PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT dated as of December 20, 2007 among DRESSER-RAND S.A. (FRANCE) as Construction Agent and Lessee, CITIBANK INTERNATIONAL PLC (PARIS BRANCH) as Lessor THE PERSONS NAMED HEREIN as Note Holders, and CITIBANK INTERNATIONAL PLC...
dated
as
of December
20, 2007
among
DRESSER-XXXX
X.X. (FRANCE)
as
Construction
Agent
and
Lessee,
CITIBANK
INTERNATIONAL PLC (PARIS BRANCH)
as
Lessor
THE
PERSONS NAMED HEREIN
as
Note
Holders,
and
CITIBANK
INTERNATIONAL PLC (PARIS BRANCH)
as
Agent
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.01.
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Note
Holder Commitments
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1
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Section 1.02.
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Investment
Commitments
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2
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Section 1.03.
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Procedures
for Advances and Investments
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2
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Section 1.04.
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Use
of Proceeds
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4
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Section 1.05.
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Payments
to the Agent
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5
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ARTICLE II
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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6
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Section 2.01.
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Conditions
Precedent to Effectiveness
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Section 2.02.
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Conditions
Precedent to Fundings Subsequent to the Lessor Replacement
Date
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10
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Section 2.03.
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Conditions
Precedent to Completion Date
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10
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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11
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Section 3.01.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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Section 3.02.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Lessor
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Section 3.03.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Note Holders
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
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14
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Section 4.01.
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Covenants
of the Company
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Section 4.02.
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Covenants
of the Lessor
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ARTICLE V
THE NOTES AND THE INVESTMENT
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Section 5.01.
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Interest
and Yield
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18
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Section 5.02.
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Increased
Costs, Illegality, Etc.
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Section 5.03.
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Assignments and Participations
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Section 5.04.
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Taxes
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28
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Section 5.05.
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Nature
of Transaction
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34
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Section 5.06.
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Sharing
of Payments, Etc.
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35
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Section 5.07.
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Maturity
Date Extension.
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36
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ARTICLE VI
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES; UNWIND EVENT; NON-PERFORMANCE EVENTS;
OPTIONS
UPON EXPIRATION; TERMINATION PAYMENTS
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Section 6.01.
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Events
of Default
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Section 6.02.
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Remedies
upon an Event of Default
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41
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Section 6.03.
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Unwind
Events and Non-Performance Events
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43
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Section 6.04.
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Optional
Purchase by the Company
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44
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Section 6.05.
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Termination
After Event of Loss
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44
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Section 6.06.
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Options
Upon Expiration
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45
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Section 6.07.
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Remarketing
Upon Termination at Lease Expiry
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46
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Section 6.08.
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Remarketing
Upon Event of Loss
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46
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Section 6.09.
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Power
of Sale and Rights Upon a Liquidation Event
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Section 6.10.
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Sales
of Liquidation Property Interest.
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ARTICLE VII
APPLICATION OF FUNDS AND NET PROCEEDS; PREPAYMENT OF
INSTRUMENTS
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Section 7.01.
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Application
of Funds
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Section 7.02.
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Net
Proceeds
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Section 7.03.
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Prepayment
of Notes and Investments
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52
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ARTICLE VIII
THE AGENT
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53
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Section 8.01.
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Authorization
and Action
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53
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Section 8.02.
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Agent's
Reliance, Etc
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53
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Section 8.03.
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CNAI
and Affiliates
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54
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Section 8.04.
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Credit
Decision
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Section 8.05.
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Indemnification.
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Section 8.06.
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Successor
Agent
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Section 8.07.
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Certain
Duties and Obligations
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Section 8.08.
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Record
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 9.01.
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Survival
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Section 9.02.
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Notices
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Section 9.03.
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Severability
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Section 9.04.
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Amendments,
Etc
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58
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Section 9.05.
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Headings
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Section 9.06.
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Compliance
Responsibility
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Section 9.07.
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Definitions
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Section 9.08.
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Benefit
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Section 9.09.
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Place
of Payment
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Section 9.10.
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Counterparts
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Section 9.11.
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
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Section 9.12.
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Time;
Business Day
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Section 9.13.
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Transaction
Costs; Fees
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Section 9.14.
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Company
Indemnification
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Section 9.15.
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Operative
Documents; Further Assurances
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Section 9.16.
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Confidentiality
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Section 9.17.
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Interest
Laws
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Section 9.18.
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Financial
Advisor
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Section 9.19.
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Securities
Representation
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Section 9.20.
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Agreements
with Respect to the Property
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Section 9.21.
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WAIVER
OF TRIAL BY JURY
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66
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Section 9.22.
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Other
Matters
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Section 9.23.
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Protective
Expenditures; Payment for Services
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66
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Section 9.25.
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Lessor
Indemnification
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Section 9.26.
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Lessor
Tax Indemnification
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Section 9.27.
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Environmental
Put Option
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Section 9.28.
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Limitation
on Liabilities
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71
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Section 9.31.
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Not
a Partnership, Etc.
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71
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Section 9.32.
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Independent
Analysis
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71
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Section 9.33.
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No
Recourse To Lessor
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71
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Section 9.34.
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Delegation
to the Agent
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Schedule I
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Manner
of Payment and Communications to Parties
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Schedule II
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Fees
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Schedule III
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Pricing
Grid
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Exhibit A
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Purchase
Procedures
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Exhibit B
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Form of
Requisition
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Exhibit C
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Form
of Officer's Certificate of Completion
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Appendix A
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Definitions
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PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT (as it may be amended from time to time, this "Agreement"),
dated
as of December 20, 2007, among Dresser-Xxxx X.X. (France), a French société
anonyme, having its registered office at 00 xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 00000
Xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, registered with the Commercial and Companies Register of
Le
Havre under No. 562 060 269 (the "Company"
or in
its capacity as lessee under the Lease, the "Lessee"
or in
its capacity as construction agent under the Agency Agreement, the "Construction
Agent");
Citibank International plc (Paris Branch), a finance institution established
under the laws of England and qualified in France as a credit establishment
of
the European Economic Area (the "Lessor");
the
Persons named from time to time on Schedule I
hereto
as note purchasers (collectively, the "Note
Holders");
and
Citibank International plc (Paris Branch), in its capacity as administrative
agent for the Note Holders and the Lessor (the "Agent").
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have
the meanings set forth in Appendix A hereto.
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
In
accordance with the terms of the Operative Documents, the parties desire to
enter into this Agreement to effect the transactions described in Part I of
Appendix A hereto.
In
consideration of the agreements herein and in the other Operative Documents
and
in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein and
therein, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
FINANCING
Section 1.01. Note
Holder Commitments.
(a)
Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement, each A-Note Holder hereby
agrees, severally and not jointly and severally, to make advances (each, an
"Advance")
to the
Lessor pursuant to the Loan Agreement from time to time on each Funding Date
to
occur prior to the Commitment Termination Date in amounts equal to its Funding
Percentage of the A-Portion of Actual Project Costs specified in any Requisition
issued for such Funding Date. Subject to the terms and conditions in this
Agreement, each B-Note Holder hereby agrees, severally and not jointly and
severally, to make Advances to the Lessor pursuant to the Loan Agreement from
time to time on each Funding Date to occur prior to the Commitment Termination
Date in amounts equal to its Funding Percentage of the B-Portion of Actual
Project Costs specified in any Requisition issued for such Funding
Date.
(b) No
Note
Holder shall have any obligation to make any Advance (including an Advance
under
Section 1.03(b)) for any amount in excess of its aggregate Note Commitment
less the aggregate amount of all outstanding Advances made by such Note Holder.
Advances under the A-Notes shall be limited to 80% of Actual Project Costs
(exclusive of A-Note Capitalized Amounts, B-Note Capitalized Amounts and
Investment Capitalized Amounts), and Advances under the B-Notes shall be limited
to 15% of Actual Project Costs (exclusive of A-Note Capitalized Amounts, B-Note
Capitalized Amounts and Investment Capitalized Amounts).
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Section 1.02. Investment
Commitments.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions in this Agreement, the Lessor hereby agrees to
make
investments (each, an "Investment")
from
time to time on each Funding Date to occur prior to the Commitment Termination
Date in amounts equal to the Lessor's Funding Percentage of the Investment
Portion of Actual Project Costs specified in any Requisition issued for such
Funding Date.
(b) The
Lessor shall not have any obligation to make any Investment (including an
Investment pursuant to Section 1.03(b)) for any amount in excess of its
aggregate Investment Commitment less the aggregate amount of all outstanding
Investments made by the Lessor. Investments made, net of amounts used to fund
Investment Capitalized Amounts payable to the Lessor, shall in all events and
at
all times be in amounts not less than 5% of Actual Project Costs. All Investment
Capitalized Amounts payable during the Construction Period shall be funded
solely from the proceeds of Investments, and the Lessor hereby agrees to make,
on each Payment Date during the Construction Period, an Investment (based on
its
Funding Percentage) for the payment of such amounts.
Section 1.03. Procedures
for Advances and Investments.
(a) Requisitions.
(i) No
later
than 1:00 P.M. (London time) on the third Business Day prior to the date on
which a Funding is desired, the Construction Agent must submit to the Agent
an
irrevocable requisition for Actual Project Costs (a "Requisition")
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B.
The
Agent will give notice of such Requisition to the Note Holders and the Lessor
not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable Funding Date.
Such
notice by the Agent shall specify the amount of the Advances to be made by
each
Note Holder and the amount of the Investments to be made by the
Lessor.
(ii) Each
Requisition (A) shall be irrevocable and executed by an authorized Officer
of the Construction Agent, (B) shall request a Funding of an amount at
least equal to €2,000,000 or such lesser amount as shall be equal to the lesser
of (x) the aggregate amount of the unused Commitments available at such
time or (y) the amount of the final Requisition and (C) shall request
that the Note Holders make Advances and that the Lessor make Investments for
Actual Project Costs, exclusive of interest, Distributions, Commitment Fees
and
other amounts that are capitalized and funded as set forth in
Section 1.03(b), incurred or to be incurred as specified in the
Requisition. Each Requisition shall also specify (1) the proposed Funding
Date and (2) the Interest Period for such Funding. No more than one (1)
Requisition may be submitted during any calendar month. Each Requisition shall
constitute a representation and warranty by the Construction Agent that all
the
conditions precedent to such Funding have been satisfied except as otherwise
indicated in the Requisition.
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(b) Funding
of A-Note Capitalized Amounts, B-Note Capitalized Amounts and Investment
Capitalized Amounts.
(i) Subject
to the terms in this Agreement, (x) each A-Note Holder hereby agrees,
severally and not jointly and severally, to make an Advance to fund its Funding
Percentage of the A-Note Capitalized Amounts at any time such A-Note Capitalized
Amounts are due and payable hereunder during the Construction Period, (y) each
B-Note Holder hereby agrees, severally and not jointly and severally, to make
an
Advance to fund its Funding Percentage of the B-Note Capitalized Amounts at
any
time such B-Note Capitalized Amounts are due and payable hereunder during the
Construction Period, and (z) the Lessor hereby agrees to make an Investment
to fund its Funding Percentage of the Investment Capitalized Amounts at any
time
such Investment Capitalized Amounts are due and payable hereunder during the
Construction Period.
(ii) No
Requisition shall be necessary to permit the Agent (x) to request each
A-Note Holder to make Advances in an amount equal to its Funding Percentage
of
the A-Note Capitalized Amounts due hereunder during the Construction Period,
(y)
to request each B-Note Holder to make Advances in an amount equal to its Funding
Percentage of the B-Note Capitalized Amounts due hereunder during the
Construction Period or (z) to request the Lessor to make an Investment in
an amount equal to its Funding Percentage of the Investment Capitalized Amounts
due hereunder during the Construction Period. There shall be no conditions
precedent to a Funding by the Note Holders and the Lessor to pay amounts payable
under this Section 1.03(b).
(c) Funding
Advances and Investments.
On the
date specified for any Funding, each Note Holder and/or the Lessor shall, before
1:00 P.M. (London time), make available to the Agent, on behalf of the Lessor,
an amount equal to the Advance and/or the Investment, as the case may be, to
be
made by it on such Funding Date, at the Agent's address referred to in
Schedule I
hereto,
in immediately available funds.
(d) Non-Funding
Note Holder or Lessor.
Unless
the Agent shall have received notice from a Note Holder or the Lessor prior
to
any Funding Date that such Note Holder or the Lessor will not make available
to
the Agent an Advance or Investment, as applicable, the Agent may assume that
such Note Holder or the Lessor has made its funds available to the Agent in
accordance with Section 1.03(c) and the Agent may (but shall not be
required to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the
Construction Agent (on behalf of the Lessor) on such date a corresponding
amount. If and to the extent that such Note Holder or the Lessor shall not
have
so made such Advance or Investment available to the Agent on such date, such
Note Holder or the Lessor agrees to repay the Agent on demand by the Agent
such
corresponding amount, together with interest thereon, for each day from the
date
such amount is made available to the Construction Agent, until the date such
amount is repaid to the Agent, at the EURIBOR Rate. If such Note Holder or
the
Lessor shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid
(excluding any amounts for interest paid to the Agent) shall constitute such
Note Holder's funding of its Advance or the Lessor's funding of its Investment,
as applicable, for purposes of this Agreement. The failure of any Note Holder
to
make an Advance shall not relieve any other Note Holder or the Lessor of its
obligations, if any, hereunder and the failure of the Lessor to make an
Investment shall not relieve any Note Holder of its obligations, if any,
hereunder, but no Note Holder shall be responsible for the failure of any other
Note Holder or the Lessor to make an Advance or Investment, as applicable,
and
the Lessor shall not be responsible for the failure of any Note Holder to make
an Advance.
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(e) Company
as Beneficiary.
The
funding obligations of the Note Holders and the Lessor in this Section 1.03
are for the benefit of the Company, as Construction Agent on behalf of the
Lessor.
(f) Funding
of Retainage Amounts.
The
final Requisition for Actual Project Costs shall include a request for a Funding
of Advances and Investments to provide for the payment of amounts representing
the Retainage Amount, if any. The aggregate amount of the proceeds of such
Funding representing the Retainage Amount shall be held by the Construction
Agent until such amount is due and payable to the applicable Contractor, Vendor
or Supplier under the applicable Facility Agreement, and at such time paid
to
the applicable Contractor Vendor or Supplier in accordance with the applicable
Facility Agreement.
(g) The
Lessee acknowledges that the Lessor has obtained financing for the Actual
Project Costs and in consideration therefor has assigned its right, title and
interest in and to any and all amounts due from the Construction Agent, the
Lessee or any third Person under the Operative Documents to the
Agent.
Section 1.04.
Use
of
Proceeds. Upon
the
Agent's receipt of funds from the Note Holders and the Lessor in accordance
with
Section 1.03(c) for the applicable Funding and upon fulfillment of the
applicable conditions set forth in Article II, the Agent will apply the
funds as set forth in this Section 1.04.
(a) Requisition
Fundings.
Promptly upon the receipt by the Agent of the proceeds of Advances and
Investments made pursuant to a Requisition on a Funding Date (and not later
than
1:00 P.M. (London time) on such Funding Date if the Agent has timely
received such proceeds) such proceeds shall be applied by the Agent in
immediately available funds as follows:
(i) First,
to pay
all Transaction Costs, if any, set forth in the Requisition for such Funding
Date.
(ii) Second,
the
balance to the Construction Agent or as directed by the Construction Agent,
in
accordance with the Requisition, for application to other Actual Project
Costs.
(b) Fundings
for Other Capitalized Amounts.
The
proceeds of Advances and Investments made pursuant to Section 1.03(b) shall
be applied by the Agent to pay the amounts for which such Advances and
Investments are made.
Section
1.05. Financing
of Actual Project Costs.
(a)
Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no Note Holder shall
be obligated to perform any duty, covenant or condition required to be performed
by the Lessor hereunder, and any such duty, covenant or condition shall be
and
remain the sole obligation of the Lessor.
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(b)
During the Lease Term, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Lessor hereby grants to the Lessee the exclusive right to
consent on the Lessor's behalf under Section 5.03(b) to an assignment of all
or
a portion of a Note Holder's Note, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
Section 1.06.
Payments
to the Agent.
(a) The
parties hereto agree that notwithstanding the terms of the Operative Documents,
any payment required to be made pursuant to any Operative Document by the
Company (individually or in its capacity as Construction Agent or Lessee) to
the
Lessor, or by or on behalf of the Lessor to the Lessor or any Note Holder,
out
of amounts paid by the Company (individually or in its capacity as Construction
Agent or Lessee) to the Lessor, shall be made directly to or at the direction
of
the Agent (which direction may change from time to time with prior reasonable
written notice, so long as such direction does not require the Company to make
any payment due on an date to more than one Person) for application in
accordance with the terms of the Operative Documents on behalf of the applicable
payee(s).
(b) (i) All
payments made by the Company to or at the direction of the Agent in accordance
with this Section 1.05 shall be deemed to have been applied by the Agent to
the purposes for which such payments were made in accordance with the terms
of
the Operative Documents and (ii) upon delivery of good funds to the Agent
in any such case, the Company's and the Lessor's payment obligations in the
particular instance shall be deemed satisfied to the extent of the funds so
furnished. All amounts payable to or at the direction of the Agent hereunder
shall be paid without any setoff, counterclaim or other deduction in Euros
and
in immediately available funds by 1:00 P.M. (London time) on the applicable
Payment Date or on the date when due, unless any such date is not a Business
Day, in which case payment shall be due and payable on the next succeeding
Business Day, at the Agent's address as set forth in Schedule I
hereto,
or at such other address or to such other Person as the Agent, from time to
time, may designate to the Company by written instructions.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, any payment to be made by or on
behalf of the Company pursuant to any Operative Document during the Construction
Period shall be paid solely from the proceeds of Advances and Investments as
Actual Project Costs, provided,
however,
that
any such payment obligation which arises (i) out of a Fully Indemnifiable
Event or (ii) upon the Company's election to proceed under
Section 6.02(g) or Section 6.04 shall not be paid from the proceeds of
Advances or Investments, but shall be paid by the Company from other funds
of
the Company (the "Construction
Period Funding Requirement").
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ARTICLE II
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
Section 2.01.
Conditions
Precedent to Effectiveness.
This
Agreement shall become effective on the date (the “Effective
Date”)
that
it is duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, the Lessor, the
Note Holders and the Agent.
Section 2.02.
Conditions
Precedent to Initial Funding Date
The
obligations of the Note Holders to make Advances and the Lessor to make
Investments shall be subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to January 10,
2008, of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Due
Authorization, Execution and Delivery of Documents.
The
following documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by
all parties thereto, and shall be in full force and effect:
(i) the
Loan
Agreement;
(ii) the
A-Notes;
(iii) the
B-Notes;
(iv) the
Construction Agency Agreement;
(v) the
Parent Guaranty;
(vi) the
Instrument Guaranty;
(vii) the
Ground Lease;
(viii) the
Sub-Ground Lease; and
(ix) the
Lease.
(b) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of each of the Company, the Guarantor and the
Lessor, respectively, set forth in the Operative Documents shall be true and
correct in all material respects as if made on and as of the Initial Funding
Date or, as applicable, on and as of the date specified in such representation
or warranty.
(c) Company
and Guarantor Documents.
The
Agent shall have received on or before the Initial Funding Date the following,
each dated as of the Initial Funding Date (unless otherwise specified), and
in
form and substance satisfactory to the Agent (unless otherwise
specified):
(i) Corporate
Documents of the Company.
An
official extract from the Commercial and Companies Register of Le Havre
(“extrait K-bis”) with respect to the Company and a copy of the articles of
incorporation (“statuts”) of the Company certified by such Companies
Register;
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(ii) Good
Standing Certificate.
A good
standing certificate from the Secretary of State of Delaware for the Guarantor
(iii) Secretary's
Certificate.
A
certificate of the Chairman (Président Directeur Générale) of the Company and
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Guarantor certifying (A) the
certificate of incorporation and by-laws, or other equivalent documents, of
the
Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, (B) the resolutions of the
relevant governing board or other authority of the Company or the Guarantor,
as
applicable, approving the execution, delivery and performance of each Operative
Document to which the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, is or will be
a
party and (C) the names and true signatures of the Officers of the Company
and the Guarantor authorized to sign each Operative Document to which the
Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, is or will be a party and the other
documents or certificates to be delivered hereunder and thereunder;
(iv) Officer's
Certificate.
A
certificate of each of the Company and the Guarantor signed by an authorized
Officer of the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, certifying as to
(A) the truth and correctness in all material respects of the
representations and warranties made by the Company or the Guarantor, as
applicable, in each Operative Document to which the Company or the Guarantor,
as
applicable, is or will be a party and (B) the absence of any event
occurring and continuing that constitutes a Default, Event of Default or Unwind
Event;
(v) Legal
Opinions.
1.
Favorable opinions of senior corporate counsel of the Company and the Guarantor
addressed to the Agent, the Lessor and each Note Holder;
(b) A
favorable opinion of Xxxxx & XxXxxxxx LLP, special New York counsel to the
Company and the Guarantor, addressed to the Agent, the Lessor and each Note
Holder;
(c) A
favorable opinion of Xxxxx & XxXxxxxx LLP, special French counsel to the
Company and the Guarantor, addressed to the Agent, the Lessor and each Note
Holder; and
(vi) Other
Documents.
Such
other approvals, certificates or documents as the Agent may reasonably request
to evidence satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 2.02
(including accuracy in all material respects of the representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.01).
(d) Lessor
Documents.
The
Agent and the Company shall have received on or before the Initial Funding
Date
the following, each dated as of the Initial Funding Date (unless otherwise
specified) and in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the
Company:
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(i) Secretary's
Certificate.
A
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Lessor certifying
(A) the certificate of incorporation and by-laws, or other equivalent
documents, of the Lessor, (B) the resolutions of the relevant governing
board or other authority of the Lessor approving the execution, delivery and
performance by the Lessor of each Operative Document to which the Lessor is
or
will be a party, and (C) the names and true signatures of the officers of
the Lessor authorized to sign each Operative Document to which the Lessor is
or
will be a party and the other documents or certificates to be delivered
hereunder and thereunder;
(ii) Officer's
Certificate.
An
Officer's Certificate of the Lessor certifying as to the truth and correctness
of the representations and warranties made by the Lessor in each Operative
Document; and
(iii) Legal
Opinion.
A
favorable opinion of Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, special New York counsel to the
Lessor, addressed to the Agent, each Note Holder and the Company.
(e) Insurance
Certificates.
The
Agent and the Lessor shall have received on or before the Initial Funding Date
certificates of insurance or other satisfactory assurances evidencing compliance
with the Insurance Requirements.
(f) Updates
to Construction Documents.
The
Agent and the Lessor shall have received on or before the Initial Funding Date
copies of updates to the Plans and Specifications, the Construction Budget
and
the Construction Schedule (each in form and substance satisfactory to the
Agent).
(g) Taxes.
All
taxes, charges, fees and costs, if any, payable in connection with the
execution, delivery, recording and filing of the Operative Documents and the
transactions contemplated to be consummated pursuant thereto shall have been
paid in full on or before the Initial Funding Date, or arrangements for such
payment (including through a Requisition) shall have been made to the
satisfaction of the Agent.
(h) Proceedings
Satisfactory and Other Evidence.
All
corporate and other proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents and all documents, papers
and authorizations relating thereto shall be satisfactory to the Agent, the
Note
Holders, the Lessor, the Company and their respective counsel.
(i) Legality.
The
funding of Advances under the Notes by the Note Holders and the funding and
maintenance of Investments shall not be subject to the registration requirements
of the Act or any state securities or blue sky Law, and shall not be prohibited
by any applicable Law (including Regulation T, Regulation U or
Regulation X and any applicable usury Laws) and shall not subject the
Lessor, the Agent, or any Note Holder to any Tax (other than Excluded Charges),
penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable Law.
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(j) No
Default or Unwind Event.
No
Default, Event of Default or Unwind Event shall have occurred and be continuing
on the Initial Funding Date.
(k) Permits
and Certain Property Matters.
All
Permits with respect to the Property (including Permits necessary for the
construction of the Facility) that are or will become Applicable Permits shall
have been obtained or modified to conform with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement on or before the Initial Funding Date, except Applicable Permits
customarily obtained or which are permitted by Law to be obtained after the
Initial Funding Date (in which case the Company, having completed appropriate
due diligence in connection therewith, shall reasonably believe that such
Permits will be granted in the usual course of business prior to the date that
such Permits are required by Law).
(l) Consents
and Approvals.
ii) The
Port shall have authorized the Beneficiary to grant the Sub-Ground
Lease.
(ii) All
Governmental Actions and other approvals and consents required to be taken,
given or obtained, as the case may be, by or from any Governmental Authority
or
another Person, or by or from any trustee or holder of any indebtedness or
obligation of the Company and its respective Affiliates, in each case that
are
necessary in connection with the execution and delivery of the Operative
Documents by such Persons and that are necessary as a matter of law or by the
terms of a binding agreement to have been obtained by such Persons prior to
the
Initial Funding Date in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Operative Documents shall have been taken, given or obtained as the case may
be,
shall be in full force and effect, except for any such Governmental Actions,
approvals, consents, licenses or easements the failure of which to obtain or
maintain could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect
and
except as otherwise provided in Section 2.02(k).
(iii) All
Governmental Actions and other approvals, consents, licenses and easements
required to be taken, given or obtained, as the case may be, by or from any
Governmental Authority or another Person, or by or from any trustee or holder
of
any indebtedness or obligation of the Company, that are necessary in connection
with the acquisition, construction or installation of the Facility and that
are
necessary as a matter of law or by the terms of a binding agreement to have
been
obtained prior to the Initial Funding Date shall have been taken, given or
obtained, as the case may be, shall be in full force and effect, except for
any
such Governmental Actions, approvals, consents, licenses or easements that
the
failure of which to obtain or maintain could not reasonably be expected to
cause
a Material Adverse Effect and except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.02(l).
(m) Recording
and Filing.
iii)
The
Ground Lease shall have been registered with the “conservation des hypothéques”
of Le Havre.
(ii) Recorded
Documents; Payment of Taxes.
The
Ground Lease, the Sub-Ground Lease and the Lease shall be in proper form to
be
duly recorded or filed, and, all recording and filing fees and Taxes with
respect to any such recording or filing shall have been paid in full (or
arrangements, satisfactory to the Agent and the Lessor (including through a
Requisition), for such payment shall have been made) on or prior to the Initial
Funding Date.
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(n) Other
Legal Opinions.
The
Agent shall have received an opinion of White & Case LLP, French counsel to
the Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lessor and the
Agent.
In
the
event that the Initial Funding Date shall not occur on or before January 10,
2008, this Agreement shall automatically terminate and the Company shall
immediately pay or shall cause to be paid to CNAI all transaction fees and
expenses associated with this Agreement, the other Operative Documents and
the
transactions contemplated herein and therein as well as all other fees, charges,
expenses, disbursements and out-of-pocket costs incurred by CNAI in connection
with the preparation, execution, delivery and enforcement of this Agreement
and
the other Operative Documents (including but not limited to reasonable
attorney’s fees and expenses of counsel).
Section 2.03.
Conditions
Precedent to Fundings on or Subsequent to the Initial Funding
Date.
Subject
to Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, the obligations of each of the Note
Holders to make Advances and of the Lessor to make Investments on or subsequent
to the Initial Funding Date shall be subject to the fulfillment of the following
conditions precedent:
(a) No
Default, etc.
(i) The Operative Documents shall be in full force and effect on such
Funding Date and (ii) no condition or event shall exist or have occurred
which would constitute a Default, an Event of Default, an Unwind Event or an
Environmental Trigger.
(b) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantor set forth in
the
Operative Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as if
made on and as of such Funding Date or, as applicable, on and as of the date
specified in such representation or warranty.
(c) Requisition.
The
Agent shall have received a duly executed Requisition in accordance with
Section 1.03(a).
(d) Insurance.
The
Construction Agent shall be in compliance with all Insurance
Requirements.
Section 2.04.
Conditions
Precedent to Completion Date.
The
Completion Date shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the Operative
Documents on the earliest date on which each of the following events shall
have
occurred:
(a) Completion
Certificate.
The
Lessor and the Agent shall have received an Officer's Certificate of completion
from the Construction Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto
(a "Completion
Certificate"),
together with (as applicable) the Document de Récolement and/or a Dossier
d’intervention ulteriéures sur l’Ouvrage.
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(b) Insurance.
The
Lessee shall have delivered to the Agent and the Lessor certificates of
insurance or other satisfactory assurances evidencing compliance with the
Insurance Requirements.
(c) Permits.
All
Permits (including, without limitation, a temporary or permanent certificate
of
occupancy, or the equivalent thereof under French Law) that are or will become
Applicable Permits in connection with the Property shall have been obtained,
except Applicable Permits customarily obtained or which are permitted by Law
to
be obtained after the Completion Date (in which case, the Company, having
completed all appropriate diligence in connection therewith, shall reasonably
believe that such Permits will be granted in the usual course of business prior
to the date that such Permits are required by Law).
(d) Lien
Releases.
The
Construction Agent shall have delivered to the Agent and the Lessor a
certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Construction Agent that
final
lien releases have been or shall be received from and all major contracting
subcontractors and materialmen for work or services performed in connection
with
the construction of the Facility and such other work or services performed
in
connection with the Property, other than with respect to amounts being contested
by the Lessee in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Lease.
(e) Services.
The
Agent shall have received evidence that all utility services and roadway or
waterway access reasonably necessary for the use and operation of the Facility
are available to the Facility.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section 3.01.
Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company represents and warrants to the Lessor, the Agent and the Note Holders
that the following shall be true and correct on and as of the Effective Date
and
the Initial Funding Date and true and correct on and as of each Funding Date
on
which a Funding shall occur (except to the extent such representations and
warranties relate expressly to an earlier date):
(a) Corporate
Existence.
The
Company is a société anonyme
duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of France.
(b) Power
and Authority.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
other Operative Documents to which it is or will be a party are within the
Company's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action and do not contravene (i) the Company's charter or by-laws, or other
equivalent documents, or (ii) any law or any contractual restriction,
binding on or affecting the Company.
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(c) Governmental
Authorization.
No
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any Governmental Authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other
Operative Documents to which it is or will be a party, except (i) such as
have been duly obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) such
permits contemplated by Section 2.02(k), (iii) such Governmental
Actions, approvals, consents, licenses or easements the failure of which to
obtain or maintain could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Effect and (iv) such consent and approvals set forth in
Section 2.02(l).
(d) Binding
Effect.
This
Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which the Company is or will
be a
party, are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as
enforceability thereof may be limited by the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(e) Federal
Regulation.
The
Company is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose
of
purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Advance or
Investment will be used for any purpose which violates the provisions of the
regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
(f) No
Default, Etc.
No
Default, Event of Default or Unwind Event has occurred and is
continuing.
(g) Construction
Budget and Related Matters.
The
Construction Budget has been prepared in good faith on the basis of reasonable
assumptions and accurately includes all Actual Project Costs currently
anticipated to be incurred in connection with achieving completion of the
Facility by the projected Completion Date. The Company expects that the
construction of the Facility will be completed by the Date Certain and in
accordance with the Plans and Specifications.
(h) No
Event of Loss; Intended Use.
No
portion of the Property has suffered an Event of Loss or any other damage or
destruction which would permit the termination of the Ground-Lease, and, under
applicable Law, the Property may be used for its Intended Use, subject to
obtaining all Applicable Permits.
(i) Insurance.
The
Company is in compliance with all Insurance Requirements, and all insurance
policies required by the Construction Agency Agreement or the Lease, as
applicable, are in full force and effect.
(j) Information
Provided to Appraiser.
All
information and materials which have been provided by the Company to the
Appraiser in connection with any Appraisal required pursuant to the Operative
Documents are true and accurate on the date as of which such information and
materials are dated or certified and are not incomplete by omitting to state
any
fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading at
such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was
provided, except for where any such untrue or misleading information or
materials or any such omissions would not reasonably be expected to be
material.
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Section 3.02.
Representations
and Warranties of the Lessor.
The
Lessor hereby represents and warrants to the Company, the Note Holders and
the
Agent that the following statements are and shall be true and correct on and
as
of the Effective Date and the Initial Funding Date:
(a) Due
Organization, etc.
The
Lessor is a finance institution under the laws of England and qualified in
France as a credit establishment of the European Economic Area and has full
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each
Operative Document to which it is or will be a party and each other agreement,
instrument and document to be executed and delivered by it in connection with
or
as contemplated by each such Operative Document to which it is or will be a
party.
(b) Authorization;
Enforceability.
This
Agreement and each other Operative Document to which the Lessor is or will
be a
party have been or will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on
behalf of the Lessor and are, or upon execution and delivery will be, legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Lessor, enforceable against the Lessor
in
accordance with their respective terms except as enforceability thereof may
be
limited by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, or similar Laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
(c) No
Conflict.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Operative Documents
to
which the Lessor is or will be a party, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, nor compliance by the Lessor with any of the terms and
provisions thereof (i) requires any approval (other than as has been
obtained), including any approval of any holders of any of its indebtedness
or
obligations, (ii) contravenes or will contravene any applicable Laws
currently in effect applicable to or binding on it (except no representation
or
warranty is made as to any applicable Laws to which it or the Property, directly
or indirectly, may be subject because of the lines of business or other
activities of the Company or any of its Affiliates) or (iii) results in any
breach of or constitutes any default under, any indenture, mortgage, chattel
mortgage, deed of trust, lease, conditional sales contract, loan or credit
arrangement, other material agreement or instrument, corporate charter, by-laws
or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or its
properties may be bound or affected.
(d) Lessor
Liens.
The
Property is free and clear of all Lessor Liens attributable to the
Lessor.
(e) Litigation.
There
is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Lessor's knowledge,
threatened affecting the Lessor which questions the validity of the Operative
Documents to which the Lessor is or will be a party or any action taken or
to be
taken pursuant to the Operative Documents to which the Lessor is or will be
a
party, and there is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the
Lessor's knowledge, threatened which, if adversely determined, would have a
material adverse effect on the Lessor or on the Lessor's ability to enforce
its
rights or perform its obligations under any of the Operative
Documents.
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(f) Consents,
etc.
No
authorization, consent, approval, license or exemption from, nor any filing,
declaration or registration with, any Governmental Authority, is or will be
required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Lessor of the
Operative Documents to which it is or will be a party or the performance by
the
Lessor of its obligations under the Operative Documents other than such Permits
contemplated by Section 2.02(k).
(g) Non-Recourse
Debt.
The
Lessor is not funding nor will it in the future fund the Investments from
non-recourse debt.
Section 3.03.
Representations
and Warranties of the Note Holders.
Each
Note Holder, represents and warrants severally and only as to itself, to each
other Note Holder, the Lessor, the Company and the Agent that the following
statements are and shall be true and correct on and as of the Effective Date
and
the Initial Funding Date and on and as of each Funding Date:
(a) Due
Organization, etc.
It is
duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization and has full power and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under each Operative Document to which it is or will be a party
and
each other agreement, instrument and document to be executed and delivered
by it
in connection with or as contemplated by each such Operative
Document.
(b) Authorization;
Enforceability, etc.
This
Agreement and each other Operative Document to which it is or will be a party
have been or will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf
of
it and are, or upon execution and delivery will be, legal, valid and binding
obligations of it, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar Laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Section 4.01.
Covenants
of the Company.
The
Company covenants and agrees as follows so long as the Commitments have not
been
terminated or any amounts owed by the Company (including as Lessee) under any
Operative Document shall remain unpaid:
(a) Keep
Books; Corporate Existence; Maintenance of Properties; Compliance with Laws;
Insurance.
The
Company will:
(i) keep
proper books of record and account, all in accordance with Xxxxxx xxxxxxx
accounting standards;
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(ii) preserve
and keep in full force and effect its existence, and preserve and keep in full
force and effect its licenses, rights and franchises to the extent it deems
necessary to carry on its business;
(iii) maintain
and keep, or cause to be maintained and kept, its properties (other than the
Property, the maintenance of which is governed by the terms of the Lease) in
good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted),
and
from time to time make or cause to be made all necessary and proper repairs,
renewals, replacements and improvements, in each case to the extent it deems
necessary to carry on its business;
(iv) use
its
reasonable efforts to comply in all material respects with all material
applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all material applicable
restrictions imposed by, any governmental agency in respect of the conduct
of
its business and the ownership of its properties, to the extent it deems
necessary to carry on its business, except such as are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings; and
(v) except
with respect to the Property, which is governed by the insurance provisions
set
forth in the Construction Agency Agreement and the Lease, insure and keep
insured its properties in such amounts (and with such self-insurance and
deductibles) as it deems necessary to carry on its business and to the extent
available on premiums and other terms which the Company deems appropriate.
Any
of such insurance may be carried by, through or with any captive or affiliated
insurance company or by way of self-insurance as the Company deems
appropriate.
Nothing
in this Section 4.01(a) shall prohibit the Company from discontinuing any
business, forfeiting any license, right or franchise or discontinuing the
operation or maintenance of any of its properties to the extent it deems
appropriate in the conduct of its business.
(b) Notices.
The
Company will promptly give notice to the Agent, the Lessor and each Note
Holder:
(i) of
the
occurrence of any Default, Event of Default or Unwind Event; and
(ii) of
the
commencement of any litigation, investigation or proceeding affecting the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental authority
or
arbitrator which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, could have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Each
notice pursuant to subsections (i) and (ii) shall be accompanied
by a statement of the Company setting forth details of the occurrence referred
to therein and stating what action the Company proposes to take with respect
thereto.
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(c) Restriction
on Fundamental Changes.
The
Company will not enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
to any Person, unless:
(i) the
corporation formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged
or
the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the
properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be
a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of France or the United States
of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, which has obtained
all necessary Permits required in connection with such transaction (the
"Successor
Corporation")
and
shall expressly assume, by an instrument executed by the Company and such
Successor Corporation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent
and the Lessor, the due and punctual payment of Rent, Additional Rent, Residual
Value Amount, Permitted Lease Balance, Termination Value and other payments
required to be made by the Company hereunder and under the other Operative
Documents and the performance or observance of every covenant hereof and under
the other Operative Documents on the part of the Company to be performed or
observed;
(ii) immediately
after giving effect to such transaction, no Default, Event of Default or Unwind
Event shall have occurred and be continuing;
(iii) the
Company shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate signed by an executive
officer of the Company and a written opinion of counsel satisfactory to the
Agent (who may be counsel to the Company), each stating that such transaction
and such instrument described in clause (i) above comply with this
Section 4.01(c) and that all conditions precedent herein provided for
relating to such transaction have been satisfied; and
(iv) the
Port
has approved the Successor Corporation as the counterparty to the Ground Lease
and has certified that no modification to the terms of such Ground Lease will
be
made as a result of such transaction.
(d) Use
of
Proceeds; Application of Proceeds to Actual Project Costs.
The
Company, as the Construction Agent, shall use proceeds of the Advances and
the
Investments received by it during the Construction Period solely to pay, or
reimburse itself for, Actual Project Costs in accordance with Article I.
The Company shall provide such evidence with respect to the use of such proceeds
as may be reasonably requested by the Agent. None of the Advances or the
Investments will be used in violation of any applicable Law, including
Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X.
(e) Further
Assurances.
The
Company shall take or cause to be taken from time to time all action necessary
to assure that the intent of the parties pursuant to the Operative Documents
is
given effect, and that the Lessor, from the Effective Date and thereafter,
holds
a valid leasehold interest in the Land in accordance with the terms and
provisions of the Sub-Ground Lease. The Company shall execute and deliver,
or
cause to be executed and delivered, to the Lessor from time to time, promptly
upon request therefor, any and all other and further instruments (including
correction instruments and security agreements, as appropriate) that may be
reasonably requested by the Lessor to cure any deficiency in the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement or any other Operative Document to which it is a
party.
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(f) Transaction
Costs.
The
Company shall cause a Requisition to be submitted to the Agent in accordance
with this Agreement for payment, on the first Funding Date to occur following
the Effective Date (which shall occur no later than five (5) Business Days
after
the Initial Funding Date), of all Transaction Costs accrued through such Funding
Date, including, without limitation, the Transaction Costs set forth in Parts
II
and III of Schedule
II
hereto.
Section 4.02.
Covenants
of the Lessor.
The
Lessor hereby agrees that so long as this Agreement shall remain in
effect:
(a) Discharge
of Liens.
The
Lessor will not create or permit to exist at any time, and will, at its own
cost
and expense, promptly take such action as may be necessary duly to discharge,
or
to cause to be discharged, any Lessor Liens attributable to it; provided,
however,
that
the Lessor shall not be required to so discharge any such Lessor Lien while
the
same is (with prior notice to the Company and the Agent) being contested in
good
faith by appropriate proceedings diligently prosecuted so long as such
proceedings shall not involve any material danger of forfeiture or loss or
diminution of value of, and shall not interfere with the use or disposition
of
the Property or any portion thereof, or any interest therein and shall not
interfere with the use, operation or possession of the Property by the Lessee
under the Lease; provided
that, in
the event the Company, or its designee, shall exercise its purchase rights
with
respect to the Property pursuant to Section 6.04, the Lessor shall be
required to discharge all Lessor Liens attributable to it on the date of such
purchase.
(b) Books
and Records; Bank Accounts.
The
Lessor shall maintain separate books and records, and, to the extent it intends
to maintain a bank account, shall maintain its own bank account in its own
name.
(c) Quiet
Possession.
If and
so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, none
of
the Lessor or any Person acting through or under the Lessor, will interfere
with
the Lessee's right to the use, possession and quiet enjoyment of the Property
according to the terms hereof and of the other Operative Documents; provided,
however,
that
the foregoing is not intended to limit (i) the Lessor's inspection rights
under Section 6.07 of the Lease or (ii) the terms, covenants and
provisions of the Sub-Ground Lease.
(d) FIN 46
Matters.
The
Lessor shall reasonably cooperate with the Company in response to requests
from
the Company's independent auditors for information with respect to the Lessor
in
connection with the requirements of FIN 46.
(e) Ground
Lease.
The
Lessor shall not, without first obtaining the written consent of the Majority
Note Holders, provide a consent or approval, exercise any of its rights,
remedies or powers under, or otherwise take or refrain from taking any action,
in connection with the Ground Lease.
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ARTICLE V
THE
NOTES AND THE INVESTMENT
Section 5.01. Interest
and Yield.
(a) Applicable
Rate.
The
outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall bear interest and the
Investments shall earn current yield, in each case at a rate per annum equal
to
the Applicable Rate. The "Applicable
Rate"
for any
Interest Period, shall be the sum of (x) the EURIBOR Rate, plus
(y) the Applicable Margin, except as provided in
Section 5.01(b).
(b) Default
Rate.
If all
or a portion of the principal amount of the Notes, the Investments, any interest
or Distributions payable thereon, or any other amount payable to the parties
hereunder or under the other Operative Documents is not paid to the Agent when
due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue
amount shall bear interest, to the extent permitted by Law, at a rate per annum
equal to the Default Rate.
(c) [Intentionally
Omitted]
(d) Continuations.
Subject
to the payment of all Break Costs, the Lessor may elect a different Interest
Period for any Advance outstanding on three (3) Business Days prior notice
to
the Agent.
(e) Number
of Elections.
All
elections by the Lessor (or by the Lessee on the Lessor's behalf) hereunder
shall be subject to the limitations set forth in the definitions of "Interest
Period", "Interest Setting Date" and "Payment Date".
(f) Computations.
All
computations of interest on the Notes, Distributions on the Investments and
of
any fee payable hereunder and under any other Operative Document (other than
computations made for purposes of determining the Maximum Rate) shall be made
by
the Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, for the actual number of
days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the
period for which such interest, Distributions or fee is payable.
(g) Rate
Calculation by Agent.
On each
Interest Setting Date, the Agent shall calculate the EURIBOR Rate and promptly
notify in writing the Company, the Note Holders and the Lessor thereof. Each
calculation by the Agent of an interest rate hereunder or under any other
Operative Document shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent
manifest error.
(h) Interest
and Distribution Payments.
Interest and Distributions accrued and unpaid on the Notes and Investments,
respectively, shall be payable on each Payment Date; provided,
however,
that
during the Construction Period such amounts of interest on the outstanding
principal of the Notes and Distributions on the Investments shall be paid from
proceeds from Advances and Investments pursuant to
Section 1.03(b).
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Section 5.02.
Increased
Costs, Illegality, Etc.
(a) EURIBOR
Rate Unavailable.
If on
or before any Interest Setting Date:
(i) the
Agent
determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)
that
by reason of any changes arising after the Effective Date, adequate and
reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the EURIBOR Rate; or
(ii) the
Agent
is advised by the Majority Holders that the EURIBOR Rate will not adequately
and
fairly reflect the cost to such Persons of making or maintaining their Advances
or Investments, as applicable; or
(iii) any
Note
Holder or the Lessor shall notify the Agent that the introduction of or any
change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation in each case after
the Effective Date makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental
authority having jurisdiction over any Note Holder or the Lessor asserts after
the Effective Date that it is unlawful, for any such Person, or the office
through which such Person makes Fundings at the EURIBOR Rate, or compliance
by
any Note Holder or the Lessor (or its lending office) with any request or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority
made after the Effective Date shall make it impossible, to perform its
obligations hereunder with respect to the EURIBOR Rate or to fund or maintain
Advances or Investments; or
(iv) an
Event
of Default or Unwind Event shall have occurred and be continuing;
then,
and
in any such event, the Agent shall give notice thereof (by telephone, promptly
confirmed in writing) to the Company and the Lessor of such determination.
Any
request for a Funding pursuant to Section 1.03 shall in be ineffective;
provided,
however,
if the
circumstances giving rise to the notice given by the Agent do not affect all
the
Note Holders and the Lessor, then requests for Fundings shall be effective
for
those Persons not affected by such notice.
(b) Increased
Costs.
If, due
to either (i) the introduction of or any change (other than any change by
way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements included in the EURIBOR
Rate Reserve Percentage) in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation
or
(ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or
other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any Note Holder or the
Lessor (whether or not having the force of Law) introduced or made after the
Effective Date, there shall be any increase in the cost to any Note Holder
or
the Lessor of making or maintaining Advances or Investments at the EURIBOR
or
any reduction in the amount of any sum received or receivable by any Note Holder
or the Lessor hereunder or under any other Operative Document (whether of
principal, interest, Investments, Distributions or otherwise) (excluding for
purposes of this Section 5.02(b) any such increased costs resulting from
(i) Taxes (as to which Section 5.04 shall govern) and
(ii) Excluded Charges), then the Lessor shall pay to the Agent for the
account of such Note Holder or the Lessor additional amounts sufficient to
compensate such Person for such increased cost or reduction suffered
("Increased
Costs").
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(c) Capital
Adequacy.
If any
Note Holder or the Lessor shall determine that the adoption of any applicable
Law regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the
interpretation or administration thereof, in each case, after the Effective
Date, by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or
administration thereof, or compliance by any Note Holder or the Lessor (or
its
lending office) with any request or directive made after the Effective Date
regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of Law) of any
such
Governmental Authority, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of
return on capital of such Note Holder or the Lessor (or any Person controlling
such Note Holder) as a consequence of such Note Holder's or the Lessor's
obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Person (or such Person
controlling such Note Holder) could have achieved but for such adoption or
change (taking into consideration such Note Holder's or the Lessor's policies
and the policies of such Person controlling such Note Holder with respect to
capital adequacy), then from time to time the Lessor shall pay to the Agent
for
the account of such Note Holder or the Lessor such additional amount or amounts
as will compensate such Note Holder or the Lessor (or such Person controlling
such Note Holder) for such reduction suffered ("Capital
Adequacy Costs").
(d) [Intentionally
Omitted]
(e) Certificates.
A
certificate of a Note Holder or the Lessor, as applicable, setting forth the
amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Person as specified in
Section 5.02(b) shall be delivered to the Agent, the Company and the Lessor
and shall be prima facie evidence of such amount or amounts. A certificate
of a
Note Holder or the Lessor, as applicable, setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Person (or the Person controlling such Note Holder,
as the case may be), as specified in Section 5.02(c) shall be delivered to
the Agent, the Company and the Lessor and shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. The Lessor shall pay such Person the amount shown as due on any such
certificate within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof.
(f) Delay
in Requests.
Failure
or delay on the part of any Note Holder or the Lessor, as applicable, to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section 5.02 shall not constitute a waiver of
such Person's right to demand such compensation; provided
that the
Lessor shall not be required to compensate a Note Holder or the Lessor pursuant
to this Section 5.02 for any Increased Costs or Capital Adequacy Costs
incurred more than 90 days prior to the date that such Person notifies
the Agent, the Company and the Lessor of the introduction or change in law
giving rise to such Increased Costs or Capital Adequacy Costs and of such
Person's intention to claim compensation therefor; provided,
further
that, if
the introduction or change in law giving rise to such Increased Costs or Capital
Adequacy Costs is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above
shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect
thereof.
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(g) Break
Costs.
If
(i) for any reason (other than a default by a Note Holder, the Lessor or
the Agent), a Funding does not occur on the date specified therefor in the
Requisition (whether or not withdrawn), (ii) any payment under the
Operative Documents occurs on a date which is not the last day of an Interest
Period, (iii) any payment of the Residual Value Amount, Permitted Lease
Balance or Termination Value occurs on a date that is not the last day of an
Interest Period or on a date different from the date required therefor under
the
Operative Documents or (iv) as a consequence of any payment on the Notes or
the Investments due to any other Default, Event of Default, Unwind Event, or
Event of Loss, subject to the Construction Period Funding Requirement, then,
in
any such event, the Company shall pay the Agent for the account of each Note
Holder or the Lessor, as applicable, for the loss, cost and expense attributable
to such event (excluding any amount which is a Tax (as to which
Section 5.04 shall govern) or an Excluded Charge) (each of (i)-(iv) above
being "Break
Costs").
A
certificate of any Note Holder or the Lessor, as applicable, prepared in good
faith and setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such
Person is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 5.02(g) shall be
delivered to the Agent, the Company and the Lessor and shall be conclusive
absent manifest error. Subject to the Construction Period Funding Requirement,
the Company shall pay the amount shown as due on any such certificate within
ten
(10) days after receipt thereof.
Section 5.03.
Assignments and Participations.
(a) No
Assignment by the Company.
Except
for the right of the Company to designate another Person to exercise, or
otherwise assign, its rights under Section 6.04, and except as provided in
Section 6.08 of the Lease and Section 4.01(c) hereof, the Company may
not assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement, the
Lease or the other Operative Documents without the prior written consent of
the
Agent, the Lessor and all of the Note Holders (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld). Upon an assignment to and assumption by a Person of
the
rights and obligations of the Company under and in compliance with this
Agreement and the other Operative Documents, the representations, warranties
and
covenants of the Company and the conditions applicable to the Company hereunder
and thereunder shall, to the extent assigned, thereafter apply to such Person
and not to the Company.
(b) Assignment
of Notes and Note Commitments.
In
addition to the assignments permitted under Section 5.03(h), each of the
Note Holders may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or
a
portion of the Notes then held by it and its rights and obligations thereunder,
under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Note Commitment and/or
the Advances under its Notes) and the other Operative Documents; provided,
however,
that
(i) the aggregate principal amount of the Notes being assigned pursuant to
each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance
with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than €5,000,000 in
original principal amount and in integral multiples of €1,000,000 in excess
thereof; (ii) no such assignment shall be made if as a result thereof after
giving effect to such assignment, any assigning Note Holder's aggregate Note
Commitment or, after the Commitment Termination Date, aggregate principal
amounts of its Outstanding Notes is less than €5,000,000 (in each case
determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to
such
assignment); provided,
however,
that
the required denominations for portions of the Notes being assigned under this
Section 5.03(b) shall not be construed to prevent an assignment of the
entire principal amount of the Notes then held by a Note Holder; and
(iii) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Agent for its acceptance and recording in the Record an assignment and
acceptance in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent (the "Assignment
and Acceptance"),
with
an administrative fee of €4,000 to be paid by the Assignor (as defined below) to
the Agent, provided that such administrative fee shall not be payable if the
Assignor is an Affiliate of the assigning Note Holder. Upon such execution,
delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date specified
in each Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the assignee thereunder (the
"Assignee")
shall
be a party hereto and to the other Operative Documents to which the Note Holders
are parties and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been
assigned to and assumed by it, have the rights and obligations of a Note Holder
hereunder and under the other Operative Documents and (y) the assignor
thereunder (the "Assignor")
shall,
to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it,
relinquish its rights (other than any rights to indemnification it may have
hereunder or under the other Operative Documents) and be released from its
obligations under this Agreement (other than the confidentiality obligations
set
forth in Section 9.16) and the other Operative Documents with respect to
all or such portion, as the case may be, of its Note Commitments (and, in the
case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion
of
Assignor's rights and obligations under the Agreement and the other Operative
Documents, such Assignor shall, except as set forth above, cease to be a party
hereto).
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(c) Assignment
and Acceptance.
By
executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the Assignor thereunder
and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other
parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment
and Acceptance, such Assignor makes no representation or warranty and assumes
no
responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations
made in or in connection with this Agreement and the other Operative Documents
or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency
or value of this Agreement, the other Operative Documents or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (ii) such
Assignor makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility
with
respect to the financial condition of the Company or the performance or
observance by the Company of any of its obligations
under any Operative Document, or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto; (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy
of this Agreement, and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision with respect to
entering into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such Assignee will,
independently and without reliance upon the Agent, the Lessor, such Assignor
or
any other Note Holder and based on such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in
taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such Assignee
appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf
and
to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Operative Documents
as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with
such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (vi) such Assignee agrees
that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations
which
by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Note
Holder; and (vii) such Assignee makes the representations and warranties
set forth in Section 3.03.
(d) Record.
The
Agent shall maintain at its address listed on Schedule I
hereto a
copy of each Assignment and Acceptance and shall update the Record to give
effect to the transaction contemplated by each such Assignment and
Acceptance.
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(e) Assignment
Procedures.
Upon
its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an Assignor and an
Assignee, and consented to by the Company (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed and shall not be required during the existence
of an Event of Default or Unwind Event), the Agent shall, if such Assignment
and
Acceptance has been completed, give prompt oral (which shall be promptly
confirmed in writing) or written notice to the Company and the Lessor and
(i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, and (ii) record the
information contained therein in the Record. The Agent shall provide the Company
with a current list of all Note Holders at the Company's reasonable request,
but
no more frequently than quarterly.
(f) Participations.
Each
Note Holder and the Lessor may sell participations to one or more banks or
other
entities in or to all or a portion of the Notes then held by it or Investments
made by it (as the case may be) and its rights and obligations thereunder and
under this Agreement and the other Operative Documents; provided,
however,
that
(i) the obligations of such Note Holder or the Lessor (as the case may be)
under this Agreement (including its Note Commitment and Investment Commitment
(as the case may be)) and the other Operative Documents shall remain unchanged
and such Note Holder or the Lessor (as the case may be) shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations;
(ii) such Note Holder shall remain the holder of such Note, and the Lessor
shall remain the maker of such Investment, for all purposes under this Agreement
and the other Operative Documents, and the Company, the Agent, the Lessor and
the Note Holders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note
Holder or the Lessor (as the case may be) in connection with the rights and
obligations of such Note Holder or the Lessor (as the case may be) under this
Agreement; and (iii) no Note Holder or the Lessor shall assign or grant a
participation that conveys to the participant the right to vote or consent
under
this Agreement, other than the right to vote upon or consent to any reduction
of
the principal of or Investment or the interest or yield to be paid on such
Person's participation interest in the Notes or the Investment (as the case
may
be) or any postponement of any date for the payment of any amount payable in
respect of such Person's participation interest in the Notes or the Investment
(as the case may be).
(g) Permitted
Disclosure; Confidentiality.
Any
Note Holder or the Lessor may, in connection with any assignment or
participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this
Section 5.03, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee
or participant any information relating to the Company and the Property
furnished to such Note Holder or the Lessor (as the case may be) by or on behalf
of the Company; provided
that
prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or participant or proposed assignee
or participant shall agree in writing with the Company and the Agent to preserve
the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the Company,
the
Property or the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents (including,
the general structure of this transaction) received by it from such Note Holder
or the Lessor (as the case may be) in a manner no less favorable to the Company
than the manner set forth in Section 9.16.
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(h) Other
Permitted Assignments.
Anything in this Section 5.03 to the contrary notwithstanding, any Note
Holder or the Lessor may assign and pledge, as collateral, without notice to
or
consent of the Company, all or any of the Notes held by it or Investments made
by it (as the case may be) and any of its rights (including rights to payment
of
the principal or Investment and interest or yield thereon) under this Agreement
and the other Operative Documents to any Federal Reserve Bank, the United States
Treasury as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Federal
Reserve Board and any operating circular issued by the Federal Reserve System
and/or the Federal Reserve Bank or otherwise. No such assignment and/or pledge
set forth in the preceding sentence shall release the assigning and/or pledging
Note Holder or the Lessor from its obligations hereunder.
(i) Tax
Forms.
If any
participant in any Note or Investment or any assignee of any Note (each such
assignee or participant, a "Transferee")
is
organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or
any
State thereof, then such Transferee shall (as a condition precedent to acquiring
any Note or participating in any Note or Investment) (i) furnish to the
Agent and the Company in duplicate, for each taxable year of such Transferee
during the Term, a properly completed and executed copy of either Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8 ECI or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 BEN
and Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 or Internal Revenue Service
Form W-9 and any additional form (or such other form) as is necessary
to claim complete exemption from United States withholding taxes on all payments
thereunder, and (ii) provide to the Agent and the Company a new Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8 ECI or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 BEN
and Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 or Internal Revenue Service
Form W-9 and any such additional form (or any successor form or forms) upon
the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form and comparable
statements in accordance with applicable United States laws and regulations
and
amendments, duly executed and completed by such Transferee, and to comply at
all
times such Transferee shall beneficially own a Note or Investment with all
applicable United States laws and regulations and all provisions of any
applicable tax treaty with regard to such withholding tax exemption. By its
acceptance of a participation in any Note or Investment or assignment of a
Note,
each Transferee shall be deemed bound by the provisions set forth in this
Section 5.03(i) and to represent on the date it becomes a Transferee that
there is no applicable withholding requirement.
(j) Transfer
of Property.
(i)
Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.03(j)(ii) and 5.03(j)(iii),
the Lessor shall have the right to transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of
(collectively, "Transfer")
its
interest in the Property to any Person (the "Lessor
Transferee")
(subject to the Company's rights under Section 6.04), so long as the
following conditions are satisfied:
(A) the
Lessor shall give the Company, the Agent and the Note Holders at
least 90 days' prior written notice of such Transfer, which notice
shall set forth the identity of the Lessor Transferee, a brief description
of
the Lessor Transferee and include any financial information regarding the Lessor
Transferee reasonably available to the Lessor at such time;
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(B) the
Lessor Transferee shall (w) be a Person organized under the laws of the United
States of America, any State thereof, the District of Columbia or France, having
a Tangible Net Worth greater than $100,000,000 on the date of such Transfer,
which Tangible Net Worth such Person must covenant to maintain for so long
as
this Agreement remains in effect, (x) not be a competitor of the Company or
any
of its Affiliates engaged in the liquefied natural gas business, (y) not be
among the four largest international manufacturers or distributors of testing
compressors, gas turbines, electric motors, together with all similar and
associated equipment and (z) not be a party (with adverse interests to the
Company or any of its Affiliates) to any pending or threatened litigation or
arbitration (whether as plaintiff or defendant) with, and not be attempting
a
hostile takeover of, the Company or any of its Affiliates, provided
that for
the avoidance of doubt, a leasing company, a finance company or other financial
institution or subsidiary of a financial institution which is in the business
of
financing and leasing facilities for the production of testing compressors,
gas
turbines, electric motors, together with all similar and associated equipment
shall not be a competitor of the Company or any of its Affiliates under
clause (x) above. For purposes of this paragraph (B), "Tangible Net Worth"
for any Person shall mean the total tangible assets of such Person and its
consolidated Subsidiaries, less the total liabilities of such Person and its
consolidated Subsidiaries, all determined in accordance with GAAP;
(C) Lessor
Transferee shall (x) not be a "variable interest entity" under FIN 46
or (y) be a "variable interest entity" under FIN 46, provided that
after giving effect to such Transfer, the Company would not be the "primary
beneficiary" of such Lessor Transferee under FIN 46;
(D) such
Transfer shall not (x) violate or cause the violation of any applicable
Laws, (y) cause any adverse change to any of the rights or obligations of
any other party under the Operative Documents or under applicable Law and
(z) result in there being more than one Lessor at any one
time;
(E) the
Lessor Transferee shall agree to all of the covenants and agreements that the
Lessor has provided to the Company and the Note Holders;
(F) the
Lessor shall, simultaneously with the delivery of the notice set forth in
clause (A) above request the consent of the Majority Note Holders to the
assumption of the Lessor's obligations under the Notes, the Loan Agreement
and
the other Operative Documents by the Lessor Transferee, which consent must
be
received at least 30 days in advance of the closing date of such
Transfer and shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If the Majority
Note
Holders consent to such assumption, and the Company has not exercised its rights
under Section 6.04, on the closing date of such Transfer: (x) the
Lessor Transferee and the Lessor shall execute and deliver instruments
reflecting an assignment and assumption of the Lessor's rights and obligations
under the Operative Documents, which instruments shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Majority Note Holders and the Company, (y) the Lessor
and the Lessor Transferee shall execute and deliver instruments reflecting
a
conveyance of the Lessor's right, title and interest in the Property, subject
to
the Liens created under the Operative Documents, which instruments shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Majority Note Holders and the Company, and
(z) the Lessor shall be released from all of its obligations under the
Operative Documents arising after the closing date of such
Transfer;
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(G) the
Lessor Transferee and/or the Lessor shall pay all transaction costs and expenses
(including any transfer taxes) incurred in connection with the Transfer;
and
(H) the
Lessor Transferee shall deliver to the Company, the Lessor and the Agent an
opinion of counsel as to the due authorization, execution, delivery, validity
and enforceability of the agreements and instruments referred to in paragraph
(F) above to which it is a party, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, the Lessor and the Agent; and
(I) the
Lessor shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Port to such
Transfer.
(ii) Notwithstanding
the provisions contained in Section 5.03(j)(i) above, the Lessor shall have
the right to Transfer its interest in the Property to any Lessor Transferee
(subject to the Company's rights under Section 6.04), if as a result of,
based on or in response to any introduction of, change in or interpretation
of
any law, regulation, directive, guideline or request from any Governmental
Authority, (x) the Lessor reasonably determines that it can no longer own
the Property or any part thereof or (y) subject to the last paragraph of
this Section 5.03(j)(ii), the ownership of the Property by the Lessor
subjects the Lessor to any material cost, material expense, material liability
or an obligation to deposit a material amount of cash or a material amount
of
cash collateral with any Person, it being understood and agreed that for
purposes of this clause (y), "material" shall mean material in relation to
the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents and the amount of
the
Commitments. Any Transfer pursuant to this Section 5.03(j)(ii) shall be
referred to as an "Involuntary
Transfer".
The
Lessor may make an Involuntary Transfer of its interest in the Property to
a
Lessor Transferee so long as the following conditions are
satisfied:
(A) the
Lessor shall give the Company, the Agent and the Note Holders at
least 90 days' prior written notice of such Involuntary Transfer, or
such shorter notice if such Involuntary Transfer is required to be consummated
by a date which shall not permit the Lessor to comply with such 90 day
notice requirement, which notice shall set forth the identity of the Lessor
Transferee, a brief description of the Lessor Transferee and include any
financial information regarding the Lessor Transferee reasonably available
to
the Lessor at such time;
(B) the
Lessor Transferee shall (w) be a Person organized under the laws of France
or the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia,
(x) not be a competitor of the Company or any of its Affiliates engaged in
the liquefied natural gas business, (y) not be among the four largest
international manufacturers or distributors of testing compressors, gas
turbines, electric motors, together with all similar and associated equipment
and (z) not be a party (with adverse interests to the Company or any of its
Affiliates) to any pending or threatened litigation or arbitration (whether
as
plaintiff or defendant) with, and not be attempting a hostile takeover of,
the
Company or any of its Affiliates, provided
that for
the avoidance of doubt, a leasing company, a finance company or other financial
institution or subsidiary of a financial institution which is in the business
of
financing and leasing facilities for the production of testing compressors,
gas
turbines, electric motors, together with all similar and associated equipment,
shall not be a competitor of the Company or any of its Affiliates under
clause (x) above;
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(C) such
Transfer shall not (x) violate or cause the violation of any applicable Laws,
(y) cause any adverse change to any of the rights or obligations of any other
party under the Operative Documents or under applicable Law and (z) result
in there being more than one Lessor at any one time;
(D) the
Lessor Transferee shall agree to all of the covenants and agreements that the
Lessor has provided to the Company and the Note Holders;
(E) on
the
closing date of such Transfer: (x) the Lessor Transferee and the Lessor
shall execute and deliver instruments reflecting an assignment and assumption
of
the Lessor's rights and obligations under the Operative Documents, which
instruments shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Majority Note Holders and
the Company, (y) the Lessor and the Lessor Transferee shall execute and
deliver instruments reflecting a conveyance of the Lessor's right, title and
interest in the Property, subject to the Liens created under the Operative
Documents, which instruments shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Majority
Note Holders and the Company, and (z) and the Lessor shall be released from
all of its obligations under the Operative Documents arising after the closing
date of such Transfer;
(F) each
of
the Lessor Transferee, the Lessor and the Company shall be responsible for
its
own transaction costs and expenses incurred in connection with such Involuntary
Transfer;
(G) the
Lessor Transferee shall deliver to the Company, the Lessor and the Agent an
opinion of counsel as to the due authorization, execution, delivery, validity
and enforceability of the agreements and instruments referred to in paragraph
(E) above to which it is a party, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, the Lessor and the Agent; and
(H) The
Lessor shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Port to such
Transfer.
In
connection with any Involuntary Transfer the Lessor agrees to reasonably
cooperate with the Company such that such Involuntary Transfer is to a Lessor
Transferee that is (x) not a "variable interest entity" under FIN 46
or (y) a "variable interest entity" under FIN 46, provided that after
giving effect to such Involuntary Transfer, the Company would not be the
"primary beneficiary" of such Lessor Transferee under FIN 46. The Lessor's
agreement to reasonably cooperate with the Company as provided in the
immediately preceding sentence shall in no way constitute a requirement that
an
Involuntary Transfer must be made to a Lessor Transferee that satisfies
(x) or (y) of the immediately preceding sentence. In addition, the
Company and the Note Holders agree to reasonably cooperate with the Lessor
in
connection with an Involuntary Transfer.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.03(j)(ii), in the event that
(1) the Lessor shall have provided notice that it intends to make an
Involuntary Transfer solely as a result of an event or events giving rise to
the
existence of one or more of the conditions set forth in clause (y) of
paragraph (ii) above, (2) the Debt Rating shall be at Rating Level I,
Rating Level II or Rating Level III, and (3) the Guarantor shall have
provided a written agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
the Lessor, indemnifying the Lessor with respect to the conditions set forth
in
clause (y) of paragraph (ii) above resulting from the event or events
which gave rise to the notice referenced in clause (1) of this paragraph,
then the Lessor shall not Transfer the Property pursuant to this
Section 5.03(j)(ii) as a result of the occurrence of the event or events
which gave rise to the delivery of the notice referenced in clause (1)
above.
(iii) If
an
Event of Default or Unwind Event has occurred and is continuing, then, except
as
set forth in Section 6.02(g), there shall be no limitation or restriction
whatsoever on the Lessor's right to Transfer its interest in the Property,
including any limitation with respect to the Lessor Transferee.
Section 5.04.
Taxes.
(a) Payments
Free and Clear.
Except
as provided in the second sentence of this Section 5.04(a), all payments to
or for the benefit of the Agent, the Lessor or the Note Holders under the
Operative Documents (including payments of Fixed Rent and Additional Rent under
the Lease, payments of principal and interest under the Notes and payments
of
the Investments and Distributions) shall be made free and clear of and without
deduction for any and all present or future Charges. If the Company, the Agent,
the Lessor, the Guarantor or any other Person ("Applicable
Payor")
shall
be required by Law to deduct any Charges from or in respect of any amounts
payable under this Agreement or any other Operative Document to or for the
benefit of a Note Holder, the Agent, or the Lessor ("Applicable
Payee"),
(A) the amounts payable by such Applicable Payor (as rent, interest or
otherwise) shall be increased by the amount necessary so that after making
all
such required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums
payable under this Section 5.04) the Applicable Payee shall receive an
amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been
made,
(B) the Applicable Payor shall make such deductions and (C) the
Applicable Payor shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing
authority or other Governmental Authority in accordance with all applicable
Laws. The Company will indemnify, subject to the Construction Period Funding
Requirement, each Indemnified Party on an After Tax Basis on demand for the
full
amount of any sums paid by such Indemnified Party pursuant to clause (A) of
the second sentence of this Section 5.04(a) and any such liability the
Indemnified Party may incur or be required to pay. Any payment pursuant to
this
indemnification shall be made upon demand by the Indemnified Party.
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(b) Other
Taxes.
Subject
to the Construction Period Funding Requirement, in addition, the Company shall
timely pay any present or future transfer, stamp, license, value added, goods
and services, sales, use or documentary Taxes, excise Taxes or any other
property, transfer, transfer gains or recording, publication or filing Taxes,
or
any other Taxes in the nature of the foregoing imposed by any Governmental
Authority which arise directly or indirectly from (i) the acquisition,
ownership, operation, construction, occupancy, possession, use, non-use,
mortgaging, financing, leasing, subleasing, or disposition or condition of
the
Property, or any other property or rights conveyed to the Lessor; (ii) any
payment made under the Operative Documents; (iii) the execution, delivery
or registration of, or otherwise with respect to the Operative Documents;
(iv) the conveyance or transfer of the Property (or any part thereof) in
compliance with any requirement of the Operative Documents; (v) the
recording of any mortgage, deed of trust, financing statement or other
collateral security document in any jurisdiction; or (vi) the transactions
contemplated by any of the Operative Documents (collectively, the "Other
Taxes");
provided,
however,
that
Other Taxes shall not include (x) any such Taxes imposed or payable by a
Lessor Party to the extent such Taxes would not have been imposed but for a
breach by the Lessor Party or any Affiliate thereof of any representations,
warranties or covenants set forth in the Operative Documents (unless such breach
is caused by the Company's breach of its representations, warranties or
covenants set forth in the Operative Documents); (y) any such Taxes imposed
against or payable by a Lessor Party resulting from, or that would not have
been
imposed but for, the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Lessor
Party; or (z) any Tax imposed against or payable by a Lessor Party as a
result of the failure of such Lessor Party to file any report, return or
statement on a timely basis and to pay any Tax indicated as being due and
payable on such report, return or statement, other than any withholding Tax
or
other Tax which may be paid by the Company directly except to the extent
attributable to (A) the Company's failure to satisfy its obligations under
Section 5.04(i) hereof or (B) the Company's failure to make any
payment in respect of such Tax in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 5.04.
(c) Indemnification.
Subject
to the Construction Period Funding Requirement, the Company shall pay and
indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnified Party on an After Tax
Basis
from and against the full amount of all Charges (including Other Charges)
required to be paid by such Indemnified Party on its behalf or on behalf of
any
other Person, and such liability, arising therefrom or with respect thereto
(including from any obligation to file any Tax return, report or statement
with
respect to any such Charges and any liability the Indemnified Party may incur
or
be required to pay pursuant to Section 9.26), whether or not such Charges
were correctly or legally asserted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate
liability of the Company under this indemnity, this Agreement and the other
Operative Documents during the Construction Period shall never exceed, in the
aggregate, the Residual Value Amount, except if such liability arose as a result
of a Fully Indemnifiable Event. Any payment pursuant to this indemnification
shall be made upon demand by the Indemnified Party.
(d) Receipt.
Within
fifteen (15) days after the date of any deduction of any Charges, the
Applicable Payor shall furnish to the Applicable Payee, the Lessor and the
Agent
the original or a certified copy of a receipt or other documentation evidencing
payment thereof as is reasonably acceptable to such Applicable
Payee.
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(e) Withholdings
Tax Exemption.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above in this Section 5.04 or
elsewhere herein or in any of the other Operative Documents, each Applicable
Payor shall be entitled to the extent it is required to do so by Law, to deduct
income or other similar Taxes imposed by the United States of America from
amounts payable hereunder or under the other Operative Documents for the account
of any Applicable Payee except
to the
extent, if applicable, said Applicable Payee has timely filed with the Agent
or
the appropriate party (who shall then promptly forward the same to the Company
and the Lessor) Prescribed Forms for the applicable year indicating that
deduction or withholding of such Taxes is not required or is reduced as a result
of the filing of such Prescribed Forms. If the Applicable Payor shall so deduct
or withhold any such Taxes, it shall provide a statement to the Applicable
Payee
setting forth the amount of such Taxes as deducted or withheld, the applicable
rate and any other information or documentation which such Person may reasonably
request for enabling such Person to obtain any allowable credits or deductions
for the Taxes so deducted or withheld in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions
in
which such Person is subject to Taxes. In accepting and carrying out its duties
with respect to withholding Taxes pursuant to this Section 5.04(e), the
Lessor shall act as the duly authorized agent of the Company under the
withholding provisions of Chapter 3 of the Code. The Company shall file
notice of such appointment with the Director of Foreign Operations District
of
the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.1441-7(b). Such
agency shall terminate in the event that Laws are amended so as to release
Company of the obligation to withhold Taxes with respect to payments made by
the
Company under the Lease and in any event upon termination or expiration of
the
Lease.
(f) Determinations.
The
determination of all Charges to be paid or indemnified against by the Company
under this Section 5.04 shall be made (in good faith) by the affected
Applicable Payee and shall be accompanied by a certification of the Applicable
Payee as to the amount requested and the basis for determination thereof. Such
determination shall state with reasonable clarity and detail the basis for
such
determination and shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding
on the Company. In no event shall the Company in connection with this
Section 5.04 or for any other purpose whatsoever under any Operative
Document have any right to examine any Tax return or related books and records
of any Applicable Payee.
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(g) Payments.
Any
Charges indemnifiable under this Section 5.04 or Section 9.26 shall be
paid directly when due to the applicable taxing authority if direct payment
is
practicable and permitted. If direct payment to the applicable taxing authority
is not permitted or is otherwise not made, any amount payable pursuant to
Section 5.04 or Section 9.26 shall be paid within thirty
(30) days after receipt of a written demand therefor, accompanied by a
written statement describing in reasonable detail the amount so payable, but
not
before three Business Days prior to the date that the relevant Taxes are due.
Any payments made pursuant to this Section 5.04 or Section 9.26 shall
be made directly to the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party entitled thereto
in
immediately available funds at such bank or to such account as specified by
such
Person in written directions to the Company, or, if no such direction shall
have
been given, by check of the Company payable to the order of such Person by
certified mail, postage prepaid at its address as set forth in this Agreement.
Upon the request of any Person with respect to a Tax that the Company is
required to pay, the Company shall furnish to such Person the original or a
true
and complete copy of a receipt for the Company's payment of such Tax or such
other evidence of payment as is reasonably acceptable to such
Person.
(h) Contests.
If any
claim shall be made against any Indemnified Party or Lessor Party or if any
proceeding shall be commenced against any Indemnified Party or Lessor Party
(including a written notice of such proceeding) for any Tax as to which there
may be an indemnity obligation pursuant to this Section 5.04 or
Section 9.26, such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party shall promptly (and in
any event, within thirty (30) days) notify the Company in writing
(provided
that
failure to so notify the Company within thirty (30) days shall not alter
the Indemnified Party's or Lessor Party's rights under this Section 5.04 or
Section 9.26, except to the extent such failure precludes or materially
adversely affects the ability to conduct a contest of any indemnified Taxes)
and
shall not take any action with respect to such claim, proceeding or Tax without
the written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or unreasonably delayed) for thirty (30) days after the receipt of such
notice by the Company; provided,
however,
that in
the case of any such claim or proceeding, if such Indemnified Party or Lessor
Party shall be required by law or regulation to take action prior to the end
of
such 30-day period, such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party shall in such
notice to the Company, so inform the Company, and such Indemnified Party or
Lessor Party shall not take any action with respect to such claim, proceeding
or
Tax without the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or unreasonably delayed) for ten (10) days after the receipt of
such notice by the Company unless such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party shall
be required by law or regulation to take action prior to the end of
such 10-day period.
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The
Company shall be entitled for a period of thirty (30) days from receipt of
such notice from the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party (or such shorter period
as the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party has notified the Company is required
by
law or regulation for the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party to commence such
contest), to request in writing that the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party
contest the imposition of such Tax, at the Company's sole cost and expense.
If
(x) such contest can be pursued in the name of the Company and
independently from any other proceeding involving a Tax liability of such
Indemnified Party or Lessor Party for which the Company has not agreed to
indemnify such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party, (y) such contest must be
pursued in the name of such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party, but can be
pursued independently from any other proceeding involving a Tax liability of
such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party for which the Company has not agreed
to
indemnify such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party or (z) such Indemnified
Party or Lessor Party so requests, then the Company shall be permitted to
control the contest of such claim, provided,
that by
taking control of the contest, the Company acknowledges that it is responsible
for the Tax ultimately determined to be due by reason of such claim,
provided further
that in
the case of a contest described in clause (x), (y) or (z), if such
Indemnified Party or Lessor Party reasonably determines in good faith that
such
contest by the Company could have a material adverse impact on the business
or
operations of such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party and provides a written
explanation to the Company of such determination, such Indemnified Party or
Lessor Party may elect to control or reassert control of the contest, and
provided further,
that in
determining the application of clauses (x) and (y) of this sentence,
such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party shall take any and all reasonable steps
to segregate claims for any Taxes for which the Company indemnifies hereunder
from Taxes for which the Company is not obligated to indemnify hereunder, so
that the Company can control the contest of the former. In all other claims
requested to be contested by the Company, the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party
shall control the contest of such claim and shall conduct such contest in good
faith. In no event shall the Company be permitted to contest (or the Indemnified
Party or Lessor Party be required to contest) any claim (A) if such
Indemnified Party or Lessor Party provides the Company with a legal opinion
of
independent counsel that such action, suit or proceeding involves a material
risk of imposition of criminal liability or could involve a material risk of
the
sale, forfeiture or loss of, or the creation of any Lien (other than a Permitted
Lien) on the Property or any part of any thereof unless the Company shall have
posted and maintained a bond or other security reasonably satisfactory to the
relevant the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party in respect to such risk,
(B) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, unless the
Company shall have posted and maintained a bond or other security satisfactory
to the relevant Indemnified Party or Lessor Party in respect of the Taxes
subject to such claim and any and all expenses for which the Company is
responsible hereunder reasonably foreseeable in connection with the contest
of
such claim, (C) unless the Company shall have agreed in writing to pay and
shall pay to the relevant Indemnified Party or Lessor Party within thirty
(30) days of receipt of written demand therefor all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs, losses and expenses that such Indemnified Party or Lessor
Party may incur in connection with contesting such Tax including all reasonable
legal, accounting and investigatory fees and disbursements, or (D) if such
contest shall involve the payment of the Tax prior to the contest, unless the
Company shall provide to the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party an interest-free
advance in an amount equal to the Tax that the Indemnified Party or Lessor
Party
is required to pay (with no additional net after-tax costs (including Taxes)
to
such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party). In addition, for the Indemnified Party
or Lessor Party controlled contests and claims contested in the name of the
Indemnified Party or Lessor Party in a public forum, no contest shall be
required (A) unless the amount of the potential indemnity (taking into
account all similar or logically related claims that have been or could be
raised in any audit involving such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party with
respect to any period for which there may be an indemnity obligation under
this
Section 5.04 or Section 9.26) exceeds $75,000 and (B) unless, if
requested by the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party, the Company shall have
provided to the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party an opinion of independent
tax
counsel selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to such Indemnified
Party or Lessor Party, that a reasonable basis exists to contest such claim.
In
no event shall an Indemnified Party or Lessor Party be required to appeal an
adverse judicial determination to the United States Supreme Court.
The
party
conducting the contest shall consult in good faith with the other party and
its
counsel with respect to the contest of such claim for Taxes (or claim for
refund) but the decisions regarding what actions are to be taken shall be made
by the controlling party in its sole judgment, provided,
however,
that if
the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party is the controlling party and the Company
recommends the acceptance of a settlement offer made by the relevant
Governmental Authority and the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party rejects such
settlement offer, then the amount for which the Company will be required to
indemnify the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party with respect to the Taxes
subject to such offer shall not exceed the amount which it would have owed
if
such settlement offer had been accepted. In addition, the controlling party
shall keep the noncontrolling party and its counsel reasonably informed as
to
the progress of the contest, and shall provide the noncontrolling party and
its
counsel with a copy of (or appropriate excerpts from) any reports or claims
issued by the relevant auditing agent or taxing authority to the controlling
party thereof, in connection with such claim or the contest
thereof.
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The
Indemnified Party or Lessor Party shall supply the Company with such information
and documents (or relevant portions thereof) reasonably requested by the Company
as are necessary or advisable for the Company to participate in any action,
suit
or proceeding to the extent permitted by this Section 5.04(h) and the
Company shall promptly reimburse such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party for
the
reasonable expenses of supplying such information or documents; provided,
however,
that
the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party shall not be required to provide to the
Company copies of its tax returns or any other information, documentation or
materials that it deems to be confidential or proprietary. No Indemnified Party
or Lessor Party shall enter into any settlement or other compromise or fail
to
appeal an adverse ruling with respect to any claim which is entitled to be
indemnified under this Section 5.04 or Section 9.26 (and with respect
to which contest is required under this Section 5.04(h)) without the prior
written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld),
unless the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party waives its right to be indemnified
under this Section 5.04 or Section 9.26 with respect to such
claim.
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the Indemnified Party or Lessor
Party
will not be required to contest (and the Company shall not be permitted to
contest) a claim with respect to the imposition of any Tax if (i) the
Indemnified Party or Lessor Party shall waive its right to indemnification
under
this Section 5.04 or Section 9.26 with respect to such claim (and any
claim with respect to such year or any other taxable year the contest of which
is materially adversely affected as a result of such waiver) or (ii) such
Tax is the sole result of a claim of a continuing and consistent nature, which
claim has previously been resolved against the relevant Indemnified Party or
Lessor Party (unless a change in Law or facts has occurred since such prior
adverse resolution and the Company provides an opinion of independent tax
counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party or Lessor Party to the
effect that it is more likely than not that such change in Law or facts will
result in a favorable resolution of the claim at issue).
(i) Reports.
In the
case of any report, return or statement (other than a report, return or
statement that is filed by the Company with respect to both activities not
contemplated by the Operative Documents and activities contemplated by the
Operative Documents, which shall be filed by the Company without notice to
the
Indemnified Party or Lessor Party) required to be filed with respect to any
Taxes that are subject to indemnification under this Section 5.04 or
Section 9.26, the Company shall promptly notify the applicable Indemnified
Party or Lessor Party of such requirement and, at the Lessee's expense
(i) if the Lessee is permitted (unless otherwise requested by such
Indemnified Party or Lessor Party) by Applicable Law, timely file such report,
return or statement in its own name or (ii) if such report, return or
statement is required to be in the name of or filed by such Indemnified Party
or
Lessor Party or such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party otherwise requests that
such report, return or statement be filed by such Indemnified Party or Lessor
Party, timely prepare such report, return or statement in such manner as shall
be satisfactory to such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party and send the same
to
such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party for filing no later than fifteen
(15) days prior to the due date therefore. In any case in which such
Indemnified Party or Lessor Party will file any such report, return or
statement, the Company shall, upon written request of such Indemnified Party
or
Lessor Party, provide such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party with such
information as is reasonably necessary to allow such Indemnified Party or Lessor
Party to file such report, return or statement.
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(j) Refunds.
If
any
Indemnified Party or Lessor Party determines, in its sole discretion, that
it
has actually and finally received a refund or credit of any Charges or Other
Taxes paid or reimbursed pursuant to Section 5.04 or Section 9.26 that
it would otherwise not have obtained, and that would result in the total
payments under Section 5.04 or Section 9.26 exceeding the amount
necessary to make such Indemnified Party or Lessor Party whole, such Indemnified
Party shall pay to the Lessee or such Lessor Party shall pay to the Indemnified
Party which in turn will pay to the Lessee, with reasonable promptness following
the date on which it actually receives such refund or credit, an amount equal
to
the lesser of the amount of such refund or credit or the amount of such excess,
in each case net of all out-of-pocket expenses in securing such refund or
credit.
(k) Survival.
Without
prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Company hereunder,
the
agreements and obligations of the Company contained in this Section 5.04
and in Section 5.05 shall survive the payment in full of the principal of
and interest on the Notes and the Investments and Distributions
thereon.
(l) Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Section 5.04, the terms "Charges", "Indemnified Party", "Other
Charges" and "Lessor Party" shall have the meanings set forth in Appendix A
hereto and in Appendix A to the Original Participation
Agreement.
Section 5.05.
Nature
of Transaction.
(a) Characterization.
It is
the intent of the Company that the Lease will be treated as an operating lease
for accounting purposes. It is the intent of the Company and each Lessor Party
and the Company and each Lessor Party agree that for all U.S. tax purposes,
the
Lease and other Operative Documents shall be treated as the repayment and
security provisions of a loan by each Lessor Party to the Company and that
the
Company will be treated as the legal and beneficial owner of the Property
entitled to cost recovery deductions and all other tax benefits attributable
to
the ownership of the Property and all payments of Permitted Lease Balance,
Termination Value, Residual Value Amount, Fixed Rent and Additional Rent during
the Lease Term shall be treated as payments of interest and principal. Further,
for purposes of bankruptcy and secured party enforcement purposes, the parties
hereto intend that (i) the Lease and the other Operative Documents shall be
treated as the repayment and security provisions of a loan to the Company and
(ii) all payments of Permitted Lease Balance, Termination Value, Residual
Value Amount, Fixed Rent and Additional Rent to the extent payable hereunder
or
under any other Operative Document shall be treated as payments of principal,
interest and other amounts owing with respect to such loan, respectively. In
the
event that the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents are not
treated for tax and accounting purposes in a manner consistent with the intent
of the parties as described in this Section 5.05(a), then, at the Company's
reasonable request and at its sole cost and expense, each of the parties hereto
hereby agrees that it shall reasonably cooperate with the Company to amend
the
Operative Documents to accomplish such intended treatment; provided
that no
amendments to the Operative Documents shall be entered into in connection with
this provision if such amendments would in any way adversely affect any of
such
Person's rights or interests in the Property or any Operative Document, or
cause
any such Person to incur any additional risks or to incur any additional costs
or expenses not otherwise satisfactorily indemnified by the
Company.
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(b) Reporting
and Other Actions by the Company.
The
Company agrees that, unless compelled, in its reasonable opinion, by action
of a
Governmental Authority (i) neither it nor any of its Affiliates (whether or
not consolidated or combined returns are filed with such Affiliates for federal,
foreign, state or local Tax purposes) will at any time take any action, directly
or indirectly, or file any return or other document inconsistent with the
intended treatment described in Section 5.05(a), and (ii) it and its
Affiliates will file such returns, maintain such records, take such actions
and
execute such documents (as reasonably requested by the Lessor, the Agent or
the
Note Holders from time to time) as may be appropriate to facilitate the
realization of such intended treatment.
(c) Reporting
and Other Actions by the Indemnified Party and Lessor Parties.
Each of
the Indemnified Parties and Lessor Parties agrees that, unless compelled, in
its
reasonable opinion, by action of a Governmental Authority (i) neither it
nor any of its Affiliates (whether or not consolidated or combined returns
are
filed with such Affiliate for federal, foreign, state or local Tax purposes)
will at any time take any action, directly or indirectly, or file any return
or
other document claiming, or asserting that it is entitled to, the Tax benefits,
deductions or credits which, pursuant to the intended Tax treatment described
in
Section 5.05(a), would otherwise be claimed or claimable by the Company,
and (ii) it and its Affiliates will file such returns, maintain such
records, take such actions, and execute such documents (as reasonably requested
by the Company from time to time) as may be appropriate (in the reasonable
judgment of the Lessor, the Agent or the applicable Note Holder) to facilitate
the realization of, and as shall be consistent with, such intended income Tax
treatment; provided
that
none of the Lessor, any Lessor Party or any of its Affiliates shall be required
to (A) take any action which it reasonably believes would be
disadvantageous to it or (B) disclose any portion of any Tax return. If any
such filing, maintenance, action or execution requested by the Company would
result in any additional Tax liability payable by the Indemnified Party, or
could reasonably be expected to result in liability payable by it, other than
liability ordinarily related to the intended Tax treatment described in
Section 5.05(a), then the Company will provide an indemnity against such
unrelated Tax liability and any liability such Indemnified Party may incur
or be
required to pay pursuant to Section 9.26(b) satisfactory to such
Indemnified Party, in its sole opinion, exercised reasonably and in good
faith.
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Section 5.06.
Sharing
of Payments, Etc.
(a) If
any
Note Holder shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary or involuntary), on
account of the Notes held by it (other than on account of Additional Costs,
the
provisions of Section 5.03, 5.04 or any indemnification provision contained
in the Operative Documents), in excess of its ratable share of payments on
account of the Notes obtained by all the Note Holders and the Investments made
by the Lessor, such Note Holder shall forthwith purchase from the other Note
Holders or the Lessor (as the case may be) such participations in the Notes
or
Investments held or made by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing
Note Holder to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided,
however, that
if
all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such
purchasing Note Holder, such purchase from each Note Holder or the Lessor (as
the case may be) shall be rescinded and each Note Holder or the Lessor (as
the
case may be) shall repay to the purchasing Note Holder the purchase price to
the
extent of such Note Holder's or the Lessor's (as the case may be) ratable share
(according to the proportion of (i) the amount of the participation
purchased from such Note Holder or the Lessor (as the case may be) as a result
of such excess payment to (ii) the total amount of the participations
purchased in respect of such excess payment) of such recovery together with
an
amount equal to such Note Holder's or the Lessor's (as the case may be) ratable
share (according to the proportion of (A) the amount of such Note Holder's
or Lessor's (as the case may be) required repayment to (B) the total amount
so recovered from the purchasing Note Holder) of any interest or other amounts
paid or payable by the purchasing Note Holders in respect of the total amount
so
recovered. Notwithstanding that such Note Holders shall have purchased a
participation in such Notes or the Investment, the purchasing Note Holder shall
be deemed to have acquired the voting rights under such Notes or the Investment
to the extent of, and for the duration of, such participation, as if such Note
Holder shall have been an Assignee thereof.
(b) If
the
Lessor shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary or involuntary) on the
account of the Investments made by it (other than on account of Additional
Costs, the provisions of Section 5.03, 5.04 or any indemnification
provision contained in the Operative Documents), in excess of its ratable share
of payments on account of the Investments made by the Lessor and the Notes
held
by all the Note Holders, then the Lessor shall remit such excess amount to
the
Agent for application to the Note Holders such that the Note Holders and the
Lessor shall have received its ratable share of such payments.
Section 5.07.
Maturity
Date Extension.
(a) Procedures.
(i) Pursuant
to Section 3.02 of the Lease, so long as no Default under
Section 6.01(a), 6.01(d)(i) (with respect to Section 7(b) of the
Guaranty) or Section 6.01(e) or no Event of Default or Unwind Event shall
have occurred and be continuing, at the time the Company, as Lessee, delivers
the Extension Request and such request is timely made pursuant to
Section 3.02 of the Lease, the Company may request that the Lessor, the
Agent and the Note Holders extend the Lease and the related financing
(represented by the Notes and the Investments) for the Extension Term (such
request by the Company is herein called the "Extension
Request").
Each
Note Holder and the Lessor shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of such
request to inform the Agent whether such Person, in its sole and absolute
discretion, agrees to the Extension Request. Failure of any such Person to
indicate its acceptance or rejection by such time shall be deemed to constitute
such Person's rejection thereof. If any Note Holder (a "Non-Accepting
Holder")
rejects (or is deemed to have rejected) the Extension Term, the Agent, at the
request of the Company, shall have the right to cause such Non-Accepting Holder
to transfer its interests under the Operative Documents to any other Note Holder
that has agreed to the Extension Term or to a replacement Note Holder, which
would be an Eligible Assignee hereunder. Existing Note Holders shall be offered
the right, but shall not be required, to acquire a pro rata share of the
Non-Accepting Holders' interests. Any such transfer shall be made pursuant
to an
Assignment and Acceptance executed by the Non-Accepting Holder and the Eligible
Assignee. The date of transfer shall be the then-existing Maturity Date. If
any
Note Holder rejects the Extension Request and the Agent has been unable to
locate a transferee of such Note Holder's or Note Holders' interests under
the
Operative Documents at least by the date which is ten (10) months prior to
the then-existing Maturity Date, or if the Lessor rejects the Extension Request,
then the Maturity Date shall not be extended or changed.
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(ii) If
the
Company shall have made the Extension Request and at any time during the sixty
(60) day period ending on the commencement date of the Extension Term an
Event of Default or Unwind Event shall have occurred, then the Company's rights
under this Section 5.07 shall automatically terminate, the Company shall
not be entitled to the requested Extension Term and the Company shall be deemed
to have elected to proceed under Section 6.06(a).
(b) General.
The
Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and properly documented costs and
expenses (including reasonable and properly documented legal fees and expenses)
incurred by the Lessor, the Agent and the Note Holders in connection with the
provisions of this Section 5.07, including the costs of documenting such
transfer; provided
that,
except as otherwise agreed as between the Company and the Eligible Assignee,
the
Eligible Assignee shall be obligated to pay all of its costs and expenses
incurred in connection with any transfer to such Assignee, including any fees
payable in connection therewith.
ARTICLE VI
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES;
UNWIND
EVENT; NON-PERFORMANCE EVENTS;
OPTIONS
UPON EXPIRATION; TERMINATION PAYMENTS
Section 6.01.
Events
of Default.
If one
or more of the following events shall have occurred and be continuing, it shall
constitute an "Event
of Default"
hereunder (unless such event or events constitute an "Unwind Event" pursuant
to
and in accordance with Section 6.03, in which case such event or events
shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.03):
(a) the
Company shall fail to pay to the Lessor (i) the Permitted Lease Balance,
the Termination Value or the Residual Value Amount on the date on which payment
thereof is due, or (ii) Fixed Rent or any Additional Rent payable by the
Lessee or the Company under the Operative Documents within seven (7) days
after the date on which such payment is due or after demand therefor if payment
is due on demand;
(b) (i) any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Guarantor in any Operative
Document to which the Guarantor is a party or in any certificate, document
or
financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection with
any Operative Document shall prove to have been false or misleading in any
material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made or (ii) any
representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Company in any Operative
Document to which the Company is a party or in any certificate, document or
financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection with
any Operative Document shall prove to have been false or misleading in any
material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made;
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(c) default
shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Company of any term,
covenant or agreement contained in Section 4.01(d);
(d) (i) the
Guarantor shall fail to observe or perform any term, covenant, or agreement
to
be observed or performed by it in any Operative Document to which it is a party
other than those referred to elsewhere in this Section 6.01, and such
failure shall continue unremedied for thirty (30) days after written notice
by the Lessor or the Agent to the Guarantor of such failure or (ii) the
Company shall fail to observe or perform any term, covenant, or agreement to
be
observed or performed by it in any Operative Document to which it is a party
(other than those referred to in the other subsections of this
Section 6.01), and such failure shall continue unremedied for thirty
(30) days after written notice by the Lessor or the Agent to the Company of
such failure;
(e) (i) the
Guarantor shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any
existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have
an
order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a
bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment,
winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect
to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part
of
its assets, or the Guarantor shall make a general assignment for the benefit
of
its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Guarantor any
case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in
clause (i) above which (A) results in the entry of an order for
relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed,
undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) days; or
(iii) there shall be commenced against the Guarantor any case, proceeding
or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution,
distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets
which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which shall not
have
been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty
(60) days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Guarantor shall take any
action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or
acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii) or
(iii) above; or (v) the Guarantor shall generally not, or shall be
unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they
become due;
(f) (i)
the
Company is unable or admits its inability to pay its debts as they fall due,
suspends making payments on any of its debts or, by reason of actual or
anticipated financial difficulties, commences negotiations with one or more
of
its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness; or (ii)
the
Company is in a state of cessation
des paiements,
or the
Company becomes insolvent for the purpose of any insolvency law; or (iii) a
moratorium is declared in respect of any indebtedness of the
Company;
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(g) (i)
any
corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step is taken in
relation to: (w) a moratorium of any indebtedness in excess of $2,500,000,
winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation (by way of voluntary
arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise) of the Company, or the
suspension of payments in connection therewith; (x) a composition,
compromise, assignment or arrangement with any creditor of the Company in
respect of any Debt of the Company in excess of $5,000,000; (y) the appointment
of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, compulsory
manager or other similar officer in respect of the Company or any of the assets
of the Company; or (ii) any analogous procedure or step is taken in any
jurisdiction; or (iii) the Company commences proceedings for conciliation
in
accordance with articles L.611-4 to L.611-15 of the French Code
de Commerce;
or (iv)
a judgement for sauvegarde,
redressement
judiciaire or
liquidation
judiciaire
is
entered in relation to the Company under articles L.620-1 to L.670-8 of the
French Code
de Commerce.
(h) Any
of
the enforcement proceedings provided for in French law no.91-650 of
9 July 1991, or any expropriation, attachment, sequestration, distress
or execution affects any asset or assets of the Company having an aggregate
value of €5,000,000
and is
not discharged within 30 days.
(i) an
event
of default as defined in any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which
there
may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any Debt of the
Company or the Guarantor (other than any such Debt owed to any Note Holder
or
the Lessor or an affiliate of any Note Holder or the Lessor if such event of
default shall relate solely to a restriction on Margin Stock), whether such
Debt
now exists or shall hereafter be created, shall happen and shall result in
Debt
of the Company or the Guarantor in excess of $50,000,000 principal amount
becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would
otherwise become due and payable, and such declaration shall not be rescinded
or
annulled, or the Company or the Guarantor shall fail to pay at maturity (or
within five (5) calendar days after maturity) Debt of the Company or the
Guarantor, as applicable, in excess of $50,000,000 principal amount;
(j) a
Material Plan shall fail to maintain the minimum finding standards required
by
Section 412 of the Code for any plan year or a waiver of such standard is
sought or granted under Section 412(d), or a Material Plan is, shall have
been or will be terminated or the subject of termination proceedings under
ERISA, or the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has
incurred or will incur a liability to or on account of a Material Plan under
Sections 4062, 4063 or 4064 of ERISA, and there shall result from any
such event either a liability or a material risk of incurring a liability to
the
PBGC or a Material Plan (or a related trust) which will have a material adverse
effect upon the business, operations or the condition (financial or otherwise)
of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
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(k) the
Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of
a
Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred withdrawal liability to such
Multiemployer Plan in an amount which, when aggregated with all other amounts
required to be paid to Multiemployer Plans in connection with withdrawal
liabilities (determined as of the date of such notification), will have a
material adverse effect upon the business, operations or the condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole;
(l) any
pension scheme operated by or maintained for the benefit of members or employees
of the Company fails to be funded to the extent required by law or otherwise
fails to comply in all material respects with the requirements of any law
applicable in the jurisdiction in which the relevant pension scheme is
maintained, or the Company takes any action or omits to take any action in
relation to any such pension scheme, in each case, where failure to do so could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the business,
operations or the condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Company.
(m) the
Company shall fail to comply with the Return Conditions as of such date on
which
the Return Conditions are required to be satisfied;
(n) the
Company shall not have delivered to the Agent and the Lessor, on or prior to
the
Date Certain, a Completion Certificate and the other conditions set forth in
Section 2.04 shall not have been satisfied by such date;
(o) the
Company shall fail to comply with any Insurance Requirement;
(p) any
Operative Document or any obligation of the Company or the Guarantor thereunder
shall be revoked or repudiated by the Company in any respect or attempted to
be
revoked or repudiated by the Company or the Guarantor in any respect or any
Operative Document shall cease to be the legal, valid, binding and enforceable
obligation of the Company or the Guarantor (as applicable); or
(q) except
as
a result of any sales, transfers or releases effected in accordance with the
terms of the Operative Documents, the Lessor or the Agent, as applicable, shall
cease for any reason, other than directly as a result of their own or any other
Lessor Group member's actions or omissions, (x) to have a Lien on, the
Property, superior and prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject
to
no other Liens, except Permitted Encumbrances and Lessor Liens, or (y) to
have a valid sub-leasehold interest in the Land (or any part thereof), or
(z) to have unencumbered title to the Facility for any reason whatsoever,
subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Lessor Liens.
The
Agent
shall promptly notify the Company in writing, with a copy to the Note Holders
and the Lessor, of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default with
respect to which it has actual knowledge (including by way of receipt by the
Agent of notice from any Note Holder or the Lessor of the existence of a Default
or Event of Default).
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Section 6.02.
Remedies
upon an Event of Default.
(a)
Subject to Section 6.02(g) or 6.03, if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, each of the Lessor and the Agent may, and if
directed in writing by the Majority Holders shall, to the extent permitted
by
applicable Law, exercise any of the rights or remedies granted to it under
the
other Operative Documents, in addition to any rights or remedies of such parties
set forth in this Agreement.
(b) Subject
to Section 6.03, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and upon notice
to the Company and the Lessor, the Agent may, and upon the written request
of
the Majority Holders the Agent shall, terminate the unused Commitments, if
any,
and declare the entire accrued and unpaid amount of interest on and the
principal amount of the Notes and the Investments and unpaid Distributions
thereon (if not then due and payable) to be due and payable immediately,
notwithstanding anything contained in any Operative Document to the contrary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, including the occurrence of such Event of
Default, the Company shall have the right to purchase the Lessor's interest
in
the Property pursuant to Section 6.02(g).
(c) If,
however, a Bankruptcy Event occurs, then the entire accrued and unpaid amount
of
interest on and the principal amount of the Notes and the Investments and unpaid
Distributions thereon shall automatically be and become due and payable
immediately, without request, demand, presentment, protest or notice,
notwithstanding anything contained in any Operative Document to the contrary,
and any unused Commitments shall automatically and immediately terminate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, including the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event,
the Company shall have the right to purchase the Lessor's interest in the
Property pursuant to Section 6.02(g).
(d) Subject
to Section 6.03, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
then each of the Lessor and the Agent may, and if directed in writing by the
Majority Holders shall, take all steps necessary or advisable to protect and
enforce its rights hereunder and under the other Operative Documents, whether
by
action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity, for the specific performance
of
any covenant, condition or agreement contained herein, or in aid of the
execution of any power herein granted, or for the enforcement of any other
appropriate legal or equitable remedy or otherwise as such party shall deem
necessary or advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, including the occurrence
of such Event of Default, the Company shall have the right to purchase the
Lessor's interest in the Property pursuant to Section 6.02(g).
(e) After
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company shall either:
(i) (A)
within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of a Termination Notice pay
to
the Lessor an amount equal to the Permitted Lease Balance, (B) abandon and
release its entire interest in the Property, and (C) arrange the sale of the
Property, on behalf of the Lessor to a third party in an arms length transaction
in accordance with Section 6.02(g); or
(ii) deliver
an Offer to Purchase and proceed under Section 6.04.
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If
the
Company pays the Permitted Lease Balance as required under clause (i)(A) of
this
Section 6.02(e) and the Property is sold as contemplated by Section 6.02(g),
then any Sales Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with Section 7.01(e).
If
the Company pays the Permitted Lease Balance as required under clause (i)(A)
of
this Section 6.02(e), but fails to comply with clause (i)(B) of this Section
6.02(e) or fails to use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for the
sale
of the Property in accordance with clause (i)(C) of this Section 6.02(e), a
Liquidation Event shall be deemed to exist and the Company shall, within thirty
(30) days of demand by the Lessor, satisfy each of the applicable Return
Conditions. If the Company complies with all of the requirements of clause
(i)
of this Section 6.02(e) and the Property is not sold within the Remarketing
Period (as defined in Section 6.02(g)), (x) the Company shall, as of the end
of
such Remarketing Period, satisfy each of the applicable Return Conditions,
and
(y) a Liquidation Event shall then be deemed to exist. If the Company does
not
pay the Permitted Lease Balance as required under clause (i)(A) of this Section
6.02(e), the Company shall be deemed to have elected to proceed under clause
(ii) of this Section 6.02(e).
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein or in any other Operative Document to the contrary,
upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, so long
as the Company complies with clause (i) of this Section 6.02(e), the aggregate
maximum recourse liability of the Company to the Lessor or any Person claiming
by, through or under the Lessor in accordance with the Operative Documents
with
respect to such Event of Default shall be limited to the Permitted Lease
Balance.
(f) No
right
or remedy hereunder or under any other Operative Document shall be exclusive
of
any other right, power or remedy, but shall be cumulative and in addition to
any
other right or remedy hereunder or now or hereafter existing by law or in
equity, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one or more of such rights,
powers or remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous exercise of any or all
of
such other rights, powers or remedies. Any failure to insist upon the strict
performance of any provision hereof or to exercise any option, right, power
or
remedy contained herein shall not constitute a waiver or relinquishment thereof
for the future. The Lessor, the Note Holders, the Agent and the Company shall
be
entitled to injunctive relief in case of the violation or attempted or
threatened violation of any of the provisions hereof by any other party hereto,
a decree compelling performance of any of the provisions hereof or any other
remedy allowed by law or in equity.
(g) If
an
Event of Default occurs and the Company does not elect, and is not deemed to
have elected, to proceed under Section 6.02(e)(ii), the Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts during the 12-month period commencing on the
date of occurrence of the Event of Default (for purposes of this Section 6.02(g)
the "Remarketing
Period")
to
obtain bids from unrelated third parties for the Property. All bids received
by
the Company will immediately be copied to the Lessor and the Agent in writing,
setting forth the amount of such bid and the name and address of the Person
submitting such bid. At the Company's election, the Lessor shall be required
to
accept any bona fide bid from an unrelated third party presented to the Lessor
which will generate Sales Proceeds in an amount at least equal to the
Termination Value less the amount of the Permitted Lease Balance paid by the
Company, provided that
the
Company shall have certified that such bid was the highest and best bid the
Company obtained after the exercise of its reasonable efforts, taking into
account the provision contained in Section 9.20. Any such Sales Proceeds shall
be applied in accordance with Section 7.01(e).
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Section 6.03.
Unwind
Events and Non-Performance Events.
(a) Unwind
Events.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other
Operative Document, (i) the occurrence, during the Construction Period, of
any
fact, condition or circumstance which would otherwise have constituted an Event
of Default which (A) is not based on an act of fraud, misapplication of
funds, illegal acts or willful misconduct on the part of the Company and
(B) is not based on a Bankruptcy Event, and (ii) the occurrence of a
Non-Performance Event, each shall constitute an "Unwind
Event"
and not
a Default or an Event of Default solely for the purpose of determining the
remedies available to the Lessor, the Agent and the Note Holders and for the
purpose of this Section 6.03, and the provisions of this Section 6.03
shall control.
(b) Unwind
Event Procedures.
After
the occurrence of an Unwind Event, and within five (5) Business Days after
the delivery of a Termination Notice, the Company shall either:
(i) (A) pay
to the Lessor an amount equal to the Residual Value Amount, (B) abandon and
release its interest in and with respect to the Property, and (C) arrange
for the sale of the Lessor’s interest in the Property on behalf of the Lessor to
a third party in an arms length transaction in accordance with Section 6.03(c)
and, to the extent the Liquidation Property Interest is not sold within the
Remarketing Period (as defined in Section 6.03(c)(i)), (x) the Company
shall, as of the end of such Remarketing Period, satisfy each of the applicable
Return Conditions (provided
that, if
such Unwind Event occurs during the Construction Period, the Company shall
satisfy only those Return Conditions set forth in Sections 9.05(d),
9.05(f), 9.05(h), 9.05(j), and 9.05(l) of the Lease (but only to the extent
of the Return Conditions described in the foregoing Sections)) and (y) a
Liquidation Event shall be deemed to exist; or
(ii) deliver
an Offer to Purchase and proceed with the purchase of the Lessor’s interest in
the Property in accordance with the purchase procedures of Exhibit A
hereto.
If
the
Company pays the Residual Value Amount and the Liquidation Property Interest
is
sold as contemplated by Section 6.03(c), then any Sales Proceeds shall be
applied in accordance with Section 7.01(e). If the Company does not elect
to proceed under clause (i) above or does not satisfy the requirements
of clause (i) above, the Company shall be deemed to have elected to proceed
under clause (ii) above.
(c) Remarketing
Upon Unwind Event.
(i) If
an
Unwind Event occurs and the Company does not elect to proceed under
Section 6.03(b)(ii), the Company shall use reasonable efforts during
the 12-month period commencing on the date of occurrence of the Unwind
Event (for purposes of this Section 6.03(c), the "Remarketing
Period")
to
obtain bids from unrelated third parties for the Liquidation Property Interest.
All bids received by the Company will immediately be copied to the Lessor and
the Agent in writing, setting forth the amount of such bid and the name and
address of the Person submitting such bid. At the Company's election, the Lessor
shall be required to accept any bona fide bid from an unrelated third party
presented to the Lessor which will generate Sales Proceeds in an amount at
least
equal to the Termination Value (less the amount of the Residual Value Amount
previously paid by the Company), provided
that the
Company shall have certified that such bid was in its reasonable judgment the
highest and best bid the Company obtained after the exercise of its reasonable
efforts, taking into account the provisions contained in Section 9.20. Any
such Sales Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with Section
7.01(e).
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(ii) If
the
Liquidation Property Interest shall not have been sold before the expiration
of
the Remarketing Period, the Lessor may (in addition to all other remedies the
Lessor may have in connection with the occurrence of a Liquidation Event),
if
not already completed, complete or cause the completion of the construction
of
the Property. In such event, upon completion of the construction of the
Property, each of the Lessor and the Company shall be free to solicit bids
for
the Liquidation Property Interest from unrelated third parties.
(d) Non-Performance
Events.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time any
Event of Default described in (i) Sections 6.01(b) or 6.01(d) occurs
and, in each case, such event is specifically premised upon a Material Adverse
Effect standard or a "materiality" or "material" standard, or in (ii) Section
6.01(i), (j), (k), (l) or (q) occurs and, in each case, such event does not
relate solely to the Guarantor or Lessee, then any occurrence with respect
thereto shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default but shall be
deemed a "Non-Performance
Event"
and the
provisions of Sections 6.03(b) and 6.03(c) shall control mutatis
mutandis as though an Unwind Event shall have occurred.
(e) Maximum
Residual Value Amount.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any other Operative Document
to
the contrary, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Non-Performance Event or an Unwind Event, so long as the Company complies with
clause (i) of Section 6.03(b), the aggregate maximum recourse liability of
the
Company to the Lessor or any Person claiming by, through or under the Lessor
in
accordance with the Operative Documents with respect to such Non-Performance
Event or Unwind Event shall be limited to the Residual Value
Amount.
Section 6.04.
Offer
to Purchase by the Company.
At any
time upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Agent and the
Lessor, the Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver to the Lessor and
the
Agent, an Offer to Purchase and purchase the Lessor's interest in the Property
in accordance with the purchase procedures of Exhibit A
hereto.
Section 6.05.
Termination
After Event of Loss.
(a) If
(i) an Event of Loss occurs with respect to the Property during the Construction
Period (ii) such Event of Loss is a Fully Indemnifiable Event and (iii) and
the
Company or the Lessor has delivered a Termination Notice pursuant to
Section 6(d) of the Agency Agreement, then on the thirtieth (30th) day
after delivery of such Termination Notice, the Company shall (x) be
required to pay to the Lessor the Permitted Lease Balance, (y) release its
interest in the Property subject to the Company's rights pursuant to
Section 6.08 and (z) abandon the Property.
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(b) If
(i) an
Event of Loss occurs with respect to the Property during the Construction
Period, (ii) such Event of Loss is not a Fully Indemnifiable Event, (iii) the
Company or the Lessor has delivered a Termination Notice pursuant to Section
6(d) of the Agency Agreement, and (iv) the Company has satasfied the other
applicable requirements under the Operative Documents as a result of such
termination, the Company shall have no financial or other obligations under
any
of the Operative Documents except (1) specific obligations of the Company
in respect of Fully Indemnifiable Events that accrued prior to such termination
and (2) obligations of the Lessee arising out of any Event of Default which
(A) are independent of such Event of Loss, (B) do not occur solely as
a result of such Event of Loss and (C) occur prior to such Event of Loss.
Upon termination of the Operative Documents as a result of the occurrence of
such Event of Loss, the Company shall use reasonable efforts during the 12-month
period commencing on the date of such termination to obtain bids from unrelated
third parties for the Property. All bids received by the Company will be
immediately copied to the Lessor and the Agent in writing, setting forth the
amount of such bid and the name and address of the Person submitting such
bid.
(c) If
an
Event of Loss occurs with respect to the Property on or after the Completion
Date and the Company or the Lessor has delivered a Termination Notice pursuant
to Section 7.02 or 7.06 of the Lease, then on the thirtieth (30th) day
after delivery of such Termination Notice, the Company shall (x) be
required to pay to the Lessor the Permitted Lease Balance, (y) release its
interest in the Property and (z) abandon the Property.
(d) The
foregoing provisions of this Section 6.05 shall in no event preclude the
Company from proceeding under Section 6.04.
Section 6.06.
Options
Upon Expiration.
If no
Extension Term will become effective at the then applicable Expiration Date
pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Lease, the Lessee will elect, by written
notice given at least twelve (12) months prior to such Expiration Date,
either to:
(a) deliver
an Offer to Purchase and purchase the Lessor’s interest in the Property in
accordance with the purchase procedures of Exhibit A
hereto;
or
(b) so
long
as no Default, Event of Default or Non-Performance Event has occurred and is
continuing, and subject to the satisfaction of the Return Conditions set forth
in Section 9.05 of the Lease and the other provisions set forth in
Article IX of the Lease and subject to the remarketing provisions set forth
in Section 6.07, terminate the Lease, abandon the Property and release all
of its interest therein as of the then applicable Expiration Date and pay to
the
Lessor, on such Expiration Date, in addition to any Fixed Rent and Additional
Rent then due and payable, an amount equal to the Residual Value
Amount.
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If,
the
Lessee is unable to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth in
Section 6.07 or Article IX of the Lease, or fails to timely make an
election as provided in this Section 6.06, then the Lessee will be deemed
to have elected to proceed under Section 6.06(a).
Section 6.07.
Remarketing
Upon Termination at Lease Expiry.
Upon
the election to terminate the Lease pursuant to Section 6.06(b), the Lessee
shall use reasonable efforts during the period commencing on the date of the
Lessee's delivery of notice to elect to proceed under Section 6.06(b) and
ending on the Expiration Date (for purposes of this Section 6.07 the
"Remarketing
Period")
to
obtain bids from unrelated third parties for the Liquidation Property Interest.
All bids received by the Lessee will immediately be copied to the Lessor and
the
Agent in writing, setting forth the amount of such bid and the name and address
of the Person submitting such bid. At the Lessee's election, the Lessor shall
be
required to accept any bona fide unrelated third party bid presented to the
Lessor which will generate Sales Proceeds (net of Closing Costs) in an amount
at
least equal to the Termination Value (less the Residual Value Amount paid by
the
Company), provided
that the
Lessee shall have certified that such bid was, in the Company's reasonable
commercial judgment, the best bid the Lessee obtained after the exercise of
its
reasonable efforts, taking into account the provisions contained in
Section 9.20. Any such Sales Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with
Section 7.01(e). If the Liquidation Property Interest is not sold or
otherwise transferred on or before the Expiration Date, a Liquidation Event
shall be deemed to exist. The Lessee will be entitled to receive from the Lessor
reasonable compensation for services rendered pursuant to this
Section 6.07, in such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Lessor and the
Lessee prior to the commencement of the Remarketing Period. If the Sales
Proceeds (net of Closing Costs) are less than the Termination Value minus the
Residual Value Amount paid by the Company, and it shall have been determined
(pursuant to a current Appraisal of the Property by the Appraiser, at the cost
and expense of the Lessee) that the fair market value of the Property shall
have
been impaired by excessive wear and tear, by reason of non-compliance by the
Lessee of the maintenance provisions of the Lease, or by reason of any
restoration, replacement or Alteration (or removal of any Alteration) done
to
the Property by the Lessee during the Lease Term, the Lessee shall pay to the
Lessor within ten (10) days after receipt of the Lessor's written statement
the amount of the decrease in the fair market value of the Property attributable
to such excess wear and tear as determined by the Appraiser (the "Contingent
Rent");
provided,
however,
that
Contingent Rent will not exceed an amount equal to the Termination Value minus
the sum of (i) the Residual Value Amount paid by the Company and
(ii) Sales Proceeds (net of Closing Costs).
Section 6.08.
Remarketing
Upon Event of Loss.
Upon
the delivery of a Termination Notice pursuant to Section 6.05(a) or (c),
the Company shall use reasonable efforts during the 12-month period
commencing on the date of the delivery of such Termination Notice (for purposes
of this Section 6.08 the "Remarketing
Period")
to
obtain bids from unrelated third parties for the Liquidation Property Interest.
All bids received by the Company, will immediately be copied to the Lessor
and
the Agent in writing, setting forth the amount of such bid and the name and
address of the Person submitting such bid. At the Company's election, the Lessor
shall be required to accept any bona fide unrelated third party bid presented
to
the Lessor which will generate Sales Proceeds (net of Closing Costs) in an
amount at least equal to the Termination Value (as reduced as a result of any
previous payment of Permitted Lease Balance), provided
that the
Company shall have certified that such bid was, in the Company's reasonable
commercial judgment, the best bid the Company obtained after the exercise of
its
reasonable efforts, taking into account the provisions contained in
Section 9.20. Any such Sales Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with
Section 7.01(e).
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Section 6.09.
Power
of Sale and Rights Upon a Liquidation Event.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Operative Document,
upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the following provisions shall
be
applicable:
(a) Liquidation
Event.
If
(i) a Termination Notice has been delivered by reason of the occurrence of
an Event of Default or (ii) a Termination Notice has been delivered (other
than by reason of an Event of Default) or the Company's right to possess the
Property has otherwise been terminated and the Liquidation Property Interest
has
not been purchased or otherwise transferred or the applicable Remarketing Period
has expired (each of (i) and (ii) being a "Liquidation
Event"),
the
Agent (with prior written notice to the Company), upon the written request
of
the Majority Holders and receipt by the Agent of such additional indemnification
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent as the Agent may
promptly and reasonably request, shall (x) with or without entry, personally
or
by its agents or attorneys, take all steps to protect and enforce any rights
and
remedies the Lessor and the Note Holders (or the Agent on their behalf) may
have
pursuant to the Operative Documents, by appropriate Proceedings and/or (y)
sell
or transfer the Liquidation Property Interest to any unrelated third party
as
the Agent (at the written direction the Majority Holders) may designate, for
any
purchase price acceptable to the Majority Holders. Any proceeds realized upon
the sale, transfer or other disposition of the Liquidation Property Interest
caused by a Liquidation Event shall be applied in accordance with
Section 7.01(e).
(b) Rights
of Note Holders.
Upon
the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, any and all of the Note Holders shall
have the option (the "Senior
Takeout Option")
to
purchase all but not less than all of the Investments from the Lessor. The
Senior Takeout Option shall be exercisable by written notice (the "Senior
Takeout Notice")
to the
Agent and the Lessor at a price, payable by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, equal to the Investment Liquidation Amount, plus any other
sums
then due and owing to the Lessor under the Operative Documents and any Break
Costs in connection with or as a result of such sale or realization by the
Lessor (the "Senior
Takeout Price").
Upon
exercising its Senior Takeout Option, such Note Holders shall have an
irrevocable obligation to purchase all of the Investments or, if more than
one
Note Holder has exercised the Senior Takeout Option, a percentage of the
Investments equal to (A) the unpaid principal amount of the Notes held by
such Note Holders over (B) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the
Notes held by the Note Holders exercising the Senior Takeout Option. The
purchase of the Investments (the “Senior
Takeout”)
shall
take place within five (5) Business Days (the "Senior
Takeout Period")
after
the receipt by the Lessor of the Senior Takeout Notice.
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(c) Rights
of the Lessor.
The
Lessor shall have the option (the "Junior
Takeout Option")
to
purchase all but not less than all of the Notes from the Note Holders. The
Junior Takeout Option shall be exercisable by written notice (the "Junior
Takeout Notice")
to the
Agent and the Note Holders at a price, payable by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, equal to the entire accrued and unpaid interest on and
aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus any other sums then due and owing
to the Note Holders under the Operative Documents and any Break Costs in
connection with or as a result of such sale or realization by the Note Holders
(the "Junior
Takeout Price").
Upon
exercising its Junior Takeout Option, the Lessor shall have an irrevocable
obligation to purchase all of the Notes. The purchase of the Notes (the
“Junior
Takeout”)
shall
take place within five (5) Business Days (the "Junior
Takeout Period")
after
the receipt by the Note Holders of the Junior Takeout Notice.
Section 6.10.
Sales
of Liquidation Property Interest.
In
connection with any sale of the Liquidation Property Interest pursuant to
Sections 6.03, 6.07, 6.08 or 6.09, the Company shall (i) execute and deliver
all
documents and instruments reasonably requested by the Lessor or the applicable
unrelated third party purchaser in order to transfer and assign to such
unrelated third party purchaser all of the Company’s interest under the Ground
Lease and (ii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent
of
the Port to such transfer and assignments in accordance with the terms and
provisions of the Ground Lease.
ARTICLE VII
APPLICATION
OF FUNDS AND
NET
PROCEEDS; PREPAYMENT OF INSTRUMENTS
Section 7.01.
Application
of Funds.
Moneys
received by the Lessor (or the Agent on behalf of the Lessor) shall be applied
as follows:
(a) Fixed
Rent.
Moneys
received representing Fixed Rent shall be applied:
(i) first,
to the
payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, ratably in respect of
the
claims of the Note Holders; and
(ii) second,
the
excess, if any to the payment of accrued and unpaid Distributions due and owing
to the Lessor.
(b) Additional
Rent (other than Contingent Rent).
Moneys
received representing Additional Rent (other than Contingent Rent) shall be
applied:
(i) first,
to the
purposes for which such moneys were paid; and
(ii) second,
the
excess, if any, to the Company.
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(c) Termination
Value and Permitted Lease Balance.
Moneys
received as payment of the Termination Value or Permitted Lease Balance shall
be
applied:
(i) first,
to the
payment of the Outstanding Notes at 100% of the outstanding principal
amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date
of
payment, ratably in respect of the claims of the Note Holders;
(ii) second,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of any unpaid amounts in respect of Unreimbursed
Losses of the Note Holders together with interest thereon, from the date of
incurrence through the date of such payment, at a rate per annum equal to the
Applicable Unreimbursed Loss Rate, and any and all other amounts due and owing
under the Operative Documents to or for the benefit of, the Note
Holders;
(iii) third,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of the Investments at a price equal to the
Investment Liquidation Amount through the date of payment;
(iv) fourth,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of any unpaid amounts in respect of Unreimbursed
Losses of the Lessor together with interest thereon, from the date of incurrence
through the date of such payment, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable
Unreimbursed Loss Rate, and any and all other amounts due and owing under the
Operative Documents to or for the benefit of, the Lessor;
(v) fifth,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of Closing Costs; and
(vi) sixth,
the
excess, if any, to the Company.
(d) Residual
Value Amount.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, moneys received representing
payment of the Residual Value Amount shall be applied:
(i) first,
to the
payment of the Outstanding A-Notes at 100% of the outstanding principal
amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date
of
payment, ratably in respect of the claims of the A-Note Holders;
and
(ii) second,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of the Outstanding B-Notes at 100% of the
outstanding principal amount thereof together with accrued and unpaid interest
thereon to the date of payment, ratably in respect of the claims of the B-Note
Holders.
(e) Sales
Proceeds.
Moneys
received as payment of Sales Proceeds shall be applied:
(i) first,
to the
payment of amounts to reimburse the Lessor, the Agent or any Note Holder for
Protective Expenditures made by such Person in accordance with
Section 9.23;
(ii) second,
to the
payment of Closing Costs;
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(iii) third,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of the Outstanding Notes at 100% of the
outstanding principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest
thereon to the date of payment, ratably in respect of the claims of the Note
Holders;
(iv) fourth,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of any unpaid amounts in respect of Unreimbursed
Losses of the Note Holders, together with interest thereon from the date of
incurrence through the date of such payment, at a rate per annum equal to the
Applicable Unreimbursed Rate and any and all other amounts due and owing by
the
Company under the Operative Documents to or for the benefit of, the Note
Holders;
(v) fifth,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of the Investments, together with accrued and
unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment;
(vi) sixth,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of any unpaid amounts in respect of Unreimbursed
Losses of the Lessor, together with interest thereon from the date of incurrence
through the date of such payment, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable
Unreimbursed Loss Rate and any and all other amounts due and owing by the
Company under the Operative Documents to or for the benefit of, the Lessor;
and
(vii) seventh,
the
excess, if any, to the Company.
(f) Payments
Under the Instrument Guaranty.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, moneys received representing
payment under the Instrument Guaranty shall be applied:
(i) if
paid
during the continuance of an Event of Default, in accordance with
Section 7.01(c); or
(ii) in
all
other cases, in accordance with Section 7.01(d).
(g) Contingent
Rent.
Moneys
received as payment of Contingent Rent shall be applied in accordance with
Section 7.01(e).
(h) Recoveries.
Monies
received by the Lessor or the Company, as Construction Agent, as payment of
any
Recoveries shall be applied:
(i) first,
to the
payment of all costs any expenses incurred in connection with such Recoveries
(including, without limitation, attorney fees incurred in recovering such
Recoveries);
(ii) second,
to the
payment of claims or losses relating to such Recoveries;
(iii) third,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of Actual Project Costs;
(iv) fourth,
the
excess, if any, to the payment of any unpaid amounts in respect of Unreimbursed
Losses, together with interest thereon, from the date of incurrence through
the
date of such payment, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Unreimbursed
Loss Rate, and any other amounts due and owing under the Operative Documents
to
or for the benefit of the Note Holders and the Lessor; and
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(v) fifth,
the
excess, if any, to the Company (or its designee).
(i) Other
Payments.
Any
sums other than sums representing Fixed Rent, Additional Rent, Termination
Value, Sales Proceeds, Residual Value Amount, Permitted Lease Balance, payments
under the Instrument Guaranty, Recoveries and Net Proceeds received by the
Lessor under the Operative Documents (including Advances and/or Investments
made
on behalf of or by the Lessor to pay interest to the Note Holders and
Distributions) shall be applied:
(i) first,
to the
purposes for which such moneys were paid pursuant thereto; and
(ii) second,
the
excess, if any, to the Company.
Section 7.02.
Net
Proceeds.
Moneys
received by the Proceeds Trustee under the Operative Documents as Net Proceeds
and (during the Construction Period) Remaining Net Proceeds shall be segregated
and held in trust by the Proceeds Trustee and shall be applied as
follows:
(a) Prior
to the Completion Date.
Prior
to the Completion Date, if no Termination Notice has been delivered with respect
to an Event of Loss, the Net Proceeds and Remaining Net Proceeds with respect
to
the Property shall be applied as follows:
(i) first,
to the
Construction Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 6(a)(iv) of the
Construction Agency Agreement for the rebuilding, replacement, repair or
remediation of the Property;
(ii) second,
the
excess, if any, shall be paid (A) to the Company upon the commencement of
the Lease Term or (B) if an Event of Default, an Unwind Event or an
Environmental Trigger shall have occurred and be continuing upon commencement
of
the Lease Term, the Proceeds Trustee shall retain such Net Proceeds and
Remaining Net Proceeds until such Event of Default, Environmental Trigger or
Unwind Event is cured or waived, in which case such Net Proceeds shall be paid
to the Company, subject to Section 7.02(c).
(b) During
the Base Term.
During
the Base Term, if no Termination Notice has been delivered with respect to
an
Event of Loss, the Net Proceeds shall be applied as follows:
(i) first,
to the
Lessee in accordance with the terms of Article VII of the Lease for the
rebuilding, replacement, repair or remediation of the Property;
(ii) second,
the
excess, if any, shall be paid (A) to the Lessee or (B) if an Event of
Default, an Unwind Event or an Environmental Trigger shall have occurred and
be
continuing, the Proceeds Trustee shall retain such Net Proceeds until such
Event
of Default, Environmental Trigger or Unwind Event is cured or waived, in which
case such Net Proceeds shall be paid to the Lessee, subject to
Section 7.02(c).
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(c) Upon
Termination.
If a
Termination Notice has been delivered, any Net Proceeds and Remaining Net
Proceeds held by the Construction Agent or the Proceeds Trustee or which may
be
paid to the Construction Agent or the Proceeds Trustee shall be paid to the
Agent and shall be applied in accordance with Section 7.01(e) as if such
Net Proceeds and Remaining Net Proceeds constituted Sales Proceeds.
Section 7.03.
Prepayment
of Notes and Investments.
(a) General.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any of the Operative
Documents, no prepayment of any Notes or the Investments may be made pursuant
to
Section 7.03(c), (i) unless in the case of a prepayment in full of the
Notes and the Investments, the entire outstanding principal amount of the Notes,
together with interest accrued thereon and all other sums due in respect of
the
Notes has been first paid in full, and (ii) except to the extent and in the
manner otherwise expressly permitted or required hereby. Any prepayment of
the
Notes and the Investments required or permitted to be made by this
Section 7.03 shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 7.03 and except as set forth in Section 7.03(c) shall be
(i) with respect to the Notes, at 100% of the then outstanding
principal amount of the Notes so prepaid, together with accrued and unpaid
interest thereon to the date of prepayment and, as applicable, any Additional
Costs or other amounts owing under any of the Operative Documents and any unpaid
amounts in respect of Unreimbursed Losses or (ii) with respect to the
Investments, at a price equal to the Investment Liquidation Amount owing as
of
the prepayment date, and as applicable, any Additional Costs or other amounts
owing under any of the Operative Documents and any unpaid amounts in respect
of
Unreimbursed Losses. Except as set forth in Section 7.03(c), unless the
principal amount of the Notes is to be prepaid (together with all accrued and
unpaid interest thereon to the date of prepayment) in full simultaneously
therewith, prepayment of the Investments will not be permitted.
(b) Notice
of Prepayment; Termination of Interest and Distributions on Prepayment
Date.
In case
of any prepayment of any of the Notes or the Investments, notice thereof shall
be given by the Lessor to the Agent, if the Lessor has notice thereof, and
the
Agent shall give such notice to the Note Holders and the Lessor of such
prepayment at least fifteen (15) days (if practicable, and if not, as soon
as it is practicable for the Lessor or the Agent, as applicable, to give such
notice) and not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for
prepayment or cancellation. Upon the receipt by the Lessor of the Termination
Value or Permitted Lease Balance or on the delivery by or receipt by the Lessor
of a Termination Notice, the Lessor shall give notice of such prepayment to
the
Agent which shall give notice to the Note Holders. Each notice of prepayment
shall specify the date fixed for prepayment, the Notes and the Investments
subject to prepayment and shall be accompanied by all documents relating to
such
prepayment. Interest or Distributions on the Notes and the Investments subject
to prepayment shall cease to accrue or become due upon the date fixed for
prepayment unless default shall be made in the payment of the price payable
upon
the prepayment thereof.
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(c) Permitted
Prepayments.
Prepayment of the Notes and the Investments prior to the Maturity Date will
be
permitted and made upon the receipt by or on behalf of the Lessor of
(A) the Residual Value Amount, or the Sales Proceeds relating thereto or
(B) the Termination Value or Permitted Lease Balance, in each case in
compliance with the Operative Documents.
ARTICLE VIII
THE
AGENT
Section 8.01. Authorization
and Action.
Each
Note Holder and the Lessor hereby appoints and authorizes the Agent to take
such
action as the Agent on behalf of the Note Holders and the Lessor and to exercise
such powers under this Agreement and the other Operative Documents as are
delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto (including any delegation by the
Lessor of its collection and disbursement functions). The Lessor hereby appoints
and authorizes the Agent to collect, disburse, invest and otherwise administer
on the Lessor's behalf all funds paid or payable to the Agent and the Lessor
hereunder or under any of the Operative Documents, in each case in accordance
with the terms thereof, and the Lessor, shall not be liable for the actions
or
inactions of the Agent in connection with the Agent's collection, disbursement
and administration of such funds and shall have no duty to supervise the actions
of the Agent. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement
or
the other Operative Documents, the Agent shall not be required to exercise
any
discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from
acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting)
upon the instructions of the Majority Holders (except actions requiring the
consent of all Note Holders and/or the Lessor, in which case the Agent shall
act
or refrain from acting upon instructions consented to by all Note Holders and/or
the Lessor), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Note Holders and
the Lessor; provided,
however,
that
the Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Agent
to
personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or applicable Law.
The
Agent agrees to give to each Note Holder and the Lessor prompt notice of each
notice given to it by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Operative
Documents and agrees to give each Note holder prompt Notice of each Notice
given
to it by the Lessor pursuant to the terms of the Operative
Documents.
Section 8.02. Agent's
Reliance, Etc.
Neither
the Agent nor any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, nor any of the directors,
officers, agents or employees of any of them, shall be liable for any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this
Agreement or the other Operative Documents, except for its or their own gross
negligence or willful misconduct, it being the intent that such Persons shall
not be liable for any such action or inaction that constitutes ordinary
negligence. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent:
(i) may consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and
other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such
counsel, accountants or experts; (ii) makes no warranty or representation
to any Note Holder or the Lessor and shall not be responsible to any Note Holder
or the Lessor for any statements, warranties or representations made in or
in
connection with this Agreement or the other Operative Documents;
(iii) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the
performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this
Agreement or the other Operative Documents on the part of the Company or the
Guarantor or to inspect the Property (including the books and records) of the
Company or the Guarantor; (iv) shall not be responsible to any Note Holder
or the Lessor for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or the other Operative
Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or
thereto; (v) shall have no duty to verify any Requisition or the
authenticity of any signature appearing on any Requisition other than to compare
such signature with incumbency certificates provided by the Construction Agent
listing Officers of the Construction Agent authorized to execute Requisitions;
and (vi) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or
the other Operative Documents by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate
or
other instrument or writing in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof
believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or
parties.
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Section 8.03.
CNAI
and Affiliates.
CNAI
and any of its Affiliates, if acting as Note Holder and/or the Lessor, shall
have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Operative
Documents as any other Note Holder or the Lessor and may exercise the same
as
though CNAI or such Affiliate were not the Agent; and the terms "Note Holder"
or
"Note Holders" and "Lessor" shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include
CNAI in its individual capacity or any such Affiliate, and CNAI and its
Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under
indentures of, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Company,
the Guarantor and any Subsidiary of the Company or the Guarantor and any Person
who may do business with or own securities of the Company, the Guarantor or
any
Subsidiary of the Company or the Guarantor, all as if CNAI were not the Agent
and without any duty to account therefor to the Note Holders and the
Lessor.
Section 8.04. Credit
Decision.
Each
Note Holder and the Lessor acknowledges that it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent, the Lessor or any other Note Holder and based on such
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Operative
Documents to which it is a party. Each Note Holder and the Lessor also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent,
the Lessor, or any other Note Holder and based on such documents and information
as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit
decisions with respect to this Agreement or any of the other Operative
Documents.
Section 8.05. Indemnification.
The
Note Holders and the Lessor agree to indemnify the Agent, ratably according
to
the respective aggregate principal amount of the Notes and the Investments
then
held by each Note Holder or the Lessor, as the case may be (or if the Notes
and
the Investments have been fully repaid and retired or if any Notes or
Investments are held by Persons which are not Note Holders or the Lessor,
ratably according to either (i) the respective aggregate amounts of their
Note Commitments or Investment Commitment, or (ii) if all such Note
Commitments and Investment Commitment have terminated, the respective amounts
of
the Note Commitments and Investment Commitment terminated), from and against
any
and all Losses of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on,
incurred by, or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or arising
out
of this Agreement, any other Operative Document or any action taken or omitted
by the Agent under this Agreement or any other Operative Document; provided
that
neither any Note Holder nor the Lessor shall be liable to the Agent for any
portion of such Losses resulting from the Agent's gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, each Note Holder and the Lessor
agrees to reimburse the Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of
any
out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the
Agent
in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration,
modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal
proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or
responsibilities under, this Agreement or any other Operative Document to the
extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Lessor or
the
Company pursuant to any other provision of the Operative Documents.
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Section 8.06. Successor
Agent.
The
Agent may resign at any time as Agent under this Agreement by giving written
notice thereof to the Note Holders, the Lessor and the Company and may be
removed at any time with or without cause by the Majority Holders. Upon any
such
resignation or removal, the Majority Holders, subject to the consent of the
Company so long as no Event of Default or Unwind Event has occurred and is
continuing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed), shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent which shall be
a
commercial bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States
of America or any State thereof (or otherwise authorized by Law to conduct
a
banking business in the United States or any State thereof) or any other Person
acceptable to the Majority Holders and (so long as no Event of Default or Unwind
Event has occurred and is continuing) the Company. If no successor Agent shall
have been so appointed by the Majority Holders, or if any successor Agent
appointed shall not have accepted such appointment, in either case, within
thirty (30) days after the retiring Agent's giving of notice of resignation
or removal of the retiring Agent by the Majority Holders, then the retiring
Agent may, on behalf of the Note Holders and the Lessor, appoint a successor
Agent, which shall be a Note Holder which is a commercial bank organized under
the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof and having
a
combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance
of
any appointment as Agent under this Agreement by a successor Agent, such
successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent and shall function
as the Agent under this Agreement, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged
from its duties and obligations as Agent (other than those which arise prior
to
such Agent's removal or resignation) under this Agreement. After any retiring
Agent's resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of Sections 8.01
through 8.06 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted
to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement.
Section 8.07. Certain
Duties and Obligations.
(a)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other
Operative Document, the Agent shall not exercise any rights or remedies under
any of the Operative Documents or give any consent under any of the Operative
Documents or enter into any agreement amending, modifying, supplementing or
waiving any provision of any Operative Document unless it shall have been
directed to do so in writing by the requisite vote of the Note Holders and
the
Lessor required under the Operative Documents or, in the absence of an express
provision, by the Majority Holders.
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(b) The
Agent
may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any Operative Document
by
or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of
counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.
(c) The
Agent
shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any
note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter,
cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order
or
other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and
to
have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice
and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts
selected by the Agent. The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing
to take action under this Agreement or any other Operative Document (i) if
such action would, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, be contrary to Law
or
the terms of this Agreement or the other Operative Documents, (ii) if such
action is not specifically provided for in this Agreement or another Operative
Document, (iii) if it shall not have received any such advice or
concurrence of the Majority Holders, as it deems appropriate, or (iv) if,
in connection with taking of any such action that would constitute an exercise
of remedies under any Operative Document, it shall not first be indemnified
to
its satisfaction against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred
by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Agent
shall
in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under
this Agreement or any other Operative Document in accordance with a request
of
the Majority Holders (to the extent that the Majority Holders are expressly
authorized to direct the Agent to take or refrain from taking such action)
or
all Note Holders and/or the Lessor (as the case may be), and such request and
any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the
Lessor and the Note Holders.
(d) The
Agent
shall not be deemed to have actual, constructive, direct or indirect knowledge
or notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Unwind Event unless
and
until the Agent has received a written notice or a certificate from the Company,
the Lessor or the Majority Holders, as the case may be, stating that an Event
of
Default or Unwind Event has occurred under the Operative Documents. The Agent
shall have no obligation whatsoever either prior to or after receiving such
notice or certificate to inquire whether an Event of Default or Unwind Event
has
in fact occurred and shall be entitled to rely conclusively, and shall be fully
protected in so relying, on any such notice or certificates furnished to it.
No
provision of this Agreement or any other Operative Document shall require the
Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability
in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or under any other Operative
Document or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have
reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate
indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to
it.
(e) The
Agent
shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel (and any local
counsel) and of any experts and agents, which the Agent may reasonably incur
in
connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement and the other
Operative Documents or (ii) the exercise or enforcement (whether through
negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of any of the rights of the
Lessor, the Agent or the Note Holders hereunder or under the other Operative
Documents.
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Section 8.08. Record.
The
Agent shall maintain at its address listed on Schedule I
hereto a
record (the "Record")
for
the recordation of the names and addresses of the Note Holders and the Lessor
and the Note Commitment and the Investment Commitment of, and principal amount
of the Notes and the amount of the Investments, as applicable, owing to, each
Note Holder and the Lessor from time to time. The entries in the Record shall
be
conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Company,
the Agent, the Lessor and the Note Holders may treat each Person whose name
is
recorded in the Record as a Note Holder hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement and the other Operative Documents. The Record shall be available
for
inspection by the Company, the Lessor or any Note Holder at any reasonable
time
and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01. Survival.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided, the parties' obligations under this Agreement
and in any certificate or other instrument delivered by any party or on such
party's behalf pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate upon the payment
in
full of all amounts then and thereafter due on the Notes and in respect of
the
Investments and under any of the Operative Documents. The confidentiality and
all indemnification provisions contained in this Agreement, including the
provisions of Sections 5.04, 5.05, 9.06, 9.13, 9.14, 9.16, 9.17, 9.25,
9.26, 9.27, 9.28 and 9.33 shall each survive the payment in full of all
amounts then and thereafter due on the Notes and the Investments and due under
any of the Operative Documents. Such rights and obligations shall survive the
execution and delivery of any Operative Document, any issuance or disposition
of
any of the Notes, the Investments or Distribution relating thereto, any
disposition of any interest in the Property or the termination of any Operative
Document, and shall continue in effect regardless of any investigation made
by
or on behalf of any party hereto and notwithstanding that any party may waive
compliance with any other provision of any Operative Document. To the extent
that any payments made under the Operative Documents are subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required
to
be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver or other Person under
any
Bankruptcy Law, common law or equitable cause, then to such extent, the
obligation so satisfied shall be revived and continue as if such payment had
not
been received and the rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement and
each
other Operative Document shall continue in full force and effect. In such event,
the Operative Documents shall be automatically reinstated and the Company and
the Lessor shall take such action as may be reasonably requested by the Agent
and the Note Holders to effect such reinstatement.
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Section 9.02. Notices.
Unless
otherwise specifically provided in any Operative Document, all notices,
consents, directions, approvals, instructions, requests and other communications
given to any party hereto under any Operative Document shall be in writing
to
such party at the address set forth in Schedule I
hereto
or at such other address as such party shall designate by notice to each of
the
other parties hereto and may be personally delivered (including delivery by
private courier services) or by telecopy (with a copy of such notice sent by
private courier service for overnight delivery or by registered or certified
mail), to the party entitled thereto, and shall be deemed to be duly given
or
made when delivered by hand unless such day is not a Business Day, in which
case
such delivery shall be deemed to be made as of the next succeeding Business
Day
or in the case of telecopy (with a copy of such notice sent by private courier
service for overnight delivery or by registered or certified mail), when sent
(as evidenced by confirmation of transmission), so long as it was received
during normal business hours of the receiving party on a Business Day and
otherwise such delivery shall be deemed to be made as of the next succeeding
Business Day.
Section 9.03. Severability.
If any
provision hereof or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions or the
application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those
as to
which it is invalid or enforceable, shall continue to be valid, legal and
enforceable.
Section 9.04. Amendments,
Etc.
No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any other Operative
Document, nor consent to any departure by any party therefrom, shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Majority Holders and the Company and, in respect of any such waiver or consent,
such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and
for
the specific purpose for which it was given; provided,
however,
that
(A) in addition to the requirements above, no amendment, waiver or consent
shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the affected Note Holders and
the
Lessor, do any of the following: (i) increase the Note Commitment or the
Investment Commitment, (ii) reduce the Applicable Rate with respect to the
Notes or the Investments or any fees payable hereunder or under any other
Operative Document to any Note Holder or the Lessor, (iii) postpone any
date fixed for any payment of principal of the Notes or the Investments, or
interest or Distributions thereon, or any fees or other amounts payable to
the
Note Holders or the Lessor, (B) no amendment, waiver or consent shall,
unless in writing and signed by all of the Note Holders and the Lessor, do
any
of the following: (i) permit the taking of any action which requires the
signing by all the Note Holders and the Lessor pursuant to the terms of the
Operative Documents, (ii) amend this Section 9.04; (iii) release
the Guarantor from any payment obligation under the Guaranty or amend, modify
or
waive any provision of the Guaranty relating to the Guarantor's payment
obligation thereunder; or (iv) amend the definition of Majority Holders or
Majority Note Holders; (C) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in
writing and signed by the Agent, in addition to the parties required above,
affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any of the
other Operative Documents; and (D) no amendment, waiver or consent shall,
unless in writing and signed by the Lessor, in addition to the parties required
above, affect the rights or duties of the Lessor under this Agreement or any
of
the other Operative Documents.
Section 9.05. Headings.
The
table of contents and headings of the Articles, Sections and subsections of
this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning of this
Agreement.
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Section 9.06. Compliance
Responsibility.
None of
the Lessor (notwithstanding the representations and warranties of the Lessor
in
Section 3.02), the Agent or any Note Holder shall have any responsibility
for compliance by the Property (or any portion thereof) or by the Company with
any Law, engineering standards or practices or other matters.
Section 9.07. Definitions.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, capitalized terms used in
this Agreement and all schedules and exhibits hereto shall have the respective
meanings given in Appendix A hereto.
Section 9.08. Benefit. Nothing
in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give to
any
Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors
and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or
in
respect of this Agreement and no other Person shall, under any circumstances
be
deemed to be a beneficiary of this Agreement.
Section 9.09. Place
of Payment.
So long
as a Note Holder, the Lessor or an Affiliate of a Note Holder or the Lessor
or a
bank or institutional investor is the owner of any beneficial interest in the
Notes or Investments, the Agent will cause all amounts to be paid by the Lessor
which become due and payable or owing on such beneficial interest in the Notes
or Investments to be paid by bank wire transfer of immediately available funds
duly made at the account referenced in Schedule I
hereto
or provided in writing by such Person to the Agent, in all cases without
presentation of any underlying instrument, provided
that
upon receipt of payment in full of the Notes the same shall be returned by
the
Note Holders to the Lessor marked "canceled".
Section 9.10. Counterparts.
The
parties may sign this Agreement in any number of counterparts and on separate
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 9.11. Governing
Law and Jurisdiction.
(a)
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) Each
of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself
and its properties and assets, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New
York
State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New
York
City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Operative Document,
or
for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of
any
such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such New York
State
court or, to the extent permitted by Law, in such federal court. Each of the
parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Nothing in this Agreement
shall
affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement, the Notes or the Investments in the
courts of any jurisdiction.
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(c) Each
of
the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent
it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter
have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of
or
relating to this Agreement or any other Operative Document in any New York
State
or federal court located in New York City. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense of
an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such
court.
Section 9.12. Time;
Business Day.
If the
date scheduled for any payment or action under any Operative Document shall
not
be a Business Day, then (unless such Operative Document provides otherwise)
such
payment shall be made or such action shall be taken on the next succeeding
Business Day.
Section 9.13. Transaction
Costs; Fees.
Subject
to Section 1.06(c), the Company shall pay on demand all reasonable charges,
fees, expenses, disbursements and out-of-pocket costs (collectively,
"Transaction
Costs")
incurred before, on or after the date hereof in connection with the preparation,
execution, delivery and enforcement after default by the Company of any
Operative Document, or any other agreement, document or certificate delivered
pursuant to or required hereby or thereby or any modification, amendment or
supplement thereto or any waivers or enforcement thereof, including, but without
duplication:
(i) the
reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of each of the Agent, Special
Counsel, the Appraiser, the Environmental Consultant, Citibank's Technical
Services Group, the Independent Engineer, outside legal counsel to the Company
and the Guarantor, and the Company's outside accountants for services rendered
to such parties in connection with such transactions;
(ii) the
reasonable fees and expenses of Special Counsel (and any local counsel) with
respect to advising, as applicable, the Agent, the Note Holders and the Lessor,
respectively, as to their rights and responsibilities under the Operative
Documents in connection with the enforcement after default (whether through
negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) under any of the Operative
Documents;
(iii) all
reasonable fees and expenses of the Agent in connection with any document
reproduction and distribution expenses, stamp or other similar Taxes, fees
or
excises, including interest and penalties, and all filing fees, Taxes, and
expenses in connection with (A) the recording or filing of instruments and
financing statements in connection with the transactions described in this
Agreement and (B) the creation, perfection, and maintenance of the security
interests created by the Operative Documents;
(iv) the
fees
and expenses set forth in Schedule II
hereto;
and
(v) the
reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any local counsel of the Agent
or
Special Counsel, if any, for services rendered during the term of the Operative
Documents in connection with the filing, continuation or perfection of any
mortgages, deeds of trust, debentures and any UCC financing or continuation
statements or any other document or instrument relating to the creation,
perfection, preservation protection, validity, effectiveness or enforcement
thereof.
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Section 9.14. Company
Indemnification.
(a) The
Company shall pay, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party
on an After Tax Basis from and against, and shall defend all actions against
any
Indemnified Party with respect to, any and all liabilities (including but not
limited to liability for patent or trademark infringement or misuse or
misappropriation of any intellectual property rights, liability in tort (strict
or otherwise)), losses, damages, costs, expenses (including but not limited
to
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses of counsel), causes of action, suits,
claims, demands or judgments of any nature whatsoever (whether or not the
Indemnified Party is named as or otherwise is a party thereto) with respect
to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Operative
Documents based upon, arising out of or otherwise relating to or in respect
of
the following (collectively, "Losses"):
(i) any
injury to, or death of, any natural person, or damage to or loss of property,
or
any matters occurring on or resulting from activities using, on or relating
to
the Property or any part thereof, including activities which violate any
Environmental Laws;
(ii) the
acquisition, ownership, leasing, subleasing, design, construction, operation,
management, maintenance, occupancy, possession, use, non-use, condition,
alteration, repair, maintenance, storage, disposition, sale or return of the
Property or any part thereof;
(iii) any
violation by the Company or the Guarantor of any of the terms or conditions
of
this Agreement, the Lease, the Ground Lease, the Sub-Ground Lease or any of
the
other Operative Documents;
(iv) any
Default, Event of Default, Unwind Event or Environmental Event;
(v) any
act
or omission of any of the Company, individually, or as agent under the
Construction Agency Agreement, or any of its agents, contractors, licensees,
sublessees, invitees, representatives or any Person for whose conduct the
Company is legally responsible on or relating to or in connection with the
acquisition, ownership, leasing, subleasing, construction, assembly, operation,
management, maintenance, occupancy, possession, use, non-use or condition of
the
Property or any part thereof;
(vi) the
performance of any labor or services or furnishing of any materials or other
property in respect of the Property or any part thereof;
(vii) any
Liens
(including Losses arising from Liens relating to Permitted Encumbrances (other
than those described in clause (v) of the definition of "Permitted
Encumbrances")) and other than Lessor Liens, on or with respect of and to the
Property or any part thereof;
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(viii) any
permitted contest referred to in the Lease;
(ix) any
breach, violation or default by the Company or its subcontractors, agents,
or
any Person for whose conduct the Company is legally responsible under any
Facility Agreement or contract or agreement directly or indirectly relating
to
the Property (or any part thereof) or the transactions to be consummated
pursuant to the Operative Documents to which the Company is a party or of any
Legal Requirement or Insurance Requirement;
(x) any
termination or invalidity of the Lessor's interest in the Property or any part
thereof (other than pursuant to the Operative Documents);
(xi) the
non-occurrence of any Funding (except as a result of a breach of such
Indemnified Party's obligations hereunder or under any other Operative Document)
and Break Costs associated with any Funding anticipated to be made on any
Funding Date in each case affecting any Indemnified Party, the Property (or
any
part thereof) or the ownership, leasing, management, construction, maintenance,
occupancy, possession, use, non-use or condition thereof;
(xii) any
actual or proposed use, by the Company or any of its subcontractors, agents
or
any Person for whose conduct the Company is legally responsible, of the proceeds
of any Advance or Investment;
(xiii) the
execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of (or in any other way
related to or arising out of) the Operative Documents or the transactions
contemplated thereby, or any violation or breach by the Company of such
documents and agreements;
(xiv) the
impairment of all access to the Property or any part thereof as required for
the
efficient and proper operation of the Property;
(xv) any
defect or deficiency in or any lack of title to or right of possession or use
for the Intended Use of the Property which defect, deficiency or absence
adversely affects (A) the value, marketability, condition, use, ownership,
leasing, subleasing, construction, assembly, operation, management, maintenance,
possession, sale or disposition of the Property (or any part thereof) or
(B) the proper and efficient operation of the Facility (or any portion
thereof) for the Intended Use; or
(xvi) without
duplication of any other indemnification required pursuant to this Agreement,
any Loss the Lessor may incur or be required to pay under Section 9.25,
including in respect of its indemnification of the Lessor Parties for their
Losses in respect of matters of the type referred to in the preceding clauses
of
this Section 9.14(a) (including without limitation the reasonable fees and
expenses of separate counsel for the Lessor Parties).
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(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Operative
Documents, the Company shall not be required to indemnify or hold harmless
any
Indemnified Party against any Losses to the extent arising (x) as a result
of the fraud, gross negligence
or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party, (y) out of events
occurring after the Expiration Date and the discharge of all of the Company's
obligations under the Operative Documents or (z) from third-party damage
claims other than those third-party claims caused by or resulting from any
actions or failures to act of the Company or any of its subcontractors while
in
possession or control of the Property or any part thereof (including, without
limitation, the failure to comply with any of the Company's obligations
(including, without limitation, the Insurance Requirements) under the Operative
Documents); provided
that
this clause (z) shall cease to have any force or effect with respect to
Losses arising on and after the Completion Date. Notwithstanding anything to
the
contrary herein, during the Construction Period the Company shall not be
required to indemnify or hold harmless any Indemnified Party for amounts in
excess of, the Residual Value Amount, except if such liability arises as a
result of a Fully Indemnifiable Event. "Indemnified
Party"
means
the Lessor and its successors and permitted assigns. The indemnity set forth
in
this Section 9.14 shall not apply to Charges, which shall be exclusively
governed by Sections 5.04 and 9.26.
(c) The
obligations of the Company under this Section 9.14 shall survive the
expiration or any termination of this Agreement, the Lease or any other
Operative Document (whether by operation of law or otherwise) for all matters
described in this Section 9.14 which occur or arise prior to such
expiration or termination or arise out of or result from facts, events, claims,
liabilities, actions or conditions occurring, arising or existing on or before
such expiration or termination.
(d) An
Indemnified Party may demand payment for any Losses incurred by such Indemnified
Party, as and when incurred, and such demand for indemnification shall be
accompanied by a brief description of the nature and extent of the Losses as
well as the circumstances under which indemnification is sought. The Company
shall pay when due and payable the full amount of such Losses to the appropriate
party.
(e) The
Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) its obligations under this
Section 9.14 are intended to include and extend to any and all liabilities,
sums paid in settlement of claims, obligations, charges, actions, claims, liens,
taxes and damages (including punitive damages, penalties, fines, court costs,
administrative service fees, response and remediation costs, stabilization
costs, encapsulation costs, treatment, storage or disposal costs) imposed upon
or incurred by or asserted at any time against the Lessor (whether or not a
right exists to be indemnified with respect thereto by any other party) based
upon events or circumstances which occurred prior to the expiration or any
termination of this Agreement and arising directly or indirectly out of:
(A) the treatment, storage, disposal, generation, use, transport, movement,
presence, release, threatened release, spill, installation, emission, injection,
leaching, dumping, escaping or seeping of any Hazardous Materials at, on, under,
onto, through or from any Property or any part thereof; (B) the violation
or alleged violation or any obligation under any Environmental Laws relating
to
or in connection with any Property or any part thereof or any acts or omissions
thereon or relating thereto; (C) the violation, alleged violation or any
obligation under all national, county, provincial and local laws designed to
protect the environment or persons or property therein with respect to Hazardous
Materials, whether now existing or hereinafter enacted, promulgated or issued
by
any Governmental Authority, in each case with respect to any property; and
(D) the Construction Agent's failure to comply with its obligations under
Sections 6(c) and (d) of the Construction Agency Agreement or the
Lessee's failure to comply with its obligations under Sections 7.05
and 7.06 of the Lease, and (ii) the indemnification provided for under
this Section 9.14(f) shall be subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 9.14(b) and shall be governed by the procedures set forth in
Sections 9.14(d) and (e) in each case from and after the Execution
Date.
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(f) Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 9.14 to the contrary, Sections 5.04
and 9.26 shall exclusively control with respect to Charges and Other
Taxes.
Section 9.15.
Operative
Documents; Further Assurances.
Each of
the parties hereto does hereby covenant and agree to perform and be governed
and
restricted by the Operative Documents to which it is a party and, subject to
the
terms and conditions thereof, to take or cause to be taken, all actions and
to
do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable in connection
therewith. The Company, the Lessor, the Agent and the Note Holders shall execute
and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be
reasonably necessary to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Operative
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby.
Section 9.16.
Confidentiality.
(a)
Except as may otherwise be required by applicable Law or any Governmental
Authority, each of the parties hereto, other than the Agent and, as applicable,
its Affiliates, agrees that, subject to Section 5.03, it will maintain the
confidentiality of the structure of this transaction developed exclusively
by
Citigroup other than aspects of the transaction which were (i) already
known to such party prior to being furnished to it by Citigroup,
(ii) within the public domain, or (iii) lawfully received by it from
third parties under no confidentiality constraints.
(b) The
Lessor, the Agent and each Note Holder agree that unless otherwise required
by
Law or by any Governmental Authority or consented to in writing by the Company
and the Agent and subject to the proviso below and the last sentence of this
Section 9.16(b), it will maintain the confidentiality of all non-public
information (i) regarding the financial terms of this transaction or
(ii) regarding the Company, the Guarantor or the Property which shall be
furnished to it by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents, in accordance with the
procedures it generally applies to confidential material, and will not use
such
non-public information for any purpose except in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents; provided,
however,
that if
the Operative Documents have been terminated and the Company (or its assignee)
has not purchased the Property, then none of the Note Holders, the Agent or
the
Lessor shall be bound by the confidentiality provisions of this
Section 9.16(b) with respect to the Property. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any Holder may disclose in any marketing, promotional or "pitch"
material that it is a lender in the lease financing for a facility for testing
compressors, gas turbines, electric motors, together with all similar and
associated equipment so long as it does not disclose any non-public information
regarding the financial terms of this transaction or regarding the Company,
the
Guarantor or the Property.
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(c) The
parties hereto agree not to publish tombstones or other public announcements
in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby without the consent of
the
Company and the Agent.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in the Operative Documents, each party hereto
(and each employee, representative or other agent of such party) may disclose
to
any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. tax treatment
and U.S. tax structure of the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Documents and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax
analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such U.S. tax treatment
and U.S. tax structure, other than any information for which nondisclosure
is
reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable securities
laws.
Section 9.17.
Interest
Laws.
Nothing
contained in this Agreement or the other Operative Documents shall be deemed
to
require the payment of interest, yield or other charges by any Person in excess
of the amount which may be lawfully charged to that Person under any applicable
usury laws (the "Maximum
Rate").
In
the event that any Person shall collect moneys under this Agreement or any
other
Operative Document which are deemed to constitute interest (including Additional
Rent) which would increase the effective interest or yield rate to a rate in
excess of the Maximum Rate, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in
excess of the Maximum Rate shall, upon such determination, at the option of
the
Person to whom such payment was made, be returned to the payor thereof or
credited against other amounts owed by such payor hereunder or under the other
Operative Documents.
Section 9.18.
Financial
Advisor.
The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that Citigroup, the Company's exclusive
financial advisor for the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents,
is not making any representation or warranty, nor is Citigroup required to
make
any disclosure, now or in the future, with respect to the parties' tax or
accounting treatment of the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Documents. Each of the parties hereto further acknowledges and agrees that
(i) Citigroup is not responsible, nor will Citigroup be responsible in the
future, for tax and accounting advice with respect to the transactions
contemplated by the Operative Documents, (ii) it has, independently and
without reliance on Citigroup, made its own analysis and decisions with respect
to such matters and has had the benefit of the advice of its own independent
tax
and accounting advisers with respect to such matters to the extent it has deemed
appropriate and (iii) it will, independently and without reliance on
Citigroup, continue to make its own analyses and decisions with respect to
such
matters based on such information and advice as it deems appropriate for such
purposes.
Section 9.19. Securities
Representation.
Each
Note Holder and the Lessor hereby represents that it is acquiring its Notes
or
making its Investments, as applicable, for investment for its own account,
and
not with a view to or for sale in connection with a distribution of any Note
or
the Investments, as applicable, except in compliance with all applicable
securities laws; provided,
however,
that,
subject to Section 5.03, the disposition of any Note or the Investments, as
applicable, shall at all times be within its exclusive control.
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Section 9.20. Agreements
with Respect to the Property.
(a)
Upon consummation of the purchase of the Lessor's interest in the Property
in
compliance with the Operative Documents, the Lessor, will convey its interest
in
the Property without recourse, representation, or warranty of any kind, except
that the Property will be free and clear of any and all Lessor Liens and Liens
created by the Operative Documents or otherwise caused by the Lessor or other
adverse interest of any kind created by the Lessor (except as consented to
or
created by or at the request of the Company and except as to any interest
created by the Lessor upon the exercise of any right under the Operative
Documents upon any Event of Default, Unwind Event or Environmental
Trigger).
(b) Upon
the
consummation of the purchase of the Property in compliance with the Operative
Documents, at the request of the Company or the Agent, as applicable, the
Lessor, and the Agent shall execute releases and termination statements (or
equivalent documents or instruments) required to release or terminate the Liens
granted under the Operative Documents with respect to the Property. The Lessor
and the Agent shall execute the releases and termination statements under the
direction of the Agent. The Company shall pay all out-of-pocket costs and Taxes
arising from the preparation, execution, filing, and recording of such releases
and termination statements other than with respect to the release of Lessor
Liens which shall be the obligation of the party to whom such Lessor Lien is
attributable.
Section 9.21.
WAIVER
OF TRIAL BY JURY.
IN ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER OPERATIVE
DOCUMENTS OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR
WHICH
MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, THE COMPANY,
THE AGENT, THE LESSOR AND EACH NOTE HOLDER HEREBY AGREE THAT ANY SUCH ACTION
OR
PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY, IRRESPECTIVE
OF
WHICH PARTY COMMENCES SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY
WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
Section 9.22. Other
Matters.
The
Company acknowledges that neither any Note Holder, the Lessor, the Agent, or
any
Affiliate of any thereof is making any representation, nor is it required to
make any disclosure now or in the future, with respect to the parties' tax
or
accounting treatment of the Property or the financing thereof, nor is any Note
Holder, the Lessor, the Agent, or any Affiliate of any thereof responsible,
nor
will it be responsible in the future, for tax and accounting advice with respect
to the Property or the financing thereof, and the Company has had or will have
the benefit of the advice of its own independent tax and accounting advisors
with respect to such matters.
Section 9.23.
Protective
Expenditures; Payment for Services.
At any
time after the expiration or other termination of the Lease if the Company
(or
its designee), has not purchased the Lessor's interest in the Property in
compliance with the terms of the Operative Documents, then any Note Holder
or
the Lessor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to pay, or to fund
the
Agent's payment of (i) Taxes, if any, due and owing with respect to the
Property, or (ii) insurance premiums required to maintain the coverage
required during the term of the Lease (each a "Protective
Expenditure").
Reimbursement of Protective Expenditures made by any Note Holder or the Lessor
in accordance with this Section 9.23 shall be made upon a sale of all of
the Lessor's interest in the Property pursuant to the provisions set forth
herein.
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Section 9.24.
Duty
of Care; Provision to Satisfy Express Negligence Test.
(a) Neither
the Lessor nor any of its Affiliates shall be liable or responsible to any
Note
Holder or any other Person claiming through or under a Note Holder for any
error
in judgment or action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by the Lessor
or any of its Affiliates under this Agreement or the other Operative Documents
or the transactions contemplated herein or therein or in relation to the
Property or the operation or leasing or sale thereof or any interest therein;
except that this provision will not excuse the Lessor from liability to the
Note
Holders for:
(i)
actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Lessor which constitute willful
misconduct or gross negligence;
(ii)
damages from any failure of the Lessor's representations in Section 3.02 to
be true and correct;
(iii)
damages result from any breach by the Lessor of its covenants in
Section 4.02; or
(iv)
any
negligent holding or handling of funds actually received by the Lessor in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lessor (i) may consult with
legal counsel (including counsel for the Company), independent public
accountants or other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any
action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with
the
advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii) makes no warranty or
representation to the Company or the Note Holders, except for the
representations expressly provided in Section 3.02, and shall not be
responsible to the Company or the Note Holders for any statements, warranties
or
representations made by any other Person in or in connection with the Operative
Documents; (iii) shall not be responsible to the Company or the Note
Holders for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of the Operative Documents or any instrument or document
furnished in connection therewith; (iv) may rely upon the representations
and warranties of the Company and the Note Holders in exercising its powers
hereunder (except when and to the extent, if any, the Lessor shall have actual
knowledge that such representations and warranties are untrue); and
(v) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or the
other Operative Documents by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate,
or
other instrument or writing (including any telecopy, telegram, cable or telex)
believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent to the proper Person or
Persons.
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Section 9.25.
Lessor
Indemnification.
(a) Indemnified
Losses.
The
Lessor shall pay, protect, indemnify, and hold harmless each Lessor Party,
on an
After Tax Basis from and against, and shall defend all actions against any
Lessor Party with respect to any Losses with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Operative Documents arising from
or
relating to Covered Matters, subject to the limitations set forth in this
Section 9.25.
(b) No
Indemnification for Certain Matters.
The
Lessor shall not be required to indemnify or hold harmless any Lessor Party
hereunder against any matter referred to in Section 9.25(a) to the extent
arising as a result of (i) the fraud, gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Lessor Party and (ii) events occurring after the
Expiration Date and the discharge of all of the Construction Agent's and the
Lessee's obligations under the Operative Documents.
(c) Limitations
on Indemnification by Lessor.
The
Lessor's obligation to indemnify and hold harmless any Lessor Party under this
Section 9.25:
(i) is
not a
personal obligation of the Lessor except to the extent of any payments received
by the Lessor pursuant to Section 9.14(a)(xvi);
(ii) shall
be
paid and discharged solely and exclusively from amounts received by the Lessor
pursuant to Section 9.14(a)(xvi); and it is expressly agreed by each Lessor
Party that the sole recourse of each such Person for payment or discharge of
the
indemnification obligations created under this Section 9.25 shall be to
such amounts paid by the Company, pursuant to Section 9.14(a) or the other
Operative Documents;
(iii) is
the
sole and exclusive right of each Lessor Party against the Lessor, and any right
to proceed against the Lessor individually or otherwise under common law,
federal or state securities laws or otherwise for indemnification or
contribution in connection with the matters covered by this Section 9.25,
is hereby expressly waived by each Lessor Party (other than claims that may
be
made against the Lessor, individually or personally, for breach of this
Section 9.25, fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct).
Nothing
in this Section 9.25 is intended as or should be construed as a limitation
on the right of any Lessor Party under the Operative Documents to make
indemnification, contribution or other claims of any kind against the Company
on
behalf of the Lessor, to the extent that such claims otherwise may be made
under
the Operative Documents, with respect to any matter, including indemnification
for Losses of the type referred to in this Section 9.25.
(d) Repayment
to the Lessor.
To the
extent that any payments made pursuant to Section 9.14(a)(xvii) are
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside
or required to be repaid by the Lessor to a trustee, debtor in possession,
receiver or other Person under any Bankruptcy Law, common law or equitable
cause, then to such extent, the Lessor Parties who received any such payments
from the Lessor (or any portion thereof) shall repay any such amounts to the
Lessor, or as may otherwise be directed by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
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(e) Survival;
Reinstatement.
The
indemnification obligations of the Lessor under this Section 9.25 shall
survive and be reinstated to the same extent, for the same period and in the
same manner as the indemnification obligations of the Company under
Section 9.14(a)(xvii).
(f) Indemnification
Procedures.
The
right of any Lessor Party to seek indemnification from the Lessor under this
Section 9.25 is subject to and conditioned upon compliance by any such
Lessor Party with the notice, cooperation, appointment of counsel and other
provisions in Section 9.14 except (1) that any reference in
Section 9.14 to the "Company" shall be deemed to be a reference to the
Lessor, provided
that
notwithstanding this clause (1) and subject to the provisions contained in
Section 9.14(d), the Company shall continue to have the right to assume the
defense of any claim under Section 9.14 or with respect to this
Section 9.25 and employ counsel in connection therewith, and (2) that
any reference in Section 9.14 to the "Indemnified Party" (or similar
phrase) shall be deemed to be a reference to any "Lessor Party", and
(3) the limitation in Section 9.14 on the number of counsel that may
be engaged to represent the Lessor shall be deemed to be a reference to the
same
number of counsel acting on behalf of Lessor Parties, to the extent such costs
are recoverable pursuant to Section 9.14.
(g) Charges
and Other Taxes.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.25 to the contrary,
Sections 5.04 and 9.26 shall exclusively control with respect to
Charges and Other Taxes.
(h) Lessor
Party.
As used
in this Section 9.25, the term "Lessor Party" shall have the meaning set
forth in Appendix A hereto and in Appendix A to the Original
Participation Agreement.
Section 9.26.
Lessor
Tax Indemnification.
(a) The
Lessor shall pay and indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Lessor Party
from
and against the full amount of (i) all Charges on an After Tax Basis
required to be paid by such Lessor Party (on its behalf or on behalf of any
other Person) and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses,
except those arising from the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct
of
such Lessor Party), arising therefrom or with respect thereto (including from
any obligation to file any Tax return, report or statement with respect to
any
such Charges), whether or not such Charges were correctly or legally asserted
and (ii) any sums paid by such Lessor Party pursuant to the second sentence
of Section 5.04(a). Any payment pursuant to such indemnification shall be
made in accordance with the terms of Section 5.04(g).
(b) Tax
Reporting Indemnification.
If any
filing, maintenance, action or execution requested by the Company pursuant
to
Section 5.05(c) would result in any additional Tax liability payable by any
Lessor Party or could reasonably be expected to result in liability payable
by
such Lessor Party, other than liability ordinarily related to the intended
Tax
treatment described in Section 5.05(a), then the Lessor will provide an
indemnity on an After Tax Basis from and against any such unrelated Tax
liability satisfactory to the Lessor Party, in its sole opinion, exercised
reasonably and in good faith.
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(c) Limitations
on Tax Indemnification by Lessor.
The
Lessor's obligation to indemnify and hold harmless any Lessor Party under this
Section 9.26:
(i) is
not a
personal obligation of the Lessor, except to the extent of any payments by
the
Lessor pursuant to Section 5.04(c), 5.05(c) or the last sentence of
Section 5.04(a);
(ii) shall
be
paid and discharged solely and exclusively from amounts received by the Lessor
pursuant to Section 5.04(c), 5.05(c) or the last sentence of
Section 5.04(a) and it is expressly agreed by each Lessor Party that the
sole recourse of each such Person for payment or discharge of the
indemnification obligations created under this Section 9.26 shall be to
such amounts paid by the Company pursuant to Section 5.04(c), 5.05(c) or
the last sentence of Section 5.04(a) or the other Operative Documents;
and
(iii) is
the
sole and exclusive right of each Lessor Party against the Lessor, and any right
to proceed against the Lessor individually or otherwise under common law,
federal or state securities laws or otherwise for indemnification or
contribution in connection with the matters covered by this Section 9.26,
is hereby expressly waived by each Lessor Party (other than claims that may
be
made against the Lessor, individually or personally, for breach of this
Section 9.26, fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct).
Nothing
in this Section 9.26 is intended as or should be construed as a limitation
on the right of any Lessor Party to make indemnification, contribution or other
claims of any kind against the Company to the extent that such claims otherwise
may be made, with respect to any matter, including indemnification for Charges
of the type referred to in this Section 9.26.
(d) Repayment
to the Lessor.
To the
extent that any payments made pursuant to Section 5.04(c), 5.05(c) or the
last sentence of Section 5.04(a) are subsequently invalidated, declared to
be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid by the Lessor
to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver or other Person under any
Bankruptcy Law, common law or equitable cause, then to such extent, the Lessor
Party who received any such payments from the Lessor (or any portion thereof)
shall repay any such amounts to the Lessor, or as may otherwise be directed
by a
court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) Survival;
Reinstatement.
The
indemnification obligations of the Lessor under this Section 9.26 shall
survive and be reinstated to the same extent, for the same period and in the
same manner as the indemnification obligations of the Company under
Section 5.04(c), 5.05(c) or the last sentence of
Section 5.04(a).
(f) Lessor
Party; Charges.
As used
in this Section 9.26, the terms "Lessor Party" and "Charges" shall have the
meanings set forth in Appendix A hereto and in Appendix A to the
Original Participation Agreement.
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Section 9.27.
Environmental
Put Option.
At any
time within five (5) years after the expiration or termination of the Lease
and payment by the Company of Permitted Lease Balance or Termination Value
and
upon the occurrence of an Environmental Event which arose during the Lease
Term,
any Note Holder shall have the right, upon thirty (30) days written notice,
to require the Company to purchase all of its right, title and interest in
and
to its applicable series of Notes from such Note Holder for a purchase price
of
$1, in which case such Note Holder or will convey its right, title and interest
in and to such Notes to the Company free and clear of any Lien or other adverse
interest of any kind created by such Note Holder or any Person claiming by,
through or under such Note Holder (except for Permitted Encumbrances as
consented to by the Company and except as to any interest created upon the
exercise of any right under any Operative Document upon any Event of Default
thereunder). The Note Holders' exercise of their respective rights under this
Section 9.27 shall not limit the Note Holders' rights and remedies under
any Operative Document, including, without limitation, the Note Holders' rights
to indemnification hereunder.
Section 9.28.
Limitation
on Liabilities.
Neither
the Company, the Lessor, the Agent, nor any Note Holder shall have any liability
to any Person for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Documents.
Section 9.29.
Not
a
Partnership, Etc.
Neither
the execution of this Agreement, not the terms and provisions of the Operative
Documents is intended to be or to create, and the foregoing shall be construed
not to be or to create any partnership, joint venture or other joint enterprise
between the Lessor and any Note Holder. Neither the execution of this Agreement
nor the management and administration of the Operative Documents and the related
documents by the Lessor, nor any other right, duty or obligation of the Lessor
under or pursuant to this Agreement or the other Operative Documents is intended
to be or to create any fiduciary relationship between the Lessor and any Note
Holder.
Section 9.30.
Independent
Analysis.
Each
Note Holder has entered into this Agreement without reliance upon
representations made outside this Agreement or the other Operative Documents
by
the Lessor or by any Affiliate, agent or attorney of the Lessor and only after
independently reviewing such documents, independently making such inspections,
independently consulting with counsel and independently collecting and verifying
such information, as the Lessor determined to be necessary or appropriate.
Without limiting the foregoing, each Note Holder has independently reviewed
the
Operative Documents and independently made such inquiries and investigations
of
the Company and the Property as such Note Holder determined to be necessary
or
appropriate before executing this Agreement.
Section 9.31.
No
Recourse To Lessor.
Except
for breach of its representations and warranties in Section 3.02 and breach
of its obligations under the Operative Documents (other than any obligation
to
pay any amounts relating to or arising out of the Notes (including the payment
of principal, interest and fees to the Note Holders)), it is expressly
understood and agreed by the parties hereto that no recourse to or against
the
Lessor or any trustee, employee, officer, director, incorporator, stockholder
or
agent of the Lessor shall be had for the payment of any amount owing by the
Lessor under this Agreement or the other Operative Documents, or for the payment
by the Lessor of any fee in respect hereof or any other obligation or claim
of
or against the Lessor arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the other
Operative Documents.
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Section 9.32.
Delegation
to the Agent.
The
Lessor hereby delegates to the Agent any and all obligations of the Lessor
under
the Operative Documents to deliver notices and other written information to
the
Agent or to the Note Holders, and the Note Holders hereby agree to look to
the
Agent, and not the Lessor, for the performance of such obligations. The Agent
hereby accepts such delegation.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
by
their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above
written.
DRESSER-XXXX
X.X. (FRANCE)
|
By:
Name:
Title:
|
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CITIBANK
INTERNATIONAL PLC (PARIS BRANCH), as Lessor
|
By:
Name:
Title:
|
74
CITIBANK
INTERNATIONAL PLC (PARIS BRANCH), as Agent
|
By:
Name:
Title:
|
75
CITIBANK
INTERNATIONAL PLC (PARIS BRANCH), as a Note Holder
|
By:
Name:
Title:
|
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SCHEDULE I
MANNER
OF
PAYMENT
AND
COMMUNICATIONS TO PARTIES
This
Schedule I shows the names and addresses of the parties to the foregoing
Participation Agreement, the Note Commitment of the Note Holders and the
Investment Commitment of the Lessor.
Company:
(1)
|
Address
for all notices:
|
Dresser-Xxxx
X.X. (France)
00
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
00000
XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Attention: |
Psacal
Lardy, Vice President & General
Manager
|
Phone: |
00-000-00-00-00
|
Fax: |
00-000-00-00-00
|
(2)
|
All
payments to the Company with respect to the Operative Documents shall
be
made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Credit Lyonnais,
IBAN No. XX0000000000000000000000X00, BIC: XXXXXXXX and with
sufficient information to identify the source and application of
such
funds.
|
Guarantor:
(1)
|
Address
for all notices:
|
Dresser
Rand Group Inc.
0000
X.
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx. X.
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: |
Treasurer
|
Phone: |
000-000-0000
|
Fax: |
000-000-0000
|
(2) |
All
payments to the Guarantor with respect to the Operative Documents
shall be
made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Citibank,
N.A.,
ABA No. 000000000, Account No. 00000000, Swift Code: XXXXXX00,
with a reference to Dresser-Rand Group Inc., and with sufficient
information to identify the source and application of such
funds.
|
Lessor:
(1)
|
Address
for all notices:
|
Citi
Corporate
Banking
Global
Industrials
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: |
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
Phone: |
(000)
000-0000
|
Fax: |
(000)
000-0000
|
WITH
A
COPY TO:
Citibank
International plc (Poland)
On
behalf of Citibank International plc, Paris Loans Processing Unit
(0xx
Xxxxx) XX
|
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
0
00-000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Attn: |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
Phone: |
00
(00) 000 0000
|
Fax: |
00
(00) 000 0000
|
(2)
|
All
payments to the Lessor with respect to the Operative Documents shall
be
made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Citibank,
N.A.,
Account No.
[ ],
ABA# [ ],
with a reference to
[ ] and with
sufficient information to identify the source and application of
such
funds.
|
Agent:
(1) |
Address
for all notices:
|
Citi
Corporate
Banking
Global
Industrials
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: |
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
Phone: |
(000)
000-0000
|
Fax: |
(000)
000-0000
|
2
WITH
A
COPY TO:
Citibank
International plc (Poland)
On
behalf of Citibank International plc, Paris Loans Processing Unit
(0xx
Xxxxx) XX
|
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
0
00-000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Attn: |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
Phone: |
00
(00) 000 0000
|
Fax: |
00
(00) 000 0000
|
(2)
|
All
payments and transfers of funds to the Agent with respect to the
Operative
Documents shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to
Citibank, NA, Account
No. [ ],
ABA# [ ],
Attention: [ ],
with a reference to
[ ] and with
sufficient information to identify the source and application of
such
funds.
|
3
Note
Holder:
CITIBANK
INTERNATIONAL PLC (PARIS BRANCH)
Amount
|
|
A-Note
Commitment
|
€18,400,000
|
B-Note
Commitment
|
€3,450,000
|
(1)
|
All
payments with respect to the Operative Documents shall be made by
wire
transfer of immediately available funds to Citibank International
plc
(Paris Branch), Account
No. [ ],
Attn: [ ],
ABA# [ ],
with a reference to
[ ] and with
sufficient information to identify the source and application of
such
funds.
|
(2) |
Address
for all notices:
|
Citi
Corporate
Banking
Global
Industrials
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: |
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
Phone: |
(000)
000-0000
|
Fax: |
(000)
000-0000
|
WITH
A
COPY TO:
Citibank
International plc (Poland)
On
behalf of Citibank International plc, Paris Loans Processing Unit
(0xx
Xxxxx) XX
|
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
0
00-000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Attn: |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
Phone: |
00
(00) 000 0000
|
Fax: |
00
(00) 000 0000
|
4
Lessor:
CITIBANK
INTERNATIONAL PLC (PARIS BRANCH)
Amount
|
|
Investment
Commitment
|
€1,150,000
|
(1)
|
All
payments with respect to the Operative Documents shall be made by
wire
transfer of immediately available funds to Citibank International
plc
(Paris Branch), Account No.
[ ], ABA
#[ ],
Attention: [ ]
and with sufficient information to identify the source and application
of
such funds.
|
(2) |
Address
for all notices:
|
Citi
Corporate
Banking
Global
Industrials
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: |
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
Phone: |
(000)
000-0000
|
Fax: |
(000)
000-0000
|
WITH
A
COPY TO:
Citibank
International plc (Poland)
On
behalf of Citibank International plc, Paris Loans Processing Unit
(0xx
Xxxxx) XX
|
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
0
00-000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Attn: |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
Phone: |
00
(00) 000 0000
|
Fax: |
00
(00) 000 0000
|
5
SCHEDULE II
FEES
I. |
Commitment
Fees
|
From
and
after the Initial Funding Date until the Commitment Termination Date, the Lessor
shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Agent for the account of each Note Holder
and the Lessor, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and
December in each year commencing on December 31, 2007 and, on the Commitment
Termination Date, commitment fees ("Commitment
Fees")
on the
undrawn amount of such Note Holder's Note Commitment and the Lessor's Investment
Commitment during such period at the percentages per annum set forth below
and
being based on the applicable Level. For purposes of determining the Commitment
Fees during a quarterly period, the Level shall be the Leverage Ratio in effect
on the as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Guarantor
immediately preceding such payment date.
Level
|
Commitment
Fee
|
Level
I
|
37.5
basis points
|
Level
II
|
35
basis points
|
Level
III
|
32.5
basis points
|
Level
IV
|
30
basis points
|
Level
V
|
25
basis points
|
II. |
Upfront
Fees
|
The
Agent
shall be paid on the first Funding Date following the Initial Funding Date
an
upfront fee in an amount equal to 0.20% of the Commitments (the "Upfront
Fees"):
III. |
Structuring
and Advisory Fees
|
The
Company shall pay on the first Funding Date following the Initial funding Date
the structuring and advisory fees agreed to between Citigroup Global Markets
Inc. and Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. as set forth in the mandate letter dated
December 20, 2006 (as amended by the letter date May 9, 2007).
IV. |
Agency
Fee
|
Citibank
International plc (Paris Branch) shall be paid an annual agency fee on the
dates
and in the amounts agreed to between the Agent and the Company.
SCHEDULE III
PRICING
GRID
Level
I
|
Level
II
|
Level
III
|
Level
IV
|
Level
V
|
|
A-Notes:
EURIBOR +
|
250
basis points
|
200
basis points
|
175
basis points
|
150
basis points
|
125
basis points
|
B-Notes:
EURIBOR +
|
250
basis points
|
200
basis points
|
175
basis points
|
150
basis points
|
125
basis points
|
Investment:
EURIBOR +
|
550
basis points
|
550
basis points
|
550
basis points
|
550
basis points
|
550
basis points
|
EXHIBIT A
PURCHASE
PROCEDURES
1. Purchase
Price.
In
connection with the purchase of the Property the Company shall purchase the
Lessor's interest in the Property for the Termination Value.
2. Offer
to Purchase.
Any
Offer to Purchase received by the Lessor and the Agent will be deemed to have
been accepted by the Lessor on the date such Offer to Purchase is received,
and
any deemed Offer to Purchase shall be deemed accepted by the Lessor on the
date
such Offer to Purchase is deemed to have been made.
3. Closing
Date.
The
date of the closing of the Company's purchase of the Lessor's interest in the
Property (the "Closing
Date"),
will
be no earlier than the date upon which payment of the Termination Value is
received by the Lessor and:
(a) in
the
case of an Offer to Purchase pursuant to Section 6.04 of the Participation
Agreement, the date specified by the Company, but in any event not less than
five (5) days and no more than ninety (90) days following the date of
the Lessor's deemed acceptance of such Offer to Purchase, but in any event
not
later than the Maturity Date; provided,
however,
that if
such Offer to Purchase is delivered in connection with an Unwind Event, then
the
Closing Date shall be the date of the Lessor's deemed acceptance of such Offer
to Purchase;
(b) in
the
case of an Offer to Purchase made or deemed to have been made pursuant to
Section 6.06(a) of the Participation Agreement, the then existing
Expiration Date; and
(c) if
the
Company after the occurrence of an Event of Default or Unwind Event elects
to
proceed under Section 6.02(g) of the Participation Agreement, then on the
date of the Lessor's receipt of the Termination Value.
4. Conveyance.
On the
Closing Date, the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Lessor the
Termination Value and:
(a) the
Lessor shall simultaneously deliver to the Company a promise to sell under
conditions precedent (“promesse de vente”) and a notarial deed documenting the
definitive assignment of the Lessor's interest under the Sub-Ground Lease
registered with the “conservation des hypothèques” of Le Havre reasonably
necessary to assign and convey to the Company its interest in the Property,
in
each case without recourse, representation or warranty (expressed or implied)
of
any kind, except that its interest in the Property is free and clear of all
Lessor Liens and Liens created by the Operative Documents or otherwise created
or caused by the Lessor or other adverse interest of any kind created by any
Lessor Party (except as consented to or created by the Company and except as
to
any interest created by the Lessor or the Agent upon the exercise of any right
under the Operative Documents upon any Event of Default or Unwind
Event);
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(b) the
Company shall assume, or shall cause the purchaser to assume, all of the
obligations of the Lessor under the Sub-Ground Lease by proper instrument in
recordable form; and
(c) the
Lessor shall simultaneously convey, or cause to be conveyed, to the Company
any
Net Proceeds and/or the right to receive the same if any Net Proceeds are not
in
the Lessor's possession or control.
5. Releases.
Upon
the consummation of the purchase of the Lessor's interest in the Property in
compliance with this Exhibit A and the Operative Documents, and at the
request of the Company or the Agent, as applicable, the Lessor and the Agent
(for itself and on behalf of the Note Holders and the Lessor) shall execute
release and termination statements required to release or terminate the Liens
granted under the Operative Documents (including the Sub-Ground Lease) with
respect to the Property. The Lessor shall execute release and termination
statements under the direction of the Agent. The Company shall pay all
out-of-pocket costs and Taxes arising from the preparation, execution, filing,
and recording of such release and termination statements other than with respect
to the release of Lessor Liens which shall be the obligation of the party to
whom such Lessor Lien is attributable.
6. Termination.
Upon
the completion of any purchase of the Lessor's interest in the Property in
compliance with this Exhibit A but not prior, the Operative Documents
(including the Sub-Ground Lease) shall terminate, except for indemnification
and
other obligations and liabilities which by the terms of the Operative Documents
(including Section 9.01 of the Participation Agreement) survive termination
thereof.
7. Assignment.
The
Company may assign to any Person the right to purchase the Lessor's interest
in
the Property. Notwithstanding any such assignment, the applicable Offer to
Purchase (whether delivered or deemed to have been delivered) shall remain
irrevocable and the Company will remain liable to the Lessor for the prompt
payment and performance, as and when due, of all amounts payable in connection
with the purchase of the Lessor's interest in the Property. No consent to any
such assignment, acceptance of payment from or performance by any assignee
or
other action by or on behalf of the Lessor or the Agent other than payment
of
the purchase price for the Lessor's interest in the Property in full when due
will release the Company of any obligations under this Agreement and the other
Operative Documents.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF
REQUISITION
To: |
Citibank
International plc (Paris Branch)
(Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Fax
No.: (00
(00) 000 0000)
|
cc: |
Citibank
International plc (Paris Branch), as Agent
(Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Fax
No.: (00
(00) 000 0000)
|
DRESSER-XXXX
X.X. (FRANCE)
CERTIFIED
REQUISITION NO.
DATED
I,
__________________ of Dresser Rand- S.A. (France), a French société anonyme
registered with the Commercial and Companies Register at Le Havre under No.
562
060 269 (the "Company"),
acting as construction agent (the "Construction
Agent")
for
Citibank International plc (Paris Branch) (the "Lessor"),
pursuant to the Construction Agency Agreement dated as of December 28, 2007
(as
the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the
"Agency
Agreement")
between the Company and the Lessor, submit this irrevocable Requisition in
accordance with Section 1.03(a) of the Participation Agreement (defined
below) and certify, on behalf of the Company, to the following:
1. The
total
amount of Actual Project Costs for which a Funding is hereby requested is
[___________] Euros (€[_________]).
The
Lessor is hereby requested to make a Funding in the aggregate amount of
[ ]
Euros
(€[ ])
on [INSERT DATE - AT LEAST THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE
OF THE REQUISITION]. The Interest Period for the Funding requested by this
Requisition shall be [one (1)] [two (2)] [three (3)] [six (6)] month[s]. The
Note Holders and the Lessor are hereby requested to make Advances and
Investments in the amount of [___________] Euros (€[___________])
and
[___________] Euros (€[_________]),
respectively, to Credit Lyonnais, IBAN: XX0000000000000000000000X00, BIC:
XXXXXXXX.
2. The
proceeds of the Funding requested herein shall be used solely to pay Actual
Project Costs.
3. No
part
of the Actual Project Costs paid with the funds advanced under any previous
Requisition is a basis for this Requisition, and none of the Actual Project
Costs which are the subject of this Requisition was included in any Funding
for
any prior Requisition.
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4. Attached
as Schedule A
to this
Requisition is a general description of the Actual Project Costs to be paid
or
reimbursed with funds from the proceeds of the Funding requested in this
Requisition.
5. Except
as
the Lessor or the Agent have heretofore been notified in writing, the
Construction Agent reasonably believes that (a) the Actual Project Costs to
complete the construction of the Facility as contemplated by the Construction
Budget will not exceed the aggregate amount of the unused Commitments and
(b) the Facility will be completed by the Date Certain.
6. The
Property has not suffered any Event of Loss which has not previously been
disclosed to the Lessor and the Agent.
7. All
amounts previously advanced pursuant to previous Requisitions were paid to
the
parties entitled thereto as specified in such Requisitions.
8. All
conditions precedent to the Funding requested herein that are set forth in
the
Participation Agreement have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the
terms of the Operative Documents except for the following: [LIST ALL UNSATISFIED
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT]
9. All
of
the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantor set forth
in
the Operative Documents entered into on or prior to the date hereof are true
and
correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, except, where
applicable, on and as of the date specified in such representation or warranty.
The Construction Agent (and in its individual capacity) is in compliance with
all of its obligations under the Operative Documents and there exists no
condition or event that would constitute an Event of Default, Unwind Event
or
Environmental Trigger.
All
terms
not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the
Appendix A to the Participation Agreement dated as December 20, 2007 among
the Company, Citibank International plc (Paris Branch), the Persons named
therein as Note Holders, and Citibank International plc (Paris Branch) as Agent
(as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the
"Participation
Agreement").
Dated
this [_____] day of [_____________], 200[__].
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DRESSER-XXXX
X.X. (FRANCE), as Construction Agent
|
By:
Name:
Title:
|
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Schedule A
General
Description of Work
|
Amount
of
Actual
Project Costs
Requested
in this Requisition
|
|
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF
OFFICER'S
CERTIFICATE
OF COMPLETION
OFFICER'S
CERTIFICATE
This
Officer's Certificate is being furnished pursuant to the requirements of
Section 2.04(a) of the Participation Agreement dated as of December 20,
2007 (as the same may be amended modified or supplemented from time to time,
the
"Participation
Agreement"),
among
Dresser-Xxxx X.X (France), a French société anonyme registered with the
Commercial and Companies Register at Le Havre under No. 562 060 269 (the
"Company"
or in
its capacity as agent under the Agency Agreement, the "Construction
Agent");
Citibank International plc (Paris Branch); the Persons named therein as Note
Holders; and Citibank International plc (Paris Branch), as Agent. Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth
in
Appendix A to the Participation Agreement.
The
undersigned, on behalf of the Company, as Construction Agent, hereby certifies
that:
1. The
construction of the Facility has been substantially completed in accordance
with
the Construction Agency Agreement and all applicable Laws.
2. The
Property is ready for occupancy and operation in accordance with the
Construction Agency Agreement subject to customary punch list items, as
evidenced by the issuance by the appropriate Governmental Authority of a
permanent or temporary certificate of occupancy (or equivalent certificate
or
document) for the Facility contemplated by the Construction Agency
Agreement.
3. All
of
the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01 of the
Participation Agreement and in the Guaranty are true and correct in all material
respects as of the date hereof or, as applicable, on and as of the date
specified in such representation.
4. All
conditions set forth in Section 2.04 of the Participation Agreement have
been satisfied in full.
Dated:
___________
|
DRESSER-XXXX
X.X. (FRANCE), as
Construction
Agent
|
By:
Name:
Title:
|
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APPENDIX
A
PART
I
Preliminary
Statement
A. The
Lessor will obtain a leasehold interest in the Land on which the Facility
will
be constructed and installed.
C. Using
funds provided by the Lessor, the Company, as Construction Agent, has agreed
to
construct, or cause to be constructed, the Facility, and the Lessor has agreed
to lease to the Lessee, and the Lessee has agreed to lease from the Lessor,
the
Facility and the Land pursuant to the terms of the Lease.
D. The
Lessor is willing to provide a portion of the funding of the Actual Project
Costs of the Facility.
E. The
Lessor wishes to obtain, and the Note Holders are willing to provide, limited
recourse financing of the remaining portion of the funding of the Actual
Project
Costs of the Facility.
F. Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of the Participation Agreement, the Lessor
is
entering into the Loan Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things,
provision is made for the issuance of the Notes to the Note
Holders.
PART
II
Rules
of Construction
The
following rules of usage shall apply to the Participation Agreement and the
other Operative Documents (and each appendix, schedule, exhibit and annex
thereto) unless otherwise required by the context or unless otherwise specified
therein:
(a) Unless
otherwise specified, definitions set forth herein or in any other Operative
Document shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of
the
terms defined.
(b) References
to articles, sections, paragraphs, clauses, annexes, appendices, schedules
or
exhibits are references to articles, sections, paragraphs, clauses, annexes,
appendices, schedules or exhibits in or to any Operative Document.
(c) The
headings, subheadings and table of contents used in any Operative Document
are
solely for convenience of reference, shall not constitute a part of such
Operative Document and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect
of
any provision thereof.
(d) References
to any Person in any Operative Document shall include such Person, its
successors and permitted assigns.
(e) Reference
to any agreement in any Operative Document means such agreement as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the
applicable provisions thereof.
(f) References
to any law in any Operative Document includes any amendment or modification
to
such law and any rules or regulations issued thereunder or any law enacted
in
substitution or replacement thereof.
(g) Words
such as "hereunder", "hereto", "hereof" and "herein" and other words of like
import used in any Operative Document shall, unless the context clearly
indicates to the contrary, refer to the whole of such Operative Document
and not
to any particular article, section, subsection, paragraph or
clause thereof.
(h) References
to "including" in any Operative Document means including without limiting
the
generality of any description preceding such term.
(i) All
terms
of an accounting nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in
effect
from time to time.
(j) In
any
Operative Document, in connection with the computation of periods of time
from a
specified date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and
including" and the words "to" and "until" each mean "to but
excluding".
PART
III
Glossary
of Terms
Part III
of this
Appendix A is a glossary of all or substantially all of the defined terms
used in the Operative Documents. Not all of the terms defined in this
Appendix A are used in the Participation Agreement.
"Act"
means
the Securities Act of 1933.
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"Actual
Project Costs"
means,
without duplication, (a) all amounts paid or payable with respect to the
Property to finance the designing, engineering, surveying, acquisition,
installation, construction, maintenance and decommission of the Facility
through
the Completion Date including, without limitation, the following:
(i) project team costs associated with performing project oversight,
(ii) architectural fees, design fees, engineering fees and fees and costs
paid in connection with obtaining project permits and approvals required
by
Legal Requirements; (iii) site preparation costs; (iv) costs and other
amounts payable by the Lessor under any Facility Agreement; (v) all costs
and expenses payable for supplies, materials, equipment, labor and profit
with
respect to the Facility under any construction contract; and (vi) all
pre-construction costs relating to the Property which has been incurred or
paid
by the Construction Agent; (b) all fees (including Commitment Fees) and
expenses paid or payable on or with respect to the Notes; (c) all interest
on the Notes; (d) all Distributions, fees (including Commitment Fees)
and expenses paid or payable on or with respect to the Investments;
(e) during the Interim Term, all premiums of insurance policies (and
deductibles with respect thereto) required by the Construction Agency Agreement
and all other costs of ownership and operation of the Property (including,
without limitation, real estate taxes and utilities with respect to the
Property); (f) all fees payable to any Citigroup Affiliate as provided in
Schedule II to the Participation Agreement; and (g) all Transaction
Costs.
"Additional
Costs"
means
all Break Costs, Capital Adequacy Costs, Reserve Costs, Increased Costs,
Charges, Other Taxes and other amounts, other than Fixed Rent, Termination
Value, Permitted Lease Balance or Residual Value Amount payable (or indemnified
against) by the Lessor or the Company, pursuant to the Participation Agreement
and the other Operative Documents.
"Additional
Rent"
means
all amounts (other than Fixed Rent, Termination Value, Permitted Lease Balance
and Residual Value Amount) which the Company is required to pay to the Lessor
pursuant to the Lease and the other Operative Documents, including
(i) unpaid Charges, (ii) all sums, costs and expenses that are due and
payable pursuant to Sections 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 6.07 and 6.08 of the
Participation Agreement, together with every fine, penalty, interest and
cost
that may be added for non-payment or late payment thereof, (iii) all fees
and expenses payable by the Lessor pursuant to Sections 5.04, 9.13 and 9.25
of the Participation Agreement, (iv) all Transaction Costs and (v) all
other Additional Costs.
"Adjusted
Capitalized Cost"
means
the sum of the Series A Portion, Series B Portion and Series C
Portion, and:
The
"Series
A Portion"
of the
Adjusted Capitalized Cost at any time shall be equal to the then outstanding
aggregate principal amount of the A-Notes, together with interest accrued
and
unpaid and all other amounts due thereon;
The
"Series
B Portion"
of the
Adjusted Capitalized Cost at any time shall be equal to the then outstanding
aggregate principal amount of the B-Notes, together with interest accrued
and
unpaid and all other amounts due thereon; and
The
"Series
C Portion"
of the
Adjusted Capitalized Cost at any time shall be equal to the then outstanding
Investments, together with Distributions and all other amounts due
thereon.
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"Advance"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.01(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Affiliate"
means,
when used with respect to a Person, any other Person (a) which directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled
by, or
is under common control with, such Person, (b) which beneficially owns or
holds 5% or more of any class of the Voting Stock (or, in the case of a Person
that is not a corporation, 5% or more of the equity interest) of such Person,
or
(c) 5% or more of the Voting Stock (or in the case of a Person which is not
a corporation, 5% or more of the equity interest) of which is beneficially
owned
or held by such Person or any of its subsidiaries. The term "control" means
the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of Voting Stock, by contract and otherwise.
"After
Tax Basis"
means,
with respect to any payment to be received, on a basis such that such payment
received (actually or constructively) or accrued by any Person shall be
supplemented by a further payment or payments to the recipient so that the
sum
of all such payments shall, after deduction for the net increase in all Taxes
(taking into account any related credits or deductions claimed in the same
or a
prior period for which such Taxes are imposed as determined in good faith
by
such recipient in its sole discretion) using such ordering and other principles
as it shall reasonably determine (without regard to when such Taxes are deemed
utilized under the applicable Tax laws) resulting from the receipt (actual
or
constructive) or accrual of such payments, be equal to the payment otherwise
required to be made.
"Agent"
means
CNAI or any successor selected pursuant to the Participation Agreement, acting
in its capacity as administrative agent for the Note Holders and the
Lessor.
"Alterations"
means
any and all additions to, alterations of, or replacements for, the Facility
or
any portion thereof made by or for the Lessee, at the sole cost and expense
of
the Lessee (as distinct from such additions, alterations and replacements
funded
by Advances and Investments), excluding any replacements installed as part
of
scheduled maintenance procedures.
"A-Note
Capitalized Amounts"
means
interest on the A-Notes which is at any time payable to the A-Note Holders
and
funded by Advances made by the A-Note Holders pursuant to Section 1.03(b)
of the
Participation Agreement.
"A-Note
Commitment"
of any
A-Note Holder means the commitment of such Person to make Advances under
such
Person's A-Note to fund Actual Project Costs, up to the aggregate principal
amount set forth below the name of such Person on Schedule I to the
Participation Agreement under the heading "A-Note Commitment," as the same
may
be adjusted from time to time pursuant to any Assignment and Acceptance(s)
executed by such A-Note Holder pursuant to the terms of the Participation
Agreement, which commitment shall expire on the Commitment Termination
Date.
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"A-Note
Holder"
means
the holder of any A-Notes.
"A-Notes"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.02 of the Loan Agreement.
"A-Portion
of Actual Project Costs"
means
the amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate amount of Actual
Project Costs (excluding the A-Note Capitalized Amounts, the B-Note Capitalized
Amounts and the Investment Capitalized Amounts) to be funded, multiplied
by
(ii) 80%.
"Applicable
Margin"
means,
(a) with respect to the Notes, the percentage per annum applicable to the
Notes for such Interest Period as shown on Schedule III to the
Participation Agreement and being based upon the Level, and (b) with
respect to the Investments, the percentage per annum applicable to the
Investments for such Interest Period as shown on Schedule III to the
Participation Agreement and being based upon the Level. For purposes of
determining the Applicable Margin during an Interest Period, the Level shall
be
the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of
the
Guarantor immediately preceding such Interest Period.
"Applicable
Payee"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Applicable
Payor"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Applicable
Permit"
means
any Permit that is necessary to own, acquire, maintain, operate, lease,
construct, occupy or use (for the Intended Use) all or any portion of the
Facility or interest therein in accordance with any of the Operative
Documents.
"Applicable
Rate"
means
the rate applied pursuant to Section 5.01(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Applicable
Unreimbursed Loss Rate"
means
(a) with respect to Unreimbursed Losses incurred by the Note Holders, the
rate per annum that would have accrued on such Unreimbursed Losses had such
Unreimbursed Losses been treated as outstanding principal under the B-Notes
and
(b) with respect to Unreimbursed Losses incurred by the Lessor, the rate
per annum that would have accrued on such Unreimbursed Losses had such
Unreimbursed Losses been treated as outstanding Investments, in each case
from
the date of incurrence to the date of payment of such Unreimbursed Losses.
Interest accrued at the Applicable Unreimbursed Loss Rate shall be compounded
on
each Payment Date until the payment in full of such Unreimbursed Losses,
together with all accrued interest thereon.
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"Appraisal"
means
the appraisal of the Property delivered on or before the Initial Funding
Date,
which showed that the fair market value of the Property is forecasted to
be (a)
at the Completion Date, at least approximately equal to the estimated Actual
Project Costs for the Property, and (b) at the Base Term Expiration Date,
at
least equal to three (3) times the sum of the principal amount of the B-Notes
and the Investments projected to be outstanding at the Completion
Date.
"Appraiser"
means
an independent MAI selected by the Agent and reasonably acceptable to
Company.
"Assignee"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(b) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Assignment
and Acceptance"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(b) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Assignor"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(b) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Bankruptcy
Event"
means
an event described in Section 6.01(e), (f), (g) or (h) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Bankruptcy
Law"
means
Title 11 of the United States Code, and any applicable Federal, state or
local insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar
Law now or hereinafter in effect for the relief of debtors.
"Base
Term"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.01 of the Lease.
"Base
Term Expiration Date"
means
the date that is five years and one month after the Completion Date or such
earlier date on which the Lease is terminated in accordance with the terms
of
the Operative Documents.
"Best's"
means
Best's Insurance Reports published by A.M. Best Company, Inc. or any successor
thereto which is a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization.
"B-Note
Capitalized Amounts"
means
interest on the B-Notes which is at any time payable to the B-Note Holders
and
funded by Advances made by the B-Note Holders pursuant to Section 1.03(b)
of the
Participation Agreement.
"B-Note
Commitment"
of any
B-Note Holder means the commitment of such Person to make Advances under
such
Person's B-Note to fund Actual Project Costs, up to the aggregate principal
amount set forth below the name of such Person on Schedule I to the
Participation Agreement under the heading "B-Note Commitment," as the same
may
be adjusted from time to time pursuant to any Assignment(s) and Acceptance(s)
executed by such B-Note Holder and pursuant to the terms of the Participation
Agreement, which commitment shall expire on the Commitment Termination
Date.
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"B-Note
Holder"
means
the holder of any B-Notes.
"B-Notes"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.02 of the Loan Agreement.
"B-Portion
of Actual Project Costs"
means
the amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate amount of Actual
Project Costs (excluding the A-Note Capitalized Amounts, the B-Note Capitalized
Amounts and the Investment Capitalized Amounts) to be funded, multiplied
by
(ii) 15%.
"Break
Costs"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.02(g) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Business
Day"
means
any day that is not (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) Christmas Day or New Year's
Day or (iii) any other day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time
Gross
Settlement Express Transfer system (or any other successor settlement system)
is
not scheduled to operate (as determined by the Agent).
"Capital
Adequacy Costs"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.02(c) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Casualty"
means
fire, earthquake, tornado, hurricane or other event that results in damage
to,
or destruction of, the Property or any portion thereof.
"Charges"
means
all Taxes arising directly or indirectly out of the transactions contemplated
by
the Participation Agreement and the other Operative Documents,
(a) including (i) those which, at any time prior to or during the
Lease Term, may accrue with respect to, be imposed or levied upon or assessed
against or be a Lien upon (x) the Property or any part thereof, the Lessor
or the Operative Documents, including the Notes and the Investments or (y)
the Lease or the leasehold estates thereby created, or which arise in respect
of
the acquisition, ownership, renovation, construction, installation,
substitution, maintenance, manufacture, occupancy, operation, possession,
disposition, use, non-use, financing, leasing, sub-leasing or condition of
the
Property or any part thereof or of the execution, delivery, expiration,
redemption or termination of the Lease, the Notes, the Investments or any
other
Operative Document; (ii) those which may be imposed or levied upon,
assessed against or measured by any Fixed Rent, Additional Rent or other
sum
payable under the Lease, the Notes, the Investments, the Participation Agreement
or any other Operative Document; (iii) all sales, value added, goods and
services, use and similar Taxes at any time levied, assessed or payable on
account of the ownership, operation, use, leasing, or subleasing of the Property
or any part thereof; (iv) all charges, rents, levies, fees, or assessments
for or in respect of utilities, communications and other services rendered
or
used on or about or in connection with the Property or any part thereof;
and
(v) payments in lieu of each of the foregoing and all liabilities with
respect to the foregoing; and (b) excluding Excluded Charges.
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“CIP”
means
Citibank International plc (Paris Branch), a finance institution established
under the laws of England and qualified in France as a credit establishment
of
the European Economic Area.
"Citibank"
means
Citibank, N.A., a national banking association.
"Citigroup"
means
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Citibank, CNAI, Citicorp USA, Inc. and/or
any of
their respective branches or Affiliates.
"Closing
Costs"
means
all costs and expenses incident to any sale, lease, exchange, redeployment
or
other disposition of the Property pursuant to the Operative Documents, including
reasonable attorneys' fees of Special Counsel and any local counsel and escrow
fees, recording fees, broker's fees, any out-of-pocket fees, costs (including
Break Costs) or expenses incurred reasonably, or payable under the Operative
Documents, by the Lessor or the Agent in connection with the same and in
connection with the release of any Operative Document, and all applicable
transfer and sales taxes which may be imposed by reason of such sale and
conveyance and the delivery of any and all instruments in connection
therewith.
"Closing
Date"
has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit A to the Participation Agreement.
"CNAI"
means
Citicorp North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Code"
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated or issued from time to time thereunder.
"Commission"
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any regulatory body that succeeds
to
the functions thereof.
"Commitment
Fees"
has the
meaning set forth in Schedule II to the Participation
Agreement.
"Commitment
Termination Date"
means
the earliest of (i) the Completion Date, (ii) the Date Certain
(iii) full utilization of the Commitments and (iv) any other
termination of the Commitments in full, including upon an Event of Default
or
Unwind Event.
"Commitments"
means,
collectively the Note Commitments and the Investment Commitment, totaling
€23,000,000.
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"Company"
means
Dresser-Xxxx X.X. (France), a French société anonyme corporation.
"Completion
Certificate"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Completion
Date"
means
the date on and as of which (i) the Construction Agent has delivered to the
Lessor a fully executed Completion Certificate for the Property and
(ii) the other conditions set forth in Section 2.04 of the
Participation Agreement have been satisfied.
"Condemnation"
means
the taking, compulsory acquisition or requisitioning of the use of or title
to
the Property, any part thereof or the Lessor's rights, title and interest
therein, by, or on account of, any condemnation or other action by any Person
having the power of condemnation and shall include the withdrawal of the
right
to occupy the Land pursuant to the Ground Lease for reasons of public interest
or utility.
"Consent"
means
any consent, approval, waiver, exemption, order, other action by, and any
notice
to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person.
"Construction
Agency Agreement"
means
the Construction Agency Agreement dated as of or prior to the Initial Funding
Date between the Company, as Construction Agent, and the Lessor.
"Construction
Agent"
means
the Company, as construction agent under the Agency Agreement.
"Construction
Budget"
means
the budget prepared by the Construction Agent, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent, which specifies the expected Actual Project Costs
for
the acquisition, construction and installation of the Facility, as the same
may
be amended, subject to limitations contained in Section 4(a)(i) of the
Construction Agency Agreement.
"Construction
Period Funding Requirement"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.05(c) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Construction
Period"
means
the period which commenced on the Initial Funding Date and terminates on
the
Completion Date or on such earlier date that the Operative Documents may
be
terminated in accordance with the terms of the Operative Documents.
"Construction
Schedule"
means
the construction schedule for the Facility, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent, as the same may be amended, subject to the
limitations contained in Section 4(a)(iii) of the Construction Agency
Agreement.
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"Contingent
Rent"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.07 of the Participation
Agreement.
"Covered
Matters"
means
each of the matters referred to in clauses (i) through (xvi),
inclusive, of Section 9.14(a) of the Participation Agreement and subject to
the exclusions set forth in Section 9.14(b) of the Participation
Agreement.
"CIP"
means
Citibank International plc (Paris Branch) a finance institution established
under the laws of England and qualified in France as a credit establishment
of
the European Economic Area.
"Consolidated
Debt"
has the
meaning given to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
"Date
Certain"
means
eighteen (18) months from the Initial Funding Date, subject to an extension
of
up to six months for Force Majeure affecting the completion of the
Property.
"Debt"
means
(i) indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) obligations evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) obligations to
pay the deferred purchase price of property (excluding obligations under
agreements for the purchase of goods in the normal course of business, but
including obligations under agreements relating to the issuance of performance
letters of credit or acceptance financing), (iv) obligations as lessee
under leases which shall have been or should be, in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, recorded as capital leases, (v) obligations
under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent
or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a
creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others
of
the kinds referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above and
(vi) liabilities in respect of unfunded vested benefits under Plans;
provided
that
(x) for the purposes of Section 8(a) of the Guaranty, "Debt" means
only indebtedness for borrowed money (however evidenced) and (y) for the
purposes of Section 6.01(f) of the Participation Agreement "Debt" means
only (1) the obligations described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)
above and (2) the obligations described in clause (v) above (to the
extent such obligations relate to Debt described in clause (i) or (ii)
above).
"Debt
Rating"
means
as of any date, the rating that has been most recently announced by a Rating
Agency for any class of senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced long-term
indebtedness for borrowed money issued by the Guarantor. For purposes of
the
foregoing, if any rating established by a Rating Agency shall be changed,
such
change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced
publicly by such Rating Agency.
"Default"
means
an event which with the lapse of time, the giving of notice or both would
become
an Event of Default or an Unwind Event.
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"Default
Rate"
means a
rate per annum equal at all times to two percent (2%) per annum above the
Applicable Rate.
"Distributions"
means
the distributions of current yield payable in respect of the Investments
on each
Payment Date, except that such amounts shall be capitalized pursuant to
Section 1.03(b) of the Participation Agreement during the Construction
Period.
"EBITDA"
has the
meaning given to such term in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
"Effective
Date"
has the
meaning given to such term in Section 2.01(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Eligible
Assignee"
means
any Affiliate of the Note Holders and any financial institution approved
by the
Agent and, so long as no Event of Default or Unwind Event shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld
or
delayed.
"EMU
Legislation"
means
legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover
to or operation of a single or unified European currency (whether known as
the
Euro or otherwise), being in part the implementation of the third stage of
EMU.
"Environmental
Action"
means
any administrative, regulatory or judicial action, suit, demand, demand letter,
claim, notice of non-compliance or violation, notice of liability or potential
liability, investigation, proceeding, consent order or consent agreement
arising
under any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit or relating to Hazardous
Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health and
safety as it relates to Hazardous Materials or the environment, including
(a) by any Governmental Authority for enforcement, Remediation or other
actions or damages and (b) by any Governmental Authority or any third party
for damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or
injunctive relief.
"Environmental
Consultant"
means
any environmental consulting firm selected by the Agent and reasonably
satisfactory to the Company.
"Environmental
Event"
means
(i) any environmental event that has occurred or any environmental
condition that is discovered in, on, beneath, from or involving the Property
or
any portion thereof (including the presence, emission, discharge, disposal,
spill, leaching or other release of Hazardous Materials or the violation
of any
applicable Environmental Law) for which it may reasonably be expected that
responsive measures, Remediation, or reporting will be required under any
Environmental Law or (ii) the commencement of an Environmental Action
concerning or against the Construction Agent, the Lessor, the Lessee, or
the
Property or any portion thereof, which Environmental Action could reasonably
be
expected to result in any ordered Remediation or corrective action or other
liability.
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"Environmental
Law"
means
any and all applicable Laws (as well as obligations, duties and requirements
relating thereto under common law) relating to: (a) emissions, discharges,
spills, releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, Hazardous
Materials, materials containing Hazardous Materials, or hazardous or toxic
materials or wastes into ambient air, surface water, groundwater, watercourses,
publicly or privately-owned treatment works, drains, sewer systems, wetlands,
septic systems or onto land; (b) the use, treatment, storage, disposal,
handling, manufacturing, transportation, or shipment of Hazardous Materials,
materials containing Hazardous Materials or hazardous and/or toxic wastes,
materials, products or by-products (or of equipment or apparatus containing
Hazardous Materials); (c) pollution or the protection of human health,
safety or the environment from exposure to or injury or damage caused by
Hazardous Materials; or (d) land use laws to the extent relating to human
health and safety as it relates to Hazardous Materials or the
environment.
"Environmental
Permit"
means
any Permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization
required under any Environmental Law.
"Environmental
Trigger"
means
the occurrence or existence of one or more Environmental Events affecting
the
Property where, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent and the Environmental
Consultant, (i) the cost of Remediation, individually or in the aggregate,
is reasonably expected to exceed $5,000,000 or (ii) the occurrence of such
Environmental Event would materially and adversely affect the value of the
Property or is otherwise reasonably expected to result in material liability
with respect to the Property.
"ERISA"
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any
successor statute.
"ERISA
Affiliate"
means
any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of
a group
of which the Guarantor is a member and which is under common control within
the
meaning of the regulations under Section 414 of the Code.
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"EURIBOR
Rate"
means
for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to
the nearest 1/100 of one percent) appearing on the Screen for Euros as the
British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate ("BBA
LIBOR")
for
deposits in Euros within the member states of the European Union which are
Participating Member States at approximately 11:00 A.M. London time (or as
soon thereafter as practicable) two Business Days prior to the first day
of the
Interest Period for such Advance or Investment, respectively, with a term
equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if such rate does not appear
on such Screen (or, if such Screen shall cease to be publicly available or
if
the information contained on such Screen, in the Agent's reasonable judgment,
shall cease accurately to reflect such BBA LIBOR for deposits in Euros within
the member states of the European Union which are Participating Member States,
as reported by any publicly available source of similar market data selected
by
the Agent that, in the Agent's reasonable judgment, accurately reflects such
BBA
LIBOR for deposits in Euros within the member states of the European Union
which
are Participating Member States), the "EURIBOR Rate" for such Interest Period
for such Advance or Investment, respectively, shall be the arithmetic average
(rounded to the nearest 1/100 of one percent) of the rates per annum at
which deposits in Euros are offered by the principal office of the Citibank
in
(i) London, England to prime banks in the London interbank market at
approximately 10:00 A.M. (London time), two Business Days before the first
day of the Interest Period for such Advance or Investment, respectively,
in an
amount substantially equal to the Advance or Investment, respectively,
comprising part of such Funding to be outstanding during such Interest
Period.
"Euro"
or “€”
means the single currency of Participating Member States of the European
Union.
"Eurocurrency
Liabilities"
has the
meaning assigned to the term "Eurocurrency liabilities" in Regulation D of
the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time.
"Event
of Default"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.01 of the Participation
Agreement.
"Event
of Loss"
means a
Casualty, Condemnation or Environmental Event with respect to the
Property.
"Exchange
Act"
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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"Excluded
Charges"
means
(i) Taxes imposed on the Agent's or the Lessor's gross or net income or
gross or net receipts (including any minimum taxes or taxes on, measured
by or
in the nature of capital, net worth, excess profits, items of tax preference,
capital stock, franchise, business privilege or doing business taxes, all
of the
foregoing, to the extent such taxes are in the nature of a tax based upon
or
measured by gross or net income or gross or net receipts), and franchise
Taxes
imposed on such Person, to the extent such Tax is determined solely by reference
to the fees received by the Agent or the Lessor under the Operative Documents;
(ii) United States federal Taxes imposed on gross or net income or gross or
net receipts (including any minimum taxes or taxes on, measured by or in
the
nature of capital, net worth, excess profits, items of tax preference, capital
stock, franchise, business privilege or doing business taxes, all of the
foregoing, to the extent such taxes are in the nature of a tax based upon
or
measured by gross or net income or gross or net receipts) (other than Taxes
withheld at the source which shall be indemnified to the extent provided
below)
on a Lessor Party (other than an Indemnified Party) to the extent that such
Tax
is determined solely on the basis that such Person is a creditor entitled
to
receive only payments of interest, stated original issue discount, if any,
and
principal for such Tax purposes; (iii) Taxes imposed on a Lessor Party's
(other than an Indemnified Party's) gross or net income or gross or net receipts
(including any minimum taxes or taxes on, measured by or in the nature of
capital, net worth, excess profits, items of tax preference, capital stock,
franchise, business privilege or doing business taxes, all of the foregoing,
to
the extent such taxes are in the nature of a tax based upon or measured by
gross
or net income or gross or net receipts) by the jurisdiction under the Laws
of
which such Person is organized or by any jurisdiction in which such Person
is
doing business or by any political subdivision of the foregoing, to the extent
that such Tax is determined solely on the basis that such Person is a creditor
entitled to receive only payments of interest, stated original issue discount,
if any, and principal for such Tax purposes; (iv) any Taxes imposed by the
United States of America by means of withholding at the source if and to
the
extent that (A) such Taxes are not attributable to a change in applicable
Law after the Execution Date or the effective date of the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which such Person became a Lessor Party (other than
an
Indemnified Party), (B) such Taxes are determined solely on the basis that
such Person is a creditor entitled to receive only payments of interest,
stated
original issue discount, if any, and principal for such Tax purposes and
(C)
such Taxes are attributable to such Person's failure to properly complete
and
execute any Prescribed Forms such Person is eligible to complete that have
been
provided to it by the Company that would have reduced or eliminated the
obligation to withhold such Taxes; (v) any Tax to the extent it relates to
any act, event or omission that occurs, or relates to a period, after the
termination of the Lease; (vi) any Tax for so long as it is being contested
in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.04(h) of the Participation
Agreement, provided
that the
foregoing shall not limit the Company's obligation under Section 5.04(h)
of the
Participation Agreement to advance to such Lessor Party amounts with respect
to
Taxes that are being contested in accordance with Section 5.04(h) of the
Participation Agreement or any expenses incurred by such Lessor Party in
connection with such contest; (vii) any Taxes imposed upon a Lessor Party
with respect to any transfer, sale, financing or other disposition of any
interest in the Property or any part thereof, or any interest therein or
any
interest or obligation under the Operative Documents or any Note or the
Investments, or from any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition
of any
interest in a Lessor Party or any Affiliate thereof, (other than any transfer
in
connection with (1) the exercise by the Company of its purchase option
pursuant to Section 6.04 of the Participation Agreement, (2) the occurrence
of an Event of Default, (3) a Casualty or Condemnation affecting the
Property or (4) any assignment, sublease, modification or addition of or to
the Property by the Company; (viii) any Taxes imposed against or payable by
the Lessor Party resulting from, or that would not have been imposed but
for,
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Lessor Party; (ix) Taxes
imposed on or payable by a Lessor Party to the extent such Taxes would not
have
been imposed but for a breach by the Lessor Party or any Affiliate thereof
of
any representations, warranties or covenants set forth in the Operative
Documents (unless such breach is caused by the Company's breach of its
representations, warranties or covenants set forth in the Operative Documents);
(x) Taxes to the extent resulting from such Lessor Party's failure to
comply with the provisions of Section 5.04(h) of the Participation Agreement,
which failure precludes or materially adversely affects the ability to conduct
a
contest pursuant to Section 5.04(h) of the Participation Agreement (unless
such
failure is caused by the Company's breach of its obligations); (xi) Taxes
which are included in Actual Project Costs if and to the extent actually
paid
and such Taxes are provided for in the Construction Budget; (xii) Taxes
imposed on or with respect to or payable as a result of activities of a Lessor
Party unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Participation Agreement
and the Operative Documents; (xiii) any Taxes imposed on a direct or
indirect transferee, successor or assign of a Lessor Party to the extent
of the
excess of such Taxes over the amount of such Taxes that would have been imposed
had there not been a transfer by the original Lessor Party of an interest
arising under the Operative Documents, provided,
however,
that
there shall not be excluded under this clause (xiii) any such Tax if such
direct
or indirect transferee, successor, or assignee of the Lessor Party acquired
its
interest as a result of a transfer in connection with or after an Event of
Default; provided,
further,
that
there shall not be excluded under this clause (xiii) any amount necessary
to
make any payment on an After Tax Basis; (xiv) any gift, inheritance or
estate or similar Tax; (xv) any Tax imposed on a Lessor Party as a result
of the
failure of such Lessor Party to file any report, return or statement on a
timely
basis and to pay any Tax indicated as being due and payable on such report,
return or statement, other than any withholding or other Tax which may be
paid
by the Company directly except to the extent attributable to (A) the Company's
failure to satisfy its obligations under Section 5.04(i) of the Participation
Agreement or (B) the Company's failure to make any payment with respect to
such
Tax in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.04 of the Participation
Agreement; (xvi) any Tax which is specifically identified as an Actual Project
Cost in the Construction Budget if and to the extent actually paid and (xvii)
any Taxes arising from the occurrence of any prohibited transaction, within
the
meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975(c) of the Code; provided,
however,
that
any such Taxes are not incurred or increased directly or indirectly by actions
of the Company on or after the Execution Date (other than actions specifically
required of the Company under any of the Operative Documents).
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"Expiration
Date"
means
(i) the Base Term Expiration Date, (ii) if an Extension Term is given
effect, its Renewal Term Expiration Date, and (iii) any other date on which
the Lease is terminated in accordance with its terms and the terms of the
other
Operative Documents.
"Extension
Request"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Extension
Term"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a) of the Lease.
"Facility"
means
all required improvements to be constructed on the Land as described, including
all buildings, fixtures and equipment of every kind from time to time to
be
constructed and installed pursuant to the Construction Agency Agreement and
the
Facility Agreements, together with any and all easements, benefits and
appurtenances or such improvements, including sidewalks, utility pipes, conduits
and lines, and parking areas and roadways.
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"Facility
Agreements"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3(e) of the Agency Agreement.
"Federal
Reserve Board"
means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor
thereto.
"FIN
46"
means
Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 entitled
"Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of Accounting
Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 51" issued in January 2003.
"Financial
Officer"
means,
with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, principal accounting
officer, treasurer, controller, or vice president-finance of such
Person.
"Fixed
Rent"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01 of the Lease.
"Force
Majeure"
means
strikes, acts of God, acts of any Governmental Authority, natural disaster,
war,
insurrection, riot, terrorist acts or civil disobedience or other events
beyond
the direct or indirect control of the Construction Agent or its contractors
or
subcontractors and which are not attributable to a Fully Indemnifiable Event;
provided,
that an
event shall not be considered to be beyond the control of the Construction
Agent
or its contractors or subcontractors if such event (x) could have been
avoided by exercising that standard of foresight, care and due diligence
that an
ordinary, prudent and competent Person would exercise under the circumstances
or
(y) could have been avoided through the commercially reasonable expenditure
of funds by the Construction Agent from proceeds of Advances and
Investments.
"Force
Majeure Costs"
means
any diminution in fair value of the Property due to a Force Majeure Loss
Event,
and any costs incurred by the Lessor as a result of a Force Majeure Loss
Event;
provided,
however,
that
such costs shall only include interest on the Notes and Distributions on
the
Investments to the extent such interest and Distributions exceed the then
available Total Note Commitment and the Investment Commitment or are for
a
period after the Date Certain.
"'Force
Majeure Loss Event"
means
any Casualty or Condemnation, respectively, arising from an event of Force
Majeure, which event of Force Majeure occurs during the Interim Term and,
without duplication, any other event of Force Majeure with occurs during
the
Interim Term, in each case as determined by the Construction Agent in its
reasonable discretion by written notice to the Agent and the Lessor delivered
after the Construction Agent has knowledge of the relevant event. For the
avoidance of doubt, Fully Indemnifiable Events do not constitute Force Majeure
Loss Events.
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"Fully
Indemnifiable Event"
means:
(i) any Environmental Event arising from a Pre-existing Environmental
Condition, (ii) any claims of the Lessor for Losses unrelated to completion
of construction of the Facility arising from any actions or failures to act
on
the part of the Company, as Construction Agent, or the Company's agents or
subcontractors while in possession or control of the Facility or any portion
thereof; (iii) any act of fraud, misapplication of funds, illegal acts, or
willful misconduct on the part of the Company or (iv) any Bankruptcy
Event.
"Funding"
means a
funding of Actual Project Costs specified in a Requisition, which Funding
will
consist of Advances made by the Note Holders and Investments made by the
Lessor.
"Funding
Date"
means
any date on which a Funding occurs under Article I of the Participation
Agreement.
"Funding
Percentage"
means
(a) with respect to any A-Note Holder, for any Funding to be made by the
A-Note Holders, the percentage equal to such A-Note Holder's A-Note Commitment
divided by the Total A-Note Commitment, (b) with respect to any B-Note
Holder, for any Funding to be made by the B-Note Holders, the percentage
equal
to such B-Note Holder's B-Note Commitment divided by the Total B-Note
Commitment, and (c) with respect to the Lessor, for any Funding to be made
by
the Lessor, 100%.
"GAAP"
means
generally accepted accounting principles (including principles of
consolidation), in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently
applied.
"GAAP
Project Costs"
means
Actual Project Costs other than (i) Specified Capitalized Amounts and
(ii) deductibles under insurance policies maintained by the Construction
Agent under the Agency Agreement.
"Governmental
Action"
means
all permits, authorizations, registrations, consents, approvals, waivers,
exceptions, variances, orders, judgments, written interpretations, decrees,
licenses, exemptions, publications, filings, notices to and declarations
of or
with, or required by, any Governmental Authority, or required by any applicable
Law, and shall include, without limitation, all environmental and operating
permits and licenses that are required for the use, occupancy, zoning and
operation of the Property as provided in the Lease.
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"Governmental
Authority"
means
any United States, European Union, French, national, provincial, local or
foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory
body with jurisdiction over the Company, the Lessor, the Lessee, the Note
Holders, the Agent or the Property or any portion thereof.
"Ground
Lease"
means
the Ground Lease dated as of or prior to the Initial Funding Date, between
the
Port, as ground lessor and the Company, as ground lessee, as the same may
be
further amended from time to time.
"Guarantor"
means
Dresser Rand Group Inc.
"Guaranty"
means
the Parent Guaranty dated as of or prior to the Initial Funding Date by the
Guarantor in favor of the Lessor.
"Hazardous
Materials"
means
(a) hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, hazardous pollutants, hazardous
contaminants and hazardous substances as those or similar terms are defined
under any Environmental Laws (including any liquid, ion, living organism
or
noise) that may be harmful to human health or other life or the environment
or a
nuisance to any person or that may make the use or ownership of any affected
land or property more costly; (b) petroleum and petroleum products
including crude oil and any fractions thereof; (c) natural gas, synthetic
gas, and any mixtures thereof; (d) asbestos and/or any material which
contains any hydrated mineral silicate, including, but not limited to,
chrysolite, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophylite and/or actinolite,
whether friable or non-friable; (e) polychlorinated biphenyls
("PCB's"),
or
PCB-containing materials, or fluids; (f) radon; (g) any other
hazardous radioactive, toxic or noxious substance, material, pollutant, or
solid, liquid or gaseous waste; and (h) any hazardous substance that,
whether by its nature or its use, is regulated under any Environmental Law
or
with respect to which any Environmental Law or governmental agency requires
environmental investigation, monitoring or remediation.
"Increased
Costs"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Indemnified
Party"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.14(b) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Independent
Engineer"
means
an engineering firm recognized nationally in France (i) reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and the Company and (ii) with respect to
Section 9.05(b) of the Lease, reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent.
“Initial
Funding Date”
means
the date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.02
of
the Participation Agreement are satisfied, which date shall be the date that
each Operative Document (other than the Participation Agreement) shall be
dated.
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"Instrument
Guaranty"
means
the Instrument Guaranty dated as of or prior to the Initial Funding Date
by the
Company in favor of the Note Holders and the Lessor.
"Insurance
Requirements"
means
(i) during the Construction Period, the insurance requirements contained in
Section 5 of the Construction Agency Agreement and (ii) during the
Base Term, the insurance requirements contained in Section 6.05 of the
Lease.
"Intellectual
Property Rights"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.10(d)(ii) of the Lease.
"Intended
Use"
means a
facility for testing compressors, gas turbines, electric motors, together
with
all similar and associated equipment.
"Interest
Period"
means,
with respect to the Notes and the Investments, the period commencing on a
Funding Date, or the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period,
as
applicable, and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar
month that is one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months
thereafter and each successive period commencing on the last day of the
preceding Interest Period and ending on the numerically corresponding day
of the
calendar month that is one (1), two (2), three (3) or
six (6) months thereafter; provided,
however,
that:
(i) if
any
Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day,
that
Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless
the
result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another
calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately
preceding Business Day;
(ii) any
Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month
(or on
a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar
month
at the end of the then commencing Interest Period) shall end on the last
Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest
Period;
(iii) no
Interest Period shall extend beyond the Expiration Date;
(iv) for
purposes of calculating interest for any Interest Period, such calculations
shall include the first day but exclude the last day of any such Interest
Period; and
(v) there
shall not be more than three (3) Interest Periods at any one
time.
"Interest
Setting Date"
means,
with respect to any Interest Period, the date which is three (3) Business
Days before the first day of such Interest Period.
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"Interim
Term"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.01 of the Lease.
"Investment"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.02(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Investment
Capitalized Amounts"
means
Distributions and, if Citigroup is the Lessor, the fees payable to Citigroup
pursuant to Sections III and IV of Schedule II to the Participation Agreement,
which amounts are funded by Investments made pursuant to Section 1.03(b)
of the
Participation Agreement.
"Investment
Commitment"
means
the commitment of the Lessor to make Investments pursuant to Section 1.02
of the Participation Agreement up to an amount equal to €1,150,000, which
commitment shall expire on the Commitment Termination Date.
"Investment
Liquidation Amount"
means
the unpaid Investments, plus the Distributions accrued and unpaid
thereon.
"Investment
Portion of Actual Project Costs"
means
the amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate amount of Actual
Project Costs (excluding the A-Note Capitalized Amounts, the B-Note Capitalized
Amounts and the Investment Capitalized Amounts) to be funded, multiplied
by
(ii) 5%.
"Involuntary
Transfer"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(j)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Junior
Takeout"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(d)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Junior
Takeout Notice"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(d)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Junior
Takeout Option"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(d)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Junior
Takeout Period"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(d)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Junior
Takeout Price"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(d)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Land"
has the
meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statement of the Lease.
"Law"
means
any law (including ERISA), treaty, statute, rule, regulation, ordinance,
directive, order, ruling, code, binding judgment, decree, injunction, writ,
determination, award, Permit, requirement or decision of, or agreement with
or
by a Governmental Authority, as the same shall be amended, issued or promulgated
from time to time.
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"Lease"
means
the Lease dated as of or prior to the Initial Funding Date between the Lessor
and the Lessee.
"Lease
Extension Request"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a) of the Lease.
"Lease
Term"
means
the Interim Term, the Base Term and the Extension Term(s), if any.
"Legal
Requirements"
means
(i) all applicable Laws, ordinary or extraordinary, or requirements arising
from any restriction of record or otherwise, which now or at any time hereafter
may be applicable to (A) the Lessor, solely as the result and directly
related to being the holder of the ownership rights in, title to or leasehold
interest in the Property; (B) the Lessee under the Lease; or (C) the
Property or any part thereof, or any of the adjoining sidewalks or the
ownership, acquisition, installation, construction, operation, mortgaging,
occupancy, possession, use, non-use or condition of the Property or any part
thereof; and (ii) all material agreements, covenants, and restrictions
applicable to the Property or any part thereof or the ownership, acquisition,
installation, construction, rebuilding, operation, mortgaging, occupancy,
possession, use, non-use or condition thereof.
"Lessee"
means
the Company, as lessee under the Lease, and its successors and permitted
assigns.
"Lessor"
means
CIP, and its permitted successors and assigns under the terms of the
Participation Agreement and the other Operative Documents.
"Lessor
Group"
means
the Lessor, the Agent, the Note Holders, and their respective agents and
representatives.
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"Lessor
Lien"
means
any Lien, true lease or sublease or disposition of title with respect to
the
Property arising as a result of (i) any claim against the Lessor, the Agent
or any Note Holder not resulting from the transactions contemplated by the
Operative Documents, (ii) any act or omission of the Lessor, the Agent or
any Note Holder which is not required or expressly permitted by the Operative
Documents or is in violation of any of the terms of the Operative Documents,
(iii) any claim against the Lessor, the Agent or any Note Holder with
respect to Taxes or Transaction Costs against which the Construction Agent
or
the Lessee is not required to indemnify the Lessor, the Agent or any Note
Holder, in its individual capacity, pursuant to Section 9.14 of the
Participation Agreement (other than by reason of clause (z) of
Section 9.14(b) of the Participation Agreement), (iv) any claim
against the Lessor or the Agent arising out of any transfer by the Lessor
of all
or any portion of the Property or the Operative Documents other than the
transfer of title to or possession of the Property by the Lessor (1) pursuant
to
and in accordance with Sections 6.02, 6.03, 6.06, 6.07, 6.08, 6.09 or 6.10
of
the Participation Agreement, (2) to any Person with the consent of the Company
or (3) to the Company or any designee of the Company pursuant to or in
accordance with the Operative Documents, or (v) any claim against any Note
Holder arising out of any transfer by such Note Holder of any Note or any
interest therein other than in accordance with the provisions of the
Participation Agreement. Lessor Liens will not include any Permitted
Encumbrances, any interests created by the Lessor upon the exercise of any
right
under the Operative Documents upon any Default, Event of Default or Unwind
Event
or any Lien or other encumbrance created by the Construction Agent or the
Lessee, whether or not on behalf of the Lessor.
"Lessor
Party"
means
each of the Lessor, the Agent, the Note Holders, their respective Affiliates,
permitted successors and assigns and any officer, director, employee, agent
or
controlling Person of any of the above.
“Levels”
means,
as applicable, Xxxxx X, Xxxxx XX, Xxxxx XXX, Xxxxx XX or Level V.
“Level
I”
means
a
Leverage Ratio equal to or greater than 2.5 to 1.0.
“Level
II”
means
a
Leverage Ratio less than 2.5 to 1:0 but equal to or greater than 2.0 to
1.0.
“Level
III”
means
a
Leverage Ratio less than 2.0 to 1:0 but equal to or greater than 1.5 to
1.0.
“Level
IV”
means
Leverage Ratio less than 1.50 to 1:0 but equal to or greater than 1.0 to
1.0.
“Level
V”
means
Leverage Ratio less than 1.0 to 1.00
"Leverage
Ratio"
means,
on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Debt as of such date to (b) EBITDA
for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Guarantor most
recently ended as of such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP; provided that to the extent any Asset Disposition or
any
Asset Acquisition (each as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) (or
any
similar transaction or transactions that require a waiver or a consent of
the
Required Lenders (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) or incurrence
or
repayment of Indebtedness (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement)
(excluding normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working
capital purposes) has occurred during the relevant Test Period, EBITDA shall
be
determined for the respective Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis (as defined
in
the Revolving Credit Agreement) for such occurrences.
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"Liquidation
Property Interest"
means
all rights, privileges and benefits of the Company under the Ground Lease
and
the Sub-Ground Lease and of the Lessor under the Sub-Ground Lease.
"Lessor
Transferee"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(j)(i) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Lien"
means
any deed to secure debt, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest,
security title, encumbrance, lien, judgment lien, writ of execution, attachment
or charge of any kind, including any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or agreement
to
give, any security interest or financing statements under any applicable
personal property security act or any comparable Law of any
jurisdiction.
"Liquidation
Event"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Loan
Agreement"
means
the Loan Agreement dated as of or prior to the Initial Funding Date among
the
Lessor, the Note Holders and the Agent.
"Losses"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.14(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"MAI"
means a
General Appraisal Member of the Appraisal Institute (formerly Member Appraisal
Institute).
"Majority
Holders"
means
(a) from the Initial Funding Date to the Commitment Termination Date, the
Note
Holders and the Lessor holding at least 50.1% of the aggregate Total Note
Commitment and Investment Commitment, and (b) at any time on or after the
Commitment Termination Date, the Note Holders and the Lessor holding at least
50.1% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes and the
Investments.
"Majority
Note Holders"
means
(a) from the Initial Funding Date to the Commitment Termination Date, the
Note
Holders holding at least 50.1% of the aggregate Total Note Commitment, and
(b)
at any time on or after the Commitment Termination Date, the Note Holders
holding at least 50.1% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the
Notes.
"Margin
Stock"
has the
meaning set forth in Regulations T, U and X.
"Material
Adverse Effect"
means a
material adverse effect on any of (a) the business, assets, operations or
condition, financial or otherwise, of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries
taken
as a whole, (b) the ability of the Company or the Guarantor to perform any
of its obligations under the Operative Documents or the ability of the Agent,
any Note Holder or the Lessor to enforce any of such obligations, (c) the
rights of or benefits (directly or indirectly) available to the Lessor and
the
Note Holders under any Operative Document, (d) the value, condition,
marketability or operation of the Property or the Lessor's ownership or lease
thereof taken as a whole, or (e) the validity or enforceability of any of
the Operative Documents.
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"Material
Plan"
means
either (i) a Plan under which the present value of the vested benefits exceeds
the fair market value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such benefits
by
more than $20,000,000 or (ii) a Plan whose assets have a market value in
excess
of $100,000,000.
"Maturity
Date"
means
the date that is 6 ½ years after the Initial Funding Date, as the same may be
extended in accordance with Section 5.07 of the Participation
Agreement.
"Maximum
Rate"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.17 of the Participation
Agreement.
"Moody's"
means
Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto which is a nationally
recognized statistical rating organization.
"Multiemployer
Plan"
means a
"multiemployer plan" as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ECSA to which the
Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make
contributions, or has within any of the preceding three plan years made or
accrued an obligation to make contributions.
"Net
Proceeds"
means
all Proceeds less the costs and expenses incurred by the Lessor and the Lessee
in collecting such amounts with respect to the Property pursuant to
Article VII of the Lease or Section 6 of the Construction Agency
Agreement (other than amounts previously paid by the Lessee or the Construction
Agent, as applicable, for costs and expenses in connection therewith to which
the Lessor is entitled to reimbursement pursuant to the Operative
Documents).
"New
Note"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.04(b) of the Loan Agreement.
"Non-Accepting
Holder"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Non-Performance
Event"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(d) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Note
Commitment"
of any
Note Holder means (i) the aggregate of the A-Note Commitment and B-Note
Commitment of such Note Holder or (ii) if such Note Holder has only an
A-Note Commitment or B-Note Commitment, the amount of the A-Note Commitment
or
the amount of the B-Note Commitment of such Note Holder, as
applicable.
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"Note
Holder"
means
any or all of the A-Note Holders and the B-Note Holders.
"Notes"
means,
collectively, the A-Notes and the B-Notes.
"Offer
to Purchase"
means
an irrevocable, written offer to purchase the Lessor's interest in the Property
delivered in accordance with the purchase procedures set forth in Exhibit A
to the Participation Agreement.
"Officer"
of any
Person means the president, any
vice
president, or an individual in such other similar capacity or any other duly
authorized and responsible officer of such Person.
"Officer's
Certificate"
or
"Officers'
Certificate"
of a
Person means a certificate signed by an Officer or Officers of such
Person.
"Old
Note"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.04(b) of the Loan Agreement.
"Operative
Documents"
means
the Participation Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Notes, the Construction
Agency Agreement, the Guaranty, the Instrument Guaranty, the Lease, the
Sub-Ground Lease and the Ground Lease (and any memorandum thereof), in each
case
individually and collectively.
"Other
Taxes"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.04(b) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Outstanding"
means,
with reference to the Notes, as of any particular time, all Notes theretofore
issued, except:
(a) Notes
theretofore canceled and destroyed by the Lessor or surrendered to the Lessor
for cancellation and destruction;
(b) Notes
theretofore paid in full or required to be prepaid or canceled in whole within
thirty (30) days thereafter; provided
that in
the case of Notes so to be prepaid or canceled, moneys sufficient for such
prepayment or cancellation thereof shall theretofore have been deposited
with,
or shall then be held by, the Lessor, in accordance with the provisions of
the
Participation Agreement and notice of such prepayment or cancellation shall
have
been given or provision therefor satisfactory to the Lessor shall have been
made; and
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(c) Notes
for
which other Notes shall theretofore have been issued pursuant to
Section 3.04 of the Loan Agreement; and
except
also that (for the purpose of determining whether the Note Holders of the
requisite principal amount of Notes or requisite Note Commitment have made
or
concurred in any notice, request, demand, direction, consent, approval, order,
waiver, acceptance, appointment or other instrument or communication under
or
pursuant to any Operative Document), Notes registered in the name of the
Company
or a nominee or Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded and deemed
not to
be Outstanding.
"Participation
Agreement"
means
the Participation Agreement dated as of the Effective Date among the Company,
the Lessor, the Note Holders, and the Agent.
"Participating
Member States"
means
each state so described in any EMU Legislation.
"Payment
Date"
means,
with respect to the Notes and the Investments, (a) if the Applicable Rate
is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate, the Payment Date shall be each
Conversion Date and the last day of each Interest Period and, without
duplication, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three (3)
months, on each three-month anniversary of the first day of such Interest
Period
occurring during such Interest Period; (b) if the Applicable Rate is
determined by reference to the Base Rate, the Payment Date shall be each
Conversion Date and the last Business Day of each March, June, September
and
December and (c) in any case, the Commitment Termination Date and the
Expiration Date. If the Applicable Rate is determined by reference to the
LIBO
Rate and if a Payment Date is not a LIBO Business Day, such Payment Date
shall
be the next preceding LIBO Business Day. Otherwise, if a Payment Date is
not a
Business Day, such Payment Date shall be the next succeeding Business
Day.
"PBGC"
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle
A of
Title IV of ERISA, and any successor thereto.
"Permit"
means
any approval, certificate of occupancy, consent, waiver, exemption, variance,
franchise, order, permit, authorization, right or license of or from any
Governmental Authority.
"Permitted
Encumbrances"
means
with respect to the Property, any of the following: (i) any liens thereon
for Charges and any liens (including title reservation rights) of mechanics,
materialmen and laborers for work or services performed or materials furnished
in connection with the Property, in each instance, which are not due and
payable, or which are being contested in good faith by pursuant to
Section 10.02 of the Lease; (ii) rights reserved to or vested in any
Governmental Authority to condemn, acquire by compulsory acquisition,
appropriate or recapture, control or regulate the use of the Property;
(iii) easements, rights-of-way, servitudes, restrictions, reservations and
other minor defects, encumbrances and irregularities in title to the Property
or
the Lessor's right, title and interest therein, which could not, individually
or
in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the value, condition or
marketability of the Property or the operation of the Property; and (v) the
Operative Documents and all Liens created or contemplated thereby.
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"'Permitted
Lease Balance"
means
the Termination Value, minus
the
amount of any Force Majeure Costs and Unreimbursed Losses, plus
the
amount of insurance proceeds or Condemnation awards and proceeds and third
party
payments applied toward the remediation of losses or damages relating to
such
Force Majeure Costs.
"Person"
means
any individual, corporation, limited liability partnership, limited liability
company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government.
"Plan"
means
an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) maintained for
employees of the Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate and covered by Title IV
of
ERISA.
"Plan
and Specifications"
has the
meaning given to such term in the Construction Agency Agreement.
"Port"
means
the Autonomous Port of Le Havre, a public entity, registered with the SIREN
under No. 775 770 198.
"Pre-existing
Environmental Condition"
means
the presence or suspected presence of Hazardous Materials or any other condition
that could give rise to an Environmental Event in, on or under the Land,
which
was in existence prior to the Property Acquisition Date.
"Prescribed
Forms"
means
such duly executed form(s) or statement(s), and in such number of copies,
which
may, from time to time, be prescribed by Law and which, pursuant to applicable
provisions of (a) an income tax treaty between the United States and the
country of residence of the Note Holder or the Lessor providing the form(s)
or
statement(s), (b) the Code, or (c) any applicable rule or regulation
under the Code, permit the Company and/or the Lessor to make payments under
the
Operative Documents for the account of the Lessor and/or any Note Holder
free or
at a reduced rate of deduction or withholding of income or similar
Taxes.
"Proceeding"
means
any action, suit or proceeding in equity or at law or otherwise.
"Proceeds"
means
any and all amounts representing insurance proceeds or condemnation awards
paid
in connection with an Event of Loss to which the Property, the Lessee, the
Agent
or the Lessor may be entitled other than amounts paid by the Lessee (including
amounts paid by the Lessee under any self insurance program) or funded by
the
Lessor whether or not through Advances and Investments.
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"Proceeds
Trustee"
means
any title company or independent bank or trust company as may be designated
by
the Agent and, so long as no Event of Default or Unwind Event has occurred
and
is continuing, approved by the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
"Property"
means
the Facility and the Land.
"Property
Acquisition Date"
means
the date on which the Ground Lease is entered into between the Port, the
Company
and CIP.
"Property
Charges"
means
all Charges with respect to the Property.
"Protective
Expenditures"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.23 of the Participation
Agreement.
"Prudent
Industry Practice"
means,
at a particular time, (a) any of the practices, methods and acts engaged in
or approved by a significant portion of the competitive construction industry
at
such time, or (b) with respect to any matter to which clause (a) does
not apply, any of the practices, methods and acts which, in the exercise
of
reasonable judgment at the time the decision was made, could have been expected
to accomplish the desired result consistent with good business practices,
reliability, safety and expedition. "Prudent Industry Practice" is not intended
to be limited to the optimum practice, method or act to the exclusion of
all
others, but rather to be a spectrum of possible practices, methods or acts
having due regard for, among other things, manufacturers' warranties and
the
requirements of any Governmental Authority of competent
jurisdiction.
"Rating
Agency"
means
S&P or Xxxxx'x.
"Rating
Level"
means,
as applicable, Rating Level I, Rating Level II or Rating
Level III.
"Rating
Level I"
means a
Debt Rating of at least BBB+ by S&P or Baa1 by Xxxxx'x.
"Rating
Level II"
means a
Debt Rating of BBB by S&P or Baa2 by Xxxxx'x.
"Rating
Level III"
means a
Debt Rating below BBB by S&P or Baa3 by Moody's.
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"Record"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.08 of the Participation
Agreement.
"Recoveries"
means
amounts recovered or recoverable by Lessor, or the Construction Agent (on
behalf
of Lessor), pursuant to or under any applicable Facility Agreement or any
other
document or contract (other than the Operative Documents) relating to the
construction and acquisition of the Facility.
"Regulation
T, U, or X"
means
such Regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to
time.
"Remaining
Net Proceeds"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6(a)(vi) of the Agency Agreement.
"Remarketing
Period"
has the
meaning set forth in Sections 6.02(g), 6.03(c), 6.07 and 6.08 of the
Participation Agreement, as the case may be.
"Remediation"
means
monitoring, investigation, cleanup, containment, excavation, removal,
mitigation, treatment, response or restoration work.
"Renewal
Term Expiration Date"
means
the last day of any Extension Term.
"Rent"
means,
collectively, Fixed Rent and Additional Rent.
"Reportable
Event"
means
an event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to which the
30-day notice requirement has not been waived by the PBGC.
"Reportable
Event of Loss"
means
an Event of Loss where expenditures are expected to exceed in the aggregate
during the Lease Term €5,000,000.
"Requisition"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.03(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Reserve
Costs"
means,
so long as a Note Holder or the Lessor shall be required under regulations
of
the Federal Reserve Board to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities
or
assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional amounts
equal to the product of (i) such Note Holder's or the Lessor's portion of
the Adjusted Capitalized Cost of the Property multiplied
by
(ii) an interest rate per annum (at all times during the portion of the
LIBO Rate Period during which such reserves were assessed) equal to the amount
obtained by subtracting (a) the LIBO Rate for such LIBO Rate Period from
(b) the rate obtained by dividing such LIBO Rate for such LIBO Rate Period
by a percentage equal to 100% minus
the LIBO
Rate Reserve Percentage applicable to such Note Holder or the Lessor (as
the
case may be).
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"Residual
Value Amount"
means
(i) at any date prior to the Completion Date, an amount equal to 89.99% of
GAAP Project Costs financed through Advances and Investments to date, and
(ii) at any date following the Completion Date, an amount equal to
80% of
Actual
Project Costs financed through Advances and Investments.
"Responsible
Officer"
means,
with respect to the Company, any of the chief executive officer, the chief
operating officer, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, any assistant
treasurer, vice president, assistant vice president or other authorized officer
who in the normal performance of his or her operational responsibilities
would
have knowledge of such matter and the requirements with respect thereto,
of the
Company.
"Retainage
Amount"
means
the final contract price payment under any Facility Agreement payable after
substantial in accordance with the provisions of such Facility
Agreement..
"Return
Conditions"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.05 of the Lease.
"Return
Indemnity Agreement"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.05(k) of the Lease.
"Revolving
Credit Agreement"
means
the US$500,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
August 30, 2007,as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, among Dresser Rand Group Inc., as Domestic Borrower, D-R Holdings (France)
S.A.S., as French Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, Citigroup North America,
Inc., as Administrative Agent, and certain other financial institutions in
other
agent capacities,; provided,
that,
in the event that the Revolving Credit Agreement is terminated, the terms
and
provisions contained in the Revolving Credit Agreement immediately prior
to such
termination shall continue to apply herein as though such termination had
not
occurred.
"Sales
Proceeds"
means
the proceeds of any sale, or other realization, of the Property.
"S&P"
means
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc., and any successor thereto which is a nationally recognized statistical
rating organization.
"Screen"
means,
Reuters Screen LIBOR01, Page: BBA LIBOR (or any successor or substitute page,
or
any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations
comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as
determined by the Agent from time to time for the purposes of providing
quotations of interest rates applicable to Euros within the member states
of the
European Union which are Participating Member States).
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"Senior
Takeout"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(c)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Senior
Takeout Notice"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(c)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Senior
Takeout Option"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(c)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Senior
Takeout Period"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(c)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Senior
Takeout Price"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(c)(ii) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Special
Counsel"
means
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, or such other counsel as is reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent.
"Specified
Capitalized Amounts"
means
Distributions, Commitment Fees, Upfront Fees, transaction costs, structuring,
advisory and other fees which are at any time payable to the Lessor, fees
(other
than Commitment Fees) payable to a Note Holder that is an Affiliate of the
Lessor and which are funded by Investments made pursuant to Section 1.03(b)
of the Participation Agreement.
"Sub-Ground
Lease"
means
the Sub-Lease Agreement (Convention De Sous-Occupation Du Domaine Public)
Authorizing the Temporary Occupation of Land in the Public Domain dated as
of or
prior to the Initial Funding Date, between Dresser-Xxxx X.X. and Citibank
International PLC.
"Subsidiary"
of a
Person means any corporation or other similar entity of which more than 50%
of
the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority
of the Board of Directors of such corporation or entity (irrespective of
whether
or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such
corporation or entity shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence
of
any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person,
by
such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by one
or more
other Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Tax"
or
"Taxes"
means
any federal, state or local fee (including license, inspection, filing,
recording, transfer and registration fees), tax (including any income, gross
receipts, withholding, franchise, excise, sales, use, value added, goods
and
services, real, personal, tangible or intangible property tax or any tax
similar
to any of the foregoing taxes), interest equalization, recording, transfer
or
stamp tax, assessment (including any maintenance
charge, owner association dues, charges or assessments), levy, impost, duty,
charge or withholding of any kind or nature whatsoever, general and special,
ordinary and extraordinary, foreseen and unforeseen of every character imposed
or assessed by any federal, state or local government or agency, or governmental
authority, together with any addition to tax, penalty, fine or interest
thereon.
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"Term"
means
the period commencing on the Completion Date and ending on the Expiration
Date.
"Termination
Event"
means
(i) a "Reportable Event" described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the
regulations issued thereunder (other than a "Reportable Event" not subject
to
the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC under such regulations), or
(ii) the withdrawal of the Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a
Plan during a plan year in which it was a "substantial employer" as defined
in
Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, or (iii) the filing of a notice of intent to
terminate a Plan or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under
Section 4041 of ERISA, or (iv) the institution of proceedings to
terminate a Plan by the PBGC, or (v) any other event or condition which
might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination
of, or
the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan.
"Termination
Notice"
means
any written notice of termination of the Lease or any other Operative Document
that may be issued by the Lessee, the Lessor or the Agent after the occurrence
of (i) an Event of Default or Unwind Event, (ii) a Casualty or
Condemnation pursuant to Section 7.02 of the Lease or Section 6 of the Agency
Agreement or (iii) an Environmental Trigger pursuant to Section 7.06 of the
Lease or Section 6 of the Agency Agreement.
"Termination
Value"
means,
as calculated as of the date of payment, without duplication, the sum
of:
(a) an
amount
equal to (1) the unpaid principal amount of the Notes, plus
(2) the unpaid Investments, plus
(3) interest accrued and unpaid on the Notes to and including the Closing
Date, plus
(4) Distributions accrued and unpaid on the Investments to and including
the Closing Date, plus
(b) all
Closing Costs related to the sale of the Lessor's interest in the Property,
plus
(c) all
Break
Costs related to the sale of the Lessor's interest in the Property, plus
(d) all
Unreimbursed Losses, plus
(e) all
other
amounts owed by the Company under the Operative Documents.
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"Test
Period"
means,
on any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
of
the Company then most recently ended (taken as one accounting
period).
"Total
A-Note Commitment"
means
the aggregate A-Note Commitment of each A-Note Holder up to the aggregate
amount
of €18,400,000.
"Total
B-Note Commitment"
means
the aggregate B-Note Commitment of each B-Note Holder up to the aggregate
amount
of 3,450,000.
"Total
Note Commitment"
means
the aggregate Note Commitment of each Note Holder up to the aggregate amount
of
€21,850,000.
"Total
Commitment Amount"
means
€23,000,000.
"Transaction
Costs"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.13 of the Participation
Agreement.
"Transfer"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(j)(i) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Transferee"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(i) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Unreimbursed
Losses"
means
any and all Losses or Charges with respect to the transactions contemplated
by
the Operative Documents incurred by the Lessor or any other Lessor Party,
which
Losses or Charges (x) have not been paid by or on behalf of the Lessor with
funds provided by the Construction Agent or the Lessee pursuant to the
provisions of the Operative Documents and (y) have not been capitalized
into the Notes and the Investments.
"Unwind
Event"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a) of the Participation
Agreement.
"Upfront
Fees"
means
the upfront fees described in Schedule II to the Participation
Agreement.
"U.S.
Dollars"
or
"$"
means
lawful currency of the United States of America.
"Voting
Stock"
means
capital stock issued by a corporation, or equivalent interests in any other
Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies,
entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar
functions) of such Person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended
by
the happening of such a contingency.
"Work"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.01(d) of the Lease.
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