Exhibit 3.13
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CROSSTEX ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION
May 13, 2004
FIRST: The name of the corporation is Crosstex Energy Finance Corporation (the
Corporation).
SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is
The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The registered
agent of the Corporation at that address is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as
amended (the General Corporation Law).
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to
issue is 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (Common Stock).
Each holder of Common Stock shall have one vote in respect of each share of Common Stock held
by such holder on any matter submitted to the stockholders. Cumulative voting of shares of Common
Stock is not permitted.
FIFTH: The name and mailing address of the sole incorporator are as follows:
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Name
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Mailing Address |
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Denise LeFevre
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Baker Botts L.L.P. |
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2001 Ross Avenue |
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Dallas, Texas 75201 |
SIXTH: The powers of the sole incorporator shall terminate upon the filing of this
Certificate of Incorporation. The names and mailing addresses of the persons whom are to serve as
directors of the Corporation until the first annual meeting of stockholders and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified are as follows:
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Name of Director
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Mailing Address |
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Barry E. Davis
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2501 Cedar Springs |
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Suite 600 |
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Dallas, TX 75201 |
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Chris Aulds
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2501 Cedar Springs |
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Suite 600 |
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Dallas, TX 75201 |
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James R. Wales
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2501 Cedar Springs |
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Suite 600 |
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Dallas, TX 75201 |
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Jack M. Lafield
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2501 Cedar Springs |
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Suite 600 |
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Dallas, TX 75201 |
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William W. Davis
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2501 Cedar Springs, |
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Suite 600 |
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Dallas, TX 75201 |
SEVENTH: The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the
direction of the Board of Directors. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred
by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of
the Corporation; provided, however, that the grant of such authority shall not divest the
stockholders of the power to, nor
limit their power to, adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws. The number of directors that shall
constitute the whole Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by,
or in the manner provided in, the Bylaws of the Corporation. The election of directors need not be
by written ballot, unless the Bylaws so provide. In addition to the authority and powers
hereinabove or by statute conferred upon the directors, the directors are hereby authorized and
empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done
by the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law, this Certificate of
Incorporation and any Bylaws adopted by the Board of Directors or stockholders of the Corporation;
provided, however, that no Bylaws hereafter adopted by the stockholders of the Corporation shall
invalidate any prior act of the directors that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been
adopted.
EIGHTH: No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any
of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director involving any
act or omission of any such director; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not
eliminate or limit the liability of a director (a) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty
to the Corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under Section 174 of the General
Corporation Law, or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit. If the General Corporation Law is amended after the date of filing of this Certificate of
Incorporation to authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the personal liability
of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation, in addition to the limitation on
personal liability provided for herein, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the
General Corporation Law as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article Eighth by the
stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any
limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such
repeal or modification.
NINTH: The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the General
Corporation Law, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended.
TENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to alter, amend or repeal any provision contained
in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of the
State of Delaware. All rights herein conferred are granted subject to this reservation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Incorporation as of the
date first set forth above, in her capacity as sole incorporator.
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/s/ Denise LeFevre
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Denise LeFevre |
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