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Number of days commencing February 1, 2020 that M&B can exercise the liquidity option agreement.

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Number of Enterprise Common Units Held at Exercise Date by OTA.

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Percentage of OTA capital stock we agreed to purchase from M&B under liquidity option agreement.

No definition available.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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