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This excerpt taken from the SGU DEF 14A filed Jan 24, 2006.

First Amendment to Rights Agreement

 

Effective as of December 2, 2005, we entered into an amendment to the rights agreement that provides that notwithstanding anything contained in the rights agreement to the contrary, Kestrel, Kestrel Heat, M2 and their affiliates or associates shall not become or be an acquiring person solely by virtue of either:

 

(i)    the execution, delivery and performance of either the unit purchase agreement or the ancillary documents (as defined in the unit purchase agreement); or

 

(ii)    the consummation of the transaction (as defined in the unit purchase agreement);

 

unless and until such time as any such person together with its respective affiliates and associates, is then the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the common units then outstanding (including, without limitation, by virtue of beneficial ownership referenced in clause (i) or (ii) above) and either (1) such person shall then purchase or otherwise become (as a result of actions taken by such person or its affiliates or associates) the beneficial owner of additional common units more than 1% of the common units then outstanding or otherwise than as permitted by the unit purchase agreement and ancillary documents or (2) any other person who is the beneficial owner of more than 1% of the common units then outstanding shall become an affiliate or associate of Kestrel, Kestrel Heat or M2.

 

This excerpt taken from the SGU 8-K filed Dec 5, 2005.

Amendment to Rights Agreement

 

On April 17, 2001, we adopted a rights agreement between us and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company as rights agent.

 

On December 2, 2005, we authorized an amendment to the rights agreement that provides that notwithstanding anything contained in the rights agreement to the contrary, Kestrel, M2 and their affiliates or associates shall not become or be an acquiring person solely by virtue of either:

 

(i) the execution, delivery and performance of either the unit purchase agreement or the ancillary documents (as defined in the unit purchase agreement); or

 

(ii) the consummation of the transaction (as defined in the unit purchase agreement) unless and until such time as any such person together with its respective affiliates and associates, is then the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the common units then outstanding (including, without limitation, by virtue of beneficial ownership referenced in clause (i) or (ii) above) and either (1) such person shall then purchase or otherwise become (as a result of actions taken by such person or its affiliates or associates) the beneficial owner of additional common units representing more than 1% of the common units then outstanding except as otherwise permitted by the unit purchase agreement and ancillary documents or (2) any other person who is the beneficial owner of more than 1% of the common units then outstanding shall become an affiliate or associate of Kestrel, Kestrel Heat or M2.

 

The description of the various agreements that are contained in this Form 8-K are qualified in their entirety to the text of the actual agreements that are filed as exhibits hereto.


Item 9.01(c)    Exhibits

 

99.1      Form of Unit Purchase Agreement
99.2      Form of Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership
     (Exhibit A to the Unit Purchase Agreement)
99.3      First Amendment to Revolving Credit Facility Agreement
     (Exhibit B to the Unit Purchase Agreement) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Star Gas Partners’ Form 8-K dated November 3, 2005)
99.4      Form of Noteholder Lock-Up Agreement with MacKay Shields LLC and Lehman Brothers Inc.
99.5      Form of Noteholder Lock-Up Agreement with Morgan Asset Management, Inc. and Third Point LLC
99.6      Form of Noteholder Lock-Up Agreement with Trilogy Capital, LLC
99.7      Form of Noteholder Lock-Up Agreement with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and certain related entities
99.8      Form of Backstop Agreement with MacKay Shields LLC and Lehman Brothers Inc.
99.9      Form of new Indenture for the new senior notes
99.10    Form of Amended and Restated Indenture for the existing senior notes
99.11    Form of Amendment to Rights Agreement
99.12    Press Release dated December 5, 2005.


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.

 

STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.

By: Star Gas LLC (General Partner)

By:

  /S/    RICHARD AMBURY        

Name:

  Richard Ambury

Title:

  Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: December 5, 2005

EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:

DEF 14A
Jan 24, 2006
8-K
Dec 5, 2005

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