Contract
Exhibit 2.2
(Execution
Copy)
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REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
BETWEEN
AND AMONG
INTEGRYS
ENERGY SERVICES, INC.,
as
Seller,
AND
MACQUARIE
XXXX POWER INC.,
as
Purchaser
DATED
AS OF DECEMBER 23, 2009
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
(continued)
Exhibits
Exhibit
A Form
of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit
B Form
of Xxxx of Sale
Exhibit
C-1 Form
of Bangor Financial Trade Agreement
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Exhibit
C-2 Form
of Bangor Supply Trade Agreement
Exhibit
D Form
of Mirror Confirm
Exhibit
E Form
of Novation Agreement
Exhibit
F Form
of Purchaser Guarantee Agreement
Exhibit
G Form
of Seller Guaranty Agreement
Exhibit
H Form
of Indicated Transactions Letter of Credit
Exhibit
I
Form of PPL Financial Trade Agreement
Schedules
Schedule
1.1(a)
Knowledge of Seller
Schedule
1.1(b) Knowledge
of Purchaser
Schedule
1.1(c) Excluded
Assets
Schedule
2.1(a)(i) Transferred
Contracts
Schedule
2.1(a)(ii)(A) Master
Agreements
Schedule
2.1(a)(ii)(B) Trading
Contracts
Schedule
2.1(a)(ii)(C) Interbook
Trades
Schedule
2.1(a)(iii) Other
Assets
Schedule
2.1(a)(iv) Exchange
Traded Transactions
Schedule
2.1(a)(v) ISO
Contracts
Schedule
2.2(b)
Initial Purchase Price Adjustment
Schedule
2.2(c) Final
Purchase Price Adjustment
Schedule
2.9(a) Seller
Commodity Futures Brokerage Accounts
Schedule
2.9(b) Purchaser
Commodity Futures Brokerage Accounts
Schedule
2.13 Identified
Transactions Counterparties
Schedule
3.4
Seller Permitted Breach
Schedule
3.5 Seller
Required Consents
Schedule
3.6 Permitted
Encumbrances
Schedule
4.5 Purchaser
Required Consents
Schedule
5.1(d) [CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED]
Schedule
7.1(b)
Pre-closing Guidelines
Schedule
7.9 Regulated
Public Utility Affiliates
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.
This Purchase and Sale
Agreement, dated December 23, 2009, is entered into between Integrys
Energy Services, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the “Seller”), and
Macquarie Xxxx Power Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”). Integrys
Energy Group, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (“IEG”), joins herein
solely for purposes of manifesting its agreement with the terms and conditions
set forth in Section 2.13, Section 7.9, and Section 10.11.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the
Seller, through the use of the Transferred Assets, is engaged in a commodities
trading and marketing business involved in the wholesale electricity market in
the United States (such use of the Transferred Assets, considered as a whole,
the “Business”);
WHEREAS, in the
course of the Business, the Seller has negotiated and managed the Trading
Contracts, has received certain benefits and performed certain obligations under
the Transferred Contracts, has entered into the Exchange Traded Transactions and
owns the Other Assets;
WHEREAS, the Seller
desires to sell to the Purchaser all of the Seller’s rights and obligations
under the Transferred Assets, and the Purchaser desires to assume all of the
Seller’s rights and obligations under the Transferred Assets, in each case, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this
Agreement;
WHEREAS, in
connection with the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, the Parties
intend to enter into the Related Agreements on or prior to the Closing Date;
and
WHEREAS, on the
Mirror Effective Date, the Seller and the Purchaser will enter into the Mirror
Transactions (documented pursuant to the Mirror Confirms), pursuant to which
only the economic benefits of and risks under each of the Trading Contracts will
be borne by the Purchaser from and after the Mirror Effective Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, the
Parties, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and intending
to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND USAGE
Section
1.1 Definitions. For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and variations thereof have the
meanings specified or referred to in this Section 1.1:
“Affiliate” means,
with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with, such other Person as of the date on
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which, or at any
time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being
made. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the
correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control
with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of shares or by contract
or otherwise.
“Agreement” means this
Purchase and Sale Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, and the Exhibits
and Schedules hereto.
“Assignment and Assumption
Agreement, means the Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
“Assumed Liabilities”
means collectively:
(i) all Liabilities
relating to or arising out of any of the Trading Contracts on or after the
Novation Date with respect to any such Trading Contracts, as the case may
be;
(ii) all Liabilities
relating to or arising out of any of the Transferred Contracts (other than the
ISO Contracts) on or after the Transfer Date with respect to any such
Transferred Contracts, as the case may be;
(iii) all
Liabilities relating to or arising out of any of the Other Assets on or after
the Transfer Date with respect to any such Other Assets, as the case may
be;
(iv) all
Liabilities relating to or arising out of any of the Exchange Traded
Transactions on or after the Mirror Effective Date with respect to any such
Exchange Traded Transactions, as the case may be; and
(v) all Liabilities
relating to or arising out of any of the ISO Contracts on or after the Mirror
Effective Date with respect to any such ISO Contracts, as the case may be, which
for avoidance of doubt does not include any liability resulting from adjustments
or resettlement with respect to such ISO Contracts for any period before the
Mirror Effective Date.
“Bangor Agreement”
means the Entitlement Agreement between Bangor-Hydro Electric Company and
Seller, dated January 12, 2009.
“Bangor Financial Trade
Agreement” means the financially-settled transaction transferring certain
economic risks of the Bangor Agreement, to be entered into between the Seller
and Purchaser on the Mirror Effective Date and confirmed via a confirmation
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1, under an ISDA Master
Agreement, as such confirmation may be amended, restated, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
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“Bangor Supply Trade
Agreement” means the Bangor Supply Trade Agreement, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C-2, to be
entered into between the Purchaser and the Seller on the Effective Date, and
confirmed under the MCP-IES ISDA Master Agreement, as such confirmation may be
amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with
its terms.
“Xxxx of Sale” means
the Xxxx of Sale substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
“Business” has the
meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement. For purposes of this
Agreement, however, Business excludes any and all business conducted by the
Seller through the use of any and all Excluded Assets.
“Business Day” means a
day other than Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banks located in New York
City are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.
“Cash” means all cash
and cash equivalents computed in accordance with US GAAP or, as applied to
Purchaser, in accordance with internationally accepted accounting
principles.
“Chosen Courts” has
the meaning provided in Section 10.5
“Closing” has the
meaning provided in Section 2.4.
“Closing Date” has the
meaning provided in Section 2.4.
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Confidential
Information” is defined in the Confidentiality Agreement and includes
this Agreement (including the Schedules and Exhibits) and the Ancillary
Agreements.
“Confidentiality
Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Confidentiality Agreement
by and among IEG, and its subsidiaries, and Purchaser, and its affiliates, dated
July 28, 2009, as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented
from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Consent” means any
approval, consent, ratification, filing, waiver or other
authorization.
“Contemplated
Transactions” means all of the transactions contemplated to be
consummated under this Agreement and the Related Agreements.
“Contract” means any
contract, lease, license, evidence of Indebtedness, mortgage, indenture,
security agreement or other commitment, undertaking or agreement (whether
written or oral) that is legally binding.
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“Counterpart Trading
Contract” means each Trading Contract that relates to the Business and
not to any other business of the Seller or its Affiliates.
“Counterparty” means a
counterparty with respect to a Trading Contract.
“Damages” means, with
respect to any Indemnified Party, any and all losses, Liabilities, claims,
obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, Proceedings, damages or Taxes
of any kind or nature whatsoever actually suffered or incurred by such
Indemnified Party after Closing (together with all reasonably incurred cash
disbursements, costs and expenses, including costs of investigation, defense and
appeal and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), whether or not involving a
Third-Party Claim but not, for the avoidance of doubt, including any diminution
of value of the Transferred Assets; provided, however, that the
foregoing limitation shall not limit in any manner the determination or
quantification of Damages arising out of or relating to any Misbooking. In
no event shall Damages include Non-Reimbursable Damages.
“Defaulting Party”
means, with respect to any termination of this Agreement, (i) the Party whose
breach, default or other action gives rise to a termination right of the other
Party pursuant to Section 8.1(c), (ii) the Party that suffers the occurrence of
an Insolvency Event, or (iii) the Party whose obligations are guaranteed by a
Person that suffers an Insolvency Event.
“Draft Allocation” has
the meaning provided in Section 10.3(b).
“EEI” means the Edison
Electric Institute.
“EEI Master Agreement”
means the Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement published by the EEI,
together with the cover sheet, any annexes and confirmations thereto, as amended
from time to time.
“Effective Date” means
(i) if the Closing Date is the last day of a calendar month, the Closing Date,
and (ii) if the Closing Date is not the last day of a calendar month, the last
day of the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs.
“Electricity” has the
meaning provided in Section 2.16.
“Encumbrance” means
any lien, option, pledge, charge, security interest, mortgage, easement, or
similar restriction or limitation.
“ERCOT” means the
Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
“Exchange Request” has
the meaning provided in Section 2.9(a).
“Exchange Traded
Transactions” means the trades listed in Schedule
2.1(a)(iv).
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REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
“Excluded Assets”
means any assets of the Seller or its Affiliates of any kind other than the
Transferred Assets, including those assets identified on Schedule
1.1(c).
“Excluded Liabilities”
means all Liabilities of the Seller and its Affiliates other than the Assumed
Liabilities.
“Excluded
Transactions” means those Trading Contracts that the Purchaser does not
acquire in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
“FCM” has the meaning
provided in Section 2.9(a).
“FERC” means the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or any successor Governmental
Body.
“Final Allocation” has
the meaning provided in Section 10.3(b).
“Final Purchase Price
Adjustment” means the adjustment (positive or negative) to the Initial
Purchase Price set forth in Schedule 2.2(c) calculated as of February 3,
2010.
“Financial Assurances”
means guarantees, letters of credit, comfort letters, “keep whole” agreements,
bonds or other financial security arrangements or other credit support
arrangements (including for the provision and maintenance of Cash collateral) of
any type or kind whatsoever, whether or not accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise.
“Governing Documents”
means, with respect to any particular entity, (a) if a corporation or a limited
company, the articles or certificate of incorporation and the articles of
association or bylaws; (b) if a general partnership, the partnership agreement
and any statement of partnership; (c) if a limited partnership, the limited
partnership agreement and the certificate of limited partnership; and (d) if a
limited liability company, the certificate of formation and limited liability
company agreement.
“Governmental
Authorization” means any consent, license, permit, certificate, clearance
or other authorization or approval issued, granted, given or otherwise made
available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body.
“Governmental Body”
means any federal, state, local, municipal, or other governmental or
quasi-governmental authority or self-regulatory organization of any nature
(including any agency, branch, department, board, commission, court, tribunal or
other entity exercising governmental or quasi-governmental powers) or
exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial,
legislative, enforcement, regulatory or taxing authority or power.
“Guarantee Agreements”
means, collectively, the Purchaser Guarantee Agreement and the Seller Guarantee
Agreement.
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REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
“ICE” means the
Intercontinental Exchange.
“Identified
Transactions” has the meaning provided in Section 2.13.
“IEG” has the meaning
provided in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Indebtedness” means,
with respect to any Person, any obligations of such Person (a) for borrowed
money, (b) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments,
(c) for the deferred purchase price of goods or services (other than
payables or accruals incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, including in
connection with any trades, xxxxxx or other transactions entered into in
connection with the Business), (d) under capital leases and (e) in the
nature of Financial Assurances of the obligations described in clauses (a)
through (d) above of any other Person; provided, that
“Indebtedness” shall not include any Cash collateral or any obligation under any
credit support agreement to return any posted collateral (including Cash
collateral) in each case relating to any Trading Contracts.
“Indemnified Party”
has the meaning provided in Section 9.4(a).
“Indemnifying Party”
has the meaning provided in Section 9.4(a).
“Initial Purchase
Price” means $138,350,000.00.
“Insolvency Event”
means, with respect to any entity, such entity (i) files a petition or otherwise
commences, authorizes, or acquiesces in the commencement of a proceeding or
cause of action under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law,
or has any such petition filed or commenced against it (i.e., an involuntary
proceeding) that is not dismissed within thirty (30) calendar days; (ii) makes
an assignment or any general arrangement for the benefit of creditors; (iii)
otherwise becomes bankrupt or insolvent (however evidenced); (iv) has a
liquidator, administrator, receiver, trustee, conservator or similar official
appointed with respect to it or any substantial portion of its property or
assets; or (v) is generally unable to pay its debts as they fall
due.
“Interbook Matching
Trade” has the meaning provided in Section 2.8(f)(ii).
“Interbook Trades”
means, subject to Section 7.1(b), any intracompany transactions or transactions
between Seller and any Affiliates of Seller which are listed in Schedule
2.1(a)(ii)(C).
“Initial Purchase Price
Adjustment” means the adjustment (positive or negative) to the Initial
Purchase Price set forth in Schedule 2.2(b) and
calculated as of January 29, 2010.
“ISDA” means the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
“ISDA Master
Agreement” means the 2002 master commodity trading agreement in the form
promulgated by the ISDA, together with any schedules, annexes and confirmations
thereto, as amended from time to time
“ISO Contracts” means
those Contracts identified on Schedule
2.1(a)(v).
“ISO Request” has the
meaning provided in Section 2.11(a).
“Knowledge” means (i)
with respect to the Seller, the actual knowledge (as opposed to any constructive
or imputed knowledge) of the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(a) and
(ii) with respect to Purchaser, the actual knowledge (as opposed to any
constructive or imputed knowledge) of the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(b);
provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, a Person identified in Schedule 1.1(a) or
Schedule 1.1(b)
charged with responsibility for the aspect of the business relevant or related
to the matter at issue shall be deemed to have actual knowledge of a particular
matter if, in the prudent and reasonable exercise of his or her duties and
responsibilities in the Ordinary Course of Business, such Person should have
reasonably known of such matter.
“Law” means any
binding laws, statutes, treaties, rules, regulations, ordinances, judgments,
decrees, principles of common law, codes, Orders and other pronouncements having
the effect of law of any Governmental Body, including all Governmental
Authorizations.
“Letter of Credit”
means an irrevocable, transferable, standby letter of credit, in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, issued by (a) a major U.S.
commercial bank or the U.S. branch office of a major foreign bank assigned, in
either case, a Credit Rating of at least (i) “A-” by S&P and “A3” by
Xxxxx’x, if such entity is rated by both S&P and Xxxxx’x or (ii) “A-” by
S&P or “A3” by Xxxxx’x, if such entity is rated by either S&P or Xxxxx’x
but not both, or (b) any other entity as may be acceptable to Purchaser in its
discretion.
“Liability” means,
with respect to any Person, any and all Indebtedness, liabilities and other
obligations of any kind or nature of such Person, whether fixed, contingent or
absolute, matured or unmatured or accrued or unaccrued, including those arising
under any Contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or
undertaking.
“Loss” or “Losses” means losses,
Liabilities, Damages, obligations, payments, costs, and expenses, including the
costs and expenses of any and all related actions, suits, Proceedings,
assessments, judgments, settlements, and compromises and all related reasonable
attorneys’ fees and reasonable disbursements.
“Material Adverse
Effect” means any effect, change, occurrence, development, condition or
event that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect (financial or otherwise) on the
Business or the Transferred Assets, taken as a whole; provided, however, that the
following shall not be considered when determining
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whether a Material
Adverse Effect has occurred: any effect resulting from (a) any change in
economic conditions generally or in the industry or geographic areas in which
the Business is conducted or otherwise operated; (b) any change in currency
rates; (c) any continuation of an adverse trend or condition; (d) any
change in any Laws or accounting rules applicable to the Business or the
Transferred Assets; (e) any change resulting from changes in the international,
national, regional or local wholesale or retail power markets; (f) any
changes, circumstances or effects directly attributable to the announcement or
pendency of the Contemplated Transactions, or resulting from or relating to
compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, this
Agreement; (g) the commencement, occurrence or intensification of any war,
sabotage or armed hostilities; (h) acts of terrorism; (i) any failure by the
Seller to meet internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or
earnings predictions with respect to the Business; (j) any materially
adverse change in the Business or the Transferred Assets which is cured
(including by payment of money) before the Closing Date; (k) the
performance of or compliance with any of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement; (l) any matter disclosed in this Agreement, or any Schedule or
Exhibit hereto; or (m) any actions taken at the request of
Purchaser.
“MCP-IES ISDA Master
Agreement” means the ISDA Master Agreement, and the related schedules
thereto, dated as of October 7, 2009, between the Purchaser and the
Seller.
“Mirror Confirm” means
the confirmation and associated ISDA Master Agreement, with terms and conditions
substantially similar to the terms contained in Exhibit D attached
hereto, to be entered into between the Purchaser and the Seller on Mirror
Effective Date and, if the Purchaser exercises its rights pursuant to Section
2.12, the date on which the Mirror Confirm is novated to the Purchaser in
accordance with the requirements of Section 2.12.
“Mirror Effective
Date” means January 29, 2010, as may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that in the
case of Exchange Traded Transactions, Mirror Effective Date means either (i)
such date or (ii) if such date is not a day on which the Relevant Exchange is
open for trading, the next day on which the Relevant Exchange is open for
trading.
“Mirror Transaction”
the transaction pursuant to the Mirror Confirm effective as of the Mirror
Effective Date.
“Misbooked Trading Contract”
has the meaning provided in Section 2.6.
“Misbooking” means,
with regard to any Trading Contract prior to the Novation Date with respect
thereto, (i) any discrepancy between (A) the terms set forth on Schedule 1 to
the Mirror Confirm (including the terms of any “New Transaction” (as defined in
the Mirror Confirm) deemed to be added to Schedule 1 in accordance with
“Portfolio Additions” in the Mirror Confirm) and (B) the actual terms and
conditions of such Trading Contract, which discrepancy can be reasonably
substantiated, and (ii) any Trading Contract identified on Schedule
2.1(a)(ii)(B) (Trading Contracts) for which the Seller cannot, prior to
the Effective Date, provide the Purchaser with written documentation confirming
or evidencing the
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Counterparty’s
assent to the material terms of such Trading Contract, which assent may be
confirmed or evidenced by, among other things, the Counterparty executing a
Novation Agreement any time prior to the Effective Date.
“Misbooking Trigger
Date” has the meaning provided in Section 8.1(e).
“Moody’s” means
Xxxxx'x Investor Services, Inc. or its successor.
“Non-Defaulting Party”
means, with respect to any termination of this Agreement, the Party that is not
the Defaulting Party.
“Non-Reimbursable
Damages” has the meaning provided in Section 9.7(c).
“Novation Agreement”
means a novation agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E.
“Novation Condition”
has the meaning provided in Section 2.8(b)(ii).
“Novation Date” has
the meaning provided in Section 2.8(d).
“NYMEX” means the New
York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.
“Order” means any
order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or arbitration
award of any Governmental Body or arbitrator (in each case whether preliminary
or final).
“Ordinary Course of
Business” means the conduct of the business of a Person in accordance
with such Person’s normal day-to-day customs, practices and procedures
consistent with past practice and which is commercially reasonable in light of
the circumstances.
“Other Assets” means
those assets that are identified on Schedule 2.1(a)(iii).
“Party” means each of
the Seller and the Purchaser and, solely for purposes of Section 2.13, 7.9 and
10.11, IEG.
“Permitted
Encumbrance” means those Encumbrances identified in Schedule
3.6.
“Person” means any
natural person, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, trust, union, proprietorship, Governmental
Body or other entity, association or organization of any nature, however and
wherever organized or constituted (whether or not having a separate legal
personality).
“Post-Mirror Trade”
has the meaning assigned in Section 2.10(b).
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REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
“PPL Financial Trade
Agreement” means the PPL Financial Trade Agreement, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit I, to be
entered into between the Purchaser and the Seller on Mirror Effective Date and
confirmed under an ISDA Master Agreement, as such confirmation may be amended,
restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its
terms.
“Pre-Closing
Guidelines” means those guidelines enumerated in Schedule
7.1(b).
“Proceeding” means any
action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation or suit (whether
civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether public or
private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before any Governmental
Body or arbitrator.
“Purchaser” has the
meaning provided in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Purchaser Guarantee
Agreement” means the Guarantee Agreement, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit F, entered
into between Purchaser Parent, as guarantor thereunder, and the Seller, as
beneficiary thereunder, dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended,
restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its
terms, guaranteeing the obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement and the
Mirror Confirm.
“Purchaser Group” has
the meaning provided in Section 9.2.
“Purchaser Key
Employees” mean employees of the Purchaser and any Affiliate of Purchaser
that uses the term “Macquarie” in its name, in each case, performing services in
or for the Energy Markets Division of the Fixed Income, Currencies &
Commodities Group of the Purchaser, in each case, with the position and title of
Associate Director, Managing Director, Division Director or Executive
Director.
“Purchaser Parent”
means Macquarie Bank Limited.
“Purchase Price” means
the Initial Purchase Price, as initially adjusted by the Initial Purchase Price
Adjustment and then finally adjusted by the Final Purchase Price
Adjustment
“Purchaser Required
Consents” means the Consents and Governmental Authorizations that are
required to be obtained and are listed in Schedule
4.5.
“Related Agreements”
means, collectively, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale,
the Guarantee Agreements, the Supply Trade Agreements, the Mirror Confirm, and
the Novation Agreements.
“Related Purchaser
Parties” means each Affiliate of Purchaser that is a party to this
Agreement or any Related Agreement.
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REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
“Related Seller
Parties” means each Affiliate of Seller that is a party to this Agreement
or any Related Agreement.
“Relevant
Exchange” means the NYMEX or ICE,
as applicable.
“Relevant ISO” means
the PJM Interconnection, the Midwest ISO, the New York ISO, ISO New England,
ERCOT, or the California ISO, as applicable.
“Representative”
means, with respect to a particular Person, any director, officer, manager,
employee, agent, consultant, advisor, accountant, financial advisor, legal
counsel or other representative of that Person.
“Required Consents”
means the Purchaser Required Consents and the Seller Required
Consents.
“Restricted Business”
has the meaning provided in Section 7.9(a).
“Restricted Period”
has the meaning provided in Section 7.9(a).
“S&P” means the
Standard & Poor's Rating Group (a division of McGraw Hill, Inc.) or its
successor.
“Schedules” means,
with respect to Seller or Purchaser, the schedules delivered by Seller or
Purchaser, as the case may be, pursuant to Article III or Article IV,
respectively.
“Seller” has the
meaning provided in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Seller Guarantee
Agreement” means the Guarantee Agreement, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit G, entered
into between IEG, as guarantor thereunder, and the Purchaser, as beneficiary
thereunder, and to be delivered and enforceable as of the Mirror Effective Date,
as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time
in accordance with its terms, guaranteeing the obligations of Seller under this
Agreement.
“Seller Group” has the
meaning provided in Section 9.3.
“Seller Required
Consents” means the Consents and Governmental Authorizations that are
required to be obtained and are listed in Schedule
3.5.
“Subsidiary” means any
Person (i) whose securities or other ownership interests having by their terms
the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons
performing similar functions, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by the Seller and/or one or more Subsidiaries, or (ii) whose business and
policies the Seller and/or one or more Subsidiaries have the power to
direct.
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REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
“Substitute Exchange Traded
Transaction” has the meaning provided in Section 2.9(b).
“Successor Liability
Taxes” means any Taxes imposed on the Seller or any entity that has ever
been a member of the Seller’s consolidated group in respect of the Transferred
Assets and the Business for a period or portion thereof ending on or before the
Closing Date, and for which Purchaser may become liable by operation of Law, by
assessment, or pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into by the Seller
as a result of being treated as a transferee of or successor to the Seller due
to the transfer of the Transferred Assets and the Business pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Supply Trade
Agreements” means, collectively, the Bangor Financial Trade Agreement,
the Bangor Supply Trade Agreement and the PPL Financial Trade
Agreement.
“Tax” means (a) any
income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, capital gains or
corporation tax on capital gains, severance, stamp, stamp duty reserve tax,
occupation, premium, property, environmental, windfall profit, customs, capital
stock, franchise, employees’ income withholding, foreign or domestic
withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, documentary, value added, alternative, add on
minimum and other tax, fee, assessment, levy, tariff, charge or duty of any kind
whatsoever and any interest, penalty, addition or additional amount thereon
imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental
Body, (b) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in
the immediately preceding clause as a result of being (or ceasing to be) a
member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group,
under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any analogous or similar provision
of state, local or foreign Law, or being included (or required to be included)
in any Tax Return related thereto, and (c) all liabilities for the payment of
amounts of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) as a result of being a
transferee of or successor to any Person, by contract or otherwise.
“Tax Laws” means any
Law of any Governmental Body relating to any Tax.
“Tax Return” means any
return (including any information return), report, statement, schedule, notice,
form, declaration, or claim for refund (including any amended return, report,
statement, schedule, notice, form, declaration, or claim for refund) filed with
or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental
Body with respect to Taxes.
“Termination Fee”
means a fee payable pursuant to Section 8.2 in the amount of ten million dollars
($10,000,000.00).
“Third Party” means a
Person other than the Seller or the Purchaser or any of their respective
Affiliates.
“Third-Party Claim”
has the meaning provided in Section 9.4(b).
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REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
“Trading Contracts”
means, subject to Sections 2.6 and 7.1(b), those transactions and/or master
trading agreements evidenced by written Contracts (i.e., not including any oral
agreement or other undocumented transaction), including any Interbook Trades
(whether or not documented on agreement such as the ISDA Master Agreement, WSPP
Master Agreement, or EEI Master Agreement), to which the Seller is a party and
that are identified on Schedule 2.1(a)(ii)(A) (Master
Agreements), Schedule
2.1(a)(ii)(B) (Trading Contracts), and Schedule 2.1(a)(ii)(C)
(Interbook Trades); provided, however, that,
notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, “Trading Contract” shall
for all purposes hereunder only refer to the rights and Liabilities under such
Contracts to the extent relating to or constituting a Counterpart Trading
Contract and not to any other rights or Liabilities under such
Contracts.
[CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED].
“Transfer Condition”
means, collectively:
(i) the receipt of all
Governmental Authorizations and all Consents (including any required Third Party
consent) necessary to permit the transfer or conveyance of such Transferred
Assets to the Purchaser; and
(ii) the applicable
Third Party having (x) released the Seller and IEG from any and all obligations
and Liabilities under such Transferred Contract or Other Asset and
(y) released or agreed in writing, with the Seller and IEG as third party
beneficiaries, to release within a reasonable period of time after the execution
of such release the Seller and IEG from any and all obligations and Liabilities
under any Financial Assurances related to such Transferred Contract and Other
Asset, including the return by the applicable Third Party of any collateral held
by such Third Party to the Seller or IEG.
“Transfer Date” means,
with respect to any Transferred Contract or Other Asset, the later of (i) the
last day of the calendar month in which the Transfer Condition has been
satisfied and (ii) the Effective Date.
“Transfer Taxes” has
the meaning provided in Section 10.3(a).
“Transferred Assets”
means the Transferred Contracts, the Trading Contracts, the Exchange Traded
Transactions, and the Other Assets, in each case, sold by the Seller to the
Purchaser in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions of, this
Agreement.
“Transferred
Contracts” means, subject to Section 7.1(b), those written Contracts
(i.e., not including any oral agreement or other undocumented transaction) that
are used by or in support of the Business and that are identified on Schedule 2.1(a)(i)
(Transferred Contracts), including any ISO Contracts, but excluding any Trading
Contracts.
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REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
“US GAAP” means US
generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to
time.
“US” or “United States” means
the United States of America.
“WSPP” means the
Western Systems Power Pool.
“WSPP Master
Agreement” means the Western Systems Power Pool Agreement, as such
agreement may be amended by the WSPP from time-to-time, including any Master
Confirmation Agreement (as defined in the WSPP Agreement) or other modifications
made by the parties thereto.
Section
1.2 Rules
of Construction and Usage, and Other Definitional and Interpretive
Matters.
(a) Interpretation. In
this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears:
(i) Singular. The singular number
includes the plural number and vice versa.
(ii) Successors. Reference to any
Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if
such successors and assigns are not prohibited by this Agreement, and reference
to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity
or individually.
(iii) Gender and Number. Any
reference in this Agreement to gender includes all genders, and the meaning of
defined terms applies to both the singular and the plural of those
terms.
(iv) Agreements as Amended.
Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement,
document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof.
(v) Laws as Amended. Reference to
any Law means such Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in
whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and reference to any section or other
provision of any Law means that provision of such Law from time to time in
effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification,
replacement or reenactment of such section or other provision, in each case
except to the extent that this would increase or alter the Liability of the
Seller under this Agreement.
(vi) Hereunder and Similar
Words. “Hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto,” and words of similar import
shall be deemed references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section or other provision hereof.
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(vii) Headings. The division
of this Agreement into Articles, Sections, and other subdivisions and the
insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect,
and will not be utilized in construing or interpreting, this
Agreement.
(viii) Section and Articles.
All references in this Agreement to a particular “Section” or “Articles” refers
to the corresponding Section or Article of this Agreement unless otherwise
specified.
(ix) Dollars. Any reference
in this Agreement to “dollars” or “$” means US dollars.
(x) Calculation of Time
Period. With respect to the determination of any period of time,
“from” means “from and including” and “to” means “to but excluding.” If
the last day of any time period is a non-Business Day, the time period will be
extended to the next Business Day. Unless otherwise specified, all times
are New York City time.
(xi) Exhibits and Schedules.
Unless otherwise expressly indicated, any reference in this
Agreement to an “Exhibit” or a “Schedule” refers to an Exhibit or Schedule to
this Agreement. The Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are
incorporated and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full in this
Agreement and are an integral part of this Agreement. Capitalized terms
used but not otherwise defined in a Schedule or Exhibit have the meanings set
forth in this Agreement.
(xii) Including. The word
“including” or any variation thereof means “including without limitation” and
does not limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar
items or matters immediately following it.
(b) Equal Drafting.
All Parties acknowledge that it and its attorneys have been given an equal
opportunity to negotiate the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that any
rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against
the drafting Party or any similar rule operating against the drafter of an
agreement shall not be applicable to the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement.
(c) Accounting Terms and
Determinations. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting
terms used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting determinations
hereunder shall be made in accordance with US GAAP, consistently applied or,
with respect to Purchaser and its Affiliates, in accordance with internationally
accepted accounting principles.
(d) Ejusdem
Generis. General words shall not be given a restrictive meaning by
reason of the fact that they are followed by particular examples intended to be
embraced by the general words.
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ARTICLE
II
SALE
OF THE TRANSFERRED CONTRACTS AND
TRADING
AGREEMENTS; CLOSING
Section
2.1 Purchase
and Sale of Transferred Contracts, Trading Contracts and Other
Assets.
(a) Subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in Article V and
Article VI, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement:
(i) Transferred Contracts: Subject
to Section 2.7, the Seller agrees to sell to the Purchaser, free and clear
of all Encumbrances (except Permitted Encumbrances), and the Purchaser agrees to
purchase from the Seller, all of the rights, title and interests of the Seller
in, and assume all of the Liabilities of the Seller under, each of the
Transferred Contracts (other than the ISO Contracts), in each case, with effect
from 11:59 p.m. New York City time on the Transfer Date with respect to each of
such Transferred Contracts;
(ii) Trading Contracts: Subject to
Section 2.8, the Seller agrees to sell to the Purchaser, free and clear of
all Encumbrances (except Permitted Encumbrances), and the Purchaser agrees to
purchase from the Seller, by way of novation, all of the rights, title and
interests of the Seller in, and assume all of the Liabilities of the Seller
under, each of the Trading Contracts, in each case, with effect from 11:59 p.m.
New York City time on the Novation Date with respect to each of such Trading
Contract;
(iii) Other Assets: The Seller
agrees to sell to the Purchaser, free and clear of all Encumbrances (except
Permitted Encumbrances), and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller,
all of the rights, title and interests of the Seller in and to each of the Other
Assets, with effect from 11:59 p.m. New York City time on the Transfer Date with
respect to each of such Other Assets;
(iv) Exchange Traded Transactions:
Subject to Section 2.9, the Seller agrees to sell to the Purchaser, free
and clear of all Encumbrances (except Permitted Encumbrances), and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase from the Seller, by way of novation, all of the rights, title
and interests of the Seller in and to the Exchange Traded Transactions, with
effect from 11:59 p.m. New York City time on the Mirror Effective Date;
and
(v) ISO Contracts: Subject to
Section 2.11, the Seller agrees to sell the Purchaser, free and clear of all
Encumbrances (except Permitted Encumbrances), and the Purchaser agrees to
purchase from the Seller, all of the rights, title and interest of the Seller
in, and assume all the Liabilities of the Seller under, each of the ISO
Contracts, with effect from 11:59 p.m. on the Mirror Effective
Date.
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(b) At all times, the
Seller and its Affiliates shall retain all of their existing rights, title and
interests in and to the Excluded Assets, and the Purchaser shall have no rights
to the Excluded Assets.
Section
2.2 Payment
of Purchase Price.
(a) Payment on the Mirror Effective
Date. On the terms and subject to the terms and conditions hereof
and in consideration of the Contemplated Transactions, on the Mirror Effective
Date, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller the Initial Purchase Price, plus
Initial Purchase Price Adjustment; provided, that any
amount due pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be payable on a net basis with
respect to any other amounts due under the Mirror Confirm or under the PPL
Financial Trade Agreement, in each case on Mirror Effective Date. Such
amount shall be delivered by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the
account or accounts designated by Seller.
(b) Payment on February 3,
2010. On the terms and subject to the terms and conditions hereof
and in consideration of the Contemplated Transactions, on February 3, 2010, the
Final Purchase Price Adjustment shall be paid (i) if positive, by the Purchaser
to the Seller, or (ii) if negative, by the Seller to the Purchaser. Such
amount shall be delivered by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the
account or accounts designated by Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be; provided, however, that should
the Parties not agree on the amount of the Final Purchase Price Adjustment, the
undisputed amount of such adjustment shall be paid by the February 3, 2010
deadline by the Purchaser or Seller (as the case may be), and thereafter the
Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve promptly their
disagreement about the amount of the Final Purchase Price Adjustment in
accordance with the dispute resolution process set forth in Schedule
2.2(c).
Section
2.3 Assumed
Liabilities; Excluded Liabilities.
(a) In consideration of
the transactions contemplated by Section 2.1(a), the Purchaser shall
perform, discharge and satisfy, as and when due, all of the Assumed Liabilities
from and after (i) with respect to any Transferred Contract (other than the
ISO Contracts) or Other Asset, the Transfer Date with respect to such
Transferred Contract (other than the ISO Contracts) and Other Asset, (ii) with
respect to any Trading Contract, the Novation Date with respect to such Trading
Contract, (iii) with respect to any Exchange Traded Transaction, the Mirror
Effective Date; and (iv) with respect to the ISO Contracts, the Mirror Effective
Date.
(b) At all times, the
Seller and its Affiliates shall retain and be responsible for all Excluded
Liabilities, and the Purchaser shall not have any Liability with respect to the
Excluded Liabilities, the Excluded Assets and the Excluded
Transactions.
Section
2.4 Closing. The
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (the “Closing”) shall take
place at the offices of Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
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2800, Xxxxxxx, XX
00000-0000 (or such other place as the Parties may agree), three (3) Business
Days following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Articles V and VI (other than those conditions that by their terms are to
be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such
conditions) or at such other place, time and date as the Parties may agree (the
“Closing
Date”). For the avoidance of doubt, certain components of the
Contemplated Transactions will be undertaken prior to the Closing Date as
required hereby.
Section
2.5 Closing Obligations. In
addition to any other documents to be delivered under other provisions of this
Agreement, at the Closing:
(a) Seller’s
Deliveries. The Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
the Purchaser:
(i) the Novation
Agreements for each of the Trading Contracts for which the Novation Condition
has been satisfied, duly executed by Seller;
(ii) the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, duly executed by Seller;
(iii) the Xxxx of Sale,
duly executed by Seller;
(iv) evidence of the
filing with respect to and/or receipt of all the Seller Required
Consents;
(v) a duly executed
certification pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2) that the
Seller is not a foreign Person within the meaning set forth in Section
1445(f)(3) of the Code;
(vi) a certificate duly
executed by the Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, in accordance with Section
5.1(f);
(vii) all consents,
waivers or approvals obtained by Seller from Third Parties in connection with
this Agreement;
(viii) terminations or
releases of Encumbrances on the Transferred Assets that are not Permitted
Encumbrances;
(ix) a certificate of
status with respect to the Seller (dated as of a recent date), issued by the
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions;
(x) a copy, certified
by an authorized officer of the Seller, of the resolutions authorizing the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements and
instruments attached as exhibits to this Agreement and to the Related
Agreements, and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, together with
a certificate
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by the Secretary of
the Seller as to the incumbency of those officers authorized to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Related Agreements; and
(xi) such other
customary instruments of transfer, assumptions, filings or documents, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, as may be required to
give effect to the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) Purchaser’s
Deliveries. The Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller:
(i) the Novation
Agreements for each of the Trading Contracts for which the Novation Condition
has been satisfied, duly executed by Purchaser;
(ii) the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser;
(iii) the Xxxx of Sale,
duly executed by Purchaser;
(iv) evidence of the
filing with respect to and/or receipt of all the Purchaser Required
Consents;
(v) the releases of
Financial Assurances with respect to any Trading Contracts, or the agreement of
the Counterparty to do so, in either case obtained on or prior to the Closing
Date pursuant to Section 2.8(b)(ii) and, to the extent applicable, for any
Transferred Contract or Other Asset for which the Transfer Condition has been
satisfied;
(vi) a certificate duly
executed by the Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date, in accordance with
Section 6.1(e);
(vii) evidence reasonably
acceptable to the Seller of the Purchaser’s existence and good standing (as of a
recent date) under the laws of the State of Delaware;
(viii) a copy, certified
by an authorized officer of the Purchaser, of the resolutions authorizing the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements and
instruments attached as exhibits to this Agreement and to the Related
Agreements, and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, together with
a certificate by the Secretary of the Purchaser as to the incumbency of those
officers authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Related
Agreements; and
(ix) such other
customary instruments of transfer, assumptions, filings or documents, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Seller, as may be required to give
effect to the Contemplated Transactions.
(c) Without prejudice
to any other rights of the Parties under this Agreement or to any other remedy
they may have, if a Party has not complied in full with its obligations under
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this
Section 2.5 on or before the Closing Date, the non-breaching Party may, at
its discretion, waive the requirement to fulfill the unsatisfied obligations in
whole or in part and proceed to Closing to the extent reasonably
practicable.
Section
2.6 Misbooking Adjustments. Until
[CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED], the Purchaser may provide, within a
commercially reasonable time period, written notice to the Seller of any
Misbooking identified or determined to exist at any time with respect to a
Trading Contract (a “Misbooked Trading
Contract”).
(a) Misbooked Trades
Accepted. Within [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] of the
date upon which such notice is received by the Seller, the Purchaser shall
determine the economic impact of the Misbooked Trading Contract by calculating
(i) [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED], as of the date notice is given pursuant
to this Section 2.6, as determined by reference to the actual characteristics of
such Misbooked Trading Contract (giving effect to any errors discovered in
connection therewith), less (ii) [CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED]. Depending on the result of such calculation,
(x) if negative, the Seller shall pay the absolute value of the amount resulting
from such calculation to the Purchaser, or (y) if positive, the Purchaser shall
pay the amount resulting from such calculation to the Seller, which payment
shall, in either case, be paid within three (3) Business Days of such amount
being determined.
(b) Misbooked Trades
Rejected. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser shall
have the right to [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] of the date of such notice
of Misbooking is received by the Seller; provided, however, that if such
Misbooked Trading Contract, after giving effect to the error with respect
thereto, would nonetheless be substantially similar to the Transferred Assets
(excluding Misbooked Trading Contracts), then the Purchaser shall not reject the
acceptance of such Misbooked Trading Contract. If the Purchaser
determines pursuant to this Section 2.6(b) [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED],
of such amount being determined, and such Trading Contract shall become an
Excluded Transaction and shall not be considered or otherwise deemed a
Transferred Asset for any purpose hereunder from and after such date of
rejection; provided, that, for
purposes of determining the value of the economic impact of rejecting any such
Misbooked Trading Contract, the Parties shall use the market value of such
Misbooked Trading Contract as of the Mirror Effective Date, as determined by
reference to Schedule
2.2(b). Upon rejection of a Misbooked Trading Contract
pursuant to this Section 2.6(b), the term “Trading Contracts” shall thereafter
not include any such rejected Trading Contract for any purpose
hereunder.
(c) Misbooking
Calculations. For any determination of the amount payable
pursuant to Section 2.6(a) or 2.6(b), Purchaser will act in good faith and use
commercially reasonable procedures in order to produce a commercially reasonable
result. In determining such amount(s), Purchaser may consider (i)
quotations (either firm or indicative) for replacement transactions supplied by
one or more Third Parties that may take into account the creditworthiness of the
Purchaser or the Seller at the time such quotation is provided and the terms of
relevant
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documentation,
including credit support documentation; (ii) information consisting of relevant
market data in the relevant market supplied by one or more Third Parties
including relevant rates, prices, yields, yield curves, volatilities, spreads,
correlations or other relevant market data in the relevant market; or (iii)
information of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) from internal sources
(including any Affiliates) if that information is of the same type used by the
Purchaser in the regular course of business for the valuation of similar
transactions. Third Parties that supply quotations pursuant to the
foregoing clause (i) or market data pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii) may
include dealers in the relevant markets, end-users of the relevant products or
services, information vendors, brokers and other sources of market
information.
(d) Disputes of Misbooking
Calculations. Seller shall have the right acting in good faith
in accordance with commercially reasonable standards to dispute any
determination of the amount payable pursuant to Section 2.6(a) or 2.6(b),
provided that payment of the undisputed amount shall first be paid by the
Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be, to the other Party.
Section
2.7 Transferred
Contracts; Other Assets.
(a) On the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein, on the Transfer Date with respect to
any Transferred Contracts (other than the ISO Contracts) or Other Assets, the
Seller shall convey, assign and transfer to, and the Purchaser or one of its
Affiliates (subject to Section 2.12) shall receive, undertake and assume, all
such Transferred Contracts and Other Assets. To the extent that the
transfer or conveyance of any such Transferred Contracts or Other Assets to the
Purchaser requires the Consent of a Third Party or Governmental Authorization,
the Seller and the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and
cooperate with each other, to obtain promptly the relevant Consent or
Governmental Authorization prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement but subject to the
requirements of Section 2.7(d), to the extent that the transfer or conveyance of
any Transferred Contract or Other Asset to the Purchaser pursuant to this
Section 2.7 requires the Consent of a Third Party or Governmental Authorization
and such Consent or Governmental Authorization shall not have been obtained
prior to the Closing Date:
(i) this Agreement
shall not constitute an assignment or attempted assignment of such Transferred
Contract or Other Asset on the Effective Date if such assignment or attempted
assignment would constitute a breach or violation of such Transferred Contract
or Other Asset;
(ii) such Transferred
Contract or Other Asset shall not be deemed to be a Transferred Asset hereunder
until the Transfer Date occurs with respect thereto; and
(iii) the Closing shall
proceed without regard to the transfer or conveyance of such Transferred
Contract or Other Asset.
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(c) With respect to any
Transferred Contracts or Other Assets which are the subject of Section 2.7(b),
the Seller and the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and
cooperate with each other, to obtain promptly the relevant Consent or
Governmental Authorization required to transfer or convey any such Transferred
Contracts or Other Assets from the Seller to the Purchaser after the Closing
Date. Following Closing, if and when the relevant Consent or Governmental
Authorization is thereafter obtained with respect to such Transferred Contracts
or Other Assets:
(i) the Seller and the
Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other
in any mutually agreeable, reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to allow
the Purchaser to obtain all of the rights, title, interests in, and assume all
Liabilities under, such relevant Transferred Contract or Other Assets, and such
Transferred Contracts or Other Assets shall be deemed to be a Transferred Asset
from and after the relevant Transfer Date for all purposes hereunder;
and
(ii) the Seller shall
transfer or convey such relevant Transferred Contract or Other Assets to the
Purchaser at no additional cost.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, with respect to any
Transferred Contracts (other than the ISO Contracts) or Other Assets which are
the subject of Section 2.7(b), pending the receipt of the applicable
Consent or Governmental Authorization, the Parties shall cooperate with each
other in any mutually agreeable, reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to
provide to the Purchaser the benefits of use of such Transferred Contracts or
Other Assets and to the Seller or its Affiliates the benefits, including any
indemnities, that they would have obtained had the Transferred Contracts or
Other Assets been conveyed to the Purchaser at the Effective Date. To the
extent that any such Transferred Contracts or Other Assets cannot be transferred
or conveyed or the full benefits of use of any such Transferred Contracts or
Other Assets cannot be provided to the Purchaser following the Effective Date
pursuant to this Section 2.7(d), then the Purchaser and the Seller shall enter
into such arrangements (including subleasing, sublicensing or subcontracting) to
provide to the Parties the economic (taking into account Tax costs and benefits)
and operational equivalent, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, of
obtaining such Consent or Governmental Authorization and the performance by the
Purchaser of the obligations thereunder. The Seller shall hold in trust
for and pay to the Purchaser promptly upon receipt thereof, all income, proceeds
and other monies received by the Seller or any of its Affiliates in connection
with its use of any Transferred Contracts or Other Assets (net of any Taxes and
any other costs incurred by the Seller or any of its Affiliates) following the
Effective Date in connection with the arrangements under this Section
2.7(d).
(e) To the extent any
Other Assets constitute the intellectual property of Seller, Seller hereby
acknowledges, grants, and confirms that Purchaser shall in perpetuity have all
right, title, permission, license and interest to own and use such intellectual
property from and after the
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
relevant Transfer
Date as required for the use of such Other Assets without
restriction or other limitation.
Section
2.8 Trading
Contracts.
(a) On the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein and subject to Section 2.8(f) with
respect to Interbook Trades, on the Novation Date with respect to any Trading
Contract, the Seller shall convey, assign and transfer to, and the Purchaser or
one of its Affiliates shall receive from, undertake and assume, such Trading
Contract, in each case, pursuant to a Novation Agreement by and among the
Seller, the Purchaser and the Counterparty to each of such Trading
Contracts. To the extent that the transfer of any of the Trading Contracts
to the Purchaser requires the Consent of a Third Party or Governmental
Authorization, the Seller and the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable
efforts, and cooperate with each other, to obtain promptly the relevant Consent
or Governmental Authorization prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Subject to Sections
2.8(c) and (d), the sale, transfer and novation of any Trading Contract shall be
conditional on:
(i) the receipt of all
Governmental Authorizations and all Consents (including any required
Counterparty consent) necessary to permit the novation of such Trading Contract
to the Purchaser; and
(ii) the applicable
Counterparty having (x) released the Seller, IEG and all of IEG’s other
Affiliates from any and all obligations and Liabilities under such Trading
Contract and (y) released or agreed in writing, with the Seller, IEG and
all of IEG’s other Affiliates as Third Party beneficiaries, to release within a
reasonable period of time after the execution of such release the Seller, IEG
and all of IEG’s other Affiliates from any and all obligations and Liabilities
under any Financial Assurances related to such Trading Contracts, including the
return by the applicable Counterparty of any collateral held by such
Counterparty to the Seller, IEG or IEG’s other Affiliates (clauses (i) and
(ii), collectively, the “Novation
Condition”).
(c) If the Purchaser
has an existing master trading agreement with any Counterparty to a Trading
Contract, [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED], the Purchaser and the Seller shall
have the right to seek the consent of such Counterparty to make the Counterpart
Trading Contracts under such Trading Contract subject to the existing master
trading agreement between the Purchaser and such Counterparty or to negotiate
changes to Seller’s existing master trading agreement or a new master trading
agreement with such Counterparty. To the extent possible, the Parties
shall use the form of Novation Agreement, with such amendments as may be
necessary or advisable, to accommodate the particular circumstances relating to
the relevant Counterpart Trading Contract. [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(d) Subject to Section
2.8(f) with respect to Interbook Trades, the novation of any Trading Contract
shall become effective on the later to occur of (i) the last day of the calendar
month in which the Novation Condition with respect thereto is satisfied by each
of the Seller and the Purchaser and (ii) the Effective Date (the “Novation
Date”).
(e) To the extent that
the Novation Date has not occurred with respect to any Trading Contract prior to
or after the Closing Date:
(i) this Agreement
shall not constitute a novation, assignment or attempted assignment with respect
to such Trading Contract at or after the Effective Date;
(ii) the Seller and the
Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts (without the obligation on
the part of either Party to pay any money, assume or incur any Liability or
agree to any material changes of the Closing in the terms or conditions of such
Trading Contract), and cooperate with each other, to obtain promptly the
relevant Consent or Governmental Authorization after the Closing Date to the
extent necessary to satisfy any Novation Condition; and
(iii) such Trading
Contract shall not be deemed to be a Transferred Asset until the Novation Date
with respect to such Trading Contract has occurred;
provided, that, upon
the occurrence of the Novation Date with respect to such Trading Contract, such
Trading Contract shall be deemed to be a Transferred Asset from and after such
Novation Date for all purposes hereunder.
(f) With respect to
each Interbook Trade, such Trading Contract will not be novated from Seller to
Purchaser and is not subject to Section 2.8 (a) through (e) above, but
rather:
(i) If the Interbook
Trade is financially-settled, such Interbook Trade will be included as a Trading
Contract under the Mirror Confirm and shall remain subject to the terms of such
Mirror Confirm; and
(ii) If the Interbook
Trade is physically-settled, such Interbook Trade will be included as a Trading
Contract under the Mirror Confirm (and be financially-settled) and shall remain
as a financially-settled transaction subject to the terms of such Mirror Confirm
until the earlier of (y) the date the Interbook Trade expires or terminates in
accordance with its terms, or (z) the occurrence of the Effective
Date. Upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, any remaining
Interbook Trades shall no longer be subject to the Mirror Confirm and the
corresponding Mirror Transaction shall terminate without a Portfolio Deletion
Payment (as such term is defined in the Mirror Confirm) coming due as a result
of such termination, and in lieu thereof a new physically-settled transaction
between Seller and Purchaser shall be deemed to be automatically entered into as
of the Effective Date, which transaction shall be subject to, and
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
confirmed in
accordance with, the MCP-IES ISDA Master Agreement (each such transaction, a
“Interbook Matching
Trade”). Each Interbook Matching Trade shall be between
Purchaser and Seller only (and not with any Seller Affiliate) for the remaining
term of the corresponding Interbook Trade, shall mirror the terms of the
Interbook Trade, and shall terminate automatically upon the termination or
expiration of the Interbook Trade.
Section
2.9 Exchange
Traded Transactions.
(a) On the Mirror
Effective Date, the Seller shall request of the Relevant Exchange (the “Exchange Request”)
that the Exchange Traded Transactions be transferred to the Purchaser in
accordance with the rules and procedures of the Relevant Exchange from the
commodity futures brokerage accounts of the Seller listed on Schedule 2.9(a)
attached hereto, carried by the futures commission merchants (each an “FCM”) listed thereon,
to the account of the Purchaser via an ex-pit, ex-Ring or ex-order book
transfer, and the Purchaser shall assume each Exchange Traded Transaction, by a
novation effected pursuant to the applicable rules of the Relevant
Exchange. Each such transfer shall be effected at the settlement price as
of the close of trading on the Relevant Exchange on the Mirror Effective Date,
and other than payment of the Purchase Price, the Parties intend that no
consideration will be paid in respect of the Exchange Traded Transactions.
The Exchange Request shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Seller and the Purchaser. To the extent that the transfer or
conveyance of any of the Exchange Traded Transactions to the Purchaser requires
the Consent of a Third Party or Governmental Authorization, the Seller and the
Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and cooperate with each
other, to obtain promptly the relevant Consent or Governmental Authorization
prior to the Mirror Effective Date.
(b) If following the
Mirror Effective Date this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms
and conditions set forth in Article VIII, then on the Business Day immediately
following the date that this Agreement is terminated, the Purchaser shall submit
to the Relevant Exchange an Exchange Request that the Exchange Traded
Transactions, or trades cleared on the Relevant Exchange that are substantially
similar to the Exchange Traded Transactions (each a “Substitute Exchange Traded
Transaction”) be transferred to the Seller in accordance with the rules
and procedures of the Relevant Exchange from the commodity futures brokerage
accounts of the Purchaser listed on Schedule 2.9(b)
attached hereto, carried by each FCM listed thereon, to the account of the
Seller via an ex-pit, ex-Ring or ex-order book transfer, and the Seller shall
assume each Substitute Exchange Traded Transaction, by a novation effected
pursuant to the applicable rules of the Relevant Exchange. Each such
transfer pursuant to this Section 2.9(b) shall be effected at the settlement
price as of the close of trading on the Relevant Exchange on the trading date
immediately preceding the date of such transfer, and other than as provided
in Article VIII, the Parties intend that no consideration will be
paid in respect of the Substitute Exchange Traded Transactions. The
Exchange Request shall be in same form and have the same substance as that which
was provided to the Relevant Exchange under Section 2.9(a).
Section
2.10 Mirror
Transactions.
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(a) Upon the Mirror
Effective Date, the Seller and the Purchaser shall enter into the Mirror Confirm
whereby only the economic benefits of and risks under each of the Trading
Contract will be borne by the Purchaser from and after the Mirror Effective
Date, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Mirror Confirm.
(b) After the Mirror
Effective Date until the Closing Date, and subject to Section 2.16, all trading
agreements, interbook trades and other contracts that the Seller enters into,
which are substantially similar to the Transferred Assets, in accordance with
the Pre-Closing Guidelines or as otherwise consented to by Purchaser, in its
sole discretion, shall be deemed “Trading Contracts”, “Interbook Trades”,
“Transferred Contracts” or “ISO Contracts”, as the case may be (each a “Post-Mirror Trade”),
and shall for all purposes hereunder be encompassed by the Mirror Confirm
without any further action being taken by either the Purchaser or Seller.
Thereafter, the sale, transfer and novation of each Post-Mirror Trade shall be
conditional on:
(i) the receipt of all
Governmental Authorizations and all Consents (including any required Third Party
Consent) necessary to permit the transfer or conveyance of such Post-Mirror
Trade to the Purchaser; and
(ii) the applicable
Third Party having (x) released the Seller, IEG and all of IEG’s other
Affiliates from any and all obligations and Liabilities under such Post-Mirror
Trade and (y) released or agreed in writing, with the Seller, IEG and all
of IEG’s other Affiliates as Third Party beneficiaries, to release within a
reasonable period of time after the execution of such release the Seller, IEG
and all of IEG’s other Affiliates from any and all obligations and Liabilities
under any Financial Assurances related to such Post-Mirror Trade, including the
return by the applicable Third Party of any collateral held by such Third Party
to the Seller, IEG or all of IEG’s other Affiliates.
(c) If following the
Mirror Effective Date this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms
and conditions set forth in Article VIII, then following such termination, the
Mirror Confirm shall be terminated and the Termination Payment (as such term is
defined in the Mirror Confirm) paid pursuant to the Mirror Confirm and the ISDA
Master Agreement governing the Mirror Confirm.
(d) For the avoidance
of doubt, the Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that, while a Mirror
Transaction is in effect, any potential or actual event of default or
performance failure (except force majeure as specifically set forth in the
Mirror Confirm) of whatever description and for whatever reason by a
Counterparty with respect to a Trading Contract shall not affect or in any way
diminish the respective obligations of the Purchaser and Seller under the Mirror
Transaction that corresponds to such Trading Contract.
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Section
2.11 ISO
Contracts.
(a) On the Mirror
Effective Date, the Seller shall request of the Relevant ISO (the “ISO Request”) that
the ISO Contracts be transferred to the Purchaser in accordance with the rules
and procedures of the Relevant ISO. Upon such transfer, all required
collateral obligations to the Relevant ISO related to the ISO Contracts will
become the responsibility of Purchaser. The Parties intend that, other
than the Purchase Price, no consideration will be paid in respect of the ISO
Contracts. The ISO Request shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Seller and the Purchaser. To the extent that the
transfer or conveyance of any of the ISO Contracts to the Purchaser requires the
Consent of a Third Party or Governmental Authorization, the Seller and the
Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and cooperate with each
other, to obtain promptly the relevant Consent or Governmental Authorization
prior to the Mirror Effective Date.
(b) If following the
Mirror Effective Date, this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms
and conditions set forth in Article VIII, then following such termination, the
Purchaser shall convey, assign and transfer to, and the Seller shall receive,
undertake and assume, the ISO Contracts; provided, that if (x)
the aggregate marked-to-market value for all such ISO Contracts on the
termination date is greater than zero, then the Seller shall pay to the
Purchaser an amount equal to such amount, and (y) the aggregate marked-to-market
value for all such ISO Contracts on the termination date is less than zero, then
the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller an amount equal to the absolute value of
such amount. To the extent that the transfer or conveyance of any of the
ISO Contracts requires the Consent of a Third Party or Governmental
Authorization, the Purchaser and the Seller shall use commercially reasonable
efforts, and cooperate with each other, to obtain promptly the relevant Consent
or Governmental Authorization. The Parties shall cooperate in good
faith and in a commercially reasonable manner to establish the values required
by the foregoing calculation.
Section
2.12 Purchaser’s Designee.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Purchaser may designate in
writing an Affiliate of the Purchaser to exercise and perform the rights and
obligations of Purchaser, as its designate, for purposes of Sections 2.5, 2.7,
2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16, in which event, the term
“Purchaser” as set forth in any such section shall be deemed to mean and include
“Purchaser’s Affiliate” as the context so requires; provided, that in the
event that the Mirror Confirm and/or the PPL Financial Trade Agreement is
entered into by an Affiliate of Purchaser pursuant to Sections 2.10 and 2.14 and
this Section 2.12, then (i) the Purchaser agrees that such Mirror Confirm and/or
PPL Financial Trade Agreement shall be novated to the Purchaser no later than
the Effective Date such that the Mirror Confirm and/or PPL Financial Trade
Agreement shall be under the MCP-IES ISDA Master Agreement and the Purchaser
shall fulfill the rights and obligations set forth in Section 2.10 and/or
Section 2.14 (as the case may be) from and after the Effective Date (without
regard to this Section 2.12), and (ii) the Seller agrees that it shall consent
or otherwise agree to such novation and shall execute and deliver any documents
or agreements reasonably necessary to give effect thereto. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event will any such designation by the
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Purchaser relieve
or discharge the Purchaser from any of its obligations hereunder, nor shall any
such designation be made without the Seller’s prior written consent if such
designation would reasonably be expected to (a) prevent or materially impede,
interfere with or delay the Contemplated Transactions, (b) cause the Seller
reasonably to incur additional Third Party out of pocket costs and expenses in
excess of $10,000, in the aggregate, in connection with the consummation of
Contemplated Transactions or (c) result in the Seller or its Affiliates
incurring a Tax Liability in excess of the Tax Liability Seller or its
Affiliates would otherwise incur without such designation; provided, that with
respect to any costs reasonably incurred by the Seller in excess of the dollar
limitation of clause (b) above, the Purchaser may avail itself of the rights
under this Section 2.12 so long as the Purchase reimburses the Seller promptly
for any such costs in excess of that amount.
Section
2.13 Identified Transactions. For
all transactions (the “Identified
Transactions”) reflected in the Trading Contracts with the Counterparties
identified on Schedule
2.13, Seller shall retain the risk of [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED]
for each Identified Transaction as follows:
(a) With respect to
each Identified Transaction, in the event that the Purchaser has the right to
terminate such Identified Transaction as a result of a breach thereof by the
Counterparty to such Identified Transaction and the Purchaser notifies such
Counterparty in writing of the Purchaser’s election to terminate such Identified
Transaction, the Seller shall provide the Purchaser within [CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED] of the Seller’s receipt of written demand therefor
[CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] under such Identified Transaction, which
[CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED]. Notwithstanding anything in the
foregoing sentence to the contrary, with respect to each Counterparty with whom
the Purchaser has agreed to a [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] in no event
shall the Seller be obligated to deliver any credit support in respect of any
amounts owing from such Counterparty under any such Identified Transactions
[CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED].
(b) With regard to any
Identified Transaction for which the Seller has provided a [CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED] pursuant to Section 2.13(a), if the Purchaser determines
(reasonably in accordance International Financial Reporting Standards,
consistently applied), [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] the Purchaser shall
have the right, upon giving the Seller [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] prior
written notice, to [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED], provided, however, that the
Seller shall have the right within such [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED]
period to deliver to the Purchaser [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] amount, in
which case the Purchaser may not [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED].
(c) Until such time as
the Purchaser exercises its rights pursuant to Section 2.13(b), the Purchaser
shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to collect on amounts owing in
respect of non-payment by the relevant Counterparty to relevant Identified
Transactions, and
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Purchaser and the
Seller shall coordinate and cooperate each other in their commercially
reasonable discretion with respect to such collection efforts. Upon
the Purchaser exercising its rights pursuant to Section 2.13(b), but prior to
the Purchaser, [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] in respect of the applicable
the Identified Transaction(s) giving rise to such exercise by Purchaser
[CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] to such Identified
Transaction(s).
(d) In
the event that the Purchaser exercises its rights under Section 2.13(a), prior
to the Purchaser [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED], the Purchaser shall
[CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] all of the Identified Transactions with the
Counterparty that is the subject of the payment default giving rise to such
exercise by the Purchaser.
Section
2.14 Financial and Physical
Settlement. Not later than the Mirror Effective Date, the Seller
and the Purchaser shall execute and deliver the PPL Financial Trade Agreement
and the Bangor Financial Trade Agreement.
Section
2.15 ERCOT Trading Contracts.
If requested by the Purchaser, in its discretion, from time to time until the
first anniversary of the Effective Date, the Seller shall act for and on behalf
of the Purchaser as its Qualified Scheduling Entity (as such term is defined by
ERCOT) with respect to the Trading Contracts that provide for
physically-delivered electric energy in ERCOT, in accordance with terms and
conditions to be agreed by the Parties, acting reasonably and in good
faith. The Purchaser shall compensate the Seller for any services
Seller provided in accordance with this Section 2.15 by paying to Seller any
Third Party out of pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Seller in
providing such services, plus ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each month in
which such services are provided.
Section
2.16 Flattening Trades and New
Trades. On the Mirror Effective Date and from time-to-time
thereafter until the Mirror Confirm terminates, Purchaser and Seller shall enter
into one or more physically-settled transactions under the MCP-IES ISDA Master
Agreement representing sales to Seller with respect to all requirements of the
Seller to purchase additional physically-delivered electric energy, capacity,
ancillary services, renewable energy certificates, or related products (“Electricity”) or
representing purchases from Seller for any excess Electricity Seller may have in
order to establish and maintain, to the extent reasonably practicable, a
flattened position in Electricity for Seller (such transactions, the “Flattening
Trades”). All Flattening Trades shall be priced using the same
or equivalent index price, ISO-published price or mutually-agreed price as
specified in the relevant Mirror Transaction or Post-Mirror Trade.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Section
3.1 Scope. As an inducement
to the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions, the Seller makes the representations and warranties to Purchaser
set forth in this Article III on the date hereof and on the Closing Date (unless
any such representation or warranty is made as of a specific date, in which case
such representation and warranty is made as of only such date), except as set
forth in, or as qualified by, the Schedules. References to specific,
numbered Schedules in this Article III do not limit the general applicability of
the exceptions, qualifications, and other matters set forth in all other
Schedules to each and every representation and warranty set forth in this
Article III.
Section
3.2 Corporate Organization and Authority
of Seller. The Seller is corporation validly existing and in active
status under the Laws of the State of Wisconsin and has all requisite company
power and authority to own the Transferred Assets and to carry on the Business
as now being conducted. Each of the Related Seller Parties is corporation,
limited liability company or partnership validly existing and in active status
under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization. The Seller and each of
the Related Seller Parties, as the case may be, has all requisite corporate
power and authority necessary to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and
each of the Related Agreements to which it is a party. The Seller is duly
qualified or authorized to do business as a foreign entity and is in good
standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction in which the conduct of the
Business occurs, except where the failure to be so qualified, authorized or in
good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. The execution and delivery by the Seller and each of the Related
Seller Parties of this Agreement and each of the Related Agreements to which it
is a party and the performance by Seller and each of the Related Seller Parties,
as the case may be, of the Contemplated Transactions to which it is a party have
been duly authorized by all necessary company action on the part of Seller and
each of the Related Seller Parties, as the case may be.
Section
3.3 Enforceability. This
Agreement is, and each Related Agreement to be executed and delivered by the
Seller and each of the Related Seller Parties, as the case may be, at or prior
to the Closing will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller
and each of the Related Seller Parties, as the case may be, and this Agreement
is and each Related Agreement to be executed and delivered by the Seller and
each of the Related Seller Parties, as the case may be, will be when executed
and delivered, a valid and legally binding obligation of the Seller and each of
the Related Seller Parties, as the case may be, enforceable against the Seller
and each of the Related Seller Parties, as the case may be, in accordance with
their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Laws affecting or relating to
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or general principles of
equity.
Section
3.4 No Conflict. Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Related Agreement by the Seller
or any of the Related Seller Parties, as the case may be, nor the performance by
Seller or any of the Related Seller Parties, as the case may be, of the
provisions of this Agreement or any Related Agreement to which it is a party
will (a) violate the Governing Documents of the Seller or any of the Related
Seller Parties, as the case may be, (b) violate any
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Law or Order by
which Seller, any of the Related Seller Parties or any of the Transferred Assets
is bound, or (c) except as set forth on Schedule 3.4, result
in a breach or violation of any provision of, constitute a default under, or
give rise to any right of termination or cancellation under, or result in or
permit an acceleration of, any material indenture, mortgage, lease or other
agreement or instrument to which the Seller or any of the Related Seller Parties
is a party or by which the Seller, any of the Related Seller Parties or any of
the Transferred Assets are bound, except in the case of the foregoing clauses
(b) and (c), as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect or a material adverse effect on the Seller’s or any of the Related Seller
Parties’ ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the
Related Agreements to which it is a party.
Section
3.5 Third Party Consents.
Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 3.5, no
material authorization, consent, waiver or approval of or filing with or
notification to any Third Party (including a Governmental Body) is required to
be obtained by the Seller or any of the Related Seller Parties, as the case may
be, in connection with (i) the Seller’s or any of the Related Seller Parties’
execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the Related Agreements, as
the case may be, (ii) the Seller’s sale and transfer of the Transferred Assets
to Purchaser on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (iii) the
Seller’s or any of the Related Seller Parties’ performance of their respective
obligations under this Agreement and any Related Agreement to which it is a
party other than, in each case, (a) the Seller Required Consents or (b) an
authorization, consent, waiver, approval, filing or notification which, if not
obtained or made, would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.6 Transferred Assets.
Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 3.6, the
Seller has good and defensible title to all of the tangible and intangible
personal property constituting part of the Transferred Assets, and subject to
obtaining any necessary material Consents pursuant to this Agreement, at the
Closing, the Purchaser shall receive the Transferred Assets free and clear of
all Encumbrances other than the Permitted Encumbrances.
Section
3.7 Contracts;
No Default.
(a) (i) Schedules 2.1(a)(ii)(A), (B)
and (C) contain, as of the date hereof, an accurate and complete list of
each Trading Contract (or in the case of forms described in clause (ii), a
listing of such forms) and (ii) except for multiple agreements that are
documented under a standard form ISDA Master Agreement, EEI Master Agreement or
WSPP Master Agreement without amendments, in which case only such form need be
made available, the Seller has made available to the Purchaser accurate and
complete copies of each such Trading Contract, together with any and all
material amendments or modifications thereto through and including the date
hereof. Schedule
2.1(a)(i) contains, as of the date hereof, an accurate and complete list
of each Transferred Contract and the Seller has made available to the Purchaser
accurate and complete copies of each Transferred Contract, together with any and
all material amendments or modifications thereto through and including the date
hereof.
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(b) As of the date
hereof:
(i) each Trading
Contract and Transferred Contract is in full force and effect and is a valid and
enforceable obligation of the Seller except as such enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity
(whether considered in a Proceeding at law or in equity);
(ii) no event or
condition exists that constitutes or, after notice or a lapse of time or both,
will constitute, a material default on the part of the Seller or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, any Counterparty or other party under, in each case, any such Trading
Contract or Transferred Contract; and
(iii) there is no
contract, agreement or other arrangement granting any Person any preferential
right to purchase any of the Transferred Assets.
Section
3.8 Taxes.
(a) All Taxes and Tax
liabilities due with respect to the Transferred Assets (whether or not shown as
due on a Tax Return) have been timely paid. Seller has timely filed or
caused to be timely filed all Tax Returns that are required to be filed with
respect to the Transferred Assets. All such Tax Returns have accurately
and completely reflected, and will accurately reflect, all liability for Taxes
relating to the Transferred Assets for the period covered thereby and was
prepared and filed in accordance with all applicable Laws.
(b) There are no liens
for Taxes upon any of the Transferred Assets nor, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, is any taxing authority in the process of imposing any lien for Taxes on
any of the Transferred Assets, other than liens for Taxes that are not yet due
and payable.
(c) Seller has not, as
of the Closing Date, entered into an agreement or waiver or requested to enter
into an agreement or waiver extending any statute of limitations relating to the
payment or collection of Taxes relating to the Transferred Assets. There
is no dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability relating to the Transferred
Assets either (A) claimed or raised by any Governmental Body or (B) to which the
Seller has Knowledge.
(d) All Taxes which
Seller is (or was) required to withhold or collect in connection with the
Transferred Assets have been duly withheld or collected, and have been timely
paid over the proper authorities to the extent due and payable, and all Forms
W-2 and 1099 with respect thereto have been properly completed and timely
filed.
(e) There are no tax
sharing, allocation, indemnification or similar agreements in effect as between
Seller and any other party under which Purchaser could be liable for any Taxes
or other claims of any party.
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(f) The Seller is not a
party to any closing agreement as described in Code Section 7121 (or any
corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law)
with respect to the Transferred Assets.
(g) No event has
occurred that could reasonably be expected to impose upon Purchaser any
transferee liability for any Taxes due or to become due from
Seller.
Section
3.9 Litigation. There are no
claims, actions, suits or Proceedings now pending or, to the Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened against or affecting the Seller or the Transferred Assets, at law or
in equity, or before or by any Governmental Body which (a) may impair the
ability of the Seller or the Seller Related Parties to perform this Agreement or
any Related Agreement, (b) questions the validity or propriety of this Agreement
or any Related Agreement or of any action taken under this Agreement or any
Related Agreement or (c) would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section
3.10 No Commissions. No
commissions or brokers’ or finders’ fees are payable by, through or on account
of any acts of the Seller in connection with this Agreement or the Contemplated
Transaction for which the Purchaser could be liable or obligated.
Section
3.11 Reserved.
Section
3.12 Compliance with Laws.
The Seller is in compliance with all Laws applicable to the Transferred Assets,
except where any such non-compliance would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.13 Ability to Perform. The
Seller currently has or, as of the relevant time, will have available to it
sufficient funding (in the form of Cash reflected on the Seller’s balance sheet,
under existing credit facilities or otherwise) to enable the Seller to
consummate the Contemplated Transactions on the terms set forth in this
Agreement, to pay all expenses to be incurred by the Seller in connection with
this Agreement and to perform all of its other obligations under this Agreement
and any Related Agreement to which it is a party.
Section
3.14 Seller’s Knowledge. The
Seller has informed Purchaser of any material mistakes or omissions on the
Purchaser’s Schedules of which the Seller is aware or any breach by the
Purchaser of any of the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV,
including anything that the Seller is aware of that might give rise to a claim
by the Seller against Purchaser under the terms of this Agreement or any Related
Agreement.
Section
3.15 Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE III, THE PURCHASER IS ACQUIRING THE
TRANSFERRED ASSETS “AS IS, WHERE IS” AND THE SELLER HAS NOT MADE AND DOES NOT
MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY NATURE AS TO THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS
(INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OR ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE VALUE, CONDITION, NATURE, OR
CAPABILITY OF ANY TRANSFERRED ASSET), AND THE PURCHASER BY THIS AGREEMENT
EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO SUCH OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES HAVE
BEEN MADE BY THE SELLER OR RELIED UPON BY THE PURCHASER. THE SELLER IS NOT
LIABLE OR BOUND IN ANY MANNER BY ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
GUARANTIES, PROMISES, STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS OR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO
THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS MADE OR FURNISHED BY ANY AGENT, EMPLOYEE, SERVANT OR
OTHER PERSON REPRESENTING OR PURPORTING TO REPRESENT THE SELLER, UNLESS THE
WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES, PROMISES, STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS OR INFORMATION ARE
EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE III.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
Section
4.1 Scope. As an inducement
to the Seller to enter this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions, the Purchaser makes the representations and warranties to the
Seller set forth in this Article IV on the date hereof and on the Closing Date
(unless any such representation or warranty is made as of a specific date, in
which case such representation and warranty is made as of only such date).
Section
4.2 Corporate Organization and
Authority. The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware
and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement
and each of the Related Agreements to which it is a party. Each of the
Related Purchaser Parties that are a party to this Agreement or any of the
Related Agreements is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership
validly existing and in active status under the Laws of the jurisdiction of
organization. Each of the Purchaser and the Related Purchaser Parties has
all requisite corporate power and authority necessary to execute, deliver and
perform this Agreement and each of the Related Agreements to which it is a
party. The Purchaser is duly qualified or authorized to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction
in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties requires
such qualification or authorization, except where the failure to be so
qualified, authorized or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser’s ability to consummate the
Contemplated Transactions. The execution and delivery by the Purchaser and
each of each of the Related Purchaser Parties of this Agreement and each Related
Agreement to which it is a party and the performance by the Purchaser and each
of the Related Purchaser Parties, as the case may be, of the Contemplated
Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other
actions and Proceedings on the part of the Purchaser and such Related Purchaser
Parties, as the case may be.
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Section
4.3 Enforceability. This
Agreement is, and each Related Agreement to be executed and delivered by the
Purchaser and each of the Related Purchaser Parties, as the case may be, at or
prior to the Closing will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the
Purchaser and each of the Related Purchaser Parties, as the case may be, and
this Agreement is and each Related Agreement to be executed and delivered by the
Purchaser and each of the Related Purchaser Parties, as the case may be, will be
when executed and delivered, a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Purchaser and each of the Related Purchaser Parties, as the case may be,
enforceable against the Purchaser and each of the Related Purchaser Parties, as
the case may be, in accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar Laws affecting or relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
or general principles of equity.
Section
4.4 No Conflict. Neither the
execution of this Agreement or any Related Agreement by the Purchaser or any of
the Related Purchaser Parties, as the case may be, nor the performance by the
Purchaser or any of the Related Purchaser Parties, as the case may be, of the
provisions of this Agreement or any Related Agreement will (a) violate the
Governing Documents of the Purchaser or any of the Related Purchaser Parties, as
the case may be, (b) violate any Law or Order by which the Purchaser or any of
the Related Purchaser Parties is bound, or (c) result in a breach or violation
of any provision of, constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of
termination or cancellation under, or result in or permit an acceleration of,
any material indenture, mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument to
which the Purchaser or any of the Related Purchaser Parties is a party or by
which the Purchaser or any of the Related Purchaser Parties is bound, except in
the case of the foregoing clauses (b) and (c), as would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser’s or any of the
Related Purchaser Parties’ ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or any of the Related Agreements to which it is a party.
Section
4.5 Third Party Consents.
Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 4.5, no
material authorization, consent, waiver or approval of or filing with or
notification to any Third Party (including a Governmental Body) is required to
be obtained by the Purchaser or any of the Related Purchaser Parties, as the
case may be, in connection with the Purchaser’s purchase of the Transferred
Assets from the Seller and any of the Related Purchaser Parties, as the case may
be, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and to permit the
Purchaser or any of the Related Purchaser Parties, as the case may be, to
perform its other obligations under this Agreement and any Related Agreements to
which it is a party other than (a) the Purchaser Required Consents or (b) an
authorization, consent, waiver, approval, filing or notification which, if not
obtained or made, would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or
materially delay the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
Section
4.6 Litigation. There are no
claims, actions, suits or Proceedings now pending or, to the Purchaser’s
Knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Purchaser or the Purchaser
Related Parties, at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Body
which may impair the ability of the Purchaser or the Purchaser Related Parties
to perform this
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Agreement or any
Related Agreement or which questions the validity or propriety of this Agreement
or any Related Agreement or of any action taken under this Agreement or Related
Agreement.
Section
4.7 Purchaser’s
Investigation. The Purchaser is an informed and sophisticated
purchaser of assets similar to the Transferred Assets and, in connection with
the Contemplated Transactions, has sought the advice of experts who are
experienced in the evaluation and purchase of assets similar to the Transferred
Assets. The Purchaser has undertaken such investigation of the Transferred
Assets as it has deemed necessary to enable it to make an informed decision with
respect to this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions. The Purchaser
acknowledges that the Seller has provided the Purchaser with such access to the
personnel, properties, leased premises and records (including copies of the
material Trading Contracts) of the Seller and relating to the Business as the
Purchaser has requested, subject to the limitations set forth in Section
7.2. In entering into this Agreement, in purchasing the Transferred Assets
and in consummating the Contemplated Transactions, the Purchaser has relied
solely upon its own investigation and the express representations and warranties
of the Seller set forth in Article III, and neither the Seller nor any of its
officers, directors, shareholders, employees, Affiliates, agents or
Representatives has made any representation or warranty as to the Seller, the
Transferred Assets, or this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, neither the Seller nor
any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, Affiliates, agents or
Representatives shall have any liability to the Purchaser for any information
made available to, or statements made to, the Purchaser (or any of its agents,
officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or Representatives), other than the
representations and warranties of Seller expressly set forth in Article III and
the express obligation of the Seller to indemnify the Purchaser following the
Closing to the extent set forth in Article IX.
Section
4.8 Ability to Perform. The
Purchaser currently has available to it sufficient funding (in the form of Cash
reflected on the Purchaser’s balance sheet, under existing credit facilities or
otherwise) to enable the Purchaser to consummate the purchase of the Transferred
Assets on the terms set forth in this Agreement, to pay all expenses to be
incurred by the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement and to perform all
of its other obligations under this Agreement and any Related Agreement to which
it is a party.
Section
4.9 No Commissions. No
commissions or brokers’ or finders’ fees are payable by, through or on account
of any acts of the Purchaser or its Representatives in connection with this
Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions for which the Seller could be liable
or obligated.
Section
4.10 Purchaser’s Knowledge.
The Purchaser has informed Seller of any material mistakes or omissions on the
Seller’s Schedules of which the Purchaser is aware or any breach by the Seller
of any of the representations and warranties set forth in Article III, including
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
anything that the
Purchaser is aware of that might give rise to a claim by the Purchaser against
the Seller under the terms of this Agreement or any Related
Agreement.
Section
4.11 No Other Representation or
Warranty. Except for the representations and warranties contained
in this Article IV, and as may be made by the Purchaser in any Related
Agreement, neither the Purchaser nor any other Person acting on behalf of the
Purchaser makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding
the Purchaser or the Contemplated Transactions.
Section
4.12 Disclaimer. THE
PURCHASER IS NOT LIABLE OR BOUND IN ANY MANNER BY ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES, PROMISES, STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS OR INFORMATION
PERTAINING TO THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS MADE OR FURNISHED BY ANY AGENT, EMPLOYEE,
SERVANT OR OTHER PERSON REPRESENTING OR PURPORTING TO REPRESENT THE PURCHASER,
UNLESS THE WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES, PROMISES, STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS OR
INFORMATION ARE EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE
IV.
ARTICLE
V
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE
PURCHASER’S
OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
Section
5.1 Purchaser Closing
Conditions. The obligation of the Purchaser to consummate the
Contemplated Transactions is subject to the satisfaction, as of the Closing, of
each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived in writing by the
Purchaser, in whole or in part):
(a) all agreements and
covenants required by this Agreement to be complied with or performed by the
Seller at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with or performed in
all material respects;
(b) all representations
and warranties of the Seller in this Agreement (i) that are qualified as to
materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct, in all
respects, as of the Closing or other time stated as if made at and as of that
time and (ii) that are not so qualified shall be true and correct, in all
material respects, as of the Closing or other time stated as if made at and as
of that time;
(c) the Purchaser
Required Consents shall have been obtained or occurred, as
applicable;
(d) the [CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED] shall have been satisfied;
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(e) no Order which
prevents the consummation of any material aspect of the Contemplated
Transactions shall have been issued and remain in effect (each Party agreeing to
use its commercially reasonable efforts to have any such Order lifted) and no
Law shall have been enacted which prohibits the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions;
(f) the Seller shall
have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a duly authorized officer of
the Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge of
such officer, the conditions set forth in Section 5.1(a) and (b) have been
satisfied as of the Closing Date;
(g) the Seller
Guarantee Agreement shall be in full force and effect and no material default or
breach shall have occurred thereunder;
(h) the Mirror Confirm
shall be in full force and effect and no material default or breach by Seller
shall have occurred thereunder;
(i) the Supply Trade
Agreements shall each be in full force and effect and no material default or
breach by Seller shall have occurred thereunder; and
(j) the Purchaser shall
have received those documents to be delivered to the Purchaser in accordance
with Section 2.5(a).
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE SELLER’S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
Section
6.1 Seller Closing
Conditions. The obligation of the Seller to consummate the
Contemplated Transactions is subject to the satisfaction, as of the Closing, of
each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived in writing by the
Seller in whole or in part):
(a) all agreements and
covenants required by this Agreement to be complied with or performed by
Purchaser at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with and performed
in all material respects;
(b) all representations
and warranties of the Purchaser in this Agreement (i) that are qualified as to
materiality or material adverse effect shall be true and correct, in all
respects, as of the Closing or other time stated as if made at and as of that
time and (ii) that are not so qualified shall be true and correct, in all
material respects, as of the Closing or other time stated as if made at and as
of that time;
(c) the Seller Required
Consents described in items 1 and 2 on Schedule 3.5 shall
have been obtained or occurred, as applicable;
(d) no Order which
prevents the consummation of any material aspect of the Contemplated
Transactions shall have been issued and remain in effect (each Party agreeing to
use
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
its commercially
reasonable efforts to have any such Order lifted) and no Law shall have been
enacted which prohibits the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions;
(e) the Purchaser shall
have delivered to the Seller a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the
Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge of such
officer, the conditions set forth in Section 6.1(a) and (b) have been satisfied
as of the Closing Date;
(f) the Purchaser
Guarantee Agreement shall be in full force and effect and no material default or
breach shall have occurred thereunder;
(g) the Mirror Confirm
shall be in full force and effect and no material default or breach by Purchaser
shall have occurred thereunder;
(h) the Supply Trade
Agreements shall be in full force and effect and no material default or breach
by Purchaser shall have occurred thereunder; and
(i) the Seller shall
have received those documents to be delivered to the Seller in accordance with
Section 2.5(b).
ARTICLE
VII
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS
Section
7.1 Conduct
of Business.
(a) From and after the
date hereof until the Effective Date (the “Interim Period”), the
Seller shall not (and shall cause its Affiliates not to), with respect to the
Transferred Assets:
(i) cease to provide
any material services previously provided in support of the Business except in
accordance with the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ii) make any sale,
transfer or other disposition of any Transferred Asset that is material to the
conduct and operations of the Business other than any such sale, transfer, or
other disposition that is made in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(iii) with respect to the
Seller and its controlled Affiliates, create or permit to be created any
Encumbrance on any Transferred Asset, other than (i) in the Ordinary Course of
Business to the extent that such Encumbrance does not materially and adversely
affect the Business, (ii) Permitted Encumbrances to the extent that such
Encumbrance does not materially and adversely affect the Business, (iii) that
which would not materially and adversely affect such Transferred Asset after the
Effective Date or (iv) as contemplated in this Agreement or any of the Related
Agreements;
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(iv) change any
accounting methods, policies or practices applicable to the
Business;
(v) amend, assign,
terminate, cancel, or compromise any material claims of the Seller against any
Counterparty other than any such amendment, assignment, termination,
cancellation or compromise made in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vi) make any material
changes in the methods of operations of the Business except in the Ordinary
Course of Business, including, without limitation, risk management practices and
policies relating thereto;
(vii) enter into any
agreement that is material to the Transferred Assets or the conduct of the
Business, except as in accordance with Schedule
7.1(b), that the Purchaser would assume, or for which the Purchaser
would otherwise become liable, as part of the Contemplated Transaction, or
terminate, amend, or otherwise modify in any material respect or waive any
material rights under any Transferred Asset that is material to the conduct of
the Business other than any such termination, amendment, or modification that is
made in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(viii) incur any
Indebtedness in connection with the Business other than in the Ordinary Course
of Business; or
(ix) take any action to
do or engage (or commit to do or engage) in any of the foregoing.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the foregoing shall not apply to the taking of
any action (i) that is required (including by virtue of being an express
condition to Closing) or explicitly permitted by the terms of this Agreement or
the Related Agreements, (ii) that is reasonably necessary in connection
with the execution and implementation of the Contemplated Transactions,
(iii) to which the Purchaser gives its prior written consent (such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (iv) that is set forth in Schedule 7.1(b), or
(v) that is required in order to comply with applicable Law or
Orders.
Section
7.2 Information and Access.
From the date hereof until the last Transfer Date or Novation Date, as the case
may be, to occur with respect to the Transferred Assets hereunder, the Seller
shall (and shall cause its controlled Affiliates to): (a) permit the
Purchaser and its Representatives to have reasonable access during normal
business hours, and in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal
operations, to all premises, properties, personnel, accountants, books, records,
contracts and documents of or pertaining to the Transferred Assets (subject to
the Seller’s right to redact information unrelated to the Transferred Assets);
and (b) furnish the Purchaser and its Representatives with all such information
and data concerning the Transferred Assets as the Purchaser or its
Representatives reasonably may request in connection with their review of
information in accordance with clause (a), except to the extent that such
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
information is
subject to attorney-client privilege or furnishing any such information or data
would create any Liability under applicable Law, including antitrust Law, or
would violate any Law, Order or Contract applicable to the Seller or any of its
Affiliates or by which any of the Transferred Assets are bound. The
Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless the Seller and its Affiliates
(separate and apart from the Purchaser’s obligations in Article IX and without
regard to any basket, cap or other conditions or limitations contained in
Article IX) from and against any Losses caused to the Seller or any of its
Affiliates by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Purchaser or its
Representatives in connection with such access. Notwithstanding anything
in this Section 7.2 the Seller will not be required to permit access to or
furnish Tax Returns, books, records, contracts, documents, information or data
relating to Taxes to the extent that such Taxes do not relate exclusively to the
Transferred Assets, and the Purchaser will not have access to personnel and
medical records if such access could, in the Seller’s good faith judgment,
subject the Seller to risk of liability or otherwise violate any applicable
Law.
Section
7.3 Filings;
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Close.
(a) In addition to the
obligations set forth in Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 and 2.11 from the date
hereof until the Closing Date, the Seller and the Purchaser shall (and shall
cause their respective Affiliates to, as applicable), as promptly as
practicable, (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all Consents of,
make all filings with and give all notices to any Governmental Body or any other
Person required in order to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, including
all Required Consents; (ii) provide such other information and
communications to any such Governmental Body or other Persons as such
Governmental Body or other Persons may reasonably request in connection with the
activities listed in this Section 7.3; and (iii) reasonably cooperate
with each other to perform their respective obligations under this
Section 7.3. The Parties will provide prompt notification to each
other when any such Consent, filing or notice referred to in clauses (i)
and (ii) above is obtained, taken, made or given, as applicable, will keep each
other reasonably informed as to the progress of any such actions and will advise
each other of any communications (and, unless precluded by any Law, provide
copies of any such communications that are in writing) with any Governmental
Body or other Person regarding any of the Contemplated
Transactions. In furtherance of the foregoing covenants, any filings
with and notices to any Governmental Body or any other Person shall be submitted
or made as soon as practicable, but in no event later than January 15, 2010 for
filings with FERC, and the Parties shall request expedited treatment of such
filings, shall promptly make any appropriate or necessary subsequent or
supplemental filings and shall cooperate in the preparation of such filings as
is reasonably necessary and appropriate.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything else to the contrary herein, each of the Seller and the Purchaser shall
(and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, as applicable) use commercially
reasonable efforts (except to the extent a different standard is expressly
provided for in this Agreement) to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions.
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(c) The Seller and the
Purchaser shall each pay 50% of any consideration payable to Third Parties or
filing, recordation or similar fees arising, in each case, in connection with
the actions undertaken pursuant to Section 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.11, or 7.6;
provided, however, that the
foregoing shall not apply to any Governmental Authorizations that are
specifically required by Purchaser to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions.
(d) Subject to the
other terms and conditions hereof, the Purchaser acknowledges that certain
Consents required in connection with certain Trading Contracts and/or
Transferred Contracts may not have been obtained prior to the Closing
Date. Except with respect to obligations of the Seller set forth in
Sections 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, and this 7.3, the Purchaser agrees that the Seller shall
otherwise not be subject to Liability hereunder for the failure to obtain any
Consent or the termination of any Trading Contract or Transferred Contract as a
result of the Contemplated Transactions.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything else herein to the contrary, the Seller and the Purchaser agree that,
in the event that any Consent or Governmental Authorization that is necessary or
desirable to preserve for the Business any right or benefit under any
Transferred Assets is not obtained prior to the Closing Date, the Seller will,
subsequent to the Closing Date, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain,
or cooperate with the Purchaser in obtaining, such Consent or Governmental
Authorization as promptly thereafter as practicable.
Section
7.4 Retention
of and Access to Records.
(a) After the Closing
Date, the Seller shall (and shall cause its Affiliates to) provide the Purchaser
and its Representatives reasonable access to such books and records, or portions
thereof, relating in any manner to the Transferred Assets during normal business
hours and on reasonable notice, for any reasonable business purpose, including
to enable them to prepare financial statements or Tax Returns, deal with Tax
audits or as they may otherwise reasonably request. Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 7.4(a), the Seller and its Affiliates will only be
required to deliver to the Purchaser the portions of such books and records that
relate primarily to the Transferred Assets and may redact any statements or
other information on the portions of such books and records that do not relate
to the Transferred Assets (subject to the Seller’s right to redact information
unrelated to the Transferred Assets). Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 7.4(a), the Seller will not be required to permit access to or
furnish Tax Returns, books, records, contracts, documents, information or data
relating to Taxes to the extent that such Taxes do not relate exclusively to the
Transferred Assets. Such access will be afforded during normal business
hours by the Party in possession of the books and records upon receipt of
reasonable advance notice, but (a) any review of books and records will be
conducted in such a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the operation
of the business of any Party or its Affiliates, (b) no Party will be required to
take any action which would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client
privilege, and (c) no Party need supply the other Party with any information
which that Party is under a contractual or other legal obligation not to
supply.
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(b) After the seventh
(7th) anniversary of the Closing Date (or such later date as may be required
under Laws applicable to the Purchaser or Purchaser’s document retention
policies), the Seller or its Affiliates may elect to destroy any books and
records described in Section 7.4(a). The Purchaser shall, prior to
the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date or thereafter during the
effective term of the requirements under this Section 7.4(b), advise the
Seller as to the Law referred to in the immediately preceding
sentence.
Section
7.5 Further
Assurances.
(a) The Parties shall
(and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, as applicable) cooperate
reasonably with each other and with their respective Representatives in
connection with any steps required to be taken as part of their respective
obligations under this Agreement, and, subject to any restrictions set forth in
Section 7.2, shall furnish upon request to each other such further information
as the other Party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the
intent of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, at any time or from time to time after
the date of this Agreement, at any Party’s reasonable request and without
further consideration, each Party shall do all acts and things as may be
necessary or desirable and are within its control to carry out the intent of
this Agreement and the Related Agreements, including executing and delivering
further instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment, novation,
confirmation or other documents that may be reasonably required and providing
additional materials and information.
(c) Both after the date
hereof and after the Closing Date, each of the Seller and the Purchaser shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
appropriate action, do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or
advisable under applicable Law, and to execute and deliver such documents and
other papers, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions,
including obtaining any and all outstanding Required Consents.
(d) The Parties shall
(and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, as applicable) use commercially
reasonable efforts in connection with the steps required to be taken to
effectuate any leasing arrangements required hereby.
Section
7.6 Transition
Plans.
(a) Within five (5)
Business Days after the date of this Agreement, the Seller and the Purchaser
shall form one or more joint transition teams to plan for and perform the
various activities set forth in this Section 7.6, as well as other
activities that are to be performed between the date of this Agreement and
Closing.
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(b) With respect to
each Financial Assurance relating to any Transferred Asset, the Purchaser shall
use commercially reasonable efforts, with the assistance of the Seller and its
Affiliates as reasonably requested by the Purchaser, to (i) cause IEG and its
Affiliates to be released from any such Financial Assurances, including
obtaining waivers and Consents from any applicable Persons to replace any such
Financial Assurances with appropriate Financial Assurances from the Purchaser
and/or Purchaser Parent and (ii) to perform the actions required by Section
2.8(b).
Section
7.7 Confidentiality.
(a) Unless and until
the Contemplated Transactions have been consummated, the Purchaser and Seller
will abide by the Confidentiality Agreement. If the Contemplated
Transactions are consummated, the Confidentiality Agreement will no longer apply
to Confidential Information related solely to the Transferred Assets, but will
continue in full force and effect with respect to all other Confidential
Information.
(b) From and after the
Closing, the Seller shall treat as confidential and shall safeguard any and all
information, knowledge and data relating to the Transferred Assets in its
possession by using the same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable
standard of care, to prevent the unauthorized use, dissemination or disclosure
of such information, knowledge and data as the Seller used with respect thereto
prior to the date hereof, it being understood that the Seller may disclose such
information (i) to the extent required to comply with Law, the rules of any
exchange or pursuant to regulatory request; provided, that the
Seller shall provide as much prior written notice to the Purchaser of such
disclosure as is practical under the circumstances and shall seek to limit such
disclosure, and (ii) to its representatives and advisors to the extent that such
representatives and advisors have a reasonable basis to know such information in
connection with any services or work to be performed for or on behalf of the
Seller.
(c) From and after the
Closing, the Purchaser shall treat as confidential and shall safeguard any and
all information, knowledge or data included in any information relating to
the business of the Seller and its Affiliates and the Transferred Assets that
becomes known to the Purchaser as a result of the Contemplated Transactions
except as otherwise agreed to by the Seller in writing by using the same degree
of care, but no less than a reasonable standard of care, to prevent the
unauthorized use, dissemination or disclosure of such information, knowledge and
data as the Purchaser uses with respect to its own information, knowledge and
data, it being understood that the Purchaser may disclose such information (i)
to the extent required to comply with Law, the rules of any exchange or pursuant
to regulatory request; provided, that the
Purchaser shall provide as much prior written notice to the Seller of such
disclosure as is practical under the circumstances and shall seek to limit such
disclosure, and (ii) to its representatives and advisors to the extent that such
representatives and advisors have a reasonable basis to know such information in
connection with any services or work to be performed for or on behalf of the
Purchaser.
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(d) The Purchaser and
the Seller acknowledge that the confidentiality obligations set forth in this
Section 7.7 shall not extend to information, knowledge and data that is publicly
available or becomes publicly available through no act or omission of the party
owing a duty of confidentiality, or is or becomes available on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the party owing a duty of
confidentiality so long as such source is not known by such party to be bound by
a confidentiality agreement with, or other obligations of secrecy to, the other
party.
(e) In the event of a
breach of the obligations hereunder by the Purchaser or the Seller, the other
party, in addition to all other available remedies, shall be entitled to
injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this Section 7.7 in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
Section
7.8 Related Agreements. Each
of the Seller and the Purchaser agrees that it shall, and shall cause their
respective Affiliates to, as applicable, enter into and deliver, at or prior to
the Mirror Effective Date or the Closing Date, as applicable, each of the
Related Agreements, to which it or its Affiliates is intended to be a
party.
Section
7.9 Non-Competition
(a) Each of the Seller
and IEG agrees that for a period of thirty-six (36) calendar months beginning at
the Closing (the “Restricted Period”),
none of the Seller, IEG or any of their Affiliates, whether or not a party to
this Agreement or any Related Agreement, shall offer, participate through
ownership or engage, either directly or indirectly, in the sale or marketing of
wholesale electricity in the United States, or otherwise operate, control or
manage, either directly or indirectly, any business substantially similar to the
Business (the “Restricted
Business”).
(b) Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Section 7.9 shall not operate to prevent or
restrict:
(i) the regulated
public utility Affiliates of each of the Seller and IEG that are identified on
Schedule
7.9;
(ii) the Seller, IEG or
their Affiliates from managing, servicing, operating, using or otherwise
transacting business with any of the Excluded Assets or Excluded
Transactions;
(iii) any Person or
Persons acquiring any of the Seller, IEG or their respective Affiliates by
merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share purchase or purchase of substantially
all of the assets of the Seller, IEG or any such Affiliates where such Person
was not, prior to such acquisition, an Affiliate of the Seller or IEG, as the
case may be;
(iv) the Seller, IEG and
their Affiliates from purchasing or selling wholesale electricity, or related
hedge positions, in connection with (A) the generation facilities owned by the
Seller, IEG or their Affiliates, and (B) the retained retail electricity
business
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
encompassed by the
Excluded Assets; provided, that the
primary purpose of the Seller, IEG or any of their Affiliates in conducting such
activity is not to compete with the Restricted Business;
(v) the direct or
indirect acquisition by the Seller, IEG or any of their Affiliates (through
acquisition, merger or other strategic transaction) of an interest in any Person
that engages in the Restricted Business; provided, that the
primary purpose of the Seller, IEG or any of their Affiliates in conducting such
activity is not to complete with the Restricted Business; and
(c) The Restricted
Period shall be extended by the length of any period during which the Seller,
IEG or its Affiliates are in breach of the terms of this Section
7.9.
(d) As a separate and
independent covenant of each of the Seller and IEG, for a period of one (1) year
following the Effective Date, each of the Seller and IEG shall, and shall cause
their respective Affiliates not to, (i) employ or receive or accept the
performance of services by any Purchaser Key Employee, or (ii) solicit for
employment any Purchaser Key Employee; provided, that clause
(i) or (ii) shall not limit the Seller’s, IEG’s or their respective Affiliates’
ability to engage in general solicitations of employment not targeted at
Purchaser Key Employees or employing an individual who contacts Seller, IEG or
their respective Affiliates on his or her own initiative.
(e) Each of the Seller
and IEG acknowledges and agrees that its obligations set forth in this Section
7.9 are an essential element of this Agreement and that, but for the agreement
of the Seller and IEG in this Section 7.9, the Purchaser would not have entered
into this Agreement. Each of the Seller, IEG and the Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that the undertakings of the Seller and IEG in this
Section 7.9 constitute an independent covenant of the Seller and IEG and shall
not be affected by the performance or nonperformance by any Party hereto of any
other term or provision of this Agreement. Each of the Seller, IEG and the
Purchaser acknowledges that it has consulted with its own counsel with regard to
this Section 7.9 and, after such consultation, agrees that the obligations of
the Seller and IEG set forth in this Section 7.9 are reasonable and proper, have
been negotiated fully and fairly and represent an agreement based on the
totality of the Contemplated Transactions.
Section
7.10 Notice of Material
Developments. Prior to the Closing Date, the Purchaser and the
Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to communicate promptly with
each other about material events, circumstances, facts and occurrences relating
to the Transferred Assets and arising subsequent to the date hereof; provided, however, that no such
notification shall otherwise affect in any manner the liability of such party
hereunder, including with respect to indemnification.
Section
7.11 The Seller’s
Employees.
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(a) No later than
thirty (30) Business Days prior to
the Closing, the Purchaser will give a Qualifying Offer of employment to each of
the employees of the Seller that Purchaser identifies on a Schedule to be
provided to Seller by Purchaser not later than the Mirror Effective Date; provided, however, that each
such Qualifying Offer shall be subject to the customary hiring policies and
procedures of the Purchaser, including, but not limited to, appropriate
screening procedures, as applicable. Each such person who
becomes employed by the Purchaser pursuant to this Section 7.11 is referred to
herein as a “Transferred
Employee”. For purposes hereof, a “Qualifying Offer”
means an offer that provides for employment with the Purchaser or one of its
Affiliates commencing on the Closing Date. All of such Qualifying Offers
shall be made in accordance with applicable Laws, and shall remain open for a
period expiring no earlier than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing
Date. Any such offer which is accepted before it expires shall thereafter
be irrevocable, except for good cause. Following acceptance of such
offers, the Purchaser will provide written notice thereof to the
Seller.
(b) The Purchaser, for
a period of one (1) year following the Effective Date, shall, and shall cause
its Affiliates not to, (i) employ or receive or accept the performance of
services by any employee of the Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the
Transferred Employees), or (ii) solicit for employment any employee of the
Seller or any of its Affiliates; provided, that clause
(i) or (ii) shall not limit the Purchasers or it Affiliates’ ability to engage
in general solicitations of employment not targeted at such employees of the
Seller or any of its Affiliates or employing an individual who contacts the
Purchaser or its Affiliates on his or her own initiative.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
Section
8.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing solely as follows:
(a) by mutual written
consent of the Seller and the Purchaser;
(b) after October 31,
2010, by the Seller or the Purchaser by not less than five (5) Business Days
prior written notice to the other Party (if the terminating Party is not, at
such time, in material breach of this Agreement which breach has caused the
Closing not to occur prior to such date), if the Closing has not occurred on or
before the date such notice is given; or
(c) if the Seller or
the Purchaser fails in any material respect to perform or comply with any
covenant hereunder or under any Related Agreement to be performed or complied
with on or prior to the Closing Date or any representation or warranty made or
deemed made by the Seller or the Purchaser proves to be incorrect or misleading
in any material respect when made or deemed made and as a result thereof the
non-defaulting Party would not under the terms of this Agreement be obligated to
consummate the Closing, then, in each case, upon twenty (20) Business Days written notice from the
non-defaulting Party (unless the defaulting
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Party shall have
cured, within such twenty (20) Business Day period, the condition giving rise to
such notice in a manner that would cause the conditions to Closing of this
Agreement to be satisfied, in which case, this Agreement shall continue in
effect notwithstanding any such notice or,); or
(d) by either Party
immediately upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the other
Party or the Person guaranteeing the obligations of such Party; or
(e) by the Purchaser if
on any date the sum of all payments made pursuant to Section 2.6 either to the
Purchaser or to the Seller aggregate to (i) $7,500,000 or (ii) $7,500,000 plus any multiple of
$1,000,000 (e.g., $8,500,000, $9,500,000) (in each instance, a “Misbooking Trigger
Date”) upon written notice to the Seller within the earlier of five (5)
Business Days following the relevant Misbooking Trigger Date and one (1)
Business Day before Closing.
Section
8.2 Termination Fee; Sole and Exclusive
Remedy. In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 8.1(c) or (d), in addition to any amounts payable by either Party
pursuant to Sections 2.9, 2.10 and 2.11, the Defaulting Party with respect to
such termination shall pay to the Non-Defaulting Party, within five (5) Business
Days of the date of termination of this Agreement, the Termination Fee by wire
transfer in immediately available funds to the account or accounts designated by
the Non-Defaulting Party. Each of the Seller and the Purchase hereby
expressly acknowledge, agree and stipulate that (i) the Termination Fee
represents compensation for costs and losses associated with the termination of
this Agreement and the failure to consummate the Contemplated Transactions,
which costs and losses are difficult or impossible to ascertain with any
certainty, including costs and losses relating, but not limited, to hedging
costs, attorneys fees, other professional services fees, costs of capital and
opportunity costs related to the Transferred Assets, but particularly to the
Transferred Contracts and Other Assets, (ii) the amount of the Termination Fee,
in addition to any amounts payable by either Party pursuant to Sections 2.9,
2.10 and 2.11, constitutes a reasonable approximation of the costs and losses to
the Non-Defaulting Party as a result of termination of this Agreement and the
failure to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, (iii) it hereby waives its
right to contest the payment or amount the Termination Fee, including on the
grounds that the payment of the Termination Fee constitutes a penalty or
otherwise, (iv) except in the case of fraud, willful breach or willful
misconduct, the payment of the Termination Fee by the Defaulting Party
constitutes, together with any amounts payable by either Party pursuant to
Sections 2.9, 2.10 and 2.11, the sole and exclusive remedy available to the
Non-Defaulting Party for any breach or default under this Agreement or any
Related Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the remedy of specific
performance set forth in Section 10.11 shall not be available to any Party upon
termination of this Agreement and payment of the Termination Fee in accordance
with this Section 8.2.
Section
8.3 Effect of
Termination.
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(a) In the event this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, all further obligations of
the Parties hereunder shall terminate and this Agreement shall become null and
void and of no further force and effect, except with respect to Section 2.9(b),
Section 2.10(b), Section 2.11(b), Section 8.2, this Section 8.3 and
Article X and except that nothing in this Section 8.3 shall relieve any
Party from liability for any breach of this Agreement that arose prior to such
termination, for which liability the provisions of Article IX shall remain
in effect in accordance with the provisions and limitations of such
Article. Such termination shall not relieve any Party of any Liability for
any intentional breach of this Agreement or fraud prior to such
termination. The provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive
termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years from the date of
termination.
(b) Any payments to be
made between the Parties pursuant to (i) this Agreement, including any payments
to be made pursuant to Sections 2.9(b), 2.10(c), 2.11(b), and 8.2, (ii) the
Guarantee Agreements, (iii) the Supply Trade Agreements, (iv) the Mirror
Confirm, and (v) the MCP-IES ISDA Master Agreement as it relates to Section
2.16, may be made on a net basis, with the Party owing the greater amount paying
to the Party owing the lesser amount the difference between such amounts; provided, in
calculating any such payment on a net basis, such calculation shall be performed
by, first, calculating the payments to be made on a net basis with respect to
each agreement individually and, second, by calculating the payment to be made
on a net basis among all the foregoing agreements collectively; provided, however, that the
foregoing provision shall not apply to any rights, claims or payments made,
owing or relating to the terms and conditions set forth in Article
IX.
ARTICLE
IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
9.1 Survival.
(a) All covenants and
other agreements in this Agreement to be performed after the Closing shall
survive the Closing until so performed. All representations and warranties
in this Agreement shall survive the Closing for a period of eighteen (18) months
after the Closing Date; provided, however, that the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6 and 3.8
shall survive the Closing for a period of three (3) years after the Closing
Date.
(b) Subject to Section
9.1(c), the Seller shall not be liable for the exacerbation of any Losses with
respect to any claim, action or Proceeding in connection with this Agreement
unless the Seller receives from the Purchaser written notice (i) as soon as
reasonably practicable after the Purchaser becomes aware of such claim, action
or Proceeding, and (ii) containing specific details of the claim, action or
Proceeding, including the Purchaser’s estimate, or for a claim, action or
Proceeding with respect to Taxes, the Purchaser’s estimate resulting from its
best efforts, on a without prejudice basis, in each case, of the amount at issue
with respect to such the claim, action or Proceeding.
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Seller shall not be liable for any Losses
with respect to any claim, action or Proceeding in connection with this
Agreement unless the Seller receives from the Purchaser written notice prior to
the expiration of the applicable survival period set forth in Section 9.1(a)
with respect to any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section
9.2(a).
Section
9.2 Indemnification
by Seller
From and after the
Closing Date, the Seller shall indemnify and hold the Purchaser and each of its
Affiliates, directors, shareholders, officers and employees (collectively, the
“Purchaser
Group”), harmless from and against Losses imposed upon or incurred by any
of them which arise out of:
(a) any
misrepresentation or inaccuracy of a representation or warranty made by the
Seller in this Agreement, pursuant to any certificate delivered by the Seller
pursuant hereto or as may be made by the Seller in any Related
Agreements;
(b) any breach or
non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of the Seller or its
Affiliates in this Agreement or any Related Agreement to which it is a party, as
the case may be;
(c) any (A) Liabilities
for Successor Liability Taxes or any other Taxes with respect to any of the
Transferred Assets or the Business, in each case related to a Tax period (or
portion of any period) which ends, with respect to each Transferred Asset or the
Business, on or before the earlier of (i) the date that such Transferred Asset
or the Business is novated (if applicable), and (ii) the date that such
Transferred Asset or the Business is treated by the Law imposing such Taxes as
transferred from the Seller to the Purchaser, or (B) liability of the Seller for
Transfer Taxes pursuant to Section 10.3(a); and
(d) the Excluded
Assets, the Excluded Transactions and the Excluded Liabilities.
Section
9.3 Indemnification by
Purchaser. From and after the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall
indemnify and hold the Seller and each of its Affiliates, directors,
shareholders, officers and employees (the “Seller Group”),
harmless from and against Losses imposed upon or incurred by any of them
which arise out of:
(a) any
misrepresentation or inaccuracy of a representation or warranty made by the
Purchaser in this Agreement, pursuant to any certificate delivered by the
Purchaser pursuant hereto or as may be made by the Seller in any Related
Agreements;
(b) any breach or
non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of the Purchaser in
this Agreement;
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
(c) any
(A) Liabilities for any Taxes with respect to the Transferred Assets or the
Business, in each case related to a Tax period (or portion of any period) which
begins, with respect to each Transferred Asset or the Business, after the
earlier of (i) the date that such Transferred Asset or the Business is novated
(if applicable), and (ii) the date that such Transferred Asset or the Business
is treated by the Law imposing such Taxes as transferred from the Seller to the
Purchaser, or (B) liability of the Purchaser for Transfer Taxes pursuant to
Section 10.3(a); or
(d) the ownership,
possession, use, maintenance, administration, or operation of the Transferred
Assets after the Closing; and
(e) the Assumed
Liabilities.
Section
9.4 Indemnification
Procedures.
(a) Asserting
a Claim. Without limiting the provisions of Section 9.1, if a Party
(an “Indemnified
Party”) wishes to assert a claim for indemnification against the other
Party (the “Indemnifying Party”),
the Indemnified Party shall give notice to the Indemnifying Party, setting forth
with particularity the basis for the claim, promptly after the Indemnified Party
becomes aware of any fact, condition, or event which gives rise to a Claim for
which indemnification may be sought under this Article IX. Failure to
notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of
liability it may have to the Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the
Indemnifying Party has been materially prejudiced by such failure and except
that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to extend the time limits set
forth in Section 9.1. Each Indemnified Party shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to mitigate Losses for which it seeks indemnification under
this Article IX.
(b) Third
Party Claims. If any lawsuit, enforcement action, demand or claim
is brought or made by any other Person (a “Third Party Claim”)
against an Indemnified Party is the basis for an indemnification claim pursuant
to Section 9.2 or Section 9.3, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled, if it
so elects, to take control of the defense and investigation of the Third Party
Claim and to employ and engage attorneys of its own choice reasonably acceptable
to the Indemnified Party to handle and defend the Third Party Claim, at the
Indemnifying Party’s cost, risk and expense. Any election by the
Indemnifying Party to take control of the defense and investigation of a Third
Party Claim shall not be deemed a waiver of the Indemnifying Party’s right to
determine at a later date that the Third Party Claim is not entitled to
indemnification under this Agreement, in which case Indemnifying Party may, in
the exercise of its sole discretion, determine not to continue to defend that
Third Party Claim and any action taken by the Indemnifying Party in connection
with that determination shall be undertaken in a manner so as not to materially
prejudice the defense or the rights of the Indemnified Party. The
Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party so as to minimize
the risk of any such prejudice. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate in
all reasonable respects with the Indemnifying Party and such attorneys in the
investigation, trial and defense of any Third Party Claim and any resulting
appeal, which shall include: (a) furnishing such records, information and
testimony, and
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
attending such
conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals, as reasonably
may be requested in connection with the Third Party Claim, (b) affording access
during normal business hours to the Indemnifying Party to, and reasonable
retention by the Indemnified Party of, records and information which are
reasonably relevant to the Third Party Claim, and (c) making its employees
available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and
explanation of any material provided to the Indemnifying Party under this
Agreement. The Indemnified Party nevertheless may, at its own cost,
participate in the investigation, trial and defense of such Third Party Claim or
any resulting appeal.
Section
9.5 Settlement or Compromise of Third
Party Action; Failure to Assume Defense. If the Indemnifying Party
has assumed control of the defense of a Third Party Claim pursuant to Section
9.4, the Indemnifying Party may consent to a settlement or compromise of, or the
entry of any monetary judgment arising from the Third Party Claim without the
prior consent of the Indemnified Party if, and only if, the proposed settlement,
compromise or entry (a) does not contain an admission of guilt or wrongdoing on
the part of the Indemnified Party, and (b) does not provide for any remedy or
sanction against the Indemnified Party other than the payment of money which the
Indemnifying Party agrees to pay and does pay. If the Indemnifying Party
does not assume the defense of the Third Party Claim in accordance with Section
9.4 within twenty (20) Business Days after the receipt of notice of the Third
Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense,
defend the Third Party Claim, but may settle or compromise the Third Party Claim
only with the consent of the Indemnifying Party.
Section
9.6 Adjustment to Purchase
Price. Amounts paid with respect to indemnification pursuant to
Section 9.2(a) or Section 9.3(a) shall be treated as an adjustment to the
Purchase Price.
Section
9.7 General
Limitations.
(a) Basket.
Except in the case of (i) fraud, willful breach or willful misconduct, (ii)
Liability for Taxes that are the responsibility of the Seller, and (iii) as
provided in Section 10.11, the Seller shall not be liable to any member of the
Purchaser Group under Section 9.2(a), and the Purchaser shall not be liable to
any member of the Seller Group under Section 9.3(a) unless and until the
aggregate cumulative amount of all such Losses exceeds one million dollars
($1,000,000.00), and then shall be liable only to the extent of such excess;
provided, however, that the
limitation pursuant to this Section 9.7(a) shall not apply (i) to any adjustment
to the Purchase Price occurring pursuant to the terms and provisions of Article
II, including without limitation with respect to any Misbooking and Identified
Transactions, or (ii) to any claim for indemnification arising from a breach of
Section 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 or 3.6.
(b) Cap.
Except in the case of (i) fraud, willful breach or willful misconduct, (ii)
Liability for Taxes that are the responsibility of the Seller, and (iii) as
provided in Section 10.11, in no event shall the aggregate cumulative amount of
the Seller’s Liabilities under Section 9.2(a),
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
or the Purchaser’s
Liabilities under Section 9.3(a), exceed twenty-five million dollars
($25,000,000.00); provided, however, that the
limitation pursuant to this Section 9.7(b) shall not apply (i) to any adjustment
to the Purchase Price occurring pursuant to the terms and provisions of Article
II, including without limitation with respect to any Misbooking and Identified
Transactions, or (ii) to any claim for indemnification arising from a breach of
Section 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.9, 3.12 or 3.13.
(c) Limitation.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY ELSEWHERE IN THIS AGREEMENT OR PROVIDED
FOR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LAW, NO PARTY WILL, IN ANY EVENT, BE LIABLE, EITHER IN
CONTRACT OR IN TORT, FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF FUTURE REVENUE, INCOME, OR PROFITS,
DIMINUTION OF VALUE, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS REPUTATION OR OPPORTUNITY, RELATING TO
THE BREACH OR ALLEGED BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER OR NOT THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES HAS BEEN DISCLOSED IN ADVANCE OR COULD HAVE BEEN
REASONABLY FORESEEN (“Non-Reimbursable
Damages”).
(d) Collateral
Sources. In calculating the amount of Losses for which an
Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification under Section 9.2(a) or Section
9.3(a), as applicable, the amount of Losses shall be reduced by (a) any
insurance proceeds actually received by the Indemnified Party from an insurance
carrier with respect to those Losses, provided that if the Indemnified Party
fails to either diligently pursue any such insurance proceeds reasonably
available to it or assign a valid right to the Indemnifying Party to pursue such
insurance proceeds, the Indemnifying Party’s obligation shall be reduced by the
amount of insurance proceeds that would have been reasonably available to and
obtainable by the Indemnified Party, (b) any amounts actually received by the
Indemnified Party from Third Parties with respect to Losses pursuant to
indemnification, warranty or other similar rights, provided that if the
Indemnified Party fails to diligently pursue such rights, the Indemnifying
Party’s obligation shall be reduced by the amounts available to the Indemnified
Party, and (c) Tax benefits. If any Losses for which indemnification is
provided under Section 9.2(a) or Section 9.3(a), as applicable, subsequently are
reduced by any insurance payment or recovery from a Third Party or loss of Tax
benefits, the Indemnified Party promptly shall remit the amount of such
reduction to the Indemnifying Party.
(e) Duty to
Mitigate Losses. Each Indemnified person shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to mitigate any indemnifiable Losses.
(f) Additional
Limitations. Neither Indemnifying
Party shall have any indemnification obligations under this Article IX to the
extent that, as a result of any gross negligence or willful misconduct of an
Indemnified Party after the Closing Date, the amount of Losses subject to
indemnification by such Indemnifying Party is exacerbated.
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Section
9.8 Exclusive Remedies.
Except in the case of fraud, willful breach and willful misconduct, and except
as provided in Section 10.11, the Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree
that, from and after the Closing, the sole and exclusive remedy for any breach
or inaccuracy, or alleged breach or inaccuracy, of any representation or
warranty in this Agreement, any certificate delivered pursuant hereto, as the
case may be, or any Related Agreement or any covenant or agreement to be
performed under this Agreement or any Related Agreement on or prior to the
Closing Date, will be indemnification in accordance with this Article IX.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Seller and the Purchaser waive, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any and all other rights, claims,
and causes of action (including rights of contributions, if any) that may be
based upon, arise out of, or relate to this Agreement or any such certificate or
Related Agreement, or the negotiation, execution, or performance of this
Agreement or any Related Agreement (including any tort or breach of contract
claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to any
representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement or any
Related Agreement or as an inducement to enter into this Agreement or any
Related Agreement), known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, which exist or may
arise in the future, that it may have against the other arising under or based
upon any Law (including any such Law under or relating to environmental
matters), common law, or otherwise.
Section
9.9 Non-Recourse. No past,
present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner,
stockholder, affiliate, agent or Representative of the Seller or the Purchaser,
respectively, or their respective Affiliates, shall have any Liability for any
obligations or Liabilities of Seller under this Agreement or the other documents
delivered by the Seller or the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement, of
or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the Contemplated
Transactions.
ARTICLE
X
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
10.1 Expenses. Except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (including in
Section 7.3(c)), whether or not the Contemplated Transactions are
consummated, the Parties shall bear their own costs and expenses in connection
with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the
Related Agreements and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
Section
10.2 Public Announcements and
Confidentiality. None of the Parties nor their respective
Subsidiaries or Affiliates, as the case may be, shall issue or cause the
publication of this Agreement, any Related Agreement or any press release or
other public announcement or communication with respect to the Contemplated
Transactions without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or withdrawn, except to the
extent a Party’s counsel deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with
any Law or the regulations or policies of any securities exchange or other
similar regulatory body (in which case the disclosing Party shall give the other
Parties notice as is reasonably practicable of
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
any required
disclosure, shall limit such disclosure to the information required to comply
with such Law or regulations, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
accommodate any suggested changes to such disclosure from the other Parties to
the extent reasonably practicable).
Section
10.3 Tax
Matters.
(a) Notwithstanding any
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Purchaser and the Seller shall
each pay one-half of all Transfer Taxes incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions. The Seller and the Purchaser
shall cooperate in timely making all filings, Tax Returns, reports and forms as
may be required to comply with the provisions of Tax Laws. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Transfer Taxes” shall
mean all transfer, sales and use, stamp duty, stamp duty reserve tax,
documentary, registration and other such taxes (including all applicable real
estate transfer taxes).
(b) Within sixty
(60) days of the Closing Date, the Seller shall prepare a draft allocation
of the consideration paid for the Transferred Assets among the Transferred
Assets, which allocation will also include a determination as to the total gross
value of all Transferred Assets that have a positive value, and a determination
as to the total gross value of all Transferred Assets that have a negative value
(the “Draft
Allocation”). The Purchaser shall have sixty (60) days after
receipt of the Draft Allocation to object in writing to the Draft
Allocation. If the Purchaser does not object to the Draft Allocation
within such 60-day period, the Draft Allocation shall become final (the “Final
Allocation”). If the Purchaser objects to the Draft Allocation in
writing within such 60-day period, the Seller and the Purchaser shall attempt in
good faith to resolve the disputed items in the Draft Allocation, and any such
resolution shall constitute the Final Allocation. If, within thirty (30)
days after the Purchaser has objected in writing to the Draft Allocation, the
Parties have not resolved all disputed items with respect to the Draft
Allocation, the remaining disputed items shall be resolved by a nationally
recognized accounting firm, and its resolution shall constitute the Final
Allocation. The Seller and the Purchaser (1) shall be bound by the Final
Allocation for purposes of determining any and all consequences with respect to
Taxes of the Transferred Assets, (2) shall prepare and file all Tax Returns to
be filed with any taxing authority in a manner consistent with the Final
Allocation, and (3) shall take no position inconsistent with the Final
Allocation in any Tax Return, in any discussion with or Proceeding before any
taxing authority, or otherwise.
(c) To the extent
necessary to determine the liability for Taxes for a portion of a taxable year
or period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date, the determination
of the Taxes for the portion of the year or period ending on, and the portion of
the year or period beginning after, the Closing Date shall be determined by
assuming that the taxable year or period ended as of the close of business on
the Closing Date, except that those annual property taxes and exemptions,
allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual basis shall be
prorated on a time basis.
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Section
10.4 Notices. All notices,
Consents, waivers and other communications required or permitted by this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given to a Party when (a)
delivered to the appropriate address by hand or by nationally recognized
overnight courier service (costs prepaid), (b) sent by facsimile or e-mail with
confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment or (c) received or
rejected by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
in each case to the following addresses, facsimile numbers or e-mail addresses
and marked to the attention of the person (by name or title) designated below
(or to such other address, facsimile number, e-mail address or person as a Party
may designate by notice to the other Parties):
If
to the Seller:
Integrys Energy
Services, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, COO
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
With
copies to:
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx
LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX
00000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
If
to the Purchaser:
Macquarie
Xxxx Power Inc.
One Xxxxx
Center
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX
00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Telephone: x0-000-000-0000
Facsimile: x0-000-000-0000
With
a copy to:
Macquarie
Xxxx Power Inc.
One Xxxxx
Center
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Xxxxxxx, XX
00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Legal Risk Management
Telephone: x0-000-000-0000
Facsimile: x0-000-000-0000
If
to IEG:
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxx, XX
00000
Attention: Xxxxx X.
Xxxx, Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
With
copies to:
Xxxxx & Lardner
LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX
00000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Section
10.5 Governing Law; Submission to
Jurisdiction; Selection of Forum; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THE
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT
THAT SUCH PRINCIPLES WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER
JURISDICTION. Each Party hereto agrees that it shall bring any action or
Proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement
or the transactions contained in or contemplated by this Agreement and the
Related Agreements, exclusively in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York (or if subject matter jurisdiction before the
federal court does not exist, then before the New York State Supreme Court for
the Borough of Manhattan, in New York, New York) (the “Chosen Courts”), and
solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the
transactions that are the subject of this Agreement or any of the Related
Agreements (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen
Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or
Proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen
Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any Party
hereto and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such Party in any such
action or Proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with
Section 10.4 of this Agreement. Each Party hereto irrevocably
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
designates C.T.
Corporation as its agent and attorney in fact for the acceptance of service of
process and making an appearance on its behalf in any such claim or Proceeding
and for the taking of all such acts as may be necessary or appropriate in order
to confer jurisdiction over it before the Chose Courts and each Party hereto
stipulates that such consent and appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an
interest. Each Party hereto irrevocably waives any and all right to trial
by jury in any legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
the Contemplated Transactions.
Section
10.6 Amendment and Waiver.
Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such
amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by
the Purchaser and the Seller, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against
whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any Party in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and
not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law except as otherwise
provided in Article
IX hereof.
Section
10.7 Entire
Agreement.
(a) This Agreement,
together with the Related Agreements, supersedes all prior agreements, whether
written or oral, between the Parties with respect to its subject matter
(including any letter of intent between the Parties related to the subject
matter of this Agreement) and constitutes (along with the Schedules, Exhibits
and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement) the entire agreement
between the Parties with respect to its subject matter except for the
Confidentiality Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect until the
Closing.
(b) In the case of any
conflict between this Agreement and any of the Related Agreements, the relevant
Related Agreement shall prevail except as expressly set forth in such Related
Agreement.
Section
10.8 Assignments, Successors and No
Third-Party Rights. No Party may, in whole or in part, assign any
of its rights or interests or delegate any of its obligations under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of both the Purchaser and the
Seller, and any attempt to do so will be void; provided, however, that without
prior written consent either the Purchaser or the Seller may pursuant to a
corporate reorganization assign any of its rights or interests under this
Agreement to any Affiliate so long as (a) the assignee is bound by this
Agreement, (b) the assignee remains an Affiliate of the Purchaser or the Seller,
as the case may be, and (c) such assignment does not prevent or materially
impede, interfere with, or delay the Contemplated Transaction, increase the
costs to non-assigning Party of the consummation of Contemplated Transaction or
result in any Seller or its Affiliates incurring a Tax Liability in excess of
the Tax Liability Seller or its Affiliates would otherwise incur without such
designation. Subject to the preceding sentence, and except as otherwise
expressly provided in
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TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Sections 9.2 and
9.3, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon and inure to
the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties.
Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any
Person other than the Parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this
Agreement, except such rights as shall inure to a successor or permitted
assignee pursuant to this Section 10.8.
Section
10.9 Severability. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this
Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is
invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be
substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and
enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision,
and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section
10.10 Execution of Agreement.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will
be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken
together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. The
exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or
e-mail transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this
Agreement as to the Parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement
for all purposes. Signatures of the Parties transmitted by facsimile or
e-mail shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all
purposes.
Section
10.11 Specific Performance.
Subject to Section 8.2, the Parties hereto, including IEG (solely with respect
to Section 7.9), acknowledge and agree that irreparable harm for which monetary
damages would not be an adequate remedy would occur in the event of a breach of
any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement related to effecting the
Closing or Section 2.7(a) and (d) (Transferred Contracts; Other Assets), Section
2.8(a) (Trading Contracts), Section 2.9 (Exchange Traded Transactions), Section
2.10 (Mirror Transactions), Section 2.11 (ISO Contracts), Section 7.3 (Filings;
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Close), Section 7.6 (Transition Plans),
Section 7.7 (Confidentiality) and Section 7.9 (Non-Competition).
Accordingly, the Parties hereto, including IEG, agree that, in addition to other
remedies, each of the Parties shall be entitled to specific performance without
the necessity of proving the inadequacy of monetary damages as a remedy and to
obtain injunctive relief against any such breaches or threatened breaches of
this Agreement.
Section
10.12 Disclosures. Prior to
the Closing Date, the Seller may, at its option, supplement or amend the
Schedules with items that are not material in order to avoid any
misunderstanding; provided, however, that any
such inclusion, or any references to dollar amounts, shall not be deemed to
effectuate an acknowledgment or representation that such items
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
are material, to
establish any standard of materiality, or to define further the meaning of such
terms for purposes of this Agreement. Other than with respect to
supplements and amendments made in accordance with Section 2.10(b), (i) in the
event that the Purchaser reasonably believes that the changes to the Schedules
resulting from such supplements and amendments, considered collectively, will
cause a closing condition set forth in Section 5.1 to fail to be satisfied, the
Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon fifteen (15)
Business Days notice from the date of such relevant supplement or amendment
pursuant to Article VIII, and (ii) if the Purchaser does not exercise its right
pursuant to clause (i) above, any supplement or amendment made pursuant this
Section 10.12 shall not diminish, limit or waive the Seller’s indemnification
obligations under this Agreement.
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CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. PORTIONS FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT IS REQUESTED ARE DENOTED BY [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]. MATERIAL OMITTED HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement, all as of the date
first above written.
INTEGRYS ENERGY
SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Title: President &
CEO
INTEGRYS ENERGY
GROUP, INC. (solely with respect to Section 2.13, Section 7.9, and Section
10.11)
By: /s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Title: Executive
Chairman
MACQUARIE XXXX
POWER INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive
Director
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Title: Associate
Director
Exhibit
A – Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
[X]Form
Attached[X]
Exhibit
B – Form of Xxxx of Sale
[X]Form
Attached[X]
Exhibit
C-1 – Form of Bangor Financial Trade Agreement
[X]Form
Attached[X]
Exhibit
C-2 Form of Bangor Supply Trade Agreement
[X]Form
Attached[X]
Exhibit
D – Form of Mirror Confirm
[X]Form
Attached[X]
Exhibit
E – Form of Novation Agreement
[X]Form
Attached[X]
Exhibit
F – Form of Purchaser Guarantee Agreement
[X]Form
Attached[X]
Exhibit
G – Form of Seller Guarantee Agreement
[X]Form
Attached[X]
Exhibit
H – Form of Indicated Transactions Letter of Credit
[X]Form
Attached[X]
Exhibit
I Form
of PPL Financial Trade Agreement
[X]Form
Attached[X]