EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 10 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on August 14, 2014, as amended on May 21, 2015, February 18, 2016, April 6, 2016, May 5, 2016, August 17, 2016, January 12, 2017, August 15, 2017, November 13, 2017, and August 9, 2018 (as amended, the “Original Schedule 13D” and, as amended by this Amendment, this “Schedule 13D”), and is being jointly filed by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Units, Class B Convertible Units and Subordinated Units of Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. (“SXE” or the “Issuer”). This Amendment reports and reflects the acquisition of additional Class B Convertible Units. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Original Schedule 13D.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The fifth paragraph of Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:
On November 5, 2014, February 9, 2015, May 8, 2015, August 10, 2015, November 9, 2015, May 9, 2016, August 10, 2016, November 14, 2016, February 14, 2017, May 11, 2017, August 11, 2017, November 11, 2017, February 9, 2018, May 3, 2018, August 13, 2018, and November 12, 2018, Holdings received 256,078, 260,558, 265,118, 269,758, 274,478, 284,191, 289,165, 294,226, 299,375, 304,615, 309,946, 315,370, 320,890, 326,506, 332,220, and 338,034 respectively, Class B PIK Units from the Issuer as distributions on the Class B Convertible Units pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement. Borrower was entitled to receive from the Issuer, within forty-five (45) days after the quarter ending December 31, 2015, a Class B Quarterly Distribution (as defined in the Partnership Agreement), consisting of apayment-in-kind distribution on outstanding Class B Convertible Units of additional Class B Convertible Units (the “Class B PIK Units”), in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement. However, the Issuer did not timely make such Class B Quarterly Distribution. The Partnership Agreement provides that, notwithstanding the Issuer’s failure to make such Class B Quarterly Distribution, the holders entitled to the unpaid Class B PIK Units shall be entitled (i) to Class B Quarterly Distributions in subsequent quarters on such unpaid Class B PIK Units and (ii) to all other rights under the Partnership Agreement as if such unpaid Class B PIK Units had in fact been distributed on the date due (“Unpaid Class B PIK Rights”). On February 14, 2016, Borrower acquired Unpaid Class B PIK Rights equivalent to 279,303 Class B Convertible Units. The Issuer subsequently determined to issue such Class B Convertible Units and issued the 279,303 Class B Convertible Units on May 9, 2016. As of November 12, 2018, Holdings had received a total of 5,019,831 Class B PIK Units from the Issuer as distributions on the Class B Convertible Units.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The second paragraph of Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:
The Reporting Persons acquired 2,116,400 of the Common Units, Class B Convertible Units and Subordinated Units as part of the consideration for SXE to acquire TexStar’s Rich Gas System through the Drop-Down Contribution and to establish a structure for common ownership and control of the Common Units, Class B Convertible Units and Subordinated Units through Holdings, as a new holding company of SXE, and its general partner Holdings GP, both of which are owned by SELLC, EIG, and Aggregator. The Reporting Persons acquired an additional 4,500,000 Common Units as part of the consideration for SXE to acquire certain assets through the Holdings Drop-Down Contribution. The Reporting Persons acquired an additional 5,019,831 Class B PIK Units as distributions on the Class B Convertible Units, as described in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons acquired an additional 8,389,188 Common Units pursuant to the Equity Cure Agreement as an equity cure, as further described in Item 3 and Item 6. The Reporting Persons acquired an additional 11,486,486 Common Units in connection with the Fifth Amendment and pursuant to the Equity Cure Agreement, as further described in Item 3 and Item 6. As a result of the relationships described in Item 2 and Item 5 of this Schedule 13D, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have shared power to vote, or direct the disposition of, and to dispose, or direct the disposition of, the Common Units, Class B Convertible Units and Subordinated Units held of record by Borrower.
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