EX-10.(ll)
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
NEW WORLD POWER TEXAS
RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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Dated as of September 29, 1997
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AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (the
"Agreement") of New World Power Texas Renewable Energy Limited Partnership (the
"Partnership") is made as of this 29th day of September 1997 by The New World
Power Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("New World"), as a general partner
and DB Power, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("DB Power"), as a general partner
and limited partner. New World and DB are referred to herein collectively as the
"General Partners" and individually as a "General Partner." DB Power is also
referred to herein as the "Limited Partner."
WHEREAS, New World was invited to negotiate a power purchase agreement
with Texas Utilities Electric Company ("Texas Utilities"); and
WHEREAS, New World and Texas Utilities agreed that New World should form a
limited partnership to enter into the power purchase agreement; and
WHEREAS, both New World and Xxxx X. Xxxxx desired to form a limited
partnership for the purpose of executing a power purchase agreement with Texas
Utilities and for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating a
windfarm in the Big Springs, Texas area; and
WHEREAS, New World as General Partner and Xxxx X. Xxxxx as the limited
partner entered into an agreement of limited partnership as of September 12,
1994 for the purpose of forming the Partnership; and
WHEREAS, the Partnership is a party to that certain Renewable Resource
Energy Purchase Agreement dated September 13, 1994 with Texas Utilities as same
has been amended to date; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Xxxx of Sale dated February 1997 (the "Xxxx of
Sale"), New Power purported to assign 50% of its interest in the Partnership to
DB Power; and
WHEREAS, New Power and DB Power wish to rescind the Xxxx of Sale and have
DB Power acquire a general partnership interest directly from the Partnership
and thereby become a general partner of the Partnership; and
WHEREAS, DB Power has purchased the limited partnership interest of Xxxx
X. Xxxxx pursuant to the terms of that certain Assignment of Limited Partnership
Interest dated September 29, 1997; and
WHEREAS, New World and DB Power desire to amend the agreement of limited
partnership to admit DB Power as a general partner and limited partner of the
Partnership and to make certain other changes thereto,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
1. ORGANIZATION AND RELATED MATTERS.
1.1 Rescission of Xxxx of Sale; Admission of New Partners. (a) New Power
and DB Power hereby rescind and cancel the Xxxx of Sale with the same effect as
though it was never entered into and each of such parties will be restored to
the position it occupied immediately prior to entering into the Xxxx of Sale.
(b) Effective as of the date hereof: (i) DB Power hereby is admitted
as a second general partner of the Partnership and (ii) DB Power is admitted as
a limited partner of the Partnership in substitution for Xxxx X. Xxxxx.
1.2 Continuation of Limited Partnership. The parties to this Agreement
hereby continue a limited partnership pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the "Act").
1.3 Name. The name of the Partnership shall be "New World Power Texas
Renewable Energy Limited Partnership."
1.4 Purpose. The purpose of the Partnership is to negotiate and execute a
power purchase agreement with Texas Utilities Electric Company ("Texas
Utilities"), to construct, maintain and operate a windfarm to generate
electricity to sell to Texas Utilities, to acquire rights in real property in
connection with the foregoing, and to do all things relating thereto or in
connection therewith.
1.5 Principal Office and Registered Office.
(a) The principal office of the Partnership shall be 000 Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0, or at such other place as may
from time to time be designated by the General Partners. The General Partners
shall give prompt notice of any such change to each Partner (as hereinafter
defined). The Partnership may maintain such additional offices as the General
Partners may determine.
(b) The registered office of the Partnership shall be at 0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Trust Center, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. The name of the
registered agent in charge thereof shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The
General Partners may from time
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to time change such registered office and registered agent and shall give prompt
notice of any such change to each Partner.
1.6 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Partnership shall end on the 31st
day of December in each year.
1.7 Term. The Partnership commenced upon the date a certificate of limited
partnership with respect to the Partnership was filed in the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and shall continue until dissolved
pursuant to Section 9 hereof. Dissolution of the Partnership shall occur only
upon the occurrence of one of the events specified in Section 9 and, pursuant
thereto, the Partnership will be dissolved and liquidated.
2. PARTNERS. The Partnership shall consist of the General Partners and the
Limited Partner (the General Partners and the Limited Partner are sometimes
referred to herein collectively as the "Partners" and individually as a
"Partner," which terms shall include any party hereinafter admitted to the
Partnership and exclude any party that ceases to be a party). The business
address of each Partner is as follows:
General Partner General Partner Limited Partner
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The New World Power Corporation DB Power, Inc. DB Power, Inc.
000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx 000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx 000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Lachine, Quebec Lachine, Quebec
Canada, X0X 0X0 Xxxxxx, X0X 0X0 Xxxxxx, X0X 0X0
3. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
3.1 Contributions; Percentage Interest. Each Partner shall contribute to
the Partnership the amount (a "Capital Contribution") shown opposite its name
below and, in exchange therefor, shall have a percentage interest in the
Partnership shown opposite its name below:
Capital Nature of Percentage
Name of Partner Contribution Interest Interest
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The New World Power $49.50 General Partner 49.5%
Corporation
DB Power, Inc. $49.50 General Partner 49.5%
DB Power, Inc. $ 1.00 Limited Partner 1.0%
3.2 Except as provided for in Section 3.3 hereof, no Partner shall have
the right to withdraw or reduce its contribution of capital to the Partnership.
Capital Contributions shall be returned only upon the dissolution of the
Partnership and distribution of its assets as
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provided in Article 9; provided, however, that the General Partners shall have
no personal liability for repayment of the Capital Contributions of the Limited
Partner. No interest shall be paid on any Capital Contributions made by any
Partners to the Partnership.
3.3 Upon each General Partner satisfying its Capital Contribution pursuant
to Section 3.1 hereof, all additional development costs incurred by the
Partnership shall be paid by the General Partners on a fifty/fifty basis. In the
event that a General Partner does not pay its fifty percent share of any future
development costs incurred by the Partnership, then such General Partner shall
be deemed to be a "breaching partner" and the other General Partner (the
"non-breaching partner") shall have the right to pay the "breaching partner's"
fifty percent share of such development costs. Any payments made by such
non-breaching party shall be added to the non-breaching party's Capital
Contribution and deducted from the breaching partner's Capital Contribution.
4. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
4.1 Distributions. Any cash or other assets of the Partnership which the
General Partners may from time to time determine are not reasonably needed to
carry on the business of the Partnership and which the General Partners may
decide to distribute, shall be distributed to the Partners in proportion to
their Capital Contribution.
4.2 Partner's Shares of Tax Profits and Losses. The tax profits, tax
losses and tax credits of the Partnership, for state and federal income tax
purposes, for each taxable year of the Partnership, shall be allocated among the
Partners in proportion to their Capital Contribution.
5. AUTHORITY OF THE GENERAL PARTNERS.
Each of the General Partners shall have the full authority and right to
manage the business of the Partnership and shall have all of the rights and
powers which may be possessed by general partners under the Act including,
without limitation, the right and power to:
(a) Acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise any real or personal property
which may be necessary, convenient, or incidental to the accomplishment of the
purposes of the Partnership;
(b) Operate, maintain, finance, improve, construct, own, grant options
with respect to, sell, convey, assign, mortgage, and lease any real estate and
any personal property necessary, convenient, or incidental to the accomplishment
of the purposes of the Partnership;
(c) Execute any and all agreements, contracts, documents, certifications,
and instruments necessary or convenient in connection with the purpose of the
Partnership, or in connection with managing the affairs of the Partnership,
including, but not limited to, a power
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purchase agreement with Texas Utilities, any financing agreements, operation and
maintenance agreements, and construction agreements.
(d) Borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness necessary,
convenient, or incidental to the accomplishment of the purposes of the
Partnership, and secure the same by mortgage, pledge, or other lien on any asset
owned by the Partnership (the "Partnership Assets");
(e) Execute, in furtherance of any or all of the purposes of the
Partnership, any deed, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, mortgage note, promissory
note, xxxx of sale, contract, or other instrument purporting to convey or
encumber any or all of the Partnership Assets;
(f) Prepay in whole or in part, refinance, recast, increase, modify, or
extend any liabilities affecting the Partnership Assets and in connection
therewith execute any extensions or renewals of encumbrances on any or all of
the Partnership Assets;
(g) Care for and distribute funds to the General Partner and Limited
Partner by way of cash, income, return of capital, or otherwise, all in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and perform all matters in
furtherance of the purposes of the Partnership or this Agreement;
(h) Contract on behalf of the Partnership for the employment and services
of employees and/or independent contractors, such as lawyers and accountants,
and delegate to such persons the duty to manage or supervise any of the assets
or operations of the Partnership;
(i) Engage in any kind of activity and perform and carry out contracts of
any kind (including contracts of insurance covering risks to Partnership
Property and General Partner liability) necessary or incidental to, or in
connection with, the accomplishment of the purposes of the Partnership, as may
be lawfully carried on or performed by a Partnership under the laws of each
state in which the Partnership is then formed or qualified;
(j) Obtain all permits and governmental approvals necessary in furtherance
of the purpose of the Partnership;
(k) Take, or refrain from taking, all actions, not expressly prescribed or
limited by this Agreement, as may be necessary or appropriate to accomplish the
purposes of the Partnership; and
(l) Institute, prosecute, defend, settle, compromise, and dismiss lawsuits
or other judicial or administrative proceedings brought on or in behalf of, or
against, the
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Partnership or the Partners in connection with activities arising out of,
connected with, or incidental to this Agreement, and to engage counsel or others
in connection therewith.
6. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF GENERAL PARTNERS.
6.1 Liability. As among the Partners, no personal liability shall be
imposed upon any General Partner by reason of any act or omission occurring in
the course of its management or control of the Partnership, for damages or
otherwise, except for such General Partner's gross negligence, fraud, bad faith
or willful misconduct or a breach of any provision of this Agreement.
6.2 Indemnification. The Partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless
each General Partner and its officers, directors, employees and other
representatives from and against any loss, expense, damage or injury suffered or
sustained by any of them by reason of any acts, omissions or alleged acts or
omissions arising out of his activities on behalf of the Partnership, including
without limitation, any judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorney's fees
and costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defense and settlement of
any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim, unless such acts,
omissions or alleged acts or omissions were made as a result of the gross
negligence, fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct by such General Partner or a
breach of any provision of this Agreement by such General Partner.
7. TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS. No Partner may transfer or assign all or any part of
its interest in the Partnership without the consent of the other Partners.
8. WITHDRAWAL OF PARTNERS. Any Partner may withdraw from the Partnership at any
time pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement signed by all Partners and such
substituted or additional partners as may be admitted to the Partnership
pursuant to such amendment. The effectiveness of any such amendment shall, as to
the Partner designated as withdrawing Partner in such amendment, constitute the
withdrawal of such Partner as a Partner in the Partnership and, because of such
withdrawal, such Partner shall not thereafter be required to make any Capital
Contribution of any kind whatsoever as a Partner in the Partnership.
9. DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION.
9.1 Events of Dissolution. The Partnership shall be dissolved upon the
first to occur of the following events (an "Event of Termination"):
(a) The date ninety (90) days after the concurrent withdrawal of
both General Partners from the Partnership, unless during such period all of the
Limited Partners agree to continue the business of the Partnership and to the
appointment of one or more successor general partners; or
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(b) In the event that there is only one General Partner, the date
that is ninety (90) days after the withdrawal of such sole General Partner from
the Partnership, unless during such period, all of the Limited Partners agree to
continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment of one or more
successor General Partners; or
(c) The election to terminate the Partnership by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the General Partners; but in any event not later than
December 31, 2024.
9.2 Winding-Up. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, the
Partnership shall be dissolved and wound up. In connection with the dissolution
and winding-up of the Partnership, the General Partners, or if there are no
General Partners, the Limited Partners, shall proceed with the dissolution of
the Partnership, the sale of the Partnership's assets and the final distribution
of the assets and proceeds of the sale thereof as contemplated by Section 9.3.
9.3 Distributions Upon Dissolution and Winding-Up. In the event of
dissolution of the Partnership, the assets and proceeds from the sale of the
assets of the Partnership shall be applied and/or distributed in one or more
installments as determined by the General Partners or, if the dissolution shall
be caused by the failure to continue the business of the Partnership following
the withdrawal of a general partner, by the remaining Partners, in the following
order or priority:
(a) Payment of debts and liabilities of the Partnership (other than
any loans or advances made by Partners to the Partnership) and the expenses of
liquidation; provided, however, that the General Partners shall have the right
to designate the order in which specific liabilities are to be satisfied out of
Partnership Assets, to the extent permitted with reference to the order provided
by law, in order to minimize the risk of personal liability on the part of any
Partner;
(b) Establishment of reserves deemed reasonably necessary to cover
contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership or any
General Partner arising out of or in connection with the Partnership. These
reserves may be paid over to an attorney-at-law or a bank or trust company to be
held in escrow for the purpose of paying any such contingent or unforeseen
liabilities or obligations and at the expiration of such period as the General
Partners shall deem advisable, any then remaining balance shall be distributed
as the General Partners shall direct but in accordance with the order of
priority set forth in classes (c) and (d) below;
(c) The repayment of any loans or advances made by the Partners to
the Partnership, plus accrued interest thereon, but if the amount available for
such repayment shall be insufficient then pro rata on account thereof;
(d) To the Partners in proportion to their Capital Contributions.
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10. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be modified or amended only with the written
consent of the General Partners and a majority-in-interest of the Limited
Partners.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
11.1 Waiver of Partition. Each of the Partners hereby irrevocably waives
any and all rights that it may have to maintain any action for partition of any
of the Partnership's property.
11.2 Choice of Law. This Agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder
shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware.
11.3 Successors and Assigns. Except as herein otherwise specifically
provided, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereunder and their legal representatives, heirs, administrators,
executors, successors and assigns.
11.4 Expenses of Organization. Upon each General Partner satisfying its
initial Capital Contribution pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof, the Partnership
shall pay all expenses of each General Partner for legal and accounting services
incurred in connection with the organization of the Partnership.
11.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances shall be invalid or unenforceable to any
extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provisions
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be
enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.
11.6 No Waiver. The failure of any Partner to insist upon strict
performance of a covenant hereunder or of any obligation hereunder or to
exercise any right or remedy hereunder, regardless of how long such failure
shall continue shall not be a waiver of such Partner's right to demand strict
compliance therewith in the future unless such waiver is written and signed by
the Partner giving the same.
11.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple copies, each
of which shall for all purposes constitute one Agreement which is binding on the
Partners notwithstanding that all parties are not the signatories to the same
copy.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amended and
Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership as of the date first above written.
General Partner
THE NEW WORLD POWER CORPORATION
By:____________________________________
Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Acting Chief Financial Officer
General Partner
DB POWER, INC.
By:____________________________________
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Its Vice President
Limited Partner:
DB POWER, INC.
By:____________________________________
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Its Vice President
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Exhibit 10(ll)
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF NEW WORLD
POWER TEXAS RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this "Amendment") to the Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership of New World Power Texas Renewable Energy
Limited Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement") dated as of September 29,
1997, between The New World Power Corporation ("New World") and DB Power, Inc.
("DBI").
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Partnership Purchase Agreement dated as of
October 21, 1997, among Big Springs Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"), Big Springs
Texas Energy Management, Inc. ("Management"), New World Power Texas Renewable
Energy Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"), New World and DBI, Management
acquired the general partnership interests (the "GP Interests") of New World and
DBI, and Holdings acquired the limited partnership interests (the "LP
Interests") of DBI, respectively, in the Partnership;
WHEREAS, upon the acquisition of New World's and DBI's respective GP
Interests and DBI' s LP Interests, New World and DBI effectively withdrew as
general partners and, with respect to DBI, as a limited partner of the
Partnership;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8 of the Partnership Agreement, the
admission of new members is required to be effected by way of amendment to the
Partnership Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. Management is hereby admitted to the Partnership as its sole
general partner.
2. Holdings is hereby admitted to the Partnership as its sole
limited partner.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment
as of October 23, 1997.
BIG SPRINGS TEXAS ENERGY
MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:______________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
BIG SPRINGS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:______________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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Exhibit 10(ll)
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD COGENERATION PARTNERS L.P.,
A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CONSTRUCTION LOAN NOTE
October 19, 1992
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD COGENERATION PARTNERS, L.P, a
Delaware limited partnership, having a principal place of business at Xxxxxxxx
00, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Cumberland Street, Brooklyn, New
York ("Borrower"), unconditionally promises to pay to the order of Mission
Energy New York, Inc., a California corporation having a principal place of
business at 00000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, or its
successors or assigns ("Payee"), in the manner and in the place hereinafter
provided, on the MATURITY DATE, AS DEFINED BELOW, the unpaid principal amount of
all advances made by Payee to Borrower as Construction Loans (each such advance
a "Loan" and collectively, the "Loans") under the Partnership Agreement referred
to below, together with accrued interest thereon at the rates and in the manner
herein provided.
1. Principal.
This Note is the "Construction Loan Note," issued pursuant to, and
entitled to the benefits of, that certain Limited Partnership Agreement, dated
as of October 19, 1992, (as it may hereafter be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Partnership Agreement") between B-4l
Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, ("York Partners") and Payee,
to which reference is made for the terms and conditions under which the Loans
evidenced hereby are made and are to be repaid. Capitalized terms used herein
without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Partnership
Agreement.
2. Interest.
Borrower agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of
each of the Loans evidenced by this Note from and including each of the
respective dates specified on Attachment I hereto as the dates such Loans were
made until payment in full at a fluctuating rate per annum which shall be
determined in accordance with provisions of the Partnership Agreement (but, in
any event, no greater than the Maximum Lawful Rate, as defined in the
Partnership Agreement); provided, that after neither Payee nor any MENY
Affiliate holds a General Partner Interest in the
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Borrower, any principal amount not paid when due and, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, any interest not paid when due, in each case whether at
maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise
(both before as well as after judgment), shall bear interest at the default rate
provided in Section 6 hereof. Interest on this Note shall be payable in arrears
on each day any principal is due and payable pursuant to the terms of the
Partnership Agreement, upon any Prepayment of this Note pursuant to Section 5
hereof (to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid) and on the Maturity
Date. Each payment made hereunder shall be credited first to interest then due
and the remainder of such payment shall be credited to principal, and interest
shall thereupon cease to accrue upon the principal so credited. All computations
of interest accrued and payable hereunder shall be made daily on the basis of a
365-day or 366-day year and the actual number of days elapsed.
3. Maturity Date.
The entire unpaid balance of the principal amount owed hereunder,
together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable
on the date of acceleration upon an Event of Default under Section 9 hereof (the
"Maturity Date"), subject to the provisions for prepayment, pursuant to Section
5 hereof.
4. Payments.
All payments of principal, interest or other amounts owed or payable
under this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America at
such place as shall be designated by Payee in writing for such purpose in
accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement. Until notified in
writing of the transfer of this Note, Borrower shall be entitled to deem Payee,
or such person who has been identified by the transferor in writing to Borrower
as the holder of this Note, as the owner and holder of this Note. Each of Payee
and any subsequent holder of this Note agrees that before disposing of this Note
or any part hereof, it will make a notation on Attachment I hereto of all
amounts advanced to Borrower as Construction Loans and any principal payments
made; provided, however, that the failure to make a notation of any advances
under or payments made on this Note shall not limit or otherwise affect the
obligation of Borrower hereunder with respect to payments of principal or
interest on this Note.
Whenever any payment or any other amount payable in respect hereof
shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment
shall instead be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of
time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest on this
Note.
5. Prepayments.
Borrower shall prepay the principal of this Note, in whole or in
part, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any other sums
or charges, if any, then due hereunder as required under the terms of the
Partnership Agreement (each such date, a "Prepayment
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Date"). In addition, Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to
time to prepay on any Business Day the principal of this Note in whole or in
part, upon at least five days prior written notice together with all accrued and
unpaid interest thereon and any other sums or charges, if any, then due
hereunder; provided, that any prepayments shall be credited to interest and
principal owed hereunder as set forth in the penultimate sentence of Section 2
hereof. Any prepayment pursuant to this Section 5 shall be made without premium
or penalty.
6. Default Rate.
To the extent permitted by applicable law and, in any event, only
after neither Payee nor any MENY Affiliate holds a General Partner Interest in
the Borrower, principal and interest due and payable hereunder and not paid when
due (both before as well as after judgment), shall bear interest payable on
demand at a rate per annum which is one percent (1.00%) above the rate provided
in Section 2 hereof from the date such amount is due and payable until such
amount shall be paid in full, provided, however, that in no event shall such
rate exceed the Maximum Lawful Rate.
7. Indemnification.
Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Payee for any
loss, liability or expense including any reasonable attorneys" fees and expenses
incurred by the Payee arising out of or in connection with the collection or
enforcement of this Note.
8. Representations and Warranties.
Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Payee that:
(a) it is a duly organized and validly existing limited partnership
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and
has the partnership power and authority to own and operate its properties,
to transact the business in which it is now engaged and to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Note;
(b) this Note constitutes the duly authorized, legally valid and
binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance
with its terms;
(c) all acts, conditions, consents, grants of approvals and things
required to be done and performed and required to have been granted by any
Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this
Note have been effected, obtained or granted in compliance with all
applicable laws;
(d) the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Note
will not (i) violate any law, governmental rule or regulation, court order
or agreement
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to which it is subject or by which its properties are bound or the charter
documents or bylaws of Borrower or (ii) result in the creation of any lien
or other encumbrance with respect to the property of Borrower.
9. Events of Default.
Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each
an "Event of Default"):
a. Payments. After neither Payee nor any MENY Affiliate
holds a General Partner Interest in the Borrower,
Borrower shall default in the payment (i) when due,
whether on any Prepayment Date or at maturity by
declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all
or any portion of the principal amount or interest
hereunder payable as of such date or (ii) within 30 days
after demand of any other amounts due and payable
hereunder;
b. Dissolution. Any order, judgment or decree shall be
entered against the Borrower in a proceeding instituted
by Borrower decreeing the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution or split up of the Borrower and such order
shall remain undischarged and unstayed for a period in
excess of 30 days; or the Borrower shall otherwise
dissolve or cease to exist, whether by merger or
otherwise; or
c. Bankruptcy, etc. If neither Payee nor any MENY Affiliate
is a General Partner of the Borrower, the Borrower or
any General Partner of the Borrower, shall commence a
voluntary case concerning itself under Title Il of the
United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy" as now or
hereafter in affect, or any successor thereto (the
"Bankruptcy Code"); or an involuntary case shall be
commenced against the Borrower or any General Partner
thereof and shall not be dismissed or stayed within 60
days after commencement of the case; or a custodian (as
defined in the Bankruptcy Code) shall be appointed for,
or take charge of, all or substantially all of the
property of the Borrower or any General Partner thereof
or commence any other proceeding under any arrangement,
adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, insolvency or
similar law of any jurisdiction whether arrangement,
adjustments of debt, relief of debtors, insolvency or
similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter
in effect relating to the Borrower or
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a General Partner thereof, or there shall be commenced
against the Borrower or any General Partner thereof any
such proceeding which shall remain undismissed and
unstayed for a period of 60 days, or the Borrower or any
General Partner thereof shall be adjudicated insolvent
or bankrupt; or any order of relief in any such case or
proceeding shall be entered; or the Borrower or any
General Partner thereof shall suffer any appointment of
any custodian or the like for any substantial part of
the Borrower's, or any of its respective Partner's
property, to continue undischarged or unstayed for a
period of 60 days; or the Borrower makes a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors;
then (A) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in clause (c)
above, the principal amount owed hereunder, together with accrued interest
thereon and any sums or charges due hereunder shall become immediately due and
payable without presentment, demand, notice, protest or other requirements of
any kind (all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower) and (B) upon the
occurrence during the continuance of any other Event of Default, Payee may by
written notice to Borrower declare the entire unpaid balance of the principal
amount owed hereunder, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon and
any sums or charges due hereunder, immediately due and payable, whereupon the
same shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without protest,
presentment, notice of dishonor, demand or further notice of any kind (all of
which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower).
10. Notices.
Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given or
made hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when
delivered in person, or when sent by facsimile transmission or other means of
telecommunication when receipt is confirmed by the addressee thereof, or `if
sent to Borrower or the Payee at the address set forth below (or such other
address as shall be designated by notice to the other party as set forth in this
section 10) by registered, certified or first class mail, upon delivery thereof.
The address of Borrower is:
Building 41
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Flushing Avenue and Cumberland Street
Brooklyn, New York 11205
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with copies to:
B-41 Associates, L.P.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
and
Moses & Singer LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
The address of Payee is:
00000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
11. Waiver.
Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand,
notice of protest, dishonor and nonpayment of this Note, and expressly agrees
that, without in any way affecting the liability of Borrower hereunder, the
Payee may extend the Maturity Date, any Prepayment Date or the time for payment
of any amount due under the Note or the Partnership Agreement, accept any
security, release any party liable hereunder or thereunder and release any
security now or hereafter securing this Note without in any other way affecting
the liability and obligations of Borrower.
12. Severability.
Every provision of this Note is intended to be severable. In the
event any term or provision hereof is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality
or invalidity shall not affect the balance of the terms and provisions hereof,
which terms and provisions shall remain binding and enforceable; provided
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however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this
Note shall be subject to the terms and conditions, and shall be construed in
accordance with, the Partnership Agreement.
13. Headings.
Headings at the beginning of each numbered section of this Note are
intended for convenience of reference and are not to be deemed or construed to
be a part of this Note.
14. Assignment.
Borrower may not assign its obligations under this Note and Borrower
hereby acknowledges its obligations under this Note are not assignable. Borrower
further acknowledges that the Payee may transfer, assign or grant a
participation in all or a portion of its rights hereunder to an affiliate of
Payee, or as collateral to a lender, or to a transferee in connection with an
assignment or transfer of Payee"s Interest in the Partnership pursuant to the
Partnership Agreement.
15. Limitation of Liability.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, no recourse
shall be had, whether by levy or execution, or under any law, or by the
enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, for the payment of any of
the obligations owed hereunder, against any Partner of Borrower individually or
personally, any successor or Affiliate or partner of any Partner of Borrower, or
any of the assets of the aforesaid persons, it being expressly understood that
the sole remedies available to Payee pursuant to this Note with respect to the
obligations owed hereunder shall be against the Borrower; provided that nothing
in this Section 15 shall constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any of the
obligations owed hereunder, but the same shall continue until fully paid,
discharged, observed or performed.
16. Obligations Absolute.
Subject to Section 15 hereof, no reference herein to the Partnership
Agreement and no provision of this Note or the Partnership Agreement shall alter
or impair the obligation of Borrower, which is absolute and unconditional, to
pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective
times, and in the currency herein prescribed.
Borrower is a partnership and the agreement herein contained shall
remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any changes in the Persons
composing such partnership, and the term "Borrower", as used herein, shall
include any alternate or successor partnerships, but any predecessor
partnerships and their respective partners shall not thereby be released from
any liability. Payee may renew or extend any of the liabilities of any of the
Partners of the Partnership and may make additional advances or extensions of
credit to any of them or release or fail to set off any deposit account or
credit of any of them or grant other indulgences to any of them, all from time
to time, before or after the maturity hereof, with or without further notice to
or assent from any of the
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other Partners or other parties liable with respect hereto. Without limiting any
of the foregoing or any other provision of this Note, nothing contained in this
Note shall be construed so as to modify the terms and conditions of the
Partnership Agreement, including, without limitation, Payee's rights thereunder
to receive any payments or distributions of any kind as provided for therein.
17. Subordination.
The Loans evidenced by this Note are subject to the terms of
subordination set forth in, and shall constitute Subordinated Debt within the
meaning of, the Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement dated as of
December 1, 1997 among the Borrower, U.S. Trust Company of New York, as
Collateral Agent, and the other parties named therein, which are incorporated by
reference herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note and
delivered the same as the date first written above.
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD COGENERATI0N
PARTNERS, L.P.
By: B-41 ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By: B-41 Management Corp.,
its Managing General Partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
By: MISSION ENERGY NEW YORK, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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ATTACHMENT I
TRANSACTIONS ON CONSTRUCTION LOAN NOTE
Amount of Amount of Outstanding
Amount of Principal Interest Principal
Loan Made Paid Paid Balance Notation
Date This Date This Date This Date This Date Made By
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Attachment I - 1
Exhibit 10(ll)
PRIORITY LOAN NOTE
B-41 ASSOCIATES, L.P.
A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
October 19, 1992
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, B-41 ASSOCIATES, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, having a principal place of business at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx ("Borrower"), unconditionally promises to pay to the
order of Mission Energy New York, Inc., a California corporation having a
principal place of business at 00000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx or its successors or assigns ("Payee"), in the manner and in the
place hereinafter provided, on the MATURITY DATE, AS DEFINED BELOW, the unpaid
principal amount of all advances made by Payee to Borrower as Priority Loans
(each such advance a "Loan" and collectively, the "Loans") under the Partnership
Agreement referred to below, together with accrued interest thereon at the rates
and in the manner herein provided.
1. Principal.
This Note is the "Priority Loan Note," issued pursuant to, and
entitled to the benefits of, that certain Limited Partnership Agreement, dated
as of October 19, 1992, (as it may hereafter be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Partnership Agreement") between
Borrower and Payee, to which reference is made for the terms and conditions
under which the Loans evidenced hereby are made and are to be repaid.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set
forth in the Partnership Agreement.
2. Interest.
Borrower agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of
each of the Loans evidenced by this Note from and including each of the
respective dates specified on Attachment I hereto as the dates such Loans were
made until payment in full at a fluctuating rate per annum which shall be
determined in accordance with provisions of the Partnership Agreement (but, in
any event, no greater than the Maximum Lawful Rate, as defined in the
Partnership Agreement); provided, that after neither Payee nor any MENY
Affiliate holds a General Partner Interest in the Partnership, any principal
amount not paid when due and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any
interest not paid when due, in each case whether at maturity, by required
prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (both before as well
as after judgment), shall bear interest at the default rate provided in Section
6 hereof. Interest on this Note shall be payable in arrears on each day any
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principal is due and payable pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement,
upon any Prepayment of this Note pursuant to Section 5 hereof (to the extent
accrued on the amount being prepaid) and on the Maturity Date. Each payment made
hereunder shall be credited first to interest then due and the remainder of such
payment shall be credited to principal, and interest shall thereupon cease to
accrue upon the principal so credited. All computations of interest accrued and
payable hereunder shall be made daily on the basis of a 365-day or 366-day year
and the actual number of days elapsed.
3. Maturity Date.
The entire unpaid balance of the principal amount owed hereunder,
together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable
on the date of acceleration upon an Event of Default under Section 10 hereof
(the "Maturity Date"), subject to the provisions for prepayment, pursuant to
Section 5 hereof.
4. Payments.
All payments of principal, interest or other amounts owed or payable
under this Note or in respect of the New York Partners Security Agreement, as
defined in the Partnership Agreement (the "Security Agreement"), shall be made
in lawful money of the United States of America at such place as shall be
designated by Payee in writing for such purpose in accordance with the terms of
the Partnership Agreement. Until notified in writing of the transfer of this
Note, Borrower shall be entitled to deem Payee, or such person who has been
identified by the transferor in writing to Borrower as the holder of this Note,
as the owner and holder of this Note. Each of Payee and any subsequent holder of
this Note agrees that before disposing of this Note or any part hereof, it will
make a notation on Attachment I hereto of all amounts advanced to Borrower as
Priority Loans and any principal payments made; provided, however, that the
failure to make a notation of any advances under or payments made on this Note
shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Borrower hereunder with
respect to payments of principal or interest on this Note.
Whenever any payment or any other amount payable in respect hereof
or under the Security Agreement shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a
Business Day, such payment shall instead be made on the next succeeding Business
Day, and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the
payment of interest on this Note.
5. Prepayments.
Borrower shall prepay the principal of this Note, in whole or in
part, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any other sum or
charges, if any, then due hereunder or under the Security Agreement, as required
under the terms of the Partnership Agreement (each such date, a "Prepayment
Date"). In addition, Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to
time to prepay on any Business Day the principal of this Note in whole or in
part, upon at least five days prior written notice together with all accrued and
unpaid interest thereon and any other
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sums or charges, if any, then due hereunder or under the Security Agreement;
provided, that any prepayments shall be credited to interest and principal owed
hereunder as set forth in the penultimate sentence of Section 2 hereof. Any
prepayment pursuant to this Section 5 shall be made without premium or penalty.
6. Default Rate.
To the extent permitted by applicable law and, in any event, only
after neither Payee nor any MENY Affiliate holds a General Partner Interest in
the Partnership, principal and interest due and payable hereunder and not paid
when due (both before as well as after judgment), shall bear interest payable on
demand at a rate per annum which is one percent (1.00%) above the rate provided
in Section 2 hereof from the date such amount is due and payable until such
amount shall be paid in full, provided, however, that in no event shall such
rate exceed the Maximum Lawful Rate.
7. Security.
This Note is secured by, and entitled to the benefits of, certain
collateral as defined in and provided for in the Security Agreement. Reference
is hereby made to the Security Agreement for a complete statement thereof and
for a description of said collateral.
8. Indemnification.
Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Payee for any
loss, liability or expense including any reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses
incurred by the Payee arising out of or in connection with the collection or
enforcement of this Note or any of Payee's rights and remedies under the
Security Agreement.
9. Representations and Warranties.
Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Payee that:
(a) it is a duly organized and validly existing limited partnership
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and
has the partnership power and authority to own and operate its properties,
to transact the business in which it is now engaged and to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Note;
(b) this Note constitutes the duly authorized, legally valid and
binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance
with its terms;
(c) all acts, conditions, consents, grants of approvals and things
required to be done and performed and required to have been granted by any
Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this
Note have been effected, obtained or granted in compliance with all
applicable laws;
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(d) the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Note
will not (i) violate any law, governmental rule or regulation, court order
or agreement to which it is subject or by which its properties are bound
or the charter documents or bylaws of Borrower or (ii) result in the
creation of any lien or other encumbrance with respect to the property of
Borrower other than the lien created pursuant to the Security Agreement;
10. Events of Default.
Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each
an "Event of Default"):
a. Payments. After neither Payee nor any MENY Affiliate
holds a General Partner Interest in the Partnership,
Borrower shall default in the payment (i) when due,
whether on any Prepayment Date or at maturity by
declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all
or any portion of the principal amount or interest
hereunder payable as of such date or (ii) within 30 days
after demand of any other amounts due and payable
hereunder or under the Security Agreement;
b. Dissolution. Any order, judgment or decree shall be
entered against the Partnership in a proceeding
instituted by Borrower decreeing the voluntary or
involuntary dissolution or split up of the Partnership
and such order shall remain undischarged and unstayed
for a period in excess of 30 days; or the Partnership
shall otherwise dissolve or cease to exist, whether by
merger or otherwise;
c. Bankruptcy, etc. The Borrower or any General Partner of
the Borrower or, if neither Payee nor any MENY Affiliate
is a General Partner of the Partnership, the Partnership
or any General Partner of the Partnership, shall
commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title
11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy" as
now or hereafter in affect, or any successor thereto
(the "Bankruptcy Code"); or an involuntary case shall be
commenced against the Partnership, Borrower or any
General Partner thereof and shall not be dismissed or
stayed within 60 days after commencement of the case; or
a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) shall be
appointed for, or take charge of, all or substantially
all of the property of the Partnership, Borrower or any
General Partner thereof or commence any other proceeding
under any arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of
debtors, insolvency or similar law of any jurisdiction
whether arrangement, adjustments of debt, relief of
debtors, insolvency or similar law of any jurisdiction
whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the
Partnership, Borrower or a General Partner thereof, or
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there shall be commenced against the Partnership,
Borrower or any General Partner thereof any such
proceeding which shall remain undismissed and unstayed
for a period of 60 days, or the Partnership, Borrower or
any General Partner thereof shall be adjudicated
insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief in any
such case or proceeding shall be entered; or the
Partnership, Borrower or any General Partner thereof
shall suffer any appointment of any custodian or the
like for any substantial part of the Partnership's
Borrower or any of their respective Partner's property,
to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60
days; or the Partnership makes a general assignment for
the benefit of creditors; or
d. Security Agreement. Borrower shall default in the due
performance or observance of any term, covenant or
agreement on its part to be performed or observed
pursuant to the Security Agreement, or the Security
Agreement shall for any reason (other than by the
written agreement of the Payee or any of its affiliates)
cease in any material respect to be in full force and
effect or to give the Payee the liens contemplated
thereby, and in each case, such event continues
unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof
is given to Borrower by Payee (which period shall be
extended for up to 90 days so long as Borrower is
diligently and in good faith pursuing a cure of such
default);
then (A) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in
clause (c) above, the principal amount owed hereunder, together with
accrued interest thereon and any sums or charges due hereunder or
under the Security Agreement, shall become immediately due and
payable without presentment, demand, notice, protest or other
requirements of any kind (all of which are hereby expressly waived
by Borrower) and (B) upon the occurrence during the continuance of
any other Event of Default, Payee may by written notice to Borrower
declare the entire unpaid balance of the principal amount owed
hereunder, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon and
any sums or charges due hereunder or under the Security Agreement
immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be
forthwith due and payable, without protest, presentment, notice of
dishonor, demand or further notice of any kind (all of which are
hereby expressly waived by Borrower).
11. Notices.
Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given or
made hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when
delivered in person, or when sent by facsimile transmission or other means of
telecommunication when receipt is confirmed by the addressee thereof, or if sent
to Borrower or the Payee at the address set forth below (or such other
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address as shall be designated by notice to the other party as set forth in this
Section 11) by registered, certified or first class mail, upon delivery thereof.
The address of Borrower is:
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 10017
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Moses & Singer LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
The address of Payee is:
00000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
12. Waiver.
Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand,
notice of protest, dishonor and nonpayment of this Note, and expressly agrees
that without in any way affecting the liability of Borrower hereunder, the Payee
may extend the Maturity Date, any Prepayment Date or the time for payment of any
amount due under the Note, the Security Agreement or the Partnership Agreement,
accept additional security, release any party liable hereunder or thereunder and
release any security now or hereafter securing this Note without in any other
way affecting the liability and obligations of Borrower.
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13. Severability.
Every provision of this Note is intended to be severable. In the
event any term or provision hereof is declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality
or invalidity shall not affect the balance of the terms and provisions hereof,
which terms and provisions shall remain binding and enforceable; provided
however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this
Note shall be subject to the terms and conditions, and shall be construed in
accordance with, the Partnership Agreement.
14. Headings.
Headings at the beginning of each numbered section of this Note are
intended for convenience of reference and are not to be deemed or construed to
be a part of this Note.
15. Assignment.
Borrower may not assign its obligations under this Note and Borrower
hereby acknowledges its obligations under this Note and are not assignable.
Borrower further acknowledges that the Payee may transfer, assign or grant a
participation in all or a portion of its rights hereunder to an affiliate of
Payee, or as collateral to a lender, or to a transferee in connection with an
assignment or transfer of Payee's Interest in the Partnership pursuant to the
Partnership Agreement.
16. Limitation of Liability.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, no recourse
shall be had, whether by levy or execution, or under any law, or by the
enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, for the payment of any of
the obligations owed hereunder, against Borrower individually or personally, any
successor or Affiliate or partner of any Partner of Borrower, or any of the
assets of the aforesaid persons, it being expressly understood that the sole
remedies available to Payee pursuant to this Note with respect to the
obligations owed hereunder shall be against the Collateral as defined under the
Security Agreement; provided that nothing in this Section 16 shall (i)
constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any of the obligations owed
hereunder, but the same shall continue until fully paid, discharged, observed or
performed, or (ii) in any way limit or restrict any right of Secured Party as
defined under the Security Agreement to foreclose the security interests granted
pursuant to the Security Agreement or otherwise realize upon any of the
Collateral.
17. Obligations Absolute.
Subject to Section 16 hereof, no reference herein to the Partnership
Agreement and no provision of this Note or the Partnership Agreement shall alter
or impair the obligation of Borrower, which is absolute and unconditional, to
pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective
times, and in the currency herein prescribed.
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Borrower is a partnership and the agreement herein contained shall
remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any changes in the Persons
composing such partnership, and the term "Borrower", as used herein, shall
include any alternate or successor partnership, but any predecessor partnerships
and their respective partners shall not thereby be released from any liability.
Payee may renew or extend any of the liabilities of any of the partners of the
partnership and may make additional advances or extensions of credit to any of
them or release or fail to set off any deposit account or credit of any of them
or grant other indulgences to any of them, all from time to time, before or
after the maturity hereof, with or without further notice to or assent from any
of the other partners or other parties liable with respect hereto. Without
limiting any of the foregoing or any other provision of this Note, nothing
contained in this Note shall be construed so as to modify the terms and
conditions of the Partnership Agreement, including, without limitation, Secured
Party's rights thereunder to receive any payments or distributions of any kind
with respect to the Collateral or as otherwise provided for therein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note and
delivered the same as the date first written above.
B-41 ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By: B-41 Management Corp.,
its Managing General Partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
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ATTACHMENT I
TRANSACTIONS ON PRIORITY LOAN NOTE
Outstanding
Amount of Amount of Amount of Principal
Loan Made Principal Paid Interest Paid Balance this Notation
Date this Date this Date this Date Date Made By
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Exhibit 10(ll)
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is dated as of October
19, 1992 and entered into by and between B-41 ASSOCIATES, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("Grantor"), and MISSION ENERGY NEW YORK, INC., a California
corporation ("Secured Party").
RECITALS
A. Grantor and Secured Party are parties to that certain Limited
Partnership Agreement dated as of October 19, 1992 (as it may hereafter be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified form time to time, the "Partnership
Agreement"), and, pursuant to the terms thereof, Grantor owns a limited
partnership interest in Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership formed pursuant to the Agreement (the
"Partnership");
B. Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Partnership
Agreement, Secured Party may, from time to time, advance moneys and extend
certain loans referred to therein as Priority Loans (collectively, the "Loans").
C. Secured Party has agreed to enter into the Partnership Agreement
and to make the Loans only if Grantor grants the security interests and
undertakes the obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
D. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings given them in the Partnership Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to
induce the Secured Party to make the Loans under the Partnership Agreement and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, Grantor hereby agrees with Security Party as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
"Code" has the meaning given that term in Section 12 hereof.
"Collateral" has the meaning given that term in Section 2 hereof.
"Event of Default" means an event of default under the Note.
"Lien" means any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, deposit arrangement, lien (including judgement liens, liens of
mechanics, suppliers and other Persons for the provision of goods or services,
rights of set off and all other liens arising under statute, common law or
judicial interpretation), charge, claim (including reclamation claims), security
interest, easement or encumbrance, preference, priority or other security
agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including, any lease or title retention agreement, any financing lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing
of, or agreement to give, any financing statement perfecting a security interest
under the Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction.
"Note" means the Priority Loan Note.
"Pledged Interest" means the portion of Grantor's Limited Partner
Interest under the Partnership Agreement equal to a 30% interest in the
Partnership.
"Proceeds" shall mean "proceeds" as such term is defined in the Code
and, in any event, shall include (i) proceeds of any insurance, indemnity,
warranty or guaranty payable to Grantor or Secured Party from time to time with
respect to any of the Collateral, (ii) payments (in any form whatsoever) made or
due and payable to Grantor from time to time in connection with any requisition,
confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the
Collateral and (iii) other amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in
connection with any of the Collateral.
"Secured Obligations" has the meaning given that term in Section 3
hereof.
"Security Documents" shall mean this Agreement, and all other
documents and agreements (including any amendment, modification, extension,
supplementation or renewal thereof) executed by Grantor or the Partnership after
the date hereof and now or hereafter securing the Secured Obligations or
evidencing the security interest granted hereunder.
SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. Grantor hereby assigns to
Secured Party, and hereby grants to Secured Party a security interest in, all of
Grantor's right, title and interest in and to the following (the "Collateral"):
(a) all of Grantor's right, title and interest as a limited partner
in the Partnership with respect to the Pledged Interest, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, including without limitation all of Grantor's right, title
and interest in, to and under the Partnership Agreement with respect to the
Pledged Interest, together with all other rights, interests, claims and other
property of Grantor in any manner arising out of or relating to the Pledged
Interest, whatever their respective kind or character, whether they are tangible
or intangible property, and wheresoever they may exist or be located, and
further including, without
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limitation, all of the rights of Grantor as a limited partner: (i) to (x)
receive money due and to become due (including without limitation dividends,
distributions, interest, income from partnership properties and operations,
proceeds of sale of partnership assets and returns of capital) under or pursuant
to the Partnership Agreement with respect to the Pledged Interest, (y) receive
payments upon termination of the Partnership Agreement with respect to the
Pledged Interest, and (z) receive any other payments or distributions, whether
cash or noncash, in respect of Grantor's limited partnership interest evidenced
by the Partnership Agreement with respect to the Pledged Interest; and (ii) in
and with respect to claims and causes of action arising out of or relating to
the Partnership to the extent Grantor's rights with respect to such claims and
causes of action relate to or arise in respect of the Pledged Interest;
(b) all Proceeds, products, rents and profits of or from any and all
of the foregoing Collateral and, to the extent not otherwise included, all
payments under insurance (whether or not Secured Party is the loss payee
thereof), or any indemnity, warranty or guaranty, payable by reason of loss or
damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing Collateral.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the "Collateral" shall not include any contract
which by its terms prohibits assignments thereof or security interests therein,
unless consent from the relevant party or parties has been obtained to the
security interests granted hereunder, or any contract in which the granting of a
security interest is prohibited under applicable law; provided that the
foregoing exclusion shall not apply to the extent that any term in a contract
between an account debtor and Grantor (A) prohibits assignment of an account or
requires the account debtor's consent to such assignment or security interest or
(B) prohibits creation of a security interest in a general intangible for money
due or to become due or requires the account debtor's consent to such assignment
or security interest to the extent the Code so provides.
SECTION 3. Security for Obligations. This Agreement secures, and the
Collateral is collateral security for, the prompt payment or performance in full
when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration,
acceleration, demand or otherwise (including the payment of amounts that would
become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of
the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. ss. 362(a)), of all obligations and liabilities
of every nature of Grantor now or hereafter existing under or arising out of or
in connection with the Note and all extensions or renewals thereof, whether for
principal, interest (including without limitation interest that, but for the
filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to Grantor, would accrue on such
obligations), fees, expenses, indemnities or otherwise, whether voluntary or
involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or
unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not from
time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred,
and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the
extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or
indirectly from Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise
(all such obligations and liabilities being the "Underlying Debt"), and all
obligations of every nature of Grantor now or hereafter existing under this
Agreement (all such obligations of Grantor, together with the Underlying Debt,
being the "Secured Obligations").
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SECTION 4. No Assumption. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, this
Agreement shall not in any way be deemed to obligate Secured Party, or any
purchaser at a foreclosure sale under this Agreement to assume any of Grantor's
obligations, duties, expenses or liabilities under the Partnership Agreement or
under any and all other agreements now existing or hereafter drafted or executed
(collectively, the "Grantor Obligations") unless Secured Party, or any such
Purchaser otherwise expressly agrees to assume any or all of said Grantor
Obligations in writing. In the event of foreclosure by Secured Party, Grantor
shall remain bound and obligated to perform the Grantor Obligations and Secured
Party shall not be deemed to have assumed any of such Grantor Obligations except
as provided in the preceding sentence.
SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. Grantor represents and
warrants as follows:
(a) Description of Collateral. Grantor is the owner and holder of
the Pledged Interest.
(b) Partnership Agreement. The Partnership Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by Grantor and is in full force and effect,
except to the extent the effectiveness thereof may be limited by, or requires,
any action by or in respect of Secured Party or any affiliate thereof.
(c) Ownership of Collateral. Grantor is the legal and beneficial
owner of the Collateral free and clear of any Lien except for the security
interest created by this Agreement. Grantor has the full power, authority and
legal right to convey, transfer and assign its interest in the Collateral
pursuant to this Agreement. No effective financing statement or other instrument
similar in effect covering all or any port of the Collateral is on file in any
filing or recording office except such as may have been filed in favor of
Secured Party relating to this Agreement.
(d) Office Locations; Fictitious Names. The chief place of business,
the chief executive office and the office where Grantor keeps its records
regarding the Collateral is, and has been for the four month period preceding
the date hereof, located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx. Grantor does not do business under any tradename or fictitious business
name.
(e) Consents or Governmental Authorizations. No consent of any other
Person (including, without limitation, the general partner or any limited
partner of the Grantor or any creditor of Grantor), and no authorization,
approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing (other than the timely
filing of the financing statements under the Code pursuant to Section 5(f)
hereof) with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for
either (i) the grant by Grantor of the security interest granted hereby or for
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Grantor or (ii) the
perfection of the security interest granted hereunder or the exercise by Secured
Party of its rights and remedies hereunder (except as may have been taken by or
at the direction of Grantor).
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(f) Perfection. This Agreement, together with the filing of
financing statements under the Code in the jurisdictions identified on Schedule
l hereto, creates a valid, perfected and first priority security interest in the
Collateral, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations, and all filings and
other actions necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such security
interest have been duly made or taken.
(g) Validity of Agreement. This Agreement has been, and each
instrument or document required hereunder will be, duly executed and delivered
by Grantor, and this Agreement constitutes, and each instrument or document
required hereunder when executed and delivered hereunder will constitute, the
legally valid and binding obligation of Grantor, enforceable against Grantor in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws or equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors' rights
generally.
(h) Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the documents or instruments required hereunder will not violate
any provision of any existing law or regulation binding on Grantor, or any
order, judgment, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental
authority binding on Grantor, or any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or
other agreement, instrument or undertaking to which Grantor is a party or by
which Grantor or any of its assets may be bound, and will not result in, or
require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its property, assets
or revenues pursuant to the provisions of any such mortgage, indenture, lease,
contract or other agreement, instrument or undertaking.
(i) Litigation. There is no pending or threatened action or
proceeding affecting Grantor before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator
which may adversely affect the ability of Grantor to perform or observe any of
its obligations hereunder or which would adversely affect Grantor's assignment,
pledge or grant of a security interest hereunder.
(j) Other Information. All information heretofore, herein or
hereafter supplied to Secured Party by or on behalf of Grantor with respect to
the Collateral is accurate and complete in all respects.
SECTION 6. Further Assurances.
(a) Grantor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of
Grantor, Grantor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and
documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or
that Secured Party may request, in order to perfect and protect any security
interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable Secured Party to
exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any
Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Grantor will: (i)
at the request of Secured Party, xxxx conspicuously each of its records
pertaining to the Collateral with a legend, in form and substance satisfactory
to Secured Party, indicating that such Collateral is subject to the security
interest granted hereby; (ii) execute and file such financing or continuation
statements, or
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amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary
or desirable, or as Secured Party may request, in order to perfect and preserve
the security interests granted or purported to be granted hereby, and (iii) at
Secured Party's request, appear in and defend any action or proceeding that may
affect Grantor's title to or Secured Party's security interest in all or any
part of the Collateral.
(b) Grantor hereby authorizes Secured Party to file one or more
financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or
any part of the Collateral without the signature of Grantor. Grantor agrees that
a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or of a financing
statement signed by Grantor shall be sufficient as a financing statement and may
be filed as a financing statement in any and all jurisdictions.
(c) Grantor will furnish to Secured Party from time to time
statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and
such other reports in connection with the Collateral as Secured Party may
reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
SECTION 7. Covenants of Grantor. Grantor shall:
(a) after neither Secured Party nor any MENY Affiliate holds a
General Partner Interest in the Partnership, not petition, request or take any
other legal or administrative action which seeks, or may reasonably be expected,
to rescind, terminate or suspend the Partnership Agreement, or (without the
consent of the Secured Party) amend or modify the Partnership Agreement;
(b) at its expense and after neither Secured Party nor any MENY
Affiliate holds a General Partner Interest in the Partnership, (i) perform and
comply in all material respects with all terms and provisions of the Partnership
Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it, (ii) maintain the
Partnership Agreement in full force and affect, (iii) enforce the Partnership
Agreement in accordance with its terms and (iv) take all such action to that end
as from time to time may be reasonably requested by Secured Party, in each case
to the extent required in order to give effect to the provisions of Section
13.2.2 of the Partnership Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein
shall be construed so as to limit or modify any of Grantor's rights and
obligations under the Partnership Agreement;
(c) not create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to
any of the Collateral to secure the indebtedness or other obligations of any
Person, except for the security interest created by this Agreement;
(d) notify Secured Party of any change in Grantor's name, identity
or legal organizational structure within 15 days of such change;
(e) give Secured Party 30 days' prior written notice of any change
in Grantor's chief place of business, chief executive office or residence; and
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(f) pay promptly when due all taxes, assessments and governmental
charges or levies imposed upon, and all claims against, the Collateral, except
to the extent the validity thereof is being contested in good faith; provided
that Grantor shall in any event pay such taxes, assessments, charges, levies or
claims not later than five days prior to the date of any proposed sale under any
judgment, writ or warrant of attachment entered or filed against Grantor or any
of the Collateral as a result of the failure to make such payment.
SECTION 8. Voting Rights; Profits, Interest and Dividends.
(a) So long as no Event of Default under the Note shall have
occurred and be continuing:
(i) Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting
and other consensual rights, if any, pertaining to the Collateral or any
part thereof (including without limitation rights of approval arising
under the Partnership Agreement) for any purpose not inconsistent with the
terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that Secured Party shall give
written notice to Grantor on or prior to the exercise of such right of the
manner in which it believes Grantor's exercise of such rights shall be
consistent with the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, that from
and after the date neither Secured Party nor any MENY Affiliate has a
General Partner Interest in the Partnership, Grantor shall give Secured
Party at least ten Business Days' prior written notice of any proposed
exercise of any such voting and other consensual rights (together with any
supporting information or materials as Secured Party may request in order
to make an informed decision thereon) and the manner in which it intends
to exercise such rights (it being understood that Secured Party's failure
to give the written notice set forth in the preceding proviso shall be
deemed to manifest its belief that the exercise of such rights in the
manner described by Grantor is consistent with the terms of this
Agreement);
(ii) subject to the terms of the Partnership Agreement,
including, without limitation, with respect to the repayment of the Loans,
Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain, and to utilize free and
clear of the lien of this Agreement, any and all payments, including but
not limited to profits, dividends and other distributions, paid in respect
of the Collateral; provided, however, that any and all
(A) profits, dividends, and other distributions paid or
payable other than in cash, and instruments and other property
received, receivable or otherwise distributed, in each case in
exchange for any Collateral, and
(B) profits, dividends and other distributions paid or payable
in cash in respect of any Collateral in connection with a partial or
total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction
of capital, shall be, and shall forthwith be delivered to Secured
Party to hold as, Collateral and shall, if received by Grantor, be
received in trust for the benefit of Secured Party, be segregated
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from the other property or funds of Grantor and be forthwith
delivered to Secured Party as Collateral in the same form as so
received (with all necessary endorsements); and
(iii) Secured Party shall execute and deliver (or cause to be
executed and delivered) to Grantor all such proxies and other instruments
as Grantor may from time to time reasonably request for the purpose of
enabling Grantor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights that
it is entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 8(a)(i) and to receive the
profits, dividends and other distributions that it is authorized to
receive and retain pursuant to Section 8(a)(ii).
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of
Default under the Note:
(i) upon written notice from Secured Party to Grantor, all
rights of Grantor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights, if
any, that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section
8(a)(i) shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in
Secured Party who shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such
voting and other consensual rights;
(ii) all rights of Grantor to receive any and all payments
with respect to the Collateral under or in connection with the Partnership
Agreement including but not limited to the profits, dividends, and other
distributions which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain
pursuant to Section 8(a) (ii), shall cease, and all such rights shall
thereupon become vested in Secured Party who shall thereupon have the sole
right to receive and hold such payments as Collateral; and
(iii) all payments which are received by Grantor contrary to
the provisions of Section 8 (b) (ii) shall be received in trust for the
benefit of Secured Party, shall be segregated from other funds of Grantor
and shall be forthwith paid over to Secured Party as Collateral in the
same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).
SECTION 9. Secured Party Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Grantor hereby
irrevocably appoints Secured Party as Grantor's attorney-in-fact, with full
authority in the place and stead of Grantor and in the name of Grantor, Secured
Party or otherwise, from time to time in Secured Party's discretion to take any
action and to execute any instrument that Secured Party may deem necessary or
advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including, without
limitation:
(a) to ask, demand, collect, xxx for, recover, compound, receive and
give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in
respect of any of the Collateral;
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(b) to receive, endorse and collect all instruments made payable to
Grantor representing any payment of profits, dividends or any other distribution
in respect of any of the Collateral;
(c) to file any claims or take any action or institute any
proceedings that Secured Party may deem necessary or desirable for the
collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of
Secured Party with respect to any of the Collateral; and
(d) to do, at Secured Party's option and Grantor's expense, at any
time or from time to time, all acts and things that Secured Party deems
necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and Secured
Party's security interest therein in order to effect the intent of this
Agreement, all as fully and effectively as Grantor might do.
SECTION 10. Secured Party May Perform. If Grantor fails to perform
any agreement contained herein, Secured Party may itself perform, or cause
performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of Secured Party
incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by Grantor under Section 14
hereof.
SECTION 11. Standard of Care. The powers conferred on Secured Party
hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral and shall not
impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Except for the exercise of
reasonable care in the custody of any Collateral in its possession and the
accounting for monies actually received by it hereunder, Secured Party shall
have no duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary steps to
preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any
Collateral. Secured Party shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in
the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its possession if such
Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which Secured Party
accords its own property of a similar nature.
SECTION 12. Remedies.
(a) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
Secured Party may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to all
other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all
the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction (the "Code") (whether
or not the Code applies to the affected Collateral), and Secured Party may also
in its sole discretion, without notice except as specified below, sell the
Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale,
at any exchange or broker's board or at any of Secured Party's offices or
elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, at such time or times and
at such price or prices and upon such other terms as Secured Party may deem
commercially reasonable, irrespective of the impact of any such sales on the
market price of the Collateral. Secured Party may be the purchaser of any or all
of the Collateral at any such sale and Secured Party shall be entitled, for the
purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for
all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and
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apply any of the Secured Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase
price for any Collateral payable by Secured Party at such sale. Each purchaser
at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or
right on the part of Grantor, and Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted
by applicable law) all rights of redemption stay and/or appraisal which it now
has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now
existing or hereafter enacted. Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale
shall be required by law, at least ten days' notice to Grantor of the time and
place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made
shall constitute reasonable notification. Secured Party shall not be obligated
to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given.
Secured Forty may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by
announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without
further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
Grantor hereby valves any claims against Secured Party arising by reason of the
fact that the price at which any Collateral may have been sold at such a private
sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale,
even if Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer such
Collateral to more than one offeree. If the proceeds of any sale or other
disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all the Secured
Obligations, Grantor shall be liable for the deficiency and the fees of any
attorneys employed by Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
(b) Grantor recognizes that, by reason of certain prohibitions
contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time amended (the
"Securities Act"), and applicable state securities laws, Secured Party may be
compelled, with respect to any sale of all or any part of the Collateral
conducted without prior registration or qualification of such Collateral under
the Securities Act and/or such state securities laws, to limit purchasers to
those who will agree, among other things, to acquire the Collateral for their
own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale
thereof. Grantor acknowledges that any such private sales may be at prices and
on terms less favorable than those obtainable through a public sale without such
restrictions (including, without limitation, a public offering made pursuant to
a registration statement under the Securities Act) and, notwithstanding such
circumstances, Grantor agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have
been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that Secured Party shall have
no obligation to engage in public sales and no obligation to delay the sale of
any Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit Company to register it
for a form of public sale requiring registration under the Securities Act or
under applicable state securities laws, even if Company would, or should, agree
to so register it.
(c) If Secured Party determines to exercise its right to sell any or
all of the Collateral, upon written request, Grantor shall and shall cause
Company from time to time to furnish to Secured Party all such information as
Secured Party may request in order to determine the number and nature of the
interests included in the Collateral which may be sold by Secured Party in
exempt transactions under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as the same are from time to
time in effect.
SECTION 13. Application of Proceeds. Except as expressly provided
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elsewhere in this Agreement, all proceeds received by Secured Party in respect
of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of
the Collateral may, in the discretion of Secured Party, be held by Secured Party
as Collateral for, and/or then, or at any other time thereafter, applied in full
or in part by Secured Party against, the Secured Obligations in the following
order of priority:
FIRST: To the payment of all costs and expenses of such sale,
collection or other realization, including reasonable compensation to
Secured Party and its agents and counsel, and all other expenses,
liabilities and advances made or incurred by Secured Party in connection
therewith, and all amounts for which Secured Party is entitled to
indemnification hereunder and all advances made by Secured Party hereunder
for the account of Grantor, and to the payment of all costs and expenses
paid or incurred by Secured Party in connection with the exercise of any
right or remedy hereunder, all in accordance with Section 14;
SECOND: To the payment of all other Secured Obligations (for the
ratable benefit of the holders thereof) in such order as Secured Party
shall elect; and
THIRD: To the payment to or upon the order of Grantor, or to
whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of
competent jurisdiction may direct, of any surplus then remaining from such
proceeds.
SECTION 14. Indemnity and Expenses.
(a) Grantor agrees to indemnify Secured Party from and against any
and all claims, losses and liabilities in any way relating to, growing out of or
resulting from this Security Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
(including, without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement), except to the
extent such claims, losses or liabilities result solely from Secured Party's
gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction.
(b) Grantor will pay to Secured Party upon demand the amount of any
and all costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its
counsel and of any experts and agents, that Secured Party may incur in
connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement, (ii) the custody or
preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any
of the Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of
Secured Party hereunder, or (iv) the failure by Grantor to perform or observe
any of the provisions hereof.
(c) Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, the obligations of Grantor set forth in this Section 14 are
included herein solely for the purpose of including such obligations within the
Secured Obligations, and such obligations shall in all respects be limited by
the provisions of Section 26; accordingly, nothing in this Section 14 shall be
construed in a manner which shall obligate Grantor to make any payment, or
provide any
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security, to Secured Party with respect to such obligations apart from the grant
of the security interest in the Collateral as set forth in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 15. Waivers by Grantor. Grantor hereby waives presentment,
demand, or protest (to the extent permitted by applicable law) of any kind in
connection with this Agreement or any Collateral. Except notices which are
expressly provided for herein or in the Secured Obligations, Grantor hereby
waives notice (to the extent permitted by applicable law) of any kind in
connection with this Agreement. Grantor hereby further waives any claims of any
nature whatsoever against Secured Party (and its respective directors,
shareholders or controlling persons, officers, employees, agents, nominees and
each of them) arising out of or related to the sale or transfer of the
Collateral in accordance with this Agreement, notwithstanding that such sale or
transfer occurred at such time or in such a manner as to directly or indirectly
decrease the purchase price required to be paid for the Collateral.
SECTION 16. Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Note. This
Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and
shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the indefeasible payment in full
of the Secured Obligations, (b) be binding upon Grantor, its successors and
assigns, and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of Secured Party
hereunder, to the benefit of Secured Party and its successors, transferees and
assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), Secured
Party may assign or otherwise transfer the Note held by it to any other Person,
and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in
respect thereof granted to Secured Party herein or otherwise. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the rights and obligations of Grantor
hereunder shall not be assigned to any Person without the prior written consent
of Secured Party, in its sole discretion. Upon the indefeasible payment in full
of all Secured Obligations, the security interest granted hereby shall terminate
and all rights to the collateral shall revert to Grantor. Upon any such
termination Secured Party will, at Grantor's expense, execute and deliver to
Grantor such documents as Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such
termination.
SECTION 17. Amendments; Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement, or consent to any departure by Grantor herefrom, shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Secured
Party, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.
SECTION 18. Notices. Any notice or other communication herein
required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally
served, telecopied, telexed or sent by United States mail or courier service and
shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier
service, upon receipt of telecopy or telex, or one Business Day after being sent
by registered or certified overnight mail, with postage prepaid and properly
addressed. For the purposes hereof, the address of each party hereto shall be as
set forth under such party's name on the signature pages hereof or, as to either
party, such other address as shall be designated by
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such party in a written notice delivered to the other party hereto.
SECTION 19. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.
No failure or delay on the part of Secured Party in the exercise of any power,
right or privilege hereunder shall impair such power, right or privilege or be
construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. All
rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not
exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
SECTION 20. Severability. In case any provision in or obligation
under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other
jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 21. Headings. Section and subsection headings in this
Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not
constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any
substantive effect.
SECTION 22. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY MANDATORY PROVISION OF LAW AND EXCEPT
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST
HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 23. Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process. ALL
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST GRANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION
IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT
GRANTOR ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND
WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY
ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. Grantor
designates and appoints the Partnership and such other Persons as may hereafter
be selected by Grantor irrevocably agreeing in writing to so serve, as its agent
to receive on its behalf service of all process in any such proceedings in any
such court, such service being hereby acknowledged by Grantor to be effective
and binding service in every respect. A copy of any such process so served shall
be mailed by registered or certified mail to Grantor at its address provided in
Section
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18; provided that, unless otherwise provided by applicable law, any failure to
mail such copy shall not affect the validity of service of such process. If any
agent appointed by Grantor refuses to accept service, Grantor hereby agrees that
service of process sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action against
Grantor in the State of New York may be made by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, to Grantor at its address provided in Section 18, and
Grantor hereby acknowledges that such service shall be effective and binding in
every respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any
other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Secured Party to bring
proceedings against Grantor in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 24. Waiver of Jury Trial. GRANTOR AND SECURED PARTY HEREBY
AGREE TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT. The scope of this waiver is
intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be filed in any
court and that relate to the subject matter of this transaction, including
without limitation contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims, and all
other common law and statutory claims. Grantor and Secured Party each
acknowledge that this waiver is a material inducement for Grantor and Secured
Party to enter into a business relationship, that Grantor and Secured Party have
already relied on this waiver in entering into this Agreement and that each will
continue to rely on this waiver in their related future dealings. Grantor and
Secured Party further warrant and represent that each has reviewed this waiver
with its legal counsel, and that each knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury
trial rights following consultation with legal counsel. THIS WAIVER IS
IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING,
AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS
OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT. In the event of litigation, this
Agreement may be filed as a written consent to a trial by the court.
SECTION 25. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all
such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument;
signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached
to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to
the same document.
SECTION 26. No Recourse.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no
recourse shall be had, whether by levy or execution, or under any law, or by the
enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, for the payment of any of
the Secured Obligations, against Grantor individually or personally, any
successor or Affiliate or partner of Grantor, or any of the assets of the
aforesaid persons, it being expressly understood that the sole remedies
available to Secured Party pursuant to this Security Agreement with respect to
the Secured Obligations shall
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be against the Collateral; provided that nothing in this Section 26 shall (i)
constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any of the Secured Obligations, but
the same shall continue until fully paid, discharged, observed or performed, or
(ii) in any way limit or restrict any right of Secured Party to foreclose the
security interests granted pursuant to this Security Agreement or otherwise
realize upon any of the Collateral.
(b) Without limiting any of the foregoing, nothing contained in this
Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 8 hereof, shall be construed
so as to modify the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement,
including, without limitation, Secured Party's rights thereunder to receive any
payments or distributions of any kind with respect to the Collateral or as
otherwise provided for therein.
SECTION 27. Marshalling; Payments Set Aside. Secured Party shall not
be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of Grantor or any other
party or against or in payment of any or all of the Secured Obligations. To the
extent that Grantor makes a payment or payments to Secured Party or Secured
Party enforces its security interest or exercises its rights of setoff, and such
payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part
thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential,
set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party
under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause,
then to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally
intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor, shall be
revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been
made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor and Secured Party have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
B-41 ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By: B-41 Management Corp.,
its Managing General Partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
Notice Address:
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
MISSION ENERGY NEW YORK, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Notice Address:
00000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
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Acknowledged as of this 19th day of October, 1992
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD COGENERATION
PARTNERS, L.P.
By: B-41 ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By: B-41 Management Corp.,
its Managing General Partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
By: MISSION ENERGY NEW YORK, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE 1 TO SECURITY AGREEMENT
Jurisdictions for the filing of UCC-1 financing statements
Secretary of State, New York
City Register, New York County, New York
City Register, Kings County, New York
Secretary of State, Delaware
Recorder of Deeds, Kent County, Delaware
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