THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of September 7, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by EPCO Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pledgor”), with principal offices at 1100 Louisiana St., Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77002, in favor of CITIBANK, N.A., with offices at 1615 Brett Road, Building #2, New Castle, Delaware 19720, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Secured Party”) for the benefit of the several lenders now or hereafter parties to the hereinafter defined Credit Agreement (individually, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”).
RECITALS
A. On January 15, 2015, Pledgor, the Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (such agreement, as from time to time amended or supplemented prior to the execution of the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below), being hereinafter called the “Prior Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which the Lenders made available to Pledgor (i) revolving credit loans in the principal amount of up to Three Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($300,000,000.00), with an accordion feature allowing an increase in such amount up to a total of Five Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($500,000,000.00), and (ii) a delayed draw term loan in the principal amount of up to Seven Hundred Fifty Million and No/100 Dollars ($750,000,000.00).
B. In connection with the Prior Credit Agreement, Duncan Family Interests, Inc. (“DFI”) executed and delivered that certain Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated January 15, 2015, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement dated effective as of July 28, 2015 (the “Prior Pledge”), whereby DFI pledged, assigned and granted to Secured Party a security interest in the “Collateral” (as such term is defined in the Prior Pledge).
C. On December 15, 2015, Pledgor and DFI merged pursuant to a Certificate of Ownership and Merger filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Merger”) and Pledgor, as the surviving entity of the Merger, became the owner of the Collateral and the pledgor under the Prior Pledge.
D. To document the effect of the Merger with respect to the Prior Pledge, on December 15, 2015, the parties amended and restated in its entirety the Prior Pledge by entering into the Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement (such agreement, as from time to time amended or supplemented prior to the date hereof, being hereinafter called the “Existing Pledge”).
E. On September 13, 2017, Pledgor, the Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (such agreement, as from time to time amended or supplemented prior to the date hereof, being hereinafter called the “Existing Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which the Lenders made available to Pledgor revolving credit loans in the principal amount of up to Three Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($300,000,000.00), with an accordion feature allowing an increase in such amount up to a total of Five Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($500,000,000.00).