7.4 Successors and Assigns
	  	 	11	  
		
	 Section 7.5 Governing Law
	  	 	12	  
		
	 Section 7.6 Proceedings
	  	 	12	  
		
	 Section 7.7 Waiver of Jury Trial
	  	 	12	  
		
	 Section 7.8 Counterparts; Integration
	  	 	12	  
		
	 Section 7.9 Survival
	  	 	12	  
		
	 Section 7.10 Severability
	  	 	12	  
		
	 Section 7.11 No Waiver
	  	 	13	  

 SENIOR UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT 

THIS SENIOR UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 4, 2014
by and among Westlake Development Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Lender”) and Westlake Chemical OpCo LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”). 

W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lender make loans to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate principal amount of up
to $600,000,000; and 
 WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lender is willing to make the
requested loans to the Borrower. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein
contained, the Borrower and the Lender agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION 

Section 1.1 Definitions. The following terms used herein shall have the meanings herein specified (to be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined): 
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person,
any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, the Person in question. 

“Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the opening paragraph of this Agreement. 

“Applicable Margin” shall mean 3.0% per annum. 

“Availability Period” shall mean the period from and including the date hereof to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity
Date and the date of termination of the Loan Commitment. 
 “Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
opening paragraph of this Agreement. 
 “Business Day” shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which banks located in New York, New York or Houston, Texas are authorized or obligated to close. 
 “Code” shall mean the
United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 

  
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 “Control” means the possession, direct or indirect, 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. 

“Default” means any of the events specified in Article VI, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice,
the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied. 
 “Default Interest” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.6(c). 
 “Default Interest Rate” shall mean the Loan Interest Rate plus an additional
2% per annum. 
 “Dollars” and “$” shall mean the lawful currency of the United States of America.

 “Event of Default” shall mean any of the events specified in Article VI, provided that any requirement for the
giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied. 
 “Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to the
Lender, taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income, franchise taxes, and any branch profits or similar tax imposed on it by any jurisdiction. 

“GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis. 

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative authority or functions of or pertaining to government. 

“Interest Period” shall mean each period commencing on a Quarterly Payment Date and ending on the date preceding the next
Quarterly Payment Date; provided that the first Interest Period shall begin on the date hereof. 
 “Lender” shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the opening paragraph of this Agreement. 
 “Lender Indemnitee” shall mean
the Lender and each of the directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, representatives, attorneys, consultants and advisors of or to the Lender. 

“LIBOR” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the three (3) month LIBOR rate as reported by Bloomberg.com, The Wall
Street Journal or such other reputable source as the Lender may select, in each case as of the date that is two (2) Business Days before the first day of each Interest Period. 

“Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. 

“Loan Commitment” shall mean the obligation of the Lender to make Loans hereunder in an aggregate principal amount at any
time outstanding not exceeding $600,000,000. 

  
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 “Loan Documents” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement and each Notice of
Borrowing. 
 “Loan Interest Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, LIBOR in effect from time to time (as the same may
vary from Interest Period to Interest Period) plus the Applicable Margin. 
 “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a
material adverse effect on any of the following: (a) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of the Borrower; (b) the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder; or
(c) the ability of the Lender to enforce its rights and remedies hereunder. 
 “Maturity Date” shall mean
August 4, 2019. 
 “Notice of Borrowing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2. 

“Obligations” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower, the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without
limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a
claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now
existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, any Loan Document. 
 “Outstanding
Amount” shall mean with respect to Loans on any date, the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding on such date after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans occurring on such date. 

“Payment Office” shall mean the office of the Lender located at 2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77056, or
such other location as to which the Lender shall have given written notice to the Borrower. 
 “Person” shall mean an
individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature. 

“Quarterly Payment Date” means the first Business Day of each January, April, July and October. 

“Taxes” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup
withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto, provided that “Taxes” shall not include Excluded Taxes. 

“Tranche A Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. 

“Tranche B Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. 

  
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 Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. 

(a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan
Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto. 
 (b) The words
“hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and
Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. 
 (c) The meanings given to terms defined
herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. 
 (d) The term “Lender” shall include,
without limitation, its successors. 
 Section 1.3 Accounting Terms and Principles. Except as set forth below, all
accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in conformity with GAAP and all accounting determinations required to be made pursuant hereto shall, unless expressly otherwise provided herein, be made in conformity with GAAP.

 ARTICLE II 
 AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF THE LOANS 
 Section 2.1 Loan Commitment. 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender agrees to make Tranche A revolving loans (“Tranche A
Loans”) and Tranche B revolving loans (“Tranche B Loans” and, together with the Tranche A Loans, each a “Loan” and, collectively, the “Loans”) to the Borrower during the Availability Period
in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the Loan Commitment. The Tranche A Loans and the Tranche B Loans shall be used for the respective purposes set forth in Section 4.5. 

(b) During the Availability Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay or repay, and reborrow the Loans in accordance with the
provisions hereof. 
 Section 2.2 Borrowing Procedure. The Borrower shall give the Lender written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each borrowing to be made by the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit A (a “Notice of Borrowing”), each such Notice of Borrowing to be delivered on or prior to the
requested date of each borrowing. 

  
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 Section 2.3 Optional Reduction and Termination of Loan Commitment. 

(a) Upon three (3) Business Days’ written notice to the Lender signed by the Borrower, the Borrower may terminate the Loan
Commitment, or permanently reduce the Loan Commitment to an amount not less than the then Outstanding Amount of all Loans, provided that each partial reduction of the Loan Commitment shall be in integral multiples of $1,000,000 or more (or
such lesser amount as agreed by the Lender). 
 Section 2.4 Repayment of Loans. On the Maturity Date, the Borrower
shall repay in full all Obligations. 
 Section 2.5 Prepayment. At any time, the Borrower may voluntarily prepay
in whole or in part the Loans (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) without premium or penalty. 
 Section 2.6
Interest on Loans. 
 (a) The Loans shall accrue interest at the Loan Interest Rate. 

(b) The Borrower shall pay interest due and payable on the Loans in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date for the Interest Period most
recently ended; provided that the Borrower may pay all or a portion of such interest by adding such amount to the principal amount hereunder (a “PIK Payment”), with the remaining interest (if any) to be paid fully in cash (a
“Cash Payment”). A PIK Payment shall be deemed to be made with respect to the portion (if any) of the interest due and payable hereunder for which a Cash Payment is not received by the Lender on the applicable Quarterly Payment
Date. For all purposes hereof, references to “principal amount” of the Loans includes any increase in the principal amount as a result of a PIK Payment. 

(c) While an Event of Default exists or after acceleration of the Loans in accordance with Article VI, at the option of the Lender,
interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans (and any unpaid interest with respect thereto) will accrue at the Default Interest Rate (the “Default Interest”). All Default Interest will be payable by the Borrower upon demand
by the Lender. 
 Section 2.7 Computation of Interest. All computations of interest shall be made by the Lender on the
basis of a year of 360 days. Each determination by the Lender of an interest amount hereunder shall, except for manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes. 

Section 2.8 Evidence of Debt. The Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records
maintained by the Lender. The accounts or records maintained by the Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure so to record or any
error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans. 

  
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 Section 2.9 Payments Generally. (a) All payments by the Borrower
to the Lender hereunder shall be made to the Lender at the Payment Office in immediately available funds without setoff or counterclaim. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of the payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars. 

(b) If on the Maturity Date insufficient funds are received by and available to the Lender to pay fully all amounts of principal and interest
due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal due hereunder. 

Section 2.10 Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by the Borrower under each Loan Document shall be made free and
clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future Taxes. If any Taxes shall be required by law to be deducted from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to the Lender, then the Borrower shall be entitled to make
such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such
deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings of Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or
withholding been made. 
 (b) The Borrower and the Lender agree that the Loans shall be (and they expect the Loans to be) treated as debt for
tax purposes, and neither the Borrower nor the Lender shall take a position contrary to this position on any tax return or through any other action, unless required by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction (as reasonably determined
by the Borrower and the Lender in good faith). 
 Section 2.11 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, if the Lender determines that it is unlawful for the Lender to make Loans or to continue to fund or maintain Loans, then, on notice thereof and demand therefor by the Lender to the Borrower, (i) the obligation of the Lender to
make or to continue Loans shall be suspended, and (ii) if Loans are then outstanding, the Borrower shall prepay such Loans within three (3) Business Days. 

ARTICLE III 
 CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO LOANS 
 Section 3.1 Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the Lender. 
 Section 3.2 Conditions to Making of each
Loan. The obligations hereunder of the Lender to make each Loan are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 7.2) of the following conditions as of the date each Loan is made: 

  
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 (a) The Lender shall have received a signed Notice of Borrowing from the Borrower requesting the
making of a Loan on the date specified therein (which shall be no later than the last day of the Availability Period). 
 (b) At the time of
and immediately after giving effect to the making of the requested Loan, the aggregate Outstanding Amount shall not be in excess of the Loan Commitment. 

(c) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to the making of the requested Loan, no Default or Event of Default shall exist. 

(d) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to the making of the requested Loan, all representations and warranties of the Borrower
set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date. 
 ARTICLE IV 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

To induce the Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make each Loan, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender for itself
that: 
 Section 4.1 Corporate Existence. The Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. 
 Section 4.2 Power; Authorization; Enforceable
Obligations. 
 (a) The Borrower has the power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to
which it is a party and to borrow hereunder. The Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to authorize the borrowings on the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. 
 (b) No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of any Governmental Authority or
any other Person is required to be obtained by the Borrower in connection with (i) the borrowings hereunder, (ii) the execution, delivery, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or (iii) the
performance of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except, in each case, for routine consents, authorizations, filings and notices required to be made in the ordinary course of business. 

(c) This Agreement has been, and, upon execution, each Loan Document shall have been, duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower.

 (d) This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law). 

  
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 Section 4.3 No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by the Borrower, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate any applicable law, the Borrower’s organizational documents or any material agreement of the Borrower.

 Section 4.4 No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. 

Section 4.5 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of each Tranche A Loan shall be used solely to fund working capital and
for general corporate purposes. The proceeds of each Tranche B Loan shall be used solely to fund growth capital expenditures. 
 ARTICLE V

 COVENANTS 

Section 5.1 Delivery of Financial Information. The Borrower shall deliver to the Lender such financial or other
information in respect of its business and financial status as the Lender may reasonably require including, but not limited to, copies of its unaudited quarterly and annual financial statements. 

Section 5.2 Notice of Default. The Borrower shall give notice to the Lender of the occurrence of any Default or
Event of Default as soon as reasonably practicable after obtaining knowledge of the occurrence thereof. 
 Section 5.3
Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence, etc. The Borrower will (a) (i) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its corporate or other existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all
rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, in each case to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) comply with all
agreements and requirements of applicable law, except to the extent (1) the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (2) that failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 ARTICLE VI 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT 

Section 6.1 Events of Default. If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing: 

(a) The Borrower shall fail to pay the principal of the Loans on the date when due (including the Maturity Date) in accordance with the terms
hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on the Loans, or any other amount payable hereunder, within three (3) Business Days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or 

  
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 (b) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower herein or in any other
Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made or furnished; or 
 (c)
The Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in this Agreement to be performed by it (other than as provided in clause (a) of this Section 6.1), and such default shall continue
unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Lender; or 

(d) (i) The Borrower shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction,
domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment, winding up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or
any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in
clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) days; or (iii) there shall
be commenced against the Borrower any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for
any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to,
approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above; or (v) the Borrower shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its
debts as they become due; 
 then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (d) above, the Loan
Commitment shall terminate immediately and all Obligations shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, the Lender may, by notice to the Borrower, terminate the Loan Commitment, whereupon the
Loan Commitment shall terminate immediately, and declare all Obligations to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. 

  
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 ARTICLE VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 7.1 Notices. 

(a) Addresses for Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents and other communications provided for in this Agreement shall
be given in writing, and addressed to the party to be notified as follows: 
  

			
	To the Borrower:	  	 Westlake Chemical OpCo LP
 Attention: Lawrence
Teel
 Principal Operating Officer
 2801 Post Oak Blvd, Suite
600
 Houston, TX 77056
 Fax: 713-960-8761

		
	To the Lender:	  	 Westlake Development Corporation
 Attention:
Albert Chao
 President
 2801 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 600

Houston, TX 77056
 Fax: 713-960-8761

 Any party hereto may change its address, telephone number or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder
by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted in legible form by facsimile
machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or if delivered, upon delivery. 

(b) Effectiveness of Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents and other communications described in
Section 7.1(a) shall be effective (i) if delivered by hand, including any overnight courier service, upon personal delivery and (ii) if delivered by mail, when deposited in the mails. 

Section 7.2 Waiver; Amendments. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document
nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and (x) in the case of any such waiver or consent, signed by the Lender and (y) in the case of any other amendment,
by the Lender and the Borrower, and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. 

Section 7.3 Expenses; Indemnification. 

(a) The Borrower shall be obligated to pay all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of outside counsel for the Lender) incurred by the Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section 7.3, including
all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of the Loans. 

  
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 (b) The Borrower shall be obligated to indemnify each Lender Indemnitee against, and hold each
Lender Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Lender Indemnitee) incurred by any Lender Indemnitee or asserted against any
Lender Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or
thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (ii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or
proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower, and regardless of whether any Lender Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such
indemnity shall not, as to any Lender Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final judgment to have resulted from the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Lender Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower against any Lender Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Lender Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other
Loan Document, if the Borrower has obtained a final judgment in their favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. 

(c) The Borrower shall be obligated to pay, and hold the Lender harmless from and against, any and all Taxes with respect to this Agreement and
any other Loan Documents or any payments due thereunder, and save the Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such Taxes. 

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, each party shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Lender Indemnitee or the
other party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual or direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument
contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated therein, the Loans or the use of proceeds thereof. 
 (e) All amounts due under this
Section 7.3 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor. 
 Section 7.4 Successors and
Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby. The parties hereto may not transfer or assign any of their
respective rights or obligations hereunder without the consent of the non-assigning party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld); provided that the Lender may transfer and assign this Agreement to any of its Affiliates without the
consent of the Borrower. Any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any

  
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Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, each Lender Indemnitee) any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. 
 Section 7.5 Governing Law. This Agreement and the
rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. 

Section 7.6 Proceedings. All judicial proceedings brought against any party hereto or arising out of or relating hereto or
to any of such party’s obligations hereunder, may be brought in any state or Federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State, County and City of New York. Each party hereto, for itself and in connection with its properties, irrevocably:
(a) accepts generally and unconditionally the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts; (b) waives any defense of forum non conveniens; (c) agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court
may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address provided in Section 7.1; (d) agrees that service as provided in clause (c) above is sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction over such
Party in any such proceeding in any such court, and otherwise constitutes effective and binding service in every respect; and (e) agrees that each party hereto retains the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to bring
proceedings against the other party in the courts of any other jurisdiction 
 Section 7.7 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY
HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED
BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. 
 Section 7.8 Counterparts; Integration. This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts and by electronic means (including “pdf”) and by different parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute
one and the same agreement. 
 Section 7.9 Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties
made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lender and shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the making of the Loans. The provisions of Section 7.3 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans or the
termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
 Section 7.10 Severability. Any provision of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality,
validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction. 

  
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 Section 7.11 No Waiver. The non-exercise by the Lender of any of its rights
hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance. 
 [Signature Page Follows]

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as
of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL OPCO LP
	
	By: Westlake Chemical OpCo GP LLC, its general
partner
	
	as Borrower
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Lawrence E. Teel

		 	Name: Lawrence E. Teel
		 	Title: Principal Operating Officer

  

			
	
	WESTLAKE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
	
	 as Lender

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Albert Chao

		 	Name: Albert Chao
		 	Title: President

 Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement 

 EXHIBIT A 

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING 

[DATE] 
 Westlake Development Corporation 

[Address] 
 Dear Sirs: 

Reference is made to that certain Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
[            ], 2014 (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Westlake Development Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Lender”) and Westlake Chemical
OpCo LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”). 
 The Borrower hereby requests the following Loan under the Credit Agreement,
and in that connection the Borrower specifies the following information with respect to such Loan: 
 (a) Tranche:
             Tranche [A][B] Loan 
 (b) Principal amount of Loan:
$[            ] 
 (c) Date of Loan:
[            ] 
 The Borrower hereby certifies that, at the time of and immediately after
giving effect to the making of the requested Loan: 
 (d) The aggregate Outstanding Amount is not in excess of the Loan Commitment. 

(e) No Default or Event of Default exists. 

(f) All representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as
of such date. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Notice of Borrowing to be executed on
the date first written above. 
  

			
	WESTLAKE CHEMICAL OPCO LP
	
	as Borrower
		
	 By:
	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:Exhibit 10.1

 

WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP

 

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

 

This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (“Agreement”) made as of                    , 2014 (the “Award Date”) among Washington Prime Group Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “Company”), its subsidiary, Washington Prime Group, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership and the entity through which the Company conducts substantially all of its operations (the “Partnership”), and                                  as the participant (the “Participant”).

 

Recitals

 

A.            The Participant is non-employee director on the Company’s Board.

 

B.            The Partnership has adopted the Partnership’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (as further amended, restated or supplemented from time to time hereafter, the “Plan”) to provide, among others, directors of the Partnership or an Affiliate (including the Company)  with equity-based incentives to maintain and enhance the performance and profitability of the Partnership and the Company.  Capitalized terms used herein without definitions shall have the meanings given to those terms in the Plan unless otherwise indicated

 

C.            This Agreement evidences an award (the “Award”) of the number of Restricted Stock Units specified in Section 2 of this Agreement, as approved by the Committee.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, the Partnership and the Participant agree as follows:

 

1.             Administration; Incorporation of the Plan.    This Award shall be administered by the Committee which has the powers and authority as set forth in the Plan.  The Committee will make the determinations and certifications required by this Award as promptly as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of the event or events necessitating such determinations or certifications.  The provisions of the Plan are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth herein.  Should there be any conflict between the terms of this Agreement on the one hand, and the Plan on the other hand, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

2.             Award.

 

(a)           Grant of RSUs. Pursuant to, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Participant is hereby granted 6,380  Restricted Stock Units as of the Award Date.  Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a conditional right to receive one share of Common Stock.

 

(b)           Vesting. The Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder will vest and become nonforfeitable in full on May 28, 2015 (the “Vesting Date”), provided that the Participant does not incur a Termination of Employment (which, for purposes of this Agreement, shall mean cessation of membership on the Board for any reason) prior to the Vesting Date.  Unless otherwise determined by the Board or the Committee,, upon the Participant’s Termination of Employment for any reason prior to the Vesting Date the

 

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Award, and all of the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder, shall be forfeited without any consideration, and the Participant shall have no further rights thereto.

 

(c)           Settlement. As soon as practicable following the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment on or following the Vesting Date (but in no event later than the end of the calendar year in which such Termination of Employment occurs), the Company shall deliver to the Participant one share of Common Stock in respect of each of the Restricted Stock Units free of any restrictions; provided, that, such Termination of Employment constitutes a “separation from service” under Section 409A of the Code.

 

3.             Restrictions. Subject to any exceptions set forth in the Plan, no Restricted Stock Unit granted hereunder may be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or hedged, in any manner (including through the use of any cash-settled instrument), whether voluntarily or involuntarily and whether by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Any sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition in violation of the provisions of this Section 3 will be null and void and any Restricted Stock Unit which is hedged in any manner will immediately be forfeited.  All of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement will be binding upon any permitted successors and assigns.  Except as provided in Section 5 of this Agreement, a Restricted Stock Unit shall not entitle the Participant to any incidents of ownership (including, without limitation, dividend and voting rights) in any Share until the Participant is issued the Share to which such Restricted Stock Unit relates pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof.

 

4.             Taxes. The Participant shall be solely responsible for any applicable taxes (including, without limitation, income and excise taxes) and penalties, and any interest that accrues thereon, that the Participant incurs in connection with the receipt, vesting or settlement of any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder.

 

5.             Dividend Equivalent Rights. So long as the Award is outstanding, the Participant shall be paid dividend equivalent payments equal to the regular cash dividends paid on the shares of Common Stock covered by this Award as if such Shares had been delivered pursuant to such Award, irrespective of whether the Award has vested. Such amounts will be paid in cash at the same time as the applicable dividends are paid on shares of Common Stock. The Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company in respect of such dividend equivalent payments until paid as specified herein.

 

6.             Amendment. No amendment of this Agreement shall materially adversely impair the rights of the Participant without the Participant’s consent, except such an amendment made to comply with applicable law (including Applicable Exchange listing standards or accounting rules) or avoid the incurrence of tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code.

 

7.             Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set

 

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forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiary, if applicable.

 

8.             Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the scope, meaning, intent or interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

9.             Severability; Entire Agreement. If any provision of the Plan or this Agreement is finally held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable (whether in whole or in part), such provision will be deemed modified to the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability and the remaining provisions will not be affected thereby; provided that if any of such provision is finally held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable because it exceeds the maximum scope determined to be acceptable to permit such provision to be enforceable, such provision will be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to modify such scope in order to make such provision enforceable hereunder. The Plan and this Agreement contain the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations and warranties between them, whether written or oral with respect to the subject matter thereof.

 

10.          Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.

 

11.          Acceptance. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement. The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Restricted Stock Units subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

 

12.          Section 409A. The amounts payable under this Agreement are intended to avoid the incurrence of tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code.  This Agreement shall in all respects be administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.  Each payment under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.  In no event may the Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (as determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company as in effect on the Date of Termination), amounts that constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided hereunder during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s separation from service shall instead be paid, with interest in the case of cash payments (calculated at the applicable federal rate) determined as of the separation from service, or provided on the first business day after the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service; provided that, if the Participant dies following the Participant’s separation from service and prior to the payment of the any amounts delayed on account of Section 409A of the Code hereunder, such amounts shall be paid to the personal representative of the Participant’s estate within 30 days after the date of the Participant’s death.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the        day of                 , 2014.

 

	
 
    	
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WASHINGTON   PRIME GROUP, L.P.,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
an Indiana limited partnership
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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Washington   Prime Group Inc.,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
an   Indiana corporation, its general partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
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