CSI Compressco LP (NASDAQ:CCLP) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Indenture and Notes

On March 22, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), CSI Compressco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and CSI Compressco Finance Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership (“Finance Corp” and, together with the Partnership, the “Issuers”), completed the issuance and sale (the “Offering”) of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of their 7.500% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2018 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Partnership, Finance Corp, the guarantors named therein (the “Guarantors” and, together with the Issuers, the “Obligors”) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as representative of the initial purchasers listed in Schedule A thereto (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”). The Notes are jointly and severally, and fully and unconditionally, guaranteed (the “Guarantees” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”) on a senior secured basis initially by each of the Partnership’s domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than Finance Corp, certain immaterial subsidiaries and certain other excluded domestic subsidiaries) and will be secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ assets (other than certain excluded assets) (the “Collateral”) as collateral security for their obligations under the Notes, subject to certain permitted encumbrances and exceptions. The Notes were issued and sold to the Initial Purchasers to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to Section 4(a)(2) thereunder. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.

On the Closing Date, the Partnership entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”) by and among the Obligors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), with respect to the Securities (the “Indenture”). The Notes accrue interest at a rate of 7.500% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning October 1, 2018. The Notes are scheduled to mature on April 1, 2025.

On and after April 1, 2021, the Partnership may redeem all or a part of the Notes, from time to time, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the applicable redemption date, subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on April 1 of the years indicated below:

In addition, any time or from time to time before April 1, 2021, the Partnership may, at its option, redeem all or a portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 50% of the principal amount thereof plus the Applicable Premium (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the applicable redemption date, subject to the rights of holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

Prior to April 1, 2021, the Partnership may on one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the principal amount of the Notes with an amount of cash not greater than the amount of the net cash proceeds from one or more equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.500% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of redemption, subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, provided that (a) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes originally issued on the issue date (excluding notes held by the Partnership and its subsidiaries) remains outstanding after each such redemption; and (b) the redemption occurs within 180 days after the date of the closing of the equity offering.

If the Partnership experiences certain kinds of changes of control, each holder of the Notes will be entitled to require the Partnership to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000) of that holder’s Notes to an offer on the terms set forth in the Indenture. The Partnership will offer to make a cash payment equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of repurchase, subject to the rights of holders of the Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

The Indenture contains customary covenants restricting the Partnership’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to: (i) pay distributions on, purchase or redeem its common units or purchase or redeem its subordinated debt; (ii) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue certain kinds of preferred equity securities; (iii) create or incur certain liens securing indebtedness; (iv) sell assets, including dispositions of the Collateral; (v) consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of its assets; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (vii) enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from its restricted subsidiaries to the Partnership. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions, including certain provisions permitting the Partnership, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to transfer assets to certain of its unrestricted subsidiaries. Moreover, if the Notes receive an investment grade rating from at least two rating agencies and no default has occurred and is continuing under the Indenture, many of the restrictive covenants in the Indenture will be terminated. The Indenture also contains customary events of default and acceleration provisions relating to such events of default, which provide that upon an event of default under the Indenture, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all of the Notes to be due and payable immediately.

The foregoing description of the Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture and the form of Note, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Collateral Trust Agreement

On March 22, 2018, the Partnership, the grantors named therein, the Trustee and U.S. Bank National Association, as the collateral trustee (the “Collateral Trustee”), entered into a collateral trust agreement (the “Collateral Trust Agreement”) to which the Collateral Trustee will receive, hold, administer, maintain, enforce and distribute the proceeds of all of its liens upon the collateral for the benefit of the current and future holders of the Notes and any future priority lien obligations, if any.

The foregoing description of the Collateral Trust Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Collateral Trust Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

On March 22, 2018, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Partnership repaid all outstanding borrowings and obligations under its existing revolving credit facility with a portion of the net proceeds from the Offering, and terminated this credit facility. Affiliates of certain of the initial purchasers are lenders under the existing revolving credit facility and, accordingly, received or will receive a portion of the proceeds from the Offering in connection with the repayment of the outstanding borrowings under the existing revolving credit facility.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03 hereof.

(d)Exhibits.

CSI Compressco LP Exhibit
EX-4.1 2 cclp-ex41_7.htm EX-4.1 cclp-ex41_7.htm Exhibit 4.1   Execution Version   CSI COMPRESSCO LP CSI COMPRESSCO FINANCE INC. AND EACH OF THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO 7.500% SENIOR SECURED FIRST LIEN NOTES DUE 2025   INDENTURE Dated as of March 22,…
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About CSI Compressco LP (NASDAQ:CCLP)

CSI Compressco LP, formerly Compressco Partners, L.P., is a provider of compression services and equipment for natural gas and oil production, gathering, transportation, processing and storage. The Company sells custom-designed compressor packages and oilfield fluid pump systems, and provides aftermarket services and compressor package parts and components manufactured by third-party suppliers. It provides these compression services and equipment to a base of natural gas and oil exploration and production, midstream and transmission companies operating throughout many of the onshore producing regions of the United States, as well as in a number of foreign countries, including Mexico, Canada and Argentina. It is a service provider of natural gas compression services in the United States, utilizing its fleet of compressor packages that employs a spectrum of low-, medium- and high-horsepower engines.