Exhibit 10.8
EQUITY BRIDGE GUARANTY
by
TECO ENERGY, INC.,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Florida
as Guarantor
in favor of
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent under
the Gila River Project Bridge Loan Agreement
dated as of May 31, 2001
EQUITY BRIDGE GUARANTY
THIS EQUITY BRIDGE GUARANTY, dated as of May 31, 2001 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this "Guaranty"), made by
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TECO ENERGY, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
Florida (the "Guarantor"), in favor of CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent
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(together with any successor(s) thereto in such capacity, the "Administrative
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Agent") for the Bridge Banks under the Bridge Loan Agreement described below.
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RECITALS
A. Panda Gila River, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Borrower") intends to construct and either own or lease the Project.
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B. Pursuant to the Gila River Project Bridge Loan Agreement (the
"Bridge Loan Agreement"), dated as of May 31, 2001, among Borrower, the Bridge
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Banks and Administrative Agent, the Bridge Banks have agreed to provide Bridge
Loans in the amounts specified and on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth therein.
C. Guarantor, as the indirect owner of 50% of the Equity Interests
of Borrower, will derive substantial economic benefit from the Bridge Loans to
be made by the Bridge Banks to Borrower pursuant to the Bridge Loan Agreement.
D. Administrative Agent and the Bridge Banks have agreed to enter
into the Bridge Loan Agreement with Borrower on the condition that Guarantor
guarantee certain of Borrower's obligations thereunder as provided herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the
Bridge Banks to provide Bridge Loans pursuant to the Bridge Loan Agreement, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS.
Unless the context shall otherwise require, capitalized terms used but not
defined herein are used as defined in the Bridge Loan Agreement and, except as
otherwise expressly provided, the Rules of Interpretation set forth in Exhibit A
to the Bridge Loan Agreement shall apply to this Guaranty. In addition, unless
the context shall otherwise require, as used herein the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
"Bridge Obligations" means all obligations of Borrower to repay the
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Bridge Loans under the Bridge Loan Agreement and the Bridge Notes (together with
all interest and fees payable in respect thereof and, solely to the extent
arising out of the Bridge Loan Agreement and the Bridge Notes, expenses and
indemnities thereon).
"Capitalization" means, as to Guarantor, the sum of Total Debt and
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Consolidated Shareholders Equity, in each case, as at the date of any
determination thereof.
"Capitalized Lease Obligations" means, as to any Person, all rental
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obligations as lessee which, under GAAP, are or will be required to be
capitalized on the books of such Person, in each case taken at the amount
thereof accounted for as indebtedness in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Adjusted Interest Expense" means, for any period, the
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sum of Interest Expense (a) of Guarantor and its subsidiaries and (b) accruing
on any Indebtedness of any other Person to the extent such Indebtedness is
guaranteed by Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries, but excluding any Interest
Expense (i) on Non-Recourse Indebtedness; and (ii) on Indebtedness of a Person
before the date (A) it becomes a subsidiary of Guarantor, (B) it is merged or
consolidated with Guarantor or (C) a subsidiary of Guarantor or its assets are
acquired by Guarantor to the extent that income or loss of such Person is
excluded under the definition of Consolidated Adjusted Net Income, each
determined for such period on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Adjusted Net Income" means, for any period, the net
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income or loss of Guarantor and its subsidiaries for such period determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (and before giving effect to any
elimination of minority interests in non-wholly owned subsidiaries); provided
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that there shall be excluded the income or loss of any Person accrued before (a)
the date it becomes a subsidiary of Guarantor, (b) the date it is merged into or
consolidated with Guarantor or any subsidiary of Guarantor or (c) the date its
assets are acquired by Guarantor or any subsidiary of Guarantor, other than
amounts of income accrued before such date which are actually paid as dividends
after such date.
"Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, Consolidated Adjusted Net
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Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted
in determining such Consolidated Adjusted Net Income, the sum of (i)
Consolidated Adjusted Interest Expense for such period, (ii) consolidated income
tax expense for such period, (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and
amortization for such period and (iv) any extraordinary non-cash charges for
such period, and minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in
determining such Consolidated Adjusted Net Income, any extraordinary gains for
such period, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Shareholders Equity" means, as of the date of any
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determination, the consolidated tangible net worth of Guarantor and its
subsidiaries, and including amounts attributable to (a) junior subordinated
debentures; provided that such junior subordinated debentures have subordination
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and deferral features substantially similar to those in the TECO Subordinated
Debentures; and (b) preferred stock to the extent excluded from Total Debt,
minus the value of minority interests in any of Guarantor's subsidiaries, and
disregarding unearned compensation associated with Guarantor's employee stock
ownership plan or other benefit plans, foreign currency translation adjustments
and other comprehensive income adjustments, all determined in accordance with
GAAP.
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"Contingent Obligation" means, as to any Person, any obligation of
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such Person guaranteeing any Indebtedness or lease obligation (each a "primary
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obligation") of any other Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether
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directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not
contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property
constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply
funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to
maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise
to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor or (c) otherwise to
assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in
respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall
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not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the
ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be
deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary
obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not
stated or determinable, the maximum probable liability in respect thereof
(assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined in good
faith by Guarantor.
"Credit Documents" shall have the meaning given to the term "Credit
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Documents" in the Credit Agreement.
"Credit Obligations" means all "Obligations" of Borrower under, and as
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defined in, the Credit Agreement.
"El Dorado Bridge Obligations" means all obligations of El Dorado
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Borrower to repay the El Dorado Bridge Loans under the El Dorado Bridge Loan
Agreement and the El Dorado Bridge Notes (together with all interest and fees
payable in respect thereof and, solely to the extent arising out of the El
Dorado Bridge Loan Agreement and the El Dorado Bridge Notes, expenses and
indemnities thereon).
"El Dorado Bridge Loans" shall have the meaning given to the term
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"Bridge Loans" in the El Dorado Bridge Loan Agreement.
"El Dorado Bridge Notes" shall have the meaning given to the term
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"Bridge Notes" in the El Dorado Bridge Loan Agreement.
"El Dorado Credit Obligations" shall mean all "Obligations" of El
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Dorado Borrower under, and as defined in, the El Dorado Credit Agreement.
"El Dorado Partners" shall have the meaning given to the term
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"Partners" in Exhibit A to the El Dorado Bridge Loan Agreement.
"Equity Interests" means (a) shares of capital stock, partnership
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interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial
interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person or (b) any
warrants, options or other rights to acquire such shares or interests.
"Event of Default" has the meaning given in Section 5.1.
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"Guaranteed Obligations" has the meaning given in Section 2.1(a).
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"Guaranty Limit" means, at any time and from to time, (a)
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$250,000,000, minus (b) subject to any reinstatement pursuant to Section 6.13,
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the aggregate amount of all repayments and prepayments of Bridge Loans by
Borrower as of such date, plus (c) all interest and fees to be paid on the
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Bridge Loans under the Bridge Loan Agreement and the Bridge Notes through the
Maturity Date and, solely to the extent arising out of the Bridge Loan Agreement
and the Bridge Notes, all expenses and indemnities thereon.
"Hedge Transactions" means transactions under any interest swap
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agreements, caps, collars or other interest rate hedging mechanisms.
"Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
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indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) the deferred purchase price
of assets or services which in accordance with GAAP would be shown on the
liability side of the balance sheet of such Person, (c) the face amount of all
letters of credit issued for the account of such Person (other than letters of
credit issued to secure a financial obligation of such Person to the extent such
obligation is not outstanding at the time) and all unreimbursed drafts drawn
thereunder, (d) all Indebtedness of another Person secured by any Lien on any
property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed
by such Person, (e) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all
obligations of such Person under any subscription or similar agreement, (g) the
discounted present value of all obligations of such Person (other than Tampa
Electric) payable under agreements for the payment of a specified purchase price
for the purchase and resale of power whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e.,
take-or-pay and similar obligations, (h) any unfunded or underfunded obligation
subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the Code of such
Person to any "employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(2) of
ERISA) maintained at any time, or contributed to, by such Person or any other
Person which is under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(b) or
(c) of the Code) with such Person, (i) all Contingent Obligations of such Person
and (j) all obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge Transactions;
provided, however, that Indebtedness shall specifically exclude accounts payable
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arising in the ordinary course of business.
"Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person, for any period,
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total cash interest expense of such Person payable for such period with respect
to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person, including all commissions,
discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and
bankers' acceptance financing and net costs under hedging agreements to the
extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP.
"Non-Recourse Indebtedness" means Indebtedness which is not an
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obligation of, and is otherwise without recourse to, the assets or revenues of
Guarantor or any subsidiary of Guarantor (other than the assets or revenues of
TPS or any subsidiary of TPS).
"Significant Subsidiary" means, collectively, Tampa Electric Company,
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TPS and any other subsidiary of Guarantor formed or acquired after the Closing
Date the total assets (after
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intercompany eliminations) of which exceed 10% of the total assets of Guarantor
and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole).
"Taxes" means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge,
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assessment or fee of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions
thereto) that is imposed by any government or other taxing authority in respect
of any payment under this Guaranty other than any income, franchise or similar
tax imposed upon or measured by the gross or net income or capital of
Administrative Agent or any Bridge Bank by the United States, New York State,
any jurisdiction where Administrative Agent or any Bridge Bank is organized
and/or the jurisdiction in which is located any office from or at which
Administrative Agent or any Bridge Bank is making or maintaining any Bridge
Loans or receiving any payments under any of the Bridge Loan Documents.
"TECO Subordinated Debentures" means the 8.50% Junior Subordinated
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Notes Due 2041, issued by Guarantor on December 20, 2000, in the original
principal amount of $206,200,000.
"Total Debt" means, without duplication, Indebtedness of Guarantor and
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its Significant Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis outstanding at
the date of any determination thereof, but expressly excluding (a) Non-Recourse
Indebtedness, (b) junior subordinated debentures issued by Guarantor; provided
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that such junior subordinated debentures have subordination and deferral
features substantially similar to those in the TECO Subordinated Debentures, and
(c) preferred stock of Guarantor in an amount not to exceed 10% of Guarantor's
Capitalization on such date.
"Trans-Union Partners" means each of Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline
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I, LLC and Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline II, LLC, each a Delaware limited
liability company.
ARTICLE II
THE GUARANTY.
2.1 Guaranty. Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably:
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(a) guarantees, as primary obligor and not as surety, to
Administrative Agent, and its successors and assigns, the prompt payment in full
when due of all Bridge Obligations of Borrower, whether by acceleration or
otherwise, strictly in accordance with the terms set forth in the Bridge Loan
Agreement, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Guaranty Limit (such Bridge
Obligations being collectively referred to herein as the "Guaranteed
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Obligations"); and
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(b) agrees that if for any reason whatsoever Borrower shall fail or
be unable to pay in full as and when due any of the Guaranteed Obligations,
Guarantor will promptly pay the same on the date payment for such Guaranteed
Obligation is due without regard to any exercise or non-exercise by Guarantor,
Administrative Agent or any Bridge Bank of any right, remedy, power or privilege
under or in respect of the Bridge Loan Agreement and the other Bridge Loan
Documents, and that in the case of any extension of time of the payment or
renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in
full when due (whether at extended
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maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such
extension or renewal, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Guaranty Limit.
2.2 Obligations Absolute and Unconditional.
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(a) The obligations of Guarantor hereunder are primary obligations of
Guarantor and are an absolute, unconditional, continuing and irrevocable
guaranty of payment and not of collectibility or performance and are in no way
conditioned on or contingent upon any attempt to enforce in whole or in part
Borrower's liabilities and obligations to the Bridge Banks. If Borrower shall
fail to pay any of the Guaranteed Obligations as and when they are due,
Guarantor shall forthwith pay such Guaranteed Obligations in immediately
available funds, and each such failure by Borrower to pay a Guaranteed
Obligation shall give rise to a separate cause of action herewith, and separate
suits may be brought hereunder as each cause of action arises.
(b) The Bridge Banks may, at any time and from time to time (whether
or not after revocation or termination of this Guaranty) without the consent of
or notice to Guarantor, except such notice as may be required by applicable law
which cannot be waived or any notice required hereunder, without incurring
responsibility to Guarantor, without impairing or releasing the obligations of
Guarantor hereunder, upon or without any terms or conditions and in whole or in
part, (i) change the manner, place and terms of payment or change or extend the
time of such payment of, renew, or alter any Guaranteed Obligation, or any
obligations and liabilities (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly
or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof or in any manner modify, amend or
supplement the terms of the Bridge Loan Agreement, any documents, instruments or
agreements executed in connection therewith, and the guaranty herein made shall
apply to the Guaranteed Obligations, as changed, extended, renewed, modified,
amended, supplemented or altered in any manner; (ii) exercise or refrain from
exercising any rights against Borrower or others (including Guarantor) or
otherwise act or refrain from acting; (iii) add or release any other guarantor
from its obligations without affecting or impairing the obligations of Guarantor
hereunder; (iv) settle or compromise any Guaranteed Obligations and/or any
obligations and liabilities (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly
or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and may subordinate the payment of
all or any part thereof to the payment of any obligations and liabilities which
may be due to the Bridge Banks or others; (v) sell, exchange, release,
surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner or in any order any
property by whomsoever pledged or mortgaged to secure or howsoever securing the
Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities or obligations (including any of those
hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof and/or
any offset thereagainst; (vi) apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever
realized to any obligations and liabilities of Borrower to the Bridge Banks
under the Bridge Loan Agreement or the other Bridge Loan Documents in the manner
provided therein regardless of what obligations and liabilities remain unpaid;
(vii) consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or default under,
the Bridge Loan Agreement or any other Bridge Loan Document; and/or (viii) act
or fail to act in any manner referred to in this Guaranty which may deprive
Guarantor of its right to subrogation against Borrower to recover full indemnity
for any payments made pursuant to this Guaranty or of its right of contribution
against any other party.
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(c) No invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of the Guaranteed
Obligations or invalidity, irregularity, unenforceability or nonperfection of
any collateral therefor, shall affect, impair, or be a defense to this Guaranty,
which is a primary obligation of Guarantor.
(d) This is a continuing Guaranty and all obligations to which it
applies or may apply under the terms hereof shall be conclusively presumed to
have been created in reliance hereon. In the event that, notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 2.2(a) hereof, this Guaranty shall be deemed revocable in
accordance with applicable law, then to the extent permitted by applicable law
any such revocation shall become effective only upon receipt by Administrative
Agent of written notice of revocation signed by Guarantor. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, no revocation or termination hereof shall affect in
any manner rights arising under this Guaranty with respect to Guaranteed
Obligations (i) arising prior to receipt by Administrative Agent of written
notice of such revocation or termination and the sole effect of revocation and
termination hereof shall be to exclude from this Guaranty Guaranteed Obligations
thereafter arising which are unconnected with Guaranteed Obligations theretofore
arising or transactions theretofore entered into or (ii) arising as a result of
an Event of Default under the Bridge Loan Agreement occurring by reason of the
revocation or termination of this Guaranty.
(e) Guarantor shall file, in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in
which the filing of claims is required or permitted by law, all claims which
Guarantor may have against Borrower relating to any indebtedness of Borrower to
Guarantor, and hereby assigns to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Bridge
Banks all rights of Guarantor thereunder. If Guarantor does not file any such
claim, Administrative Agent, as attorney-in-fact for Guarantor, is hereby
authorized to do so in the name of Guarantor or, in Administrative Agent's
discretion, to assign the claim to a nominee and to cause proofs of claim to be
filed in the name of Administrative Agent's nominee. The foregoing power of
attorney is coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked. Administrative
Agent or its nominee shall have the sole right to accept or reject any plan
proposed in any such proceeding and to take any other action which a party
filing a claim is entitled to take. In all such cases, whether in
administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the person authorized to pay such a
claim shall pay the same to Administrative Agent to the extent of any Guaranteed
Obligations which then remain unpaid and, to the full extent necessary for that
purpose, Guarantor hereby assigns to Administrative Agent all of Guarantor's
rights to all such payments or distributions to which Guarantor would otherwise
be entitled; provided, however, that Guarantor's obligations hereunder shall not
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be satisfied except to the extent that Administrative Agent receives cash by
reason of any such payment or distribution. If Administrative Agent receives
anything hereunder other than cash, the same shall be held as collateral for
amounts due under this Guaranty.
(f) Except as otherwise required by law, each payment required to be
made by Guarantor to Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks hereunder shall be
made without deduction or withholding for or on account of Taxes. If such
deduction or withholding is so required, Guarantor shall, upon notice thereof
from Administrative Agent, (i) pay the amount required to be deducted or
withheld to the appropriate authorities before penalties attach thereto or
interest accrues thereon (including deductions from amounts payable under this
Section
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2.2(f)), (ii) on or before the 30th day after payment of such amount, forward to
the Bridge Banks an official receipt evidencing such payment (or a certified
copy thereof), and (iii) in the case of any such deduction or withholding,
forthwith pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Bridge Banks such
additional amount as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount actually
received by the Bridge Banks, free and clear of such Taxes, including any Taxes
on such additional amount, is equal to the amount that the Bridge Banks would
have received had there been no such deduction or withholding.
2.3 Subordination. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
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Guaranty, all existing and future indebtedness of Borrower to Guarantor, and the
right of Guarantor to withdraw any capital invested by Guarantor directly or
indirectly in Borrower, is hereby subordinated to all obligations and
liabilities hereby guaranteed. Without the prior written consent of
Administrative Agent, such subordinated indebtedness shall not be paid or
withdrawn in whole or in part, nor shall Guarantor accept any payment of or on
account of any such indebtedness or as a withdrawal of capital, while this
Guaranty is in effect. At Administrative Agent's request, if an Event of
Default under the Bridge Loan Agreement has occurred and is continuing,
Guarantor shall cause Borrower to pay to Administrative Agent for the benefit of
the Bridge Banks all or any part of such subordinated indebtedness and any
capital which Guarantor is entitled to withdraw up to the Guaranty Limit. Any
payment by Borrower in violation of this Guaranty shall be received by Guarantor
in trust for Administrative Agent and the Bridge Banks, and Guarantor shall
cause the same to be paid to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Bridge
Banks immediately upon demand by Administrative Agent on account of Borrower's
obligations and liabilities hereby guaranteed. Guarantor shall not assign all
or any portion of such indebtedness while this Guaranty remains in effect except
upon prior written notice to Administrative Agent by which the assignee of any
such indebtedness agrees that the assignment is made subject to the terms of
this Guaranty, and that any attempted assignment of such indebtedness in
violation of the provisions hereof shall be void. Nothing in this Section 2.3
shall apply to any distribution or payment permitted to be made to Guarantor,
either Partner or any of their respective Affiliates pursuant to the Credit
Documents.
2.4 Waiver. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor hereby
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unconditionally and irrevocably waives and relinquishes all rights and remedies
accorded by applicable law to sureties or guarantors and agrees not to assert or
take advantage of any such rights or remedies, including (a) any right to
require Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks to proceed against Borrower or
any other person or to proceed against or exhaust any security held by
Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks at any time or to pursue any other
remedy in Administrative Agent's or the Bridge Banks' power before proceeding
against Guarantor, (b) any defense that may arise by reason of the incapacity,
lack of power or authority, dissolution, merger, termination or disability of
Borrower or any other Person or the failure of Administrative Agent or the
Bridge Banks to file or enforce a claim against the estate (in administration,
bankruptcy or any other proceeding) of Borrower or any other Person, (c)
promptness, diligence, demand, presentment, protest and notice of any kind other
than notices required hereunder or under the other Bridge Loan Documents,
including notice of the existence, creation or incurring of any new or
additional indebtedness or obligation or of any action or non-action on the part
of Borrower, Administrative Agent, the Bridge Banks, any endorser or creditor of
Borrower or Guarantor or on the part of any other person under this or any other
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instrument in connection with any obligation or evidence of indebtedness held by
Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks in connection with any Guaranteed
Obligations, (d) any defense based upon an election of remedies by
Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks, including an election to proceed by
non-judicial rather than judicial foreclosure, which destroys or otherwise
impairs the subrogation rights of Guarantor, the right of Guarantor to proceed
against Borrower for reimbursement, or both, (e) any defense based on any offset
against any amounts which may be owed by any Person to Guarantor for any reason
whatsoever, (f) any defense based on any act, failure to act, delay or omission
whatsoever on the part of Borrower or the failure by Borrower to do any act or
thing or to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement to be
observed or performed by it under the Bridge Loan Agreement or the other Bridge
Loan Documents, (g) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which
provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in
other respects more burdensome than that of the principal, (h) any defense,
setoff or counterclaim which may at any time be available to or asserted by
Borrower against Administrative Agent, the Bridge Banks or any other Person
under the Bridge Loan Agreement or any other Bridge Loan Document (other than,
subject to Section 6.13, defense of payment of the applicable amounts), (i) any
duty on the part of Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks to disclose to
Guarantor any facts Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks may now or
hereafter know about Borrower, regardless of whether Administrative Agent or the
Bridge Banks have reason to believe that any such facts materially increase the
risk beyond that which Guarantor intends to assume, or have reason to believe
that such facts are unknown to Guarantor, or have a reasonable opportunity to
communicate such facts to Guarantor, since Guarantor acknowledges that Guarantor
is fully responsible for being and keeping informed of the financial condition
of Borrower and of all circumstances bearing on the risk of non-payment of any
obligations and liabilities hereby guaranteed, (j) the fact that Guarantor may
at any time in the future dispose of all or part of its direct or indirect
interest in Borrower, (k) any defense arising because of Administrative Agent's
or the Bridge Banks' election, in any proceeding instituted under the Federal
Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Federal
Bankruptcy Code, (l) any defense based upon any borrowing or grant of a security
interest under Section 364 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and (xiii) any other
circumstance (including any statute of limitations) or any existence of or
reliance on any representation by Administrative Agent or any Bridge Bank that
might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or discharge of, any
guarantor or surety (other than, subject to Section 6.13, defense of payment of
the applicable amounts).
2.5 Subrogation. Until all Bridge Obligations, Credit Obligations, El
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Dorado Bridge Obligations and El Dorado Credit Obligations have been paid in
full in cash (subject to Section 6.13 and other than those contingent
obligations that are intended to survive the termination of the applicable
agreement) (a) Guarantor shall not have any right of subrogation and waives all
rights to enforce any remedy which it or the Bridge Banks now have or may
hereafter have against Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, and
waives the benefit of, and all rights to participate in, any security now or
hereafter held by Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks from Borrower and (b)
Guarantor waives any claim, right or remedy which Guarantor may now have or
hereafter acquire against Borrower that arises hereunder, from the existence or
enforcement of this Guaranty and/or from the performance by Guarantor hereunder,
including any claim, remedy or right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration,
contribution, indemnification, or participation in any claim, right or remedy of
the Bridge Banks against
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Borrower, or any security which the Bridge Banks now have or hereafter acquire,
whether or not such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by
statute, under common law or otherwise.
2.6 Bankruptcy. So long as any of the Bridge Obligations, Credit
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Obligations, El Dorado Bridge Obligations or El Dorado Credit Obligations remain
unsatisfied or unpaid (subject to Section 6.13 and other than those contingent
obligations that are intended to survive the termination of the applicable
agreement), Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries
to, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, commence, or join
with any other Person in commencing, any bankruptcy, reorganization, or
insolvency proceeding against Borrower. The obligations of Guarantor under this
Guaranty shall not be altered, limited or affected by any proceeding, voluntary
or involuntary, involving the bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership, liquidation or arrangement of Borrower, or by any defense which
Borrower may have by reason of any order, decree or decision of any court or
administrative body resulting from any such proceeding.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:
3.1 Corporate Existence and Business. Guarantor is a corporation duly
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organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation and is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary to
execute, deliver and perform this Guaranty and each other Bridge Loan Document
to which it is or is to become a party.
3.2 Power and Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. Guarantor has full
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power and authority and the legal right to execute, deliver and perform this
Guaranty and each other Bridge Loan Document to which it is or is to become a
party and to take all action as may be necessary to complete the transactions
contemplated hereunder and thereunder. Guarantor has taken all necessary
corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Guaranty and each other Bridge Loan Document to which it is or is to become a
party to complete the transactions contemplated hereby. No consent or
authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of any other Person
or Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by Guarantor, or the validity or enforceability as to Guarantor,
of this Guaranty and each other Bridge Loan Document to which it is or is to
become a party, except such consents or authorizations or filings or other acts
as have already been obtained or where the failure to obtain such consent or
authorization could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on Guarantor. This Guaranty and each other Bridge Loan Document to which
Guarantor is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor and
constitute, and each other Bridge Loan Document to which it is to become a party
will upon execution and delivery thereof by Guarantor and the other parties
thereto (if any) constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
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reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the right of creditors
generally and by general principles of equity.
3.3 No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of
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this Guaranty and each other Bridge Loan Document to which it is or is to become
a party to complete the transactions contemplated hereby and the making by
Guarantor of any payments hereunder or under any other Bridge Loan Document to
which it is a party will not violate any applicable law or any material
contractual obligation of Guarantor and will not result in, or require, the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the properties or revenues of
Guarantor pursuant to any applicable law or any such contractual obligation
except, in each case, where such violation, creation or imposition could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Guarantor.
3.4 No Proceeding or Litigation. No litigation or proceeding of or before
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any Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of Guarantor,
threatened in writing against Guarantor with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Guaranty or any other Bridge Loan Document to which
Guarantor is or is to become a party, except where such litigation or proceeding
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Guarantor.
3.5 Governmental Approvals. All governmental authorizations and actions
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necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by Guarantor of this
Guaranty and the performance of its obligations hereunder have been obtained or
performed and remain valid and in full force and effect.
3.6 Financial Statements. All quarterly and annual financial statements of
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Guarantor and its Significant Subsidiaries heretofore delivered by Guarantor to
Administrative Agent were true, correct and complete in all material respects,
did not fail to disclose any material liabilities, whether direct or contingent,
and fairly presented in all material respects the financial condition of
Guarantor or such Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, in each case as of
the date delivered and were prepared in accordance with GAAP. Since the date of
the most recent such financial statements, there has been no material adverse
change in the business, operations, property, assets or financial condition of
Guarantor or its Significant Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
3.7 True and Complete Disclosure. All factual information heretofore or
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contemporaneously furnished by Guarantor or its representatives in writing to
Administrative Agent or any Bridge Bank for purposes of or in connection with
this Guaranty or any transaction contemplated herein was true and accurate in
all material respects on the date as of which such information was dated or
certified and at such date did not omit to state any fact necessary to make such
information not misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under
which such information was provided. The information referred to in the
immediately preceding sentence furnished to Administrative Agent or any Bridge
Bank on or prior to the Closing Date, taken as a whole, as updated or
supplemented from time to time, is true and correct in all material respects as
of the Closing Date, and as of the Closing Date all such information does not
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omit to state any fact which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Guarantor.
3.8 Investment Company Act. Guarantor is not an "investment company"
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within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and is
exempt from regulation under PUHCA and the Federal Power Act.
3.9 Compliance with Law. There is no violation by Guarantor or any
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Significant Subsidiary of any Governmental Rule which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Guarantor. Except as have been
delivered to Administrative Agent, no notices of violation of any Governmental
Rule relating to the Project or the Site have been issued, entered or received
by Guarantor.
3.10 ERISA. Guarantor and any other Person which is under common control
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(within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code) have fulfilled their
obligations (if any) under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code
for each ERISA Plan in compliance in all material respects with the currently
applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and have not incurred any liability
to the PBGC or an ERISA Plan under Title IV of ERISA (other than liability for
premiums due in the ordinary course). Assuming that the credit extended
hereunder does not involve the assets of any employee benefit plan subject to
ERISA, neither the execution of this Guaranty nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will involve a Prohibited Transaction (as
defined in the Credit Agreement).
3.11 Financial and Other Information. Guarantor has established adequate
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means of obtaining financial and other information pertaining to the businesses,
operations and condition (financial and otherwise) of Borrower and its
properties on a continuing basis, and Guarantor now is and hereafter will have
sole responsibility for maintaining familiarity with the businesses, operations
and condition (financial and otherwise) of Borrower and its properties.
3.12 Adequate Financial Means. (a) Guarantor is not, and will not as a
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result of the execution and delivery of this Guaranty, be rendered insolvent,
(b) Guarantor does not intend to incur, or believe it is incurring, obligations
beyond its ability to pay and (c) Guarantor's property remaining after the
delivery and performance of this Guaranty will not constitute unreasonably small
capital.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS.
Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that, until the earlier of the
payment in full of all Bridge Obligations (subject to Section 6.13 and other
than those contingent obligations that are intended to survive the termination
of this Guaranty or the other Bridge Loan Documents) and the payment by
Guarantor under this Guaranty of an aggregate amount equal to the Guaranty
Limit:
4.1 Existence. Guarantor shall, and shall cause each Significant
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Subsidiary to, maintain and preserve its existence in good standing in the state
of its formation and its
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qualification to do business in each other jurisdiction where such qualification
is necessary and all material rights, privileges and franchises necessary in the
normal conduct of its business.
4.2 Consents, Legal Compliance. Guarantor shall maintain in full force and
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effect all consents of any Governmental Authority that are required to be
obtained by it in order for it to perform its obligations under this Guaranty
and will obtain any that may become necessary in the future.
4.3 Prohibition of Certain Transfers.
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(a) Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any Significant
Subsidiary to, liquidate or dissolve, or combine, consolidate or merge with or
into another Person; except that Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary may
combine, consolidate or merge with another Person if (i) Guarantor or a
Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be, is the surviving corporation of such
merger, consolidation or combination; (ii) prior to such merger, consolidation
or combination, and after giving effect thereto, no default under this Guaranty
shall have occurred and be continuing; (iii) such merger, consolidation or
combination shall not cause a violation of Section 4.11 hereof; (iv) Guarantor
shall have provided pro forma calculations to Administrative Agent demonstrating
that, to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent, after giving
effect to such merger, consolidation or combination (A) the projected ratio of
Total Debt to Capitalization for the next succeeding fiscal quarter will be less
than or equal to 0.65 to 1.00 and (B) the projected ratio of Consolidated EBITDA
to Consolidated Adjusted Interest Expense for the next succeeding twelve months
will equal or exceed 3.0 to 1.00; and (v) Guarantor's rights and obligations
under this Guaranty and Administrative Agent's rights and obligations under this
Guaranty shall not be diminished in any manner as a result of such merger,
consolidation or combination.
(b) Except as set forth in this Section 4.3 or sales that are in the
nature of financing leases, Guarantor shall not, and shall not permit any
Significant Subsidiary to, sell, lease, assign or otherwise transfer or dispose
of, directly or indirectly, all or any substantial part of its property,
business or assets; provided that (i) Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary
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may sell, lease or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly,
assets to any of Guarantor, any Significant Subsidiary, either Partner, either
El Dorado Partner, either Trans-Union Partner, Borrower, El Dorado Borrower or
Trans-Union, (ii) Tampa Electric may sell, contribute or transfer its
transmission and transmission-related assets for fair value to a regional
transmission organization and (iii) TPS may sell up to 30% of its assets in
exchange for assets similar to those sold, or for cash so long as the proceeds
of such cash sales are (x) retained by TPS or Guarantor in cash or equivalent
short term investments (provided that Guarantor shall not be obligated to so
maintain any such proceeds in cash or equivalent investments at any time that
Guarantor is rated Baa2 by Xxxxx'x and BBB+ by S&P or Baa1 by Xxxxx'x and BBB by
S&P) and reinvested within nine months of the date of such sale in assets
similar to those sold or (y) applied by Borrower, on a pro-rata basis, toward
(a) the prepayment of the outstanding principal amount of the Bridge Loans and
the El Dorado Bridge Loans, and (b) satisfaction of Guarantor's then due and
payable obligations under the "Equity Contribution Guaranty" (as defined in the
Credit Agreement) and under that certain Equity Contribution Guaranty, dated as
of May 31, 2001, by Guarantor in favor of El Dorado Administrative Agent, and
following the applications set forth
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in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), pro-rata to satisfaction of all other
obligations of Borrower and El Dorado Borrower guaranteed by Guarantor under the
"Equity Guaranties", as defined in the Credit Agreement and the El Dorado Credit
Agreement.
(c) Except as set forth in this Section 4.3, Guarantor shall not, and
shall not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, mortgage, pledge or encumber all
or substantially all of its assets (other than, solely in the case of TPS,
pursuant to limited recourse project financing transactions entered into by TPS
after the Closing Date in the ordinary course of its business), except for
encumbrances listed on Schedule 4.3.
(d) Guarantor shall not sell, assign or otherwise transfer, by way of
collateral assignment or otherwise, or dispose of, directly or indirectly (by
way of collateral assignment or otherwise) any Equity Interest in any
Significant Subsidiary; provided that for fair value (i) Guarantor may sell,
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assign or transfer up to 20% of its Equity Interests in TPS and (ii) TPS may
sell or transfer its Equity Interests in Energia Global International, Ltd.
4.4 Payment of Material Obligations. Guarantor shall, and shall cause
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each Significant Subsidiary to, pay all its material obligations, howsoever
arising, as and when due and payable, except (a) such as may be contested in
good faith or as to which a bona fide dispute may exist; provided that adequate
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reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, and (b) trade payables
which shall be paid in the ordinary course of business.
4.5 Taxes. Guarantor shall, and shall cause each Significant Subsidiary
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to, file all tax returns and pay, or cause to be paid, as and when due and prior
to delinquency, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges of any kind that
may at any time be lawfully assessed or levied against or with respect to it;
provided that Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary may contest in good faith
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any such taxes, assessments and other charges and, in such event, may permit the
taxes, assessments or other charges so contested to remain unpaid during any
period, including appeals, when such Person is in good faith contesting the
same, so long as (a) adequate reserves have been established in accordance with
GAAP, (b) enforcement of the contested tax, assessment or other charge is
effectively stayed for the entire duration of such contest if such enforcement
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Guarantor, and
(c) any tax, assessment or other charge determined to be due, together with any
interest or penalties thereon, is promptly paid as required after final
resolution of such contest.
4.6 Maintenance of Property, Insurance. Guarantor shall, and shall cause
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each Significant Subsidiary to, (a) keep all property useful and necessary in
its business in good working order and condition except where the failure to so
maintain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Guarantor, (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies
insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against at least such
risks as are in accordance with normal industry practice, or make provisions
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent for self-insurance, and (c)
furnish to Administrative Agent, upon written request, full information as to
the insurance carried.
4.7 Compliance with Laws, Instruments, Etc. Guarantor shall, and shall
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cause each Significant Subsidiary to, promptly comply, or cause compliance, with
all Governmental Rules,
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except where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Guarantor, including Governmental Rules relating to
pollution control, environmental protection, equal employment opportunity or
employee benefit plans, ERISA Plans and employee safety.
4.8 No Change in Business. Guarantor shall maintain a substantial part of
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its business in the power industry and businesses reasonably related thereto and
Guarantor shall cause each Significant Subsidiary to maintain as a substantial
part of its business the general type of business now conducted by such
Significant Subsidiary.
4.9 Financial Statements. Unless Administrative Agent otherwise consents,
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deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent, in form and detail
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent:
(a) As soon as practicable and in any event within 60 days after the
end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods of its fiscal
year, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Guarantor and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of the last day of such quarterly period and the related
statements of income, cash flow, and partners' capital (where applicable) for
such quarterly period and (in the case of second and third quarterly periods)
for the portion of the fiscal year ending with the last day of such quarterly
period, setting forth in each case in comparative form corresponding unaudited
figures from the preceding fiscal year; and
(b) As soon as practicable and in any event within 120 days after the
close of each applicable fiscal year, audited consolidated financial statements
of Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries. Such financial statements shall
include a statement of equity, a balance sheet as of the close of such year, an
income and expense statement, reconciliation of capital accounts and a statement
of cash flow, all prepared in accordance with GAAP, certified by an independent
certified public accountant selected by Guarantor. Such certificate shall not be
qualified or limited because of restricted or limited examination by such
accountant of any material portion of the records of Guarantor.
(c) Each time the financial statements are delivered under Sections
4.9(a) and (b), deliver, along with such financial statements, a certificate
signed by a Responsible Officer of Guarantor (i) setting forth reasonably
detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Sections 4.12(a) and (b) and
including a schedule describing all Contingent Obligations of Guarantor, and
(ii) certifying that (A) such Responsible Officer has made or caused to be made
a review of the transactions and financial condition of Guarantor during the
relevant fiscal period and that, to such Responsible Officer's knowledge,
Guarantor is in compliance with all applicable material provisions of each
Credit Document to which Guarantor is a party or, if such is not the case,
stating the nature of such non-compliance and the corrective actions which
Guarantor has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto, and (B) such
financial statements are true and correct in all material respects and that no
material adverse change in the consolidated assets, liabilities, operations, or
financial condition of Guarantor has occurred since the date of the immediately
preceding financial statements provided to Administrative Agent or, if a
material adverse change has occurred, the nature of such change.
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(d) As long as Guarantor is required or permitted to file reports
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a copy of its report on
Form 10-K shall satisfy the requirements of Section 4.9(a) and a copy of
Guarantor's report on Form 10-Q shall satisfy the requirements of Section
4.9(b).
4.10 Notices. Guarantor shall promptly, upon acquiring notice or giving
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notice, as the case may be, or obtaining knowledge thereof, deliver written
notice to Administrative Agent of:
(a) Any litigation pending or threatened in writing against
Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary involving claims against Guarantor or
such Significant Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Guarantor, such notice to include copies of all papers filed
in such litigation and to be given monthly if any such papers have been filed
since the last notice given;
(b) Any dispute or disputes which may exist between Guarantor or any
Significant Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority and which involve (i)
claims against Guarantor or such Significant Subsidiary that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Guarantor, (ii) injunctive or
declaratory relief that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Guarantor, (iii) revocation or material modification or the like of
any applicable material permit or imposition of additional material conditions
with respect thereto, or (iv) any liens for any material amount of taxes due but
not paid;
(c) Any default under this Guaranty or under any other agreement
with respect to any Indebtedness of Guarantor outstanding in an amount equal to
or in excess of $50,000,000;
(d) Guarantor being placed on watch or review for possible rating
down-grade by S&P or Xxxxx'x;
(e) Any negative change, from the date hereof, from the rating given
to Guarantor's long-term senior unsecured debt by either S&P or Xxxxx'x; and
(f) Any event or circumstance which could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on Guarantor.
4.11 Maintenance of Ratings. If Guarantor's long term unsecured
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indebtedness is not rated at least (a) BBB- by S&P and Baa2 by Xxxxx'x or (b)
BBB by S&P and Baa3 by Xxxxx'x, Guarantor shall, within 15 days following such
downgrade, (x) cause the Equity Bridge LC Issuer to issue the Equity Bridge
Letter of Credit, naming Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Bridge Banks, as
beneficiary and (y) in the event the Equity Bridge Letter of Credit shall have
been issued in accordance with clause (x) of this Section 4.11, secure a
replacement Equity Bridge Letter of Credit within 15 days after Equity Bridge LC
Issuer's long term unsecured indebtedness is rated below A by S&P or below A2 by
Xxxxx'x, or the rating on such indebtedness is removed altogether.
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4.12 Financial Covenants. Guarantor shall comply with the following
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covenants as of the last day of each fiscal quarter:
(a) The ratio of Total Debt to Capitalization, for the fiscal
quarter then ended, shall be less than or equal to 0.65 to 1.00; and
(b) The ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Adjusted
Interest Expense, for the twelve months then ended, shall equal or exceed 3.0 to
1.0.
ARTICLE V.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
5.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall
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constitute an event of default (an "Event of Default") hereunder:
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(a) Debt Cross Default. (i) Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary
shall default for a period beyond any applicable grace period in the payment of
any principal, interest or other amount due under any agreement involving the
borrowing of money or the advance of credit (other than trade payables) and the
outstanding amount or amounts payable under all such agreements equals or
exceeds $50,000,000 or (ii) an event of default shall have occurred and be
continuing under an agreement, or related agreements, under which Guarantor or
any Significant Subsidiary has outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money of
$10,000,000 or more and, in the case of this clause (ii), such debt has been
accelerated by the holder of such debt, or the holder of such debt has attempted
to accelerate but such acceleration was prevented by applicable Governmental
Rule.
(b) Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary
shall become subject to a Bankruptcy Event.
(c) Misstatements; Omissions. Any representation or warranty of
Guarantor set forth in this Guaranty shall be untrue or misleading in any
material respect as of the time made and such untrue or misleading
representation or warranty (i) is having or could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect on Guarantor and (ii) shall remain
unremedied by Guarantor for a period of 30 days after the earlier of the date
that Guarantor becomes aware thereof or receives written notice thereof from
Administrative Agent.
(d) Breach of Terms of Agreement. Guarantor shall fail to perform or
observe any of the covenants set forth in this Guaranty and (except with respect
to any covenants set forth in Section 4.1 (with respect to its obligation to
maintain its existence), 4.3, 4.8, 4.11 or 4.12) such failure shall continue
unremedied for 30 days after Guarantor becomes aware thereof or receives written
notice with respect thereto from Administrative Agent.
(e) Judgments. A final judgment or judgments shall be entered against
Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary in the amount of $50,000,000 or more
(net of amounts covered by insurance) individually or in the aggregate (other
than (i) a judgment which is fully discharged within 30 days after its entry, or
(ii) a judgment, the execution of which is effectively stayed within 30 days
after its entry but only for 30 days after the date on which such stay is
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terminated or expires) or, in the case of injunctive relief, which if left
unstayed could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Guarantor.
(f) Change in Control. Without the consent of the Majority Bridge
Banks, Guarantor shall cease to directly or indirectly own and control at least
80% of (i) the economic interests and (ii) the voting interests (whether by
committee, contract or otherwise) in TPS.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS.
6.1 Successions or Assignments.
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(a) This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of the successors or assigns
of the Bridge Banks who shall have, to the extent of their interest, the rights
of the Bridge Banks hereunder.
(b) This Guaranty is binding upon Guarantor and its successors or
permitted assigns; provided that Guarantor is not entitled to assign its
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obligations hereunder to any other person without the prior written consent of
the Bridge Banks and any purported assignment in violation of this provision
shall be void.
6.2 Waivers.
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(a) No delay on the part of Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks
in exercising any of their rights (including those hereunder) and no partial or
single exercise thereof and no action or non-action by Administrative Agent or
the Bridge Banks, with or without notice to Guarantor or anyone else, shall
constitute a waiver of any rights or shall affect or impair this Guaranty.
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND GUARANTOR HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY,
AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT
OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH,
THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER BRIDGE LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT,
COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF THE
BRIDGE BANKS, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, BORROWER OR GUARANTOR. THIS PROVISION IS A
MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE BRIDGE BANKS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO ACCEPT THIS
GUARANTY AND ENTER INTO THE BRIDGE LOAN AGREEMENT.
6.3 Interpretation. The section headings in this Guaranty are for the
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convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or construction
of any provision hereof.
6.4 Remedies Cumulative. Each and every right and remedy of Administrative
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Agent hereunder shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other right
or remedy given hereunder or under any other Bridge Loan Document, or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity.
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6.5 Severability. Any provision of this Guaranty that may be determined by
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competent authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall,
as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
6.6 Amendments. This Guaranty may be amended, waived or otherwise modified
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only with the written consent of the parties hereto.
6.7 Jurisdiction. Administrative Agent and Guarantor agree that any legal
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action or proceeding by or against Guarantor or with respect to or arising out
of this Guaranty or any other Bridge Loan Document may be brought in or removed
to the courts of the State of New York, in and for the County of New York, or of
the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, as
Administrative Agent may elect. By execution and delivery of this Guaranty,
Administrative Agent and Guarantor accept, for themselves and in respect of
their property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid
courts. Administrative Agent and Guarantor irrevocably consent to the service
of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any manner permitted by
law. Any such process or summons in connection with any such action or
proceeding may also be served by mailing a copy thereof by certified or
registered mail, or any substantially similar form of mail, addressed to
Guarantor as provided for notices hereunder. Nothing herein shall affect the
right of Administrative Agent to bring legal action or proceedings in any other
competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, service of process shall
not be deemed served or mailed to Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks until
a copy of all matters to be served has been mailed to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, 000 X
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx or such
other Person as Administrative Agent or the Bridge Banks may hereafter designate
by notice making specific reference to this Section 6.7 given pursuant to
Section 6.11. Administrative Agent and Guarantor further agree that the
aforesaid courts of the State of New York and of the United States of America
shall have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any claim or counterclaim of
Guarantor based upon the assertion that the rate of interest charged by the
Bridge Banks on or under this Guaranty and/or the other Bridge Loan Documents is
usurious. Administrative Agent and Guarantor hereby waive any right to stay or
dismiss any action or proceeding under or in connection with any or all of the
Project, this Guaranty or any other Bridge Loan Document brought before the
foregoing courts on the basis of forum non-conveniens.
6.8 Governing Law. This Guaranty and the rights and obligations of
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Administrative Agent and of Guarantor shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law of the State of New York without reference to principles
of conflicts of laws (other than Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the New
York General Obligations Law).
6.9 Integration of Terms. This Guaranty contains the entire agreement
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between Guarantor and Administrative Agent relating to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings with respect hereto.
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6.10 Consent. Guarantor hereby acknowledges receiving copies of the Bridge
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Loan Agreement and the other Bridge Loan Documents, and consents to the terms
and provisions of each thereof.
6.11 Notices.
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(a) All notices in connection with this Guaranty shall be given by
notice in writing hand-delivered or sent by facsimile transmission or by
electronic mail or by first class or certified mail return-receipt requested
(airmail, if overseas), postage prepaid. All such notices shall be sent to the
appropriate telecopier number or address, as the case may be, set forth below or
to such other number or address as shall have been subsequently specified by
written notice to the other party, and shall be sent with copies, if any, as
indicated below. All such notices shall be effective upon receipt.
If to Guarantor: TECO Energy, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
If to Administrative Citibank, N.A.
Agent: 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Citibank N.A.
0 Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
6.12 Collection Expenses. Without regard to any limitation set forth in
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this Guaranty, if Administrative Agent is required to pursue any remedy against
Guarantor hereunder, Guarantor shall pay to Administrative Agent within 30 days
after demand and delivery of reasonable backup documentation, all reasonable
attorneys' fees and all other costs and expenses incurred by Administrative
Agent in enforcing this Guaranty.
6.13 Reinstatement. This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be
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automatically reinstated, as the case may be, and the Guaranty Limit shall be
increased to the extent previously reduced pursuant to clause (b) of the
definition of "Guaranty Limit", if and to the extent that for
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any reason any payment by or on behalf of Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed
Obligations is rescinded or otherwise restored to Borrower, whether as a result
of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, all as if such
payment had not been made, and Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify
Administrative Agent, the Bridge Banks and their respective successors and
assigns, on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable
fees of counsel) incurred by Administrative Agent, the Bridge Banks and their
respective successors and assigns in connection with any such rescission or
restoration.
6.14 Counterparts. The Guaranty may be executed in one or more duplicate
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counterparts, and when executed and delivered by all of the parties listed below
shall constitute a single binding agreement.
6.15 Non-Recourse. Recourse to Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be
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limited to the extent provided in this Agreement and in Article 7 of the Bridge
Loan Agreement.
6.16 Limitation on Liability. Recourse against Administrative Agent, the
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Bridge Banks or any of their Affiliates, directors, employees, attorneys or
agents under this Guaranty shall be limited to the extent provided in Section
9.12 of the Bridge Loan Agreement, which Section 9.12 is incorporated by
reference herein, mutatis mutandis.
6.17 Further Assurances. Guarantor shall execute and deliver any such further
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instruments and shall take such further actions as Administrative Agent may at
any time or times reasonably request in order to carry out the provisions and
intent of this Guaranty.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, Guarantor has
caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year
first above written.
TECO ENERGY, INC.,
as Guarantor
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted:
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent under the
Gila River Bridge Loan Agreement
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
[TEI EQUITY BRIDGE GUARANTY (GILA RIVER)]
SCHEDULE 4.3
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1. First Mortgage Indenture of Tampa Electric Company (First Mortgage on Tampa
Electric assets).
