TECO ENERGY, INC. REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENTRegistration Rights Agreement • May 31st, 2005 • Teco Energy Inc • Electric services • New York
TECO Energy, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to UBS Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, BNP Paribas Securities Corp, BNY Capital Markets, Inc. and SG Americas Securities, LLC (the “Initial Purchasers”), upon the terms set forth in a purchase agreement of even date herewith (the “Purchase Agreement”), an aggregate of U.S. $200,000,000 principal amount of 6.75% Notes due 2015 (the “Initial Securities”). The Initial Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of August 17, 1998 (the “Indenture”), among the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”). As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company agrees with the Initial Purchasers, for the benefit of the Initial Purchasers and the holders of the Securities (as defined below) (collectively the “Holders”), as follows:
