EX-4 3 exhibit4-1.htm INTERIM TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 4.1

Execution Copy

INTERIM TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

dated as of

December 12, 2003

among

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

The Lenders Party Hereto
LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.

as Administrative Agent

BANK ONE, NA, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, SUNTRUST BANK and
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Co-Syndication Agents

_________________

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
as Lead Arranger

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC., BANC ONE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY,
A DIVISION OF SUNTRUS CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
and WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
as Joint Book Managers

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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ARTICLE I – Definitions
Section 1.01.	Defined Terms	1
Section 1.02.	Classification of Loans and Borrowings	16
Section 1.03.	Terms Generally	16
Section 1.04.	Accounting Terms; GAAP	16
ARTICLE II – The Credits
Section 2.01.	Commitments	17
Section 2.02.	Loans and Borrowings	17
Section 2.03.	Request for the Loans	17
Section 2.04.	Intentionally Omitted	18
Section 2.05.	Intentionally Omitted	18
Section 2.06.	Intentionally Omitted	18
Section 2.07.	Funding of Loans	18
Section 2.08.	Interest Elections	18
Section 2.09.	Termination and Reduction of Commitments	20
Section 2.10.	Mandatory Prepayment and Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt	20
Section 2.11.	Optional Prepayment of Loans	21
Section 2.12.	Fees	21
Section 2.13.	Interest	22
Section 2.14.	Alternate Rate of Interest	23
Section 2.15.	Illegality; Increased Costs	23
Section 2.16.	Break Funding Payments	25
Section 2.17.	Taxes	25
Section 2.18.	Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs	26
Section 2.19.	Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders	28
ARTICLE III – Representations and Warranties
Section 3.01.	Organization; Powers	29
Section 3.02.	Authorization; Enforceability	29
Section 3.03.	Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts	29
Section 3.04.	Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change	29
Section 3.05.	Intentionally Omitted	30
Section 3.06.	Litigation and Environmental Matters	30
Section 3.07.	Compliance with Laws	30
Section 3.08.	Investment and Holding Company Status	30
Section 3.09.	Taxes	30
Section 3.10.	ERISA	30
Section 3.11.	Disclosure	31
Section 3.12.	Subsidiaries	31
Section 3.13.	Margin Securities	31
Section 3.14.	Not a “Reportable Transaction”	31

ARTICLE IV – Conditions

Section 4.01.	Effective Date	31
Section 4.02.	Each Credit Event	33
ARTICLE V – Affirmative Covenants
Section 5.01.	Financial Statements and Other Information	33
Section 5.02.	Notices of Material Events	34
Section 5.03.	Existence; Conduct of Business	34
Section 5.04.	Intentionally Omitted	34
Section 5.05.	Maintenance of Properties; Insurance	34
Section 5.06.	Books and Records; Inspection Rights	35
Section 5.07.	Compliance with Laws	35
Section 5.08.	Use of Proceeds	35
Section 5.08.	Environmental Matters	35
Section 5.10.	ERISA Information	35
Section 5.11.	Taxes	36
ARTICLE VI – Negative Covenants
Section 6.01.	Indebtedness	36
Section 6.02.	Liens	37
Section 6.03.	Fundamental Changes	37
Section 6.04.	Investment Restriction	38
Section 6.05.	Restricted Payments	38
Section 6.06.	Restrictive Agreements	38
Section 6.07.	Financial Condition Covenants	38
ARTICLE VII – Events of Default
ARTICLE VIII – The Administrative Agent
ARTICLE IX – Miscellaneous
Section 9.01.	Notices	43
Section 9.02.	Waivers; Amendments	44
Section 9.03.	Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver	45
Section 9.04.	Successors and Assigns	46
Section 9.05.	Survival	48
Section 9.06.	Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness	48
Section 9.07.	Severability	48
Section 9.08.	Right of Setoff	48
Section 9.09.	Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process	49
Section 9.10.	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	49
Section 9.11.	Headings	50
Section 9.12.	Confidentiality	50
Section 9.13.	Interest Rate Limitation	50
Section 9.14.	Liability of General Partner	51

SCHEDULES:

Schedule 2.01 -- Commitments
Schedule 3.06 -- Disclosed Matters
Schedule 3.12 -- Subsidiaries
Schedule 6.01 -- Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.06 -- Existing Restrictions

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A -- Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B -- Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C -- Intentionally Omitted
Exhibit D -- Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit E -- Form of Opinion of Borrower’s Counsel
Exhibit F -- Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit G -- Form of Note

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INTERIM TERM LOAN AGREEMENT dated as of December 12, 2003, among ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; the LENDERS party hereto; LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as Administrative Agent; and BANK ONE, NA, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, SUNTRUST BANK and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Syndication Agents.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I – Definitions

Section 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to a Loan, or Loans, in the case of a Borrowing, which bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

“Administrative Agent” means Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.

“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

“Agreement” means this Interim Term Loan Agreement dated December 12, 2003, among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; the Lenders party hereto; Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative Agent; and Bank One, NA, The Bank of Nova Scotia, SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, as amended, extended or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.

“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, ABR Loan, or with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be (subject to the two immediately following paragraphs of this defined term), the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Eurodollar Spread”, “ABR Spread” or “Facility Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the ratings by Moody’s and S&P, respectively, applicable on such date to the Index Debt:

Index Debt Ratings: (Moody’s/S&P)		Eurodollar Spread	ABR Spread	Facility Fee Rate
Category 1	>A3/A-	0.415	0.0%	0.085%
Category 2	>Baa1/BBB+	0.525	0.0%	0.100%
Category 3	>Baa2/BBB	0.625	0.0%	0.125%
Category 4	>Baa3/BBB-	0.825	0.0%	0.175%
Category 5	>Ba1/BB+	1.050	0.0%	0.200%
Category 6	<Ba1/BB+	1.250	0.0%	0.250%

For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if either Moody’s or S&P shall not have in effect a rating for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the penultimate sentence of this definition), then such rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in the same Category as the other rating agency; (b) if the ratings established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two ratings unless one of the two ratings is two or more Categories lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category one rating higher than the lower of the two ratings; and (c) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

“Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Attributable Indebtedness” with respect to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction, means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the rate set forth or implicit in the terms of the lease included in such transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, assessments, utilities, operating and labor costs and other items that do not

constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended). In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty or other termination payment, such amount shall be the lesser of the amount determined assuming termination upon the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the amount shall also include the amount of the penalty or termination payment, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) or the amount determined assuming no such termination.

“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of January 15, 2004 and the date of termination of the Commitments.

“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

“Borrower” means Enterprise Products Operating L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03, and being in the form of attached Exhibit B.

“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; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

“Change in Control” means Duncan shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least a majority (on a fully converted, fully diluted basis) of the economic interest in the capital stock of EPCO and/or EPCO shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least a majority (on a fully converted, fully diluted basis) of the membership interest of the General Partner.

“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such

Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.

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

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.01 or assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $225,000,000.

“Common Units” means the common units of limited partner interests in the Limited Partner.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means for any period, the sum of (a) the consolidated net income of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (excluding Project Finance Subsidiaries) for such period plus, to the extent deducted in determining consolidated net income for such period, the aggregate amount of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) income tax expense and (iii) depreciation and amortization expense plus (b) the amount of cash dividends actually received during such period by the Borrower or a Subsidiary (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary) from a Project Finance Subsidiary plus (c) the amount of all payments during such period on leases of the type referred to in clause (d) of the definition herein of Indebtedness and the amount of all payments during such period under other off-balance sheet loans and financings of the type referred to in such clause (d).

“Consolidated Indebtedness” means the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (excluding Project Finance Subsidiaries) including, without duplication, guaranties of funded debt, determined on a consolidated basis as of such date.

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means for any period, the interest expense of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (excluding Project Finance Subsidiaries), determined on a consolidated basis for such period.

“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date of determination, the total amount of assets of the Limited Partner and its consolidated subsidiaries after deducting therefrom:

(a)

all current liabilities (excluding (A) any current liabilities that by their terms are extendable or renewable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more than 12 months after the time as of which the amount thereof is being computed, and (B) current maturities of long-term debt); and

(b)

the value (net of any applicable reserves) of all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents and other like intangible assets, all as set forth, or on a pro forma

basis would be set forth, on the consolidated balance sheet of the Limited Partner and its consolidated subsidiaries for the Limited Partner’s most recently completed fiscal quarter, prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Worth” means as to any Person, at any date of determination, the sum of preferred stock (if any), par value of common stock, capital in excess of par value of common stock, partners’ capital or equity, and retained earnings, less treasury stock (if any), of such Person, all as determined on a consolidated basis.

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

“Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.

“dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

“Duncan” means, collectively, individually or in any combination, Dan L. Duncan, his wife, descendants, heirs and/or legatees and/or distributees of Dan L. Duncan’s estate, and/or trusts established for the benefit of his wife, descendants, such legatees and/or distributees and/or their respective descendants, heirs, legatees and distributees.

“Effective Date” means the date specified in the notice referred to in the last sentence of Section 4.01.

“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

“EPCO” means Enterprise Products Company, a Texas corporation.

“Equity Interest” means shares of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity interests in any Person, or any warrants, options or other rights to acquire such interests.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

“Eurocurrency Liabilities” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board, as in effect from time to time.

“Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to a Loan, or Loans, in the case of a Borrowing, which bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate.

“Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage” of any Lender for any Interest Period for each Eurodollar Borrowing means the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during which any such percentage shall be so applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for such Lender with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, by any state thereof or the District of Columbia or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(e).

“Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans at such time.

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

“General Partner” means Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to

maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

“Guaranty Agreement” means an agreement executed by the Limited Partner in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent guaranteeing, unconditionally, payment of any principal of or interest on the Loans or any other amount payable under this Agreement, when and as the same shall become due and payable.

“GulfTerra” means GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

“GulfTerra General Partner” means GulfTerra Energy Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, the general partner of GulfTerra.

“GulfTerra Merger Transactions” are the transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement dated December 15, 2003 between the Limited Partner, GulfTerra and certain of their respective Affiliates, including without limitation the acquisition or exchange by the Limited Partner of all outstanding units issued by GulfTerra and the acquisition by General Partner of all ownership interests in GulfTerra General Partner.

“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature, in each case regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for the repayment of money borrowed which are or should be shown on a balance sheet as debt in accordance with GAAP, (b) obligations of such Person as lessee under leases which, in accordance with GAAP, are capital leases, (c) guaranties of such Person of payment or collection of any obligations described in clauses (a) and (b) of other Persons; provided, that clauses (a) and (b) include, in the case of obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, only such obligations as are or should be shown as debt or capital lease liabilities on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP and (d) all obligations of such Person under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing if the obligation under such synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing, as the case may be, is considered indebtedness for borrowed money for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP; provided, further, that the liability of any Person as a general partner of a partnership for Indebtedness of such partnership, if such partnership is not a subsidiary of such Person, shall not constitute Indebtedness.

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

“Index Debt” means senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced (except for any guaranty by the Limited Partner) Indebtedness of the Borrower.

“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08, and being in the form of attached Exhibit D.

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, the day that occurs three (3) months after the first day of such Interest Period.

“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance or pursuant to Section 2.01(b), other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance or pursuant to Section 2.01(c).

“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, (a) the rate per annum appearing on Page 3750 of the British Banking Association Telerate screen (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period; (b) if for any reason the rate specified in clause (a) of this definition does not so appear on Page 3750 of the British Banking Association Telerate screen (or any successor or substitute page or any such successor to or substitute for such Service), the rate per annum appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO page (or any successor or substitute page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period; and (c) if the rate specified in clause (a) of this definition does not so appear on Page 3750 of the British Banking Association Telerate screen (or any successor or substitute page or any such successor to or substitute for such Service) and if no rate specified in clause (b) of this definition so appears on Reuters Screen LIBO page (or any successor or substitute page), the average of the interest rates per annum at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a

maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the respective principal London offices of one or more representative banks as selected by Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities. For avoidance of doubt, operating leases are not “Liens”.

“Limited Partner” means Enterprise Products Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or any other Person that is the “Guarantor” as defined in the March 15, 2000 Indenture.

“Loans” means the term loans made pursuant to Section 2.03.

“March 15, 2000 Indenture” means that certain Indenture dated as of March 15, 2000, among the Borrower, the Limited Partner and Wachovia Bank, National Association, f/k/a First Union National Bank, as Trustee.

“Material Adverse Change” means a material adverse change, from that in effect on December 31, 2002, in the financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as indicated in the most recent quarterly or annual financial statements, except as otherwise disclosed in the Borrower’s and/or the Limited Partner’s filings with the SEC prior to the date hereof.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as indicated in the most recent quarterly or annual financial statements.

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans), of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $25,000,000.

“Material Subsidiary” means (i) those Subsidiaries designated on Schedule 3.12 as Material Subsidiaries and (ii) each Subsidiary that, as of the last day of the fiscal year of the Borrower most recently ended prior to the relevant determination of Material Subsidiaries, has a net worth determined in accordance with GAAP that is greater than 10% of the Consolidated Net Worth of the Borrower as of such day.

“Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) September 12, 2004 and (b) the date on which the GulfTerra Merger Transactions are consummated.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

“Multi-Year Credit Facility” means the revolving credit facility of the Borrower under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 2000, among the Borrower, Wachovia Bank, National Association, f/k/a First Union National Bank, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, and the lenders party thereto, as amended by a First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated April 19, 2001, a Second Amendment and Supplement to Credit Agreement dated April 24, 2002, a Third Amendment and Supplement to Credit Agreement dated July 31, 2002 and a Fourth Amendment and Supplement to Credit Agreement dated October 30, 2003, together with any and all other amendments and supplements thereto (the “Multi-Year Credit Agreement”).

“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement.

“Partnership Agreement” means the Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Borrower among the General Partner and the Limited Partner substantially in the form provided to the Lenders, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

“Permitted Liens” means:

(a)

liens upon rights-of-way for pipeline purposes;

(b)

any statutory or governmental lien or lien arising by operation of law, or any mechanics’, repairmen’s, materialmen’s, suppliers’, carriers’, landlords’, warehousemen’s or similar lien incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not yet due or which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and any undetermined lien which is incidental to construction, development, improvement or repair; or any right reserved to, or vested in, any municipality or public authority by the terms of any right, power, franchise, grant, license, permit or by any provision of law, to purchase or recapture or to designate a purchaser of, any property;

(c)

liens for taxes and assessments which are (i) for the then current year, (ii) not at the time delinquent, or (iii) delinquent but the validity or amount of which is being contested at the time by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(d)

liens of, or to secure performance of, leases, other than capital leases, or any lien securing industrial development, pollution control or similar revenue bonds;

(e)

any lien upon property or assets acquired or sold by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner resulting from the exercise of any rights arising out of defaults on receivables;

(f)

any lien in favor of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner; or any lien upon any property or assets of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner in existence on the date of the execution and delivery of the March 15, 2000 Indenture;

(g)

any lien in favor of the United States of America or any state thereof, or any department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision of the United States of America or any state thereof, to secure partial, progress, advance, or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute, or any debt incurred by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of, or the cost of constructing, developing, repairing or improving, the property or assets subject to such lien;

(h)

any lien incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability, social security, retiree health or similar laws or regulations or to secure obligations imposed by statute or governmental regulations;

(i)

liens in favor of any Person to secure obligations under provisions of any letters of credit, bank guarantees, bonds or surety obligations required or requested by any governmental authority in connection with any contract or statute; or any lien upon or deposits of any assets to secure performance of bids, trade contracts, leases or statutory obligations;

(j)

any lien upon any property or assets created at the time of acquisition of such property or assets by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner or within one year after such time to secure all or a portion of the purchase price for such property or assets or debt incurred to finance such purchase price, whether such debt was incurred prior to, at the time of or within one year after the date of such acquisition; or any lien upon any property or assets to secure all or part of the cost of construction, development, repair or improvements thereon or to secure debt incurred prior to, at the time of, or within one year after completion of such construction, development, repair or improvements or the commencement of full operations thereof (whichever is later), to provide funds for any such purpose;

(k)

any lien upon any property or assets existing thereon at the time of the acquisition thereof by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner and any lien upon any property or assets of a Person existing thereon at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary by acquisition, merger or otherwise; provided that, in each case, such lien only encumbers the property or assets so acquired or owned by such Person at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary;

(l)

liens imposed by law or order as a result of any proceeding before any court or regulatory body that is being contested in good faith, and liens which secure a judgment or other court-ordered award or settlement as to which the Borrower, the applicable Subsidiary or the Limited Partner has not exhausted its appellate rights;

(m)

any extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancing, refunding or replacements) of liens, in whole or in part, referred to in clauses (a) through (l) above; provided, however, that any such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement lien shall be limited to the property or assets covered by the lien extended, renewed, refinanced, refunded or replaced and that the obligations secured by any such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement lien shall be in an amount not greater than the amount of the obligations secured by the lien extended, renewed, refinanced, refunded or replaced and any expenses of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the Limited Partner (including any premium) incurred in connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement; or

(n)

any lien resulting from the deposit of moneys or evidence of indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing debt of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner;

“Permitted Sale/Leaseback Transactions” means any Sale/Leaseback Transaction:

(a)

which occurs within one year from the date of completion of the acquisition of the Principal Property subject thereto or the date of the completion of construction, development or substantial repair or improvement, or commencement of full operations on such Principal Property, whichever is later; or

(b)

involves a lease for a period, including renewals, of not more than three years; or

(c)

the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner would be entitled to incur Indebtedness, in a principal amount equal to the Attributable Indebtedness with respect to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction, secured by a Lien on the property subject to such Sale/Leaseback Transaction pursuant to Section 6.02 without equally and ratably securing the Indebtedness under this Agreement pursuant to such Section; or

(d)

the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner, within a one-year period after such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, applies or causes to be applied an amount not less than the Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction to (a) the prepayment, repayment, redemption, reduction or retirement of any Indebtedness of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner that is not subordinated to the Indebtedness under this Agreement, or (b) the expenditure or expenditures for Principal Property used or to be used in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the Limited Partner.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition, any Sale-Leaseback Transaction not covered by clauses (a) through (d), inclusive, of this definition, shall

nonetheless be a Permitted Sale/Leaseback Transaction if the Attributable Indebtedness from such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, together with the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under this Agreement and Indebtedness under the March 15, 2000 Indenture) secured by Liens other than Permitted Liens upon Principal Properties, does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

“Prime Rate” means the prime lending rate as set forth on the British Banking Association Telerate Page 5 (or such other comparable page as may, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, replace such page for the purpose of displaying such rate), as in effect from time to time. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually available.

“Principal Property” means whether owned or leased on the date hereof or thereafter acquired:

(a)

any pipeline assets of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner, including any related facilities employed in the transportation, distribution, storage or marketing of refined petroleum products, natural gas liquids, and petrochemicals, that are located in the United States of America or any territory or political subdivision thereof; and

(b)

any processing or manufacturing plant or terminal owned or leased by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or the Limited Partner that is located in the United States or any territory or political subdivision thereof;

except, in the case of either of the foregoing clauses (a) or (b):

(i)

any such assets consisting of inventories, furniture, office fixtures and equipment (including data processing equipment), vehicles and equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles; and

(ii)

any such assets, plant or terminal which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors (as defined in the March 15, 2000 Indenture), is not material in relation to the activities of the Borrower or of the Limited Partner and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

“Program” means the buy-back program initiated by the Limited Partner whereby the Limited Partner or the Borrower may after November 17, 2000 buy back up to the greater of

(i) 2,000,000 publicly held Common Units or (ii) the number of publicly held Common Units the aggregate purchase price of which is $30,000,000.

“Project Financing” means Indebtedness incurred by a Project Finance Subsidiary to finance the acquisition or construction of any asset or project which Indebtedness does not permit or provide for recourse against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Project Finance Subsidiary).

“Project Finance Subsidiaries” means a Subsidiary that is created principally to (i) construct or acquire any asset or project that will be or is financed solely with Project Financing for such asset or project, related equity investments and any loans to, or capital contributions in, such Subsidiary that are not prohibited hereby, (ii) own an Equity Interest in a Project Finance Subsidiary, and/or (iii) own an interest in any such asset or project.

“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Exposures and unused Commitments representing at least 51% of the sum of the total Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any class of Equity Interests of the Borrower, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests of the Limited Partner or the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any Equity Interests of the Limited Partner or the Borrower.

“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing, under a lease that is not a capital lease under GAAP, by the Borrower, or a Subsidiary (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary) or the Limited Partner of any Principal Property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower, such Subsidiary or the Limited Partner to such Person in contemplation of such leasing.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.

“SEC” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests, are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower.

“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.

“364-Day Credit Facility” means the revolving credit facility of the Borrower under that certain 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated October 30, 2003, among the Borrower; the Lenders party thereto; Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent; together with any and all other amendments and supplements thereto (the “364-Day Credit Agreement”).

“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.

“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Section 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a”Eurodollar Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”).

Section 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

Section 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with (i) except for purposes of Section 6.07, GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or

in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith; and (ii) for purposes of Section 6.07, GAAP, as in effect on June 30, 2003.

ARTICLE II – The Credits

Section 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make a single term loan to the Borrower during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (A) such Lender’s Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or (B) the sum of the total Exposures exceeding the total Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow and prepay, but not reborrow, the Loans.

Section 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) The Loans shall be made as part of a single Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make its Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make its Loan as required.

(b) Subject to Section 2.14, (i) the Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of six Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

Section 2.03. Request for the Loans. To request the Loans, the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy to the Administrative Agent a written Borrowing Request signed by the Borrower not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Effective Date. Such Borrowing

Request shall be irrevocable. Such Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i)

the aggregate amount of the requested Loans;

(ii)

the date of such Loans, which shall be a Business Day; and

(iii)

the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07.

The Type of Loans shall initially be ABR Loans. Promptly following receipt of the Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Loans.

Section 2.04. Intentionally Omitted.

Section 2.05. Intentionally Omitted.

Section 2.06. Intentionally Omitted.

Section 2.07. Funding of Loans. (a) Each Lender shall make its Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of the Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of the Loans, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the Loans available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the Loans.

Section 2.08. Interest Elections. (a) The Loans initially shall be of the Type specified in the Borrowing Request and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in the Borrowing Request. Thereafter (prior to the Maturity Date), the Borrower may elect to convert the Loans to a different Type or to continue such Loans and,

in the case of Eurodollar Loans, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the Loans, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that the Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request signed by the Borrower.

(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i)

if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii)

the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii)

whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and

(iv)

if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing.

(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and

(ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

Section 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the last day of the Availability Period.

(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, the sum of the Exposures would exceed the total Commitments.

(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.

Section 2.10. Mandatory Prepayment and Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises (i) if the Loans have been made, to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender all net proceeds of any public or private debt or equity offering by Limited Partner or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding the Multi-Year Facility and the 364-Day Facility (or any replacement facility therefor), and proceeds from the sale of Limited Partner’s Class B Units, units issued in the Limited Partner’s Dividend Reinvestment Program, Limited Partner’s Employee Unit Purchase Program, the exercise by Limited Partner of outstanding options with respect to its units, or any contributions by General Partner to Limited Partner), to be applied by the Administrative Agent as a prepayment on the Loans, and (ii) if the Loans have not been made, the Commitments shall be permanently and ratably reduced by the amount of such net proceeds. The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan on the Maturity Date.

(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable

thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and substantially in the form of note attached hereto as Exhibit G. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

Section 2.11. Optional Prepayment of Loans. (a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section.

(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000 in the case of an ABR Borrowing, or $3,000,000 in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13.

Section 2.12. Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the Commitment of such Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates; provided that, if such Lender continues to have any Exposure after its Commitment terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender’s Exposure

from and including the date on which its Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Exposure. Accrued facility fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any facility fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. All facility fees and utilization fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in leap year) and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). In addition to the foregoing, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a utilization fee, which shall accrue and be payable on Loans made hereunder at a rate of 0.125% per annum whenever the aggregate amount of “Loans” outstanding under the Multi-Year Credit Facility plus the 364-Day Credit Facility exceed 50% of the total “Commitments” thereunder (as such term is defined in the Multi-Year Credit Agreement and the 364-Day Credit Agreement), and Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent at any time such circumstance shall exist.

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of Lenders, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under that certain Fee Letter of even date herewith.

(c) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, or for distribution to the Lenders, as the case may be. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

Section 2.13. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion pursuant to Section 2.08 of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(e) All interest determined by reference to the LIBO Rate or clause (b) of the definition of Alternate Base Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, and all other interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(f) The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, so long as such Lender shall be required under regulations of the Board to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Borrowing of such Lender during such periods as such Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, from the date of such Borrowing until such principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to the remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Eurodollar Borrowing from (ii) the rate obtained by dividing such LIBO Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for such Interest Period. Such additional interest shall be determined by such Lender. The Borrower shall from time to time, within 15 days after demand (which demand shall be accompanied by a certificate comporting with the requirements set forth in Section 2.15(c)) by such Lender (with a copy of such demand and certificate to the Administrative Agent) pay to the Lender giving such notice such additional interest; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to pay to such Lender any portion of such additional interest that accrued more than 90 days prior to any such demand, unless such additional interest was not determinable on the date that is 90 days prior to such demand.

Section 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or

(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.

Section 2.15. Illegality; Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain or fund its Eurodollar Loans, such

Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall immediately give notice thereof to the other Lenders and to the Borrower, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended. If such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain and fund any of its outstanding Eurodollar Loans to maturity and shall so specify in such notice, the Borrower shall immediately prepay (which prepayment shall not be subject to Section 2.11) in full the then outstanding principal amount of such Eurodollar Loans, together with the accrued interest thereon.

(b) If any Change in Law shall:

(i)

impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in Section 2.13(f);

(ii)

impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(c) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(d) A certificate of a Lender setting forth, in reasonable detail showing the computation thereof, the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Such certificate shall further certify that such Lender is making similar demands of its other similarly structured borrowers. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof, if such certificate complies herewith.

(e) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation;

provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof (to the extent that such period of retroactive effect is not already included in such 90-day period).

Section 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth, in reasonable detail showing the computation thereof, any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof, if such certificate complies herewith.

Section 2.17. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent or any Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify or reimburse a Lender pursuant to this Section for any Indemnified

Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted giving rise to such claims are retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof (to the extent that such period of retroactive effect is not already included in such 90-day period). A certificate setting forth, in reasonable detail showing the computation thereof, the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at such reduced rate.

(f) Should any Lender or the Administrative Agent during the term of this Agreement ever receive any refund, credit or deduction from any taxing authority to which such Lender or the Administrative Agent would not be entitled but for the payment by the Borrower of Taxes (it being understood that the decision as to whether or not to claim, and if claimed, as to the amount of any such refund, credit or deduction shall be made by such Lender or the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, thereupon shall repay to the Borrower an amount with respect to such refund, credit or deduction equal to any net reduction in taxes actually obtained by such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and determined by such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to be attributable to such refund, credit or deduction.

(g) Except for a request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b), no Foreign Lender shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.17(a) or 2.17(c) if withholding tax is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or designates a new lending office.

Section 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest or fees, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the

Administrative Agent at its offices at 301 South College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0608, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars.

(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.

(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment (other than any payment to a dissenting Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(c)) in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds

Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.07(b) or 2.18(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

Section 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15 or Section 2.13(f), or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13(f), 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. Subject to the foregoing, Lenders agree to use reasonable efforts to select lending offices which will minimize taxes and other costs and expenses for the Borrower.

(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.13(f) or Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or if any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder, or if any Lender refuses to consent to an extension pursuant to Section 2.01(c), then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.13(f) or Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. If any Lender refuses to assign and delegate all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement after the Borrower has required such Lender to do so as a result of a claim for compensation under Section 2.13(f) or Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such Lender shall not be entitled to receive such compensation or required payments.

ARTICLE III – Representations and Warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

Section 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly formed, validly existing and (if applicable) in good standing (except, with respect to Subsidiaries (other than Material Subsidiaries), where the failure to be in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business in all material respects as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and (if applicable) is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

Section 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within the Borrower’s partnership powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership and, if required, partner action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

Section 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions and the consummation of the acquisition described in Section 4.01(l): (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any law or regulation applicable to the Borrower or the limited partnership agreement, charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any material indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is prohibited hereby.

Section 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its audited consolidated and unaudited consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries and the related audited consolidated (and, as to statements of income, unaudited consolidating) statements of income, equity and cash flow of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (i) as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, certified by its chief financial officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.

(b) No Material Adverse Change exists.

Section 3.05. Intentionally Omitted.

Section 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.

(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.07. Compliance with Laws. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 3.08. Investment and Holding Company Status. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is (a) an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) a “holding company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

Section 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.11. Disclosure. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

Section 3.12. Subsidiaries. As of the Effective Date, Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those listed on Schedule 3.12 hereto. As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.12 sets forth the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each such Subsidiary, the percentage of Borrower’s ownership of the outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary directly owned by Borrower, and the percentage of each Subsidiary’s ownership of the outstanding Equity Interests of each other Subsidiary.

Section 3.13. Margin Securities. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock in violation of said Regulations U or X or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock in violation of said Regulations U or X.

Section 3.14. Not a “Reportable Transaction”. The Borrower does not intend to treat the Borrowings and related transactions as being a “reportable transaction” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4). In the event the Borrower determines to take any action inconsistent with such intention, it will promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof. If the Borrower so notifies the Administrative Agent, the Borrower acknowledges that one or more of the Lenders may treat its Loans as part of a transaction that is subject to Treasury Regulation Section 301.6112-1, and such Lender or Lenders will maintain the lists and other records required by such Treasury Regulation.

ARTICLE IV – Conditions

Section 4.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the Effective Date which is scheduled to occur when each of the following conditions is satisfied:

(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of

Bracewell & Patterson LLP, counsel for the Borrower and the Limited Partner, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization and existence of the Borrower and the Limited Partner, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower, this Agreement, the Transactions or the GulfTerra Merger Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, and, with respect to the Limited Partner, the authorization of the Guaranty Agreement and the GulfTerra Merger Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Limited Partner.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received the Guaranty Agreement dated as of the date hereof, duly and validly executed by the Limited Partner.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received each promissory note requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.10(e), each duly completed and executed by the Borrower.

(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the President, an Executive Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02.

(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced five (5) Business Days prior to closing, reimbursement or payment of all out?of?pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.

(h) As of the Effective Date, no Material Adverse Change exists.

(i) There shall not have been any disruption or adverse change in the financial or capital markets generally or in the market for loan syndications in particular, which the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable judgment, deems material.

(j) The Lenders shall have received the audited financial statements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period ended December 31, 2002 and unaudited financial statements and Limited Partner’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2003.

(k) All necessary governmental and third-party approvals, if any, required to be obtained by the Borrower in connection with the Transactions and otherwise referred to herein shall have been obtained and remain in effect (except where failure to obtain such approvals will not have a Material Adverse Effect), and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any applicable authority.

(l) Borrower or its Subsidiary shall contemporaneously consummate the conveyance by El Paso Corporation or its subsidiary to Borrower or such Subsidiary of Class B Membership Interests in GulfTerra General Partner having a “Sharing Ratio” (as defined in GulfTerra General Partner’s limited liability company agreement) of fifty percent (50%), for an aggregate cash

amount equal to $425,000,000, and El Paso Corporation or its subsidiary shall be the sole record and beneficial owner of 100% of the limited liability company interest in GulfTerra General Partner (other than the interests conveyed as referenced above), all as provided in the GulfTerra Merger Transactions.

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

Section 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing (exclusive of continuations and conversions of a Borrowing) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing.

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.

ARTICLE V – Affirmative Covenants

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

Section 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) within 15 days after filing same with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), copies of each annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q and report on Form 8-K (or any successor or substitute forms) that the Limited Partner is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute (the “Exchange Act”);

(b) within 15 days after filing same with the SEC, copies of each annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q and report on Form 8-K (or any successor or substitute forms) that the Borrower is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

(c) if the Borrower is not subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the Limited Partner owns direct subsidiaries (other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), promptly after becoming available and in any event within 105 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Borrower (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and (ii) the audited consolidated statements of income, equity and cash flow of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such year setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the

preceding fiscal year, which report shall be to the effect that such statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(d) if the Borrower is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the Limited Partner owns direct subsidiaries (other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), promptly after their becoming available and in any event within 60 days after the close of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and (ii) the unaudited consolidated statements of income, equity and cash flow of the Borrower for such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding fiscal year, all of the foregoing certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP subject to normal changes resulting from year?end adjustment and accompanied by a written discussion of the financial performance and operating results, including the major assets, of the Borrower for such quarter; and

(e) within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit F (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred that is then continuing and, if a Default has occurred that is then continuing, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth in reasonable detail calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.07.

Section 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:

(a) the occurrence of any Event of Default; and

(b) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution not prohibited under Section 6.03.

Section 5.04. Intentionally Omitted.

Section 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such

amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

Section 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep in accordance with GAAP proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made in all material respects of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.

Section 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.08. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only (i) to partially finance the purchase price due in consideration of the conveyance by El Paso Corporation or its subsidiary to Borrower or its Subsidiary of Class B Membership Interests in GulfTerra General Partner having a “Sharing Ratio” (as defined in GulfTerra General Partner’s limited liability company agreement) of fifty percent (50%) pursuant to the GulfTerra Merger Transactions, and (ii) for the payment of any expenses associated therewith. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations U and X.

Section 5.09. Environmental Matters. The Borrower has established and implemented, or will establish and implement, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to establish and implement, such procedures as may be necessary to assure that any failure of the following does not have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) all property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the operations conducted thereon are in compliance with and do not violate the requirements of any Environmental Laws, (ii) no oil or solid wastes are disposed of or otherwise released on or to any property owned by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries except in compliance with Environmental Laws, (iii) no Hazardous Materials will be released on or to any such property in a quantity equal to or exceeding that quantity which requires reporting pursuant to Section 103 of CERCLA, and (iv) no oil or Hazardous Materials is released on or to any such property so as to pose an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or welfare or the environment.

Section 5.10. ERISA Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent:

(a) within 15 Business Days after the institution of or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan, which would cause the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to incur withdrawal liability in excess of $5,000,000 (in the aggregate for all such withdrawals), a written notice thereof signed by an executive officer of the Borrower stating the applicable details; and

(b) within 15 Business Days after an officer of the Borrower becomes aware of any material action at law or at equity brought against the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any ERISA Affiliate, or any fiduciary of a Plan in connection with the administration of any Plan or the investment of assets thereunder, a written notice signed by an executive officer of the Borrower specifying the nature thereof and what action the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 5.11. Taxes. Pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, promptly or make, or cause to be made, timely deposit of all taxes (including Federal Insurance Contribution Act) payments and withholding taxes), assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Borrower or any Subsidiary or upon the income or any property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim if the amount, applicability or validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted by or on behalf of the Borrower or its Subsidiary, and if the Borrower or its Subsidiary shall have set up reserves therefor adequate under GAAP or if no Material Adverse Effect shall be occasioned by all such failures in the aggregate..

ARTICLE VI – Negative Covenants

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

Section 6.01. Indebtedness. The Borrower will not permit any Subsidiary to create, incur or assume any Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, to the extent such Indebtedness is outstanding at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower and was not incurred in contemplation thereof and Indebtedness refinancing (but not increasing) such Indebtedness, and Indebtedness assumed by any Subsidiary in connection with its acquisition (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets or acquisition that results in the ownership of greater than fifty percent (50%) of the Equity Interests of a Person) of another Person and Indebtedness refinancing (but not increasing) such Indebtedness, provided that at the time of and after giving effect to the incurrence or assumption of such Indebtedness or refinancing Indebtedness and the application of the proceeds thereof, as the case may be, the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness, and of all Indebtedness previously incurred or assumed pursuant to this Section 6.01(a), and then outstanding, shall not exceed 75% of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four full fiscal quarters of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (and such Person on a pro forma basis) then most recently ended; further provided, however, Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of equity interests in Seminole Pipeline Company, a Delaware corporation, shall be included as Indebtedness assumed pursuant to this Section 6.01(a);

(b) Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.01, provided that at the time of and after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the application of the proceeds thereof the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness, and

of all Indebtedness previously incurred pursuant to this Section 6.01(b), and then outstanding, shall not exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries then most recently ended;

(d) intercompany Indebtedness;

(e) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 6.01; and

(f) other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $25,000,000 at any time outstanding;

provided, however, that no Subsidiary (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary) shall create, incur or assume any Indebtedness pursuant to any provision of this Section 6.01 if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such creation, incurrence or assumption.

Section 6.02. Liens. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) or the Limited Partner to, create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on any Principal Property or upon any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) owning or leasing any Principal Property, now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or such Subsidiary to secure any Indebtedness of the Borrower, the Limited Partner or any other Person (other than the Indebtedness under this Agreement), without in any such case making effective provision whereby any and all Indebtedness under this Agreement then outstanding will be secured by a Lien equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Indebtedness for so long as such Indebtedness shall be so secured. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may, and may permit any Subsidiary (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary) and the Limited Partner to, create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any Principal Property to secure Indebtedness of the Borrower, the Limited Partner or any other Person (other than the Indebtedness under this Agreement), other than a Permitted Lien without securing the Indebtedness under this Agreement, provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness then outstanding secured by such Lien and all similar Liens together with the aggregate amount of Attributable Indebtedness deemed to be outstanding in respect of all Sale/Leaseback Transactions (exclusive of any Permitted Sale/Leaseback Transactions), does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

Section 6.03. Fundamental Changes. The Borrower will not merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets, or all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries(other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Person may merge into or consolidate with the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the

surviving entity and (ii) Borrower may sell or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 6.04. Investment Restriction. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary) will make investments in Project Finance Subsidiaries in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.

Section 6.05. Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (i) the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments necessary to fund the Program, (ii) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments from Available Cash (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) from Operating Surplus (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) cumulative from January 1, 1999 through the date of such Restricted Payment, and (iii) any Subsidiary may buy back any of its own Equity Interests; provided, that even if an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, no Subsidiary shall be prohibited from upstreaming dividends or other payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (which is not a Project Finance Subsidiary) or making, in the case of any Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned (directly or indirectly) by the Borrower, ratable dividends or payments, as the case may be, to the other owners of Equity Interests in such Subsidiary.

Section 6.06. Restrictive Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement with any Person, other than the Lenders pursuant hereto or restrictions or conditions existing on the date hereof and identified on Schedule 6.06, which prohibits, restricts or imposes any conditions upon the ability of any Subsidiary (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) to (a) pay dividends or make other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or (b) make subordinate loans or advances to or make other investments in the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Section 6.07. Financial Condition Covenants.

(a) Minimum Net Worth. The Borrower will not permit its Consolidated Net Worth as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be less than $750,000,000.

(b) Ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA. The Borrower shall not permit its ratio of Consolidated Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA in each case for the four full fiscal quarters most recently ended (including, without limitation, the four fiscal quarter period ending December 31, 2003) to exceed:

5.25 to 1.00 as of December 31, 2003 and as of March 31, 2004; and

4.75 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2004 and as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower thereafter.

For purposes of calculating such ratio the Project Finance Subsidiaries shall be disregarded. For purposes of this Section 6.07(b), if during any period of four fiscal quarters the Borrower or any

Subsidiary acquires any Person (or any interest in any Person) or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, the EBITDA attributable to such assets or an amount equal to the percentage of ownership of the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, in such Person times the EBITDA of such Person, for such period determined on a pro forma basis (which determination, in each case, shall be subject to approval of the Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld) may be included as Consolidated EBITDA for such period as if such acquisition occurred on the first day of such four fiscal quarter period; provided that during the portion of such period that follows such acquisition, the computation in respect of the EBITDA of such Person or such assets, as the case may be, shall be made on the basis of actual (rather than pro forma) results.

ARTICLE VII – Events of Default

If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days;

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Limited Partner or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made and such materiality is continuing;

(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence) or 5.08 or in Article VI;

(e) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);

(f) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable subject to applicable grace periods;

(g) the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) shall (i) fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Material

Indebtedness of the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary (as the case may be), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Material Indebtedness; or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any covenant or obligation contained in any agreement or instrument relating to any such Material Indebtedness that in substance is customarily considered a default in loan documents (in each case, other than a failure to pay specified in clause (i) of this subsection (g)) and such default shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect thereof is to accelerate the maturity of such Material Indebtedness or require such Material Indebtedness to be prepaid prior to the stated maturity thereof; for the avoidance of doubt the parties acknowledge and agree that any payment required to be made under a guaranty of payment or collection described in clause (c) of the definition of Indebtedness shall be due and payable at the time such payment is due and payable under the terms of such guaranty (taking into account any applicable grace period) and such payment shall be deemed not to have been accelerated or required to be prepaid prior to its stated maturity as a result of the obligation guaranteed having become due;

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(i) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(j) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(k) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate uninsured amount equal to or greater than $25,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Material Subsidiary (other than Project Finance Subsidiaries) or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall

not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any such Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding (i) $5,000,000 in any year or (ii) $10,000,000 for all periods;

(m) the Limited Partner takes, suffers or permits to exist any of the events or conditions referred to in clauses (h), (i), (j) or (k) of this Article or if the section of the Guaranty Agreement that contains the payment obligation shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on the Limited Partner or if the Limited partner shall so state in writing;

(n) the General Partner takes, suffers or permits to exist any of the events or conditions referred to in clauses (h), (i) or (j) of this Article;

(o) a Change in Control shall occur; or

(p) an “Event of Default” has occurred which is continuing under either the Multi-Year Credit Facility or the 364-Day Credit Facility;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

ARTICLE VIII – The Administrative Agent

Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it

were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable to the Lenders for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in

connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the Borrower’s approval (which will not be unreasonably withheld), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, with the Borrower’s approval (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and the Borrower’s approval shall not be required if an Event of Default has occurred which is continuing), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank and such bank, or its Affiliate, as applicable, shall have capital and surplus equal to or greater than $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

ARTICLE IX – Miscellaneous

Section 9.01. Notices. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

(a) if to the Borrower, to it at 2727 North Loop West, 7th Floor, Houston, Texas 77008 (for delivery), Attention of Treasurer; P. O. Box 4324, Houston Texas 77210 (for mail) (Telecopy No. 713/803-8200);

(b) if to the Administrative Agent, to Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., Loan Portfolio Group, 745 Seventh Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019, Attention: Francis Chang (Telephone No. 212/526-5390; Telecopy No. 646/758-3864); and

Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

Section 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, except as provided in Section 2.01(c), (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) release the Limited Partner from any of its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement without the written consent of each Lender, or (vi) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one law firm, as counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication (prior to the date hereof) of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred during the existence of an Event of Default by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.

(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available (x) to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any Related Party of such Indemnitee, or (y) in connection with disputes among or between the Administrative Agent, Lenders and/or their respective Related Parties.

(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.

All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor, and such demand to be in reasonable detail setting forth the basis for and method of calculation of such amounts.

Section 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent must give their prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment, the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $10,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, (iii) each partial assignment shall result in the assignee retaining a Commitment of not less than $10,000,000 and shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, (iv) the parties (other than the Borrower) to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, (v) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and (vi) no assignment to a Foreign Bank shall be made hereunder unless, at the time of such assignment, there is no withholding tax applicable with respect to such Foreign Lender for which the Borrower would be or become responsible under Section 2.17; and provided further that any consent of the Borrower otherwise required under this paragraph shall not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 as to matters occurring on or prior to date of assignment). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of

this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section.

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York, the address of which shall be made available to any party to this Agreement upon request; a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(e) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.17(e) as though it were a Lender and has zero withholding at the time of participation.

(g) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

Section 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

Section 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Required Lenders have directed the Administrative Agent to accelerate under Article VII, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any

time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

Section 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE

BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

Section 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Section 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, Syndication Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower and its Related Parties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Information shall not include, and the Administrative Agent and each Lender may disclose without limitation of any kind, any Information with respect to the “tax treatment” and “tax structure” (in each case, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4) of the transactions contemplated hereby and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Administrative Agent or such Lender relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided that with respect to any document or similar item that in either case contains Information concerning the tax treatment or tax structure of the transaction as well as other Information, this sentence shall only apply to such portions of the document or similar item that relate to the tax treatment or tax structure of the Loans and transactions contemplated hereby. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower.

Section 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the

interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together (to the extent lawful) with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 9.14. Liability of General Partner. It is hereby understood and agreed that the General Partner shall have no personal liability, as general partner or otherwise, for the payment of any amount owing or to be owing hereunder.

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


ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

By:	Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., General Partner


	By	/s/ W. Randall Fowler
		Name: W. Randall Fowler Title: Vice President and Treasurer

[Credit Agreement - Signature Page 1]


	LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as Administrative Agent


	By	/s/ Francis Chang
		Name: Francis Chang Title: Authorized Signatory


	LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB, as a Lender


	By	/s/ G. Andrew Keith
		Name: G. Andrew Keith Title: Vice President

[Credit Agreement - Signature Page 2]


	BANK ONE, NA (Main Office-Chicago), individually and as Co-Syndication Agent


	By	/s/ Jane Bek Keil
		Name: Jane Bek Keil Title: Director

[Credit Agreement - Signature Page 3]


	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, individually and as Co-Syndication Agent


	By	/s/ N. Bell
		Name: N. Bell Title: Senior Manager

[Credit Agreement - Signature Page 4]


SUNTRUST BANK, individually and as Co-Syndication Agent


By	/s/ David H. Eidson
	Name: David H. Eidson Title: Senior Vice President
		Sun Trust Bank

[Credit Agreement - Signature Page 5]


	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and as Co-Syndication Agent


	By	/s/ Russell Clingman
		Name: Russell Clingman Title: Director

[Credit Agreement - Signature Page 6]

SCHEDULE 2.01
COMMITMENTS

Lender	Commitment
Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB	$	45,000,000	.00

Bank One, NA (Main Office - Chicago)	$	45,000,000	.00

The Bank of Nova Scotia	$	45,000,000	.00

SunTrust Bank	$	45,000,000	.00

Wachovia Bank, National Association	$	45,000,000	.00


TOTAL	$	225,000,000	.00

Schedule 3.06

Disclosed Matters

None

Schedule 3.12

SUBSIDIARIES

Name of Subsidiary	Type of Entity	Jurisdiction of Formation	Effective Ownership by the Borrower or a Subsidiary	Material Subsidiary
Acadian Acquisition, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Acadian Consulting LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Acadian Gas LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	Yes
Acadian Gas Pipeline System	General Partnership	Texas	TXO-Acadian Gas Pipeline, LLC - 50% MCN-Acadian Gas Pipeline, LLC - 50%	No
Belvieu Environmental Fuels	General Partnership		Borrower - 66.66% Third Party - 33.33%	No
Calcasieu Gas Gathering System	General Partnership	Texas	TXO-Acadian Gas Pipeline, LLC - 50% MCN-Acadian Gas Pipeline, LLC - 50%	No
Cajun Pipeline Company, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Texas	Borrower - 100%	No
Chunchula Pipeline Company, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Texas	Borrower - 100%	No
Cypress Gas Marketing, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Cypress Gas Pipeline, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Deep Gulf Development, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Enterprise Offshore Development, LLC - 90.0% Third Party - 10%	No
E-Cypress, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
E-Oaktree, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 98.0% Third Party - 2.0%	Yes
EPOLP 1999 Grantor Trust	Trust	Texas	Borrower - 100%	No
Enterprise Fractionation LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Enterprise Gas Liquids LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Enterprise Gas Processing LLC, a	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	Yes
Enterprise Lou-Tex NGL Pipeline L.P.	Limited Partnership	Texas	Borrower - 99.0% HSC Pipeline Partnership L.P. - 1.0%	No
Enterprise Lou-Tex Propylene Pipeline L.P.	Limited Partnership	Texas	Borrower - 99% Propylene Pipeline Partnership L.P. - 1.0%	No
Enterprise NGL Pipelines, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Enterprise NGL Private Lines & Storage LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Enterprise Norco LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Enterprise Gas Processing, LLC - 100%	No
Enterprise Offshore Development, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Moray Pipeline Company, LLC - 100%	No
Enterprise Products GTM, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Enterprise Products Operating L.P. - 100%	No
Enterprise Products Texas Operating, L.P.	Limited Partnership	Texas	Borrower - 99.0% Enterprise Products Partners L.P. - 1.0%	Yes

Schedule 3.12 – Page 1

Name of Subsidiary	Type of Entity	Jurisdiction of Formation	Effective Ownership by the Borrower or a Subsidiary	Material Subsidiary
Enterprise Terminalling L.P.	Limited Partnership		Borrower - 99.0% Enterprise Gas Liquids LLC 1.0%	No
Enterprise Terminals & Storage, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Mapletree, LLC - 100%	No
Evangeline Gulf Coast Gas, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Acadian Gas, LLC - 100%	No
Grande Isle Pipeline LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
HSC Pipeline Partnership, L.P.	Limited Partnership	Texas	Borrower - 99.0% Enterprise Products Partners L.P. - 1.0%	No
MCN Acadian Gas Pipeline, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Acadian Gas, LLC - 100%	No
MCN Pelican Interstate Gas, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Acadian Gas, LLC - 100%	No
MCN Pelican Transmission LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Mapletree, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 98.0% Third Party - 2.0%	Yes
Mid-America Pipeline Company, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Mapletree, LLC - 100%	Yes
Moray Pipeline Company, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Neches Pipeline System	General Partnership	Texas	TXO-Acadian Gas Pipeline, LLC - 50% MCN-Acadian Gas Pipeline, LLC - 50%	No
Norco-Tends Pipeline, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Enterprise NGL Private Lines & Storage, LLC - 100%
Olefins Terminal Corporation	Corporation	Delaware	Borrower - 50% Third Party - 50%	No
Ponchatrain Natural Gas System	General Partnership	Texas	TXO-Acadian Gas Pipeline, LLC - 50% MCN-Acadian Gas Pipeline, LLC - 50%	No
Port Neches GP, LLC	Limited Liability Company		Borrower - 100%	No
Port Neches Pipeline L.P.	Limited Partnership		Borrower - 99.0% Port Neches GP, LLC - 1.0%	No
Propylene Pipeline Partnership, L.P.	Limited Partnership	Texas	Borrower - 99.0% Enterprise Products Partners L.P. - 1.0%	No
Sabine Propylene Pipeline L.P.	Limited Partnership	Texas	Borrower - 99% Propylene Pipeline Partnership L.P. - 1%	No
Sailfish Pipeline Company, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Seminole Pipeline Company	Corporation	Delaware	E-Oaktree - 80.0% Third Parties - 20%	Yes
Sorrento Pipeline Company, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Texas	Borrower - 100%	No
TXO-Acadian Gas Pipleine, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No
Tejas-Magnolia Energy, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Ponchatrain Natural Gas System - 96.6% MCN-Pelican Interstate Gas, LLC - 3.4%	No
Wilprise Pipeline Company, LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 74.7%	No
Venice Pipeline LLC	Limited Liability Company	Delaware	Borrower - 100%	No

Schedule 3.12 – Page 2

Schedule 6.01

Existing Indebtedness of Subsidiaries

Note Agreement dated as of December 1, 1993, by and between Seminole Pipeline Company and the Purchasers named therein; Re: $75,000,000 6.67% Senior Notes Due December 1, 2005

Schedule 6.06

Restrictive Agreements

None

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

Reference is made to the Interim Term Loan Agreement dated as of December 12, 2003 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof, the “Loan Agreement”), among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., the Lenders named therein and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Terms defined in the Loan Agreement are used herein with the same meanings.

The Assignor named herein sells and assigns, without recourse, to the Assignee named herein, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes, without recourse, from the Assignor, effective as of the Assignment Date set forth herein, the interests set forth herein (the “Assigned Interest”) in the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, the interests set forth herein in the Commitment of the Assignor on the Assignment Date and Loans owing to the Assignor which are outstanding on the Assignment Date, held by the Assignor on the Assignment Date, but excluding accrued interest and fees to and excluding the Assignment Date. The Assignee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Loan Agreement. From and after the Assignment Date (i) the Assignee shall be a party to and be bound by the provisions of the Loan Agreement and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Loan Agreement.

This Assignment and Acceptance is being delivered to the Administrative Agent together with (i) if the Assignee is a Foreign Lender, any documentation required to be delivered by the Assignee pursuant to Section 2.17(e) of the Loan Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee, and (ii) if the Assignee is not already a Lender under the Loan Agreement, an Administrative Questionnaire in the form supplied by the Administrative Agent, duly completed by the Assignee. The [Assignee/Assignor] shall pay the fee payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.04(b) of the Loan Agreement.

This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Date of Assignment:

Legal Name of Assignor:

Legal Name of Assignee:

Assignee’s Address for Notices:

Effective Date of Assignment
(“Assignment Date”):

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Facility	Principal Amount Assigned	Percentage Assigned of Facility/Commitment (set forth, to at least 8 decimals, as a percentage of the Facility and the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders thereunder)
Commitment Assigned:	$	%
Loans:

The terms set forth above are hereby agreed to:

	[Name of Assignor], as Assignor



	By:
		Name:
		Title:


	[Name of Assignee], as Assignee


	By:
		Name:
		Title:

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The undersigned hereby consent to the within assignment:


Enterprise Products Operating L.P.		Lehman Commercial Paper Inc.,
		as Administrative Agent


By:	Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc.,
	General Partner


By:		By:
	Name:		Name:
	Title:		Title:

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST

Dated __________

Lehman Commercial Paper Inc.
as Administrative Agent
Loan Portfolio Group
745 Seventh Avenue
19th Floor, New York, NY 10019
Attention: Francis Chang

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Borrowing Request is delivered to you by Enterprise Products Operating L.P. (the “Borrower”), a Delaware limited partnership, under Section 2.03 of the Interim Term Loan Agreement dated as of December 12, 2003 (as restated, amended, modified, supplemented and in effect, the “Loan Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative Agent.

1. The Company hereby requests that the Lenders make a term Loan or Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $______________ (the “Loan” or the “Loans”).¹

2. The Company hereby requests that the Loan or Loans be made on the following Business Day:²

3. The Company hereby acknowledges that initially the Loan or Loans shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

4. The Company hereby requests that the funds from the Loan or Loans be disbursed to the following bank account: ______________________________.

5. After giving effect to the requested Loan, the sum of the Exposures outstanding as of the date hereof (including the requested Loans) does not exceed the maximum amount permitted to be outstanding pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement.

6. All of the conditions applicable to the Loans requested herein as set forth in the Loan Agreement have been satisfied as of the date hereof and will remain satisfied to the date of such Loans.

________________________
¹Complete with an amount in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Loan Agreement.
²Comlpete with a Business Day in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Loan Agreement.

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7. All capitalized undefined terms used herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Borrowing Request this _____ day of____________,_____.


	ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

	By:	Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., its General Partner

		By:
		Name:
		Title:

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EXHIBIT C

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF
INTEREST ELECTION REQUEST

Dated _____________

Lehman Commercial Paper Inc.
as Administrative Agent
Global Leveraged Finance
745 Seventh Avenue
19th Floor, New York, NY 10019
Attention: Francis Chang

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This irrevocable Interest Election Request (the “Request”) is delivered to you under Section 2.08 of the Interim Term Loan Agreement dated as of December 12, 2003 (as restated, amended, modified, supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), by and among Enterprise Products Operating L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company”), the Lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative Agent.

This Interest Election Request is submitted for the purpose of:

(a)

¹[Converting] [Continuing] a ____________ Loan [into] [as] a ____________ Loan.

(b)

The aggregate outstanding principal balance of such Loan is $______________.

(c)

The last day of the current Interest Period for such Loan is _____________.²

(d)

The principal amount of such Loan to be [converted] [continued] is $_____________.³

(e)

The requested effective date of the [conversion] [continuation] of such Loan is _______________.⁴

______________________________
¹Delete the bracketed language and insert “Alternate Base Rate” or “LIBO Rate”, as applicable, in each blank.
²Insert applicable date for any Eurodollar Loan being converted or continued.
³Complete with an amount in compliance with Section 2.08 of the Loan Agreement.

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(f)

The requested Interest Period applicable to the [converted] [continued] Loan is ____________________.⁵

With respect to a Borrowing to be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing, no Event of Default exists, and none will exist upon the conversion or continuation of the Borrowing requested herein.

All capitalized undefined terms used herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Loan Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Interest Election Request this _____ day of_______________, _____.


	ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

	By:	Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., its General Partner

		By:
		Name:
		Title:

⁴Complete with a Business Day in compliance with Section 2.08 of the Loan Agreement.
⁵Complete for each Eurodollar Loan in compliance with the definition of the term “Interest Period” specified in Section 1.01.

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF
OPINION OF BRACEWELL & PATTERSON LLP,
COUNSEL FOR THE BORROWER AND THE LIMITED PARTNER

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

The undersigned hereby certifies that he is the ____________________________ of ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, general partner of ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), and that as such he is authorized to execute this certificate on behalf of the Borrower. With reference to the Interim Term Loan Agreement dated as of December 12, 2003 (as restated, amended, modified, supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”), among the Borrower, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative Agent, for the lenders (the “Lenders”), which are or become a party thereto, and such Lenders, the undersigned represents and warrants as follows (each capitalized term used herein having the same meaning given to it in the Agreement unless otherwise specified);

(a)

[There currently does not exist any Default under the Agreement.] [Attached hereto is a schedule specifying the details of [a] certain Default[s] which exist under the Agreement and the action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.]

(b)

Attached hereto are the detailed computations necessary to determine whether the Borrower is in compliance with Sections 6.07(a) and (b) of the Agreement as of the end of the [fiscal quarter][fiscal year] ending ________________.

EXECUTED AND DELIVERED this ____ day of _________________, 20__.


	ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

	By:	Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., its General Partner

		By:
		Name:
		Title:

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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF NOTE
(Interim Term Loan Facility)

$_____________

_______, 2003

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), for value received, promises and agrees to pay to ______________________________ (the “Lender”), or order, at the payment office of LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as Administrative Agent, at 745 Seventh Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019, the principal sum of ______________________________ AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($_____________), or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans owed to the Lender under the Loan Agreement, as hereafter defined, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Loan Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount as provided in the Loan Agreement for such Loans, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of each such Loan until such Loan shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Loan Agreement.

This note evidences the Loans owed to the Lender under that certain Interim Term Loan Agreement dated as of December 12, 2003, by and among the Borrower, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative Agent, and the other financial institutions parties thereto (including the Lender) (such Loan Agreement, together with all amendments or supplements thereto, being the “Loan Agreement”), and shall be governed by the Loan Agreement. Capitalized terms used in this note and not defined in this note, but which are defined in the Loan Agreement, have the respective meanings herein as are assigned to them in the Loan Agreement.

The Lender is hereby authorized by the Borrower to endorse on Schedule A (or a continuation thereof) attached to this note, the Type of each Loan owed to the Lender, the amount and date of each payment or prepayment of principal of each such Loan received by the Lender and the Interest Periods and interest rates applicable to each Loan, provided that any failure by the Lender to make any such endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement or under this note in respect of such Loans.

This note may be held by the Lender for the account of its applicable lending office and, except as otherwise provided in the Loan Agreement, may be transferred from one lending office of the Lender to another lending office of the Lender from time to time as the Lender may determine.

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Except only for any notices which are specifically required by the Loan Agreement, the Borrower and any and all co-makers, endorsers, guarantors and sureties severally waive notice (including but not limited to notice of intent to accelerate and notice of acceleration, notice of protest and notice of dishonor), demand, presentment for payment, protest, diligence in collecting and the filing of suit for the purpose of fixing liability, and consent that the time of payment hereof may be extended and re-extended from time to time without notice to any of them. Each such person agrees that his, her or its liability on or with respect to this note shall not be affected by any release of or change in any guaranty or security at any time existing or by any failure to perfect or maintain perfection of any lien against or security interest in any such security or the partial or complete unenforceability of any guaranty or other surety obligation, in each case in whole or in part, with or without notice and before or after maturity.

The Loan Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayment of Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein. Reference is made to the Loan Agreement for all other pertinent purposes.

This Note is issued pursuant to and is entitled to the benefits of the Loan Agreement.

It is hereby understood and agreed that Enterprise Products GP, LLC, the general partner of the Borrower, shall have no personal liability, as general partner or otherwise, for the payment of any amount owing or to be owing hereunder.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FROM TIME TO TIME IN EFFECT.


	ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.

	By:	Enterprise Products OLPGP, Inc., its General Partner

		By:
		Name:
		Title:

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SCHEDULE A
TO
NOTE
(Interim Term Loan Facility)

This note evidences the Loans owed to the Lender under the Loan Agreement, in the principal amount set forth below and the applicable Interest Periods and rates for each such Loan, subject to the payments of principal set forth below:

SCHEDULE
OF
LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

Date		Interest Period		Rate		Principal Amount of Loan		Amount of Principal Paid or Prepaid		Interest Paid		Balance of Loans		Notation Made by