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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-06-061933.txt : 20060323
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-06-061933
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060323
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060323
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060323

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STAR GAS PARTNERS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001002590
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-RETAIL STORES, NEC [5990]
		IRS NUMBER:				061437793
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14129
		FILM NUMBER:		06706943

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2187 ATLANTIC ST
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06902
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2033287300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2187 ATLANTIC STREET
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06902
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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="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 FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March&nbsp;23, 2006 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>011-14129</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>incorporation)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2187 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>06902</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code (203)&nbsp;328-7310 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Not Applicable </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report.) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="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; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Effective as of March&nbsp;23, 2006, Star Gas Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (referred to herein as the &#147;Partnership&#148; &#147;we&#148; or &#147;us&#148;) entered into a lock-up agreements (the &#147;Agreements&#148;)
with certain investors who hold approximately 3.6% of the principal amount of our outstanding 10.25% senior notes due 2013 (the &#147;Senior Notes&#148;). The Agreements are similar to the form of lock-up agreement that the Partnership previously
entered into as of December&nbsp;5, 2005 with the holders of approximately 9% of the principal amount of the Partnership&#146;s senior notes who have agreed to tender into the Partnership&#146;s proposed tender and exchange offer but have retained
the option to elect to convert Senior Notes to common units, the terms of which are described in the Partnership&#146;s Form 8-K filed on December&nbsp;5, 2005. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="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 FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On March&nbsp;23, 2006, the
Partnership, issued a press release announcing that the Partnership had received a new competing recapitalization proposal from the Soros Group. A copy of the press release is furnished within this report as Exhibit 99.1. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information in this press release is being furnished, and is not deemed as &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically stated so therein. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form of Noteholder Lock-up Agreement with certain noteholders</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release dated March 23, 2006</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="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> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By: Star Gas LLC
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Richard Ambury</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Richard Ambury</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: March&nbsp;23, 2006 </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Exhibit 99.1 </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Star Gas Partners, L.P. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2187 Atlantic Street </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Stamford, Connecticut 06902 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">December&nbsp;5, 2005 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To the undersigned holder of Star Gas Partners, L.P. 10.25% Senior Notes due 2013 (the &#147;<U>Senior Notes</U>&#148;), issued pursuant to an indenture dated
February&nbsp;6, 2003, by and among Star Gas Partners, L.P., Star Gas Finance Company and Union Bank of California, N.A. as Trustee (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;) (the &#147;<U>Consenting Noteholder</U>,&#148; the Consenting Noteholder together
with each Senior Note holder that has entered into a Lock Up Agreement (defined below), the &#147;<U>Consenting Noteholders</U>&#148;): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Star Gas Partners, L.P. (the &#147;<U>Partnership</U>&#148;) is simultaneously with the counter-signing of this letter agreement (this &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;) (a)&nbsp;entering into a Unit Purchase Agreement in the form attached
hereto as <U>Exhibit A</U> (the &#147;<U>Kestrel Purchase Agreement</U>&#148;) with Kestrel Energy Partners, LLC, Kestrel Heat, LLC (&#147;<U>Kestrel Heat</U>&#148;) and KM2, LLC (&#147;<U>KM2</U>&#148;) (collectively, &#147;<U>Kestrel</U>&#148;)
pursuant to which, among other things, Kestrel Heat will replace the General Partner of the Partnership, Kestrel Heat and KM2 will purchase an aggregate of 7,500,000 newly issued Partnership common units (&#147;<U>New Kestrel Units</U>&#148;) from
the Partnership at a price of $2 per unit and Kestrel Heat and KM2 will agree to &#145;backstop&#146; a $35 million rights offering (the &#147;<U>Rights Offering</U>&#148;) to be made to the outstanding common unitholders of the Partnership, and
(b)&nbsp;agreeing with the Consenting Noteholders listed on <U>Schedule 1</U> to, among other things, exchange a portion of such Consenting Noteholders&#146; Senior Notes for New Units pursuant to the Tender Offer (as defined below). </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">References to the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148; as used herein shall refer collectively to the Partnership, Star Gas Finance Company, and each of their
respective subsidiaries and affiliates. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Partnership, Kestrel, and certain of the Consenting Noteholders engaged in good faith
negotiations with the objective of reaching an agreement to restructure the Senior Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer which Tender Offer shall be completed simultaneously with the closing (the &#147;<U>Kestrel Closing</U>&#148;) of the transactions
contemplated by the Kestrel Purchase Agreement, (such transactions are collectively referred to herein as the &#147;<U>Restructuring</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">The Company and the Consenting Noteholders desire that the Company implement the Restructuring pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In exchange for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Company and each Consenting Noteholder, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Agreement to Complete the Restructuring</U>: Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to
promptly and diligently commence and consummate the Restructuring through the Rights Offering (as defined below), the Tender Offer, and the performance of the terms of this Agreement. The obligations of the parties hereunder are several and not
joint, and no party hereto shall be responsible for the failure of any other party hereto to perform its obligations hereunder. </FONT></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"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Appropriate Number and Amount of Consenting Noteholders</U>: All obligations of the Company and the Consenting Noteholder under this Agreement are expressly conditioned upon the
prior execution of agreements substantially similar to this Agreement (with certain agreed differences) between the Company and Consenting Noteholders (such agreements, including this Agreement, are collectively referred to herein as a &#147;<U>Lock
Up Agreement</U>&#148;) holding in the aggregate at least 84% (the &#147;<U>Required Tender Amount</U>&#148;) of the principal amount of Senior Notes outstanding on the date hereof. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Conditions to Effectiveness</U>: All obligations of the Consenting Noteholder under this Agreement are conditioned upon the following:
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the continued effectiveness of this Agreement; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the Kestrel Purchase Agreement, and all documents relating thereto, including, but not limited to, the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the
Partnership, and all documents relating to the Tender Offer, including, but not limited to, the Amended Indenture (defined below), the New Indenture (defined below), the Equity Maintenance Agreement, and any amendments, revisions or other
modifications to the organizational documents of the Company, each being in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to three (3)&nbsp;or more Consenting Noteholders holding at least 66.7% in principal amount of the Senior Notes (the
&#147;<U>Required Consenting Noteholders</U>&#148;), it being agreed that the Kestrel Purchase Agreement, the Amended Indenture and the New Indenture, each as attached hereto as <U>Exhibits A-C</U> respectively, are in form, scope and substance
satisfactory to the Consenting Noteholder; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the continued effectiveness of the Kestrel Purchase Agreement, unless the Kestrel Closing has already occurred or unless waived by the Required Consenting Noteholders; and
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the Kestrel Closing, unless the Kestrel Closing has already occurred or unless waived by the Required Consenting Noteholders. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Amended Indenture and New Indenture</U>: The Company and the Consenting Noteholder each approves the scope, form and substance of (a)&nbsp;the amendments to the Indenture set
forth in the blackline of the indenture attached hereto as <U>Exhibit B</U> (the &#147;<U>Amended Indenture</U>&#148;), and (b)&nbsp;the Indenture for the New Notes (as herein defined) to be used in connection with the Tender Offer attached hereto
as <U>Exhibit C</U> (the &#147;<U>New Indenture</U>&#148;). </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Forbearance and Consent</U>: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Consenting Noteholder agrees to forbear, so long as this Agreement is in effect, or indefinitely if the closing of the Restructuring has occurred, and subject to the limitations
contained in Section&nbsp;6.4 of the Indenture: (i)&nbsp;from taking any action to accelerate the indebtedness due under the Senior Notes, or directing the Trustee under the Indenture to pursue any right or remedy under the Indenture or otherwise
arising out of, or relating to, any act or omission of the Company prior to the Kestrel Closing; and (ii)&nbsp;initiating, or having initiated on its behalf, any litigation or proceeding of any kind with respect to the Senior Notes against the
Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, and/or employees arising out of, or relating to, any act or omission of the Company prior to the Kestrel Closing, other than to enforce this Agreement. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notwithstanding the general forbearance provision set forth in Section&nbsp;5(a) above, the Consenting Noteholder specifically agrees, so long as this Agreement is in effect, or
indefinitely if the closing of the Restructuring has occurred: (i)&nbsp;to forbear from exercising any rights or remedies in respect of any default or breach or any claim of potential default or breach under the Indenture resulting from (A)&nbsp;the
sale of the Partnership&#146;s propane business effected on December&nbsp;14, 2004, the Company&#146;s use of such proceeds to purchase working capital inventory, and the Company&#146;s determination that &#147;Excess Proceeds&#148; shall not
include any amounts so invested in inventory, (B)&nbsp;the incurrence of additional indebtedness in connection with those certain $230 million and $265 million refinancings which closed on December&nbsp;22, 2003, and December&nbsp;17, 2004
respectively, and (C)&nbsp;the granting of liens or collateral to the lenders under that certain Credit Agreement, dated December&nbsp;17, 2004, by and among Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Inc. and the Loan Parties and Lenders thereto and the
amendment thereto dated November&nbsp;3, 2005; (ii)&nbsp;to oppose, at the Company&#146;s sole cost and expense, any request or attempt by any Noteholder(s) to assert, or request the Trustee under the Indenture to assert, a default under the
Indenture as a result of the matters described in clauses (i)(A), (i)(B) and (i)(C) above; (iii)&nbsp;not to tender the Senior Notes beneficially owned by the Consenting Noteholder in the Change of Control Offer (as defined in the Indenture) which
will be required to be made following the Kestrel Closing, pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.9 of the Indenture; and (iv)&nbsp;to forbear from exercising any rights or remedies with respect to any claims, rights or vote requirements under the Indenture
arising from the transactions contemplated by the Kestrel Purchase Agreement. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Consenting Noteholder agrees to consent to the amendments to the Amended Indenture set forth in the blackline of the Amended Indenture attached hereto as <U>Exhibit B</U>, which
amendments will be effective upon the later of the Kestrel Closing or the closing of the Tender Offer. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Tender Offer</U>: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As soon as practicable following the mailing of the proxy statement in connection with the vote of unitholders contemplated by the Kestrel Purchase Agreement, the Company shall make
a tender offer (which shall be coupled with a consent solicitation relating to the waiver of potential defaults set forth in Section&nbsp;5 hereof and the amendments to the Amended Indenture set forth in <U>Exhibit B</U>) (the &#147;<U>Tender
Offer</U>&#148;) to all holders of Senior Notes. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the Tender Offer, any holder of Senior Notes may tender its Senior Notes at par in exchange for: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">a Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of an amount of cash equal to at least $60 million and not greater than $73,132,075 million, which amount shall be determined by the Company,
in its sole discretion (such discretion to be exercised at least ten (10)&nbsp;business days prior to the closing of the Tender Offer), (such amount to be reduced by any principal, interest and premium payments required to be offered to
non-tendering holders of Senior Notes who will be entitled to receive payment from the Company that is required pursuant to the Change of Control Offer provisions set forth in Section&nbsp;3.9 of the Indenture) (such net amount is referred to herein
as the &#147;<U>Net Rights Offering Proceeds</U>&#148;); </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">at the option of a holder of Senior Notes, and pursuant to the Tender Offer, its New Unit Pro Rata Percentage (defined below) of 13,433,962 newly issued Partnership Units (the
&#147;<U>New Units</U>&#148;), which New Units shall be exchanged for Senior Notes at a price of $2.00 per New Unit (such exchange, the &#147;<U>New Unit Offering</U>&#148;) ; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">new notes (the &#147;<U>New Notes</U>&#148;) in exchange for any remaining Senior Notes, which New Notes shall be issued pursuant to the terms of the New Indenture.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Tender Offer will be subject to customary conditions as well as the following conditions: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">that valid tenders shall have been received prior to the expiration of the Tender Offer from the holders of at least 93% of the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes; and
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the Kestrel Closing, unless otherwise waived by the Required Consenting Noteholders, shall have occurred or shall occur simultaneously with the closing of the Tender Offer.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Consenting Noteholder agrees with the Company and each other Consenting Noteholder, as a third party beneficiary to this Agreement: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">to tender all of the Senior Notes beneficially owned by the Consenting Noteholder (including any Senior Notes acquired after the date hereof) into the Tender Offer in exchange for:
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">its Pro Rata Portion of Net Rights Offering Proceeds (such pro rata portion shall be determined by dividing the principal amount of a tendering holder&#146;s Senior Notes by the
aggregate principal amount of all Senior Notes tendered in exchange for Net Rights Offering Proceeds (the &#147;<U>Pro Rata Portion</U>&#148;)); </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">at its option, which option may be exercised at any time prior to the closing of the Tender Offer and pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer, a number of New Units, which number
shall not exceed its New Unit Pro Rata Percentage of New Units (as used herein, the term &#147;<U>New Unit Pro Rata Percentage</U>&#148; means, with respect to each holder of Senior Notes who elects to participate in the New Unit Offering, a
percentage determined by dividing the principal amount of all of such holder&#146;s Senior Notes entitled to participate in the New Unit Offering by $178,000,000); and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New Notes in an amount equal to the remaining outstanding principal amount of the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Senior Notes after the aggregate reduction in such Senior Notes
resulting from the completion of the transactions contemplated in subsections (d)(i)(1) and (2)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;6 (provided that outstanding accrued interest on the Senior Notes shall be included as interest on the New Notes payable on the
first interest payment date thereunder so that, effectively, interest on the New Notes shall accrue from the date of the last interest payment on the Senior Notes). </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">subject to the terms of this Agreement, not to withdraw or revoke such tender unless and until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Each Consenting Noteholder acknowledges that by tendering its Senior Notes in the Tender Offer it will be deemed to have delivered the consent required for the amendments to the
Indenture set forth in the Amended Indenture. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company agrees that it will (i)&nbsp;cause the offer and issuance of the New Notes and New Units pursuant to the Tender Offer to be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, or (ii)&nbsp;offer and issue the New Notes and the New Units pursuant to an effective registration
statement filed with the SEC pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act. The Company will, concurrently with the consummation of the Tender Offer, enter into a registration rights agreement with each holder of Senior Notes that, at the time
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">consummation of the Tender Offer, owns 10% or more of the then outstanding Partnership common units (a &#147;<U>10% Holder</U>&#148;), such registration
rights agreement to be in customary form, to provide for two demand and unlimited piggy back registration rights with respect to the New Notes and the New Units, and be in form, scope and substance acceptable to the Company and to each 10% Holder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if legal counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Consenting Noteholder, issues a legal opinion addressed to the Consenting Noteholder, in a form satisfactory to the Consenting Noteholder, in its sole discretion and at
the sole cost and expense of the Company, which states that no registration is required for the sale of the New Units, then the Company shall not be required to effect a registration pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, as required above.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the New Units to be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Kestrel
Closing. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>No Transfer</U>: The Consenting Noteholder hereby agrees, without the prior written consent of the Company, not to, directly or indirectly, prior to the closing of the Tender
Offer, (i)&nbsp;sell, transfer, assign, pledge, grant an option on, or otherwise dispose of or encumber any of the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Senior Notes, or (ii)&nbsp;grant any proxies, deposit any of the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Senior
Notes into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any of the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Senior Notes (such actions set forth in sub-parts (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above are collectively referred to herein as a
&#147;<U>Transfer</U>&#148;); <I>provided, however, </I>that the Consenting Noteholder may, at any time, Transfer Senior Notes to a person that has countersigned a transferee acknowledgment in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit D</U> (the
&#147;<U>Transferee Acknowledgment</U>&#148;), thereby unconditionally agreeing in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Any Transfer not effected in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed
void <I>ab initio</I>. In the event of a Transfer, the Consenting Noteholder shall, within three (3)&nbsp;business days after such Transfer, provide notice of such transfer to the Company, together with a copy of the Transferee Acknowledgement and,
if the Consenting Noteholder has transferred all of its claims subject to this Agreement, then the Consenting Noteholder shall automatically be released from any further obligations hereunder. In addition, each Consenting Noteholder agrees that
(a)&nbsp;during the term of this Agreement, it will not &#147;short sell&#148; any equity securities of the Company, and (b)&nbsp;it will not take any action to oppose or interfere with the transactions contemplated by the Kestrel Purchase
Agreement, including, without limitation, the vote of Unitholders contemplated by the Kestrel Purchase Agreement. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Additional Senior Notes Subject</U>: Notwithstanding Section&nbsp;7 hereof, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or restrict the ability or right
of any Consenting Noteholder to acquire any additional Senior Notes (&#147;<U>Additional Senior Notes</U>&#148;), <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that in the event any Consenting Noteholder acquires any such Additional Senior Notes after the date
hereof (other than any such Senior Notes that are already subject to the provisions of a Lock Up Agreement, which Senior Notes shall remain subject to the provisions of such agreement), the Consenting Noteholder shall advise the </FONT>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Company of such acquisition within three (3)&nbsp;business days of such acquisition and such Additional Senior Notes shall immediately upon such acquisition
become subject to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section&nbsp;7 of this Agreement. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Representations of Consenting Noteholder:</U> The Consenting Noteholder hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Consenting Noteholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s state of organization or formation;
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Consenting Noteholder has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Consenting Noteholder of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action;
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Consenting Noteholder and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Consenting Noteholder, enforceable against
the Consenting Noteholder in accordance with its terms; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As of the date hereof, the Consenting Noteholder is the beneficial owner of, and holder of investment and voting authority over: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Notes in the aggregate principal amount disclosed under to its name on the signature page hereof (the &#147;<U>Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Senior Notes</U>&#148;), and
beneficially owns, and has no investment and voting authority over other Senior Notes, and the registered holder and custodial party for the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Senior Notes are as set forth on the signature page hereof; and
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">outstanding Partnership units in the amount disclosed under its name on the signature page hereof; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To the best of its knowledge, as of the date hereof, the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Senior Notes are held free and clear of all claims, charges, leases, covenants, easements,
encumbrances, pledges, security interests, liens, options, pledges, rights of others, mortgages, deeds of trust, hypothecations, conditional sales, or restrictions (whether on voting, sale, transfer, disposition, or otherwise), whether imposed by
agreement, understanding, law, equity, or otherwise, except for any restrictions on transfer created by this Agreement or generally arising under any applicable federal or state securities law, and the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Senior Notes have
not been pledged or assigned to any person; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Consenting Noteholder has been furnished with all information that it has requested for the purpose of evaluating the transactions contemplated by this </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Agreement, and the Consenting Noteholder has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and its officers regarding the
Company and its business, assets, results of operations, financial condition and prospects and the terms and conditions of the issuance of the New Units; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If applicable, the Consenting Noteholder is acquiring the New Units solely by and for its own account, for investment purposes only and not for the purpose of resale or
distribution; and the Consenting Noteholder does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person or entity to sell, transfer or pledge to such person or anyone else any New Units; and the Consenting Noteholder does not
have any present plans or intentions to enter into any such contract, undertaking or arrangement; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Consenting Noteholder (i)&nbsp;is an &#147;accredited investor&#148; as defined in Rule 501 of the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act; and (ii)&nbsp;has such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters in general that it has the capacity to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the New Units, if applicable, and to protect its own interest in connection with an investment in the
New Units; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Consenting Noteholder has relied upon its own independent investigations of the business of the Company and the advice of its own advisors, if any, in evaluating its investment
in the New Units; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The tender of the Senior Notes and closing of the Tender Offer shall constitute the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s confirmation of the foregoing representations.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Representations of the Company</U>: The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Consenting Noteholder as follows: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the Partnership is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the Company has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action; and
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Plan Provisions</U>. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation Section&nbsp;12 hereof): </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the event that the Company files a petition for protection pursuant to Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. &#167;&#167;101, et seq., as amended (&#147;<U>Chapter
11</U>&#148;), and within five (5)&nbsp;days of such filing files a disclosure statement (the &#147;<U>Disclosure Statement</U>&#148;) and plan (the &#147;<U>Plan</U>&#148;) that both comply in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement,
each Consenting Noteholder agrees and expressly waives its right to (i)&nbsp;object to confirmation of the Plan or otherwise commence any action or proceeding to alter, oppose or add any other provision to the Plan or any other documents or
agreements inconsistent with the Restructuring; (ii)&nbsp;object to the approval of the Disclosure Statement provided that it accurately describes the Restructuring; (iii)&nbsp;vote for, consent to, support, intentionally induce or participate
directly or indirectly in the formation of any other plan of reorganization or liquidation proposed or filed, or to be proposed or filed, in any Chapter 11 case for the Company; (iv)&nbsp;commence or support any action or proceeding to shorten or
terminate the period during which only the Company may propose and/or seek confirmation of the Plan; (v)&nbsp;directly or indirectly seek, solicit, support or encourage any other plan, sale, proposal or offer of winding up, liquidation,
reorganization, merger, consolidation, dissolution or restructuring of the Company; or (vi)&nbsp;commence or support any action filed by the Company or any other party in interest to appoint a trustee, conservator, receiver or examiner for the
Company, or to dismiss any Chapter 11 case, or to convert such Chapter 11 case to one under Chapter 7; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and continuing until the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section&nbsp;12 of this Agreement, each Consenting
Noteholder agrees to timely vote its respective claim under the Indenture, or authorize and direct the Trustee thereunder to vote its respective claim in accordance with the Indenture, to accept the Plan and not revoke or withdraw such votes. The
Consenting Noteholder agrees that this Agreement may be disclosed in solicitation materials prepared in connection with the Plan. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts, if requested by any Consenting Noteholder, to support such Consenting Noteholder&#146;s appointment to any official unsecured
creditors&#146; committee (&#147;<U>Creditors&#146; Committee</U>&#148;) formed pursuant to 11 U.S.C. &#167; 1102 in any Chapter 11 case. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any Consenting Noteholder is appointed to and serves on the
Creditors&#146; Committee in a Chapter 11 case, the terms of this Agreement shall not be construed so as to limit any actions taken in furtherance of such Consenting Noteholder&#146;s fiduciary duties to any person arising from its service on such
Creditors&#146; Committee, and any such exercise (in the sole discretion of such Consenting Noteholder) of such fiduciary duties shall not be deemed to constitute a breach of the terms of this Agreement. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Termination</U>: Upon the occurrence of any of the following events or conditions: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the termination of the Kestrel Purchase Agreement by either the Company or Kestrel; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the Kestrel Purchase Agreement shall not have been finally closed as of April&nbsp;30, 2006; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">an Insolvency Action (as defined below), is taken by or against the Company in any jurisdiction without the prior written consent of the Required Consenting Noteholders. As used
herein, an &#147;Insolvency Action&#148; means: (i)&nbsp;an administrator or liquidator (or other officer with similar powers) of the Company or the whole or part of the undertaking, assets and revenues of the Company is appointed (or petition is
presented or application made for any such appointment); (ii)&nbsp;the Company takes any action for a readjustment or deferment of any of its obligations or makes a general assignment or an arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its
creditors or declares a moratorium in respect of any of its debts given by it, other than for arrangements under this Agreement or related hereto; (iii)&nbsp;the Company ceases or threatens to cease to carry on all or any substantial part of its
business other than pursuant to its current business plan; (iv)&nbsp;a petition is presented, or application is made, or an effective resolution is passed or notice is issued convening a meeting of creditors or shareholders for the purpose of
passing any resolution, or other steps are taken for the bankruptcy, winding up, liquidation, dissolution, administration, reorganization (including a voluntary or involuntary Chapter 11 proceeding in the U.S.) or reconstruction of the Company;
(v)&nbsp;any event occurs which has an analogous effect to any of the events referred to in paragraph (i)&nbsp;or (iv)&nbsp;above; (vi)&nbsp;an encumbrancer takes possession of any asset or property with a book value in excess of $100,000 of the
Company or any execution or attachment or other legal process is enforced against any asset or property with a book value in excess of $100,000 of the Company; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">there shall have occurred any material breach of this Agreement by the Company, or any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement shall be incorrect in any
material respect; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">a court in any jurisdiction shall declare, in a final, non-appealable order, this Agreement to be unenforceable; or </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">notwithstanding the terms set forth in Section&nbsp;5 above, a default of any principal or interest payment obligation under the Indenture that arises after the date of this
Agreement; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">then: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">all obligations of the Company and the Consenting Noteholders under this Agreement shall, except as provided below, automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect; <I>provided, however</I>, that no party shall have the right
to terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the events and conditions described in sub-parts (a)&nbsp;through (d)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;12 unless such party has given written notice thereof to the Company and each of the Consenting
Noteholders specifically identifying the basis upon which such party is exercising its right to terminate, and the event or condition giving rise </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">to such right is not cured or otherwise waived by the Required Consenting Noteholders within five (5)&nbsp;business days following receipt by the Company of
such written notice; and, <I>provided, further</I>, that such event or condition shall be deemed cured if the relevant requirement is satisfied within such five (5)&nbsp;business day period. Termination in accordance with this paragraph shall not
affect any party&#146;s remedies as a result of any breach by any other party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate on April&nbsp;30, 2006, unless the Required Consenting Noteholders
have consented to the commencement of a Chapter 11 in accordance with Section&nbsp;11(a), and in which case this Agreement will terminate one hundred twenty (120)&nbsp;days after the filing of such Chapter 11 or such other date as the Required
Consenting Noteholders agree. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>No Solicitation</U>. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended to be or constitute, and nothing in this Agreement shall be
deemed to be or constitute, a solicitation of any vote or any agreement to vote for any plan of reorganization. </FONT></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"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Entire Agreement</U>: This Agreement (together with the Exhibits and Schedules hereto) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall not be amended, altered or modified in any manner whatsoever,
except by a written instrument executed by the Company and the Consenting Noteholder. Except as set forth in this Agreement, neither party makes, nor has made any representation or warranty to the other party. </FONT></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"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Governing Law; <B>WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL</B></U>: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to
the provisions thereof relating to conflicts of laws). <B>EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE TRAIL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY
ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT</B>. </FONT></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"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Specific Performance</U>: The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any breach of the terms of this Agreement would give rise to irreparable harm for which money damages
would not be an adequate remedy and accordingly the parties hereto agree that each party shall be entitled to the sole and exclusive remedy of specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief without the necessity of proving the
inadequacy of money damages as a remedy or posting a bond or other security in connection with such remedy. </FONT></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 FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Jurisdiction</U>: The Company and the Consenting Noteholder each hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York
State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Counterparts</U>: This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts and by facsimile, with the same effect as
if all parties had signed the same document. All such counterparts shall be deemed an original, shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Severability</U>: Any term or provision of this Agreement, which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Headings</U>: The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation hereof. </FONT></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"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Notices</U>. All notices, requests, elections, and demands under or in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, sent by recognized
overnight courier, or sent by facsimile or similar electronic means to the party as set forth under its signature hereto, or to such other address or facsimile number as such party shall provide to all other parties hereto in writing, and shall be
deemed sent or given hereunder, in the case of personal delivery or delivery by recognized overnight courier, on the date of actual delivery, and in the case of transmission by facsimile or similar electronic means, on the date of actual
transmission. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">22.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Public Disclosures</U>. Prior to the issuance of any public disclosures regarding the Restructuring, the Company shall consult with the Consenting Noteholders
(or so many of the Consenting Noteholders that are willing to receive restricted information at such time), as to the form and substance of such public disclosures, provided that at all times the Company shall be solely responsible for each public
disclosure made by it. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless required by lawful subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries not to,
disclose (i)&nbsp;any Consenting Noteholder&#146;s identity or (ii)&nbsp;the amount of such Consenting Noteholder&#146;s holdings of Senior Notes or Partnership units, without the prior written consent of such Consenting Noteholder in each case;
and, if such announcement or disclosure is so required, the Company shall afford the Consenting Noteholders a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon any such announcement or disclosure prior to the applicable announcement or disclosure.
Pursuant to the terms set forth in this Section&nbsp;22, the Company agrees that within one (1)&nbsp;business day following the execution of this Agreement by at least the Required Tender Amount of the holders of the Senior Notes, the Company will
file with the SEC on Form 8-K or other periodic report required or permitted to be filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an appropriate summary of any material nonpublic information (other than certain fiscal 2006 projections
provided to Third Point LLC which need not </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">be disclosed) previously provided in writing to any holder of Senior Notes pursuant to a Non-Disclosure Agreement between the Company and such holder and the
Restructuring, so as to release each such holder from any restrictions on trading in the Company&#146;s securities resulting from its possession of such material nonpublic information. </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"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Expenses</U>. The Company shall continue to be bound by the terms of the Fee Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;26, 2005, by and among Bingham McCutchen LLP (as counsel to the
Consenting Noteholders), Star Gas Partners, L.P. and Star Gas Finance Company and the Agreement, dated August&nbsp;26, 2005, by and among Petrie Parkman (as financial advisor to the Consenting Noteholders), Bingham McCutchen LLP, Star Gas Partners,
L.P. and Star Gas Financial Company. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">24.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Units Not Subject to this Agreement</U>. Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall affect the Consenting
Noteholder&#146;s ability to exercise any and all rights that it has, or may in the future have, in connection with its ownership of Partnership units. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">[Signature Pages Follow] </FONT></P>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name of Consenting Noteholder:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Beneficially Owned</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Number of Outstanding Partnership</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Units Currently Held</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fax:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attn:</FONT></TD>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Kestrel Purchase Agreement </FONT></P>

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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Transferee Acknowledgment </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">[TO BE INSERTED INTO LETTERHEAD OF TRANSFEROR] </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 200_
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SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (the &#147;<U>Transferee</U>&#148;) </FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Transferee Acknowledgment </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ladies and
Gentlemen: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This letter (this &#147;<U>Letter</U>&#148;) is in reference to Section&nbsp;7 of that certain letter agreement (the &#147;<U>Lock-Up
Agreement</U>&#148;) entered into as of December&nbsp;5, 2005, among Star Gas Partners, L.P., Star Gas Finance Company, and each of their subsidiaries (collectively, the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) and the Consenting Noteholders. All capitalized
terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Lock-Up Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;7 of the Lock-Up Agreement provides as follows:
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Consenting Noteholder hereby agrees, without the prior written consent of the Company, not to, directly or indirectly, prior to the
closing of the Tender Offer, (i)&nbsp;sell, transfer, assign, pledge, grant an option on, or otherwise dispose of or encumber any of the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Senior Notes, or (ii)&nbsp;grant any proxies, deposit any of the Consenting
Noteholder&#146;s Senior Notes into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any of the Consenting Noteholder&#146;s Senior Notes (such actions set forth in sub-parts (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above are collectively referred to
herein as a &#147;<U>Transfer</U>&#148;); <I>provided, however, </I>that the Consenting Noteholder may, at any time, Transfer Senior Notes to a person that has countersigned a transferee acknowledgment in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit D</U>
(the &#147;<U>Transferee Acknowledgment</U>&#148;), thereby unconditionally agreeing in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Agreement. Any Transfer not effected in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed void <I>ab initio</I>. In the event of a Transfer, the Consenting
Noteholder shall, within three (3)&nbsp;business days after such Transfer, provide notice of such transfer to the Company, together with a copy of the Transferee Acknowledgement and, if the Consenting Noteholder has transferred all of its claims
subject to this Agreement, then the Consenting Noteholder shall automatically be released from any further obligations hereunder. In addition, each Consenting Noteholder agrees that (a)&nbsp;during the term of this Agreement, it will not &#147;short
sell&#148; any equity securities of the Company, and (b)&nbsp;it will not take any action to oppose or interfere with the transactions contemplated by the Kestrel Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, the vote of Unitholders
contemplated by the Kestrel Purchase Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As of
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 2005, we, the undersigned have agreed to Transfer the following principal amount of
Senior Notes to the countersigning party: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.25% Senior Notes</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$265&nbsp;million</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2013</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By your countersignature in the space provided below, you, as transferee, represent and warrant that you have
received the Lock-Up Agreement and each of the exhibits attached thereto (attached hereto as <U>Exhibit A</U>). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Please indicate your agreement to be bound
by (a)&nbsp;the Lock-Up Agreement as a Consenting Noteholder and (b)&nbsp;the terms and conditions of this Letter, in each case in their entirety without revisions (including with respect to any and all claims or interests you already may hold
against or in the Company prior to the Transfer of the interests described above), by countersigning below and returning a copy of this Letter to the transferor. This Letter may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same Letter. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Letter by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed signature page of this Letter. Upon receipt of your
countersignature to this Letter, which is a precondition to any Transfer of the interests described above, this Letter shall be provided to the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;7 of the Lock-Up Agreement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Very truly yours, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR] </FONT></P>

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<IMG SRC="g36459img001.jpg" ALT="LOGO"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>News Announcement </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert Rinderman, Steven Hecht</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jaffoni&nbsp;&amp; Collins Incorporated</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">203/328-7310</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">212/835-8500 or SGU@jcir.com</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>STAR GAS ANNOUNCES RECEIPT OF NEW COMPETING PROPOSAL FROM THE SOROS GROUP </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">STAMFORD, CT (March 23, 2006) - Star Gas
Partners, L.P. (the &#147;Partnership&#148; or &#147;Star&#148;) (NYSE: SGU, SGH), a home energy distributor and services provider specializing in heating oil, announced today that it had received a new unsolicited and non-binding competing proposal
from the consortium consisting of Soros Fund Management, LLC (&#147;Soros&#148;), Atticus Capital LP (&#147;Atticus&#148;) and Almeida Oil Co., Inc. (&#147;Almeida&#148;) for the strategic recapitalization of the Partnership. The new proposal (the
New Soros Group proposal) by this consortium contemplates the formation of a new company, referred to herein as the &#147;Soros Group,&#148; to effectuate the transactions contained in the New Soros Group proposal. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The New Soros Group proposal includes, among other things, a proposed tender offer by the Soros Group for up to 15&nbsp;million common units at a price of $3.00 per
unit. The New Soros Group proposal contemplates a $67.5 million rights offering to Star&#146;s common unitholders at a price of $2.25 per common unit, with the common units purchased by the Soros Group through the tender offer being eligible to
participate in the rights offering and the Soros Group providing a standby commitment to backstop the entire rights offering. The New Soros Group proposal would result in the aggregate issuance of 30&nbsp;million new common units and cash to the
Partnership of $67.5 million prior to the payment of termination fees, expenses, incremental interest on Star&#146;s senior notes and other costs. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Pursuant to the New Soros Group proposal, Star Gas, LLC, Star&#146;s current general partner, would remain the general partner of the Partnership, and the Soros Group would have the right to appoint all of the directors of the general
partner. The New Soros Group proposal contemplates that Star Gas, LLC would, in consideration of the Soros Group&#146;s standby commitment in the rights offering, (a)&nbsp;agree to relinquish its right to receive distributions from Star pursuant to
Star&#146;s partnership agreement (other than with respect to capital actually invested in Star) and (b)&nbsp;cause Star to issue to the Soros Group newly created units which would provide economic benefits substantially equivalent to the new
general partner&#146;s rights to receive distributions under the Kestrel Unit Purchase Agreement, as amended. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The New Soros Group proposal contains a number of additional conditions not contained in any prior proposal. The proposal
is conditioned on the board of Star Gas, LLC approving the transactions, including the tender offer, contemplated by the New Soros Group proposal and revoking all anti-takeover protections currently contained in the formation and governance
documents of Star and its general partner solely with respect to the New Soros Group proposal. The New Soros Group Proposal is also conditioned upon the transfer, for nominal consideration, of a minority equity interest in Star Gas, LLC to the Soros
Group and the agreement by all of the equity holders of Star Gas, LLC to: (i)&nbsp;grant the Soros Group the right to appoint all of the members of the board of directors of Star Gas, LLC and (ii)&nbsp;not sell their equity interests in Star Gas,
LLC without the prior written consent of the Soros Group. The proposal is further conditioned on the Soros Group being granted the option to acquire all of the equity interests in Star Gas, LLC for a price equal to the value of Star Gas, LLC&#146;s
invested capital in Star at the time of exercise of such option. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Soros Group has asserted that the New Soros Group proposal and the transactions
contemplated thereby should not constitute a &#147;Change of Control&#148; under the terms of Star&#146;s senior noteholders indenture and should not require the consent (or vote) of Star&#146;s senior subordinated or junior subordinated
unitholders. The Partnership is requesting clarification from the Soros Group as to the basis for these conclusions. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The New Soros Group proposal does not
include a conversion of the Partnership&#146;s senior subordinated and junior subordinated units into Star&#146;s common units. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition, the New Soros
Group proposal does not contemplate maintaining the current arrangements with the holders of Star&#146;s senior notes. The New Soros Group proposal contemplates that the existing arrangements with noteholders will terminate upon the termination of
the Kestrel Unit Purchase Agreement and that any future negotiations with such noteholders would be the responsibility of the Soros Group. The New Soros Group proposal indicates that in addition to the cash provided by the rights offering and cash
on hand at Star, the Soros Group would arrange debt financing to satisfy any redemption of Star&#146;s senior notes required pursuant to the &#147;Excess Proceeds&#148; clause of Star&#146;s indenture with its senior noteholders. The Soros Group
also indicated that they have engaged in discussions with financing sources regarding replacing Star&#146;s existing senior bank facility and providing a facility to fund any purchases under the Excess Proceeds clause of Star&#146;s indenture.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The New Soros Group proposal, like the prior Soros Group proposals, is subject to completion of a confirmatory due diligence review and negotiation and
execution of definitive agreements, which diligence review the Soros Group has indicated it will be able to conduct in one week. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The board of directors of
Star&#146;s general partner, Star Gas, LLC, will be evaluating the New Soros Group proposal in the near future. As previously announced on February&nbsp;24, 2006 and March&nbsp;16, 2006, the Star Gas board had determined that the original and
revised Soros Group proposals were not a &#147;Superior Proposal&#148; within the meaning of the Unit Purchase Agreement with Kestrel. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As previously
announced on March&nbsp;16, 2006, the Special Meeting of Star Gas unitholders currently scheduled for 11:00 a.m., local time, on March&nbsp;24, 2006 will be convened solely for the </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">purpose of adjourning the Special Meeting until 11:00 a.m., local time, on Tuesday, March&nbsp;28, 2006. The record date for the rights offering contemplated
by the Kestrel transaction has been set for the close of business on March&nbsp;28, 2006. As previously announced, Star does not have the ability to delay the Special Meeting past the record date for the rights offering without Kestrel&#146;s
consent. Kestrel has advised the Partnership that it will not grant such consent. Under the Kestrel Unit Purchase Agreement, as amended, the board of Star&#146;s general partner retains the ability to consider unsolicited proposals, and determine
that such proposals are &#147;Superior Proposals,&#148; after the date of the Special Meeting and to terminate the Kestrel Unit Purchase Agreement in order to accept a superior proposal. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As previously announced on March&nbsp;16, 2006, the Kestrel Unit Purchase Agreement, as amended by the Contingent Amendment, provides for, among other things: the receipt by the Partnership of $56.25 million in new
equity financing through the issuance to Kestrel of 7,500,000 common units at $2.25 per unit for an aggregate of $16.875 million and the issuance of an additional 17,500,000 common units in a rights offering to Star&#146;s common unitholders at an
exercise price of $2.25 per unit for an aggregate of $39.735 million. The rights in the Kestrel transaction agreements are non-transferable, and Kestrel has agreed to buy any common units not subscribed for in the rights offering. Pursuant to the
Kestrel transaction, Kestrel Heat, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kestrel, would become the new general partner of the Partnership. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The agreements
relating to the Kestrel transaction can be found as exhibits to the Partnership&#146;s Form 8-K, filed on December&nbsp;5, 2005. The Partnership has also filed additional proxy materials relating to the Kestrel transaction on January&nbsp;24,
2006,&nbsp;March&nbsp;1, 2006,&nbsp;March&nbsp;13, 2006 and March&nbsp;17, 2006. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Forward Looking Information </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This news release includes &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; which represent the Partnership&#146;s expectations or beliefs concerning future events that involve
risks and uncertainties, including those associated with the approval of the recapitalization; the effect of weather conditions on our financial performance; anticipated proceeds from weather insurance; the price and supply of home heating oil; the
consumption patterns of our customers; our ability to obtain satisfactory gross profit margins; our ability to obtain new customers and retain existing customers; our ability to effect strategic acquisitions or redeploy underperforming assets; the
ultimate disposition of excess proceeds from the sale of the propane segment should the recapitalization not be consummated; the impact of litigation; the ongoing impact of the business process redesign project at the heating oil segment and our
ability to address issues related to that project; natural gas conversions; future union relations and the outcome of current and future union negotiations; the impact of current and future environmental, health and safety regulations; customer
creditworthiness; and marketing plans. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this news release are forward-looking statements. Although the Partnership believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Partnership&#146;s expectations (&#147;Cautionary
Statements&#148;) are disclosed in this news release and in the Partnership&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September&nbsp;30, 2005 and its Quarterly Report on </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2005, including without limitation and in conjunction with the forward-looking statements included
in this news release. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Partnership or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements. Unless otherwise required by
law, the Partnership undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this news release. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Star Gas Partners </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Star Gas Partners, L.P. is the nation&#146;s
largest retail distributor of home heating oil. Additional information is available by obtaining the Partnership&#146;s SEC filings and by visiting Star&#146;s website at www.star-gas.com. </FONT></P>
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