PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 2.1
BETWEEN
RIDGEWOOD MAINE, L.L.C.,
INDECK ENERGY SERVICES, INC.,
COVANTA ENERGY CORPORATION,
and for certain limited purposes
INDECK MAINE ENERGY, LLC
as of August 19, 2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
1. | Definitions | 1 | ||||||
2. | Purchase And Sale Of Interests | 10 | ||||||
2.1 Purchase and Sale of Interests | 10 | |||||||
2.2 Closing | 10 | |||||||
2.3 Payments to Sellers | 10 | |||||||
3. | Representations And Warranties as to Sellers and Interests | 10 | ||||||
3.1 Organization of Sellers | 10 | |||||||
3.2 Authorization of Transaction | 11 | |||||||
3.3 Noncontravention | 11 | |||||||
3.4 Brokers’ Fees | 11 | |||||||
3.5 No Other Indebtedness | 11 | |||||||
4. | Representations And Warranties as to Company and Projects | 11 | ||||||
4.1 Organization of Company | 11 | |||||||
4.2 Equity Interests | 12 | |||||||
4.3 Title to Assets | 12 | |||||||
4.4 Noncontravention | 12 | |||||||
4.5 Legal and Other Compliance; Permits | 13 | |||||||
4.6 Project Contracts | 13 | |||||||
4.7 Insurance | 13 | |||||||
4.8 Litigation | 14 | |||||||
4.9 Employees and Employee Benefits | 14 | |||||||
4.10 Environmental Matters | 14 | |||||||
4.11 Condemnation | 15 | |||||||
4.12 Company Balance Sheet | 15 | |||||||
4.13 Books and Records | 15 | |||||||
4.14 No Undisclosed Liabilities | 15 | |||||||
4.15 Taxes | 15 | |||||||
4.16 Operations | 15 | |||||||
4.17 Disclaimers | 16 | |||||||
5. | Representations And Warranties Of Buyer | 16 | ||||||
5.1 Organization of Buyer | 16 | |||||||
5.2 Authorization of Transaction | 17 | |||||||
5.3 Noncontravention | 17 | |||||||
5.4 Brokers’ Fees | 17 | |||||||
5.5 Litigation | 17 | |||||||
5.6 No Knowledge of Sellers’ Breach | 17 | |||||||
5.7 Availability of Funds | 17 | |||||||
5.8 “As Is” Sale | 17 | |||||||
5.9 Purchase for Investment | 18 | |||||||
5.10 Qualified Buyer | 18 | |||||||
5.11 Defense Production Act | 18 | |||||||
6. | Covenants of Sellers | 18 | ||||||
6.1 General | 18 | |||||||
6.2 Notices, Consents and Approvals | 18 |
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6.3 Operation of Business | 19 | |||||||
6.4 Full Access | 21 | |||||||
6.5 Intentionally Left Blank | 21 | |||||||
6.6 Interim Period Notice; Schedule Update | 21 | |||||||
6.7 Further Assurances | 21 | |||||||
6.8 Insurance | 21 | |||||||
6.9 Access after Closing | 21 | |||||||
6.10 Exclusivity | 22 | |||||||
6.11 Affiliate Transactions | 23 | |||||||
6.12 Bank Statements | 23 | |||||||
6.13 Disclosure of Violations or Defaults | 23 | |||||||
6.14 Replacement Insurance Policies | 23 | |||||||
6.15 Interim Period Notice | 23 | |||||||
6.16 Assignment, Assumption, Release and Amendment Agreement | 23 | |||||||
7. | Covenants of Buyer | 24 | ||||||
7.1 General | 24 | |||||||
7.2 Notices, Consents and Approvals | 24 | |||||||
7.3 Interim Period Notice | 25 | |||||||
7.4 Further Assurances | 25 | |||||||
7.5 Access after Closing | 25 | |||||||
7.6 Discharge of Environmental Liabilities | 25 | |||||||
7.7 Use of Name | 25 | |||||||
8. | Conditions To Obligation To Close | 25 | ||||||
8.1 Conditions to Obligation of Buyer to Close | 25 | |||||||
8.2 Conditions to Obligation of Sellers to Close | 27 | |||||||
9. | Confidentiality | 28 | ||||||
9.1 Confidentiality | 28 | |||||||
10. | Taxes | 29 | ||||||
10.1 Liability for Taxes | 29 | |||||||
11. | Risk of Loss; Indemnification; Remedies | 30 | ||||||
11.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties; Survival of Covenants and Agreements | 30 | |||||||
11.2 Risk of Loss | 31 | |||||||
11.3 Effect of Closing | 32 | |||||||
11.4 Indemnity by Buyer | 32 | |||||||
11.5 [Intentionally Left Blank] | 32 | |||||||
11.6 Limitations on Liability | 33 | |||||||
11.7 Waiver and Release by Seller | 33 | |||||||
11.8 Remedies | 34 | |||||||
11.9 Matters Involving Third Parties | 34 | |||||||
11.10 Net of Insurance | 34 | |||||||
12. | Termination | 35 | ||||||
12.1 Termination of Agreement | 35 | |||||||
12.2 Effect of Termination | 35 | |||||||
13. | Miscellaneous | 35 | ||||||
13.1 Press Releases and Public Announcements | 35 |
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13.2 No Third Party Beneficiaries | 36 | |||||||
13.3 No Joint Venture | 36 | |||||||
13.4 Entire Agreement | 36 | |||||||
13.5 Succession and Assignment | 36 | |||||||
13.6 Counterparts | 36 | |||||||
13.7 Headings | 36 | |||||||
13.8 Notices | 36 | |||||||
13.9 Governing Law | 37 | |||||||
13.10 Change in Law | 37 | |||||||
13.11 Consent to Jurisdiction | 37 | |||||||
13.12 Amendments and Waivers | 38 | |||||||
13.13 Severability | 38 | |||||||
13.14 Expenses | 38 | |||||||
13.15 Construction | 38 | |||||||
13.16 Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules | 38 | |||||||
13.17 Specific Performance | 38 | |||||||
13.18 Good Faith Covenant | 38 |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
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— | The Projects | ||
Exhibit B
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— | Form of Transfer and Assignment Agreement | ||
Exhibit C
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— | Agency Agreement | ||
Exhibit D
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— | Form of Employee Transfer Agreement | ||
Exhibit E
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— | RRP Indemnification Agreement | ||
Exhibit F
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— | Backup Agreement | ||
Exhibit G
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— | Sellers Omnibus Agreement | ||
Exhibit H
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— | Form of Sellers’ Title Company Affidavit | ||
Exhibit I
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— | Form of Daily Production Report | ||
Exhibit J
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— | Form of Buyer Guaranty | ||
Exhibit K
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— | Section 4.2(c) Indemnification Agreement | ||
Exhibit L
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— | Escrow Agreement | ||
SCHEDULES
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Schedule 1
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— | Sellers’ Existing Interests | ||
Schedule 2
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— | Demand Notes and Additional Interests | ||
Schedule 3
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— | Sellers’ Approvals | ||
Schedule 3.3
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— | Noncontravention — Sellers | ||
Schedule 4
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— | Buyer’s Approvals | ||
Schedule 4.3(a)
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— | Permitted Encumbrances | ||
Schedule 4.3(b)
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— | Title Commitments | ||
Schedule 4.3(c)
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— | Real Property | ||
Schedule 4.3(d)
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— | Assets at Project Sites not owned by the Company | ||
Schedule 4.4
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— | Noncontravention — Company | ||
Schedule 4.5(a)
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— | Legal Compliance | ||
Schedule 4.5(b)(i)
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— | Permits |
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Schedule 4.5(b)(ii)
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— | Permits — Noncompliance | ||
Schedule 4.6(a)
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— | Project Contracts | ||
Schedule 4.6(b)
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— | Defaults | ||
Schedule 4.7
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— | Insurance | ||
Schedule 4.8
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— | Litigation | ||
Schedule 4.9(a)
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— | Operating Employee Plans | ||
Schedule 4.9(d)
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— | Post-Retirement Benefits | ||
Schedule 4.9(e)
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— | Operating Employee Plan Commitments | ||
Schedule 4.10
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— | Environmental Matters | ||
Schedule 4.11
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— | Condemnation | ||
Schedule 4.14
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— | No Undisclosed Liabilities | ||
Schedule 4.15
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— | Taxes | ||
Schedule 4.16
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— | Covenants | ||
Schedule 5
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— | Capital Commitments | ||
Schedule 6.3(e)
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— | Transaction-related Expenses | ||
Schedule 6.3(j)
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— | New Employees/Service Providers | ||
Schedule 6.3(n)
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— | Settlements | ||
Schedule 6.11
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— | Affiliate Transactions | ||
Schedule 6.12
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— | Bank Statements | ||
Schedule 8.1(i)
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— | Third Party Consents |
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This Purchase and Sale Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is entered into as of
August 19, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), by
and among Ridgewood Maine, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company (“RM”), and Indeck Energy Services,
Inc., an Illinois corporation, (“IES” and
together with RM, “Sellers”), Covanta Energy
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”)
and solely for purposes of Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.10(a),
6.11 through 6.14 and 6.16 hereof, Indeck Maine Energy, LLC, an
Illinois limited liability company, (the
“Company”). Buyer and Sellers are each referred
to herein as a “Party” or, collectively as the
“Parties.”
WHEREAS, Sellers own all of the limited liability company
membership interests set forth on Schedule 1 hereto (the
“Existing Interests”) as of the date of this
Agreement, and as of the Closing Date (as defined below) will
also own all of the preferred membership units set forth on
Schedule 2 hereto to be issued pursuant to the
Sellers Omnibus Agreement (the “Additional
Interests,” and together with the Existing Interests,
the “Interests”) in the Company, which is
engaged in the business of owning and operating two
biomass-fueled electricity generating projects, as set forth on
Exhibit A (the “Projects”), for the
purpose of the generation and sale of electricity and associated
products; and
WHEREAS, Sellers desire to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase,
all of the Interests on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants,
representations, warranties, and mutual agreements herein
contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings specified or referred to in this Section 1:
“Account” mean the Account as such term
is defined in the Certificate Purchase Agreement.
“Accountant Claim” means the answer and
counterclaim filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen
County by Perelson Weiner LLP (as defendant) against Ridgewood
Renewable Power LLC, Ridgewood Electric Power Trust I,
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust II, Ridgewood Electric Power
Trust III, Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV,
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V, Ridgewood Power Growth
Fund, Ridgewood/Egypt Fund, Ridgewood Power B Fund/Providence
Expansion, Indeck Maine Energy, L.L.C., Ridgewood Providence
Power Partners, L.P. Ridgewood Maine Hydro Partners, LP,
Ridgewood UK, LLC (as plaintiffs), docket number L-6067-06, as
well as any other claims, counterclaims, or cross-claims that
have or may in the future be brought against the Company by
Perelson Weiner LLP or any of its Affiliates, beneficiaries,
assigns or any third parties and that arise out of the same
facts.
“Additional Interests” is defined in the
Recitals.
“Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in
Rule 12b-2
of the regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
“Agency Agreement” means the Agency
Agreement of even date herewith in the form of
Exhibit C hereto.
“Agreement” is defined in the
introductory paragraph.
“Allocation Schedule” is defined in
Section 10.1(h).
“Alternate Transaction” is defined in
Section 6.10(a).
“Ancillary Agreements” means each of
(1) the Assignment, Assumption, Release and Amendment
Agreement and the Backup Agreement, (2) the Employee
Transfer Agreement, (3) the RRP Indemnification Agreement,
(4) the Letter Agreement, (5) the Agency Agreement,
(6) the Buyer Guaranty, (7) the Sellers Omnibus
Agreement, and (8) the Section 4.2(c) Indemnification
Agreement.
“Assets” means all the material
properties and assets (whether real, personal, or mixed, whether
tangible or intangible) that the Company owns, uses or holds for
use in connection with the operation of the Projects, including
all of the properties and assets reflected in the Company’s
Balance Sheet or purchased or acquired by the Company since the
date of the Company Balance Sheet, but excluding properties and
assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business.
“Assignment, Assumption, Release and Amendment
Agreement” means the Assignment, Assumption,
Release and Amendment of Certificate of Purchase and Sale
Agreement, among Constellation, the Company, Ridgewood
Providence Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode Island
Generation, LLC, RPMC, Ridgewood Electric Power Trust III,
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV, Ridgewood Electric Power
Trust V, Ridgewood Power B Fund/Providence Expansion and
Xxxxxxx, dated as of July 31, 2008.
“Backup Agreement” means the Backup
Certificate Agreement among the Company, Ridgewood Providence
Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode Island Generation, LLC,
Xxxxxxx and Rhode Island LFG Genco, LLC in the form of
Exhibit F hereto.
“Bank Statements” is defined in
Section 6.12.
“Business Day” means any day other than
a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banks are legally closed for
business in New York, New York.
“Buyer” is defined in the introductory
paragraph.
“Buyer Guaranty” means the Guaranty
Agreement of Buyer with respect to the Company for the benefit
of certain parties to the Backup Agreement, in the form of
Exhibit J hereto.
“Buyer Indemnified Parties” means,
collectively, Buyer, its Affiliates, its and their successors
and permitted assigns, and all of their respective shareholders,
trustees, directors, managers, members, officers, employees,
agents and representatives.
“Buyer Project Company” is one or more
direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Buyer set up by
Buyer to hold the Interests following the Closing.
“Buyer’s Observers” is defined in
Section 6.4(b).
“Capital Commitments” means either
(i) binding contractual commitments to make capital
expenditures relating to the Projects incurred by or on behalf
of the Company on or after the Purchase Price Date, or
(ii) planned capital expenditures relating to the Projects
as of the Effective Date, which planned capital expenditures
would be incurred by or on behalf of the Company, in each case
as set forth in Schedule 5.
“Certificate Purchase Agreement” means
the Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement dated April 30,
2003, among the Company, Constellation and the other parties
thereto, as amended by that certain letter agreement dated
January 25, 2006, by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as
of October 31, 2006 and by the Assignment, Assumption,
Release and Amendment Agreement.
“Closing” is defined in Section 2.2.
“Closing Date” is defined in
Section 2.2.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 as amended from time to time or any successor law, and
regulations issued by the IRS pursuant to the Internal Revenue
Code as amended from time to time or any successor law.
“Commercially Reasonable Efforts” means
efforts that are (a) commonly used by a prudent Person in
the same business as Buyer or Sellers, as applicable, in a
comparable situation and, (b) in the exercise of reasonable
judgment, considering the facts known at the time the effort is
engaged in, could have been expected to reach the expected
result to the extent such result and the efforts required to
attain such result are consistent with applicable Laws, safety,
reliability, efficiency, expedition and economy.
“Company” is defined in the Recitals.
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“Company Balance Sheet” is defined in
Section 4.12.
“Confidentiality Agreement” means the
Confidentiality Agreement between Covanta Energy Corporation and
Ridgewood Renewable Power, LLC (Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Co., on
behalf of Ridgewood Renewable Power, LLC), dated
February 19, 2008.
“Constellation” means Constellation
Energy Commodities Group, Inc., f/k/a Constellation Power
Source, Inc.
“Contract” means any contract,
agreement, purchase order, lease, license, evidence of
Indebtedness, mortgage, indenture, security agreement or other
legally binding arrangement, whether oral or written.
“Daily Production Report” means a daily
production report of the Company, a form of which is attached as
Exhibit I hereto.
“Demand Notes” means those certain notes
payable by the Company to RM and IES as set forth on
Schedule 2.
“Disclosing Party” is defined in the
definition of Proprietary Information.
“Effective Date” is defined in the
introductory paragraph.
“Emergency Situation” means any
unplanned occurrence or condition at either of the Projects that
Sellers conclude in good faith involves an imminent threat of
significant economic loss, interruption of the continuous
operations of a Project or otherwise requires immediate action
to prevent an immediate threat to health, safety, or the
operational integrity of a Project, including, but not limited
to, occurrences and conditions that are adverse to such
Project’s status with respect to its Permits and the
Environment.
“Employee Transfer Agreement” means the
Employee Transfer Agreement of even date herewith in the form of
Exhibit D hereto.
“Environment” means soil, land surface
or subsurface strata, real property, surface waters,
groundwater, wetlands, sediments, drinking water supply, ambient
air (including indoor air), plant and animal life (including
fish and all other aquatic life) and any other environmental
medium or natural resource.
“Environmental Claim” means a claim by
any Person based upon a breach of Environmental Laws or an
Environmental Liability alleging loss of life, injury to
persons, property or business, damage to natural resources or
trespass to property, whether or not such loss, injury, damage
or trespass arose or was made manifest before the Closing Date
or arises or becomes manifest after the Closing Date.
“Environmental Laws” means all
applicable Laws and any binding administrative or judicial
interpretations thereof relating to: (a) the regulation,
protection and use of the Environment; (b) the
conservation, management, development, control
and/or use
of land, natural resources and wildlife; (c) the
management, manufacture, possession, presence, use, generation,
transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release,
threatened release, abatement, removal, remediation, or handling
of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Substances; or (d) noise;
and includes, without limitation, the following federal statutes
(and their implementing regulations): the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq; the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 6901
et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as
amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; the Toxic
Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C.
§ 2601 et. seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended,
7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.; the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C.
§ 1451 et seq.; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as
amended, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et. seq.; the Rivers
and Harbors Act of 1899, as amended, 33 U.S.C.
§ 401 et seq.; the Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act, as amended, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.; the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C.
§ 1531 et. seq.; the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.;
and the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended,
42 U.S.C. § 300(f) et seq.; and all analogous or
comparable state statutes and regulations.
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“Environmental Liabilities” means any
Liability under or related to Environmental Laws arising as a
result of or in connection with: (i) any violation or
alleged violation of Environmental Law with respect to the
ownership, operation or use of the Projects; (ii) any claim
by any Person caused (or allegedly caused) by the presence,
exposure to, or Release of Hazardous Substances at, on, in,
under, adjacent to or migrating from the Projects;
(iii) the investigation
and/or
Remediation (whether or not such investigation or Remediation
commenced before the Closing Date or commences after the Closing
Date) of Hazardous Substances that are present or have been
Released at, on, in, under, adjacent to or migrating from the
Projects; (iv) compliance with Environmental Laws with
respect to the ownership, operation or use of the Projects;
(v) any claim by any Person arising from or relating to the
off-site disposal, treatment, storage, transportation,
discharge, Release or recycling, or the arrangement for such
activities, of Hazardous Substances in connection with the
ownership, operation or use of the Projects; and (vi) the
investigation
and/or
remediation of Hazardous Substances that are generated,
disposed, treated, stored, transported, discharged, Released,
recycled, or the arrangement of such activities, in connection
with the ownership, operation or use of the Projects, at any
Offsite Disposal Facilities.
“Equity Interests” of the Company means
(i) the limited liability company interests or other equity
securities of the Company, including, with respect to the
Company, the Interests, (ii) Options or commitments of any
kind or character relating to, or entitling any Person to
purchase or otherwise acquire, any limited liability company
interests or other equity securities of the Company,
(iii) securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for limited liability company interests or other
equity securities of the Company, and (iv) equity
equivalents, interests in the ownership or earnings of, or
equity appreciation, phantom stock or other similar rights of,
or with respect to, the Company.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor law, and
regulations and rules issued pursuant to that Act or any
successor law.
“ERISA Affiliate” is defined in
Section 4.9(b).
“Escrow Agreement” means the Escrow Agreement
of even date hereof in the form of Exhibit L hereto.
“Event of Loss” is defined in
Section 11.2.
“Exhibits” means the exhibits to this
Agreement.
“Existing Interests” is defined in the
Recitals.
“FERC” means the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, or its regulatory successor, as
applicable.
“GAAP” means United States generally
accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time.
“Good Engineering Practices” means any
of the practices, methods and acts engaged in or approved by a
significant portion of the electric generating industry during
the relevant time period, or any of the practices, methods or
acts that, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of
the facts known at the time the decision was made, could have
been expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable
cost consistent with good business practices, reliability,
safety and expedition. Good Engineering Practices are not
intended to be limited to the optimum practice, method or act to
the exclusion of all others, but rather to be acceptable
practices, methods or acts generally accepted in the region or
as required by any Governmental Authority or standards setting
agency including but not limited to FERC, the System Operator,
the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and the
Electric Reliability Organization.
“Governing Documents” means (a) the
articles or certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of a
corporation; (b) any limited liability agreements or other
comparable documents to those listed in (a) above, adopted
or filed in connection with the creation, formation, or
organization of a Person that is not a corporation; and
(c) any amendment to any of the foregoing.
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“Governmental Authority” means any
federal, state, local or other governmental, regulatory or
administrative agency (including the FERC, the Federal Trade
Commission and the Department of Justice), commission,
department, board, or other governmental subdivision, court,
tribunal, arbitral body or other governmental authority.
“Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act” means the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
“Hazardous Substance” means (a) any
petrochemical or petroleum products, oil, waste oil, asbestos in
any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam
insulations, lead-based paint and polychlorinated biphenyls;
(b) any products, mixtures, compounds, materials or wastes,
air emissions, toxic substances, wastewater discharges and any
chemical, material or substance that may give rise to liability
pursuant to, or is listed or regulated under, or the human
exposure to which or the Release of which is controlled or
limited by applicable Environmental Laws; and (c) any
materials or substances defined in Environmental Laws as
“hazardous”, “toxic”, “pollutant”,
or “contaminant”, or words of similar meaning or
regulatory effect.
“IES” is defined in the introductory
paragraph.
“Improvements” means all material
buildings, structures (including all fuel handling and storage
facilities), utility facilities, machinery and equipment,
fixtures, construction work in progress, including all piping,
cables and similar equipment forming part of the mechanical,
electrical, plumbing or HVAC infrastructure of any building,
structure or equipment, and including all generating units,
located on and affixed to a Site.
“Indebtedness” means, for any Person,
indebtedness, obligations or other liabilities:
(a) created, issued or incurred by such Person for borrowed
money (including, without limitation, by loan or the issuance
and sale of debt securities or the sale of assets of such Person
to another Person subject to an understanding or agreement,
contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such assets of such
Person from such Person), (b) of such Person to pay the
deferred purchase or acquisition price of assets of such Person
or services, other than trade accounts payable arising, and
accrued expenses incurred, in the ordinary course of business so
long as such trade accounts payable are payable within
120 days of the date the respective goods are delivered or
the respective services are rendered, (c) of such Person or
others secured by a Lien on the assets of such Person, whether
or not the respective indebtedness so secured has been assumed
by such Person, (d) of such Person in respect of letters of
credit or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and
other financial institutions for account of such Person,
(e) of such Person in respect of surety bonds or similar
instruments, (f) of such Person to pay rent or other
amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right
to use) assets of such Person to the extent such obligations are
required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease
on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and (g) in
respect of contingent obligations of such Person which guarantee
or in effect guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or
other obligations of any other Person in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly. With respect to the Company and the
Sellers, “Indebtedness” shall not include any amounts
expended by Sellers on behalf of the Company as contemplated in
Section 11.2(g).
“Initial Amount” is defined in
Section 2.1(b).
“Interest Rate” means 4.26% per annum.
“Interests” is defined in the Recitals.
“Interim Period” means that period of
time commencing on the Effective Date and ending at the time of
the Closing.
“IRS” means the United States Internal
Revenue Service or any successor agency, and, to the extent
relevant, the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Knowledge” means (i) with respect
to Sellers, the actual knowledge, after due inquiry, of Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx at the Effective Date, or, with
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respect to any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement,
the date of delivery of the certificate, and with respect to IES
only, for purposes of Section 6.15, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
(ii) with respect to Buyer, the actual knowledge, after due
inquiry, of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx and
Xxxxxx Xxxx at the Effective Date, or, with respect to any
certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the date of
delivery of the certificate.
“Laws” means all laws, rules,
regulations, codes, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees,
rulings, interpretations, constitutions, ordinances, common law,
or treaties, of any federal, state, local municipal and foreign,
international, or multinational government or administration and
related agencies.
“Letter Agreement” means the letter
agreement between each Seller and Buyer of even date herewith
regarding certain post-Closing covenants, in the form initialed
by the Sellers and Buyer as of the date hereof.
“Liability” or
“Liabilities” means any liability or
obligation (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or
unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or
unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, whether incurred
or consequential and whether due or to become due), including
any liability for Taxes.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of
trust, pledge, assessment, lien, security interest, charge,
claim, levy, equitable interest, Option, easement, encumbrance,
restriction on transfer, right of first refusal, conditional
sale or other title retention device or arrangement (including,
without limitation, a capital lease), transfer for security for
the payment of any Indebtedness, or restriction on the creation
of any of the foregoing, whether relating to any property or
right or the income or profits therefrom.
“Xxxxxxx” means Xxxxxxx 0708 LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
“LLC Agreement” means the Amended and
Restated Operating Agreement of the Company made as of
June 11, 1997 between the Sellers.
“Losses” is defined in Section 11.4.
“Major Loss” is defined in
Section 11.2(c).
“Market Rules and Procedures” means all
criteria, rules, tariff provisions, standards, procedures,
manuals, business practices or other documentation, obligations
or understandings that are imposed by a power pool, System
Operator, regional transmission organization or other similar
entity applicable to the Projects and obligations associated
therewith.
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with
respect to the Company or a Project (as the case may be and as
specified in the provisions in which this defined term is used)
any change, effect, event, condition, occurrence or state of
facts that is, or would likely be, materially adverse to the
business, operations, assets, properties, condition (financial
or otherwise), liabilities or results of operations of the
Company or any of the Projects (as the case may be and as
specified in the provisions in which this defined term is used);
provided, however, that any such change,
event or effect resulting from or arising out of changes in
economic conditions generally or in the power industry, or
changes in general regulatory or political conditions affecting
the power industry, in each case, unless such change
specifically adversely targets the Company or any of the
Projects, shall not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
“Net Working Capital” shall mean the net
working capital of the Company, which shall be an amount equal
to $8,956,817.
“Offsite Disposal Facility” means a
location, other than a Project or a Site, that receives or
received Hazardous Substances for treatment, storage,
and/or
disposal by the Company.
“Operating Debt” means the amounts due
in the ordinary course from the Company to RPMC for
reimbursement of operating expenses pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Operating Agreement between the Company and RPMC.
“Operating Employee Plans” is defined in
Section 4.9(a).
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“Operating Employees” means the
employees of RPMC who are involved in the day-to-day physical or
“hands-on” operation and maintenance of either Project
and the supervisors of such employees who are
on-site at
either Project.
“Option” with respect to any Person
means any security, right, subscription, warrant, option,
phantom equity rights or other Contract that gives the right to
(i) purchase or otherwise receive or be issued any equity
interest of such Person or any security of any kind convertible
into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity interest of
such Person, or (ii) receive or exercise any benefits or
rights similar to any rights enjoyed by or accruing to the
holder of the equity interests of such Person, including any
rights to participate in the equity or income of such Person,
the right to receive distributions or the right to participate
in or direct the election of any directors or officers of such
Person or the manner in which any equity interests of such
Person are voted.
“Order” means any order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered
by or with any Governmental Authority.
“Party” and
“Parties” are defined in the
introductory paragraph.
“Permits” means all certificates,
licenses, permits, registrations, authorizations, approvals,
consents, orders, decisions and other actions of a Governmental
Authority pertaining to a particular Project, or the ownership,
operation or use thereof.
“Permitted Encumbrance” means any of the
following: (i) Liens for Taxes or other charges or
assessments by any Governmental Authority to the extent that the
payment thereof is not in arrears or otherwise due;
(ii) encumbrances in the nature of zoning restrictions,
building and land use laws, ordinances, orders, decrees,
restrictions or any other conditions imposed by any Governmental
Authority; (iii) statutory or common law liens in favor of
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, statutory or
common law liens to secure claims for labor, materials or
supplies and other like liens, that, in the case of
clauses (i) through (iii), inclusive, secure obligations to
the extent that payment thereof is not in arrears or otherwise
due and that have been incurred under Good Engineering
Practices; (iv) any Lien or title imperfection with respect
to any Project created by or resulting from any act or omission
of Buyer; (v) all exceptions set forth in the title
commitments attached as Schedule 4.3(b)
(“Title Commitments”) or discoverable
based on a review of the land records of the respective towns in
which each Project is located on or prior to the Purchase Price
Date, none of which materially detract from the operation or use
of such property in the business of the Company as conducted on
the Effective Date; (vi) any Lien arising from a purchase
money security interest of a third party; (vii) any Lien
arising temporarily as a result of the Company’s
replacement of any loss arising from the circumstances described
in Section 11.2(b), (c) and (d) so long as such
Lien is removed prior to or at the Closing; and
(viii) matters set forth on a Schedule, including but not
limited to Schedule 4.3(a).
“Person” means an individual, a
partnership, a corporation, an association, a joint stock
company, a trust, a joint venture, a limited liability company,
an unincorporated organization, or a governmental entity (or any
department, agency, or political subdivision thereof).
“Plan” means any bonus, deferred
compensation, incentive compensation, employment, change in
control, retention, stock purchase, restricted stock, stock
option, severance, hospitalization or other medical, life or
other insurance, employee welfare, supplemental unemployment
benefit, fringe benefit, profit-sharing, pension or retirement
plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement or any other
employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement,
including without limitation any “employee pension benefit
plan” and any “employee welfare benefit plan” as
those terms are defined in section 3 of ERISA.
“Project Contracts” means the contracts
and agreements listed in Schedule 4.6(a).
“Projects” is defined in the Recitals.
“Proprietary Information” means all
information about any Party (the “Disclosing
Party”) or its or the Company’s properties
(including without limitation the Projects) or operations
furnished to any other
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Party (the “Receiving Party”) or its
Representatives by the Disclosing Party or its Representatives,
after the date hereof, regardless of the manner or medium in
which it is furnished. Proprietary Information does not include
information that (a) is or becomes generally available to
the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by the
Receiving Party or its Representatives in violation of this
Agreement; (b) was available to the Receiving Party on a
nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing
Party or its Representatives; (c) becomes available to the
Receiving Party on a nonconfidential basis from a Person, other
than the Disclosing Party or its Representatives, who, to the
Receiving Party’s actual knowledge, is not otherwise bound
by a confidentiality agreement with the Disclosing Party or its
Representatives, or is not otherwise under any obligation to the
Disclosing Party or any of its Representatives not to transmit
the information to the Receiving Party or its Representatives,
or (d) the Disclosing Party discloses to others on a
non-confidential basis.
“Purchase Price” is defined in
Section 2.1(b).
“Purchase Price Date” means May 31,
2008.
“Qualified Plan” is defined in
Section 4.9(c).
“Real Property” is defined in
Section 4.3.
“Receiving Party” is defined in the
definition of Proprietary Information.
“Related Persons” is defined in
Section 11.7.
“Release” means any actual, threatened
or alleged spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting,
dispersing, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping,
leaching, dumping, or disposing of any Hazardous Substance into
the Environment that may cause an Environmental Liability
(including the disposal or abandonment of barrels, containers,
tanks or other receptacles containing or previously containing
any Hazardous Substance).
“Releasee(s)” is defined in
Section 11.7.
“Remediation” means any or all of the
following activities to the extent required to address the
presence or Release of Hazardous Substances:
(a) monitoring, investigation, assessment, treatment,
cleanup, containment, removal, mitigation, response or
restoration work as well as obtaining any permits, consents,
approvals or authorizations of any Governmental Authority
necessary to conduct any such activity; (b) preparing and
implementing any plans or studies for any such activity;
(c) obtaining a written notice (or an oral notice that is
appropriately documented or memorialized) from a Governmental
Authority with competent jurisdiction under Environmental Laws
or a written opinion of a licensed professional, as contemplated
by the relevant Environmental Laws and in lieu of a written
notice from a Governmental Authority, that no material
additional work is required; and (d) any other activities
reasonably determined by a Party to be necessary or appropriate
or required under Environmental Laws.
“Representative” means, as to any
Person, such Person’s Affiliates and its and their
directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors (including,
without limitation, financial advisors, counsel and accountants).
“Retention Amount” means $1,114,597.20.
“RM” is defined in the introductory
paragraph.
“RPMC” means Ridgewood Power Management
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“RRP” means Ridgewood Renewable Power,
LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company.
“RRP Indemnification Agreement” means
the Indemnification Agreement of even date herewith in the form
of Exhibit E hereto.
“Schedule” means a schedule to this
Agreement.
“Schedule Update” is defined in
Section 6.6(b).
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“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“Section 4.2(c) Indemnification
Agreement” means the Indemnification Agreement of
even date herewith in the form of Exhibit K hereto.
“Securities Act” is defined in
Section 5.9.
“Sellers” is defined in the introductory
paragraph.
“Sellers Omnibus Agreement” means the
agreement attached in the form of Exhibit G hereto.
“Sellers Indemnified Parties” is defined
in Section 11.4.
“Site” means the Real Property and
Improvements forming a part of, or used or usable in connection
with, any Project. Any reference to a Site shall include, by
definition, the surface and subsurface elements, including the
soils and groundwater present at such Site, and any reference to
items “at a Site” shall include all items “at,
on, in, upon, over, across, under and within” such Site.
“Superior Proposal” means a bona fide,
unsolicited written Alternate Transaction presented to either
Seller on such terms that RRP, as the managing shareholder of
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV and Ridgewood Electric
Power Trust V, determines in good faith, with advice from
outside legal and financial advisors, that (A) failure to
recommend such an Alternate Transaction would be inconsistent
with its fiduciary duties, and (B) that such Alternate
Transaction, if consummated in accordance with its terms
(including, among other things, all of the terms and conditions
of the acquisition proposal, including any termination fees,
expense reimbursement provisions, conditions and risks to
consummation), would be more favorable from a financial point of
view to the shareholders of Ridgewood Electric Power
Trust IV and Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V than the
offer presented by Buyer and (i) which shall not be subject
to a financial contingency, the cash for which is fully
committed or reasonably determined to be available and
(ii) is reasonably capable of completion without undue
delay, each as determined by RRP as the managing shareholder of
the Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV and Ridgewood
Electric Power Trust V. For purposes of clarification, the
issuance by RM of the Confidential Information Memorandum dated
February 28, 2008 and any discussions and negotiations with
recipients thereof and bidders in response to such memorandum
through June 2, 2008 do not constitute a solicitation
hereunder by Sellers.
“Surveys” is defined in Section 4.3.
“System Operator” means the operator of
a transmission system for electric power and related products
and services, and the administrator of regional market
settlement systems for electric power and related products and
services as provided for under applicable Market Rules and
Procedures.
“Taking” is defined in Section 11.2.
“Tax” or “Taxes”
means (i) any federal, state, local, or foreign income,
gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental
(including taxes under Code § 59A), customs duties,
capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security
(or similar, including FICA), unemployment, disability, real
property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration,
value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other
tax or similar governmental charge of any kind whatsoever,
including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether
disputed or not and any payments to any federal, state, local or
foreign taxing authorities in lieu of any such tax, and
(ii) any transferee liability of another Person under
Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6
(or any similar provision of Law relating to Taxes), as
transferee, successor, by contract or otherwise, in respect of
any items described in (i); provided, however, that Tax or Taxes
does not refer to income taxes payable by the partners of
Sellers or the holders of equity interests of such partners.
“Tax Audit” is defined in
Section 10.1(e).
“Tax Returns” means any return,
declaration, report, claim for refund, election, or information
return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any
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amendment thereof; provided, however, that Tax Returns does not
refer to any income tax returns filed or required to be filed by
the partners of Sellers or the holders of equity interests of
such partners.
“Termination Fee” is defined in
Section 12.1(d).
“Third Party” means a Person who is not
a Party or an Affiliate of a Party.
“Third Party Claim” is defined in
Section 11.9(a).
“Title Commitments” is defined in
the definition of Permitted Encumbrances.
“Title Company” means Xxxxxxx
Title Guaranty Company, and in the event that Xxxxxxx
Title Guaranty Company is unable or unwilling to provide
the Title Commitments, then “Title Company”
shall mean another nationally-recognized title insurance company
selected by Buyer.
“Title Company Affidavit” means an
affidavit in the form attached as Exhibit H hereto.
“Termination Date” is defined in
Section 12.1(b).
“Transfer and Assignment Agreement”
means the Transfer and Assignment Agreement, substantially in
the form attached as Exhibit B, for the sale and
purchase of the Interests.
“Transfer Taxes” is defined in
Section 10.1(g).
“Vacation Accrual Amount” means
$47,137.00
“Working Capital Payment” means a
payment in an amount equal to Net Working Capital.
2. Purchase And Sale Of Interests.
2.1 Purchase and Sale of Interests.
(a) In exchange for the consideration described in
Section 2.1(b) and Section 2.3, and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement (including the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 8), at Closing, Sellers
shall sell, assign, transfer and convey the Interests to Buyer
free and clear of all Liens, and Buyer shall accept the
Interests from Sellers, all pursuant to a Transfer and
Assignment Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B.
(b) In consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer and
conveyance described in Section 2.1(a), at the Closing,
Buyer shall pay to Sellers, and Sellers shall accept from Buyer,
an aggregate amount equal to (i) Eighty Two Million Dollars
($82,000,000) (the “Initial Amount”) plus
(ii) the Working Capital Payment, plus
(iii) interest on the Initial Amount and the Working
Capital Payment accruing at the Interest Rate from the Purchase
Price Date to and including the Closing Date, minus
(iv) the Retention Amount, minus (v) the
Vacation Accrual Amount (such aggregate amount being referred to
herein as the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase
Price shall be payable at the Closing by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to Sellers in accordance with
written instructions of Sellers given to Buyer at least three
(3) Business Days prior to the Closing.
2.2 Closing. Unless otherwise
agreed to by the Parties, the purchase and sale of the Interests
contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall take place at the offices of Xxx Xxxxxx LLP, 7 Times
Square, New York, New York, commencing at
9:00 a.m. Eastern time on the date that is five
(5) days (or, if the fifth day is not a Business Day, then
the next Business Day following such fifth day) following the
date on which all of the conditions set forth in
Sections 8.1 and 8.2 have either been satisfied or waived
by the Party for whose benefit such condition exists, such
satisfaction or waiver to conform to Section 13.12 and
shall be deemed to have been closed as of 5:00 p.m. on such
date. The date of Closing is hereinafter called the
“Closing Date.”
2.3 Payments to Sellers. Sellers
shall notify Buyer of the allocation of the amounts due
hereunder to each Seller pursuant to the Sellers Omnibus
Agreement in an instrument signed by both Sellers, which shall
be delivered to Buyer at least three (3) Business Days
prior to the date on which such payment is due.
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Payment by Buyer of such amounts in accordance with such
instrument shall satisfy its obligations to make payments to
either Seller hereunder.
3. Representations And Warranties as to Sellers
and Interests.
Each Seller represents and warrants to Buyer, solely as to
itself and not with respect to the other Seller, that each of
the statements set forth below is true and correct in all
respects as of the Effective Date and shall be true and correct
as of the Closing Date, provided that an exception or
qualification set forth in any Schedule with respect to a
particular representation and warranty shall be deemed to be an
exception or qualification with respect to all other applicable
representations and warranties to the extent the description of
the facts regarding the event, item or matter disclosed is
adequate so as to make reasonably clear or otherwise make Buyer
reasonably aware that such exception or qualification is
applicable to such other representations and warranties whether
or not such exception or qualification is so numbered:
3.1 Organization of Sellers. Such
Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of its incorporation or formation
and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the
conduct of its business requires it to be qualified, except for
jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified, individually
or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on such Seller’s ability to execute
and deliver the Agreement or to perform its obligations
hereunder. Copies of the Governing Documents of such Seller have
been heretofore made available to Buyer and are accurate and
complete.
3.2 Authorization of
Transaction. Such Seller has the power and
authority (including full limited liability company or corporate
power and authority) to execute and deliver this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and, subject to
the terms hereof (including the satisfaction of the closing
conditions in Section 8.2), to perform its obligations
hereunder. All limited liability company or corporate actions or
proceedings to be taken by or on the part of such Seller to
authorize and permit the due execution and valid delivery by
such Seller of this Agreement and the instruments required to be
duly executed and validly delivered by such Seller pursuant
hereto and thereto, the performance by such Seller of its
obligations hereunder, and the consummation by such Seller of
the transactions contemplated herein, have, subject to the terms
hereof (including the satisfaction of the closing conditions in
Section 8.2), been duly and properly taken. This Agreement
has been duly executed and validly delivered by such Seller and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions,
except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, or other similar Laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement thereof
is in a proceeding at law or in equity).
3.3 Noncontravention. Subject to
the satisfaction of the closing conditions in Section 8.2
and the other terms and conditions hereof, neither the execution
and the delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, shall (a) violate any Law
to which such Seller is subject or any provision of the
Governing Documents of such Seller, or (b) conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any
agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other
arrangement to which such Seller is bound or to which any of its
assets are subject (or result in the imposition of any Lien upon
any of the Interests owned as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date by such Seller), except for matters that shall not
have a material adverse effect on such Seller’s ability to
execute and deliver this Agreement or to perform its obligations
hereunder or as disclosed in Schedule 3.3.
3.4 Brokers’ Fees. Such
Seller is party to an agreement with Xxxxx Xxxxxx &
Co. requiring the payment of fees in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Buyer
shall not be liable or obligated. Such Seller has no Liability
or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any other
broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for which Buyer could become
liable or obligated.
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3.5 No Other Indebtedness. The
Demand Notes that such Seller purports to own are reflected on
Schedule 2 and such Demand Notes, together with the
Operating Debt, constitute all of such Seller’s direct and
indirect right, title and interest in or to Indebtedness of the
Company as of the date hereof.
4. Representations And Warranties as to Company
and Projects.
The Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant to Buyer
that each of the statements set forth below is true and correct
in all respects as of the Effective Date and shall be true and
correct as of the Closing Date, provided that an
exception or qualification set forth in any Schedule with
respect to a particular representation and warranty shall be
deemed to be an exception or qualification with respect to all
other applicable representations and warranties to the extent
the description of the facts regarding the event, item or matter
disclosed is adequate so as to make reasonably clear or
otherwise make Buyer reasonably aware that such exception or
qualification is applicable to such other representations and
warranties whether or not such exception or qualification is so
numbered:
4.1 Organization of Company. The
Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Illinois, and is duly qualified
to do business and is in legal existence in each jurisdiction in
which the ownership of its property or the conduct of its
business requires it to be qualified, except for jurisdictions
where the failure to be so qualified, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to the Company. Copies of the
Governing Documents of the Company, as amended and in effect on
the date hereof, have been heretofore made available to Buyer
and are accurate and complete.
4.2 Equity Interests.
(a) Sellers own beneficially and of record and have good
and valid title to all of the Existing Interests as set forth on
Schedule 1 hereto as of the date hereof, and will
own beneficially and of record and have good and valid title to
all of the Interests as set forth on Schedule 1 and
Schedule 2 hereto as of the Closing Date, in each
case free and clear of all Liens. The Existing Interests
constitute all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in
the Company as of the date hereof and are free and clear of all
Liens, and the Interests will constitute all of the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests in the Company as of the Closing
Date and will be free and clear of all Liens (in each case other
than those of Buyer created by this Agreement). The Existing
Interests have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, were issued free of any preemptive or
other similar rights, and were not issued in violation of the
Securities Act or any other applicable Laws, and the Additional
Interests, when issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable, and will be issued free of any
preemptive or other similar rights, and will not be issued in
violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable Laws.
Other than the Existing Interests held by Sellers, as of the
date hereof, no Person owns or holds any interest in the profits
or losses of the Company, any rights to affect the management of
the Company or any rights to receive distributions from the
Company, and as of the Closing Date, other than the Interests
held by Sellers, no Person will own or hold any interest in the
profits or losses of the Company, any rights to affect the
management of the Company or any rights to receive distributions
from the Company. There are no equity holder agreements, voting
trusts, proxies, commitments or other agreements or
understandings relating to the issuance, sale, or transfer of
any Equity Interests in the Company, other than this Agreement,
the LLC Agreement and the Sellers Omnibus Agreement;
(b) Except as set forth in the LLC Agreement and the
Sellers Omnibus Agreement, there are no outstanding Options
issued or granted by, or binding upon, either Sellers or the
Company for any Person to purchase or sell or otherwise acquire
or dispose of any Equity Interests in the Company, other than
Buyer’s rights under this Agreement; and
(c) Except as set forth in the Certificate Purchase
Agreement, the Company does not hold and has never had any
assets, interests or business including any interests in any
joint venture, partnership, proprietorship, corporation or other
business entity, other than those related to the Projects.
4.3 Title to
Assets. Schedule 4.3(c) lists all real
property, Improvements, easements, rights of way and other
interests in real property owned by the Company and each Project
(“Real Property”). All such Real Property is
owned of record by the Company with good and marketable fee
simple title free and clear of all
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Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.3(d), all of the Assets located at the Project
Sites, other than such property belonging to contractors
pursuant to one or more Contracts, is owned of record by the
Company with good and marketable title free and clear of all
Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances. The Assets constitute
all of the material assets and properties necessary and
appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Projects as
currently being conducted. There are no existing real property
leasing arrangements of any nature relating to the Assets.
Sellers have delivered to Buyer surveys for the Real Property,
in each case prepared by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Jr., Inc. dated
September 29, 1989 (“Surveys”). The
Surveys show the Real Property, and there have been no changes
in the boundary lines or, other than the addition of
(i) buildings for the storage of ash on each Site,
(ii) an attachment to the cooling tower building for the
circulating pumps on the Jonesboro Site, and (iii) the
attachment to the side stream building for the sludge dumpster
on the Jonesboro Site, in the buildings or other Improvements
shown on the Surveys since the date of the Surveys.
4.4 Noncontravention. Subject to
the satisfaction of the closing conditions in Section 8.2
and the other terms and conditions hereof, neither the execution
and the delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to which the Company or Sellers are a party nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, shall
(a) violate any Law to which the Company is subject or any
provision of the Governing Documents of the Company, or
(b) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a
default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any
party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or
require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease,
license, instrument, or other arrangement to which the Company
is bound or to which any of the Assets of the Company is subject
or properties are bound (or result in the imposition of any
Lien, except for Permitted Encumbrances, upon any of such
Assets), except for matters that shall not have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company and on any Project or as disclosed
in Schedule 4.4.
4.5 Legal and Other Compliance; Permits.
(a) The Company is in compliance with all current Laws
applicable to the Company and each Project, other than as
disclosed in Schedule 4.5(a) and other than with respect to
matters covered by Section 4.10 and where the violation
thereof is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company and any Project, and to Sellers’
Knowledge there are no such violations as of the date hereof
(whether or not the same would have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company and any Project).
(b) Schedule 4.5(b)(i) sets forth all Permits that are
material to the ownership or operation of each Project owned or
operated by the Company. The Company is in compliance with the
terms of all current Permits held by the Company, other than as
disclosed in Schedule 4.5(b)(ii) and where the violation of
the terms thereof is not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company and any Project, and to
Sellers’ Knowledge there are no such violations as of the
date hereof (whether or not the same would have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company and any Project). To Sellers’
Knowledge, there are no transfers or reissuances of, or consents
to, Permits required in order to effect the purchase and sale of
the Interests to Buyer in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
4.6 Project Contracts.
(a) Except for those contracts and agreements included in
the Project Contracts set forth on Schedule 4.6(a), the
Company is not a party to any written contract or agreement that
provides for the sale of any amount of capacity, energy or
environmental attributes from the Projects (whether or not
entered into in the ordinary course of business).
Schedule 4.6(a) also sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of the following Project Contracts to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its Assets
are bound:
(1) all Project Contracts requiring payments by or to the
Company in excess of $50,000 for each individual Contract;
(2) all Contracts with Sellers or any Affiliate of Sellers
other than the Company;
(3) all fuel supply and fuel related Contracts;
(4) all ash, reclamation and waste disposal Contracts;
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(5) all trucking and transportation Contracts;
(6) all water and water related Contracts;
(7) all transmission and interconnection Contracts;
(8) all Contracts related to Indebtedness;
(9) all joint venture Contracts, partnership agreements,
limited liability company or other Contracts (however named)
involving a sharing of profits, losses, costs, or liabilities by
the Company or the Projects with any other Person;
(10) all material Contracts entered into other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
not otherwise listed on Schedule 4.6(a) of Sellers’
Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.6(b),
(i) each of the Project Contracts listed on
Schedule 4.6(a) constitutes a legal, valid, enforceable and
binding obligation of the Company and (ii) the Company is
not in breach or default in any material respect under any of
such Project Contracts that individually or in the aggregate
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on any Project and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, the other
parties to such Project Contracts are not in breach or default
in any material respect under any of such Project Contracts. To
the Knowledge of Sellers no condition or event exists or has
occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default or a basis for a claim of excusable delay
or non performance, or permit termination, modification or
acceleration, by any party under any Project Contract that
individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on any Project.
4.7 Insurance. Except as set forth
in Schedule 4.7, all policies of fire, liability, and other
forms of insurance owned or held by the Company insuring the
Projects are in full force and effect, and shall either
(a) remain in full force and effect through the Closing
Date, or (b) if no longer commercially available or if
cancelled by the insurance company, be replaced with policies of
comparable quality and comparable insurers as of the Closing
Date. All premiums with respect to policies that remain in full
force and effect through the Closing Date have been or will be
paid up to and including the Closing Date, and no written notice
of cancellation or termination has been received with respect to
any such policy that was not replaced on substantially similar
terms prior to the date of such cancellation. True, correct and
complete copies of such insurance policies have been made
available to Buyer. Except as described in Schedule 4.7, as
of the date of this Agreement, or with respect to any policies
that may be replaced by the Company prior to the Closing Date as
described in this Section 4.7, the Company has not been
refused any insurance with respect to the Projects.
4.8 Litigation. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 4.8, no action, suit, claim, demand
or other proceeding is pending or, to Sellers’ Knowledge
threatened, that would be reasonably likely to result in a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company or any
Project.
4.9 Employees and Employee
Benefits.
(a) Since 1999, the Company has not directly hired any
employees. Schedule 4.9(a) sets forth a list of all Plans
in which Operating Employees participate (the “Operating
Employee Plans”). No Plan is maintained, participated
in or directly contributed to by the Company. To Sellers’
Knowledge, the Operating Employee Plans are the only Plans in
which any Operating Employee is eligible to participate or has
any vested benefits as of the date of this Agreement.
(b) No Plan maintained, contributed to or participated in
by the Company, or any entity treated as a single employer with
the Company under Code Section 414 (an “ERISA
Affiliate”) is a “defined benefit plan”
within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(35) or a
“multiemployer plan” within the meaning of ERISA
Section 3(37). Neither the Company, nor any ERISA Affiliate
have fully or partially withdrawn from a multiemployer plan
within the past six years or incurred, or could reasonably be
expected to incur, any liability pursuant to Title IV of
ERISA.
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(c) Each Operating Employee Plan intended to be a qualified
plan pursuant to Code Section 401(a) (a “Qualified
Plan”) has been determined to be so qualified and has
been administered in compliance with its terms. Each Qualified
Plan complies with the terms of ERISA, the Code and all other
applicable law.
(d) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.9(d), the
Company does not have any liability in respect of health,
medical or life insurance benefits attributable to any
employee’s post-retirement period, except for coverage
under Code Section 4980B.
(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9(e), no
Operating Employee Plan exists that, as result of the execution
of this Agreement (whether alone or in connection with
subsequent events), would reasonably result in (i) payment
of any money or property to any Operating Employee,
(ii) the provision of any benefits or other rights to a
Operating Employee, or (iii) the increase, acceleration or
provision of any payment, benefit or other right to any
Operating Employee. No amount so disclosed is an “excess
parachute payment” within the meaning of Code
Section 280G.
4.10 Environmental Matters. Except
where such matters, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any
Project, and except that, with respect to all such matters
solely relating to the period prior to January 1, 2000,
Sellers shall make the following representations and warranties
qualified solely to the Knowledge of Sellers, (i) the
Company has not received any written notice from any
Governmental Authority that it is not in compliance with
Environmental Laws or has failed to obtain material Permits
required for the ownership or operation of the Company’s
Projects under Environmental Laws; (ii) the Company has not
received any written notice from any Governmental Authority that
the Company’s Projects are listed under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation Liability Information
Systems or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, any similar state list;
(iii) the Company has not received any written notice from
any Person reasonably alleging Liability for any Environmental
Claims; (iv) Company has complied and is in compliance
with, and the Real Property and all Improvements thereon are in
compliance with, all Environmental Laws; (v) Company has no
liability, known or unknown, contingent or absolute, under any
Environmental Law, nor is Company responsible for any such
liability of any other person under any Environmental Law,
whether by contract, by operation of law or otherwise;
(vi) Company has been duly issued, and maintains all
Permits related to Environmental Laws necessary to operate the
business of Company and the Projects as currently operated,
Company has timely filed applications for all Environmental
Permits, and (vii) except as set forth in
Schedule 4.10, no Real Property, and to the Sellers’
Knowledge no property to which Hazardous Substance originating
on or from such properties or the businesses of the Company has
been sent for treatment or disposal, is listed or proposed to be
listed on the National Priorities List or CERCLIS or, to the
Knowledge of Sellers, on any other governmental database or list
of properties that may or do require Remediation under
Environmental Laws, nor to the Sellers’ Knowledge have the
Seller or Company arranged, by contract, agreement, or
otherwise, for the transportation, disposal or treatment of
Hazardous Substance at any location such that it is or could be
liable for Remediation of such location pursuant to
Environmental Laws. Sellers have no Knowledge of any matters
that could give rise to Environmental Liabilities that would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any
Project that is not disclosed or identified in
Schedule 4.10.
4.11 Condemnation. Except as set
forth in Schedule 4.11, the Company has not received a
written notice from any Governmental Authority of any pending or
threatened proceeding to condemn or take by power of eminent
domain or otherwise, by any Governmental Authority all or any
part of the Projects or the Assets that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Project.
4.12 Company Balance Sheet. The
Company has delivered to Buyer an unaudited balance sheet as of
the Purchase Price Date (the “Company Balance
Sheet”). The Company Balance Sheet fairly presents the
financial condition of the Company as of such date and is in
accordance with GAAP, subject to normal recurring year-end
adjustments (the effect of which shall not, individually or in
the aggregate, be materially adverse) and the absence of
disclosures required by GAAP. Except as contemplated in the
Sellers Omnibus Agreement, since the Purchase Price Date, the
Company has not made any equity distribution to Sellers or paid
any other returns of or on the capital investment of Sellers in
the Company, including any payment of principal of or interest
on the Demand Notes.
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4.13 Books and Records. The minute
books of the Company, as previously made available to Buyer and
its representatives, includes accurate records of all actions of
the manager and members, where applicable, of the Company. The
books of account and other financial records of the Company,
which have been made available to Buyer, are complete and
correct in all material respects and represent actual, bona fide
transactions.
4.14 No Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.14, to such Seller’s Knowledge, the Company
has no liabilities of the type required to be reflected as
liabilities on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP
except for (a) as of the Purchase Price Date, liabilities
as are reflected or reserved against in the Company Balance
Sheet (in an amount no greater than the dollar amount set forth
thereon) or which would be set forth only in a footnote thereto,
(b) current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business since the Purchase Price Date and prior to the
Effective Date, and (c) liabilities as of the Closing Date
incurred since the Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.3
plus liabilities incurred not in breach of Section 6.3 or
Section 13.14 since the Effective Date that do not
individually or in the aggregate exceed $500,000.00.
4.15 Taxes. The Company has filed
or caused to be filed, within the times and manners prescribed
by Laws (taking into account all properly granted extensions and
amnesty periods), all Tax Returns required to be filed by, or
with respect to, the Company. All such Tax Returns are true and
complete in all material respects. All Taxes payable by or due
from the Company have been fully paid or adequately disclosed
and fully provided for in the books and financial statements of
the Company. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.15:
(i) no examination of any Tax Return of the Company is
currently in progress or to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened
or proposed; (ii) there are no outstanding agreements,
consents, or waivers extending the statutory period of
limitations applicable to any Tax Return of the Company;
(iii) there is no suit, audit, claim or assessment pending
or proposed to the Company in writing with respect to Taxes of
the Company; and (iv) there are no written assessments of
Taxes from any taxing authority against the Company. The Company
is not a party to any Tax sharing or Tax indemnity agreements or
similar arrangements, other than this Agreement, pursuant to
which the Buyer or the Company would have any obligation to make
payments after Closing. The Company has not made any election,
pursuant to Treasury Regulation
Section 301.7701-3,
to be classified as an association and is therefor taxed as a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
4.16 Operations. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.16, to the Knowledge of Sellers,
neither the Sellers nor the Company has taken or failed to take
any act since the Purchase Price Date to the Effective Date
which would have constituted a material breach of any covenant
under Section 6.3 herein had Section 6.3 been in
effect since the Purchase Price Date to the Effective Date.
4.17 Disclaimers.
(a) EXCEPT FOR ANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH
IN SECTION 3 AND THIS SECTION 4, THE ASSETS AND
INTERESTS ARE “AS IS, WHERE IS,” AND EACH SELLER
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO LIABILITIES,
OPERATIONS OF THE PROJECTS, TITLE, CONDITION, VALUE OR QUALITY
OF THE PROJECTS OR THE PROSPECTS (FINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE),
RISKS AND OTHER INCIDENTS OF THE PROJECTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTUAL OR RATED GENERATING
CAPABILITY OF THE PROJECTS OR THE ABILITY OF THE COMPANY TO SELL
THE PROJECTS’ ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES, ELECTRIC ENERGY,
CAPACITY OR OTHER PRODUCTS.
(b) WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, AND
EXCEPT FOR ANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN
SECTION 3 AND THIS SECTION 4, EACH SELLER SPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
USAGE, OR SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH
RESPECT TO THE ASSETS, THE PROJECTS, OR ANY PART THEREOF,
OR AS TO THE WORKMANSHIP THEREOF, OR THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFECTS
THEREIN, WHETHER LATENT OR PATENT, OR COMPLIANCE WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS, OR AS TO THE CONDITION OF THE ASSETS
OR THE PROJECTS, OR ANY PART THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, WHETHER THE
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COMPANY POSSESSES SUFFICIENT REAL PROPERTY OR PERSONAL PROPERTY
TO OPERATE ITS PROJECTS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED
IN THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN
SECTION 3 AND THIS SECTION 4, EACH SELLER FURTHER
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING
THE ABSENCE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR LIABILITY OR POTENTIAL
LIABILITY ARISING UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.
(c) WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING,
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 3 AND THIS SECTION 4,
EACH SELLER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND REGARDING THE CONDITION OF THE ASSETS, THE PROJECTS
OR THE SUITABILITY OF THE PROJECTS FOR OPERATION AS POWER PLANTS
OR AS SITES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT
GENERATION CAPACITY, AND NO SCHEDULE OR EXHIBIT TO
THIS AGREEMENT, NOR ANY OTHER MATERIAL OR INFORMATION PROVIDED
BY OR COMMUNICATIONS MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH SELLER OR BY
ANY BROKER OR INVESTMENT BANKER, INFORMATION PROVIDED DURING DUE
DILIGENCE, AND ANY ORAL, WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC RESPONSE TO ANY
INFORMATION REQUEST PROVIDED TO BUYER, SHALL CAUSE OR CREATE ANY
WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE TITLE, CONDITION, VALUE
OR QUALITY OF THE ASSETS OR THE PROJECTS.
5. Representations And Warranties Of
Buyer.
Buyer represents and warrants to Sellers that the statements
contained in this Section 5 are true and correct as of the
Effective Date and shall be true and correct as of the Closing
Date, provided that an exception or qualification set
forth in any Schedule with respect to a particular
representation and warranty shall be deemed to be an exception
or qualification with respect to all other applicable
representations and warranties to the extent the description of
the facts regarding the event, item or matter disclosed is
adequate so as to make reasonably clear or otherwise make Buyer
reasonably aware that such exception or qualification is
applicable to such other representations and warranties whether
or not such exception or qualification is so numbered:
5.1 Organization of Buyer. Buyer
is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Copies of the
Governing Documents of Buyer have been heretofore delivered to
Sellers and are accurate and complete.
5.2 Authorization of
Transaction. Buyer has the power and
authority (including full corporate power and authority) to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to which Buyer is a party and, subject to receipt of all the
approvals set forth on Schedule 4, to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. All corporate actions or
proceedings to be taken by or on the part of Buyer to authorize
and permit the due execution and valid delivery by Buyer of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party
and the instruments required to be duly executed and validly
delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto and thereto, the performance
by Buyer of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the
consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated herein
and therein, have been duly and properly taken. This Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party has been
duly executed and validly delivered by Buyer and constitutes the
valid and legally binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable in
accordance with its terms and conditions, except as may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforcement thereof is in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
5.3 Noncontravention. Subject to
the satisfaction of the closing conditions in Section 8.1
and the other terms and conditions hereof, neither the execution
and the delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to which Buyer is a party, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, shall
(a) violate any Law to which Buyer is subject or any
provision of the Governing Documents of Buyer or
(b) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a
default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any
party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or
require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease,
license, instrument, or other arrangement to which Buyer is a
party or by which it is bound or
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to which any of its assets is subject, except for matters that
shall not have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s ability
to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements to which Buyer is a party or to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder.
5.4 Brokers’ Fees. Buyer is
party to an agreement with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co.
requiring the payment of fees in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Sellers
shall not be liable or obligated. Buyer has no Liability or
obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any other broker,
finder or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement for which Sellers could become liable or
obligated.
5.5 Litigation. No action, suit,
claim, demand or other proceeding is pending or, to Buyer’s
Knowledge, threatened that would be reasonably likely to result
in a material adverse effect on Buyer’s ability to execute
and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
Buyer is a party or to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder or that questions the validity of this Agreement or
the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party or of any
action taken or to be taken pursuant to or in connection with
the provisions of this Agreement or of the Ancillary Agreements
to which Buyer is a party.
5.6 No Knowledge of Sellers’
Breach. Buyer has no Knowledge of any breach
by Sellers of any representation or warranty contained in
Section 3 or Section 4, or of any condition or
circumstance that would excuse Buyer from performance of its
obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to
which Buyer is a party.
5.7 Availability of Funds. Buyer
has sufficient funds available to it to pay the Purchase Price
on the Closing Date and to enable Buyer to perform all of its
obligations under this Agreement, the Backup Agreement and the
Buyer Guaranty.
5.8 “As Is” Sale. The
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 and
Section 4 constitute the sole and exclusive representations
and warranties of each Seller in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby. There are no representations,
warranties, covenants, understandings or agreements among the
Parties regarding the Interests, the Company, the Assets or the
Projects or their transfer other than those incorporated in this
Agreement. Except for the representations and warranties
expressly set forth in Section 3 and Section 4, Buyer
disclaims reliance on any representations, warranties or
guarantees, either express or implied, by either Seller
including but not limited to any representation or warranty
expressed or implied in any oral, written or electronic response
to any information request provided to Buyer. EXCEPT FOR THE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 3 AND
SECTION 4, BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE ASSETS
AND THE INTERESTS ARE “AS IS, WHERE IS” ON THE CLOSING
DATE, AND IN THEIR CONDITION ON THE CLOSING DATE, AND THAT PRIOR
TO THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, BUYER HAS CONDUCTED TO ITS
SATISFACTION ALL NECESSARY AND SUFFICIENT EXAMINATION OF THE
ASSETS AND THE PROJECTS, AND THAT BUYER IS RELYING ON ITS OWN
EXAMINATION OF THE ASSETS AND THE PROJECTS, AND IS NOT RELYING
ON ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF
SELLERS OR ANY BROKER OR INVESTMENT BANKER. BUYER FURTHER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN SECTION 4.2 (EQUITY
INTERESTS), THE OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT TERMINATE AS OF THE CLOSING DATE OR
TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12.1, AND
THAT FOLLOWING THE CLOSING DATE OR SUCH TERMINATION, AS THE CASE
MAY BE, BUYER SHALL HAVE NO RECOURSE AGAINST SELLERS WITH
RESPECT TO ANY BREACH OF SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
5.9 Purchase for Investment. Buyer
acknowledges that the Existing Interests have not been, and the
Additional Interests will not be, registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), or under any state securities laws. Buyer is not
an “underwriter” (as such term is defined in the
Securities Act), and is purchasing the Interests solely for
investment with no present intention to distribute any of the
Interests to any Person, and Buyer shall not sell or otherwise
dispose of any of the Interests, except in compliance with the
registration requirements or exemption provisions under the
Securities Act and the rules
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and regulations thereunder and any applicable state securities
laws. Buyer is an “accredited investor” as defined
under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
5.10 Qualified Buyer. Buyer is
qualified to obtain any Permits and the approvals set forth in
Schedule 4 necessary for Buyer to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.11 Defense Production Act. Buyer
is not a “foreign person” for purposes of
Section 721 of the Defense Production Act, 50
U.S. App. § 2170, as amended.
6. Covenants of Sellers.
Sellers and the Company (where specified) agree as follows:
6.1 General. Prior to the Closing,
each of the Sellers shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
take all actions and to do all things necessary, proper or
advisable in order to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as
practicable after the Effective Date (including satisfaction,
but not waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in
Section 8).
6.2 Notices, Consents and
Approvals.
(a) Sellers shall file or cause to be filed with the
Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of
Justice any notifications required to be filed on their part
under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Sellers shall
use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to make any such filings, as
promptly as possible after the Effective Date, to respond
promptly to any requests for additional information made by
either of such agencies, and to cause any waiting periods under
the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act to terminate or expire at the earliest possible date after
the date of filing. Sellers shall bear their own costs for the
preparation of any filing. Sellers shall use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to cause any waiting period under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to expire or terminate at the earliest possible time.
(b) Sellers and Buyer shall jointly prepare and file or
cause to be filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
an application pursuant to Section 203(a) of the Federal
Power Act, requesting approval for the transactions contemplated
hereby. Sellers and Buyer shall use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to make any such filings, as promptly as possible after
the Effective Date. Sellers and Buyer shall bear their own costs
for the preparation of any filing.
(c) RM shall seek shareholder approval from each of
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV and Ridgewood Electric
Power Trust V, to the extent necessary, to consummate the
transactions as contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Prior to the Closing, Sellers and the Company shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to (i) promptly prepare,
support, assist in preparing, join in and file any filings,
applications and all other necessary documentation,
(ii) effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions
and filings and execute all agreements and documents and
(iii) obtain and not oppose, directly or indirectly, all
necessary consents, approvals and authorizations of all other
parties necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or required by the terms of any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license,
franchise, permit, concession, contract, lease or other
instrument to which the Company or either Seller is a party or
by which any of them or any of their properties is bound. Buyer
shall cooperate with all such efforts by Seller and the Company.
Buyer shall have the right to review in advance all information
relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that
appear in any filing made by Sellers in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) On or before the Closing, Sellers and the Company shall
use their Commercially Reasonable Efforts to renew or extend any
applicable Permit that has expired or will expire prior to or
within ninety days after the Closing Date.
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(f) Sellers and the Company shall provide prior notice to
Buyer of, and Buyer shall have the right, without the
obligation, to attend, all meetings between Sellers, the Company
their agents or Representatives, and Governmental Authorities
regarding any Permits, Environmental Claims or Remediation.
6.3 Operation of Business. During
the Interim Period, Sellers shall cause the Company, and the
Company agrees, to operate and maintain the Projects in the
ordinary course consistent with Good Engineering Practices
(including the continued scheduling and performance of regular
and customary maintenance and maintenance overhauls), unless
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior
written consent of Buyer such consent to be requested or
provided only if consistent with applicable laws. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither Seller shall,
without prior approval from the Buyer, during the Interim
Period, cause or permit the Company to, nor shall the Company
(where applicable):
(a) amend its organizational documents or any
recapitalization, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company;
(b) except as provided in the Sellers Omnibus Agreement,
issue any Equity Interests;
(c) sell, lease (as lessor), transfer or otherwise dispose
of, any Assets, other than as used, consumed or replaced in the
ordinary course of business consistent with Good Engineering
Practices, or materially encumber, pledge, mortgage or suffer to
be imposed on any Assets any material encumbrance other than
Permitted Encumbrances;
(d) terminate, materially amend, permit the lapse of or
fail to renew or otherwise materially modify any material
Project Contract or Permit other than in the ordinary course of
business, as required by any Governmental Authority, as may be
required in connection with any applicable Law, or as may be
required in connection with transferring Sellers’ rights or
obligations thereunder to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
(e) enter into or assign any Project Contract requiring
payments by or to the Company in excess of $250,000 or, except
as set forth on Schedule 6.3(e), incur Indebtedness in an
aggregate principal amount exceeding $250,000 that would remain
outstanding after the Closing, other than (i) in the
ordinary course of the Company’s business or (ii) in
response to an Emergency Situation;
(f) make any Tax election or revoke any Tax election,
change the method of Tax accounting, amend any Tax Return,
settle or compromise any claim, notice, audit report or
assessment in respect of Taxes, consent to any extension or
waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or
assessment in respect of Taxes, or make any other agreement with
respect to an amount of Taxes in excess of $10,000.00;
(g) elect to be taxed as a corporation for federal or any
state income Tax purposes;
(h) make any expenditure to operate and maintain the
Projects in excess of $250,000 per individual expenditure, other
than (i) in the ordinary course of the Company’s
business or (ii) in response to an Emergency Situation;
(i) make any capital expenditure in excess of $250,000 per
individual expenditure that is not in accordance with the
Capital Commitments, except for (i) those capital
expenditures necessitated by Good Engineering Practice, with
respect to which Sellers shall advise Buyer of the proposed
incurrence thereof not less than ten days prior to the time the
capital expenditures are to be made, (ii) capital
expenditures made in the ordinary course of the Company’s
business and (iii) capital expenditures made in response to
an Emergency Situation;
(j) except as set forth in Schedule 6.3(j), hire or
engage any Person as an employee or service provider of the
Company; or make any wage or benefit adjustment for any Person
performing services for the Company, except as required by
applicable Laws;
(k) change any of its financial accounting methods,
policies or practices, except as required by GAAP;
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(l) make any loans or advances to any Person, or make any
guarantee for the benefit of any Person;
(m) declare, make or pay any dividends or equity
distributions to Sellers, or pay any other return of or on the
capital investments of Sellers in the Company, including any
payment of principal of or interest on the Demand Notes other
than (i) as provided in the Sellers Omnibus Agreement, and
(ii) the transfer by the Company pursuant to the terms of
the Backup Agreement of all of its right, title and interest in
and to the Account;
(n) except as set forth on Schedule 6.3(n), pay,
discharge, settle, satisfy or compromise any
(i) liabilities or obligations, except in the ordinary
course of business, or (ii) claims or any actions or proceedings
or otherwise waive any rights, which in either case would result
in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any Project;
(o) acquire, merge or consolidate with, or purchase
substantially all of the assets of, or otherwise acquire any
assets or business of, any Person or any other business
organization or division thereof;
(p) enter into any agreement, or otherwise become
obligated, to take any of the foregoing actions; or
(q) make any material change to the timing, duration,
scope, cost or nature of any scheduled outage for the Projects.
With respect to the actions, events and occurrences described in
clauses (e), (h), (i), (j) and (n) above, Sellers
shall promptly notify Buyer of any Emergency Situation that
excuses Sellers from obtaining Buyer’s approval thereunder,
which notice shall include Sellers’ proposed response to
that Emergency Situation and a good faith estimate of the cost
of Sellers’ proposed response. Buyer may, in its sole
discretion, propose an alternative response to such Emergency
Situation, in all cases within 24 hours of receipt of
Sellers’ notice and proposal. If Sellers conclude in good
faith that Buyer’s alternative proposal for such Emergency
Situation conforms to Good Engineering Practices and that such
proposal can be implemented within a time period, at a cost and
with a likelihood of success better than or comparable to
Sellers’ original proposal, then Sellers shall implement
Buyer’s alternative proposal for such Emergency Situation
without further action required. If Buyer fails to propose an
alternative response to such Emergency Situation as described
above within 24 hours of receipt of Sellers’ notice
and proposal or if Sellers conclude in good faith that
(i) Buyer’s alternative proposal for such Emergency
Situation does not conform to Good Engineering Practices or
(ii) such proposal cannot be implemented within a time
period, at a cost and with a likelihood of success better than
or comparable to Sellers’ original proposal, then Sellers
shall implement Sellers’ proposed response for such
Emergency Situation without further action required.
The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) nothing
contained in this Agreement shall give Buyer, directly or
indirectly, the right to control or direct the Company’s
operations during the Interim Period and prior to the Closing
Date, (ii) prior to the Closing Date, the Sellers and the
Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over the
Company’s operations, and (iii) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no consent
of Buyer will be required with respect to any matter set forth
in the Agreement to the extent the requirement of such consent
would violate any applicable laws.
6.4 Full Access.
(a) During the Interim Period, each Seller shall cause the
Company, and the Company agrees to (i) permit Buyer and
Representatives of Buyer during normal business hours to have
access upon reasonable notice, in a manner so as not to
interfere with the normal business operations of the Company or
RPMC, to the Sites, Assets, all premises, properties,
management, personnel, books, records (including Tax records)
and documents associated with the Projects and to permit Buyer
to make such reasonable inspections thereof as Buyer may
reasonably request, (ii) provide Buyer with copies of the
Daily Production Report (similar in form and content to those
currently produced by the Company, as provided in
Exhibit I attached hereto) for each of the Projects,
which shall be provided on the Tuesday following the end of the
week for which it is reporting, and (iii) furnish Buyer
with a copy of each material report, schedule or other document
filed or received by Sellers or the Company with respect to the
Projects with a Governmental Authority. During the Interim
Period, Sellers
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shall keep Buyer reasonably and promptly informed on any
significant operating matters with respect to the Company and
the Projects. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without
limiting the generality of the confidentiality provisions set
forth in Section 9, Sellers shall not be obligated to cause
the Company, nor shall the Company be obligated, to:
(A) provide any information that the Company or the
Company’s counsel believes constitutes or could be deemed
to constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege, or
(B) supply Buyer with any information or records that the
Company or its Affiliates are under a legal obligation not to
supply, in the case of (A) and (B) above, however, the
parties agree that they shall use their Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to cause such information or records to be provided to
Buyer in a manner that does not cause such violation or waiver
of privilege.
(b) During the Interim Period, at the sole cost and expense
of Buyer, each Seller shall cause the Company, and the Company
agrees, to permit designated Representatives of Buyer (the
“Buyer’s Observers”) to observe all
operations of the Projects and such observation shall be
permitted on a cooperative basis in the presence of personnel of
the Company during normal business hours and upon reasonable
advance notice; provided that Buyer’s Observers
shall not interfere with the operation of either Project.
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6.6 Interim Period Notice;
Schedule Update.
(a) Sellers shall notify Buyer promptly if any information
comes to their attention prior to the Closing that is likely to
(i) excuse Sellers from the performance of their
obligations under this Agreement or (ii) cause any
condition to the Closing set forth in Sections 8.1 or 8.2
not to be satisfied.
(b) From time to time prior to the Closing Date, each
Seller shall supplement or amend and deliver updates to the
Schedules (each a “Schedule Update”) that
are necessary to complete or correct any information in such
Schedules or in any representation or warranty of such Seller
that has been rendered inaccurate since the Effective Date. Any
Schedule Update delivered pursuant to this Section 6.6
shall not be deemed to cure any breach of a representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement or to satisfy any condition
hereunder.
6.7 Further Assurances. At any
time and from time to time after the Closing, at the request of
Buyer and at Buyer’s expense, Sellers shall execute and
deliver such instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance,
assignment and confirmation and take such action as Sellers and
Buyer may reasonably agree is necessary to transfer, convey and
assign to Buyer, and to confirm Buyer’s title to or
interest in the Interests.
6.8 Insurance. Each Seller agrees
that after the Closing it will use and will cause its Affiliates
to use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cooperate with all
reasonable requests of Buyer or the Company to facilitate or
permit such parties to make claims on or after the Closing under
any insurance policies of the Company in place, and related to
claims relating to the period, prior to the Closing, provided
that (i) Buyer or the Company shall pay any applicable
deductibles related to such policies, and (ii) neither
Sellers nor their respective Affiliates are required to take any
actions that could expose any of them to claims or cause them to
incur unreimbursed costs.
6.9 Access after Closing. For a
period of one year after the Closing Date, Buyer shall have
reasonable access to all of the records, books and documents of
Sellers related to the Company and Projects to the extent that
such access may reasonably be required in connection with
matters relating to or affected by the operations of the Company
or Projects prior to the Closing Date (including, without
limitation, liabilities with respect to Taxes); provided
that Sellers shall have the right, at their sole cost and
expense to retain copies of such records, books and documents,
subject to their obligation to keep such information
confidential in accordance with Section 9. Such access
shall be afforded upon receipt of reasonable advance notice and
during normal business hours. Buyer shall be solely responsible
for any costs or expenses incurred by it or Sellers pursuant to
this Section 6.9. If Sellers shall desire to dispose of any
records, books or documents that may relate to operations of the
Company or Projects before the Closing prior to the expiration
of such one-year period, Sellers shall, prior to such
disposition, give Buyer a reasonable opportunity, at the
Buyer’s expense, to segregate and remove such records,
books or documents as Buyer may select. Buyer acknowledges that
one or both of Sellers
and/or
certain of their Affiliates may liquidate their assets and
dissolve, and notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing set forth
in this Section 6.9 shall be deemed to restrict or limit in
any way any right of
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Sellers and any Affiliate of Sellers to liquidate their assets
and dissolve prior to the conclusion of such one-year period.
6.10 Exclusivity.
(a) Until the Closing Date or earlier termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 12, neither Sellers nor the
Company, except in connection with the operation of the Projects
in the ordinary course of business (including in satisfaction of
any contractual obligations), shall, nor shall any of them
permit its respective Affiliates, officers, directors,
employees, representatives and agents to, directly or
indirectly, encourage, solicit, or initiate discussions or
negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person or
group of Persons (other than Buyer or any of its Affiliates) in
furtherance of, or any proposal for the acquisition (whether by
purchase of the Equity Interests or Assets) of the Company or
the Projects, any merger, consolidation, business combination,
reorganization, recapitalization, or similar transaction
involving the Company or the Projects or any other transaction
or series of transactions that would result in any person or
business entity other than Buyer or its Affiliates acquiring
control of the Company, the Assets
and/or the
Projects (an “Alternate Transaction”). Without
limiting the obligations under the preceding sentence, in the
event that (1) Sellers receive a proposal for an Alternate
Transaction, then Sellers shall (i) promptly (but in no
event in less than twenty four hours) notify Buyer in writing of
such Alternate Transaction, (ii) include in such
notification the terms of any such proposal or offer that it may
receive with respect thereto (and provide Buyer with a copy
thereof in writing), including the identity of the soliciting
party, and (iii) keep Buyer informed with respect to the
status of the foregoing, and (2) RRP as the managing
shareholder of Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV and
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V determines that the
Alternate Transaction of which Buyer was previously notified
constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior
Proposal, then Sellers shall promptly (but in no event in less
than twenty four hours) notify Buyer in writing of such
determination. Neither Sellers nor the Company shall, after the
date of this Agreement, enter into any confidentiality agreement
that would prohibit it from providing such information to Buyer.
(b) Sellers shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to
require any Third Party (or its agents, employees or advisors),
in possession of Proprietary Information about Sellers, the
Company or the Projects that was furnished by or on behalf of
Sellers or the Company, to return or destroy all such
information in accordance with the applicable confidentiality
agreements to which such Third Parties are a party.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
paragraph 6.10(a), Sellers and RRP may, subject to
Sellers’ compliance with Section 6.10(a) above and
prior to obtaining the shareholder approval of Ridgewood
Electric Power Trust IV and Ridgewood Electric Power
Trust V, engage in negotiations or discussions regarding an
Alternate Transaction with any third party that has made an
unsolicited bona fide written proposal for an Alternate
Transaction, which RRP as the managing shareholder of Ridgewood
Electric Power Trust IV and Ridgewood Electric Power
Trust V, has determined in good faith (after consultation
with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors)
constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior
Proposal. For purposes of clarification, the issuance by RM of
the Confidential Information Memorandum dated February 28,
2008 and any discussions and negotiations with recipients
thereof and bidders in response to such memorandum through
June 2, 2008 do not constitute a solicitation hereunder by
Sellers.
(d) In the event Sellers provide notice to Buyer regarding
a proposed Superior Proposal pursuant to Section 6.10(a)
above, Buyer shall have a right exercisable by written notice to
Sellers within a period of ten (10) days following
Sellers’ notice to match all of the terms of any such
proposal (a “Matching Proposal”). In the event
that Buyer makes a binding Matching Proposal to Sellers, Sellers
shall negotiate in good faith with Buyer to amend this Agreement
to reflect such Matching Proposal. If the Agreement is not
amended and executed and delivered by Sellers and Buyer within
five (5) Business Days of the date on which Buyer gave
notice of the Matching Proposal, then Sellers may reject such
Matching Proposal and proceed with the negotiation and
consummation of the Superior Proposal.
6.11 Affiliate
Transactions. Sellers and the Company shall
cause (i) all accounts, whether payables or receivables,
between the Company, on the one hand, and Sellers or any of its
Affiliates, on the other hand, to be paid or released in full
prior to the Closing; and (ii) except as set forth on
Schedule 6.11, all other
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Contracts between the Company, on the one hand, and Sellers or
any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, to be terminated with
no further liability or other force or effect after the Closing.
6.12 Bank Statements. No later
then five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the
Sellers and the Company shall deliver daily to Buyer, for the
period from the Purchase Price Date and through such date,
copies of all bank statements pertinent to the Company’s
bank accounts as listed on Schedule 6.12 (the “Bank
Statements”). Sellers and Company shall further
continue to deliver such Bank Statements to Buyer for each
subsequent Business Day until the Closing. In addition to and
notwithstanding the agreements of the Parties set forth in
Section 6.4 herein, the Company shall give Buyer and its
authorized representatives reasonable access to the books and
records of the Company and assistance to Buyer, as Buyer may
reasonably request during normal business hours, in conducting
its review and verification of the cash transactions set forth
in such Bank Statements.
6.13 Disclosure of Violations or
Defaults. Sellers and the Company shall
promptly inform Buyer of (a) any violations of current Laws
applicable to the Company and each Project or terms of current
Permits held by the Company each as described in
Section 4.5 of this Agreement of which Sellers have
Knowledge from the date hereof up to, and including, the Closing
Date, and (b) any condition or event of which Sellers have
Knowledge from the date hereof up to, and including, the Closing
Date that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a material default, or permit termination,
modification or acceleration, by any party under any Project
Contract.
6.14 Replacement Insurance
Policies. Sellers or the Company shall
promptly provide copies of any replacement insurance policies
that the Company obtains following the date hereof as
contemplated in Section 4.7.
6.15 Interim Period Notice. Each
Seller shall promptly notify Buyer if any information comes to
its attention prior to the Closing that it believes is likely to
(i) excuse such Seller from the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements to
which it is a party, or (ii) cause any condition to the
Closing set forth in Sections 8.1 or 8.2 not to be
satisfied.
6.16 Assignment, Assumption, Release and Amendment
Agreement. With respect to the Interim
Period, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.3
above, the Company shall not, and Sellers shall cause their
Affiliates not to, amend or modify any term, condition or
covenant of the Certificate Purchase Agreement unless
(a) Sellers give or cause their Affiliates to give Buyer
prior written notice of any such proposed amendment or
modification, including a copy of the proposed documentation to
effect such amendment or modification, and (b) Sellers
comply, or cause their Affiliates to comply, with the following
procedures, upon Buyer’s reasonable opportunity to review
such notice (together with all necessary and appropriate
documentation), which opportunity to review will in no event be
longer than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such
notice and all such necessary and appropriate documentation that
may be reasonably requested by Buyer:
(i) in the event that Buyer reasonably determines that such
proposed amendment or modification of the Certificate Purchase
Agreement could reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact
on the Company’s rights or obligations under any material
term, condition or covenant of the Backup Agreement or the
Agency Agreement prior to or on and after the Closing, the
Company shall not, and Sellers shall not permit their Affiliates
to amend or modify any such material term, condition or covenant
of the Certificate Purchase Agreement having such adverse impact
on the Company without obtaining Buyer’s prior written
consent to any such amendment or modification, such consent of
Buyer not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed; and
(ii) in the event that Buyer reasonably determines that
clause (i) above does not apply to such proposed amendment
or modification of the Certificate Purchase Agreement and that
such proposed amendment or modification could reasonably be
expected to materially reduce the contractual incentives or
remedies for performance of any terms, conditions or covenants
of Ridgewood Providence Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode
Island Generation, LLC or Xxxxxxx under the Certificate Purchase
Agreement prior to or on and after the Closing (including any
reduction in or modification to collateral, terms of guaranties
or other security arrangements other than an immaterial
reduction in or modification
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to collateral, terms of guaranties or other security
arrangements), the Company shall not, and Sellers shall not
permit their Affiliates to amend or modify any such term,
condition or covenant of the Certificate Purchase Agreement
without providing to Buyer or, with respect to the period on and
after Closing, to the Company, on the later of (Y) the
Closing Date or (Z) prior to execution of the first such
amendment or modification, a one-time cash deposit in the amount
of $6,000,000, to be held as collateral security pursuant to the
Backup Agreement to secure the performance of Ridgewood
Providence Power Partners, L.P., Ridgewood Rhode Island
Generation, LLC, Xxxxxxx and Rhode Island LFG Genco, LLC under
the Backup Agreement and the Agency Agreement.
7. Covenants of Buyer.
Buyer agrees as follows:
7.1 General. Prior to the Closing,
Buyer shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to take all
actions and to do all things necessary, proper or advisable in
order to consummate and make effective the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable after the
Effective Date (including satisfaction, but not waiver, of the
closing conditions set forth in Section 8).
7.2 Notices, Consents and
Approvals.
(a) Buyer shall file or cause to be filed with the Federal
Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice any
notifications required to be filed under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to make any such filings, as
promptly as possible after the Effective Date, to respond
promptly to any requests for additional information made by
either of such agencies, and to cause any waiting periods under
the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act to terminate or expire at the earliest possible date after
the date of filing. Buyer shall pay all filing fees under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act and shall bear its own costs for the preparation of any
filing. Buyer shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cause
any waiting period under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to expire or terminate at the earliest possible time.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall not be required to
agree to engage in (i) any divestitures or hold separate
orders with respect to any assets, properties, or businesses of
the Buyer or the Company or (ii) any conduct provisions,
limitations on the ownership or operation of the Company, or any
other remedies. On the basis of a preliminary review of
materials provided by Sellers in due diligence, Buyer does not
as of the date of execution of this Agreement, anticipate any
anti-competitive concerns associated with the acquisition which
would materially delay, condition or prevent approval of the
transaction.
(b) Sellers and Buyer shall jointly prepare and file or
cause to be filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
an application pursuant to Section 203(a) of the Federal
Power Act, requesting approval for the transactions contemplated
hereby. Sellers and Buyer shall use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to make any such filings, as promptly as possible after
the Effective Date. Sellers and Buyer shall bear their own costs
for the preparation of any filing.
(c) Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall cooperate with Seller
and use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to (i) promptly
prepare, support, assist in preparing, join in and file any
filings, applications and all other necessary documentation,
(ii) effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions
and filings and execute all agreements and documents and
(iii) obtain and not oppose, directly or indirectly, all
necessary consents, approvals and authorizations of all other
parties necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or required by the terms of any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license,
franchise, permit, concession, contract, lease or other
instrument to which the Buyer is a party or by which it or any
of its properties is bound. Sellers shall have the right to
review in advance all information relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement that appear in any filing made by
Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
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7.3 Interim Period Notice. Buyer
shall promptly notify Sellers if any information comes to its
attention prior to the Closing that it believes is likely to
(i) excuse Buyer from the performance of its obligations
under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements to which it is
a party, or (ii) cause any condition to the Closing set
forth in Sections 8.1 or 8.2 not to be satisfied.
7.4 Further Assurances. At any
time and from time to time after the Closing, at the request of
either Seller, Buyer shall execute and deliver such instruments
of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and confirmation and
take such action as Sellers and Buyer may reasonably agree is
necessary to transfer, convey and assign to Buyer, and to
confirm Buyer’s title to or interest in the Interests.
7.5 Access after Closing. For a
period after the Closing Date equal to the applicable statute of
limitations, Sellers shall have reasonable access to all of the
records, books and documents of Buyer related to the Company and
Projects to the extent that such access may reasonably be
required in connection with matters relating to or affected by
the operations of the Company or Projects prior to the Closing
Date (including, without limitation, liabilities with respect to
Taxes and Sellers’ use of tax credits available to them
pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 45). Such access shall be
afforded upon receipt of reasonable advance notice and during
normal business hours. Sellers shall be solely responsible for
any costs or expenses incurred by them or Buyer pursuant to this
Section 7.5. If Buyer shall desire to dispose of any
records, books or documents that may relate to operations of the
Company or Projects before the Closing prior to the expiration
of such period, Buyer shall, prior to such disposition, give
Sellers a reasonable opportunity, at Sellers’ expense, to
segregate and remove such records, books or documents as Sellers
may select.
7.6 Discharge of Environmental
Liabilities. Buyer agrees and covenants that,
after the Closing, Buyer shall not, and shall not permit the
Company to, prejudice or impair Sellers’ rights under the
Environmental Laws or interfere with Sellers’ ability to
contest in appropriate administrative, judicial or other
proceedings its liability, if any, for Environmental Claims or
Remediation. Buyer further agrees to provide to Sellers draft
copies of all material plans and studies prepared in connection
with any investigation or Remediation associated with
pre-Closing occurrences prior to their submission to the
Governmental Authority with jurisdiction under Environmental
Laws. Sellers shall have the right, without the obligation, to
attend all meetings between Buyer, its agents or
Representatives, and such Governmental Authorities. Buyer shall
promptly provide to Sellers copies of all material written
information, plans, documents and correspondence submitted to or
received from such Governmental Authorities relating to
Buyer’s or the Company’s discharge of any
Environmental Liabilities associated with pre-Closing
occurrences.
7.7 Use of Name. Buyer and its
Affiliates (including the Company following the Closing) are
prohibited from using any name which includes
“Ridgewood” or “Indeck” for any purpose
following the Closing, provided that after the Closing
Date, Buyer and its Affiliates (including the Company) shall be
permitted to use names which include “Ridgewood” or
“Indeck” solely for the purposes of (i) for a
period of sixty (60) days, communicating Buyer’s
acquisition of the Interests in the Company to the
Projects’ vendors and business prospects and (ii) to
the extent reflected on Project Permits and filings with
Governmental Authorities, operating the Projects, provided Buyer
promptly applies for within thirty (30) days of Closing and
diligently pursues amendments and modifications to the
Company’s Permits and any other applicable filings with any
Governmental Authority, for a name change to remove any
references to “Ridgewood” or “Indeck” from
its name with relevant Governmental Authorities.
8. Conditions To Obligation To Close.
8.1 Conditions to Obligation of Buyer to
Close. The obligation of Buyer to consummate
the transactions to be performed by it in connection with the
Closing is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Sellers set forth in Section 3 and
Section 4 shall be true and correct in all material
respects at and as of the Closing Date;
(b) Performance by
Sellers. Sellers shall have performed and
complied in all material respects with all of their covenants,
agreements and obligations hereunder through the Closing;
(c) Buyer’s Approvals. Buyer
shall have received the approvals set forth in Schedule 4;
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(d) Sellers’
Approvals. Sellers shall have received the
approvals set forth in Schedule 3;
(e) Absence of Litigation. There
shall not be any injunction, judgment, order, decree or ruling
in effect that prevents consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or that has a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company and on any Project;
(f) Regulatory Compliance. Any
applicable waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) imposed
by any Governmental Authority necessary for the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including,
under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act and under Section 203(a) of the Federal Power Act)
shall have expired or otherwise been terminated;
(g) Demand Notes. The Demand Notes
shall have been discharged in full and cancelled by the Company
and evidence thereof, in form and substance reasonable
satisfactory to Buyer, shall have been delivered to Buyer;
(h) Agreements in Effect. Each of
the following shall be, or have been, duly executed by all
parties thereto and all terms therein shall be valid and in full
force and effect: (1) the Assignment, Assumption, Release
and Amendment Agreement and the Backup Agreement, (2) the
Employee Transfer Agreement, (3) the RRP Indemnification
Agreement, (4) the Letter Agreement, (5) the Agency
Agreement, (6) the Sellers Omnibus Agreement, (7) the
Section 4.2(c) Indemnification Agreement, and (8) the
Escrow Agreement;
(i) Third Party Consents. The
consents (or waivers in lieu thereof), permits, approvals,
notices and other authorizations set forth on
Schedule 8.1(i) of Sellers’ Disclosure Schedule, shall
have been obtained or made by Sellers and shall be in full force
and effect;
(j) Termination. The Amended and
Restated Operating Agreement between the Company and RPMC shall
have been terminated and evidence thereof, in form and substance
reasonable satisfactory to Buyer shall have been delivered to
Buyer; and
(k) Notice. Sellers shall have
executed and delivered a notice to Constellation of the
consummation of the Transaction Effective Date (as such term is
defined in the in the Assignment, Assumption, Release and
Amendment Agreement) as contemplated in Section 1 of the
Assignment, Assumption, Release and Amendment Agreement and
Sellers shall have provided a written copy of such notice to
Buyer.
(l) Sellers’ Closing
Deliveries. Sellers shall deliver each of the
following documents, duly executed by Sellers or their
Affiliates where applicable, to Buyer:
(1) a Transfer and Assignment Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B;
(2) a certificate of good standing for the Company from the
State of Illinois, dated as of a recent date;
(3) a certificate of good standing for each Seller from its
State of incorporation or formation, dated as of a recent date;
(4) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by
a duly authorized officer of each Seller, certifying that the
conditions specified in Sections
8.1(a),(b),(d),(e),(f),(g),(h),(i),(j) and (k) have been
fulfilled;
(5) copies of the requisite resolutions or actions of each
Seller’s manager or board of directors, as applicable,
approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, certified
by the Secretary of each Seller as being duly adopted and in
full force and effect;
(6) the Seller’s Title Company Affidavit in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit H executed by each
Seller;
(7) the Agency Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit
C hereto;
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(8) UCC-3 termination statements (or other appropriate
instruments) signed by Constellation and filed in all
jurisdictions where Constellation recorded financing statements
or other liens or security interests held by Constellation
against the Company or the Projects pursuant to the Security
Agreement dated April 30, 2003 between the Company and
Constellation and releasing such financing statements or other
liens or security interests (if any); and
(9) written confirmation from the bank holding the Account
of the amount on deposit in such Account as of the Closing, such
amount to be in an amount at least equal to the amount required
by Section 5.2 of the Assignment, Assumption, Release and
Amendment Agreement
Buyer may waive any condition specified in this Section 8.1
if it executes a writing so stating at or prior to the Closing
and such waiver shall not be considered a waiver of any other
provision in this Agreement unless the writing specifically so
states.
8.2 Conditions to Obligation of Sellers to
Close. The obligation of Sellers to
consummate the transactions to be performed by them in
connection with the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the
following conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Buyer set forth in Section 5 shall be true
and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing
Date;
(b) Performance by Buyer. Buyer
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with
all of its covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder
through the Closing;
(c) Sellers’
Approvals. Sellers shall have received the
approvals set forth in Schedule 3;
(d) Buyer’s Approvals. Buyer
shall have received the approvals set forth on Schedule 4;
(e) Absence of Litigation. There
shall not be any injunction, judgment, order, decree or ruling
in effect that prevents consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Backup Agreement;
(f) Regulatory Compliance. Any
applicable waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) imposed
by any Governmental Authority necessary for the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including,
under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act and under Section 203(a) of the Federal Power Act)
shall have expired or otherwise been terminated;
(g) Trust Consents. The
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been
consented to by the shareholders of Ridgewood Electric Power
Trust IV and Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V, as XX
xxxxx necessary or appropriate;
(h) [Intentionally Left Blank];
(i) Agreements in Effect. Each of
the following shall be, or have been, duly executed by all
parties thereto and all terms therein shall be valid and in full
force and effect: (1) Assignment, Assumption, Release and
Amendment Agreement, the Backup Agreement and the Buyer
Guaranty, (2) the Employee Transfer Agreement, (3) the
Agency Agreement, and (4) the Escrow Agreement; and
(j) Buyer’s Closing
Deliveries. Buyer shall make the payment of
the Purchase Price required to be made by Buyer pursuant to
Section 2.1(b) and shall deliver the following documents,
each duly executed by Buyer:
(1) a Transfer and Assignment Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B, duly executed by Buyer;
(2) a certificate of good standing for Buyer from the State
of Delaware, dated as of a recent date;
(3) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by
a duly authorized officer of Buyer, certifying that the
conditions specified in Sections 8.2(a),(b),(d),(e),(f) and
(i) have been fulfilled;
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(4) a preliminary (non-binding) draft of the Allocation
Schedule in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
Sellers; and
(5) copies of the requisite resolutions or actions of
Buyer’s board of directors approving the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
Buyer is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, certified by the Secretary of
Buyer as being duly adopted and in full force and effect;
Sellers may waive any condition specified in this
Section 8.2 if they execute a writing so stating at or
prior to the Closing and such waiver shall not be considered a
waiver of any other provision in this Agreement unless the
writing specifically so states.
9. Confidentiality
9.1 Confidentiality.
(a) Each Receiving Party and each Representative thereof
shall treat and hold as confidential all of the Proprietary
Information, and refrain from using any of the Proprietary
Information except in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. In the event that the
Receiving Party or any Representative thereof is requested or
required including, without limitation, (i) pursuant to any
rule or regulation of any stock exchange or other
self-regulatory organization upon which any of the Receiving
Party’s securities are listed or (ii) by oral question
or request for information or documents in any legal proceeding,
interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand, or similar
process (other than the processes associated with the approvals
and consents of, and filings with, any Governmental Authority
required to consummate the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement) to disclose any Proprietary Information, the
Receiving Party shall notify the Disclosing Party promptly of
the request or requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek
an appropriate protective order or a waiver of compliance with
the provisions of this Section 9. If, in the absence of a
protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the
Receiving Party or any Representative thereof is, on the advice
of counsel, compelled to disclose any Proprietary Information
pursuant to any such request or requirement, then the Receiving
Party or such Representative may disclose the Proprietary
Information so requested or required to be disclosed;
provided that the Receiving Party shall use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to obtain, at the request of the Disclosing
Party, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment
shall be accorded to such portion of the Proprietary Information
required to be disclosed as the Disclosing Party shall
designate. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 12.1, then each Receiving Party shall deliver
promptly to the Disclosing Party or destroy, at the request and
option of the Disclosing Party, all tangible embodiments (and
all copies) of the Proprietary Information that are in his or
its possession.
(b) The obligations of the Parties contained in this
Section 9 shall be in full force and effect for three
(3) years from the date hereof and shall survive the
termination of this Agreement, the discharge of all other
obligations owed by the Parties to each other and any transfer
of the Interests or the Assets. Nothing in this Section 9
shall in any way alter Buyer’s obligations under the
Confidentiality Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Receiving Party may
provide Proprietary Information to the FERC, the SEC, the United
States Department of Justice, the United States Federal Trade
Commission or any other Governmental Authority with
jurisdiction, as necessary, to obtain any consents, waivers or
approvals as may be required for the Receiving Party to
undertake the transactions contemplated herein. The Parties
consent to the disclosure of such Proprietary Information to the
extent that the Receiving Party reasonably determines that such
disclosure is reasonably necessary in order to obtain such
consents, waivers or approvals, provided, however, that
the Receiving Party shall provide the Disclosing Party with a
draft language of such disclosures at least forty-eight
(48) hours prior to any disclosure of such Proprietary
Information and the Disclosing Party shall use Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to negotiate with the Receiving Party on a
mutually acceptable language.
(d) The Parties acknowledge that the information required
to be provided to the shareholders of Ridgewood Electric Power
Trust IV and Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V in order
to obtain the approvals described in Section 8.2(g) may
include Proprietary Information of one of more of the Parties
and that such
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information shall become publicly available by virtue of its
dissemination to such shareholders and its filing with the SEC.
The Parties consent to the disclosure of such Proprietary
Information to the extent that RRP or its Affiliates reasonably
determine that such disclosure is reasonably necessary in order
to obtain such shareholder approvals and to comply with
applicable Laws related thereto, provided, however, that
Sellers shall provide Buyer with draft language of any
disclosures which is confidential information of Buyer or its
Affiliates or involves the characterization of Buyer or its
Affiliates at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to any
disclosure of such Proprietary Information and Sellers shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to negotiate with Buyer on a
mutually acceptable language with respect to such disclosures.
10. Taxes
10.1 Liability for Taxes.
(a) Buyer shall be responsible for and pay all Taxes
arising or resulting from the Buyer’s ownership of the
Company after the Closing Date.
(b) Buyer shall pay to Sellers the amounts of any refund,
abatement or credit of Taxes received by the Buyer for Taxes
that are attributable to the Sellers’ ownership of the
Company or any Interest on or prior to the Closing.
(c) Sellers shall pay to Buyer the amounts of any refund,
abatement or credit of Taxes received by Sellers for Taxes that
are attributable to the Buyer’s ownership of the Company or
any Interest after the Closing.
(d) Sellers shall cause the Company to prepare and timely
file and to remit any Taxes that are due in respect of the
following Tax Returns on or before the Purchase Price Date with
respect to the Company or in respect to its business, assets or
operations: (i) all Tax Returns for any taxable period
ending on or before the Closing Date; and (ii) all other
Tax Returns required to be filed (taking into account
extensions) prior to the Closing Date. Buyer shall prepare and
timely file or shall cause to be prepared and timely filed by
the Company all Tax Returns that are required to be filed by or
with respect to the Company or in respect to its business,
assets or operations for taxable years or periods beginning and
ending after the Closing Date. Buyer shall remit or cause to be
remitted by the Company any Taxes due in respect of such Tax
Returns. With respect to any Tax Returns of the Company that
relate to periods that begin before and end after the Closing
Date, (i) Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared such
Tax Returns in a manner consistent with past practices, if any,
except as otherwise required by applicable Law, and
(ii) not less than fifteen days prior to the due date for
such Tax Returns (including proper extensions), Buyer shall
present such Tax Returns to Sellers for their comments (provided
that in the event that it is not practical for any such Tax
Returns to be prepared fifteen days prior to the due date,
including proper extensions, Buyer shall present such Tax Return
to Sellers for their comments as soon as such Tax Return has
been prepared), Buyer shall consider in good faith any comment
received from Sellers no later than five days prior to the due
date for such Tax Return. Sellers shall be responsible for (and
shall pay to Buyer within five days of a written request of such
amount) that portion of such Taxes that are allocable to the
portion of such period that ends on the Purchase Price Date and
Buyer shall be responsible for the payment of such Taxes
relating to the portion of such period beginning immediately
after the Purchase Price Date. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 10.1 to the contrary,
Sellers’ obligation to remit or otherwise incur any
liability with respect to any Taxes shall not apply to the
extent that such Taxes are reflected as an accrued liability or
in a reserve on the Company Balance Sheet and such failure to
comply with such obligation is not a violation of applicable
Laws.
(e) Buyer and Sellers agree to cooperate and share, before,
at and after the Closing, all required information on a timely
basis in order to timely file all Tax Returns, reports, returns,
schedules and any other documents required to be filed with
respect to Taxes and all claims for refunds of Taxes and for the
preparation of any audit, and for the prosecution or defense of
any claim or proceeding relating to any proposed adjustment.
Buyer and Sellers agree to retain or cause to be retained all
Tax Returns, and books and records pertinent to the Company and
the Interests until the applicable period for assessment under
applicable Law (giving effect to any and all extensions or
waivers) has expired, and to abide by or cause the abidance with
all record retention agreements entered into with any
Governmental Authority. After the Closing, Buyer and Sellers
shall give each other reasonable notice prior to transferring,
discarding or destroying any such Tax
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Returns, and books and records relating to Tax matters, and
Buyer and Sellers shall allow each other upon request to take
possession of such Tax Returns, and books and records at the
requesting Party’s expense. Buyer and Sellers shall
cooperate with each other in the conduct of any audit or other
proceedings involving the Company or the Interests for any Tax
purpose. Sellers shall have the sole right to represent the
Company’s interests in any audit or examination by any
Governmental Authority (“Tax Audit”) relating
to taxable periods ending on or before the Closing and to employ
counsel of its choice at its expense. In the case of a period
that begins before and ends after Closing, Sellers shall be
entitled to participate at its expense in any Tax Audit relating
in any part to Taxes attributable to the portion of such period
deemed to end on or before the Closing Date, but Buyer shall
control the Tax Audit. None of Buyer, any of its Affiliates or
the Company may settle or otherwise dispose of any Tax Audit for
which Sellers may have a liability under this Agreement, or that
may result in an increase in Sellers’ liability under this
Agreement, without the prior written consent of Sellers, which
consent may not be unreasonably withheld. At Sellers’
request, Buyer shall cause the Company to make or join with
Sellers in making elections with respect to its Tax Returns for
periods ending on or before the Closing, provided that
the making of such election does not have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company for any post-Closing Tax period.
(f) Any payment by Buyer or Sellers under this
Section 10.1 shall be deemed an adjustment to the Purchase
Price.
(g) All excise, sales, use, transfer (including real
property transfer or gains), stamp, documentary, filing,
recordation and other similar taxes, together with any interest,
additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in
respect of such additions or penalties, but expressly excluding
Taxes measured by net income (the “Transfer
Taxes”), resulting from the transfer of the Interests
pursuant to this Agreement shall be borne by Buyer. Each Party
will cooperate, at such Party’s expense, to take such
commercially reasonable actions as will minimize or reduce the
amount of Transfer Taxes.
(h) Buyer and Sellers agree to report all items of income,
gain, or loss consistent with the principles set forth in
Situation 2 of Revenue Ruling
99-6
whereby: (i) the Company shall be treated as terminating
pursuant to Code Section 708(b)(1)(A); (ii) Sellers
shall report the gain or loss on the sale of the Interests in
accordance with Code Section 741; and (iii) Buyer
shall treat the acquisition as if the Company made a liquidating
distribution of its Assets to Sellers and, immediately following
such liquidating distribution, Buyer acquired by purchase all of
the Company’s Assets. The Parties agree that the Purchase
Price and any other relevant items shall be allocated among the
Assets in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the
Treasury regulations thereunder. Within 90 days after the
Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare and deliver to Sellers an
allocation schedule allocating the Purchase Price and any such
other relevant items among the Assets (the “Allocation
Schedule”). The Allocation Schedule shall be final and
binding on the parties unless, within 30 days after
delivery thereof to the Sellers, the Sellers deliver a written
notice to Buyer of its objections to the Allocation Schedule, in
which case Buyer and Sellers shall attempt in good faith to
resolve such dispute between them. If Buyer and Sellers are
unable to resolve such dispute within thirty days thereafter,
then Buyer and Sellers shall submit all such disputed items for
resolution to an independent accountant mutually selected by
Buyer and Sellers whose decision shall be final and binding upon
all Parties. The fees of the independent accountant shall be
shared equally by Buyer and Sellers. Buyer and Sellers shall
(i) be bound by the Allocation Schedule for purposes of
determining any Taxes, (ii) prepare and file their Tax
Returns on a basis consistent with the Allocation Schedule, and
(iii) take no position inconsistent with the Allocation
Schedule on any Tax Return or in any proceeding before any
taxing authority, provided, however, that nothing contained
herein shall prevent Buyer and Sellers from settling any
proposed deficiency or adjustment by any Governmental Authority
based upon or arising out of the Allocation Schedule, and
neither Buyer nor Sellers shall be required to litigate before
any court, any proposed deficiency or adjustment by any
Governmental Authority challenging the Allocation Schedule.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
parties agree that the draft Allocation Schedule and the final
Allocation Schedule shall provide that: (i) an amount of
the Purchase Price that is allocated to the unrealized
receivables of the Company shall not exceed the face value of
such
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unrealized receivables as of the Closing Date, and (ii) an
amount of the Purchase Price that is allocated to the inventory
of the Company shall not exceed the book value of such inventory
as of the Closing Date.
(i) All tax credits accruing under 26 U.S.C.
§ 45 on or prior to the Closing Date shall be
allocated to and for the benefit of Sellers, all such tax
credits accruing after the Closing Date shall be allocated to
and for the benefit of Buyer.
11. | Risk of Loss; Indemnification; Remedies. |
11.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties;
Survival of Covenants and Agreements. The
representations and warranties of Sellers set forth in
Section 3 and Section 4 and the representations and
warranties of Buyer set forth in Section 5 shall terminate
at the Closing or the earlier termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 12.1, except that the representations
and warranties set forth in Section 4.2 (Equity Interests)
shall survive indefinitely. Subject to the survival provisions
set forth in this Section 11.1 and the covenants of the
Parties contained in this Agreement which by their terms survive
the Closing, the representations, warranties and covenants
contained herein shall terminate at the Closing or the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.1.
11.2 Risk of Loss. Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 11.2, during the Interim
Period all risk of loss or damage to the property included in
the Assets shall, as between Buyer and Sellers, be borne by
Sellers. If during the Interim Period any Assets are damaged by
fire or other casualty (each such event, an “Event of
Loss”), or are taken by a Governmental Authority by
exercise of the power of eminent domain (each, a
“Taking”), then the following provisions of
this Section 11.2 shall apply:
(a) The Sellers shall promptly notify Buyer within five
(5) Business Days following the occurrence of any Event of
Loss or Taking (or the commencement of any action by any
Government Authority in the pursuit of any Taking) of which such
Seller becomes aware.
(b) The occurrence of (i) any one or more Events of
Loss, as a result of which the aggregate costs to restore,
repair or replace the affected Project(s) are reasonably
estimated to be an amount less than or equal to twenty percent
(20%) of the value of the affected Project(s),
and/or
(ii) any one or more Takings, as a result of which
(w) the aggregate condemnation proceeds equal an amount
less than or equal to twenty percent (20%) of the value of the
affected Project(s) and (x) (A) less than twenty percent
(20%) of the total land area of any one Project is affected and
(B) ingress and egress to and from the affected Project(s)
is not materially adversely affected, shall have no effect on
the transactions contemplated hereby provided that, Sellers
shall cause the Company to restore, repair or replace the
affected Project prior to the Closing, and in no event later
than ninety (90) days following such Event of Loss or
Taking.
(c) Upon the occurrence of (i) any one or more Events
of Loss, as a result of which the aggregate costs to restore,
repair or replace, the Project(s) are reasonably estimated to be
an amount in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the value of the
affected Project(s), or (ii) any one or more Takings, as a
result of which (y) the aggregate condemnation proceeds
equal an amount in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the value
of the affected Project(s) or (z) (A) more than twenty
percent (20%) of the total land area of any one Project is
affected or (B) ingress and egress to and from the affected
Project(s) is materially adversely affected (a “Major
Loss”), Sellers shall have, in the case of a Major Loss
relating to one or more Events of Loss, the option, exercised by
notice to Buyer, to cause the Company to restore, repair or
replace the damaged Assets prior to Closing. If Sellers elect to
cause the Company to restore, repair or replace the Assets
relating to a Major Loss, which election shall be made by notice
to Buyer prior to the Closing Date and as soon as practicable
following the occurrence of the Major Loss, Buyer shall have the
option of (x) making the completion of the repair,
replacement or restoration of the damaged Assets a condition to
the Closing and the Closing Date shall be postponed at its
election for the amount of time reasonably necessary to complete
the restoration, repair or replacement of such damaged Assets,
such time period to be agreed upon by Buyer and Sellers, or
(y) allowing the Closing to occur prior to the completion
of the repair, replacement or restoration of such damaged
Assets; provided that Sellers shall have agreed to cause
the completion of such repair, replacement or restoration,
together with a credit support for Seller’s obligations
reasonably acceptable to Buyer, which covenant shall survive the
Closing.
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If Sellers elect not to cause the restoration, repair or
replacement of the Assets affected by a Major Loss, or such
Major Loss is the result of one or more Takings, the provisions
of Section 11.2(d) shall apply.
(d) In the event that Sellers elect not to cause the
restoration, repair or replacement of a Major Loss, or in the
event that Sellers, having elected to cause repair, replacement
or restoration of the Major Loss, fail to cause its completion
within the period of time agreed upon by the Parties pursuant to
Section 11.2(c), or in the event that a Major Loss is the
result of one or more Takings, then the Parties shall, within
thirty (30) days following Sellers’ election not to
cause the restoration, repair or replacement, failure to
complete, or the occurrence of such Takings, as the case may be,
attempt to negotiate in good faith an equitable adjustment in
the Purchase Price to reflect the impact of the Major Loss, as
mitigated by any repair, replacement or restoration work
actually completed by Sellers on the Assets being sold to Buyer
and proceed to Closing. To assist Buyer in its evaluation of any
and all Events of Loss, Sellers shall provide Buyer such
information as Buyer may reasonably request in connection
therewith.
(e) In the event that the Parties fail to reach agreement
on an equitable adjustment of the Purchase Price within the
thirty (30) days provided in Section 11.2(d), then
Buyer shall have the right to elect, exercisable by notice to
Sellers within fifteen (15) days immediately following the
expiration of the thirty (30) day period, to either
(i) proceed with the consummation of the transaction at
Closing, with a reduction in the Purchase Price consistent with
Sellers’ last offer of equitable adjustment communicated to
Buyer, in which event Sellers shall assign over or deliver to
Buyer at Closing all condemnation proceeds or insurance proceeds
that Sellers receive, or to which Sellers become entitled by
virtue of the Event of Loss or Taking, less any costs and
expenses reasonably incurred by Sellers in connection with such
Event of Loss or Taking or in obtaining such condemnation
proceeds or insurance proceeds and less the reduction in the
Purchase Price made pursuant to this clause (i), or
(ii) terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 12.1(e).
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge
that any equitable adjustment of the Purchase Price provided in
Section 11.2(d) or 11.2(e) may require the approval of the
shareholders of Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV and
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V. In the event such
approval is required and the Sellers are unable to obtain that
approval using Commercially Reasonable Efforts, Sellers may
terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.1(c).
(g) In the event that Sellers, prior to Closing and as a
result of any Event of Loss, expended Sellers’ funds (i.e.,
not working capital or other funds of the Company) for the
repair or replacement of items that were covered by insurance
carried by the Company, then following the Closing, it is
understood that Sellers shall be entitled to receive
reimbursement for the full amount of such funds as named loss
payees under the insurance carried by the Company. As loss
payees, Sellers shall have the right to submit, adjust and
settle any claim submitted to the Company’s insurance
carrier. Buyer and Sellers shall cooperate with one another in
good faith with respect to any such insurance claims submitted
by any of them to the same insurance carrier and shall
reasonably cooperate to avoid any action by either Sellers or
Buyer that may have a material adverse effect on an insurance
claim of Sellers or Buyer with respect hereto.
11.3 Effect of Closing. Upon the
Closing, any condition to the obligations of either Party
hereunder that has not been satisfied, or any representation,
warranty or covenant that has been breached or left unsatisfied
by either Party shall be deemed waived by the Parties and each
Party shall be deemed to fully release and forever discharge the
other Party on account of any and all claims, demands or
charges, known or unknown, with respect to the same, except that
such waiver and release shall not apply with respect to
Section 4.2 (Equity Interests), which shall survive the
Closing pursuant to Section 11.1 hereof. Nothing in this
Section 11.3 shall be deemed to affect any provision herein
that expressly survives the Closing or pertains to matters that
shall occur after the Closing.
11.4 Indemnity by Buyer. Buyer
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Seller, its
Affiliates, its and their successors and permitted assigns, and
all of their respective shareholders, trustees, directors,
managers, members, officers, employees, agents and
representatives (collectively, “Sellers Indemnified
Parties”) against and in respect of all Liabilities,
obligations, judgments, Liens (except for Permitted
Encumbrances), injunctions, charges, orders, decrees, rulings,
damages, assessments, Taxes, losses, fines,
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penalties, damages, expenses, fees, costs, and amounts paid in
settlement (including reasonable consultants’,
attorneys’ and expert witness fees and disbursements in
connection with investigating, defending or settling any action
or threatened action), arising out of any claim, complaint,
demand, cause of action, audit, investigation, hearing, action,
suit or other proceeding asserted or initiated or otherwise
existing in respect of any matter (collectively, the
“Losses”) that result from:
(a) any Third Party Claim against any Seller based on or
relating to Buyer’s ownership or operation of the Company,
including without limitation Buyer’s ownership, operation
or use of the Projects, on or after the Closing Date;
(b) all Environmental Liabilities, arising on or after the
Closing Date; and
(c) a breach of Buyer’s obligations under the Employee
Transfer Agreement.
11.5 [Intentionally Left Blank].
11.6 Limitations on Liability.
(a) None of Sellers Indemnified Parties shall be entitled
to recover from Buyer any indemnity under Section 11.4,
(i) for any amount in excess of the actual compensatory
damages, court costs and reasonable attorneys fees, suffered by
such Sellers Indemnified Party and (ii) unless the
aggregate amount of all Losses actually suffered by the Sellers
Indemnified Parties exceeds $250,000, at which time the Sellers
Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification for the
entire amount of such Losses. Sellers on behalf of each of such
Sellers Indemnified Parties waives any right to recover
incidental, indirect, special, exemplary, punitive or
consequential damages, including lost revenues or profits, even
if such damages are foreseeable or the damaged Sellers
Indemnified Party has advised Buyer of the possibility of such
damages and regardless of whether any such damages are deemed to
result from the failure or inadequacy of any exclusive or other
remedy. In no event shall Buyer ever be required to indemnify
Sellers or any Sellers Indemnified Parties for Losses pursuant
to Section 11.4 in any amount exceeding, in the aggregate,
twenty (20%) of the Purchase Price.
(b) None of the Sellers Indemnified Parties shall be
entitled to any indemnity under Section 11.4 for a specific
incident or event until and unless the amount of Losses actually
suffered by the Sellers Indemnified Party exceeds $25,000 with
respect to such individual incident or event, or a series of
related incidents or events, and thereafter the entire amount of
such Losses shall be eligible for indemnification, subject to
the other limitations set forth herein. No Losses in an amount
equal to or less than $25,000 for an individual incident or
event, or a series of related incidents or events, shall be
included in calculating the minimum aggregate amount
contemplated in Section 11.6(a).
(c) The limitations set forth in this Section 11.6
shall not apply (1) in cases of fraud, or (2) any
failure of Buyer to make payments as set forth in
Section 2.4 or Section 2.5 of the Employee Transfer
Agreement.
(d) No Sellers Indemnified Party entitled to
indemnification hereunder or otherwise to damages in connection
with or with respect to the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement shall settle, compromise or take any other action with
respect to any claim, demand, assertion of liability or legal
proceeding that could materially prejudice or otherwise
materially adversely affect the ability of Buyer to defend or
otherwise settle or compromise with respect to such claim,
demand, assertion of liability or legal proceeding without the
prior written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(e) Each Sellers Indemnified Party entitled to
indemnification hereunder or otherwise to reimbursement for
Losses in connection with the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to mitigate
all Losses upon becoming aware of any event or circumstance that
could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Losses that are
indemnifiable or recoverable hereunder or in connection herewith.
(f) No Party shall have recourse whatsoever against any of
the shareholders, trustees, directors, managers, members,
officers, employees or representatives of the other Parties
(including for such purposes, the shareholders, trustees,
directors, managers, members, officers, employees, agents or
representatives of any
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Affiliate of a Party). Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Buyer, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, and
Sellers, on behalf of themselves, their Affiliates and Sellers
Indemnified Parties, each hereby fully and irrevocably waives
any right, claim or entitlement whatsoever against such
trustees, directors, managers, members, officers, employees or
representatives relating to any and all Losses suffered or
incurred by any of them arising from, based upon, related to, or
associated with this Agreement.
11.7 Waiver and Release by
Seller. Effective as of the Closing, each
Seller, on behalf of itself, its members and shareholders and
each of its and their past, present and future Affiliates,
beneficiaries, successors and assigns (“Related
Persons”), hereby releases and forever discharges the
Company and each of their respective past, present and future
Affiliates, subsidiaries, members, successors and assigns, and
their respective managers, officers, directors and employees
(each individually, a “Releasee” and
collectively, “Releasees”), from any and all
claims, demands, proceedings, causes of action, court orders,
obligations, contracts, agreements (express or implied), debts
and liabilities under or relating to the Interests, the
Projects, the Company or any of their predecessors in interest,
whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at law
and in equity, which Sellers or any of its Related Persons now
has, has ever had or hereafter has against the respective
Releasees as a result of any act, circumstance, occurrence,
transaction, event or omission on or prior to the Closing Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sellers do not release, and this
Section 11.7 shall not be deemed to affect, any claim of
Sellers or their Related Persons or any obligation of Buyer
pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which
it is a party.
11.8 Remedies. Except as provided
in Section 13.17, from and after the Closing, any remedies
set forth in the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party,
shall constitute Buyer’s, its Affiliates’ and Buyer
Indemnified Parties’ sole and exclusive remedies for any
and all claims, damages, complaints, demands, causes of action,
investigations, hearings, actions, suits or other proceedings
relating to this Agreement and to the Ancillary Agreements (if
applicable), and is in lieu of any and all other rights and
remedies that Buyer, its affiliates and Buyer Indemnified
Parties may have under this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements to which Buyer is a party, or otherwise for monetary
relief with respect to any breach or failure to perform. Each
Party waives any provision of law to the extent that it would
limit or restrict the agreements contained in this
Section 11 or in the Ancillary Agreements to which such
Party is a party. Nothing herein shall prevent either Party from
terminating this Agreement in accordance with Section 12.
11.9 Matters Involving Third
Parties.
(a) If any Third Party shall notify a Sellers Indemnified
Party with respect to any matter (a “Third Party
Claim”) that may give rise to a claim for
indemnification against any Buyer under this Section 11,
then such Sellers Indemnified Party shall promptly notify Buyer
thereof in writing; provided that no delay on the part of
such Sellers Indemnified Party in notifying Buyer shall relieve
Buyer from any obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to
the extent) Buyer is prejudiced thereby.
(b) Buyer shall have the right to defend the Sellers
Indemnified Party against the Third Party Claim with counsel of
its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Sellers Indemnified
Party so long as (i) within thirty (30) days after
receiving such notice, Buyer shall give written notice to the
Sellers Indemnified Party stating whether it disputes the claim
for indemnification and whether it shall defend against any
Third Party Claim or liability at its own cost and expense,
(ii) the Third Party Claim involves only money damages and
does not seek an injunction or other equitable relief and
settlement of, or an adverse judgment with respect to, the Third
Party Claim is not, in the good faith judgment of the Sellers
Indemnified Party, likely to establish a precedential custom or
practice adverse to the continuing business interests of the
Sellers Indemnified Party, and (iii) Buyer conducts the
defense of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently;
provided that if the claim is one that cannot by its
nature be defended solely by Buyer, the Sellers Indemnified
Party shall make available all information and assistance
reasonably available and necessary for the defense of the Third
Party Claim as Buyer may reasonably request and shall cooperate
with Buyer, in such defense.
(c) So long as Buyer is conducting the defense of the Third
Party Claim in accordance with Section 11.9(b),
(i) the Sellers Indemnified Party may retain separate
co-counsel at its sole cost and expense and participate in the
defense of the Third Party Claim, (ii) the Sellers
Indemnified Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment
or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party
Claim without the prior
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written consent of Buyer (which consent shall not unreasonably
be withheld, conditioned or delayed), and (iii) Buyer shall
not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any
settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim unless written
agreement is obtained releasing the Sellers Indemnified Party
from all liability thereunder.
(d) In the event any of the conditions in
Section 11.9(b) is or becomes unsatisfied, however,
(i) the Sellers Indemnified Party may defend against, and
consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any
settlement with respect to, the Third Party Claim in any manner
it may deem appropriate (and the Sellers Indemnified Party need
not consult with, or obtain any consent from, Buyer in
connection therewith), (ii) Buyer shall reimburse the
Sellers Indemnified Party promptly and periodically for the
reasonable costs of defending against the Third Party Claim
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), and
(iii) Buyer shall remain responsible for any Losses the
Sellers Indemnified Party may suffer resulting from, arising out
of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the Third Party
Claim to the fullest extent provided in this Section 11.
11.10 Net of Insurance. Any
calculation of a Loss under this Section 11 shall, in each
case, give full effect to any and all insurance proceeds
received or payable to the Sellers Indemnified Party in respect
of the Loss. Any such Loss shall not take into account, and
shall not be increased to reflect, the Tax consequences to the
Sellers Indemnified Party of the receipt of (or the right to
receive) the indemnification payments.
12. | Termination. |
12.1 Termination of Agreement. The
Parties may terminate this Agreement as provided below:
(a) the Parties may terminate this Agreement by mutual
written consent at any time prior to the Closing;
(b) Either Buyer or Sellers may terminate this Agreement by
giving written notice to the other Party at any time prior to
the Closing if any of the following has occurred: (i) the
other Party has breached any representation, warranty or
covenant contained in this Agreement in any material respect,
the non-breaching Party has notified the other Party of the
breach, and the breach has continued without cure for a period
of sixty (60) days after the notice of breach;
(ii) the Closing shall not have occurred on or before
October 31, 2008 (the “Termination Date”)
by reason of the failure of any condition precedent under
Section 8.1 or Section 8.2, unless the failure results
primarily from the non-breaching Party itself breaching any
representation, warranty, or covenant or failing to fulfill any
of its obligation contained in this Agreement; (iii) one or
more courts of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an
order, judgment or decree permanently restraining, enjoining or
otherwise prohibiting the Closing, which order, judgment or
decree shall not have been terminated, lifted, vacated or
otherwise rendered irrelevant within ninety (90) days of
the issuance thereof, provided, however, that the Party
seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 12.1(b) shall have used Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to prevent the entry of and to remove such order,
judgment or decree; (iv) any Law shall have been enacted by
any Governmental Authority that, directly or indirectly,
prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby; or (v) the other Party becomes bankrupt or
insolvent; (vi) either Sellers or Buyer have received from
any Person from whom any waiver, consent, permit, approval,
release or other authorization is required to satisfy
Sellers’ and Buyer’s conditions in Section 8.1 or
Section 8.2, a notice of such Person’s refusal to
grant such waiver, consent, permit, approval, release or other
authorization and such Person’s refusal cannot be remedied
or otherwise addressed by the Termination Date;
(c) Sellers may terminate this Agreement by giving written
notice to Buyer at any time prior to the Closing if Sellers are
unable, using Commercially Reasonable Efforts, to obtain the
approval of the shareholders of Ridgewood Electric Power
Trust IV and Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V to an
equitable adjustment of the Purchase Price as contemplated by
Section 11.2(f);
(d) Sellers may terminate this Agreement at any time before
obtaining the approval of the shareholders of Ridgewood Electric
Power Trust IV and Ridgewood Electric Power Trust V
for a Superior Proposal, provided Sellers have complied with
Sections 6.10(a) and (d) hereof and Buyer has not
matched the terms of such Superior Proposal. In the case that
Sellers terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
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Section 12.1(d), Sellers shall pay to Buyer an amount equal
to 5% of the Purchase Price (“Termination Fee”)
in accordance with Section 12.2 hereof.
(e) Buyer may terminate this Agreement (i) by giving
written notice to Sellers pursuant to Section 11.2(e), or
(ii) in case of a willful and material breach by Sellers
(directly or indirectly, through any director, officer, or
counsel of Sellers) of Section 6.10 (Exclusivity) or
(iii) within five (5) business days after the delivery
by Buyer to Sellers of a written notice of termination of this
Agreement in the event that Sellers commence negotiations or
discussions with any third party pursuant to the terms of
Section 6.10(c) hereof.
12.2 Effect of Termination. If any
Party terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.1,
all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall
terminate without any Liability of any Party to the other
Parties (except for any Liability of any Party then in breach or
any Liability of one Seller to the other and except as otherwise
expressly provided herein). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
Sellers terminate this Agreement pursuant to
section 12.1(d) or Buyer terminates this Agreement pursuant
to Section 12.1(e)(iii), Sellers shall pay to Buyer the
Termination Fee, such amount to be payable to Buyer if an
Alternate Transaction is closed within one year of such
termination, and shall be paid by wire transfer in immediately
available funds upon the closing of such Alternate Transaction.
13. | Miscellaneous |
13.1 Press Releases and Public
Announcements. No Party shall issue any press
release or make any public announcement relating to the subject
matter of this Agreement prior to the Closing without first
affording the non-disclosing Parties the opportunity to review
and comment on such press release or public announcement;
provided that any Party may make any public disclosure it
believes in good faith is required by applicable law or any
listing or trading agreement concerning its publicly-traded
securities (in which case the disclosing Party shall provide the
other Parties with the opportunity to review in advance the
disclosure).
13.2 No Third Party
Beneficiaries. Except as contemplated in
Section 11 hereof, this Agreement shall not confer any
rights or remedies upon any Third Party.
13.3 No Joint Venture. Nothing in
this Agreement creates or is intended to create an association,
trust, partnership, joint venture or other entity or similar
legal relationship among the Parties, or impose a trust,
partnership or fiduciary duty, obligation, or liability on or
with respect to any Party. No Party is or shall act as or be the
agent or Representative of any other Party.
13.4 Entire Agreement. This
Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto),
together with any other documents among the Parties referred to
herein, constitute the entire agreement among the Parties and
supersede any prior understandings, agreements, or
representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, to the
extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof,
provided that the Confidentiality Agreement dated as of
February 19, 2008 shall remain in full force and effect
without regard to any provision of this Agreement.
13.5 Succession and
Assignment. This Agreement and all of the
provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any
Party, including by operation of law, without the prior written
consent of the other Parties, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, except that Buyer
may, at its sole expense, assign its rights under this Agreement
to one or more Buyer Project Company; provided, however,
that no assignment shall in any way affect a Party’s
obligations or liabilities under this Agreement. Any assignment
in contravention of the foregoing sentence shall be null and
void and without legal effect on the rights and obligations of
the Parties hereunder. Each Party agrees, at the assigning
Party’s expense, to execute and deliver such documents as
may be reasonably necessary to accomplish any such permitted
assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of rights and
interests hereunder so long as the nonassigning Party’s
rights under this Agreement are not thereby materially altered,
amended, diminished or otherwise impaired.
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13.6 Counterparts. This Agreement
may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
13.7 Headings. The section
headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
13.8 Notices. All notices,
requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other
communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) upon
confirmation of facsimile, (ii) one Business Day following
the date sent when sent by overnight delivery and
(iii) five Business Days following the date mailed when
mailed by registered or certified mail return receipt requested
and postage prepaid at the following address:
If to Sellers:
Ridgewood Renewable Power, LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Copy to:
Xxx Xxxxxx LLP
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Fax: (000) 000 0000
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Fax: (000) 000 0000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
and
Indeck Energy Services, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Copy to:
Indeck Energy Services, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. XxXxxxx
If to Buyer:
Covanta Energy Corporation
00 Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: General Counsel
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: General Counsel
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Copy to:
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
Columbia Square
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx. XX
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Columbia Square
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx. XX
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Any Party may send any notice, request, demand, claim, or other
communication hereunder to the intended recipient at the address
set forth above using any other means (including personal
delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy, telex,
ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but no such notice, request,
demand, claim or other communication shall be deemed to have
been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the
intended recipient. Any Party may change the address to which
notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications
hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other Parties notice
in the manner herein set forth.
13.9 Governing Law. This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
domestic laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the
State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
State of New York.
13.10 Change in Law. If and to the
extent that, during the Interim Period, any laws or regulations
that govern any aspect of this Agreement shall change, so as to
make any aspect of this transaction unlawful, then the Parties
agree to make such modifications to this Agreement as may be
reasonably necessary for this Agreement to accommodate any such
legal or regulatory changes.
13.11 Consent to
Jurisdiction. Each of Sellers and Buyer
consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any local, state or
federal court located within the City of New York, New York, for
adjudication of any suit, claim, action or other proceeding at
law or in equity relating to this Agreement, or to any
transaction contemplated hereby. Sellers and Buyer each accept,
generally and unconditionally, the nonexclusive jurisdiction of
the aforesaid courts and waive any objection as to venue, and
any defense of forum non conveniens.
13.12 Amendments and Waivers. No
amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid
unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Buyer and
Sellers. No waiver by any Party of any default,
misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder,
whether intentional or not, shall be deemed to extend to any
prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of
warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights
arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
13.13 Severability. Any term or
provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in
any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof
or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or
provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction.
13.14 Expenses. Each of Buyer and
Sellers shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby (including legal and accounting fees and expenses, except
as otherwise provided in Section 11), except that Buyer
shall pay any filing fees under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act. By way of example, the Sellers’ transaction costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the
transactions contemplated hereby and under the Ancillary
Agreements, shall not be costs or expenses of the Company or
shall be reimbursed to the Company by the Sellers at or prior to
Closing.
13.15 Construction. Ambiguities or
uncertainties in the wording of this Agreement shall not be
construed for or against any Party, but shall be construed in
the manner that most accurately reflects the Parties’
intent as of the Effective Date. The Parties acknowledge that
they have been represented by counsel in connection with the
review and execution of this Agreement, and, accordingly, there
shall be no presumption that this Agreement or any provision
hereof be construed against the Party that drafted this
Agreement.
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13.16 Incorporation of Exhibits and
Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules
identified in this Agreement are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof.
13.17 Specific Performance. Each
of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that the other Parties
would be damaged irreparably in the event any of the provisions
of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or otherwise are breached. Accordingly, each of
the Parties agrees that the other Parties shall be entitled to
an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the
provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically this
Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action
instituted in any court of the United States or any state
thereof having jurisdiction over the Parties and the matter in
addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at law
or in equity.
13.18 Good Faith Covenant. The
Parties agree that their actions and dealings with each other
shall be subject to an express covenant of good faith and fair
dealing.
[Signature
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[Signature
Page to Purchase and Sale Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties and the Company have duly
executed and delivered this Purchase and Sale Agreement as of
the date first written above.
BUYER:
COVANTA ENERGY CORPORATION
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
SELLERS:
RIDGEWOOD MAINE, L.L.C.
By: | Ridgewood Penobscot Management Corporation, Manager | |
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: | President |
INDECK ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: | Vice President & Controller |
Solely for purposes of Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.10(a),
6.11 through 6.14 hereof and 6.16; such obligations to terminate
on and after the Closing:
INDECK MAINE ENERGY, LLC
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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The following attachments to this agreement are omitted. The
registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of each such
omitted attachment to the Staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission upon request by the Staff.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
|
— | The Projects | ||
Exhibit B
|
— | Form of Transfer and Assignment Agreement | ||
Exhibit C
|
— | Agency Agreement* | ||
Exhibit D
|
— | Form of Employee Transfer Agreement | ||
Exhibit E
|
— | RRP Indemnification Agreement | ||
Exhibit F
|
— | Backup Certificate Agreement* | ||
Exhibit G
|
— | Sellers Omnibus Agreement* | ||
Exhibit H
|
— | Form of Sellers’ Title Company Affidavit | ||
Exhibit I
|
— | Form of Daily Production Report | ||
Exhibit J
|
— | Form of Buyer Guaranty* | ||
Exhibit K
|
— | Section 4.2(c) Indemnification Agreement | ||
Exhibit L
|
— | Escrow Agreement | ||
SCHEDULES
|
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Schedule 1
|
— | Sellers’ Existing Interests | ||
Schedule 2
|
— | Demand Notes and Additional Interests | ||
Schedule 3
|
— | Sellers’ Approvals | ||
Schedule 3.3
|
— | Noncontravention — Sellers | ||
Schedule 4
|
— | Buyer’s Approvals | ||
Schedule 4.3(a)
|
— | Permitted Encumbrances | ||
Schedule 4.3(b)
|
— | Title Commitments | ||
Schedule 4.3(c)
|
— | Real Property | ||
Schedule 4.3(d)
|
— | Assets at Project Sites not owned by the Company | ||
Schedule 4.4
|
— | Noncontravention — Company | ||
Schedule 4.5(a)
|
— | Legal Compliance | ||
Schedule 4.5(b)(i)
|
— | Permits | ||
Schedule 4.5(b)(ii)
|
— | Permits — Noncompliance | ||
Schedule 4.6(a)
|
— | Project Contracts | ||
Schedule 4.6(b)
|
— | Defaults | ||
Schedule 4.7
|
— | Insurance | ||
Schedule 4.8
|
— | Litigation | ||
Schedule 4.9(a)
|
— | Operating Employee Plans | ||
Schedule 4.9(d)
|
— | Post-Retirement Benefits | ||
Schedule 4.9(e)
|
— | Operating Employee Plan Commitments | ||
Schedule 4.10
|
— | Environmental Matters | ||
Schedule 4.11
|
— | Condemnation | ||
Schedule 4.14
|
— | No Undisclosed Liabilities | ||
Schedule 4.15
|
— | Taxes | ||
Schedule 4.16
|
— | Covenants | ||
Schedule 5
|
— | Capital Commitments | ||
Schedule 6.3(e)
|
— | Transaction-related Expenses | ||
Schedule 6.3(j)
|
— | New Employees/Service Providers | ||
Schedule 6.3(n)
|
— | Settlements | ||
Schedule 6.11
|
— | Affiliate Transactions | ||
Schedule 6.12
|
— | Bank Statements | ||
Schedule 8.1(i)
|
— | Third Party Consents |
* | The fully executed form of this attachment is filed as a separate exhibit to this report. |
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