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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(7)
Registration No. 333-263730

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT dated March 21, 2022

(TO PROSPECTUS DATED March 21, 2022)

317,116

 

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Targa Resources Corp.

Common Stock

This prospectus supplement relates to the offering for resale of up to 317,116 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “common stock”), which were issued upon exercise of warrants held by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus supplement. We will not receive any proceeds from this offering.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “TRGP.” On March 18, 2022, the last sale price of our common stock as reported on the NYSE was $69.26 per share.

 

 

Investing in our common stock involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks relating to investing in our common stock and each of the risk factors described under “Risk Factors” on page S-6 of this prospectus supplement before you make an investment in our securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The shares of our common stock that we are registering for resale on behalf of the selling stockholders in this prospectus supplement were issued upon the exercise of certain detachable warrants, which were exercised and net settled for shares of common stock. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 16, 2016, entered into with the selling stockholders named herein, we filed shelf registration statements in both 2016 and 2019 to register, among other things, resale of shares of our common stock held by such stockholders. This prospectus supplement is being filed only to satisfy our obligation under the Registration Rights Agreement to maintain an effective shelf registration statement for the holders of registration rights.

For additional information, please see “Selling Stockholders.”


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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT   

Important Notice About Information in This Prospectus Supplement and the Accompanying Base Prospectus

     S-1  

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

     S-2  

Summary

     S-4  

Risk Factors

     S-6  

Use of Proceeds

     S-7  

Selling Stockholders

     S-8  

Plan of Distribution

     S-10  

Legal Matters

     S-12  

Experts

     S-12  

Available Information

     S-12  

Information Incorporated by Reference

     S-12  
PROSPECTUS   

About This Prospectus

     1  

Targa Resources Corp.

     2  

Where You Can Find More Information

     3  

Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements

     4  

Risk Factors

     6  

Use of Proceeds

     7  

Dividend Policy

     8  

Description of Debt Securities

     9  

Description of Capital Stock

     23  

Description of Depositary Shares

     27  

Description of Warrants

     28  

Plan of Distribution

     29  

Legal Matters

     30  

Experts

     30  

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INFORMATION IN THIS

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING BASE PROSPECTUS

We are providing information to you about this offering of our common stock in two separate documents that are bound together: (1) this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering, and (2) the accompanying base prospectus, which provides general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. This prospectus supplement may also add to, update or change information contained in the accompanying base prospectus. If information in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying base prospectus, you should rely on this prospectus supplement. Generally, when we refer to this “prospectus,” we are referring to both documents combined.

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents or that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities described in this prospectus supplement or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy those securities in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

The information in this prospectus supplement is not complete. You should carefully read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, including the information incorporated by reference herein and therein, before you invest, as these documents contain information you should consider when making your investment decision.

Neither we nor the selling stockholders are making any representation to you regarding the legality of an investment in our common stock by you under applicable laws. You should consult with your own advisors as to legal, tax, business, financial and related aspects of an investment in our common stock.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the information included in this prospectus supplement contains our reports, filings and other public announcements, which may from time to time contain statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. Such statements are “forward-looking statements.” You can typically identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), by the use of forward-looking statements, such as “may,” “could,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “potential,” “plan,” “forecast” and other similar words.

All statements that are not statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements reflect our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks. Known risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks set forth in “Risk Factors,” the risks set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, as well as the following risks and uncertainties:

 

   

the level and success of crude oil and natural gas drilling around our assets, our success in connecting natural gas supplies to our gathering and processing systems, oil supplies to our gathering systems and natural gas liquid supplies to our logistics and transportation facilities and our success in connecting our facilities to transportation services and markets;

 

   

the timing and extent of changes in natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and other commodity prices, interest rates and demand for our services;

 

   

our ability to access the capital markets, which will depend on general market conditions, the credit ratings for our debt obligations and demand for our common equity;

 

   

the impact of outbreaks of illnesses, pandemics (like COVID-19) or any other public health crises;

 

   

the amount of collateral required to be posted from time to time in our transactions;

 

   

our success in risk management activities, including the use of derivative instruments to hedge commodity price risks;

 

   

the level of creditworthiness of counterparties to various transactions with us;

 

   

changes in laws and regulations, particularly with regard to taxes, safety and protection of the environment;

 

   

weather and other natural phenomena, and related impacts;

 

   

industry changes, including the impact of consolidations and changes in competition;

 

   

our ability to timely obtain and maintain necessary licenses, permits and other approvals;

 

   

our ability to grow through internal growth capital projects or acquisitions and the successful integration and future performance of such assets

 

   

general economic, market and business conditions; and

 

   

the risks described elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference herein.

 

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You should read these forward-looking statements carefully because they discuss our expectations about our future performance, our future operating results or our future financial condition, or state other “forward-looking” information. Before you invest, you should be aware that the occurrence of any of the events described in “Risk Factors” or “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference herein, could substantially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described.

Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus supplement or the documents incorporated by reference herein occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus supplement and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus supplement.

 

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SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus. It does not contain all of the information that you should consider before making an investment decision. You should read the entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference for a more complete understanding of this offering of common stock. Please read “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-6 of this prospectus supplement and page 6 of the accompanying base prospectus, for more information about important risks you should consider before investing in our common stock.

Throughout this prospectus supplement, when we use the terms “Targa,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company,” we are referring either to Targa Resources Corp. in its individual capacity or to Targa Resources Corp. and its subsidiaries collectively, as the context requires.

Our Company

Overview

Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation formed in October 2005. Targa is a leading provider of midstream services and is one of the largest independent midstream infrastructure companies in North America. We own, operate, acquire, and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary domestic midstream infrastructure assets. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of: (i) gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting and purchasing and selling natural gas; (ii) transporting, storing, fractionating, treating and purchasing and selling natural gas liquids (“NGL(s)”) and NGL products, including services to liquefied petroleum gas exporters; and (iii) gathering, storing, terminaling and purchasing and selling crude oil.

Our Principal Executive Offices

Our principal executive offices are located at 811 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77002 and our telephone number is (713) 584-1000. Our website is located at www.targaresources.com. We make our periodic reports and other information filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) available, free of charge, through our website, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports and other information are electronically filed with or furnished to the Commission. The information on our website is not part of this prospectus, and you should rely only on information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus when making a decision as to whether to invest in our common stock.

Additional Information

For additional information about us, including our corporate structure and management, please refer to the documents set forth under “Information Incorporated By Reference” in this prospectus supplement, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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The Offering

 

Shares of Common Stock Offered

Up to 317,116 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share.

 

Use of Proceeds

We will not receive any proceeds from this offering. Please read “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Exchange Listing

Our common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol “TRGP.”

 

Risk Factors

There are risks associated with this offering and our business. You should consider carefully the risk factors on page S-3 of this prospectus supplement and the other risks identified in the documents incorporated by reference herein before making a decision to purchase common stock in this offering.

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves a significant degree of risk. Before you invest in our common stock you should carefully consider those risk factors included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated herein by reference, and those risk factors that may be included in any applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference, in evaluating an investment in our common stock. If any of the risks discussed in the foregoing documents were to occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations and financial condition. Please read “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for more information.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The selling stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus supplement. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the shares of common stock offered hereby.

 

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The shares of our common stock that we are registering for resale on behalf of the selling stockholders in this prospectus supplement were issued upon the exercise of certain detachable warrants (the “Warrants”), which were exercised and net settled for 11,395,670 shares of common stock. The Warrants were issued pursuant to (i) the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 18, 2016 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated March 3, 2016 and by Amendment No. 2 thereto dated March 15, 2016, the “Original Purchase Agreement”) and (ii) the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 11, 2016 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto on March 15, 2016 and together with the Original Purchase Agreement, the “Purchase Agreements”) with the purchaser parties thereto (such purchaser parties whose shares of common stock are being offered hereby, the “selling stockholders”). Certain of the purchaser parties have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of shares of common stock issued upon the exercise of the Warrants since the date the Warrants were issued, and such shares are not reflected in the table below.

We have paid certain expenses of the registration of the shares offered hereby, including the SEC filing fees. Brokerage commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of the shares will be borne by the selling stockholders. In addition, we have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain liabilities in connection with the offering of the shares.

Unless otherwise indicated or incorporated by reference herein, based on representations made to us by the selling stockholders, the selling stockholders do not have nor within the past three years have had any position, office or other material relationship with us or any of our affiliates other than as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreements and the selling stockholders’ beneficial ownership of our common stock.

The following table sets forth, to our knowledge, certain information about the selling stockholders. We have not sought to verify such information. The percentage of outstanding shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders listed in the table below, prior to the offering, is based on 228,486,051 shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 18, 2022. The selling stockholders may hold or acquire at any time shares of our common stock in addition to those offered by this prospectus supplement and may have acquired additional shares since the date on which the information reflected herein was provided to us. Additionally, the selling stockholders may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of some or all of the shares of our common stock listed below in exempt, non-exempt or registered transactions since the date on which the information was provided to us and may in the future sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of some or all of the shares in private placement transactions exempt from, or not subject to the registration requirements of, the Securities Act. Certain selling stockholders are affiliates of broker-dealers (but are not themselves broker-dealers). Each of these broker-dealer affiliates purchased the securities identified in the table as beneficially owned by it in the ordinary course of business and, at the time of that purchase, had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute those securities. We have assumed for purposes of the table below that the selling stockholders will sell all of the common stock being offered hereby pursuant to this prospectus.

 

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Information about the selling stockholders may change from time to time. Any changed information will be set forth in prospectus supplements, if required by applicable law. For information on the procedure for sales by the selling stockholders, see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus supplement.

 

Name

   Number of
common shares
beneficially
owned before
the offering
    Percentage
of class
     Maximum
number of
common shares
offered hereby
     Number of
common shares
beneficially
owned after the
offering (1)
     Percentage of
class (1)
 

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities (2)

     258,302       *        258,302        0        —    

Volkel Holdings, LLC (3)

     58,814       *        58,814        0        —    

TOTAL

     317,116       *        317,116        0        —    

 

*

Less than one percent

(1)

Assumes that the selling stockholders will sell all of the shares common stock being offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

(2)

Reflects aggregate number of shares of common stock that were issued upon the exercise of the Warrants and are still held by the following entities: (1) BTO Targa Holdings L.P., which holds 91,502 shares of our common stock, and is offering a maximum of 91,502 shares of our common stock hereby, (2) Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund – U L.P., which holds 15,025 shares of our common stock, and is offering a maximum of 15,025 shares of our common stock hereby, (3) Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II.F – Q L.P., which holds 6,990 shares of our common stock, and is offering a maximum 6,990 shares of our common stock hereby, (4) Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – Q L.P., which holds 122,253 shares of our common stock, and is offering a maximum of 122,253 shares of our common stock hereby, (5) Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – AD (P-USRPHC) – Q L.P., which holds 10,731 shares of our common stock, and is offering a maximum of 10,731 shares of our common stock hereby, and (6) Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – T – Q L.P., which holds 11,801 shares of our common stock, and is offering a maximum of 11,801 shares of our common stock hereby. BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C. is the general partner of BTO Targa Holdings L.P. Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C. is the managing member of BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C. Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C. is also the general partner of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund – U L.P., Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – AD (P-USRPHC) – Q L.P. and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – T – Q L.P. BTOA L.L.C. is the sole member of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C. Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates II L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II.F – Q L.P. and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – Q L.P. BTOA II L.L.C. is the sole member of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates II L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is the sole member of BTOA L.L.C and the managing member of BTOA II L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The Blackstone Group L.P. is the sole member of Blackstone Holdings IIII GP Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly owned by Blackstone’s senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman. Each of such Blackstone entities (other than BTO Targa Holdings L.P., Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund – U L.P., Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II.F – Q L.P., Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – Q L.P., Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – AD (P-USRPHC) – Q L.P. and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund II – T – Q L.P. (collectively, the “Funds”)) and Mr. Schwarzman may be deemed to beneficially own the share beneficially owned by the Funds, but each disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. The address for each of the entities and persons listed above is c/o The Blackstone Group L.P., 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154.

(3)

The address of this selling stockholder is 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2600, Houston, TX 77027.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are registering 317,116 shares of our common stock for possible resale by the selling stockholders. The selling stockholders will act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. The selling stockholders may sell any or all of their shares of our common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices determined at the time of sale or at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. Subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreements, the selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

   

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

   

block trades in which the broker-dealer may attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may resell all or a portion of the block as principal in order to facilitate the transaction;

 

   

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

   

short sales, whether through a broker-dealer or itself;

 

   

broker-dealers, who may agree with the selling stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

   

public or privately negotiated transactions;

 

   

through the writing or settlement of options, swaps or other hedging transactions, including warrants, exchangeable securities or forward delivery contracts, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

   

sales in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales to institutions or individual purchasers;

 

   

any combination of the foregoing; and

 

   

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law, other than an underwritten offering.

The selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and may transfer the shares by gift.

In no event will such methods of distribution take the form of an underwritten offering of the common stock registered herein, other than any underwritten offering effected in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 16, 2016, between Targa and the purchasers named therein.

Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The selling stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved. Any profits on the resale of shares of our common stock by a broker-dealer acting as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of shares will be borne by a selling stockholder.

The selling stockholders may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving sales of the shares if liabilities are imposed on that person under the Securities Act. If the selling stockholders use this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus for any sale of the shares of our common stock, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

The selling stockholders and any broker-dealer or agents participating in the distribution of the shares of our common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act in

 

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connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer or agent and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Selling stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and may be subject to certain statutory liabilities of, including but not limited to, Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act.

The selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of our common stock in certain other circumstances, in which case the transferees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and may sell the shares of our common stock from time to time under this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus after we have filed an amendment to this prospectus supplement, if required by law, supplementing or amending the list of selling stockholders to include the transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus supplement.

The selling stockholders and other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the shares will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M. This regulation may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares by the selling stockholders and any other person. The anti-manipulation rules under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares to engage in market-making activities with respect to the particular shares being distributed for a period of up to five business days before the distribution. These restrictions may affect the marketability of the shares and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares.

In addition, the selling stockholders may, from time to time and subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreements, sell the shares short or enter into derivative or hedging transactions with third parties, and, in those instances, this prospectus may be delivered in connection with these transactions and the shares offered under this prospectus may be used to cover short sales or close out any related positions resulting from these transactions.

Subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreements, the selling stockholders may also enter into derivative or hedging transactions with broker-dealers and the broker-dealers may engage in short sales of the shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume with that selling stockholder, including, without limitation, in connection with distributions of the shares by those broker-dealers. The selling stockholders may enter into options or other transactions with broker-dealers that involve the delivery of the shares offered hereby to the broker-dealers, who may then resell or otherwise transfer those shares. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge the shares offered hereby to a broker-dealer and the broker-dealer may sell the shares offered hereby so loaned or upon a default may sell or otherwise transfer the pledged shares offered hereby.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters with respect to the legality of the common stock offered in this prospectus supplement will be passed upon for us by Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas. Any selling stockholder will be advised about other issues relating to any offering by its own legal counsel.

EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and other reports and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. Our filings with the SEC are available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

We make available free of charge on our internet website at www.targaresources.com our annual reports on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and you should not consider such information as part of this prospectus supplement.

INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we have filed with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you without actually including the specific information in this prospectus supplement by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement. Information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and may replace information in this prospectus supplement and information previously filed with the SEC. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 on any current report on Form 8-K), including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement and until the termination of this offering:

 

   

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021;

 

   

our Current Reports on Forms 8-K filed on February 23, 2022 and March 9, 2022; and

 

   

the description of our common stock included in our Form 8-A (File No. 001-34991), filed on December  2, 2010 and Exhibit 4.8 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating, changing or otherwise modifying such description.

 

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You may obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement from the SEC through the SEC’s website at the address provided above. You also may request a copy of any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus, at no cost, by writing or calling us at the following address:

Targa Resources Corp.

811 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Investor Relations

(713) 584-1000

 

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PROSPECTUS

 

LOGO

Targa Resources Corp.

Debt Securities

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Depositary Shares

Warrants

 

 

We may offer and sell the securities listed above from time to time in one or more offerings. Any debt securities we offer pursuant to this prospectus may be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that may be offered. Each time securities are offered, we will provide a prospectus supplement and attach it to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement will contain more specific information about the offering and the terms of the securities being offered. A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities without a prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering.

We may offer and sell these securities directly or through agents, underwriters or dealers, or through a combination of these methods, on a continuous or delayed basis. See “Plan of Distribution.” The prospectus supplement will list any agents, underwriters or dealers that may be involved and the compensation they will receive. The prospectus supplement will also show you the total amount of money that we will receive from selling the securities being offered, after the expenses of the offering. You should carefully read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, together with the documents we incorporate by reference, before you invest in any of our securities.

 

 

Investing in any of our securities involves risks. Please read carefully the information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any applicable prospectus supplement for a discussion of the factors you should consider before deciding to purchase our securities. See “Risk Factors” on page 6 of this prospectus.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “TRGP.”

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This prospectus is dated March 21, 2022.


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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RISK FACTORS

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USE OF PROCEEDS

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DIVIDEND POLICY

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

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LEGAL MATTERS

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EXPERTS

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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information, and we take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it.

This prospectus is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities to which they relate and is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation in that jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of those documents. You should not assume that the information contained in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the respective dates of those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or “SEC,” using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide you with this prospectus and a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the offering and the offered securities. That prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Any statement that we make in this prospectus will be modified or superseded by any inconsistent statement made by us in a prospectus supplement.

Additional information, including our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, is incorporated in this prospectus by reference to our reports filed with the SEC. Please read “Where You Can Find More Information” below. You are urged to read this prospectus carefully, including “Risk Factors,” and the documents incorporated by reference in their entirety before investing in our securities.

Unless the context requires otherwise or unless otherwise noted, all references in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement to “TRC” and to the “Company,” “Targa,” “we” or “us” are to Targa Resources Corp. and its subsidiaries.

 

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TARGA RESOURCES CORP.

Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation formed in October 2005. Targa is a leading provider of midstream services and is one of the largest independent midstream infrastructure companies in North America. We own, operate, acquire, and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary domestic midstream infrastructure assets. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of: (i) gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting and purchasing and selling natural gas; (ii) transporting, storing, fractionating, treating and purchasing and selling natural gas liquids (“NGL(s)”) and NGL products, including services to liquified petroleum gas exporters; and (iii) gathering, storing, terminaling and purchasing and selling crude oil. Our principal executive offices are located at 811 Louisiana St., Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77002, and our telephone number at that location is (713) 584-1000. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “TRGP.”

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file periodic reports, current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. We also make available free of charge on our website, at http://www.targaresources.com all materials that we file electronically with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, Section 16 reports and amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. You can also obtain information about us at the office of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

We “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, except for any information superseded by information contained expressly in this prospectus, and the information we file later with the SEC will automatically supersede this information. You should not assume that (i) the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the respective date of the documents incorporated by reference or (ii) the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other that the date on the front page of this prospectus.

We incorporate by reference in this prospectus the documents listed below and any future filings made by Targa Resources Corp. with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (excluding any information furnished and not filed pursuant to 2.02 or 7.01 on any current report on Form 8-K), including all such documents we may file with the SEC from the date of this prospectus until the termination of each offering under this prospectus:

 

   

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021;

 

   

our Current Reports on Forms 8-K filed on February 23, 2022 and March 9, 2022; and

 

   

the description of our common stock included in our Form 8-A (File No. 001-34991), filed on December  2, 2010 and Exhibit 4.8 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating, changing or otherwise modifying such description.

You can obtain copies of any of these documents, and any exhibit specifically incorporated by reference in those documents, without charge upon written or oral request by requesting them in writing or by telephone at:

Targa Resources Corp.

811 Louisiana St., Suite 2100

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Investor Relations

Telephone: (713) 584-1000

We also maintain a website at www.targaresources.com. However, the information on our website is not part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should rely only on information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus when making a decision as to whether or not to invest in our securities.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the information included in this prospectus contains our reports, filings and other public announcements, which may from time to time contain statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. Such statements are “forward-looking statements.” You can typically identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act by the use of forward-looking statements, such as “may,” “could,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “potential,” “plan,” “forecast” and other similar words.

All statements that are not statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements reflect our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks. Known risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks set forth in “Risk Factors,” the risks set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any risk factors included in any applicable prospectus supplement, as well as the following risks and uncertainties:

 

   

the level and success of crude oil and natural gas drilling around our assets, our success in connecting natural gas supplies to our gathering and processing systems, oil supplies to our gathering systems and natural gas liquid supplies to our logistics and transportation facilities and our success in connecting our facilities to transportation services and markets;

 

   

the timing and extent of changes in natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and other commodity prices, interest rates and demand for our services;

 

   

our ability to access the capital markets, which will depend on general market conditions, the credit ratings for our debt obligations and the debt obligations of Targa Resources Partners LP (the “Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership, and demand for our common equity and the Partnership’s senior notes;

 

   

the impact of outbreaks of illnesses, pandemics (like COVID-19) or any other public health crises;

 

   

the amount of collateral required to be posted from time to time in our transactions;

 

   

our success in risk management activities, including the use of derivative instruments to hedge commodity price risks;

 

   

the level of creditworthiness of counterparties to various transactions with us;

 

   

changes in laws and regulations, particularly with regard to taxes, safety and protection of the environment;

 

   

weather and other natural phenomena, and related impacts;

 

   

industry changes, including the impact of consolidations and changes in competition;

 

   

our ability to timely obtain and maintain necessary licenses, permits and other approvals;

 

   

our ability to grow through internal growth capital projects or acquisitions and the successful integration and future performance of such assets

 

   

general economic, market and business conditions; and

 

   

the risks described elsewhere in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein.

 

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You should read these forward-looking statements carefully because they discuss our expectations about our future performance, our future operating results or our future financial condition, or state other “forward-looking” information. Before you invest, you should be aware that the occurrence of any of the events described in “Risk Factors” or “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference herein, and any risk factors included in any applicable prospectus supplement could substantially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described.

Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference herein occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus.

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a significant degree of risk. Before you invest in our securities, you should carefully consider those risk factors included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated herein by reference, and those risk factors that may be included in any applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents we incorporate by reference, in evaluating an investment in our securities. If any of the risks discussed in the foregoing documents were to occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations and financial condition. Please read “Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements” for additional information.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Except as may otherwise be stated in any applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds we receive from any sales of securities by us under this prospectus and any prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, repayment of indebtedness, repurchases and redemptions of securities, the acquisition of businesses, other capital expenditures and additions to working capital.

Any specific allocation of the net proceeds of an offering of securities to a specific purpose will be determined at the time of the offering and will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

Our Dividend Policy

We intend to continue to pay a quarterly dividend to our common stockholders; however, any payment of future dividends is dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, the level of our capital expenditures, future business prospects and any other matters that our board of directors, in consultation with management, deems relevant. Covenants contained in our debt agreements could limit the payment of dividends. In addition, so long as any of our Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, certain limitations on our ability to declare dividends on our common stock exist. For a discussion of restrictions on our and our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or make distributions, please see “Note 8—Debt Obligations” and “Note 11—Preferred Stock” in our Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F-1 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which has been incorporated herein by reference.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, summarizes certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. When we offer to sell a particular series of debt securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a prospectus supplement. We will also indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement to what extent the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to a particular series of debt securities.

Throughout this Description of Debt Securities, when we use the terms “Targa,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company,” we are referring solely to Targa Resources Corp. and not to its subsidiaries.

We may issue debt securities either separately, or together with, or upon the conversion or exercise of or in exchange for, other securities described in this prospectus. Debt securities may be our senior, senior subordinated or subordinated obligations and, unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be our direct, unsecured obligations and may be issued in one or more series.

The debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us, as issuer and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. We have summarized select portions of the form of the indenture below. The summary is not complete. The form of the indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and you should read the form of indenture for provisions that may be important to you. Please see “—Glossary” for a description of certain terms described in the summary below. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings specified in the form of indenture.

General

The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors, or a committee thereof, and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a resolution of our board of directors, or a committee thereof, in an officer’s certificate or by a supplemental indenture. The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series (including any pricing supplement or term sheet).

We can issue an unlimited amount of debt securities under the indenture that may be in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a premium, or at a discount. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement (including any pricing supplement or term sheet) relating to any series of debt securities being offered, the aggregate principal amount and the following terms of the debt securities, if applicable:

 

   

the title and ranking of the debt securities (including the terms of any subordination provisions);

 

   

the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) at which we will sell the debt securities;

 

   

any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;

 

   

the date or dates on which the principal of the securities of the series is payable;

 

   

the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or the method used to determine the rate or rates (including any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the debt securities will bear interest, the date or dates from which interest will accrue, the date or dates on which interest will commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date;

 

   

the place or places where principal of, and interest, if any, on the debt securities will be payable (and the method of such payment), where the securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to us in respect of the debt securities may be delivered;

 

   

the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt securities;

 

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any obligation we have to redeem or purchase the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of debt securities and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and in the terms and conditions upon which securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

 

   

the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will repurchase debt securities at the option of the holders of debt securities and other detailed terms and provisions of these repurchase obligations;

 

   

the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;

 

   

whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of certificated debt securities or global debt securities;

 

   

the portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount;

 

   

the currency of denomination of the debt securities, which may be United States dollars or any foreign currency, and if such currency of denomination is a composite currency, the agency or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency;

 

   

the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal of, premium and interest on the debt securities will be made;

 

   

if payments of principal of, premium or interest on the debt securities will be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the debt securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to these payments will be determined;

 

   

the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities will be determined, if these amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index;

 

   

any provisions relating to any security provided for the debt securities;

 

   

any addition to, deletion of or change in the Events of Default described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities and any change in the acceleration provisions described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities;

 

   

any addition to, deletion of or change in the covenants described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities;

 

   

any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to the debt securities;

 

   

the provisions, if any, relating to conversion or exchange of any debt securities of such series, including if applicable, the conversion or exchange price and period, provisions as to whether conversion or exchange will be mandatory, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion or exchange price and provisions affecting conversion or exchange;

 

   

any other terms of the debt securities, which may supplement, modify or delete any provision of the indenture as it applies to that series, including any terms that may be required under applicable law or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the securities; and

 

   

whether any of our direct or indirect subsidiaries will guarantee the debt securities of that series, including the terms of subordination, if any, of such guarantees.

We may issue debt securities that provide for an amount less than their stated principal amount to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of their maturity pursuant to the terms of the indenture. We will provide you with information on the federal income tax considerations and other special considerations applicable to any of these debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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If we denominate the purchase price of any of the debt securities in a foreign currency or a foreign currency unit, or if the principal of and any premium and interest on any series of debt securities is payable in a foreign currency or a foreign currency unit, we will provide you with information on the restrictions, elections, general tax considerations, specific terms and other information with respect to that issue of debt securities and such foreign currency or foreign currency unit in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The Subsidiary Guarantees

Our payment obligations under any series of debt securities may be jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the indenture (each a “Subsidiary Guarantor”), but such subsidiary will be a Subsidiary Guarantor only so long as such subsidiary is a guarantor with respect to the debt securities on the terms provided for in the indenture. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantors. If a series of debt securities is guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors and is designated as subordinate to our Senior Indebtedness, then the guarantees by the Subsidiary Guarantors will be subordinated to the Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantors to substantially the same extent as the series is subordinated to our Senior Indebtedness. Please read “—Subordination.”

The guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor may be released under certain circumstances. If we exercise our legal or covenant defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities as under the applicable provisions in the indenture, then the guarantees of such debt securities by all Subsidiary Guarantors will be released. Further, except as provided in an applicable prospectus supplement, a Subsidiary Guarantor will be unconditionally released and discharged from its guarantee of all debt securities:

 

   

automatically upon any sale, exchange or transfer, whether by way of merger or otherwise, to any person that is not our affiliate, of all of our direct or indirect Capital Stock in the Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

   

automatically upon the merger of the Subsidiary Guarantor into us or any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the liquidation and dissolution of the Subsidiary Guarantor; or

 

   

following delivery of a written notice by us to the trustee, upon the release of all guarantees or other obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the obligations of us or any of our subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement.

If at any time following any release of a Subsidiary Guarantor from its guarantee of such series of debt securities pursuant to the third bullet point in the preceding paragraph, the Subsidiary Guarantor again guarantees, becomes a co-obligor with respect to or otherwise provides direct credit support for any obligations of the us or any of our subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement, then we will cause the Subsidiary Guarantor to again guarantee such series of debt securities in accordance with the indenture.

Transfer and Exchange

Each debt security will be represented by either one or more global securities registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, or the Depositary, or a nominee of the Depositary (we will refer to any debt security represented by a global debt security as a “book-entry debt security”), or a certificate issued in definitive registered form (we will refer to any debt security represented by a certificated security as a “certificated debt security”) as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, book-entry debt securities will not be issuable in certificated form.

You may transfer or exchange certificated debt securities at any office we maintain for this purpose in accordance with the terms of the indenture. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of certificated debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or exchange.

 

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You may effect the transfer of certificated debt securities and the right to receive the principal of, premium and interest on certificated debt securities only by surrendering the certificate representing those certificated debt securities and either reissuance by us or the trustee of the certificate to the new holder or the issuance by us or the trustee of a new certificate to the new holder.

Certain Covenants

Except as set forth below, neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are restricted by the indenture from incurring any type of indebtedness or other obligation, from paying dividends or making distributions on our or its respective equity interests or from purchasing or redeeming our or its respective equity interests. The indenture does not require the maintenance of any financial ratios or specified levels of net worth or liquidity. In addition, the indenture does not contain any provisions that would require us to repurchase or redeem or otherwise modify the terms of the debt securities upon a change in control or other events involving us that could adversely affect our creditworthiness.

Limitations on Liens. We will not, nor will we permit any of our subsidiaries to, create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, security interest, pledge, charge or other encumbrance (“liens”) upon any Principal Property or upon any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether owned on the date of the issuance of any debt securities or thereafter acquired, to secure any Indebtedness of us or any other person (other than the debt securities issued under the indenture), without in any such case making effective provisions whereby all of the outstanding debt securities are secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Indebtedness so long as such Indebtedness is so secured.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, under the indenture, we may, and may permit any of our subsidiaries to, create, assume, incur, or suffer to exist without securing the debt securities (a) any Permitted Lien, (b) any lien upon any Principal Property or Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary to secure our Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any other person, provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness then outstanding secured by such lien and all similar liens under this clause (b) does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, determined at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness or (c) any lien upon (i) any Principal Property that was not owned by us or any of our subsidiaries on the date of the supplemental indenture creating the debt securities or (ii) Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary that owns no Principal Property and was owned by us or any of our subsidiaries on the date of the supplemental indenture creating the debt securities (an “Excluded Subsidiary”) that (A) is not, and is not required to be, a Subsidiary Guarantor and (B) has not granted any liens on any of its property securing Indebtedness of us or any of our subsidiaries other than such Excluded Subsidiary or any other Excluded Subsidiary.

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets. We shall not, in a transaction or series of transactions, consolidate with or merge into any person or sell, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets to any person unless:

 

(1)

the person formed by or resulting from any such consolidation or merger or to which such assets have been sold, leased, conveyed, transferred or otherwise disposed of (the “successor”) is us or expressly assumes by supplemental indenture the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium (if any) and interest on all of the debt securities and the performance of our covenants and obligations under the indenture and the debt securities;

 

(2)

the successor is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; and

 

(3)

immediately after giving effect to the transaction or series of transactions, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

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transfer all or substantially all of our assets, we will be released from all liabilities and obligations under the indenture and under the debt securities except that no such release will occur in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of our assets.

Reporting Covenant. If we are subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, we shall file with the trustee, within 15 days after we file the same with the SEC, copies of the annual reports and the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) that we are required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, and any successor statute, the “Exchange Act”). If the indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act (“TIA”), but not otherwise, we and our Subsidiary Guarantors shall also comply with the provisions of TIA Section 314(a). If the issuer is not subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the issuer shall file with the trustee, within 15 days after it would have been required to file with the SEC, financial statements (and with respect to annual reports, an auditor’s report by a firm of established national reputation) and a Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both comparable to what it would have been required to file with the SEC had it been subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Any reports, information or documents filed with the SEC pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) (or any successor) system shall be deemed filed with the trustee as required pursuant to this covenant.

No Protection in the Event of a Change of Control

Except as described above or we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not contain any provisions that may afford holders of the debt securities protection in the event we have a change in control or in the event of a highly leveraged transaction (whether or not such transaction results in a change in control) that could adversely affect holders of debt securities.

Events of Default

“Event of Default” means, with respect to any series of debt securities, any of the following:

 

   

default in the payment of any interest upon any debt security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days (unless the entire amount of the payment is deposited by us with the trustee or with a paying agent prior to the expiration of the 30-day period);

 

   

default in the payment of principal of any security of that series at its maturity, upon redemption, upon required repurchase or otherwise;

 

   

default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty by us, or if the series of debt securities is guaranteed by any Subsidiary Guarantor, by such Subsidiary Guarantor, in the indenture (other than a covenant or warranty that has been included in the indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than that series), which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after we receive written notice from the trustee or we and the trustee receive written notice from the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series as provided in the indenture;

 

   

certain voluntary or involuntary events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us, or, if the series of debt securities is guaranteed by any Subsidiary Guarantor, of such Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

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if the series of debt securities is guaranteed by any Subsidiary Guarantor:

 

   

any of the subsidiary guarantees ceases to be in full force and effect, except as otherwise provided in the indenture;

 

   

any of the subsidiary guarantees is declared null and void in a judicial proceeding; or

 

   

any Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under the indenture or its guarantee; or

 

   

any other Event of Default provided with respect to debt securities of that series that is described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

No Event of Default with respect to a particular series of debt securities (except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) necessarily constitutes an Event of Default with respect to any other series of debt securities. The occurrence of certain Events of Default or an acceleration under the indenture may constitute an event of default under certain indebtedness of ours or our subsidiaries outstanding from time to time.

We will provide the trustee written notice of any default or Event of Default within 30 days of becoming aware of the occurrence of such default or Event of Default, which notice will describe in reasonable detail the status of such default or Event of Default and what action we are taking or propose to take in respect thereof.

If an Event of Default with respect to debt securities of any series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may, by a notice in writing to us (and to the trustee if given by the holders), declare to be due and payable immediately the principal of (or, if the debt securities of that series are discount securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all debt securities of that series. In the case of an Event of Default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us, the principal (or such specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding debt securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder of outstanding debt securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to debt securities has been made, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may rescind and annul the acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal and interest, if any, with respect to debt securities, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture. We refer you to the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any debt securities that are discount securities for the particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal amount of such discount securities upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.

The indenture provides that the trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture unless the trustee receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any cost, liability or expense that might be incurred by it in performing such duty or exercising such right or power. Subject to certain rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of that series.

No holder of any debt security of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy under the indenture, unless:

 

   

that holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to debt securities of that series; and

 

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the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and offered indemnity or security satisfactory to the trustee, to the trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee, and the trustee has not received from the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction inconsistent with that request and has failed to institute the proceeding within 60 days.

Notwithstanding any other provision in the indenture, the holder of any debt security will have an absolute and unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of, premium and any interest on that debt security on or after the due dates expressed in that debt security and to institute suit for the enforcement of payment.

The indenture requires us, within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year, to furnish to the trustee a statement as to compliance with the indenture. If a default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the securities of any series and if it is known to a responsible officer of the trustee, the trustee shall mail to each Securityholder of the securities of that series notice of a default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs or, if later, after a responsible officer of the trustee has knowledge of such default or Event of Default. The indenture provides that the trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any series of any default or Event of Default (except in payment on any debt securities of that series) with respect to debt securities of that series if the trustee determines in good faith that withholding notice is in the interest of the holders of those debt securities.

Modification and Waiver

We and the trustee may modify, amend or supplement the indenture or the debt securities of any series without the consent of any holder of any debt security to:

 

   

cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

 

   

comply with covenants in the indenture described above under “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets”;

 

   

provide for uncertificated securities in addition to or in place of certificated securities;

 

   

add guarantees with respect to debt securities of any series or secure debt securities of any series;

 

   

surrender any of our rights or powers under the indenture;

 

   

provide for the issuance of bearer debt securities (with or without coupons);

 

   

supplement any of the provisions of the indenture to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of debt securities; provided that the rights of the holders of the debt securities of such series or any other series are not adversely affected in any material respect;

 

   

change or eliminate any provisions of the indenture that are effective only when there is no outstanding debt security of any series created prior to the execution of such amendment or supplemental indenture that is adversely affected by such change in or elimination of such provision;

 

   

add covenants or events of default for the benefit of the holders of debt securities of any series;

 

   

comply with the applicable procedures of the applicable depositary;

 

   

make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of debt securities;

 

   

provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of debt securities of any series as permitted by the indenture;

 

   

effect the appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of any series and to add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture to provide for or facilitate administration by more than one trustee; or

 

   

to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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We may also modify and amend the indenture with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the modifications or amendments. We may not make any modification or amendment without the consent of the holders of each affected debt security then outstanding if that amendment will:

 

   

reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

   

reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default interest) on any debt security;

 

   

reduce the principal of or premium on or change the fixed maturity of any debt security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation with respect to any series of debt securities;

 

   

reduce the principal amount of discount securities payable upon acceleration of maturity;

 

   

waive a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on any debt security (except a rescission of acceleration of the debt securities of any series by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of that series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

 

   

make the principal of or premium or interest on any debt security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt security;

 

   

change the coin or currency in which any debt security or any premium or interest with respect thereto is payable;

 

   

impair the right of any holder to receive payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such holder’s debt securities or to institute suit for the enforcement of the payment of such amounts;

 

   

make any change to certain provisions of the indenture relating to, among other things, the right of holders of debt securities to receive payment of the principal of, premium and interest on those debt securities and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment and to waivers or amendments; or

 

   

waive a redemption payment with respect to any debt security.

Except for certain specified provisions, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series, waive our compliance, or the compliance of any Subsidiary Guarantor, with provisions of the indenture. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of such series, waive any past default under the indenture with respect to that series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or any interest on any debt security of that series; provided, however, that the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from the acceleration.

Defeasance of Debt Securities and Certain Covenants in Certain Circumstances

Legal Defeasance. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, we may defease and be released from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of any series (subject to certain exceptions). We will be so defeased upon the irrevocable deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than United States dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money or U.S. government obligations in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized

 

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firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities.

This defeasance may occur only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel stating that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case, to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred.

Defeasance of Certain Covenants. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, upon compliance with certain conditions:

 

   

we may omit to comply with the covenant described under the heading “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets” and certain other covenants set forth in the indenture, as well as any additional covenants which may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement; and

 

   

any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a default or an Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of that series (“covenant defeasance”).

The conditions include:

 

   

depositing with the trustee money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than United States dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities; and

 

   

delivering to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case, to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and related covenant defeasance and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit and related covenant defeasance had not occurred.

Satisfaction and Discharge. The indenture provides that, if at any time we shall have delivered to the trustee for cancellation all debt securities of any series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than any debt securities of such series that shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in the indenture and debt securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to us as provided in the indenture) or all debt securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and we shall deposit with the trustee as trust funds the entire amount in the currency in which such debt securities are denominated (except as otherwise provided pursuant to the indenture) sufficient to pay at stated maturity or upon redemption all debt securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation, including principal and premium,

 

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if any, and interest due or to become due on such date of stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, and if in either case we shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums then due and payable hereunder by us with respect to the debt securities of such series, then the indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the debt securities of such series, and the trustee, on our demand accompanied by an officer’s certificate and opinion of counsel and at our cost and expense, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging the indenture with respect to the debt securities of such series.

Subordination

Debt securities of a series may be subordinated to our “Senior Indebtedness,” which we define generally to include any obligation created or assumed by us for the repayment of borrowed money and any guarantee thereof, whether outstanding or hereafter issued, unless, by the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing such obligation, it is provided that such obligation is subordinate or not superior in right of payment to the debt securities or to other obligations that are pari passu with, or subordinated to, the debt securities. Subordinated debt securities and the related guarantees will be subordinate in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the indenture and the applicable prospectus supplement relating to such series, to the prior payment of all of our indebtedness and that of, if applicable, any Subsidiary Guarantor that is designated as “Senior Indebtedness” with respect to the series.

The holders of Senior Indebtedness of ours or, if applicable, a Subsidiary Guarantor will receive payment in full of the Senior Indebtedness before holders of subordinated debt securities will receive any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest with respect to the subordinated debt securities upon any payment or distribution of our assets or, if applicable to any series of outstanding debt securities, a Subsidiary Guarantor’s assets, to creditors:

 

   

upon a liquidation or dissolution of us or, if applicable to any series of outstanding debt securities, the Subsidiary Guarantors; or

 

   

in a bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding relating to us or, if applicable to any series of outstanding debt securities, to the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Until the Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, any distribution to which holders of subordinated debt securities would otherwise be entitled will be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, except that the holders of subordinated debt securities may receive Capital Stock in us and any debt securities that are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness to at least the same extent as the subordinated debt securities.

If we do not pay any principal, premium, if any, or interest with respect to Senior Indebtedness within any applicable grace period (including at maturity), or any other default on Senior Indebtedness occurs and the maturity of the Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance with its terms, we may not:

 

   

make any payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest with respect to subordinated debt securities;

 

   

make any deposit for the purpose of defeasance or discharge of the subordinated debt securities; or

 

   

repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire any subordinated debt securities, except that in the case of subordinated debt securities that provide for a mandatory sinking fund, we may deliver subordinated debt securities to the trustee in satisfaction of our sinking fund obligation,

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the default has been cured or waived and any declaration or acceleration has been rescinded;

 

   

the Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash; or

 

   

we and the trustee receive written notice approving the payment from the representatives of each issue of “Designated Senior Indebtedness.”

 

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Generally, “Designated Senior Indebtedness” will include:

 

   

any specified issue of Senior Indebtedness of at least $100 million; and

 

   

any other Senior Indebtedness that we may designate in respect of any series of subordinated debt securities.

During the continuance of any default, other than a default described in the immediately preceding paragraph, that may cause the maturity of any Designated Senior Indebtedness to be accelerated immediately without further notice, other than any notice required to effect such acceleration, or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, we may not pay the subordinated debt securities for a period called the “Payment Blockage Period.” A Payment Blockage Period will commence on the receipt by us and the trustee of written notice of the default, called a “Blockage Notice,” from the representative of any Designated Senior Indebtedness specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period and will end 179 days thereafter.

The Payment Blockage Period may be terminated before its expiration:

 

   

by written notice from the person or persons who gave the Blockage Notice;

 

   

by repayment in full in cash of the Designated Senior Indebtedness with respect to which the Blockage Notice was given; or

 

   

if the default giving rise to the Payment Blockage Period is no longer continuing.

Unless the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness have accelerated the maturity of the Designated Senior Indebtedness, we may resume payments on the subordinated debt securities after the expiration of the Payment Blockage Period.

Generally, not more than one Blockage Notice may be given in any period of 360 consecutive days. The total number of days during which any one or more Payment Blockage Periods are in effect, however, may not exceed an aggregate of 179 days during any period of 360 consecutive days.

After all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full and until the subordinated debt securities are paid in full, holders of the subordinated debt securities shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness.

As a result of the subordination provisions described above, in the event of insolvency, the holders of Senior Indebtedness, as well as certain of our general creditors, may recover more, ratably, than the holders of the subordinated debt securities.

Governing Law

The indenture and the debt securities, including any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the indenture or the securities, will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

The indenture will provide that we, the trustee and the holders of the debt securities (by their acceptance of the debt securities) irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of, or relating to, the indenture, the debt securities or the transactions contemplated thereby.

Glossary

Capital Stock” means:

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(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.

Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date of determination, the total amount of assets of us and our consolidated subsidiaries after deducting therefrom:

(1) all current liabilities (excluding (A) any current liabilities that by their terms are extendable or renewable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more than twelve months after the time as of which the amount thereof is being computed and (B) current maturities of long-term debt; and

(2) the value (net of any applicable reserves) of all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents and other like intangible assets, all as set forth, or on a pro forma basis would be set forth, on our consolidated balance sheet and our consolidated subsidiaries for our most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been filed with the SEC, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2022, among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent, collateral agent and swing line lender and the other agents and lenders party thereto, as the same may be further amended, restated, refinanced, replaced, renewed, refunded or otherwise modified, in whole or in part, from time to time.

Indebtedness” of any person at any date means any obligation created or assumed by such person for the repayment of borrowed money or any guaranty thereof.

Joint Venture” means any Person that is not a direct or indirect subsidiary of ours in which we or any of our subsidiaries owns Capital Stock.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness incurred by any Joint Venture or Non-Recourse Subsidiary which does not provide for recourse against us or any subsidiary of ours (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) or any property or asset of ours or any subsidiary of ours (other than the Capital Stock or the properties or assets of a Joint Venture or Non-Recourse Subsidiary).

Non-Recourse Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of ours (i) whose principal purpose is to incur Non-Recourse Indebtedness and/or construct, lease, own or operate the assets financed in whole or in part thereby, or to become a direct or indirect partner, member or other equity participant or owner in a partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, corporation (including a business trust), limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association or joint venture created for such purpose (collectively, a “Business Entity”), (ii) who is not an obligor or otherwise bound with respect to any Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (iii) the majority of the assets of which subsidiary or Business Entity are limited to (x) those assets being financed (or to be financed), or the operation of which is being financed (or to be financed), in whole or in part by Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (y) Capital Stock in, or Indebtedness or other obligations of, one or more other Non-Recourse Subsidiaries or Business Entities or (z) other assets reasonably related thereto and (iv) any subsidiary of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided that such subsidiary shall be considered to be a Non-Recourse Subsidiary only to the extent that and for so long as each of the above requirements are met.

Permitted Liens” means:

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(2) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, restrictions on the use of real property or minor imperfections in title thereto and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of the properties encumbered thereby or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of us and our subsidiaries;

(3) rights reserved to or vested by any provision of law in any municipality or public authority to control or regulate any of the properties of us or any subsidiary or the use thereof or the rights and interests of us or any subsidiary therein, in any manner under any and all laws;

(4) rights reserved to the grantors of any properties of us or any subsidiary, and the restrictions, conditions, restrictive covenants and limitations, in respect thereto, pursuant to the terms, conditions and provisions of any rights-of-way agreements, contracts or other agreements therewith;

(5) any statutory or governmental lien or lien arising by operation of law, or any mechanics’, repairmen’s, materialmen’s, suppliers’, carriers’, landlords’, warehousemen’s or similar lien incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not more than sixty (60) days past due or which is being contested in good faith by appropriate processes or proceedings and any undetermined lien which is incidental to construction, development, improvement or repair;

(6) any right reserved to, or vested in, any municipality or public authority by the terms of any right, power, franchise, grant, license, permit or by any provision of law, to purchase or recapture or to designate a purchaser of, any property;

(7) liens for taxes and assessments which are (a) for the then current year, (b) not at the time delinquent, or (c) delinquent but the validity or amount of which is being contested at the time by us or any of our subsidiaries in good faith by appropriate processes or proceedings;

(8) liens of, or to secure performance of, leases;

(9) any lien in favor of us or any subsidiary;

(10) any lien upon any property or assets of us or any subsidiary in existence on the date of the initial issuance of the debt securities;

(11) any lien incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability, social security, retiree health or similar laws or regulations or to secure obligations imposed by statute or governmental regulations;

(12) liens in favor of any person to secure obligations under provisions of any letters of credit, bank guarantees, bonds or surety obligations required or requested by any governmental authority in connection with any contract or statute, provided that such obligations do not constitute Indebtedness; or any lien upon or deposits of any assets to secure performance of bids, trade contracts, leases or statutory obligations, and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(13) any lien upon any property or assets created at the time of acquisition of such property or assets by us or any of our subsidiaries or within one year after such time to secure all or a portion of the purchase price for such property or assets or debt incurred to finance such purchase price, whether such debt was incurred prior to, at the time of or within one year after the date of such acquisition;

(14) any lien upon any property or assets to secure all or part of the cost of construction, development, repair or improvements thereon or to secure Indebtedness incurred prior to, at the time of, or within one year after completion of such construction, development, repair or improvements or the commencement of full operations thereof (whichever is later), to provide funds for any such purpose;

 

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(15) any lien upon any property or assets existing thereon at the time of the acquisition thereof by us or any of our subsidiaries and any lien upon any property or assets of a person existing thereon at the time such person becomes a subsidiary of us by acquisition, merger or otherwise; provided that, in each case, such lien only encumbers the property or assets so acquired or owned by such person at the time such person becomes a subsidiary;

(16) liens imposed by law or order as a result of any proceeding before any court or regulatory body that is being contested in good faith, and liens which secure a judgment or other court-ordered award or settlement as to which we or the applicable subsidiary has not exhausted its appellate rights;

(17) any extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancing, refunding or replacements) of liens, in whole or in part, referred to in clauses (1) through (16) above; provided, however, that any such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement lien shall be limited to the property or assets covered by the lien extended, renewed, refinanced, refunded or replaced and that the obligations secured by any such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement lien shall be in an amount not greater than the amount of the obligations secured by the lien extended, renewed, refinanced, refunded or replaced and any expenses of us or our subsidiaries (including any premium) incurred in connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement;

(18) any lien on property or assets, or pledges of Capital Stock, of (a) any Joint Venture owned by us or any subsidiary of ours or (b) any Non-Recourse Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness of such Joint Venture or Non-Recourse Subsidiary; and

(19) any lien resulting from the deposit of moneys or evidence of indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing Indebtedness of us or any of our subsidiaries.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind.

Principal Property” means, whether owned or leased on the date of the initial issuance of the debt securities or thereafter acquired:

(1) any pipeline assets of us or any of our subsidiaries, including any related facilities employed in the gathering, transportation, distribution, storage or marketing of natural gas, refined petroleum products, natural gas liquids and petrochemicals, that are located in the United States of America; and

(2) any processing, compression, treating, blending or manufacturing plant or terminal owned or leased by us or any of our subsidiaries that is located in the United States except in the case of either of the preceding clause (1) or this clause (2):

(a) any such assets consisting of inventories, furniture, office fixtures and equipment (including data processing equipment), vehicles and equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles; and

(b) any such assets which, in our good faith opinion, are not material in relation to the activities of us and our subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Restricted Subsidiary” means any subsidiary owning or leasing, directly or indirectly through ownership in another subsidiary, any Principal Property.

“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association or business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the equity interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, or trustees thereof or any partnership of which more than 50% of the partners’ equity interests (considering all partners’ equity interests as a single class) is, in each case, at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more subsidiaries of such Person or combination thereof.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following summary of our common stock, preferred stock, amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “amended and restated certificate of incorporation”) and amended and restated bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of applicable law and to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Common Stock

The authorized common stock of Targa Resources Corp. consists of 450,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share. As of March 18, 2022, we had 228,486,051 shares of common stock issued outstanding.

Except as provided by law or in a preferred stock designation, holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and do not have cumulative voting rights. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of common stock, as such, are not entitled to vote on any amendment to the certificate of incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of preferred stock) that relates solely to the terms of any outstanding series of preferred stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to the certificate of incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of preferred stock) or pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares or series of preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends (payable in cash, stock or otherwise), if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for dividend payments. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. The holders of common stock have no preferences or rights of conversion, exchange, pre-emption or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our affairs, holders of common stock will be entitled to share ratably in our assets that are remaining after payment or provision for payment of all of our debts and obligations and after liquidation payments to holders of outstanding shares of preferred stock, if any.

Preferred Stock

The authorized preferred stock of Targa Resources Corp. consists of 100,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share. As of March 18, 2022, we had 919,300 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without further stockholder approval, to establish and to issue from time to time one or more classes or series of preferred stock. Each class or series of preferred stock will cover the number of shares and will have the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions determined by the board of directors, which may include, among others, dividend rights, liquidation preferences, voting rights, conversion rights, preemptive rights and redemption rights. Except as provided by law or in a preferred stock designation, the holders of preferred stock will not be entitled to vote at or receive notice of any meeting of stockholders.

In March 2016, we issued 965,100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which rank senior to our common stock with respect to distribution rights and rights upon liquidation. In December 2020, we repurchased 45,800 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Subject to certain exceptions, so long as any Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, we may not declare any dividend or distribution on our common stock unless all accumulated and unpaid dividends have been declared and paid on the Series A Preferred Stock. In the event of our liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock would have the right to receive proceeds from any such transaction before the holders of the common stock. Distributions on the Preferred Shares are paid quarterly out of funds legally available for payment, in an amount equal to an annual rate of 9.5% ($95.00 per share annualized) of $1,000 per Preferred Share, subject to certain adjustments.

 

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The Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Preferred Stock provides the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock with the right to vote, under certain conditions, on an as-converted basis with our common stockholders on matters submitted to a stockholder vote. So long as any Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, subject to certain exceptions, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, will be necessary for effecting or validating, among other things: (i) any issuance of stock senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) any issuance, authorization or creation of, or any increase by any of our consolidated subsidiaries of any issued or authorized amount of, any specific class or series of securities, (iii) any issuance by us of parity stock, subject to certain exceptions and (iv) any incurrence of indebtedness by us and our consolidated subsidiaries for borrowed monies, other than under our existing credit agreement and the Partnership’s existing credit agreement (or replacement commercial bank credit facilities) in an aggregate amount up to $2.75 billion, or indebtedness that complies with a specified fixed charge coverage ratio.

Anti-Takeover Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Our Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware Law

Some provisions of Delaware law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws described below, contain provisions that could make the following transactions more difficult: acquisitions of us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise and removal of our incumbent officers and directors. These provisions may also have the effect of preventing changes in our management. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish or could deter transactions that stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interest or in our best interests, including transactions that might result in a premium over the market price for our shares.

These provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with us. We believe that the benefits of increased protection and our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging these proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

Delaware Law

Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, those provisions prohibit a Delaware corporation, including those whose securities are listed for trading on the NYSE, from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

   

the transaction is approved by the board of directors before the date the interested stockholder attained that status;

 

   

after the completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced; or

 

   

on or after such time as such person becomes an interested stockholder, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at a meeting of stockholders by at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Section 203 defines “business combination” to include the following:

 

   

any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

 

   

any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition (in one or a series of transactions) of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder;

 

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subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;

 

   

subject to certain exceptions, any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or

 

   

the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly, of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

In general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by any of these entities or persons.

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

Among other things, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws:

 

   

provide advance notice procedures with regard to stockholder proposals relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors or new business to be brought before meetings of our stockholders, which may preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before our stockholders at an annual or special meeting;

 

   

these procedures provide that notice of stockholder proposals must be timely given in writing to our corporate secretary prior to the meeting at which the action is to be taken;

 

   

generally, to be timely, notice must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year;

 

   

provide our board of directors the ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock. This ability makes it possible for our board of directors to issue, without stockholder approval, preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of us. These and other provisions may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management of our company;

 

   

provide that our board of directors shall be divided into three classes of directors;

 

   

provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of our board of directors;

 

   

provide that all vacancies, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum;

 

   

provide that any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by any consent in writing in lieu of a meeting of such stockholders, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock;

 

   

provide that directors may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of our then outstanding common stock;

 

   

provide that our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may be amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of our then outstanding common stock;

 

   

provide that special meetings of our stockholders may only be called by our board of directors, our chief executive officer or the chairman of the board; and

 

   

provide that our amended and restated bylaws can be amended or repealed by our board of directors or our stockholders.

 

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Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation limits the liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors, except for the following liabilities that cannot be eliminated under the DGCL:

 

   

for any breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;

 

   

for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

   

for an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption, as provided under Section 174 of the DGCL; or

 

   

for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Any amendment, repeal or modification of these provisions will be prospective only and would not affect any limitation on liability of a director for acts or omissions that occurred prior to any such amendment, repeal or modification.

Our amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Our amended and restated bylaws also permit us to purchase insurance on behalf of any of our officers, directors, employees or agents or any person who is or was serving at our request as an officer, director, employee or agent of another enterprise for any expense, liability or loss asserted against such person and incurred by any such person in any such capacity, or arising out of that person’s status as such, regardless of whether the DGCL would permit indemnification.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers. The agreements provide that we will indemnify and hold harmless each indemnitee for certain expenses to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by law, including the DGCL, in effect on the date of the agreement or as it may be amended to provide more advantageous rights to the indemnitee. If such indemnification is unavailable as a result of a court decision and if we and the indemnitee are jointly liable in the proceeding, we will contribute funds to the indemnitee for his expenses in proportion to relative benefit and fault of us and the indemnitee in the transaction giving rise to the proceeding. The indemnification agreements also provide that we will indemnify the indemnitee for monetary damages for actions taken as our director or officer or for serving at our request as a director or officer or another position at another corporation or enterprise, as the case may be but only if (i) the indemnitee acted in good faith and, in the case of conduct in his official capacity, in a manner he reasonably believed to be in our best interests and, in all other cases, not opposed to our best interests and (ii) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the indemnitee must have had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The indemnification agreements also provide that we must advance payment of certain expenses to the indemnitee, including fees of counsel, subject to receipt of an undertaking from the indemnitee to return such advance if it is ultimately determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.

We believe that the limitation of liability provision in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the indemnification agreements will facilitate our ability to continue to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and officers.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock and our Series A Preferred Stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Listing

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “TRGP.”

 

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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES

We may offer depositary shares (either separately or together with other securities) representing fractional interests in our preferred stock of any series. In connection with the issuance of any depositary shares, we will enter into a depositary agreement with a bank or trust company, as depositary, which will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. Depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the related depositary agreement. If we elect to offer fractional interests in shares of preferred stock to the public, we will deposit the preferred stock with the relevant preferred stock depositary and will cause the preferred stock depositary to issue, on our behalf, the related depositary receipts. Subject to the terms of the depositary agreement, each owner of a depositary receipt will be entitled, in proportion to the fraction of a share of preferred stock represented by the related depositary share, to all the rights, preferences and privileges of, and will be subject to all of the limitations and restrictions on, the preferred stock represented by the depositary receipt (including, if applicable, dividend, voting, conversion, exchange redemption and liquidation rights).

 

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

We may issue warrants for the purchase of our common stock. Warrants may be issued independently or together with our debt securities, preferred stock or common stock offered by any prospectus supplement and may be attached to or separate from any such offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular issue of warrants. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of warrants or beneficial owners of warrants. The following summary of certain provisions of the warrants does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all provisions of the warrant agreements.

You should refer to the prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of warrants for the terms of and information relating to the warrants, including, where applicable:

 

(1)

the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants and the price at which such number of shares of common stock may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants;

 

(2)

the date on which the right to exercise the warrants commences and the date on which such right expires (the “Expiration Date”);

 

(3)

United States federal income tax consequences applicable to the warrants;

 

(4)

the amount of the warrants outstanding as of the most recent practicable date; and

 

(5)

any other terms of the warrants.

Warrants will be offered and exercisable for United States dollars only. Warrants will be issued in registered form only. Each warrant will entitle its holder to purchase such number of shares of common stock at such exercise price as is in each case set forth in, or calculable from, the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants. The exercise price may be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of events described in such prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the Expiration Date (or such later date to which we may extend such Expiration Date), unexercised warrants will become void. The place or places where, and the manner in which, warrants may be exercised will be specified in the prospectus supplement relating to such warrants.

Prior to the exercise of any warrants, holders of the warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of common stock, including the right to receive payments of any dividends on the common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants, or to exercise any applicable right to vote.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Under this prospectus, we intend to offer our securities to the public:

 

   

through one or more broker-dealers who may act as agent or may purchase securities as principal and thereafter resell the securities from time to time;

 

   

through one or more underwriters for public offering and sale; or

 

   

directly to investors.

We will fix a price of our securities or will price our securities at:

 

   

market prices prevailing at the time of any sale under this registration statement;

 

   

prices related to then-current market prices; or

 

   

negotiated prices.

We may change the price of the securities offered from time to time.

We will pay or allow distributors’ or sellers’ commissions that will not exceed those customary in the types of transactions involved. Broker-dealers may act as agents or may purchase securities as principal and thereafter resell the securities from time to time:

 

   

in or through one or more transactions (which may involve cross transactions and block trades) or distributions;

 

   

on the NYSE;

 

   

in the over-the-counter market; or

 

   

in private transactions.

Broker-dealers or underwriters may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may receive commissions from purchasers of the securities for whom they may act as agents. If any broker-dealer purchases the securities as principal, it may effect resales of the securities from time to time to or through other broker-dealers, and other broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of concessions or commissions from the purchasers of securities for whom they may act as agents.

The prospectus supplement with respect to any offering of securities will set forth the terms of the offering, including: (i) the name or names of any underwriters; (ii) the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds to us from the sale; (iii) any underwriting discounts and commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation; (iv) any delayed delivery arrangements; and (v) other important information.

We will enter into an underwriting agreement with the underwriters at the time of sale to them. We will set forth the names of these underwriters and the terms of the transaction in the prospectus supplement, which will be used by the underwriters to make resales of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered to the public. We may indemnify underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents against specific liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Any underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents who participate in any sale of the securities may also engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us or our affiliates in the ordinary course of their businesses.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters in connection with the securities will be passed upon by Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas, as our counsel. Any underwriter or agent will be advised about other issues relating to any offering by its own legal counsel.

EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

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EX-FILING FEES

Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

424B7

(Form Type)

Targa Resources Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

 

      Security 
Type
 

 Security Class 

Title

  Fee Carry
 Forward Rule 
  Amount
Registered (1)
   Maximum Aggregate 
Offering Price (2)
  Amount of
 Registration Fee 
  Carry
 Forward 
Form
Type
 

Carry
 Forward 

File

Number

  Carry
 Forward 
Initial
effective
date
 

Filing Fee
Previously
Paid In
Connection
with

Unsold
Securities
to be

Carried
Forward

Carry Forward Securities

Carry

Forward

Securities

  Equity   Class A Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share(1)
  415(a)(6)   20,083,731   $790,696,489.47   $79,624.00   424B7   333-211522   June 30,
2016
  $79,624.00 
    Total Offering Amounts   $790,696,489.47   $79,624.00                
    Total Fees Previously Paid       $79,624.00                
    Total Fee Offsets       0                
    Net Fee Due       0                

 

(1)

This Registration Statement and prospectus supplement hereto (this “Registration Statement”) is filed pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and includes solely 317,116 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“common stock”), of Targa Resources Corp. (“Targa”), which were issued upon exercise of warrants held by the selling stockholders identified in this Registration Statement, that were previously registered on Targa’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-211522), which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 23, 2016, and the prospectus supplement thereto dated June 30, 2016 filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) (together, the “Prior Registration Statement”), and subsequently on Targa’s expiring Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-231535), which was filed with the SEC on May 16, 2019, and the prospectus supplement thereto dated May 16, 2019 (together, the “Expiring Registration Statement”), and were not sold thereunder. This Registration Statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act.

(2)

Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, the securities registered pursuant to this Registration Statement consist of 317,116 unsold shares of common stock previously registered on the Prior Registration Statement and subsequently on the Expiring Registration Statement. In connection with the original registration of such unsold shares of common stock on the Prior Registration Statement, Targa paid a registration fee of $79,624.00, which fees were applied to the Expiring Registration Statement and will continue to be applied to such unsold securities included on this Registration Statement. Accordingly, there is no registration fee due in connection with this Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6), the offering of the unsold securities registered under the Expiring Registration Statement will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this Registration Statement.