Document:

Amendment No. 2, dated June 29, 2006, to Consulting Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CONSULTING AGREEMENT 
 This Amendment No. 2 (the
“Amendment”) to the Consulting Agreement dated August 12, 2004, as amended (the “Agreement”), by and between Universal Am-Can, Ltd., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”) and Angelo A. Fonzi (“Consultant”), is
made as of the 29th day of June, 2006. 
 WHEREAS, Buyer and Consultant have agreed to revise the compensation arrangement in the Agreement
to extend the $10,000 compensation rate and add an automobile related expense allowance of $493.00 per month through the duration of the current term of the Agreement, but otherwise to leave all other terms of the Agreement unchanged; 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants herein contained, the parties agree that Sections 2B and 2C of the Agreement shall be deleted in its
entirety and in lieu thereof the following inserted: 
 “B. In consideration of such services, Buyer shall pay to Consultant the sum of
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per month, such payments to commence on the Effective Date of the Purchase Agreement between Consultant and the predecessor to Buyer (the “Purchase Agreement”) and to continue throughout the term of this
Agreement, as the term is defined in Section 1 hereto; payment for any portion of a month to be prorated in accordance with this Section.” 
 “C. During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall be entitled to use of the 2003 leased Mercedes, currently used by Consultant, the rental for which shall be paid by Buyer, including reimbursement for fuel, insurance and all
other automobile expenses, until the earlier of the expiration of the term 

 hereof or the term of such lease. Upon expiration of the lease for the 2003 Mercedes, and for a
twenty-eight (28) month period beginning April, 2006 through July, 2008, Consultant shall receive a Four Hundred Dollar ($400) per month automobile allowance and Four Hundred Ninety Three Dollars ($493) per month as reimbursement for fuel,
insurance and all other automobile expenses.” 
 All other terms and provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged
and in full force and effect. 
 [Signature Page Follows] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.

  

			
	UNIVERSAL AM-CAN, LTD.,
	a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mark Limback

		 	Mark Limback
		 	President
	
	CONSULTANT:
	
	 /s/ Angelo A. Fonzi

	Angelo A. Fonzi
	ConsultantForm of certificate of 6 3/4% Rule 144A Senior Notes due 2016

 Exhibit 4.6 
 THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(e) OF THE INDENTURE,
(III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY. 
 THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR OTHER SECURITIES
LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE RE-OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT
SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING ITS NOTE IN
AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” PURSUANT TO RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT PRIOR TO (X) THE DATE WHICH IS TWO YEARS (OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMUTED BY RULE 144(K) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THEREUNDER) AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF (OR OF ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS NOTE) OR THE LAST DAY ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY
PREDECESSOR OF THIS NOTE) AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”), OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT
TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A INSIDE THE UNITED
STATES, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON 

 
TO WHOM THIS NOTE IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND; PROVIDED THAT THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND THE REGISTRAR SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER (I) PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM AND (II) IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING
CASES, TO REQUIRE THAT A CERTIFICATION OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS NOTE IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THIS TRANSFEROR TO THE TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE
RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. 
 EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW, BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE WILL NOT BE EXCHANGEABLE FOR INTERESTS IN THE
PERMANENT REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE OR ANY OTHER NOTE REPRESENTING AN INTEREST IN THE NOTES REPRESENTED HEREBY WHICH DO NOT CONTAIN A LEGEND CONTAINING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THE “40-DAY DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE
PERIOD” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 903(8)(2) OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THEN ONLY UPON CERTIFICATION IN FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH BENEFICIAL INTERESTS ARE OWNED EITHER BY NON-U.S. PERSONS OR U.S.
PERSONS WHO PURCHASED SUCH INTERESTS IN A TRANSACTION THAT DID NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. DURING SUCH 40-DAY DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD, BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP IN THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE MAY ONLY BE SOLD,
PLEDGED OR TRANSFERRED THROUGH EUROCLEAR CLEARSTREAM BANKING, S.A. AND ONLY (1) TO THE COMPANY, (2) WITHIN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (3) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN A TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (4) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH OF CASES (1) THROUGH (4) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS. HOLDERS OF INTERESTS IN THIS TEMPORARY REGULATIONS S GLOBAL NOTE WILL NOTIFY
ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE, IF THEN APPLICABLE. 
 BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS TEMPORARY
REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED FOR INTERESTS IN A RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE ONLY IF (1) SUCH EXCHANGE OCCURS IN CONNECTION WITH A TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A, AND (2) THE TRANSFEROR OF THE REGULATION S
GLOBAL NOTE FIRST DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A WRITTEN CERTIFICATE (IN THE FORM ATTACHED TO THIS NOTE) TO THE EFFECT 

 
THAT THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE IS BEING TRANSFERRED (A) TO A PERSON WHO THE TRANSFEROR REASONABLY BELIEVES TO BE A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER
WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, (B) TO A PERSON WHO IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A AND (C) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS. 
 BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN A RULE 144A GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE
TRANSFERRED TO A PERSON WHO TAKES DELIVERY IN THE FORM OF AN INTEREST IN THE REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE, WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE 40-DAY DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD, ONLY IF THE TRANSFEROR FIRST DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A
WRITTEN CERTIFICATE (IN THE FORM ATTACHED TO THIS CERTIFICATE) TO THE EFFECT THAT IF SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR 904 OF REGULATION S OR RULE 144 (IF AVAILABLE) AND THAT, IF SUCH TRANSFER OCCURS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION
OF THE 40-DAY DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD, THE INTEREST TRANSFERRED WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THROUGH EUROCLEAR BANK S.A./N.A. CLEARSTREAM BANKING, S.A. 

 SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL CORP. 
 CUSIP NO. U84416 AB 9 
 ISIN NO. USU84416 AB 93 
 $2,220,000 
 No. S-1

 6.75% Senior Notes Due 2016 
 Southern Star Central Corp., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS on March 1, 2016 or such greater or lesser
amount as may be indicated on Schedule A hereto. 
  

			
		
	Interest Payment Dates:	  	March 1 and September 1
		
	Record Dates:	  	February 15 and August 15
	
	Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Security.

 Dated: April 13, 2006 
  

			
	SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL CORP.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Susanne W. Harris
		 	 Name:    Susanne W. Harris

		 	 Title:      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF 
 AUTHENTICATION 
  

			
	THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
		
		 	 as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.

		
	By:	 	/s/ M. Callaghan
		 	Authorized Signatory

 6.75% Senior Notes due 2016 
 Capitalized terms used herein will have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated. 
  

	 	1.	INTEREST. 

 Southern Star Central Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 6.75% per annum from April 13, 2006 until maturity and will pay the Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 5 of the
Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding
Business Day (each an “Interest Payment Date”), with the same force and effect as if made on the date for such payment. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been
paid, from April 13, 2006; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest
will accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date will be September 1, 2006. The Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any
Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
of twelve 30-day months. 
  

	 	2.	METHOD OF PAYMENT. 

 The Company will pay interest
on the Notes (except defaulted interest) and Additional Interest, if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the February 15 or August 15 next (whether or not a Business Day) preceding the
Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to
principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within The City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and Additional Interest,
if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their respective addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest,
premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent if such Holders are registered Holders of at least $250,000 in
principal amount of the Notes. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. 

	 	3.	PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. 

 Initially, The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A., the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such
capacity. 
  

	 	4.	INDENTURE. 

 The Company issued the Notes under an
Indenture dated as of April 13, 2006 (“Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the
express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture will govern and be controlling. 
  

	 	5.	OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. 

 (a) On and
after March 1, 2011, the Company may redeem all or a part of the Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid
interest and Additional Interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on March 1 of the years indicated below: 
  

				
	 Year
	  	Percentage	 
	 2011
	  	103.375	%
	 2012
	  	102.250	%
	 2013
	  	101.125	%
	 2014 and thereafter
	  	100.000	%

 (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to March 1, 2009, the
Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under the Indenture at a redemption price of 106.750% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional
Interest thereon, if any, to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings by the Company; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under the Indenture remains outstanding
immediately after the occurrence of each such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries); and provided, further, that any such redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of the closing of such Equity
Offering. 
 (c) In addition, at any time and from time to time prior to March 1, 2011, the Company may redeem all or a
portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon, to the redemption date. The Company will notify the
Trustee of the amount of the Applicable Premium promptly after the calculation thereof (provided that the Trustee will not be responsible for such calculation). 
  

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	 	6.	MANDATORY REDEMPTION. 

 The Company is not required
to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes. 
  

	 	7.	REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDER. 

 If there is a
Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will be required to make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of each Holder’s Notes at a
purchase price equal to 101% of aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of
Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice,
which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, pursuant to the procedures required by the Indenture and described in such notice. 
  

	 	8.	NOTICE OF REDEMPTION 

 Notice of redemption will be
mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of
$2,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. 
  

	 	9.	DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. 

 The Notes are
in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may
require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register
the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, it need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection
of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date. 
  

	 	10.	PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. 

 The registered Holder of a
Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes. 
  

	 	11.	AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. 

 Subject to
certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the

  

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Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. Without the consent of
any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to provide for the assumption of
the Company’s obligations to Holders of the Notes in case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of
the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder or to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Indenture or to comply with the requirements of
the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. 
  

	 	12.	DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. 

 An “Event of
Default” occurs if: (i) the Company defaults in the payment when due of interest on, or Additional Interest with respect to, the Notes and such default continues for a period of 30 days; (ii) the Company defaults in the payment
when due of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes; (iii) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to comply with any of the provisions contained in Sections 4.13 or 5.01 of the Indenture; (iv) the Company or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries for 30 days after notice of such failure fails to comply with any of the provisions contained in Sections 4.07 or 4.09 of the Indenture; (v) the Company fails to comply with any of the provisions contained in
Section 4.03 of the Indenture for 90 days after notice of such failure to the Company; (vi) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to observe or perform any other covenant or other agreement in the Indenture or the Notes
for 60 days after notice of such failure to the Company by the Trustee; (vii) a default occurs under any mortgage, other indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for
money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the date of the
Indenture, which default is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment
Default”) or results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there
has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $50.0 million or more; and (viii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any group
of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary. 
 If any Event of Default occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all outstanding Notes to be due and payable immediately. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising
from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, with respect to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become
due and payable without further action or notice. Holders of the Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal 

  

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amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice
of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except with respect to a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal of, or interest or premium of Additional Interest,
if any, on, the Notes. 
 In the case of an Event of Default specified in clause (vii) of Section 6.01 hereof, such Event of
Default and all consequences thereof (excluding, however, any resulting payment default) shall be annulled, waived and rescinded with respect to the Notes, automatically and without any action by the Trustee or the Holders, if within 60 days after
such Event of Default first arose the Company delivers an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee stating that (1) the Indebtedness or guarantee that is the basis for such Event of Default has been discharged or (2) the holders of the
Indebtedness have rescinded or waived the acceleration, notice or action (as the case may be) giving rise to such Event of Default or (3) the default that is the basis for such Event of Default has been cured; provided, however, that in no
event shall an acceleration of the principal amount of such series of Notes as described in this paragraph 12 be annulled, waived or rescinded upon the happening of any such events. 
 The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of
the Notes, waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium or Additional Interest, if any, on, the Notes
including in connection with an offer to purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any payment
default that resulted from such acceleration, if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree or if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived. Upon any such waiver, such Default will cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom will be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. 
  

	 	13.	TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. 

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

	 	14.	NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. 

 No director, officer,
employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each
Holder of Noted by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws
and it is the view of the Commission that such a waiver is against public policy. 
  

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	 	15.	AUTHENTICATION. 

 This Note will not be valid until
authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent. 
  

	 	16.	ABBREVIATIONS. 

 Customary abbreviations may be used
in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act). 
  

	 	17.	ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES. 

 In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities will have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 13,
2006, between the Company and the parties named on the signature pages thereof, or, with respect to any Additional Notes, Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities will have all the rights set forth in one or more registration rights agreements
between the Company and the other parties thereto, relating to rights given by the Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes (collectively, the “Registration Rights Agreement”). 
  

	 	18.	CUSIP NUMBERS. 

 Pursuant to a recommendation
promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation
is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. 
  

	 	19.	GOVERNING LAW. 

 This Note will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 
 The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without
charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to: 
 Southern Star Central Corp. 

4700 Highway 56 
 Owensboro, Kentucky 42301

 Attention: Beverly Griffith (Fax: (270) 852-5010) 
  

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 ASSIGNMENT FORM 
 To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to 
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
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assignee’s social security or tax identification number) 
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
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assignee’s name, address and zip code) 
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
 and irrevocably appoint
                             to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may
substitute another to act for him. 
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
 Date:                                     
                 Your Signature:                   
                                        
                                        
                                        
              
 (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this
Note) 
 In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the period
referred to in Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), after the later of the date of original issuance of such Notes and the last date, if any, on which such Notes were owned by the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms: 
  

					
	CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
			
	(1)	  	 ̈	  	to the Company; or
			
	(2)	  	 ̈	  	pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or
			
	(3)	  	 ̈	  	inside the United States to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified
institutional buyer to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or

  

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	(4)	  	 ̈	  	outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act; or
			
	(5)	  	 ̈	  	pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 If such transfer is being made pursuant to an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule
904 under the Securities Act, the undersigned further certifies that: 
 (i) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United
States; 
 (ii) either (a) at the time the buy offer was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or we and any person
acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States, or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither we nor any person acting on
our behalf knows that the transaction has been pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States; 
 (iii) no directed selling efforts have been
made in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S, as applicable; 
 (iv) the
transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act; 
 (v) we have advised the
transferee of the transfer restrictions applicable to the Notes; and 
 (vi) if the circumstances set forth in Rule 904(b) under the
Securities Act are applicable, we have complied with the additional conditions therein, including (if applicable) sending a confirmation or other notice stating that the Notes may be offered and sold during the distribution compliance period
specified in Rule 903 of Regulation S, pursuant to registration of the Notes under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act. 
  

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 Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by
this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (4) or (5) is checked, the Trustee will be entitled to require, prior to registering any such transfer of the
Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of
the Securities Act, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act. 
  

					
			
	 	 		 	   
		 		 	Signature

  

					
	 Signature Guarantee:
	 		 	
			
	   	 		 	   
	Signature must be guaranteed	 		 	Signature

 Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the
requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in
addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 TO BE COMPLETED BY
PURCHASER IF (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED. 
 The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an
account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being
made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the
transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. 
  

							
				
	Dated:	 	   	 		 	   
		 		 		 	NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer

  

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 Option of Holder to Elect Purchase 
 If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.13 of the Indenture, check the box below: 
  

	 	 ̈	Section 4.13 

 If you want to elect to have only part
of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.13 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: 
 $                                 
  

									
					
	Date:	 	   	 		 	 Your Signature:
	 	   
		 		 		 		 	 (Sign exactly as your name appears on the Note)

				
	 	 	 	 		 	 Tax Identification No.: ________________________________

 Signature Guarantee: 
  

	
	
	   
	 Signature must be guaranteed

 Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the
Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in
substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  

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 Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note 
 The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another
Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made: 
  

									
	 Date of Exchange
	  	Amount of Decrease in
Principal Amount of this
Global Note	  	Amount of Increase in
Principal Amount of this
Global Note	  	Principal Amount of this
Global note following such
Decrease (or Increase)	  	Signature of Authorized
Officer of Trustee or Note
Custodian
		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  	

  

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