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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-071409
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210305
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210305
GROUP MEMBERS:		NBL MIDSTREAM, LLC
GROUP MEMBERS:		NOBLE ENERGY, INC.

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Noble Midstream Partners LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001647513
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PIPE LINES (NO NATURAL GAS) [4610]
		IRS NUMBER:				473011449
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-89643
		FILM NUMBER:		21718340

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77070
		BUSINESS PHONE:		281-872-3100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77070

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHEVRON CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000093410
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PETROLEUM REFINING [2911]
		IRS NUMBER:				940890210
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD
		CITY:			SAN RAMON
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94583
		BUSINESS PHONE:		925-842-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD
		CITY:			SAN RAMON
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94583

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHEVRONTEXACO CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20011009

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHEVRON CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STANDARD OIL CO OF CALIFORNIA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19840705
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 13D
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;2) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NOBLE
MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Issuer) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Common Units representing </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Limited Partner Interests </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Title of Class&nbsp;of Securities) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>65506L105 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(CUSIP Number)
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mary A. Francis </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chevron Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6001
Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(925)&nbsp;842-1000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>March&nbsp;4, 2021 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the filing person has
previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report this acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this Schedule because of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;&#167;240.13d-1(e),</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13d-1(f)</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13d-1(g),</FONT> check the following box:&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>: Schedules filed in paper format shall
include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.13d-7</FONT> for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#146;s initial filing on this form
with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for the purpose of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;<B>Act</B>&#148;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;(ENTITIES ONLY)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Chevron Corporation</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;(a):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SEC USE ONLY</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;OO</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">SHARES</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">&nbsp;BENEFICIALLY&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">OWNED&nbsp;BY</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">EACH</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">REPORTING</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">PERSON</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">WITH</P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;56,447,616 Common Units</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;56,447,616 Common Units</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">11</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;56,447,616 Common Units</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE
AMOUNT IN ROW (11)&nbsp;EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;N/A</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;PERCENT OF CLASS
REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;62.4%(1)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;TYPE OF REPORTING
PERSON</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CO</P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Based on the number of Common Units (90,394,023) issued and outstanding as of March&nbsp;4, 2021.
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;1&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;(ENTITIES ONLY)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Noble Energy, Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;(a):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SEC USE ONLY</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;OO</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" COLSPAN="3" ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">NUMBER&nbsp;OF</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">SHARES</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">&nbsp;BENEFICIALLY&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">OWNED&nbsp;BY</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">EACH</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">REPORTING</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">PERSON</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">WITH</P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;56,447,616 Common Units</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;56,447,616 Common Units</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;10&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">11</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;56,447,616 Common Units</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE
AMOUNT IN ROW (11)&nbsp;EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;N/A</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">13</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;PERCENT OF CLASS
REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;62.4%(1)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">14</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;TYPE OF REPORTING
PERSON</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CO</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:11%">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Based on
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;1&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;(ENTITIES ONLY)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; NBL Midstream, LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX
IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;(a):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SEC USE ONLY</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;OO</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="6%"></TD>

<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"></TD>

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<TD WIDTH="84%"></TD></TR>

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<TD VALIGN="middle" COLSPAN="3" ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">NUMBER&nbsp;OF</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">SHARES</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">&nbsp;BENEFICIALLY&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">OWNED&nbsp;BY</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">EACH</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">REPORTING</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">PERSON</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">WITH</P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;56,447,616 Common Units</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;56,447,616 Common Units</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;10&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD WIDTH="6%"></TD>

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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">11</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;56,447,616 Common Units</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">12</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE
AMOUNT IN ROW (11)&nbsp;EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;N/A</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">13</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;PERCENT OF CLASS
REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;62.4%(1)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">14</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;TYPE OF REPORTING
PERSON</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;OO</P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Based on the number of Common Units (90,394,023) issued and outstanding as of March&nbsp;4, 2021.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Schedule 13D (this &#147;Amendment No.&nbsp;2&#148;) relates to the beneficial ownership by the Reporting Persons of the common
units representing limited partner interests (the &#147;Common Units&#148;) of Noble Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the &#147;Issuer&#148;) and amends and supplements the initial statement on Schedule 13D filed by the
Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on October&nbsp;5, 2020 and the Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the SEC on February&nbsp;5, 2021 (as amended to date, the
&#147;Schedule 13D&#148;). This Amendment No.&nbsp;2 is being filed by the Reporting Persons pursuant to the Joint Filing Statement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment No.&nbsp;2 shall have the same meanings ascribed
to them in the Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No.&nbsp;2 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as defined below), the funding for the Merger (as defined below) described in Item 4 of this Amendment No.&nbsp;2 (which Item
4 is incorporated herein by reference) will consist of newly issued shares of Chevron Common Stock as described in Item 4. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Purpose of the Transaction. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Merger Agreement </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On March&nbsp;4, 2021, the Issuer
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;) with Chevron, Cadmium Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron (&#147;Holdings&#148;), Cadmium Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings (&#147;Merger Sub&#148;), and the General Partner, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
Chevron (the &#147;Merger&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding Common Unit other than
Common Units owned by Chevron and its subsidiaries, including the Reporting Persons (each, a &#147;Public Common Unit&#148;), will be converted into the right to receive 0.1393 of a share of Chevron Common Stock (the &#147;Merger
Consideration&#148;). In connection with the Merger, (i)&nbsp;the General Partner&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-economic</FONT> general partner interest in the Issuer and (ii)&nbsp;the Common Units owned by Chevron and its subsidiaries
shall not be cancelled, shall not be converted into the Merger Consideration and shall remain outstanding following the Merger as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-economic</FONT> general partner interest in the Issuer and as Common Units,
respectively. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors of Chevron, the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the &#147;GP Board&#148;), and the Conflicts Committee of
the GP Board (the &#147;Conflicts Committee&#148;), have each approved the Merger Agreement and the Merger. The Conflicts Committee and the GP Board (acting upon the recommendation of the Conflicts Committee) have determined that the terms of the
Merger Agreement and the Merger are in, or not adverse to, the interests of, the Issuer, including the holders of Public Common Units, and each has resolved to recommend that the holders of the Common Units approve the Merger Agreement and the
Merger. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties from the parties, and each party has
agreed to customary covenants, including, among others, covenants relating to (i)&nbsp;the conduct of business during the interim period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the effective time of the Merger and (ii)&nbsp;the obligation
to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Merger to be consummated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Completion of the Merger is subject to certain customary conditions, including,
among others: (i)&nbsp;approval of the Merger Agreement by holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Units, which was obtained on March&nbsp;4, 2021; (ii) there being no law or injunction prohibiting consummation of the transactions
contemplated under the Merger Agreement; (iii)&nbsp;the effectiveness of a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> relating to the issuance of Chevron Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement;
(iv)&nbsp;approval for listing on the New York Stock Exchange of the shares of Chevron Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Merger Agreement; (v)&nbsp;subject to specified materiality standards, the accuracy of certain representations and
warranties of the parties; and (vi)&nbsp;compliance by the respective parties in all material respects with their respective covenants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Merger
Agreement provides for certain termination rights for both Chevron and the Issuer, including in the event that (i)&nbsp;the parties agree by mutual written consent to terminate the Merger Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;the Merger is not consummated by
September&nbsp;4, 2021 or (iii)&nbsp;a law or injunction prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is in effect and has become final and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-appealable.</FONT> The Merger
Agreement provides that upon termination of the Merger Agreement, under certain circumstances, (i)&nbsp;the Issuer will be obligated to reimburse Chevron for its expenses and (ii)&nbsp;Chevron will be obligated to reimburse the Issuer for its
expenses, in each case, in an amount not to exceed $3.5&nbsp;million. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, NBL Midstream, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron (&#147;NBL&#148;) delivered its written consent covering all of the Common Units beneficially owned by it (the &#147;Covered Units&#148;) approving the Merger
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger (the &#147;Written Consent&#148;). The Written Consent was sufficient to approve the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, without
the receipt of written consents from any other holder of Common Units. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit I to this Amendment No.&nbsp;2 and incorporated herein by reference into
this Item 4. The Merger Agreement is incorporated herein by reference to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual or financial information about Chevron, the Issuer,
the other parties to the Merger Agreement or any of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specific dates;
were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement; may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the
parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts; and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the
representations, warranties and covenants or any description thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of Chevron, the Issuer, the other parties to the Merger Agreement or any of their respective subsidiaries and
affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures
by Chevron and the Issuer. The Merger Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding the companies and the Merger that will be contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the
information statement/prospectus that the parties will be filing in connection with the Merger, as well as in the other filings that each of Chevron and the Issuer make with the SEC. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
</B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information provided or incorporated by reference into Item 4 of this Amendment No.&nbsp;2 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 6. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Material to be Filed as Exhibits. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following exhibits: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March&nbsp;4, 2021, by and among Chevron Corporation, Cadmium Holdings Inc., Cadmium Merger Sub LLC, Noble Midstream GP LLC and Noble Midstream Partners LP</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned&#146;s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned hereby certifies that the information
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CHEVRON CORPORATION</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Pierre R. Breber</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Pierre R. Breber</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title:&nbsp;Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOBLE ENERGY, INC.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kari H. Endries</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Kari H. Endries</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title:&nbsp;Vice President and Secretary</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Aaron G. Carlson</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Aaron G. Carlson</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>Execution Version </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>by and among </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CHEVRON
CORPORATION, </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CADMIUM HOLDINGS INC., </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CADMIUM MERGER SUB LLC, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NOBLE MIDSTREAM GP LLC </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>and </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NOBLE MIDSTREAM
PARTNERS LP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>March&nbsp;4, 2021 </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-bottom:6pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS; CONSTRUCTION</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.1</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Definitions</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.2</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Interpretation</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-bottom:6pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE II THE MERGER</B></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="padding-bottom:6pt ;" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.1</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>The Merger and Surviving Entity</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Closing</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Effective Time</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Effects of the Merger</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Organizational Documents of the Surviving Entity; Directors and Officers of the General Partner</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.1</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Rights as Partnership Unitholders; Common Unit Transfers</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Exchange of Certificates and Book-Entry Units</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>No Dissenters&#146; Rights</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Governmental Approvals</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">27</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Information Supplied</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">27</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Partnership Benefit Plans; Employee Matters</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Real Property</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">29</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.13</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Regulatory Matters</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">30</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.14</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Opinion of Financial Advisor</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">31</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Brokers and Other Advisors</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">31</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Insurance</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">31</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.17</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Investment Company Act</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">31</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>No Other Representations or Warranties</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">31</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-bottom:6pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT,
HOLDINGS AND MERGER SUB</B></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="padding-bottom:6pt ;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="padding-bottom:6pt ;" ALIGN="right">32</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.1</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Organization, Standing and Power</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">32</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.2</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Capitalization</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">33</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">34</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Governmental Approvals</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">35</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.5</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Parent SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities; Internal Controls</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">35</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.6</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Absence of Certain Changes or Events</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Legal Proceedings</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.8</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Compliance With Laws</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">38</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>No Other Representations or Warranties</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">38</TD>
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AGREEMENTS</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">44</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">44</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">44</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Fees and Expenses</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">46</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">48</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="padding-bottom:6pt ;" ALIGN="right">48</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.1</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Conditions to Each Party&#146;s Obligation to Effect the Merger</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">48</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.2</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Conditions to Obligations of Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">49</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Conditions to Obligation of the Partnership to Effect the Merger</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">50</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Frustration of Closing Conditions</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">50</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-bottom:6pt ;"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION</B></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="padding-bottom:6pt ;" ALIGN="right">53</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">53</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Amendment or Supplement</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">53</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">54</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">54</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Assignment</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">54</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Entire Understanding; No Third-Party Beneficiaries</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial</TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of March&nbsp;4, 2021 (this &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;), is entered into by and among Chevron
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&#147;<U>Parent</U>&#148;), Cadmium Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (&#147;<U>Holdings</U>&#148;), Cadmium Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a
wholly owned Subsidiary of Holdings (&#147;<U>Merger Sub</U>&#148;), Noble Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the &#147;<U>Partnership</U>&#148;), and Noble Midstream GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general
partner of the Partnership (the &#147;<U>General Partner</U>&#148;). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in <U>Article I</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">W I T N E S S E T H: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
prior to the execution of this Agreement, for the purpose of effecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (a)&nbsp;Parent has organized Holdings and contributed to it $1,000 cash and (b)&nbsp;Holdings has organized Merger Sub and
contributed to it $1,000 in cash; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, each of Parent and the Partnership wishes to effect a strategic business combination by means
of a merger of Merger Sub with and into the Partnership (the &#147;<U>Merger</U>&#148;), with the Partnership surviving the Merger; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Conflicts Committee (the &#147;<U>Conflicts Committee</U>&#148;) of the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the
&#147;<U>GP Board</U>&#148;), by unanimous vote, in good faith, has, among other things, (a)&nbsp;determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are in, or not adverse to, the interests of the
Partnership and the Partnership Unaffiliated Unitholders, (b)&nbsp;approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger (the foregoing constituting &#147;Special Approval&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;7.9(b) of
the Partnership Agreement), (c) resolved to recommend to the GP Board the approval of this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and (d)&nbsp;resolved,
and recommended that the GP Board resolve, to direct that this Agreement be submitted to a vote of the Limited Partners and authorized the Limited Partners to act by written consent pursuant to Section&nbsp;13.11 of the Partnership Agreement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the GP Board (acting, in part, based upon the receipt of such approval and recommendation of the Conflicts Committee), by unanimous
vote, in good faith, has, among other things, (a)&nbsp;determined that the forms, terms and provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are in, or not adverse to, the interests of the Partnership and
the Limited Partners, (b)&nbsp;authorized the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement and (c)&nbsp;directed that the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger be submitted to a vote of the Limited Partners and authorized the Limited Partners to act by written consent pursuant to Section&nbsp;13.11 of the
Partnership Agreement; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.1 of the General Partner Company Agreement, Parent has
caused NBL Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect, wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (&#147;<U>NBL</U>&#148;) to deliver to the GP Board its consent (the &#147;<U>Sole Member Consent</U>&#148;), in NBL&#146;s capacity
as the sole member of the General Partner (NBL, in such capacity, the &#147;<U>Sole Member</U>&#148;), pursuant to which the Sole Member has (a)&nbsp;determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are
in the best interests of the Sole Member and the General Partner and (b)&nbsp;approved the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, by the General Partner; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent (the &#147;<U>Parent Board</U>&#148;), by unanimous vote, has (a)&nbsp;determined that the forms,
terms and provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger and the issuance of Parent Shares as consideration for the Merger (the &#147;<U>Parent Stock Issuance</U>&#148;), are in the best interests of
Parent and the Parent Stockholders and (b)&nbsp;authorized the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger and the Parent Stock Issuance, on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the board of directors of Holdings (the &#147;<U>Holdings
Board</U>&#148;) has unanimously (a)&nbsp;determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are in the best interests of Holdings and its sole stockholder and declared it advisable to enter into this
Agreement and (b)&nbsp;approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, Holdings directly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests in Merger Sub, and Holdings, in its
capacity as the sole member of Merger Sub, has (a)&nbsp;determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are in the best interests of Merger Sub and declared it advisable for Merger Sub to enter into
this Agreement and consummate the Merger and (b)&nbsp;approved the adoption, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, Parent has caused NBL, in its capacity as the record and beneficial owner of Common Units constituting a &#147;Unit Majority&#148;
(as defined in the Partnership Agreement) to deliver on the date hereof to the Partnership the Written Consent approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, pursuant to Section&nbsp;13.11 of the Partnership
Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and
intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>DEFINED TERMS; CONSTRUCTION </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.1 <U>Definitions</U>. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings ascribed thereto below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Affiliate</U>&#148; means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person. For this purpose, &#147;control&#148; (including, with its correlative meanings, &#147;controlled by&#148; and &#147;under common control with&#148;) 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 ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise; <I>provided,</I> <I>however</I>, that, except where otherwise
expressly provided, for the purposes of this Agreement, none of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Parent and all of its other Subsidiaries (including the General Partner, NBL, Holdings and Merger Sub), on the other hand,
shall be considered to be Affiliates with respect to each other. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Balance Sheet Date</U>&#148; means December&nbsp;31, 2020. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Benefit Plan</U>&#148; means (i)&nbsp;any &#147;employee benefit plan&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;3(3) of ERISA, whether
or not subject to ERISA, and (ii)&nbsp;any employment, consulting, severance, termination, retention, change of control, health, medical, dental, vision, cafeteria, disability, accident, insurance, vacation,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">paid-time-off,</FONT> flex spending, perquisite, welfare fringe benefit, compensatory equity or equity-based, deferred compensation, profit sharing, retirement, pension, savings, termination and each other
compensation or employee benefit plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Book-Entry Units</U>&#148; has the meaning set
forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.2</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Business Day</U>&#148; means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other
day on which the SEC or banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by applicable Laws to be closed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Certificate</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.2</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Certificate of Merger</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.3</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Closing</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.2</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Closing Date</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.2</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Code</U>&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Common Unit</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Conflicts Committee</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Conflicts Committee Financial Advisor</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.14</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Contract</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.3(b)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>DLLCA</U>&#148; means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>DRULPA</U>&#148; means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Effective Time</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.3</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Enforceability Exceptions</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.3(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Environmental Laws</U>&#148; means any Law relating to (i)&nbsp;pollution, the protection, preservation or restoration of the
environment (including air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource) or health and safety (to the extent related to exposure to Hazardous Substances), or
(ii)&nbsp;the exposure to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, Release or disposal of Hazardous Substances, in each case as in effect at the date of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>ERISA</U>&#148; means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.4</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Exchange Agent</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Exchange Fund</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Exchange Ratio</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.1(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>FERC</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.13(b)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>FPA</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.13(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>GAAP</U>&#148; means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as applied on a consistent basis. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>General Partner</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>General Partner Company Agreement</U>&#148; means the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the General
Partner, dated as of September&nbsp;20, 2016, as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>General Partner
Interest</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Governmental Authority</U>&#148; means any
government, court, arbitrator, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or authority or other governmental instrumentality, federal, state or local, domestic, foreign or multinational. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>GP Board</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Hazardous Substance</U>&#148; means any substance, material or waste that is listed, defined, designated or classified as hazardous,
toxic, radioactive, dangerous or a &#147;pollutant&#148; or &#147;contaminant&#148; or words of similar meaning under any applicable Environmental Law that is otherwise regulated or for which liability or standards of care may be imposed under
Environmental Laws, including without limitation petroleum or any fraction, derivative or byproduct thereof, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, coal refuse, coal <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-products,</FONT> coal ash, radon, radioactive
material, asbestos or asbestos containing material, urea formaldehyde foam insulation or polychlorinated biphenyls. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Holdings</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Holdings Board</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the recitals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>ICA</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.13(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Indemnified Person</U>&#148; means any Person who is now, or has been or becomes at any time prior to the Effective Time, an officer,
director or employee of Parent, the Partnership, the General Partner, NBL or any of their respective Subsidiaries and also with respect to any such Person, in their capacity as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee or fiduciary of another
corporation, foundation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise (whether or not such other entity or enterprise is affiliated with Parent or the Partnership, as applicable) serving at the request of
or on behalf of Parent, the Partnership, the General Partner, NBL or any of their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, and together with such Person&#146;s heirs, executors or administrators. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Information Statement</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.4</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Laws</U>&#148; or &#147;<U>Law</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.8(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Liens</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.1(c)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Limited Partner</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Material Adverse Effect</U>&#148; means, when used with respect to a Person, any change, condition, circumstance, effect, event,
development, state of facts or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, (x)&nbsp;has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liquidity, condition (financial or otherwise)
or results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y)&nbsp;prevents or materially impedes, interferes with or hinders a party&#146;s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger
and the Parent Stock Issuance, on or before the Outside Date; <I>provided, however</I>, that any adverse changes, conditions, circumstances, effects, events, developments, states of facts or occurrences resulting from or due to any of the following
shall be disregarded in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect: (i)&nbsp;changes, conditions, circumstances, effects, events, developments, states of facts or occurrences generally affecting the economy, the financial or
capital markets or political, legislative or regulatory conditions or changes in the industries in which such Person operates; (ii)&nbsp;the announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, except
specifically for purposes of determining whether there is a breach of the representations and warranties made by the applicable parties in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.3(b)</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.3(b)</U> and the satisfaction of
the closing conditions set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2(a)</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.3(a)</U> with respect to such representations and warranties, the taking of any action expressly permitted or expressly contemplated by
this Agreement; (iii)&nbsp;any change in the market price or trading volume of the </P>
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limited partner interests, shares of common stock or other equity securities of such Person (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing shall not preclude any other party to this Agreement
from asserting that any facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether
there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect); (iv)&nbsp;acts of war, terrorism (including domestic terrorism and cyberterrorism) or other hostilities (or the escalation of the foregoing), whether or not pursuant
to the declaration of a national emergency or war, pandemics (including the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic, any mutation or variation of the virus underlying the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic or
any health conditions related thereto), epidemics or natural disasters or other force majeure events; (v)&nbsp;changes in any applicable Laws or regulations applicable to such Person or applicable accounting regulations or principles or the
interpretation thereof; (vi)&nbsp;any Proceedings commenced by or involving any current or former member, partner or stockholder of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement; (vii)&nbsp;changes, effects, events or occurrences generally affecting the prices of oil, natural gas or other carbon-based sources of energy or power; (viii)&nbsp;any failure of a Person to meet any internal or external
projections, budgets, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing shall not preclude any other party to this Agreement from asserting that any
facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or
would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect); and (ix)&nbsp;with respect to Parent only, any effect to the extent resulting from a change, condition, circumstance, effect, event, development, state of facts or occurrence that has a
Material Adverse Effect on the Partnership and its Subsidiaries; <I>provided, however</I>, that changes, conditions, circumstances, effects, events, developments, state of facts or occurrences referred to in <U>clauses </U><U>(i)</U>, <U>(iv)</U>,
<U>(v)</U> and <U>(vii)</U>&nbsp;above shall be considered for purposes of determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse Effect if and to the extent such changes, conditions, circumstances, effects,
events, developments, state of facts or occurrences have had or would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate adverse effect on such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies of similar size operating in
the industries in which such Person and its Subsidiaries operate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Maximum Amount</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.6(b)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Merger</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Merger Consideration</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.1(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Merger Sub</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>NASDAQ</U>&#148; means The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>NBL</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>NGA</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.13(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>NGPA</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.13(a)</U>. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>NYSE</U>&#148; means the New York Stock Exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>NYSE Listing Application</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.9(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Organizational Documents</U>&#148; means any charter, certificate of incorporation, articles of association, bylaws, operating
agreement, agreement of limited partnership, limited liability company agreement or similar formation or governing documents and instruments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Outside Date</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1(b)(i)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Benefit Plan</U>&#148; means any Benefit Plan maintained, sponsored or administered by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
(excluding the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries) for the benefit of their respective current or former employees, independent contractors and directors (and their respective beneficiaries), other than any
statutory plan, program or arrangement that is required by applicable Laws, other than the Laws of the United States, and maintained by any Governmental Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, no Partnership Benefit Plan is a Parent Benefit Plan.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Board</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Bylaws</U>&#148; means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Parent, effective September&nbsp;30, 2020. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Charter</U>&#148; means the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Parent, dated May&nbsp;30, 2008 as may be further
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Common Stock</U>&#148; means the common stock, par value $0.75 per
share, of Parent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Equity Awards</U>&#148; means collectively, the stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted
stock units, deferred stock units, performance awards, performance stock or performance share units, stock or share units, phantom stock or other awards relating to Parent Common Stock granted under or governed by the Parent Equity Plans. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Equity Plans</U>&#148; means the Long-Term Incentive Plan of Chevron Corporation, the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors Equity Compensation and Deferral Plan and any other plans or arrangements of Parent or its Subsidiaries providing for or governing the grant, exercise or settlement of awards of Parent
Common Stock or cash settlement of awards valued, in whole or in part, by reference to Parent Common Stock, or otherwise relating thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Expense Reimbursement</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.3(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Material Adverse Effect</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.1(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Material Contract</U>&#148; means any Contract (whether written or oral) that would be required to be filed with the SEC by
Parent as an exhibit under Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K.</FONT> </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Organizational Documents</U>&#148; means the Parent Bylaws and Parent
Charter, together. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Preferred Stock</U>&#148; means the preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Parent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent SEC Documents</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.5(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Shares</U>&#148; means shares of Parent Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Stock Issuance</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Parent Stockholders</U>&#148; means the holders of the outstanding Parent Shares as of the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Agreement</U>&#148; means the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as
of November&nbsp;14, 2019, as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Benefit Plan</U>&#148;
means any Benefit Plan maintained, sponsored or administered by the General Partner, NBL, the Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries for the benefit of the Partnership Service Providers, other than any statutory plan, program or
arrangement that is required by applicable Laws, other than the Laws of the United States, and maintained by any Governmental Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, no Parent Benefit Plan is a Partnership Benefit Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Disclosure Schedule</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to <U>Article IV</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Expense Reimbursement</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.3(b)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Interest</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Leased Real Property</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.12(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Long-Term Incentive Plans</U>&#148; means the Noble Midstream Partners LP 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including any
amendment and/or amendment and restatement thereof, and any other plans or arrangements of the Partnership or the General Partner providing for the grant of awards of Common Units or cash settled awards valued, in whole or in part, by reference to
Common Units, or otherwise relating thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership LTIP Awards</U>&#148; means, collectively, the Partnership Restricted
Units and any other awards issued under a Partnership Long-Term Incentive Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Material Adverse Effect</U>&#148;
has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.1(a)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Material Contract</U>&#148; means any
Contract (whether written or oral) that would be required to be filed with the SEC by the Partnership as an exhibit under Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K.</FONT> </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">8 </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Owned Real Property</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.12(a)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Permitted Lien</U>&#148; means (i)&nbsp;any Lien (A)&nbsp;for Taxes or
governmental assessments, charges or claims of payment not yet delinquent, being contested in good faith and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established, (B)&nbsp;that is a carriers&#146;, warehousemen&#146;s, mechanics&#146;,
materialmen&#146;s, repairmen&#146;s or other similar lien arising in the ordinary course of business, (C)&nbsp;arising under conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business,
(D)&nbsp;not created by the Partnership or its Subsidiaries that affect the underlying fee interest of a Partnership Leased Real Property, (E)&nbsp;that is disclosed on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Partnership included in the
Partnership SEC Documents or notes thereto or securing liabilities reflected on such balance sheet, (F)&nbsp;arising under or pursuant to the Partnership Organizational Documents or the organizational documents of any Subsidiary of the Partnership,
(G)&nbsp;resulting from any facts or circumstances relating to Parent or its affiliates, or (H)&nbsp;that does not and would not reasonably be expected to materially impair the continued use of a Partnership Owned Real Property or a Partnership
Leased Real Property as currently operated; (ii)&nbsp;grants to others of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way,</FONT></FONT> surface leases, crossing rights and amendments, modifications, and releases of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way,</FONT></FONT> easements and surface leases in the ordinary course of business or (iii)&nbsp;with respect to
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way,</FONT></FONT> restrictions on the exercise of any of the rights under a granting instrument that are set forth therein or in another executed agreement, that is of
public record or to which the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries otherwise has access, between the parties thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Permits</U>&#148; means all Permits necessary for the Partnership and its Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their
properties and assets or to carry on their businesses as they are now being conducted, including all Permits relating to the transportation of oil, natural gas or water. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Real Property Leases</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.12(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Restricted Unit</U>&#148; means an unvested restricted Common Unit issued under a Partnership Long-Term Incentive Plan.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Revolving Credit Facility</U>&#148; means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September&nbsp;20, 2016, by and
among the Partnership, as the parent, Noble Midstream Services, LLC, as the borrower, the other subsidiaries of the Partnership set forth therein, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and the other lenders party thereto, as amended by that certain First
Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;12, 2017, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January&nbsp;31, 2018, as further amended by that certain Amendment and Restatement
Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;9, 2018, as further amended by that certain Incremental Facility and Amendment Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;13, 2019, and as it may be further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership SEC Documents</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.5(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Service Providers</U>&#148; means all of the employees, individual consultants and individual independent contractors
that perform services for or on behalf of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Unaffiliated Unitholders</U>&#148; means holders of Common Units other
than Parent, NBL, the General Partner and their respective Affiliates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Partnership Unitholders</U>&#148; means holders of Common
Units. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Permits</U>&#148; means all franchises, tariffs, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances,
exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Person</U>&#148; means an individual, a
corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity, including a Governmental Authority. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Proceeding</U>&#148; means any actual claim or claim threatened in writing (including a claim of a violation of Law), action, audit,
demand, suit, proceeding, investigation or other proceeding at law or in equity or order or ruling, in each case whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, arbitral or otherwise and whether or not such claim, action, audit, demand,
suit, proceeding, investigation or other proceeding or order or ruling results in a formal civil or criminal litigation or regulatory action. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Public Common Unit</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.1(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>PUHCA</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.13(a)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.10</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Release</U>&#148; means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, emptying, escape, injection, deposit, disposal,
discharge, dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous Substances into or through the indoor or outdoor environment or into or out of any property, including the movement of Hazardous Substances through or in the air, soil, surface water,
or groundwater. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Representatives</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.18</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Restraints</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1(b)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Rights</U>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, (i)&nbsp;options, warrants, preemptive rights, subscriptions, calls or other
rights, convertible securities, exchangeable securities, agreements or commitments of any character obligating such Person (or the general partner of such Person) to issue, transfer or sell, or to cause the issuance, transfer or sale of, any
partnership or other equity interest in such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such partnership interests or equity interests, or (ii)&nbsp;contractual obligations of such Person (or the general
partner of such Person) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or to cause the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of, any partnership interest or other equity interest in such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or any such securities or
agreements listed in <U>clause </U><U>(i)</U>&nbsp;of this definition. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way</FONT></FONT></U>&#148; means easements, licenses, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">rights-of-way,</FONT> permits, servitudes, leasehold estates, instruments creating an interest in real property, and other
similar real estate interests. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.5(a)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148; means the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.1(c)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Sole Member</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Sole Member Consent</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Subsidiary</U>&#148; when used with respect to any Person, means any Person 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 partner interests, or in the case of a limited liability company, more than 50% of the ownership
interests in the managing member) are, as of such date, owned by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; <I>provided, however</I>, that, except where otherwise expressly provided, for the purposes of this Agreement, the Partnership
and its Subsidiaries shall not be considered Subsidiaries of Parent or NBL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Surviving Entity</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth
in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.1</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Takeover Laws</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.3(a)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Tax</U>&#148; or &#147;<U>Taxes</U>&#148; means any and all federal, state, local or
foreign or provincial taxes, charges, imposts, levies or other assessments, including all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding,
payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, customs duties, fees, assessments and similar charges, including any and all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or
additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Authority with respect thereto, whether disputed or not. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Tax Return</U>&#148;
means any return, report or similar filing (including any attached schedules, supplements and additional or supporting material) filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes, including any information return, claim for refund, amended return
or declaration of estimated Taxes (and including any amendments with respect thereto). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Transaction Documents</U>&#148; means,
collectively, this Agreement, including all exhibits, annexes and schedules thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Unit Majority</U>&#148; has the meaning set
forth in the Partnership Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Willful Breach</U>&#148; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.2</U>.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Written Consent</U>&#148; means the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger,
by the written consent of NBL, as the holder of a number of Common Units constituting a Unit Majority, without a meeting in accordance with Section&nbsp;13.11 and Section&nbsp;14.3 of the Partnership Agreement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.2 <U>Interpretation</U>. Unless expressly provided for elsewhere in this
Agreement, this Agreement will be interpreted in accordance with the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the words &#147;this Agreement,&#148;
&#147;herein,&#148; &#147;hereby,&#148; &#147;hereunder,&#148; &#147;hereof,&#148; and other equivalent words refer to this Agreement as an entirety and not solely to the particular portion, article, section, subsection or other subdivision of this
Agreement in which any such word is used; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) examples are not to be construed to limit, expressly or by implication, the matter they
illustrate; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the word &#147;including&#148; and its derivatives means &#147;including without limitation&#148; and is a term of
illustration and not of limitation; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) all definitions set forth herein are deemed applicable whether the words defined are used herein
in the singular or in the plural and correlative forms of defined terms have corresponding meanings; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) the word &#147;or&#148; is not
exclusive and has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase &#147;and/or&#148;; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) the word &#147;extent&#148; in the phrase
&#147;to the extent&#148; shall mean the degree to which a subject or thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply &#147;if&#148;; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) a defined term has its defined meaning throughout this Agreement and each exhibit and schedule to this Agreement, regardless of whether it
appears before or after the place where it is defined; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) all references to prices, values or monetary amounts refer to United States
dollars; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) wherever used herein, any pronoun or pronouns will be deemed to include both the singular and plural and to cover all
genders; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) this Agreement has been jointly prepared by the parties, and this Agreement will not be construed against any Person as the
principal draftsperson of this Agreement and no consideration may be given to any fact or presumption that any party had a greater or lesser hand in drafting this Agreement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) each covenant, term and provision of this Agreement will be construed simply according to its fair meaning; prior drafts of this Agreement
or the fact that any clauses have been added, deleted or otherwise modified from any prior drafts of this Agreement will not be used as an aid of construction or otherwise constitute evidence of the intent of the parties and no presumption or burden
of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto by virtue of such prior drafts; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) the captions of the articles, sections or subsections appearing in this Agreement are
inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section, or in any way affect this Agreement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) any references herein to a particular Section, Article or Schedule means a Section or Article of, or Schedule to, this Agreement unless
otherwise expressly stated herein; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) the Schedules attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference and will be considered part of
this Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein will be interpreted, and all determinations with
respect to accounting matters hereunder will be made, in accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p) all references to days
mean calendar days unless otherwise provided; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q) except as otherwise noted, all references to time mean Houston, Texas time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>THE
MERGER </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.1 <U>The </U><U>Merger</U><U> and Surviving Entity</U>. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, and in accordance with the DRULPA and the DLLCA, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Partnership, the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Partnership shall survive and continue to exist as
a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership as the surviving entity in the Merger, sometimes being referred to herein as the &#147;<U>Surviving Entity</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.2 <U>Closing</U>. Subject to the provisions of <U>Article VII</U>, the closing of the Merger (the &#147;<U>Closing</U>&#148;)
shall take place at the offices of Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP, 811 Main St., Suite 3700, Houston, Texas 77002 at 10:00 A.M., Houston, Texas time, on the third Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in <U>Article
VII</U> (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions), or at such other place and at such later date and time as the Partnership and Parent shall agree.
The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to as the &#147;<U>Closing Date</U>.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.3 <U>Effective
Time</U>. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the parties hereto will cause a certificate of merger, executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Partnership Agreement, the DRULPA and the DLLCA (the
&#147;<U>Certificate of Merger</U>&#148;), to be duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Merger will become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware or at such later date or time as may be agreed by the Partnership and Parent in writing and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the effective time of the Merger being hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<U>Effective Time</U>&#148;).
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forth in this Agreement, the Partnership Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DRULPA and the DLLCA. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.5
<U>Organizational Documents of the Surviving Entity; Directors and Officers of the General Partner</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) At the Effective Time,
(i)&nbsp;the certificate of limited partnership of the Partnership as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain unchanged and shall be the certificate of limited partnership of the Surviving Entity from and after the Effective
Time, until duly amended in accordance with applicable Laws and (ii)&nbsp;the Partnership Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain unchanged and shall be the agreement of limited partnership of the Surviving
Entity, from and after the Effective Time until duly amended in accordance with the terms thereof and applicable Laws, in each case, consistent with the obligations set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.6</U>. The name of the Surviving Entity
shall be &#147;Noble Midstream Partners LP.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the General Partner shall use its
reasonable best efforts to deliver to Parent the resignation of each officer of the General Partner and each member of the GP Board. Immediately following the Effective Time, the Sole Member shall cause (i)&nbsp;the directors of Merger Sub serving
immediately prior to the Effective Time to become the directors of the General Partner until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal or the time at which their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified, and
(ii)&nbsp;the officers of Merger Sub serving immediately prior to the Effective Time to become the officers of the General Partner until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal or the time at which their respective successors are duly
elected or appointed and qualified. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.6 <U>Admission as Partner</U>. At the Effective Time, (a)&nbsp;NBL will continue as a
Limited Partner of the Partnership and hold 62.4% of the limited partner interests in the Partnership, (b)&nbsp;by virtue of the Merger, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Partnership Agreement, Holdings will be admitted as a Limited
Partner of the Partnership and hold 37.6% of the limited partner interests in the Partnership representing the converted Public Common Units, (c)&nbsp;the General Partner shall continue as the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-economic</FONT>
general partner of the Partnership and (d)&nbsp;the Partnership (as the Surviving Entity) will continue without dissolution. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE
III </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>MERGER CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE PROCEDURES </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.1 <U>Merger Consideration</U>. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of Parent, NBL, Holdings, Merger Sub, the Partnership, the General Partner or any holder of Parent securities or Partnership securities: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Conversion of Common Units</U>. Subject to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.1(c)</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(d)</U> and
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.5</U>, each Common Unit (other than Common Units owned by Parent and its Subsidiaries, including NBL, immediately prior to the Effective Time) (each, a &#147;<U>Public Common Unit</U>&#148;) issued and outstanding as
of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive 0.1393 Parent Shares (the &#147;<U>Merger Consideration</U>&#148; and such ratio, the &#147;<U>Exchange Ratio</U>&#148;), subject to adjustment in accordance
with <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.5</U>, which Parent Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> in accordance with applicable Laws. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Equity of </U><U>Merger Sub</U>. The limited liability company interests in Merger
Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into a number of Common Units of the Surviving Entity equal to the number of Public Common Units converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration
pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.1(a)</U>, and Holdings (as the sole member of Merger Sub prior to the Effective Time) shall be admitted as a Limited Partner of the Partnership (as the Surviving Entity) in accordance with
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2.6</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Treatment of Partnership Owned Units and </U><U>Parent</U><U> Owned Partnership
Interests</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Any Partnership Interests that are owned immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Partnership or
any Subsidiary of the Partnership shall be automatically canceled at the Effective Time and shall cease to exist. No consideration will be delivered in exchange for such canceled Partnership Interests. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Any Partnership Interests that are owned immediately prior to the Effective Time by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent,
including NBL (excluding the General Partner Interest (discussed in <U>clause </U><U>(iii)</U>&nbsp;below)), shall not be canceled, shall not be converted into the Merger Consideration, and shall remain outstanding as Partnership Interests in the
Surviving Entity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) The General Partner Interest issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall remain, immediately following the Effective Time, outstanding as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-economic</FONT> general partner interest in the Surviving Entity. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Books and Records of the Partnership</U>. The books and records of the Partnership shall be revised to reflect (i)&nbsp;the conversion
and cancellation of all Public Common Units in accordance with <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.1</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.2</U>, (ii) the conversion of the limited liability company interests in Merger Sub in accordance with
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.1(b)</U>, and (iii)&nbsp;the cancellation and extinguishment of any Partnership Interests that are owned by the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership in accordance with
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.1(c)(i)</U><U>.</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.2 <U>Rights as Partnership Unitholders; Common Unit Transfers</U>. All
Public Common Units converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.1(a)</U> will cease to be Outstanding (as such term is defined in the Partnership Agreement) and will automatically be
canceled and will cease to exist when converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration as a result of and pursuant to the Merger. At the Effective Time, each holder of a certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented Public Common Units (a &#147;<U>Certificate</U>&#148;) and each holder of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-certificated</FONT> Public Common Units represented by book-entry immediately prior to the Effective Time (&#147;<U>Book-Entry
Units</U>&#148;) will cease to have any rights with respect thereto or thereunder, except the right to receive (a)&nbsp;the Merger Consideration, (b)&nbsp;any dividend or distribution in accordance with <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(c)</U>, in
each case<B> </B>to be issued or paid, </P>
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without interest, in consideration therefor upon surrender of such Certificate or Book-Entry Units in accordance with <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3</U>, and (c)&nbsp;any distribution in
respect of the Common Units with a record date occurring prior to the Effective Time that may have been declared by the Partnership on the Common Units in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Partnership Agreement and which remains
unpaid at the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, the transfer books of the Partnership will be closed immediately and there will be no further registration of transfers on the transfer books of the Partnership with respect to Common Units. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.3 <U>Exchange of Certificates</U><U> and Book-Entry Units</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Exchange Agent</U>. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent will appoint Computershare Trust Company, N.A. to act as exchange and payment
agent hereunder for the purpose of receiving elections and exchanging Public Common Units for the Merger Consideration as required by this <U>Article III</U> (the &#147;<U>Exchange Agent</U>&#148;). Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent will, on
behalf of Merger Sub, deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent for the benefit of the holders of the applicable Public Common Units, for exchange in accordance with this <U>Article III</U>, through the Exchange Agent, Parent Shares
as required by this <U>Article III</U>. Parent agrees to make available, or cause to be made available, to the Exchange Agent, from time to time as needed, cash sufficient to pay any dividends or other distributions pursuant to
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(c)</U>, without interest. Any dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Shares pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(c)</U> and the Parent Shares for payment of the Merger Consideration
deposited with the Exchange Agent are hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<U>Exchange Fund</U>.&#148; The Exchange Agent will, pursuant to irrevocable instructions from Parent and the Partnership, deliver the Merger Consideration contemplated to be
issued or paid pursuant to this Agreement out of the Exchange Fund. Except as contemplated by <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(b)</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(c)</U>, the Exchange Fund will not be used for any other purpose. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Exchange Procedures</U>. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent will instruct the Exchange Agent to mail to each record holder of
Public Common Units as of the Effective Time (i)&nbsp;a letter of transmittal (specifying that in respect of certificated Public Common Units, delivery will be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates will pass, only upon proper
delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent, and which will be in customary form and agreed to by Parent and the Partnership prior to the Effective Time) and (ii)&nbsp;instructions (in customary form and agreed to by Parent and the
Partnership prior to the Effective Time) for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates or Book-Entry Units in exchange for the Merger Consideration payable in respect of Public Common Units represented by such Certificates or Book-Entry
Units, as applicable. Promptly after the Effective Time, upon surrender of Certificates, if any, for cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with such letters of transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, and such other documents
(including in respect of Book-Entry Units) as may be reasonably required pursuant to such instructions, each holder who held Public Common Units immediately prior to the Effective Time will be entitled to receive upon surrender of the Certificates
or Book-Entry Units therefor (subject to any applicable withholding Tax) (A)&nbsp;Parent Shares representing, in the aggregate, the whole number of Parent Shares that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to this <U>Article III</U> (after
taking into account all Public Common Units then held by such holder) and (B)&nbsp;a check in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of cash that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to this <U>Article III</U>, including dividends or other
distributions pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(c)</U>, if any. No interest will be paid or </P>
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accrued on any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(c)</U>. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Public Common Units that is not registered
in the transfer records of the Partnership, the Merger Consideration payable in respect of such Public Common Units may be paid to a transferee if the Certificate representing such Public Common Units or evidence of ownership of the Book-Entry Units
is presented to the Exchange Agent, and in the case of both certificated and book-entry Public Common Units, accompanied by all documents reasonably required to evidence and effect such transfer, and the Person requesting such exchange will pay to
the Exchange Agent in advance any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the delivery of the Merger Consideration in any name other than that of the record holder of such Public Common Units, or will establish to the satisfaction of the
Exchange Agent that such Taxes have been paid or are not payable. Until all such required documentation has been delivered and Certificates, if any, have been surrendered as contemplated by this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(b)</U>, each
Certificate or Book-Entry Unit will be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration upon such delivery and surrender, and any cash or dividends or other distributions to which such
holder is entitled pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(c)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Public Common
Units</U>. No dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Shares issued in the Merger shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificates or Book-Entry Units until such Certificates or Book-Entry Units are surrendered as
provided in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3</U>. Following such surrender, subject to the effect of escheat, Tax or other applicable Laws, there shall be paid, without interest, to the record holder of the Parent Shares issued in exchange
therefor (i)&nbsp;at the time of such surrender, all dividends and other distributions payable in respect of any such Parent Shares with a record date after the Effective Time and a payment date on or prior to the date of such surrender and not
previously paid and (ii)&nbsp;at the appropriate payment date, the dividends or other distributions payable with respect to such Parent Shares with a record date after the Effective Time but with a payment date subsequent to such surrender. For
purposes of dividends or other distributions in respect of Parent Shares, all Parent Shares to be issued pursuant to the Merger shall be entitled to dividends and other distributions pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence as if issued and
outstanding as of the Effective Time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>No Fractional Parent Shares</U>. No certificates or scrip for Parent Shares representing
fractional Parent Shares or book entry credit of the same will be issued upon the surrender of Public Common Units outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(b)</U>, and such fractional
interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to have any rights as a holder of any Parent Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in lieu of receiving any fraction of a Parent Share, all fractions of Parent Shares
to which a holder of Public Common Units converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in the Merger would otherwise have been entitled shall be aggregated and the resulting fraction of a Parent Share will be rounded up to a whole
Parent Share. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>No Further Rights in Public </U><U>Common Units</U>. The Merger Consideration issued upon conversion of a Public
Common Unit in accordance with the terms hereof will be deemed to have been issued and paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Public Common Unit (other than any distribution in respect of the Common Units with a record date
occurring prior to the Effective Time that may have been declared by the Partnership on the Common Units in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Partnership Agreement and which remains unpaid at the Effective Time). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <U>Termination of Exchange Fund</U>. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains
undistributed to the holders of Public Common Units on the one year anniversary of the Effective Time will be delivered to Parent upon demand by Parent and, from and after such delivery, any former holders of Public Common Units who have not
theretofore complied with this <U>Article III</U> will thereafter look only to Parent for the Merger Consideration payable in respect of such Public Common Units or any dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Shares to which they are
entitled pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.1</U> or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(c)</U>, respectively, in each case, without any interest thereon. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of Public Common Units immediately prior to
such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Authority will, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent. Without limitation of the foregoing, after the date that is the
one year anniversary of the Effective Time, any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of Public Common Units will become the property of Parent, subject to the legitimate claims of any Person previously entitled thereto hereunder or under abandoned
property, escheat or similar Laws. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of Parent, Holdings, NBL, the Partnership, Merger Sub, the Surviving Entity, the General Partner, the Exchange Agent, or any other Person shall be
liable to any former holder of Public Common Units for any amount properly delivered to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <U>Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates</U>. If any Certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that
fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent, the posting by such Person of an indemnity agreement or a bond, in a customary amount, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against
it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate and affidavit the Merger Consideration payable in respect of Public Common Units represented by such Certificate as
contemplated by this <U>Article III</U> and pay any dividends and other distributions pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.3(c)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <U>Withholding Taxes</U>. Each of Parent, Holdings, Merger Sub, the Surviving Entity and the Exchange Agent, as applicable, are entitled to
deduct and withhold from any amounts, including the Merger Consideration, payable pursuant to this Agreement to any Person such amounts as Parent, Holdings, Merger Sub, the Surviving Entity or the Exchange Agent, as applicable, reasonably deems it
is required to deduct and withhold under the Code or any provision of state, local, or foreign Tax Law, with respect to the making of such payment. Such deduction and withholding may be taken in securities, in which case Parent, Holdings, Merger
Sub, the Surviving Entity or the Exchange Agent, as applicable, shall be treated as having sold such securities for an amount of cash equal to the fair market value of such securities at the time of such deemed sale. To the extent that deducted and
withheld amounts (including deemed proceeds from the deemed sale of securities) are paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority, such amounts (including securities) will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid or
issued to the Person in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <U>Book Entry Shares</U>. All Parent Shares to be
issued in the Merger will be issued in book-entry form, without physical certificates. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.4 <U>No Dissenters</U><U>&#146;</U><U> Rights</U>. No dissenters&#146; or
appraisal rights shall be available with respect to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.5
<U>Anti-Dilution Provisions</U>. Notwithstanding any provision of this <U>Article III</U> to the contrary, if between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time the number of outstanding Common Units or Parent Shares shall have been changed
into a different number of units or shares or a different class or series by reason of any subdivisions, reclassifications, splits, share distributions, combinations or exchanges of Common Units or Parent Shares, as applicable, then the Merger
Consideration, the Exchange Ratio and any other similar dependent item, as applicable, will be correspondingly adjusted to provide to the holders of Public Common Units the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event;
<I>provided</I><I>, </I><I>however</I>, that nothing in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.5</U> shall be deemed to permit or authorize any party hereto to effect any such change that it is not otherwise authorized or permitted to be undertaken
pursuant to this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.6 <U>Treatment of Awards</U>. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent, the General Partner and the
Partnership shall take all action as may be necessary or required in accordance with applicable Law and each Partnership Long-Term Incentive Plan and Parent Equity Plan (including the award agreements in respect of awards granted thereunder) to give
effect to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3.6</U> as follows: as of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each Partnership LTIP Award that is outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall, as of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any such Partnership LTIP Awards, cease to relate to or represent a right with respect to Common Units and shall be converted
into an award relating to Parent Shares (a &#147;<U>Converted Parent Award</U>&#148;), on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the corresponding Partnership LTIP Award (including the right to receive dividend or dividend equivalents
with respect to such Converted Parent Award if the corresponding Partnership LTIP Award included distribution or distribution equivalent rights), except that the number of Parent Shares covered by each such Converted Parent Award shall be equal to
the number of Common Units subject to the corresponding Partnership LTIP Award multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole unit. With respect to each Partnership LTIP Award, any distribution or distribution equivalent amounts
accrued but unpaid as of the Closing will carry over and be paid to the holder in accordance with the terms of such Converted Parent Award. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE IV </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE GENERAL PARTNER </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as disclosed in (a)&nbsp;the Partnership SEC Documents filed with or publicly furnished to the SEC on or after December&nbsp;31, 2019
and prior to the date of this Agreement (but excluding any disclosure contained in any such Partnership SEC Documents under the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; or &#147;Cautionary Statements&#148; or similar heading (other than any factual
information contained within such headings, disclosure or statements)) or (b)&nbsp;the disclosure letter delivered by the Partnership to Parent (the &#147;<U>Partnership Disclosure Schedule</U>&#148;) prior to the execution of this Agreement
(<I>provided</I>, that (i)&nbsp;any disclosure in any section of such Partnership Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed with respect to any other section of this Agreement to </P>
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the extent that it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that it is applicable to such other section notwithstanding the omission of a reference or cross reference thereto and
(ii)&nbsp;the mere inclusion of an item in such Partnership Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission that such item represents a material exception or material fact, event or circumstance
or that such item has had, would have or would reasonably be expected to have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect), each of the Partnership and the General Partner, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub as
follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.1 <U>Organization, Standing and Power</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each of the Partnership, the General Partner and their respective Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly incorporated, formed or organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the applicable Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed or organized, as applicable, and has all requisite corporate, limited liability company, partnership or other applicable entity
power and authority necessary to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such power or authority has not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Partnership (a &#147;<U>Partnership Material Adverse Effect</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good
standing has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Except as set forth on <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.1(c)</U> of the Partnership Disclosure Schedule, all of the outstanding shares of
capital stock, limited liability company interests, partnership interests or other equity interests in, each material Subsidiary of the Partnership that are owned directly or indirectly by the Partnership have been duly authorized and validly issued
in accordance with the Organizational Documents of each such entity (in each case as in effect on the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date) and are fully paid (in the case of an interest in a limited liability company or limited
partnership, to the extent required under the Organizational Documents of such entity) and nonassessable (to the extent such Subsidiary is a corporate entity) and are owned free and clear of all liens, pledges, charges, mortgages, encumbrances,
options, rights of first refusal or other preferential purchase rights, adverse rights or claims and security interests of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any restriction on the right to vote or transfer the same, except for such voting or
transfer restrictions as set forth in the Organizational Documents of such Subsidiary and for such transfer restrictions of general applicability as may be provided under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), and the &#147;blue sky&#148; Laws of the various states of the United States) (collectively, &#147;<U>Liens</U>&#148;). </P>
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Organizational Documents and correct and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of each of its material Subsidiaries, in each case as amended to the date of this Agreement. All such Organizational Documents are in full force and effect and
the Partnership and each of its material Subsidiaries is not in violation of any of their provisions in any material respect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.2 <U>Capitalization</U>.<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"> </SUP> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The authorized equity interests of the Partnership consist of Common Units and the General Partner Interest. As of March&nbsp;4, 2021, the
issued and outstanding limited partner interests and general partner interests of the Partnership consisted of (i) 90,394,023 Common Units, and (ii)&nbsp;the General Partner Interest. The Partnership has reserved 1,860,000 Common Units for issuance
pursuant to the Partnership Long-Term Incentive Plans, of which, as of March&nbsp;4, 2021, 136,115 Common Units are subject to outstanding Partnership LTIP Awards, and 1,570,888 Common Units are available for issuance in connection with future
grants of awards under the Partnership Long-Term Incentive Plans. From March&nbsp;4, 2021 until the date of this Agreement, no additional limited partner interests or general partner interests have been issued, other than Common Units issued in
connection with or pursuant to the Partnership Long-Term Incentive Plans. The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership and owns the General Partner Interest free and clear of any Lien, and the General Partner Interest has been
duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Organizational Documents of the Partnership. All outstanding equity interests of the Partnership (excluding the General Partner Interest) are, and all Common Units issuable pursuant to the
Partnership LTIP Awards, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid (to the extent required under the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability
may be affected by matters described in Sections 17-303, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">17-607</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">17-804</FONT> of the DRULPA) and free of preemptive rights (except as set forth in the Partnership
Agreement). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) As of the date of this Agreement, except pursuant to this Agreement or as set forth on
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.2(b)</U> of the Partnership Disclosure Schedule or in the Partnership Agreement, (i)&nbsp;there are no equity securities of the Partnership issued or authorized and reserved for issuance, (ii)&nbsp;there are no
outstanding options, profits interest units, phantom units, restricted units, unit appreciation rights or other compensatory equity or equity-based awards or rights, warrants, preemptive rights, subscriptions, calls or other Rights, convertible
securities, exchangeable securities, agreements or commitments of any character obligating the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, transfer or sell any Partnership Interest or other equity interest of the Partnership or such Subsidiary
or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such Partnership Interests or equity interests, or any commitment to authorize, issue or sell the same or any such equity securities and (iii)&nbsp;there are no contractual obligations of the
Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Partnership Interest or other equity interest in the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or any such securities or agreements listed in <U>clause
</U><U>(ii)</U>&nbsp;of this sentence. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Neither the Partnership nor any of its Subsidiaries has any outstanding bonds, debentures,
notes or other indebtedness, the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the holders of Common Units or any other equity interest on any
matter. </P>
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Disclosure Schedule, there are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting or registration of capital stock or other equity interest of the
Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.3 <U>Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each of the Partnership and the General Partner has all necessary entity power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Partnership and the General Partner of the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, have been, as applicable, duly authorized by the GP Board, approved by each of the Conflicts Committee and the GP Board and consented to by the Sole Member and no other entity action on the part of the Partnership, the General Partner or
the Sole Member is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by the Partnership and the General Partner of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the Partnership and the General Partner and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Partnership
and the General Partner, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar Laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors&#146; rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (whether applied in a Proceeding at law or in equity) (collectively, the &#147;<U>Enforceability Exceptions</U>&#148;). The GP Board has taken all
necessary action so that any takeover, anti-takeover, moratorium, &#147;fair price,&#148; &#147;control share&#148; or similar Law (collectively, &#147;<U>Takeover Laws</U>&#148;) and any takeover provision of the Partnership Agreement applicable to
the Partnership, the General Partner or any of their respective Subsidiaries do not, and will not, apply to this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Partnership or the General Partner nor the consummation by the Partnership and
the General Partner of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor compliance by the Partnership and the General Partner with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, will (i)&nbsp;contravene, conflict with, violate any provision
of, result in any breach of, or require the consent of any Person (other than the Written Consent and the Sole Member Consent, each of which has been obtained) under, the terms, conditions or provisions of the Partnership Agreement, the General
Partner Company Agreement or any of the Organizational Documents of the Partnership&#146;s material Subsidiaries, (ii)&nbsp;assuming the authorizations, consents and approvals referred to in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.3(e)</U> and
<U>(f)</U>&nbsp;and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.4</U>, the amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, replacements, terminations, waivers, consents and other modifications, referred to in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.3(b)</U> of
the Partnership Disclosure Schedule are effective on or prior to the Closing Date, and the filings referred to in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.4</U> are made, (A)&nbsp;contravene, violate or conflict with any Law, judgment, writ or injunction of
any Governmental Authority applicable to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, or (B)&nbsp;violate, conflict with, result in the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or </P>
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cancellation under, give rise to a right to receive a change of control payment (or similar payment) under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any
of the respective properties or assets of, the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any loan or credit agreement, debenture, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease,
contract or other agreement, instrument or obligation (each, a &#147;<U>Contract</U>&#148;) or Partnership Permit to which the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be
bound or affected or (iii)&nbsp;result in the exercisability of any right to purchase or acquire any material asset of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of <U>clause </U><U>(ii)</U>&nbsp;of this sentence, for such
violations, conflicts, losses, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations or Liens that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Sole Member Consent, approval by the GP Board and approval by the majority of the outstanding Common Units, each of which was obtained
prior to the execution of this Agreement, are the only votes or approvals of the holders of any class or series of Partnership Interests that are necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Conflicts Committee, by unanimous vote, in good faith, has, among other things, (i)&nbsp;determined that this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are in, or not adverse to, the interests of the Partnership and the Partnership Unaffiliated Unitholders, (ii)&nbsp;approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including
the Merger, (iii)&nbsp;resolved to recommend to the GP Board the approval of this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger and (iv)&nbsp;resolved, and
recommended that the GP Board resolve, to direct that this Agreement be submitted to a vote of the Limited Partners and authorized the Limited Partners to act by written consent pursuant to Section&nbsp;13.11 of the Partnership Agreement. Such
approval by the Conflicts Committee described in <U>clause (ii)</U>&nbsp;constituted &#147;Special Approval&#148; (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the Partnership
Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The GP Board (acting, in part, based upon the receipt of such approval and recommendation of the Conflicts Committee), by
unanimous vote, in good faith, has, among other things, (i)&nbsp;determined that the forms, terms and provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are in, or not adverse to, the interests of the
Partnership and the Limited Partners, (ii)&nbsp;authorized the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement and (iii)&nbsp;directed that the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger be submitted to a vote of the Limited Partners and authorized the Limited Partners to act by written consent pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13.11 of the Partnership Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.1 of the General Partner Company Agreement, the GP Board
has obtained the Sole Member Consent, pursuant to which the Sole Member has (i)&nbsp;determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are in the best interests of the Sole Member and the General Partner
and (ii)&nbsp;approved the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, by the General Partner. </P>
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and compliance with other applicable requirements of, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;), the Securities Act, including the filing with the SEC
of the Registration Statement and the information statement contemplated by Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14c-2</FONT> promulgated under the Exchange Act constituting a part thereof relating to the Written Consent (the &#147;<U>Information
Statement</U>&#148;), and applicable state securities and &#147;blue sky&#148; laws, (b)&nbsp;the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or (c)&nbsp;any consents, authorizations, approvals, filings
or exemptions in connection with compliance with the rules of the NYSE or NASDAQ, as applicable, no consents or approvals of, or filings, declarations or registrations with, any Governmental Authority are necessary for the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Partnership and the consummation by the Partnership of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than such other consents, approvals, filings, declarations or registrations that are not required to
be obtained or made prior to the consummation of such transactions or, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.5 <U>Partnership SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities; Internal Controls</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Partnership and its Subsidiaries have filed or furnished all reports, schedules, forms, certifications, prospectuses, and registration,
proxy and other statements required to be filed or furnished by them with the SEC since December&nbsp;31, 2018 (collectively and together with all documents filed or publicly furnished on a voluntary basis on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> and in each case including all exhibits and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, the &#147;<U>Partnership SEC Documents</U>&#148;). The Partnership SEC Documents, as of their
respective effective dates (in the case of Partnership SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other Partnership SEC
Documents), or, if amended, as finally amended prior to the date of this Agreement, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the &#147;<U>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</U>&#148;), as the case may be, applicable to such Partnership SEC Documents, and none of the Partnership SEC Documents as of such respective dates contained any untrue statement of
a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement,
there are no outstanding or unresolved comments received from the SEC staff with respect to the Partnership SEC Documents. To the knowledge of the Partnership, none of the Partnership SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing SEC review or
investigation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The consolidated financial statements of the Partnership included in the Partnership SEC Documents as of their
respective dates (if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment) comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared
in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited quarterly statements, as indicated in the </P>
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notes thereto) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial
position of the Partnership and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations, cash flows and changes in partners&#146; capital for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited
quarterly statements, to normal <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> audit adjustments, none of which has been or will be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Partnership and its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Except (i)&nbsp;as reflected or otherwise reserved against on the balance sheet of the Partnership and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date (including the notes thereto) included in the Partnership SEC Documents filed by the Partnership and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;for liabilities and obligations incurred
since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iii)&nbsp;for liabilities and obligations set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.5(c)</U> of the Partnership Disclosure Schedule and (iv)&nbsp;for
liabilities and other obligations incurred under or in accordance with this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Partnership nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of
any nature (whether or not accrued or contingent) that would be required to be reflected or reserved against on a consolidated balance sheet of the Partnership prepared in accordance with GAAP or the notes thereto, other than as have not and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) No Subsidiary of the
Partnership is required to file reports, forms or other documents with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The General Partner has
established and maintains adequate internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures for the Partnership sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures that ensure that all material information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports that it files under the Exchange Act are
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to its management as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. The General Partner has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation, to the Partnership&#146;s auditors and the Conflicts Committee (i)&nbsp;all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Partnership&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and have identified for the Partnership&#146;s
auditors and the Conflicts Committee any material weakness in internal controls and (ii)&nbsp;any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Partnership&#146;s internal control over
financial reporting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Since December&nbsp;31, 2019, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the General
Partner have made all certifications (without qualification or exceptions to the matters certified, except as to knowledge) required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the statements contained in any such certifications are complete and correct, and
none of the General Partner or its officers have received notice from any Governmental Authority questioning </P>
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or challenging the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing or submission of such certification. As of the date of this Agreement, and except as disclosed in a Partnership SEC Document
filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement, the General Partner has no knowledge of any material weaknesses in the design or operation of such internal controls over financial reporting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.6 <U>Absence of Certain Changes or Events</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Since the Balance Sheet Date, there has not occurred any change, effect, event or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has
resulted, or would reasonably be likely to result, in a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Since the Balance Sheet Date, except for
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Partnership and its Subsidiaries have carried on and operated their respective businesses in the ordinary course of business. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.7 <U>Legal Proceedings</U>. There are no Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Partnership, threatened in writing
with respect to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Partnership, threatened in writing with respect to any of their respective properties or assets at law or in equity before any Governmental
Authority, and there are no orders, judgments, decrees or similar rulings of any Governmental Authority against the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case except for those that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. This <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.7</U> shall not apply to any Proceedings against the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors to the
extent arising out of this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.8 <U>Compliance
With Laws</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Partnership and its Subsidiaries are, and since the later of December&nbsp;31, 2019 and their respective dates of
incorporation, formation or organization have been, in compliance with and are not in default under or in violation of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign or provincial law, statute, tariff, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order,
injunction, stipulation, determination, award or decree or agency requirement of or undertaking to any Governmental Authority, including common law (collectively, &#147;<U>Laws</U>&#148; and each, a &#147;<U>Law</U>&#148;), except where such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliance,</FONT> default or violation has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Without limiting the generality of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.8(a)</U>, none of the General Partner, the Partnership, the
Partnership&#146;s Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the General Partner or the Partnership, any consultant, agent or Representative of any of the foregoing (in their respective capacities as such), (i) has violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, or any other U.S. and foreign anti-corruption Laws that are applicable to the Partnership or its Subsidiaries; (ii)&nbsp;has, to the knowledge of the Partnership, been given written notice by any Governmental Authority of any facts
which, if true, would constitute a violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any other U.S. or foreign anti-corruption Laws by any such Person; and (iii)&nbsp;to the knowledge of the Partnership, is being (or has been) investigated by
any Governmental Authority except, in each case of the foregoing <U>clauses</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;(i)</U> through <U>(iii)</U>, as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. </P>
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Partnership Permits are in full force and effect, except where the failure to hold such Partnership Permits or the failure of such Partnership Permits to be in full force and effect, would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership
Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.9 <U>Environmental Matters</U>. Except as set forth in Section&nbsp;4.9 of the Partnership
Disclosure Schedules and with such exceptions as, individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect: (i)&nbsp;the Partnership and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable
Environmental Laws; (ii)&nbsp;the Partnership and each of its Subsidiaries has obtained, and is in material compliance with, all permits and licenses required under applicable Environmental Laws and there are no such actions to terminate, cancel or
revoke any such permit or license; (iii)&nbsp;there is no written notice, demand, request for information, citation, summons, complaint or order received by, and no investigation, claim, action, suit, proceeding or review is pending or, to the
knowledge of the Partnership, threatened by any Person against the Partnership or its Subsidiaries, in each case with respect to any matters arising under Environmental Laws; (iv)&nbsp;to the knowledge of the Partnership, there have been no Releases
of Hazardous Substances at any property in violation of any applicable Environmental Law, that requires investigation or remediation by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws, or would otherwise reasonably be
expected to give rise to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries incurring any liability, remedial obligation or corrective action requirement under applicable Environmental Laws; and (v)&nbsp;neither the Partnership nor any of its Subsidiaries
has either, expressly or by operation of Law, assumed or undertaken any liability, including any obligation for remedial or corrective action, of any other Person relating to Environmental Laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.10 <U>Information Supplied</U>. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent, Holdings and Merger
Sub set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.9</U>, none of the information supplied (or to be supplied) in writing by or on behalf of the Partnership or the General Partner specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in
(a)&nbsp;the registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> to be filed with the SEC by Parent in connection with the issuance of Parent Shares in connection with the Merger (as amended or supplemented from time to time,
the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;) will, at the time the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, is filed with the SEC or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (b)&nbsp;the Information Statement will, on the date it is first mailed to the Limited Partners contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Information Statement will comply as to
form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the General Partner nor the Partnership make any representation or warranty with respect to
information supplied by or on behalf of Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any of the foregoing documents. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each Partnership Benefit Plan has been established, maintained and administered in compliance with its terms and with applicable Laws,
including ERISA and the Code, except for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">such&nbsp;non-compliance&nbsp;which</FONT> has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect.
Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, no Partnership Benefit Plan is or has been within the past six years a (i)&nbsp;&#147;multiemployer plan&#148; (within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;3(37) of ERISA), (ii) pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section&nbsp;302 of ERISA or Section&nbsp;412 of the Code, (iii) &#147;multiple employer plan&#148; within the meaning of ERISA or an employee benefit plan subject to
Section&nbsp;413(c) of the Code, or (iv) &#147;multiple employer welfare arrangement&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;3(40) of ERISA. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each Partnership Benefit Plan intended to be &#147;qualified&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;401(a) of the Code has received a
favorable determination or opinion letter as to such qualification from the Internal Revenue Service, and, to the knowledge of the Partnership, no event has occurred that could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of any such qualification,
except where such loss of qualification, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)
Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, no Proceeding, including any audit or investigation by any Governmental Authority, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Partnership, threatened with respect
to any Partnership Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">and&nbsp;non-material&nbsp;appeals</FONT> of such claims). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Neither the Partnership nor its Subsidiaries is bound by or a party to any collective bargaining agreement or similar contract with any
labor union or organization with respect to any of their employees. Neither the Partnership nor its Subsidiaries is currently engaged in any negotiation with any labor union or organization and, to the knowledge of the Partnership, there is no union
representation question or certification petition pending before the National Labor Relations Board or any other similar Governmental Authority relating to the Partnership or its Subsidiaries. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, (i)&nbsp;no organized work stoppage, labor strike, labor dispute, lockout or slowdown against the Partnership is pending or, to the knowledge of the Partnership, threatened against or involving
the Partnership or its Subsidiaries; and (ii)&nbsp;neither the Partnership nor its Subsidiaries has received written notice of any unfair labor practice complaint and, to the knowledge of the Partnership, no such complaints against the Partnership
or such Subsidiaries are pending before the National Labor Relations Board or other similar Governmental Authority. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (whether alone or in combination with another event, whether contingent or otherwise) will
(i)&nbsp;entitle any current or former employee, consultant, director, manager or other service provider to any payment or benefit (or any increased or enhanced payment or benefit) from the General Partner, the Partnership or its Subsidiaries, or
(ii)&nbsp;accelerate the vesting, funding or time of payment of any compensation, Partnership LTIP Award or other benefit with respect to any current or former employee, consultant, director, manager or other service provider. </P>
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time employed or engaged, any employees, consultants or other individual service providers, and neither the Partnership nor any of its Subsidiaries has extended any offer of employment or service to any employee or other individual service provider
that is outstanding as of the date hereof. Neither the Partnership nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred or would reasonably be expected to incur any material liability as a joint employer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.12 <U>Real Property.</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, (i)&nbsp;either the Partnership or a
Subsidiary of the Partnership has good and valid title to each material real property at which material operations of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries are conducted and that are owned by the Partnership or any Subsidiary, other than
Partnership Real Property Leases and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way</FONT></FONT> (such owned real property collectively, the &#147;<U>Partnership Owned Real Property</U>&#148;) and (ii)&nbsp;either
the Partnership or a Subsidiary of the Partnership has a good and valid leasehold interest in each material lease, sublease and other agreement under which the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries uses or occupies or has the right to use or occupy
any material real property at which material operations of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries are conducted (any such property subject to such lease, sublease or other agreement, the &#147;<U>Partnership Leased Real Property</U>&#148; and
such leases, subleases and other agreements are, collectively, the &#147;<U>Partnership Real Property Leases</U>&#148;), in each case, free and clear of all Liens other than any Partnership Permitted Liens, and other than any conditions,
encroachments, easements, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">rights-of-way,</FONT></FONT> restrictions and other encumbrances that do not adversely affect the existing use of the real property subject thereto by the
owner (or lessee to the extent a leased property) thereof in the operation of its business. Except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, (A)&nbsp;each Partnership Real Property Lease is valid,
binding and in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by Enforceability Exceptions, and (B)&nbsp;no uncured default of a material nature on the part of the Partnership or, if applicable, any of
its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Partnership, the lessor thereunder, exists under any Partnership Real Property Lease, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would
constitute a material breach or default under a Partnership Real Property Lease. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Except as would not have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, (i)&nbsp;there are no leases, subleases, licenses, rights or other agreements affecting any portion of the Partnership Owned Real Property or the Partnership Leased Real Property that would
reasonably be expected to adversely affect the existing use of such Partnership Owned Real Property or Partnership Leased Real Property by the Partnership or its Subsidiaries in the operation of its business thereon, (ii)&nbsp;except for such
arrangements solely among the Partnership and its Subsidiaries or among the Partnership&#146;s Subsidiaries, there are no outstanding options or rights of first refusal in favor of any other party to purchase any Partnership Owned Real Property or
any portion thereof or interest therein that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the existing use of the Partnership Owned Real Property by the Partnership or its </P>
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Subsidiaries in the operation of its business thereon, and (iii)&nbsp;neither the Partnership nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently subleasing, licensing or otherwise granting any person the
right to use or occupy a material portion of a Partnership Owned Real Property or Partnership Leased Real Property that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the existing use of such Partnership Owned Real Property or Partnership Leased
Real Property by the Partnership or its Subsidiaries in the operation of its business thereon. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Except as would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect: (i)&nbsp;each of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries has such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way</FONT></FONT> that are necessary for the
Partnership and its Subsidiaries to use and operate their respective assets and properties in the manner that such assets and properties are currently used and operated, and each such
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Right-of-Way</FONT></FONT> is valid and free and clear of all Liens (other than Partnership Permitted Liens); (ii) the Partnership and its Subsidiaries conduct their businesses in a
manner that does not violate any of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way;</FONT></FONT> (iii)&nbsp;the Partnership and its Subsidiaries have fulfilled and performed all of their obligations with respect
to such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way;</FONT></FONT> and (iv)&nbsp;neither the Partnership nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of, and, to the knowledge of the Partnership, there
does not exist, the occurrence of any ongoing event or circumstance that allows, or after the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would allow the limitation, revocation or termination of any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Right-of-Way</FONT></FONT> or would result in any impairment of the rights of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries in and to any such
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way.</FONT></FONT> Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, all pipelines operated by the Partnership and its
Subsidiaries have or are otherwise entitled to the benefits of all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way</FONT></FONT> that are necessary for the Partnership and its Subsidiaries to use and operate their
respective assets and properties in the manner that such assets and properties are currently used and operated, and there are no gaps (including any gap arising as a result of any breach by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of the terms of
any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way)</FONT></FONT> in such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rights-of-Way</FONT></FONT> that would prevent the Partnership and its
Subsidiaries to use and operate their respective assets and properties in the manner that such assets and properties are currently used and operated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.13 <U>Regulatory Matters</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, there are no proceedings pending, or to
the knowledge of the Partnership, threatened in writing, alleging that the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries is in material violation of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. &#167; 717, et seq. (the &#147;<U>NGA</U>&#148;), the Natural Gas Policy Act
of 1978, 15 U.S.C. &#167; 3301, et seq. (the &#147;<U>NGPA</U>&#148;), the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. App. &#167; 1, et seq. (1988) (the &#147;<U>ICA</U>&#148;), the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. &#167; 791a, et seq. (the
&#147;<U>FPA</U>&#148;), or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 16451-16453 (&#147;<U>PUHCA</U>&#148;), or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or the laws, rules and regulations of any state public
utility commission or department in a state within which the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries operates, as the case may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)
Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, all filings (other than immaterial filings) required to be made by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries during the two years preceding the date
hereof, with the (i)&nbsp;Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (&#147;<U>FERC</U>&#148;) under the NGA, the NGPA, the ICA, the FPA, PUHCA, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii)&nbsp;the Department of Energy, or
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(iii) any state public utility commission or department in a state within which the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries operates, as the case may be, have been made, including all forms,
statements, reports, notices, agreements and all documents, exhibits, amendments and supplements appertaining thereto, and tariffs and related documents, and, to the knowledge of the Partnership, all such filings, as of their respective dates, and,
as amended or supplemented, were in material compliance with all applicable requirements of applicable statutes and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.14 <U>Opinion of Financial Advisor</U>. The Conflicts Committee has received the opinion of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (the
&#147;<U>Conflicts Committee Financial Advisor</U>&#148;) to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and based upon and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio is fair,
from a financial point of view, to the Partnership and the Partnership Unaffiliated Unitholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.15 <U>Brokers and Other
Advisors</U>. Except for the Conflicts Committee Financial Advisor, the fees and expenses of which will be paid by the Partnership, no broker, investment banker or financial advisor is entitled to any broker&#146;s, finder&#146;s or financial
advisor&#146;s fee or commission, or the reimbursement of expenses, in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on arrangements made by or on behalf of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries or
the Conflicts Committee. The Partnership has made available to Parent a correct and complete copy of the Partnership&#146;s engagement letter with the Conflicts Committee Financial Advisor, which letter describes all fees payable to the Conflicts
Committee Financial Advisor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all agreements under which any such fees or any expenses are payable and all indemnification and other agreements with the Conflicts Committee Financial Advisor,
entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.16 <U>Insurance</U>. Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, (a)&nbsp;the businesses and assets of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries are covered by, and insured under, insurance policies underwritten by reputable insurers that
include coverages and related limits and deductibles that are customary in the oil and natural gas gathering, processing, treating, transportation and storage industries and oil and natural gas liquids marketing industry, (b)&nbsp;all such insurance
policies are in full force and effect and all premiums due and payable on such policies have been paid and (c)&nbsp;no notice of cancellation of, material premium increase of, or indication of an intention not to renew, any such insurance policy has
been received by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary course of business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.17
<U>Investment Company Act</U>. The Partnership is not, nor immediately after the Closing will be, subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.18 <U>No Other Representations or Warranties</U>. Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this <U>Article
IV</U>, neither the Partnership nor any other Person makes or has made any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Partnership or its Subsidiaries with respect to any other information provided to Parent, Holdings or Merger
Sub in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub acknowledges and agrees that, without limiting the generality of </P>
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the foregoing, neither the Partnership nor any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or other obligation to Parent, Holdings, Merger Sub or any other Person resulting from the
distribution to Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub (including their respective directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, agents and other representatives (collectively,
&#147;<U>Representatives</U>&#148;)), or Parent&#146;s, Holdings&#146; or Merger Sub&#146;s (or such Representatives&#146;) use of, any such information, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or other materials made available
to Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub in expectation of the Merger, unless any such information is the subject of an express representation or warranty set forth in this <U>Article IV</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE V </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>PARENT, HOLDINGS AND MERGER SUB </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents filed with or publicly furnished to the SEC on or after December&nbsp;31, 2019, and prior to
the date of this Agreement (but excluding any disclosure contained in any such Parent SEC Documents under the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; or &#147;Cautionary Statements&#148; or similar heading (other than any factual information contained
within such headings, disclosure or statements)), Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Partnership and the General Partner as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.1 <U>Organization, Standing and Power</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each of Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub is a legal entity duly incorporated, formed or organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the applicable Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed or organized, as applicable, and has all requisite corporate, limited liability company, partnership or other applicable entity power and authority necessary to own or
lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such power or authority has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on Parent (&#147;<U>Parent Material Adverse Effect</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Parent is duly licensed or qualified to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where
the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Parent has made available through Parent SEC Documents to the Partnership correct and complete copies of its Organizational Documents, in
each case as amended to the date of this Agreement. All such Organizational Documents are in full force and effect, and Parent is not in violation of any of their provisions in any material respect. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The authorized equity interests of Parent consist of (i) 6,000,000,000 Parent Shares and (ii) 100,000,000 shares of Parent Preferred Stock.
As of March&nbsp;3, 2021, there were (i) 1,926,912,422 Parent Shares issued and outstanding (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Parent Shares held in treasury), (ii) 515,764,158 Parent Shares held in treasury and (iii)&nbsp;no shares of
Parent Preferred Stock issued and outstanding or held in treasury. As of March&nbsp;3, 2021, there were outstanding (y)&nbsp;options to purchase 89,587,998 shares of Parent Shares and (z)&nbsp;other stock-settled equity-based awards (other than
shares of restricted stock or other equity based awards included in the number of shares of Parent Shares outstanding set forth above) with respect to 588,192.84 shares of Parent Shares. From March&nbsp;3, 2021 until the date of this Agreement, no
additional equity interests of Parent have been issued, other than Parent Shares issued in connection with or pursuant to the Parent Equity Plans. All outstanding equity securities of Parent are, and all Parent Shares issuable pursuant to the Parent
Equity Plans, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) As of the date of this Agreement, except pursuant to this Agreement, the Parent Equity Plans or grant documents issued thereunder,
(i)&nbsp;there are no equity securities of Parent issued or authorized and reserved for issuance, (ii)&nbsp;there are no outstanding options, profits interest units, phantom units, restricted units, unit appreciation rights or other compensatory
equity or equity-based awards or rights, warrants, preemptive rights, subscriptions, calls or other Rights, convertible securities, exchangeable securities, agreements or commitments of any character obligating Parent to issue, transfer or sell any
equity interest of Parent or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity interests, or any commitment to authorize, issue or sell the same or any such equity securities and (iii)&nbsp;there are no contractual obligations of
Parent to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any other equity interest in Parent or any such securities or agreements listed in <U>clause </U><U>(ii)</U>&nbsp;of this sentence. Since December&nbsp;31, 2019, except pursuant to the Parent Equity
Plans, there have been no partnership interests, limited liability company interests, other equity securities, options, profits interest units, phantom units, restricted units, unit appreciation rights, warrants, preemptive rights, subscriptions,
calls or other Rights, convertible securities, exchangeable securities, agreements or commitments, or contractual obligations of the types described in the foregoing sentence issued or entered into by or on behalf of Parent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Parent does not have any outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness, the holders of which have the right to vote (or which
are convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with Parent Stockholders or any other equity interest on any matter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which Parent is a party with respect to the voting or registration of
capital stock or other equity interest of Parent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) When issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, all Parent Shares constituting
the Merger Consideration will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) All of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Merger Sub and all of the
outstanding shares of Holdings are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (except, with respect to the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub, as such nonassessability may be affected by matters described in
Sections 18-607 and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">18-804</FONT> of the DLLCA), and are owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent, in the case of Holdings, and by Holdings, in the case of Merger Sub, and Parent has no obligation to make
contributions to Holdings by reason of Parent&#146;s ownership of equity interests in Holdings and Holdings has no obligation to make contributions to Merger Sub by reason of Holdings&#146; ownership of equity interests in Merger Sub, and Parent has
no personal liability for the debts, obligations, obligations and liabilities of Holdings, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, solely by reason of being an equity holder of Holdings and Holdings has no personal liability for the debts,
obligations and liabilities of Merger Sub, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, solely by reason of being an equity holder of Merger Sub. Each of Holdings and Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions
contemplated hereby. Except for the obligations and liabilities incurred in connection with its formation, and the transactions contemplated hereby, each of Holdings and Merger Sub has not and will not have incurred, directly or indirectly, any
obligations or engaged in any business activities of any type or kind whatsoever or entered into any agreements or arrangements with any Person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.3 <U>Authority; Noncontravention; Voting Requirements</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each of Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub has all necessary entity power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by each of Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, have
been, as applicable, duly authorized and approved by the Parent Board for and on behalf of Parent and the Holdings Board for and on behalf of Holdings and Merger Sub, as applicable, and no other entity action on the part of Parent, Holdings or
Merger Sub is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by each of Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub,
enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions. The Parent Board has taken all necessary action so that any Takeover Laws applicable to Parent, Holdings or
Merger Sub do not, and will not, apply to this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger and the Parent Stock Issuance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub, nor the consummation by Parent, Holdings and
Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor compliance by Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, will (i)&nbsp;contravene, conflict with, violate any provision of, result in any
breach of, or require the consent of any Person under, the terms, conditions or provisions of the Parent Organizational Documents or the Organizational Documents of Holdings or Merger Sub, (ii)&nbsp;assuming the authorizations, consents and
approvals referred to in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.4</U> are obtained, and the filings referred to in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.4</U> are made, (A)&nbsp;contravene, violate or conflict with any Law, judgment, writ or injunction of any
Governmental Authority applicable to Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets, or (B)&nbsp;violate, conflict with, result in the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or
lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a </P>
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right of termination or cancellation under, give rise to a right to receive a change of control payment (or similar payment) under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the
creation of any Lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of, Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract or Permit to which Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub is a party, or by which they
or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected or (iii)&nbsp;result in the exercisability of any right to purchase or acquire any material asset of Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub, except, in the case of <U>clause
</U><U>(ii)</U>&nbsp;of this sentence, for such violations, conflicts, losses, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations or Liens that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent
Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) No vote of the holders of any class or series of the capital stock of Parent is necessary to approve the
Parent Stock Issuance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Parent Board, by unanimous vote, (i)&nbsp;determined that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including the Merger and the Parent Stock Issuance, are in the best interests of Parent and the Parent Stockholders and (ii)&nbsp;authorized the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Merger and the Parent Stock Issuance, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement as deemed appropriate by Parent&#146;s authorized officers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.4 <U>Governmental Approvals</U>. Except for (a)&nbsp;filings required under, and compliance with other applicable requirements
of, the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, including the filing with the SEC of the Registration Statement and the Information Statement constituting a part thereof, and applicable state securities and &#147;blue sky&#148; laws, (b)&nbsp;the filing
of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or (c)&nbsp;any consents, authorizations, approvals, filings or exemptions in connection with compliance with the rules of the NYSE or NASDAQ, as applicable, no
consents or approvals of, or filings, declarations or registrations with, any Governmental Authority are necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent,
Holdings and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than such other consents, approvals, filings, declarations or registrations that are not required to be obtained or made prior to the consummation of such transactions
or, if not obtained, made or given, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.5 <U>Parent SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities; Internal Controls</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Parent has filed or furnished all reports, schedules, forms, certifications, prospectuses, and registration, proxy and other statements
required to be filed or furnished by them with the SEC since December&nbsp;31, 2019 (collectively and together with all documents filed or publicly furnished on a voluntary basis on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> and in each case
including all exhibits and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, the &#147;<U>Parent SEC Documents</U>&#148;). The Parent SEC Documents, as of their respective effective dates (in the case of the Parent SEC Documents
that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other Parent SEC Documents), or, if amended, as finally amended prior to the date of this
Agreement, complied in all material respects </P>
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with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as the case may be, applicable to such Parent SEC Documents, and none of the Parent SEC Documents as of
such respective dates contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments received from the SEC staff with respect to the Parent SEC Documents. To the knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent SEC Documents is the subject
of ongoing SEC review or investigation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The consolidated financial statements of Parent included in the Parent SEC Documents as of
their respective dates (if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment) comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited quarterly statements, as indicated in the notes thereto) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders&#146; equity for the
periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly statements, to normal <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> audit adjustments, none of which has been or will be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Parent and its
consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Except (i)&nbsp;as reflected or otherwise reserved against on the balance sheet of
Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date (including the notes thereto) included in the Parent SEC Documents filed by Parent and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;for liabilities and
obligations incurred since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (iii)&nbsp;for liabilities and other obligations incurred under or in accordance with this Agreement or in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether or not accrued or contingent) that would be required to be reflected or reserved against on a
consolidated balance sheet of Parent prepared in accordance with GAAP or the notes thereto, other than as have not and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Parent has established and maintains adequate internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures sufficient
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures that ensure that all material information
required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports that it files under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is
accumulated and communicated to its management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Parent has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation, to the Parent&#146;s auditors (i)&nbsp;all significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Parent&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and have identified for
the Parent&#146;s auditors any material weakness in internal controls and (ii)&nbsp;any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Parent&#146;s internal control over financial
reporting. </P>
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officer of Parent have made all certifications (without qualification or exceptions to the matters certified, except as to knowledge) required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the statements contained in any such certifications are complete and
correct, and none of Parent or its officers have received notice from any Governmental Authority questioning or challenging the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing or submission of such certification. As of the date of this Agreement,
and except as disclosed in a Parent SEC Document filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement, Parent has no knowledge of any material weaknesses in the design or operation of such internal controls over financial reporting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.6 <U>Absence of Certain Changes or Events</U>.<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"> </SUP> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Since the Balance Sheet Date, there has not occurred any change, effect, event or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has
resulted, or would reasonably be likely to result, in a Parent Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Since the Balance Sheet Date, except for this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, Parent has carried on and operated its business in the ordinary course of business. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.7 <U>Legal Proceedings</U>(a) . There are no Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing with
respect to Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub or Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing with respect to any of their respective properties or assets at law or in equity before any Governmental Authority, and there are
no orders, judgments, decrees or similar rulings of any Governmental Authority against Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub, in each case except for those that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Parent Material Adverse Effect. This <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.7</U> shall not apply to any Proceedings against Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub or any of their respective directors, managing members or officers, as applicable, to the extent
arising out of this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.8 <U>Compliance With
Laws</U>. Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub are, and since the later of December&nbsp;31, 2018 and their respective dates of incorporation, formation or organization have been, in compliance with and are not in default under or in violation of any
applicable Law, except where such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliance,</FONT> default or violation has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.9 <U>Information Supplied</U>. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Partnership and the General
Partner set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.10</U>, none of the information supplied (or to be supplied) in writing by or on behalf of Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a)&nbsp;the
Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, is filed with the SEC or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of
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a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (b)&nbsp;the Information Statement will, on the
date it is first mailed to the Limited Partners contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading. The Information Statement and the Registration Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of
Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub make any representation or warranty with respect to information supplied by or on behalf of the Partnership or the General Partner for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any of the foregoing documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.10 <U>Brokers and Other Advisors</U>. Except for Citigroup Global Markets Inc., the fees and expenses of which will be paid by
Parent, no broker, investment banker or financial advisor is entitled to any broker&#146;s, finder&#146;s or financial advisor&#146;s fee or commission, or the reimbursement of expenses, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement based on arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.11 <U>Investment Company Act</U>.
Parent is not, nor immediately after the Closing will be, subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.12 <U>Ownership of Partnership Interests</U>. Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken together, are the beneficial owners of
56,447,616 Common Units and the General Partner Interest. As of the date of this Agreement, the Common Units beneficially owned by Parent and its Subsidiaries constitute a Unit Majority. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.13 <U>No Other Representations or Warranties</U>. Except for the representations and warranties set forth in this <U>Article
V</U>, none of Parent, Holdings, Merger Sub or any other Person makes or has made any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub or with respect to any other information provided to the Partnership
in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub or any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or other
obligation to the Partnership or the General Partner or any other Person resulting from the distribution to the Partnership, the General Partner or the Conflicts Committee (including their respective Representatives), or the Partnership&#146;s, the
General Partner&#146;s or the Conflicts Committee&#146;s (or such Representatives&#146;) use of, any such information, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or other materials made available to the Partnership, the General
Partner and the Conflicts Committee in expectation of the Merger, unless any such information is the subject of an express representation or warranty set forth in this <U>Article V</U>. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>ADDITIONAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.1 <U>Preparation of the Registration Statement, the Information Statement</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i)&nbsp;the Partnership and Parent shall jointly prepare and the
Partnership shall file with the SEC the Information Statement and (ii)&nbsp;the Partnership and Parent shall jointly prepare and Parent shall file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Information Statement will be included as a
prospectus. The Partnership and Parent each shall, upon request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning themselves, their Subsidiaries, directors, officers and unitholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary
or advisable in connection with the Registration Statement. Each of the Partnership and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such
filing and keep the Registration Statement effective for so long as necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of the Partnership and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Information Statement
to be mailed to the Limited Partners as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. Each of the parties shall cooperate and consult with each other in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Registration Statement and the Information Statement, as applicable, including promptly furnishing to each other in writing upon request any and all information relating to a party or its Affiliates as may be required to be set forth
therein, as applicable, under applicable Law. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Registration Statement or the Information Statement will be made by a party without providing the other parties a reasonable opportunity to review and
comment thereon. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to the Partnership or Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors or officers, is discovered by the Partnership or Parent that should be set forth in
an amendment or supplement to, the Registration Statement or the Information Statement, so that any such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly
filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Laws, disseminated to the Limited Partners. The parties shall notify each other promptly of the receipt of any comments, written or oral, from the SEC or the staff of the SEC and of any
request by the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Information Statement or the Registration Statement or for additional information, and each party shall supply each other with copies of (i)&nbsp;all correspondence
between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or the staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Information Statement or the Registration Statement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
(ii)&nbsp;all orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The General Partner shall distribute to the Limited Partners
the Information Statement as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.2 <U>Conduct of Business</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Except (i)&nbsp;as permitted by this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;as set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.2(a)</U> of the Partnership
Disclosure Schedule, (iii)&nbsp;as required by applicable Laws, (iv)&nbsp;as provided in any Partnership Material Contract in effect as of the date of this Agreement (including the Partnership Agreement) or (v)&nbsp;as consented to in writing by
Parent (which consent shall not be </P>
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unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, each of the Partnership and the General Partner shall, and shall cause
each of their respective Subsidiaries to, (A)&nbsp;conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; <I>provided</I>, that this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.2(a)</U>(iv)(A) shall not prohibit the Partnership
and its Subsidiaries from taking commercially reasonable actions outside of the ordinary course of business or not consistent with past practice in response to (x)&nbsp;changes or developments resulting or arising from the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic or (y)&nbsp;other changes or developments that would reasonably be expected to cause a reasonably prudent company similar to the Partnership to take commercially reasonable actions outside of the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B)&nbsp;use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and the goodwill of those having business relationships with it and retain the services
of its present officers and key employees, if any, (C)&nbsp;use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in full force and effect all material Partnership Permits and all material insurance policies maintained by the Partnership and its Subsidiaries,
other than changes to such policies made in the ordinary course of business, and (D)&nbsp;use commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws and the requirements of all Partnership Material Contracts.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except (i)&nbsp;as expressly permitted by this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;as set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.2(a)</U> of the Partnership Disclosure Schedule, (iii)&nbsp;as required by
applicable Laws, (iv)&nbsp;as provided in any Partnership Material Contract in effect as of the date of this Agreement (including the Partnership Agreement) or (v)&nbsp;as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned), during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, the Partnership and the General Partner shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) amend the Organizational Documents (whether by merger, consolidation, conversion or otherwise) of such entity in any manner
that would reasonably be expected to prevent or in any material respect hinder, impede or delay the ability of the parties to satisfy any of the conditions to or the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) declare, authorize, set aside or pay any distribution payable in cash, equity or property in respect of
the Common Units, other than regular quarterly cash distributions on the Common Units not to exceed $0.1875 per Common Unit; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer, encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant,
transfer, lease, license, guarantee or encumbrance of, any equity securities of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any equity securities, or any options, warrants or other
rights of any kind to acquire any equity securities or such convertible or exchangeable securities or interests other than issuances of Common Units upon vesting or settlement of Partnership LTIP Awards that are outstanding on the date of this
Agreement or otherwise granted in compliance with this Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) make any capital expenditure or capital
expenditures (which shall include, any investments by contribution to capital, property transfers, purchase of securities or otherwise), except as set forth in the Partnership&#146;s budgeted capital expenditure plan as of the date hereof or as may
be reasonably required to conduct emergency operations, repairs or replacements on any well, pipeline, or other facility; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) make any acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly (including
by merger, consolidation, acquisition of assets, tender or exchange offer or otherwise), of any business or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other business organization or division thereof or any property or
assets of any other Person, other than immaterial acquisitions or dispositions in the ordinary course of business; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi)
make any loans or advances to any Person (other than (x)&nbsp;to its employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (y)&nbsp;loans and advances to the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries and (z)&nbsp;trade credit
granted in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii) incur, refinance or assume, or prepay or
repurchase, any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness for borrowed money or issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Partnership or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than (w)&nbsp;borrowings under the Partnership Revolving Credit Facility, (x)&nbsp;borrowings from the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries, (y)&nbsp;repayments of borrowings from
the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries and guarantees by the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries of indebtedness of the Partnership or any of its Subsidiaries and (z)&nbsp;repayments or
repurchases required pursuant to the terms of such indebtedness for borrowed money or debt securities; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(viii) split,
combine, divide, subdivide, reverse split, reclassify, recapitalize or effect any other similar transaction with respect to any of such entity&#146;s capital stock or other equity interests; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ix) adopt a plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution or restructuring or a plan or agreement of
reorganization under any bankruptcy or similar Law; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any Proceeding,
including any state or federal regulatory Proceeding seeking damages or injunction or other equitable relief, which waiver, release, assignment, settlement or compromise would reasonably be expected to result in a Partnership Material Adverse
Effect; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xi)&nbsp;(t) change its fiscal year or any material method of Tax accounting, (u)&nbsp;make, change or revoke any
material Tax election (including any entity classification election under Treasury Regulations <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;301.7701-3),</FONT> (v) settle or compromise any liability for Taxes or any audit, examination or other
legal Proceeding in respect of a material amount of Taxes, (w)&nbsp;file any material amended Tax Return, (x)&nbsp;enter into any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or closing agreement relating to any material
Tax, (y)&nbsp;surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund or (z)&nbsp;consent to any extension of waiver of the statute of limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xii) make any material changes in financial accounting methods, principles
or practices (or change an annual accounting period), except insofar as may be required by a change in GAAP or applicable Law; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiii) engage in any activity or conduct its business in a manner that would cause less than 90% of the gross income of the
Partnership for any calendar quarter since its formation and prior to the Effective Time to be treated as &#147;qualifying income&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;7704(d) of the Code; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiv) except as required by applicable Law or the terms of any Partnership Benefit Plan existing and in effect on the date of
this Agreement or as contemplated by this Agreement, (w)&nbsp;establish, adopt, materially amend or modify, commence participation in or terminate (or commit to establish, adopt, materially amend or modify, commence participation in or terminate)
any material Partnership Benefit Plan (or any plan or arrangement that would be a material Partnership Benefit Plan if in effect as of the date of this Agreement), (x) materially increase in any manner the compensation, severance or benefits of any
of the current or former directors, officers, employees, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or enter into or amend any employment,
severance, termination, retention or consulting agreement, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business, (y)&nbsp;accelerate any material rights or benefits under any Partnership Benefit Plan, or (z)&nbsp;grant or amend any
Partnership LTIP Awards or other equity awards, except in the ordinary course of business; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xv) agree, in writing or
otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions, or take any action or agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any action, including proposing or undertaking any merger, consolidation, acquisition or disposition, in each case, that would reasonably
be expected to prohibit, prevent or in any material respect hinder, impede or delay the ability of the parties to satisfy any of the conditions to or the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Except (i)&nbsp;as permitted by this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;as required by applicable Laws, (iii)&nbsp;as provided in any Parent Material
Contract in effect as of the date of this Agreement or (iv)&nbsp;as consented to in writing by the Partnership (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), during the period from the date of this Agreement until the
Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause Holdings and Merger Sub to, (A)&nbsp;conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; <I>provided</I>, that this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.2(b)</U><U>(iv)(A)</U> shall not prohibit Parent from taking commercially reasonable actions outside of the ordinary course of business or not consistent with past practice in response to (x)&nbsp;changes or
developments resulting or arising from the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic or (y)&nbsp;other changes or developments that would reasonably be expected to cause a reasonably prudent company similar to Parent to take
commercially reasonable actions outside of the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B)&nbsp;use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and the goodwill of those having
business relationship with it and retain the services of its present officers and key employees, (C)&nbsp;use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in full force and effect all material Permits of Parent and all material insurance policies
maintained by the Parent, other than changes to such policies made in the ordinary course </P>
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of business, and (D)&nbsp;use commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws and the requirements of all Parent Material Contracts. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, except (i)&nbsp;as expressly permitted by this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;as required by applicable Laws, (iii)&nbsp;as provided in any Parent Material Contract in effect as of the date of this Agreement or (iv)&nbsp;as
consented to in writing by the Partnership (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent shall not, and shall not permit Holdings or
Merger Sub to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) amend Parent&#146;s Organizational Documents (whether by merger, consolidation, conversion or
otherwise) in any manner that would reasonably be expected to (a)&nbsp;prevent or in any material respect hinder, impede or delay the ability of the parties to satisfy any of the conditions to or the consummation of the Merger or the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (b)&nbsp;adversely affect the terms of the Parent Common Stock in any material respect; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) merge, consolidate or enter into any other business combination transaction or agreement with any Person in which such
other Person is the surviving entity; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) adopt a plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution or
restructuring of Parent or a plan or agreement of reorganization of Parent under any bankruptcy or similar Law; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)
agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.3 <U>Reasonable Best Efforts</U>. Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Partnership and the General Partner, on the other hand, shall cooperate with the other and use and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use
their reasonable best efforts to (i)&nbsp;take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate actions, and do, or cause to be done, all things, necessary, proper or advisable to cause the conditions to the Closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable
(and in any event no later than the Outside Date), including, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of Parent and the General Partner, until the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement, retaining ownership and voting control, directly
or indirectly, over all Common Units and the General Partner Interest in the Partnership beneficially owned by Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or the General Partner, as applicable, as of the date of this Agreement or acquired thereafter and to
consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including preparing and filing as promptly as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notifications,
notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents, (ii)&nbsp;obtain promptly (and in any event no later than the Outside Date) all approvals, consents, waivers, clearances, expirations or
terminations of waiting periods, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations from any Governmental Authority or third party necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
(iii)&nbsp;defend any Proceedings challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or seek to have lifted or rescinded any injunction or restraining order or other order adversely affecting the
ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. </P>
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execution of this Agreement shall be a joint press release to be reasonably agreed upon by Parent and the Partnership. Thereafter, neither Parent nor the Partnership shall issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public
announcement (to the extent not previously issued or made in accordance with this Agreement) with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior consent of the other party (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as may be required by applicable Laws or by any applicable listing agreement with the NYSE or NASDAQ, as applicable, as determined in the good faith judgment of the party proposing to make such
release (in which case such party shall not issue or cause the publication of such press release or other public announcement without prior consultation with the other party); <I>provided, however</I>, that each party and their respective Affiliates
may make statements that are consistent with statements made in previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made by Parent or the Partnership in compliance with this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.4</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.5 <U>Access to Information</U>. Upon reasonable advance notice and subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of
information, each party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the other party and its Representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours (and, with respect to books and records, the right to copy) to all of its
and such Subsidiaries&#146; properties, commitments, books, Contracts, records and correspondence (in each case, whether in physical or electronic form), officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other Representatives, in
each case for integration and operational planning related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; <I>provided</I>, that such access shall be provided on a basis that minimizes the disruption to the operations of the requested party and
its Representatives. Subject to applicable Laws, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, Parent and the Partnership shall furnish promptly to one another (i)&nbsp;a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other
document filed, published, announced or received by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement during such period pursuant to the requirements of federal, state or foreign Laws (including pursuant to the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act and the rules of any Governmental Authority thereunder), as applicable (other than documents that such party is not permitted to disclose under applicable Laws) (which such furnishing will be deemed to have occurred in the case of
any document filed with or furnished to the SEC without further action on the part of the furnishing party), and (ii)&nbsp;all information concerning Parent&#146;s or the Partnership&#146;s business, properties and personnel as the other party may
reasonably request, including all information relating to environmental matters, for the purpose of completing the other party&#146;s due diligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall have an obligation to provide access to any
information the disclosure of which the other party has concluded may jeopardize any privilege available to such party or any of its Affiliates relating to such information or would be in violation of a confidentiality obligation binding on such
party or any of its Affiliates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.6 <U>Indemnification and Insurance</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) From and after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Laws, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving
Entity to, (i)&nbsp;indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person against any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys&#146; fees and all other reasonable costs, expenses and obligations (including experts&#146; fees,
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travel expenses, court costs, retainers, transcript fees, duplicating, printing and binding costs, as well as telecommunications, postage and courier charges) paid or incurred in connection with
investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to investigate, defend, be a witness in or participate in, any Proceeding, including any Proceeding relating to a claim for indemnification or
advancement brought by an Indemnified Person), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect
of any thereof) in connection with any actual or threatened Proceeding, and, upon receipt by Parent of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall be determined in a final and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-appealable</FONT> judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified, provide advancement of expenses with respect to each of the foregoing to, all
Indemnified Persons and (ii)&nbsp;honor the provisions regarding elimination of liability of officers and directors, indemnification of officers, directors and employees and advancement of expenses contained in the Organizational Documents of the
Partnership and the General Partner immediately prior to the Effective Time, and ensure that the Organizational Documents of the Partnership and the General Partner or any of their respective successors or assigns, if applicable, shall, for a period
of six years following the Effective Time, contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of present and former directors, officers and employees of the Partnership and the General
Partner than are presently set forth in such Organizational Documents. Any right of an Indemnified Person pursuant to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.6(a)</U> shall not be amended, repealed, terminated or otherwise modified at any time in a
manner that would adversely affect the rights of such Indemnified Person as provided herein, and shall be enforceable by such Indemnified Person and their respective heirs and Representatives against Parent, the Partnership and the General Partner
and their respective successors and assigns. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Surviving Entity, or Parent on behalf of the Surviving Entity, shall maintain in
effect for a period of six years following the Effective Time the Partnership&#146;s current directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance policies covering acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time with respect to
Indemnified Persons (<I>provided</I>, that the Surviving Entity, or Parent on behalf of the Surviving Entity, may substitute therefor policies with reputable carriers of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions that are no less
favorable to the Indemnified Persons); <I>provided, however</I>, that in no event shall the Surviving Entity or Parent, as applicable, be required to expend pursuant to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.6(b)</U> more than an amount per year equal
to 300% of current annual premiums paid by the Partnership for such insurance (the &#147;<U>Maximum Amount</U>&#148;). In the event that, but for the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Surviving Entity would be required to expend
more than the Maximum Amount, the Surviving Entity, or Parent on behalf of the Surviving Entity, shall obtain the maximum amount of such insurance as is available for the Maximum Amount. If the Partnership or Parent, in its sole discretion elects,
then, in lieu of the obligations of the Surviving Entity under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.6(b)</U>, the Partnership or Parent may (but shall be under no obligation to), prior to the Effective Time, purchase a prepaid &#147;tail
policy&#148; with respect to acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred prior to the Effective Time that were committed or alleged to have been committed by such Indemnified Persons in their capacity as such; <I>provided</I>, that in no
event shall the cost of such policy exceed six times the Maximum Amount. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The rights of any Indemnified Person under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.6</U>
shall be in addition to any other rights such Indemnified Person may have under the Parent Organizational Documents, the Organizational Documents of each of the Partnership, the General Partner, the Surviving Entity or any Subsidiary of Parent or
the Partnership, any indemnification agreements, or the DLLCA or DRULPA. The provisions of this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.6</U> shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and are expressly intended to
benefit each of the Indemnified Persons and their respective heirs and Representatives. If Parent, the Surviving Entity and/or the General Partner, or any of their respective successors or assigns (i)&nbsp;consolidates with or merges into any other
Person, or (ii)&nbsp;transfers or conveys all or substantially all of their businesses or assets to any other Person, then, in each such case, to the extent necessary, a proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent,
the Surviving Entity and/or the General Partner shall assume the obligations of Parent, the Surviving Entity and the General Partner set forth in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.6</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.7 <U>Fees and Expenses</U>. Except as otherwise provided in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.2</U> and
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.3</U>, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement including all legal, accounting, financial advisory, consulting and all other fees and expenses of third parties
incurred by a party in connection with the negotiation and effectuation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall be the obligation of the respective party incurring such fees and
expenses, except (a)&nbsp;Parent and the Partnership shall each bear and pay one half of the expenses incurred in connection with the filing, printing and mailing of the Registration Statement and the Information Statement and (b)&nbsp;Parent shall
pay all costs and fees of the Exchange Agent and all expenses associated with the exchange process. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.8
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;16</U><U> Matters</U>. Prior to the Effective Time, the Partnership shall take all such steps as may be required (to the extent permitted under applicable Laws) to cause any dispositions of Common Units (including
derivative securities with respect to Common Units) or acquisitions of Parent Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Parent Common Stock) resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who is
subject to the reporting requirements of Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Partnership, or will become subject to such reporting requirements with respect to Parent, to be exempt under Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16b-3</FONT> promulgated under the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.9 <U>Stock Exchange Listing, Delisting
and Deregistration</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Parent Shares to be issued in connection with the
Merger to be listed on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Closing, Parent shall submit a supplemental listing application with the NYSE (the &#147;<U>NYSE Listing Application</U>&#148;) with
respect to such Parent Shares in accordance with the requirements of the NYSE. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the NYSE Listing Application approved (subject to official notice of issuance) as promptly as practicable after such
submission (including by responding to comments of NYSE). The Partnership shall furnish all information as may be reasonably requested by Parent in connection with any such action and the preparation and submission of the NYSE Listing Application.
No submission of, or amendment or supplement to, the NYSE Listing Application will be made by Parent without providing the Partnership with a reasonable opportunity to review </P>
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and comment thereon. In addition, Parent agrees to provide the Partnership and its legal counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall inform the Partnership of any oral comments, that
Parent or its counsel may receive from time to time from the NYSE or its staff with respect to the NYSE Listing Application promptly after receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Partnership and its legal counsel
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such written responses and Parent shall give due consideration to the additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Partnership and its counsel. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Partnership will cooperate and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the delisting of Common Units from the NASDAQ and the
deregistration of such securities under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable following the Closing in compliance with applicable Law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.10 <U>Dividends and Distributions</U>. After the date of this Agreement and until the Effective Time, each of Parent and the
Partnership shall coordinate with the other regarding the timing of any declaration of any dividends or distributions in respect of Parent Common Stock and Common Units and the record dates and payment dates relating thereto, it being the intention
of the parties that holders of Common Units shall not receive, for any quarter, distributions both in respect of Common Units and also dividends in respect of Parent Common Stock that they receive in exchange therefor in the Merger, but that they
shall receive for any such quarter either: (i)&nbsp;only distributions in respect of Common Units or (ii)&nbsp;only dividends in respect of Parent Common Stock that they receive in exchange therefor in the Merger. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.11 <U>Conflicts Committee</U>. Prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement, Parent shall
not and it shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, and it shall not and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to take any action intended to cause the General Partner (or the sole member of the General Partner) to, without the consent of a
majority of the then existing members of the Conflicts Committee, eliminate the Conflicts Committee, revoke or diminish the authority of the Conflicts Committee or remove or cause the removal of any director of the General Partner who is a member of
the Conflicts Committee either as a director or as a member of such committee. For the avoidance of doubt, this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.11</U> shall not apply to the filling, in accordance with the provisions of the General Partner Company
Agreement, of any vacancies caused by the resignation, death or incapacity of any such director. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.12 <U>Performance by the
General Partner</U>. Parent will cause the General Partner, the Partnership and their respective Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that actions or inactions by
the Partnership and the General Partner and their respective Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be breaches or violations or failures to perform by Parent of any of the provisions of this Agreement unless such action or inaction was or was not
taken, in either case, at the direction of Parent. In no event shall the General Partner or the Partnership have any liability for, or be deemed to breach, violate or fail to perform any of the provisions of this Agreement by reason of, any action
taken or omitted to be taken by the General Partner, the Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives at the direction of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives.
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purposes of any applicable state, local or foreign Tax that follows the U.S. federal income tax treatment), the parties agree to treat the Merger as a taxable sale of the Public Common Units to Holdings in exchange for the Merger Consideration. The
parties will prepare and file all Tax Returns consistent with the foregoing and will not take any inconsistent position on any Tax Return, or during the course of any Proceeding with respect to Taxes, except as otherwise required by applicable Law
following a final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction or other administrative settlement with or final administrative decision by the relevant Governmental Authority. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.14 <U>Takeover Statutes</U>. Parent shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action that would, or would
reasonably be expected to, cause any Takeover Law to become applicable to this Agreement, the Merger, the Parent Stock Issuance or the other transactions contemplated hereby or related thereto. If any Takeover Law shall become applicable to this
Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby or related thereto, Parent, the Parent Board, the General Partner, the GP Board and the Conflicts Committee shall use reasonable best efforts to take such actions so that the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger and the Parent Stock Issuance, may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise use reasonable best efforts to eliminate or minimize the effects of
such statute or regulation on the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger and the Parent Stock Issuance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.15
<U>Securityholder Litigation</U>. The Partnership and the General Partner shall give Parent prompt notice and the opportunity to participate in the defense or settlement of any securityholder litigation against the Partnership and the General
Partner and/or their directors (as applicable) relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no such settlement shall be agreed to without the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed; <I>provided</I>, that the Partnership and the General Partner shall in any event control such defense and/or settlement and shall not be required to provide information if doing so would be reasonably expected to violate the
confidentiality obligations of such party or threaten the loss of any attorney-client privilege or other applicable legal privilege. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE VII </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>CONDITIONS PRECEDENT </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.1 <U>Conditions to Each Party</U><U>&#146;</U><U>s Obligation to Effect the </U><U>Merger</U>. The respective obligations of
each party hereto to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable Laws) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Written Consent</U>. The Written Consent shall not have been amended, modified, withdrawn, terminated or revoked; <I>provided</I>,
<I>however</I>, that this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1(a)</U> shall not imply that the Written Consent is permitted by the Partnership Agreement or applicable Law to be amended, modified or revoked following its execution by holders of the
Common Units constituting a Unit Majority. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>No Injunctions or Restraints</U>. No Law, injunction, judgment or ruling enacted,
promulgated, issued, entered, amended or enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, &#147;<U>Restraints</U>&#148;) shall be in effect enjoining, restraining, preventing or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or making the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Registration Statement</U>. The
Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no Proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or
threatened by the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Information Statement</U>. The Information Statement shall have been mailed to all holders of Common Units
following effectiveness of the Registration Statement and at least 20 days prior to the Closing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>Stock Exchange Listing</U>. The
Parent Common Stock deliverable to the Limited Partners as contemplated by this Agreement shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.2 <U>Conditions to Obligations of </U><U>Parent</U><U>, Holdings and </U><U>Merger Sub</U><U> to Effect the </U><U>Merger</U>.
The obligations of Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable Laws) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Representations and Warranties</U>. (i)&nbsp;The representations and warranties of the Partnership and the General Partner contained in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.1</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.3(a)</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.6</U> shall be true and correct in all respects, in each case both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as
of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date); (ii) the representations and warranties of the Partnership and the General Partner contained in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.2(a)</U> and
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.2(c)</U> shall be true and correct in all respects, other than immaterial misstatements or omissions, both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly
made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date); and (iii)&nbsp;all other representations and warranties of the Partnership and the General Partner set forth herein shall be true and correct both when made and at and as of the Closing
Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except, in the case of this <U>clause </U><U>(iii)</U>, where the failure of such representations and warranties to
be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to &#147;materiality&#148; or &#147;Partnership Material Adverse Effect&#148; set forth in any individual representation or warranty, other than in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.5</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4.10</U>) does not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. Parent shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of the Partnership and the General Partner by an executive officer of the General Partner to such effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)
<U>Performance of Obligations of the Partnership and the General Partner</U>. Each of the Partnership and the General Partner shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or
prior to the Closing Date. Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Partnership and the General Partner by an executive officer of the General Partner to such effect. </P>
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</U><U>Merger</U>. The obligation of the Partnership to effect the Merger is further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable Laws) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Representations and Warranties</U>. (i)&nbsp;The representations and warranties of Parent contained in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.1</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.3(a)</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.6</U> shall be true and correct in all respects, in each case both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as
of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date); (ii) the representations and warranties of Parent contained in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.2(a)</U> and <U>(e)</U>&nbsp;shall be true and
correct in all respects, other than immaterial misstatements or omissions, both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such
date); and (iii)&nbsp;all other representations and warranties of Parent set forth herein shall be true and correct both when made and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an
earlier date, in which case as of such date), except, in the case of this <U>clause </U><U>(iii)</U>, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to
&#147;materiality&#148; or &#147;Parent Material Adverse Effect&#148; set forth in any individual representation or warranty, other than in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.5</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5.9</U>) does not have, and would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The Partnership shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent by an executive officer of Parent to such effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Performance of Obligations of </U><U>Parent</U><U>, Holdings and </U><U>Merger Sub</U>. Each of Parent, Holdings and Merger Sub shall
have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date. The Partnership shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent by an executive officer of
Parent to such effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.4 <U>Frustration of Closing Conditions</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Neither the Partnership nor the General Partner may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2</U> or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.3</U>, as the case may be, to be satisfied if such failure was due to the failure of either such party to perform and comply in all
material respects with the covenants and agreements in this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to the Closing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)
None of Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2</U> or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.3</U>, as the case may be, to be satisfied
if such failure was due to the failure of any such party to perform and comply in all material respects with the covenants and agreements in this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to the Closing. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>TERMINATION </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.1 <U>Termination</U>. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement abandoned at any
time prior to the Effective Time: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) by the mutual written consent of Parent and the Partnership duly authorized by the Parent Board and
the Conflicts Committee, respectively; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) by either of the Parent or the Partnership: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before September&nbsp;4, 2021 (the &#147;<U>Outside Date</U>&#148;);
<I>provided, however</I>, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1(b)(i)</U> shall not be available (A)&nbsp;to Parent or the Partnership if the inability to satisfy such condition was due to the
failure of, in the case of Parent, Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub, or, in the case of the Partnership, the Partnership or the General Partner, to perform and comply in all material respects with the covenants and agreements to be performed or
complied with by it prior to the Closing or (B)&nbsp;to Parent or the Partnership if, in the case of Parent, the Partnership or the General Partner, or, in the case of the Partnership, Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub, has filed (and is then pursuing)
an action seeking specific performance as permitted by <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.9</U>; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) if any Restraint
having the effect set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.1(b)</U> shall be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable; <I>provided, however</I>, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1(b)(ii)</U> shall not be available to Parent or the Partnership if such Restraint was due to the failure of, in the case of Parent, Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub, or, in the case of the Partnership, the Partnership
or the General Partner, to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) by Parent if the Partnership or the General Partner
shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement (or if any of the representations or warranties of the Partnership or the General Partner set forth in this
Agreement shall fail to be true), which breach or failure (i)&nbsp;would (if it occurred or was continuing as of the Closing Date) give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2(a)(i)</U> or
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.2(b)</U> and (ii)&nbsp;is incapable of being cured, or is not cured, by the Partnership or the General Partner within 30 days following receipt of written notice from Parent of such breach or failure; <I>provided,
however</I>, that Parent shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1(c)</U> if Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub is then in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements contained in this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) by the Partnership (which termination may be effected for the Partnership by the Conflicts
Committee without the consent, authorization or approval of the GP Board) if Parent shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement (or if any of the
representations or warranties of Parent set forth in this Agreement shall fail to be true), which breach or failure (i)&nbsp;would (if it occurred or </P>
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was continuing as of the Closing Date) give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.3(a)(i)</U> or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7.3(b)</U> and
(ii)&nbsp;is incapable of being cured, or is not cured, by Parent within 30 days following receipt of written notice from the Partnership of such breach or failure; <I>provided</I>, that the Partnership shall not have the right to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1(d)</U> if the Partnership or the General Partner is then in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.2 <U>Effect of Termination</U>. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1</U>, written notice thereof shall be given to the other party or parties, specifying the provision of this Agreement pursuant to which such termination is made, and this Agreement shall forthwith become null and
void (other than the provisions in the last sentence of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.5</U>, the provisions in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.7</U>, this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.2</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.3</U> and <U>Article
IX</U>, all of which shall survive termination of this Agreement), and, except as otherwise provided in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.2</U>, there shall be no liability on the part of any of Parent, Holdings, Merger Sub, the Partnership and
the General Partner or their respective Representatives, directors, officers and Affiliates; <I>provided, however</I>, that no such termination shall relieve any party hereto from (a)&nbsp;its obligation to pay the Parent Expense Reimbursement or
the Partnership Expense Reimbursement, as applicable, if, as and when required pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.3</U>, (b) any liability for any failure to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
when required pursuant to this Agreement or (c)&nbsp;any liability for intentional fraud or a Willful Breach of any covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the General Partner or the
Partnership have any liability for any matter set forth in the proviso of the preceding sentence for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the General Partner, the Partnership, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective
Representatives at the direction of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives. For purposes of this Agreement, &#147;<U>Willful Breach</U>&#148; shall mean a material breach of this Agreement that is a consequence of
a deliberate act or a deliberate failure to act by the breaching party with the knowledge that the taking of such act (or the failure to take such act) would (i)&nbsp;cause a material breach of this Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;prevent or materially
delay the Closing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.3 <U>Expenses</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) In the event of termination of this Agreement by Parent pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1(c)</U> (<I>Partnership or General
Partner Uncured Breach</I>), then the Partnership shall promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days after receipt of an invoice (with supporting documentation) therefor from Parent, pay Parent&#146;s designee all of the reasonably
documented <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financing sources, hedging counterparties, experts and
consultants) incurred by Parent and its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby up to a maximum amount of $3,500,000 (the &#147;<U>Parent Expense Reimbursement</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In the event of termination of this Agreement by the Partnership pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1(d)</U> (<I>Parent</I><I>
Uncured Breach</I>), then Parent shall promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days after receipt of an invoice (with supporting documentation) therefor from the Partnership, pay the Partnership&#146;s designee all of the reasonably
documented <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financing sources, hedging counterparties, experts and
consultants) incurred by the Partnership and its </P>
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Affiliates in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby up to a maximum amount of $3,500,000 (the &#147;<U>Partnership Expense Reimbursement</U>&#148;);
<I>provided</I>, that the Partnership Expense Reimbursement shall not exceed the maximum amount, if any, that the Partnership reasonably determines can be paid to the Partnership without causing the Partnership to fail the gross income requirement
in Section&nbsp;7704(c)(2) of the Code, treating the Partnership Expense Reimbursement as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualifying</FONT> income and after taking into consideration all other sources of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-qualifying</FONT> income of the Partnership, unless the Partnership receives an opinion of counsel or a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the Partnership&#146;s receipt of the
Partnership Expense Reimbursement will either constitute qualifying income (as defined in Section&nbsp;7704(d) of the Code) or be excluded from gross income for purposes of Section&nbsp;7704 of the Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that the Parent Expense Reimbursement and Partnership Expense Reimbursement are not intended to be
a penalty, but rather are liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate the other party, as applicable, in the circumstances in which such amounts are due and payable and which do not involve fraud or Willful Breach, for the efforts
and resources expended and opportunities forgone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, which amount would otherwise be impossible to
calculate with precision. In no event shall a party be entitled to more than one payment of the Parent Expense Reimbursement and Partnership Expense Reimbursement, as applicable, in connection with a termination of this Agreement pursuant to which
such amounts are payable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE IX </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>MISCELLANEOUS </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.1 <U>No Survival, Etc.</U> The representations, warranties and agreements in this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of
doubt, any schedule, instrument or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement) shall terminate at the Effective Time or, except as otherwise provided in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.2</U> or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.3</U>, upon
the termination of this Agreement pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8.1</U>, as the case may be, except that the agreements set forth in <U>Article I</U>, <U>Article II</U>, <U>Article III</U><U>,</U> the last sentence of
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.5</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.7</U> and <U>Article IX</U> and any other agreement in this Agreement that contemplates performance after the Effective Time shall survive the Effective Time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.2 <U>Amendment or Supplement</U>. At any time prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement may be amended or supplemented in any
and all respects by written agreement of the parties, by action taken or authorized by the Parent Board and the GP Board; <I>provided, however</I>, that the GP Board may not take or authorize any such action unless it has been approved by the
Conflicts Committee; <I>provided, further</I>, that there shall be no amendment or change to the provisions of this Agreement that by applicable Laws, the Partnership Agreement or stock exchange rule would require further approval by Limited
Partners. </P>
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Agreement, whenever a determination, decision, approval, consent, waiver or agreement of the Partnership or the General Partner is required pursuant to this Agreement (including any determination to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights
under <U>Article VIII</U> or to enforce the terms of this Agreement (including <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.9</U>)), such determination, decision, approval or consent must be authorized by the GP Board; <I>provided, however</I>, that the GP Board
may not take or authorize any such action unless it has been approved in writing by the Conflicts Committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.4
<U>Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc.</U> At any time prior to the Effective Time, any party may, subject to applicable Law, (a)&nbsp;waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of any other party hereto, (b)&nbsp;extend the time for
the performance of any of the obligations or acts of any other party hereto, (c)&nbsp;waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements contained herein or, except as otherwise provided herein, waive any of such party&#146;s conditions
or (d)&nbsp;make or grant any consent under this Agreement; <I>provided, however</I>, that the GP Board may not take or authorize any such action unless it has been approved in writing by the Conflicts Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
failure or delay by the Partnership, the General Partner, Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.5 <U>Assignment</U>. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in
whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable
by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any purported assignment not permitted under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.5</U> shall be null, void and ineffective. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.6 <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all
of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement) and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by
facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in &#147;portable document format&#148; form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical
delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.7 <U>Entire Understanding; No Third-Party
Beneficiaries</U>. This Agreement, the Partnership Disclosure Schedule and any certificates delivered by any party pursuant to this agreement (a)&nbsp;constitute the entire agreement and understanding, and supersede all other prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and thereof and (b)&nbsp;shall not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights (including third-party beneficiary
rights or otherwise) or remedies hereunder, except for, in the case of <U>clause </U><U>(b)</U>&nbsp;of this sentence, (i)&nbsp;the right of a holder of Public Common Units to receive the Merger Consideration (a claim by any holder of Public Common
Units with respect to which may not be made unless and until the Closing shall have occurred), the right of a holder of a Partnership LTIP Award to receive the Merger Consideration (a claim by any holder of Partnership LTIP Award with respect to
which may not be made unless and until the Closing shall have occurred) and (ii)&nbsp;the provisions of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6.6</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.12</U>. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to contracts executed
in and to be performed entirely within that State. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any legal action or Proceeding
with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware
Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the parties hereto consents to service being made through the notice procedures set forth in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.10</U>, irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or Proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that
it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert as a defense,
counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or Proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (i)&nbsp;any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance
with this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.8</U>, (ii) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment
prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (iii)&nbsp;to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable Laws, any claim that (A)&nbsp;the suit, action or Proceeding in such court is brought
in an inconvenient forum, (B)&nbsp;the venue of such suit, action or Proceeding is improper or (C)&nbsp;this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. Each party hereto expressly acknowledges that the
foregoing waiver is intended to be irrevocable under the Law of the State of Delaware and of the United States of America; <I>provided, however</I>, that each such party&#146;s consent to jurisdiction and service contained in this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.8(b)</U> is solely for the purpose referred to in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.8(b)</U> and shall not be deemed to be a general submission to such courts or in the State of Delaware other than for such
purpose. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.9 <U>Specific Performance</U>. The parties agree that irreparable damage
would occur and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and it is accordingly agreed
that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, in accordance with this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.9</U> in the Delaware Court of Chancery or any other state or federal court sitting in the State of Delaware, this being in </P>
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addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other
equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that (a)&nbsp;either party has an adequate remedy at law or (b)&nbsp;an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity (it being understood that nothing in
this sentence shall prohibit the parties hereto from raising other defenses to a claim for specific performance or other equitable relief under this Agreement). Each party further agrees that no party shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any
bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.9</U>, and each party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or
posting of any such bond or similar instrument. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.10 <U>Notices</U>. All notices and other communications hereunder must be
in writing and will be deemed duly given if delivered personally or by email transmission, or mailed through a nationally recognized overnight courier, postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party
as specified by like notice, <I>provided, however</I>, that notices of a change of address will be effective only upon receipt thereof): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If to Parent, Holdings or Merger Sub, to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chevron Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6001
Bollinger Canyon Road </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">San Ramon, CA 94583 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Mary A. Francis, Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MFrancis@chevron.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">811 Main Street, Suite 3700 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Houston, Texas 77002 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Ryan J. Maierson </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kevin M. Richardson </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ryan.maierson@lw.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;kevin.richardson@lw.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If to the Partnership or the General Partner, to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Noble Midstream GP LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1001
Noble Energy Way </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Houston, Texas 77070 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Secretary </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aaron.Carlson@nblenergy.com </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Baker Botts L.L.P. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">910
Louisiana Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Houston, Texas 77002 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Joshua Davidson </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Laura Katherine Mann </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;joshua.davidson@bakerbotts.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;laurakatherine.mann@bakerbotts.com
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notices will be deemed to have been received on the date of receipt if (a)&nbsp;delivered by hand or nationally recognized overnight courier service or
(b)&nbsp;upon receipt of an appropriate confirmation by the recipient when so delivered by email (to such email specified or another email or emails as such person may subsequently designate by notice given hereunder only if followed by overnight or
hand delivery). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.11 <U>Severability</U>. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such
determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fulfilled to the extent possible. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.12 <U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT></U>. No past, present or future director, officer, employee,
incorporator, member, partner, equityholder, agent, attorney, financing source, Representative or Affiliate of any party hereto or of any of their respective Affiliates (unless such Affiliate is expressly a party to this Agreement) shall have any
liability (whether in contract or in tort or otherwise) for any obligations or liabilities arising under, in connection with or related to this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; <I>provided, however</I>, that nothing in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9.12</U> shall limit any liability of the parties to this Agreement for breaches of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>[Signature pages follow.] </I></P>
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