TERMINATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 2.1
TERMINATION
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as
of December 17, 2008 by and among MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY, an Iowa
corporation (“MidAmerican”), MEHC
INVESTMENT, INC., a South Dakota corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
MidAmerican (“MEHC
Investment”), MEHC MERGER SUB INC., a Maryland corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of MidAmerican (“Merger Sub” and,
together with MidAmerican and MEHC Investment, the “MidAmerican
Parties”), CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP, INC., a Maryland corporation
(“Constellation”), CER
GENERATION II LLC (“CER LLC”),
CONSTELLATION POWER SOURCE GENERATION, INC. (“Constellation Power”)
and ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE INTERNATIONAL, SA, a société anonyme organized under
the laws of France (“EDFI”).
WHEREAS,
MidAmerican, Merger Sub and Constellation entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger dated as of September 19, 2008 (the “Merger Agreement”)
providing, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, for Merger Sub
to be merged with and into Constellation (the “Merger”);
WHEREAS,
capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
to such terms in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS,
Constellation has previously filed Articles Supplementary with the State
Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (as corrected by the
Certificate of Correction filed on November 26, 2008, the “Series A Articles
Supplementary”) that designated certain preferences, conversion and other
rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Constellation (the “Series A Preferred
Stock”);
WHEREAS,
MidAmerican and Constellation entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as
of September 19, 2008 (the “MidAmerican Stock Purchase
Agreement”) pursuant to which MidAmerican (through MEHC Investment)
purchased 10,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock from Constellation on
September 22, 2008;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the Series A Articles Supplementary and the Limited
Waiver between MidAmerican and Constellation dated November 23, 2008 (the “Limited Waiver”),
upon the occurrence of a Conversion Event (as defined in the Series A Articles
Supplementary), and subject to the receipt of all required regulatory approvals,
the Series A Preferred Stock will be automatically converted into
(A) 35,679,215 shares (the “Conversion Share
Amount”) of common stock of Constellation (the “Common Stock”) and
(B) Senior Notes with an original aggregate principal amount equal to the
aggregate Stated Value of the Series A Preferred Stock (each as defined in the
Series A Articles Supplementary);
WHEREAS,
in the event Constellation has not received all regulatory approvals required
for the issuance of the Conversion Share Amount upon a Conversion Event, the
Series A Articles Supplementary and Limited Waiver provide that Constellation
shall make a cash payment to the holder of Series A Preferred Stock in lieu of
the issuance of the shares of Common Stock that are otherwise due to the holder
in an amount equal to (i) the number of shares of the Common Stock issuable to
the holder and not issued multiplied by (ii) $26.50, subject to certain
adjustments;
WHEREAS,
MidAmerican, Merger Sub, Constellation, CER LLC and Constellation Power entered
into two Put Agreements dated as of November 6, 2008 (the “MidAmerican Put
Agreements” and, together with the Merger Agreement, the MidAmerican
Stock Purchase Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement, the “Specified MidAmerican
Agreements”) providing, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
thereof, Constellation with a put option to sell certain assets to
MidAmerican;
WHEREAS,
in connection with a Takeover Proposal made by EDFI, the board of directors of
Constellation has notified MidAmerican that in the absence of proposed revisions
to the terms of the Merger Agreement or another proposal by MidAmerican
contemplated by Section 7.8(d)(iii) of the Merger Agreement, it would withdraw
the Company Board Recommendation pursuant to Section 7.8(d)(iii) of the Merger
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
in lieu of MidAmerican exercising its rights under Sections 7.4 and 7.8(d)(iii)
of the Merger Agreement, the MidAmerican Parties and Constellation have agreed
to terminate the Specified MidAmerican Agreements pursuant to the terms and
subject to the conditions hereof;
WHEREAS,
simultaneously with the termination of the Specified MidAmerican Agreements,
(i) Constellation, EDFI, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, a
Maryland limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Constellation (“CENG”) and EDF
Development, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of EDFI
(“EDFD”),
intend to execute a Master Put Option and Membership Interest Purchase Agreement
of even date herewith, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“Master
Agreement”), providing, upon the terms and conditions thereof, for the
purchase by EDFD from Constellation of a 49.99% membership interest in CENG and
the grant of put options to Constellation in respect of specified assets, (ii)
Constellation and EDFD intend to execute a Stock Purchase Agreement of even date
herewith, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “EDF Stock Purchase
Agreement”), providing, upon the terms and conditions thereof, for the
purchase by EDFD of shares of Series B Preferred Stock of Constellation with an
aggregate stated value of $1,000,000,000, and (iii) Constellation and EDFI
intend to enter into (and/or to cause one or more of their respective
subsidiaries to enter into) certain agreements related to the Master Agreement
and the Stock Purchase Agreement (the transactions contemplated by the Master
Agreement, the EDF Stock Purchase Agreement and such related agreements, the
“EDFI
Transactions”);
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto desire to confirm certain actions required or deemed
appropriate in connection with the termination of the Specified MidAmerican
Agreements, including the payment by Constellation of amounts owed pursuant to
the Merger Agreement and the Articles Supplementary and the issuance by
Constellation of Common Stock pursuant to the Articles Supplementary upon the
termination of the Merger Agreement and the mutual releases of any and all
claims arising under or relating to the Specified MidAmerican
Agreements;
WHEREAS,
the board of directors of Constellation has taken all actions necessary to
render any applicable state anti-takeover law or similar law inapplicable to the
issuance of shares of Common Stock contemplated herein; and
WHEREAS,
the MidAmerican Parties, EDFI and Constellation believe that it is in their
respective best interests and in the best interests of their respective
stockholders that any uncertainty or disputes with respect to the Merger be
resolved as promptly as practicable.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements herein
set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree
as follows:
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PAYMENT
AND ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK AND SENIOR
NOTES.
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a)
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Constellation
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement (or if the date of this Agreement is not a
business day, on the first business day following the date hereof), by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the accounts specified in
Exhibit C hereto, (i) to MidAmerican $175,000,000 (which is being
paid pursuant to Section 9.3(a) of the Merger Agreement), and (ii) to
MEHC Investment $435,109,053.39 (of which (x) $418,220,164.50 is being
paid pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Series A Articles Supplementary and
the first sentence of the third paragraph of the Limited Waiver in respect
of shares of Common Stock not issued pursuant to Section 7(a) of the
Series A Articles Supplementary, and (y) $16,888,888.89 is being paid
pursuant to Section 7(b)(ii)(B) of the Series A Articles Supplementary in
respect of Accrued Dividends through the Conversion Date (each as defined
in the Series A Articles Supplementary) (the payments described in this
Section 1(a), collectively, the “Payment”). Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event that
the amounts set forth above are not paid in full concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement (because the date of this Agreement is not a
business day), then this Agreement shall not be or become effective
unless, and until such time as, such funds are received by MidAmerican and
MEHC investment, respectively, which receipt shall be no later than 3:00
p.m. (Eastern Time) on the first business day after the date of execution
of this Agreement, failing which MidAmerican may terminate this agreement
by written notice to the other parties
hereto.
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b)
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Constellation
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to cause its transfer agent to
issue and deliver to MEHC Investment or its designee concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement 19,897,322 shares of Common Stock with the
certificates representing such shares dated as of the date hereof (which
are being issued pursuant to Section 7(a) of the Series A Articles
Supplementary and the first sentence of the third paragraph of the Limited
Waiver). Constellation represents and warrants to each of the
MidAmerican Parties that the shares of Common Stock issued in accordance
with the preceding sentence will, immediately after (and giving effect to)
such issuance, represent 9.99% of the total outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
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c)
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Constellation
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to issue and deliver to MEHC
Investment or its designee concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement Senior Notes dated the date hereof with an original aggregate
principal amount equal to $1,000,000,000 (which are being issued pursuant
to Section 7(a) of the Series A Articles Supplementary) (the Senior Notes,
together with the shares of Common Stock issued in accordance with Section
1(b) above, the “Securities”).
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Constellation
acknowledges that it is required by Sections 1.11(b) and 1.14 of the
Investor Rights Agreement between Constellation and MidAmerican dated as
of September 19, 2008 (the “MidAmerican Investor
Rights Agreement”) to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
agrees that it shall, by 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, December 17,
2008, file an automatic shelf registration statement, or a prospectus
supplement to an existing shelf registration statement, covering the
resale of such shares. Constellation hereby agrees not to
deliver a certificate of the type described in Section 1.11(a)(ii)(3) of
the MidAmerican Investor Rights Agreement in respect of such registration
statement.
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TERMINATION
OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS. Constellation (and, with respect to the
MidAmerican Put Agreements, CER LLC and Constellation Power, as
applicable) and each of the MidAmerican Parties agree that, subject to the
provisions of the last sentence of Section 1(a) and Sections 3 and 4, each
Specified MidAmerican Agreement is hereby terminated effective as of the
date hereof (in the case of the Merger Agreement, by MidAmerican in
accordance with Section 9.1(g)(i), (ii) or (iii) thereof and by mutual
agreement of the parties thereto), and, accordingly, each such agreement
shall have no further force or effect from and after such time; provided
that Sections 2, 5, 8, 10 and 13 of the Confidentiality Agreement
(including any definitions in other sections to the extent related to any
such sections) shall survive in accordance with their
terms.
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RELEASE. Subject
to the provisions of Section 4:
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a)
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Each
of the MidAmerican Parties does hereby, on behalf of itself, its
Affiliated Parties (as defined below), successors and assigns, release,
remise, acquit, and forever discharge Constellation and EDFI and any of
their respective Affiliated Parties of and from all, and all manner of,
past, present, and future claims, complaints, actions, causes of action,
promises, covenants, duties, damages (whether compensatory, consequential,
punitive, exemplary or otherwise), known or unknown, and any and all suits
arising at law, from statute or regulation, in equity, or otherwise, and
any liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever arising under or relating
to the Specified MidAmerican Agreements or the transactions contemplated
thereby, including, without limitation, for any breach or alleged breach
of any of the Specified MidAmerican Agreements (including, without
limitation, any willful or intentional breach); provided that, with
respect to Constellation notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement
or the MidAmerican Stock Purchase Agreement (including, without
limitation, Section 8.12 thereof) to the contrary, the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 of the MidAmerican
Stock Purchase Agreement shall survive the termination of the MidAmerican
Stock Purchase Agreement, as shall all of the rights of the MidAmerican
Parties with respect to the Common Stock, Senior Notes, cash or other
consideration derived from conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock or
any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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b)
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Constellation
does hereby, on behalf of itself, its Affiliated Parties, successors and
assigns, release, remise, acquit, and forever discharge each of the
MidAmerican Parties and EDFI and any of their respective Affiliated
Parties of and from all, and all manner of, past, present, and future
claims, complaints, actions, causes of action, promises,
covenants, duties, damages (whether compensatory,
consequential, punitive, exemplary or otherwise), known or unknown, and
any and all suits arising at law, from statute or regulation, in equity,
or otherwise, and any liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever arising
under or relating to the Specified MidAmerican Agreements or the
transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, for any
breach or alleged breach of any of the Specified MidAmerican Agreements
(including, without limitation, any willful or intentional
breach).
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EDFI
does hereby, on behalf of itself, its Affiliated Parties, successors and
assigns, release, remise, acquit, and forever discharge each of the
MidAmerican Parties and Constellation and any of their respective
Affiliated Parties of and from all, and all manner of, past, present, and
future claims, complaints, actions, causes of action, promises,
covenants, duties, damages (whether compensatory,
consequential, punitive, exemplary or otherwise), known or unknown, and
any and all suits arising at law, from statute or regulation, in equity,
or otherwise, and any liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever arising
under or relating to the Specified MidAmerican Agreements or the
transactions contemplated thereby; including, without limitation, for any
breach or alleged breach of any of the Specified MidAmerican Agreements
(including, without limitation, any willful or intentional
breach).
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d)
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None
of the MidAmerican Parties, EDFI or Constellation shall, directly or
indirectly, in its own name or through another, commence any action,
litigation, suit, arbitration or other proceeding, or assert any claim or
demand, against any one or more of the other parties or their respective
affiliates, directors, officers, employees, representatives, attorneys or
agents or their respective successors and assigns (such persons, with
respect to a party, its “Affiliated
Parties”) in any manner arising out of or in connection with any
subject matter for which the release and discharge set forth in this
Section 3 is given.
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e)
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Each
of the parties hereto hereby represents and warrants that it has not, and
agrees that it will not, assign, convey or otherwise transfer any claim,
demand or cause of action or any part thereof relating to any matters
covered by the releases referred to
herein.
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f)
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Each
of the parties hereto agrees that (i) the releases contemplated by this
Agreement extend to claims that the parties granting the release (the
“Releasing Parties”) do not know or suspect to exist at the time of the
release, which if known, might have affected the Releasing Parties’
decision to enter into the release, (ii) the Releasing Parties shall be
deemed to relinquish, to the extent it is applicable, and to the full
extent permitted by law, the provisions, rights, and benefits of § 1542 of
the California Civil Code, and (iii) the Releasing Parties shall be deemed
to waive any and all provisions, rights, and benefits conferred by any
federal, state, local, statutory, or common law or any other law, rule, or
regulation, including the law of any jurisdiction outside of the United
States, which is similar, comparable, or equivalent to California Civil
Code § 1542.
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EFFECT
OF TERMINATION AND RELEASE.
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a)
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No
provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2 and
3) shall, or shall be deemed to, terminate, waive, modify or amend any
agreement or other instrument other than the Specified MidAmerican
Agreements (the “Surviving
Agreements”), including, without limitation, the MidAmerican
Investor Rights Agreement and Senior Notes, each of which shall remain in
full force and effect in accordance with its
terms.
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b)
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall be, or shall be deemed to be, a release or
discharge of any claim to enforce or for breach of this Agreement or any
of the Surviving Agreements, a release or discharge of any claim by any
MidAmerican Party in the nature of a counter-claim or cross-claim in an
action involving a Constellation Claim (as defined below), or a limitation
as to the actions of any of the parties hereto in connection
therewith. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
nothing in this Agreement shall, or shall be deemed to, limit in any way
the right of any MidAmerican Party to assert or protect its rights as a
stockholder and/or creditor of Constellation after the date hereof in any
context whatsoever, except that no MidAmerican Party shall initiate, or be
named as a plaintiff in, any lawsuit challenging the validity of the EDFI
Transactions.
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall constitute, or be deemed to constitute, an
admission of fault, wrongdoing or liability on the part of any party
hereto, each of the parties acknowledging, without conceding any infirmity
in its potential claims or defenses, that it is entering into this
Agreement solely in order to avoid the expense and inconvenience of
litigation. This Agreement (and all drafts hereof) are for
settlement purposes and will not be used by the parties in any litigation,
other than litigation arising out of this Agreement or implicating in any
way any of the terms or provisions hereof (including, without limitation,
joining a party to this Agreement to any other litigation in which the
enforcement of any of the provisions hereof may be relevant, pleading any
of the provisions hereof defensively, or any other similar
circumstance).
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d)
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall be, or shall be deemed to be, a release or
discharge of any claim (i) by Constellation or any of its Affiliated
Parties against EDFI or any of their respective Affiliated Parties or
(ii) by EDFI or any of its Affiliated Parties against Constellation
or any of its Affiliated Parties, in each case, arising under or relating
to the proposed EDFI Transactions.
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CERTAIN
AGREEMENTS. Each of EDFI and Constellation agrees not to take
any action to (or that could reasonably be expected to) cause or encourage
any of Constellation’s Affiliated Parties or stockholders to seek to
challenge any provision of this Agreement or assert any Constellation
Claim.
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[RESERVED].
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PRESS
RELEASE. Each of the parties hereto has furnished to the other
a form of press release that it intends to issue shortly after execution
of this Agreement and each such party acknowledges receipt of such press
release.
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WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY
CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE
COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY
THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT REQUEST ANY SUCH TRIAL BY JURY
AND WILL USE ITS BEST EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT NO SUCH TRIAL BY JURY SHALL
OCCUR. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH PARTY
UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER,
(iii) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) EACH
PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION
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VALIDITY;
DUE AUTHORIZATION. Each party hereto represents and warrants to
the others that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this
Agreement, that no further corporate authorizations (including, without
limitation, any shareholder approvals) are required for such party’s
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and that this
Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of such
party.
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LITIGATION
COOPERATION. In connection with any litigation or other legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to matters contemplated by the
Specified MidAmerican Agreements or for which Constellation has released
any of the MidAmerican Parties under this Agreement ("Released Matters"),
the MidAmerican Parties and their respective Affiliated Parties and
Constellation and its Affiliated Parties each agree to, and to cause their
counsel to (and Constellation shall use its good faith, reasonable efforts
to cause EDFI to), cooperate in good faith in the defense or prosecution
of such Released Matters. Such cooperation will include,
without limitation, (i) the provision of records and information which are
necessary to the defense, prosecution or appeal of such Released Matters
and which are reasonably requested, (ii) making employees (and, to the
extent reasonably feasible, former employees) available on a mutually
convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of
materials provided hereunder, and (iii) reasonable consultation regarding
the defense, prosecution or appeal of the Released Matters, in each case,
with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, at the cost of the
party requesting such cooperation.
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SPECIFIC
PERFORMANCE. The parties hereto acknowledge that damages would
be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement
and agree that the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be
specifically enforceable and no party shall take any action to impede the
others from seeking to enforce such rights of specific
performance.
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NOTICES. All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder
shall be effective upon receipt, shall be in writing and shall be
delivered in person, by cable, telegram or telex, or by facsimile
transmission as follows: (i) if to Constellation, CER LLC
or Constellation Power, to the address specified for Constellation in
Section 9.6 of the Master Agreement, with a further copy to Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (Attn: Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx, Esq.), (ii) if to the MidAmerican Parties, to the address
specified for MidAmerican in Section 10.2 of the Merger Agreement, with a
further copy to Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx, 00 Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.),
(iii) if to EDFI, to the address specified for EDFI in Section 9.6 of
the Master Agreement, or (iv) or to such other address as any party
may have furnished to the others in writing in accordance
herewith.
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GOVERNING
LAW AND VENUE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE IN AND IN ALL
RESPECTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO
BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY IN SUCH STATE. Except as set forth in
Section 22, the parties hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of
the courts of the State of New York and the Federal courts of the United
States of America located in the State of New York solely in respect of
the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and
of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waive, and agree not to
assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the
interpretation or enforcement hereof or of any such document, that it is
not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be
brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof
may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not
be enforced in or by such courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree
that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard
and determined in such a New York State or Federal court. Except as set
forth in Section 22, the parties hereby consent to and grant any such
court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject
matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers
in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in
Section 12 or in such other manner as may be permitted by law shall be
valid and sufficient service thereof. Except as set forth in
Section 22, nothing in this Section 13 is intended to or does limit the
right of any party to seek to remove any action to Federal
court.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT; ADVICE OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL. This Agreement
contains the entire agreement between each of the parties hereto or among
them with respect to the matters settled and released herein and
supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous representations,
understandings and agreements between any of the parties hereto or among
them with respect to the matters settled and released herein. Each party
hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received the advice of
independent counsel before entering into this Agreement, and that it is
not, except as provided herein, relying on any other party concerning this
Agreement or any aspect of the transaction contemplated
herein.
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COSTS
AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES. Each party shall bear its own costs and
attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution
of this Agreement.
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FURTHER
EFFORTS. Each of the parties to this Agreement shall use its
reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate
action, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or
advisable under applicable law or otherwise to consummate and make
effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (which for
purposes of this Section 16 shall be deemed not to include the proposed
EDFI Transactions) and to effectively carry out or better evidence or
perfect the full intent and meaning of this
Agreement.
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COUNTERPARTS. This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
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EFFECT
OF HEADINGS. The section headings herein are for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction
hereof.
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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 or the other provisions hereof; provided, that
if any or all of Sections 1(a), 1(b) or 1(c) of this Agreement shall be
deemed invalid or unenforceable, the MidAmerican Parties shall have the
right to seek monetary damages from Constellation, without regard to any
of the restrictions, limitations or releases set forth in this
Agreement. 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.
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ASSIGNMENT. The
benefits and obligations of this Agreement shall inure to and be binding
on the parties and their respective successors and
assigns.
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AMENDMENT;
WAIVER. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or consent to departure therefrom shall be effective unless in
writing and signed by the parties hereto affected thereby, in the case of
an amendment, or by the party which is the beneficiary of any such
provision, in the case of a waiver or a consent to departure
therefrom.
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DISPUTE
RESOLUTION. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement only between EDFI and Constellation, then
such dispute shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of
the International Chamber of Commerce (the "Rules") by
three arbitrators appointed in accordance with said Rules. In
any such case, each of EDFI and Constellation shall have the right to have
recourse to and shall be bound by the pre-arbitral referee procedure of
the International Chamber of Commerce in accordance with its rules for a
Pre-Arbitral Referee Procedure. The place of the pre-arbitral referee
procedure and of the arbitration shall be New York, New York, United
States of America. The proceedings before the arbitral tribunal
(including with respect to the Pre-Arbitral Referee Procedure) shall be
governed by the Rules. The rules of law to be applied by the
arbitral tribunal to the merits of the dispute shall be the rules of laws
of the State of New York. The language of the arbitration shall
be English. Evidence shall be provided in English and pleadings
shall be done in English. The arbitral tribunal shall render
its decision within six months from the date of signature of the terms of
reference. Any decision or award of the arbitral tribunal shall
be final and binding upon the parties to the arbitration proceeding.
The parties waive to the extent permitted by applicable law any
rights to appeal or to review of such award by any court or tribunal.
The parties agree that the arbitral award may be enforced against
the parties to the arbitration proceeding or their assets wherever they
may be found and that a judgment upon the arbitral award may be entered in
any court having jurisdiction
thereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto all
as of the day and year first above written.
MIDAMERICAN
ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
|
MEHC
MERGER SUB INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior
Vice President and General Counsel
|
MEHC
INVESTMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior
Vice President and General Counsel
|
CONSTELLATION
ENERGY GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior
Vice President and General Counsel
|
ÉLECTRICITÉ
DE FRANCE INTERNATIONAL, SA
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Title:
Chairman
|
9
CER
GENERATION II, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Assistant Secretary
|
CONSTELLATION
POWER SOURCE GENERATION, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Assistant Secretary
|
10
Exhibit
A
Master
Agreement
Exhibit
B
EDF
Stock Purchase Agreement
Exhibit
C
Wire
Instructions
MidAmerican: $175,000,000.00
Bankers
Trust, Des Moines
ABA
Number 000000000
Account
Number 027553
MidAmerican
Energy Holdings Company
MEHC
Investment: $435,109,053.39
U.S.
Bank
Sioux
Falls, SD
ABA
Number 000000000
Account
175095525531
MEHC
Investment, Inc.