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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 29, 2015

by and between

FIRST ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION,

as the Borrower

and

The Persons Listed on schedUle 1,

as the Lenders

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of June 29, 2015 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), is by and between FIRST ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) and the parties signatory hereto as lenders and identified on Schedule 1 hereto (together with their permitted successors and assigns, each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”).

W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit in the form of term loans to the Borrower on the terms and conditions set forth herein in the aggregate principal amount of $30,000,000 (the “Term Loans”) on the date upon which the conditions set forth in Section 8 are satisfied in a manner reasonably acceptable to, or waived by, the Lenders (such date, the “Closing Date”);

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1.Certain Definitions.  As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

“Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote 10.0% or more of the Voting Stock for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Stock or by contract or otherwise.

“Agreement” has the meaning assigned in the preamble.

“Acquisition” means the acquisition contemplated by and pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.

“Asset Purchase Agreement” means that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015, by and among Titan Insurance Services, Inc., Titan Auto Insurance of New Mexico, Inc. and Acceptance Insurance Agency of Tennessee, Inc. 

“Borrower” has the meaning assigned in the preamble.

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock and any debt securities convertible into such equity.

“Change of Control” means any of the following events: 

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(1)    any combination of Permitted Holders shall fail to own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate at least a majority of the Voting Stock of the Borrower;

(2)    the date the Continuing Directors cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower then in office; or

(3)    the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Borrower.

“Closing Date” has the meaning assigned in the recitals.

“Continuing Directors” means individuals who on the Closing Date constituted the board of directors of the Borrower (together with any new directors whose election by such board of directors or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Borrower was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Borrower then still in office who were either directors on the Closing Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved).

“Default” means a condition that, after written notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

“Event of Default” or “Events of Default” has the meaning assigned in Section 12.

 “Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Excluded Taxes” means (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by a Lender’s net income (however denominated) by a Governmental Authority of a jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of the Lender being organized in, having its principal office in, having its lending office in, having a present or former connection with (other than connections arising solely as a result of such Lender having become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to this Agreement) or otherwise doing business in (other than solely as a result of the Borrower’s activities) such jurisdiction, (ii) U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which a Lender (A) acquires its interest in the applicable Term Loan or (B) changes its lending office, (iii) U.S. federal withholding Taxes attributable to a Lender’s failure to timely provide a valid IRS Form W-9 or IRS Forms W-8, as applicable, to obtain a Tax exemption or reduction to which it would otherwise have been entitled, or (iv) U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

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“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory or legislative body.

“Gross-Up Payment” has the meaning assigned in Section 7.

“Lender” and “Lenders” have the meaning assigned in the preamble.

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, together with any other agreement, schedule, exhibit or certificate delivered in connection herewith.

“Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the date that is the 10 year anniversary of the Closing Date, provided that, if such date shall not be a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day and (ii) the date payment of the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Term Loan is accelerated in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Obligations” means all amounts owing under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the Term Loans) by the Borrower, whether existing on the date hereof or hereinafter incurred or created and shall include the principal of, interest on, fees, costs, expenses and other charges owing in respect of, such amounts (including, without limitation, any attorneys’, accountants’, financial advisors’ and other fees, costs and expenses that are chargeable or reimbursable under the Loan Documents and including any interest accrued after the commencement of any insolvency proceeding), and any obligations in respect of indemnity claims, whether contingent or otherwise.

“Payment” has the meaning assigned in Section 7.

“Permitted Holders” means collective reference to: Gerald J. Ford and his Affiliates (other than portfolio companies), related estate planning and charitable trusts and vehicles and his family members, and upon Gerald J. Ford’s death, (x) any Person who was an Affiliate of Gerald J. Ford upon his death, and that upon his death directly or indirectly owned Equity Interest in the Borrower and (y) Gerald J. Ford’s’s heirs, executors and/or administrators.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

“Ratable Share” means, as to any Lender, (a) prior to the funding of the Term Loans on the Closing Date, the percentage determined by dividing its commitment to make advances hereunder, as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, by the aggregate commitment of all Lenders to make advances hereunder, as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto and (b) upon and following the funding of the Term Loans on the Closing Date, the percentage determined by dividing the Term Loans of such Lender outstanding at such time by the aggregate Term Loans of all Lenders outstanding at such time.

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Term Loans that taken together represent more than 50% of the sum of all Term Loans outstanding.

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“Subordinated Guarantee” means that certain Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2007, by the Borrower for the benefit of Holders (as defined therein) from time to time of the Preferred Securities (as defined therein) of First Acceptance Statutory Trust I.

“Subordinated Indenture” means that certain Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of June 15, 2007, between the Borrower and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee.

“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Term Loan” has the meaning assigned in the recitals.

 

 

“Voting Stock” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

 

References herein to a provision of law or statutory enactment are (unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to that provision or enactment as amended or re-enacted.

Section 2.Term Loan.  

(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, each Lender hereby agrees to advance to Borrower its Ratable Share of Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount (for all Lenders) not to exceed $30,000,000.  The advance of Term Loans shall be made to the Borrower by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Borrower.  Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of the Term Loans may not be reborrowed. The commitment of each Lender hereunder shall terminate on the earlier of (a) 5:00 p.m. New York City time on August 1, 2015 and (b) the Closing Date after the making of such Lender’s advance on such date.

Section 3.Interest.  Interest shall be payable quarterly, in arrears, on each September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30 after the Closing Date (the “Interest Payment Dates”) and on the Maturity Date.  Interest on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (as outstanding, advanced and/or repaid from time to time) shall accrue from the Closing Date, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date for which the applicable interest payment has been made, until the principal amount of the Term Loans are paid in full, at a rate of 8.0% per annum and shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365/366 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).  In the case of any overdue amounts of principal or interest, the Borrower shall pay interest on such overdue amounts, on demand by the Required Lenders, at a rate per annum equal to the ordinary interest rate provided above plus an additional 2.0% per annum.  

Section 4.Payments.  On each Interest Payment Date, the Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Lenders the aggregate accrued, unpaid interest hereunder to such date, in full in cash. On the Maturity Date, the Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay 

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to the Lenders the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and all accrued, unpaid interest thereon, in full in cash. 

Section 5.Use of Proceeds.  Upon receipt of the Term Loans hereunder, the full proceeds thereof will be used by the Borrower to make a capital contribution to Acceptance Insurance Agency of Tennessee, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, which shall in turn use the proceeds of such capital contribution solely to pay the purchase price pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement.

Section 6.Prepayments.  

(a)From the Closing Date until the first anniversary thereof, the Borrower shall not have the right to prepay the Term Loans, other than as set forth in Section 6(b). On or after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have the right at any time to prepay the Term Loans in whole or in part, in cash, without premium or penalty upon written notice to the Lenders.

(b)If (a) the Acquisition is not consummated on or before 11:59 p.m. New York City time on August 2, 2015 (the “Outside Date”) or (b) the Acquisition Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the consummation of the Acquisition (the earlier to occur of the Outside Date and the date of such termination, the “Repayment Trigger Date”), then the Borrower shall repay the Term Loans in full in cash, without premium or penalty, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of repayment, by the date that is three (3) Business Days following the occurrence of the Repayment Trigger Date.

(c)Prepayments made in accordance with this Section 6 shall be applied first, to the payment of fees, expenses and indemnification obligations to the Lenders, ratably as their interests may appears, second, to the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest owing to the Lenders, ratably as their interests may appear, and third, to reduce the remaining principal amount of the Term Loans held by each Lender, ratably as their interests may appear.

Section 7.General Provisions Regarding Payments.  Cash payments received that are insufficient to pay amounts then due shall be applied first to payment of fees, expenses and indemnification obligations to the Lenders, second, to the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and third, to reduce the remaining principal amount of the Term Loans.  The Borrower will pay all amounts due under any Loan Document free and clear of and without reduction for any Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) except as required by applicable law, and without set-off or counterclaim, in U.S. dollars.  All payments due hereunder shall be made on the due date thereof no later than 2:00 p.m., New York, New York. Any payment received by the applicable Lender after 2:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on any day, will be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day. If the Borrower determines in good faith that any payment under the Loan Documents (a “Payment”) would be or is subject to any deduction, withholding or offset due to any Tax (other than any Excluded Tax) by applicable law, the Borrower shall, in addition to all sums otherwise payable hereunder, pay to the applicable Lender an additional amount in cash (a “Gross-Up Payment”) such that after all such Taxes such Lender  actually receives an amount of Gross-Up Payment equal to the Taxes (other than any Excluded Taxes) imposed upon the Payment (i.e., the Lender receives a net amount equal to the Payment).  The Borrower shall 

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timely remit such Taxes to the applicable Governmental Authority and shall provide evidence of such payment to the Lenders within ten (10) days of making such payment.

Section 8.Conditions Precedent.  The obligation of the Lenders to advance the Term Loans hereunder is subject to the satisfaction, as of the time of each such advance and in any event no later than August 1, 2015, of the following conditions precedent, in each case, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Lenders:

(a)Loan Agreement.  This Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower and shall be in full force and effect.

(b)Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties in Section 9 shall be true and correct in all respects.

(c)[Reserved].  

(d)No Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result after giving effect to the advance of the Term Loan.

(e)Closing Certificate. The Lenders shall have received in relation to the Borrower a customary closing and secretary’s certificate with attachments in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

The execution hereof and the acceptance by the Borrower of any proceeds of the Term Loans shall be deemed to constitute, as of the date of such receipt, a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions in this Section 8 have been satisfied.

Section 9.Representations and Warranties.  In order to induce the Lenders to advance the Term Loan hereunder, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows on the date hereof:

(a)The Borrower is a corporation duly incorporated, organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.

(b)The Borrower has full power and authority to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.  The execution and delivery of each Loan Document to which the Borrower is a party, the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action of the Borrower.  The Borrower has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document to which it is a party.

(c)Each Loan Document to which the Borrower is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

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(d)The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of each Loan Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not:  (i) conflict with or result in any violation or breach of any provision of any of the organizational documents of the Borrower; or (ii) conflict with or result in any violation or breach of any provision of any applicable law.

(e)The Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction, in respect of the conduct of its business.

(f)The Obligations constitute “Senior Debt” as defined in and pursuant to each of the Subordinated Indenture and the Subordinated Guarantee.

Section 10.Affirmative Covenants.  So long as any amount is outstanding under this Agreement:

(a)The Borrower shall at any time or from time to time upon the request of the Required Lenders, execute, acknowledge and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as the Required Lenders may reasonably request in order to effect fully the purposes of the Loan Documents, including Section 16 and Section 22 hereof.  

(b)The Borrower shall at all times preserve and maintain (i) its existence and (ii) all its material rights, privileges and franchises.

(c)The Borrower shall cause the proceeds of the Term Loans to be used in accordance with Section 5 hereof.

 

Section 11.Negative Covenants.  So long as any amount is outstanding under this Agreement, the Borrower shall not: 

(a)Consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person.

(b)Sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any Person or group of Persons.

Section 12.Events of Default.  If any of the following events (each an “Event of Default” and more than one such Event of Default, collectively, “Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a)the Borrower shall fail to make payment when due, whether at stated maturity, upon the circumstances described in Section 6(b) hereof, by acceleration or otherwise, in whole or in part, of any principal amount of the Term Loan or any interest thereon;

(b)the Borrower shall fail to make payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of any fee or other amount (other than any principal amount of the Term Loan or interest thereon) owed to the Lenders in respect of the Term Loan 

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and such payment remains unpaid for a period of ten (10) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice from the Required Lenders of such failure to pay;

(c)the Borrower shall fail to observe any covenant contained in Section 10(b)(i) or Section 11 of this Agreement;

(d)the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document applicable to it and such failure shall not have been cured within five (5) days after actual knowledge of the same by the Borrower and/or written notice from the Required Lenders describing such failure;

(e)any representation, warranty, certification or other statement made or deemed made by the Borrower herein or in any other Loan Document shall be false in any material respect as of the date made;

(f)the Borrower shall default in the payment when due (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods) of any principal of or interest on any indebtedness in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate; or any event specified in any note, agreement, indenture or other document evidencing or relating to any indebtedness in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate shall occur if the effect of such event is to cause, or (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods) to permit the holder or holders of such indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, such indebtedness to become due, or to be prepaid in full (whether by redemption, purchase, offer to purchase or otherwise), prior to its stated maturity; 

(g)one or more money judgments, writs or warrants of attachment or similar processes in any jurisdiction involving in the aggregate at any time an amount in excess of $1,000,000 (to the extent not adequately covered by insurance as to which a solvent and unaffiliated insurance company has acknowledged coverage) shall be entered or filed against the Borrower and shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded, unappealed or unstayed for a period of 45 days;

(h)the Borrower shall (i) become insolvent or generally be unable to meet, or admit in writing its inability or unwillingness to meet, its obligations as they generally become due; (ii) apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a trustee, trustee-in-bankruptcy, administrator, receiver, sequestrator, liquidator, or other custodian, make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or commence administration, bankruptcy or rehabilitation proceedings; (iii) in the absence of such application, consent or acquiescence, permit or suffer to exist the appointment of a trustee, trustee-in-bankruptcy, administrator, receiver, sequestrator, liquidator, or other custodian, and such trustee, receiver, sequestrator, liquidator; or (iv) permit or suffer to exist the commencement of any bankruptcy, rehabilitation, sequestration, reorganization, debt arrangement or other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution, winding up, liquidation proceeding or sequestration, and, if any such case or proceeding is not commenced by the Borrower, such case or proceeding shall be consented to or acquiesced in by the Borrower or shall result in the entry of an order for relief; 

(i)at any time after the execution and delivery thereof, any Loan Document ceases to be in full force and effect (other than by reason of the satisfaction in full of the Obliga

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tions in accordance with the terms thereof) or shall be declared null and void or (ii) prior to the satisfaction in full of the Obligations, the Borrower shall contest the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document in writing or deny in writing that it has any further liability under any Loan Document; or  

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THEN, in the case of any Event of Default specified above, the Required Lenders may, (i)(A) by written notice to the Borrower, declare the Obligations to be forthwith due and payable, together with accrued fees and interest, whereupon the same shall become forthwith due and payable, without demand, protest, presentment, notice of dishonor or any other notice or demand whatsoever, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower, and (B) declare the Lenders’ commitment to make any Term Loan to be terminated, whereupon such commitment shall be terminated; provided that in the case of the Events of Default specified in clause (h) above, without any notice to the Borrower or any other act of the Required Lenders, the Obligations shall automatically become forthwith due and payable, together with accrued interest, without demand, protest, presentment, notice of dishonor or any other notice or demand whatsoever, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower, and the Lenders’ commitment to make any Term Loan hereunder shall automatically terminate, and (ii) exercise and enforce any and all rights and interests created and existing under the Loan Documents and applicable law against the Borrower.

Section 13.Notices.  Any notice to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier or electronic mail and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by the recipient at the address for notice set forth opposite its signature below.

Section 14.No Implied Waivers; Remedies Not Exclusive.  No failure by the Lenders to exercise, and no delay in exercising and no course of dealing with respect to, any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Lenders of any right or remedy under any document evidencing or in connection with the Obligations preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy.  The rights and remedies specified in this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 15.Amendments and Waivers.  Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived, but only if such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower; provided, any amendment to the amount of the outstanding principal obligations, the interest rate in respect of the Term Loan and/or the Maturity Date shall require the written consent of each Lender affected thereby.  A waiver by the Lenders of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Lenders would otherwise have on any future occasion.

Section 16.Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns for the benefit of the Lenders and their successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obliga

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tions under this Agreement without the prior written consent of each of the Lenders.  No Lender may assign, transfer or delegate to one or more persons or entities (other than an Affiliate) any or all of its rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of the Borrower. 

Section 17.Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.  

(a)THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.  

(b)By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Lender and the Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally:

(i)submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding against it arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in each case sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and appellate courts from any thereof;

(ii)consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in or removed to such courts, and waives any objection, or right to stay or dismiss any action or proceeding, that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

(iii)agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower or to such Lender, as applicable, at its address specified in its signature page hereto or at such other address of which the Lenders or the Borrower, as applicable, shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

(iv)agrees that nothing herein shall (A) affect the right of the Lenders or the Borrower to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or (B) limit the right of any party to commence proceedings against or otherwise sue any other party hereto in any other court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment; and

(v)agrees that judgment against it in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or without the United States by suit on the judgment or otherwise as provided by law, a certified or exemplified copy of which judgment shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of the Borrower’s obligation.

Section 18.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached 

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to a single counterpart.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or by electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

Section 19.Entire Agreement. The Loan Documents, including, without limitation, this Agreement, embody the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter thereof.  

Section 20.Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement being held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not affect any part of such provision not held illegal, invalid or unenforceable, any other provision of this Agreement or any part of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 21.Usury Savings.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary or otherwise, the Lenders shall never be entitled to receive as interest on the Obligations evidenced hereby any amount in excess of the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged by Applicable Law.  In the event that the Lenders ever receive any such excess, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal sum hereof, and if the principal sum is paid in full, any remaining excess shall forthwith be paid to the Borrower.

Section 22.Expenses; Indemnity.  The Borrower agrees promptly to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Lenders in connection with the administration, enforcement of, or collection under this Agreement and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel.  The Borrower agrees to indemnify (promptly on demand) each Lender and each Affiliate of any Lender, and each of its or their respective partners, trustees, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, advisors, representatives, agents, attorneys, controlling persons or members (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Term Loan or (iii) any claim, action, suit, inquiry, litigation, investigation or other proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by Borrower (collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided, that the Borrower shall not have any obligation to any Indemnitee hereunder with respect to any Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities (a) arise from (i) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of such Indemnitee’s Affiliates or any of its or their respective partners, trustees, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, advisors, representatives, agents, attorneys, controlling persons or members or (ii) a material breach of such Indemnitee’s (or any of its Affiliates, partners, trustees, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, advisors, representatives, agents, attorneys, controlling persons and members) obligations under the Loan Documents, in each case, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (b) arise out of any dispute among Indemnitees that did not involve actions or omissions of the Borrower or its Affiliates (other than Indemnitees) or (c) arise in connection with any settlement entered into by such Indemnitee without the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, 

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conditioned or delayed) of the Borrower (provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity will apply to any such settlement in the event the Borrower was offered the ability to assume the defense of the action that was the subject matter of such settlement and elected not to assume the defense).  Neither any Lender nor the Borrower shall be responsible or liable to any other party hereunder or any other person or entity for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, which may be alleged as a result of this Agreement; provided that this sentence shall in no event limit the indemnity obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section 22.  The provisions of this Section 22 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations or the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement.

Section 23.Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS LOAN TRANSACTION OR THE LENDER/BORROWER RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED.  THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THIS WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN ITS RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS.  EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING (OTHER THAN BY A MUTUAL WRITTEN WAIVER SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 23 AND EXECUTED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO), AND THIS WAIVER WILL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS HERETO OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE LOANS MADE HEREUNDER.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

		
	
Address for Notice:

 

First Acceptance Corporation

3813 Green Hills Village Drive

Nashville, Tennessee 37215

Attention: Treasurer

E-mail: MBodayle@acceptanceinsurance.com

Fax:  615-523-5883
	
FIRST ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION,

as the Borrower

 

 

 

By:  /s/ BRENT GAY                                     

Name: Brent Gay

Title:  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial 

Officer

 

 

 

 

	
 
	
 

 

		

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Address for Notice:

 

Diamond Family Investments LP

c/o Ford Diamond II Corporation

200 Crescent Court, Suite 1350

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention:  President

Fax:  214-871-5199

 
	
Diamond Family Investments lp

 

By: FORD DIAMOND II CORPORATION, its general partner,

as Lender

 

 

 

By:  /s/ GARY SHULTZ                                  

Name: Gary Shultz 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

 

 

 

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Schedule 1

		
	
Lender
	
Term Loan

	
Diamond Family Investments LP
	
$30,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[EXHIBITS TO LOAN AGREEMENT OMITTED]EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

FORM OF 
 GPM PETROLEUM
LP 
 2015 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 

Section 1. Purpose of the Plan. The GPM Petroleum LP 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) has
been adopted on [•], 2015 (the “Effective Date”) by GPM Petroleum GP, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, the general partner (“General Partner”) of GPM Petroleum LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (the “Partnership”). The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the General Partner, the Partnership and their Affiliates by providing to Employees, Consultants and Directors incentive compensation awards to
encourage superior performance. The Plan is also contemplated to enhance the ability of the General Partner, the Partnership and their Affiliates to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of
the Partnership and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to advancing the business of the Partnership. 
 Section 2.
Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 
 (a) “409A
Award” means an Award that constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of the 409A Regulations, whether by design, due to a subsequent modification in the terms and conditions of such Award or as a result of a
change in applicable law following the date of grant of such Award, and that is not exempt from Section 409A of the Code pursuant to an applicable exemption. 

(b) “409A Regulations” means the applicable Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance promulgated pursuant
to Section 409A of the Code. 
 (c) “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 

(d) “Award” means an Option, Unit Appreciation Right, Restricted Unit, Phantom Unit, Unit Award, Substitute Award,
Other Unit Based Award or Cash Award granted under the Plan or Performance Awards and includes, as appropriate, any tandem DERs granted with respect to an Award (other than a Restricted Unit or Unit Award). 

(e) “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement by which an Award shall be evidenced. 

(f) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the General Partner. 

(g) “Cash Award” means an award denominated in cash. 

(h) “Change of Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon one or more of the following events: 

(i) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of those terms as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act, other than members of the General Partner, the Partnership, or an Affiliate of either the General Partner or the Partnership, shall become the beneficial owner, by way of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or
otherwise, of 50% or more of the voting power of the voting securities of the General Partner or the Partnership; 

 (ii) the limited partners of the General Partner or the Partnership approve, in
one transaction or a series of transactions, a plan of complete liquidation of the General Partner or the Partnership; 

(iii) the sale or other disposition by either the General Partner or the Partnership of all or substantially all of its assets
in one or more transactions to any Person other than an Affiliate; 
 (iv) the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General
Partner or the Partnership ceases to be the general partner of the Partnership; 
 (v) any other event specified as a
“Change of Control” in an applicable Award Agreement. 
 Notwithstanding the above, with respect to a 409A Award, a
“Change of Control” shall not occur unless that Change of Control also constitutes a “change in the ownership of a corporation,” a “change in the effective control of a corporation,” or a “change in the ownership
of a substantial portion of a corporation’s assets,” in each case, within the meaning of 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the 409A Regulations, as applied to non-corporate entities. 

(i) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 

(j) “Committee” means the Board or such committee as may be appointed by the Board to administer the
Plan, which alternative committee may be the board of directors or managers of any Affiliate or a committee therefore. 

(k) “Consultant” means an individual who renders consulting or advisory services to the General Partner,
the Partnership or an Affiliate of either. 
 (l) “Director” means a member of the Board
or the board of directors of an Affiliate of the General Partner who is not an Employee or a Consultant (other than in that individual’s capacity as a Director). 

(m) “Distribution Equivalent Right” or “DER” means a contingent right, granted
alone or in tandem with a specific Award (other than a Restricted Unit or Unit Award), to receive with respect to each Unit subject to the Award an amount in cash, Units and/or Phantom Units, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion,
equal in value to the distributions made by the Partnership with respect to a Unit during the period such Award is outstanding. 

(n) “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1. 

(o) “Employee” means an employee of the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner. 

(p) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

  
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 (q) “Fair Market Value” means, on any relevant date, the closing sales
price of a Unit on the principal national securities exchange or other market in which trading in Units occurs on the last market trading day prior to the applicable day (or, if there is no trading in the Units on such date, on the next preceding
day on which there was trading) as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or other reporting service approved by the Committee). If Units are not traded on a national securities exchange or other market at the time a determination of Fair Market Value
is required to be made hereunder, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be made by the Committee in good faith using a “reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method” within the meaning of the 409A Regulations
(specifically, Section 1.409A-l(b)(5)(iv)(B) of the 409A Regulations). 
 (r) “General Partner” has the meaning
set forth in Section 1. 
 (s) “Option” means an option to purchase Units granted under the Plan. 

(t) “Other Unit Based Award” means an Award granted to an Employee, Director or Consultant pursuant to
Section 6(f). 
 (u) “Participant” means an Employee, Consultant or Director granted an Award
under the Plan. 
 (v) “Partnership” has the meaning set forth in Section 1. 

(w) “Performance Award” means a right granted to an Employee, Director or Consultant pursuant to
Section 6(i), to receive an Award based upon performance criteria specified by the Committee.  
 (x)
“Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, governmental agency or political subdivision thereof or other
entity. 
 (y) “Phantom Unit” means a notional Unit granted under the Plan which upon
vesting entitles the Participant to receive, at the time of settlement, a Unit or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. 

(z) “Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 1. 

(aa) “Qualified Member” means a member of the Committee who is a “nonemployee director” within
the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3). 
 (bb) “Restricted Period” means the period established
by the Committee with respect to an Award during which the Award remains subject to forfeiture and is either not exercisable by or payable to the Participant, as the case may be. 

(cc) “Restricted Unit” means a Unit granted under the Plan that is subject to a Restricted Period. 

(dd) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act or any successor rule or
regulation thereto as in effect from time to time. 
 (ee) “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or any successor thereto. 
 (ff) “Substitute Award” means an award granted pursuant to Section 6(h)
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 (gg) “Unit Distribution Right” or “UDR” means a
distribution made by the Partnership with respect to a Restricted Unit. 
 (hh) “Unit” means a common unit of the
Partnership. 
 (ii) “Unit Appreciation Right” means a contingent right granted under the Plan that
entitles the holder to receive, in cash or Units, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the exercise date of the Unit Appreciation Right (or another specified date)
over the exercise price of the Unit Appreciation Right.  
 (jj) “Unit Award” means a grant of a Unit
that is not subject to a Restricted Period. 
 Section 3. Administration. 

(a) Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum,
and the acts of the members of the Committee who are present at any meeting thereof at which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved by the members of the Committee in writing, shall be the acts of the Committee. Subject to the terms of
the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or
types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Units to be covered by Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award, consistent with the terms of the Plan, which terms may include any provision
regarding the acceleration of vesting or waiver of forfeiture restrictions or any other condition or limitation regarding an Award, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion; (v) determine whether, to what
extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be vested, settled, exercised, canceled, or forfeited; (vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made under the Plan; (vii) establish, amend,
suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or
desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or an Award Agreement in such manner and to such extent as the Committee deems necessary or
appropriate. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Section 3(a) shall be final and conclusive. 
 (b)
Manner and Exercise of Committee Authority. The Board may take any action relating to an Award granted or to be granted to a Participant who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Partnership. If the Board
has appointed a committee to administer the Plan, any time that a member of the Committee is not a Qualified Member, any action of the Committee relating to an Award granted or to be granted to a Participant who is then subject to Section 16 of
the Exchange Act in respect of the Partnership may be taken either (i) by a subcommittee, designated by the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, or (ii) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a
Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided, however, that upon such abstention or recusal the Committee remains composed solely of two or more Qualified Members. Such action, authorized by
such a subcommittee or by the Committee upon the abstention or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), shall be the action of the Committee for all purposes of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations,
determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons,
including, without limitation, the General Partner, the Partnership, any Affiliate, any Participant, and any beneficiary of a Participant. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall
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Committee. Subject to the Plan and any applicable law, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under the Plan, including the power to grant Awards
under the Plan, to the Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner, subject to such limitations on such delegated powers and duties as the Committee may impose, if any, and provided that the Committee may not delegate its duties where such
delegation would violate state corporate law, or with respect to making Awards to, or otherwise with respect to Awards granted to, Participants who are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Upon any such delegation, all references in
the Plan to the “Committee,” other than in Section 7, shall be deemed to include the Chief Executive Officer. Any such delegation shall not limit the Chief Executive Officer’s right to receive Awards under the Plan;
provided, however, the Chief Executive Officer may not grant Awards to himself, a Director or any executive officer of the General Partner or an Affiliate, or take any action with respect to any Award previously granted to himself, an
individual who is an executive officer or a Director. Under no circumstances shall any such delegation result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Participants subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in
respect of the Partnership. 
 (c) Limitation of Liability. The Committee and each member thereof shall be entitled to, in good faith,
rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or employee of the General Partner, the Partnership or their Affiliates, the General Partner’s or the Partnership’s legal counsel, independent
auditors, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee and any officer or employee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates acting at the direction or on behalf of
the Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to this Plan, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the General Partner with
respect to any such action or determination. 
 (d) Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability. It is the intent of the General
Partner that the grant of any Awards to, or other transaction by, a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 or another applicable exemption
(except for transactions acknowledged by the Participant in writing to be non-exempt). Accordingly, if any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or such other exemption as then applicable to
any such transaction, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 so that such Participant shall avoid liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

 Section 4. Units. 

(a) Limits on Units Deliverable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) and Section 7, the number of Units that may
be delivered with respect to Awards under the Plan is [•]. Units withheld from an Award or surrendered by a Participant to satisfy the Partnership’s or an Affiliate’s tax withholding obligations (including the withholding of Units
with respect to Restricted Units) or to satisfy the payment of any exercise price with respect to the Award shall not be considered to be Units delivered under the Plan for this purpose. If any Award is forfeited, cancelled, exercised, settled in
cash, or otherwise terminates or expires without the actual delivery of Units pursuant to such Award (the grant of Restricted Units is not a delivery of Units for this purpose), the Units subject to such Award shall again be available for Awards
under the Plan (including Units not delivered in connection with the exercise of an Option or Unit Appreciation Right). There shall not be any limitation on the number of Awards that may be granted and paid in cash. 

(b) Sources of Units Deliverable Under Awards. Any Units delivered pursuant to an Award shall consist, in whole or in part, of newly
issued Units, Units acquired in the open market, from any Affiliate, the Partnership or any other Person, or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. 

  
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 (c) Anti-dilution Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 7, with
respect to any “equity restructuring” event that could result in an additional compensation expense to the General Partner or the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 718 if adjustments to
Awards with respect to such event were discretionary, the Committee shall equitably adjust the number and type of Units covered by each outstanding Award and the terms and conditions, including the exercise price and performance criteria (if any),
of such Award to equitably reflect such restructuring event and shall adjust the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted after such event. With respect to any other similar event that
would not result in an accounting charge under FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 718 if the adjustment to Awards with respect to such event were subject to discretionary action, the Committee shall have complete discretion to adjust
Awards in such manner as it deems appropriate with respect to such other event. In the event the Committee makes any adjustment pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c), the Committee shall make a corresponding and
proportionate adjustment with respect to the maximum number of Units that may be delivered with respect to Awards under the Plan as provided in Section 4(a) and the kind of Units or other securities available for grant under the Plan. 

(d) Additional Issuances. Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the issuance by the General Partner or the Partnership of Units for
cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, or upon the conversion of Units or obligations of the General Partner or the Partnership convertible into such Units, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Units subject to Awards theretofore granted pursuant to the Plan. 

Section 5. Eligibility. Any Employee, Consultant or Director shall be eligible to be designated a Participant and receive
an Award under the Plan; provided, that an Employee, Consultant or Director must be an “employee” (within the meaning of General Instruction A.1(a) to Form S-8) of the Partnership or a parent or subsidiary of the Partnership to be eligible
to receive such an Award if such individual will be granted an Award that shall, or may, be settled in Units. 
 Section 6.
Awards. 
 (a) General. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In
addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 7(a)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee
shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of employment by the Participant, or termination of the Participant’s service relationship with the General Partner, the Partnership, or their
Affiliates, and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. The Committee shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive or modify, at any time, any term or condition of an Award that is not mandatory
under the Plan; provided, however, that the Committee shall not have any discretion to accelerate the terms of payment of any Award that provides for a deferral of compensation under Section 409A the Code and the 409A Regulations
if such acceleration would subject a Participant to additional taxes under Section 409A the Code and the 409A Regulations. 
 (b)
Options. The Committee may grant Options that are intended to comply with Section 1.409A-l(b)(5)(i)(A) of the 409A Regulations only to Employees, Consultants or Directors performing services on the date of grant for the Partnership or a
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interest” in another corporation or entity in the chain, starting with the Partnership and ending with the corporation or other entity for which the Employee, Consultant or Director performs
services. For purposes of this Section 6(b), “controlling interest” means (i) in the case of a corporation, ownership of stock possessing at least 50% of total combined voting power of all classes of stock of such corporation
entitled to vote or at least 50% of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of such corporation; (ii) in the case of a partnership, ownership of at least 50% of the profits interest or capital interest of such partnership;
(iii) in the case of a sole proprietorship, ownership of the sole proprietorship; or (iv) in the case of a trust or estate, ownership of an actuarial interest (as defined in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations) of
at least 50% of such trust or estate. The Committee may grant Options that are otherwise exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code to any eligible Employee, Consultant or Director. The Committee shall have the authority to
determine the number of Units to be covered by each Option, the purchase price therefore and the Restricted Period and other conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option, including the following terms and conditions and such
additional terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. 

(i) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Unit purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee at the
time the Option is granted but, except with respect to Substitute Awards, may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit as of the date of grant of the Option. For purposes of this Section 6(b)(i), the Fair Market Value of a Unit shall be
determined as of the date of grant. 
 (ii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the exercise
terms and the Restricted Period with respect to an Option grant, which may include, without limitation, a provision for accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals or other events, and the method or methods by which
payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made, which may include, without limitation, cash, check acceptable to the General Partner, withholding Units from an Award, a “cashless-broker” exercise
through procedures approved by the General Partner, or any combination of the above methods, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price. 

(iii) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Award Agreement, upon termination of a
Participant’s employment or service to the General Partner and its Affiliates or membership on the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all unvested
Options shall be forfeited by the Participant. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant’s Options; provided that the waiver contemplated under this
Section 6(b)(iii) shall be effective only to the extent that such waiver will not cause the Participant’s Options that are designed to satisfy Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy such Section. 

(c) Unit Appreciation Rights. The Committee may grant Unit Appreciation Rights that are intended to comply with
Section 1.409A-l(b)(5)(i)(B) of the 409A Regulations only to Employees, Consultants or Directors performing services on the date of grant for the Partnership or a corporation or other type of entity in a chain of corporations or other entities
in which each corporation or other entity has a “controlling interest” in another corporation or entity in the chain, starting with the Partnership and ending with the corporation or other entity for which the Employee, Consultant or
Director performs services. For purposes of this Section 6(c), “controlling interest” means (i) in the case of a corporation, ownership of stock possessing at least 50% of total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
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corporation; (ii) in the case of a partnership, ownership of at least 50% of the profits interest or capital interest of such partnership; (iii) in the case of a sole proprietorship,
ownership of the sole proprietorship; or (iv) in the case of a trust or estate, ownership of an actuarial interest (as defined in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(ii) of the 409A Regulations) of at least 50% of such trust or estate. The Committee
may grant Unit Appreciation Rights that are otherwise exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code to any eligible Employee, Consultant or Director. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and
Directors to whom Unit Appreciation Rights shall be granted, the number of Units to be covered by each grant, whether Units or cash shall be delivered upon exercise, the exercise price therefor and the conditions and limitations applicable to the
exercise of the Unit Appreciation Rights, including the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. 

(i) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Unit under a Unit Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee at
the time the Unit Appreciation Right is granted but, except with respect to Substitute Awards, may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit as of the date of grant of the Unit Appreciation Right. For purposes of this Section 6(c)(i), the
Fair Market Value of a Unit shall be determined as of the date of grant. 
 (ii) Time of Exercise. The Committee shall
determine the Restricted Period and the time or times at which a Unit Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part, which may include, without limitation, accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals or other
events. 
 (iii) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Award Agreement, upon termination of a
Participant’s employment with or service to the General Partner, the Partnership and their Affiliates or membership on the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted
Period, all outstanding Unit Appreciation Rights awarded to the Participant shall be automatically forfeited on such termination. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to a Participant’s
Unit Appreciation Rights. 
 (d) Restricted Units and Phantom Units. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the
Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Restricted Units or Phantom Units shall be granted, the number of Restricted Units or Phantom Units to be granted to each such Participant, the Restricted Period, the conditions under which the Restricted
Units or Phantom Units may become vested or forfeited and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards. 

(i) UDRs. To the extent provided by the Committee, in its discretion, a grant of Restricted Units may provide that the
distributions made by the Partnership with respect to the Restricted Units shall be subject to the same forfeiture and other restrictions as the Restricted Unit and, if restricted, such distributions shall be held, without interest, until the
Restricted Unit vests or is forfeited with the UDR being paid or forfeited at the same time, as the case may be. In addition, the Committee may provide that such distributions be used to acquire additional Restricted Units for the Participant. Such
additional Restricted Units may be subject to such vesting and other terms as the Committee may prescribe. Absent such a restriction on the UDRs in the Award Agreement, UDRs shall be paid to the holder of the Restricted Unit without restriction at
the same time as cash distributions are paid by the Partnership to its unitholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, UDRs shall only be paid in a manner that is either exempt from or in compliance with Section 409A of the Code. 

  
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 (ii) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the
applicable Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s employment with or services to the General Partner and its Affiliates or membership on the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate, whichever is applicable, for any reason
during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding, unvested Restricted Units and Phantom Units awarded to the Participant shall be automatically forfeited on such termination. The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part
such forfeiture with respect to a Participant’s Restricted Units and/or Phantom Units; provided that the waiver contemplated under this Section 6(d)(ii) shall be effective only to the extent that such waiver will not cause the
Participant’s Restricted Units and/or Phantom Units that are designed to satisfy Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy such Section. 

(iii) Lapse of Restrictions. 

(A) Phantom Units. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, no later than the 45th calendar day following the vesting of each Phantom Unit, subject to the provisions of Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to settlement of such Phantom Unit and shall receive one
Unit or an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit (for purposes of this Section 6(f)(iii), as calculated on the last day of the Restricted Period), as determined by the Committee in its discretion. 

(B) Restricted Units. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, upon the vesting of each Restricted Unit,
subject to satisfying the tax withholding obligations of Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to have the restrictions removed from his or her Award so that the Participant then holds an unrestricted Unit. 

(e) Unit Awards. The Committee shall have the authority to grant a Unit Award under the Plan to any Employee, Consultant or Director in
a number determined by the Committee in its discretion, as a bonus or additional compensation or in lieu of cash compensation the individual is otherwise entitled to receive, in such amounts as the Committee determines to be appropriate. 

(f) Other Unit Based Awards. The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such
other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Units, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of this Plan, including, without limitation,
convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Units, purchase rights for Units, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Partnership or any other factors designated by the
Committee, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of Units or the value of securities of or the performance of specified Affiliates of the General Partner or the Partnership. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such
Awards. Units delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 6(f) shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation,
cash, Units, other Awards, or other property, as the Committee shall determine. Cash awards, as an element of or supplement to, or independent of any other Award under this Plan, may also be granted pursuant to this Section 6(f). 

(g) DERs. To the extent provided by the Committee, in its discretion, an Award (other than a Restricted Unit or Unit Award) may include
a tandem DER grant, which may provide that such DERs shall be paid directly to the Participant, be reinvested into additional Awards, be credited to a bookkeeping account (with or without interest in the discretion of the Committee) subject to the
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vesting restrictions as the tandem Award, or be subject to such other provisions or restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion. Absent a contrary provision in the Award
Agreement, DERs shall be paid to the Participant without restriction at the same time as ordinary cash distributions are paid by the Partnership to its unitholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, DERs shall only be paid in a manner that is either
exempt from or in compliance with Section 409A of the Code. 
 (h) Substitute Awards. Awards may be granted under the Plan in
substitution for similar awards held by individuals who become Employees, Consultants or Directors as a result of a merger, consolidation or acquisition by the Partnership or an Affiliate of another entity or the assets of another entity. Such
Substitute Awards that are Options or Unit Appreciation Rights may have exercise prices less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the date of the substitution if such substitution complies with Section 409A of the Code and the 409A
Regulations and other applicable laws and exchange rules. 
 (i) Performance Awards. The right of a Participant to receive a grant,
and the right of a Participant to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee. The Committee may use such business criteria and
other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions. 

(i) Performance Goals Generally. The performance goals for such Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business
criteria or individual performance criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this Section 6(i). The Committee may determine that such Performance
Awards shall be granted, exercised, and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Awards. The
Committee shall establish any such performance conditions and goals based on one or more business criteria for the General Partner and/or the Partnership, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified Affiliates or business or geographical units of
the Partnership, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, which may include (but are not limited to) one or more of the following: (A) earnings per Unit, (B) increase in revenues, (C) increase in cash flow, (D) increase
in cash flow from operations, (E) operating margin, (F) contribution margin, (G) net income, (H) net income per Unit, (I) pretax earnings, (J) pretax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization,
(K) change in the Fair Market Value of the Units, (L) operating income, and (M) any of the above goals determined on an absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index deemed applicable by
the Committee including, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index or a group of comparable companies. Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants.

 (ii) Performance Periods. Achievement of performance goals in respect of such Performance Awards shall be measured
over a performance period of up to ten years, as specified by the Committee. Performance goals shall be established by the Committtee not later than 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Awards. 

(iii) Settlement. At the end of each performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of the amount
of the potential Performance Award otherwise payable to each Participant and, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, such amount shall be paid to the Participant no later than March 15 of the year following the year that included
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Committee may, in its discretion, reduce or increase the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards. The Committee shall specify the circumstances in
which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Performance Awards. 

(j) Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards. 

(i) Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem and Substitute Awards. Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted
either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Partnership or any Affiliate. Awards granted in addition to, in substitution for, or in
tandem with other Awards or awards granted under any other plan of the Partnership or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards. If an Award is granted in
substitution or exchange for another Award, the Committee shall require the surrender of such other Award in consideration for the grant of the new Award. Awards under the Plan may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash
amounts payable under other plans of the General Partner, the Partnership, or any Affiliate, in which the value of Units subject to the Award is equivalent in value to the cash compensation, or in which the exercise price, grant price, or purchase
price of the Award in the nature of a right that may be exercised is equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying Units minus the value of the cash compensation surrendered. Awards granted pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be designed,
awarded and settled in a manner that does not result in additional taxes under Section 409A the Code and the 409A Regulations. 

(ii) Limits on Transfer of Awards. 

(A) Except as provided in Section 6(j)(ii)(C) below, each Option and Unit Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only by
the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or by the Person to whom the Participant’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 

(B) Except as provided in Section 6(j)(ii)(C) below, no Award, other than a Unit Award, and no right under any such Award
may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the
General Partner, the Partnership or any Affiliate. 
 (C) To the extent specifically provided by the Committee with respect
to an Option or Unit Appreciation Right, an Option or Unit Appreciation Right may be transferred by a Participant without consideration to immediate family members or related family trusts, limited partnerships or similar entities or on such terms
and conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish. 
 (iii) Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall
be for such period as may be determined by the Committee. 
 (iv) Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals.
Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the General Partner, the Partnership, or any Affiliate upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may be made in such forms as
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installments, or on a deferred basis; provided, however, that any such deferred payment will be set forth in the agreement evidencing such Award and/or otherwise made in a manner
that will not result in additional taxes under Section 409A the Code and the 409A Regulations. Except as otherwise provided herein, the settlement of any Award may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Units in connection with such
settlement, in the discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Change of Control). Installment or deferred payments may be required by the Committee (subject to Section 7(a) of the Plan,
including the consent provisions thereof in the case of any deferral of an outstanding Award not provided for in the original Award Agreement) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee and
in compliance with Section 409A the Code and the 409A Regulations. Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of DERs or
other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Units. This Plan shall not constitute an “employee benefit plan” for purposes of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended. 
 (v) Issuance of Units. The Units or other securities of the Partnership delivered pursuant to an Award may
be evidenced in any manner deemed appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, in the form of a certificate issued in the name of the Participant or by book entry, electronic or otherwise and shall be subject
to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Units or other securities are then listed, and
any applicable federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be inscribed on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. 

(vi) Consideration for Grants. Awards may be granted for such consideration, including services, as the Committee shall
determine. 
 (vii) Delivery of Units or other Securities and Payment by Participant of Consideration. Notwithstanding
anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, delivery of Units pursuant to the exercise, vesting and/or settlement of an Award may be deferred for any period during which, in the good faith determination of the Committee, the General
Partner is not reasonably able to obtain Units to deliver pursuant to such Award without violating applicable law or the applicable rules or regulations of any governmental agency or authority or securities exchange. No Units or other securities
shall be delivered pursuant to any Award until payment in full of any amount required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement (including, without limitation, any exercise price or tax withholding) is received by the General
Partner. 
 (viii) Additional Agreements. Each Employee, Consultant or Director to whom an Award is granted under this
Plan may be required to agree in writing, as a condition to the grant of such Award or otherwise, to subject an Award that is exercised or settled following such Person’s termination of services with the General Partner, the Partnership or
their Affiliates to a general release of claims and/or a noncompetition and/or non-disparagement agreement in favor of the General Partner, the Partnership, and their Affiliates, with such other terms and conditions of such agreement(s) to be
determined in good faith by the Committee. 
 (ix) Termination of Employment. Except as provided herein, the treatment
of an Award upon a termination of employment or any other service relationship by and between a Participant and the General Partner, the Partnership, or any Affiliate shall be specified in the Award Agreement controlling such Award. 

  
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 Section 7. Amendment and Termination. Except to the extent prohibited by
applicable law: 
 (a) Amendments to the Plan and Awards. Except as required by applicable law or the rules of the principal
securities exchange, if any, on which the Units are traded, the Board or the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan in any manner, including increasing the number of Units available for Awards under the Plan, without
the consent of any partner, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award, or any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter any Award theretofore granted,
provided that no change, other than pursuant to Section 7(b), 7(c), 7(d), 7(e), or 7(g) below, in any Award shall materially reduce the rights or benefits of a Participant with respect to an Award without the consent of such Participant. 

(b) Subdivision or Consolidation of Units. The terms of an Award and the number of Units authorized pursuant to Section 4 for
issuance under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment from time to time, in accordance with the following provisions: 
 (i)
If at any time, or from time to time, the Partnership shall subdivide as a whole (by reclassification, by a Unit split, by the issuance of a distribution on Units payable in Units, or otherwise) or in the event the Partnership distributes an
extraordinary cash dividend the number of Units then outstanding into a greater number of Units, then, as appropriate, (A) the maximum number of Units available for the Plan or in connection with Awards as provided in Sections 4 shall be
increased proportionately, and the kind of other securities available for the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted, (B) the number of Units (or other kind of securities) that may be acquired under any then outstanding Award shall be increased
proportionately, and (C) the price (including the exercise price) for each Unit (or other kind of securities) subject to then outstanding Awards shall be reduced proportionately, without changing the aggregate purchase price or value as to
which outstanding Awards remain exercisable or subject to restrictions. 
 (ii) If at any time, or from time to time, the
Partnership shall consolidate as a whole (by reclassification, by reverse Unit split, or otherwise) the number of Units then outstanding into a lesser number of Units, (A) the maximum number of Units for the Plan or available in connection with
Awards as provided in Sections 4 shall be decreased proportionately, and the kind of other securities available for the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted, (B) the number of Units (or other kind of securities) that may be acquired under any
then outstanding Award shall be decreased proportionately, and (C) the price (including the exercise price) for each Unit (or other kind of securities) subject to then outstanding Awards shall be increased proportionately, without changing the
aggregate purchase price or value as to which outstanding Awards remain exercisable or subject to restrictions. 
 (iii)
Whenever the number of Units subject to outstanding Awards and the price for each Unit subject to outstanding Awards are required to be adjusted as provided in this Section 7(b), the Committee shall promptly prepare a notice setting forth, in
reasonable detail, the event requiring adjustment, the amount of the adjustment, the method by which such adjustment was calculated, and the change in price and the number of Units, other securities, cash, or property purchasable subject to each
Award after giving effect to the adjustments. The Committee shall promptly provide each affected Participant with such notice. 

(iv) Adjustments under Sections 7(b)(i) and (ii) shall be made by the Committee, and its determination as to what
adjustments shall be made and the extent thereof shall be final, binding, and conclusive. No fractional interest shall be issued under the Plan on account of any such adjustments. 

  
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 (c) Recapitalizations. If the Partnership recapitalizes, reclassifies its equity
securities, or otherwise changes its capital structure (a “recapitalization”) without a Change of Control, the number and class of Units covered by an Award theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Award shall
thereafter cover the number and class of Units and securities to which the holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to the recapitalization, the holder had been the holder of record of the
number of Units then covered by such Award and the Unit limitations provided in Section 4 shall be adjusted in a manner consistent with the recapitalization. 

(d) Additional Issuances. Except as expressly provided herein, the issuance by the Partnership of units of any class or securities
convertible into units of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of units or obligations of the Partnership convertible into such units or
other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Units subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per Unit, if
applicable. 
 (e) Change of Control. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement to the
contrary, upon a Change of Control, the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any holder, may affect one or more of the following alternatives, which may vary among individual holders and which may vary among
Awards: (i) remove any applicable forfeiture restrictions on any Award; (ii) accelerate the time of exercisability or the time at which the Restricted Period shall lapse to a specific date, before or after such Change of Control, specified
by the Committee; (iii) require the mandatory surrender to the General Partner or the Partnership by selected holders of some or all of the outstanding Awards held by such holders (irrespective of whether such Awards are then subject to a
Restricted Period or other restrictions pursuant to the Plan) as of a date, before or after such Change of Control, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and pay to each holder an amount of cash
per Unit equal to the amount calculated in Section 7(f) (the “Change of Control Price”) less the exercise price, if any, applicable to such Awards; provided, however, that to the extent the exercise price
of an Option or a Unit Appreciation Right exceeds the Change of Control Price, no consideration will be paid with respect to that Award; (iv) cancel Awards that remain subject to a Restricted Period as of the date of a Change of Control without
payment of any consideration to the Participant for such Awards; or (v) make such adjustments to Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change of Control (including, but not limited to, the substitution of
Awards for new awards); provided, however, that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to Awards then outstanding. 

(f) Change of Control Price. The “Change of Control Price” shall equal the amount determined in clause (i),
(ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), whichever is applicable, as follows: (i) the per Unit price offered to Unit holders in any merger or consolidation, (ii) the per Unit value of the Units immediately before the Change of Control without regard
to assets sold in the Change of Control and assuming the General Partner or the Partnership, as applicable, has received the consideration paid for the assets in the case of a sale of the assets, (iii) the amount distributed per Unit in a
dissolution transaction, (iv) the price per Unit offered to Unit holders in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Change of Control takes place, or (v) if such Change of Control occurs other than pursuant to a transaction described
in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this Section 7(f), the Fair Market Value per Unit of the Units that may otherwise be obtained with respect to such Awards or to which such Awards track, as determined by the Committee as of the date
determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Awards. In the event that the consideration offered to unitholders of the Partnership in any transaction described in this Section 7(f) or Section 7(e)
consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash. 

  
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 (g) Impact of Corporate Events on Awards Generally. In the event of changes in the
outstanding Units by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange or other relevant change in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for by this
Section 7, any outstanding Awards and any Award Agreements evidencing such Awards shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee at its discretion, which adjustment may, in the Committee’s discretion, be described in the Award Agreement
and may include, but not be limited to, adjustments as to the number and price of Units or other consideration subject to such Awards, accelerated vesting (in full or in part) of such Awards, conversion of such Awards into awards denominated in the
securities or other interests of any successor Person, or the cash settlement of such Awards in exchange for the cancellation thereof. In the event of any such change in the outstanding Units, the aggregate number of Units available under this Plan
may be appropriately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive. 
 Section 8. General
Provisions. 
 (a) No Rights to Award. No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there
is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. 

(b) Tax Withholding. Unless other arrangements have been made that are acceptable to the General Partner or an Affiliate, the
Partnership or Affiliate is authorized to accept, deduct, withhold, or cause to be deducted or withheld, from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount
(in cash, previously held Units, Units that would otherwise be issued pursuant to such Award, or other property) of any applicable taxes payable in respect of the grant or settlement of an Award, its exercise, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or
any other payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate in the opinion of the General Partner or Affiliate to satisfy its withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes.
If such tax obligations are satisfied through the withholding of Units that are otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to an Award (or through the surrender of Units by the Participant to the General Partner), the maximum number of Units
that may be so withheld (or surrendered) shall be the number of Units that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or repurchase equal to the aggregate amount of such tax liabilities determined based on the greatest
withholding rates for federal, state, foreign and/or local tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that may be utilized without creating adverse accounting treatment with respect to such Award, as determined by the Committee. The method of satisfying
such tax obligation shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Participant who is subject to Rule 16b-3, such tax withholding automatically shall be effected by the General Partner
either by (i) “netting” or withholding Units otherwise deliverable to the Participant on the vesting or payment of such Award, or (ii) requiring the Participant to pay an amount equal to the applicable taxes payable in cash. 

(c) No Right to Employment or Services. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in
the employ of the General Partner or any Affiliate, to continue providing consulting services, or to remain on the Board, as applicable. Furthermore, the General Partner or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or his or
her service relationship free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, any Award Agreement or other agreement. 

  
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 (d) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and
regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of law principles. 

(e) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable law or, if it cannot be construed
or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award
shall remain in full force and effect. If any of the terms or provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement conflict with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (as those terms or provisions are applied to Participants who are subject to Section 16(b)
of the Exchange Act), then those conflicting terms or provisions shall be deemed inoperative to the extent they so conflict with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (unless the Board or the Committee, as appropriate, has expressly determined that the
Plan or such Award should not comply with Rule 16b-3). 
 (f) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Units or
other consideration under an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Units or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities exchange on
which the Units are then traded, or entitle the Partnership or an Affiliate to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the General Partner by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection
with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary. 
 (g) No Trust or Fund
Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the General Partner or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent
that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the General Partner or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of the General Partner or such Affiliate. 

(h) No Fractional Units. No fractional Units shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall
determine in its sole discretion whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Units or whether such fractional Units or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise
eliminated with or without consideration. 
 (i) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a
convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof. 

(j) Facility of Payment. Any amounts payable hereunder to any individual under legal disability or who, in the judgment of the
Committee, is unable to manage properly his financial affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such individual, or may be applied for the benefit of such individual in any manner that the Committee may select, and the General Partner
shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts. 
 (k) Allocation of Costs. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
override, amend, or modify any cost sharing arrangement, omnibus agreement, or other arrangement between the General Partner, the Partnership, and any Affiliate regarding the sharing of costs between those entities. 

  
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 (l) Gender and Number. Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender,
the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural. 
 (m) Compliance with Section 409A. Nothing in
the Plan or any Award Agreement shall operate or be construed to cause the Plan or an Award to fail to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The applicable provisions of Section 409A the Code and the 409A Regulations
are hereby incorporated by reference and shall control over any Plan or Award Agreement provision in conflict therewith. All 409A Awards shall be designed to comply with Section 409A of the Code. 

(n) Specified Employee under Section 409A of the Code. Subject to any other restrictions or limitations contained herein, in the
event that a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations) becomes entitled to a payment under an Award which is a 409A Award on account of a “separation from service” (as defined
under Section 409A of the Code and the 409A Regulations), to the extent required by the Code, such payment shall occur on the date that is six months plus one day from the date of such separation from service. Any amount that is otherwise
payable within the six-month period described herein will be aggregated and paid in a lump sum without interest. 
 (o) No Guarantee of
Tax Consequences. None of the Board, the Committee, the Partnership nor the General Partner makes any commitment or guarantee that any federal, state or local tax treatment will (or will not) apply or be available to any Participant. 

(p) Clawback. This Plan is subject to any written clawback policies that the General Partner, with the approval of the Board, may adopt.
Any such policy may subject a Participant’s Awards and amounts paid or realized with respect to Awards under this Plan to reduction, cancelation, forfeiture or recoupment if certain specified events or wrongful conduct occur, including but not
limited to an accounting restatement due to the Partnership’s material noncompliance with financial reporting regulations or other events or wrongful conduct specified in any such clawback policy adopted to conform to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission and that the General Partner determines should apply to this Plan. 

Section 9. Term of the Plan. The Plan shall be effective on the date on which it is adopted by the Board and shall continue
until the earliest of (i) the date terminated by the Board, (ii) all Units available under the Plan have been delivered to Participants, or (iii) the 10th anniversary of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. However, any Award
granted prior to such termination, and the authority of the Board or Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under such Award, shall extend beyond such termination
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