Document:

Exhibit 4.3

 

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A NOTE REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

CUSIP NO. 26138E AP4

 

DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.

 

3.200% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2021

 

	
$250,000,000
    	
No.:   R-1
    

 

DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (herein called the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS or such other Principal Amount as shall be set forth on Schedule I hereto on November 15, 2021 and to pay interest thereon at the rate of 2.600% per annum from and including November 15, 2011, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, on May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing May 15, 2012 (each an “Interest Payment Date”), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.

 

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, except as provided in the Indenture hereinafter referred to, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest, which will be the May 1 and November 1, as the case may be (each, a “Regular Record Date”), immediately preceding each Interest Payment Date.  Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and either may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such defaulted interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Holders not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose pursuant to the Indenture (initially the

 

 

principal corporate trust office of the Trustee in Dallas, Texas (the “Corporate Trust Office”)), 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; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or (ii) by wire transfer to an account maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Security Register. Payments of principal and interest at maturity will be made against presentation of this Note at the Corporate Trust Office (or such other office as may be established pursuant to the Indenture), by check or wire transfer.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse side hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee or an authenticating agent under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed in its name by the manual or facsimile signature of its Chief Executive Officer, its President or one of its Vice Presidents and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries.

 

Date: November 15, 2011

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
DR   PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Martin M. Ellen
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Martin   M. Ellen
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
/s/   James L. Baldwin
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Secretary
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

 

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

 

Dated: November 15, 2011

 

	
 
    	
WELLS   FARGO BANK, N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John C. Stohlmann
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Authorized   Officer
    

 

 

(Reverse of Note)

 

DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.

 

3.200% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2021

 

1.             This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company designated as its 3.200% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) limited in aggregate principal amount to $250,000,000 issued and to be issued under an indenture, dated as of December 15, 2009, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture), and the third supplemental indenture, dated as of November 15, 2011 (the “Base Indenture,” as so supplemented and as it may be further supplemented or amended from time to time, is herein referred to as the “Indenture”), between the Company, the guarantors named therein and the Trustee.  Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The indebtedness of the Company evidenced by the Notes, including the principal thereof and interest thereon (including post-default interest), will constitute unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s current and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

 

2.             The Notes are subject to redemption at any time or from time to time prior to August 15, 2021, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 

(i)            100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, and

 

(ii)           the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of the Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points,

 

plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.

 

In addition, the Notes are subject to redemption at any time or from time to time on or after August 15, 2021, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.

 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed.

 

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent

 

 

Investment Banker obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all of these quotations.

 

“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.

 

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (or their respective affiliates that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers), and their respective successors, or if at any time any of the above is not a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, one other nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company that is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer.

 

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

 

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.

 

“Treasury Rate” means, for any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity, computed as the second business day immediately preceding that redemption date, of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date.

 

Any notice to Holders of Notes of a redemption pursuant to this paragraph 2 hereof will include, among other things set forth in the Indenture, the redemption date, the redemption price, the amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, and the name and address of the Paying Agent.

 

3.             Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless all Notes have been called for redemption pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Note, each Holder of the Notes shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to an integral multiple of $1,000) of such Holder’s Notes at an offer price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of repurchase. “Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event, as such terms are defined in the Indenture. The Change of Control Offer will be made in accordance with the terms specified in the Indenture.

 

4.             The payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors, if any, on the terms set forth in the Indenture.

 

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5.             If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

 

6.             The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes at the time outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

 

7.             No reference herein to the Indenture and no provisions of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

8.             As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the Corporate Trust Office, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, and duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

9.             The Notes are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 or any amount in excess thereof which is an integral multiple of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes in authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

 

10.           No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

11.           Prior to the due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer or exchange, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

12.           Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Interest shall be payable to and excluding any Interest Payment Date.

 

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13.           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 past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of  the Company or of the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture, the Securities Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver and release may not be effective to waive or release liabilities under the federal securities laws.

 

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

 

16.           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), CUT (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

 

17.           Each Holder of this Note covenants and agrees by such Holder’s acceptance thereof to comply with and be bound by the foregoing provisions.

 

18.           THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

19.           All capitalized terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

 

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
 OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 

	
 
    

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE

 

	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    

 

the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing                                    attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

	
Dated:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Signature:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
NOTICE:
    	
THE   SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON   THE FACE OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR   ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
    

 

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

 

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.

 

 

Schedule I

 

SCHEDULE OF TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES

 

The following increases or decreases in Principal Amount of this Global Security have been made:

 

	
Date of
   Exchange
    	
 
    	
Amount of Decrease
   in Principal Amount
   of this Global
   Security
    	
 
    	
Amount of Increase
   in Principal Amount
   of this Global
   Security
    	
 
    	
Principal Amount of
   this Global Security
   following such
   Decrease or Increase
    	
 
    	
Signature of
   Authorized
   Signatory of
   trustee or
   CustodianExhibit 4.1

 

 

MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

 

AND

 

MARKWEST ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION

 

AND

 

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN,

 

AND

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

Dated as of November 10, 2011

 

to

 

Indenture

 

Dated as of April 15, 2008

 

8.75% Senior Notes due 2018

 

 

THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of November 10, 2011, is by and among MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company”), MarkWest Energy Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Finance Corp.” and, together with the Company, the “Issuers”), the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to that certain Indenture dated as of April 15, 2008 (the “Original Indenture”), relating to the Issuers’ 8.75% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”), and the Original Indenture has been amended and supplemented by five Supplemental Indentures (the Original Indenture, as so amended and supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Indenture”);

 

WHEREAS, $334,362,000 in principal amount of Notes is currently outstanding;

 

WHEREAS, Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer for Notes), the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose of amending or supplementing the Indenture or the Notes (subject to certain exceptions);

 

WHEREAS, the Issuers desire and have requested the Trustee to join with them and the Subsidiary Guarantors in entering into this Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of amending the Indenture and the Notes in certain respects as permitted by Section 9.02 of the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has been soliciting consents to this Supplemental Indenture upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in its Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated October 25, 2011 and the related Consent and Letter of Transmittal (which together, including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto, constitute the “Tender Offer”);

 

WHEREAS, (1) the Company has received the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes (excluding any Notes owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates), all as certified by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, (2) the Company has delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture an Opinion of Counsel relating to this Supplemental Indenture as contemplated by Section 9.06 of the Indenture and (3) the Issuers and the Subsidiary Guarantors have satisfied all other conditions required under Article 9 of the Indenture to enable the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee to enter into this Supplemental Indenture.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, each party hereby agrees, for the benefit of the others and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as follows:

 

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ARTICLE I

 

AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURE AND NOTES

 

Section 1.1                                      Amendments to Articles 3. 4. 5 and 6.  The Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the following Sections or clauses of the Indenture and all references and definitions related thereto in their entirety:

 

Section 3.09 (Offer to Purchase by Application of Net Proceeds);

Section 4.03(c) (Compliance Certificate);

Section 4.04 (Taxes);

Section 4.05 (Stay, Extension and Usury Laws);

Section 4.06 (Change of Control);

Section 4.07 (Asset Sales);

Section 4.08 (Restricted Payments);

Section 4.09 (Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Equity);

Section 4.10 (Liens);

Section 4.11 (Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries);

Section 4.12 (Transactions With Affiliates);

Section 4.13 (Additional Subsidiary Guarantees);

Section 4.14 (Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries);

Section 4.15 (Business Activities);

Section 4.16 (Sale and Leaseback Transactions);

Section 4.17 (Payments for Consent);

Section 4.18 (Reports), except as required by Section 314(a) of the TIA;

Clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 5.01(a) (Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets); and Clauses (g) and (h) of Section 6.01 (Events of Default).

 

Section 1.2                                      Amendments to Notes. The Notes are hereby amended to delete all provisions inconsistent with the amendments to the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture.

 

ARTICLE II

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 2.1                                      Defined Terms.  For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise defined or unless the context otherwise requires, terms used in capitalized form in this Supplemental Indenture and defined in the Indenture have the meanings specified in the Indenture.

 

Section 2.2                                      Indenture.  Except as amended hereby, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms shall remain in full force and effect.  This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby and all terms and conditions of both shall be read together as though they constitute a

 

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single instrument, except that in the case of conflict the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall control.

 

Section 2.3                                      Governing Law.  THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Section 2.4                                      Successors.  All agreements of the Issuers and the Subsidiary Guarantors in this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors.  All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

Section 2.5                                      Duplicate Originals.  All parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent the same agreement. It is the express intent of the parties to be bound by the exchange of signatures on this Supplemental Indenture via telecopy or other form of electronic transmission.

 

Section 2.6                                      Severability.  In case any one or more of the provisions in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

Section 2.7                                      Trustee Disclaimer.  The Trustee accepts the amendments of the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trust created by the Indenture as hereby amended, but on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, including the terms and provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee, which terms and provisions shall in like manner define and limit its liabilities and responsibilities in the performance of the trust created by the Indenture as hereby amended, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals or statements contained herein, all of which recitals or statements are made solely by the Issuers and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Trustee makes no representation with respect to any such matters.  Additionally, the Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 2.8                                      Effectiveness.  The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be effective only upon execution and delivery of this instrument by the parties hereto.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative only upon the purchase by the Company, pursuant to the Tender Offer, of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes (excluding, for this purpose, any Notes owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates), with the result that the amendments to the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be revoked retroactive to the date hereof if such purchase shall not occur.  The Company shall notify the Trustee promptly after the occurrence of such purchase or promptly after the Company shall determine that such purchase will not occur.

 

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Section 2.9                                      Endorsement and Change of Form of Notes.  Any Notes authenticated and delivered after the close of business on the date that this Supplemental Indenture becomes operative in substitution for Notes then outstanding and all Notes presented or delivered to the Trustee on and after that date for such purpose shall be stamped, imprinted or otherwise legended by the Company, with a notation as follows:

 

“Effective as of November 10, 2011, certain restrictive covenants of the Issuers and certain Events of Default have been eliminated or limited, as provided in the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 10, 2011.  Reference is hereby made to such Sixth Supplemental Indenture, copies of which are on file with the Trustee, for a description of the amendments made therein.”

 

Section 2.10                                Effect of Headings.  The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction thereof.

 

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

 

	
 
    	
Issuers:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., its General   Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Nancy K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nancy   K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST   ENERGY FINANCE
   CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Nancy K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nancy   K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Subsidiary   Guarantors:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST   ENERGY GP, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST   HYDROCARBON, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Nancy K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nancy   K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MASON   PIPELINE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:    MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc., its Sole   Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Nancy K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nancy   K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    

 

Signature Page - Sixth Supplemental Indenture

 

 

	
 
    	
MARKWEST   ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:    MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., its Managing Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:    MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Nancy K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nancy   K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
WEST   SHORE PROCESSING COMPANY, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST BLACKHAWK, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST ENERGY APPALACHIA,   L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST   ENERGY EAST TEXAS GAS COMPANY, .L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST GAS MARKETING, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST GAS SERVICES, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST JAVELINA COMPANY,   L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST JAVELINA PIPLELINE   COMPANY, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST LIBERTY GAS GATHERING,   L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST MARKETING, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST NEW MEXICO, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST PINNACLE, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST PIPELINE COMPANY,   L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST PNG UTILITY, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST POWER TEX, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST TEXAS PNG UTILITY,   L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST   MOUNTAINEER PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST MICHIGAN PIPELINE   COMPANY, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST OKLAHOMA GAS COMPANY,   L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest Energy Operating Company, L.L.C.,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
their Sole Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P., its Managing
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Nancy K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nancy   K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    
				

 

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MATREX,   L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
West Shore Processing Company L.L.C., its Sole   Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest   Energy Operating Company, L.L.C., its Sole Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest   Energy Partners, L.P., its Managing Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest   Energy GP, L.L.C., its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Nancy K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nancy   K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MARKWEST   MCALESTER, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest   Oklahoma Gas Company, L.L.C., its Sole Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest   Energy Operating Company, L.L.C., its Sole Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest   Energy Partners, L.P., its Managing Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
MarkWest   Energy GP, L.L.C., its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Nancy K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nancy   K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    
					

 

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MARKWEST   RANGER PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest   Energy Appalachia, L.L.C., its Sole Member
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest   Energy Operating Company, L.L.C., its Sole Member
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
MarkWest   Energy Partners, L.P., its Managing Member
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
MarkWest   Energy GP, L.L.C., its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Nancy K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Nancy   K. Buese
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    
				

 

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL   ASSOCIATION,
    
	
 
    	
as Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Patrick T. Giordano
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Patrick   T. Giordano
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    

 

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