12.Entire Agreement.
(a) This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous written agreements and any prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement) that relate to the offering of the Notes, represents the entire agreement between the Partnership and the Underwriters with respect to the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of the Notes.
(b) The Partnership acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Notes: (i) the Underwriters have acted at arms length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Partnership or any other person, (ii) the Underwriters owe the Partnership only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement), if any, and (iii) the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of the Partnership. The Partnership waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Notes.
13.Notices, Etc. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt and if to the Underwriters, shall be delivered, mailed or sent in care of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, (Facsimile: (212)834-6081); Mizuho Securities USA LLC, 320 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Debt Capital Markets (Facsimile: (212)205-7812); RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Attention: DCM Transaction Management, 200 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281, (Facsimile: (212)428-6308); SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., 277 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10172, Attention: Debt Capital Markets; and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., 214 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Attention: High Grade Syndicate, (Facsimile: (877)733-3462); and, if to the General Partner and the Partnership, shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to the address set forth in the Registration Statement, Attn: General Counsel, Facsimile:918-574-7039.
14.Survival. The respective indemnities, representations, warranties and agreements of the Partnership and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Notes and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement or investigation made by or on behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them.
15.Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement, directly or indirectly, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
16.Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Facsimile copies or “pdf” or similar electronic data format copies of signatures shall constitute original signatures for all purposes of this Agreement and any enforcement hereof.
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