EXHIBIT 10.1(c)
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
DATED JUNE 7, 2000
BY AND BETWEEN
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
AND
SOUTHERN ENERGY, INC.
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this
"Amendment") is dated December __, 2000 and is by and between POTOMAC ELECTRIC
POWER COMPANY, a District of Columbia and Virginia corporation ("Seller"), and
SOUTHERN ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Buyer," collectively with
Seller, the "Parties").
WHEREAS, Buyer has agreed to purchase and assume, and Seller has
agreed to sell and assign, the Auctioned Assets (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement) and certain associated liabilities, on the terms and conditions set
forth in that certain Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated June 7, 2000, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 to Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated September
18, 2000 (the "Purchase Agreement");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the side letter dated June 7, 2000, Buyer and
Seller agreed to modify the schedules to the Purchase Agreement to correct
scrivener's errors and omissions or erroneous inclusions therein; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Purchase Agreement
and the exhibits and schedules relating thereto as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements herein set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Buyer and Seller agree
as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Defined terms used in this Amendment and not defined
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herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
2. Amendment to Article IX.
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(a) Section 9.1(a) is hereby amended by inserting the
following sentence at the end thereof:
"Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Transferred
Union Employee shall not include any Union Employee who, on or
before the Closing Date, has given written notice to Seller of
his or her intent to retire from active employment with
Seller, and who actually retires under the terms of the
Seller's Pension Plan effective January 1, 2001."
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(b) The fourth sentence of Section 9.3 is hereby deleted in
its entirety and replaced with the following:
"Each Transferred Savings Employee shall be afforded the
option of transferring his or her account balance into the Buyer's
Savings Plan, including any outstanding loan balances attributable
to such accounts; provided, however, that if Seller is able to
obtain a favorable ruling from the Internal Revenue Service to the
effect that (or determines on the basis of rulings by the Internal
Revenue Service that) the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall constitute a sale of substantially all
of the assets used in a trade or business within the meaning of
Section 401(k)(l0) of the Code, or that there has been a
separation from service as a non-continuation of the same trade or
business within the meaning of Section 401 (k)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the
Code, each Transferred Savings Employee shall be afforded the
option of maintaining his or her account balance under Seller's
Savings Plan, transferring his or her account balance into Buyer's
Savings Plan, including any outstanding loan balances attributable
to such account, rolling over his or her account balance,
including any outstanding loan balances attributable to such
accounts into the Buyer's Savings Plan, rolling over his or her
account balance into an individual retirement account or cashing
in his or her account balance (subject to applicable withholding
taxes and penalties)."
(c) The seventh sentence of Section 9.3 is hereby deleted in
its entirety and replaced with the following:
"In the event that a Transferred Savings Employee shall elect
to leave his or her account balance in Seller's Savings Plans, Seller
shall allow the Transferred Employee to repay any outstanding loan
attributable to such account balance through repayment coupons that the
Seller shall provide to the Transferred Employee prior to the Closing
Date."
4. Amendment to Section 12.4. The address for Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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LLP in Section 12.4 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced
with the following address:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
000 0xx Xxxxxx X.X.
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Israel, Esq.
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5. Amendments to Schedules.
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5.1 Amendment to Schedule 2.2(a)(iii). Schedule 2.2(a)(iii) is
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hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule 2.2(a)(iii)
attached hereto as Attachment A.
5.2 Amendment to Schedule 2.2(a)(v). Schedule 2.2(a)(v) is
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hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule 2.2(a)(v) attached
hereto as Attachment B.
5.3 Amendment to Schedule 2.2(a)(vi). Schedule 2.2(a)(vi) is
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hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule 2.2(a)(vi)
attached hereto as Attachment C.
5.4 Amendment to Schedule 2.2(a)(vii). Schedule 2.2(a)(vii) is
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hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule 2.2(a)(vii)
attached hereto as Attachment D.
5.5 Amendment to Schedule 2.2(b)(i). Schedule 2.2(b)(i) is
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hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule 2.2(b)(i) attached
hereto as Attachment E.
5.6 Amendment to Schedule 2.3(a)(iv). Schedule 2.3(a)(iv) is
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hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule 2.3(a)(iv)
attached hereto as Attachment F.
5.7 Amendment to Schedule 5.5(a). Schedule 5.5(a) is hereby
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deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule 5.5(a) attached hereto as
Attachment G.
5.8 Amendment to Schedule 5.5(b). Schedule 5.5(b) is hereby
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deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule 5.5(b) attached hereto as
Attachment H.
5.9 Amendment to Schedule 5.10(c). Exhibit A to Schedule
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5.10(c) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Exhibit A to
Schedule 5.10(c) attached hereto as Attachment I.
6. Amendments to the Exhibits.
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6.1 Amendment to Exhibit C-4. Section 2.1(f) of Exhibit C-4,
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the Morgantown Easement Agreement, is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
"(f) An easement of Access to, and the right to use,
the parking lots, access roads, driveways and other such
facilities located upon the Generator's Real Property,
together with the right to use the railroad lines and railroad
spurs located upon the Generator's Real Property (such
railroad lines and railroad spurs, "Generator's Rail
Facilities") for the transportation of machinery and/or
similar uses; provided, however, that the easement of Access
to Generator's Rail Facilities shall require Generator's prior
consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld."
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6.2 Amendment to Exhibit E-1. The second sentence of Section
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4.2.1(b) of Exhibit E-1, the Potomac River Interconnection Agreement, is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "If applicable, the
Generator shall test the Station's black-start combustion-turbines annually to
confirm that the black-start combustion turbines will start without any external
power supply."
6.3 Amendment to Exhibit E-3. Schedule C to Exhibit E-3, the
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Xxxxxxxxx Interconnection Agreement, is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the Schedule C attached hereto as Attachment J.
6.4 Amendment to Exhibit E-4. Schedule C to Exhibit E-4, the
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Chalk Point Interconnection Agreement, is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the Schedule C attached hereto as Attachment K.
7. Governing Law. This Amendment is governed by, and shall be construed
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in accordance with, the laws of the District of Columbia without regard to
principles of conflicts of law.
8. Modifications and Amendments. This Amendment shall not be modified
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or amended except by a written instrument executed by both of the Parties.
9. Entire Agreement; Severability. This Amendment and the Purchase
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Agreement constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event that any portion
of this Amendment or the Purchase Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or
unenforceable, such portion of this Amendment or Purchase Agreement shall be
severable from the other provisions of this Amendment or the Purchase Agreement
which provisions shall be valid, binding upon and enforceable against the
Parties.
10. Effectiveness Purchase Agreement. This Amendment shall be of full
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force and effect upon its execution and delivery by each of the Parties except
that the amendments to the Interconnection Agreements contemplated in Sections
6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 above, shall not be effective until they are filed by Pepco
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to Section 205 of the
Federal Power Act and such filing shall occur within two Business Days of the
Closing Date. Except as amended by this Amendment, all other terms of the
Purchase Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and unchanged and are
hereby confirmed in all respects.
11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two counterparts,
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each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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or the Purchase Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable,
such portion of this Amendment or Purchase Agreement shall be severable from the
other provisions of this Amendment or the Purchase Agreement which provisions
shall be valid, binding upon and enforceable against the Parties.
10. Effectiveness Purchase Agreement. This Amendment shall be of full
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force and effect upon its execution and delivery by each of the Parties except
that the amendments to the Interconnection Agreements contemplated in Sections
6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 above, shall not be effective until they are filed by Pepco
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to Section 205 of the
Federal Power Act and such filing shall occur within two Business Days of the
Closing Date. Except as amended by this Amendment, all other terms of the
Purchase Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and unchanged and are
hereby confirmed in all respects.
11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two counterparts,
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each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer and Seller have signed and delivered this
Amendment on the day and year set forth above.
SOUTHERN ENERGY, INC. POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
By: By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx
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Name: Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx
Title: Title: Vice President
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer and Seller have signed and delivered this
Amendment on the day and year set forth above.
SOUTHERN ENERGY, INC. POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx By:
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Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Name:
Title: VP Title:
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