AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
4.2
AMENDED
AND RESTATED PLEDGE AGREEMENT
This
AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of August 11, 2006 (the
“Pledge
Agreement”),
between UNISOURCE ENERGY CORPORATION, an Arizona corporation (the “Pledgor”
or
the
“Borrower”),
and
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity,
the
“Administrative
Agent”)
for
the lenders (the “Lenders”)
from
time to time parties to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as
of
August 11, 2006 (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”),
among
the Borrower, the Lenders, The Bank of New York and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agents, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association and ABN AMRO
Bank N.V., as Co-Documentation Agents, and the Administrative
Agent.
Recitals
A. The
Pledgor and the Administrative Agent previously entered into that certain Pledge
Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing
Pledge Agreement”).
B. Pursuant
to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally agreed to make Loans and
other extensions of credit (collectively, the “Extensions
of Credit”)
to the
Borrower upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. One
or
more Lenders or affiliates of Lenders may from time to time enter into Hedge
Agreements (as defined in the Credit Agreement) with the Borrower.
C. It
is a
condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective
Extensions of Credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement that the Pledgor
shall have executed and delivered this Pledge Agreement to the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
D. The
Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of the shares of stock, membership
interests, partnership interests or similar equity interests, as the case may
be
(such shares of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or similar
equity interests, as the case may be, together with any shares of stock,
membership interests, partnership interests or similar equity interests, as
the
case may be, described in Section 8(b), the “Pledged
Shares”),
described on Schedule I hereto, as such Schedule may be updated or amended
from
time to time, and issued by the Persons named therein, which Pledged Shares
constitute the percentage of all the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock, membership interests, partnership interests or similar equity interests,
as the case may be, of such Persons identified on such Schedule I, as such
Schedule may be updated or amended from time to time. The Pledgor is the legal
and beneficial owner of the Indebtedness owed to the Pledgor from any Subsidiary
(such Indebtedness, together with any future Indebtedness at any time owed
to
the Pledgor from any Subsidiary, the “Pledged
Debt”)
described on Schedule II hereto, as such Schedule may be updated or amended
from
time to time.
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Agreement
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative
Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Co-Documentation Agents and the Lenders
to
enter into the Credit Agreement and to make Loans thereunder, and for other
good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Pledgor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for
the
benefit of the Lenders, that the Existing Pledge Agreement is hereby amended
and
restated, without novation, as follows:
1. Defined
Terms.
(a) Unless
otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein
shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
(b) As
used
herein, the term “Obligations”
means
the collective reference to (i) the unpaid principal of and interest on the
Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of any nature of the Borrower
to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including, without limitation, interest
accruing at the then-applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after
the
maturity of the Loans and interest accruing at the then-applicable rate provided
in the Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or
the
commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating
to
the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest
is allowed in such proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter incurred, that
may
arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement, the other
Loan
Documents or any other documents made, delivered or given in connection
therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations,
fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation,
all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the
Lenders that are required to be paid by the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant
to the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document) and (ii) all
obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to any Lender or any affiliate
of a
Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become
due, now existing or hereafter incurred, that may arise under, out of, or in
connection with, any Specified Hedge Agreement or any other document made,
delivered or given in connection therewith.
(c) References
to “Lenders” in this Pledge Agreement shall be deemed to include affiliates of
Lenders that may from time to time enter into Specified Hedge Agreements with
the Borrower.
(d) The
words
“hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this
Pledge Agreement shall refer to this Pledge Agreement
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as
a whole and not to any particular provision of this Pledge Agreement, and
Section references are to Sections of this Pledge Agreement unless otherwise
specified.
(e) The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both
the
singular and plural forms of such terms.
2. Grant
of Security.
The
Pledgor hereby transfers, assigns and pledges to the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Lenders, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Lenders a security interest in, the following, whether now
owned or existing or hereafter acquired or existing (collectively, the
“Collateral”):
(a) the
Pledged Shares and the certificates representing the Pledged Shares and any
interest of the Pledgor in the entries on the books of any financial
intermediary pertaining to the Pledged Shares, and all dividends, cash,
warrants, rights, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time
received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange
for
any or all of the Pledged Shares;
(b) the
Pledged Debt and the instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt, and all interest,
cash, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or
all
of the Pledged Debt; and
(c) to
the
extent not covered by clauses (a) and (b) above, respectively, all proceeds
of
any or all of the foregoing Collateral. For purposes of this Pledge Agreement,
the term “proceeds” includes whatever is receivable or received when Collateral
or proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected or otherwise disposed of, whether
such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes, without limitation,
proceeds of any indemnity or guaranty payable to the Pledgor or the
Administrative Agent from time to time with respect to any of the
Collateral.
3. Security
for Obligations.
This
Pledge Agreement secures, and the Collateral is collateral security for, the
payment of all Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
this Pledge Agreement secures the payment of all amounts that constitute part
of
the Obligations and would be owed by the Pledgor to the Administrative Agent
or
the Lenders under the Loan Documents but for the fact that they are
unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy,
reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Pledgor.
4. Delivery
of the Collateral.
All
certificates or instruments, if any, representing or evidencing the Collateral
shall be promptly delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Administrative
Agent pursuant hereto and shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery,
or
shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment
in
blank, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have the right, at any time after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and without notice
to the Pledgor, to transfer to or to register in the name of the Administrative
Agent or any of its nominees any or all of the Pledged Shares.
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5. Representations
and Warranties.
The
Pledgor represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The
Pledged Shares set forth on Schedule I hereto represents the percentage of
all
the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each domestic Subsidiary directly
owned by the Pledgor as identified on Schedule I, as such Schedule may be
updated or amended from time to time.
(b) The
Pledged Debt set forth on Schedule II hereto (as such Schedule may be updated
or
amended from time to time) represents all Indebtedness of any Subsidiary owed
to
the Pledgor.
(c) The
Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of the Collateral, as indicated on
Schedule I and Schedule II, as such Schedules may be updated or amended from
time to time, pledged or assigned by the Pledgor hereunder free and clear of
any
Lien, except for the Lien created by this Pledge Agreement or Liens permitted
under Section 8 hereof.
(d) As
of the
date of this Pledge Agreement, the Pledged Shares pledged by the Pledgor
hereunder have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable.
(e) The
execution and delivery by the Pledgor of this Pledge Agreement and the creation
of a security interest in the Collateral pledged by the Pledgor hereunder
pursuant hereto create a valid and perfected first priority security interest
in
the Collateral, prior to any other Liens, securing the payment of the
Obligations.
(f) The
Pledgor has full power, authority and legal right to create a security interest
in all the Collateral pledged by the Pledgor pursuant to this Pledge Agreement
and will defend its and the Administrative Agent’s title or interest thereto or
therein (and in the proceeds thereof) against any and all Liens (other than
the
Lien of this Pledge Agreement), however arising, or any and all Persons
whomsoever.
(g) No
authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any
Government Authority or regulatory body, other than the filing of a UCC-1
financing statement with the Arizona Secretary of State, is required for either
(i) the pledge by the Pledgor of the Collateral pursuant to this Pledge
Agreement and the grant by the Pledgor of the security interest granted hereby,
(ii) except as set forth in Section 26, the execution, delivery or performance
of this Pledge Agreement by the Pledgor or (iii) except as set forth in Section
26, the exercise by the Administrative Agent of the voting or other rights,
or
the remedies in respect of the Collateral, provided for in this Pledge Agreement
(except as may be required in connection with a disposition of Collateral by
laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally).
6. Further
Assurances.
The
Pledgor agrees that at any time and from time to time, at the expense of the
Pledgor, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and
documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary, or that the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect
any
pledge, assignment or security
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interest
granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Administrative Agent
to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any
Collateral. The Pledgor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent 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 the
Pledgor.
7. Voting
Rights, Dividends and Distributions; Etc.
(a) So
long
as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) the
Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual
rights pertaining to the Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose not
prohibited by the terms of this Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents;
and
(ii) the
Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and
delivered) to the Pledgor all such proxies and other instruments as the Pledgor
may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling the Pledgor to exercise
the
voting and other rights that it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph
(i) above.
(b) Subject
to paragraph (c) below, the Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain
and
use, free and clear of the Lien of this Pledge Agreement, any and all dividends,
distributions, principal and interest made or paid in respect of the Collateral;
provided,
however,
that
any and all dividends and other distributions in equity securities included
in
the Collateral shall be, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Administrative
Agent to hold as, Collateral and shall, if received by the Pledgor, be received
in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, be segregated from the
other property or funds of the Pledgor and be forthwith delivered to the
Administrative Agent as Collateral in the same form as so received (with any
necessary indorsement).
(c) Upon
written notice to the Pledgor by the Administrative Agent following the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (or upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under clause (h)
or
(i) of Article VII of the Credit Agreement, without any requirement that written
or any other notice be given), but subject to the terms of Section
26:
(i) all
rights of the Pledgor to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and
other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant
to Section 7(a)(i) shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become
vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall thereupon have the sole right
to
exercise or refrain from exercising such voting and other consensual rights
during the continuance of such Event of Default;
(ii) all
rights of the Pledgor to receive the dividends, distributions and principal
and
interest payments that the Pledgor would otherwise be authorized to receive
and
retain pursuant to Section 7(b) shall cease, and all
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such
rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall
thereupon have the sole right to receive and hold as Collateral such dividends,
distributions and principal and interest payments during the continuance of
such
Event of Default;
(iii) all
dividends, distributions and principal and interest payments that are received
by the Pledgor contrary to the provisions of Section 7(b) and Section 7(c)(ii)
shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall
be
segregated from other funds of the Pledgor and shall forthwith be paid over
to
the Administrative Agent as Collateral in the same form as so received (with
any
necessary indorsements); and
(iv) in
order
to permit the Administrative Agent to receive all dividends, distributions
and
principal and interest payments to which it may be entitled under Section 7(b)
above, to exercise the voting and other consensual rights that it may be
entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 7(c)(i) above, and to receive all
dividends, distributions and principal and interest payments that it may be
entitled to under Section 7(c)(ii) above, the Pledgor shall, if necessary,
upon
written notice from the Administrative Agent, from time to time execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent appropriate proxies, dividend payment orders
and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.
8. Transfers
and Other Liens Additional Collateral; Etc.
(a) The
Pledgor shall not (i) except as expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement,
sell or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option or warrant with respect to,
any of the Collateral, (ii) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
consensual Lien upon or with respect to the Capital Stock of TEP, (iii) permit
UES to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any consensual Lien upon or
with
respect to the Capital Stock of UNS Gas, Inc. or UNS Electric, Inc., or (iv)
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any consensual Lien upon or with
respect to any of the Collateral, except for the Lien under this Pledge
Agreement, provided
that in
the event the Pledgor sells assets or any other Collateral expressly permitted
by the Credit Agreement and such assets are or include Collateral, the
Administrative Agent shall release such Collateral to the Pledgor free and
clear
of the Lien under this Pledge Agreement concurrently with the consummation
of
such sale.
(b) The
Pledgor shall (i) cause UES, UED and Millennium not to issue any stock or other
equity securities in addition to or in substitution for the Pledged Shares
issued by such Person, except to the Pledgor; (ii) except as expressly permitted
by the Credit Agreement, cause each other issuer of Pledged Shares not to issue
any stock or other securities in addition to or in substitution for the Pledged
Shares issued by such issuer, except to the Pledgor; (iii) pledge hereunder,
immediately upon its acquisition (directly or indirectly) thereof, any and
all
additional shares of stock or other securities of UES, UED, Millennium and,
to
the extent required by Section 5.12 of the Credit Agreement, each other direct
domestic Subsidiary, and 66-2/3% of any and all additional shares of stock
or
other securities of each direct foreign Subsidiary, in existence on
the
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date
hereof or hereafter created or acquired, and such additional shares of stock
or
other securities shall thereafter constitute Pledged Shares for all purposes;
provided
that the
Pledgor shall not be required to pledge, and the Pledged Shares shall not
include the Capital Stock of, any
Subsidiary that is subject to regulation as a utility under the laws of any
state of the United States;
and
(iv) pledge hereunder, immediately upon its acquisition or funding thereof,
any
and all Indebtedness which pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(v) of the Credit
Agreement is required to be pledged to the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Lenders.
9. Administrative
Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact.
The
Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as the Pledgor’s
attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Pledgor
and
in the name of the Pledgor or otherwise to take any action and to execute any
instrument, in each case after the occurrence and during the continuance of
an
Event of Default, that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary
or
advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Pledge Agreement, including,
without limitation, to receive, indorse and collect all instruments made payable
to the Pledgor representing any dividend, distribution or principal or interest
payment in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof and to give full
discharge for the same.
10. The
Administrative Agent’s Duties.
The
powers conferred on the Administrative Agent 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 safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and
the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Administrative
Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral, as to ascertaining or taking
action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or
other matters relative to any Pledged Shares, whether or not the Administrative
Agent or any Lender has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or
as to
the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties or
any
other rights pertaining to any Collateral. The Administrative Agent 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 the Administrative Agen accords its own
property consisting of negotiable securities.
11. Remedies.
If any
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the provisions set
forth
below shall apply, subject to the receipt of any required regulatory approvals
(including, without limitation, any required approvals from the ACC) with
respect to the portion of the Collateral consisting of the common stock of
a
Subsidiary which owns or controls a company subject to regulation as a
utility:
(a) The
Administrative Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition
to
other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it,
all
the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the Uniform
Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York at such time (the
“New
York UCC”)
(whether or not the New York UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and also
may 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
broker’s board or at any of the Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for
cash, on credit or for future delivery, as such time or times at such price
or
prices and upon such other terms as are
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commercially
reasonable irrespective of the impact of any such sales on the market price
of
the Collateral. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold
absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of the Pledgor, and the
Pledgor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by 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. The Pledgor
agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least
ten
days’ notice to the Pledgor 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. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale
of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Administrative
Agent 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. To the extent
permitted by law, the Pledgor hereby waives any claim against the Administrative
Agent 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 that might have
been obtained at a public sale, even if the Administrative Agent accepts the
first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one
offeree.
(b) All
cash
and cash proceeds received by the Administrative Agent in respect of any sale
of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the
Collateral may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be held by the
Administrative Agent as collateral for, and/or then or at any time thereafter
applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement) in whole or in part by the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders against, all or any part
of
the Obligations in such order as the Administrative Agent shall elect. Any
surplus of such cash or cash proceeds held by the Administrative Agent and
remaining after payment in full of all the Obligations shall be paid over to
the
Pledgor or to any other Person that may be lawfully entitled to receive such
surplus.
(c) The
Administrative Agent may exercise any and all rights and remedies of the Pledgor
in respect of the Collateral.
(d) All
payments received by the Pledgor after the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default in respect of the Collateral shall be received in trust
for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from other
funds of the Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Administrative
Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary
indorsement).
12. Amendments,
etc. with Respect to the Obligations; Waiver of Rights.
The
Pledgor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any
reservation of rights against the Pledgor and without notice to or further
assent by the Pledgor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made
by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be rescinded by such party and any
of
the Obligations continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any other
party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee
therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in
whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated,
compromised, waived, surrendered or
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released
by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and the Credit Agreement, the other
Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection
therewith and the Specified Hedge Agreements and any other documents executed
and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented
or
terminated, in whole or in part, as the Administrative Agent (or the Required
Lenders, as the case may be, or, in the case of any Specified Hedge Agreement,
the Lender or Lender’s affiliate party thereto) may deem advisable from time to
time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time
held
by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Obligations
may
be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Neither the Administrative
Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect
or
insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Obligations or for
this Pledge Agreement or any property subject thereto. When making any demand
hereunder against the Pledgor, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may,
but
shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on any other pledgor,
and
any failure by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make any such demand
or
to collect any payments from any other pledgor or any release of any other
pledgor shall not relieve the Pledgor of its obligations or liabilities
hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, express
or
implied, or as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
against the Pledgor. For the purposes hereof, “demand” shall include the
commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
13. Continuing
Security Interest, Assignments Under the Credit Agreement.
This
Pledge Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral
and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the payment in full in
cash
of the Obligations and the termination of all Commitments under the Credit
Agreement, (b) be binding upon the Pledgor, its successors and assigns and
(c)
inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent
hereunder, to the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their
respective successors, transferees and assigns.
14. Reinstatement.
This
Pledge Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case
may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations
is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation
or
reorganization of the Pledgor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of
a
receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for,
the
Pledgor or any substantial part of the property of the Pledgor, or otherwise,
all as though such payments had not been made.
15. Notices.
All
notices, requests and demands pursuant hereto shall be made in accordance with
Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement, provided
that any
such notice, request or demand shall be addressed to the Pledgor at the notice
address set forth under its signature below.
16. Counterparts.
This
Pledge Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties on any number
of
separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the counterparts
of
this Pledge Agreement signed by the Pledgor and the Administrative Agent shall
be lodged with the Administrative Agent and the Pledgor.
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17. Severability.
Any
provision of this Pledge Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any
other jurisdiction.
18. Integration.
This
Pledge Agreement represents the agreement of the Pledgor with respect to the
subject matter hereof and there are no promises or representations by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not
reflected herein or in the other Loan Documents.
19. Amendments
in Writing; No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
(a) None
of
the terms or provisions of this Pledge Agreement may be waived, amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed
by
the Pledgor and the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 9.02 of
the
Credit Agreement.
(b) Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act (except by a written
instrument pursuant to Section 19(a)), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise
be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced
in
any Default or in any breach of any of the terms and conditions hereof. No
failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right,
power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by
the
Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right or remedy hereunder on any
one
occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the
Administrative Agent or such Lender would otherwise have on any future
occasion.
(c) he
rights and
remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently
and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by
law.
20. Section
Headings.
The
Section headings used in this Pledge Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into
consideration in the interpretation hereof.
21. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Pledge Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Pledgor
and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
and
their successors and assigns; provided
that the
Pledgor may not assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations
under this Pledge Agreement without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent, and any such attempted assignment, transfer or delegation
shall be null and void.
22. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH OF
THE PLEDGOR AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY
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WAIVES
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS PLEDGE
AGREEMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
23. Submission
to Jurisdiction; Waivers.
The
Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits
for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this
Pledge Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition and enforcement
of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction
of
the Courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America
for the Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any
thereof;
(b) consents
that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives
any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action
or
proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought
in an
inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees
that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by
mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially
similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Pledgor at its address referred
to in Section 15 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent
shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees
that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in
any
other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to xxx in any other
jurisdiction; and
(e) waives,
to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim
or
recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 23 any
special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
24. GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
PLEDGE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
25. Obligations
Absolute; Waivers and Acknowledgments; Subrogation.
(a) Obligations
Absolute.
The
obligations of the Pledgor under or in respect of this Agreement are independent
of the Obligations or any other Obligations of the Borrower under or in respect
of the Loan Documents, and a separate action or actions may be brought and
prosecuted against the Pledgor to enforce this Agreement, irrespective of
whether any action is brought against any other Person or pursuant to any other
Loan Document or whether any other Person is joined in any such action or
actions. The liability of the Pledgor under this Agreement shall be irrevocable,
absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and the Pledgor hereby irrevocably
waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating
to,
any or all of the following:
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(i) any
lack
of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or
instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the Obligations or any other Obligations of the Borrower under or
in
respect of the Loan Documents, or any other amendment or waiver of or any
consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation,
any
increase in the Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit
to
the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or otherwise;
(iii) any
taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral or any other
collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of, or consent to
departure from, any guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;
(iv) any
manner of application of Collateral or any other collateral, or proceeds
thereof, to all or any of the Obligations, or any manner of sale or other
disposition of any Collateral or any other collateral for all or any of the
Obligations or any other Obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents
or
any other assets of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries;
(v) any
change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence
of
the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries;
(vi) any
failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to disclose to the Pledgor
any
information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise),
operations, performance or properties of the Borrower now or hereafter known
to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender (the Pledgor waiving any duty on the
part
of Administrative Agent and the Lenders to disclose such
information);
(vii) the
failure of any other Person to execute or deliver any other agreement or the
release or reduction of liability of any other pledgor or any surety with
respect to the Obligations; or
(viii) any
other
circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or
any
existence of or reliance on any representation by the Administrative Agent
or
any Lender that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a
discharge of, the Pledgor or any surety.
(b) Waivers
and Acknowledgments.
(i) The
Pledgor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives promptness, diligence,
notice of acceptance, presentment, demand for performance, notice of
nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor and any other notice
with respect to any of the Obligations and this Agreement and any requirement
that the Administrative Agent or any Lender protect, secure, perfect or insure
any Lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action
against any other Person or any collateral.
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(ii) The
Pledgor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right to revoke this
Agreement and acknowledges that this Agreement is continuing in nature and
applies to all Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.
(iii) The
Pledgor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (x) any defense arising
by
reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases
or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration,
contribution or indemnification rights of the Pledgor or other rights of the
Pledgor to proceed against any guarantor or any other Person or any collateral
and (y) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or
in
respect of the obligations of the Pledgor hereunder.
(iv) The
Pledgor acknowledges that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may, without
notice to or demand upon the Pledgor and without affecting the liability of
the
Pledgor under this Agreement, foreclose under any mortgage by nonjudicial sale,
and the Pledgor hereby waives any defense to the recovery by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender against the Pledgor of any deficiency after such nonjudicial
sale and any defense or benefits that may be afforded by applicable
law.
(v) The
Pledgor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any duty on the part
of
the Administrative Agent or any the Lender to disclose to the Pledgor any
matter, fact or thing relating to the business, condition (financial or
otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of the Borrower
or
any of the Subsidiaries now or hereafter known by the Administrative Agent
or
any Lender.
(vi) The
Pledgor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect
benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Loan Documents
and
that the waivers set forth in this Section 25 are knowingly made in
contemplation of such benefits.
(c) Subrogation.
The
Pledgor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights
that it may now have or hereafter acquire against any insider Person that arise
from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Obligations
under
or in respect of this Agreement or the enforcement of the security interests
under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation,
reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to
participate in any claim or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
against any insider Person or any collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy
or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including,
without limitation, the right to take or receive from any insider Person,
directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other
manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless
and until all of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this
Agreement shall have been paid in full in cash and the Commitments shall have
expired
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or
been
terminated. If any amount shall be paid to the Pledgor in violation of the
immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of (i) the payment
in full in cash of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this
Agreement and (ii) the Final Maturity Date, such amount shall be received and
held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall be segregated
from other property and funds of the Pledgor and shall forthwith be paid or
delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with
any
necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the
Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Agreement, whether matured
or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, or to be
held
as collateral for any Obligations or other amounts payable under this Agreement
thereafter arising. If (x) all of the Obligations and all other amounts payable
under this Agreement shall have been paid in full in cash and (y) the Final
Maturity Date shall have occurred, the Administrative Agent will, at the
Pledgor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to the Pledgor appropriate
documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary
to
evidence the transfer by subrogation to the Pledgor of an interest in the
Obligations resulting from such payment made by the Pledgor pursuant to this
Agreement.
26. Actions
Requiring Approval.
(a) If
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Pledgor shall take
any action which the Administrative Agent may request in the exercise of its
rights and remedies under this Pledge Agreement in order to transfer or assign
the Collateral to the Administrative Agent or to such one or more third parties
as the Administrative Agent may designate, or to a combination of the foregoing.
The parties hereto acknowledge that, in connection with the exercise of remedies
hereunder with respect to any portion of the Collateral consisting of the common
stock of a Subsidiary that owns or controls a company subject to regulation
as a
utility, the receipt of consent or approval from certain Governmental
Authorities (including, without limitation, the ACC) may be required. To enforce
the provisions of this Section 26, the Administrative Agent is empowered to
seek
from any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, the ACC), to
the
extent required, consent to or approval of any involuntary transfer of control
of any entity whose Collateral is subject to this Pledge Agreement for the
purpose of seeking a bona fide purchaser to whom control will ultimately be
transferred. The Pledgor agrees to cooperate with any such purchaser and with
the Administrative Agent in the preparation, execution and filing of any forms
and providing any information that may be necessary or helpful in obtaining
any
applicable Governmental Authority’s consent to the assignment to such purchaser
of the Collateral. The Pledgor hereby agrees to consent to any such involuntary
transfer of control upon the request of the Administrative Agent after and
during the continuation of an Event of Default and, without limiting any rights
of the Administrative Agent under this Pledge Agreement, to authorize the
Administrative Agent to nominate a trustee or receiver to assume control of
the
Collateral, subject only to required judicial or other consent required by
Governmental Authorities, in order to effectuate the transactions contemplated
in this Section 26. Such trustee or receiver shall have all the rights and
powers as provided to it by law or court order, or to the Administrative Agent
under this
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Pledge
Agreement. The Pledgor shall cooperate fully in obtaining the approval or
consent of each Governmental Authority required to effectuate the
foregoing.
(b) If
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Pledgor shall use
its best efforts to assist in obtaining consent or approval of any Governmental
Authority (including, without limitation, the ACC), if required, for any action
or transactions contemplated by this Pledge Agreement, including, without
limitation, the preparation, execution and filing of the transferor’s or
assignor’s portion of any application or applications for consent to the
transfer of control or assignment necessary or appropriate under applicable
rules and regulations for approval of the transfer or assignment of any portion
of the Collateral.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Pledge Agreement to
be
duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the day and
year first above written.
Address
for Notices:
Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
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UNISOURCE
ENERGY CORPORATION
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By
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: |
Sr.
Vice President, CFO and Treasurer
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UNION
BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: | Vice President | |||||
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SCHEDULE
I
List
of Pledged Shares
Issuer
|
Class
of
Stock/Par
Value
|
Stock
Certificate
No(s)
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Percentage
of
Outstanding
Shares/Interests
|
UniSource
Energy Services, Inc.
|
Common/No
Par Value
|
1
|
1000
|
100%
|
Millennium
Energy Holdings, Inc.
|
Common/$1.00
|
3
|
1
|
100%
|
UniSource
Energy Development
Company
|
Common/$1.00
|
2
|
1
|
100%
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SCHEDULE
II
List
of Pledged Debt
Maker
|
Date
|
Principal
Original
Amount
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