Contract
[Execution
Copy]
Exhibit
10.1
by
and
between
THE
CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY
(Seller)
and
FIRSTENERGY
NUCLEAR GENERATION CORP.
(Purchaser)
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.1
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Defined
Terms
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1
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Section
1.2
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Other
Definitional and Interpretive Matters
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2
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ARTICLE
2
PURCHASE AND SALE
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3
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Section
2.1
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Purchase
and
Sale
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3
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Section
2.2
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Purchase
Price
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3
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Section
2.3
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Assumed
Liabilities
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3
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Section
2.4
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Seller’s
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds
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4
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Section
2.5
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Further
Assurances; Further Conveyances And Assumptions
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4
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ARTICLE
3
CLOSING
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4
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Section
3.1
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Deliveries
By
Seller
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4
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Section
3.2
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Deliveries
By
Purchaser
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5
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Section
3.3
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Closing
Date
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5
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Section
3.4
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Contemporaneous
Effectiveness
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5
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ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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6
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Section
4.1
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Authorization;
Binding Effect
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6
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Section
4.2
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Consents
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6
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Section
4.3
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Title
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6
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Section
4.4
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Permits
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6
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ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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6
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Section
5.1
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Authorization;
Binding Effect
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7
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Section
5.2
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Consents
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7
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ARTICLE
6
CERTAIN COVENANTS
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7
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Section
6.1
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Reasonable
Commercial Efforts
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7
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ARTICLE
7
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
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7
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Section
7.1
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General
Conditions
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7
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Section
7.2
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Conditions
Precedent To Purchaser’s Obligations
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8
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Section
7.3
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Conditions
Precedent To Seller’s Obligations
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8
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ARTICLE
8
TERMINATION, WAIVER, SURVIVAL AND AMENDMENT
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8
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Section
8.1
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Termination
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8
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Section
8.2
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Waiver
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9
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Section
8.3
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Survival
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9
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Section
8.4
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Amendment
of
Agreement
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9
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ARTICLE
9
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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9
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Section
9.1
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Notices
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9
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Section
9.2
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Entire
Agreement; Modification
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9
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Section
9.3
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Assignment;
Binding Effect; Severability
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9
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Section
9.4
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Governing
Law
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10
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Section
9.5
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Execution
in
Counterparts
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10
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Exhibits:
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Exhibit
A
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Form of
Assignment and Assumption Agreement
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Exhibit
B
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Form of Xxxx
of Sale
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Exhibit
C
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Forms of
Deeds
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Exhibit
D
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Form of
Purchaser’s Secured Promissory Note
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Exhibit
E
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Form of
Security Agreement
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Schedules:
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Schedule
2.1
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Purchased
Assets
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Schedule
2.4
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Seller’s
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds
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Schedule
4.2
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Seller
Required Consents
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Schedule
4.3
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Title
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Schedule
5.2
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Purchaser
Required Consents
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PURCHASE
AND
SALE AGREEMENT
THIS
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement")
is made as of the
____ day of __________, 2005, by and between The Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Seller"),
and FirstEnergy
Nuclear Generation Corp., an Ohio corporation (the "Purchaser").
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Seller is
the owner all of the Purchased Assets (as defined herein); and
WHEREAS,
Seller now
desires to sell the Purchased Assets to Purchaser and Purchaser desires to
purchase the Purchased Assets from Seller upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration the premises, the mutual representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration,
the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to
the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, intending to be legally bound
thereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1 Defined
Terms.
Capitalized terms
used in this Agreement or in any Schedule delivered pursuant hereto, or Exhibit
attached hereto and not otherwise defined shall have the following:
“Agreement”
has the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Assignment
and
Assumption Agreement”
means the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement between Seller and Purchaser substantially
in the form of Exhibit A hereto, to be delivered at Closing.
“Assumed
Liabilities”
has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.3.
“Xxxx
of
Sale”
means the Xxxx of
Sale, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, to be delivered at the
Closing.
“Closing”
means the
consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement to occur
on the
Closing Date.
“Closing
Date”
has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.3.
“Deeds”
means the Deeds to
be executed by the Seller substantially in the forms of Exhibit C hereto,
to be
delivered to Purchaser at the Closing.
“Exhibit”
means each Exhibit
attached hereto.
“Governmental
Body”
means any
government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any legislative,
executive or judicial unit or instrumentality of any governmental entity
or any
department, commission, board, agency, bureau, official or other regulatory,
administrative or judicial authority thereof, or any entity (including a
court
or self-regulatory organization) exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
tax, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.
“Permits”
means all permits
and licenses, franchises and other governmental authorizations, approvals,
consents, orders, registrations, notices or other authorizations issued to,
or
required to be obtained or maintained by, Seller and necessary for the
ownership, operation, maintenance or use of the Purchased Assets, including
any
amendment, modification, limitation, condition or renewal thereof.
“Person”
means any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm,
association, joint venture, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or other entity, or any Governmental Body.
“Purchase
Price”
has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.2.
“Purchased
Assets”
has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.1
“Purchaser”
has the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Schedule”
means each
Schedule delivered pursuant hereto.
“Secured
Promissory Note”
means the secured
promissory note delivered by Purchaser to Seller in respect of the Purchase
Price, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, to be delivered at
Closing.
“Security
Agreement”
means the Security
Agreement between Purchaser and Seller, substantially in the form of Exhibit
E
hereto, to be delivered at Closing.
“Seller”
has the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Seller
Required
Consents”
has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.2.
“Seller’s
Indenture”
means the Mortgage
and Deed of Trust dated as of July 1, 1940 between Seller and Guaranty Trust
Company of New York, with The Chase Manhattan Bank as successor
trustee.
Section
1.2 Other
Definitional and Interpretive Matters.
Unless
otherwise
expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of
interpretation shall apply:
(a) Any
reference in
this Agreement to gender shall include all genders, and words imparting the
singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa.
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(b) The
provision of a
Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections
and
other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting
this Agreement. Any reference in this Agreement to any "Section" is to the
corresponding Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(c) The
words such as
"herein," "hereinafter," "hereof," and "hereunder" refer to this Agreement
as a
whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the
context otherwise requires.
(d) The
word "including"
or any variation thereof means "including, without limitation" and shall
not be
construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific
or
similar items or matters immediately following it.
(e) The
Schedules and
Exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be construed with and as an integral
part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth
verbatim herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a word or phrase
defined in this Agreement is expressly given a different meaning in any Schedule
or Exhibit, such different definition shall apply only to such Schedule or
Exhibit defining such word or phrase independently, and the meaning given
such
word or phrase in this Agreement shall control for purposes of this Agreement,
and such alternative meaning shall have no bearing or effect, on the
interpretation of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
2
PURCHASE
AND
SALE
Section
2.1 Purchase
and Sale.
Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date Seller shall
grant, sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser
shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and
interest in, to and under the Purchased Assets identified in Schedule
2.1.
The Purchased
Assets shall be sold, assigned, transferred and delivered free and clear
of the
lien of Seller’s Indenture.
Section
2.2 Purchase
Price.
The Purchase Price
for the Purchased Assets shall be the net book value thereof (after accumulated
depreciation) as set forth on Seller’s consolidated balance sheet as at the end
of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the Closing Date less
(a) the agreed upon
value of Assumed Liabilities and (b) the outstanding principal amount of
and
accrued interest on any of Seller’s Pollution Control Bonds(as hereinafter
defined) which Purchaser assumes as of the Closing Date. Purchaser shall
pay the
Purchase Price on the Closing Date by delivering to Seller the Secured
Promissory Note substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto in the principal
amount of the Purchase Price.
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Section
2.3 Assumed
Liabilities. On
the Closing Date,
Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the Assignment and Assumption Agreement
pursuant to which Purchaser shall assume and agree to discharge when due,
without recourse to Seller, all of the liabilities and obligations of Seller,
direct or indirect, known or unknown, absolute
or contingent,
which directly relate to the Purchased Assets and arise from Purchaser’s
ownership thereof from and after the Closing Date, including without any
limitation, any decommissioning liabilities and obligations associated with
the
Purchased Assets and other liabilities more specifically identified in the
form
of Assignment and Assumption Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto
(collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities”),
which include,
among other liabilities, liability for the decommissioning and decontamination
of the Purchased Assets, management of spent nuclear fuel, and all environmental
liabilities, as well as any liabilities associated with the ownership of
the
Purchased Assets from and after the Closing Date.
Seller shall retain
responsibility for all such liabilities and obligations which arise from
Seller’s ownership of the Purchased Assets prior to the Closing Date, except for
those liabilities specifically enumerated in the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement including liabilities for decommissioning and decontamination of
the
Purchased Assets, management of spent nuclear fuel, and all environmental
liabilities, and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser from and
against any and all liabilities, actions, claims, damages, costs and expenses
which Purchaser may suffer or incur with respect to any liabilities or
obligations related or associated with the Purchased Assets arising from
Seller’s ownership thereof at any time prior to the Closing Date.
Section
2.4 Seller’s
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds.
Purchaser agrees
that upon Seller’s request, from time to time, either prior to, on or following
the Closing Date, Purchaser will assume Seller’s liabilities and obligations
with respect to the $367,150,000 aggregate principal amount (or any portion
thereof) of outstanding pollution control revenue bonds as set forth on
Schedule
2.4
to this Agreement (“Seller’s Pollution Control Bonds”). As and to the extent
that Purchaser assumes such liabilities and obligations after the Closing,
it
shall result in a payment by Purchaser under the Secured Promissory Note
as
provided therein.
Section
2.5
Further
Assurances; Further Conveyances And Assumptions.
From time to time,
whether before, at or following the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser shall,
and shall cause their respective affiliates to, execute, acknowledge and
deliver
all such further instruments, agreements and other documents, and shall take
such further actions as may be necessary or appropriate to assure fully to
Purchaser and its successors or assigns, all of the properties, rights, titles
and interests conveyed to Purchaser under this Agreement and to assure fully
the
assumption of the liabilities and obligations assumed by Purchaser under
this
Agreement, Seller’s Pollution Control Bonds and the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement, and to otherwise make effective as promptly as practicable the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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ARTICLE
3
CLOSING
At
the Closing, the
following transactions shall take place:
Section
3.1 Deliveries
By Seller.
On the Closing
Date, Seller shall deliver, or shall cause to be delivered, to Purchaser
the
following:
(a) duly
executed Xxxx
of Sale;
(b) duly
executed Deeds
conveying the real property interests constituting each of the Purchased
Assets
listed on Schedule
2.1
hereto;
(c) evidence,
reasonably
satisfactory to Purchaser, of the obtaining of the Seller Required Consents,
which consents will be in full force and effect on the Closing Date;
and
(d) all
such other
assignments and other instruments of assignment, transfer or conveyance,
together with books and records related to the Purchased Assets, as Purchaser
may reasonably request or as may be otherwise necessary or desirable to evidence
and effect the sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance and delivery of the
Purchased Assets to Purchaser and to put Purchaser in actual possession or
control of the Purchased Assets.
Section
3.2 Deliveries
By Purchaser.
On the Closing
Date, Purchaser shall deliver, or shall cause to be delivered, to Seller
the
following:
(a) Purchaser’s
Secured
Promissory Note as provided in Section 2.2;
(b) duly
executed
Assignment and Assumption Agreement;
(c) duly
executed
Security Agreement; and
(d) all
such other
documents and instruments as Seller may reasonably request or as may be
otherwise necessary or desirable to evidence and effect the acquisition by
Purchaser of the Purchased Assets and the assumption by Purchaser of (i)
any of
Seller’s Pollution Control Bonds assumed on or prior to the Closing pursuant to
Section 2.4 hereof, and (ii) the Assumed Liabilities.
Section
3.3 Closing
Date.
The Closing shall
take place as promptly as practicable following the date on which the last
of
the conditions specified in Article 7 to be satisfied or waived has
been
satisfied or waived, (the "Closing
Date").
Section
3.4 Contemporaneous
Effectiveness.
All acts and
deliveries prescribed by this Article 3, regardless of chronological
sequence, will be deemed to occur contemporaneously and simultaneously on
the
occurrence of the last act or delivery, and none of such acts or deliveries
will
be effective until the last of the same has occurred.
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ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller
hereby
represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
Section
4.1 Authorization;
Binding Effect.
(a) Seller
has all
requisite corporate power and authority to sell the Purchased Assets and
enter
into and deliver this Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale and any related agreements
to
which it will be a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder. The execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement, the Xxxx
of
Sale and any related agreements to which it will be a party and its consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized
by
all necessary corporate action of Seller.
(b) This
Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Seller and this Agreement is, and the
Xxxx
of Sale any related agreements to which Seller will be a party, when duly
executed and delivered by Seller, will be, valid and legally binding obligations
of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their respective
terms.
Section
4.2 Consents. No
Permit or consent
from, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with, any Person is required to be obtained by Seller in connection
with
its execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale or any related
agreement or for the sale of the Purchased Assets and the consummation by
Seller
of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby except for consents or
approvals that are required to transfer or assign to Purchaser the Purchased
Assets, Seller’s Pollution Control Bonds, the Assumed Liabilities or any other
rights and obligations of Seller upon the terms and subject to the conditions
of
this Agreement that are set forth in Schedule 4.2
(the "Seller
Required
Consents").
Section
4.3 Title. Seller
is the record
owner of, and has good and valid title to, the Purchased Assets, and, except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.3,
has full power and
authority to convey title to the Purchased Assets to Purchaser.
Section
4.4 Permits.
Seller owns, holds
or possesses all Permits that are necessary to own the Purchased Assets,
all of
which are valid and in full force and effect. Seller is not in violation
of or
default under any such Permits in any material respect.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser
hereby
represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
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Section
5.1 Authorization;
Binding Effect.
(a) Purchaser
has all
requisite corporate power and authority to purchase the Purchased Assets
and
enter into and deliver this Agreement, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement
and any related agreements to which it will be a party and to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by Purchaser
of
this Agreement, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and any related
agreements to which it will be a party and its consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action of Purchaser.
(b) This
Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and this Agreement is, and
the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement and any related agreements to which
Purchaser will be a party, when duly executed and delivered by Purchaser,
will
be, valid and binding obligations of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser
in
accordance with their respective terms.
Section
5.2 Consents. No
consent,
approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing
with, any Person is required to be obtained by Purchaser in connection with
its
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement or any related agreements or for the purchase of the Purchased
Assets,
the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities and the consummation by Purchaser
of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for consents or
approvals that are required to transfer or assign to Purchaser the Purchased
Assets and Assumed Liabilities or any other rights and obligations of Purchaser
upon the terms and subject to the Conditions of this Agreement that are as
set
forth in Schedule 5.2
(the "Purchaser
Required Consents").
ARTICLE
6
CERTAIN
COVENANTS
Section
6.1 Reasonable
Commercial Efforts.
Each party shall
use all reasonable commercial efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner
practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
7
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
Section
7.1 General
Conditions.
The respective
obligations of Purchaser and Seller to effect the Closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby are subject to the fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing,
of each of the following conditions:
(a) No
order of any
governmental body, court or administrative agency shall be in effect that
enjoins, restrains, conditions, makes illegal or otherwise prohibits
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and there
shall
not be pending any suit, action or proceeding by any Governmental Body seeking
to enjoin, restrain, condition, make illegal or otherwise prohibit consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b) All
other
authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of, or expirations of waiting
periods imposed by, any Governmental Body legally required for the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained or shall
have
occurred.
Section
7.2 Conditions
Precedent To Purchaser's Obligations.
The obligations of
Purchaser to effect the Closing of the transactions contemplated hereby are
subject to the fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following
conditions, any of which conditions may be waived by Purchaser in its sole
discretion:
(a) The
representations
and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement or in any Schedule,
Exhibit
or document delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof or in connection
with
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all material
respects as though such representations and warranties were made at and as
of
the Closing Date.
(b) Seller
shall have
performed in all material respects all obligations and agreements and complied
in all material respects with all covenants and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by Seller, prior to or at the
Closing, including executing and delivering or causing to be executed and
delivered all of the items required by Section 3.1.
(c) All
Seller Required
Consents shall have been obtained or made and shall be in full force and
effect
as of the Closing Date.
Section
7.3 Conditions
Precedent To Seller's Obligations.
The obligations of
Seller to effect the Closing of the transactions contemplated hereby are
subject
to the fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following
conditions, any of which conditions may be waived by Seller in its sole
discretion:
(a) The
representations
and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement or in any Schedule,
Exhibit or document delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof or in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all
material respects as though such representations and warranties were made
at and
as of the Closing Date.
(b) Purchaser
shall have
performed in all material respects all obligations and agreements and complied
in all material respects with all covenants and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by Purchaser, prior to or at the
Closing, including executing and delivering or causing to be delivered the
items
required by Section 3.2.
(c) All
Purchaser
Required Consents shall have been obtained or made, and shall be in full
force
and effect as of the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
8
TERMINATION,
WAIVER,
SURVIVAL
AND AMENDMENT
Section
8.1 Termination.
Seller
and Purchaser
may mutually agree to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing
Date.
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Section
8.2 Waiver.
Any term or
condition hereof may be waived at any time prior to the Closing Date by the
party hereto which is entitled to the benefits thereof. The failure of either
party to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be
construed to be a waiver of such provision nor shall it in any way affect
the
validity of this Agreement or the right of such party thereafter to enforce
each
and every such provision. No waiver of any right in or breach of this Agreement
shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other right or subsequent
breach.
Section
8.3 Survival.
Purchaser’s
representations and warranties in Article 5 hereof shall survive for a period
of
six months following the Closing Date.
Section
8.4 Amendment
of Agreement.
This Agreement may
be amended at any time prior to the Closing Date by action of the parties
hereto; provided, however, that such amendment shall not be effective unless
it
shall be evidenced by a written instrument duly executed on behalf of each
party
by its duly authorized officer or employee.
ARTICLE
9
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
9.1 Notices.
All notices and
other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have
been duly given upon receipt if: (a) mailed by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested; (b) sent for overnight delivery by
Federal
Express or other express carrier, (c) sent via facsimile; or
(d) delivered personally, addressed as follows or to such other address
or
addresses of which the respective party shall have notified the
other.
If
to
Seller:
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The
Cleveland
Electric Illuminating Company
c/o
FirstEnergy Corp.
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Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxx
00000
Attn:
President
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to
Purchaser:
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FirstEnergy
Nuclear Generation Corp.
c/o
FirstEnergy Corp.
00
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxx
00000
Attn:
President
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Section
9.2 Entire
Agreement; Modification. The
agreement of
Seller and Purchaser, which consists of this Agreement, the Schedules and
Exhibits hereto and the documents referred to herein, sets forth the entire
agreement and understanding between the parties and supersedes any prior
agreement or understanding, written or oral, relating to the subject matter
of
such agreements and schedules.
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Section
9.3 Assignment;
Binding Effect; Severability.
This Agreement may
not be assigned by any party hereto without the other party's written consent.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the successors and permitted assigns of each party hereto.
The
provisions of this Agreement are severable, and, in the event that any one
or
more provisions are deemed illegal or unenforceable, the parties
shall
promptly amend this Agreement as and to the extent necessary to preserve
their
underlying commercial agreement as contemplated hereby.
Section
9.4 Governing
Law.
THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS
OF THE STATE OF OHIO AS TO ALL MATTERS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF VALIDITY,
CONSTRUCTION, EFFECT, ENFORCEABILITY, PERFORMANCE AND REMEDIES.
Section
9.5 Execution
in Counterparts.
This Agreement may
be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
(signature
page
follows)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first
above written.
THE
CLEVELAND ELECTRIC
ILLUMINATING
COMPANY
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FIRSTENERGY
NUCLEAR
GENERATION
CORP.
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EXHIBIT
A
Form
of Assignment
and Assumption Agreement
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EXHIBIT
B
Form
of Xxxx of
Sale
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EXHIBIT
C
Form
of
Deeds
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EXHIBIT
D
Form
of Purchaser’s
Secured Promissory Note
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EXHIBIT
E
Form
of Security
Agreement
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SCHEDULE
2.1
Purchased
Assets
1.
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Seller’s
24.47% undivided ownership interest in Unit No. 2 of the Beaver
Valley
Nuclear Generating Station, Borough of Shippingport,
Pennsylvania
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2.
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Seller’s
51.38% undivided ownership interest in the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Nuclear
Generating
Station, Oak Harbor, Ohio
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3.
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Seller’s
44.85% undivided ownership interest in Unit No. 1 of the Perry
Nuclear
Generating Station, North Perry,
Ohio
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4.
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Seller’s
interest in the qualified and non-qualified nuclear decommissioning
trust
funds associated with its ownership interests in the Beaver Valley,
Xxxxx-Xxxxx and Xxxxx Nuclear Generating
Stations
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5.
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All
of
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to any and all contracts, fuel,
spare parts, inventories, equipment, supplies and other assets
associated
with or necessary for the ownership or operation of the
foregoing
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SCHEDULE
2.4
Seller’s
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds
Issuer
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Bonds
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Principal
Amount
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Ohio
Air
Quality Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995 due 2025
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$
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2,900,000
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Ohio
Air
Quality Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1998-B due 2030
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$
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9,100,000
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Ohio
Air
Quality Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series due 2020
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$
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15,900,000
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Ohio
Water
Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1998-A due 2030
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$
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20,450,000
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Ohio
Water
Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1998-A due 2030
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$
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20,450,000
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Ohio
Water
Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series due 2033
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$
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27,700,000
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Ohio
Water
Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series due 2033
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$
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30,000,000
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Ohio
Water
Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 95 due 2025
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$
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40,900,000
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Beaver
County
Industrial Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, BC Series 1995-A due 2025
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$
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45,150,000
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Ohio
Water
Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A-1 due 2023
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$
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46,100,000
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Beaver
County
Industrial Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series due 2025
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$
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53,900,000
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Ohio
Water
Development Authority
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Pollution
Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series due 2020
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$
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54,600,000
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$
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367,150,000
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SCHEDULE
4.2
Seller
Required
Consents
New
York State
Public Service Commission, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Public
Utilities Commission of Ohio and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
determinations under Section 32(c) of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act.
Notice
of Change of
Status filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Section
365.8
of the Regulations under the Federal Power Act.
Order
of the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Public Utility Holding Company
Act
of 1935 authorizing Seller’s acquisition of Purchaser’s Secured Promissory
Note.
Approval
of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the sale of jurisdictional Purchased
Assets, to the extent applicable, pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal
Power
Act.
Federal
Energy
Regulatory Commission acceptance for filing of the Interconnection Agreement
and
the Power Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power
Act.
Approval
of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the transfer of the operating and nuclear
materials licenses pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 50.80.
Release
from lien of
the Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of July 1, 1940 between the Seller
and
Guaranty Trust Company of New York, with The Chase Manhattan Bank as successor
trustee, as supplemented and amended.
Consents
of the
issuer of Seller’s Pollution Control Bonds listed on Schedule
2.4
to the extent required for any assumption of such Bonds by the Purchaser
on or
prior to the Closing in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof and consents,
if any,
required of any insurer of such Bonds in respect of any such
assumption.
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SCHEDULE
4.3
Title
Security
interests
created by the Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of July 1, 1940 between
the
Seller and Guaranty Trust Company of New York, with The Chase Manhattan Bank
as
successor trustee, as supplemented and amended.
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SCHEDULE
5.2
Purchaser
Required Consents
New
York State
Public Service Commission, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Public
Utilities Commission of Ohio and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
determinations under Section 32(c) of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act.
Notice
of Change of
Status filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Section
365.8
of the Regulations under the Federal Power Act.
Approval
of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the sale of jurisdictional Purchased
Assets, to the extent applicable, pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal
Power
Act.
Federal
Energy
Regulatory Commission acceptance for filing of the Interconnection Agreement
and
the Power Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power
Act.
Approval
of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the transfer of the operating and nuclear
materials licenses pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 50.80.
Release
from lien of
the Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of July 1, 1940 between the Seller
and
Guaranty Trust Company of New York, with The Chase Manhattan Bank as successor
trustee.
Consents
of the
issuer of Seller’s Pollution Control Bonds listed on Schedule
2.4
to the extent required for any assumption of such Bonds by the Purchaser
on or
prior to the Closing in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof and consents,
if any,
required of any insurer of such Bonds in respect of any such
assumption.
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