BROKER-DEALER AGREEMENT
Exhibit
k.7
This
Broker-Dealer Agreement dated as of _____, 200_, is between The Bank of New
York
(the “Auction Agent”) (not in its individual capacity, but solely as agent of
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation (the “Company”)), pursuant to
authority granted to it in the Auction Agency Agreement between the Company
and
the Auction Agent dated as of _____, 200_ (the “Auction Agency Agreement”) and
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (together with its successors and assigns, the
“Broker-Dealer”).
The
Company proposes to offer [__________] aggregate principal amount of auction
rate senior notes Series _ (the “Tortoise Notes”), authorized by, and
subject to the terms and conditions of, the Supplemental Indenture of Trust
by
and between the Company and BNY Midwest Trust Company, in its capacity as
trustee (the “Trustee”), dated _____, 200_ (the “Supplemental Indenture”), which
supplements the Indenture, dated July 13, 2004, by and between the Company
and
the Trustee.
The
Supplemental Indenture provides that for each Rate Period of outstanding series
of Tortoise Notes following the initial Rate Period, the Applicable Rate for
each series of Tortoise Notes shall be equal to the rate per annum that results
from an Auction for outstanding notes of each series of Tortoise Notes. The
Board of Directors of the Company has adopted resolutions appointing The Bank
of
New York as Auction Agent for purposes of the Auction Procedures, and pursuant
to Section 2.5 of the Auction Agency Agreement, the Company has requested and
directed the Auction Agent to execute and deliver this Agreement.
The
Auction Procedures require the participation of one or more
Broker-Dealers.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained
herein, the Auction Agent and Broker-Dealer agree as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS
AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
1.1 Terms
Defined by Reference to the Supplemental Indenture.
Capitalized
terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings
specified in the Supplemental Indenture.
1.2 Terms
Defined Herein.
As
used
herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(a) “Auction”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Auction Agency
Agreement.
(b) “Auction
Procedures” shall mean the procedures as from time to time in effect for
conducting Auctions that are set forth in Appendix A of the Supplemental
Indenture.
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(c) “Authorized
Officer” shall mean (i) in the case of the Auction Agent, each Vice
President, Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of the Auction
Agent
assigned to the Dealing and Trading Group of its Corporate Trust Division and
every other officer or employee of the Auction Agent designated an “Authorized
Officer” for purposes hereof in a written communication delivered to the
Trustee, (ii) in the case of the Company, its Treasurer and every other
officer or employee of the Company designated an “Authorized Officer” for
purposes hereof in a written communication delivered to the Auction Agent,
(iii) in the case of the Trustee, every officer or employee of the Trustee
designated as an “Authorized Officer” for purposes hereof in a written
communication delivered to the Auction Agent.
(d) “Broker-Dealer
Officer” shall mean each officer or employee of a Broker-Dealer designated as a
“Broker-Dealer Officer” for purposes of this Agreement in a written
communication to the Auction Agent.
(e) “Broker-Dealer
Agreement” shall mean this Agreement and any substantially similar agreement
between the Auction Agent and a Broker-Dealer.
1.3 Rules
of Construction.
Unless
the context or use indicates another or different meaning or intent, the
following rules shall apply to the construction of this Agreement:
(a) Words
importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice
versa.
(b) The
captions and headings herein are solely for convenience of reference and shall
not constitute a part of this Agreement, nor shall they affect its meaning,
construction or effect.
(c) The
words
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole.
(d) All
references herein to a particular time of day shall be to New York City
time.
II. NOTIFICATION
OF RATE PERIOD.
The
provisions contained in Article II, Section 2.04 of the Supplemental Indenture
concerning the notification of a Special Rate Period will be followed by the
Auction Agent and Broker-Dealer, and the provisions contained therein are
incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be
a
part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions were set forth
fully herein.
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III. THE
AUCTION.
3.1 Purpose;
Incorporation by Reference of Auction Procedures.
(a) On
each
Auction Date, the provisions of the Auction Procedures will be followed by
the
Auction Agent for the purpose of determining the Applicable Rate for the
Tortoise Notes for the next Rate Period. Each periodic operation of such
procedures is hereinafter referred to as an “Auction.”
(b) All
of
the provisions contained in the Auction Procedures are incorporated herein
by
reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement
to the same extent as if such provisions were set forth fully herein. In the
case of any conflict between the terms of any document incorporated herein
by
reference and the terms hereof, the terms in this agreement shall control.
(c) Broker-Dealer
agrees to act as, and assumes the obligations of and limitations and
restrictions placed upon, a Broker-Dealer under this Agreement. Broker-Dealer
understands that other persons meeting the requirements specified in the
definition of “Broker-Dealer” contained in Article I, Section 1.01 of the
Supplemental Indenture may execute a Broker-Dealer Agreement and participate
as
Broker-Dealers in Auctions.
(d) Broker-Dealer
and other Broker-Dealers may participate in Auctions for their own accounts.
However, the Company, by notice to Broker-Dealer and all other Broker Dealers,
may prohibit all Broker-Dealers from submitting Bids in Auctions for their
own
accounts, provided
that
Broker-Dealers may continue to submit Hold Orders and Sell Orders. The Auction
Agent shall have no duty or liability with respect to enforcement of this
Section 3.1(d).
3.2 Preparation
for Each Auction.
(a) Not
later
than 9:30 a.m. on each Auction Date for the Tortoise Notes, the Auction Agent
shall advise Broker-Dealer by telephone of the Reference Rate and the Maximum
Rate in effect on such Auction Date.
(b) In
the
event that the Auction Date for any Auction shall be changed after the Auction
Agent has given the notice referred to in paragraph (a) of the settlement
procedures set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “Settlement Procedures”), the
Auction Agent, by such means as the Auction Agent reasonably deems practicable,
shall give notice of such change to Broker-Dealer not later than the earlier
of
9:15 a.m. on the new Auction Date or 9:15 a.m. on the old Auction Date.
Thereafter, Broker-Dealer promptly shall notify customers of Broker-Dealer
that
Broker-Dealer believes are Beneficial Owners of Tortoise Notes of such change
in
the Auction Date.
(c) The
Auction Agent from time to time may, but shall have no obligation to, request
Broker-Dealer to provide it with a list of the respective customers
Broker-Dealer believes are Beneficial Owners of Tortoise Notes. Broker-Dealer
shall comply with any such request, and the Auction Agent shall keep
confidential any such information, including information received as to the
identity of Bidders in any Auction, and shall not disclose any such information
so provided to any Person other than the Company; and such information shall
not
be used by the
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Auction
Agent or its officers, employees, agents or representatives for any purpose
other than such purposes as are described herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Auction Agent reserves the right and is authorized to disclose any such
information if (a) it is ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction
or a regulatory body, judicial or quasi-judicial agency or authority having
the
authority to compel such disclosure, (b) it is advised by its counsel that
its
failure to do so would be unlawful or (c) it is advised by its counsel that
failure to do so could expose the Auction Agent to loss liability, claim or
damage for which it has not received indemnity or security satisfactory to
it.
In the event that the Auction Agent is required to disclose information in
accordance with the foregoing sentence, it shall provide written notice of
such
requirement to Broker-Dealer as promptly as practicable. The Auction Agent
shall
transmit any list of customers Broker-Dealer believes are Beneficial Owners
of
Tortoise Notes and information related thereto only to its officers, employees,
agents or representatives who need to know such information for the purposes
of
acting in accordance with this Agreement, and the Auction Agent shall prevent
the transmission of such information to others and shall cause its officers,
employees, agents and representatives to abide by the foregoing confidentiality
restrictions.
3.3 Auction
Schedule; Method of Submission of Orders.
(a) The
Company and the Auction Agent shall conduct Auctions for the Tortoise Notes
in
accordance with the schedule set forth below. Such schedule may be changed
at
any time by the Auction Agent with the consent of the Company, which consent
shall not be withheld unreasonably. The Auction Agent shall give notice of
any
such change to Broker-Dealer. Such notice shall be received prior to the first
Auction Date on which any such change shall be effective.
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By
9:30 a.m.
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The
Auction Agent shall advise the Company and the Broker-Dealers of
the
Reference Rate and the Maximum Rate as set forth in Section 3.2(a)
hereof.
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9:30
a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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The
Auction Agent shall assemble information communicated to it by
Broker-Dealers as provided in Section 2 of Appendix A of the Supplemental
Indenture. Submission deadline is 1:00 p.m.
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Not
earlier than 1:00 p.m.
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The
Auction Agent shall make determinations pursuant to Section 3 of
Appendix
A of the Supplemental Indenture.
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By
approximately 3:00 p.m.
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The
Auction Agent shall advise the Company of the results of the Auction
as
provided in Section 3(b) of Appendix A of the Supplemental Indenture.
Submitted
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Bids and Submitted Sell Orders will be accepted and rejected in whole or in part and Tortoise Notes will be allocated as provided in Section 4 of Appendix A of the Supplemental Indenture. | ||
The
Auction Agent shall give notice of the Auction results as set forth
in
Section 3.4(a) hereof.
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The
Auction Agent will follow the Bond Market Association’s Market Practice U.S.
Holiday Recommendations for shortened trading days for the bond markets (the
“BMA Recommendation”) unless the Auction Agent is instructed otherwise. In the
event of a BMA Recommendation on an Auction Date, the Submission Deadline will
be 11:30 a.m., instead of 1:00 p.m., and as a result the notice set forth in
Section 3.3 will occur earlier.
(b) Broker-Dealer
agrees to maintain a list of Potential Beneficial Owners and to contact the
Potential Beneficial Owners on such list on or prior to each Auction Date for
the purposes set forth in Section 1(a)(ii) of Appendix A of the Supplemental
Indenture.
(c) Broker-Dealer
shall submit Orders to the Auction Agent in writing in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B. Broker-Dealer shall submit separate Orders to
the
Auction Agent for each Potential Beneficial Owner or Beneficial Owner on whose
behalf Broker-Dealer is submitting an Order and shall not net or aggregate
the
Orders of Potential Beneficial Owners or Beneficial Owners on whose behalf
Broker-Dealer is submitting Orders.
(d) Broker-Dealer
shall deliver to the Auction Agent (i) a written notice, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C, of transfers of Tortoise Notes, made through
Broker-Dealer by a Beneficial Owner to another Person other than pursuant to
an
Auction, and (ii) a written notice, substantially in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit D, of the failure of Tortoise Notes to be transferred to or by any
Person that purchased or sold Tortoise Notes through Broker-Dealer pursuant
to
an Auction. The Auction Agent is not required to accept any notice delivered
pursuant to the terms of the foregoing sentence with respect to an Auction
unless it is received by the Auction Agent by 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day
preceding the applicable Auction Date.
3.4 Notice
of Auction Results.
(a) On
each
Auction Date, the Auction Agent shall provide to Broker-Dealer the notice
required by paragraph (a) of the Settlement Procedures. On the Business Day
next
succeeding such Auction Date, the Auction Agent shall notify Broker-Dealer
in
writing of the disposition of all Orders submitted by Broker-Dealer in the
Auction held on such Auction Date. The Auction Agent, unless instructed
otherwise in writing by the Company, is authorized to release the Winning Bid
Rate after each Auction for public dissemination.
(b) Broker-Dealer
shall notify each Beneficial Owner or Potential Beneficial Owner on whose behalf
Broker-Dealer has submitted an Order as set forth in paragraph (b) of
the
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Settlement
Procedures, and take such other action as is required of Broker-Dealer pursuant
to the Settlement Procedures.
If
any
Beneficial Owner or Existing Holder selling Tortoise Notes in an Auction fails
to deliver such Tortoise Notes, the Broker-Dealer of any Person that was to
have
purchased Tortoise Notes in such Auction may deliver to such Person a number
of
whole Tortoise Notes that is less than the number of Tortoise Notes that
otherwise was to be purchased by such Person. In such event, the number of
Tortoise Notes to be so delivered shall be determined by such Broker-Dealer.
Delivery of such lesser number of Tortoise Notes shall constitute good delivery.
Upon the occurrence of any such failure to deliver Tortoise Notes, such
Broker-Dealer shall deliver to the Auction Agent the notice required by Section
3.3(d)(ii) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of this Section 3.4(b),
any delivery or non-delivery of Tortoise Notes which represents any departure
from the results of an Auction, as determined by the Auction Agent, shall be
of
no effect unless and until the Auction Agent shall have been notified of such
delivery or non-delivery in accordance with the terms of Section 3.3(d)
hereof.
3.5 Service
Charge to be Paid to Broker-Dealer.
On
each
Interest Payment Date, the Auction Agent shall, promptly after its receipt
of
funds from the Company, pay to each Broker-Dealer a service charge in the amount
equal to: (i) in the case of any Auction immediately preceding a Rate
Period of less than one year, the product of (A) a fraction the numerator of
which is the number of days in the Rate Period (calculated by counting the
first
day of such Rate Period but excluding the last day thereof) and the denominator
of which is 360, times (B) ¼ of 1%, times (C) $25,000 times (D) the sum of the
aggregate number of Tortoise Notes placed by such Broker-Dealer, or (ii) the
amount mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Broker-Dealers in the case
of
any Auction immediately preceding a Rate Period of one year or longer. For
the
purposes of the preceding sentence, the Tortoise Notes shall be placed by a
Broker-Dealer if such notes were (i) the subject of Hold Orders deemed to have
been submitted to the Auction Agent by the Broker-Dealer and were acquired
by
the Broker-Dealer for its own account or were acquired by the Broker-Dealer
for
its customers who are Beneficial Owners or (ii) the subject of an Order
submitted by the Broker-Dealer that is (a) a Submitted Bid of an Existing Holder
that resulted in the Existing Holder continuing to hold the notes as a result
of
the Auction or (b) a Submitted Bid of a Potential Holder that resulted in the
Potential Holder purchasing the notes as a result of the Auction or (iii) a
valid Hold Order. For the avoidance of doubt, only one Broker-Dealer shall
be
considered to have placed a particular Note at any particular Auction for
purposes of this Section 3.5.
IV. THE
AUCTION AGENT.
4.1 Duties
and Responsibilities.
(a) The
Auction Agent is acting solely as non-fiduciary agent for the Company hereunder,
has only the duties expressly set forth herein, and owes no duties, fiduciary
or
otherwise, to any Person by reason of this Agreement and no implied duties,
fiduciary or otherwise, shall be read into this Agreement against the Auction
Agent.
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(b) The
Auction Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
set
forth specifically in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations
shall be read into this Agreement against the Auction Agent.
(c) In
the
absence of bad faith or gross negligence on its part, the Auction Agent shall
not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it, or for any error
of judgment made by it in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.
The Auction Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good
faith unless the Auction Agent shall have been grossly negligent in ascertaining
(or failing to ascertain) the pertinent facts.
4.2 Rights
of the Auction Agent.
(a) The
Auction Agent may conclusively rely upon, and shall be fully protected in acting
or refraining from acting in accordance with, any communication authorized
by
this Agreement and any proper written instruction, notice, request, direction,
consent, report, certificate, certificate or other instrument, paper or document
reasonably believed by it to be genuine and appropriately authorized. The
Auction Agent shall not be liable for acting upon any telephone communication
authorized by this Agreement which the Auction Agent reasonably believes in
good
faith, after reasonable inquiry, to have been given by the Company or by a
Broker-Dealer. The Auction Agent may record telephone communications with the
Company or with the Broker-Dealers or with both.
(b) The
Auction Agent may consult with counsel of its choice and the advice of such
counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect
of
any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Auction Agent hereunder in good
faith and in reasonable reliance thereon.
(c) The
Auction Agent shall not be required to advance, expend or risk its own funds
or
otherwise incur or become exposed to financial liability in the performance
of
its duties hereunder. Unless otherwise instructed by the Company in writing,
the
Auction Agent (i) shall not be obligated to invest any money received by it
hereunder and (ii) shall be under no liability for interest on any money
received by it hereunder.
(d) The
Auction Agent may perform its duties and exercise its rights hereunder either
directly or by or through agents or attorneys and shall not be responsible
for
any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed
by
it with due care hereunder.
(e) The
Auction Agent shall not be required to, and does not, make any representations
as to the validity, accuracy, value or genuineness of any signatures or
endorsements, other than its own and those of its authorized
officers.
(f) Any
corporation into which the Auction Agent may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Auction Agent shall be a party, or
any
corporation succeeding to the dealing and trading business of the Auction Agent
shall be the successor of the Auction Agent hereunder, with the consent of
the
Company but without the execution or filing of any paper with any party hereto
or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, except where
any
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instrument
of transfer or assignment may be required by law to effect such succession,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
(g) All
the
rights, privileges, immunities and protections granted to the Auction Agent
herein are deemed granted to BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Paying Agent, in
any
of the capacities it undertakes in connection with this Agreement.
(h) Whenever
in the administration of the provisions of this Agreement, the Auction Agent
shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established
prior to taking or suffering any action to be taken hereunder, such matter,
in
the absence of gross negligence or bad faith on the part of the Auction Agent,
shall be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a certificate
describing the action requested by the Company or the Broker Dealer, signed
by
the Company or the Broker Dealer, respectively, and delivered to the Auction
Agent and such certificate, in the absence of gross negligence or bad faith
on
the part of the Auction Agent, shall be full warrant to the Auction Agent for
any action taken or omitted by it under the provisions of this Agreement upon
the faith thereof. Upon receipt of any such certificate signed by the Company
or
the Broker-Dealer, the Auction Agent shall promptly provide a copy of said
certificate to the Broker-Dealer or the Company, respectively. The Auction
Agent
shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
in
any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, entitlement, order, approval or other paper or document
furnished by the Company or the Broker-Dealer, except to the extent that such
failure to investigate would be deemed grossly negligent.
V. MISCELLANEOUS.
5.1 Termination.
Any
party
may terminate this Agreement at any time upon five days’ prior written notice to
the other party; provided, however, that if the Broker-Dealer is Xxxxxx Brothers
Inc. or Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Company, Incorporated, either Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
or Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Company, Incorporated, as the case may be, or the
Auction Agent may terminate this Agreement only upon 60 days’ prior written
notice to the other party and to the Company. This Agreement shall automatically
terminate upon the redemption of all outstanding Tortoise Notes or upon
termination of the Auction Agency Agreement.
5.2 Force
Majeure
Neither
party to this Agreement shall be responsible or liable for any failure or delay
in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or
caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control,
including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fires; floods; wars;
civil or military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; acts of terrorism;
interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or
software) or communications services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil
or military authority or governmental actions; it being understood that the
parties shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted
practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable
under the circumstances.
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5.3 Participant
in Securities Depository; Payment of Interest in Same-Day
Funds.
(a) Broker-Dealer
is at the date hereof, and shall remain for the term of this Agreement, a member
of, or a participant in, the Securities Depository (or an affiliate of such
a
member or participant).
(b) Broker-Dealer
represents that it (or if Broker-Dealer does not act as Agent Member, one of
its
affiliates) shall make all interest payments on the Tortoise Notes available
in
same-day funds on each Interest Payment Date to customers that use Broker-Dealer
(or its affiliate) as Agent Member.
5.4 Communications.
(a) Except
for (i) communications authorized to be made by telephone pursuant to this
Agreement or the Auction Procedures and (ii) communications with the Auctions
(other than those expressly required to be made in writing), all notices,
requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing
(including telecopy or similar writing) and shall be given to such party at
its
address or telecopier number set forth below:
If
to the Auction Agent,
addressed
to:
The
Bank of New York
Corporate
Trust Department
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Dealing & Trading Group - Auction Desk
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to the Broker-Dealer,
addressed
to:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Syndicate Department
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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or
such
other address or telecopier number as such party hereafter may specify for
such
purpose by notice to the other party. Each such notice, request or communication
shall be effective when delivered at the address specified herein.
Communications shall be given on behalf of Broker-Dealer by a Broker-Dealer
Officer and on behalf of the Auction Agent by an Authorized Officer.
Broker-Dealer may record telephone communications with the Auction
Agent.
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5.5 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof, and there are no other representations, endorsements,
promises, agreements or understandings, oral, written or implied, between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof.
5.6 Benefits.
Nothing
in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any person, other than
the
Company, which is a third party beneficiary of this Agreement, the Auction
Agent
and Broker-Dealer and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any
benefit of any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this
Agreement.
5.7 Amendment;
Waiver.
(a) This
Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be modified, amended, rescinded,
canceled or waived, in whole or in part, except by a written instrument signed
by a duly authorized representative of the party to be charged.
(b) Failure
of either party to this Agreement to exercise any right or remedy hereunder
in
the event of a breach of this Agreement by the other party shall not constitute
a waiver of any such right or remedy with respect to any subsequent
breach.
5.8 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable
by,
the respective successors and permitted assigns of each of Broker-Dealer and
the
Auction Agent. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto absent
the prior written consent of the other party.
5.9 Severability.
If
any
clause, provision or section of this Agreement shall be ruled invalid or
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity or
unenforceability of such clause, provision or section shall not affect any
remaining clause, provision or section hereof.
5.10 Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an
original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.
5.11 Governing
Law,
Jurisdiction, Waiver of Trial By Jury.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PROVISIONS THEREOF RELATING
TO
CONFLICTS OF LAW, OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW
OF
NEW YORK). THE PARTIES AGREE HERETO THAT ALL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS ARISING
OUT
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OF
THIS
BROKER-DEALER AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE BROUGHT
IN THE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, CITY OF NEW YORK, STATE
OF
NEW YORK.
EACH
PARTY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE THAT SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING
BROUGHT IN THE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, CITY OF NEW YORK
AND
STATE OF NEW YORK WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD
OR CLAIM THE SAME. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ALSO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT
TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
[Signature
page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the
date first above written.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Auction Agent | ||
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XXXXXX BROTHERS INC. | ||
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EXHIBIT
A
SETTLEMENT
PROCEDURES
Capitalized
terms used herein shall have the respective meanings specified in the
Supplemental Indenture.
(a) On
each
Auction Date, the Auction Agent shall notify by telephone, or through the
Auction Agent’s auction processing system or other means acceptable to the
parties, the Broker-Dealers that participated in the Auction held on such
Auction Date and submitted an Order on behalf of any Beneficial Owner or
Potential Beneficial Owner of:
(i) the
Applicable Rate fixed for the next succeeding Rate Period;
(ii) whether
Sufficient Clearing Bids existed for the determination of the Applicable
Rate;
(iii) if
such
Broker-Dealer (a “Seller’s Broker-Dealer”) submitted a Bid or a Sell Order on
behalf of a Beneficial Owner, the number of Tortoise Notes, if any, to be sold
by such Beneficial Owner;
(iv) if
such
Broker-Dealer (a “Buyer’s Broker-Dealer”) submitted a Bid on behalf of a
Potential Beneficial Owner, the number of Tortoise Notes, if any, to be
purchased by such Potential Beneficial Owner;
(v) if
the
aggregate number of Tortoise Notes to be sold by all Beneficial Owners on whose
behalf such Broker-Dealer submitted a Bid or a Sell Order exceeds the aggregate
number of Tortoise Notes to be purchased by all Potential Beneficial Owners
on
whose behalf such Broker-Dealer submitted a Bid, the name or names of one or
more Buyer’s Broker-Dealers (and the name of the Agent Member, if any, of each
such Buyer’s Broker-Dealer) acting for one or more purchasers of such excess
number of Tortoise Notes and the number of such Tortoise Notes to be purchased
from one or more Beneficial Owners on whose behalf such Broker-Dealer acted
by
one or more Potential Beneficial Owners on whose behalf each of such Buyer’s
Broker-Dealers acted;
(vi) if
the
aggregate number of Tortoise Notes to be purchased by all Potential Beneficial
Owners on whose behalf such Broker-Dealer submitted a Bid exceeds the aggregate
number of Tortoise Notes to be sold by all Beneficial Owners on whose behalf
such Broker-Dealer submitted a Bid or a Sell Order, the name or names of one
or
more Seller’s Broker-Dealers (and the name of the Agent Member, if any, of each
such Seller’s Broker-Dealer) acting for one or more sellers of such excess
number of Tortoise Notes and the number of such Tortoise Notes to be sold to
one
or more Potential Beneficial Owners on whose behalf such Broker-Dealer acted
by
one or more Beneficial Owners on whose behalf each of such Seller’s
Broker-Dealers acted; and
(vii) the
Auction Date of the next succeeding Auction with respect to the Tortoise
Notes.
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(b) On
each
Auction Date, each Broker-Dealer that submitted an Order on behalf of any
Beneficial Owner or Potential Beneficial Owner shall:
(i) in
the
case of a Broker-Dealer that is a Buyer’s Broker-Dealer, instruct each Potential
Beneficial Owner on whose behalf such Broker-Dealer submitted a Bid that was
accepted, in whole or in part, to instruct such Potential Beneficial Owner’s
Agent Member to pay to such Broker-Dealer (or its Agent Member) through the
Securities Depository the amount necessary to purchase the number of Tortoise
Notes to be purchased pursuant to such Bid against receipt of such Tortoise
Notes and advise such Potential Beneficial Owner of the Applicable Rate for
the
next succeeding Rate Period;
(ii) in
the
case of a Broker-Dealer that is a Seller’s Broker-Dealer, instruct each
Beneficial Owner on whose behalf such Broker-Dealer submitted a Sell Order
that
was accepted, in whole or in part, or a Bid that was accepted, in whole or
in
part, to instruct such Beneficial Owner’s Agent Member to deliver to such
Broker-Dealer (or its Agent Member) through the Securities Depository the number
of Tortoise Notes to be sold pursuant to such Order against payment therefor
and
advise any such Beneficial Owner that will continue to hold Tortoise Notes
of
the Applicable Rate for the next succeeding Rate Period;
(iii) advise
each Beneficial Owner on whose behalf such Broker-Dealer submitted a Hold Order
of the Applicable Rate for the next succeeding Rate Period;
(iv) advise
each Beneficial Owner on whose behalf such Broker-Dealer submitted an Order
of
the Auction Date for the next succeeding Auction; and
(v) advise
each Potential Beneficial Owner on whose behalf such Broker-Dealer submitted
a
Bid that was accepted, in whole or in part, of the Auction Date for the next
succeeding Auction.
(c) On
the
basis of the information received by it pursuant to (a) above, each
Broker-Dealer that submitted a Bid or a Sell Order on behalf of a Potential
Beneficial Owner or a Beneficial Owner shall, in such manner and at such time
or
times as in its sole discretion it may determine, allocate any funds received
by
it pursuant to (b)(i) above and any Tortoise Notes received by it pursuant
to
(b)(ii) above among the Potential Beneficial Owners, if any, on whose behalf
such Broker-Dealer submitted Bids, the Beneficial Owners, if any, on whose
behalf such Broker-Dealer submitted Bids that were accepted or Sell Orders,
and
any Broker-Dealer or Broker-Dealers identified to it by the Auction Agent
pursuant to (a)(v) or (a)(vi) above.
(d) On
each
Auction Date:
(i) each
Potential Beneficial Owner and Beneficial Owner shall instruct its Agent Member
as provided in (b)(i) or (ii) above, as the case may be;
(ii) each
Seller’s Broker-Dealer which is not an Agent Member of the Securities Depository
shall instruct its Agent Member to (A) pay through the Securities Depository
to
the Agent Member of the Beneficial Owner delivering Tortoise Notes to such
Broker-Dealer pursuant to (b)(ii) above the amount necessary to purchase such
Tortoise Notes against receipt of such Tortoise Notes, and (B) deliver such
Tortoise Notes through the Securities
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Depository
to a Buyer’s Broker-Dealer (or its Agent Member) identified to such Seller’s
Broker-Dealer pursuant to (a)(v) above against payment therefor;
and
(iii) each
Buyer’s Broker-Dealer which is not an Agent Member of the Securities Depository
shall instruct its Agent Member to (A) pay through the Securities Depository
to
a Seller’s Broker-Dealer (or its Agent Member) identified pursuant to (a)(vi)
above the amount necessary to purchase the Tortoise Notes to be purchased
pursuant to (b)(i) above against receipt of such Tortoise Notes, and (B) deliver
such Tortoise Notes through the Securities Depository to the Agent Member of
the
purchaser thereof against payment therefor.
(e) On
the
day after the Auction Date:
(i) each
Bidder’s Agent Member referred to in (d)(i) above shall instruct the Securities
Depository to execute the transactions described in (b)(i) or (ii) above, and
the Securities Depository shall execute such transactions;
(ii) each
Seller’s Broker-Dealer or its Agent Member shall instruct the Securities
Depository to execute the transactions described in (d)(ii) above, and the
Securities Depository shall execute such transactions; and
(iii) each
Buyer’s Broker-Dealer or its Agent Member shall instruct the Securities
Depository to execute the transactions described in (d)(iii) above, and the
Securities Depository shall execute such transactions.
(f) If
a
Beneficial Owner selling Tortoise Notes in an Auction fails to deliver such
Tortoise Notes (by authorized book-entry), a Broker-Dealer may deliver to the
Potential Beneficial Owner on behalf of which it submitted a Bid that was
accepted a number of whole Tortoise Notes that is less than the number of
Tortoise Notes that otherwise was to be purchased by such Potential Beneficial
Owner. In such event, the number of Tortoise Notes to be so delivered shall
be
determined solely by such Broker-Dealer. Delivery of such lesser number of
Tortoise Notes shall constitute good delivery. Notwithstanding the foregoing
terms of this paragraph (f), any delivery or non-delivery of Tortoise Notes
which shall represent any departure from the results of an Auction, as
determined by the Auction Agent, shall be of no effect unless and until the
Auction Agent shall have been notified of such delivery or non-delivery in
accordance with the provisions of the Auction Agency Agreement and the
Broker-Dealer Agreements.
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EXHIBIT
B
AUCTION
BID FORM
Submit
To:
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Issue:
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Tortoise
Notes of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation
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The
undersigned Broker-Dealer submits the following Order on behalf of the Bidder
listed below:
Name
of
Bidder:_______________________________________
BENEFICIAL
OWNER
Notes
now
held ______________________ HOLD
__________________
BID
at
rate of ________________
SELL
________________
POTENTIAL
BENEFICIAL OWNER
#
of
Notes___________
BID
at
rate of___________ Notes:
(1)
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If
submitting more than one Bid for one Bidder, use additional Auction
Bid
Forms.
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(2)
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If
one or more Bids covering in the aggregate more than the number of
outstanding Tortoise Notes held by any Beneficial Owner are submitted,
such bid shall be considered valid in the order of priority set forth
in
the Auction Procedures on the above
issue.
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(3)
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A
Hold or Sell Order may be placed only by a Beneficial Owner covering
a
number of Tortoise Notes not greater than the number of Tortoise
Notes
currently held.
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(4)
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Potential
Beneficial Owners may make only Bids, each of which must specify
a rate.
If more than one Bid is submitted on behalf of any Potential Beneficial
Owner, each Bid submitted shall be a separate Bid with the rate
specified.
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(5)
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Bids
may contain no more than three figures to the right of the decimal
point
(.001 of 1%). Fractions will not be
accepted.
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(6)
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An
Order must be submitted in whole Tortoise
Notes.
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Authorized
Signature:__________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
C
(Note:
To
be used only for transfers made other than pursuant to an Auction)
TRANSFER
FORM
Re:
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____________________________________________Series__________________
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(“Tortoise Notes”) |
We
are
(check one):
[ ] the
Existing Holder named below;
[ ] the
Broker-Dealer for such Beneficial Owner; or
[ ] the
Agent
Member for such Existing Holder.
We
hereby
notify you that such Beneficial Owner has transferred _________ Tortoise Notes
to __________________________________
(Name of Existing Holder) |
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(Name of Broker-Dealer) |
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(Name of Agent Member) |
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By:
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Printed
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
D
(Note:
To
be used only for failures to deliver or to pay for
Tortoise
Notes sold pursuant to an Auction)
NOTICE
OF
A FAILURE TO DELIVER
We
are a
Broker-Dealer for _____________________ (the “Purchaser”), which purchased _____
Tortoise Notes, Series _____ of ____________________________________ in the
Auction held on ____________________ from the seller of such Tortoise
Notes.
We
hereby
notify you that (check one):
______
the Seller failed to deliver such Tortoise Notes to the Purchaser.
______
the Purchaser failed to make payment to the Seller upon delivery of such
Tortoise Notes.
Name:_____________________________________
By:_______________________________________
Printed
Name:
Title:
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