Document:

EX-4.3

 Exhibit 4.3 
  

 
  

SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP 
 as
Issuer 
 and 
 WELLS FARGO
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 
 as Trustee 

FOURTH 
 SUPPLEMENTAL 

INDENTURE 
 Dated as of
March 12, 2015 
  
  

$500,000,000 
 3.50% SENIOR NOTES
DUE 2025 
 $500,000,000 
 4.50%
SENIOR NOTES DUE 2045 
  
  

 
  

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
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	 ARTICLE I ESTABLISHMENT
	  	 	2	  
			
	 Section 1.01.
	 	 Establishment.
	  	 	2	  
		
	 ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
	  	 	3	  
			
	 Section 2.01.
	 	 Definitions.
	  	 	3	  
	 Section 2.02.
	 	 Other Definitions.
	  	 	5	  
		
	 ARTICLE III THE NOTES
	  	 	5	  
			
	 Section 3.01.
	 	 Form.
	  	 	5	  
	 Section 3.02.
	 	 Issuance of Additional Notes.
	  	 	5	  
		
	 ARTICLE IV REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT
	  	 	5	  
			
	 Section 4.01.
	 	 Optional Redemption.
	  	 	5	  
		
	 ARTICLE V COVENANTS
	  	 	6	  
			
	 Section 5.01.
	 	 Limitations on Liens.
	  	 	6	  
	 Section 5.02.
	 	 Restriction of Sale-Leaseback Transactions.
	  	 	8	  
		
	 ARTICLE VI SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE DEFEASANCE
	  	 	9	  
			
	 Section 6.01.
	 	 Satisfaction and Discharge Defeasance.
	  	 	9	  
	 Section 6.02.
	 	 Covenant Defeasance.
	  	 	9	  
		
	 ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS
	  	 	9	  
			
	 Section 7.01.
	 	 Integral Part.
	  	 	9	  
	 Section 7.02.
	 	 Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation.
	  	 	9	  
	 Section 7.03.
	 	 Counterparts.
	  	 	9	  
	 Section 7.04.
	 	 The Trustee.
	  	 	10	  
	 Section 7.05.
	 	 Governing Law.
	  	 	10	  

 EXHIBIT A: Form of Note 

  
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 THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of March 12, 2015 (this “Supplemental
Indenture”) between SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), 

WITNESSETH 
 WHEREAS, the
Partnership has heretofore entered into an Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2011 (the “Original Indenture”), with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
June 30, 2014 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Indenture, the “Base Indenture”); 

WHEREAS, the Base Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is herein called the “Indenture;” 

WHEREAS, a new series of Debt Securities may at any time be established in accordance with the provisions of the Base Indenture, and the form
and terms of such series may be established by a supplemental indenture executed by the Partnership and the Trustee; 
 WHEREAS, the
Partnership proposes to establish via this Supplemental Indenture two new series of Debt Securities; and 
 WHEREAS, all conditions
necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture and to make it a valid and binding obligation of the Partnership have been done or performed. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 

ESTABLISHMENT 
  

	 	Section 1.01.	Establishment. 

 (a) There are hereby established two new series of Debt Securities to be
issued under the Indenture, to be designated as the Partnership’s 3.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) and its 4.50% Senior Notes due 2045 (the “2045 Notes” and, together with the 2025 Notes, the
“Notes”). 
 (b) There are to be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (i) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of the 2025 Notes and (ii) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2045 Notes on the date hereof, and from time to time thereafter there may be authenticated and delivered an unlimited principal amount of Additional Notes of any series
of Notes. 

  
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 (c) The Depositary with respect to each series of the Notes shall be The Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”). As permitted by Section 2.15(c)(iii) of the Base Indenture, the Depositary shall surrender the Global Security representing each series of Notes in exchange for individual Notes of such series in definitive form if an Event
of Default with respect to such Notes has occurred and is continuing, and the Depositary requests the issuance of such Notes in definitive form. 

(d) Each Note shall be dated the date of authentication thereof and shall bear interest from March 12, 2015 or from the most recent date
to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. 
 (e) No series of Notes shall be entitled to the benefits of any Guarantee pursuant
to Article XIV of the Base Indenture. 
 (f) If and to the extent that the provisions of the Base Indenture are duplicative of, or in
contradiction with, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall govern. 
 ARTICLE
II 
 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
  

	 	Section 2.01.	Definitions. 

 All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined below shall
have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Base Indenture. The following are additional definitions used in this Supplemental Indenture: 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity
comparable to the remaining term of the applicable series of Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining term of such Notes; provided, however, that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for such Notes, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such
United States Treasury security shall be determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month. 

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date for Notes, (1) the average of four Reference Treasury
Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date after excluding the highest and lowest of all of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of
all such quotations. 
 “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date of determination, the total amount of consolidated
assets of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries after deducting therefrom (1) all current liabilities (excluding (a) any current liabilities that by their terms are extendable or renewable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more
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which the amount thereof is being computed and (b) current maturities of long-term debt), and (2) the value (net of any applicable reserves) of all goodwill, trade names, trademarks,
patents and other like intangible assets, all as set forth, or on a pro forma basis would be set forth, on the consolidated balance sheet of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed fiscal quarter, prepared in accordance
with GAAP. 
 “Principal Property” means, whether currently owned or leased or subsequently acquired, any pipeline, gathering
system, terminal, storage facility, processing plant or other plant or facility located in the United States of America or any territory or political subdivision thereof owned or leased by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries and used in
transporting, distributing, terminalling, gathering, treating, processing, marketing or storing natural gas, natural gas liquids or other hydrocarbons, except (1) any property or asset consisting of inventories, furniture, office fixtures and
equipment (including data processing equipment), vehicles and equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles (but excluding vehicles that generate transportation revenues) and (2) any such pipeline or other plant or facility that, in the good
faith opinion of the Board of Directors as evidenced by resolutions of the Board of Directors, is not material in relation to the activities of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. 

“Principal Subsidiary” means any of the Partnership’s Subsidiaries that owns or leases, directly or indirectly, a Principal
Property. 
 “Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Partnership. 

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (i) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and its successors; (ii) Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its successors; (iii) one U.S. government securities dealer in New York, New York (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”) selected by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and its successors; and
(iv) one Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Partnership; provided, however, that if any such Person shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Partnership shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

 “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the
average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer
at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date. 
 “Sale-Leaseback Transaction” means
the sale or transfer by the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary of any Principal Property to a Person (other than the Partnership or a Principal Subsidiary) and the taking back by the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary, as the case may be,
of a lease of such Principal Property. 
 “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per year equal to
the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption
Date. The Partnership shall calculate the Treasury Rate on the third Business Day preceding any Redemption Date and notify the Trustee in writing of the Treasury Rate prior to the redemption. 

  
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	 	Section 2.02.	Other Definitions. 

  

			
	 TERM
	  	 DEFINED IN SECTION

	Additional Notes	  	3.02
	Base Indenture	  	Recitals
	DTC	  	1.01(c)
	Indenture	  	Recitals
	Notes	  	1.01(a)
	2025 Notes	  	1.01(a)
	2045 Notes	  	1.01(a)
	Partnership	  	Preamble
	Supplemental Indenture	  	Preamble
	Trustee	  	Preamble

 ARTICLE III 

THE NOTES 
  

	 	Section 3.01.	Form. 

 The Notes of each series shall be issued initially in the form of one Global
Security. The Notes will be issued in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes and Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, the terms of which
are incorporated in and made a part of this Supplemental Indenture, and the Partnership and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. 

 

	 	Section 3.02.	Issuance of Additional Notes. 

 The Partnership may, from time to time, without notice to
or the consent of the Holders of the Notes or the Trustee, increase the principal amount of a series of the Notes by issuing additional Notes (“Additional Notes”) of that series. Any Additional Notes so issued will have the same interest
rate, maturity and other terms (other than the date of issuance and, under certain circumstances, the date from which interest thereon will begin to accrue and the initial interest payment date), and will carry the same right to receive accrued and
unpaid interest, as the Notes of that series that were previously issued, and such Additional Notes will form a single series with such Notes for all purposes under the Indenture. 

ARTICLE IV 
 REDEMPTION
AND PREPAYMENT 
  

	 	Section 4.01.	Optional Redemption. 

 (a) The Partnership may redeem the Notes of any series, in whole
or in part, at any time before December 15, 2024 with respect to the 2025 Notes or September 15, 2044 with respect to the 2045 Notes at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal

  
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amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on such Notes (exclusive of interest accrued to the
Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points in the case of the 2025
Notes and 25 basis points in the case of the 2045 Notes, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the principal amount being redeemed to such Redemption Date. On or after the applicable date described in the first sentence of
this paragraph, the Notes of that series shall be redeemable, at the Partnership’s option, at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued interest on
the Notes to be redeemed to the Redemption Date. 
 (b) If fewer than all of the Notes of a series are to be redeemed at any time, such
Notes shall be selected for redemption not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date and such selection shall be made by the Trustee on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems appropriate (or, in the case of
Notes represented by a Global Security, by such method as the Depositary may require); provided, that no partial redemption of any Note will occur if such redemption would reduce the principal amount of such Note to less than $2,000. Notices
of redemption with respect to the Notes shall be mailed by first class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at the address of such Holder as shown on the Debt Security Registrar
with respect to such Notes; provided, however, that such notice may be given more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date if the notice is given in connection with a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the
Notes to be redeemed as provided in Section 11.01(a) of the Base Indenture. 
 (c) The provisions of Article III of the Base Indenture
shall apply to any optional redemption of the Notes except to the extent such provisions conflict with the foregoing. 
 (d) The Partnership
may at any time and from time to time repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise. Any such repurchase shall not operate as or be deemed for any purpose to be a redemption of the indebtedness represented by such Notes. 

ARTICLE V 
 COVENANTS

 The following covenants, in addition to the covenants set forth in Article IV of the Base Indenture, shall apply to the Notes: 

 

	 	Section 5.01.	Limitations on Liens. 

 While any of the Notes remain outstanding, the Partnership shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Principal Subsidiaries to, create, or permit to be created or to exist, any Lien upon any Principal Property of the Partnership or any of its Principal Subsidiaries, or upon any equity interests of any Principal
Subsidiary, whether such Principal Property is, or equity interests are, owned on or acquired after the date of the Indenture, to secure any Debt, unless the Notes then outstanding are equally and ratably secured by such Lien for so long as any such
Debt is so secured, other than: 
 (a) purchase money mortgages, or other purchase money Liens of any kind upon property acquired by the
Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary after the date of the Indenture, or Liens of any kind existing on any property or any equity interests at the time of the acquisition thereof (including Liens that exist on any property or any equity interests
of a Person that is consolidated with or merged with or into the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary or that transfers or leases all or substantially all of its properties or assets to the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary), or conditional
sales agreements or other title retention agreements and leases in the nature of title retention agreements with respect to any property hereafter acquired, so long as no such Lien shall extend to or cover any other property of the Partnership or
such Principal Subsidiary; 

  
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 (b) Liens upon any property of the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary or any equity
interests of any Principal Subsidiary existing as of the date of the initial issuance of the Notes or upon the property or any equity interests of any entity, which Liens existed at the time such entity became a Subsidiary of the Partnership; 

(c) pledges or deposits to secure: (i) any governmental charges or levies; (ii) obligations under workers’ compensation laws,
unemployment insurance and other social security legislation; (iii) performance in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money) or leases to which the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary is a
party; (iv) public or statutory obligations of the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary; and (v) surety, stay, appeal, indemnity, customs, performance or return-of-money bonds or pledges or deposits in lieu thereof; 

(d) Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or proceeding that at the time is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, including Liens relating to judgments thereunder as to which the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary has not exhausted its appellate rights; 

(e) Liens on deposits required by any Person with whom the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary enters into forward contracts, futures
contracts, swap agreements or other commodities contracts in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with established risk management policies and Liens in connection with leases (other than capital leases) made, or existing on property
acquired, in the ordinary course of business; 
 (f) easements (including, without limitation, reciprocal easement agreements and utility
agreements), zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, covenants, consents, reservations, encroachments, variations and other restrictions on the use of property or minor irregularities in title thereto, charges or encumbrances (whether or not recorded)
affecting the use of real property and which are incidental to, and do not materially impair the use of such property in the operation of the business of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the value of such property for the
purpose of such business; 
 (g) Liens in favor of the United States of America, any State, any foreign country or any department, agency or
instrumentality or political subdivision of any such jurisdiction, to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any Debt incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase
price or the cost of constructing or improving the property subject to such Liens, including, without limitation, Liens to secure Debt of the pollution control or industrial revenue bond type; 

  
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 (h) Liens of any kind upon any property acquired, constructed, developed or improved by the
Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary (whether alone or in association with others) after the date of the Indenture that are created prior to, at the time of, or within 12 months after such acquisition (or in the case of property constructed,
developed or improved, after the completion of such construction, development or improvement and commencement of full commercial operation of such property, whichever is later) to secure or provide for the payment of any part of the purchase price
or cost thereof; provided that in the case of such construction, development or improvement the Liens shall not apply to any property theretofore owned by the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary other than theretofore unimproved real
property; 
 (i) Liens in favor of the Partnership, one or more Principal Subsidiaries, one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the
Partnership or any of the foregoing in combination; 
 (j) the replacement, extension or renewal (or successive replacements, extensions or
renewals), as a whole or in part, of any Lien, or of any agreement, referred to in the clauses above, or the replacement, extension or renewal of the Debt secured thereby (not exceeding the principal amount of Debt secured thereby, other than to
provide for the payment of any underwriting or other fees related to any such replacement, extension or renewal, as well as any premiums owed on and accrued and unpaid interest payable in connection with any such replacement, extension or renewal);
provided that such replacement, extension or renewal is limited to all or a part of the same property that secured the Lien replaced, extended or renewed (plus improvements thereon or additions or accessions thereto); or 

(k) any Lien not excepted by the foregoing clauses; provided that immediately after the creation or assumption of such Lien the
aggregate principal amount of Debt of the Partnership or any Principal Subsidiary secured by all Liens created or assumed under the provisions of this clause, together with all net sale proceeds from any Sale-Leaseback Transactions (reduced by the
amounts applied pursuant to 5.02(a) and 5.02(c)(1)) shall not exceed an amount equal to 15% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets for the fiscal quarter that was most recently completed prior to the creation or assumption of such Lien. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of making the calculation set forth in clause (k) of the preceding paragraph with respect to
any such secured Debt of a non-wholly-owned Principal Subsidiary of the Partnership with no recourse to the Partnership or any wholly-owned Principal Subsidiary thereof, only that portion of the aggregate principal amount of such secured Debt
reflecting the Partnership’s pro rata ownership interest in such non-wholly-owned Principal Subsidiary shall be included in calculating compliance herewith. 
  

	 	Section 5.02.	Restriction of Sale-Leaseback Transactions. 

 While the Notes remain outstanding, the
Partnership shall not and shall not permit any of its Principal Subsidiaries to, engage in a Sale-Leaseback Transaction, unless: 
 (a) the
Sale-Leaseback Transaction occurs within one year from the date of acquisition of the relevant Principal Property or the date of the completion of construction or 

  
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commencement of full operations on such Principal Property, whichever is later, and the Partnership has elected to designate, as a credit against (but not exceeding) the purchase price or cost of
construction of such Principal Property, an amount equal to all or a portion of the net sale proceeds from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction (with any such amount not being so designated to be applied as set forth in clause (c) below); 

(b) the Partnership or such Principal Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Debt secured by a Lien on the Principal Property subject to the
Sale-Leaseback Transaction in a principal amount equal to or exceeding the net sale proceeds from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction without equally and ratably securing the Notes; or 

(c) the Partnership or such Principal Subsidiary within a 270-day period after such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, applies or causes to be
applied an amount not less than the net sale proceeds from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction to (1) the prepayment, repayment, redemption or retirement of any unsubordinated Debt of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or (2) invest in
another Principal Property. 
 ARTICLE VI 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE DEFEASANCE 
  

	 	Section 6.01.	Satisfaction and Discharge Defeasance. 

 The provisions of Article XI of the Base
Indenture relating to both satisfaction and discharge and defeasance shall be applicable to each series of Notes. 
  

	 	Section 6.02.	Covenant Defeasance. 

 If the Partnership effects a covenant defeasance of the Notes
pursuant to Sections 11.02(b) and 11.03 of the Base Indenture, the Partnership shall cease to have any obligation to comply with the covenants set forth in Sections 5.01 and 5.02 hereof. 

ARTICLE VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 
  

	 	Section 7.01.	Integral Part. 

 This Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the
Indenture. 
  

	 	Section 7.02.	Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation. 

 The Base Indenture, as supplemented and
amended by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed. 
  

	 	Section 7.03.	Counterparts. 

 This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original; and all such counterparts shall together 

  
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constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Supplemental Indenture by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of
an original executed counterpart of this Supplemental Indenture. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Supplemental Indenture by facsimile or electronic transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this
Supplemental Indenture, but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability and binding effect of this Supplemental Indenture. 

 

	 	Section 7.04.	The Trustee. 

 The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in
respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Partnership. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of
this Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes, except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture, authenticate the Notes and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall not be
accountable for the use or application by the Partnership of any of the Notes or of the proceeds thereof. 
  

	 	Section 7.05.	Governing Law. 

 THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
 [Signature page follows] 

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

			
	SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
		
	By:		Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP, LP,
			its general partner
		
	By:		Spectra Energy Partners GP, LLC,
			its general partner
		
	By:		 /s/ J. Patrick Reddy

	Name:		J. Patrick Reddy
	Title:		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	As Trustee
		
	By:		 /s/ Patrick Giordano

	Name:		Patrick Giordano
	Title:		Vice President

 Signature Page to Fourth Supplemental Indenture 

 EXHIBIT A 

(Form of Face of Note) 
  

			
	CUSIP [                    ]		No.     
	ISIN [                    ]		$            

 SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP 

[3.50% Senior Notes due 2025] 

[4.50% Senior Notes due 2045] 
 Spectra Energy
Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, herein called the “Partnership”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, promises to pay to
                    , or registered assigns, the principal sum of          Dollars [or such greater or lesser
amount as may be endorsed on the Schedule attached hereto]1 on [March 15, 2025][March 15, 2045]. 

Interest Payment Dates: March 15 and September 15 

Record Dates: March 1 and September 1 
  

			
	SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
		
	By:		Spectra Energy Partners (DE) GP, LP,
			its general partner
		
	By:		Spectra Energy Partners GP, LLC,
			its general partner
		
	By:		  

	Name:		
	Title:		

  

	1 	To be included only if the Note is issued in global form. 

  
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 TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF 

AUTHENTICATION 
 This is one of the Debt Securities of the series
designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 
  

			
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	As Trustee
		
	By:		  

			Authorized Signatory

  
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 [Form of Back of Note] 

[3.50% Senior Notes due 2025] 

[4.50% Senior Notes due 2045] 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE PARTNERSHIP OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 
 TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO
TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN
THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.]2 
 Capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated. 
 1. Interest. The Partnership promises to
pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at [3.50][4.50]% per annum from March 12, 2015 until maturity. The Partnership shall pay interest semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each such year, or if any such day is
not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of
issuance. The first Interest Payment Date shall be September 15, 2015. 
 2. Method of Payment. The Partnership shall pay
interest on the Notes of this series to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the March 1 or September 1 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date
and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.17 of the Base Indenture with respect to Defaulted Interest, and the Partnership shall pay principal (and premium, if any) of the Notes upon surrender thereof to the
Trustee or a paying agent. The Notes shall be payable as to principal, premium, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Trustee maintained for such purpose in New York, New York, or, at the option of the 

 

	2 	 To be included only if the Note is issued in global form. 

  
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Partnership, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the Debt Security Register of Holders, and provided that payment by wire
transfer of immediately available funds shall be required with respect to principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, each Global Security and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the
Partnership or the paying agent prior to the applicable record date. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. 

3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, shall act as paying
agent and Registrar. The Partnership may change any paying agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity. 

4. Indenture. The Partnership has issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of June 9, 2011 (the “Original
Indenture”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2014 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Indenture, the “Base Indenture”), and by the Fourth
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 12, 2015 (the “Supplemental Indenture”), between the Partnership and the Trustee. The Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, is referred to herein as the
“Indenture.” The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred
to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes of this series
are obligations of the Partnership initially in aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000. The Partnership may issue an unlimited aggregate principal amount of Additional Notes under the Indenture. Any such Additional Notes that are actually issued
shall be treated as issued and outstanding Notes (and as the same series as the initial Notes, with identical terms other than with respect to the issue date, the date of first payment of interest, if applicable, and the payment of interest accruing
prior to the issue date) for all purposes of the Indenture, including waivers, amendments and redemptions. 
 5. Optional Redemption.
The Partnership may redeem the Notes of this series, in whole or in part, at any time before [December 15, 2024] [September 15, 2044], at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be
redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on such Notes (exclusive of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming
a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus [20][25] basis points, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the principal amount being redeemed to such Redemption Date. On or after
[December 15, 2024] [September 15, 2044], the Notes of this series shall be redeemable, at the Partnership’s option, at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to
be redeemed plus accrued interest on the Notes to be redeemed to the Redemption Date. 

  
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 For purposes of determining any redemption price, the following definitions shall apply: 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity
comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the
remaining term of such Notes; provided, however, that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for such Notes, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to such United States
Treasury security shall be determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month. 

“Comparable Treasury Price” means with respect to any Redemption Date for Notes, (1) the average of four Reference Treasury
Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date after excluding the highest and lowest of all of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of
all such quotations. 
 “Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Partnership. 

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (i) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and its successors; (ii) Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its successors; (iii) one U.S. government securities dealer in New York, New York (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”) selected by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and its successors; and
(iv) one Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Partnership; provided, however, that if any such Person shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Partnership shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

 “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the
average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer
at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date. 
 “Treasury Rate” means, with respect
to any Redemption Date, the rate per year equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to
the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date. The Partnership shall calculate the Treasury Rate on the third Business Day preceding any Redemption Date and notify the Trustee in writing of the Treasury Rate prior to the redemption. 

6. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to
each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address; provided, however, that such notice may be given more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date if the notice is given in connection with a satisfaction and
discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Notes to be redeemed as provided in Article XI of the Base Indenture. Unless the Partnership defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the Redemption Date interest ceases to accrue on
Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. 

  
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 7. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in
minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Partnership, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and the Partnership may require a Holder to pay any taxes, fees or other governmental charges that may be imposed in relation thereto. The Partnership need not exchange
or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Partnership need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes in respect of
which a notice of redemption has been given or for a period of 15 days before any mailing of notice of redemption. 
 8. Persons Deemed
Owners. The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated as its owner for all purposes. 
 9. Amendment and Supplement. Subject
to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or
the Notes may be amended or supplemented for any of the purposes set forth in Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture, including to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for the assumption of the Partnership’s obligations to
Holders of the Notes in case of a merger or consolidation of the Partnership or the disposition of all or substantially all of the Partnership’s assets, to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of the Notes, to
permit the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, to evidence or provide for the acceptance of appointment under the Indenture of a successor Trustee or to establish the form or terms of any other series of Debt Securities.

 10. Defaults and Remedies. Events of Default with respect to the Notes of this series are as follows: (i) default for 30 days
in the payment when due of interest on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise; (iii) failure by the Partnership for 60 days after notice to
comply with any of its other agreements in the Indenture; and (iv) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Partnership. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25%
in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes of this series may declare all the Notes of this series to be due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or
insolvency with respect to the Partnership, all Outstanding Notes of this series shall ipso facto become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes of this series may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. If and so long as the board of directors, the executive
committee or a trust committee of directors or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith so determines, the Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default (except a Default relating to the payment of
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if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interests. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of this series then Outstanding may on
behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes of this series waive any past Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest on, the principal of, or premium, if any, on the
Notes of this series or except as otherwise specified in Section 6.06 of the Base Indenture. The Partnership is required to deliver to the Trustee annually an Officers’ Certificate regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the
Partnership is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default. 

11. Trustee Dealings with the Partnership. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits
from, and perform services for the Partnership or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Partnership or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee. 

12. No Recourse Against Others. The partners, directors, officers, employees, incorporators and members of the Partnership, as such,
shall have no liability for any obligations of the Partnership under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder shall waive and release
all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes. 
 13. Authentication. This
Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent. 
 14. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=
Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). 
 15. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by
the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Partnership has caused CUSIP and corresponding ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP and corresponding ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a
convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. 

The Partnership shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge copy of each of the Base Indenture and the Supplemental
Indenture. Requests may be made to: 
 Spectra Energy Partners, LP 

5400 Westheimer Court 
 Houston,
Texas 77056 
 Attention: Treasurer 

  
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 Assignment Form 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to 

 

	
	  
 (Insert
assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 and irrevocably appoint
                                         agent to
transfer this Note on the books of the Partnership. The agent may substitute another to act for him. 
  

 
  

			
	Date		  

  

			
	Your Signature:		  

			(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

  

			
	Signature Guarantee:		  

			(Signature must be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”), the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (“SEMP”), the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. Medallion Signature Program (“MSP) or such other signature guarantee program as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP SEMP or MSP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as
amended.)

  
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 SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN THE GLOBAL NOTE3 
 The original principal amount of this Global Note is
$        . The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made: 
  

									
	 Date of Exchange
	  	Amount of decrease in
Principal Amount of
this Global Note	  	Amount of increase in
Principal Amount of
this Global Note	  	Principal Amount of this
Global Note following
such decrease
(or increase)	  	Signature of
authorized signatory
of Trustee or Note
Custodian
		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  	

  

	3 	To be included only if the Note is issued in global form. 

  
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 Exhibit 10.18 

PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT GRANT NOTICE 

UNDER THE 
 LA QUINTA
HOLDINGS INC. 
 2014 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN 

La Quinta Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby
grants to the Participant set forth below a Performance Share Unit with a Target Value as set forth below. The Performance Share Unit is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein, in the Performance Share Unit Agreement
(attached hereto or previously provided to the Participant in connection with a prior grant), and in the Plan, all of which are incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein (including Exhibit A,
attached hereto) shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. 
  

	 Participant: 
	[Insert Participant Name] 

  

	 Date of Grant: 
	February 19, 2015 

  

	 Performance Period: 
	The period commencing on January 1, 2015 and ending on December 31, 2017. 

  

	 Target Value: 
	[Insert Participant’s Target Award expressed as a $ value] 

  

	 Actual Value: 
	The Actual Value of the Performance Share Unit granted hereunder shall be determined and, to the extent vested, settled in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth on Exhibit A, attached hereto.

  

	 Vesting: 
	Provided a Participant has not undergone a Termination, the Performance Share Unit shall vest upon the date on which the Committee certifies the achievement of the applicable performance targets set forth on Exhibit A, attached hereto,
which shall occur no later than sixty (60) days following the end of the Performance Period (the “Regular Vesting Date”). 

  

	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing: 

  

	 	(i) in the event of the Participant’s Qualifying Termination prior to the Regular Vesting Date, a portion of the Performance Share Unit shall vest in an amount equal to (x) a fraction the numerator of which equals the number of elapsed
days from the commencement of the Performance Period through the date of Termination, and the denominator of which equals 1,096, multiplied by (y) the Actual Value, determined on such date of Termination, with the applicable performance
targets being measured as if the last day of the Performance Period was the date of Termination; and 

  

	 	(ii) in the event of a Change in Control prior to the Regular Vesting Date, the Performance Share Unit shall vest in an amount equal to the Actual Value, determined on the date of Termination, with the applicable performance targets being
measured as if the last day of the Performance Period was the date of the Change in Control. 

*      *      * 

 THE UNDERSIGNED PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THIS PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT GRANT NOTICE, THE PERFORMANCE
SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN, AND, AS AN EXPRESS CONDITION TO THE GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT HEREUNDER, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT GRANT NOTICE, THE PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN.

  

									
	LA QUINTA HOLDINGS INC.				PARTICIPANT
					
	 		 				 		 
	By:		Mark M. Chloupek						
	Title:		General Counsel						

 [Signature Page to Performance Share Unit Award] 

 PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT 

UNDER THE 
 LA QUINTA
HOLDINGS INC. 
 2014 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN 

Pursuant to the Performance Share Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) delivered to the Participant (as defined in the
Grant Notice), and subject to the terms of this Performance Share Unit Agreement (this “Performance Share Unit Agreement”) and the La Quinta Holdings Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), La Quinta Holdings
Inc. (the “Company”) and the Participant agree as follows. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan. 

1. Grant of Performance Share Unit. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Company hereby
grants to the Participant the Performance Share Unit as provided in the Grant Notice. The Company may make one or more additional grants of Performance Share Units to the Participant under this Performance Share Unit Agreement by providing the
Participant with a new Grant Notice, which may also include any terms and conditions differing from this Performance Share Unit Agreement to the extent provided therein. The Company reserves all rights with respect to the granting of additional
Performance Share Units hereunder and makes no implied promise to grant additional Performance Share Units. 
 2. Vesting.
Subject to the conditions contained herein and the Plan, the Performance Share Unit shall vest as provided in the Grant Notice. 
 3.
Company; Participant. 
 (a) The term “Company” as used in this Agreement with reference to employment shall
include the Company and its subsidiaries. 
 (b) Whenever the word “Participant” is used in any provision of this Agreement under
circumstances where the provision should logically be construed to apply to the executors, the administrators, or the person or persons to whom the Performance Share Unit may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, the
word “Participant” shall be deemed to include such person or persons. 
 4. Non-Transferability. The Performance
Share Unit is not transferable by the Participant except to Permitted Transferees in accordance with Section 14(b) of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided herein, no assignment or transfer of the Performance Share Unit, or of the rights
represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest in the assignee or transferee any interest or right herein whatsoever, but immediately upon such assignment or transfer the Performance Share Unit
shall terminate and become of no further effect. 
 5. Rights as Stockholder. The Participant or a permitted transferee of the
Performance Share Unit shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any share of Common Stock underlying the Performance Share Unit unless and until the Participant shall have become the holder of record or the beneficial owner of such
Common Stock, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends or distributions or other rights in respect of such share of Common Stock for which the record date is prior to the date upon which the Participant shall become the holder of record or the
beneficial owner thereof. 
 6. Tax Withholding. The provisions of Section 14(d) of the Plan are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof. 

 7. Notice. Every notice or other communication relating to this Agreement between
the Company and the Participant shall be in writing, and shall be mailed to or delivered to the party for whom it is intended at such address as may from time to time be designated by it in a notice mailed or delivered to the other party as herein
provided; provided that, unless and until some other address be so designated, all notices or communications by the Participant to the Company shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal executive office, to the attention of
the Company Secretary, and all notices or communications by the Company to the Participant may be given to the Participant personally or may be mailed to the Participant at the Participant’s last known address, as reflected in the
Company’s records. Notwithstanding the above, all notices and communications between the Participant and any third-party plan administrator shall be mailed, delivered, transmitted or sent in accordance with the procedures established by such
third-party plan administrator and communicated to the Participant from time to time. 
 8. No Right to Continued Service.
This Agreement does not confer upon the Participant any right to continue as an employee or service provider to the Company. 
 9.
Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the parties hereto. 

10. Waiver and Amendments. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 13 of the Plan, any waiver, alteration, amendment or
modification of any of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid only if made in writing and signed by the parties hereto; provided, however, that any such waiver, alteration, amendment or modification is consented to on the Company’s
behalf by the Committee. No waiver by either of the parties hereto of their rights hereunder shall be deemed to constitute a waiver with respect to any subsequent occurrences or transactions hereunder unless such waiver specifically states that it
is to be construed as a continuing waiver. 
 11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Performance Share Unit Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan to the contrary, if any suit
or claim is instituted by the Participant or the Company relating to this Performance Share Unit Agreement, the Grant Notice or the Plan, the Participant hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the courts of Delaware. 

12. Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency
between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control. 
 13.
Section 409A. It is intended that the Performance Share Unit granted hereunder shall be compliant with Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted as such. 

 

  
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 Exhibit A 

1. Determination of Actual Value of the Performance Share Unit. The Actual Value of the Performance Share Unit Award, if any, for the
Performance Period shall be determined based on the Relative TSR, as set forth in Sections 2 and 3 of this Exhibit A, as further adjusted to reflect dividends declared and paid during the Performance Period (if any), as set forth in Section 4
of this Exhibit A. 
 2. Total Shareholder Return. For purposes of calculating Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”), the
Company’s TSR performance is calculated as the compounded annual growth rate, expressed as a percentage (rounded to the nearest tenth of a percentage (0.1%)), in the value per share of Common Stock during the Performance Period due to the
appreciation in the price per share of Common Stock and dividends paid during the Performance Period (assuming dividends are reinvested). The relative comparison, expressed in terms of relative percentile ranking, shall be applied to the tables set
forth below in Sections 2(b) and 3 of this Exhibit A. 
 (a) Relative TSR. The Relative TSR shall be calculated as follows, expressed
in terms of relative percentile ranking, as applied to the table set forth below in Section 3 of this Exhibit A: 
 Cumulative TSR =
((1+TSR Year 1)*(1+TSR Year 2)*(1+TSR Year 3)-1) 
 TSR for a given year shall be calculated as: 

TSR = (((Ending Share Price + D)/Beginning Share Price) – 1) 

D = amount of dividends paid to a shareholder of record with respect to one share of Common Stock during the Performance Period. 

Ending Share Price = closing price of a share of Common Stock on the last day of the applicable calendar year, based on the 20-day trailing
average closing price of such Common Stock. 
 Beginning Share Price = closing price of a share of Common Stock on the first day of the
applicable calendar year, based on the 20-day trailing average closing price of such Common Stock. 
 (b) Relative TSR. The Relative
TSR comparison shall include the following lodging/hospitality companies; provided, that only companies in the below table that are public throughout the entire Performance Period shall be included for purposes of calculating Relative TSR:

  

			
	Choice Hotels International		InterContinental Hotels Group
	DiamondRock Hospitality Co.		LaSalle Hotel Properties
	Extended Stay America		Marriott International, Inc.
	Hersha Hospitality Trust		RLJ Lodging Trust
	Hilton		Starwood Hotels & Resorts
	Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.		Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
	Hyatt Hotels Corporation		

 3. Performance Criteria. The performance criteria for the Performance Share Unit shall be
as follows: 
  

																	
	 Performance Metric
	  	Weighting	 	 	Threshold
0.33x	 	  	Target
1.0x	 	  	Maximum
2.0x	 
	 Relative TSR v. Peer Group
	  	 	100	% 	 	 	30th percentile	  	  	 	50th percentile	  	  	 	90th percentile	  

 In the table above, x = the Target Award. To the extent that the Company’s performance falls between two levels set forth
on the table above, linear interpolation shall apply. In the event that the Company’s performance does not meet the “Threshold” requirement in the table above, no award shall be earned. If the Company’s performance for the
Performance Period exceeds the “Maximum”, such award shall be capped at the “Maximum” amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Absolute TSR has a negative value, the resulting award shall be capped at 1.5x.

 The resulting value of the Performance Share Unit based on actual performance of the Company during the Performance Period, based on the table set forth
in this Section 3 is hereinafter referred to as the “Initial Actual Value”. 
 4. Adjustments for Dividends. The
Actual Value of the Performance Share Units shall equal the sum of (i) Initial Actual Value, plus (ii) the per share dollar value of any dividends declared and paid on Common Stock during the Performance Period multiplied by
(A) the Initial Actual Value divided by (B) the Beginning Share Price. 
 5. Settlement of Performance Share Unit.
As soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following, the earliest to occur of: (i) the Regular Vesting Date; (ii) the date of Participant’s Qualifying Termination; and (iii) a Change in Control,
the Company will issue shares of Common Stock to the Participant in settlement of the Performance Share Unit; provided, however, that in the event that a Change in Control is the first event to occur, the Committee shall, have the sole
discretion to settle such Performance Share Unit in cash or shares of Common Stock on the date of such Change in Control. The number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered to the Participant in settlement of the Performance Share Unit will be
equal to (x) Actual Value divided by (y) Beginning Share Price. 
 6. Definitions. 

(a) “Absolute TSR” shall be calculated in the same manner as described above in Section 2(a) of this Exhibit A,
expressed as a percentage. 
 (b) “Good Reason” shall, in the case of any Participant who is party to an agreement between
the Participant and the Company that contains a definition of “Good Reason”, mean and refer to the definition set forth in such agreement, and in the case of any other Participant, “Good Reason” shall mean: (A) a diminution
in Participant’s base salary or material diminution in Participant’s annual bonus opportunity; (B) any material diminution in Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities; or (C) the relocation of Participant’s
principal work location by more than fifty (50) miles; provided that none of these events shall constitute Good Reason unless the Company fails to cure such event within thirty (30) days after receipt from Participant of written notice of
the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that “Good Reason” shall cease to exist for an event on the sixtieth (60th) day following the later of its occurrence or Participant’s knowledge thereof, unless
Participant has given the Company’s written notice thereof prior to such date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for purposes of the last proviso of the immediately foregoing sentence, a series of related events shall be deemed
to have occurred on the date upon which the last event in such series of related events has occurred. 

  
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 (c) “Qualifying Termination” shall mean Participant’s Termination, prior to
a Change in Control, (i) as a result of Participant’s death or Disability; (ii) by the Service Recipient without Cause; or (iii) by the Participant for Good Reason. 

  
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