Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Version

 

SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 21, 2018, is made and entered into by and among EnLink Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), Enfield Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Unitholder”), TPG VII Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TPG”), WSEP Egypt Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“WSEP Egypt Holdings”), and WSIP Egypt Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“WSIP Egypt Holdings” and, together with TPG and WSEP Egypt Holdings, the “Enfield Affiliate Parties”).  The Partnership, the Unitholder, and the Enfield Affiliate Parties are referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

R E C I T A L S

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, EnLink Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Parent”), EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the managing member of Parent (the “Parent Managing Member”), NOLA Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), the Partnership, and EnLink Midstream GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”), are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), providing for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership as the sole surviving entity (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Unitholder is the owner of record of the number of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Units of the Partnership (the “Series B Preferred Units”), as set forth next to the Unitholder’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Existing Series B Preferred Units”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Ninth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of September 21, 2017, as amended (the “Partnership Agreement”), the Series B Preferred Units have voting rights that are identical to the voting rights of the common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“Common Units”) and vote with the Common Units as a single class, such that each Series B Preferred Unit is entitled to one vote for each Common Unit into which such Series B Preferred Unit is then convertible on each matter with respect to which each Common Unit is entitled to vote; and

 

WHEREAS, as an inducement to the willingness of the parties to the Merger Agreement to enter into the Merger Agreement and to proceed with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger (the “Transactions”), the Parties are entering into this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in this Agreement and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

 

 

ARTICLE I
  DEFINITIONS

 

1.1                               Definitions.  For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

 

(a)                                 “Acquisition Proposal” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

(b)                                 “Business Day” means any day on which commercial banks are generally open for business in Dallas, Texas or New York, New York, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day observed as a holiday in Dallas, Texas or New York, New York under the Laws of the State of Texas, the Laws of the State of New York, or the federal Laws of the United States of America, as applicable.

 

(c)                                  “Covered Units” means, with respect to the Unitholder at any time: (i) the Existing Series B Preferred Units of such Unitholder, and (ii) all additional Series B Preferred Units and all Common Units (including Common Units issued upon conversion of any Series B Preferred Units), in each case, of which such Unitholder acquires sole or majority voting power during the period from the date hereof through the Expiration Time.

 

(d)                                 “Expiration Time” means the earliest to occur of: (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been terminated for any reason in accordance with its terms; (ii) the Merger Effective Time; (iii) the mutual written agreement of the Parties to terminate this Agreement, provided that, in the case of the Partnership, such written agreement is approved by the Partnership Conflicts Committee; (iv) June 30, 2019; and (v) upon a Recommendation Change (as defined in the Merger Agreement) by the Partnership Conflicts Committee (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

 

(e)                                  “Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, tribal, provincial, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental court, department, commission, board, bureau, regulatory, or administrative agency or instrumentality.

 

(f)                                   “Laws” means all statutes, regulations, codes, tariffs, ordinances, decisions, administrative interpretations, writs, injunctions, stipulations, statutory rules, orders, judgments, decrees, and terms and conditions of any grant of approval, permission, authority, permit, or license of any court, Governmental Authority, statutory body, or self-regulatory authority (including the New York Stock Exchange).

 

(g)                                  “Merger Effective Time” means the effective time of the consummation of the Merger under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended, and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended.

 

(h)                                 “Partnership Conflicts Committee” means the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner.

 

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(i)                                     “Partnership Unitholder Meeting” means the meeting of the holders of Partnership Voting Units to consider and vote upon the approval of the Merger Agreement (including any adjournment or postponement thereof).

 

(j)                                    “Partnership Voting Units” means, collectively, the Common Units and the Series B Preferred Units.

 

(k)                                 “Person” means an individual or entity, including any partnership, corporation, association, trust, limited liability company, joint venture, unincorporated organization, or other entity or Governmental Authority.

 

(l)                                     “Proceeding” means any claim, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, investigation, or inquiry by or before any Governmental Authority or otherwise.

 

(m)                             “Proxy Designee” means a Person designated by the Partnership Conflicts Committee by written notice to each of the Parties hereto, which notice may simultaneously revoke the designation of any Person as a Proxy Designee.

 

(n)                                 “Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s directors, officers, employees, counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financial advisors, and other representatives.

 

(o)                                 “Superior Proposal” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

(p)                                 “Transfer” means, with respect to the Unitholder, directly or indirectly: (i) to sell (including short sales), pledge, encumber, assign, grant an option with respect to, transfer, or dispose of Covered Units or any interest in Covered Units by any means, including by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of law, or otherwise or to undertake any other action that results in (or could result in) a Person other than such Unitholder owning any of the Covered Units, either voluntarily or involuntarily; (ii) to grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect to Covered Units other than pursuant to this Agreement; or (iii) to enter into an agreement or commitment, whether or not in writing, providing for the sale of, pledge of, encumbrance of, assignment of, grant of an option with respect to, transfer of, or disposition of Covered Units or any interest in Covered Units by any means, including by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of law, or otherwise.  For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Transfer” shall not include any existing pledges or security interests issued by such Unitholder in connection with a bona fide loan, indenture, or other contract for indebtedness.

 

1.2                               Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions.

 

(a)                                 The division of this Agreement into articles, sections, and other portions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to an “Article” or “Section” followed by a number or a letter refer to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement. The terms “this Agreement,” “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and similar 

 

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expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any particular Article, Section, or other portion hereof.  Unless otherwise specifically indicated or the context otherwise requires, (i) all references to “dollars” or “$” mean United States dollars, (ii) words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender shall include all genders, and (iii) “include,” “includes,” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

(b)                                 In the event that any date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the Parties that can only be taken on a Business Day, but such date does not fall on a Business Day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day. Reference to any Party is also a reference to such Party’s permitted successors and assigns. Any agreement or commitment defined or referred to herein (or in any agreement or commitment that is referred to herein or any attachments thereto or instruments incorporated therein) means such agreement or instrument as of the date hereof and not as same may be amended, modified, or supplemented after the date hereof, including by waiver or consent. The Exhibits attached to this Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement and form part hereof. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to an “Exhibit” followed by a number or a letter refer to the specified Exhibit to this Agreement. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, it is the intention of the Parties that this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Person by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. In this Agreement, specific provisions shall prevail over general provisions.  Further, prior drafts of this Agreement, or the fact that any clauses have been added, deleted, or otherwise modified from any prior drafts of this Agreement, shall not be used as an aid of construction or otherwise constitute evidence of the intent of the parties; and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of such prior drafts.

 

ARTICLE II
 SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

2.1                               Agreement to Vote Covered Units.

 

(a)                                 Prior to the Expiration Time, at the Partnership Unitholder Meeting and every other meeting of the unitholders of the Partnership that is called and at which action is to be taken with respect to approval of the Merger Agreement, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of unitholders of the Partnership with respect to approval of the Merger Agreement, the Unitholder (solely in the Unitholder’s capacity as such, and not in any other capacity such as an officer or director) shall, or shall cause the holder of record of the applicable Covered Units on any applicable record date to, (i) appear at each such meeting and cause the Unitholder’s Covered Units to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum; and (ii) (A) in the case of a meeting, vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, all of the Unitholder’s Covered Units, or (B) in the case of a proposed action by consent in lieu of a meeting, duly deliver (or cause to be duly delivered) promptly (and in any event within 48 hours after the receipt of the proposed action by consent) a consent in respect of all of the Unitholder’s Covered Units, in each case, in favor of (x) the adoption of the Merger Agreement and (y) any related matter that must be approved by 

 

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unitholders of the Partnership in order for the Transactions to be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.

 

(b)                                 From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Time, the Unitholder agrees not to vote any Covered Units in favor of, or consent to, and will vote against and not consent to, the approval of any (i) Acquisition Proposal, Superior Proposal, or any transaction in respect thereof, or (ii) any other action, agreement, transaction, or proposal that is intended, would reasonably be expected, or the result of which would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage, frustrate the purposes of, or adversely affect any of the Transactions;

 

2.2                               Voting Rights.  From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Time, except with respect to Transfers permitted by Section 4.1, the Unitholder will continue to hold, and shall have the right to exercise, all voting rights related to the Covered Units.

 

2.3                               Grant of Irrevocable Proxy.  FROM AND AFTER THE DATE HEREOF UNTIL THE EXPIRATION TIME, THE UNITHOLDER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY APPOINTS MICHAEL J. GARBERDING AND ANY OTHER PROXY DESIGNEE (AS DEFINED ABOVE), EACH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY, AS SUCH UNITHOLDER’S PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION AND RESUBSTITUTION, TO VOTE AT ANY MEETING OF THE UNITHOLDERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP AT WHICH ANY OF THE MATTERS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2.1 ARE TO BE CONSIDERED OR EXECUTE WRITTEN CONSENTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH MATTERS, WITH RESPECT TO THE UNITHOLDER’S COVERED UNITS AS OF THE APPLICABLE RECORD DATE, IN EACH CASE SOLELY TO THE EXTENT AND IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED IN SECTION 2.1.  THIS PROXY IS IRREVOCABLE (UNTIL THE EXPIRATION TIME AND EXCEPT AS TO ANY PROXY DESIGNEE WHOSE DESIGNATION AS A PROXY DESIGNEE IS REVOKED BY THE PARTNERSHIP CONFLICTS COMMITTEE) AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST, AND THE UNITHOLDER WILL TAKE SUCH FURTHER ACTION OR EXECUTE SUCH FURTHER INSTRUMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS PROXY AND HEREBY REVOKES ANY OTHER PROXY PREVIOUSLY GRANTED BY SUCH UNITHOLDER WITH RESPECT TO ITS COVERED UNITS (AND THE UNITHOLDER HEREBY REPRESENTS TO THE PARTNERSHIP THAT ANY SUCH OTHER PROXY IS REVOCABLE).

 

ARTICLE III
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE UNITHOLDERS

 

The Unitholder represents and warrants to the Partnership, severally and not jointly, that as of the date hereof:

 

3.1                               Organization.  The Unitholder is an entity duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the applicable Laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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3.2                               Authorization.  The Unitholder has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform the Unitholder’s obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

3.3                               Due Execution and Delivery.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Unitholder and, assuming due authorization, execution, and delivery hereof by the other Parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid, and binding agreement of the Unitholder, enforceable against the Unitholder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (whether applied in a Proceeding at law or in equity).

 

3.4                               No Conflict or Default.  No notice to or consent, approval, license, permit, order, or authorization of any Governmental Authority or other Person is required to be obtained or made by the Unitholder in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement.  None of the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by the Unitholder, the consummation by the Unitholder of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by the Unitholder with any of the provisions hereof will (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) (a) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default (or give rise to any third party right of termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration, or entitlement) under, any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any contract, including any voting agreement, proxy arrangement, pledge agreement, unitholders agreement, or voting trust, to which the Unitholder is a party or by which the Unitholder or any of the Unitholder’s properties or assets (including the Covered Units) may be bound; (b) result in the creation of a Lien on the Unitholder’s assets or property (including the Covered Units), except as created pursuant to this Agreement; or (c) constitute a violation by the Unitholder of any applicable Law, in each case, except for such violations, breaches, or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or delay (i) the consummation of the Merger, the other Transactions, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) the Unitholder from performing its obligations under this Agreement.

 

3.5                               Ownership of Existing Series B Preferred Units.  Except with respect to Transfers permitted by Section 4.1, the Unitholder is the record owner of the Existing Series B Preferred Units as provided with respect to the Unitholder on Exhibit A attached hereto.  None of the Existing Series B Preferred Units of the Unitholder are subject to any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Existing Series B Preferred Units, other than pursuant to this Agreement.

 

3.6                               No Litigation.  There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Unitholder, threatened against or affecting the Unitholder, or the Unitholder’s assets or property, at law or in equity before or by any Governmental Authority or any other Person that would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Unitholder to perform its obligations hereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The Unitholder is not subject to any outstanding order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree, or arbitration ruling, settlement, award, or other finding that would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Unitholder to perform its obligations hereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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ARTICLE IV
 COVENANTS

 

4.1                               Transfer Restrictions and Certain Other Actions.  The Unitholder agrees not to, from and after the date hereof until the Expiration Time, cause or permit any Transfer of any Covered Units unless as a precondition to such Transfer, the Person becoming the owner the Covered Units in any such Transfer agrees in a writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Partnership, to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement.  The Unitholder agrees not to deposit (or permit the deposit of) any Covered Units in a voting trust or grant any proxy or enter into any voting agreement or similar agreement in contravention of the obligations of the Unitholder under this Agreement with respect to any Covered Units.

 

4.2                               Further Assurances.  The Partnership, the Unitholder, and each of the Enfield Affiliate Parties will each execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all further documents and instruments and use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law, to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

4.3                               No Inconsistent Agreements.   Except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Unitholder shall not (i) enter into at any time prior to the Expiration Time, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any Covered Units or (ii) grant at any time prior to the Expiration Time, a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any Covered Units, in either case, which is inconsistent with the Unitholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

 

4.4                               Capacity.  The Unitholder has entered into this Agreement solely in its capacity as a record owner of Covered Units.  None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit, limit, or restrict any Representative of the Unitholder who is an officer or director of the General Partner from exercising his or her duties to the General Partner by taking any action whatsoever in his or her capacity as an officer or director, including with respect to the Merger Agreement and the Transactions.

 

ARTICLE V
 MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1                               No Ownership Interest.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Partnership any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Covered Units owned by the Unitholder.  All rights, ownership, and economic benefits of and relating to the Covered Units shall remain vested in, and belong to, the Unitholder, and the Partnership shall have no authority to manage, direct, restrict, regulate, govern, or administer any of the policies or operations of the Unitholder or exercise any power or authority to direct the Unitholder in the voting of any of the Covered Units owned by the Unitholder, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

5.2                               Publicity.  The Unitholder consents to and authorizes Parent and the Partnership to include and disclose in any registration statement, proxy statement, or information statement that is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the Merger, and in such other schedules, certificates, applications, agreements, or documents, to be 

 

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filed with the SEC or otherwise publicly disclosed, as Parent and the Partnership reasonably determine to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, this Agreement, the Unitholder’s identity, the ownership of the Covered Units, and the nature of the Unitholder’s commitments, arrangements, and understandings pursuant to this Agreement.

 

5.3                               Notices.  Any notice, request, instruction, correspondence, or other document to be given hereunder by any Party to another Party shall be in writing and delivered in person or by courier service requiring acknowledgment of receipt of delivery or mailed by U.S. registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, or by facsimile, as follows; provided, that copies to be delivered below shall not be required for effective notice and shall not constitute notice:

 

If to the Partnership, addressed to:

 

c/o EnLink Midstream GP, LLC

EnLink Midstream Partners, LP

1722 Routh Street, Suite 1300

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention: General Counsel

Tel: (214) 953-9500
 Fax: (214) 721-9299

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1100
 Dallas, Texas 75201
 Attention:  Doug Rayburn
 Tel: (214) 698-3342
 Fax: (214) 571-2948

 

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP

1313 North Market Street, 6th Floor

Wilmington, Delaware 19801
 Attention: Thomas A. Mullen
 Tel: (302) 984-6204
 Fax: (302) 658-1192

 

If to the Unitholder or an Enfield Affiliate Party, addressed to such Party:

 

301 Commerce Street
 Suite 3300
 Fort Worth, TX 76102
 Attention: General Counsel

Fax:  (817) 871-4010

 

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with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Vinson & Elkins LLP

1001 Fannin Street

Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention:  David Oelman 
 Tel: (713) 758-3708
 Fax: (713) 615-5861

 

Notice given by personal delivery, courier service, or mail shall be effective upon actual receipt.  Notice given by facsimile shall be effective upon written confirmation of receipt by facsimile, e-mail or otherwise.  Any Party may change any address to which Notice is to be given to it by giving notice as provided above of such change of address.

 

5.4                               Amendments.  This Agreement may be amended, modified, or supplemented only by a written instrument executed and delivered by all Parties.  The consent or approval of the Partnership for any purpose under this Agreement shall require the prior approval or consent of the Partnership Conflicts Committee.

 

5.5                               Waiver.  No failure or delay any Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (regardless of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party, provided that, in the case of the Partnership, such extension or waiver is approved by the Partnership Conflicts Committee.

 

5.6                               Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect as of the Expiration Time. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this Article V shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

5.7                               Expenses.  Each Party shall be solely responsible for all expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Party shall be entitled to any reimbursement for such expenses from any other Party.

 

5.8                               Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and the Exhibits hereto constitute the entire agreement of the Parties and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

5.9                               Assignment.  Except for a Transfer permitted under Section 4.1, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by the Parties, in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any attempted or purported assignment without such consent shall be null and void.  Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, 

 

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inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

5.10                        Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party and its permitted successors and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit, or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

5.11                        Governing Law and Venue; Consent to Jurisdiction.

 

(a)                                 This Agreement, and Proceedings of any kind (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort, or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of, or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution, or performance of this Agreement (including any action, cause of action, or claim of any kind based upon, arising out of, or related to any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, including Laws of the State of Delaware relating to applicable statutes of limitation, burdens of proof, and available remedies.

 

(b)                                 Each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or in the event, but only in the event, that such court does not have jurisdiction over such Proceeding, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (or, in the event that such court does not have jurisdiction over such Proceeding, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware) (collectively, the “Courts”), for the purposes of any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions (and agrees not to commence any Proceeding relating hereto except in such Courts as provided herein). Each of the Parties further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice, or document hand delivered or sent in accordance with Section 5.3 to such Party’s address set forth in Section 5.3 will be effective service of process for any Proceeding in Delaware with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Anything to the contrary in this Section 5.10(b) notwithstanding, each Party agrees that a final judgment in any Proceeding properly brought in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be conclusive and may be enforced by suit on the judgment in any jurisdiction or in any other manner provided at law or in equity.

 

(c)                                  Each Party agrees that this Agreement involves at least $100,000 and that this Agreement has been entered into in express reliance upon 6 Del. C. § 2708.

 

(d)                                 WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING IN WHICH ANY CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER AT LAW, IN EQUITY, IN CONTRACT, IN TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ASSERTED BASED UPON, ARISING FROM, OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE COURSE OF DEALING OR RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE

 

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PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION, AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ASSIGNEE, SUCCESSOR, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY PARTY SHALL REQUEST A JURY TRIAL IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING NOR SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH PROCEEDING WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE OR HAS NOT BEEN WAIVED. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A PROCEEDING, (II) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.10.

 

5.12                        Facsimiles; Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature.

 

5.13                        Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Laws, but if any provision or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Laws in any jurisdiction by any applicable Governmental Authority, (a) such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of any provision in any other jurisdiction, (b) such provision shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable only to the extent strictly required by such Governmental Authority, (c) to the extent any such provision is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, each Party agrees that it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Governmental Authority to modify such provision so that such provision shall be valid, legal, and enforceable as originally intended to the greatest extent possible, and (d) to the extent that the Governmental Authority does not modify such provision, each of the Parties agree that they shall endeavor in good faith to exercise or modify such provision so that such provision shall be valid, legal, and enforceable as originally intended to the greatest extent possible.

 

5.14                        Specific Performance.  The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and it is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, in accordance with Section 5.10, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance, and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that (i) either Party has an adequate remedy at law 

 

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or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity (it being understood that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit the Parties from raising other defenses to a claim for specific performance or other equitable relief under this Agreement). Each Party further agrees that no Party shall be required to obtain, furnish, or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with, or as a condition to, obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 5.13, and each Party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

 

5.15                        Damages.  Anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, in no event shall a Party be liable hereunder for (a) any remote, exemplary, or punitive damages or (b) any special, consequential, incidental, or indirect damages or lost profits, except in the case of clause (b), to the extent any such damages or lost profits would otherwise be recoverable under applicable Law in an action for breach of contract.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
ENLINK MIDSTREAM   PARTNERS, LP
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
EnLink   Midstream GP, LLC,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
its   General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Michael J. Garberding
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Michael   J. Garberding
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    

 

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ENFIELD HOLDINGS,   L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
Enfield   Holdings Advisors, Inc.,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
its   general partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Adam   Fliss
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Adam   Fliss
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
TPG VII MANAGEMENT,   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Adam   Fliss
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Adam   Fliss
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
WSIP   EGYPT HOLDINGS, LP
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
Broad   Street Infrastructure Advisors III, L.L.C.,
    
	
 
    	
its   General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Scott   Lebovitz
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Scott   Lebovitz
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
WSEP   EGYPT HOLDINGS, LP
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
Broad   Street Energy Advisors AIV-1, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
its   General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Scott   Lebovitz
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Scott   Lebovitz
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    
				

 

[Signature Page to Support Agreement]Exhibit 10.3

 

Execution Version

 

PARENT SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This PARENT SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 21, 2018, is made and entered into by and between GIP III Stetson II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GIP”), and EnLink Midstream Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”).  GIP and the Partnership are referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

R E C I T A L S

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, EnLink Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the managing member of Parent (the “Parent Managing Member”), NOLA Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), the Partnership, and EnLink Midstream GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”), are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), providing for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership as the sole surviving entity (the “Merger”);

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, GIP is the owner of record of the number of common units representing membership interests in Parent (“Common Units”), as set forth next to GIP’s name on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Existing Units”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, GIP is executing and delivering an irrevocable written consent in the form attached as Exhibit B to the Merger Agreement (the “Parent Written Consent”) approving the Parent Unit Issuance; and

 

WHEREAS, as an inducement to the willingness of the parties to the Merger Agreement to enter into the Merger Agreement and to proceed with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger (the “Transactions”), the Parties are entering into this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in this Agreement and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
  DEFINITIONS

 

1.1                               Definitions.  For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

 

(a)                                 “Business Day” means any day on which commercial banks are generally open for business in Dallas, Texas or New York, New York, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day observed as a holiday in Dallas, Texas or New York, New York under the Laws of the State 

 

 

of Texas, the Laws of the State of New York, or the federal Laws of the United States of America, as applicable.

 

(b)                                 “Covered Units” means (i) the Existing Units of GIP and (ii) all additional Common Units of which GIP acquires sole or shared voting power during the period from the date hereof through the Expiration Time.

 

(c)                                  “Expiration Time” means the earliest to occur of: (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been terminated for any reason in accordance with its terms; (ii) the Merger Effective Time; and (iii) the mutual written agreement of the Parties to terminate this Agreement, provided that, in the case of the Partnership, such written agreement is approved by the Partnership Conflicts Committee.

 

(d)                                 “Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, tribal, provincial, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental court, department, commission, board, bureau, regulatory, or administrative agency or instrumentality.

 

(e)                                  “Laws” means all statutes, regulations, codes, tariffs, ordinances, decisions, administrative interpretations, writs, injunctions, stipulations, statutory rules, orders, judgments, decrees, and terms and conditions of any grant of approval, permission, authority, permit, or license of any court, Governmental Authority, statutory body, or self-regulatory authority (including the New York Stock Exchange).

 

(f)                                   “Merger Effective Time” means the effective time of the consummation of the Merger under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended, and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended.

 

(g)                                  “Partnership Conflicts Committee” means the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of the General Partner.

 

(h)                                 “Parent Unit Issuance” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.

 

(i)                                     “Person” means an individual or entity, including any partnership, corporation, association, trust, limited liability company, joint venture, unincorporated organization, or other entity or Governmental Authority.

 

(j)                                    “Proceeding” means any claim, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, investigation, or inquiry by or before any Governmental Authority or otherwise.

 

(k)                                 “Proxy Designee” means a Person designated by the Partnership Conflicts Committee by written notice to each of the Parties hereto, which notice may simultaneously revoke the designation of any Person as a Proxy Designee.

 

(l)                                     “Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s directors, officers, employees, counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financial advisors, and other representatives.

 

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(m)                             “Transfer” means, directly or indirectly: (i) to sell (including short sales), pledge, encumber, assign, grant an option with respect to, transfer, or dispose of Covered Units or any interest in Covered Units by any means, including by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of law, or otherwise or to undertake any other action that results in (or could result in) a Person other than GIP owning any of the Covered Units, either voluntarily or involuntarily; (ii) to grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect to Covered Units other than pursuant to this Agreement; or (iii) to enter into an agreement or commitment, whether or not in writing, providing for the sale of, pledge of, encumbrance of, assignment of, grant of an option with respect to, transfer of, or disposition of Covered Units or any interest in Covered Units by any means, including by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of law, or otherwise.  For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Transfer” shall not include any existing pledges or security interests issued by GIP in connection with a bona fide loan, indenture, or other contract for indebtedness.

 

1.2                               Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions.

 

(a)                                 The division of this Agreement into articles, sections, and other portions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to an “Article” or “Section” followed by a number or a letter refer to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement. The terms “this Agreement,” “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any particular Article, Section, or other portion hereof.  Unless otherwise specifically indicated or the context otherwise requires, (i) all references to “dollars” or “$” mean United States dollars, (ii) words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender shall include all genders, and (iii) “include,” “includes,” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

(b)                                 In the event that any date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the Parties that can only be taken on a Business Day, but such date does not fall on a Business Day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day. Reference to any Party is also a reference to such Party’s permitted successors and assigns. The Exhibits attached to this Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement and form part hereof. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to an “Exhibit” followed by a number or a letter refer to the specified Exhibit to this Agreement. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, it is the intention of the Parties that this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Person by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. In this Agreement, specific provisions shall prevail over general provisions.  Further, prior drafts of this Agreement, or the fact that any clauses have been added, deleted, or otherwise modified from any prior drafts of this Agreement, shall not be used as an aid of construction or otherwise constitute evidence of the intent of the parties; and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of such prior drafts.

 

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ARTICLE II
 SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

2.1                               Agreement to Vote Covered Units.

 

(a)                                 Prior to the Expiration Time, at any meeting of the unitholders of Parent that is called and at which action is to be taken with respect to the Parent Unit Issuance, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of unitholders of Parent with respect to the approval of the Parent Unit Issuance, GIP (solely in GIP’s capacity as a holder of Covered Units, and not in any other capacity) shall, or shall cause the holder of record of the applicable Covered Units or any applicable record date to, (i) appear at each such meeting and its Covered Units to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum; and (ii) (A) in the case of a meeting, vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, all of GIP’s Covered Units, or (B) in the case of a proposed action by consent in lieu of a meeting, duly deliver (or cause to be duly delivered) promptly (and in any event within 48 hours after the receipt of the proposed action by consent) a consent in respect of all GIP’s Covered Units, in each case, in favor of (x) the adoption of the Parent Unit Issuance and (y) any related matter that must be approved by unitholders of Parent in order for the Transactions, including the Parent Unit Issuance, to be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.

 

(b)                                 From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Time, GIP agrees not to vote any Covered Units in favor of, or consent to, and will vote against and not consent to, the approval of any other action, agreement, transaction, or proposal that is intended, would reasonably be expected, or the result of which would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage, frustrate the purposes of, or adversely affect any of the Transactions.

 

(c)                                  GIP represents and hereby confirms that is has duly executed and delivered the Parent Written Consent as of the date hereof.  GIP agrees that it shall not amend, modify, withdraw, terminate, or revoke the Parent Written Consent; provided, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to imply that the Parent Written Consent may be amended, modified, withdrawn, terminated, or revoked following its execution by GIP.

 

2.2                               Voting Rights.  From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Time, except with respect to Transfers permitted by Section 4.1, GIP will continue to hold, and shall have the right to exercise, all voting rights related to the Covered Units.

 

2.3                               Grant of Irrevocable Proxy.  FROM AND AFTER THE DATE HEREOF UNTIL THE EXPIRATION TIME, GIP IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY APPOINTS MICHAEL J. GARBERDING AND ANY OTHER PROXY DESIGNEE (AS DEFINED ABOVE), EACH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY, AS GIP’S PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION AND RESUBSTITUTION, TO VOTE AT ANY MEETING OF THE UNITHOLDERS OF PARENT AT WHICH ANY OF THE MATTERS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2.1 ARE TO BE CONSIDERED OR EXECUTE WRITTEN CONSENTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH MATTERS, WITH RESPECT TO GIP’S COVERED UNITS AS OF THE APPLICABLE RECORD DATE, IN EACH CASE SOLELY TO THE EXTENT AND IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED IN SECTION 2.1.  THIS PROXY IS IRREVOCABLE (UNTIL THE 

 

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EXPIRATION TIME AND EXCEPT AS TO ANY PROXY DESIGNEE WHOSE DESIGNATION AS A PROXY DESIGNEE IS REVOKED BY THE PARTNERSHIP CONFLICTS COMMITTEE) AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST, AND GIP WILL TAKE SUCH FURTHER ACTION OR EXECUTE SUCH FURTHER INSTRUMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS PROXY AND HEREBY REVOKES ANY OTHER PROXY PREVIOUSLY GRANTED BY GIP WITH RESPECT TO ITS COVERED UNITS (AND GIP HEREBY REPRESENTS TO PARENT THAT ANY SUCH OTHER PROXY IS REVOCABLE).

 

ARTICLE III
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF GIP

 

GIP represents and warrants to the Partnership that:

 

3.1                               Organization.  GIP is an entity duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the applicable Laws of the State of Delaware.

 

3.2                               Authorization.  GIP has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

3.3                               Due Execution and Delivery.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by GIP and, assuming due authorization, execution, and delivery hereof by the Partnership, constitutes a legal, valid, and binding agreement of GIP, enforceable against GIP in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (whether applied in a Proceeding at law or in equity).

 

3.4                               No Conflict or Default.  No notice to or consent, approval, license, permit, order, or authorization of any Governmental Authority or other Person is required to be obtained or made by GIP in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement.  None of the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by GIP, the consummation by GIP of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by GIP with any of the provisions hereof will (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) (a) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default (or give rise to any third party right of termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration, or entitlement) under, any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any contract, including any voting agreement, proxy arrangement, pledge agreement, unitholders agreement, or voting trust, to which GIP is a party or by which GIP or any of GIP’s properties or assets (including the Covered Units) may be bound; (b) result in the creation of a lien on GIP’s assets or property (including the Covered Units), except as created pursuant to this Agreement; or (c) constitute a violation by GIP of any applicable Law, in each case, except for such violations, breaches, or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or delay (i) the consummation of the Merger, the other Transactions, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) GIP from performing its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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3.5                               Ownership of Existing Units.  Except with respect to Transfers permitted by Section 4.1, GIP is the owner of the Existing Units as provided on Exhibit A attached hereto.  None of GIP’s Existing Units are subject to any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Existing Units, other than pursuant to this Agreement.

 

3.6                               No Litigation.  There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of GIP, threatened against or affecting GIP, or GIP’s assets or property, at law or in equity before or by any Governmental Authority or any other Person that would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of GIP to perform its obligations hereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. GIP is not subject to any outstanding order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree, or arbitration ruling, settlement, award, or other finding that would reasonably be expected to impair the ability of GIP to perform its obligations hereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE IV
 COVENANTS

 

4.1                               Transfer Restrictions and Certain Other Actions.  GIP agrees not to, from and after the date hereof until the Expiration Time, cause or permit any Transfer of any Covered Units.  GIP agrees not to deposit (or permit the deposit of) any Covered Units in a voting trust or grant any proxy or enter into any voting agreement or similar agreement in contravention of the obligations of GIP under this Agreement with respect to any Covered Units.  This Section 4.1 shall not prohibit a Transfer of the Covered Units by GIP to an affiliate thereof; provided, however, that such Transfer shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the Person becoming the owner the Covered Units in any such Transfer agrees in a writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Partnership, to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement.

 

4.2                               Further Assurances.  The Partnership and GIP will each execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all further documents and instruments and use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law, to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

4.3                               No Inconsistent Agreements.  Except as contemplated by this Agreement, GIP shall not (i) enter into at any time prior to the Expiration Time, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any Covered Units or (ii) grant at any time prior to the Expiration Time, a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any Covered Units, in either case, which is inconsistent with GIP’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V
 MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1                               No Ownership Interest.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Partnership any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Covered Units owned by GIP.  All rights, ownership, and economic benefits of and relating to the Covered Units shall remain vested in, and belong to, GIP, and the Partnership 

 

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shall have no authority to manage, direct, restrict, regulate, govern, or administer any of the policies or operations of GIP or exercise any power or authority to direct GIP in the voting of any of the Covered Units owned by GIP, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

5.2                               Publicity.  GIP consents to and authorizes Parent and the Partnership to include and disclose in any registration statement, proxy statement, or information statement that is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the Merger, and in such other schedules, certificates, applications, agreements, or documents, to be filed with the SEC or otherwise publicly disclosed, as Parent and the Partnership reasonably determine to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, this Agreement, GIP’s identity, the ownership of the Covered Units, and the nature of such GIP’s commitments, arrangements, and understandings pursuant to this Agreement.

 

5.3                               Notices.  Any notice, request, instruction, correspondence, or other document to be given hereunder by any Party to another Party shall be in writing and delivered in person or by courier service requiring acknowledgment of receipt of delivery or mailed by U.S. registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, or by facsimile, as follows; provided, that copies to be delivered below shall not be required for effective notice and shall not constitute notice:

 

If to GIP, addressed to:

 

GIP III Stetson II, L.P.

c/o Global Infrastructure Management, LLC

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

Attention: Associate General Counsel

Telephone: (212) 315-8159

Fax: (877) 601-6879

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

811 Main Street, Suite 3700

Houston, Texas 77019

Attention: William N. Finnegan IV

Debbie P. Yee

Telephone: (713) 546-5400

Fax: (713) 546-5401

 

If to the Partnership, addressed to:

 

c/o EnLink Midstream GP, LLC

EnLink Midstream Partners, LP

1722 Routh Street, Suite 1300

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention: General Counsel

 

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Tel: (214) 953-9500
 Fax: (214) 721-9299

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1100
 Dallas, Texas 75201
 Attention:  Doug Rayburn
 Tel: (214) 698-3342
 Fax: (214) 571-2948

 

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP

1313 North Market Street, 6th Floor

Wilmington, Delaware 19801
 Attention: Thomas A. Mullen
 Tel: (302) 984-6204
 Fax: (302) 658-1192

 

Notice given by personal delivery, courier service, or mail shall be effective upon actual receipt.  Notice given by facsimile shall be effective upon written confirmation of receipt by facsimile, e-mail or otherwise.  Any Party may change any address to which notice is to be given to it by giving notice as provided above of such change of address.

 

5.4                               Amendments.  This Agreement may be amended, modified, or supplemented only by a written instrument executed and delivered by the Parties.  The consent or approval of the Partnership for any purpose under this Agreement shall require the prior approval or consent of the Partnership Conflicts Committee.

 

5.5                               Waiver.  No failure or delay any Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder.  No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (regardless of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party, provided that, in the case of the Partnership, such extension or waiver is approved by the Partnership Conflicts Committee.

 

5.6                               Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect as of the Expiration Time.

 

5.7                               Expenses.  Each Party shall be solely responsible for all expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Party shall be entitled to any reimbursement for such expenses from any other Party.

 

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5.8                               Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and the Exhibits hereto constitute the entire agreement of the Parties and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

5.9                               Assignment.  Except for a Transfer permitted under Section 4.1, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by the Parties, in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any attempted or purported assignment without such consent shall be null and void.  Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

5.10                        Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party and its permitted successors and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit, or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

5.11                        Governing Law and Venue; Consent to Jurisdiction.

 

(a)                                 This Agreement, and Proceedings of any kind (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort, or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of, or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution, or performance of this Agreement (including any action, cause of action, or claim of any kind based upon, arising out of, or related to any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, including Laws of the State of Delaware relating to applicable statutes of limitation, burdens of proof, and available remedies.

 

(b)                                 Each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or in the event, but only in the event, that such court does not have jurisdiction over such Proceeding, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (or, in the event that such court does not have jurisdiction over such Proceeding, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware) (collectively, the “Courts”), for the purposes of any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions (and agrees not to commence any Proceeding relating hereto except in such Courts as provided herein). Each of the Parties further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice, or document hand delivered or sent in accordance with Section 5.3 to such Party’s address set forth in Section 5.3 will be effective service of process for any Proceeding in Delaware with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Anything to the contrary in this Section 5.11(b) notwithstanding, each Party agrees that a final judgment in any Proceeding properly brought in accordance with the terms of this Agreement 

 

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shall be conclusive and may be enforced by suit on the judgment in any jurisdiction or in any other manner provided at law or in equity.

 

(c)                                  Each Party agrees that this Agreement involves at least $100,000 and that this Agreement has been entered into in express reliance upon 6 Del. C. § 2708.

 

(d)                                 WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING IN WHICH ANY CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER AT LAW, IN EQUITY, IN CONTRACT, IN TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ASSERTED BASED UPON, ARISING FROM, OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE COURSE OF DEALING OR RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION, AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ASSIGNEE, SUCCESSOR, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY PARTY SHALL REQUEST A JURY TRIAL IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING NOR SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH PROCEEDING WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE OR HAS NOT BEEN WAIVED. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A PROCEEDING, (II) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.11.

 

5.12                        Facsimiles; Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature.

 

5.13                        Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Laws, but if any provision or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Laws in any jurisdiction by any applicable Governmental Authority, (a) such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of any provision in any other jurisdiction, (b) such provision shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable only to the extent strictly required by such Governmental Authority, (c) to the extent any such provision is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, each Party agrees that it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Governmental Authority to modify such provision so that such provision shall be valid, legal, and enforceable as originally intended to the greatest extent possible, and (d) to the extent that the Governmental Authority does not modify such provision, each of the Parties agree that they shall endeavor in good faith to exercise or modify such provision so that such provision shall be valid, legal, and enforceable as originally intended to the greatest extent possible.

 

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5.14                        Specific Performance.  The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and it is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, in accordance with Section 5.11, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance, and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that (i) either Party has an adequate remedy at law or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity (it being understood that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit the Parties from raising other defenses to a claim for specific performance or other equitable relief under this Agreement). Each Party further agrees that no Party shall be required to obtain, furnish, or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with, or as a condition to, obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 5.14, and each Party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

 

5.15                        Damages.  Anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, in no event shall a Party be liable hereunder for (a) any remote, exemplary, or punitive damages or (b) any special, consequential, incidental, or indirect damages or lost profits, except in the case of clause (b), to the extent any such damages or lost profits would otherwise be recoverable under applicable Law in an action for breach of contract.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
ENLINK MIDSTREAM   PARTNERS, LP
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
EnLink   Midstream GP, LLC,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
its   General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Michael J. Garberding
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Michael   J. Garberding
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President   and Chief Executive Officer
    

 

[Signature Page to GIP Support Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
GIP III STETSON II,   L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
GIP III Stetson GP, LLC,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
its general partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ William Brilliant
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
William   Brilliant
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Manager
    

 

[Signature Page to GIP Support Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Common Units Held by the Unitholders

 

GIP III Stetson II, L.P.:  115,495,669 Common Units

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