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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-184031
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120425
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120426
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120426

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001005210
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL [5900]
		IRS NUMBER:				223410353
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14222
		FILM NUMBER:		12781471

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 206
		STREET 2:		240 ROUTE 10 WEST
		CITY:			WIPPANY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07981
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9738875300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE SUBURBAN PLZ
		STREET 2:		240 RTE 10 WEST
		CITY:			WHIPPANY
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07981
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April&nbsp;25, 2012 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Contribution Agreement </U></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On April&nbsp;25, 2012, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B>Suburban</B>&#148;), entered into a
Contribution Agreement (the &#147;<B>Contribution Agreement</B>&#148;) with Inergy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B>Inergy</B>&#148;), Inergy GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;<B>Inergy GP</B>&#148;), and Inergy
Sales&nbsp;&amp; Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<B>Inergy Sales</B>&#148; and together with Inergy and Inergy GP, the &#147;<B>Contributors</B>&#148;). Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, Inergy has agreed to contribute its retail
propane business (the &#147;<B>Propane Business</B>&#148;) to Suburban in exchange for consideration of approximately $1.8 billion (the &#147;<B>Purchase Price</B>&#148;). Inergy&#146;s contribution of its Propane Business to Suburban consists of
certain subsidiaries of Inergy and certain assets of Inergy Sales. As described below, the Purchase Price consists of $600.0 million newly issued Suburban common units and Suburban&#146;s Exchange Offers (as defined below) for up to $1.2 billion of
certain of Inergy&#146;s outstanding senior unsecured notes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Contribution Agreement provides that Inergy will contribute
to Suburban 100% of the limited liability company interests (the &#147;<B>Inergy Propane Interests</B>&#148;) in Inergy Propane, LLC (&#147;<B>Inergy Propane</B>&#148;), a Delaware limited liability company, which at the closing of the transaction
will hold only the following interests: (i)&nbsp;100% of the limited partner interests in Liberty Propane, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B>Liberty Propane</B>&#148;), which owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in
Liberty Propane Operations, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;<B>Liberty Operations</B>&#148;); and (ii)&nbsp;100% of the limited liability company interests in Liberty Propane GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(&#147;<B>Liberty Propane GP</B>&#148;), which owns 100% of the general partner interest in Liberty Propane. Following the closing of the Inergy Propane Acquisition (as defined below), Inergy Propane, Liberty Propane, Liberty Operations and Liberty
Propane GP will be wholly-owned subsidiaries of Suburban. Inergy will also contribute certain assets of Inergy Sales related to the Propane Business to Suburban (the &#147;<B>Acquired Assets</B>&#148;). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Contribution Agreement further provides that upon contribution of the Inergy Propane Interests and Acquired Assets to Suburban,
Suburban will issue and deliver to Inergy and Inergy Sales, as consideration in connection with the Inergy Propane Acquisition, subject to certain adjustments, an aggregate of $600.0 million of newly issued Suburban common units (the &#147;<B>Equity
Consideration</B>&#148;). Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, Suburban has agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-1 to register Inergy&#146;s distribution of substantially all of the Equity Consideration to Inergy&#146;s unitholders.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, Suburban will also incur up to $1.0 billion of additional indebtedness in the form of
newly issued Suburban senior notes, and pay up to $200.0 million of cash, in connection with exchange offers for up to $1.2 billion of certain of Inergy&#146;s outstanding senior unsecured notes (the <B>&#147;Exchange Offers&#148;</B>). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The transactions described above that are contemplated by the terms of the Contribution Agreement are referred to as the &#147;<B>Inergy
Propane Acquisition</B>.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The parties have made customary representations and warranties and covenants in the
Contribution Agreement, including, without limitation, a covenant regarding the conduct of their businesses prior to the consummation of the Inergy Propane Acquisition. The representations, warranties and covenants of the Contributors, on the one
hand, and the representations, warranties and covenants of Suburban, on the other hand, have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the Contribution Agreement. In addition, such representations, warranties and covenants:
(i)&nbsp;have been made only for purposes of the Contribution Agreement; (ii)&nbsp;have been qualified by confidential disclosures made to the Contributors and Suburban in connection with the Contribution Agreement; (iii)&nbsp;are subject to
materiality qualifications contained in the Contribution Agreement which may differ from what may be viewed as material by investors; (iv)&nbsp;were made only as of the date of the Contribution Agreement or such other date as is specified in the
Contribution Agreement; and (v)&nbsp;have been included in the Contribution Agreement for the purpose of allocating risk between the contracting parties rather than establishing matters as facts. Accordingly, the foregoing summary is included only
to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Contribution Agreement, and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Contributors, Suburban or their respective businesses. Investors should not rely
on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Contributors or Suburban or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information
concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Contribution Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures regarding the Contributors or Suburban.
The Contribution Agreement also includes indemnification provisions that are typical for transactions of this nature. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Consummation of the Inergy Propane Acquisition is subject to customary conditions, including, without limitation, (i)&nbsp;the expiration
or early termination of the waiting period under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and (ii)&nbsp;the absence of any law, order or injunction prohibiting the Inergy Propane Acquisition, the Exchange Offers and the
related transactions. Moreover, each party&#146;s obligation to consummate the Inergy Propane Acquisition is subject to certain other conditions, including without limitation, (A)&nbsp;the accuracy of the other party&#146;s representations and
warranties (subject to customary materiality </FONT></P>

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qualifiers), and (B)&nbsp;the other party&#146;s compliance with its covenants and agreements contained in the Contribution Agreement (subject to customary materiality qualifiers). The
consummation of the Exchange Offers is a condition to the closing of the Inergy Propane Acquisition. The Contribution Agreement also contains termination rights for Suburban and Inergy. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The foregoing description of the Contribution Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Contribution Agreement (other than the schedules thereto) that is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with the Inergy Propane Acquisition, Suburban intends to seek equity financing of approximately $250 million for the purposes of paying (i)&nbsp;cash consideration and certain payments in
the Exchange Offers and (ii)&nbsp;costs and fees related to the Exchange Offers and the transaction itself. Any net proceeds not so applied will be used for general partnership purposes. If for any reason an equity financing transaction is not
consummated by the Settlement Date (as that term is defined below), Suburban will draw down on the committed 364-day term loan facility, as described below, to the extent necessary to make such payments. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Bank Commitment Letter </U></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with the Inergy Propane Acquisition, on April <B></B>25<B></B>, 2012, Suburban Propane, L.P., Suburban&#146;s operating
subsidiary, entered into a commitment letter (the &#147;<B>Bank</B> <B>Commitment Letter</B>&#148;) with certain of its lenders who are party to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January&nbsp;5, 2012 (the &#147;<B>Credit
Agreement</B>&#148;), among Suburban Propane, L.P. (as the borrower), Suburban (as the parent) and the lenders party thereto, pursuant to which such lenders committed to provide (i)&nbsp;in the aggregate, subject to the satisfaction of certain
conditions precedent, in a single draw a $250.0 million senior secured 364-day incremental term loan facility (the &#147;<B>364-Day Facility</B>&#148;), and (ii)&nbsp;an increase in the aggregate, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions
precedent, of Suburban&#146;s existing revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement from $250.0 million to $400.0 million (the &#147;<B>Commitment </B><B>Increase</B>&#148;). The 364-Day Facility will be available at the closing of the
Inergy Propane Acquisition (the &#147;<B>Settlement Date</B>&#148;), if the equity financing described above is not consummated for any reason by the Settlement Date. On April <B></B>25<B></B>, 2012, Suburban Propane, L.P. also received consents
from the requisite lenders under the Credit Agreement (&#147;<B>Credit Agreement Consents</B>&#148;) to enable it on the Settlement Date to incur additional indebtedness, make amendments to the Credit Agreement to adjust certain covenants, and
otherwise perform its obligations as contemplated by the Inergy Propane Acquisition. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Regulation FD </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On
April&nbsp;26, 2012, Suburban issued a press release in connection with the Exchange Offers. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release is being issued pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 135c promulgated under the Securities Act and is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Other Events. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On
April&nbsp;26, 2012, Suburban issued a press release announcing the Inergy Propane Acquisition. A copy of this press release is&nbsp;furnished&nbsp;and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of
Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. </FONT></P>

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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements. Some of these statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
&#147;prospects,&#148; &#147;outlook,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;expects&#148; or &#147;plans&#148; or the negative or
other variation of these or similar words, or by discussion of trends and conditions, strategies or risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those discussed or implied in such forward-looking statements. They include statements regarding the timing and expected benefits to Suburban of the Inergy Propane Acquisition, and also include statements relating to or regarding:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the cost savings, transaction costs or integration costs that Suburban anticipates to arise from the Inergy Propane Acquisition;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">various actions to be taken or requirements to be met in connection with completing the Inergy Propane Acquisition or integrating the operations of
Inergy Propane into Suburban&#146;s operations; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">revenue, income and operations of the combined company after the Inergy Propane Acquisition is consummated; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">future issuances of debt and equity securities and Suburban&#146;s ability to achieve financing in connection with the Inergy Propane Acquisition or
otherwise; and </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">other objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, including those discussed in the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; sections of Suburban&#146;s
filings with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">expected cost savings from the Inergy Propane Acquisition may not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame;
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Suburban&#146;s revenue following the Inergy Propane Acquisition may be lower than expected; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">adverse weather conditions may occur resulting in reduced demand; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">costs or difficulties related to obtaining regulatory approvals for completing the Inergy Propane Acquisition and, following the consummation of the
Inergy Propane Acquisition, the integration of the businesses of Inergy Propane and Suburban may be greater than expected; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">general economic conditions, either internationally or nationally or in the jurisdictions in which Suburban is doing business, may be less favorable
than expected; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Suburban may be unable to retain key personnel after the Inergy Propane Acquisition; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">operating, legal and regulatory risks; and </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">whether the transactions described herein will in fact be consummated on these or different terms or at all. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">These risks and other factors that may impact Suburban&#146;s assumptions are more particularly described under the captions &#147;Risk
Factors&#148; in Suburban&#146;s filings with the SEC, including under the caption &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in Suburban&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September&nbsp;24, 2011 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended December&nbsp;24, 2011. While Suburban believes that its assumptions are reasonable, it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors on, and it is impossible to anticipate all factors that could affect,
Suburban&#146;s actual results. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Suburban or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. None of Suburban or any
other party undertakes any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition to the foregoing factors, the consummation of the Inergy Propane Acquisition is subject to various risks and uncertainties,
including uncertainties as to the timing of the Inergy Propane Acquisition, the possibility that the various closing conditions for the Inergy Propane Acquisition may not be satisfied or waived, the possibility that the Exchange Offers will not be
consummated, and the possibility that Suburban will be unable to achieve the financing necessary to consummate the Inergy Propane Acquisition. </FONT></P>

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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Contribution Agreement dated as of April&nbsp;25, 2012, among Inergy, L.P., Inergy GP, LLC, Inergy Sales and Service, Inc. and Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated April 26, 2012, announcing the Exchange Offers.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated April 26, 2012, announcing the Inergy Propane Acquisition.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Schedules and annexes omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="5"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date:&nbsp;April&nbsp;26, 2012</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Michael A. Stivala</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael A. Stivala</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Contribution Agreement dated as of April&nbsp;25, 2012, among Inergy, L.P., Inergy GP, LLC, Inergy Sales and Service, Inc. and Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated April 26, 2012, announcing the Exchange Offers.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated April 26, 2012, announcing the Inergy Propane Acquisition.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Schedules and annexes omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>BY AND AMONG </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INERGY, L.P. INERGY GP, LLC </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INERGY SALES&nbsp;&amp; SERVICE, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AND </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>April&nbsp;25, 2012 </B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This <B>CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT</B> (this &#147;<B><I>Agreement</I></B>&#148;), dated as of April&nbsp;25, 2012 (the &#147;<B><I>Execution
Date</I></B>&#148;), is made and entered into by and among Inergy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B><I>NRGY</I></B>&#148;), Inergy GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of NRGY (&#147;<B><I>NRGY
GP</I></B>&#148;), Inergy Sales&nbsp;&amp; Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<B><I>Inergy Sales</I></B>&#148;), and Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B><I>Acquirer</I></B>&#148;). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NRGY, NRGY GP and Inergy Sales are sometimes referred to individually in this Agreement as a &#147;<B><I>Contributor Party</I></B>&#148;
and are sometimes collectively referred to in this Agreement as the &#147;<B><I>Contributor Parties</I></B>.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Each of
the parties to this Agreement is sometimes referred to individually in this Agreement as a &#147;<B><I>Party</I></B>&#148; and all of the parties to this Agreement are sometimes collectively referred to in this Agreement as the
&#147;<B><I>Parties</I></B>.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>R E C I T A L S </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, NRGY owns 100% of the limited liability company interests (the &#147;<B><I>Inergy Propane Interests</I></B>&#148;) in Inergy
Propane, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;<B><I>Inergy Propane</I></B>&#148;); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, immediately following
the Pre-Contribution Closing Transactions (as defined below) and immediately prior to the Contribution Closing (as defined below), Inergy Propane will own only the following interests (together with the Inergy Propane Interests, the
&#147;<B><I>Acquired Interests</I></B>&#148;): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) 100% of the limited partner interests (representing 98% of
the partnership interests) in Liberty Propane, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B><I>Liberty Propane</I></B>&#148;), which in turn owns 100% of the limited liability company interests in Liberty Propane Operations, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (&#147;<B><I>Liberty Operations</I></B>&#148;); and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) 100% of the limited
liability company interests in Liberty Propane GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;<B><I>Liberty Propane GP</I></B>&#148;), which in turn owns 100% of the general partner interest (representing 2% of the partnership interests) in
Liberty Propane. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, NRGY desires to contribute, assign, transfer and deliver to Acquirer, and Acquirer desires to
acquire from NRGY, the Inergy Propane Interests (and, indirectly through the Inergy Propane Interests, the other Acquired Interests) (the &#147;<B><I>NRGY Contribution</I></B>&#148;) subject to the NRGY Notes Indebtedness (as defined below) and, in
exchange, Acquirer desires to issue to NRGY the NRGY Equity Consideration (as defined below) and the NRGY Cash Consideration (as defined below), if any, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, substantially concurrent with the NRGY Contribution, Inergy Sales desires to
contribute, assign, transfer and deliver to Acquirer, and Acquirer desires to acquire from Inergy Sales, the assets of Inergy Sales set forth in <U>Annex M</U> (the &#147;<B><I>Acquired Assets</I></B>&#148;) and, in exchange, Acquirer desires to
issue to Inergy Sales the Inergy Sales Equity Consideration (as defined below) and the Inergy Sales Cash Consideration (as defined below), if any, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the &#147;<B><I>Inergy Sales
Contribution</I></B>&#148; and, together with the NRGY Contribution, the &#147;<B><I>Contribution</I></B>&#148;); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, in
connection with the Parties&#146; entry into this Agreement, as promptly as practicable after the Execution Date, Acquirer will commence the Exchange Offer (as defined below) of Exchange Notes (as defined below) for NRGY Notes (as defined below);
and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, as promptly as practicable after the Form S-1 (as defined below) is declared effective by the SEC, NRGY desires
to distribute to the NRGY Unitholders (as defined below), pro rata, the Spin-Off Units (as defined below), for no consideration (the &#147;<B><I>Spin-Off</I></B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;I </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.1 <U>Definitions</U>. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined in the body of this Agreement shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in <U>Exhibit&nbsp;A</U>. Capitalized terms defined in the body of this Agreement are listed in <U>Exhibit&nbsp;A</U> with reference to the location of the definitions of such terms in the body of this Agreement.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.2 <U>Interpretations</U>. In this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears: (a)&nbsp;the singular
includes the plural and vice versa; (b)&nbsp;reference to a Person includes such Person&#146;s successors and assigns but, in the case of a Party, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a
particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity; (c)&nbsp;reference to any gender includes each other gender; (d)&nbsp;references to any Exhibit, Schedule, Section, Article, Annex, subsection and other subdivision refer to the
corresponding Exhibits, Schedules, Sections, Articles, Annexes, subsections and other subdivisions of this Agreement unless expressly provided otherwise; (e)&nbsp;references in any Section or Article or definition to any clause means such clause of
such Section, Article or definition; (f)&nbsp;&#147;hereunder,&#148; &#147;hereof,&#148; &#147;hereto&#148; and words of similar import are references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (g)&nbsp;the
word &#147;or&#148; is not exclusive, and the word &#147;including&#148; (in its various forms) means &#147;including without limitation&#148;; (h)&nbsp;each accounting term not otherwise defined in this Agreement has the meaning commonly applied to
it in accordance with GAAP; (i)&nbsp;references to &#147;days&#148; are to calendar days; and (j)&nbsp;all references to money refer to the lawful currency of the United States. The Table of Contents and the Article and Section titles and headings
in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement. </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CONTRIBUTION; SPIN-OFF </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.1 <U>Pre-Contribution Closing Transactions</U>. Immediately prior to the closing of the Contribution (the &#147;<B><I>Contribution Closing</I></B>&#148;), (a)&nbsp;Inergy Propane will
distribute, assign, transfer and deliver to NRGY (i)&nbsp;100% of Inergy Propane&#146;s right, title and interest in (A)&nbsp;L&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;L Transportation, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (B)&nbsp;Inergy Transportation, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, (C)&nbsp;Inergy Canada Company, a Nova Scotia unlimited company, (D)&nbsp;Stellar Propane Service, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (E)&nbsp;Inergy Sales and (F)&nbsp;all rights, interests, assets and
properties described in <U>Schedule 2.1(a)</U> (all of the entities and assets listed in clauses (A)&nbsp;through (F), together with all of the assets held by the entities listed in clauses (A)&nbsp;through (D), the &#147;<B><I>Retained
Assets</I></B>&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;the employment agreements (common law or otherwise) for the Excluded Employees to the extent that such employment agreements are with a Propane Group Entity and (iii)&nbsp;the liabilities identified in <U>Schedule
2.1(a)(iii)</U>; (b)&nbsp;Inergy Propane will cause the Inergy Propane Amendment and the Liberty Propane Amendment to be executed and made effective; and (c)&nbsp;Inergy Propane shall assume from NRGY the NRGY Notes Indebtedness pursuant to the
Inergy Propane Debt Assumption Agreement. The transactions described in this <U>Section&nbsp;2.1</U> are collectively referred to as the &#147;<B><I>Pre-Contribution Closing Transactions</I></B>.&#148; The Parties acknowledge and agree that any
Taxes associated with the Pre-Contribution Closing Transactions are included in Excluded Taxes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.2
<U>Acquisition of the Acquired Interests and the Acquired Assets</U>. Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or written waiver of the conditions contained in this Agreement, at the Contribution Closing, the following transactions shall occur
in the order set forth below: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Acquirer shall assume from the NRGY Notes Issuers and Inergy Propane the NRGY Notes
Indebtedness pursuant to the Acquirer Debt Assumption Agreement; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) NRGY shall contribute, assign, transfer and deliver to
Acquirer, and Acquirer shall acquire from NRGY, the Inergy Propane Interests (and, indirectly through the Inergy Propane Interests, the other Acquired Interests), and Acquirer shall issue and deliver to NRGY the NRGY Equity Consideration and the
NRGY Cash Consideration, if any; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Inergy Sales shall contribute, assign, transfer and deliver to Acquirer, and Acquirer
shall acquire from Inergy Sales, the Acquired Assets, and Acquirer shall issue and deliver to Inergy Sales the Inergy Sales Equity Consideration and the Inergy Sales Cash Consideration, if any; and </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) the Exchange Offer shall be consummated. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%;padding-bottom:0px;"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.3 <U>Time and Place of Contribution Closing</U>. The Contribution Closing will take place at the
offices of Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP, 811 Main Street, Suite 3700, Houston, Texas 77002 on the fifth (5</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">)&nbsp;Business Day after all of the conditions set forth in <U>Article&nbsp;VI</U> (other than those conditions which by their terms are only capable of being satisfied at the Contribution Closing but
subject to the satisfaction or written waiver of those conditions) have been satisfied or waived by the Party or Parties entitled to waive such conditions, unless another time, date and place are agreed to in writing by the Parties. The date of the
Contribution Closing is referred to in this Agreement as the &#147;<B><I>Contribution Closing Date</I></B>.&#148; The Contribution Closing will be deemed effective as of 12:01&nbsp;a.m., New York, New York time, on the Contribution Closing Date.
</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.4 <U>Deliveries and Actions at Contribution Closing</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) At the Contribution Closing, the Contributor Parties shall deliver, or shall cause to be delivered, the following to Acquirer:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) <U>Acquirer Debt Assumption Agreement</U>. A counterpart of a debt assumption agreement, a form of which
is attached hereto as <U>Annex A-2</U> (the &#147;<B><I>Acquirer Debt Assumption Agreement</I></B>&#148;), duly executed by the NRGY Notes Issuers and Inergy Propane; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) <U>Assignment of Interests</U>. A counterpart of an assignment (the &#147;<B><I>Assignment of
Interests</I></B>&#148;), a form of which is attached hereto as <U>Annex B</U>, evidencing the contribution, assignment, transfer and delivery to Acquirer of the Inergy Propane Interests, duly executed by NRGY; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) <U>Bill of Sale</U>. A counterpart of a bill of sale (the &#147;<B><I>Bill of Sale</I></B>&#148;), a form of which
is attached hereto as <U>Annex C</U>, evidencing the contribution, assignment, transfer and delivery to Acquirer of the Acquired Assets, duly executed by Inergy Sales; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) <U>FIRPTA Certificates</U>. A certificate of each of NRGY and Inergy Sales in the form specified in Treasury
Regulation Section&nbsp;1.1445-2(b)(2)(iv) that NRGY or Inergy Sales, as applicable, is not a &#147;foreign person&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;1445 of the Code, duly executed by NRGY and Inergy Sales; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) <U>Contribution Closing Certificate</U>. The certificate contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;6.2(c)</U>; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) <U>Required Consents</U>. The consents, approvals and waivers set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;2.4(a)(vi)</U>;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) <U>Transition Services Agreement</U>. A counterpart of a transition services agreement, a form of which
is attached hereto as <U>Annex D</U> (the &#147;<B><I>Transition Services Agreement</I></B>&#148;), duly executed by NRGY; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) <U>Resignations</U>. The resignations provided for in <U>Section&nbsp;5.15</U>; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ix) <U>Unitholder Agreement</U>. A unitholder agreement in the form attached hereto as <U>Annex E</U> (the &#147;<B><I>Unitholder Agreement</I></B>&#148;), duly executed by John J. Sherman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of NRGY GP; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(x) <U>Amendments to Organizational Documents</U>. Executed copies of the
Inergy Propane Amendment and the Liberty Propane Amendment; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xi) <U>NRGY Support Agreement Documents</U>. A
support agreement for the Guaranteed Debt (the &#147;<B><I>NRGY Support Agreement</I></B>&#148;) on the terms and conditions described in <U>Annex F</U> and such other ancillary documents as may reasonably be required by Acquirer to evidence the
NRGY Support Agreement, duly executed by NRGY; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xii) <U>Legal Opinions</U>. An opinion from Vinson&nbsp;&amp;
Elkins L.L.P., counsel to the Contributor Parties, dated as of the Contribution Closing Date and reasonably satisfactory to Acquirer and the Contributor Parties with respect to the matters set forth on <U>Annex G</U> and an opinion from Richards,
Layton&nbsp;&amp; Finger, P.A., special Delaware counsel to the Contributor Parties, dated as of the Contribution Closing Date and reasonably satisfactory to Acquirer and the Contributor Parties with respect to the matters set forth on <U>Annex
H</U>; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xiii) <U>Comfort Letter</U>. A letter from Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, independent accountant of the
Propane Group Entities, addressed to Acquirer and dated as of the Contribution Closing Date, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants&#146; bring-down &#147;comfort letters&#148; to underwriters with
respect to financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Exchange Offer Documents and in the Form S-1; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Contributor Parties shall only be required to use their reasonable efforts to
obtain such bring-down comfort letter (excluding information provided by Acquirer); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xiv) <U>Books and
Records</U>. All books, operating and financial records (including Tax Returns Tax bills, Tax exemption certificates and related work papers), correspondence, files, vendor lists, customer lists, customer account information, sales brochures and
other data used in or relating to the Propane Business, together with the minute books and membership, stock or comparable records of each Propane Group Entity; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xv) <U>Releases of Subsidiary Guarantees and Liens</U>. Evidence to the effect that each of the Propane Group Entities has been released as a &#147;subsidiary guarantor&#148; under the NRGY Credit
Agreement and under the indentures relating to all issued and outstanding senior unsecured notes of the NRGY Notes Issuers and evidence to the effect that the Liens, other than Permitted Liens, relating to the Acquired Assets or the Propane Group
Entities have been released; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xvi) <U>Cash</U>. Cash in an amount equal to (a)&nbsp;the amount of accrued
and unpaid interest, through the Contribution Closing Date on the NRGY Notes tendered by holders thereof, and accepted by Acquirer, for exchange in connection with the Exchange Offer (&#147;<B><I>Accrued Interest</I></B>&#148;), plus
(b)&nbsp;amounts owing through the Contribution Closing Date associated with the items set forth on <U>Schedule 2.4(a)(xvi)</U> (the items in subclauses (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;being referred to as the &#147;<B><I>Assumed Liabilities</I></B>&#148;),
less (c)&nbsp;$35,000,000 (<U>provided</U>, that if the foregoing calculation results in a negative number, then the absolute value of such negative number shall be added to the Cash Consideration). </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) At the Contribution Closing, Acquirer shall deliver, or shall cause to be delivered, the
following to the Contributor Parties: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) <U>Acquirer Debt Assumption Agreement</U>. A counterpart of the
Acquirer Debt Assumption Agreement, duly executed by Acquirer; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) <U>Assignment of Interests</U>. A
counterpart of the Assignment of Interests, duly executed by Acquirer; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) <U>Bill of Sale</U>. A
counterpart of the Bill of Sale, duly executed by Acquirer; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) <U>Equity Consideration</U>. The Equity
Consideration issued to NRGY and Inergy Sales and recorded on the books and records of Acquirer&#146;s transfer agent, as evidenced by an executed certificate of Acquirer&#146;s transfer agent, in a form acceptable to NRGY and Inergy Sales,
certifying as to the book entry issuance of the Suburban Common Units comprising the Equity Consideration; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v)
<U>Cash Consideration</U>. The Cash Consideration (as may be adjusted pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(xvi)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;2.5</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;5.4</U>); </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) <U>Contribution Closing Certificate</U>. The certificate contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;6.3(c)</U>; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) <U>Required Consents</U>. The consents, approvals and waivers set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;2.4(b)(vii)</U>;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) <U>Unitholder Agreement</U>. A counterpart of the Unitholder Agreement, duly executed by Acquirer;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ix) <U>Legal Opinion</U>. An opinion from Proskauer Rose LLP, counsel to Acquirer, dated as of the
Contribution Closing Date and reasonably satisfactory to the Contributor Parties and Acquirer with respect to the matters set forth on <U>Annex I</U> and an opinion from Morris, Nichols, Arsht&nbsp;&amp; Tunnell LLP, special Delaware counsel to
Acquirer, dated as of the Contribution Closing Date and reasonably satisfactory to the Contributor Parties and Acquirer with respect to the matters set forth on <U>Annex J;</U> </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(x) <U>Comfort Letter</U>. A letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountant of Acquirer, addressed to NRGY
and dated as of the Contribution Closing Date, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants&#146; bring-down &#147;comfort letters&#148; to underwriters with respect to financial statements and certain
financial information contained in the Exchange Offer Documents and in the Form S-1; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that Acquirer shall only be required to use its reasonable efforts to obtain such bring-down comfort letter (excluding information
provided by NRGY and/or relating to the Acquired Interests); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xi) <U>Transition Services Agreement</U>. A
counterpart of the Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by Acquirer; and </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xii) <U>NRGY Support Agreement Documents</U>. The NRGY Support Agreement on
the terms and conditions described in <U>Annex F</U>, duly executed by Acquirer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.5 <U>Adjustments to Purchase
Price</U>. As soon as practicable after the Contribution Closing, and in any event within sixty (60)&nbsp;days following the Contribution Closing Date, Acquirer shall prepare and deliver to NRGY a statement of Final Working Capital with reasonable
supporting documentation and showing the calculation thereof. Acquirer shall provide NRGY with copies of all work papers and other relevant documents, and reasonable access to the books and records and accounting personnel, used to calculate the
Final Working Capital in order to permit NRGY to verify the accuracy of the Final Working Capital. Within thirty (30)&nbsp;days following NRGY&#146;s receipt of the statement of Final Working Capital, NRGY shall notify Acquirer if NRGY disagrees
with Acquirer&#146;s determination of Final Working Capital. If NRGY does not so notify Acquirer within said thirty (30)&nbsp;day period, NRGY shall be conclusively deemed to have accepted Acquirer&#146;s determination of the Final Working Capital.
If NRGY does notify Acquirer that NRGY disagrees with Acquirer&#146;s determination of Final Working Capital, then NRGY and Acquirer will use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly resolve their dispute. If NRGY and Acquirer are unable to
agree on the calculation of Final Working Capital within forty (40)&nbsp;days after NRGY&#146;s receipt of the statement of Final Working Capital, then either Party shall have the right to require the Final Working Capital to be finally and
conclusively determined by an independent accounting firm that is mutually selected by Acquirer and NRGY. If the Parties are unable to agree upon an independent accounting firm within ten (10)&nbsp;days after the end of such forty (40)&nbsp;day
period, then NRGY shall select the independent accounting firm from a list of three independent accounting firms proposed by Acquirer. The determination of Final Working Capital by such accounting firm shall be final and binding on, and
nonappealable by, Acquirer and NRGY, and the fees and expenses of such accounting firm shall be borne equally by NRGY and Acquirer. If the Final Working Capital, as finally and conclusively determined pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;2.5</U>, is
less than $50,000,000, then, within five (5)&nbsp;days following the final determination thereof, NRGY shall pay to Acquirer, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account or accounts designated in writing by Acquirer, the amount of
such difference, and the Purchase Price shall be decreased by the amount of such difference. If the Final Working Capital, as finally and conclusively determined pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;2.5</U>, is greater than $70,000,000, then, within
five (5)&nbsp;days following the final determination thereof, Acquirer shall pay to NRGY, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account or accounts designated in writing by NRGY, the amount of such excess, and the Purchase Price
shall be increased by the amount of such excess. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.6 <U>Withholding Taxes</U>. Each of Acquirer and
Acquirer&#146;s transfer agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld under the Code, or any Tax Law, with respect to the
making of such payment (&#147;<B><I>Withholding Taxes</I></B>&#148;). To the extent that Withholding Taxes are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of
whom such deduction and withholding was made. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.7 <U>Spin-Off.</U> As promptly as practicable after the Form S-1
is declared effective by the SEC, NRGY will consummate the Spin-Off as a registered distribution of the Spin-Off Units on the terms pursuant to the Form S-1. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.8 <U>Tax Treatment of NRGY Contribution and Inergy Sales Contribution</U>.
The Parties intend, solely for Tax purposes, that (i)&nbsp;the NRGY Contribution shall be treated as (A)&nbsp;a contribution by NRGY to Acquirer of a portion of the Acquired Interests in exchange for the NRGY Equity Consideration in a transaction
consistent with the requirements of Section&nbsp;721(a) of the Code and (B)&nbsp;the sale by NRGY to Acquirer of a portion of the Acquired Interests in exchange for the NRGY Cash Consideration (plus assumed liabilities to the extent properly taken
into account under the Code); (ii)&nbsp;the Acquirer shall be treated as taking the Acquired Interests subject to the NRGY Notes Indebtedness; (iii)&nbsp;the portion of the NRGY Notes Indebtedness represented by the 2021 Inergy Notes shall be
treated as a qualified liability within the meaning of Section&nbsp;1.707-5(a)(6) of the Treasury Regulations; and (iv)&nbsp;NRGY&#146;s share of the Guaranteed Debt under Sections 1.752-2 and 1.707-5(a)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations shall be
the entire amount of the Guaranteed Debt. The Parties intend that the Inergy Sales Contribution shall be treated as (A)&nbsp;a contribution by Inergy Sales to Acquirer of a portion of the Acquired Assets in exchange for the Inergy Sales Equity
Consideration in a transaction consistent with the requirements of Section&nbsp;721(a) of the Code and (B)&nbsp;the sale by Inergy Sales to Acquirer of a portion of the Acquired Assets in exchange for the Inergy Sales Cash Consideration. The tax
treatment described in this <U>Section&nbsp;2.8</U> with respect to the NRGY Contribution and the Inergy Sales Contribution is referred to as the &#147;<B><I>Intended Tax Treatment</I></B>.&#148; Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, the
Parties agree to file all Tax Returns and otherwise act at all times in a manner consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prevent any Party from settling any proposed deficiency or adjustment
by any Tax Authority with respect to the Intended Tax Treatment, and neither Party shall be required to litigate before any court any proposed deficiency or adjustment by any Tax Authority challenging the Intended Tax Treatment. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.9 <U>Purchase Price Allocation</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Cash Consideration, the Equity Consideration and assumed liabilities, to the extent properly taken into account under the Code, shall be allocated among the Acquired Interests and the Acquired
Assets consistent with the principles of Section&nbsp;1060 of the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (and any similar provision of state, local or foreign law, as appropriate) (the &#147;<B><I>Allocation</I></B>&#148;). Within
one hundred twenty (120)&nbsp;days after the date the Final Working Capital is finally and conclusively determined pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.5</U>, Acquirer shall deliver the Allocation to NRGY for NRGY&#146;s approval, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld. NRGY and Acquirer shall work in good faith to resolve any disputes relating to the Allocation. If NRGY and Acquirer are unable to resolve any such dispute within fifteen (15)&nbsp;days of Acquirer&#146;s delivery of the
Allocation to NRGY, such dispute shall be resolved promptly and finally by an independent accounting firm that is mutually selected by Acquirer and NRGY. If the Parties are unable to agree upon an independent accounting firm within ten
(10)&nbsp;days after the end of such fifteen (15)&nbsp;day period, then NRGY shall select the independent accounting firm from a list of three independent accounting firms proposed by Acquirer. The costs of the independent account firm shall be
borne equally by NRGY and Acquirer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) If the Cash Consideration is adjusted pursuant to this Agreement, the Allocation
shall be adjusted in a manner consistent with the Allocation prepared pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.9(a)</U> above. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Acquirer and NRGY shall file all Tax Returns consistent with the Allocation. Neither
Acquirer nor NRGY shall take any Tax position inconsistent with such Allocation, and neither Acquirer nor NRGY shall agree to any proposed adjustment to the Allocation by any Tax Authority without first giving the other party prior written notice;
<U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that nothing contained herein shall prevent Acquirer or NRGY from settling any proposed deficiency or adjustment by any Tax Authority based upon or arising out of the Allocation, and neither Acquirer nor NRGY shall
be required to litigate before any court any proposed deficiency or adjustment by any Tax Authority challenging such Allocation. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;III </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CONTRIBUTOR PARTIES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Contributor
Parties hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Acquirer as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.1 <U>Organization;
Qualification</U>. Each of the Contributor Parties is an entity duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation and has all requisite limited partnership, limited liability company or corporate, as
applicable, power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified, registered or licensed to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing
in each jurisdiction in which the property or assets owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified, registered or licensed and in
good standing would not reasonably be expected to (i)&nbsp;have a Propane Group Material Adverse Effect, (ii)&nbsp;prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or (iii)&nbsp;materially
impair any Contributor Party&#146;s ability to perform its obligations under the Transaction Agreements. NRGY has made available to Acquirer true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of each Contributor Party, as in effect on the
Execution Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.2 <U>Subsidiaries</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Schedule 3.2</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i)&nbsp;a true and complete list of all Subsidiaries of Inergy
Propane and, for each of Inergy Propane and each such Subsidiary, its name, type of entity, the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, its authorized capital stock, partnership capital or equivalent, the number and type of its issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock, limited liability company interests, partnership interests or similar ownership interests and the current ownership of such shares, limited liability company interests, partnership interests or similar ownership
interests and (ii)&nbsp;a true and complete list of each registered name under which each Propane Group Entity conducts its business and the jurisdiction in which each such registered name is used. Each Propane Group Entity has obtained all
Governmental Authority approvals necessary to use each name under which it conducts its business where such approval is required, except for such approvals as would not be reasonably expected to have a Propane Group Material Adverse Effect and for
such approvals that relate solely to the Retained Assets. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Inergy Sales and the Propane Group Entities are the only direct and indirect
Subsidiaries of NRGY and NRGY GP that engage in a business that falls within the definition of Propane Business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Other
than the Subsidiaries set forth on <U>Schedule 3.2</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, and giving effect to the Pre-Contribution Closing Transactions, there is no other Person in which Inergy Propane owns, of record or beneficially, any
direct or indirect equity or other similar interest or any right (contingent or otherwise) to acquire the same. Other than the Subsidiaries set forth on <U>Schedule 3.2</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, no Propane Group Entity is a member
of (nor is any part of the Propane Business conducted through) any partnership nor is any Propane Group Entity a participant in any joint venture or similar arrangement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.2</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, each of the Propane Group Entities: (i)&nbsp;is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws
of its jurisdiction of organization; (ii)&nbsp;has all necessary power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as it has been and is currently conducted by it; and
(iii)&nbsp;is duly licensed, registered or qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties or assets owned or leased by it or the operation of its business makes such licensing,
registration or qualification necessary or desirable, except to the extent that the failure to be so licensed, registered or qualified and in good standing would not reasonably be expected to (A)&nbsp;have a Propane Group Material Adverse Effect or
(B)&nbsp;prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e)
NRGY has made available to Acquirer true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of each of the Propane Group Entities as in effect on the Execution Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.3 <U>Authority; Enforceability</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Each of the Contributor
Parties has the requisite limited partnership, limited liability company or corporate power and authority, as applicable, to execute and deliver this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party, to carry out its obligations
hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by each Contributor Party of this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party, the performance by each
Contributor Party of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by each Contributor Party of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by such Contributor Party, and no other
partnership, limited liability company or corporate proceedings, as applicable, on the part of any Contributor Party or its equityholders is necessary to authorize this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement to which any Contributor Party is a
party or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) This Agreement has been, and, upon their execution, the other Transaction Agreements to
which any Contributor Party is a party shall have been, duly executed and delivered by each applicable Contributor Party, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Acquirer, this Agreement constitutes and, upon their execution,
the other Transaction Agreements to which any Contributor Party is a party shall constitute, legally valid and binding agreements of each applicable Contributor Party, enforceable against each applicable Contributor Party in accordance with their
respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to legal principles of general applicability governing the availability of equitable remedies (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) (collectively, &#147;<B><I>Creditors&#146;
Rights</I></B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.4 <U>Non-Contravention</U>. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.4</U> of the
Contributor Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and the consummation by the Contributor Parties of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby does not and will
not: (a)&nbsp;violate or result in any breach of any provision of the Organizational Documents of any Contributor Party or any Propane Group Entity; (b)&nbsp;assuming the consents, approvals, declarations and waivers set forth on
<U>Schedule&nbsp;2.4(a)(vi)</U> and <U>Schedule 3.5</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule are obtained at or prior to the Contribution Closing Date, result in any breach of (including the failure to obtain a consent or waiver), constitute a
default (or an event that with notice or passage of time or both would give rise to a default) under, require any consent under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration (with or without the giving of notice
or the passage of time or both) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which any Contributor Party or any Propane Group Entity is a party or by which any property or asset (including the Acquired Assets) of any
Contributor Party or any Propane Group Entity is bound or affected;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;assuming compliance with the matters referred to in <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U>, violate any Law to which any Contributor Party or any Propane Group Entity is subject or
by which any Contributor Party&#146;s or any Propane Group Entity&#146;s properties or assets (including the Acquired Assets) is bound; or (d)&nbsp;constitute (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) an event which would
result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens and Liens that will be released at or prior to the Contribution Closing Date) on the Acquired Assets, the Acquired Interests or any asset of any Propane Group Entity, except, in the
cases of clauses (b), (c)&nbsp;and (d), for such breaches, violations, Liens, defaults or rights of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration as would not reasonably be expected to (i)&nbsp;have a Propane Group Material Adverse Effect,
(ii)&nbsp;prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or (iii)&nbsp;materially impair the Contributor Parties&#146; ability to perform their respective obligations under the Transaction
Agreements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.5 <U>Governmental Approvals</U>. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.5</U> of the
Contributor Disclosure Schedule, no declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, or authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and any
other Transaction Agreement to which any Contributor Party is a party, by any Contributor Party or for the consummation by any Contributor Party of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, other than compliance with, and filings under, the
HSR Act and the Securities Act and such declarations, filings, registrations, notices, authorizations, consents and approvals the failure of which to receive or provide would not reasonably be expected to (i)&nbsp;have a Propane Group Material
Adverse Effect, (ii)&nbsp;prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii)&nbsp;materially impair any Contributor Party&#146;s ability to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.6 <U>Capitalization</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.6(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the time immediately following the completion of
the Pre-Contribution Closing Transactions through the time immediately prior to the Contribution Closing, a correct and complete description of the following: (i)&nbsp;all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in each of the Propane Group
Entities; and (ii)&nbsp;the record owners of each of the outstanding equity interests in each of the Propane Group Entities. All of the issued and outstanding equity interests in each of the Propane Group Entities have been duly authorized, validly
issued and fully paid and are nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections&nbsp;17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act or Sections&nbsp;18-303, 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act) and have not been
issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights of any Person. Following the completion of the Pre-Contribution Closing Transactions and through the time immediately prior to the Contribution Closing,
all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in each of the Propane Group Entities are owned by the Persons set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.6(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule named as owning such interests, free and clear of all
Liens other than (A)&nbsp;transfer restrictions imposed by federal and state securities Laws, (B)&nbsp;any transfer restrictions contained in the Organizational Documents of the Propane Group Entities or (C)&nbsp;any Liens on the equity interests of
a Propane Group Entity created, arising under or securing the NRGY Credit Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Acquired Interests constitute
(i)&nbsp;100% of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests in Inergy Propane, which is directly owned by NRGY, (ii)&nbsp;100% of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests in Liberty Propane GP, which is
directly owned by Inergy Propane, (iii)&nbsp;a 98% limited partner interest in Liberty Propane, which is directly owned by Inergy Propane, (iv)&nbsp;a 2% general partner interest in Liberty Propane, which is directly owned by Liberty Propane GP
(which together with the limited partner interest referenced in clause (iii)&nbsp;represents 100% of the partnership interests in Liberty Propane) and (v)&nbsp;100% of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests in Liberty
Operations, which is directly owned by Liberty Propane. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Except as provided in <U>Schedule 3.6(c)</U> of the Contributor
Disclosure Schedule and except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, there are no preemptive rights or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights, stock appreciation rights, redemption rights, repurchase rights,
agreements, arrangements, calls, subscription agreements, commitments or rights of any kind that obligate any of the Propane Group Entities to issue or sell any equity interests or any securities or obligations convertible or exchangeable into or
exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any equity interests in any of the Propane Group Entities, and no securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding. There are no
outstanding contractual obligations of any Propane Group Entity to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity interests in any of the Propane Group Entities or, except with respect to the NRGY Subsidiary Guarantees, to provide funds to, or
make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other Person. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Except for the NRGY Subsidiary Guarantees, no Propane Group Entity has any outstanding
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar obligations not held by another Propane Group Entity. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) (i) Except with respect
to the ownership of the equity or long-term debt securities between or among the Propane Group Entities set forth on <U>Schedule 3.6(e)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, (ii)&nbsp;except for the NRGY Subsidiary Guarantees and
(iii)&nbsp;giving effect to the Pre-Contribution Closing Transactions, none of the Propane Group Entities owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or debt securities of any Person. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.7 <U>Ownership of Acquired Interests and Acquired Assets</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, NRGY will contribute, assign, transfer and deliver to
Acquirer, and Acquirer shall have, good and valid title to the Inergy Propane Interests (and, indirectly through the Inergy Propane Interests, the other Acquired Interests) free and clear of all Liens (including those referenced in
<U>Section&nbsp;3.6(a)(C)</U> and the NRGY Subsidiary Guarantees) other than (i)&nbsp;any transfer restrictions imposed by federal and state securities Laws, (ii)&nbsp;any transfer restrictions contained in the Organizational Documents of the
applicable Propane Group Entity or (iii)&nbsp;any Liens on the Acquired Interests as a result of actions by Acquirer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) No
Contributor Party is a party to any agreements, arrangements or commitments obligating such Contributor Party to grant, deliver or sell, or cause to be granted, delivered or sold, (i)&nbsp;the Acquired Interests, (ii)&nbsp;the Acquired Assets or
(iii)&nbsp;any of the assets of a Propane Group Entity, in each case, by sale, lease, license or otherwise, other than, with respect to clause (i)&nbsp;and clause (ii), this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and, with respect to
clause (ii)&nbsp;and clause (iii), those agreements, arrangements or commitments entered into in the ordinary course of such Contributor Party&#146;s business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Except as provided in <U>Schedule 3.7(c)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, there are no voting trusts, unitholder agreements, proxies or other agreements or understandings with respect to
the voting or transfer of any equity interests in any of the Propane Group Entities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Excluding those matters that are the
subject of <U>Section&nbsp;3.11</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;3.12</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;3.13</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;3.15</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;3.16</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;3.17</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;3.19</U>, Inergy Sales has good and defensible title to the
Acquired Assets, free and clear of all Liens, other than any Permitted Liens, Liens arising under the NRGY Credit Agreement or Liens on the Acquired Assets as a result of actions by Acquirer. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.8 <U>Compliance with Law</U>. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.8 </U>of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, and
except for Environmental Laws, Laws requiring the obtaining or maintenance of a Permit, Tax matters and Laws relating to employee benefits, employment and labor matters, (a)&nbsp;each Propane Group Entity is, and the Acquired Assets are, in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws, (b)&nbsp;no Propane Group Entity has received written notice of any violation in any material respect of any applicable Law and (c)&nbsp;none of the Propane Group Entities has received
written notice that it is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for potential non-compliance in any material respect with any Law. Neither the Acquired Assets nor any Propane Group Entity is subject to any material outstanding judgment,
order or decree of any Governmental Authority. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.9 <U>NRGY SEC Reports; Financial Statements</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) NRGY has furnished or filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including exhibits and other information
incorporated therein) required to be furnished or filed by NRGY with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&#148;) since October&nbsp;1, 2011 (such documents being collectively referred to as the &#147;<B><I>NRGY SEC
Documents</I></B>&#148;). Each NRGY SEC Document (i)&nbsp;at the time filed or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and
the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such NRGY SEC Document and (ii)&nbsp;did not, at the time it was filed (or, if amended or superseded by a filing or amendment prior to the Execution Date, then at the time of
such filing or amendment) contain any untrue statement of a material fact related to the Propane Business or omit to state a material fact related to the Propane Business 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. The pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of NRGY and Inergy Propane contained or incorporated by reference in the Offer to Exchange (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, the assumptions used in the preparation of such pro forma financial statements are, in the opinion of the
management of NRGY, reasonable, and the pro forma adjustments reflected in such pro forma financial statements have been properly applied to the historical amounts in compilation of such pro forma financial statements. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Contributor Parties have provided Acquirer with true and complete copies of the Propane Group Audited Financial Statements. The
Propane Group Audited Financial Statements (i)&nbsp;have been prepared in accordance with (A)&nbsp;GAAP, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods presented thereby and (B)&nbsp;Regulation S-X, and (ii)&nbsp;fairly present, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position and operating results, equity and cash flows of Inergy Propane and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of, and for the periods ended on, the respective dates thereof. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The Contributor Parties have provided Acquirer with true and complete copies of the Propane Group Unaudited Financial Statements. The
Propane Group Unaudited Financial Statements (i)&nbsp;have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods presented thereby, and (ii)&nbsp;fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position and operating results, equity and cash flows of Inergy Propane and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of, and for the periods ended on, the respective dates thereof, subject, however, to normal year-end adjustments and
the absence of notes and other textual disclosures. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) None of the Propane Group Entities has any Liability that would be required to be
included in the financial statements of the Propane Group Entities under GAAP except for (i)&nbsp;Liabilities reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet dated as of December&nbsp;31, 2011 contained in the Propane Group Unaudited
Financial Statements, (ii)&nbsp;Liabilities that have arisen since December&nbsp;31, 2011 in the ordinary course of business and (iii)&nbsp;Liabilities which would not reasonably be expected to have a Propane Group Material Adverse Effect.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Except for Indebtedness relating to the Retained Assets, which will not be assumed by Acquirer,
<U>Schedule&nbsp;3.9(e)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all Indebtedness of the Propane Group Entities as of the Execution Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) The books of account and other financial records of the Propane Group Entities: (i)&nbsp;were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the past practices of the Propane
Group Entities and (ii)&nbsp;are in all material respects true and correct, and do not contain or reflect any material inaccuracies or discrepancies. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) NRGY, including with respect to the Propane Group Entities, has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in
paragraphs (e)&nbsp;and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all information required to be
disclosed by NRGY with respect to the Propane Group Entities in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and
that all such information is accumulated and communicated to NRGY&#146;s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 (the &#147;<B><I>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</I></B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) NRGY, including with respect to the Propane Group
Entities, maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; (ii)&nbsp;transactions are
recorded as necessary: (A)&nbsp;to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP or any other criteria applicable to such statements as contemplated by Section&nbsp;13(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act and (B)&nbsp;to maintain
accountability for assets; (iii)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; and (iv)&nbsp;the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) NRGY has delivered a letter from
Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, independent accountant of the Propane Group Entities, addressed to Acquirer and dated as of the Execution Date, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants&#146; &#147;comfort
letters&#148; to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Exchange Offer Documents. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.10 <U>Absence of Certain Changes</U>. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.10
</U>of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, from and after October&nbsp;1, 2011, (a)&nbsp;the Propane Business has been operated only in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; (b)&nbsp;there has not been any Propane Group
Material Adverse Effect; and (c)&nbsp;with respect to the Propane Business Personnel, (i)&nbsp;there has not been any increase or decrease in the compensation (including salary, bonus and other incentive compensation) payable by or to become payable
by any Propane Group Entity to any of the officers, key employees or agents of the Propane Business, or (ii)&nbsp;change in any insurance, pension or other benefit plan, payment or arrangement (including rights to retention, severance or termination
pay) made to, for or with any of such officers, key employees or agents or any commission or bonus paid to any of such officers, key employees or agents, except in the case of clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii), in the ordinary course of business for such
Propane Group Entity and consistent with past practice or as required by applicable Law. From and after December&nbsp;31, 2011 up to the Execution Date, except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.10</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, no Propane
Group Entity has taken any action that, if taken after the Execution Date, would constitute a breach of any of the covenants set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;5.1(b)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.11 <U>Real Property</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Leased Real Property shown on
<U>Schedule 3.11(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule is all the real property leased or licensed by Inergy Sales or any Propane Group Entity (including leased propane storage facilities and terminals) for which the monthly rent exceeds
$1,200. <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.11(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule shows for each such Leased Real Property the location of such parcel of Leased Real Property. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Owned Real Property shown on <U>Schedule 3.11(b)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule is all the real property in which Inergy Sales or any Propane Group Entity has fee title (including
owned propane storage facilities and terminals) valued by Inergy Sales or the applicable Propane Group Entity at more than $250,000. <U>Schedule 3.11(b)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule shows for each such Owned Real Property the location
of such parcel of Owned Real Property. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Except as disclosed on <U>Schedule 3.11(c)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure
Schedule, Inergy Sales or a Propane Group Entity has good and defensible title to each parcel of land constituting the Owned Real Property, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens and Liens created, arising under or securing the NRGY
Credit Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Assuming good fee title vested in the applicable landlord, Inergy Sales or a Propane Group Entity has a
valid and binding leasehold or license interest in each lease or license constituting part of the Leased Real Property, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, Liens created, arising under or securing the NRGY Credit Agreement and
Liens created under the terms of such leases and/or licenses. True and complete copies of all leases for the Leased Real Property identified on <U>Schedule 3.11(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule have been made available to Acquirer.
</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.11(e)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule lists all of the
written lease agreements pursuant to which Inergy Sales or a Propane Group Entity is a landlord or sub-landlord under a lease of the Leased Real Property identified on <U>Schedule 3.11(a)</U> or the Owned Real Property identified on <U>Schedule
3.11(b)</U>. As of the Execution Date, to the Contributor Parties&#146; Knowledge, (i)&nbsp;all such leases and subleases are valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto; (ii)&nbsp;neither Inergy Sales nor such Propane Group Entity has
received any written notice of default from the tenant or subtenant under any such lease or sublease and (iii)&nbsp;no tenant or subtenant under any such lease or sublease in default beyond all applicable grace, notice and cure periods. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Except as disclosed on <U>Schedule 3.11(f)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending or, to the Contributor
Parties&#146; Knowledge, threatened condemnation, expropriation, requisition (temporary or permanent) or similar proceeding with respect to any Real Property (or any portion thereof) as of the Execution Date. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) To the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, (i)&nbsp;Inergy Sales or a Propane Group Entity is in peaceful and undisturbed
possession of each parcel of land (or improvements thereon) included in the Real Property, (ii)&nbsp;there are no contractual restrictions that preclude or restrict the ability to use the Real Property for the purposes for which it is being used as
of the Execution Date, and (iii)&nbsp;all existing water, sewer, steam, gas, electricity, telephone, cable, fiber optic cable, internet access and other utilities required for the construction, use, occupancy, operation and maintenance of the Real
Property are adequate for the conduct of the business as it is conducted as of the Execution Date. To the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, there are no material latent defects or material adverse physical conditions affecting the Real Property
or any of the facilities, buildings, structures, erections, improvements, fixtures, fixed assets and personalty of a permanent nature annexed, affixed or attached to, located on or forming part of the Real Property. Except as shown on <U>Schedule
3.11(e)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, (i)&nbsp;Inergy Sales and the Propane Group Entities have not leased any parcel or any portion of any parcel of Owned Real Property to any other Person and no other Person has any rights to the
use, occupancy or enjoyment thereof pursuant to any lease, license, occupancy or other agreement for which the monthly rental payments exceed $1,200, and (ii)&nbsp;neither Inergy Sales nor any Propane Group Entity has assigned its interest under any
lease listed in <U>Schedule 3.11(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule to any third party. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.12
<U>Sufficiency of Assets; Tangible Property and Inventory</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) After giving effect to the contribution of the Inergy
Propane Interests (and, indirectly through the Inergy Propane Interests, the other Acquired Interests) and the Acquired Assets pursuant to this Agreement, the services to be provided, any licenses to be granted and the other arrangements
contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, except with respect to services contained in the Retained Assets, the Acquired Assets and the properties, assets, personnel and rights of the Propane Group Entities will constitute all the properties,
assets, personnel and rights used, or intended to be used in, and all such properties, assets, personnel and rights as are necessary in the conduct in all material respects of, the Propane Business by Acquirer and the Propane Group Entities
immediately after the Contribution Closing in substantially the same manner as currently conducted by NRGY, Inergy Sales and the Propane Group Entities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Propane Group Entities have good title to, or a defensible and binding leasehold or license interest in, all Tangible Property and Inventory, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted
Liens. As of the Execution Date, all of the Tangible Property and Inventory is in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair, in all material respects, in each case ordinary wear and tear excepted and subject to scheduled
maintenance and turnarounds. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.12(b)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, neither NRGY GP nor NRGY or any Affiliate thereof (other than Inergy Sales and the Propane Group Entities) owns any material assets,
including Tangible Property and Inventory, used primarily in the Propane Business. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.13 <U>Intellectual Property</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Schedule 3.13(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all (i)&nbsp;Registered Owned
Intellectual Property and (ii)&nbsp;unregistered material trademarks and service marks included in the Owned Intellectual Property. Each item of Registered Owned Intellectual Property (A)&nbsp;is subsisting and enforceable, (B)&nbsp;has not been
adjudged invalid by any Governmental Authority and (C)&nbsp;is exclusively owned by Inergy Sales or a Propane Group Entity, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens and Liens created, arising under or securing the NRGY Credit
Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) To the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, Inergy Sales and the Propane Group Entities own or have the valid
right to use pursuant to a license, sublicense or agreement all items of Intellectual Property used in the operation of the Propane Business as presently conducted. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) To the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, the Propane Group Entities and the operation of the Propane Business do not infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property of
any third party. No third party has asserted in writing delivered to NRGY or any of its Subsidiaries a notice or a claim that Inergy Sales or any of the Propane Group Entities is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Intellectual
Property of such third party and no such claim is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, threatened in writing, against NRGY or any of its Subsidiaries concerning the foregoing or concerning the ownership, validity, registerability
or enforceability of any Owned Intellectual Property. Except as expressly provided in <U>Section&nbsp;5.16</U>, the Propane Group Entities will retain the Owned Intellectual Property after the Contribution Closing. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) To the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, no third party is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Owned
Intellectual Property or any Intellectual Property exclusively licensed to any of the Propane Group Entities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Each of the
Propane Group Entities and the Contributor Parties has taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain in confidence all material trade secrets and confidential information owned or used by the Propane Group Entities. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.14 <U>Environmental Matters</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Except as to matters set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.14</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule or matters relating solely to the Retained Assets, and except as to matters that would not reasonably
be expected to have a Propane Group Material Adverse Effect: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the Acquired Assets and each of the Propane
Group Entities, are, and during all surviving periods of applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for any noncompliance that has been fully resolved without any ongoing, pending or future fines,
penalties or obligations (other than ordinary course obligations required to maintain compliance with Environmental Laws); </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) each of the Propane Group Entities and Inergy Sales has timely applied
for or possesses all Permits required under Environmental Laws for its operations as currently conducted and is in compliance with the terms of such possessed Permits, and such possessed Permits are in full force and effect; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) none of Inergy Sales, the Propane Group Entities or any of their Real Properties or operations is subject to any
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, threatened Proceeding arising under any Environmental Law, nor has Inergy Sales or any of the Propane Group Entities received any written notice from any Person alleging a violation of or
Liability arising under any Environmental Law; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) there has been no Release of Hazardous Substances on, at,
under or from any of the current or, to the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, former Real Properties of the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales, from or in connection with the Propane Group Entities&#146; or Inergy Sales&#146; operations, or
by Inergy Sales or any Propane Group Entity in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any Remedial Action under any Environmental Law; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) none of the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales has received a notice asserting an alleged liability or obligation under any Environmental Law with respect to Remedial Action at any real properties
offsite the Real Properties where any of the Propane Group Entities transported or disposed any Hazardous Materials. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) NRGY
has provided Acquirer copies of any material environmental assessments, audits or studies conducted during the last three (3)&nbsp;fiscal years relating to the Acquired Assets and the Propane Group Entities or the Real Properties or operations that
are engaged exclusively in the storage and distribution of propane and which are in the possession of the Contributor Parties or the Propane Group Entities, and NRGY has provided Acquirer copies of all environmental assessments, audits or studies
relating to the Acquired Assets or the Propane Group Entities or the Real Properties or operations currently or previously engaged in the on-site bulk storage of distillates and which are in the possession of the Contributor Parties or the Propane
Group Entities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The representations and warranties of the Contributor Parties contained in this <U>Section&nbsp;3.14</U>
are the only representations and warranties of the Contributor Parties in this Agreement relating to Environmental Laws, Permits issued by Governmental Authorities pursuant to Environmental Laws, Remedial Actions and Hazardous Materials, including
any Releases or threatened Releases of Hazardous Materials. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.15 <U>Material Contracts</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Except for Contracts relating to the Retained Assets, which will not be assumed by Acquirer, <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.15(a)</U> of the
Contributor Disclosure Schedule lists the following Contracts as of the Execution Date (such Contracts, collectively, the &#147;<B><I>Propane Group Material Contracts</I></B>&#148;): </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) any Contract between any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales, on the one hand, and NRGY or any Affiliate of NRGY
(other than the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales), on the other hand; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) any Contract that contains
any provision or covenant which restricts any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales from engaging in any lawful business activity or competing in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or during any period of time after the
Execution Date; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) any Contract that relates to the creation, incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any
Indebtedness by any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales with an aggregate principal amount exceeding $100,000; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) any Contract in respect of the formation of any partnership or joint venture or that otherwise relates to the joint
ownership or operation of the assets owned by any of the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) any
Contract of the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales that includes the acquisition or sale of assets (other than Contracts for Inventory entered into in the ordinary course of business) (A)&nbsp;with a value in excess of $5,000,000 or
(B)&nbsp;pursuant to which any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales has continuing &#147;earn-out&#148; or similar obligations (in either case, whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise); </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) any Contract or commitment that involves a sharing of profits by any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales with any
other Person; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) any Contract that otherwise involves the annual payment or sale by or to any of the
Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales of more than $500,000 or 250,000 gallons of propane, respectively, and that cannot be terminated by the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales on ninety (90)&nbsp;days&#146; or less notice without the payment
by the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales of any material penalty or other further payment; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) all
Contracts with independent contractors or consultants (or similar arrangements) to which any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales is a party involving annual payments in excess of $100,000 and that cannot be cancelled by such Propane Group Entity or
Inergy Sales without penalty or further payment and without more than thirty (30)&nbsp;days&#146; notice; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ix)
all Contracts with any Governmental Authority pursuant to which a Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales has an obligation to sell propane in quantities that are in excess of 250,000 gallons; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(x) any Contract involving annual payments in excess of $100,000 that contains most favored nations provisions or grants
any exclusive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of first negotiation, participation or similar rights to any Person with respect to any assets or business opportunity of any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xi) any lease of personal property under which any Propane Group Entity or
Inergy Sales is lessee (A)&nbsp;providing for the payment by such Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales of annual rent of $50,000 or more that cannot be terminated by such Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales on less than ninety (90)&nbsp;days&#146;
notice without the payment by the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales of any material penalty or other further payment; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xii) any agreement for the purchase by any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales of propane, heating oil, distillates, materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets with a value in
excess of $100,000 that cannot be terminated by such Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales on less than ninety (90)&nbsp;days&#146; notice without the payment by such Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales of any material penalty or other further
payment; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xiii) any Contract relating to the transportation or storage of propane or the products therefrom,
or the provision of services related thereto (including any operation, operation servicing or maintenance Contract) in each case pursuant to which any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales receives annual revenues or makes annual payments in excess
of $100,000; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xiv) any collective bargaining agreement to which any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales is a
party; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xv) except for employment agreements relating to Excluded Employees, any employment agreement with a
divisional president, senior vice president or Director&#150;Fleet/Asset Management of any Propane Group Entity; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xvi) any Contract under which any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales is obligated to purchase or sell a specified
volume of propane in excess of 250,000 gallons over the remaining term of such Contract, including any requirements contracts, &#147;take-or-pay&#148; or &#147;ship-or-pay&#148; Contracts; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xvii) any Hedging Agreement; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xviii) all licenses of Intellectual Property (A)&nbsp;from a Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales to any third party and (B)&nbsp;to a Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales (or a Contributor Party if
utilized in or for the benefit of the Propane Business) from any third party, in each case, (1)&nbsp;pursuant to which any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales receives annual revenues or makes annual payments in excess of $100,000 and
(2)&nbsp;excluding licenses associated with off-the-shelf software; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xix) any Contract between any of the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales
and any officer, director or Affiliate of any of the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales (other than the NRGY Entities) or any immediate family member of any of the foregoing; and </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xx) any Contract not specified above pursuant to which any Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales has an obligation
(payment or otherwise) exceeding $500,000. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.15(b)</U> of the Contributor
Disclosure Schedule, each Propane Group Material Contract has been made available to Acquirer, subject to the Clean Team Agreement, and (i)&nbsp;is a valid and binding obligation of the Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales that is party thereto and
(ii)&nbsp;is in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms against such Propane Group Entity or Inergy Sales, as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, the other parties thereto, except in each case, as
enforcement may be limited by Creditors&#146; Rights. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) None of Inergy Sales or the Propane Group Entities nor, to the
Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, any other party to any Propane Group Material Contract is in default or breach, in any material respect, thereunder and no event has occurred that (i)&nbsp;with the giving of notice or the passage of time or
both would constitute a breach or default, in any material respect, by Inergy Sales or such Propane Group Entity or, to the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, any other party to any Propane Group Material Contract, or (ii)&nbsp;would permit
termination, modification or acceleration under any Propane Group Material Contract by the counterparty thereto. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.16 <U>Legal Proceedings</U>. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.16</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule and other
than with respect to Proceedings arising under Environmental Laws or employee benefits, employment and labor matters, there are no Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, threatened against (a)&nbsp;any Contributor Party
with respect to the Acquired Assets, the Propane Group Entities, the Acquired Interests or the Propane Business or (b)&nbsp;the Propane Group Entities, in each case pursuant to which a party is seeking (i)&nbsp;damages in excess of $500,000 or
(ii)&nbsp;injunctive, remedial or other equitable relief. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.17 <U>Permits</U>. <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.17</U> of the
Contributor Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all the material Permits (other than Permits required under Environmental Laws and Permits that relate solely to the Retained Assets, which will not be assumed by Acquirer) that are necessary to
use, own and operate the assets of the Propane Group Entities or the Acquired Assets or that otherwise relate to the operation of the Propane Business as currently conducted. Each of the Permits listed on <U>Schedule 3.17</U> of the Contributor
Disclosure Schedule are held by one of the Propane Group Entities or are applicable to the Acquired Assets. The Propane Group Entities are in compliance with the terms of all such Permits and no suspension or cancellation of any of such Permits is
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, threatened, except as such non-compliance, suspension or cancellation would not reasonably be expected to have a Propane Group Material Adverse Effect. Assuming compliance with the matters
referred to in <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U>, none of the Permits on <U>Schedule 3.17</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule will be suspended or cancelled as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.18 <U>Taxes</U>. Except as disclosed on <U>Schedule 3.18</U> of the
Contributor Disclosure Schedule: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) All material Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to the Propane Group
Entities or with respect to the Acquired Assets have been timely filed and such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects and all material Taxes due relating to the Acquired Assets and the Propane Group Entities have been
paid in full. All Taxes of the Propane Group Entities not yet due and payable as of the date of the Propane Group Unaudited Financial Statements have been accrued and adequately disclosed and fully provided for with adequate reserves in accordance
with GAAP on the Propane Group Unaudited Financial Statements, and since that date, the Propane Group Entities have not incurred any liability for Taxes outside the ordinary course of business or otherwise inconsistent with past custom and
practice.<B> </B>There is no claim against any Propane Group Entity or with respect to any Acquired Assets for any material Taxes, and no material assessment, deficiency, or adjustment has been asserted or proposed in writing with respect to any
amount of Taxes or Tax Returns of or with respect to any Propane Group Entity or any Acquired Assets. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as set forth
on <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.18</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, no Tax audits or administrative or judicial proceedings are being conducted, are pending or, to the Contributor Parties&#146; Knowledge, have been threatened with respect to the
Acquired Assets or any Propane Group Entity. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) All material Taxes required to be withheld, collected or deposited by or
with respect to the Acquired Assets or any Propane Group Entity have been timely withheld, collected or deposited as the case may be, and to the extent required, have been paid to the relevant Tax Authority. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) There are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the applicable statutory periods of limitation for any material Tax of, or
any material Taxes associated with the ownership or operation of the assets of, Inergy Sales or any Propane Group Entity. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e)
None of the Propane Group Entities is a party to any Tax sharing, allocation, indemnification or similar agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) None
of the Propane Group Entities has engaged in a transaction that would be reportable by or with respect to any Propane Group Entity pursuant to Treasury Regulation &#167;&nbsp;1.6011-4 or any predecessor thereto. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) (i) Each of the Propane Group Entities has been treated as a partnership or as an entity disregarded as separate from its owner for
U.S. federal income tax purposes at all times since its formation and (ii)&nbsp;none of the Propane Group Entities has elected to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal, state or local Tax purposes. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) There are no material Tax liens on any of the assets (including the Acquired Assets) of Inergy Sales or the Propane Group Entities
(other than Permitted Liens). </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) No claim has ever been made (or could be made) by a Tax Authority in any jurisdiction
where any Propane Group Entity does not file Tax Returns that such Propane Group Entity is or may be subject to taxation by such jurisdiction. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) None of the Propane Group Entities has ever been included in any consolidated, unitary or combined Tax Return provided for under Law with respect to Taxes (other than a group of which the Propane
Group Entities are the only members). No Propane Group Entity has liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Taxes of another Propane Group Entity) (i)&nbsp;under Treasury Regulation Section&nbsp;1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state,
local or foreign Law), (ii)&nbsp;as a transferee or successor, (iii)&nbsp;by contract or (iv)&nbsp;otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) Acquirer
will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Contribution Closing Date as a result of any of the following
that occurred or exists on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date: (i)&nbsp;a &#147;closing agreement&#148; as described in Section&nbsp;7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of any Tax Law), (ii)&nbsp;an installment sale or
open transaction, (iii)&nbsp;a prepaid amount or (iv)&nbsp;change in the accounting method of any Propane Group Entity pursuant to Section&nbsp;481 of the Code or any similar provision of the Code or the corresponding Tax Laws of any nation, state
or locality. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(l) For the most recent four (4)&nbsp;complete calendar quarters, at least 90% of the combined gross income of
the Propane Group Entities has been income which is &#147;qualifying income&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;7704(d) of the Code. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.19 <U>Employee Benefits; Employment and Labor Matters</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)
For purposes of this Agreement, &#147;<B><I>Propane Group Benefit Plans</I></B><B>&#148;</B> shall mean: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i)
any &#147;employee benefit plan,&#148; as such term is defined in Section&nbsp;3(3) of ERISA (including employee benefit plans, such as foreign plans, which are not subject to the provisions of ERISA), but excluding any multiemployer plan within the
meaning of Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) any material equity-based compensation plan (including
stock option plans, stock purchase plans, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and phantom stock plans), bonus plan, incentive award plan, vacation policy, severance pay plan, change in control policy or agreement, deferred compensation
agreement, retiree medical or life insurance plan, supplemental retirement plan; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) any material
executive compensation or supplemental income arrangement, any consulting agreement, employment or termination or other similar agreement and each other employee benefit plan, agreement, arrangement, program, practice or understanding, which is not
described in <U>Section&nbsp;3.19(a)(i)</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;3.19(a)(ii)</U> (but excluding any employment, consulting, termination or similar agreement that is not a Propane Group Material Contract), </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">in each case providing compensation or benefits to any current or former Propane Business Personnel and
under which NRGY, NRGY GP, the Propane Group Entities or any of their ERISA Affiliates has any obligation or liability (contingent or otherwise). <U>Schedule&nbsp;3.19(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and correct list
of each Propane Group Benefit Plan maintained by NRGY, NRGY GP, the Propane Group Entities or any of their ERISA Affiliates for the last three (3)&nbsp;years and separately identifies each Propane Group Benefit Plan that is sponsored or maintained
by the Propane Group Entities and their Subsidiaries (the &#147;<B><I>Select Propane Benefit Plans</I></B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) True,
correct and complete copies of (i)&nbsp;the plan documents, summary plan descriptions and any summaries of material modification for each of the Propane Group Benefit Plans (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any award agreements under the NRGY
LTIP) that are set forth in writing (and written descriptions of any non-written Propane Group Benefit Plans) and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to the Select Propane Benefit Plans, all related trusts, insurance or group annuity contracts and each other
funding or financing arrangement relating to any such plan, including all amendments thereto, have been made available to Acquirer and there has been made available to Acquirer, with respect to each Select Propane Benefit Plan required to file such
report and description, the most recent report on IRS Form 5500, including all schedules thereto. Additionally, the most recent determination letter or opinion letter from the IRS for any Select Propane Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under
Section&nbsp;401(a) of the Code, and any outstanding determination letter application for such plans, as well as the most recently prepared actuarial report and financial statement, as well as any non-routine filing made or correspondence with any
Governmental Authorities, has been furnished for each such Select Propane Benefit Plan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Except as disclosed on
<U>Schedule 3.19(c)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) each Select Propane Benefit Plan has been
administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms, the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable laws and the terms of all applicable collective bargaining agreements; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) there are no actions, suits or claims pending (other than routine claims for benefits) or to the Contributor
Parties&#146; Knowledge, threatened, with respect to any Select Propane Benefit Plan and no Select Propane Benefit Plan is under audit or is subject to an investigation by the IRS, the Department of Labor or any other federal or state governmental
agency nor, to the Contributor Parties&#146; Knowledge, is any such audit or investigation pending; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii)
no circumstance, fact or event exists that could reasonably be likely to result in any default under or violation of any Select Propane Benefit Plan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) all material contributions and payments required to be made by any Propane Group Entity or ERISA Affiliate of any Propane Group Entity to or under each Select Propane Benefit Plan have been timely
made. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) No Propane Group Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) For each Select Propane Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section&nbsp;401(a) of the Code, the applicable plan
sponsor has either (i)&nbsp;received or applied for (or has time remaining to apply for) a favorable determination letter (or, in the case of a prototype plan, an opinion letter) from the IRS within the applicable remedial amendment periods. The
applicable plan sponsor has adopted, by the applicable deadline, all amendments to each Propane Group Benefit Plan required by applicable Law. No Select Propane Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section&nbsp;401(a) of the Code is
currently under examination by the IRS or is the subject of any pending application under any applicable IRS voluntary correction program. No amendment to a Select Propane Benefit Plan has been adopted or operational defect exists that could
adversely affect the qualified or tax exempt status of any Select Propane Benefit Plan or that could result in the revocation of a trust&#146;s exemption from United States federal income taxation. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.19(f)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, neither the Propane Group Entities, NRGY GP,
nor any current or former ERISA Affiliate of a Propane Group Entity has, with respect to Propane Business Personnel within the six-year period prior to the Contribution Closing Date, maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or contributed
to any employee benefit plan that is a multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) or for which any Propane Group Entity could incur liability under Section&nbsp;4063 or 4064 of ERISA. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.19(g)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise contemplated by the terms of
this Agreement, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall (either alone or in connection with the termination of employment or service of any employee, officer, director or independent
contractor following, or in connection with, the transactions contemplated hereby): (i)&nbsp;entitle any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of any Propane Group Entity to severance pay or benefits or any increase
in severance pay or benefits upon any termination of employment or service with any Propane Group Entity, (ii)&nbsp;accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or
benefits, or increase the amount payable or trigger any other obligation or any loan forgiveness to any current or former Propane Business Personnel or (iii)&nbsp;limit or restrict the right of any Propane Group Entity or, after the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, any Suburban Entities, to merge, amend or terminate any of the Select Propane Benefit Plans. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) In connection with the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise, no payments have or will be made which, separately or in the aggregate, would result in imposition
of any deduction disallowance or excise tax imposed under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. Furthermore, none of the Propane Group Entities has any obligation to gross-up, indemnify or otherwise reimburse any Person for any income, excise or other
tax incurred by such Person pursuant to any applicable federal, state, local or non-U.S. law related to the collection and payment of taxes. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.19(i)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule,
no Propane Group Benefit Plan provides retiree medical or retiree life insurance benefits to any Person and neither the Propane Group Entities nor any ERISA Affiliate of a Propane Group Entity is contractually or otherwise obligated (whether or not
in writing) to provide any person with medical, dental, disability, hospitalization, life insurance or similar benefits (whether insured or self-insured) to any current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor upon retirement
or termination of employment, other than as required by the provisions of Section&nbsp;601 through 608 of ERISA and Section&nbsp;4980B of the Code. Additionally, each Select Propane Benefit Plan which is an &#147;employee welfare benefit plan,&#148;
as such term is defined in Section&nbsp;3(1) of ERISA, may be unilaterally amended or terminated in its entirety without liability except as to benefits accrued thereunder prior to such amendment or termination. Each of the Select Propane Benefit
Plans is subject only to the Laws of the United States or a political subdivision thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) Each Propane Group Benefit
Plan that is or forms part of a &#147;nonqualified deferred compensation plan&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code has been established or timely amended to comply and has been operated in compliance with the requirements of
Section&nbsp;409A. Each relevant Propane Group Entity&#146;s federal income tax return is not under examination by the IRS with respect to nonqualified deferred compensation. The Propane Group Entities have not maintained, sponsored, been a party
to, participated in, or contributed to any plan, agreement or arrangement subject to the provisions of Section&nbsp;457A of the Code. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.19(k)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, (a)&nbsp;each of the Propane Group Entities is currently in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable labor and employment Laws including all Laws relating to employment discrimination, payment of wages, overtime compensation, the payment and withholding of income or employment Taxes, collective bargaining, immigration, occupational
health and safety, affirmative action and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and wrongful discharge; (b)&nbsp;no action, suit, complaint, charge, arbitration, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority, brought
by or on behalf of any employee, prospective or former employee or labor organization or other representative of the employees or of any prospective or former employees of any of the Propane Group Entities and arising out of labor and employment
Laws is pending or to the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, threatened against any of the Propane Group Entities (including with respect to alleged sexual harassment, unfair labor practices or discrimination); (c)&nbsp;none of the Propane Group
Entities has materially breached or otherwise failed to comply in any respect with the material provisions of any collective bargaining or other labor union contract, and no material grievance is pending or to the Knowledge of the Contributor
Parties, threatened against any of the Propane Group Entities under any such agreement or contract; and (d)&nbsp;none of the Propane Group Entities is subject to, or otherwise bound by, any consent decree, order, or agreement with, any Governmental
Authority relating to employees or former employees of any of the Propane Group Entities. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.19(k)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, none of the Propane Group Entities is (and with respect to Propane
Business Personnel, their Affiliates are not) a signatory party to or otherwise subject to any collective bargaining agreements, and there is no material labor dispute, strike, slowdown, controversy, work stoppage or other labor trouble between any
of the Propane Group Entities and any of their respective employees </FONT></P>
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pending or to the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, threatened, and none of the Propane Group Entities has experienced any such material labor dispute, strike, slowdown, controversy, work
stoppage or other labor trouble within the past five (5)&nbsp;years. True and complete copies of the collective bargaining agreements listed on <U>Schedule 3.19(k)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule have been furnished to Acquirer. To the
Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, no Propane Business Personnel is in material violation of any material term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, noncompetition agreement,
restrictive covenant or other obligation to a former employer relating to (i)&nbsp;the right of any such employee to be employed by the Propane Group Entities; or (ii)&nbsp;knowledge or use of trade secrets or proprietary information. Within the
past three years, there has been no &#147;mass layoff&#148; or &#147;plant closing&#148; (as defined by the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act or any similar state or local mass layoff or plant closing Law) with respect to any Propane
Business Personnel. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(l) Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 3.19(l)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule and except for
employees of Inergy Sales whose employment will be transferred to the Propane Group Entities prior to the Contribution Closing Date pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(a)</U>, all Propane Business Personnel are (i)&nbsp;with respect to employees,
employed by the Propane Group Entities and (ii)&nbsp;with respect to non-employee service providers, engaged directly by the Propane Group Entities or Inergy Sales. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(m) All quarterly cash distribution payment obligations under outstanding awards under the NRGY LTIP held by Propane Business Personnel have been paid when due. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(n) All compensation and commissions payable to any independent contractors or consultants who provide services to the Propane Business
have been paid. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.20 <U>Brokers&#146; Fee</U>. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person
is entitled to any broker&#146;s, finder&#146;s, financial advisor&#146;s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any
Contributor Party for which Acquirer, any Affiliate of Acquirer or any Propane Group Entity would be liable. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.21 <U>Matters Relating to Acquisition of the Equity Consideration</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Each of NRGY and Inergy Sales has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of its investment in the Equity Consideration and is capable of bearing the economic risk of such investment. Each of NRGY and Inergy Sales is an &#147;accredited investor&#148; as that term is defined in Rule&nbsp;501 of
Regulation D (without regard to Rule&nbsp;501(a)(4)) promulgated under the Securities Act. Each of NRGY and Inergy Sales is acquiring the Equity Consideration for investment for its own account and not with a view toward or for sale in connection
with any distribution thereof, other than the Spin-Off, or with any present intention of distributing or selling the Equity Consideration in violation of applicable state and federal securities Laws. Other than in connection with the Spin-Off,
neither NRGY nor Inergy Sales is a party to any Contract or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to the Equity Consideration. Each of NRGY and Inergy Sales
acknowledges and understands that (i)&nbsp;the acquisition of the Equity Consideration has not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance on an exemption therefrom and (ii)&nbsp;that the Suburban Common Units comprising the Equity
Consideration will, upon their issuance to NRGY and Inergy Sales, be characterized as &#147;restricted securities&#148; under state and federal securities Laws. Each of NRGY and Inergy Sales agrees that the Suburban Common Units comprising the
Equity Consideration may not be sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with other applicable state and federal securities Laws. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Each of NRGY and Inergy Sales has undertaken such investigation as it has deemed
necessary to enable it to make an informed and intelligent decision with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the acquisition of the Equity Consideration. Each of NRGY and Inergy Sales has had an opportunity to
ask questions and receive answers from Acquirer regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Equity Consideration and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of Acquirer. The foregoing investigation and inquiry by
NRGY and Inergy Sales, however, does not modify the representations and warranties of Acquirer in <U>Article&nbsp;IV</U>, and such representations and warranties constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of Acquirer to the
Contributor Parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.22 <U>Insurance</U>.
<U>Schedule 3.22</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule lists all insurance policies of the Contributor Parties or any of their Affiliates and any of NRGY&#146;s self-insured programs, in each case, covering the Acquired Assets or the Propane
Group Entities and the operation of the Propane Business as of the Execution Date. Each such policy is in full force and effect, all premiums due thereon have been paid by the applicable Contributor Party or such Affiliate, and the applicable
Contributor Party or Affiliate has complied in all material respects with the provisions of such policy and has not received written notice from any of its insurance brokers or carriers that such broker or carrier will not be willing or able to
renew its existing coverage. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.23 <U>Supplier</U>. Inergy Propane (using the Retained Assets) is the sole
propane supplier with respect to the Propane Business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.24 <U>Information Supplied</U>. None of the information
furnished in writing by the Contributor Parties or to be furnished in writing by the Contributor Parties specifically for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the Exchange Offer Documents or in the Form S-1 will, at the time the Exchange
Offer is commenced or the Form S-1 becomes effective under the Securities Act, respectively, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein not misleading. The Contributor Parties make no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by Acquirer for inclusion (or incorporation by reference) in the foregoing documents. </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIRER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Acquirer hereby represents and warrants to the Contributor Parties as follows: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.1 <U>Organization; Qualification</U>. Acquirer is an entity duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the state of Delaware and has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified, registered or licensed
to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the property or assets owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so duly qualified, registered or licensed and in good standing would not reasonably be expected to (i)&nbsp;have a Suburban Material Adverse Effect, (ii)&nbsp;prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or (iii)&nbsp;materially impair the ability of Acquirer to perform its obligations under the Transaction Agreements. Acquirer has made available to the Contributor Parties true and complete copies of the
Organizational Documents of Acquirer, as in effect on the Execution Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.2 <U>Authority; Enforceability;
Valid Issuance</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Acquirer has the requisite limited partnership power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party, to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by Acquirer of this Agreement
and any other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party, the performance by Acquirer of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by Acquirer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by Acquirer, and no other partnership proceedings on the part of Acquirer or its equityholders is necessary to authorize this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) This Agreement has been, and, upon their execution, the other Transaction Agreements to
which it is a party shall have been, duly executed and delivered by Acquirer and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Contributor Parties, this Agreement constitutes and, upon their execution, the other Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party shall constitute, legally valid and binding agreements of Acquirer, enforceable against Acquirer in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Creditors&#146; Rights.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The issuance of the Suburban Common Units comprising the Equity Consideration has been duly authorized in accordance with
the Organizational Documents of Acquirer. The Suburban Common Units comprising the Equity Consideration, when issued and delivered to NRGY and Inergy Sales in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable (except to the extent nonassessability may be affected by Sections&nbsp;17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act) and free of any Lien or restrictions upon voting or transfer thereof pursuant to any Contract to which any of the
Suburban Entities is a party or by which any property or asset of any such Person is bound or affected, other than pursuant to the Organizational Documents of Acquirer, the Unitholder Agreement and transfer restrictions under federal and state
securities laws. Upon issuance and delivery of the Suburban Common Units comprising the Equity Consideration, each of NRGY and Inergy Sales will be duly admitted to Acquirer as an additional limited partner. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) The Exchange Notes Issuers have all requisite limited partnership or corporate, as
applicable, power and authority to issue the Exchange Notes. The Exchange Notes have been duly and validly authorized by each of the Exchange Notes Issuers and when duly issued, executed and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms
of the Exchange Notes Indentures and delivered in accordance with the Exchange Offer, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Exchange Notes Issuers entitled to the benefits of the Exchange Notes Indentures, enforceable against the
Exchange Notes Issuers in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Creditors&#146; Rights. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Each of the Exchange Notes Issuers has all requisite limited partnership or corporate, as applicable, power and authority to enter
into the Exchange Notes Indentures. Each of the Exchange Notes Indentures has been duly and validly authorized by the Exchange Notes Issuers, and upon its execution and delivery by the Exchange Notes Issuers and, assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by the Trustee, will constitute the valid and binding agreement of the Exchange Notes Issuers, enforceable against the Exchange Notes Issuers in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
Creditors&#146; Rights. Each of the Exchange Notes Indentures will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Each of the Exchange Notes Issuers has all requisite limited partnership or corporate, as applicable, power and authority to issue the Registered Exchange Notes. The Registered Exchange Notes have
been duly and validly authorized by the Exchange Notes Issuers and if and when duly issued, executed and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Notes Indentures and delivered in accordance with the exchange offer
provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Exchange Notes Issuers entitled to the benefits of the Exchange Notes Indentures, enforceable against the Exchange Notes Issuers in accordance
with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Creditors&#146; Rights. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) Each of the Exchange Notes
Issuers has all requisite limited partnership or corporate, as applicable, power and authority to enter into the Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized by the Exchange Notes Issuers and, when
executed and delivered by the Exchange Notes Issuers in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer, will be validly executed and delivered and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by Evercore Group L.L.C. and
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on behalf of holders of Exchange Notes) will be the legally valid and binding obligation of the Exchange Notes Issuers in accordance with the terms thereof, enforceable against the Exchange Notes Issuers in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Creditors&#146; Rights and, as to rights of indemnification and contribution thereunder may be limited by federal or state law or by principles of public policy. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.3 <U>Non-Contravention</U>. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;4.3</U>
of the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and the consummation by Acquirer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby does not and will not:
(a)&nbsp;violate or result in any breach of any provision of the Organizational Documents of Acquirer; (b)&nbsp;assuming the consents, approvals, declarations and waivers set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;2.4(b)(vii)</U> and <U>Schedule 4.4</U> of the
Acquirer Disclosure Schedule are obtained at or prior to the Contribution Closing Date, result in any breach of (including the failure to obtain a consent or waiver), constitute a default (or an event that with notice or passage of time or both
would give rise to a default) under, require any consent under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) under any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any Contract to which Acquirer is a party or by which any property or asset of Acquirer is bound or affected; (c)&nbsp;assuming compliance with the matters referred to in <U>Section&nbsp;4.4</U>, violate any Law to which
Acquirer is subject or by which any of Acquirer&#146;s properties or assets is bound; or (d)&nbsp;constitute (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) an event which would result in the creation of any Lien (other than
Permitted Liens and Liens that will be released at or prior to the Contribution Closing Date) on any asset of Acquirer, except, in the cases of clauses (b), (c)&nbsp;and (d), for such breaches, violations, Liens, defaults or rights of termination,
cancellation, amendment or acceleration as would not reasonably be expected to (i)&nbsp;have a Suburban Material Adverse Effect, (ii)&nbsp;prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or
(iii)&nbsp;materially impair Acquirer&#146;s ability to perform its obligations under the Transaction Agreements. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.4 <U>Governmental Approvals</U>. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;4.4</U> of the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, no
declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, or authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and any other Transaction Agreement to which it
is a party, by Acquirer or for the consummation by Acquirer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, other than compliance with, and filings under, the HSR Act and the Securities Act and such declarations, filings, registrations,
notices, authorizations, consents and approvals the failure of which to receive or provide would not reasonably be expected to (i)&nbsp;have a Suburban Material Adverse Effect, (ii)&nbsp;prevent or materially delay the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii)&nbsp;materially impair Acquirer&#146;s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.5 <U>Capitalization</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) As of April&nbsp;25, 2012:
(i)&nbsp;35,542,493 Suburban Common Units were issued and outstanding and (ii)&nbsp;1,335,814 Suburban Common Units were reserved for issuance under Acquirer&#146;s employee benefit plans and equity compensation plans upon the vesting of outstanding
restricted units. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) All of the limited partner interests in Acquirer are duly authorized and validly issued in accordance
with the Organizational Documents of Acquirer, and are fully paid and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections&nbsp;17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act) and were not issued in violation of any
preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights of any Person. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, there are no preemptive
rights or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights, stock appreciation rights, redemption rights, repurchase rights, agreements, arrangements, calls, subscription agreements, commitments or rights of any kind that obligate
Acquirer to issue or sell any equity interests of Acquirer or any securities or obligations convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any equity interests in Acquirer, and no
securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Acquirer does not have any
outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other similar obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the holders of equity interests in Acquirer on any
matter. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Suburban Energy Services Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;<B><I>Suburban GP</I></B>&#148;),
is the sole general partner of Acquirer with a non-economic general partner interest in Acquirer and the sole general partner of Suburban Propane, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<B><I>Suburban Operating</I></B>&#148;), with a
non-economic general partner interest in Suburban Operating (such interests, collectively, the &#147;<B><I>Suburban GP Interests</I></B>&#148;). The Suburban GP Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Suburban
Partnership Agreement or the Suburban Operating Partnership Agreement, as applicable, and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights of any Person. Suburban GP owns 784 Suburban Common
Units (the &#147;<B><I>Suburban GP Units</I></B>&#148;). The Suburban GP Interests and the Suburban GP Units are owned by Suburban GP free and clear of all Liens, other than (i)&nbsp;transfer restrictions imposed by federal and state securities
Laws, (ii)&nbsp;any transfer restrictions contained in the Suburban Partnership Agreement or the Suburban Operating Partnership Agreement and (iii)&nbsp;any Liens created, arising under or securing the Credit Agreement and related security
agreements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Acquirer holds, directly or indirectly, 100% of the limited partner interest in Suburban Operating, and
Acquirer owns such limited partner interests free and clear of all Liens other than (i)&nbsp;transfer restrictions imposed by federal and state securities Laws, (ii)&nbsp;any transfer restrictions contained in the Organizational Documents of
Suburban Operating and (iii)&nbsp;any Liens created, arising under or securing the Credit Agreement and related security agreements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.6 <U>Compliance with Law</U>. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule 4.6</U> of the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, and except for Environmental Laws and Tax matters, (a)&nbsp;each Suburban
Entity is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws, (b)&nbsp;none of the Suburban Entities has received written notice of any violation in any material respect of any applicable Law and (c)&nbsp;none of the Suburban Entities
has received written notice that it is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for potential non-compliance in any material respect with any Law. No Suburban Entity is subject to any material outstanding judgment, order or decree of any
Governmental Authority. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.7 <U>Suburban SEC Reports; Financial Statements</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Acquirer has furnished or filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including exhibits and other
information incorporated therein) required to be furnished or filed by Acquirer with the SEC since October&nbsp;1, 2011 (such documents being collectively referred to as the &#147;<B><I>Suburban SEC Documents</I></B>&#148;). Each Suburban SEC
Document (i)&nbsp;at the time filed or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable to such Suburban SEC Document and (ii)&nbsp;did not, at the time it was filed (or, if amended or superseded by a filing or amendment prior to the Execution Date, then at the time of such filing or amendment) contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Each of the financial statements of Acquirer included in the Suburban SEC Documents complied at the time it was filed as to form in
all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, has been prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods presented
thereby, and fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and operating results, equity and cash flows of Acquirer as of, and for the periods ended on, the respective dates thereof, subject, however, in the case of
unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and accruals and the absence of notes and other textual disclosures as permitted by Form&nbsp;10-Q of the SEC. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) None of the Suburban Entities has any Liability that would be required to be included in the financial statements of Acquirer under GAAP except for (i)&nbsp;Liabilities reflected or reserved against
on the consolidated balance sheet of Acquirer dated as of December&nbsp;31, 2011 or the notes thereto, (ii)&nbsp;Liabilities that have arisen since December&nbsp;31, 2011 in the ordinary course of business and (iii)&nbsp;Liabilities which would not
reasonably be expected to have a Suburban Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) The books of account and other financial records of
Acquirer: (i)&nbsp;meet the requirements of Regulation S-X and were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the past practices of Acquirer and (ii)&nbsp;are in all material respects true and correct, and do not contain or
reflect any material inaccuracies or discrepancies. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Acquirer has established and maintains disclosure controls and
procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e)&nbsp;and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. Acquirer&#146;s disclosure
controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all information required to be disclosed by Acquirer in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to Acquirer&#146;s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications
required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Acquirer maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurances that (i)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; (ii)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary: (A)&nbsp;to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP or any other criteria applicable to such statements as contemplated by Section&nbsp;13(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act and (B)&nbsp;to maintain accountability for assets; (iii)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance
with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; and (iv)&nbsp;the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) Acquirer has delivered a letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountant of Acquirer, addressed to NRGY and dated as
of the Execution Date, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants&#146; bring-down &#147;comfort letters&#148; to underwriters with respect to financial statements and certain financial information contained
in the Exchange Offer Documents. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.8 <U>Absence of Certain Changes</U>. (a)&nbsp;Except as set forth on
<U>Schedule&nbsp;4.8</U> of the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, from and after October&nbsp;1, 2011, there has not been any event, occurrence or development which has had a Suburban Material Adverse Effect; (b)&nbsp;from and after December&nbsp;31,
2011 up to the Execution Date, except as set forth on <U>Schedule 4.8</U> of the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, Acquirer has not taken any action that, if taken after the Execution Date, would constitute a breach of any of the covenants set forth in
<U>Section&nbsp;5.1(d)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.9 <U>Environmental Matters</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Except as to matters set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;4.9</U> of the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule and except as to matters that would
not reasonably be expected to have a Suburban Material Adverse Effect: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) each of the Suburban Entities is,
and during all surviving periods of applicable statutes of limitation has been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for any noncompliance that has been fully resolved without any ongoing, pending or future fines, penalties or
obligations (other than ordinary course obligations required to maintain compliance with Environmental Laws); </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) each of the Suburban Entities has timely applied for or possesses all Permits required under Environmental Laws for
its operations as currently conducted and is in compliance with the terms of such possessed Permits, and such possessed Permits are in full force and effect; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) none of the Suburban Entities nor any of their real properties or operations are subject to any pending or, to the Knowledge of Acquirer, threatened Proceeding arising under any Environmental Law,
nor has any of the Suburban Entities received any written notice from any Person alleging a violation of or Liability arising under any Environmental Law; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) there has been no Release of Hazardous Substances on, at, under or from
any of the current or, to the Knowledge of Acquirer, former real properties of the Suburban Entities, from or in connection with the Suburban Entities&#146; operations, or by any Suburban Entity in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give
rise to any Remedial Action under any Environmental Law; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) none of the Suburban Entities has received a
notice asserting an alleged liability or obligation under any Environmental Law with respect to Remedial Action at any real properties offsite the real properties of the Suburban Entities where any of the Suburban Entities transported or disposed
any Hazardous Materials. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The representations and warranties of Acquirer contained in this <U>Section&nbsp;4.9</U> are the
only representations and warranties of Acquirer in this Agreement relating to Environmental Laws, Permits issued by Governmental Authorities pursuant to Environmental Laws, Remedial Actions and Hazardous Materials, including any Releases or
threatened Releases of Hazardous Materials. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.10 <U>Legal Proceedings</U>. Except as set forth on <U>Schedule
4.10</U> of the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, there are no Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Acquirer, threatened against the Suburban Entities, except such Proceedings as would not (a)&nbsp;have a Suburban Material Adverse Effect,
(b)&nbsp;prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or (c)&nbsp;materially impair Acquirer&#146;s ability to perform its obligations thereunder. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.11 <U>Taxes</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) All material Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to the Suburban Entities have been timely filed and such Tax Returns of the Suburban Entities are true, complete and correct in all
material respects and all material Taxes due relating to the Suburban Entities have been paid in full. All Taxes of Acquirer not yet due and payable as of the date of the latest financial statements of the Suburban Entities have been accrued and
adequately disclosed and fully provided for with adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP on such financial statements, and since that date, Acquirer has not incurred any liability for Taxes outside the ordinary course of business or otherwise
inconsistent with past custom and practice.<B> </B>Except as disclosed on <U>Schedule&nbsp;4.11</U> of the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, there is no claim (other than claims being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for which
adequate reserves have been made in accordance with GAAP) against any Suburban Entities for any material Taxes, and no material assessment, deficiency, or adjustment has been asserted or proposed in writing with respect to any amount of Taxes or Tax
Returns of or with respect to any Suburban Entity. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as set forth on <U>Schedule&nbsp;4.11</U> of the Acquirer
Disclosure Schedule, no Tax audits or administrative or judicial proceedings are being conducted, are pending or, to the Acquirer&#146;s Knowledge, have been threatened with respect to any Suburban Entity. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) All material Taxes required to be withheld, collected or deposited by or with respect to any Suburban Entity have been timely
withheld, collected or deposited as the case may be, and to the extent required, have been paid to the relevant Tax Authority. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) There are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the applicable statutory
periods of limitation for any material Tax of, or any material Taxes associated with the ownership or operation of the assets of, any Suburban Entity. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) None of the Suburban Entities is a party to any Tax sharing, allocation, indemnification or similar agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) None of the Suburban Entities has engaged in a transaction that would be reportable by or with respect to any Suburban Entity pursuant to Treasury Regulation &#167;&nbsp;1.6011-4 or any predecessor
thereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) Acquirer has not elected to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Acquirer qualifies
as a &#147;publicly traded partnership&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;7704(b) of the Code and has met the &#147;gross income requirements&#148; (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;7704(c) of the Code) in each Tax year since its formation.
Acquirer has filed a U.S. federal income tax return that has in effect an election pursuant to Section&nbsp;754 of the Code. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) For the most recent four (4)&nbsp;complete calendar quarters, at least 90% of the combined gross income of the Acquirer has been
income which is &#147;qualifying income&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;7704(d) of the Code. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.12
<U>Brokers&#146; Fee</U>. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker&#146;s, finder&#146;s, financial advisor&#146;s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Agreements based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Acquirer for which any Contributor Party or any Affiliate of any Contributor Party will be liable. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.13 <U>Matters Relating to Acquisition of the Acquired Interests and the Acquired Assets</U>. Acquirer has undertaken such
investigation as it has deemed necessary to enable it to make an informed and intelligent decision with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the acquisition of the Inergy Propane Interests (and, indirectly through
the Inergy Propane Interests, the other Acquired Interests) and the Acquired Assets. Acquirer has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from NRGY regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Inergy Propane Interests
(and, indirectly through the Inergy Propane Interests, the other Acquired Interests), the Acquired Assets and the business, properties, prospects, and financial condition of the Propane Group Entities and the Acquired Assets. The foregoing
investigation and inquiry by Acquirer, however, does not modify the representations and warranties of the Contributor Parties in <U>Article&nbsp;III</U> and such representations and warranties constitute the sole and exclusive representations and
warranties of the Contributor Parties to Acquirer in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.14 <U>Exchange Offer Documents; Form S-1</U>. Neither the Exchange Offer
Documents nor the Form S-1 will, at the time the Exchange Offer is commenced or the Form S-1 becomes effective under the Securities Act, respectively, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acquirer makes no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied in writing by the Contributor Parties
specifically for inclusion in the Exchange Offer Documents or the Form S-1. As of the date on which the Exchange Offer is consummated, the indenture relating to the Exchange Notes will comply in all material respects with the Trust Indenture Act.
The Exchange Notes Indentures, the Exchange Notes, the Registered Exchange Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement will or do, as applicable, conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Exchange Offer Documents.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;V </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.1 <U>Conduct of Business</U>.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) From the Execution Date through the Contribution Closing, except as described in <U>Schedule&nbsp;5.1(a)</U> of the
Contributor Disclosure Schedule, for Other Retained Liabilities, and except as required or contemplated by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or consented to or approved in writing by Acquirer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), the Contributor Parties shall, and shall cause each Propane Group Entity, with respect to the Propane Business, to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) conduct their business and activities in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) use reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their goodwill and relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with them with respect thereto; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) use reasonable best efforts to keep available the services of the key Propane Business Personnel; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to them; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) use reasonable best efforts to maintain in full force without interruption their present insurance policies or
comparable insurance coverage of the Acquired Assets and the Propane Group Entities; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) fund collateral
calls under any Hedging Agreement; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) make growth and maintenance capital expenditures (other than capital
expenditures associated with purchases of any securities or ownership interests of, or acquisitions of assets of, or investments in, any Person) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) carry Inventory at each branch or service center of the Propane Group Entities at levels consistent with past
practice; and </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ix) use reasonable best efforts to preserve and maintain all of their
assets (including the Acquired Assets) and Real Property consistent with past practice. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Without limiting the generality
of <U>Section&nbsp;5.1(a)</U>, and, except as described in <U>Schedule&nbsp;5.1(b)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, as required or contemplated by this Agreement or consented to or approved in writing by Acquirer (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Contributor Parties shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of the Propane Group Entities, with respect to the Propane Business, to: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) amend or restate their Organizational Documents (other than the amendment and restatement contemplated by the Liberty
Propane Amendment and the Inergy Propane Amendment); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) purchase any securities or ownership interests of,
or make any investment in, any Person, other than (A)&nbsp;ordinary course overnight investments consistent with their cash management policies, (B)&nbsp;investments in wholly owned Subsidiaries, (C)&nbsp;purchases of entities engaged in businesses
similar to the Propane Business in connection with those transactions described on <U>Schedule 5.1(b)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, or (D)&nbsp;purchases of entities engaged in businesses similar to the Propane Business in addition to
those contemplated by clause (C)&nbsp;not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) make any capital
expenditure or purchase any properties or assets, other than expenditures or purchases (A)&nbsp;in accordance with the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B)&nbsp;contemplated by sub-clause (C)&nbsp;or sub-clause (D)&nbsp;of
<U>Section&nbsp;5.1(b)(ii)</U> or (C)&nbsp;required on an emergency basis for the safety of individuals or the environment; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) make any material Tax election that could affect any Propane Group Entity following the Contribution Closing (including any entity classification election under Treasury Regulation
Section&nbsp;301.7701-3); adopt or change any accounting or Tax accounting method (other than as required by Law or GAAP); enter into any closing agreement; settle, compromise or consent to any Tax Liability, claim or assessment; surrender any right
to claim a refund of Taxes or take any similar action relating to the filing of any Tax Return or the payment of any Tax; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) except as required under their Organizational Documents as described in <U>Schedule 5.1(b) </U>and consistent with past practice, declare or pay any distributions in respect of any of their equity
securities or partnership units; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) split, combine or reclassify any of their equity securities or
partnership units or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for, their equity securities or partnership units; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of their equity securities or partnership units or any securities
convertible into or exercisable for any equity securities or partnership units; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(viii) issue, deliver, sell, pledge or dispose of, or authorize the
issuance, delivery, sale, pledge or disposition of, any (A)&nbsp;equity securities or partnership units of any class, (B)&nbsp;debt securities having the right to vote on any matters on which holders of capital stock or members or partners of the
same issuer may vote or (C)&nbsp;securities convertible into or exercisable for, or any rights, warrants, calls or options to acquire, any such securities; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ix) transfer, license, lease, sell or otherwise dispose of any properties or assets (including any general partner or limited partner interest or any other equity interests in any other Person) with a
value exceeding $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate, other than sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(x) abandon, assign, license, sell, transfer or grant any security interest in, to or under any Owned Intellectual
Property, or terminate, permit to be terminated or fail to renew any Intellectual Property licenses under which any of them is a licensee other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xi) create, incur, guarantee or assume any Indebtedness, other than trade credit issued to customers in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and Intercompany Indebtedness incurred from NRGY consistent with past practice for purposes of funding working capital or cash collateral calls under Hedging Agreements; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xii) enter into any joint venture or similar arrangement with a third party; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xiii) (A) settle any claims, demands, lawsuits or state or federal regulatory proceedings for damages to the extent such
settlements assess or seek to assess damages in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate, except to the extent to which such claims, demands, lawsuits or state or federal regulatory proceedings are insured (net of deductibles),
reserved against in the Propane Group Unaudited Financial Statements or covered by an indemnity obligation not subject to dispute or adjustment from a solvent indemnitor, or (B)&nbsp;settle any claims, demands, lawsuits or state or federal
regulatory proceedings seeking an injunction or other equitable relief against the Propane Group Entities; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xiv) merge with or into, or consolidate with, any other Person or acquire all or substantially all of the business or
assets of any other Person; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xv) to the fullest extent permitted by Law, take any action with respect to or in
contemplation of any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, reorganization or other winding up; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xvi)
change or modify any accounting policies, except for changes thereto required by GAAP; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xvii) except as required by applicable Law, (A)&nbsp;take any action with
respect to the grant of any material severance or material termination pay (other than pursuant to policies or agreements of the Propane Group Entities and their Subsidiaries on the date of this Agreement that are listed on <U>Schedule 3.19(a)</U>
of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule and provided to Acquirer prior to the date hereof), (B)&nbsp;other than as is reasonably consistent with past practice and in accordance with the Propane Group Budget, approve or make modifications of the base
salaries, bonuses or other compensation (including incentive compensation) payable to any Propane Business Personnel, (C)&nbsp;enter into or materially amend any collective bargaining agreement other than in the ordinary course of business;
<U>provided</U> that the Contributor Parties shall keep Acquirer reasonably apprised of the status and substance of any negotiations with respect to any collective bargaining agreements or amendments thereto, or (D)&nbsp;adopt, enter into or make
any material amendment to any Propane Group Benefit Plan other than in the ordinary course of business with respect to Excluded Benefit Plans or Propane Group Benefit Plans that are not Select Propane Benefit Plans; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xviii) terminate any, or hire any new, Propane Business Personnel other than in the ordinary course of business;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xix) except as required by applicable Law, grant any new rights to retention pay, severance pay (other than
in the ordinary course of business and which severance shall not exceed three (3)&nbsp;months base pay to an individual employee) or termination pay to, or enter into any new (or, other than is required by this Agreement or applicable Law, amend any
existing) employment, retention, severance or other agreement or arrangement with any Propane Business Personnel other than as required by an existing contract listed on <U>Schedule 3.19(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule or resulting
from the hiring of a new employee; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xx) permit or allow the Acquired Assets or any of the assets of the
Propane Group Entities to be subject to any Liens, other than Permitted Liens and Liens that will be released at or prior to the Contribution Closing Date; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xxi) fail to pay any creditor any amount owed to such creditor when due, except to the extent being contested by Inergy Sales or such Propane Group Entity in good faith; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xxii) accelerate the collection of any accounts receivable or delay the payment of any accounts payable, in each case,
compared to the past practices of Inergy Sales and the Propane Group Entities; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xxiii) (A) terminate,
discontinue, close or dispose of any satellite propane storage facility, underground propane storage facility or propane terminal related to the Propane Business or (B)&nbsp;terminate, discontinue, close or dispose of any branch location, plant or
business operation related to the Propane Business, other than in the cases of clauses (A)&nbsp;and (B), those properties valued by Inergy Sales or the applicable Propane Group Entity at less than $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate;
</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xxiv) unless entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, enter into any Contract that would have been a Propane Group Material Contract if it was entered into prior to the Execution Date; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xxv) unless entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, modify, amend or voluntarily terminate, prior to the expiration date thereof, any Propane Group Material
Contract or waive any default by, or release, settle or compromise any claim against, any other party thereto; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xxvi) take any action which would (A)&nbsp;materially adversely affect the ability of the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, (B)&nbsp;be reasonably expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or (C)&nbsp;be reasonably expected to have a
Propane Group Material Adverse Effect; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(xxvii) agree or commit to take any of the actions described above.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) From the Execution Date through the Contribution Closing, except as described in <U>Schedule&nbsp;5.1(c)</U> of the
Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, and except as required or contemplated by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or consented to or approved in writing by the Contributor Parties (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed), Acquirer shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) conduct its business and activities
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) use reasonable best efforts to preserve
intact their goodwill and relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with them with respect thereto; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to them. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Without limiting the generality of <U>Section&nbsp;5.1(c)</U>, and, except as described in <U>Schedule&nbsp;5.1(d)</U> of the
Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, as required or contemplated by this Agreement or consented to or approved in writing by the Contributor Parties (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), from the Execution Date through the
Contribution Closing, Acquirer shall not and shall not authorize or permit any of its Subsidiaries to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i)
except as required under its Organizational Documents, declare or pay any distributions in respect of any of its equity securities or partnership units except (A)&nbsp;the declaration and payment of distributions from any direct or indirect
Subsidiary of Acquirer in the ordinary course of business and (B)&nbsp;with respect to Acquirer, regular quarterly cash distributions made pursuant to applicable approvals of Acquirer&#146;s board of supervisors in accordance with past practices;
</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or dissolution or enter
into a letter of intent or agreement in principle with respect thereto; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) split, combine or reclassify any
of its equity securities or issue or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for its equity securities, except for (A)&nbsp;any such transaction by a Subsidiary of Acquirer which remains a Subsidiary
after consummation of such transaction, (B)&nbsp;the issuance or authorization of the issuance of up to 10,000,000 Suburban Common Units, (C)&nbsp;issuances of Suburban Common Units in connection with Acquirer&#146;s employee benefit plans and
equity compensation plans; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) amend or restate the Organizational Documents of Acquirer in any manner that
would require the consent of the unitholders of Acquirer (other than those amendments and restatements set forth in Acquirer&#146;s proxy statement filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;8, 2012); </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) take any other action which would (A)&nbsp;materially adversely affect the ability of the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, (B)&nbsp;be reasonably expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or (C)&nbsp;be reasonably expected to have a
Suburban Material Adverse Effect; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) agree or commit to take one of the actions described above.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.2 <U>Notice of Certain Events</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Subject to applicable Law, each Party shall promptly notify the other Parties of: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) any event, condition or development that has resulted in the inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement made by or to be complied with by
such notifying Party at any time during the term hereof and that would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions set forth in <U>Article&nbsp;VI</U> not to be satisfied and which notice shall identify the applicable representation or
warranty, covenant or agreement and disclosure schedule, if any, for which such breach or inaccuracy relates; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that no such notification shall be deemed to cure any such breach of or inaccuracy in such notifying
Party&#146;s representations and warranties or covenants and agreements or in the Contributor Disclosure Schedule or the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, as the case may be, for any purpose under this Agreement and no such notification shall limit or
otherwise affect the remedies available to the other Parties; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) any notice or other communication from any
Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) subject to <U>Section&nbsp;5.4</U>, any notice or other communication
from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) any Proceedings commenced that would be reasonably expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or materially impair the
notifying Party&#146;s ability to perform its obligations thereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.3 <U>Access to Information</U>. From the
Execution Date until the Contribution Closing Date, upon reasonable notice, NRGY will, subject to compliance with Law governing the access to or use of such information, (a)&nbsp;give Acquirer and its counsel, financial advisors, auditors, financing
sources and other authorized representatives (collectively, &#147;<B><I>Representatives</I></B>&#148;) reasonable access to the offices, properties, books and records of Inergy Sales or the Propane Group Entities relating to the Propane Business,
and permit such Persons to make copies thereof, in each case during normal business hours and (b)&nbsp;furnish such financial and operating data and other information relating to the Propane Business, as such Persons may reasonably request. In order
to facilitate the resolution of any claims made against or incurred by Acquirer, the Acquired Assets or the Propane Group Entities after the Contribution Closing or for any other reasonable purpose, for a period of seven (7)&nbsp;years (or such
shorter period as provided in the document retention policy of NRGY as of the date of this Agreement) after the Contribution Closing Date, the Contributor Parties shall (i)&nbsp;retain the books and records of the Contributor Parties which relate to
the Propane Business, the Acquired Assets and the Propane Group Entities and their operations for periods prior to the Contribution Closing and which shall not otherwise have been delivered to Acquirer or the Propane Group Entities in a manner
reasonably consistent with the prior practice of Inergy Sales or the Propane Group Entities and (ii)&nbsp;upon reasonable notice, afford Acquirer and its Affiliates and Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices,
properties, books and records of the Contributor Parties. In order to facilitate the resolution of any claims made against or incurred by the Contributor Parties after or prior to the Contribution Closing, for a period of seven (7)&nbsp;years (or
such shorter period as provided in the document retention policy of Acquirer as of the date of this Agreement) after the Contribution Closing Date, Acquirer shall, and shall cause the Propane Group Entities to, (i)&nbsp;retain the books and records
relating to the Propane Business, the Acquired Assets and the Propane Group Entities in their possession as of the Contribution Closing Date relating to periods prior to the Contribution Closing and (ii)&nbsp;upon reasonable notice, afford the
Contributor Parties and their respective Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to such books and records. Any investigation pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;5.3</U> shall be conducted upon reasonable prior notice to, and in
such manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of, the Party providing such access. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Party shall be entitled to perform any intrusive or subsurface investigation or other sampling of,
on or under any of the properties of another Party without the prior written consent of such other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;5.3</U>, no Party shall be required to grant access or furnish information to
the extent that such information is subject to an attorney-client or attorney work-product privilege or protection or that such access or the furnishing of such information is prohibited by Law or an existing Contract. To the extent practicable,
such Party not granting access or furnishing information in the preceding sentence shall make reasonable and appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply, including the
execution of a joint defense agreement to allow the parties to exchange information protected by the attorney-client privilege or work-product doctrine. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, no Party nor any of its Representatives or Affiliates
shall be responsible or liable to another Party for personal injuries sustained in connection with the access provided pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;5.3</U> and such Party providing access shall be indemnified and held harmless by the visiting
Party for any losses suffered by any such Persons in connection with any such personal injuries; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that such personal injuries are not caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the hosting Party. The
Parties agree that they will not, and will cause their Representatives not to, use any information obtained pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;5.3</U> for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements or the resolution of the aforesaid claims. Nothing in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.3</U> shall be deemed in any way to limit or modify the rights and obligations of the Parties under <U>Article VIII</U>. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.4 <U>Governmental Approvals</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Parties will cooperate with each other and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from any Governmental Authorities any
consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained and to make or cause to be made any filings with or notifications or submissions to any Governmental Authority that are necessary in order to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements and shall diligently and expeditiously prosecute, and shall cooperate fully with each other in the prosecution of, such matters. Each of the Parties agrees to cooperate and use
commercially reasonable efforts to resolve such objections, if any, as may be asserted by any Governmental Authority or other Person, to contest and resist, any Proceeding, and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment,
injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) of any Governmental Authority that is in effect and that restricts, prevents or prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Parties agree to cooperate with each other and use
commercially reasonable efforts to submit any required filings of Notification and Report Forms pursuant to the HSR Act within a reasonable period of time but in no event later than ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days after the Execution Date, and to
respond to any requests for additional information made by any Governmental Authority, to cause the waiting period under the HSR Act to expire or terminate. Acquirer shall pay the statutory filing fee associated with filings under the HSR Act, and
NRGY shall reimburse Acquirer for one-half of the paid statutory filing fee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Each Party will furnish to the other Parties
all information reasonably required for any filing to be made in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, including Notification and Report Forms pursuant to the HSR Act and filings with any other Governmental
Authority. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, each Party shall promptly inform the other Parties of any material communication with, or any proposed understanding, undertaking or agreement with, any Governmental Authority regarding any such
filing. If a Party intends to independently participate in any meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any such filings, investigation or other inquiry, then such Party shall give the other Parties reasonable prior notice of such
meeting and invite representatives of the other Parties to participate in the meeting with the Governmental Authority unless prohibited by such Governmental Authority. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement but subject to <U>Sections
5.4(e)</U> and <U>5.4(f)</U> hereof, Acquirer commits to take the following steps: proposing, negotiating, committing to and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, the sale, divestiture, licensing or disposition of assets or
otherwise taking or committing to take actions that limit Acquirer&#146;s freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to retain, assets as may be required in order to obtain all consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations
or orders required under any applicable antitrust Law or to avoid the commencement of any action to prohibit the transactions as contemplated by the Transaction Agreements under any applicable antitrust Law; <U>provided</U>, however, that Acquirer
shall not be required to take any of the steps described in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.4(d)</U> if the aggregate gross sales revenue, calculated in accordance with GAAP, generated by the assets that must be sold, divested, licensed, otherwise disposed
of, or impacted was greater than $250,000,000 for the 2011 fiscal year. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) If, in order to comply with Acquirer&#146;s
obligations under <U>Section&nbsp;5.4(d)</U>, (i)&nbsp;Acquirer sells, divests or otherwise disposes of any assets, (ii)&nbsp;the disposed assets in the aggregate generated gross sales revenue, calculated in accordance with GAAP, of more than
$50,000,000 for the 2011 fiscal year and (iii)&nbsp;the aggregate consideration, if any, that Acquirer receives for the disposed assets (the &#147;<B><I>Divestiture Proceeds</I></B>&#148;) is less than the aggregate value of the disposed assets (the
&#147;<B><I>Divested Assets Value</I></B>&#148;) based on a multiple of the estimated sustainable cash flow of the disposed assets, NRGY shall pay to Acquirer, within five (5)&nbsp;Business Days after receipt of written notice from Acquirer of the
closing of any such divestiture (the &#147;<B><I>Divestiture Notice</I></B>&#148;), an amount equal to the Divested Assets Value minus the Divestiture Proceeds. If the Parties are unable to agree upon the Divested Assets Value within fifteen
(15)&nbsp;days of Acquirer&#146;s delivery to NRGY of the Divestiture Notice, then such dispute shall be resolved promptly by an Expert chosen by NRGY from a list of three (3)&nbsp;Experts proposed by Acquirer, with costs of such Expert borne
equally by NRGY and Acquirer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) In connection with any divestiture required by <U>Section&nbsp;5.4(d)</U>, Acquirer agrees,
to the extent permitted by applicable Law, to consult with NRGY regarding the nature of any process undertaken by Acquirer for such divestiture. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.5 <U>Expenses</U>. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred by the Contributor Parties or the Propane Group Entities in connection with the Transaction
Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby, shall be paid by the Contributor Parties, and all costs and expenses incurred by Acquirer in connection with the Transaction Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby shall be paid by
Acquirer. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.6 <U>Further Assurances</U>. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, including and subject to the limitations contained in <U>Section&nbsp;5.4</U>, each of the Parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary,
proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain timely all
authorizations, consents and approvals of all third parties (a)&nbsp;necessary in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or (b)&nbsp;as are required to comply with the terms and conditions of
the Contracts set forth on <U>Schedule 2.4(a)(vi)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, in each case prior to the Contribution Closing. The Parties will coordinate and cooperate with each other in exchanging such information and assistance as
any of the Parties may reasonably request in connection with the foregoing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.7 <U>Public Statements</U>.
Neither NRGY or its Affiliates, on the one hand, nor Acquirer or its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall issue any public announcement, statement or other disclosure with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without
having first obtained the consent of the other Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that any of NRGY and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any of Acquirer and its
Affiliates, on the other hand, may make any public disclosure after giving the other Party as much advance notice as is practical under the circumstances, if such disclosing Party believes, after consultation with legal counsel, that it is required
to do so by Law or by any stock exchange listing requirement or trading agreement concerning the publicly traded securities of NRGY or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, or Acquirer or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.8 <U>Equity Consideration; Legends</U>. Each of NRGY and Inergy Sales agrees to the recording, so long as the restrictions
described in the legend are applicable, of the following legend on any book entry notation or certificate evidencing all or any portion of any Suburban Common Units constituting the Equity Consideration: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN
RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE &#147;<B><I>SECURITIES ACT</I></B>&#148;), AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P., AS IN
EFFECT FROM TIME TO TIME. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY ACKNOWLEDGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. THAT THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IF SUCH TRANSFER WOULD (A)&nbsp;VIOLATE THE
THEN APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY WITH JURISDICTION OVER SUCH TRANSFER, (B)&nbsp;TERMINATE THE
EXISTENCE OR QUALIFICATION OF SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, OR (C)&nbsp;CAUSE SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. TO BE TREATED AS AN ASSOCIATION TAXABLE AS A CORPORATION OR OTHERWISE TO BE TAXED AS AN ENTITY
FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES (TO THE EXTENT NOT ALREADY SO TREATED OR TAXED). SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. MAY IMPOSE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IF IT RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE
NECESSARY TO AVOID A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. BECOMING TAXABLE AS A CORPORATION OR OTHERWISE BECOMING TAXABLE AS AN ENTITY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.9 <U>Confidential Information</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Effective upon, and only upon, the Contribution Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate with respect to the
Information. Acquirer acknowledges that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Confidentiality Agreement, any and all other information provided or made available to it by the Contributor Parties (or their Representatives) concerning
the Contributor Parties or their Affiliates (other than the Propane Group Entities, including the Propane Business and the Acquired Assets) will remain subject to the terms and conditions of such Confidentiality Agreement for a period of one year
after the Contribution Closing. The Contributor Parties acknowledge that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Confidentiality Agreement, any and all information provided or made available to them by Acquirer (or its Representatives)
concerning Acquirer or its Affiliates will remain subject to the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement for a period of one year after the Contribution Closing. The Clean Team Agreement shall remain effective during the period between
the Execution Date and the Contribution Closing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) For a period of five (5)&nbsp;years after the Contribution Closing, the
Contributor Parties and their respective Affiliates shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose to any Person any trade secret, confidential or proprietary business information, data or material developed by, or on behalf of, Inergy Sales or any
Propane Group Entity relating to the Acquired Assets and the business and operations of the Propane Group Entities, including the Propane Business (collectively, the &#147;<B><I>Information</I></B>&#148;), whether acquired prior to or after the
Contribution Closing Date, which has not become generally available to the public (other than as a result of a breach of this <U>Section&nbsp;5.9</U>). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Contributor Parties or any of their respective Affiliates are required by Law or applicable stock exchange rules to disclose any Information, such
Party shall (i)&nbsp;notify Acquirer as promptly as practicable of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such a request, so that Acquirer may either waive such Party&#146;s compliance with the terms of this <U>Section&nbsp;5.9</U> or
seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy and (ii)&nbsp;if Acquirer seeks such a protective order, to provide such cooperation as Acquirer may reasonably request (at Acquirer&#146;s sole expense). In the event that Acquirer waives
compliance (in whole or in part) with the terms of this <U>Section&nbsp;5.9</U>, or such protective order or other remedy is denied, as a result of which such Contributor Party or its Affiliate is nonetheless legally compelled to disclose such
Information, the Contributor Party or its Affiliate, as the case may be, shall furnish only that portion of the Information that its legal counsel advises is legally required, and the Contributor Party or its Affiliate shall exercise its reasonable
best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the remainder of the Information. In no event shall a Contributor Party or its Affiliates oppose action by Acquirer to obtain a protective order or other relief to prevent the disclosure of Information
or to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be afforded the Information. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.10 <U>No Solicitation</U>. From the Execution Date until the second
(2nd)&nbsp;anniversary of the Contribution Closing Date, the Contributor Parties shall not, and shall cause their respective Affiliates (other than the Propane Group Entities) to not, solicit for employment any division presidents, field management
level employees or district management level employees (or their counterparts) of the Propane Group Entities, Acquirer or Suburban GP or any of their respective Affiliates, while the same are still employed by that Person and for a period of six
(6)&nbsp;months following the termination of such employment. From the Contribution Closing Date until the second (2nd)&nbsp;anniversary of the Contribution Closing Date, Acquirer shall not, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to not, solicit
for employment any division presidents, field management level employees or district management level employees of the Contributor Parties or any of their Affiliates (other than the Propane Group Entities), with whom Acquirer first came into initial
contact as a result of the negotiation of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, while the same are still employed by that Person and for a period of six (6)&nbsp;months following the
termination of such employment. The restrictions in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.10</U> regarding the prohibition on solicitations shall not apply to any solicitation by way of general advertising, including general solicitations in any local, regional or
national newspapers or other publications or circulars or on internet sites or any search firm engagement which is not directed or focused on employees of the Contributor Parties, Acquirer or their respective Affiliates, as applicable. The Parties
each agree that the other Party may seek to enforce the provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;5.10</U> by seeking to obtain injunctions, restraining orders and other equitable actions pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;9.4</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.11 <U>Non-Competition</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, for a period of five (5)&nbsp;years after the Contribution Closing Date, the Contributor Parties shall not, and shall cause each of their respective
Affiliates to not, directly or indirectly, (x)&nbsp;engage in, or acquire an equity interest in, or provide debt financing to any Person who is engaged in, the Restricted Business in the United States (the &#147;<B><I>Restricted
Territory</I></B>&#148;), (y)&nbsp;request any past, present or future customers of the Propane Group Entities within the Restricted Territory to curtail or cancel their business with Acquirer or any of its Affiliates (including the Propane Group
Entities), or (z)&nbsp;except as required by Law, disclose to any Person the names of past or existing customers of the Propane Group Entities. Nothing in this Agreement or in the definition of Restricted Business shall prohibit or in any way
restrict any NRGY Entity from: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) acquiring or owning the Retained Units, the Retained Assets or otherwise
entering into or exercising any rights of such NRGY Entity pursuant to the NRGY Support Agreement or acquiring or owning less than 5% of the outstanding voting power of any other publicly traded Person, including if such Person is engaged in a
Restricted Business; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) performing its obligations under the Transaction Agreements; or </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) acquiring the assets or capital stock or other equity interests of any
Person which is engaged in a Restricted Business (&#147;<B><I>Acquired Company</I></B>&#148;) if, in its last full fiscal year prior to such acquisition, the consolidated revenues of such Acquired Company from the Restricted Business in the
Restricted Territory was less than twenty-five percent (25%)&nbsp;of the aggregate consolidated revenues of such Acquired Company; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that if an NRGY Entity acquires an Acquired Company with consolidated revenues from a
Restricted Business in the Restricted Territory greater than ten percent (10%)&nbsp;of the aggregate consolidated revenues of such Acquired Company, such NRGY Entity shall (A)&nbsp;provide Acquirer the exclusive opportunity, for a period of forty
five (45)&nbsp;days following the closing of such acquisition, to negotiate the purchase of such portion of such business that is engaged in the Restricted Business and (B)&nbsp;if such NRGY Entity and Acquirer do not enter into an agreement with
respect to Acquirer&#146;s purchase of such portion of such business within such forty five (45)-day period, divest such portion of such entire business within nine (9)&nbsp;months of the acquisition. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Contributor Parties agree that the duration and geographic scope of the non-competition provision set forth in this
<U>Section&nbsp;5.11</U> are reasonable. In the event that any court determines that the duration or geographic scope of the restrictions set forth in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.11</U>, or both, is unreasonable and that such provision is to that extent
unenforceable, the Parties agree that the provision shall remain in full force and effect for the greatest time period and in the greatest area that would not render it unenforceable. The Parties intend that this non-competition provision shall be
deemed to be a series of separate covenants, one for each and every county of each and every state of the United States of America. Additionally, because of the difficulty of measuring economic losses to Acquirer as a result of a breach of this
<U>Section&nbsp;5.11</U>, and because of the immediate and irreparable damage that could be caused to Acquirer for which it may not have any other adequate remedy, the Contributor Parties agree that Acquirer may seek to enforce the provisions of
this <U>Section&nbsp;5.11</U> by seeking to obtain injunctions, restraining orders and other equitable actions pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;9.4</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.12 <U>Tax Matters</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Post-Contribution Closing Tax
Returns</U>. Acquirer shall cause the Propane Group Entities to prepare all Tax Returns relating to the Propane Group Entities and the Acquired Assets for all taxable periods beginning on or before the Contribution Closing Date that are due after
the Contribution Closing Date. With respect to any such Tax Returns, the portion of any Tax payable with respect to a taxable period beginning on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date and ending after the Contribution Closing Date shall be
allocable to the portion of the taxable period ending on the Contribution Closing Date in a manner consistent with the definition of Excluded Taxes (the &#147;<B><I>Pre-Contribution Closing Tax</I></B>&#148;), other than Withholding Taxes, for which
the Contributor Parties shall be solely liable in a manner consistent with <U>Section&nbsp;2.6</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;5.12(a)(ii)</U>. For the avoidance of doubt, NRGY will be responsible for the preparation and filing of all Tax Returns for Inergy
Sales, whether before or after the Contribution Closing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) In the case of any income Tax: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(A) Not later than ten (10)&nbsp;days prior to the due date of any estimated income Tax payment relating to any
Pre-Contribution Closing Tax, Acquirer shall deliver to NRGY for its review a statement calculating the excess, if any, of (x)&nbsp;the Pre-Contribution Closing Tax currently payable over (y)&nbsp;the amount shown as a liability for such Tax and
treated as an Assumed Liability on <U>Schedule 2.4(a)(xvi)</U> (such amount, the &#147;<B><I>Reserved Taxes</I></B>&#148;). Acquirer shall make or cause to be made such changes in such statement as NRGY may reasonably request, which changes shall be
subject to Acquirer&#146;s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Thereafter, and not later than five (5)&nbsp;days prior to the due date of such estimated income Tax payment, NRGY shall pay to Acquirer the amount of any such excess.
</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(B) Not later than twenty (20)&nbsp;days prior to the due date of any income
Tax Return covering a Pre-Contribution Closing Tax, Acquirer shall deliver to NRGY for its review a copy of such income Tax Return and a statement calculating the amount by which the Pre-Contribution Closing Tax reflected on such income Tax Return
is greater than or less than the Reserved Taxes and the amount of any payments paid by NRGY to Acquirer with respect to estimated income Tax payments of such Pre-Contribution Closing Tax pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;5.12(a)(i)(A)</U>, which amount of
estimated income Tax payments shall be treated as a credit against Pre-Contribution Closing Tax owed to Acquirer by the Contributor Parties. Acquirer shall make or cause to be made such changes in such income Tax Returns or such statement as NRGY
may reasonably request, which changes shall be subject to Acquirer&#146;s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Not later than five (5)&nbsp;days prior to the due date of such income Tax Return, NRGY shall pay to Acquirer (or Acquirer
shall pay to NRGY, if appropriate) the amount of such difference. Upon receipt thereof, Acquirer shall file or cause to be filed such income Tax Return and shall pay all income Taxes shown to be due thereon. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) In the case of any Tax Return or Tax payment relating to any Pre-Contribution Closing Tax not addressed by
<U>Section&nbsp;5.12(a)(i)</U> (including any Withholding Taxes required to be paid after the Contribution Closing Date), Acquirer shall prepare and file such Tax Returns and pay such Taxes in a manner consistent with past practice (except as
otherwise required by Law). As soon as practicable following the filing of such Tax Return and/or payment of such Tax, Acquirer shall deliver to NRGY a copy of such Tax Return or evidence of such payment and a statement calculating the amount by
which the Pre-Contribution Closing Tax with respect to such Tax Return or such payment is greater than or less than the amount shown as a liability for such Tax and treated as an Assumed Liability on <U>Schedule 2.4(a)(xvi)</U>. Not later than five
(5)&nbsp;days following the receipt of such information, NRGY shall pay to Acquirer (or Acquirer shall pay to NRGY, if appropriate) the amount of such difference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Transfer Taxes</U>. All excise, sales, use, stamp, documentary, filing, recordation and other similar taxes, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest
in respect of such additions or penalties, resulting directly from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the &#147;<B><I>Transfer Taxes</I></B>&#148;), shall be borne 50% by Acquirer and 50% by NRGY. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.12</U>, any Tax Returns that must be filed in connection with Transfer Taxes shall be prepared and filed as soon as practical in connection with the Contribution Closing by the Party primarily or customarily
responsible under the applicable local Law for filing such Tax Returns, and such Party will provide such Tax Returns to the other Party for review prior to filing such Tax Returns. Upon the filing of Tax Returns in connection with Transfer Taxes,
the filing Party shall provide the other Party with evidence satisfactory to the other Party that such Transfer Taxes have been filed and paid. Any amounts owed by a Party pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;5.12(b)</U> shall be paid within five
(5)&nbsp;days of receipt of such evidence that such Transfer Taxes have been filed and paid. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Cooperation on Tax Matters. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) Acquirer and the Contributor Parties shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other
Party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes related to the transactions pursuant to this Agreement, the Acquired Assets or the Propane Group Entities. Such cooperation shall
include the retention until the later of (A)&nbsp;seven (7)&nbsp;years from the Contribution Closing Date or (B)&nbsp;the expiration of the relevant statute of limitations and (upon the other Party&#146;s request) the provision of records and
information in such Party&#146;s possession that are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on the basis of reasonable best efforts to provide additional information and explanation of
any material provided hereunder. Prior to the destruction or discarding of any books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Acquired Assets or the Propane Group Entities relating to any taxable period beginning on or before the
Contribution Closing Date, each Party shall give the other Party reasonable written notice and, if the other Party so requests, shall itself allow, or cause the Propane Group Entities to allow the other Party to take, possession of such books and
records. In connection with any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes related to the Acquired Assets or the Propane Group Entities for taxable periods beginning on or before the Contribution Closing Date, Acquirer and NRGY
shall promptly notify each other upon receipt by such Party of written notice of any inquiries, claims, assessments, audits, or similar events. Except as provided below, Acquirer shall have sole control of the conduct of all such audit, litigation
or other proceedings with respect to Taxes related to the Acquired Assets or the Propane Group Entities for periods beginning on or before the Contribution Closing Date, including any settlement or compromise thereof; <U>provided</U>,
<U>however</U>, Acquirer shall keep the Contributor Parties reasonably informed of the progress of any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and shall not affect any such settlement or compromise with respect to which any Contributor Party is
liable pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(c)</U> without obtaining such Contributor Party&#146;s prior written consent thereto, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. With respect to any such audit, litigation or other
proceedings with respect to Taxes for which the Contributor Parties may be required to indemnify Acquirer pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(c)</U>, the Contributor Parties shall be entitled, at the expense of the Contributor Parties, to attend and
participate in all conferences, meetings and proceedings relating to such Tax claim and may control and assume the defense of such Tax claim in accordance with and subject to the conditions set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;8.4(c)</U>; <U>provided</U>,
<U>however</U>, that the Contributor Parties shall not affect any settlement or compromise of such Tax claim regarding the Acquired Assets or the Propane Group Entities without Acquirer&#146;s prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) Acquirer and Contributor Parties further agree, upon request, to use
their reasonable best efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Governmental Authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed as a result of the transactions
contemplated hereby or for any taxable period beginning on or before the Contribution Closing Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>Tax Statements and
Information</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%;padding-bottom:0px;"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) On or before the fifteenth (15</FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">)&nbsp;day of March of each year that NRGY (or one of its Affiliates)
is a partner in Acquirer, Acquirer shall cause NRGY (or its Affiliates and designees) to be furnished with all information reasonably necessary or appropriate to file such Person&#146;s respective tax reports, including its Schedules K-1,
apportionment schedules and a schedule of Acquirer&#146;s book-tax differences for the immediately preceding tax year. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) From time to time, for any taxable period that NRGY (or one of its Affiliates) is a partner in Acquirer, Acquirer shall furnish NRGY at NRGY&#146;s expense with financial or tax information regarding
Acquirer that is reasonably requested by NRGY (or its Affiliates and designees), including, (A)&nbsp;book and tax basis information for Acquirer&#146;s assets sufficient to allow NRGY to satisfy its own obligations and make its own computations,
allocations and adjustments under Sections&nbsp;704(b), 704(c) and 754 of the Code, (B)&nbsp;reports of Acquirer&#146;s gross income broken down by activity, and (C)&nbsp;reasonable access to service providers (including Acquirer&#146;s accountants)
of Acquirer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) By the earlier of (A)&nbsp;November&nbsp;15, 2012 or (B)&nbsp;forty (40)&nbsp;days
following the determination of the Allocation pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.9</U>, NRGY shall deliver to Acquirer a schedule of the tax basis of and amount of gain or loss realized (computed in a manner consistent with the Allocation) with respect
to each of the assets contributed by NRGY and Inergy Sales to Acquirer at the Contribution Closing for Acquirer&#146;s review and comment. NRGY and Acquirer shall work in good faith to resolve any disputes relating to such schedule as promptly as
practicable. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.13 <U>Books and Records; Financial Statements; Litigation</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Contributor Parties hereby consent to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of the Propane Group Audited Financial
Statements in any registration statement, offering memorandum, report or other filing of Acquirer or any of its Affiliates as to which Acquirer or any of its Affiliates reasonably determines that such financial statements are required to be included
or incorporated by reference to satisfy any rule or regulation of the SEC or to satisfy relevant disclosure obligations under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. The Contributor Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to cause its independent
accountants to consent to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of its audit opinion with respect to any of the financial statements of the Propane Group Entities in any such registration statement, report or other filing of Acquirer or its
Affiliates, and the Contributor Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause representation letters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to its independent accountants, to be executed and delivered to its independent
accountants in connection with obtaining any such consent from its independent accountants. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Contributor Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate with
Acquirer in connection with the preparation by Acquirer of any pro forma financial statements of Acquirer or any of its Affiliates that are derived in part from the financial statements of the Propane Group Entities that Acquirer or its Affiliates
reasonably determines are required to be included or incorporated by reference in any registration statement, report or other filing of Acquirer or its Affiliates to satisfy any rule or regulation of the SEC or to satisfy relevant disclosure
obligations under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The Contributor Parties shall provide access to their
respective books and records as may be reasonably necessary for Acquirer or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective advisors or Representatives, to conduct customary due diligence with respect to the financial statements of the Contributor
Parties in connection with any offering of securities by Acquirer or any of its Affiliates or to enable an accounting firm to prepare and deliver a customary comfort letter with respect to financial information relating to the Contributor Parties.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) In connection with any offering, registration statement, offering memorandum, report or other filing by Acquirer or any
of its Affiliates other than the Form S-1, the Offer to Exchange or arising out of the Registration Rights Agreement, Acquirer shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to promptly upon request by the Contributor Parties, reimburse the Contributor
Parties for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs (with no mark-up) incurred by the Contributor Parties in connection with the cooperation provided for in <U>Sections&nbsp;5.13(a)-(c)</U>&nbsp;(such reimbursement to be made promptly and
in any event within seven (7)&nbsp;Business Days of delivery of reasonably acceptable documentation evidencing such expenses). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) In the event and for so long as any Party actively is contesting or defending against any third-party Proceeding (other than any
Proceedings in which Acquirer or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Contributor Parties or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand, are adverse parties) in connection with (i)&nbsp;the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements or (ii)&nbsp;any fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date involving the Propane Business,
each of the other Parties will and, as applicable, will cause its Affiliates to, cooperate with it and its counsel in the contest or defense, make available their personnel, and provide such testimony and access to their books and records as shall
be reasonably requested and necessary in connection with the contest or defense, all at the sole cost and expense of the contesting or defending Party; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that nothing in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.13(e)</U> shall limit in
any respect any rights a Party may have with respect to discovery or the production of documents or other information in connection with any such Proceeding, and provided further that nothing in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.13(e)</U> shall in any way
limit or modify the obligations and rights of the Parties under <U>Article VIII</U>. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentences, Acquirer agrees to cooperate with and provide NRGY and its Affiliates, without charge for doing so,
reasonable access to and the right to make copies of the books and records of the Propane Group Entities and those relating to the Propane Business for the purposes of assisting NRGY and its Affiliates (a)&nbsp;in complying with the Contributor
Parties&#146; obligations under this Agreement (including to comply with any indemnity obligations), (b)&nbsp;in preparing and delivering any accounting statements provided for under this Agreement and adjusting, prorating and settling the charges
and credits provided for in this Agreement, (c)&nbsp;in owning or operating the Retained Assets, the Retained Propane Business Liabilities or the Other Retained Liabilities, (d)&nbsp;in asserting, defending or otherwise dealing with any claim or
dispute, known or unknown, under this Agreement or with respect to Retained Assets, the Retained Propane Business Liabilities or the Other Retained Liabilities or (e)&nbsp;in asserting, defending or otherwise dealing with any claim or dispute by or
against the Contributor Parties or their Affiliates relating to the Propane Business. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.14 <U>Exchange Offer</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the later of the Execution Date and the filing of NRGY&#146;s Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2012, Acquirer shall prepare an offer to exchange relating to the issuance of the Exchange Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer (including any amendments or supplements thereto, the &#147;<B><I>Offer to
Exchange</I></B>&#148;) and as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter commence the Exchange Offer. Acquirer shall also take any action required to be taken under any applicable state securities Laws in connection with the Exchange Offer, and
NRGY shall furnish all information concerning NRGY and the holders of NRGY Notes as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that Acquirer shall not be required to qualify or register as a
foreign entity or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or registered or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign entity. No amendment or
supplement to the Offer to Exchange will be made by Acquirer without NRGY&#146;s prior consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and without providing NRGY a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. The
Exchange Offer will comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the federal securities laws, and the Offer to Exchange will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the completion of the Exchange Offer any information relating to Acquirer
or NRGY, or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by Acquirer or NRGY which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Offer to Exchange, so that any of such documents 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 circulated to the holders of NRGY Notes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Acquirer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer. Acquirer may not amend, supplement, modify or waive any terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer, or extend,
terminate or withdraw the Exchange Offer, without NRGY&#146;s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Acquirer shall keep NRGY informed with respect to all material activity concerning the
status of the Exchange Offer and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, will promptly provide to NRGY all reports issued by the exchange agent for the Exchange Offer as to the principal amounts of NRGY Notes tendered pursuant to the
Exchange Offer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) NRGY shall cause the appropriate Representatives of the applicable members of the Propane Group Entities
to execute and deliver any definitive documents or other certificates or documents as may be reasonably requested by Acquirer for delivery at the consummation of the Exchange Offer. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Acquirer shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, (i)&nbsp;promptly upon request by the Contributor Parties, reimburse the
Contributor Parties for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs (with no mark-up) incurred by the Contributor Parties in connection with the cooperation provided for in <U>Section&nbsp;5.14(d)</U> (such reimbursement to be made promptly
and in any event within seven (7)&nbsp;Business Days of delivery of reasonably acceptable documentation evidencing such expenses) and (ii)&nbsp;indemnify and hold harmless the Contributor Parties and their respective Affiliates and Representatives
from and against any and all Losses suffered or incurred by them in connection with the arrangement of the Exchange Offer arising out of any information utilized in connection therewith provided by Acquirer. All non-public or otherwise confidential
information regarding the Propane Business obtained by Acquirer, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;5.14</U> shall be kept confidential in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;5.9</U>, except that Acquirer
shall be permitted to disclose such information to rating agencies to the extent necessary in connection with the Exchange Offer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Acquirer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered by the exchange agent for the Exchange Offer, to NRGY on or prior to the Settlement Date, the letters of transmittal and consent submitted by holders
of the NRGY Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.15 <U>Resignations</U>. At or prior to the Contribution
Closing, the Contributor Parties will cause the representatives, officers and directors (and equivalents) of the Propane Group Entities to resign or be removed from all representative, officer and director positions (and equivalents) as of the
Contribution Closing Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.16 <U>Names and Marks</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Acquirer hereby acknowledges that all right, title and interest in and to the &#147;INERGY&#148; and &#147;INERGY PROPANE&#148;
names, together with all variations and acronyms thereof and all trademarks, service marks, Internet domain names, trade names, trade dress, logos, slogans, company names and registrations and applications for registrations thereof, and other
identifiers of source or goodwill, containing or incorporating any of the foregoing (collectively, the &#147;<B><I>Retained Names and Marks</I></B>&#148;) are owned by the Contributor Parties or their respective Affiliates, and that, except as
expressly provided below, any and all rights of Acquirer, the Propane Group Entities or their respective Affiliates to use the Retained Names and Marks shall terminate as of the Contribution Closing, and shall immediately revert to the Contributor
Parties, along with any and all goodwill associated therewith. Acquirer further acknowledges that neither Acquirer, its Affiliates, nor the Propane Group Entities or their respective Subsidiaries shall have any rights, or are acquiring any rights to
use the Retained Names and Marks, except as expressly provided herein. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Acquirer and its Subsidiaries shall, for a period of three (3)&nbsp;years after the
Contribution Closing Date, be entitled to use, solely in connection with the operation of the Acquired Assets and the Propane Business, the Retained Names and Marks, in substantially the same manner as said names and marks were used by the Acquired
Assets or the Propane Business prior to such date (including in the names of the Propane Group Entities), after which period Acquirer shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries (including the Propane Group Entities) to, cease using the Retained Names
and Marks. During such three (3)&nbsp;year period, Acquirer and its Subsidiaries shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to remove the Retained Names and Marks from signs, Tangible Property labels and other indicia visible to the public as
soon as reasonably practical. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) As soon as reasonably practical following the Contribution Closing Date and for a period of
three (3)&nbsp;years thereafter, NRGY shall cause the Internet domain <I><U>www.inergypropane.com</U></I> to consist of a single web page, containing (with appropriate explanation) (i)&nbsp;a link to <I><U>www.suburbanpropane.com</U></I> (or any
successor thereto), and (ii)&nbsp;a link to <I><U>www.inergylp.com</U></I> (or any successor thereto of which Acquirer is notified by NRGY). Acquirer shall, as soon as reasonably practical following the date hereof, propose the layout and wording of
such page to NRGY, for NRGY&#146;s prior consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and NGRY shall thereafter promptly cause such page to be posted on such domain. For an additional two (2)&nbsp;year period following the
three (3)&nbsp;year period described herein, NRGY shall cause the Internet domain <I><U>www.inergypropane.com</U></I> to consist of a single web page, containing a link to <I><U>www.inergylp.com </U></I>(or any successor thereto). NRGY shall renew
and/or maintain as applicable, ownership of the domain name registration of the <I>www.inergypropane.com</I> Internet domain with the appropriate domain registrars for a period of at least five (5)&nbsp;years following the Contribution Closing Date.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) As soon as reasonably practical following the Contribution Closing Date and for a period of three (3)&nbsp;years
thereafter, NRGY shall cause (i)&nbsp;the &#147;INERGY&#148; trademark (and associated logo) to be removed from all pages of the <I>www.inergypropanenypadiv.com </I>website, (ii)&nbsp;a link to <I><U>www.suburbanpropane.com</U></I> (or any successor
thereto) to be added to the homepage of the <I><U>www.inergypropanenypadiv.com</U></I> website, and (iii)&nbsp;an express reference to the historical fact that the business described therein, was previously conducted under the Retained Names and
Marks but is no longer affiliated with the Contributor Parties, to be added to the <I><U>www.inergypropanenypadiv.com</U></I> homepage. Acquirer shall, as soon as reasonably practical following the date hereof, propose the layout and wording of such
page to NRGY, for NRGY&#146;s prior consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and NGRY shall thereafter promptly cause such page to be posted on such domain. For an additional two (2)&nbsp;year period following the three
(3)&nbsp;year period described herein, NGRY shall cause the Internet domain <I><U>www.inergypropanenypadiv.com</U></I> to consist of a single blank web page. NRGY shall renew and/or maintain as applicable, ownership of the domain name registration
of the <I><U>www.inergypropaneypadiv.com</U></I> Internet domain with the appropriate domain registrars for a period of at least five (5)&nbsp;years following the Contribution Closing Date. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) In no event shall Acquirer, the Propane Group Entities or their respective Affiliates,
register or attempt to register the Retained Names and Marks or any confusingly similar trade names, trademarks or service marks, or cause the Retained Names and Marks or any confusingly similar trade names, trademarks or service marks to be
registered in any country, state or other jurisdiction. Acquirer, its Affiliates and the Propane Group Entities agree not to attack or contest or assist others in attacking or contesting the Retained Names and Marks or the Contributor Parties&#146;
rights in the Retained Names and Marks. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Acquirer hereby acknowledges that in the event of any breach or threatened breach of this <U>Section&nbsp;5.16</U>, the Contributor Parties, in
addition to any other remedies available, shall be entitled to seek a preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order or other equivalent relief restraining Acquirer, the Propane Group Entities or any of their respective Affiliates from any such
breach or threatened breach. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Acquirer shall have the right
to: (i)&nbsp;keep records and other historical or archived documents containing or referencing the Retained Names and Marks and (ii)&nbsp;refer to the historical fact that the Acquired Assets and the Propane Business were previously conducted under
the Retained Names and Marks; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that with respect to any such reference, Acquirer shall make explicit that the Acquired Assets, the Propane Group Entities and the Propane Business are no longer affiliated with the
Contributor Parties. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.17 <U>Updates</U>. The Contributor Parties, on the one hand, and Acquirer, on the other
hand, may, prior to the Contribution Closing Date, deliver to the other Parties modifications, changes or updates to (a)&nbsp;the Contributor Disclosure Schedule or the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, in order to disclose or take into
account facts, matters or circumstances which arise or occur between the Execution Date and the Contribution Closing Date and which, if existing or occurring as of the Execution Date, would have been required to be set forth or described in such
Disclosure Schedule and (b)&nbsp;<U>Schedule 3.15(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule to include contracts entered into prior to the Execution Date but not included in the original of such schedule (all of the foregoing, the
&#147;<B><I>Post-Signing Information</I></B>&#148;). Such Post-Signing Information provided to Acquirer in accordance with this <U>Section&nbsp;5.17</U> (a)&nbsp;shall not be deemed to modify any representation, warranty or covenant made in this
Agreement for purposes of <U>Section&nbsp;6.2</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;6.3</U> or <U>Article VIII</U>, (b)&nbsp;shall not be deemed to cure any breach of representation, warranty or covenant made in this Agreement and (c)&nbsp;shall not reduce any
indemnification obligations arising under <U>Article VIII</U>. The Contributor Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to Acquirer, by the earlier of the Contribution Closing Date or sixty (60)&nbsp;days after the Execution
Date, a list of all propane tanks or cylinders with a capacity of 100 pounds or greater that are (1)&nbsp;owned by any Propane Group Entity, (2)&nbsp;leased to a customer of the Propane Business and (3)&nbsp;located on such customer&#146;s premises.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.18 <U>Insurance</U>. From and after the Contribution Closing Date, the
Acquired Assets and the Propane Group Entities shall cease to be insured by the insurance policies of NRGY or its Affiliates or by any of NRGY&#146;s self-insured programs, except with respect to the Other Retained Liabilities and the Retained
Propane Business Liabilities. For the avoidance of doubt, NRGY shall retain all rights to control its insurance policies and programs, including the right to exhaust, settle, release, commute, buy back or otherwise resolve disputes with respect to
any of its insurance policies and programs in connection with the Other Retained Liabilities and the Retained Propane Business Liabilities; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that NRGY shall not (a)&nbsp;amend, terminate or eliminate any of its
insurance policies or programs with respect to which any claim has been made, but not settled, with respect to the Acquired Assets or any Propane Group Entity on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date or (b)&nbsp;amend, terminate or eliminate any
occurrence-based insurance policies, but will retain such policies for a period equal to the applicable statute of limitations. The Contributor Parties shall provide, at the sole cost and expense of Acquirer, such assistance as Acquirer may
reasonably request between the Execution Date and the Contribution Closing to assist Acquirer and the Propane Group Entities in obtaining insurance policies and programs with respect to the Acquired Assets and the Propane Business at the
Contribution Closing. Prior to the Contribution Closing, NRGY shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, notify its insurance carriers of any claims or potential claims that, to the Knowledge of the Contributor Parties, (A)&nbsp;Inergy Sales has with
respect to the Acquired Assets arising on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date or (B)&nbsp;the Propane Group Entities have with respect to incidents occurring on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.19 <U>Release from Credit Support Instruments</U>. At or prior to the Contribution Closing, Acquirer shall use reasonable
best efforts to, and shall cause its Affiliates to use reasonable best efforts to, secure the unconditional release, as of the Contribution Closing Date, of any NRGY Entity from the credit support instruments set forth in <U>Schedule 5.19</U> of the
Contributor Disclosure Schedule (the &#147;<B><I>Credit Support Instruments</I></B>&#148;), including effecting such release by providing guarantees or other credit support, and Acquirer shall use reasonable best efforts to, and shall cause its
Affiliates to use reasonable best efforts to, be substituted in all respects for each NRGY Entity that is party to the Credit Support Instrument, so that the Suburban Entities shall be solely responsible for the obligations of such Credit Support
Instrument, only with respect to the Acquired Assets and the Propane Business, from and after the Contribution Closing Date; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that in no event shall reasonable best efforts require Acquirer or its Affiliates to agree
(a)&nbsp;to make any payment to obtain such release (other than ordinary processing or administrative fees), (b)&nbsp;to change the terms of any Contract to which such credit support applies in any manner that is adverse to Acquirer or any of its
Affiliates or (c)&nbsp;to any restriction in the operations of their respective businesses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the release or substitution of the Credit Support Instruments shall be borne by Acquirer. To the extent
Acquirer is unable to obtain release for any Credit Support Instrument prior to the Contribution Closing, Acquirer shall indemnify the NRGY Entities for any and all Losses arising from or relating to the Credit Support Instruments, other than Losses
arising from Retained Propane Business Liabilities and the Other Retained Liabilities. In the event that any Credit Support Instrument has not been terminated and the applicable NRGY Entity has not been released as of the Contribution Closing Date,
such NRGY Entity shall be permitted to terminate such Credit Support Instrument as promptly as possible under the terms of such Credit Support Instrument; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the termination of such Credit Support Instrument does
not result in termination or a material change to the Contract to which such credit support applies, except in connection with the end of any primary or renewal term of any such Contract or Credit Support Instrument. Nothing in this
<U>Section&nbsp;5.19</U> shall be deemed to release any NRGY Entity from the obligations of any Credit Support Instrument relating to the Retained Propane Business Liabilities or the Other Retained Liabilities. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.20 <U>Filing of Form S-1; Other Actions</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) No later than five (5)&nbsp;Business Days after the filing of NRGY&#146;s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2012,
Acquirer shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the distribution of Suburban Common Units by NRGY in the Spin-Off (including any amendments or supplements thereto, the &#147;<B><I>Form&nbsp;S-1</I></B>&#148;).
Acquirer shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Form S-1 declared effective under the Securities Act within 180 days after the Contribution Closing Date and to keep the Form S-1 effective as long as necessary to consummate the Spin-Off
and the other transactions contemplated hereby. Acquirer shall also take any action required to be taken under any applicable state securities Laws in connection with the Spin-Off, and NRGY shall furnish all information concerning NRGY and the NRGY
Unitholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that Acquirer shall not be required to qualify or register as a foreign corporation or to take any action that would subject it to
general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or registered or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign corporation. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Form S-1 will be made by
Acquirer without NRGY&#146;s prior consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and without providing NRGY a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. Acquirer or NRGY, as applicable, will advise the other
promptly after it receives oral or written notice of the time when the Form S-1 has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the Suburban Common Units for
offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any oral or written request by the SEC for amendment of the Form S-1 or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information, and will promptly provide the other with
copies of any written communication from the SEC or any state securities commission. If at any time prior to the Spin-Off any information relating to Acquirer or NRGY, or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors, is discovered by
Acquirer or NRGY which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Form S-1, so that any of such documents 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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Acquirer shall provide access to its books and records as may be reasonably necessary for
the Contributor Parties or any of their Affiliates, or any of their respective advisors or Representatives, to conduct customary due diligence with respect to the financial statements of the Suburban Entities and other information concerning the
Suburban Entities contained in or incorporated by reference into the Form S-1 or to enable an accounting firm to prepare and deliver a customary comfort letter with respect to financial information relating to the Suburban Entities. Acquirer shall
use reasonable best efforts to cause their independent accountants to provide any consent necessary to the filing of the Form S-1 and to deliver a customary comfort letter to NRGY with respect to financial information relating to the Suburban
Entities contained in the Form S-1. Acquirer shall provide such customary representation letters as are necessary in connection therewith. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The Contributor Parties shall use reasonable best effort to promptly deliver or cause to
be delivered to Acquirer such information about the Acquired Assets and the Propane Group Entities as may be required under the Securities Act to be included in the Form S-1 (by furnishing such information in writing), and the Contributor Parties
shall use reasonable best efforts to (i)&nbsp;provide, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries, officers and employees to provide, reasonable cooperation in connection with the preparation of the Form S-1, including by permitting reasonable
access to the auditors, auditor work papers, employees books and records and any financial data reasonably requested by Acquirer in connection therewith and (ii)&nbsp;cause their independent public accountants to provide any consent necessary for
the filing of the Form S-1 and to deliver a customary comfort letter to Acquirer with respect to financial information relating to the Propane Group Entities contained in the Form S-1. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) NRGY shall take all action necessary in accordance with applicable Laws, the rules of the NYSE and the Organizational Documents of
NRGY to duly give notice of the Spin-Off, and to declare a record date for such Spin-Off to occur as promptly as practicable after the Form S-1 is declared effective under the Securities Act. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Each of NRGY and Inergy Sales agrees that during the period from the Contribution Closing Date until 180 days after the Contribution
Closing Date (the &#147;<B><I>Holding Period</I></B>&#148;), at any meeting of the unitholders of Acquirer, however called, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, it shall (A)&nbsp;appear at the meeting, or otherwise cause all Suburban
Common Units held by it to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and (B)&nbsp;vote or cause all Suburban Common Units held by it to be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the board of supervisors of
Acquirer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither Inergy nor Inergy Sales shall be required to vote, or to cause the Suburban Common Units held by each such entity to be voted, in accordance with the recommendations of
the board of supervisors of Acquirer with respect to any matter requiring the approval or vote of the holders of Suburban Common Units, which matter if approved would adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of NRGY or Inergy Sales,
as holders of Suburban Common Units, as compared to all other holders of Suburban Common Units, as a class. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Each of NRGY
and Inergy Sales agrees that during the Holding Period, it shall not Transfer any Suburban Common Units received as part of the Equity Consideration, except pursuant to the Spin-Off or, with respect to Inergy Sales, a distribution of the Inergy
Sales Equity Consideration by Inergy Sales to NRGY. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) NRGY hereby consents to being named as an &#147;underwriter&#148; in
the Form&nbsp;S-1. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.21 <U>NYSE Listing</U>. Acquirer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Suburban Common Units comprising the Equity Consideration to be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the effective date of the Form S-1. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.22 <U>Employees and Benefits</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Prior to the Contribution Closing, NRGY shall cause the employment (including any employment agreements (common law or otherwise)) of
all employees of Inergy Sales (&#147;<B><I>Inergy Sales Employees</I></B>&#148;) to be transferred to Inergy Propane. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law, and except for (i)&nbsp;any employees (other than any union employees
who do not participate in Propane Group Benefit Plans providing health and welfare benefits) who are on a medical or other leave of absence from active employment as of the Contribution Closing Date (such employees, including any Inergy Sales
Employees who are on a medical or other leave of absence from active employment as of the Contribution Closing Date, &#147;<B><I>Leave Employees</I></B>&#148;) and (ii)&nbsp;those employees whose names or positions are set forth on <U>Schedule
5.22(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule or the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule (the &#147;<B><I>Excluded Employees</I></B>&#148;) (all of whom shall on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date be transferred to NRGY, NRGY GP or one of their
Affiliates other than the Propane Group Entities and remain employees of the NRGY Entities from and after the Contribution Closing Date), upon the Contribution Closing Date, all of the Propane Group Employees (including the Inergy Sales Employees)
shall remain employees of the Propane Group Entities. For a period of at least six (6)&nbsp;months following the Contribution Closing Date, Acquirer agrees that it shall not reduce the base salary or wage paid to any Propane Group Employee or
Transferred Leave Employee to a level that is less than the base salary (or the base wage rate) applicable with respect to such Propane Group Employee or Transferred Leave Employee as of the time immediately preceding the Contribution Closing Date
(or, with respect to any Transferred Leave Employee, the date such employee returns to active service); <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that, subject to <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(i)</U>, nothing contained in this section shall in any way limit
Acquirer&#146;s, any of its Subsidiaries&#146; or the Propane Group Entities&#146; rights to terminate the employment of any employee at any time following the Contribution Closing Date. Acquirer agrees that upon a Leave Employee&#146;s return to
active service with the Propane Business, the Propane Group Entities or one of their Affiliates will offer employment (at the same base salary or hourly wage as was in effect prior to the applicable employee&#146;s leave of absence) to such Leave
Employee, provided, however, that, except with respect to Leave Employees on military leave as of the Contribution Closing Date, Acquirer&#146;s obligation to offer employment to returning Leave Employees shall apply only with respect to Leave
Employees who return to active service with the Propane Business within six months after the initial date of commencement of such Leave Employee&#146;s leave of absence. The foregoing provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(a)</U> shall be subject
to the terms of, and shall not apply to the extent prohibited by, any collective bargaining agreement that may apply with respect to a particular Leave Employee, provided that, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, NRGY,
NRGY GP and their Affiliates (other than the Propane Group Entities) shall retain all Liabilities with respect to, and shall continue to provide health and welfare benefit coverage to, any such Leave Employee until such Leave Employee becomes a
Transferred Leave Employee in accordance with the last sentence of this <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(a)</U>. Leave Employees who return to active service with the Propane Group Entities or one of their Affiliates within the time period required by this
<U>Section&nbsp;5.22(a)</U> and become employed by the Propane Group Entities or their Affiliates upon their return to active service shall hereinafter be referred to as &#147;Transferred Leave Employees.&#148; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Prior to the Contribution Closing, NRGY shall cause the Select Propane Benefit Plans set forth on <U>Schedule 5.22(b)</U> of the
Contributor Disclosure Schedule (the &#147;<B><I>Excluded Benefit Plans</I></B>&#148;) to be transferred to NRGY, NRGY GP or one of their Affiliates other than the Propane Group Entities. Effective as of 12:01 am Eastern time on the day after the
Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service), each Propane Group Employee and Transferred Leave Employee shall be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plans
provided by Acquirer and its Affiliates (the &#147;<B><I>Suburban Benefit Plans</I></B>&#148;) on the same terms and conditions as similarly situated employees of Acquirer and its Affiliates. The Propane Group Employees and Transferred Leave
Employees shall receive credit for service with the Propane Group Entities and their Affiliates prior to the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service) for purposes
of eligibility, vesting and benefit accruals under all Suburban Benefit Plans made available to them to the same extent such credit would be recognized under any comparable Propane Group Benefit Plan; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that in no
event shall such credit result in the duplication of benefits or the funding thereof. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) NRGY shall cause the Inergy Companies 401(k) Retirement Plan (the &#147;<B><I>NRGY
401(k) Plan</I></B>&#148;) to fully vest each Propane Group Employee and Transferred Leave Employee as of the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service). Each Propane
Group Employee and Transferred Leave Employee participating in the NRGY 401(k) Plan as of the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service) shall cease such
participation on such date and shall be given the opportunity to elect to receive a distribution of their account balance or &#147;rollover&#148; such account balance (in cash, but, if permitted by Acquirer in its sole discretion, including any
promissory notes for associated participant loans) to Acquirer&#146;s 401(k) plan, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such plan and applicable Law. Acquirer, Suburban GP, NRGY and NRGY GP shall reasonably cooperate in
order to facilitate any such distribution or rollover and to effect an eligible rollover distribution for those Propane Group Employees and Transferred Leave Employees who elect to rollover their account balances directly into Acquirer&#146;s 401(k)
plan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Provided that NRGY complies with its obligations under this Section&nbsp;5.22(d) and the information described
herein is provided to Acquirer, Acquirer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause Acquirer&#146;s or its Affiliates medical and dental plans covering the Propane Group Employees and Transferred Leave Employees after the Contribution
Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service) (the &#147;<B><I>Suburban Medical Plans</I></B>&#148;) to recognize any out-of-pocket medical and dental expenses incurred by each of
the Propane Group Employees and Transferred Leave Employees and their eligible dependents prior to the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service) and during the
calendar year in which the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service) occurs for purposes of determining deductibles under the Suburban Medical Plans. As soon as
practicable after, but no later than thirty (30)&nbsp;days following, the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service), NRGY shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause its third-party benefits administrator to, provide Acquirer a schedule in writing detailing each Propane Group Employee&#146;s and Transferred Leave Employee&#146;s claims made and deductibles paid with respect to the Propane Group
Benefit Plans providing medical and dental benefits as of the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service). In addition, Acquirer shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Suburban Medical Plans to waive all eligibility waiting periods, evidence of insurability requirements and preexisting condition limitations with respect to the Propane Group Employees and Transferred Leave Employees and their
eligible dependents to the extent they did not apply under the comparable Propane Group Benefit Plan. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law, Acquirer shall assume and
honor, or shall cause its relevant Affiliates to assume and honor, all liabilities for all earned or accrued but unused vacation and other paid time off benefits of the Propane Group Employees and Transferred Leave Employees with the Propane Group
Entities (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, NRGY and its Affiliates) as of the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service). As soon as reasonably
practicable on or following the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service), but no later than ten (10)&nbsp;Business Days, NRGY shall provide Acquirer a schedule in
writing detailing each such Propane Group Employee&#146;s and Transferred Leave Employee&#146;s earned or accrued vacation and other paid time off that has been used from January&nbsp;1, 2012 through and including the Contribution Closing Date (or,
with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service). During the balance of the calendar year 2012 following the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such
employee returns to active service), if any, the Propane Group Employees and Transferred Leave Employees shall be eligible for vacation and other paid time off benefits under the terms of the vacation and other paid time off benefit policies of NRGY
and its Affiliates in effect as of the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service). For the calendar year 2013 and each year thereafter, the Propane Group Employees
and Transferred Leave Employees shall be eligible for vacation and other paid time off benefits under the terms of the vacation and other paid time off benefit policies of Acquirer and its Affiliates as in effect from time to time, in each case
after giving credit for each such Propane Group Employee&#146;s and Transferred Leave Employee&#146;s service with NRGY in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(b)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Both before and after the Contribution Closing Date, NRGY shall be responsible for and discharge, and shall cause its relevant Affiliates to be responsible for and discharge, any workers&#146;
compensation liabilities in respect of any Propane Business Personnel arising as a result of any action, omission, failure to act or other matter or thing that occurred or occurs on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date. Effective as of the
Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service), Acquirer shall be responsible for and discharge, and shall cause its relevant Affiliates to be responsible for and
discharge, all workers&#146; compensation liabilities in respect of Propane Group Employees and Transferred Leave Employees arising as a result of any action, omission, failure to act or other matter or thing that occurs after the Contribution
Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service). </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) NRGY and Acquirer agree to coordinate the transition of NRGY&#146;s health care flexible
spending account plan (the &#147;<B><I>NRGY FSA Plan</I></B>&#148;) with respect to the Propane Group Employees as described in Situation 2 of IRS Revenue Ruling 2002-32. Acquirer agrees to establish and maintain, or make provision for, the
establishment of a health care flexible spending account plan (the &#147;<B><I>Suburban FSA Plan</I></B>&#148;) applicable to the Propane Group Employees and the election by any such Propane Group Employee under the welfare benefit plans covering
such Propane Group Employees immediately prior to the Contribution Closing Date shall be continued as an election as if made under Acquirer&#146;s health care flexible spending account plan from the beginning of NRGY&#146;s plan year.
Acquirer&#146;s health care flexible spending account plan shall provide for reimbursement of medical care expenses incurred by the Propane Group Employees at any time during NRGY&#146;s plan year, excluding claims incurred and paid prior to the
Contribution Closing Date, which shall remain the responsibility of NRGY, up to the amount of the applicable Propane Group Employees&#146; election and reduced by amounts previously reimbursed by NRGY. As soon as reasonably practicable after, but no
later than thirty (30)&nbsp;Business Days following, the Contribution Closing Date, NRGY shall provide Acquirer a schedule in writing with each Propane Group Employee&#146;s health care flexible spending account election for the plan year that
includes the Contribution Closing Date and the amount of each Propane Group Employee&#146;s periodic salary reductions and the expense reimbursements provided to the Propane Group Employees under the NRGY FSA Plan, if any, on a claim by claim basis,
as of the Contribution Closing Date. If, as of the Contribution Closing Date, the aggregate amount reimbursed to the Propane Group Employees under the NRGY FSA Plan for the plan year in which the Contribution Closing Date occurs exceeds the
aggregate amount of contributions made by the Propane Group Employees to the NRGY FSA Plan for such plan year, then, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Contribution Closing Date, Acquirer or the Suburban FSA Plan shall pay to NRGY or the
NRGY FSA Plan an amount in cash equal to such excess. As soon as practicable following the Contribution Closing Date, NRGY shall cause to be transferred to the Suburban FSA Plan an amount in cash equal to the excess of the aggregate accumulated
contributions to the flexible spending reimbursement accounts under the NRGY FSA Plan made during the year in which the Contribution Closing Date occurs by the Propane Group Employees over the aggregate reimbursement payouts made for such year from
such accounts to such employees. Acquirer shall cause such amounts to be credited to each such employee&#146;s corresponding accounts under the Suburban FSA Plan in which such employees participate following the Contribution Closing Date. The
foregoing provisions of this Section&nbsp;5.22(g) shall apply <I>mutatis mutandis</I> with respect to any Transferred Leave Employees, provided that with respect to such employees, references in this Section&nbsp;5.22(g) to the Contribution Closing
Date shall be deemed to refer to the applicable employees date of hire after the Contribution Closing Date by Acquirer, the Propane Group Entities or any of their Affiliates. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) From and after the Contribution Closing Date, NRGY, NRGY GP or one of their Affiliates other than the Propane Group Entities shall remain responsible for all responsibilities and obligations for
continuation coverage under COBRA (&#147;<B><I>COBRA Obligations</I></B>&#148;) for all individuals who are M&amp;A qualified beneficiaries (within the meaning assigned to such term under Q&amp;A-4 of Section&nbsp;54.4980B-9 of the Treasury
Regulations) and any state continuation coverage requirements with respect to the Propane Business Personnel and their qualified beneficiaries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) From and after the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service), each full-time (as determined by applying NRGY&#146;s
standards for such a determination for the first twelve months following the Contribution Closing Date) Propane Group Employee and Transferred Leave Employee shall be eligible to participate in Acquirer&#146;s severance program maintained for
similarly situated employees of Suburban GP and its Affiliates as set forth on <U>Schedule 5.22(i)</U>, which such program shall recognize credit for each full-time (as determined by applying NRGY&#146;s standards for such a determination for the
first twelve months following the Contribution Closing Date) Propane Group Employee&#146;s or Transferred Leave Employee&#146;s service with the Propane Group Entities, NRGY and their respective Affiliates, provided, however, that any Propane Group
Employee or Transferred Leave Employee that does not execute a restrictive covenant and employee invention and confidentiality agreement per the same terms and conditions of similarly situated new hires of Acquirer and its Affiliates shall not be
eligible to receive severance payments or benefits under Acquirer&#146;s severance program described in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(i)</U>. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) Nothing herein express or implied by this Agreement shall (i)&nbsp;confer upon any
Propane Group Employee, Leave Employee, Excluded Employee, dependent or beneficiary, or representative thereof, any rights or remedies, including any right to employment or benefits for any specified period, of any nature or kind whatsoever, under
or by reason of this Agreement, or (ii)&nbsp;be deemed to amend or restrict any authority to amend any employee benefit plan of NRGY, the Propane Group Entities, Acquirer or any of their respective Affiliates. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) NRGY and NRGY GP agree and acknowledge that NRGY, NRGY GP and their Affiliates other than the Propane Group Entities shall retain,
assume and be solely responsible for and shall, following the Contribution Closing Date, indemnify and hold Acquirer and its Affiliates (including the Propane Group Entities) harmless for, any and all Liabilities (i)&nbsp;relating to or in
connection with the employment (or termination thereof) of any Excluded Employees or Leave Employees (unless and until such Leave Employees become Transferred Leave Employees), except as expressly set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22</U> or
(ii)&nbsp;under, in connection with or relating to any Non-Assumed Plan or any other compensation or benefit plan, policy, program, agreement or arrangement at any time established, maintained, sponsored, administered or contributed to by NRGY, NRGY
GP or any of their ERISA Affiliates (other than the Propane Group Entities), regardless of when any such Liability arises, is incurred, is reported or disclosed. For purposes of this Agreement, &#147;<B><I>Non-Assumed Plans</I></B>&#148; shall mean
the Excluded Plans and any Propane Group Benefit Plan that is not a Select Propane Benefit Plan. Without limiting the foregoing, from and after the Contribution Closing Date, none of Acquirer, Suburban GP, any of their Affiliates or any Propane
Group Entity shall have any Liability for any claims with respect to Propane Group Employees or Transferred Leave Employees that relate to, arise or are incurred in connection with service on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date (or, with
respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such employee returns to active service). Acquirer agrees that except as expressly set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22</U>, none of NRGY, NRGY GP or any of their Affiliates shall have any Liability for
any claims with respect to Propane Group Employees or Transferred Leave Employees that relate to, arise or are incurred in connection with service after the Contribution Closing Date (or, with respect to Transferred Leave Employees, the date such
employee returns to active service). For purposes hereof, the date on which a benefit claim is incurred will be: (i)&nbsp;in the case of a death claim, the date of death; (ii)&nbsp;in the case of a short term disability claim or long term disability
claim or a life insurance premium waiver claim, the date of the first incidence of disability, illness, injury or disease that first qualifies an individual for benefits or to commence a qualifying period for benefits; (iii)&nbsp;in the case of
health care benefits, including, without limitation, dental and medical treatments, the date of treatment or the date of purchase of eligible medical or dental supplies; and (iv)&nbsp;in the case of a claim for drug or vision benefits, the date the
prescription was filled. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(l) The Contributor Parties shall notify any labor unions associated with the Propane Business
Personnel of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement within the time periods required by any collective bargaining agreements. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(m) Within ten (10)&nbsp;days after the date hereof, NRGY, NRGY GP, Inergy Sales, Inergy
Propane or their Affiliates, as applicable, shall provide to Acquirer a schedule setting forth the name of each Propane Business Personnel and, with respect to each such Person, (a)&nbsp;such individual&#146;s annualized base salary or pay rate as
of the date of this Agreement (together with such individual&#146;s hourly wage, if applicable, and pay rate per pay period); (b)&nbsp;job title and/or job category; (c)&nbsp;the location of such individual&#146;s principal place of employment or
service (including which state and local employment and withholding taxes apply); (d)&nbsp;each individual&#146;s date of hire or engagement number of years of credited service under the Propane Group Benefit Plans, as applicable; (e)&nbsp;whether
the individual is in active service or on a leave of absence; (f)&nbsp;employee identification number; (g)&nbsp;whether or not the individual is represented by a union or bargaining or other representative (and if so, the applicable union or
representative), (h)&nbsp;whether the individual is full time or part time; and (i)&nbsp;whether the individual is regular or seasonal. NRGY and NRGY GP shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the following information to Acquirer
within a reasonable period of time prior to the Contribution Closing Date: (w)&nbsp;such Person&#146;s workers&#146; compensation code; (x)&nbsp;the number of hours of vacation and sick-time which such individual has accrued as of the relevant date
(y)&nbsp;whether or not the individual is classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act; and (z)&nbsp;for each individual on a medical or other leave of absence, the date of leave commencement and expected return date. In addition, within
a reasonable period of time after requested, NRGY, NRGY GP, Inergy Sales, Inergy Propane or their Affiliates, as applicable, shall provide to Acquirer such additional information with respect to the Propane Business Personnel or their compensation
or benefits as Acquirer may reasonably request from time to time. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(n) The Parties acknowledge that certain employees may
continue to hold options to purchase common units in NRGY (&#147;<B><I>NRGY Options</I></B>&#148;) following the Contribution Closing Date and that such employees may continue to be entitled to exercise such options following the Contribution
Closing Date in accordance with the terms thereof. Without limiting <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(k)</U>, NRGY and NRGY GP agree that NRGY or NRGY GP shall promptly notify Acquirer immediately upon any exercise of (or any other disposition or occurrence with
respect to) any NRGY Option by any Propane Group Employee or Leave Employee and that NRGY or NRGY GP shall be solely responsible for and shall promptly pay and satisfy any and all Liabilities (including all tax withholding obligations and
Liabilities for employment taxes) incurred in connection with any NRGY Option exercise or other disposition or occurrence, as applicable. Without limiting the foregoing, from and after the Contribution Closing Date, NRGY and NRGY GP shall indemnify,
hold harmless and reimburse Acquirer and its Affiliates, including the Propane Group Entities, for any and all Liabilities incurred by Acquirer and its Affiliates, including the Propane Group Entities in connection with any NRGY Options. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(o) The parties acknowledge that NRGY, NRGY GP, Acquirer, the Propane Group Entities and their respective Affiliates intend to and shall,
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, comply with all applicable labor and other Laws (including any of their respective applicable bargaining obligations) with respect to the Propane Business Personnel that are covered
by the collective bargaining agreements set forth in <U>Schedule 3.19(k)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.23 <U>Intercompany Arrangements</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Except as set forth in <U>Schedule 5.23(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, prior to the Contribution Closing, the
Contributor Parties shall cause any Contract that is referenced in <U>Schedule 3.15(a)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule in response to <U>Section&nbsp;3.15(a)(i)</U>, to be terminated or otherwise amended to exclude any of the Propane
Group Entities as a party thereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) At or prior to the Contribution Closing, all Intercompany Indebtedness between the
Propane Group Entities, on the one hand, and the Contributor Parties and their Affiliates (other than the Propane Group Entities), on the other hand, shall be repaid and settled (including, if necessary, through a contribution to capital).
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.24 <U>Consent to Credit Agreement</U>. At or prior to the Contribution Closing, Acquirer shall use reasonable
best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and use reasonable best efforts to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper and advisable to obtain any consent necessary pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement in order to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.25 <U>Cash at
Closing</U>. At least five (5)&nbsp;days prior to the Contribution Closing Date, NRGY will provide to Acquirer a schedule showing NRGY&#146;s calculation of the cash to be paid to or by Acquirer, as the case may be, under
<U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(xvi)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.26 <U>Release</U>. From and after the Contribution Closing Date, each
Contributor Party, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates (excluding the Propane Group Entities) hereby releases and forever discharges the Propane Group Entities, and each of their respective individual, joint or mutual, past, present and
future officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the &#147;<B><I>Releasees</I></B>&#148;) from any and all claims, demands, actions, obligations, contracts, agreements, debts and Liabilities
whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at law and in equity, which any of the Contributor Parties or any of their respective Affiliates (other than the Propane Group Entities) now has, have ever had or may hereafter
have against the respective Releasees arising prior to or contemporaneously with the Contribution Closing Date or on account of or arising out of any matter, cause or event occurring contemporaneously with or prior to the Contribution Closing Date,
whether pursuant to their respective Organizational Documents, contract or otherwise and whether or not relating to claims pending on, or asserted after, the Contribution Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything to the foregoing, nothing in this
<U>Section&nbsp;5.26</U> shall (a)&nbsp;in any way limit or otherwise restrict any rights the Contributor Parties may have against Acquirer arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements and the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (b)&nbsp;release or discharge any such employee from any Liabilities arising out of or related to any fraud, bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Releasee. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.27 <U>Real Property; Tangible Property</U>. From and after the
Contribution&nbsp;Closing Date, should Acquirer discover any Title Defects with respect to any parcel of Owned Real Property or any item of Tangible Property arising from actions or inactions of the Contributor Parties or the Propane Group Entities
prior to the Contribution Closing Date, and such Title Defects materially interfere with the conduct, operation or use of such Owned Real Property or Tangible Property as conducted, operated or used as of the Contribution Closing Date or prevents
Acquirer&#146;s or a Propane Group Entity&#146;s sale of such Owned Real Property or Tangible Property after the Contribution Closing Date, then, in addition to any remedies provided to Acquirer under Article VIII, the Contributor Parties shall, at
their sole expense and at the request of Acquirer, take all commercially reasonable actions to cure such defects. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.28 <U>Extraordinary Transactions</U>. From and after the Contribution Closing up to the third anniversary date of the
Contribution Closing Date, neither NRGY or Acquirer shall (i)&nbsp;merge with or into another Person, (ii)&nbsp;sell, exchange, transfer (excluding pledges or mortgages entered into in the ordinary course) a majority of such party&#146;s assets
(determined on a consolidated basis) as of such time to a third party(ies) in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (iii)&nbsp;liquidate, (iv)&nbsp;declare any extraordinary dividend, or (v)&nbsp;effect any similar extraordinary
transaction (any such action under clauses (i)&#151;(v) referred to as an &#147;<B><I>Extraordinary Transaction</I></B>&#148;); <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that if, following the consummation of the Extraordinary Transaction, the Party or its
successor (but only if said successor expressly assumes the obligations of such Party under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) is expected to have (i)&nbsp;a tangible net worth determined in accordance with GAAP of at least $200
million or (ii)&nbsp;if the common equity of the Party or its successor will be publicly traded on the NYSE or Nasdaq Global Market, an equity market capitalization of at least $400 million, then in either case the covenant contained in this
<U>Section&nbsp;5.28</U> shall be deemed satisfied. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.29 <U>Dealer-Manager Agreement</U>. Prior to the
commencement of the Exchange Offer, NRGY shall enter into a dealer-manager agreement relating to the Exchange Offer that contains such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations as are customary in dealer-manager
agreements for an exchange offer of debt securities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;VI </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CONDITIONS TO CONTRIBUTION CLOSING </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.1 <U>Conditions to Obligations of Each Party</U>. The respective obligation of each Party to consummate the Contribution Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the
Contribution Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing, in whole or in part, as to a Party by such Party (in such Party&#146;s sole discretion): </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Governmental Restraints</U>. No order, decree, judgment, injunction or other legal restraint or prohibition of any
Governmental Authority shall be in effect, and no Law shall have been enacted or adopted that enjoins, prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements and no Proceeding by any Governmental
Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements shall be pending that seeks to restrain, enjoin, prohibit or delay the transactions contemplated thereby. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>HSR Act</U>. Any applicable waiting period (and any extension
thereof) under the HSR Act applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements shall have expired or shall have been terminated. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Exchange Offer</U>. All conditions to the consummation of the Exchange Offer shall have been satisfied and not waived (other than with the prior written consent of the Parties), and the Exchange
Offer may be consummated in accordance with applicable Law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>NYSE Listing</U>. The Suburban Common Units
comprising the Equity Consideration shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <U>Form S-1</U>. The Form S-1 shall have been declared effective by the SEC; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, this condition shall be deemed satisfied if Acquirer has been advised (orally or in
writing) to its satisfaction by the staff of the SEC that the staff will not object to the occurrence of the Contribution Closing (and the payment of the Equity Consideration as described herein) prior to the effectiveness of the Form S-1 and that
such occurrence will not adversely affect (i)&nbsp;the processing of the Form S-1 by the SEC or (ii)&nbsp;the willingness of the SEC to declare the Form S-1 effective upon the resolution and clearance of all comments issued by the SEC in connection
with its review of the Form S-1. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.2 <U>Conditions to Obligations of Acquirer</U>. The obligation of Acquirer
to consummate the Contribution Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing, in whole or in part, by Acquirer (in
Acquirer&#146;s sole discretion): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Representations and Warranties of Contributor Parties</U>. The
representations and warranties of the Contributor Parties (i)&nbsp;in <U>Article&nbsp;III</U> (other than those contained in <U>Section&nbsp;3.3(a)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;3.3(b)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;3.6</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;3.10(b)</U>)
(x)&nbsp;which are qualified by &#147;material,&#148; &#147;materially&#148; or &#147;Material Adverse Effect&#148; shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Contribution Closing Date as if remade on the Contribution Closing Date (except
for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of such specific date), and (y)&nbsp;which are not qualified by &#147;material,&#148; &#147;materially&#148; or &#147;Material Adverse
Effect&#148; shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Contribution Closing Date as if remade on the Contribution Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of such specific date), and (ii)&nbsp;in <U>Section&nbsp;3.3(a)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;3.3(b)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;3.6</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;3.10(b)</U> shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Contribution
Closing Date as if remade on the Contribution Closing Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Performance</U>. Each Contributor Party
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by such Contributor Party on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Contribution Closing Certificate</U>. Acquirer shall have received
from the Contributor Parties a certificate, dated as of the Contribution Closing Date, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Contributor Parties certifying that the conditions set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;6.2(a)</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;6.2(b)</U>
have been satisfied. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>Contribution Closing Deliverables</U>. The Contributor Parties shall have
delivered or caused to be delivered (or be ready, willing and able to deliver or cause to be delivered) all of the Contribution Closing deliveries set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)</U> and in the other documents contemplated by this Agreement.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <U>Dealer-Manager Agreement</U>. NRGY shall have entered into a dealer-manager agreement relating to the
Exchange Offer that contains such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations as are customary in dealer-manager agreements for an exchange offer of debt securities. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) <U>Auditor Consent</U>. The Contributor Parties shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to Acquirer the consent
of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP for the inclusion of its reports on the Propane Group Entities in any documents to be filed by Acquirer with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction
Agreements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) <U>NRGY Credit Agreement</U>. All Liens on the Acquired Assets or the equity interests of a
Propane Group Entity created, arising under or securing the NRGY Credit Agreement shall have been released by the lenders thereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;6.3 <U>Conditions to Obligations of Contributor Parties</U>. The obligation of the Contributor Parties to consummate the Contribution Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to
the Contribution Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing, in whole or in part, by the Contributor Parties (in the Contributor Parties&#146; sole discretion): </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Representations and Warranties of Acquirer</U>. The representations and warranties of Acquirer (i)&nbsp;in
<U>Article&nbsp;IV</U> (other than those contained in <U>Section&nbsp;4.2</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;4.5</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;4.8(a)</U>) (x)&nbsp;which are qualified by &#147;material,&#148; &#147;materially&#148; or &#147;Material Adverse
Effect&#148; shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Contribution Closing Date as if remade on the Contribution Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all
respects as of such specific date), and (y)&nbsp;which are not qualified by &#147;material,&#148; &#147;materially&#148; or &#147;Material Adverse Effect&#148; shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Contribution Closing Date as
if remade on the Contribution Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date), and (ii)&nbsp;in <U>Section&nbsp;4.2</U>,
<U>Section&nbsp;4.5</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;4.8(a)</U> shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Contribution Closing Date as if remade on the Contribution Closing Date. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Performance</U>. Acquirer shall have performed and complied in all
material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Acquirer on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Contribution Closing Certificate</U>. The Contributor Parties shall have received a certificate, dated as of the
Contribution Closing Date, signed by a Responsible Officer of Acquirer certifying that the conditions set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;6.3(a)</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;6.3(b)</U> have been satisfied. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>Contribution Closing Deliverables</U>. Acquirer shall have delivered or caused to be delivered (or be ready,
willing and able to deliver or cause to be delivered) all of the Contribution Closing deliveries set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(b)</U> and in the other documents contemplated by this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;VII </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TERMINATION RIGHTS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7.1 <U>Termination Rights</U>. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Contribution Closing as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) By mutual written
consent of NRGY, on behalf of the Contributor Parties, and Acquirer; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) By either NRGY, on behalf of the
Contributor Parties, or Acquirer if any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final and non-appealable order, decree, injunction or judgment prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) By either NRGY, on behalf of the Contributor Parties, or Acquirer in the event that the
Contribution Closing has not occurred on or prior to August&nbsp;17, 2012 (the &#147;<B><I>End Date</I></B>&#148;); <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that, if by the End Date, (i)&nbsp;the Contribution Closing has not occurred and (ii)&nbsp;the
conditions set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U> have not been satisfied, the End Date shall be extended by ninety (90)&nbsp;days, upon the election of either NRGY, on behalf of the Contributor Parties, or by Acquirer, in each case in its sole
discretion; <U>provided</U>, <U>further</U>, that, if as of the End Date (as extended pursuant to the first proviso of this <U>Section&nbsp;7.1(c)</U>), the conditions set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U> have not been satisfied, the End Date shall
be extended by an additional ninety (90)&nbsp;days, upon the election of either NRGY, on behalf of the Contributor Parties, or upon the election of Acquirer, in each case in its sole discretion; <U>provided</U>, <U>further</U>, that (1)&nbsp;NRGY
may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;7.1(c)</U> if such failure of the Contribution Closing to occur is due to the failure of any Contributor Party to perform and comply in all material respects with the covenants and
agreements in this Agreement to be performed or complied with by such Contributor Party and (2)&nbsp;Acquirer may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;7.1(c)</U> if such failure of the Contribution Closing to occur is due to
the failure of Acquirer to perform and comply in all material respects with the covenants and agreements in this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Acquirer; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) By Acquirer if Acquirer is not then in material breach of any provision
of this Agreement and there shall have been a breach or inaccuracy of the Contributor Parties&#146; representations and warranties in this Agreement or a failure by a Contributor Party to perform its covenants and agreements in this Agreement, in
any such case in a manner that would result in, if occurring and continuing on the Contribution Closing Date, the failure of the conditions to the Contribution Closing set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;6.2(a)</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;6.2(b)</U>, and such
breach or failure cannot be cured or has not been cured within fifteen (15)&nbsp;days of the receipt by NRGY of written notice thereof from Acquirer; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) By NRGY, on behalf of the Contributor Parties, if the Contributor Parties are not then in material breach of any provision of this Agreement and there shall have been a breach or inaccuracy of
Acquirer&#146;s representations and warranties in this Agreement or a failure by Acquirer to perform its covenants and agreements in this Agreement, in any such case in a manner that would result in, if occurring and continuing on the Contribution
Closing Date, the failure of the conditions to the Contribution Closing set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;6.3(a)</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;6.3(b)</U> and such breach or failure cannot be cured or has not been cured within fifteen (15)&nbsp;days of the
receipt by Acquirer of written notice thereof from NRGY, on behalf of the Contributor Parties. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7.2 <U>Effect of
Termination</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.1</U>,
all rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall terminate, except for the provisions of this <U>Section&nbsp;7.2</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(e)(iii)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;8.2(c)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;8.5</U>, <U>Article&nbsp;IX</U>,
<U>Article&nbsp;X</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;5.5</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;5.7</U>; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) In the event of the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.1</U>, the Parties agree that for a period of one (1)&nbsp;year from and after the Execution Date, neither the Contributor Parties and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, nor
Acquirer and its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall solicit for employment any division presidents, field management level employees or district management level employees (or their counterparts) of the Propane Group Entities, in the case of
Acquirer and its Affiliates, and of Acquirer, Suburban GP and their respective Subsidiaries, in the case of the Contributor Parties and their respective Affiliates with whom the Contributor Parties or Acquirer, as applicable, first came into initial
contact as a result of negotiation of this Agreement while the same are still employed by that Person and for a period of six (6)&nbsp;months following the termination of such employment. The restrictions in the preceding sentence regarding the
prohibition on solicitations shall not apply to any solicitation by way of general advertising, including general solicitations in any local, regional or national newspapers or other publications or circulars or on internet sites or any search firm
engagement which is not directed or focused on employees of the Contributor Parties, Acquirer, Suburban GP or their respective Affiliates, as applicable. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Except to the extent otherwise provided in this <U>Section&nbsp;7.2</U>, the Parties agree that, if this Agreement is terminated, the Parties shall have no liability to each other under or relating to
this Agreement. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) If this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are
terminated pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.1</U>, each Party shall return or destroy all documents and other materials received from the other Parties relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and all confidential
information received by each Party with respect to any other Party shall be subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement which shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of one (1)&nbsp;year thereafter. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by NRGY or Acquirer pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.1(d)</U> or
<U>Section&nbsp;7.1(e)</U>, the Parties hereto shall be entitled to an action for money damages with respect to breaches of representations, warranties or covenants occurring prior to termination; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that such money
damages, including consequential or indirect or punitive damages, shall not exceed $150,000,000. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f)
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Parties agree that if the Contribution Closing has not occurred on or prior to the End Date (as the same may be extended pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;7.1(c)</U>) due to the failure to satisfy
the conditions set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U>, then the Parties shall have no Liability to each other under or relating to this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;VII </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INDEMNIFICATION </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;8.1 <U>Indemnification by the Contributor Parties</U>. Subject to the terms of this <U>Article VIII</U>, from and after the
Contribution Closing (other than with respect to clause (e)(iii) below, which shall apply at all times), the Contributor Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless Acquirer and its Affiliates and their partners, members,
managers, directors, officers, employees, consultants and permitted assigns (each, an &#147;<B><I>Acquirer Indemnitee</I></B>&#148;) from and against any Losses, whether or not involving a Third Party Claim, suffered by any such Acquirer Indemnitee
and relating to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) any breach or inaccuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in <U>Article
III</U> (other than matters relating to any Unitholder Litigation of the Contributor Parties); </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) any breach
of any covenants or agreements of the Contributor Parties set forth in this Agreement; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Excluded Taxes;
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Retained Propane Business Liabilities; and </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Any (i)&nbsp;Retained Asset, (ii)&nbsp;Non-Propane Business Liabilities, (iii)&nbsp;Unitholder Litigation of the
Contributor Parties, (iv)&nbsp;Liabilities listed on <U>Schedule&nbsp;2.1(a)(iii)</U> of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule, and (v)&nbsp;claims or potential claims of which the Contributor Parties are required to notify their insurance carriers
under the last sentence of <U>Section&nbsp;5.18</U> (sub-clauses (i)&nbsp;through (v), collectively, the &#147;<B><I>Other Retained Liabilities</I></B>&#148;). </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;8.2 <U>Indemnification by Acquirer</U>. Subject to the terms of this <U>Article
VIII</U>, from and after the Contribution Closing (other than with respect to clause (c)&nbsp;below, which shall apply at all times), Acquirer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Contributor Parties and their Affiliates and their respective
partners, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, consultants and permitted assigns (each, a &#147;<B><I>Contributor Indemnitee</I></B>&#148;) from and against any Losses, whether or not involving a Third Party Claim, suffered by any such
Contributor Indemnitee and relating to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) any breach or inaccuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in
<U>Article IV</U>; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) any breach of any of the covenants or agreements of Acquirer set forth in this Agreement; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) any Unitholder Litigation of Acquirer; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) the operation of the Propane Business following the Contribution Closing Date. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;8.3 <U>Limitations and Other Indemnity Claim Matters</U>. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
<U>Article&nbsp;VIII</U> or elsewhere in this Agreement, but subject to <U>Section&nbsp;7.2</U>, the following terms shall apply to any claim for monetary damages arising out of this Agreement or related to the transactions contemplated hereby:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Survival; Claims Period</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Parties under this Agreement shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect until twenty four (24)&nbsp;months after the Contribution Closing Date; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that (A)&nbsp;the representations and warranties set forth
in <U>Section&nbsp;3.1</U> (Organization; Qualification), <U>Section&nbsp;3.2</U> (Subsidiaries), <U>Section&nbsp;3.3</U> (Authority; Enforceability), <U>Section&nbsp;3.6</U> (Capitalization), <U>Sections&nbsp;3.7(a)-(c)</U>&nbsp;(Ownership of
Acquired Interests and Acquired Assets), <U>Section&nbsp;3.20</U> (Brokers&#146; Fee), <U>Section&nbsp;4.1</U> (Organization; Qualification), <U>Section&nbsp;4.2</U> (Authority; Enforceability; Valid Issuance), <U>Section&nbsp;4.5</U>
(Capitalization) and <U>Section&nbsp;4.12</U> (Brokers&#146; Fee) (collectively, the &#147;<B><I>Fundamental Representations</I></B>&#148;) shall survive indefinitely, (B)&nbsp;the representations and warranties set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;3.18</U>
(Taxes) and <U>Section&nbsp;4.11</U> (Taxes) and the indemnification set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(c)</U> (Excluded Taxes) shall survive until ninety (90)&nbsp;days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (giving effect to
any waiver, mitigation or extension thereof), (C)&nbsp;the obligations to indemnify and hold harmless with respect to the Losses set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(d)</U> (Retained Propane Business Liabilities) and <U>Section&nbsp;8.2(d)</U>
(Liabilities of the Propane Business incurred after the Contribution Closing Date) shall survive until twenty four (24)&nbsp;months after the Contribution Closing Date, (D)&nbsp;the obligations to indemnify and hold harmless with respect to the
Losses set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(e)</U> (Other Retained Liabilities) and <U>Section&nbsp;8.2(c)</U> (Unitholder Litigation relating to Acquirer) shall survive indefinitely and (E)&nbsp;except as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(a)(i)(C)</U>,
any covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement that by their terms are to be performed in whole or in part after the Contribution Closing Date shall survive until fully discharged. The date on which any such representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement no longer survives in accordance with this <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(a)(i)</U> is referred to herein as the &#147;<B><I>Expiration Date</I></B>.&#148; </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) No action for a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement contained herein (other than (x)&nbsp;the Fundamental Representations and (y)&nbsp;Losses relating to <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(e)</U> (Other Retained Liabilities) or <U>Section&nbsp;8.2(c)</U> (Unitholder Litigation)) shall be brought after the
Expiration Date, except for claims of which a Party has received a Claim Notice setting forth in reasonable detail the claimed misrepresentation or breach of representation, warranty, covenant or agreement with reasonable detail, on or prior to the
Expiration Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Materiality</U>. In determining whether a breach or inaccuracy of any representation
or warranty made hereunder exists and in calculating the amount of indemnifiable Losses incurred by any Indemnified Party arising out of or relating to any such breach or inaccuracy, all qualifications relating to &#147;materiality,&#148;
&#147;material,&#148; &#147;Material Adverse Effect&#148; (other than in <U>Section&nbsp;3.10(b)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;4.8(a)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;5.1(b)(xxvi)(C)</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;5.1(d)(v)(C)</U>) or any similar qualification, shall be
disregarded. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Limits on Indemnification</U>. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement: (i)&nbsp;an Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any Losses pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;8.1</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;8.2</U> (as the case may be) unless and until the aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses which may be recovered
from the Indemnifying Party exceeds an amount equal to $15,000,000 (the &#147;<B><I>Basket</I></B>&#148;), after which the Indemnifying Party shall be liable only for those Losses in excess of the Basket and (ii)&nbsp;the maximum aggregate amount of
indemnifiable Losses which may be recovered from an Indemnifying Party under <U>Section&nbsp;8.1</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;8.2</U> (as the case may be) shall be an amount equal to $150,000,000; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that none of the
limitations set forth in this <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(c)</U> shall apply to Losses arising out of (A)&nbsp;the breach of any of the Fundamental Representations or the representations and warranties set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;3.18</U> (Taxes) or
<U>Section&nbsp;4.11</U> (Taxes), (B)&nbsp;the breach of <U>Section&nbsp;2.5</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;5.12</U>, or (C)&nbsp;for Claims pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(c)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(e)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;8.2(c)</U> or
<U>Section&nbsp;8.2(d)</U>. No Person may recover more than once under this Article VIII in respect of any Loss. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>Minimum Claim</U>. If any Claim or group of related Claims for indemnification by an Indemnified Party that is
indemnifiable under <U>Section&nbsp;8.1</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;8.2</U> results in respective aggregate Losses to such Indemnified Party that do not exceed $250,000, such Losses shall not be deemed to be Losses under this Agreement, shall not be
eligible for indemnification under this <U>Article VIII</U> and shall not be included in the calculations of limitation of Losses set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(c)</U>; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that no minimum claim amount shall apply with
respect to (i)&nbsp;Losses arising out of the breach of any of the Fundamental Representations or the representations and warranties set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;3.18</U> (Taxes) or <U>Section&nbsp;4.11</U> (Taxes), (ii)&nbsp;Losses relating to any
breaches of <U>Section&nbsp;2.5</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;5.12</U>, or (iii)&nbsp;Losses relating to <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(c)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;8.1(e)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;8.2(c)</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;8.2(d)</U>. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <U>Calculation of Losses.</U> In calculating amounts payable to any
Contributor Indemnitee or Acquirer Indemnitee (each such Person, an &#147;<B><I>Indemnified Party</I></B>&#148;) for a claim for indemnification hereunder, the amount of any indemnified Losses shall be determined without duplication of any other
Loss for which an indemnification claim has been made or could be made under any other representation, warranty, covenant or agreement and shall be computed net of (i)&nbsp;payments actually recovered by the Indemnified Party under any insurance
policy with respect to such Losses, net of any associated costs of expenses of recovery, and (ii)&nbsp;any prior actual recovery by the Indemnified Party from any Person with respect to such Losses. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) <U>Waiver of Certain Damages</U>. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in no event shall any Party
be liable to any other Party for punitive, remote or speculative damages of any kind or nature, regardless of the form of action through which such damages are sought, except for any such damages recovered by any third party against an Indemnified
Party in respect of which such Indemnified Party would otherwise be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the terms hereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) <U>Sole and Exclusive Remedy</U>. From and after the Contribution Closing Date, except as otherwise provided in <U>Section&nbsp;9.4</U> of this Agreement, the remedies provided in this
<U>Article&nbsp;VIII</U> shall be the sole and exclusive legal remedies of the Parties with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;8.4 <U>Indemnification Procedures</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Each Indemnified Party
agrees that promptly after it receives notice of any Third Party Claim against such Indemnified Party giving rise to a claim by it for indemnification pursuant to this <U>Article&nbsp;VIII</U>, such Indemnified Party must provide reasonably prompt
written notice (a &#147;<B><I>Claim Notice</I></B>&#148;) to the indemnifying party (the &#147;<B><I>Indemnifying Party</I></B>&#148;) allegedly required to provide indemnification protection under this <U>Article&nbsp;VIII</U> specifying, in
reasonable detail, the nature and basis for such Third Party Claim (<I>e.g.,</I> the underlying representation, warranty, covenant or agreement alleged to have been breached) and the amount (to the extent that the nature and amount of such Third
Party Claim is known or reasonably ascertainable at such time; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that such amount or estimated amount shall not be conclusive of the final amount, if any, of such Third Party Claim). Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
Indemnified Party&#146;s failure to send or delay in sending a Claim Notice of a Third Party Claim will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from liability hereunder with respect to such Third Party Claim except to the extent the Indemnifying Party is
materially prejudiced by such failure or delay and except as is otherwise provided herein, including in <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(f)</U>. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Unless the Indemnifying Party in good faith disputes, within five (5)&nbsp;Business Days
following its receipt of the Claim Notice, in writing its obligation to indemnify an Indemnified Party hereunder against any Losses that may result from a Third Party Claim, and provides the reasons for such dispute, the Indemnifying Party will have
the right, at such Indemnifying Party&#146;s expense, to assume the defense of same including the appointment and selection of counsel on behalf of the Indemnified Party so long as such counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party;
<U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume such defense if (1)&nbsp;the Indemnifying Party is also a Person against whom the Third-Party Claim is made and the Indemnified Party determines in good
faith that joint representation would be inappropriate, (2)&nbsp;the Indemnifying Party fails to provide reasonable assurance to the Indemnified Party of its financial capacity to defend such Third-Party Claim and provide indemnification with
respect to such Third-Party Claim or (3)&nbsp;the Third Party Claim is seeking injunctive relief. If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume the defense of any such Third Party Claim, it shall within thirty (30)&nbsp;days of its receipt of the Claim
Notice, notify the Indemnified Party in writing of its intent to do so. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third-Party Claim, no compromise or settlement of such Third-Party Claims may be effected by the Indemnifying Party without
the Indemnified Party&#146;s consent unless (a)&nbsp;there is no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any Person; (b)&nbsp;the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the
Indemnifying Party; and (c)&nbsp;the Indemnified Party shall have no liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such Third-Party Claims effected without its consent. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any such Third
Party Claim, then the Indemnified Party will be entitled, at its own cost, to participate with the Indemnifying Party in the defense of any such Third Party Claim; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Indemnified Party shall have the right to
employ its own separate counsel, at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, if the Indemnified Party has available to it one or more defenses or counterclaims that are inconsistent with one or more of the defenses or counterclaims alleged by
the Indemnifying Party and which could be materially adverse to the Indemnifying Party, and in any such event the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of
any such Third Party Claim but fails to diligently prosecute such Third Party Claim, or if the Indemnifying Party does not assume the defense of any such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may assume control of such defense and in the event it
is determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in <U>Article&nbsp;IX</U> that the Third Party Claim was a matter for which the Indemnifying Party is required to provide indemnification under the terms of this <U>Article&nbsp;VIII</U>, the
Indemnifying Party will bear the reasonable costs and expenses of such defense (including reasonable attorneys&#146; fees and expenses). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party may not assume the defense of the Third Party Claim (but
will be entitled at its own cost to participate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any such Third Party Claim) if the potential damages under the Third Party Claim could reasonably and in good faith be expected to exceed, in the aggregate
when combined with all Third Party Claims previously made by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party under this <U>Article&nbsp;VIII</U>, the maximum amount the Indemnifying Party may be liable pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(c)</U>;
<U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that to the extent the Parties are not in agreement with respect to the calculation of potential damages, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim in accordance
herewith until the Parties have agreed or a final non-appealable judgment has been entered into, with respect to the determination of the potential damages. The Parties shall render to each other such assistance as may reasonably be requested in
order to insure the proper and adequate defense of any such Third Party Claim, including making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any relevant materials or to testify at any
Proceedings relating to such Third Party Claim. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party will
not be permitted to settle, compromise, take any corrective or remedial action or enter into an agreed judgment or consent decree, in each case, that subjects the Indemnified Party to any injunctive or other non-monetary relief or any criminal
liability, requires an admission of guilt or wrongdoing on the part of the Indemnified Party or imposes any continuing obligation on or requires any payment from the Indemnified Party without the Indemnified Party&#146;s prior written consent.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) A claim for indemnification for any matter not involving a Third Party Claim may be asserted by notice to the other Party
from whom indemnification is sought. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;8.5 <U>No Reliance</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONTRIBUTOR PARTIES CONTAINED IN <U>ARTICLE&nbsp;III</U> CONSTITUTE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CONTRIBUTOR PARTIES TO ACQUIRER IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. THE REPRESENTATIONS OF ACQUIRER CONTAINED IN <U>ARTICLE&nbsp;IV</U> CONSTITUTE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIRER TO THE CONTRIBUTOR PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT FOR SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, NO PARTY NOR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PARTY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER MADE BY SUCH PARTY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES (INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF, OR ANY PERSON&#146;S RELIANCE ON, ANY INFORMATION, DISCLOSURE OR OTHER DOCUMENT OR OTHER MATERIAL MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PARTY IN ANY DATA ROOM,
ELECTRONIC DATA ROOM, MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION OR IN ANY OTHER FORM IN EXPECTATION OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT). EXCEPT FOR SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, PROJECTION, FORECAST, STATEMENT OR INFORMATION MADE, COMMUNICATED OR FURNISHED (ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO ANY OTHER PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES
(INCLUDING OPINION, INFORMATION, PROJECTION OR ADVICE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE PROVIDED TO ANY PARTY OR ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE, AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH PARTY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES). </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Except as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;7.2</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;8.1</U>,
<U>Section&nbsp;8.2</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(f)</U>, no Party nor any Affiliate of a Party shall assert or threaten, and each Party hereby waives and shall cause such Affiliates to waive, any claim or other method of recovery, in contract, in
tort or under applicable Law, against any Person that is not a Party (or a successor to a Party) relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;IX </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>GOVERNING LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.1 <U>Governing Law</U>. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance
with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of law provision or rule&nbsp;(whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the
State of Delaware. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.2 <U>Consent to Jurisdiction</U>. Except as to the determination of Final Working Capital
in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;2.5</U>, the Parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a)&nbsp;the Delaware Court of Chancery and (b)&nbsp;any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, only if the
Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware), for the purposes of any Proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
(and each agrees that no such Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought by it except in such courts). The Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive (and agree not to plead or claim) any
objection to the laying of venue of any Proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in (i)&nbsp;the Delaware Court of Chancery or (ii)&nbsp;any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or,
only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) or that any such Proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. Each of the Parties also agrees that any final and non-appealable judgment against a Party in connection with any Proceeding shall be conclusive and binding on such Party and that such award or judgment may be enforced in any court of
competent jurisdiction, either within or outside of the United States. A certified or exemplified copy of such award or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such award or judgment. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.3 <U>Waiver of Jury Trial</U>. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR
TO DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS&nbsp;AGREEMENT SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;9.4
<U>Specific Enforcement</U><I>.</I><B> </B>The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of <U>Section&nbsp;5.9</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;5.10</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;5.13(d)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;5.13(e)</U>,
<U>Section&nbsp;5.20</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;5.21</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;5.22</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;7.2</U> (other than <U>Section&nbsp;7.2(a)</U>) of this Agreement were not performed, or were threatened to be not performed, in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. Each of the Parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of <U>Section&nbsp;5.9</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;5.10</U> or <U>Section&nbsp;5.11</U> of this Agreement and to
enforce specifically such terms and provisions of this Agreement exclusively in the jurisdiction provided in <U>Section&nbsp;9.2</U>, and all such rights and remedies at law or in equity may be cumulative, except as may be limited by
<U>Article&nbsp;VIII</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;7.2</U>. The Parties further agree 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&nbsp;9.4</U> and each Party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief or any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument. </FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>GENERAL PROVISIONS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;10.1 <U>Amendment and Modification</U>.
This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by written agreement of the Parties. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;10.2 <U>Waiver
of Compliance; Consents</U>. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any failure of any of the Parties to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition in this Agreement may be waived by the Party or Parties entitled to the
benefits thereof only by a written instrument signed by the Party or Parties granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of,
or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;10.3 <U>Notices</U>. Any notice, demand or
communication required or permitted under this Agreement (other than routine communications) shall be in writing and delivered by prepaid reputable overnight delivery service or other courier, addressed as follows, and shall be deemed to have been
duly given as of the date of delivery; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that a notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon receipt thereof: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If to any Contributor Party to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Inergy, L.P. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Two Brush Creek Boulevard </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Suite 200 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Kansas City, Missouri 64112 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Telephone: (816)&nbsp;842-8181 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Facsimile: (816)&nbsp;531-4680 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: General Counsel </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">And a courtesy copy to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vinson&nbsp;&amp; Elkins L.L.P. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2500 First City Tower </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1001 Fannin, Suite 2500 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Houston, Texas 77002 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Telephone: (713)&nbsp;758-3747 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Facsimile: (713)&nbsp;615-5794 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: Gillian A. Hobson </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If to Acquirer to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">240 Route 10 West </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Whippany, New Jersey 07981 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Telephone: (973)&nbsp;503-9967 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Facsimile: (973)&nbsp;525-5994 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: General Counsel </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">And a courtesy copy to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">811 Main Street, Suite 3700 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Houston, Texas 77002 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Telephone: (713)&nbsp;546-7418 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Facsimile: (713)&nbsp;546-5401 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: Sean T. Wheeler </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;10.4 <U>Assignment</U>. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns. For a period of three (3)&nbsp;years from the date hereof, if any Person or its Affiliates enters into one or more transactions pursuant to
which it acquires (whether through merger, asset sale or otherwise) a majority of the equity interests in a Party or a majority of the assets of a Party (each such acquirer, a &#147;<B><I>Successor</I></B>&#148;), then such Party shall cause the
Successor to, as a condition to the consummation of such transaction(s), expressly assume the obligations of such Party under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; provided, that no such assumption shall relieve such Party of any
obligation hereunder. In addition, for a period of three (3)&nbsp;years from the date hereof, if (i)&nbsp;a Party desires to distribute, or distributes, to its equityholders in one or more transactions the equity interests owned by such Party in an
Affiliate (or the consideration received therefor) and (ii)&nbsp;such equity interests (or the consideration received therefor) constitute more than 50% of the consolidated assets on a fair value basis of such Party, taking into account any prior
distributions of such equity interests (or the consideration received therefor), then such Party may effect such distribution only if such Affiliate expressly assumes the obligations of such Party under this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents; provided, that no such assumption shall relieve such Party of any obligation hereunder. Any assumption of the obligations of a Party pursuant to the preceding two sentences shall be (1)&nbsp;in writing, (2)&nbsp;in full,
(3)&nbsp;unconditional, (4)&nbsp;irrevocable, and (5)&nbsp;provided contemporaneously with the closing of the transaction triggering such assumption No Party may assign or transfer this Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations under
this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that (a)&nbsp;Acquirer may assign this Agreement or any one or more of its rights or obligations hereunder to a Subsidiary of Acquirer that is
disregarded as an entity separate from Acquirer for U.S. federal income tax purposes without the consent of the Contributor Parties; <U>provided</U>, <U>further</U>, that any such assignment by Acquirer shall not relieve Acquirer of any liability or
obligation hereunder and (b)&nbsp;either Party may assign any of its rights under <U>Section&nbsp;7.2</U> (but not delegate any of its obligations) to one or more wholly owned direct or indirect Subsidiaries of such Party without the prior consent
of the other Party. Any attempted assignment or transfer in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;10.5 <U>Third Party&nbsp;Beneficiaries</U>. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure solely to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;8.1</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;8.2</U>, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or
enforceable by any third party, including any creditor of any Party or any of their Affiliates. No such third party shall obtain any right under any provision of this Agreement or shall by reason of any such provision make any claim in respect of
any liability (or otherwise) against any other Party. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;10.6 <U>Entire Agreement</U>. Except for the
Confidentiality Agreement and the Clean Team Agreement, which shall survive the execution of this Agreement, this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, among the Parties or between any of them with respect to such subject matter. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;10.7 <U>Severability</U>. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement will be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;10.8
<U>Representation by Counsel</U>. Each of the Parties agrees that it has been represented by independent counsel of its choice during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the documents referred to herein, and that it has executed the
same upon the advice of such independent counsel. Each Party and its counsel cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement and the documents referred to herein, and any and all drafts relating thereto shall be deemed the work product
of the Parties and may not be construed against any Party by reason of its preparation. Therefore, the Parties waive the application of any Law providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting
such agreement or document. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;10.9 <U>Disclosure Schedules</U>. The inclusion of any information (including
dollar amounts) in any section of the Contributor Disclosure Schedule or the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to be an admission or acknowledgment by a Party that such information is required to be listed on such section of the
Contributor Disclosure Schedule or the Acquirer Disclosure Schedule or is material to or outside the ordinary course of the business of such Party or the Person to which such disclosure relates. The information contained in this Agreement, the
Exhibits and the Schedules is disclosed solely for purposes of this Agreement, and no information contained in this Agreement, the Exhibits or the Schedules shall be deemed to be an admission by any Party to any third Person of any matter whatsoever
(including any violation of a legal requirement or breach of contract). The disclosure contained in one disclosure schedule contained in the Contributor Disclosure Schedule or Acquirer Disclosure Schedule may be incorporated by reference into any
other disclosure schedule contained therein, and shall be deemed to have been so incorporated into any other disclosure schedule so long as it is readily apparent on its face that the disclosure is applicable to such other disclosure schedule.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;10.10 <U>Facsimiles; Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signatures by any Party and
such signature shall be deemed binding for all purposes hereof, without delivery of an original signature being thereafter required. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when executed, shall be deemed to be an original and
all of which together shall constitute one and the same document. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">[<I>Signature page follows</I>.] </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement to be executed by its
respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INERGY, L.P.</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Inergy GP, LLC, its general partner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ John J. Sherman</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John J. Sherman</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ John J. Sherman</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John J. Sherman</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ John J. Sherman</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>EXHIBIT&nbsp;A</U> </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>2018 Inergy Notes</I></B>&#148; is defined in the Exchange Offer Documents. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>2018 SPH Notes</I></B>&#148; is defined in the Exchange Offer Documents. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>2021 Inergy Notes</I></B>&#148; is defined in the Exchange Offer Documents. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Accrued Interest</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(xvi)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Acquired Assets</I></B>&#148; is defined in the recitals to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Acquired Assets Purchase Price</I></B>&#148; means $36,000,000. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Acquired Company</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.11(a)(iii)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Acquired Interests</I></B>&#148; is defined in the recitals to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Acquirer</I></B>&#148; is defined in the preamble to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Acquirer Debt Assumption Agreement</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(i)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Acquirer Disclosure Schedule</I></B>&#148; means the disclosure schedule to this Agreement prepared by Acquirer and delivered
to the Contributor Parties on the Execution Date, as it may be updated from time to time pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;5.17</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Acquirer Indemnitee</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;8.1</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Affiliate</I></B>&#148; means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is
Controlled by, or is under common Control with, a specified Person. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Agreement</I></B>&#148; is defined in the
preamble to this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Allocation</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.9(a)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Assignment of Interests</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(ii)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Assumed Liabilities</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(xvi)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Basket</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(c)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Bill of Sale</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(iii)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Business Day</I></B>&#148; means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State
of New York are authorized or obligated to be closed by applicable Laws. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Cash</I></B>&#148; means cash held by
the Propane Group Entities. </FONT></P>
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Adjustment (as may be adjusted pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(xvi)</U>, <U>Section&nbsp;2.5</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;5.4</U>). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Claim</I></B>&#148; means any claim, whether or not a Third Party Claim, asserted against an Indemnifying Party pursuant to <U>Article VIII</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Claim Notice</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;8.4(a)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>&#147;Clean Team Agreement&#148;</I></B> means that certain Agreement Regarding Exchange of Competitively Sensitive Information,
dated on or about March&nbsp;7, 2012, by and among NRGY and Acquirer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>COBRA Obligations</I></B>&#148; is defined
in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(h)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Code</I></B>&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Confidentiality Agreement</I></B>&#148; means that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of
February&nbsp;10, 2012, by and among NRGY and Acquirer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Consent Date</I></B>&#148; is defined in the Exchange
Offer Documents. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Contract</I></B>&#148; means any agreement, lease, license, note, evidence of indebtedness,
mortgage, security agreement, understanding, instrument or other legally binding arrangement. For the avoidance of doubt, the term &#147;Contract&#148; does not include any &#147;Organizational Document&#148; or instrument creating or granting any
Owned Real Property. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Contribution</I></B>&#148; is defined in the recitals to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Contribution Closing</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.1</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Contribution Closing Date</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.3</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Contributor Disclosure Schedule</I></B>&#148; means the disclosure schedule to this Agreement prepared by the Contributor
Parties and delivered to Acquirer on the Execution Date, as it may be updated from time to time pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;5.17</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Contributor Indemnitee</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;8.2</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Contributor Party</I></B>&#148; and &#147;<B><I>Contributor Parties</I></B>&#148; are defined in the preamble to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Control</I></B>&#148; means, where used with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of Voting Interests, by contract or otherwise, and the terms &#147;<B><I>Controlling</I></B>&#148; and &#147;<B><I>Controlled</I></B>&#148; have
correlative meanings. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Credit Agreement</I></B>&#148; means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of January&nbsp;5, 2012 by and among Suburban Operating, as Borrower, Acquirer, as parent, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender and L/C issuer, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto, as amended.
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</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Creditors&#146; Rights</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;3.3(b)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Delaware LLC Act</I></B>&#148; means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended from time to time. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Delaware LP Act</I></B>&#148; means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended from time to time.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Divested Assets Value</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.4(e)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Divestiture Notice</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.4(e)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Divestiture Proceeds</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.4(e)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>End Date</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;7.1(c)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Environmental Laws</I></B>&#148; means any and all applicable Laws pertaining to pollution, climate change, protection of the
environment (including natural resources), workplace or employee health and safety (to the extent such health and safety relate to exposure to Hazardous Substances), and the Release, storage, disposal, treatment, transportation, handling or Remedial
Action of, or exposure to, Hazardous Substances. The term &#147;Environmental Law&#148; does not include good or desirable operating practices or standards that may be employed or adopted by other oil and gas well operators or recommended by a
Governmental Authority. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Equity Consideration</I></B>&#148; means a number of Suburban Common Units derived by
dividing (a)&nbsp;$600,000,000 by (b)&nbsp;the Issue Price, rounded to the nearest whole Suburban Common Unit. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>ERISA</I></B>&#148; means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>ERISA Affiliate</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that
is or at the relevant time was a member of a group described in Section&nbsp;414(b),(c), (m)&nbsp;or (o)&nbsp;of the Code or Section&nbsp;4001(b)(l) of ERISA that includes the first entity, trade or business, or that is a member of the same
&#147;controlled group&#148; as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to section&nbsp;4001(a)(14) of ERISA. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148; means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Exchange Notes</I></B>&#148; means the senior unsecured notes of the Exchange Notes Issuers described
in the Exchange Offer Documents that are offered in the Exchange Offer. </FONT></P>
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Exchange Offer Documents governing the Exchange Notes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Exchange Notes Issuers</I></B>&#148; means Acquirer and
Suburban Finance. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Exchange Offer</I></B>&#148; means Acquirer&#146;s offers to exchange the Exchange Notes for
the NRGY Notes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Exchange Offer Cash Adjustment</I></B>&#148; means the &#147;Cash Consideration&#148; (as defined
in the Offer to Exchange) paid to holders of NRGY Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Exchange Offer
Documents</I></B>&#148; means the Offer to Exchange and consent and letter of transmittal related to the Exchange Offer. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Exchange Offer Expiration Date</I></B>&#148; means the &#147;Expiration Date&#148; as defined in the Exchange Offer
Documents. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Excluded Benefit Plans</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(b)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Excluded Employees</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(a)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Excluded Taxes</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;Taxes owed by the Contributor Parties and any of their Affiliates (other than the
Propane Group Entities) for any taxable period; (b)&nbsp;Taxes imposed with respect to or relating to the Acquired Assets or the Propane Group Entities for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Contribution Closing Date;
(c)&nbsp;Taxes imposed on Acquirer or any of its Affiliates (including, after the Contribution Closing Date, the Propane Group Entities) as a result of any breach of warranty or misrepresentation under <U>Section&nbsp;3.18</U>, or breach by the
Contributing Parties of any covenant relating to Taxes; (d)&nbsp;Taxes resulting from, or in connection with, the Pre-Contribution Closing Transactions; (e)&nbsp;Taxes for which the Propane Group Entities are held liable (i)&nbsp;as a transferee or
otherwise through operation of law by reason of a transaction occurring prior to the Contribution Closing, or (ii)&nbsp;as a result of any tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or any express agreement to indemnify any other Person
entered into prior to the Contribution Closing; and (f)&nbsp;Taxes imposed as a result of the Propane Group Entities having filed any Tax Return on a combined, consolidated, unitary, affiliated or similar basis with another Person. In the case of
Taxes that are payable with respect to a taxable period beginning on or prior to the Contribution Closing Date and ending after the Contribution Closing Date, the portion of any such Tax that is allocable to the portion of the taxable period ending
on the Contribution Closing Date shall be (A)&nbsp;in the case of Taxes that are either (1)&nbsp;based upon or related to income or receipts, or (2)&nbsp;imposed in connection with any sale or other transfer or assignment of property (real or
personal, tangible or intangible) (other than Transfer Taxes pursuant to this Agreement, as provided under <U>Section&nbsp;5.12(b)</U>), deemed equal to the amount which would be payable if the taxable year ended on the Contribution Closing Date;
and (B)&nbsp;in the case of all other Taxes, deemed to be the amount of such Taxes for the entire period (or, in the case of such Taxes determined on an arrears basis, the amount of such Taxes for the immediately preceding period), multiplied by a
fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the period ending on the Contribution Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire taxable period. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Execution Date</I></B>&#148; is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Expert</I></B>&#148; means an investment banking firm, accounting firm or appraisal firm of national reputation
which is not an Affiliate of a Party. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Expiration Date</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(a)(i)</U>.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Extraordinary Transaction</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.28</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>&#147;</I><B><I>Final Working Capital</I></B><I>&#148;</I> means the following current assets (other than Retained Assets) of the
Propane Group Entities: (1)&nbsp;cash on hand, including petty cash, (2)&nbsp;accounts, notes and miscellaneous receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, (3)&nbsp;Inventory, net of any valuation allowances and (4)&nbsp;prepaid expenses
and deposits; <I>less</I> the following current liabilities of the Propane Group Entities: (a)&nbsp;customer credits and deposits, (b)&nbsp;deferred revenue, (c)&nbsp;customer refunds payable; all measured as of the Contribution Closing Date and
determined in accordance with GAAP and consistent with NRGY&#146;s past practices to the extent consistent with GAAP and (d)&nbsp;any Retained Assets included in current assets of Inergy Propane. For the avoidance of doubt, all intercompany accounts
between Inergy Propane and NRGY shall be disregarded in the calculation of Final Working Capital. For illustrative purposes only, an example of the calculation of Final Working Capital is set forth on <U>Annex N</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Form S-1</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.20(a)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Fundamental Representations</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(a)(i)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>GAAP</I></B>&#148; means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Governmental Authority</I></B>&#148; means any governmental, executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
agency, body, commission, department, board, court, tribunal, arbitrating body or authority of the United States or any foreign country, or any state, local or other governmental subdivision thereof. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Guaranteed Debt</I></B>&#148; means the aggregate principal amount of 2018 SPH Notes issued in exchange for 2018 Inergy Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Hazardous Substances</I></B>&#148; means any (a)&nbsp;substance, waste or
material regulated, defined, designated or classified as a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous material, pollutant, contaminant or toxic substance under any Environmental Law and (b)&nbsp;any petroleum or petroleum products or
by-products, asbestos, poly-chlorinated biphenyls or radioactive, flammable or explosive material. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Hedging
Agreement</I></B>&#148; means any Contract, option, forward contract, fuel exchange swap, derivative or other financial instrument included in the Acquired Assets or to which any Propane Group Entity is a party which is designed to reduce exposure
to market risks. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Holding Period</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.20(e)</U>. </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ex. A-5
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>HSR Act</I></B>&#148; means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Indebtedness</I></B>&#148; means all
(a)&nbsp;indebtedness and liabilities relating thereto for borrowed money and all letters of credit and similar obligations, including any interest thereon, (b)&nbsp;deferred purchase price and non-compete payments associated with the acquisition of
any property or assets, (c)&nbsp;net amounts due upon settlement pursuant to any Hedging Agreements and (d)&nbsp;any contingent liability for, or guaranty by a Person of, any obligation of any other Person for money borrowed (including the pledge of
any collateral or grant of any security interest by a Person in any property as security for any such liability, guaranty or obligation), whether or not any of the foregoing is evidenced by any note, indenture, guaranty or agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Indemnified Party</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;8.3(e)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Indemnifying Party</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;8.4(a)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inergy Partners</I></B>&#148; means Inergy Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inergy Propane</I></B>&#148; is defined in the recitals to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inergy Propane Amendment</I></B>&#148; means the amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of Inergy Propane in the form attached hereto as <U>Annex K</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inergy Propane Debt Assumption
Agreement</I></B>&#148; means the debt assumption agreement in the form attached hereto as <U>Annex&nbsp;A-1</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inergy Propane Interests</I></B>&#148; is defined in the recitals to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inergy Sales</I></B>&#148; is defined in the preamble to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inergy Sales Contribution</I></B>&#148; is defined in the recitals to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inergy Sales Cash Consideration</I></B>&#148; means a portion of the Cash Consideration, if any, up to the value of the
Acquired Assets Purchase Price determined in a manner consistent with <U>Section&nbsp;2.9</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inergy Sales
Employees</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(a)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inergy Sales Equity
Consideration</I></B>&#148; means a number of Suburban Common Units derived by dividing (a)&nbsp;the excess of (i)&nbsp;the Acquired Assets Purchase Price over (ii)&nbsp;the Inergy Sales Cash Consideration, by (b)&nbsp;the Issue Price, rounded to
the nearest whole Suburban Common Unit. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Information</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.9(b)</U>.
</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Intellectual Property</I></B>&#148; means all United States and foreign:
(a)&nbsp;patents, patent applications, utility models or statutory invention registrations (whether or not filed), and all invention disclosures, including all reissuances, divisionals, renewals, extensions, re-examinations, provisionals,
continuations and continuations-in-part thereof; (b)&nbsp;trademarks, whether registered or common law, trademark applications, service marks, logos, slogans, designs, product configurations, trade dress, trade names, Internet domain names,
corporate names, assumed names and registrations and applications for registration thereof (whether or not filed), other identifiers of source or goodwill, and the goodwill associated therewith; (c)&nbsp;all copyrights (whether registered or
unregistered and whether or not relating to a published work), copyright registrations and applications thereof (whether or not filed), and other works of authorship (including software); and (d)&nbsp;all trade secrets or confidential information
regarding confidential inventions, know-how, proprietary software, invention disclosures, improvements, trade secrets, discoveries, proprietary information, technology, technical data, customer lists and information, supplier lists, manufacturer
lists, blueprints, drawings, manuals, and all documentation relating to the foregoing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Intended Tax
Treatment</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.8</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Intercompany Indebtedness</I></B>&#148; means all
accounts receivable, accounts payable and other Indebtedness between the Contributor Parties and their Affiliates (other than the Propane Group Entities), on the one hand, and the Propane Group Entities, on the other hand. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Inventory</I></B>&#148; means propane, heating oil and other distillates and all stock in trade, merchandise (including
appliances), goods, supplies and other products, raw materials, work in process and finished products related primarily to the Propane Business owned by Inergy Sales or the Propane Group Entities, together with all rights against suppliers of such
inventories (including claims receivable for rejected inventory), and all prepayments and amounts paid on deposit with respect to the same. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>IPCH</I></B>&#148; means IPCH Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>IPCH/Inergy Partners Retained Units</I></B>&#148; means the aggregate number of Suburban Common Units distributed to IPCH and Inergy Partners in the Spin-Off. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>IRS</I></B>&#148; means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Issue Price</I></B>&#148; means the average of the daily high and low sales prices of Suburban Common Units for the twenty
(20)&nbsp;consecutive trading days ending on the day prior to the Execution Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Knowledge</I></B>&#148; means
(a)&nbsp;with respect to the Contributor Parties, the actual knowledge after due inquiry of John J. Sherman, R. Brooks Sherman Jr., Phillip L. Elbert and Laura Ozenberger, and (b)&nbsp;with respect to Acquirer, the actual knowledge after due inquiry
of Michael J. Dunn, Jr., Michael Stivala, Paul Abel and Mark Wienberg. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Law</I></B>&#148; means any law, statute,
code, ordinance, order, rule, rule of, or standard imposed by, common law, regulation, judgment, settlement, decree, injunction, writ, franchise, permit, requirement, certificate, license or authorization of any Governmental Authority, including
NFPA 54 and NFPA 58. </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ex. A-7
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Leased Real Property</I></B>&#148; means all real property relating to the
Propane Business leased or licensed by Inergy Sales or any Propane Group Entity, in each case, as tenant or licensee, together with, to the extent so occupied by Inergy Sales or any Propane Group Entity, all buildings and other structures,
facilities or improvements currently or hereafter located thereon, all fixtures, systems, equipment and items of personal property of Inergy Sales or the Propane Group Entities attached or appurtenant thereto and all material easements, licenses,
rights and appurtenances relating to the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, the term &#147;Leased Real Property&#148; does not include the Retained Assets. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Leave Employees</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(a)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Liabilities</I></B>&#148; means any and all debts, losses, awards, judgments, liabilities, claims, damages, or obligations of any nature, whether accrued or fixed, known or unknown, absolute
or contingent, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law (including any Environmental Law) or Proceeding and those arising under any Contract, commitment or undertaking. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Liberty Operations</I></B>&#148; is defined in the recitals to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Liberty Propane</I></B>&#148; is defined in the recitals to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Liberty Propane Amendment</I></B>&#148; means the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Liberty
Propane in the form attached hereto as <U>Annex&nbsp;L</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Liberty Propane GP</I></B>&#148; is defined in the
recitals to this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Lien</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any property or asset, (a)&nbsp;any
mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (including environmental tax lien), hypothecation or other similar property interest or encumbrance, including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any
attributes of ownership in respect of such property or asset, and (b)&nbsp;any easements, eminent domain proceedings, rights-of-way, restrictions, restrictive covenants, rights, leases, licenses, violation, reverter and other encumbrances on title
to real or personal property (whether or not of record). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Losses</I></B>&#148; means, collectively, any losses,
claims, damages, Taxes, Liabilities and costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys&#146; fees and expenses) of any nature whatsoever. </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ex. A-8
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Material Adverse Effect</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, any
change, event circumstance, effect or development that, considered together with all other changes, events, circumstances, effects and developments is, or is reasonably likely to be, materially adverse to the business, assets, liabilities, financial
condition or operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that, a Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to have occurred as a result of any of the following changes, events or developments
(either alone or in combination): (a)&nbsp;any change in general economic, political or business conditions (including any effects on the economy arising as a result of acts of terrorism), but which does not have a materially disproportionate impact
on the business of such Person and its Subsidiaries relative to others in such Person&#146;s industry; (b)&nbsp;any change in propane, heating oil or distillate commodity prices; (c)&nbsp;any change affecting the propane, heating oil or distillate
storage, transportation and distribution industry generally but which does not have a materially disproportionate impact on the business of such Person and its Subsidiaries relative to others in such Person&#146;s industry; (d)&nbsp;any change in
accounting requirements or principles imposed by GAAP or any change in Law after the Execution Date but which does not, in each case, have a materially disproportionate impact on the business of such Person and its Subsidiaries relative to others in
such Person&#146;s industry; (e)&nbsp;any change resulting from the execution of this Agreement or the announcement of the transactions contemplated hereby; or (f)&nbsp;any change resulting from taking any action required to be taken to obtain any
approval or authorization under any applicable Regulatory Law in accordance with this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Non-Assumed
Plans</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(k)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Non-Propane Business Liabilities</I></B>&#148;
means any Liability of any type whatsoever of NRGY or its Affiliates (including the Propane Group Entities) that does not relate to the Propane Business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY</I></B>&#148; is defined in the preamble to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY 401(k) Plan</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(c)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Cash Consideration</I></B>&#148; means the Cash Consideration less the Inergy Sales Cash Consideration. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Class&nbsp;A Units</I></B>&#148; means the Class&nbsp;A Units representing limited partner interests in NRGY.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Class B Units</I></B>&#148; means the Class B Units representing limited partner interests in NRGY.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Common Units</I></B>&#148; means the common units representing limited partner interests of NRGY.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Contribution</I></B>&#148; is defined in the recitals to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Credit Agreement</I></B>&#148; means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated November&nbsp;24, 2009, as amended
and restated as of February&nbsp;2, 2011, among NRGY, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, as further amended from time to time, and related security agreements. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Entities</I></B>&#148; means NRGY and each of its Subsidiaries (excluding the Propane Group Entities). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Equity Consideration</I></B>&#148; means the Equity Consideration less the Inergy Sales Equity Consideration.
</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Finance</I></B>&#148; means Inergy Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY FSA Plan</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(g)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY GP</I></B>&#148; is defined in the preamble to this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Indentures</I></B>&#148; means the indentures governing the NRGY Notes, as more particularly described in the Exchange
Offer Documents. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY LTIP</I></B>&#148; means the Inergy Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated
effective August&nbsp;14, 2008. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Notes</I></B>&#148; means the issued and outstanding senior unsecured notes
of the NRGY Notes Issuers described in the Exchange Offer Documents that are subject to the Exchange Offer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY
Notes Indebtedness</I></B>&#148; means the Total Notes Tender Amount at the Exchange Offer Expiration Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY
Notes Issuers</I></B>&#148; means NRGY and NRGY Finance. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Options</I></B>&#148; is defined in
<U>Section&nbsp;5.22(n)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Retained Units</I></B>&#148; means a number of Suburban Common Units derived by
dividing (a)&nbsp;$6,000,000 by (b)&nbsp;the Issue Price, rounded to the nearest whole Suburban Common Unit. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY
Support Agreement</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(xi)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY SEC Documents</I></B>&#148; is
defined in <U>Section&nbsp;3.9(a)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Subsidiary Guarantees</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to a
Subsidiary of NRGY, such Subsidiary&#146;s guarantee of (a)&nbsp;the NRGY Notes Issuers&#146; issued and outstanding 8.75% senior unsecured notes due 2015, 7.0% senior unsecured notes due 2018 and 6.875% senior unsecured notes due 2021 pursuant to
the indentures governing such senior unsecured notes and (b)&nbsp;NRGY&#146;s obligations under the NRGY Credit Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NRGY Unitholders</I></B>&#148; means the holders of NRGY Common Units, NRGY Class&nbsp;A Units and NRGY Class B Units.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>NYSE</I></B>&#148; means the New York Stock Exchange. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Offer to Exchange</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.14(a)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Organizational Documents</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, the articles of incorporation, certificate of
incorporation, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership, bylaws, limited liability company agreement, operating agreement, partnership agreement, stockholders&#146; agreement and all other similar documents, instruments or
certificates executed, adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of such Person, including any amendments thereto. </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ex. A-10
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Other Retained Liabilities</I></B>&#148; is defined in
<U>Section&nbsp;8.1(e)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Owned Intellectual Property</I></B><I>&#148;</I> means all Intellectual Property
exclusively owned by or assigned to Inergy Sales or any of the Propane Group Entities other than the Retained Assets. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Owned Real Property</I></B>&#148; means all real property of the Propane Business in which Inergy Sales or any Propane Group
Entity has fee title (or equivalent) interest, together with all buildings and other structures, facilities or improvements currently or hereafter located thereon, all fixtures, systems and equipment of Inergy Sales or the Propane Group Entities
attached or appurtenant thereto and all easements, licenses, rights and appurtenances relating to the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, the term &#147;Owned Real Property&#148; does not include the Retained Assets. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Party</I></B>&#148; and &#147;<B><I>Parties</I></B>&#148; are defined in the preamble of this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Permits</I></B>&#148; means all permits, approvals, certifications, consents, licenses, franchises, exemptions and other
authorizations, consents and approvals of or from Governmental Authorities. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Permitted Liens</I></B>&#148; means,
with respect to any Person, (a)&nbsp;statutory Liens for current Taxes applicable to the assets of such Person or assessments not yet delinquent or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have
been established in accordance with, and to the extent required by, GAAP; (b)&nbsp;Liens imposed by Law, including mechanics&#146;, carriers&#146;, workers&#146;, repairers&#146;, landlords&#146; and other similar liens arising or incurred in the
ordinary course of business of such Person relating to obligations as to which there is no default on the part of such Person and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (c)&nbsp;any state of facts which an
accurate on the ground survey of any real property of such Person would show, and any easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, restrictive covenants, rights, leases, and other encumbrances on title to real or personal property filed of record that do
not materially interfere with the use and operation of any of the assets of such Person or the conduct of the business of such Person; (d)&nbsp;Liens encumbering the fee interest of those tracts of real property encumbered by rights-of-way;
<U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the same do not materially interfere with the use of the asset in the ordinary course of business; and (e)&nbsp;legal highways, zoning and building laws, ordinances and regulations, that do not materially
interfere with the use of the assets of such Person in the ordinary course of business. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Person</I></B>&#148;
means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, joint venture, association, company, estate, trust, bank trust company, land trust, business trust, or other
organization, whether or not a legal entity, custodian, trustee-executor, administrator, nominee or entity in a representative capacity and any Governmental Authority. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Post-Signing Information</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.17</U>. </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ex. A-11
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Pre-Contribution Closing Tax</I></B>&#148; is defined in
<U>Section&nbsp;5.12(a)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Pre-Contribution Closing Transactions</I></B>&#148; is defined in
<U>Section&nbsp;2.1</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Proceeding</I></B>&#148; means any civil, criminal or administrative actions,
arbitrations, Governmental Authority information requests, formal complaints, suits, Governmental Authority investigations or similar proceedings. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Propane Business</I></B>&#148; means the following businesses of the Propane Group Entities and with respect to the Acquired Assets: (a)&nbsp;retail marketing, retail distributing, storing of
propane at retail locations, retail transporting and retail selling of propane gas; (b)&nbsp;selling, servicing and installing parts, appliances, supplies and equipment (in each case) related to propane gas on a retail basis, including heating and
cooking appliances; (c)&nbsp;marketing, distributing, leasing, storing, transporting, selling, installing and servicing of water conditioning equipment and related supplies; (d)&nbsp;retail marketing, retail distributing, storing of heating oil and
other distillates at retail locations, retail transporting and retail selling of heating oil and other distillates; (e)&nbsp;selling, servicing and installing parts, appliances, supplies and equipment related to heating oil and other distillates on
a retail basis, including heating appliances; and (f)&nbsp;performing services ancillary to those described in clauses&nbsp;(a), (b), (c), (d)&nbsp;or (e). For the avoidance of doubt, the term &#147;Propane Business&#148; does not include the
Retained Assets or the business or operation thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Propane Business Personnel</I></B>&#148; means all
employees and other service providers of NRGY, NRGY GP and their Affiliates (including the Propane Group Entities) who provide services to the Propane Business, including, for the avoidance of doubt, all employees and other service providers of
Inergy Sales, but excluding all Excluded Employees. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Propane Group Audited Financial Statements</I></B>&#148;
means the audited consolidated balance sheets of Inergy Propane and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of September&nbsp;30, 2010 and 2011 and audited consolidated statements of operations, statements of members&#146; capital and statements of cash
flows of Inergy Propane and its consolidated Subsidiaries for each of the three most recent fiscal years. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Propane
Group Benefit Plans</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;3.19(a)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Propane Group Budget</I></B>&#148;
means the 2012 budget of the Propane Business as in effect as of the Execution Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Propane Group
Employees</I></B>&#148; means the employees that are employed by the Propane Group Entities immediately prior to the Contribution Closing, including, for the avoidance of doubt, all Inergy Sales Employees that are transferred to the Propane Group
Entities in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(a)</U> and excluding all Leave Employees and all Excluded Employees. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Propane Group Entities</I></B>&#148; means each of Inergy Propane, Liberty Propane GP, Liberty Propane and Liberty
Operations, collectively, but excluding the Retained Assets, and with each such entity a &#147;<B><I>Propane Group Entity</I></B>.&#148; </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ex. A-12
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Propane Group Material Adverse Effect</I></B>&#148; means any Material Adverse
Effect in respect of the Propane Group Entities and the Acquired Assets taken as a whole. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Propane Group Material
Contracts</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;3.15(a)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Propane Group Unaudited Financial
Statements</I></B>&#148; means the (a)&nbsp;unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Inergy Propane and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December&nbsp;31, 2011, (b)&nbsp;unaudited statement of members&#146; capital of Inergy Propane and its
consolidated Subsidiaries for the three months ended December&nbsp;31, 2011 and (c)&nbsp;unaudited consolidated statements of operations and statements of cash flows of Inergy Propane and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the three months ended
December&nbsp;31, 2011 and 2010. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Purchase Price</I></B>&#148; means $1,800,000,000, as such amount shall be
adjusted pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;2.5</U> and <U>Section&nbsp;5.4</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Real Property</I></B>&#148; means the
Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Registered Exchange Notes</I></B>&#148; means the senior
unsecured notes of the Exchange Notes Issuers with identical terms to the Exchange Notes (except that such notes will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate under certain circumstances) that are
registered under the Securities Act and offered in exchange for Exchange Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, as more particularly described in the Exchange Offer Documents. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Registered Owned Intellectual Property</I></B>&#148; means Owned Intellectual Property issued by, registered, recorded or
filed with, renewed by or the subject of a pending application before any Governmental Authority or Internet domain name registrar. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Registration Rights Agreement</I></B>&#148; means the registration rights agreement by and among the Exchange Notes Issuers and Evercore Group L.L.C. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on
behalf of holders of Exchange Notes, as more particularly described in the Exchange Offer Documents. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Regulation
S-X</I></B>&#148; means Regulation S-X of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Regulatory
Law</I></B>&#148; means the Sherman Act, as amended, the Clayton Act, as amended, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and all other federal, state or foreign administrative and judicial doctrines and other Laws, including any
antitrust, competition or trade regulation Laws, that are designed or intended to (a)&nbsp;prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening competition through merger or
acquisition or (b)&nbsp;protect the national security or the national economy of any nation. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Release</I></B>&#148; means any depositing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, placing, emitting, discarding, abandoning,
emptying, discharging, migrating, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing. </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ex. A-13
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Releasees</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.25</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Remedial Action</I></B>&#148; means all action to (a)&nbsp;clean up, remove or treat Hazardous Substances in the environment;
(b)&nbsp;restore or reclaim the environment or natural resources; (c)&nbsp;prevent or mitigate the Release of Hazardous Substances so that they do not migrate, endanger or threaten to endanger public health or the environment; (d)&nbsp;remove or
abate Hazardous Substances in building materials or equipment; or (e)&nbsp;perform remedial investigations, feasibility studies, corrective actions, closures and post-remedial or post-closure studies, investigations, operations, maintenance or
monitoring. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Representatives</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.3</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Reserved Taxes</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.12(a)(i)(A)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Responsible Officer</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, an executive officer of such Person. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Restricted Business</I></B>&#148; means any business anywhere in the United States that provides products and/or services of
the kind provided by the Propane Business as of the Contribution Closing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Restricted Territory</I></B>&#148; is
defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.11(a)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Retained Assets</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.1</U>.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Retained Names and Marks</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.16(a)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Retained Propane Business Liabilities</I></B>&#148; means any Liability of any type whatsoever of NRGY or its Subsidiaries
(including the Propane Group Entities) that relate to, arise or are incurred in connection with the assets or operations of the Propane Business prior to the Contribution Closing Date (regardless of when asserted), including, (i)&nbsp;any and all
Liabilities arising from or under any Environmental Laws relating to the Propane Business; (ii)&nbsp;any and all Liabilities relating to the Propane Business in connection with any claim by any Person, entity or agency claiming to have suffered any
environmental damage or harm of any type, including any actual or alleged damage or harm to groundwater, surface water, well water, ground, soil, or the atmosphere, or otherwise relating to any Hazardous Material; (iii)&nbsp;unless otherwise
provided for under <U>Section&nbsp;5.22</U>, any and all employment, employee benefit or personnel-related Liabilities whatsoever relating to the Propane Business (excluding those arising out of Acquirer&#146;s termination of or withdrawal from
collective bargaining agreements or multiemployer plans, of NRGY or its Subsidiaries (including the Propane Group Entities) after the Contribution Closing Date); (iv)&nbsp;any Indebtedness of the Propane Group Entities relating to the Propane
Business (except to the extent contemplated by the Acquirer Debt Assumption Agreement); (v)&nbsp;any Liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of NRGY or its Subsidiaries (including the Propane Group Entities)
arising out of any claim or Proceeding relating to the Propane Business; (vi)&nbsp;any Liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of NRGY or its Subsidiaries (including the Propane Group Entities) arising out of any
service provided by NRGY or its Subsidiaries (including the Propane Group Entities) relating to the Propane Business; and (vii)&nbsp;any and all fines, penalties or assessments relating to the Propane Business, whether civil or criminal in nature,
levied by any Governmental Authority; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that Retained Propane Business Liabilities do not include any Liabilities (A)&nbsp;included in the definition of Final Working Capital, or (B)&nbsp;included in the definition of
Assumed Liabilities. </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ex. A-14
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Retained Units</I></B>&#148; means the IPCH/Inergy Partners Retained Units and
the NRGY Retained Units. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;3.9(g)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;3.9(a)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&#148; means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Select Propane Benefit Plans</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;3.19(a)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Settlement Date</I></B>&#148; is defined in the Exchange Offer Documents. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Spin-Off</I></B>&#148; is defined in the recitals of this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Spin-Off Units</I></B>&#148; means a number of Suburban Common Units equal to the Equity Consideration less the NRGY Retained
Units. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Subsidiary</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association or other business entity of which a majority of the Voting Interests are at the time owned or Controlled directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination
thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban Benefit Plans</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(b)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban Common Units</I></B>&#148; means the common units representing limited partner interests of Acquirer. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban Entities</I></B>&#148; means Acquirer and all Subsidiaries of Acquirer. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban Finance</I></B>&#148; means Suburban Energy Finance Corp., a Delaware corporation. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban FSA Plan</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(g)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban GP</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;4.5(e)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban GP Interests</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;4.5(e)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban GP Units</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;4.5(e)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban Material Adverse Effect</I></B>&#148; means any Material Adverse Effect in respect to the Suburban Entities taken as
a whole. </FONT></P>
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</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban Operating</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;4.5(e)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban Operating Partnership Agreement</I></B>&#148; means the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
of Suburban Operating, as amended from time to time. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban Partnership Agreement</I></B>&#148; means the Third
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Acquirer, as amended from time to time. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Suburban SEC
Documents</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;4.7(a)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Successor</I></B>&#148; is defined in
<U>Section&nbsp;10.4</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Tangible Property</I></B>&#148; means the tangible assets, storage tanks, vehicles,
railroad tank cars, trailers and other delivery and service vehicles, tools, spare and repair parts, pipelines, and all other tangible property of the Propane Business, and, in the case of clause&nbsp;(a) below, fixtures, but excluding the real
property (other than fixtures) and Inventory, in each case owned or leased by NRGY or any of its Subsidiaries and (a)&nbsp;used primarily by the Propane Business at the Real Property; or (b)&nbsp;used exclusively by the Propane Business and related
to the storage and transportation of propane to the extent not falling within clause&nbsp;(a), whether or not located at a location owned by a customer of the Propane Business. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Tax</I></B>&#148; means (a)&nbsp;any tax, charge, fee, levy, penalty or other assessment imposed by any U.S. federal, state,
local or foreign taxing authority, including any excise, property, income, sales, transfer, margin, franchise, payroll, withholding, social security or other tax, including any interest, penalties or additions attributable thereto, whether disputed
or not and (b)&nbsp;any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (a)&nbsp;as a result of being a member of a consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Tax Authority</I></B>&#148; means any Governmental Authority having or purporting to exercise jurisdiction with respect to
any Tax. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Tax Return</I></B>&#148; means any return, report, information return, declaration, claim for refund or
other document (including any related or supporting information or schedules) with respect to Taxes and including any supplement or amendment thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Third Party</I></B>&#148; means any Person who is not a Party or an Affiliate of a Party. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Third Party Claim</I></B>&#148; means any claim by any Person that or who is not a party to this Agreement asserts against any Indemnified Party. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Title Defect</I></B>&#148; means any defect or encumbrance, existing immediately prior to the Contribution Closing, upon
(a)&nbsp;any Owned Real Property that would cause the Propane Group Entity that purportedly owns such property or Inergy Sales (as applicable) to not have good and defensible title to such property that is free and clear of all Liens, other than any
Permitted Liens and (b)&nbsp;any Tangible Property that would cause the Propane Group Entity that purportedly owns or leases such property or Inergy Sales (as applicable) to not have good title to such property, or a valid and binding leasehold or
license interest in such property, that (in each case) is free and clear of all Liens, other than any Permitted Liens. </FONT></P>
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NRGY Notes tendered by holders thereof, and accepted by Acquirer, for exchange in connection with the Exchange Offer. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Transaction Agreements</I></B>&#148; means, collectively, this Agreement, the Acquirer Debt Assumption Agreement, the
Transition Services Agreement, the Exchange Notes Indentures, the Exchange Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Liberty Propane Amendment, the Inergy Propane Amendment, the Support Agreement, the Assignment of LLC Interests and the Bill of
Sale. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Transfer</I></B>&#148; of a security shall be deemed to have occurred if a Person directly or indirectly:
(i)&nbsp;sells, pledges, encumbers, grants an option with respect to, transfers, distributes or disposes of such security or any interest in such security; (ii)&nbsp;enters into an agreement or commitment contemplating the possible sale of, pledge
of, encumbrance of, grant of an option with respect to, transfer of or disposition of such security or any interest therein; or (iii)&nbsp;deposits any such security or any interest therein into a voting trust, or enters into a voting agreement or
arrangement with respect to any such security or any interest therein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Transfer Taxes</I></B>&#148; is defined in
<U>Section&nbsp;5.12(b)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Transferred Leave Employees</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;5.22(a)</U>.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Transition Services Agreement</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(vii)</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Treasury Regulations</I></B>&#148; means the regulations&nbsp;(including temporary regulations) promulgated by the United
States Department of the Treasury pursuant to and in respect of provisions of the Code. All references herein to sections of the Treasury Regulations shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of succeeding, similar or substitute,
temporary or final Treasury Regulations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Trust Indenture Act</I></B>&#148; means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Trustee</I></B>&#148; means The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust, as trustee of the Exchange Notes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Unitholder Agreement</I></B>&#148; is defined in
<U>Section&nbsp;2.4(a)(ix)</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Unitholder Litigation</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to a Person, any claim,
action, suit or other proceeding by any equityholder or debtholder of such Person that alleges a breach by such Person, including, in the case of NRGY, NRGY GP, or, in the case of Acquirer, the board of supervisors of Acquirer, of an agreement,
Organizational Document or Law in connection with the Contribution, the Exchange Offer or the Spin-Off or any of the Transaction Agreements. </FONT></P>
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interests of such Person pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors, managers, general partners or trustees of such Person (regardless of
whether, at the time, equity interests of any other class or classes shall have, or might have, voting power by reason of the occurrence of any contingency) or, with respect to a partnership (whether general or limited), any general partner interest
in such partnership. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Withholding Taxes</I></B>&#148; is defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.6</U>. </FONT></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. Announces It Will Commence </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exchange
Offers in Connection with Planned Acquisition of Inergy, </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>L.P.&#146;s Retail Propane Operations </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px;"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Whippany, New Jersey, April&nbsp;26, 2012</B> &#150; Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH) (&#147;<B>Suburban
Propane</B>&#148;) today announced that it and Suburban Energy Finance Corp. (collectively, &#147;<B>Suburban</B>&#148;) will commence offers to exchange any and all of the outstanding unsecured 7% Senior Notes due 2018 and 6<FONT SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">&nbsp;7</SUP></FONT><FONT SIZE="2">/</FONT><FONT SIZE="1">8</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">% Senior Notes due 2021 issued by Inergy, L.P. (NYSE: NRGY) and
Inergy Finance Corp. (collectively, &#147;<B>Inergy</B>&#148;), which have an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $1.2 billion (collectively, the &#147;<B>Inergy Notes</B>&#148;), for a combination of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount
of new unsecured 7% Senior Notes due 2018 and 6<FONT SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">&nbsp;7</SUP></FONT><FONT SIZE="2">/</FONT><FONT SIZE="1">8</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%
Senior Notes due 2021 (collectively, the &#147;<B>SPH Notes</B>&#148;), respectively, issued by Suburban and $200.0 million in cash. Each new series of SPH Notes will have substantially the same economic terms as the corresponding series of
outstanding Inergy Notes for which they are being offered in exchange, including interest rate, interest payment dates, optional redemption terms, and maturity. The new SPH Notes will rank pari-passu with Suburban&#146;s outstanding senior notes.
The exchange of SPH Notes for the corresponding series of Inergy Notes will be conducted on a par-for-par basis, subject to downward adjustment for tenders submitted after the tenth business day of the exchange offers (as it may be extended or
terminated, the &#147;<B>Consent Date</B>&#148;). </FONT></FONT></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Suburban will be entering into these exchange offers in connection with, and
conditioned upon, the acquisition of Inergy&#146;s retail propane operations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with these exchange offers, Suburban is
soliciting consents to amend the Inergy Notes and the indentures governing the Inergy Notes. The proposed amendments, with respect to each series of the Inergy Notes, which require the consent of a majority in outstanding principal amount of such
series of Inergy Notes, would (i)&nbsp;delete in their entirety substantially all the restrictive covenants, (ii)&nbsp;modify the covenants regarding mergers and consolidations and (iii)&nbsp;eliminate certain events of default. Subject to certain
conditions, holders of Inergy Notes who consent by the Consent Date will receive a cash payment of $3.75 per each $1,000 principal amount of Inergy Notes as to which a holder delivers a valid consent. </FONT></P>

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time, will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on or about May&nbsp;31, 2012, unless extended or terminated (the &#147;<B>Expiration Date</B>&#148;). The consummation of the exchange offers are subject to certain conditions including, among
others, the tender of at least $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of Inergy Notes and the consummation of the Inergy retail propane acquisition. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The SPH Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state or foreign securities laws. The SPH Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This press release is issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act and does not constitute an offer to purchase or exchange any securities or a
solicitation of any offer to sell any securities. The exchange offers will be made only pursuant to a confidential offering document and related consent and letter of transmittal and only to persons certifying that (a)&nbsp;they are in the United
States and are &#147;qualified institutional buyers&#148; within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act (that are also &#147;accredited investors&#148; within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act) or
(b)&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;they are outside the United States and are not U.S. persons, who are eligible to acquire securities from the Issuers pursuant to Regulation S and would be participating in any transaction in accordance with Regulation S and
(ii)&nbsp;they are &#147;non-U.S. qualified offerees&#148; (as defined in the offering documents). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The offering documents will only be
distributed to holders of Inergy Notes who complete and return a letter of eligibility confirming that they are &#147;Eligible Holders&#148; for the purposes of the exchange offers and consent solicitations. Global Bondholder Services Corporation is
the information agent for the exchange offers, (866)&nbsp;387-1500 (U.S. toll-free) or (212)&nbsp;430-3774 (collect). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Forward-looking
Statements </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts,
included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that Suburban expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the commencement and closing
of the offering and the use of proceeds of the offering. These statements reflect Suburban&#146;s expectations or forecasts based on assumptions made by the partnership. These statements are subject to risks including those relating to market
conditions, financial performance and results, prices and demand for natural gas and oil and other important factors that could result in certain events being delayed or not occurring, or cause actual results to differ materially from our
forward-looking statements. These risks are further described in Suburban&#146;s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made and Suburban undertakes no obligation to correct or update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">### </FONT></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Suburban Propane Partners to Acquire the Retail Propane Operations of Inergy, L.P. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Whippany, New Jersey, April&nbsp;26, 2012</B> &#151; Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH) (&#147;<B>Suburban</B>&#148;), announced that it has
reached a definitive agreement with Inergy, L.P. (NYSE: NRGY) (&#147;<B>Inergy</B>&#148;), Inergy GP, LLC and Inergy Sales&nbsp;&amp; Service, Inc. (&#147;<B>Inergy Sales</B>&#148;) to acquire (the &#147;<B>Inergy Propane Acquisition</B>&#148;) the
sole membership interest in Inergy Propane, LLC, now owned by Inergy, including certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Inergy Propane, LLC, and the assets of Inergy Sales (such interests and assets collectively, &#147;<B>Inergy Propane</B>&#148;). At
the time of the closing of the Inergy Propane Acquisition, and following certain pre-closing transactions, Inergy Propane will consist of the retail propane assets and operations of Inergy. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Suburban is acquiring Inergy Propane for total consideration of approximately $1.8 billion, consisting of: (i)&nbsp;$1.0 billion of newly issued Suburban senior notes and $200.0 million in cash (as
described in a separate press release issued today) and, (ii)&nbsp;$600.0 million of new Suburban common units, which will be distributed to Inergy and Inergy Sales, the majority of which will subsequently be distributed by Inergy to its
unitholders. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Inergy Propane conducts its propane operations in 33 states from 338 customer service centers. Based on fiscal year 2011, the
Inergy Propane Acquisition will add approximately 600,000 propane customers and 325&nbsp;million retail propane gallons to Suburban&#146;s existing approximately 600,000 propane customers and nearly 300&nbsp;million retail propane gallons sold.
Suburban believes that after giving effect to this transaction it will be the third largest retail marketer of propane in the United States, measured by retail gallons sold in the calendar year 2011. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael J. Dunn, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, said, &#147;This acquisition is an important strategic step for Suburban by effectively
doubling the size of the company and expanding our national presence into eleven new states. We were uniquely positioned to take advantage of this opportunity as a result of all of our efforts over the past several years to streamline our operating
model, invest in our technology platform and strengthen our financial position. We look forward to welcoming the employees of Inergy Propane, recognizing their dedication to customer service, which has helped Inergy grow to become one of the largest
propane marketers in the country.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Dunn continued, &#147;Our growth strategy is well served by this acquisition as we seek to
combine the best of both companies, leveraging our investments in people and technology across a broader service territory and customer base. Together we will strive toward furthering our goal of delivering sustainable, profitable growth for our
unitholders and strengthening our commitment to delivering outstanding service to our valued customers.&#148; </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Dunn concluded, &#147;On April&nbsp;25, 2012, our Board of Supervisors approved an increase in our
annualized distribution rate to $3.50 per Common Unit (conditioned on the closing of this transaction) which represents an increase of $0.09 per Common Unit, or 2.6%, compared to our current annualized distribution rate. The distribution at the
increased rate will be effective for the quarterly distribution paid in respect of the first quarter of fiscal 2013 ending December&nbsp;29, 2012 (assuming closing by the applicable record date).&#148; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and is expected to close in the second
half of calendar year 2012. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Evercore Partners acted as a financial advisor and provided a fairness opinion to the Board of Supervisors of
Suburban in connection with the transaction. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with the Inergy Propane Acquisition, while not a condition to the closing,
Suburban intends to commence an underwritten public offering of approximately $250.0 million through issuance of its common units representing limited partner interests. Suburban intends to use the proceeds of the proposed public offering, in
connection with the Inergy Propane Acquisition, to pay: (i)&nbsp;cash consideration and certain payments in the exchange offers relating to such acquisition and (ii)&nbsp;costs and fees related to the acquisition. Any net proceeds not so applied
will be used for general partnership purposes. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Suburban will hold a live Internet Audio Webcast of the conference call to discuss the
transaction at 11:00 AM ET on Thursday, April&nbsp;26, 2012. Interested parties who wish to listen to the audio webcast, which will also include a supporting slide presentation, may do so by calling: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1-(877)&nbsp;209-9920 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ask for: Suburban Propane </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The supporting slide presentation may be accessed on the Internet at
the following URL: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>http://attewc.webex.com/attewc/onstage/g.php?d=642822785 </U></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">or </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>www.suburbanpropane.com </U></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A telephonic replay will be available from 2:00 PM ET on Thursday, April&nbsp;26, 2012 through 11:59 PM ET, Friday, April&nbsp;27, 2012. The replay may
be accessed at 1-(800)&nbsp;475-6701, passcode 246767. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Separately, Suburban reminds its unitholders that the 2012 Tri-Annual Meeting of its
unitholders will be held at 9:00 AM ET on Tuesday, May&nbsp;1, 2012 at Suburban&#146;s headquarters in Whippany, NJ. At the meeting, unitholders will be asked to elect all of Suburban&#146;s Supervisors for three-year terms and to approve certain
amendments to Suburban&#146;s (and its operating subsidiary&#146;s) limited partnership agreements. Unitholders will also have an advisory &#147;Say-on-Pay.&#148; </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Comprehensive information about Suburban, including the proxy statement for the 2012 Tri-Annual Meeting, and
instructions on how unitholders can vote their units, is available on the Internet at <B><U>http://www.suburbanpropane.com</U></B>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>The
following disclosure is made in accordance with Rule 165 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended: </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Suburban intends to file a
registration statement on Form S-1 in connection with the issuance of $600.0 million of new Suburban common units, which will be distributed to Inergy, Inergy Sales and the majority of which by Inergy to its unitholders. Shareholders are urged to
read the Form S-1, when available, along with any amendments or supplements thereto, because they contain important information about Suburban and the issuance of the new Suburban common units. You may obtain a free copy of the Form S-1, when
available, as well as other filings containing information about Suburban at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. A free copy of the Form S-1, when available, may also be obtained from Suburban by directing the request to: Suburban Propane
Partners, L.P., P.O. Box 206, Whippany, New Jersey, 07981-0206, Telephone: (973)&nbsp;853-9252, Attention: Investor Relations. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Forward-looking Statements </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This press
release contains certain forward-looking statements, which Suburban is making in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in
this press release that address activities, events or developments that Suburban expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the timing and expected benefits of the
acquisition. These statements reflect Suburban&#146;s expectations or forecasts based on assumptions made by the partnership. These statements are subject to risks including those relating to market conditions, financial performance and results,
prices and demand for natural gas and oil, regulatory and governmental approvals and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. These risks are further described in
Suburban&#146;s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which
such statement is made and Suburban undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. </FONT></P>
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