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15-May-2012
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Other Events
The holders of Class B Units will have the right to participate in any votes
submitted to the holders of Common Units, on an as-converted basis, except where
class votes are required. The holders of Class B Units will have preemptive
rights for all issuances of Partnership equity securities. During the Investor
Approval Period (as defined below), if Cheniere does not exercise some or all of
its preemptive rights, the Purchaser may purchase such securities.
The Class B Units will mandatorily convert into Common Units upon the earlier of
the substantial completion date of Train 3 or the fifth anniversary of the
Initial Funding, provided that if the Train 3 notice to proceed with
construction is issued prior to the fifth anniversary of the Initial Funding,
then the mandatory conversion date becomes the substantial completion date of
Train 3. At the option of the holders of Class B Units, all or a portion of the
Class B Units may be converted: (i) at any time subsequent to the date that is
83 months after the issuance of the notice to proceed under the existing
engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") contract for the Liquefaction
Facilities, (ii) prior to the record date for a quarter in which the Partnership
has generated sufficient available cash from operating surplus to distribute
$0.425 (the "IQD") on all outstanding Common Units (on an as-converted basis),
(iii) at any time following thirty (30) days prior to the mandatory conversion
date or (iv) at any time following (30) days prior to a Significant Event or
dissolution.
A specified number of outstanding Subordinated Units will be subject to
cancellation if the Partnership does not obtain certain financing commitments.
If the Partnership has not obtained all debt and equity financing commitments
and approval from the General Partner's board of directors (the "Board) to issue
a notice to proceed to the EPC contractor for Trains 3 and 4 on or prior to
October 1, 2014 (the "Measurement Date"), an appropriate number of Subordinated
Units will be cancelled to enable the Partnership to distribute from "contracted
adjusted operating surplus" $0.50 per unit per quarter for a consecutive
four-quarter period on all outstanding limited partner units on an as-converted
basis (the "$0.50 Distribution"). "Contracted adjusted operating surplus" is
derived solely from contracted capacity revenues from Terminal Use Agreements
and SPAs with counterparties who are not Cheniere affiliates relating to the
Liquefaction Facilities and the Sabine Pass LNG terminal, provided that (i) in
each case, the term of such contract is for a minimum of three years and (ii)
the calculation excludes revenues and expenses relating to the "115%" portion of
the purchase price related to Henry Hub natural gas prices pursuant to the
applicable SPA. If the Partnership has achieved financing commitments for Train
3 on or prior to the Measurement Date, but not Train 4, then 67,500,000
Subordinated Units will be cancelled, plus any additional amount necessary to
make the $0.50 Distribution.
The subordination period will end and all Subordinated Units will convert into
Common Units if (i) the IQD is earned and paid from operating surplus on all
Common Units, Subordinated Units and units senior or pari passu to the
Subordinated Units for three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods
or (ii) 150% of the IQD is earned and paid from "contracted adjusted operating
surplus" on all Common Units, Subordinated Units and Units senior or pari passu
to the Subordinated Units for four consecutive quarters.
Amended General Partner LLC Agreement
A form of Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the
General Partner (the "Amended LLC Agreement") is attached as Exhibit B to the
Blackstone Unit Purchase Agreement and is to be entered into at the time of the
Initial Funding. Pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement, until the expiration of
the period from the Initial Funding until the Purchaser and other co-investors
own less than (a) 20% of the outstanding Common Units, Subordinated Units and
Class B Units, and (b) 50,000,000 Class B Units (the "Investor Approval
Period"), the number of directors constituting the Board will be eleven. An
affiliate of Cheniere will have the right to appoint four directors to the Board
(the "Cheniere Directors"); the Purchaser will have the right to appoint three
directors to the Board (the "Purchaser Directors"); and there will be four
independent directors on the Board (the "Independent Directors"). Certain
actions to be taken by the Partnership or its subsidiaries must be approved by
an Executive Committee of the Board (the "Executive Committee"), including
certain equity issuances, the incurrence of certain debt, entering into an EPC
contract for Train 3 or 4 unless certain parameters are satisfied, approving
certain change orders to EPC contracts, acquiring or disposing of material
assets or pursuing certain other capital projects, issuing a notice to proceed
on Train 3 or 4 before consummating financing for the completion thereof and
amending service agreements with Cheniere or other material agreements. The
Executive Committee will be comprised of three Purchaser Directors, one
Independent Director and one Cheniere Director.
Investors' Agreement
A form of Investors' and Registration Rights Agreement (the "Investors'
Agreement") to be entered into at the time of the Initial Funding is attached as
Exhibit C to the Blackstone Unit Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the Investors'
Agreement, the Partnership will agree to register for resale the Common Units of
the Purchaser, any co-investors and any affiliates of Cheniere (each a
"Participating Investor") received upon conversion of the Class B Units on a
shelf registration statement.
Under the Investors' Agreement, each of the Purchaser and Cheniere and its
affiliates will agree not to transfer their Class B Units or Common Units
received upon conversion thereof for two years after the Initial Funding. In
addition, Cheniere will agree not to transfer the equity of the General Partner
or any entity providing services to the Partnership except to a person acquiring
all such equity interests.
The Investors' Agreement also provides the Purchaser with the right to have a
director nominee appointed to Cheniere's board of directors during the Investor
Approval Period. In addition, before transferring any assets relating to the
liquefaction or regasification of natural gas to a newly formed master limited
partnership, Cheniere will first be required to offer such assets for sale to
the Partnership.
Cheniere Unit Purchase Agreement
On May 14, 2012, the Partnership and Cheniere LNG Terminals, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Cheniere ("Cheniere Terminals"), entered into a Class B Unit
Purchase Agreement (the "Cheniere Unit Purchase Agreement"), whereby Cheniere
Terminals has agreed to purchase from the Partnership 33,333,334 Class B Units
at a price of $15.00 per unit, for total consideration of $500 million. The
Cheniere Unit Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and
warranties of Cheniere Terminals and the Partnership, with closing being subject
to certain conditions precedent, including the simultaneous occurrence of the
Initial Funding. Cheniere Terminals and the Partnership can agree, however, that
the Class B Units will be purchased and issued, in whole or in part, prior to
the Initial Funding.
Creole Trail Purchase and Sale Agreement
In connection with the signing of the Blackstone Unit Purchase Agreement, on May
14, 2012, the Partnership, Cheniere Pipeline Company, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Cheniere ("Cheniere GP Seller"), Grand Cheniere Pipeline, LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Cheniere ("Cheniere LP Seller", together with Cheniere GP Seller,
the "Seller Parties"), and Cheniere entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement
(the "CTPL Purchase and Sale Agreement"), pursuant to which the Partnership has
agreed to purchase from the Seller Parties the equity interests in entities that
own and control the Creole Trail Pipeline. The total consideration to be paid by
the Partnership to the Seller Parties is $480 million, of which $180 million
will be used to purchase Class B Units pursuant to the Subscription Agreement
described below. The CTPL Purchase and Sale Agreement contains customary
representations, warranties and covenants of the Seller Parties and the
Partnership, with closing being subject to certain conditions precedent,
including the Initial Funding having occurred.
Cheniere Subscription Agreement
On May 14, 2012, the Partnership and Cheniere Terminals entered into a
Subscription Agreement (the "Subscription Agreement") pursuant to which the
Partnership has agreed to issue to Cheniere Terminals 12,000,000 Class B Units
. . .
Exhibit
Number Description
10.1* Unit Purchase Agreement, dated May 14, 2012, by and among Cheniere
Energy Partners, L.P., Cheniere Energy, Inc. and Blackstone CQP
Holdco LP. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-33366),
filed on May 15, 2012).
10.2* Class B Unit Purchase Agreement, dated May 14, 2012, by and between
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. and Cheniere LNG Terminals, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Partnership's
Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-33366), filed on May 15,
2012).
10.3* Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 14, 2012, by and among
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., Cheniere Energy, Inc., Cheniere
Pipeline Company and Grand Cheniere Pipeline, LLC. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Partnership's Current Report on
Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-33366), filed on May 15, 2012).
10.4* Subscription Agreement, dated May 14, 2012, by and between Cheniere
Energy Partners, L.P. and Cheniere LNG Terminals, Inc. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Partnership's Current Report on
Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-33366), filed on May 15, 2012).
10.5* LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (FOB), dated May 14, 2012, by and
between Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Cheniere Marketing, LLC.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Partnership's
Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-33366), filed on May 15,
2012).
99.1* Press Release, dated May 15, 2012. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to the Partnership's Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC
File No. 1-33366), filed on May 15, 2012).
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* Incorporated by reference herein.
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