FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
2.1
FIRST
AMENDMENT TO
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement (this
“Amendment”) is entered into as of
November 11, 2008 by and among Ridgewood Maine, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company (“RM”), and
Indeck Energy Services, Inc., an Illinois corporation,
(“IES” and together with RM,
“Sellers”), Covanta Energy Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), and solely for
purposes of Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.10(a), 6.11 through
6.14 and 6.16 of the Agreement (defined below), Indeck Maine
Energy, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company, (the
“Company” and together with Sellers and Buyer,
the “Parties”).
WHEREAS, Sellers, Buyer and, for limited purposes, the Company,
are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as
of August 19, 2008 (the “Agreement”) which
provides, among other things, for the sale of all of
Sellers’ membership interests in the Company to
Buyer; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend the Agreement in accordance
with Section 13.12 thereof, as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
1. New Defined Terms.
Section 1 of the Agreement is amended to add the following
terms:
“Adjustment Documents” is defined in
Section 2.4(d).
“Amendment” means the First Amendment to
Purchase and Sale Agreement, entered into as of
November 11, 2008, by and among the Parties.
“Closing Date Balance Sheet” is defined
in Section 2.4(c).
“Closing Net Working Capital” means the
net working capital of the Company as of the Closing Date based
on the Closing Date Balance Sheet.
“Dominion Agreement” is defined in
Section 2.4(b).
“Dominion REC Rights” is defined in
Section 2.4(b).
“Estimated Net Working Capital” means
the estimated net working capital of the Company as of the
expected Closing Date, as calculated in accordance with
Schedule 2.4(b).
“Estimated Working Capital Payment”
means a payment in an amount equal to Estimated Net Working
Capital.
“Independent Accounting Firm” is defined
in Section 2.4(e).
“Initial Purchase Price” is defined in
Section 2.1(b).
“GIS Transfer Account” is defined in
Section 2.4(b).
“Net Working Capital Adjustment” is
defined in Section 2.4(a).
“NEPOOL” means the New England Power
Pool.
“Objection Notice” is defined in
Section 2.4(d).
“Pre-Closing REC Rights” is defined in
Section 2.4(b).
“Transfer and Assignment of Renewable Energy
Credits” is defined in Section 2.4(b).
2. Deleted Defined
Terms. Section 1 of the Agreement is
amended to delete the following terms in their entirety:
“Interest Rate” means 4.26% per annum.
“Net Working Capital” shall mean the net
working capital of the Company, which shall be an amount equal
to $8,956,817.
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“Working Capital Payment” means a
payment in an amount equal to Net Working Capital.
3. Amended Defined Terms. The
following defined terms in Section 1 of the Agreement are
amended in their entirety to read as follows:
“GAAP” means United States generally
accepted accounting principles, consistently applied throughout
the specified period and in the immediate prior fiscal year.
“Retention Amount” means $1,105,117.98.
“Vacation Accrual Amount” means
$56,873.00.
4. Exhibits to the Agreement.
(a) The Agreement is amended by deleting Schedule 5
“Capital Commitments” to the Agreement and replacing
it with a new Schedule 5 “Capital Commitments” in
the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.
(b) Exhibit C to the Agreement is amended by
adding to it the amendment to the Agency Agreement in the form
of Exhibit C hereto.
(c) Exhibit D to the Agreement is amended by
adding to it the amendment to the Employee Transfer Agreement in
the form of Exhibit D hereto.
(d) Exhibit F to the Agreement is amended by
adding to it the amendment to the Backup Agreement in the form
of Exhibit E hereto.
(e) Exhibit G to the Agreement is amended by
adding to it the amendment to the Sellers Omnibus Agreement in
the form of Exhibit F hereto.
(f) Exhibit J to the Agreement is amended by
adding to it the amendment to the Buyer Guaranty in the form of
Exhibit G hereto.
(g) The Agreement is amended by adding a new
Exhibit M thereto in the form of
Exhibit H hereto.
5. Section 2.1(b) of the Agreement is amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
“(b) In consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer
and conveyance described in Section 2.1(a), at the Closing,
Buyer shall pay to Sellers, and Sellers shall accept from Buyer,
an aggregate amount equal to (i) Fifty Two Million Dollars
($52,000,000) (the “Initial Amount”) plus
(ii) the Estimated Working Capital Payment, minus
(iii) the Retention Amount, minus (iv) the
Vacation Accrual Amount (such aggregate amount being referred to
herein as the “Initial Purchase Price”). The
Initial Purchase Price shall be payable at the Closing by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to Sellers in accordance
with written instructions of Sellers given to Buyer at least
three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing. Following the
Closing, the Initial Purchase Price shall be adjusted as
provided in Section 2.4, and the Initial Purchase Price as
so adjusted shall be the “Purchase Price.””
6. Section 2 of the Agreement is amended to add a new
Section 2.4 to read in its entirety:
“2.4 Working Capital Adjustment.
(a) The Initial Purchase Price shall be increased or
decreased dollar-for-dollar by the amount that the Closing Net
Working Capital on the Closing Date, as finally determined as
provided in this Section 2.4, is more than or less than the
Estimated Net Working Capital (the “Net Working Capital
Adjustment”).
(b) Not less than five (5) days prior to the Closing
Date, Sellers shall provide to Buyer a statement showing
Sellers’ good faith calculation of the Estimated Net
Working Capital, together with a description in reasonable
detail as to the method of such calculation. The Estimated Net
Working Capital, Closing Net Working Capital and the Net Working
Capital Adjustment shall be calculated in accordance with the
nature of the items (but not the amounts) indicated on
Schedule 2.4(b), except that in no event will any valuation
be attributable to, and Buyer shall not purchase, any renewable
energy credits or associated attributes (including Certificates,
as defined in the Assignment, Assumption, Release and Amendment
Agreement) which result from the production of electricity by
the Company prior to the Closing Date and which have not been
sold to, and fully paid for by, any person prior to the Closing
Date (“Pre-Closing REC Rights”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall retain any
Pre-Closing REC Rights associated with the production of
electricity by the Company between January 1, 2009 and the
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Closing Date to the extent that those Pre-Closing REC Rights
satisfy the Company’s obligations under the Massachusetts
New Renewable Generation Attribute Purchase and Sale Agreement
dated April 24, 2008 (the “Dominion
Agreement”) between the Company and Dominion Energy
Marketing, Inc. (the “Dominion REC Rights”),
and the Estimated Net Working Capital, Closing Net Working
Capital and the Net Working Capital Adjustment will each include
the value of the Dominion REC Rights under the Dominion
Agreement. At Closing, Sellers shall cause the Company to
transfer to Xxxxxxx or such other entity as they may determine
in their sole discretion any and all Pre-Closing REC Rights in
excess of the Dominion REC Rights pursuant to the Transfer and
Assignment of Renewable Energy Credits in the form of
Exhibit M hereto (the “Transfer and
Assignment of Renewable Energy Credits”). Prior to
Closing Sellers shall cause Xxxxxxx or such other entity as they
may determine in their sole discretion to establish a NEPOOL
Generation Information System account in its name or such other
name as Sellers may determine in their discretion (the
“GIS Transfer Account”), and at the Closing
Sellers shall cause the Company to transfer to such GIS Transfer
Account on the Closing Date any and all Pre-Closing REC Rights
in excess of the Dominion REC Rights that may be transferred to
such account pursuant to the Transfer and Assignment of
Renewable Energy Credits. Buyer agrees to execute and deliver or
to cause the Company to execute and deliver to Xxxxxxx or such
other entity as they may determine in their sole discretion at
any time following the Closing such documents as are reasonably
necessary to effect the transfer of Pre-Closing REC Rights in
excess of the Dominion REC Rights to Xxxxxxx or such other
entity as contemplated by this Section 2.4(b). In addition,
the Buyer and Sellers agree that: (1) in no event shall any
valuation be attributable to, and Buyer shall not purchase, the
cash deposit made to Constellation pursuant to the Certificate
Purchase Agreement as amended; and (2) in no event shall
the calculation of either the Estimated Net Working Capital or
the Closing Net Working Capital include any receivable from
Xxxxxxx or such other entity as contemplated by this
Section 2.4(b).
(c) In order to conclusively determine the Closing Net
Working Capital and the Net Working Capital Adjustment as of the
Closing Date, as soon as reasonably practicable after the
Closing Date (but not later than sixty (60) days
thereafter), Sellers will (at Sellers’ expense) prepare or
cause to be prepared a balance sheet of the Company as of the
Closing Date prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistent with
the Company’s past practices and this Section 2.4 (the
“Closing Date Balance Sheet”). Buyer shall
cooperate with Sellers in connection with the preparation of the
Closing Date Balance Sheet, and shall provide Sellers with
reasonable access to any of the books, records, schedules,
analyses, working papers and other information relating to the
Company. The Closing Date Balance Sheet shall be supported by
such analysis, data and schedules as may be reasonably requested
by Buyer.
(d) Sellers shall provide to Buyer on or prior to the date
on which the Closing Date Balance Sheet is due pursuant to
Section 2.4(c) : (i) the Closing Date Balance Sheet,
(ii) a statement of the calculation of the Closing Net
Working Capital as of the Closing Date and (iii) a
statement of the calculation of the resulting Net Working
Capital Adjustment (collectively, the “Adjustment
Documents”). The Adjustment Documents shall be final
and binding on the Parties, and deemed accepted by Buyer unless,
within thirty (30) days after Buyer’s receipt thereof,
Buyer provides Sellers with a written notice of objection with
respect to the Adjustment Documents (an “Objection
Notice”). The Objection Notice shall specify in
reasonable detail each item of the Adjustment Documents that
Buyer disputes, the nature of any objection so asserted, and the
portions of the Adjustment Documents, if any, that Buyer does
not dispute. During the
30-day
period following the receipt of the Adjustment Documents by
Buyer, Sellers shall deliver any and all information Buyer may
reasonably request in connection with Buyer’s review of the
Adjustment Documents, including Sellers’ working papers
relating to the preparation of the Adjustment Documents.
(e) During the
30-day
period following the date on which the Objection Notice is
received by Sellers, Sellers and Buyer shall meet in an effort
to resolve any objections contained therein. If Sellers and
Buyer are unable to resolve the dispute within such
30-day
period, then any disputed matter set forth in the Objection
Notice which remains unresolved shall be submitted for final
determination to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, or another
nationally recognized accounting firm which may be mutually
agreed upon by Sellers and Buyer (the “Independent
Accounting Firm”). The Independent Accounting Firm
shall investigate only those items that are in dispute and shall
not assign a value to any item that is (i) greater than the
greatest value for such item claimed by either Buyer or Sellers
or (ii) lower than the lowest value for such item claimed
by either the Buyer or Sellers. The Independent Accounting
Firm’s determination shall be based only upon written
submissions by Buyer and Sellers, and not upon an independent
review by the Independent Accounting Firm. Neither Sellers nor
Buyer shall have any ex-parte communications (other than
responding to requests of the Independent Accounting Firm for
additional information)
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or meetings with the Independent Accounting Firm without the
prior consent of the other Party. Within thirty (30) days
after the Independent Accounting Firm’s appointment, the
Independent Accounting Firm shall render a written report as to
the resolution of each disputed matter set forth in the
Objection Notice and as to the calculation of the Closing Net
Working Capital and Net Working Capital Adjustment and statement
of the calculation of the Purchase Price. The Independent
Accounting Firm shall have exclusive jurisdiction over, and
resort to the Independent Accounting Firm shall be the sole
recourse and remedy of the parties against one another or any
other Person with respect to, any disputes arising out of or
relating to the Adjustment Documents and the Net Working Capital
Adjustment. The Independent Accounting Firm’s determination
shall be conclusive and binding on all parties and shall be
enforceable in a court of law.
(f) The Independent Accounting Firm’s fees and
expenses shall be borne by Sellers and Buyer in inverse
proportion (as a percentage of the absolute dollar amount
disputed) as Sellers and Buyer prevail on the matters resolved
by the Independent Accounting Firm. The allocation of such fees
and expenses shall be determined by the Independent Accounting
Firm at the time of the Independent Accounting Firm’s
resolution of the disputed matters set forth in the Objection
Notice.
(g) The Adjustment Documents and the Net Working Capital
Adjustment shall become final and binding upon the Parties upon
the earlier of (i) the failure by Buyer to object thereto
within the period permitted under, and otherwise in accordance
with, the requirements of Section 2.4(d), (ii) a
written agreement between Buyer and Sellers with respect thereto
or (iii) the decision by the Independent Accounting Firm
with respect to disputes.
(h) Any increase or reduction to the Initial Purchase Price
effected by the Net Working Capital Adjustment as determined
pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be paid by Buyer or
Sellers (as appropriate) to the other by wire transfer in
immediately available funds within five (5) Business Days
after the Net Working Capital Adjustment has become binding
hereunder together with a rate of interest thereon equal to
three and a half percent 3.5% per annum (compounded at the
end of each calendar month) from and including the Closing Date
until but excluding the date of actual payment.”
7. The Agreement is amended by adding to the Schedules to
the Agreement a new Schedule 2.4(b) “Working
Capital Calculation” in the form attached as Exhibit
B hereto.
8. Amendments to Existing Schedules to the
Agreement.
(a) Item 14 of Schedule 4.6(a) to the Agreement
is amended in its entirety as follows:
“14. Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement between
Constellation Power Source, Inc., Indeck Maine Energy, L.L.C.,
Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P. and Ridgewood Rhode
Island Generation, LLC and Ridgewood Power Management, LLC (as
agent for Seller) dated as of April 30, 2003, as amended by
that certain letter agreement dated January 25, 2006, by
Amendment No. 1 to Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement
dated as of October 31, 2006, by the Assignment,
Assumption, Release and Amendment of Certificate Purchase and
Sale Agreement by and among Constellation Energy Commodities
Group, Inc., f/k/a Constellation Power Source, Inc., Indeck
Maine Energy, L.L.C., Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P.,
Ridgewood Rhode Island Generation, LLC, Ridgewood Power
Management LLC as agent, Ridgewood Electric Power
Trust III, Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV,
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V, Ridgewood Power B
Fund/Providence Expansion and Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC dated as of
July 31, 2008, and by the Waiver, Consent and Amendment of
Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among
Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., f/k/a
Constellation Power Source, Inc., Indeck Maine Energy, L.L.C.,
Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode
Island Generation, LLC, Ridgewood Power Management LLC as agent,
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust III, Ridgewood Electric
Power Trust IV, Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V,
Ridgewood Power B Fund/Providence Expansion, Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC
and Rhode Island LFG Genco, LLC dated as of October 15,
2008.”
(b) Item 32 of Schedule 4.6(a) of the Agreement
is amended in its entirety as follows:
“32. Backup Certificate Agreement among Indeck Maine
Energy, L.L.C., Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P.,
Ridgewood Rhode Island Generation, LLC,
Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC, Ridgewood Power Management LLC,
Rhode Island LFG Genco, LLC and Buyer dated as of
August 19, 2008, as amended by First Amendment to Backup
Certificate Agreement among Indeck Maine Energy, L.L.C.,
Ridgewood
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Providence Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode Island
Generation, LLC, Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC, Ridgewood Power Management
LLC, Rhode Island LFG Genco, LLC and Buyer dated as of
November 11, 2008.”
(c) Item 34 of Schedule 4.6(a) to the Agreement
is amended in its entirety as follows:
“34. Massachusetts New Renewable Generation Attribute
Purchase and Sale Agreement between Indeck Maine Energy, L.L.C.
and Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc. dated as of April 2, 2008,
as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of August 22,
2008; Confirmation of trade for 22,000 MWh of 2008 NEPOOL
GIS-issued renewable energy certificates from Indeck Maine
Energy, L.L.C. to Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc., dated
April 2, 2008.”
(d) Item 38 of Schedule 4.6(a) to the Agreement
is amended in its entirety as follows:
“38. Agency Agreement among Indeck Maine Energy, LLC,
Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode
Island Generation, LLC, Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC and Ridgewood Power
Management, LLC dated as of August 19, 2008, as amended by
First Amendment to Agency Agreement among Indeck Maine Energy,
LLC, Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode
Island Generation, LLC, Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC and Ridgewood
Power Management, LLC dated as of November 11, 2008.”
(e) Schedule 4.6(a) to the Agreement is amended by
adding the following additional Items 40 and 41:
“40. New England Power Pool Agreement dated
September 1, 1971, as subsequently amended and restated,
and as executed by Indeck Maine Energy, LLC as of June 3,
1997.”
41. Letter Agreement among Constellation Energy Commodities
Group, Inc., Indeck Maine Energy, LLC, Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC,
Ridgewood Rhode Island Generation, LLC, Ridgewood Providence
Power Partners, L.P. and Ridgewood Power Management LLC, as
agent, dated as of October 31, 2008.”
(f) Item 3 of Schedule 6.11 of the Agreement is
amended in its entirety as follows:
“3. Backup Certificate Agreement among Indeck Maine
Energy, L.L.C., Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P.,
Ridgewood Rhode Island Generation, LLC,
Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC, Ridgewood Power Management LLC,
Rhode Island LFG Genco, LLC and Buyer dated as of
August 19, 2008, as amended by First Amendment to Backup
Certificate Agreement among Indeck Maine Energy, L.L.C.,
Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode
Island Generation, LLC, Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC, Ridgewood Power
Management LLC, Rhode Island LFG Genco, LLC and Buyer dated as
of November 11, 2008.”
(g) Item 5 of Schedule 6.11 of the Agreement is
amended in its entirety as follows:
“5. Agency Agreement among Indeck Maine Energy, LLC,
Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode
Island Generation, LLC, Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC and Ridgewood Power
Management, LLC dated as of August 19, 2008, as amended by
First Amendment to Agency Agreement among Indeck Maine Energy,
LLC, Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode
Island Generation, LLC, Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC and Ridgewood
Power Management, LLC dated as of November 11, 2008.”
(h) Schedule 6.11 to the Agreement is amended by
adding the following additional Item 7:
“7. Waiver, Consent and Amendment of Certificate
Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among Constellation Energy
Commodities Group, Inc., f/k/a Constellation Power Source, Inc.,
Indeck Maine Energy, L.L.C., Ridgewood Providence Power
Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode Island Generation, LLC,
Ridgewood Power Management LLC as agent, Ridgewood Electric
Power Trust III, Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV,
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V, Ridgewood Power B
Fund/Providence Expansion, Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC and Rhode Island LFG
Genco, LLC dated as of October 15, 2008.”
9. The first sentence of Section 4.12 of the Agreement
is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“Company Balance Sheet. The
Company has delivered to Buyer an unaudited balance sheet as of
September 30, 2008 (the “Company Balance
Sheet”).”
10. Section 4.14 of the Agreement is amended to delete
each reference to “the Purchase Price Date” and to
insert in its place “September 30, 2008.”
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11. Section 5.7 of the Agreement is amended to read in
its entirety as follows:
“5.7 Availability of
Funds. Buyer has sufficient funds available
to it to pay the Initial Purchase Price on the Closing Date, to
pay the Net Working Capital Adjustment as and when due and to
enable Buyer to perform all of its obligations under this
Agreement, the Backup Agreement and the Buyer Guaranty.”
12. Section 6 of the Agreement is amended as follows:
(a) to delete Section 6.12 in its entirety; and
(b) to add a new Section 6.17 to read in its entirety:
“6.17 Availability of
Funds. Sellers shall take any and all
necessary actions necessary and appropriate to ensure that they
have sufficient funds available to pay the Net Working Capital
Adjustment as and when due.”
(c) to add a new Section 6.18 to read in its entirety:
“6.18 REC Agreements. On and
after the Closing Date, Sellers will: (a) cause Xxxxxxx, or
such other entity as contemplated in Section 2.4(b), to
pay, perform and discharge when due all Liabilities and
obligations, and (b) indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Company against and in respect of all Losses, in each case,
that arise out of the Company’s sale or delivery of
Pre-Closing REC Rights under all agreements of the Company for
the sale or delivery of Pre-Closing REC Rights on or prior to
the Closing Date, including but not limited to agreements which
are set forth as items 14, 17, 18, 28, 34, 35, 37,
and 41 of Schedule 4.6(a) to the Agreement;
provided however this Section 6.18 shall not apply to the
Company’s performance of its obligations under the Dominion
Agreement on and after January 1, 2009, as set forth in
items 29 and 36 of Schedule 4.6(a) to the
Agreement.”
13. Section 8.1 of the Agreement is amended as follows:
(a) Section 8.1(l) is amended to add a new
subsection (10) to read in its entirety:
“(10) the Transfer and Assignment of Renewable Energy
Credits in the form attached as Exhibit M hereto.”
(b) to add a new Section 8.1(m) to read in its
entirety:
“(m) Extension Agreements. Sellers shall have
(1) entered into binding and enforceable agreements with
Bangor Hydro-Electric Company to extend or replace each of the
Targeted Rate Contracts (listed as items No.s 12 and 13 on
Schedule 4.6(a)), and (2) submitted new OASIS
transmission reservations for firm point-to-point service, and
have received confirmations of acceptance from Bangor
Hydro-Electric Company, in each of cases (1) and
(2) above effective not less than from January 1, 2009
through December 31, 2009 and on substantially similar
terms and conditions as currently exist for each of the
Projects.”
14. The first sentence of Section 8.2(j) of the
Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“Buyer shall make the payment of the Initial Purchase Price
required to be made by Buyer pursuant to Section 2.1(b) and
shall deliver the following documents, each duly executed by
Buyer:”
15. Section 10.1(d) of the Agreement is amended to
read in its entirety as follows:
“(d) Sellers shall cause the Company to prepare and timely
file and to remit any Taxes that are due in respect of the
following Tax Returns on or before the Closing Date with respect
to the Company or in respect to its business, assets or
operations: (i) all Tax Returns for any taxable period
ending on or before the Closing Date; and (ii) all other
Tax Returns required to be filed (taking into account
extensions) prior to the Closing Date. Buyer shall prepare and
timely file or shall cause to be prepared and timely filed by
the Company all Tax Returns that are required to be filed by or
with respect to the Company or in respect to its business,
assets or operations for taxable years or periods beginning and
ending after the Closing Date. Buyer shall remit or cause to be
remitted by the Company any Taxes due in respect of such Tax
Returns. With respect to any Tax Returns of the Company that
relate to periods that begin before and end after the Closing
Date, (i) Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared such
Tax Returns in a manner consistent with past practices, if any,
except as otherwise required by applicable Law, and
(ii) not less than fifteen days prior to the due date for
such Tax Returns (including proper extensions), Buyer shall
present such Tax Returns to Sellers for their comments (provided
that in the event that it is not practical for any such Tax
Returns to be prepared fifteen days prior to the due date,
including proper extensions, Buyer shall present such Tax Return
to Sellers for
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their comments as soon as such Tax Return has been prepared),
Buyer shall consider in good faith any comment received from
Sellers no later than five days prior to the due date for such
Tax Return. Sellers shall be responsible for (and shall pay to
Buyer within five days of a written request of such amount) that
portion of such Taxes that are allocable to the portion of such
period that ends on the Closing Date and Buyer shall be
responsible for the payment of such Taxes relating to the
portion of such period beginning immediately after the Closing
Date. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 10.1 to the contrary, Sellers’ obligation to
remit or otherwise incur any liability with respect to any Taxes
shall not apply to the extent that such Taxes are reflected as
an accrued liability or in a reserve on the Closing Date Balance
Sheet and such failure to comply with such obligation is not a
violation of applicable Laws.”
16. Section 11.2(d) of the Agreement is amended to
delete the words “Purchase Price” and to insert in
their place “Initial Purchase Price.”
17. Section 11.2(e) of the Agreement is amended to
delete the words “Purchase Price” and to insert their
place “Initial Purchase Price.”
18. Section 11.2(f) of the Agreement is amended to
delete the words “Purchase Price” and to insert in
their place “Initial Purchase Price.”
19. Section 12.1(b) of the Agreement is amended to
delete “October 31, 2008” and to insert in its
place “January 31, 2009 (provided that such date shall
be February 28, 2009 in the event the SEC provides
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV or Ridgewood Electric
Power Trust V with second round comments received after the
date of the Amendment with respect to any preliminary proxy
statements on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC by Ridgewood
Electric Power Trust IV or Ridgewood Electric Power
Trust V made in order to satisfy the obligations of RM
under Section 6.2(c)).”
20. The Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant
to Buyer that the representations and warranties of Sellers and
the Company set forth in Section 3 and Section 4 of
the Agreement as amended by this Amendment are true and correct
in all material respects at and as of the date of this Amendment.
21. Buyer represents and warrants to Sellers that the
representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in
Section 5 of the Agreement are true and correct in all
material respects at and as of the date of this Amendment.
22. Each Party represents and warrants that (i) the
execution and delivery of this Amendment has been duly and
validly authorized and approved by all limited liability company
or corporate action required on its behalf, and (ii) this
Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered and
constitutes its valid and binding agreement, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms.
23. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings attributed thereto in the Agreement.
Upon execution hereof, each reference in the Agreement to
“this Agreement,” “hereby,”
“herein,” “hereof” or words of similar
import referring to the Agreement shall mean and refer to the
Agreement as amended by this Amendment. The Parties agree for
themselves and on behalf of their respective Affiliates, that
with respect to the Ancillary Agreements and any other
agreements contemplated by the Agreement all references to the
Agreement (however defined in such other agreement) shall mean
and refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
24. Except as specifically amended hereby, all terms and
provisions contained in the Agreement shall remain unchanged and
in full force and effect. The Agreement, as amended by this
Amendment, constitutes the entire understanding of the Parties
regarding the subject matter thereof and cannot be modified
except by written agreement of the Parties.
25. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and
delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that all
Parties need not sign the same counterpart.
26. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the domestic laws of the State of New York
without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision
or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
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[Signature
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties and the Company have duly
executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first
written above.
BUYER:
COVANTA ENERGY CORPORATION
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
SELLERS:
RIDGEWOOD MAINE, L.L.C.
By: | Ridgewood Penobscot Management Corporation, Manager | |
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: | President |
INDECK ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: | Vice President & Controller |
Solely for purposes of Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.10(a),
6.11 through 6.14 and 6.16 of the Agreement; such obligations to
terminate on and after the Closing:
INDECK MAINE ENERGY, LLC
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
to First Amendment to PSA
Schedule 5
(Capital Commitments)
1. Estimated expenditures of certain capital items planned
but not committed to; such amounts are merely estimates and are
not binding upon the Company or either Seller:
• | Plattco double dump valves for West Enfield — $115,000 amount expected to be incurred in the second calendar quarter of 2009, | |
• | Set of Truck Dump Cylinders for each of West Enfield and Jonesboro — $17,500 total expense taking into account the requirements of both plants expected to be incurred in the third calendar quarter of 2009, | |
• | Stationary Crane for Truck Dumpers for Jonesboro — $35,000 amount expected to be incurred in the second quarter of 2009. |
2. The Company has made a commitment to purchase/install a
replacement Bed Letdown Screw for West Enfield (subject to the
Company’s reasonable satisfaction with a similar
purchase/installation at Jonesboro) — $190,000 amount
planned to be incurred in the second calendar quarter of 2009.
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EXHIBIT B
to First Amendment to PSA
Schedule 2.4(b)
Sample Working Capital Calculation
Using September 30, 2008 Balances
Schedule 2.4(b)
Sample Working Capital Calculation
Using September 30, 2008 Balances
Indeck Maine Energy, LLC
Balance Sheet/Working Capital Calculation
as of September 30, 2008
Balance Sheet/Working Capital Calculation
as of September 30, 2008
Working Capital |
||||||
Calc | ||||||
Assets
|
||||||
100-01-00-000
Cash: Wachovia Operating
|
65,493 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Cash: Capital One Custody Account
|
3,862,932 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Xxxxx Cash — W. Enfield
|
5,000 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Accounts Receivable — W. Enfield
|
4,752,415 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Accounts Receivable — Jonesboro
|
4,575,635 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Fuel Inventory — W Enfield
|
438,714 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Fuel Inventory — Jonesboro
|
531,066 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Round Wood Inventory West Enfield
|
125,289 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Round Wood Inventory Jonesboro
|
49,557 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Prepaid Insurance — W. Enfield
|
49,693 | |||||
115-03-00-000
Other Prepaid Expenses
|
116,164 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Prepaid Insurance — Jonesboro
|
49,166 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Interest Receivable
|
10,787 | |||||
000-00-00-000
Deposits
|
2,302,719 | |||||
Liabilities
|
||||||
200-01-p00-000
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses
|
(813,281 | ) | ||||
000-00-00-000
Intercompany Payable — RPMCo.
|
(291,359 | ) | ||||
000-00-00-000
Note Payable — Cat
|
(126,451 | ) | ||||
000-00-00-000
Note Payable — JB Cat Loader
|
(229,951 | ) | ||||
15,473,588 | ||||||
Less: | ||||||
Constellation Deposit* | (2,175,000 | ) | ||||
RECs Accounts Receivable** | (8,341,165 | ) | ||||
Working Capital @ | 4,957,423 | |||||
9/30/08*** |
* | Reflects cash deposit made to Constellation and is excluded per Section 2.4(b) of the Purchase and Sale Agreement | |
** | Reflects the transfer at Closing of Accounts Receivable for Pre-Closing REC Rights in excess of the Dominion REC Rights | |
*** | In no event shall the calculation of either the Estimated Net Working Capital or the Closing Net Working Capital include any receivable from Xxxxxxx or such other entity as contemplated by Section 2.4(b) of the Purchase and Sale Agreement. |
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