Document:

09-2012 EX 4.1 CST (A#2)

EXHIBIT 4.1

Stockholder’s and Registration Rights Agreement
by and between
Valero Energy Corporation
and
CST Brands, Inc.
Dated as of [Ÿ]

TABLE OF CONTENTS
	
				
	 
	ARTICLE I
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	Definitions
	 

	Section 1.01
	Definitions.
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	Section 1.02
	Interpretation.
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	ARTICLE II
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	Registration Rights
	 

	Section 2.01
	Registration.
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	Section 2.02
	Piggyback Registrations.
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	Section 2.03
	Registration Procedures.
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	Section 2.04
	Underwritten Offerings or Exchange Offers.
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	Section 2.05
	Registration Rights Agreement with Participating Banks.
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	Section 2.06
	Registration Expenses Paid by Corner Store.
	20
	

	Section 2.07
	Indemnification.
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	Section 2.08
	Reporting Requirements; Rule 144.
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	Section 2.09
	Registration Rights Covenant.
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	ARTICLE III
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	Voting Restrictions
	 

	Section 3.01
	Voting of Corner Store Common Stock.
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	ARTICLE IV
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	Miscellaneous
	 

	Section 4.01
	Term.
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	Section 4.02
	Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power.
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	Section 4.03
	Disputes.
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	Section 4.04
	Amendment.
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	Section 4.05
	Waiver of Default.
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	Section 4.06
	Successors, Assigns and Transferees.
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	Section 4.07
	Further Assurances.
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	Section 4.08
	Performance.
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	Section 4.09
	Notices.
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	Section 4.10
	Severability.
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	Section 4.11
	No Reliance on Other Party.
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	Section 4.12
	Registrations, Exchanges, etc.
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	Section 4.13
	Mutual Drafting
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	Exhibit A
	Form of Agreement to be Bound
	 

	 
	 
	 

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STOCKHOLDER’S AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Stockholder’s and Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of [Ÿ] by and between Valero Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Valero”), and CST Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Valero (“Corner Store”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Section 1.01.
RECITALS
A.  Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of [Ÿ] (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”), by and between Valero and Corner Store, Valero will distribute 80% of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Corner Store (the “Common Stock”) to Valero’s stockholders (the “Distribution”).
B.  Valero may Sell those shares of Common Stock that are not distributed in the Distribution (such shares not distributed in the Distribution, the “Retained Shares”) through one or more transactions, including pursuant to one or more transactions registered under the Securities Act.
C.  Corner Store desires to grant to the Valero Group the Registration Rights for the Retained Shares and other Registrable Securities, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
D.  Valero Group desires to grant Corner Store a proxy to vote the Retained Shares in proportion to the votes cast by Corner Store’s other stockholders, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
AGREEMENTS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Section 1.01Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person.  As used in this definition, the term “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, 

instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment, undertaking or otherwise.  It is expressly agreed that, from and after the Distribution Date, no member of the Corner Store Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Valero Group, and no member of the Valero Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Corner Store Group.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Ancillary Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a)(i).
“Blackout Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).
“Blackout Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).
“Board” means the board of directors of Corner Store.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions doing business in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or required by executive order to be closed.
“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Corner Store” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include Corner Store’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.
“Corner Store Group” means Corner Store, each Subsidiary of Corner Store immediately after the Distribution Date and each Affiliate of Corner Store immediately after the Distribution Date.
“Corner Store Public Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
“Debt” means any indebtedness of any member of the Valero Group, including debt securities, notes, credit facilities, credit agreements and other debt instruments, including, in each case, any amounts due thereunder.
“Debt Exchanges” means one or more Public Debt Exchanges or Private Debt Exchanges.
“Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“Disadvantageous Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).
“Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a).
“Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Distribution Date” means the date and time at which the Distribution occurs.

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“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
“Exchange Offer” means an exchange offer of Registrable Securities for outstanding securities of a Holder.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau, court, tribunal or other instrumentality, whether federal, state, local, domestic, foreign or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other similar functions of, or pertaining to, government and any executive official thereof.
“Holder” means any member of the Valero Group, so long as such Person holds any Registrable Securities, and any Permitted Transferee, so long as such Person holds any Registrable Securities.
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c).
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c).
“Initiating Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“Limited Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(b).
“Loss” and “Losses” have the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(a).
“Offering Confidential Information” means, with respect to a Piggyback Registration, (i) Corner Store’s plan to file the relevant Registration Statement and engage in the offering so registered, (ii) any information regarding the offering being registered (including the potential timing, price, number of shares, underwriters or other counterparties, selling stockholders or plan of distribution) and (iii) any other information (including information contained in draft supplements or amendments to offering materials) provided to any Holders by Corner Store (or by third parties) in connection with a Piggyback Registration; provided, that Offering Confidential Information shall not include information that (x) was or becomes generally available to the public (including as a result of the filing of the relevant Registration Statement) other than as a result of a disclosure by any Holder, (y) was or becomes available to any Holder from a source not bound by any confidentiality agreement with Corner Store or (z) was otherwise in such Holder’s possession prior to it being furnished to such Holder by Corner Store or on Corner Store’s behalf.
“Other Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f).
“Participating Banks” means such investment banks that engage in any Debt Exchange with one or more members of the Valero Group.

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“Permitted Transferee” means any Transferee, any Subsequent Transferee and, for the limited purposes set forth in Section 4.06(b), any Limited Transferee.
“Person” means an individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability entity, any other entity and any Governmental Authority.
“Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
“Private Debt Exchange” means a private exchange pursuant to which one or more members of the Valero Group shall Sell some or all of their Registrable Securities to one or more Participating Banks in exchange for the satisfaction of Debt, in a transaction or transactions not required to be registered under the Securities Act.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“Public Debt Exchange” means a public exchange pursuant to which one or more members of the Valero Group shall Sell some or all of their Registrable Securities to one or more Participating Banks in exchange for the satisfaction of Debt, in a transaction or transactions registered under the Securities Act.
“Registrable Securities” means the Retained Shares and any shares of Common Stock or other securities issued with respect to, in exchange for, or in replacement of such Retained Shares; provided, that the term “Registrable Securities” excludes any security (i) the offering and Sale of which has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and which has been Sold in accordance with a Registration Statement, (ii) that has been Sold by a Holder in a transaction or transactions exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(1) thereof (including transactions pursuant to Rule 144) such that the further Sale of such securities by the transferee or assignee is not restricted under the Securities Act or (iii) that has been Sold by a Holder in a transaction in which such Holder’s rights under this Agreement are not, or cannot be, assigned.
“Registration” means a registration with the SEC of the offer and Sale to the public of any Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement.  The terms “Register” and “Registering” shall have correlative meanings.
“Registration Expenses” means all expenses incident to the Corner Store Group’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including all (i) registration, qualification and filing fees, (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications within the United States of any Registrable Securities being registered), (iii) printing expenses, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) internal expenses of Corner Store Group (including all salaries and expenses of employees of members of Corner Store Group performing legal or accounting duties), (v) fees and disbursements of counsel for Corner Store and customary fees and expenses 

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for independent certified public accountants retained by the Corner Store Group (including the expenses of any comfort letters or costs associated with the delivery by Corner Store Group members’ independent certified public accountants of comfort letters customarily requested by underwriters) and (vi) fees and expenses of listing any Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority registration and filing fees; but excluding any fees or disbursements of any Holder, all expenses incurred in connection with the printing, mailing and delivering of copies of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any other offering documents and any amendments and supplements thereto to any underwriters and dealers; any underwriting discounts, fees or commissions attributable to the offer and Sale of any Registrable Securities, any fees and expenses of the underwriters or dealer managers, the cost of preparing, printing or producing any agreements among underwriters, underwriting agreements and blue sky or legal investment memoranda, any selling agreements and any other similar documents in connection with the offering, Sale, distribution or delivery of the Registrable Securities or other shares of Common Stock to be Sold, including any fees of counsel for any underwriters in connection with the qualification of the Registrable Securities or other shares of Common Stock to be Sold for offering and Sale or distribution under state securities laws, any stock transfer taxes, out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to any investor presentations on any “road show” presentations undertaken in connection with marketing of the Registrable Securities and any fees and expenses of any counsel to the Holder or the underwriters or dealer managers.
“Registration Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).
“Registration Rights” means the rights of the Holders to cause Corner Store to Register Registrable Securities pursuant to Article II.
“Registration Statement” means any registration statement of Corner Store filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference into such registration statement.  For the avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged and agreed that such Registration Statement may be on any form that shall be applicable, including Form S-1, Form S-3 or Form S-4 and may be a Shelf Registration Statement.
“Retained Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Sale” means the direct or indirect transfer, sale, assignment or other disposition of a security.  The terms “Sell” and “Sold” shall have correlative meanings.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
“Separation and Distribution Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

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“Shelf Registration Statement” means a Registration Statement of Corner Store for an offering of Registrable Securities to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or similar provisions then in effect).
“Subsequent Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(b).
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, joint venture or partnership of which such Person (i) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (x) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (y) the total combined equity interests or (z) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership, or (ii) otherwise has the power to vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body.
“Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(b).
“Underwritten Offering” means a Registration in which Registrable Securities are Sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public.
“Valero” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include Valero’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.
“Valero Group” means Valero, each Subsidiary of Valero immediately after the Distribution Date and each Affiliate of Valero immediately after the Distribution Date (in each case other than any member of the Corner Store Group).
Section 1.02Interpretation.
In this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)words used in the singular include the plural, and words used in the plural include the singular;
(b)references to any Person include such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and a reference to such Person’s “Affiliates” or “Subsidiaries” shall be deemed to mean such Person’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, as applicable, following the Distribution Date;
(c)any reference to any gender includes the other gender and the neuter;
(d)the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;
(e)the words “shall” and “will” are used interchangeably and have the same meaning;

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(f)the word “or” shall have the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”;
(g)any reference to any Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule means such Article or Section of, or such Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement, as the case may be, and references in any Section or definition to any clause means such clause of such Section or definition;
(h)the words “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other provision of this Agreement;
(i)any reference to any agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and by this Agreement;
(j)any reference to any law (including statutes and ordinances) means such law (including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect at the time of determining compliance or applicability;
(k)relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including,” “to” means “to but excluding” and “through” means “through and including”;
(l)the table of contents and titles to Articles and headings of Sections contained in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;
(m)any portion of this Agreement obligating a party to take any action or refrain from taking any action, as the case may be, shall mean that such party shall also be obligated to cause its relevant Subsidiaries to take such action or refrain from taking such action, as the case may be;
(n)the language of this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language the parties hereto have chosen to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party; and
(o)except as otherwise indicated, all periods of time referred to herein shall include all Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; provided, however, that if the date to perform the act or give any notice with respect to this Agreement shall fall on a day other than a Business Day, such act or notice may be performed or given timely if performed or given on the next succeeding Business Day.

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ARTICLE II
Registration Rights
Section 2.01Registration.
(a)Prior to the fifth anniversary of the Distribution Date, any Holder(s) of 10% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities (and any Holders acting together which collectively hold 10% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities) (collectively, the “Initiating Holder”; provided, that the 10% ownership threshold shall not apply to any Holder that is a member of the Valero Group) shall have the right to request that Corner Store file a Registration Statement with the SEC on the appropriate registration form for all or part of the Registrable Securities held by such Initiating Holder, by delivering a written request thereof to Corner Store specifying the number of shares of Registrable Securities such Initiating Holder wishes to register (a “Demand Registration”).  Corner Store shall (i) within five days of the receipt of a Demand Registration, give written notice of such Demand Registration to all Holders of Registrable Securities, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file the Registration Statement as expeditiously as possible but in any event within 30 days of such request, and (iii) use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective in respect of each Demand Registration in accordance with the intended method of distribution set forth in the written request delivered by the Initiating Holder.  Corner Store shall include in such Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which Corner Store receives, within the 10 days immediately following the receipt by the Holder(s) of such notice from Corner Store, a request for inclusion in the Registration from the Holder(s) thereof.  Each such request from a Holder of Registrable Securities for inclusion in the Registration shall also specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be Registered.  The Initiating Holder may request that the Registration Statement be on any appropriate form, including Form S-4 in the case of an Exchange Offer or a Shelf Registration Statement, and Corner Store shall effect the Registration on the form so requested.   
(b)The Holder(s) may collectively make a total of three Demand Registration requests pursuant to Section 2.01(a) (including any exercise of rights to Demand Registration transferred pursuant to Section 4.06 and including any exercise of rights to Demand Registration made pursuant to any registration rights agreement entered into pursuant to Section 2.05); provided that the Holder(s) may not make more than two Demand Registration requests in any 365-day period.  In addition, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Valero Group shall be permitted on a one-time basis to engage in up to three related Private Debt Exchanges within any six-month period during the first eighteen months following the date hereof, and each Demand Registration request made by the Participating Banks in such Private Debt Exchanges pursuant to one or more registration rights agreements with Corner Store pursuant to Section 2.05 shall collectively count only as one Demand Registration request for purposes of the limitation on the number of Demand Registration requests set forth in the first sentence of this Section 2.01(b) (it being understood that the Valero Group shall be permitted to engage in additional Private Debt Exchanges outside such six-month period, but each Demand Registration request by the Participating Banks for such Private Debt Exchange pursuant to its registration 

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rights agreement with Corner Store pursuant to Section 2.05 shall count as an additional Demand Registration request for purposes of the limitation on the number of Demand Registration requests set forth in the first sentence of this Section 2.01(b)).
(c)Corner Store shall be deemed to have effected a Registration for purposes of this Section 2.01 if the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC or becomes effective upon filing with the SEC and remains effective until the earlier of (i) the date when all Registrable Securities thereunder have been Sold and (ii) 60 days from the effective date of the Registration Statement (or from the date the applicable Prospectus is filed with the SEC if Corner Store is satisfying a request for a Demand Registration by filing a Prospectus under an effective Shelf Registration Statement) (the “Registration Period”).  No Registration shall be deemed to have been effective if the conditions to closing specified in the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such Registration are not satisfied by reason of a wrongful act, misrepresentation or breach of such applicable underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement by any member of the Corner Store Group.  If during the Registration Period, such Registration is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other Governmental Authority or the need to update or supplement the Registration Statement, the Registration Period shall be extended on a day-for-day basis for any period in which the Holder(s) is unable to complete an offering as a result of such stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other Governmental Authority.
(d)With respect to any Registration Statement, whether filed or to be filed pursuant to this Agreement, if Corner Store shall reasonably determine, upon the advice of legal counsel, that maintaining the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or filing an amendment or supplement thereto (or, if no Registration Statement has yet been filed, filing such a Registration Statement) would (i) require the public disclosure of material nonpublic information concerning any transaction or negotiations involving Corner Store or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries that would materially interfere with such transaction or negotiations or (ii) require the public disclosure of material nonpublic information concerning Corner Store at a time when its directors and executive officers are restricted from trading in Corner Store’s securities (a “Disadvantageous Condition”), Corner Store may, for the shortest period reasonably practicable, and in any event for not more than 30 consecutive calendar days (a “Blackout Period”), notify the Holders whose offers and Sales of Registrable Securities are covered (or to be covered) by such Registration Statement (a “Blackout Notice”) that such Registration Statement is unavailable for use (or will not be filed as requested).  Upon the receipt of any such Blackout Notice, the Holders shall forthwith discontinue use of the Prospectus contained in any effective Registration Statement; provided, that, if at the time of receipt of such Blackout Notice any Holder shall have Sold its Registrable Securities (or have signed a firm commitment underwriting agreement with respect to the purchase of such shares) and the Disadvantageous Condition is not of a nature that would require a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, then Corner Store shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such action as to eliminate any restriction imposed by federal securities laws on the timely delivery of such Registrable Securities.  When any Disadvantageous Condition as to which a Blackout Notice has been previously delivered shall cease to exist, Corner Store shall as promptly as reasonably 

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practicable notify the Holders and take such actions in respect of such Registration Statement as are otherwise required by this Agreement.  The effectiveness period for any Demand Registration for which Corner Store has given notice of a Blackout Period shall be increased by the length of time of such Blackout Period.  Corner Store shall not impose, in any 365-day period, Blackout Periods lasting, in the aggregate, in excess of 60 calendar days.  If Corner Store declares a Blackout Period with respect to a Demand Registration for a Registration Statement that has not yet been declared effective, (i) the Holders may by notice to Corner Store withdraw the related Demand Registration request without such Demand Registration request counting against the number of Demand Registration requests permitted to be made under Section 2.01(b) and (ii) the Holders shall not be responsible for any of Corner Store’s related Registration Expenses.
(e)If the Initiating Holder so indicates at the time of its request pursuant to Section 2.01(a), such offering of Registrable Securities shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering or an Exchange Offer, and Corner Store shall include such information in the written notice to the Holders required under Section 2.01(a).  In the event that the Initiating Holder intends to Sell the Registrable Securities by means of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, the right of any Holder to include Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering or the Exchange Offer to the extent provided herein.  The Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities being included in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer shall select the underwriter(s) in the case of an Underwritten Offering or the dealer manager(s) in the case of an Exchange Offer, provided that such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) are reasonably acceptable to Corner Store.  Corner Store shall be entitled to designate counsel for such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) (subject to their approval), provided that such designated underwriters’ counsel shall be a firm of national reputation representing underwriters or dealer managers in capital markets transactions.
(f)If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to this Section 2.01 inform(s) in writing the Holders participating in such Registration that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Registration exceeds the number that can be Sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration shall be reduced to the maximum number recommended by the managing underwriter or underwriter and allocated pro rata among the Holders, including the Initiating Holder, in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities each Holder has requested to be included in such Registration; provided, that the Initiating Holder may notify Corner Store in writing that the Registration Statement shall be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event Corner Store shall abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement.  In the event the Initiating Holder notifies Corner Store that such Registration Statement shall be abandoned or withdrawn, such Holder shall not be deemed to have requested a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.01(a), and Corner Store shall not be deemed to have effected a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.01(b).  If the amount of Registrable Securities to be underwritten has not been limited in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 2.01(f), 

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Corner Store and the holders of Common Stock or, if the Registrable Securities include securities other than Common Stock, the holders of securities of the same class of those securities included in the Registrable Securities, in each case, other than the Holders (“Other Holders”), may include such securities for their own account or for the account of Other Holders in such Registration if the underwriter(s) so agree and to the extent that, in the opinion of such underwriter(s), the inclusion of such additional amount will not adversely affect the offering of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration.
Section 2.02Piggyback Registrations.
(a)Prior to the earlier to occur of the fifth anniversary of the Distribution Date or the date on which the Registrable Securities then held by the Holder(s) represents less than 1% of Corner Store’s then-issued and outstanding Common Stock (or, if the Registrable Securities include securities other than Common Stock, less than 1% of Corner Store’s then-issued and outstanding securities of the same class as the securities included in the Registrable Securities), if Corner Store proposes to file a Registration Statement (other than a Shelf Registration) or a Prospectus supplement filed pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to any offering of such securities for its own account and/or for the account of any Other Holders (other than (i) a Registration under Section 2.01, (ii) a Registration pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 or Form S-4 or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act, (iii) in connection with any dividend reinvestment or similar plan, (iv) for the sole purpose of offering securities to another entity or its security holders in connection with the acquisition of assets or securities of such entity or any similar transaction or (v) a Registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered) (a “Corner Store Public Sale”), then, as soon as practicable, but in any event not less than 15 days prior to the proposed date of filing such Registration Statement, Corner Store shall give written notice of such proposed filing to each Holder, and such notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to Register under such Registration Statement such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing (a “Piggyback Registration”).   Subject to Section 2.02(b) and Section 2.02(c), Corner Store shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to include in a Registration Statement with respect to a Corner Store Public Sale all Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein within five Business Days after the receipt of any such notice; provided, however, that if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to Register any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, Corner Store shall determine for any reason not to Register or to delay Registration of the Corner Store Public Sale, Corner Store may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to each such Holder and, thereupon, (x) in the case of a determination not to Register, shall be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration, without prejudice, however, to the rights of any Holder to request that such Registration be effected as a Demand Registration under Section 2.01 and (y) in the case of a determination to delay Registration, shall be permitted to delay Registering any Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in Registering such other shares of Common Stock in the Corner Store Public Sale.  No Registration effected under 

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this Section 2.02 shall relieve Corner Store of its obligation to effect any Demand Registration under Section 2.01.  
(b)In the case of any Underwritten Offering, each Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Holder’s request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02(a) at any time prior to the execution of an underwriting agreement with respect thereto by giving written notice to Corner Store of such Holder’s request to withdraw and, subject to the preceding clause, each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effective date thereof.
(c)If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering of a class of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs Corner Store and each Holder in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities of such class that such Holder and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be Sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i) first, all securities of Corner Store and any other Persons (other than Corner Store’s executive officers and directors) for whom Corner Store is effecting the Registration, as the case may be, proposes to Sell, (ii) second, the number, if any, of Registrable Securities of such class that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be Sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on the relative number of Registrable Securities of such class requested by such Holder to be included in such Sale, (iii) third, the number of securities of executive officers and directors of Corner Store for whom Corner Store is effecting the Registration, as the case may be, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the executive officers and directors and (iv) fourth, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration, allocated among the holders of such securities in such proportion as Corner Store and those holders may agree.
(d)After a Holder has been notified of its opportunity to include Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration, such Holder (i) shall treat the Offering Confidential Information as confidential information, (ii) shall not use any Offering Confidential Information for any purpose other than to evaluate whether to include its Registrable Securities (or other shares of Common Stock) in such Piggyback Registration and (iii) shall not disclose any Offering Confidential Information to any Person other than such of its agents, employees, advisors and counsel as have a need to know such Offering Confidential Information, and to cause such agents, employees, advisors and counsel to comply with the requirements of this Section 2.02(d); provided, that any such Holder may disclose Offering Confidential Information if such disclosure is required by legal process, but such Holder shall cooperate with Corner Store to limit the extent of such disclosure through protective order or otherwise, and to seek confidential treatment of the Offering Confidential Information.

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Section 2.03Registration Procedures.
(a)In connection with Corner Store’s Registration obligations under Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, Corner Store shall use its best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the offer and Sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith, Corner Store shall, and shall cause the members of the Corner Store Group to:
(i)prepare and file the required Registration Statement, including all exhibits and financial statements and, in the case of an Exchange Offer, any document required under Rule 425 or Rule 165 with respect to such Exchange Offer (collectively, the “Ancillary Filings”) required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and before filing with the SEC a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (A) furnish to the underwriters or dealer managers, if any, and to the Holders, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review and comment of such underwriters or dealer managers and such Holders and their respective counsel, and provide such underwriters or dealers managers, if any, and such Holders and their respective counsel reasonable time to review and comment thereon and (B) not file with the SEC any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto or any Ancillary Filing to which the Holders or the underwriters or dealer managers, if any, shall reasonably object;
(ii)prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus and any Ancillary Filing as may be reasonably requested by the participating Holders;
(iii)promptly notify the participating Holders and the managing underwriters or dealer managers, if any, and, if requested, confirm such advice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by any member of the Corner Store Group (A) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus has been filed, or any Ancillary Filing has been filed, (B) of any comments (written or oral) by the SEC or any request (written or oral) by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, such Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing, or for any additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing, or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (D) if, at any time, the representations and warranties (written or oral) in any applicable underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects and (E) of the receipt by any member 

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of the Corner Store Group of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or Sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
(iv)(A) promptly notify each participating Holder and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, when Corner Store becomes aware of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement, the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) or any Ancillary Filing contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing in order to comply with the Securities Act, and (B) in either case, as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish without charge to each participating Holder and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Ancillary Filing that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance;
(v)use its reasonable best efforts to prevent or obtain the withdrawal of any stop order or other order suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus;
(vi)promptly (A) incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and the Holders agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities and (B) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
(vii)furnish to each participating Holder and each underwriter or dealer manager, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference);
(viii)deliver to each participating Holder and each underwriter or dealer manager, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request (it being understood that Corner Store consents to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each participating Holder and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, in connection with the offering and 

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Sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) and such other documents as such participating Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request in order to facilitate the Sale of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager;
(ix)on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective or becomes effective, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with each participating Holder, the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification of, such Registrable Securities for offer and Sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any participating Holder or managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request, and in any foreign jurisdiction mutually agreeable to Corner Store and the participating Holders, and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such Registration Statement remains in effect and so as to permit the continuance of offers and Sales and dealings in such jurisdictions for so long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided that Corner Store will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or conform its capitalization or the composition of its assets at the time to the securities or blue sky laws of any such jurisdiction;
(x)in connection with any Sale of Registrable Securities that will result in such securities no longer being Registrable Securities, cooperate with each participating Holder and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, to (A) facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be Sold and not bearing any restrictive Securities Act legends and (B) register such Registrable Securities in such denominations and such names as such participating Holder or the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, may request at least two Business Days prior to such Sale of Registrable Securities; provided that Corner Store may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of the Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System;
(xi)cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and each securities exchange, if any, on which any of Corner Store’s securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of Corner Store’s securities are then quoted, and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter or dealer manager (including any “qualified independent underwriter”) that is 

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required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of each such exchange, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, to consummate the Sale of such Registrable Securities;
(xii)not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities and provide the applicable transfer agent with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company; provided, that Corner Store may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of the Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System;
(xiii)obtain for delivery to and addressed to each participating Holder and to the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, opinions from the general counsel or deputy general counsel for Corner Store, in each case dated the effective date of the Registration Statement or, in the event of an Underwritten Offering, the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement or, in the event of an Exchange Offer, the date of the closing under the dealer manager agreement or similar agreement or otherwise, and in each such case in customary form and content for the type of Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, as applicable;
(xiv)in the case of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, obtain for delivery to and addressed to Corner Store and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and, to the extent requested, each participating Holder, a cold comfort letter from Corner Store’s independent registered public accounting firm in customary form and content for the type of Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement or, if none, the date of commencement of the Exchange Offer, and brought down to the closing, whether under the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if applicable, or otherwise;
(xv)in the case of an Exchange Offer that does not involve a dealer manager, provide to each participating Holder such customary written representations and warranties or other covenants or agreements as may be requested by any participating Holder comparable to those that would be included in an underwriting or dealer manager agreement;
(xvi)use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 90 days, after the end of the 12-month period beginning with the first day of Corner Store’s first quarter commencing after the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 

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Securities Act and covering the period of at least 12 months, but not more than 18 months, beginning with the first month after the effective date of the Registration Statement;
(xvii)provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
(xviii)cause all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which any of Corner Store’s securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of Corner Store’s securities are then quoted;
(xix)provide (A) each Holder participating in the Registration, (B) the underwriters (which term, for purposes of this Agreement, shall include any Person deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act), if any, of the Registrable Securities to be registered, (C) the Sale or placement agent therefor, if any, (D) the dealer manager therefor, if any, (E) counsel for such Holder, underwriters, agent, or dealer manager and (F) any attorney, accountant or other agent or representative retained by such Holder or any such underwriter or dealer manager, as selected by such Holder, in each case, the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Registration Statement, each Prospectus included therein or filed with the SEC, and each amendment or supplement thereto; and for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such Registration Statement, upon execution of a customary confidentiality agreement, make available for inspection upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods, by the parties referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate and other documents and properties of the Corner Store Group that are available to Corner Store, and cause all of the Corner Store Group’s officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves available at reasonable times and for reasonable periods to discuss the business of Corner Store and to supply all information available to Corner Store reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence or other responsibility, subject to the foregoing; provided, that in no event shall any member of the Corner Store Group be required to make available any information which the Board determines in good faith to be competitively sensitive or confidential.  The recipients of such information shall coordinate with one another so that the inspection permitted hereunder will not unnecessarily interfere with the Corner Store Group’s conduct of business.  Each Holder agrees that information obtained by it as a result of such inspections shall be deemed confidential and shall not be used by it as the basis for any market transactions in the securities of Corner Store or its Affiliates unless and until such information is 

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made generally available to the public by Corner Store or such Affiliate or for any reason not related to the Registration of Registrable Securities;  
(xx)cause the senior executive officers of Corner Store to participate at reasonable times and for reasonable periods in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto;
(xxi)comply with all requirements of the Securities Act, Exchange Act and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, as well as all applicable stock exchange rules; and
(xxii)take all other customary steps reasonably necessary or advisable to effect the Registration and distribution of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.
(b)As a condition precedent to any Registration hereunder, Corner Store may require each Holder as to which any Registration is being effected to furnish to Corner Store such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder, its ownership of Registrable Securities and other matters as Corner Store may from time to time reasonably request in writing.  Each such Holder agrees to furnish such information to Corner Store and to cooperate with Corner Store as reasonably necessary to enable Corner Store to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.   
(c)Each Holder shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, notify Corner Store, at any time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered (or deemed delivered) under the Securities Act, of the occurrence of an event, of which such Holder has knowledge, relating to such Holder or its Sale of Registrable Securities thereunder requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered (or deemed delivered) to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
(d)Valero agrees (on behalf of itself and each member of the Valero Group), and any other Holder agrees by acquisition of such Registrable Securities, that, upon receipt of any written notice from Corner Store of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 2.03(a)(iv), such Holder will forthwith discontinue Sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.03(a)(iv), or until such Holder is advised in writing by Corner Store that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and if so directed by Corner Store, such Holder will deliver to Corner Store, at Corner Store’s expense, all copies of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.  In the event Corner Store shall give any such notice, the period during which the 

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applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice through the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.03(a)(iv) or is advised in writing by Corner Store that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.
Section 2.04Underwritten Offerings or Exchange Offers.
(a)If requested by the managing underwriter(s) for any Underwritten Offering or dealer manager(s) for any Exchange Offer that is requested by Holders pursuant to a Demand Registration under Section 2.01, Corner Store shall enter into an underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, as applicable, with such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) for such offering, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to Corner Store and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) and, if Valero Group is a participating Holder, to Valero Group.  Such agreement shall contain such representations and warranties by Corner Store and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type.  Each Holder with Registrable Securities to be included in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer by such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) shall enter into such underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement at the request of Corner Store, which agreement shall contain such reasonable representations and warranties by the Holder and such other reasonable terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type.
(b)In the event of a Corner Store Public Sale involving an offering of Common Stock or other equity securities of Corner Store in an Underwritten Offering (whether in a Demand Registration or a Piggyback Registration, whether or not the Holders participate therein), the Holders hereby agree, and, in the event of a Corner Store Public Sale of Common Stock or other equity securities of Corner Store in an Underwritten Offering or an Exchange Offer, Corner Store shall agree, and it shall cause its executive officers and directors to agree, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in such Underwritten Offering or by the Holder or the dealer manager or dealer managers, in an Exchange Offer, not to effect any Sale or distribution (including any offer to Sell, contract to Sell, short Sale or any option to purchase) of any securities (except, in each case, as part of the applicable Registration, if permitted hereunder) that are of the same type as those being Registered in connection with such public offering and Sale, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the period beginning five days before, and ending 90 days (or such lesser period as may be permitted by Corner Store or the participating Holder(s), as applicable, or such managing underwriter or underwriters) after, the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration (or, if later, the date of the Prospectus), to the extent timely notified in writing by such selling Person or the managing underwriter or underwriters or dealer manager or dealer managers.  The participating Holders and Corner Store, as applicable, also agree to execute an agreement evidencing the restrictions in this Section 2.04(b) in customary form, which form is reasonably satisfactory to Corner Store or the participating Holder(s), as applicable, and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), as applicable; provided that such restrictions may be included in the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if 

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applicable.  Corner Store may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the required stand-off period.
(c)No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer hereunder unless such Holder (i) agrees to Sell such Holder’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements or dealer manager agreements approved by Corner Store or other Persons entitled to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, dealer manager agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements or dealer manager agreements or this Agreement.
Section 2.05Registration Rights Agreement with Participating Banks.

If one or more members of the Valero Group decides to engage in a Private Debt Exchange with one or more Participating Banks, Corner Store shall enter into a registration rights agreement with the Participating Banks in connection with such Private Debt Exchange on terms and conditions consistent with this Agreement (other than the voting provisions contained in Article III hereof) and reasonably satisfactory to Corner Store and the Valero Group.
Section 2.06Registration Expenses Paid by Corner Store.
In the case of any Registration of Registrable Securities required pursuant to this Agreement, Corner Store shall pay all Registration Expenses regardless of whether the Registration Statement becomes effective; provided, however, that Corner Store shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any Registration begun pursuant to Section 2.01 if the Demand Registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be Registered (in which case all participating Holders shall bear such expenses), unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one Demand Registration to which they have the right pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
Section 2.07Indemnification.
(a)Corner Store agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder whose shares are included in a Registration Statement, such Holder’s Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents, advisors, employees and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Holder, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, whether or not such indemnified party is a party thereto) and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a “Loss” and collectively “Losses”) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the offering and Sale of such Registrable Securities was Registered under the Securities Act (including any final or preliminary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), or any such statement made in any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that Corner Store has filed or is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act or any Ancillary Filing, (ii) any 

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omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus or free writing prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided, that with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in any Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph shall not apply to the extent that any such liability results from or arises out of (A) the fact that a current copy of the Prospectus was not sent or given to the Person asserting any such liability at or prior to the written confirmation of the Sale of the Registrable Securities concerned to such Person if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment that Corner Store has provided such Prospectus and it was the responsibility of such Holder or its agents to provide such Person with a current copy of the Prospectus and such current copy of the Prospectus would have cured the defect giving rise to such liability, (B) the use of any Prospectus by or on behalf of any Holder after Corner Store has notified such Person (x) that such Prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (y) that a stop order has been issued by the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or (z) that a Disadvantageous Condition exists, or (C) information furnished in writing by such Holder or on such Holder’s behalf, in either case expressly for use in such Registration Statement, Prospectus relating to such Holder’s Registrable Securities.  This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability Corner Store may otherwise have, including under the Separation and Distribution Agreement.  Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder or any indemnified party and shall survive the Sale of such securities by such Holder.
(b)Each participating Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, Corner Store, its directors, officers, agents, advisors, employees and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) Corner Store from and against any and all Losses (i) arising out of or based upon information furnished in writing by such Holder or on such Holder’s behalf, in either case expressly for use in a Registration Statement, Prospectus relating to such Holder’s Registrable Securities or (ii) resulting from (A) the fact that a current copy of the Prospectus was not sent or given to the Person asserting any such liability at or prior to the written confirmation of the Sale of the Registrable Securities concerned to such Person if it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment that it was the responsibility of such Holder or its agent to provide such Person with a current copy of the Prospectus and such current copy of the Prospectus would have cured the defect giving rise to such liability, or (B) the use of any Prospectus by or on behalf of any Holder after Corner Store has notified such Person (x) that such Prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (y) that a stop order has been issued by the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or (z) that a Disadvantageous Condition exists.  This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the participating Holder may otherwise have, including under the Separation and Distribution Agreement.  In no event shall the liability 

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of any participating Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such holder under the Sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.  Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Corner Store or any indemnified party.
(c)Any claim or action with respect to which a party (an “Indemnifying Party”) may be obligated to provide indemnification to any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder (an “Indemnitee”) shall be subject to the procedures for indemnification set forth in Section 5.5 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
(d)If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section 2.07(a) or Section 2.07(b) is unavailable to an Indemnitee or insufficient to hold it harmless as contemplated by Section 2.07(a) or Section 2.07(b), then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnitee as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and the Indemnitee on the other hand.  The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnitee and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission.  For the avoidance of doubt, the establishment of such relative fault, and any disagreements or disputes relating thereto, shall be subject to Section 4.03.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.07(d) to the contrary, no Indemnifying Party (other than Corner Store) shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.07(d) to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds received by such Indemnifying Party from the Sale of Registrable Securities in the offering to which the Losses of the Indemnitees relate (before deducting expenses, if any) exceeds the amount of any damages which such Indemnifying Party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission.  The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.07(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 2.07(d).  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.  The amount paid or payable by an Indemnitee hereunder shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 2.07(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding.  If indemnification is available under this Section 2.07, the Indemnifying Parties shall indemnify each Indemnitee to the full extent provided in Section 2.07(a) and Section 2.07(b) without regard to the relative fault of said Indemnifying Parties or Indemnitee.  Any Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 2.07(d) are several and not joint.

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Section 2.08Reporting Requirements; Rule 144.
Until the earlier of (a) the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) the date upon which the Valero Group ceases to own any Registrable Securities, Corner Store shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to be and remain in compliance with the periodic filing requirements imposed under the SEC’s rules and regulations, including the Exchange Act, and any other applicable laws or rules, and thereafter shall timely file such information, documents and reports as the SEC may require or prescribe under Sections 13, 14 and 15(d), as applicable, of the Exchange Act so that Corner Store will qualify for registration on Form S-3 and to enable the Valero Group to Sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act consistent with the exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by (i) Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar SEC rule or regulation then in effect.  From and after the date hereof through the earlier of the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the date upon which the Valero Group ceases to own any Registrable Securities, Corner Store shall forthwith upon request furnish any Holder (x) a written statement by Corner Store as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof, (y) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of Corner Store and (z) such other reports and documents filed by Corner Store with the SEC as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of an exemption for the offering and Sale of Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act.
Section 2.09Registration Rights Covenant.
Corner Store covenants that it will not, and it will cause the members of the Corner Store Group not to, grant any right of registration under the Securities Act relating to any of its shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person other than pursuant to this Agreement, unless the rights so granted to another Person do not limit or restrict the right of the Holder(s) hereunder.
ARTICLE III
Voting Restrictions
Section 3.01Voting of Corner Store Common Stock.
(a)From the date of this Agreement and until the date that the Valero Group ceases to own any Retained Shares, Valero shall, and shall cause each member of the Valero Group to (in each case, to the extent that they own any Retained Shares), be present, in person or by proxy, at each and every Corner Store stockholder meeting, and otherwise to cause all Retained Shares owned by them to be counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum at any such meeting, and to vote or consent on any matter (including waivers of contractual or statutory rights), or cause to be voted or consented on any such matter, all such Retained Shares in proportion to the votes cast by the other holders of Common Stock on such matter.

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(b)From the date of this Agreement and until the date that the Valero Group ceases to own any Retained Shares, Valero hereby grants, and shall cause each member of the Valero Group (in each case, to the extent that they own any Retained Shares) to grant, an irrevocable proxy, which shall be deemed coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy to Corner Store or its designees, to vote, with respect to any matter (including waivers of contractual or statutory rights), all Retained Shares owned by them, in proportion to the votes cast by the other holders of Common Stock on such matter; provided, that (i) such proxy shall automatically be revoked as to a particular Retained Share upon any Sale of such Retained Share from a member of the Valero Group to a Person other than a member of the Valero Group and (ii) nothing in this Section 3.01(b) shall limit or prohibit any such Sale.
(c)Valero acknowledges and agrees (on behalf of itself and each member of the Valero Group) that Corner Store will be irreparably damaged in the event any of the provisions of this Article III are not performed by Valero in accordance with their terms or are otherwise breached.  Accordingly, it is agreed that Corner Store shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent breaches of this Article III and to specific enforcement of the provisions of this Article III in any action instituted in any court of the United States or any state having subject matter jurisdiction over such action.
ARTICLE IV
Miscellaneous
Section 4.01Term.
This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) five years after the Distribution Date, (b) the time at which all Registrable Securities are held by Persons other than Holders and (c) the time at which all Registrable Securities have been Sold in accordance with one or more Registration Statements; provided, that the provisions of Section 2.06 and Section 2.07 and this Article IV shall survive any such termination.
Section 4.02Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power.
(a)This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party.
(b)This Agreement and the exhibit hereto contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter and there are no agreements or understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter other than those set forth or referred to herein.
(c)Valero represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Valero Group, and Corner Store represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Corner Store Group, as follows:  (i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and 

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authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.
(d)Each party hereto acknowledges that it and each other party hereto may execute this Agreement by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature.  Each party hereto expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature, agrees that it shall not assert that any such signature is not adequate to bind such party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and agrees that at the reasonable request of any other party hereto at any time it shall as promptly as reasonably practicable cause this Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof).
Section 4.03Disputes.
(a)Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the validity, interpretation, breach or termination hereof (a “Dispute”), shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article IV of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or in Article IV of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
(b)This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.
(c)THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE AND FOREGO ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
Section 4.04Amendment.
No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of Corner Store, if such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is sought to be enforced against Corner Store, or the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, if such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is sought to be enforced against a Holder.

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Section 4.05Waiver of Default.
Waiver by any party of any default by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of such party.  No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof prejudice any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
Section 4.06Successors, Assigns and Transferees.
(a)This Agreement and all provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Corner Store may assign this Agreement to any member of the Corner Store Group or at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of Corner Store, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of Corner Store’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of the Holders; provided, that the successor or acquiring Person agrees in writing to assume all of Corner Store’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Valero may assign this Agreement to any member of the Valero Group or at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of Valero, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of Valero’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of Corner Store.  
(b)In connection with the Sale of Registrable Securities, Valero may assign its Registration-related rights and obligations under this Agreement relating to such Registrable Securities to the following transferees in such Sale:  (i) a member of the Valero Group to which Registrable Securities are Sold, (ii) one or more Participating Banks to which Registrable Securities are Sold,  (iii) any transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, if Corner Store provides prior written consent to the transfer of such Registration-related rights and obligations along with the Sale of Registrable Securities or (iv) any other transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, unless such Sale consists of Registrable Securities representing less than 1% of Corner Store’s then-issued and outstanding securities of the same class as the Registrable Securities and such Registrable Securities are eligible for Sale pursuant to an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(a) thereof (including transactions pursuant to Rule 144); provided, that in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), (x) Corner Store is given written notice prior to or at the time of such Sale stating the name and address of the transferee and identifying the securities with respect to which the Registration-related rights and obligations are being Sold and (y) the transferee executes a counterpart in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and delivers the same to Corner Store (any such transferee in such Sale, a “Transferee”).  In connection with the Sale of Registrable Securities, a Transferee or Subsequent Transferee may assign its Registration-related rights and obligations under this Agreement relating to such Registrable Securities to the following subsequent transferees:  (A) an Affiliate of such Transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, (B) any subsequent transferee to which Registrable Securities are Sold, if Corner Store provides prior written consent to the transfer of such Registration-related rights and obligations along with the Sale of Registrable Securities or (C) any other subsequent transferee to which 

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Registrable Securities are Sold, unless such Sale consists of Registrable Securities representing less than 1% of Corner Store’s then-issued and outstanding securities of the same class as the Registrable Securities and such Registrable Securities are eligible for Sale pursuant to an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(a) thereof (including transactions pursuant to Rule 144); provided, that in the case of clauses (A), (B) or (C), (x) Corner Store is given written notice prior to or at the time of such Sale stating the name and address of the subsequent transferee and identifying the securities with respect to which the Registration-related rights and obligations are being assigned and (y) the subsequent transferee executes a counterpart in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and delivers the same to Corner Store (any such subsequent transferee, a “Subsequent Transferee”).   
Section 4.07Further Assurances.
In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under applicable laws, regulations and agreements, to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.08Performance.
Valero shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any member of the Valero Group.  Corner Store shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any member of the Corner Store Group.  Each party (including its permitted successors and assigns) further agrees that it shall (a) give timely notice of the terms, conditions and continuing obligations contained in this Section 4.08 to all of the other members of its Group and (b) cause all of the other members of its Group not to take, or omit to take, any action which action or omission would violate or cause such party to violate this Agreement.
Section 4.09Notices.
All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile or electronic transmission with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 4.09):

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If to Valero, to:
Valero Energy Corporation
One Valero Way
San Antonio, Texas 78249
Attention:  General Counsel
If to Corner Store, to:
CST Brands, Inc.
One Valero Way
San Antonio, Texas 78249
Attention:  General Counsel
Any party may, by notice to the other party, change the address and contact person to which any such notices are to be given.
Section 4.10Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the application hereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby.  Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the parties.
Section 4.11No Reliance on Other Party.
The parties hereto represent to each other that this Agreement is entered into with full consideration of any and all rights which the parties hereto may have.  The parties hereto have relied upon their own knowledge and judgment and have conducted such investigations they and their in-house counsel have deemed appropriate regarding this Agreement and their rights in connection with this Agreement.  The parties hereto are not relying upon any representations or statements made by any other party, or any such other party’s employees, agents, representatives or attorneys, regarding this Agreement, except to the extent such representations are expressly set forth or incorporated in this Agreement.  The parties hereto are not relying upon a legal duty, if one exists, on the part of any other party (or any such other party’s employees, agents, representatives or attorneys) to disclose any information in connection with the execution of this Agreement or its preparation, it being expressly understood that no party hereto shall ever assert any failure to disclose information on the part of any other party as a ground for challenging this Agreement or any provision hereof.
Section 4.12Registrations, Exchanges, etc.
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shares of Common Stock, now or hereafter authorized to be issued, (b) any and all securities of Corner Store into which the shares of Common Stock are converted, exchanged or substituted in any recapitalization or other capital reorganization by Corner Store and (c) any and all securities of any kind whatsoever of Corner Store or any successor or permitted assign of Corner Store (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued on or after the date hereof in respect of, in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the shares of Common Stock, and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, or other distributions, stock splits or reverse stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, exchange offers or other reorganizations occurring after the date hereof.
Section 4.13Mutual Drafting.
This Agreement shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the parties, and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their authorized representatives as of the date first above written.
Valero Energy Corporation
		
	By:
	________________________________

Name:    
Title:    

CST Brands, Inc.
		
	By:
	________________________________

Name:    
Title:    

[Signature Page to Stockholder’s and Registration Rights Agreement]

Exhibit A

Form of
Agreement to be Bound
THIS INSTRUMENT forms part of the Stockholder’s and Registration Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of [Ÿ], by and between Valero Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Valero”), and CST Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation.  The undersigned hereby acknowledges having received a copy of the Agreement and having read the Agreement in its entirety, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, hereby agrees that the terms and conditions of the Agreement binding upon and inuring to the benefit of Valero shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the undersigned and its successors and permitted assigns as if it were an original party to the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument on this ___ day of
_____________, 20__ .
________________________
(Signature of transferee)
________________________
Print name

A-109-2012 EX 10.1 CST (A#2)

EXHIBIT 10.1

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
VALERO SERVICES, INC. 
AND
CST BRANDS, INC.
DATED AS OF [•], 2013

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Transition Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), made and entered into effective as of [•],  is by and between Valero Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VSI”),  and CST Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Corner Store”), both indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Valero Energy Corporation (“Valero”).   VSI and Corner Store are sometimes herein referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Article I.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Valero has determined that it would be appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of Valero and the shareholders of Valero to separate the Corner Store Business from Valero;  
WHEREAS,  Valero and Corner Store have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated[•], 2012 (the “Separation Agreement”), in connection with the separation of the Corner Store Business from Valero and the Distribution of Corner Store Common Stock to shareholders of Valero;
WHEREAS, the Separation Agreement also provides for the execution and delivery of certain other agreements, including this Agreement, in order to facilitate and provide for the separation of Corner Store and its subsidiaries from Valero; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure an orderly transition under the Separation Agreement, it will be necessary for VSI to provide certain corporate, general and administrative services to Corner Store on an interim, transitional basis;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, VSI and Corner Store hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1Definitions.  As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless context clearly requires otherwise, and capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Separation Agreement:

“Additional Services” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(b).
“Applicable Rate” means the Prime Rate plus two percent (2.0%), or such lower rate as may from time to time represent the maximum rate of interest payable under applicable law.
“Applicable Services Termination Date” means, with respect to each Service, the earlier of (A) the Expiration Date, (B) the date on which the Service terminates pursuant to Section 2.1(d)(i), or (C) the date on which Corner Store terminates such Service pursuant to Section 2.1(d)(ii).

“Corner Store” collectively means CST Brands, Inc. and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries.
“Expiration Date” means the date which is eighteen (18) months after the Distribution Date.
“Service” means any one of the services listed in Section 2.1(a), and any Additional Services, with two or more of such Services collectively referred to as “Services”.
“VSI Parties” collectively means VSI and one or more of its Affiliates.
Section 1.2Rules of Construction.   The Recitals to this Agreement are made a part hereof for all purposes.  In this Agreement, terms defined in the singular have the corresponding meanings in the plural, and vice versa.  All references to Sections and Articles refer to sections and articles of this Agreement, and all references to Annexes, Exhibits, Schedules or Attachments refer to annexes, exhibits, schedules or attachments to this Agreement, which are attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes.  The word “including” means “including, but not limited to.”  The words “hereof,” “hereby,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not any particular section or article in which such words appear.

ARTICLE II
PROVISION OF SERVICES

Section 2.1Provision of Services by VSI.
(a)Services to be Provided.   Commencing on the Distribution Date, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, VSI shall provide or cause to be provided to Corner Store each of the Services described in the Annexes to this Agreement, for the time period and upon the terms and conditions set forth in each Annex.    
(b)Nature and Quality of Services; Additional Services.  The quality of the Services shall be substantially similar to those provided to other Affiliates of VSI, and, where applicable, substantially consistent with the quantity and scope of the Services provided to Corner Store by the VSI Parties prior to the Distribution Date.  Prior to the first anniversary of the Distribution Date, if one of the Parties identifies any commercial or other service that is needed by it to assure a smooth and orderly transition of the businesses in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement, and that is not otherwise governed by the provisions of the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Parties will cooperate in determining whether there is a mutually acceptable basis on which the other Party will provide such service.  Any such additional services that VSI may provide Corner Store  are herein referred to as “Additional Services”. VSI shall not be obligated to provide Services from or at any other location other than Valero’s corporate headquarters located at One Valero Way, San Antonio, Texas.  
(c)Limitations; Resource Allocations.  Corner Store acknowledges that VSI provides similar services to itself and other Valero Affiliates.  Consequently, VSI may, from time to time, experience competing demands for its various services.  Accordingly, Corner Store agrees that VSI 

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may use its reasonable discretion in prioritizing requests for service delivery among Corner Store and other Valero Affiliates, in each case consistent with past practices; provided that VSI communicates scheduling issues associated with the delivery of any particular service hereunder with the relevant Corner Store personnel, and VSI makes reasonable efforts to accommodate requests for services (provided such services requested are consistent with services provided to Corner Store by VSI prior to the Distribution Date).   VSI shall not be required to add or retain staff, equipment, facilities or other resources in order to provide any Service.   VSI shall have the right to outsource all or portions of some Services to qualified third parties if VSI deems it necessary in order to enable VSI’s and its Affiliates’ personnel to continue to adequately perform their other job functions.  
(d)Cancellation of Services prior to Expiration Date.  
(i)Subject to clause (ii) of this Section 2.1(d), VSI shall have no obligation to provide any Service beyond (A) the termination date for such Service as provided in the applicable Annex for such Service or, if the applicable Annex does not specify a termination date for the Service, then (B) the Expiration Date.  
(ii)Corner Store shall have the option to terminate this Agreement or any one or more of the Services at any time prior to the Expiration Date, provided that Corner Store gives VSI at least 30 days prior written notice of its election to exercise such option.  
(iii)Following the Applicable Services Termination Date and except as otherwise agreed to by VSI and Corner Store, neither VSI nor Corner Store will be under any further obligation with respect to any Service so terminated; provided that Corner Store will remain obligated for any Service Fees for the terminated Service through the Applicable Services Termination Date and any Direct Charges related to such Service.
Section 2.2VSI Fees for Services.
(a)Service Fees. 
(i)Corner Store shall pay to VSI a monthly fee (each a “Service Fee”) for each of the Services as specified on the applicable Annex for each Service (subject to adjustment as set forth in clause (iii) immediately below) for each month up to and including the month in which the Applicable Services Termination Date for each such Service occurs.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain Service Fees are identified on the Annexes as being payable on other than a monthly basis, in which case each such Service Fee shall be payable as set forth on the applicable Annex.  Corner Store shall be responsible for all applicable taxes imposed on the performance of the Services, other than any taxes imposed on VSI’s income.
(ii)Except as otherwise noted on the Annexes, the Service Fee for each Service shall be increased on January 1, 2014 and on January 1 of each succeeding calendar year by a percentage amount equal to the most recently implemented general annual merit increase (expressed as a percentage) for VSI employees working at Valero’s corporate headquarters.   For example, assuming that VSI employees receive their annual merit increase on July 1 of each calendar 

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year, the percentage increase in the Service Fees that takes effect on January 1, 2014 shall equal the general merit increase percentage for VSI employees that went into effect on July 1, 2013.
(iii)For any Service Fee based upon full time employee (FTE) calculations or estimated total annual hours for a particular Service, VSI has provided an estimated FTE number or Total Annual Hours (“Basis”) in the applicable Annex that is based upon 2012 calculations for such Service.  On a semi-annual basis, or earlier if requested by either Party, the Parties shall meet to discuss and modify Basis calculations.  Any modifications to the Service Fees and or Basis shall be commemorated by an amendment to applicable Annex(es) signed by both Parties. 
 (b)    Direct Charges.  In addition to the fees set forth above, and except as may otherwise be set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, to the extent practicable, the following items will be directly charged to Corner Store (“Direct Charges”): (1) all third party expenses directly related to Corner Store or the Stations, including, but not limited to, outside legal fees, outside accounting fees, fees and expenses of external advisors and consultants, (2) costs associated with any telecommunications contracts or information service licenses to the extent related or arising out of the assignment of any such contracts or licenses to Corner Store, and (3) insurance costs, including but not limited to, general liability, automobile liability, comprehensive liability, excess liability, property and directors and officers.   
Section 2.3Payment of Fees.
(a)     Except where other billing and/or payment terms are expressly set forth in any Annex hereto, on or before the 15th day of each month during the term of this Agreement, VSI shall make a diligent effort to submit to Corner Store an invoice for the Services provided hereunder during the immediately preceding calendar month.  Except for amounts being disputed by Corner Store in good faith in accordance with Section 2.5, Corner Store shall remit payment within thirty (30) days after its receipt of such invoice.  Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, Corner Store shall remit all funds due under this Agreement to VSI either by wire transfer or Automated Clearing House (ACH) in immediately available funds.   VSI’s wiring instructions are as follows (VSI may revise these from time to time upon notice to Corner Store):
[•]
 (b)    To the extent reasonably practicable, all third party invoices for Direct Charges shall be submitted to Corner Store for payment.  For Direct Charges not paid directly by Corner Store, if any, VSI shall include such amounts in its monthly invoice to Corner Store.  
Section 2.4Records Maintenance and Audits.  VSI shall, for the time period required by applicable law after the termination of this Agreement, maintain records and other evidence sufficient to accurately and properly reflect the performance of the Services hereunder and the amounts due determined in accordance with Section 2.2.  Corner Store or its representatives shall have reasonable access, after requesting such access in writing in advance, during normal business hours to such records for the purpose of auditing and verifying the accuracy of the invoices submitted regarding such amounts due.  Any such audits performed by or on behalf of Corner Store shall be 

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at Corner Store’s sole cost and expense.  Corner Store shall have the right to audit VSI’s books for a period of one (1) year after the month in which the Services were rendered, except in those circumstances where contracts by VSI or any of its Affiliates with third parties limit the audit period to less than one year.
Section 2.5Disputed Amounts.   In the event of a good-faith dispute as to the amount and/or propriety of any invoices or any portions thereof submitted pursuant to Section 2.3, if any, Corner Store shall pay all undisputed charges on such invoice, but shall be entitled to withhold payment of any amount in dispute and shall promptly notify VSI in writing of such disputed amounts and the reasons each such charge is disputed.  Upon written request, VSI shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Corner Store with sufficient records relating to the disputed charge so as to enable the Parties to resolve the dispute.  In the event the Parties are unable to resolve the dispute within 30 days after the invoice becomes due, the matter shall be submitted to [•], or such other accounting firm as the Parties shall agree.  The fees and expenses related to such resolution of the dispute by such firm shall be borne 50% by Corner Store and 50% by VSI.  Corner Store shall remit payment of the amount determined by such firm to be properly payable not later than ten (10) days following such determination, together with interest thereon calculated daily at the Applicable Rate.  In the event of any overpayments by Corner Store, VSI agrees to promptly (a) refund any such overpaid amount to Corner Store, as well as (b) pay interest on the overpayment calculated daily at the Applicable Rate.  The determination of such accounting firm in resolution of the dispute shall be final and binding upon the Parties and enforceable by either Party in any court of competent jurisdiction, absent fraud or manifest error.  So long as the Parties are attempting in good faith to resolve the dispute, neither Party shall be entitled to terminate the Services related to, or the cause of, the disputed amounts.
Section 2.6Undisputed Amounts.  Any statement or payment not disputed in writing by either Party within one year of the date of such statement or payment shall, absent fraud or manifest error, be considered final and binding and no longer subject to dispute or adjustment.
ARTICLE III
CONFIDENTIALITY

Section 3.1Each Party acknowledges that in connection with its performance under this Agreement, it may gain access to confidential material and information that is proprietary to the other Party.  Unless otherwise required by applicable law, each Party agrees:
(a)    to hold such material and information in strict confidence and not make use thereof other than for performance under or enforcement of this Agreement or the operation of the receiving Party’s business;
(b)    to reveal such material and information only to those employees, advisors and contractors requiring such information in connection with the performance of the Services or the operation of the receiving Party’s business only after such employees, advisors or contractors agree to be bound by this confidentiality provision; and

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(c)    not to reveal such material and information to any third person, except as necessary in connection with the performance or evaluation of the Services or the operation of the receiving Party’s business, and then only to the extent that such persons agree to be bound by the confidentiality obligations set forth herein.
Section 3.2Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1, a Party may disclose confidential information it has received from the other Party where required in any legal proceedings or by any governmental authority having jurisdiction, but in such event, the receiving Party will provide the disclosing Party with prompt prior notice so that the disclosing Party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement.  In the event that the disclosing Party is unable to obtain such protective order or other appropriate remedy, the receiving Party will furnish only that portion of the confidential information which it is advised by a written opinion of its counsel is legally required, and will give the disclosing Party written notice of the information to be disclosed as far in advance as practicable, and will exercise its best efforts to obtain a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the confidential information so disclosed.
Section 3.3This confidentiality provision shall survive for a period of two (2) years following the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS

Section  4.1Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate on the Expiration Date, unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 2.1(d).  
Section 4.2No Third Party Beneficiaries.  The provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by the Parties to the Agreement and no assignee or other person shall have the right, separate and apart from the Parties hereto, to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or to compel any Party to this Agreement to comply with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that the limitations of liability in Section 4.4 shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, VSI and each of its Affiliates.
Section 4.3No Fiduciary Duties.   It is expressly understood and agreed that this Agreement is a purely commercial transaction between VSI and Corner Store and that nothing stated herein shall operate to create any special or fiduciary duty that either Party or any of its Affiliates shall owe to the other Party or vice versa.  Nothing stated herein shall obligate or require VSI to do anything which VSI deems to be detrimental or injurious to any other business or commercial activities of either VSI or any of its Affiliates, and it is expressly understood and agreed that VSI shall be obliged to exert only commercially reasonable efforts in providing Services hereunder.
Section 4.4Limited Warranty; Limitation of Liability
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AND PRODUCTS ARE RENDERED AND PROVIDED TO CORNER STORE AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS, AND VSI MAKES NO (AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS AND NEGATES ANY AND ALL) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES RENDERED OR PRODUCTS OBTAINED FOR CORNER STORE.  FURTHERMORE, CORNER STORE MAY NOT RELY UPON ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE MADE TO VSI BY ANY PARTY (INCLUDING, AN AFFILIATE OF VSI) PERFORMING SERVICES ON BEHALF OF VSI HEREUNDER, UNLESS SUCH PARTY MAKES AN EXPRESS WARRANTY TO CORNER STORE.  

IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD BY CORNER STORE THAT VSI AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO PERFORM ANY SERVICES HEREUNDER AND FURTHER THAT VSI AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY ANY THIRD PARTY, UNLESS IN EITHER EVENT SUCH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN A MANNER THAT CONSTITUTES GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT ON THE PART OF VSI OR ITS AFFILIATES.  CORNER STORE AGREES THAT THE REMUNERATION PAID TO VSI HEREUNDER FOR THE SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED REFLECT THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.  IN NO EVENT SHALL VSI BE LIABLE TO CORNER STORE OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR LOST OPPORTUNITIES, RESULTING FROM ANY ERROR IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES OR FROM THE BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE FAULT OF VSI, ANY VSI AFFILIATE, OR ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDER OR WHETHER VSI, ANY VSI AFFILIATE, OR THE THIRD PARTY PROVIDER ARE CONCURRENTLY, PARTIALLY, OR SOLELY NEGLIGENT.  TO THE EXTENT ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDER HAS LIMITED ITS LIABILITY TO VSI OR ITS AFFILIATE FOR SERVICES UNDER AN OUTSOURCING OR OTHER AGREEMENT, CORNER STORE AGREES TO BE BOUND BY SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE PROVIDED TO CORNER STORE BY SUCH THIRD PARTY PROVIDER UNDER VSI’S OR SUCH AFFILIATE’S AGREEMENT.   EXCEPT IN CASES OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, VSI’S AND ITS AFFILIATES’ COLLECTIVE MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO CORNER STORE WITH RESPECT TO ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED IN THE AGGREGATE TO THE AMOUNT PAYABLE HEREUNDER BY CORNER STORE (EXCLUDING DIRECT CHARGES).  
Section 4.5Force Majeure.  If any Party to this Agreement is rendered unable by force majeure to carry out its obligations under this Agreement, other than a Party’s obligation to make payments as provided for herein, that Party shall give the other Party prompt written notice of the force majeure with reasonably full particulars concerning it.  Thereupon, the obligations of the Party giving the notice, insofar as they are affected by the force majeure, shall be suspended during, but 

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no longer than the continuance of, the force majeure.  The affected Party shall use all reasonable diligence to remove or remedy the force majeure situation as quickly as practicable.
The requirement that any force majeure situation be removed or remedied with all reasonable diligence shall not require the settlement of strikes, lockouts or other labour difficulty by the Party involved, contrary to its wishes. Rather, all such difficulties may be handled entirely within the discretion of the Party concerned.
The term “force majeure” means any one or more of: (a) an act of God, (b) a strike, lockout, labour difficulty or other industrial disturbance, (c) an act of a public enemy, war, blockade, insurrection or public riot, (d) lightning, fire, storm, flood or explosion, (e) governmental action, delay, restraint or inaction, (f) judicial order or injunction, (g) material shortage or unavailability of equipment, or (h) any other cause or event, whether of the kind specifically enumerated above or otherwise, which is not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming suspension.
Section 4.6Further Assurances.  In connection with this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Party hereto agrees to execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments as may be required for a Party to provide the services hereunder and to perform such other additional acts as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, carry out, and perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
Section 4.7Notices.  Any notice, request, demand, direction or other communication required or permitted to be given or made under this Agreement to a Party shall be in writing and may be given by hand delivery, postage prepaid first-class mail delivery, delivery by a reputable international courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery or by confirmed facsimile to such Party at its address noted below:
(a)in the case of VSI, to:
Valero Services, Inc.
One Valero Way
San Antonio, Texas 78249
		
	Attention:
	General Counsel (Legal Notices)    

Chief  Financial Officer (Other Notices)
		
	Facsimile:
	[•]

(b)in the case of Corner Store, to:
CST Brands, Inc.
One Valero Way
San Antonio, Texas 78249
		
	Attention:
	General Counsel (Legal Notices)    

Chief  Financial Officer (Other Notices)
		
	Facsimile:
	[•]

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or at such other address of which notice may have been given by such Party in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
Section 4.8Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, no one of which needs to be executed by all of the Parties.  Such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and shall have the same force and effect as an original.  All counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.   Signed counterparts delivered via facsimile or via a “pdf” or other legible image file transmitted by electronic mail shall have the same binding effects as originals.
Section 4.9Applicable Law.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any conflicts of law rule or principle that might refer the construction or interpretation hereof to the laws of another jurisdiction.
Section 4.10Dispute Resolution.  Except as provided in Section 2.5 with respect to disputed amounts, the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Article IV of the Separation Agreement shall apply to any dispute, controversy or claim (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise) that arises out of or relates to this Agreement, any breach or alleged breach hereof, the transactions contemplated hereby (including all actions taken in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby on or prior to the date hereof), or the construction, interpretation, enforceability or validity hereof.
Section 4.11Binding Effect; Assignment.  Except for the ability of VSI to cause one or more of the Services to be performed by a third party provider or an Affiliate of VSI, no Party shall have the right to assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other Party.  
Section 4.12Invalidity of Provisions.  In the event that one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 4.13Compliance with Law.  Corner Store represents and agrees that it and its Affiliates will use the Services provided hereunder only in accordance with all applicable law, and in accordance with the conditions, rules, regulations and specifications which may be set forth in any manuals, materials, documents or instructions made available or communicated by VSI to Corner Store or any of its Affiliates on an ongoing basis throughout the term of this Agreement.  In performing the Services, VSI will comply and will cause its Affiliates to comply, with all applicable law.  VSI reserves the right to take all actions, including termination of any particular Service or Services, that VSI reasonably believes to be necessary to assure compliance with applicable law (including specifically, but without limitation, any applicable antitrust laws and regulations); provided, however, that VSI will endeavor to provide Corner Store with as much prior notice as is reasonably practical before taking any such action.  
Section 4.14Modification; Amendment.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a written instrument signed by both Parties hereto.

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Section 4.15Waiver.  No waiver by either Party of any term or breach of this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of any other term or breach hereof or of the same or a similar term or breach on any other occasion.
Section 4.16Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the whole and entire agreement between the Parties hereto and supersedes any prior agreement, undertaking, declarations, commitments or representations, verbal or oral, in respect of the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement with effect as of the date first above written.

VALERO SERVICES INC.
By:____________________________________
Name:  
Title:  

CST BRANDS, INC.
By:____________________________________
Name:  
Title:  

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SERVICES AGREEMENT

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