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Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Among
TXU CORP.,
TEXAS ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
and
TEXAS ENERGY FUTURE MERGER SUB CORP
Dated as of February 25, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I The Merger; Closing; Effective
Time
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1.1
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The Merger
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1
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1.2
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Closing
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1.3
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Effective Time
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2
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ARTICLE II Certificate of Formation and Bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation
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2.1
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The Certificate of Formation
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2
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2.2
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The Bylaws
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2
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ARTICLE III Directors and Officers of the
Surviving Corporation
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3
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3.1
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Directors
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3
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3.2
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Officers
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3
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ARTICLE IV Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock;
Exchange of Certificates
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3
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4.1
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Effect on Capital Stock
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3
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4.2
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Exchange of Certificates
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4
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4.3
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Treatment of Stock Plans
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6
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4.4
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Adjustments to Prevent Dilution
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7
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4.5
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Treatment of the Convertible Notes
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8
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ARTICLE V Representations and
Warranties
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5.1
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Representations and Warranties of the
Company
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5.2
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Representations and Warranties of Parent and
Merger Sub
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27
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ARTICLE VI Covenants
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32
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6.1
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Interim Operations
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32
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6.2
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Acquisition Proposals
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37
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6.3
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Proxy Statement.
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41
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6.4
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Shareholders Meeting
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41
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6.5
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Filings; Other Actions; Notification.
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42
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6.6
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Access and Reports
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47
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6.7
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Stock Exchange De-listing
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47
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6.8
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Publicity
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6.9
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Employee Benefits
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6.10
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Expenses
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6.11
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Indemnification; Directors’ and
Officers’ Insurance
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49
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6.12
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Convertible Senior Notes
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50
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6.13
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Takeover Statutes
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50
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6.14
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Parent Vote
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51
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6.15
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Financing
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51
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6.16
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Treatment of Certain Notes
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6.17
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Termination of Certain Other
Indebtedness
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6.18
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Existing Hedging Arrangements
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6.19
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Section 16(b)
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6.20
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Resignation of Directors
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6.21
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Notice of Current Events
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ARTICLE VII Conditions
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7.1
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Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to
Effect the Merger
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7.2
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Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger
Sub
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7.3
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Conditions to Obligation of the
Company
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ARTICLE VIII Termination
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8.1
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Termination by Mutual Consent
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8.2
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Termination by Either Parent or the
Company
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8.3
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Termination by the Company
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8.4
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Termination by Parent
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8.5
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Effect of Termination and Abandonment
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ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous and General
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9.1
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Survival
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9.2
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Modification or Amendment
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9.3
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Waiver of Conditions
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9.4
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Counterparts
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9.5
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GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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9.6
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Notices
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9.7
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Entire Agreement
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9.8
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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9.9
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Obligations of Parent and of the
Company
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9.10
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Remedies
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9.11
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Transfer Taxes
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9.12
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Definitions
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9.13
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Severability
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9.14
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Interpretation; Construction
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9.15
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Assignment
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Annex A
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Defined Terms
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A-1
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Exhibit A
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Form of Guarantee
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter called this " Agreement "),
dated as of February 25, 2007, among TXU Corp., a Texas
corporation (the " Company "), Texas Energy Future Holdings
Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership ("
Parent "), and Texas Energy Future Merger Sub Corp, a Texas
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (" Merger
Sub ," the Company and Merger Sub sometimes being hereinafter
collectively referred to as the " Constituent Corporations
").
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Parent, the board of directors of Merger Sub, and the board of
directors of the Company, following the unanimous recommendation of
the Strategic Transactions Committee of the board of directors of
the Company (the " Transactions Committee "), have
unanimously (by all directors voting) approved this Agreement and
the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the "
Merger ") upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement and have authorized the execution hereof,
and the board of directors of the Company has adopted a resolution
unanimously (by all directors voting) recommending that this
Agreement and the plan of merger set forth in this Agreement be
approved by the shareholders of the Company.
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, and as a condition to the willingness of the Company to
enter into this Agreement, each of KKR 2006 Fund L.P., TPG Partners
V, L.P., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated (the " Guarantors ") are each entering into a
guarantee in favor of the Company in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the " Guarantee "), pursuant to which the
Guarantors are severally guaranteeing certain obligations of Parent
and Merger Sub in connection with this Agreement.
WHEREAS,
the Company, Parent and Merger Sub desire to make certain
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection
with this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
The Merger; Closing; Effective Time
1.1
The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub
shall be merged with and into the Company, in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 10 of the Texas Business Organizations
Code (the " TBOC "), and the separate corporate existence of
Merger Sub shall thereupon cease. The Company shall be the
surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred
to as the " Surviving Corporation "), and the Company shall
continue its corporate existence under the Laws of the State of
Texas, with all its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and
franchises, shall continue unaffected by the Merger, except as set
forth in Article II. The Merger shall have the effects
provided by this Agreement and the TBOC and other applicable Law.
Without
limiting the foregoing, and subject thereto, from and after the
Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects specified in
Section 10.008 of the TBOC.
1.2
Closing . Unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing
between the Company and Parent, the closing for the Merger (the "
Closing ") shall take place at the offices of Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New
York, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the second business day
following the day on which the last to be satisfied or waived of
the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those
conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing,
but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions)
shall be satisfied or waived in accordance with this Agreement;
provided , however , that if the Marketing Period has
not ended at the time of the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Article VII (excluding conditions that
by their nature, cannot be satisfied until the Closing, but subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing),
the Closing shall occur on the date following the satisfaction or
waiver of such conditions that is the earliest to occur of
(a) a date during the Marketing Period to be specified by
Merger Sub on no less than two business days’ notice to the
Company, (b) the final day of the Marketing Period and
(c) the Termination Date. The date on which the Closing
actually occurs is hereinafter referred to as the " Closing
Date ". For purposes of this Agreement, the term " business
day " shall mean any day ending at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern
Time) other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banks are
required or authorized to close in the City of New York.
1.3
Effective Time . As soon as practicable following the
Closing, the Company and Parent will cause a certificate of merger
(the " Certificate of Merger ") to be executed and delivered
to the Secretary of State of the State of Texas for filing as
provided under Section 10.153 of the TBOC. The Merger shall
become effective at the time when the Certificate of Merger has
been duly filed by the office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Texas and a written acknowledgement of filing has been
delivered by the office of the Secretary of State of the State of
Texas pursuant to Section 4.002 of the TBOC, or at such later
date as Parent and the Company shall agree and specify in the
Certificate of Merger (the " Effective Time ").
ARTICLE II
Certificate of Formation and Bylaws
of the Surviving Corporation
2.1
The Certificate of Formation . At the Effective Time, the
certificate of formation of the Company shall be amended in its
entirety to read in the form of the certificate of formation of
Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the execution of this
Agreement, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall
be "TXU Corp.", and, as amended, shall be the certificate of
formation of the Surviving Corporation (the " Charter "),
until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable
Law.
2.2
The Bylaws . The parties hereto shall take all actions
necessary so that the bylaws of the Company in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be amended so as to read in their
entirety in the form of the bylaws of Merger Sub, and, as so
amended, shall be the
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bylaws of the Surviving Corporation (the " Bylaws "),
until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable
Law.
ARTICLE III
Directors and Officers of the Surviving
Corporation
3.1
Directors . The parties hereto shall take all actions
necessary so that the directors of Merger Sub at the Effective Time
shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the directors of the
Surviving Corporation until their successors have been duly elected
or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death,
resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter and the
Bylaws.
3.2
Officers . The officers of the Company at the Effective Time
shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the officers of the
Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly
elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death,
resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter and
Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV
Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock;
Exchange of Certificates
4.1
Effect on Capital Stock . At the Effective Time, as a result
of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company,
the holder of any capital stock of the Company or the sole
shareholder of Merger Sub:
(a)
Merger Consideration . Each share of the Common Stock, no
par value, of the Company (a " Share " or, collectively, the
" Shares ") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time other than (i) Shares owned by Parent, Merger
Sub or any other direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of
Parent and Shares owned by the Company or any direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, and in each case not held
on behalf of third parties and (ii) Shares that are owned by
shareholders who have not voted such Shares in favor of the Merger
and who have otherwise taken all of the steps required by
Subchapter H of Chapter 10 of the TBOC to properly exercise
and perfect such shareholders’ dissenters rights ("
Dissenting Shareholders ") (each Share referred to in clause
(i) or clause (ii) being an " Excluded Share " and
collectively, " Excluded Shares ") shall be converted into
the right to receive $69.25 per Share in cash (the " Per Share
Merger Consideration "). At the Effective Time, all of the
Shares (other than Shares to remain outstanding pursuant to
Section 4.1(b)) shall cease to be outstanding, shall be
cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each certificate (a "
Certificate ") formerly representing any of the Shares
(other than Excluded Shares) shall thereafter represent only the
right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, without
interest, and each certificate formerly representing Shares owned
by Dissenting Shareholders shall thereafter only represent the
right to receive the payment to which reference is made in Section
4.2(f).
(b)
Cancellation of Excluded Shares . Each Excluded Share
referred to in Section 4.1(a)(i) or 4.1(a)(ii) (other than any
Shares owned by any wholly-owned Subsidiary of
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the Company (including for these purposes TXU US Holdings
Company), which shall remain outstanding) shall, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof,
cease to be outstanding, shall be cancelled without payment of any
consideration therefor and shall cease to exist, subject to the
right of the holder of any Excluded Share referred to in
Section 4.1(a)(ii) to receive the payment to which reference
is made in Section 4.2(f).
(c)
Merger Sub . At the Effective Time, each share of common
stock, no par value, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one
share of common stock, no par value, of the Surviving
Corporation.
4.2
Exchange of Certificates .
(a)
Paying Agent . Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall
use its reasonable best efforts to enter into a paying agent
agreement with a paying agent selected by Parent with the
Company’s prior approval (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (the " Paying
Agent "). At the Closing, Parent shall deposit, or shall cause
to be deposited, with the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the
holders of Shares, a cash amount in immediately available funds
necessary for the Paying Agent to make payments under
Section 4.1(a) (such cash being hereinafter referred to as the
" Exchange Fund "), provided that to the extent such
deposits are being funded with the proceeds of the Debt Financing,
Parent must deposit or cause to be deposited such funds by no later
than immediately after the Effective Time. The Paying Agent shall
invest the Exchange Fund as directed by Parent, provided
that such investments shall be in obligations of or guaranteed by
the United States of America, in commercial paper obligations rated
A-1 or P-1 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or
Standard & Poor’s, respectively, in certificates of
deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances
of commercial banks with capital exceeding $1 billion, or in
money market funds having a rating in the highest investment
category granted by a recognized credit rating agency at the time
of investment. Any interest and other income resulting from such
investment shall become a part of the Exchange Fund, and any
amounts in excess of the amounts payable under Section 4.1(a)
shall be promptly returned to the Surviving Corporation. To the
extent that there are any losses with respect to any such
investments, or the Exchange Fund diminishes for any reason below
the level required for the Paying Agent to make prompt cash payment
under Section 4.1(a), Parent shall, or shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to, promptly replace or restore the cash in
the Exchange Fund so as to ensure that the Exchange Fund is at all
times maintained at a level sufficient for the Paying Agent to make
such payments under Section 4.1(a).
(b)
Exchange Procedures . As promptly as practicable after the
Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause the Paying
Agent to mail to each holder of record of Shares evidenced by
Certificates (other than holders of Excluded Shares) (i) a
letter of transmittal in customary form specifying that delivery
shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates
shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits
of loss in lieu thereof as provided in Section 4.2(e)) to the
Paying Agent, such letter of transmittal to be in such form and
have such other provisions as Parent and the Company may reasonably
agree, and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of
the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof as provided
in Section 4.2(e)) in exchange for the Per Share Merger
Consideration. Upon surrender of a Certificate (or affidavit of
loss in lieu thereof as provided in Section 4.2(e))
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to the Paying Agent in accordance with the terms of such letter
of transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Certificate shall
be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a cash amount in
immediately available funds (after giving effect to any required
Tax withholdings as provided in Section 4.2(g)) equal to
(x) the number of Shares represented by such Certificate (or
affidavit of loss in lieu thereof as provided in
Section 4.2(e)) multiplied by (y) the Per Share Merger
Consideration, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith
be cancelled. No interest will be paid or accrued on any amount
payable upon due surrender of the Certificates. In the event of a
transfer of ownership of Shares that is not registered in the
transfer records of the Company, a check for any cash to be
exchanged upon due surrender of the Certificate may be issued to
such transferee if the Certificate formerly representing such
Shares is presented to the Paying Agent, accompanied by all
documents reasonably required to evidence and effect such transfer
and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been
paid or are not applicable. As promptly as practicable after the
Effective Time, the Paying Agent will mail to each holder of Shares
represented by book-entry on the records of the Company or the
Company’s transfer agent, on behalf of the Company ("
Book-Entry Shares "), other than Excluded Shares, a check in
the amount of the number of Shares held by such holder as
Book-Entry Shares multiplied by the Per Share Merger
Consideration.
(c)
Transfers . From and after the Effective Time, there shall
be no transfers on the stock transfer books of the Company of the
Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time. If, after the Effective Time, any Certificate is presented to
the Surviving Corporation, Parent or the Paying Agent for transfer,
it shall be cancelled and exchanged for the cash amount in
immediately available funds to which the holder thereof is entitled
pursuant to and in accordance with this Article IV.
(d)
Termination of Exchange Fund . Any portion of the Exchange
Fund (including the proceeds of any investments thereof) that
remains unclaimed by the shareholders of the Company for
180 days after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the
Surviving Corporation upon demand. Any holder of Shares (other than
Excluded Shares) who has not theretofore complied with this
Article IV shall thereafter look only to the Surviving
Corporation for payment of the Per Share Merger Consideration
(after giving effect to any required Tax withholdings as provided
in Section 4.2(g)) upon due surrender of its Certificates (or
affidavits of loss in lieu thereof as provided in
Section 4.2(e)), without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, none of the Surviving Corporation, Parent, the
Paying Agent or any other Person shall be liable to any former
holder of Shares for any amount properly delivered to a public
official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or
similar Laws. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of any
Shares at such date as is immediately prior to the time at which
such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any
Governmental Entity shall, to the extent permitted by applicable
Law, become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and
clear of any claims or interests of any such holders or their
successors, assigns or personal representatives previously entitled
thereto. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "
Person " shall mean any individual, corporation (including
not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization,
Governmental Entity or other entity of any kind or nature.
(e)
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . In the event any
Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the
making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person
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claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and,
if required by Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond in
customary amount and upon such terms as may be required by Parent
as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it or the
Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate, the Paying
Agent will issue a check in the amount (after giving effect to any
required Tax withholdings as provided in Section 4.2(g)) equal
to the number of Shares represented by such lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificate multiplied by the Per Share Merger
Consideration.
(f)
Dissenting Shares . Notwithstanding any other provision
contained in this Agreement, Shares that are issued and outstanding
as of the Effective Time and that are held by a shareholder who has
not voted such shares in favor of the Merger and who has otherwise
taken all of the steps required by Subchapter H of Chapter 10
of the TBOC to properly exercise and perfect such
shareholder’s dissenter’s rights shall be deemed to
have ceased to represent any interest in the Surviving Corporation
as of the Effective Time and shall be entitled to those rights and
remedies set forth in Subchapter H of Chapter 10 of the TBOC;
provided , however , that in the event that a
shareholder of the Company fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise
loses any such right or remedy granted by the TBOC, the Shares held
by such shareholder shall be converted into and represent only the
right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration specified in
this Agreement. The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt
notice of any written demands for payment for Shares, attempted
withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served
pursuant to applicable Law that are received by the Company with
respect to shareholders’ rights to dissent and (ii) the
opportunity to participate in and direct all negotiations and
proceedings with respect to any such demands. The Company shall
not, without the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make
any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle any such
demands.
(g)
Withholding Rights . Each of Parent and the Surviving
Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such
amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to
the making of such payment under the Code, or any other applicable
state, local or foreign Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may
be, such withheld amounts (i) shall be remitted by Parent or
the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, to the applicable
Governmental Entity, and (ii) shall be treated for all
purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in
respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the
Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be.
(h)
No Further Dividends . No dividends or other distributions
with respect to capital stock of the Surviving Corporation with a
record date on or after the Effective Time shall be paid to the
holder of any unsurrendered Certificate or Book-Entry Shares.
4.3
Treatment of Stock Plans .
(a)
Restricted Stock Awards . Except to the extent otherwise
agreed to by Parent and the holder thereof, immediately prior to
the Effective Time, all restricted stock awards (" Restricted
Shares ") granted pursuant to the Stock Plans or otherwise that
remain unvested shall automatically become fully vested and free of
any forfeiture restrictions and each Restricted Share shall be
considered an outstanding Share for all purposes of this Agreement,
including the
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right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration in
accordance with Section 4.1(a) and subject to the provisions
of Section 4.2(g). To the extent that the award agreement
relating to any Restricted Shares provides that the number of such
shares that will vest will depend on the achievement of targets
measured by total shareholder return, the number of Restricted
Shares that will vest in accordance with the prior sentence shall
be determined in the same manner as specified in
Section 4.3(b).
(b)
Performance Awards . Except as provided in
Section 4.3(c) or to the extent otherwise agreed to by Parent
and the holder thereof, immediately prior to the Effective Time,
all performance awards (" Performance Awards ") granted
under the Stock Plans that remain unvested shall automatically
become fully vested and free of any forfeiture restrictions
immediately prior to the Effective Time and, at the Effective Time,
shall be paid out, in a lump sum cash payment equal to the product
of (x) the number of Shares payable pursuant to each such
Performance Award, based on performance through the Effective Time
as determined by the Organization & Compensation Committee of
the board of directors of the Company measured by the Per Share
Merger Consideration (with awards measured on absolute performance
adjusted for the duration of the performance period through the
Effective Time), and (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration
(the " Performance Award Merger Consideration ") in
accordance with Section 4.1(a) and subject to the provisions
of Section 4.2(g).
(c)
Performance Awards Held by Designated Officers .
Notwithstanding Section 4.3(b), except to the extent otherwise
agreed to by Parent and the holder thereof, immediately prior to
the Effective Time, all Performance Awards held by the members of
the Company’s Designated Officers (as defined in
Section 5.1(h)) that remain unvested shall automatically
(i) become fully vested and free of any forfeiture
restrictions immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) be
converted at the Effective Time into a cash amount in the same
manner as specified in Section 4.3(b) and (iii) be paid
out in cash in a lump sum at the end of each such award’s
currently existing performance period, subject to the provisions of
Section 4.2(g).
(d)
Share-Based Benefits Under Deferred Compensation Plans . At
the Effective Time, each right of any kind, contingent or accrued,
to receive payments or benefits measured by the value of Shares
under any Company Benefit Plans, other than Restricted Shares and
Performance Awards, shall entitle the beneficiary thereof to
receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (x) the
total number of Shares subject thereto immediately prior to the
Effective Time and (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration.
(e)
Corporate Actions . At or prior to the Effective Time, the
Company, the board of directors of the Company and the organization
and compensation committee of the board of directors of the
Company, as applicable, shall adopt resolutions to implement the
provisions of Sections 4.3(a), 4.3(b), 4.3(c) and 4.3(d).
4.4
Adjustments to Prevent Dilution . In the event that the
Company changes the number of Shares or securities convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for Shares issued and outstanding
prior to the Effective Time as a result of a reclassification,
stock split (including a reverse stock split), stock dividend or
distribution, recapitalization, merger, issuer
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tender or exchange offer, or other similar transaction,
provided that no such action shall be taken in violation of
Section 6.1, the Per Share Merger Consideration shall be
equitably adjusted.
4.5
Treatment of the Convertible Notes . The Floating Rate
Convertible Senior Notes due 2033 of the Company (the "
Convertible Senior Notes ") shall be treated as set forth in
Section 6.12.
ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
5.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as
set forth in reasonable detail in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, the
Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods
ended March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006 and
September 30, 2006, the Company’s Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed since January 1, 2006 and the Company’s
proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on
April 5, 2006, in each case, filed with the SEC prior to the
date hereof (other than disclosures in the "Risk Factors" sections
thereof or any such disclosures included in such filings that are
cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature) (it being
agreed that such disclosures shall not be exceptions to
Sections 5.1(b)(i), 5.1(c) and 5.1(d)(i)), or in the
corresponding sections or subsections of the disclosure letter
delivered to Parent by the Company prior to entering into this
Agreement (the " Company Disclosure Letter ") (it being
agreed that disclosure of any item in any section or subsection of
the Company Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosure with
respect to any other section or subsection to which the relevance
of such item is reasonably apparent, provided that no such
disclosure shall be deemed to qualify Section 5.1(f)(i) or
Section 6.1 unless expressly set forth in
Section 5.1(f)(i) or Section 6.1, as applicable, of the
Company Disclosure Letter), the Company hereby represents and
warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that:
(a)
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification . Each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its
respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite
corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease, use and
operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
presently conducted and is qualified to do business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation or similar entity in each
jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its
assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so organized,
qualified or in good standing, or to have such power or authority,
would not be, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made
available to Parent complete and correct copies of the
Company’s and its Significant Subsidiaries’
certificates of incorporation and bylaws or comparable governing
documents, each as amended to the date hereof, and each as so made
available is in effect on the date hereof.
As
used in this Agreement, the term (i) " Subsidiary " means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person of which at least a
majority of the securities or other ownership interests having by
their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board
of directors or other persons performing similar functions is
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or by
one or more of its Subsidiaries; provided , however ,
that neither TXU
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Europe Limited, nor any entity directly or indirectly owned by
TXU Europe Limited shall be deemed to be a "Subsidiary" of the
Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries for purposes of
this Agreement; (ii) " Significant Subsidiary " has the
meaning set forth in Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as amended (the " Exchange Act ");
(iii) " Affiliate " means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by,
or under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this
definition, the term "control" (including the correlative terms
"controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with")
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 securities, by
contract or otherwise; and (iv) " Company Material Adverse
Effect " means a material adverse change or effect on the
financial condition, business, assets, or results of operations of
the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided
, however , that none of the following shall constitute or
be taken into account in determining whether there has been or is a
Company Material Adverse Effect:
(A)
changes in general economic or political conditions or the
securities, credit or financial markets in general in the United
States or in the State of Texas or changes that are the result of
acts of war or terrorism (other than such acts that cause any
damage or destruction to or render physically unusable any facility
or property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries);
(B)
any adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal, modification,
reinterpretation or proposal of any rule, regulation, ordinance,
order, protocol or any other Law of or by any national, regional,
state or local Governmental Entity (including, for the avoidance of
doubt, ERCOT);
(C)
changes or developments in national, regional or state wholesale or
retail markets for fuel, including, without limitation, changes in
natural gas or other commodity prices or in the hedging markets
therefor, or related products;
(D)
changes or developments in national, regional or state wholesale or
retail electric power prices;
(E)
system-wide changes or developments in national, regional or state
electric transmission or distribution systems, other than changes
or developments involving physical damage or destruction to or
rendering physically unusable facilities or properties;
(F)
changes that are the result of factors generally affecting any
business in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, other
than changes or developments involving physical damage or
destruction to or rendering physically unusable facilities or
properties;
(G)
any loss or threatened loss of, or adverse change or threatened
adverse change in, the relationship of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries with its customers, employees, regulators, financing
sources or suppliers to the extent caused by the pendency or the
announcement of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(H)
changes or effects to the extent relating to the entry into,
pendency of actions contemplated by, or the performance of
obligations required by this Agreement or
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consented to by Parent, including any change in the
Company’s credit ratings to the extent relating thereto and
any actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries that is not
in violation of this Agreement to obtain approval from any
Governmental Entity for consummation of the Merger;
(I)
changes in any Law or GAAP or interpretation thereof after the date
hereof;
(J)
any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public
projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for
any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement,
provided that the exception in this clause shall not prevent
or otherwise affect a determination that any change, effect,
circumstance or development underlying such failure has resulted
in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(K)
changes or developments arising out of or related to any proceeding
or action by or before a Governmental Entity to the extent
affecting the plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the
development of new generation capacity in the State of Texas,
including any litigation with respect thereto; and
(L)
a decline in the price or trading volume of the Company common
stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the " NYSE ") or the
Chicago Stock Exchange, provided that the exception in this
clause shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that
any change, effect, circumstance or development underlying such
decline has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material
Adverse Effect;
provided , further , that (x) matters,
changes or developments set forth in clauses (A) through
(F) above (other than action of the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (the " PUCT ")) may be taken into account in
determining whether there has been or is a Company Material Adverse
Effect to the extent such matters, changes or developments have a
disproportionate (taking into account the relative size of the
Company and its Subsidiaries and affected businesses of the Company
and its Subsidiaries as compared to the other relevant entities and
businesses) adverse affect on the Company as compared to other
entities engaged in the relevant business in Texas or other
relevant geographic area and are not otherwise excluded by clauses
(G) through (L) from what may be taken into account in such
determination, and (y) in no event shall any of the foregoing
clauses (A) through (L) operate to exclude from the
determination of whether there has been or is a Company Material
Adverse Effect any Material Baseload Divestiture Requirement. For
purposes of this Agreement, " Material Baseload Divestiture
Requirement " shall mean any requirement imposed by a statute
enacted into Law by the legislature of the State of Texas after the
date of this Agreement, or any legally binding regulatory or
administrative action taken pursuant to authority granted by such a
new statute, that the Company or its Subsidiaries divest, or submit
to capacity auctions for, a material amount of the Company’s
approximately 8,137 Mw as of the date hereof of baseload solid fuel
(coal, lignite and nuclear) generation capacity, and the effects of
any Material Baseload Divestiture Requirement shall take into
account the after-tax proceeds or other consideration or benefits
that the Company and its Subsidiaries would reasonably be expected
to receive in connection with any such divestiture or capacity
auction.
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(b) Capital Structure
.
(i) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000,000,000
Shares, of which 459,269,419 Shares were outstanding as of the
close of business on February 23, 2007 and 50,000,000 shares
of serial preference stock, par value $25 per share, none of which
were outstanding as of the date hereof and, except for those Shares
issuable or reserved for issuance as described below, no Shares
have been issued since the close of business on February 23,
2007 through the date hereof. All of the outstanding Shares have
been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. As of February 23, 2007, other than up to
9,228,291.884 Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of outstanding
awards under the TXU Corp. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the
Company’s Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan and the TXU
Thrift Plan (collectively, the " Stock Plans ") and
1,523,916 Shares issuable, at the Company’s option, upon
conversion of the Convertible Senior Notes, the Company has no
Shares issuable or reserved for issuance and no rights to acquire
Shares under the Stock Plans have been issued since
February 23, 2007 and through the date hereof. As of the date
hereof, there were no options to purchase Shares issued and
outstanding. Except as set forth in this Section 5.1(b)(i),
there are no preemptive or other outstanding rights, options,
warrants, conversion rights, stock appreciation rights, performance
units, redemption rights, repurchase rights, agreements,
arrangements, calls, commitments or rights of any kind that
obligate the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries to
issue or sell any shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or
any securities or obligations convertible or exchangeable into or
exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe for or
acquire, any equity securities of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries, and no securities or obligations
evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding.
(ii) None
of the Subsidiaries of the Company own any Shares.
Section 5.1(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth
a list, as of the date hereof, of the Company’s Subsidiaries
and entities (other than Subsidiaries) in which the Company or a
Subsidiary of the Company owns a 5% or greater equity interest, the
value of which is in excess of $25,000,000, as of the date hereof
and the Company’s indirect interest in CapGemini Energy
Limited Partnership (each a " Company Joint Venture "). Each
of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and,
except for directors’ qualifying shares and such failure to
have such ownership would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. The ownership interest in each
Subsidiary and interest in each Company Joint Venture is owned by
the Company or by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of
the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, pledge, security
interest, claim or other encumbrance (each, a " Lien ").
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into
any commitment, arrangement or agreement, or are otherwise
obligated, to contribute capital, loan money or otherwise provide
funds or make additional investments in any other Person, other
than any such commitment, arrangement or agreement in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, with respect to
wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company or pursuant to a Contract
binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries made available to
Parent or Merger Sub. For purposes of this Agreement,
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a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company shall include any
Subsidiary of the Company of which all of the shares of capital
stock, other than director qualifying shares, are owned by the
Company (or one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of the
Company).
(iii) Upon
any issuance of any Shares in accordance with the terms of the
Stock Plans, such Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable. Except for the Convertible Senior
Notes, the Company does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures,
notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right to
vote (or convertible into or exercisable for securities having the
right to vote) with the shareholders of the Company on any
matter.
(iv) There
are no shareholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or
understandings to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or by which it is bound relating to the voting or
registration of any equity securities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(c) Corporate Authority;
Approval and Fairness .
(i) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority and has
taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute and
deliver this Agreement and, subject only to approval of this
Agreement by the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding Shares
entitled to vote on such matter at a shareholders’ meeting
duly called and held for such purpose (the " Requisite Company
Vote "), to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to
consummate the Merger. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and to general equity principles (the " Bankruptcy and
Equity Exception ").
(ii) The
board of directors of the Company at a meeting duly called and
held, and following the unanimous recommendation of the
Transactions Committee, has (A) unanimously (by all directors
voting) determined that it is in the best interests of the
Company’s shareholders to enter into this Agreement, approved
and adopted this Agreement and adopted a resolution recommending
that this Agreement be approved by the shareholders of the Company
(the " Company Recommendation "), (B) unanimously (by
all directors voting) directed that this Agreement be submitted to
the shareholders of the Company for their approval at a
shareholders’ meeting duly called and held for such purpose
and (C) received the opinions of each of its financial
advisors, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Lazard
Frères & Co. LLC, to the effect that, as of the date of
such opinions, the Per Share Merger Consideration to be received by
the holders of the Shares in the Merger is fair from a financial
point of view to such holders. It is agreed and understood that
such opinions may not be relied on by Parent or Merger Sub. The
board of directors of the Company has taken all action so that
Parent will not be an "affiliated shareholder" (as such term is
defined in Section 21.602 of the TBOC) or prohibited from
entering into or consummating a "business combination" (as such
term is defined in Section 21.604 of the TBOC) with the
Company as a result of the execution of
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this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions in the
manner contemplated hereby.
(d) Governmental Filings;
No Violations; Certain Contracts .
(i) Other
than the filings and/or notices (A) pursuant to
Section 1.3, (B) required as a result of facts and
circumstances solely attributable to Parent or Merger Sub,
(C) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as amended (the " HSR Act ") and the expiration or
earlier termination of applicable waiting periods thereunder, (D)
under the Exchange Act, (E) under rules promulgated by the
NYSE and the Chicago Stock Exchange, (F) with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (" FERC ") pursuant to
Section 203 of the Federal Power Act and the approval of FERC
thereunder (the " FERC Approval "), (G) with the
Federal Communications Commission (the " FCC ") for the
transfer of radio licenses and point-to-point private microwave
licenses held indirectly by the Company and the approval of the FCC
for such transfer (the " FCC Approval ") and (H) with
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the " NRC ") for approval
of any indirect license transfer deemed to be created by the Merger
and the approval of the NRC for such transfer (the " NRC
Approval " and, together with the other approvals referred to
in Subsections (C) through (G) of this
Section 5.1(d)(i), the " Company Approvals "), no
notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by the
Company with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals,
permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the Company
from, any federal, state or local, domestic or foreign governmental
or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body, arbitrator,
court, regional transmission organization, ERCOT, or any other
legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity (each a "
Governmental Entity "), in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby, except those, the failure to make or obtain which would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent, materially delay
or materially impair the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company do not, and the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby will not, constitute or result in
(A) a breach or violation of, or a default under, or otherwise
contravene or conflict with, the certificate of formation or bylaws
of the Company or the comparable governing documents of any of its
Subsidiaries, (B) with or without notice, lapse of time or
both, a breach or violation of, a termination, cancellation (or
right of termination or amendment) or a default under, the creation
or acceleration of any obligations under the requirement of any
consent under, the requirement of any loss of any benefit under, or
the creation of a Lien on any of the assets of the Company or any
of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to, any material
agreement, lease, license, contract, note, mortgage, indenture,
credit agreement, arrangement or other obligation (each, a "
Contract ") binding upon the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any license from a Governmental Entity to which the
Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is subject or
(C) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in
Section 5.1(d)(i), a violation of any Law to which the Company
or any of
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its Subsidiaries is subject, except, in the case of clause
(B) or (C) above and, in the case of clause
(A) above, with respect to Subsidiaries other than Significant
Subsidiaries, for any such breach, violation, termination,
cancellation, default, creation, acceleration, consent, loss or
change that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be
reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or
prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Company Reports;
Financial Statements .
(i) The
Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, on a timely basis,
all forms, statements, certifications, reports and other documents
required to be filed or furnished by it with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the " SEC ") pursuant to the Exchange
Act or the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as amended (the " Securities Act ")
since December 31, 2003 (the " Applicable Date ") (the
forms, statements, certifications, reports and documents filed or
furnished since the Applicable Date and those filed or furnished
subsequent to the date hereof, including any amendments thereto,
the " Company Reports "). Each of the Company Reports,
including any financial statements or schedules included therein,
at the time of its filing or being furnished complied or, if not
yet filed or furnished, will comply in all material respects with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act
applicable to the Company Reports. As of their respective dates
(or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such
amendment), the Company Reports did not, and any Company Reports
filed with or furnished to the SEC subsequent to the date hereof
will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of this
Agreement, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments
received from the SEC staff with respect to the Company
Reports.
(ii) The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations
of the NYSE and the Chicago Stock Exchange.
(iii) Each
of the consolidated balance sheets included in or incorporated by
reference into the Company Reports as amended prior to the date
hereof (including the related notes and schedules) fairly presents
in all material respects, or, in the case of Company Reports filed
after the date hereof, will fairly present in all material respects
the financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of its date and each of the statements of
consolidated income, comprehensive income, cash flows and
shareholders’ equity included in or incorporated by reference
into the Company Reports (including any related notes and
schedules), as finally amended prior to the date hereof, fairly
presents in all material respects, or in the case of Company
Reports filed after the date hereof, will fairly present in all
material respects the financial position, results of operations and
cash flows, as the case may be, of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the
case of unaudited statements, to notes and normal year-end
adjustments), in each case in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (" GAAP "), except as may be
noted therein.
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(iv) Except
as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect, (A) the Company maintains disclosure controls and
procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the
Exchange Act that are effective to ensure that information required
to be disclosed by the Company is recorded and reported on a timely
basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the
Company’s filings with the SEC and other public disclosure
documents (including the Company’s chief executive officer
and chief financial officer) and (B) the Company has
disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date of
this Agreement, to the Company’s outside auditors and the
audit committee of the board of directors of the Company
(1) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal controls over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange
Act) that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information and (2) any fraud, known to the Company,
whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company’s
internal controls over financial reporting.
(v) Section 5.1(e)(v)
of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of the Contracts
and other arrangements containing the material commitments and
obligations of the Company as of the date of this Agreement in
respect of the development, engineering, construction and operation
of new power generation facilities that is accurate in all material
respects.
(f) Absence of Certain
Changes
(i) Since
September 30, 2006 there has not been any change in the
financial condition, business, assets, or results of operations of
the Company and its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the
aggregate, has had or would be reasonably expected to have, a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Since
September 30, 2006 and through the date of this Agreement, the
Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective
businesses only in, and have not engaged in any material
transaction other than according to the ordinary and usual course
of such businesses and without limiting the foregoing, there has
not been:
(A)
any damage, destruction or other casualty loss with respect to any
asset or property owned, leased or otherwise used by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not covered by insurance that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be
expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(B)
other than regular quarterly dividends on Shares and on the shares
of preferred stock of TXU US Holdings Company, any declaration,
setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with
respect to any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (except for dividends or other distributions by any
direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary to the Company or to any
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company); or
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(C)
any material change in any method of accounting or accounting
practice by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than as
required by GAAP.
(g) Litigation and
Liabilities
(i) There
are no civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, claims,
hearings, arbitrations, investigations, inquiries, audits or other
proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, no such
proceedings are pending or threatened against any of the Company
Joint Ventures, in each case that individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect or prevent or materially delay or impair the consummation of
the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. None of the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, as of the date hereof, any of the Company Joint Ventures
is a party to or subject to the provisions of any judgment,
settlement, order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any
Governmental Entity specifically imposed upon the Company, any of
its Subsidiaries or any of the Company Joint Ventures or any of
their respective businesses, assets or properties which,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially
delay or impair the consummation of the transaction contemplated by
this Agreement.
(ii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or
obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise), other than liabilities and obligations (A) set
forth in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2006, including the notes thereto, included in
the draft Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 attached to Section 5.1(g)(ii) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, (B) incurred in the ordinary course
of business since December 31, 2006, (C) incurred in
connection with the Merger or any other transaction or agreement
contemplated by this Agreement, (D) of a nature not required
to be shown on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP,
pursuant to any Contract or other similar arrangement binding upon
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (E) that are expressly
within the scope of any other representation or warranty in this
Section 5.1 or are expressly excluded from such representation
and warranty as a result of the scope of any materiality
qualification applicable to such representation or warranty (
provided that any matter arising after the date hereof shall
not be deemed to be within the scope of or excluded from any
representation or warranty given at or as of the date hereof or any
date prior to the date hereof), or (F) that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
The term " Knowledge " when
used in this Agreement with respect to the Company shall mean the
actual knowledge of those persons set forth in Section 5.1(g)
of the Company Disclosure Letter.
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(h) Employee
Benefits
(i)
(A) All material benefit and compensation plans, contracts,
policies or arrangements covering current or former employees and
officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the "
Employees ") and/or current or former directors of the
Company and its Subsidiaries under which the Company or its
Subsidiaries are subject to continuing financial obligations,
including, but not limited to, "employee benefit plans" within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (" ERISA "), and deferred
compensation, employment, change in control, severance, stock
option, stock purchase, stock appreciation rights, stock based,
incentive and bonus plans, agreements, programs, policies or
arrangements sponsored, contributed to, or entered into by the
Company or its Subsidiaries or for which the Company or its
Subsidiaries could be reasonably expected to have any present or
future liability (the " Benefit Plans ") are listed on
Section 5.1(h)(i)(A) of the Company Disclosure Letter, and
each Benefit Plan which has received a favorable opinion letter
from the Internal Revenue Service National Office has been
separately identified.
(B) True
and complete copies of all Benefit Plans listed on
Section 5.1(h)(i)(A) of the Company Disclosure Letter have
been made available to Parent and to the extent applicable, the
following have also been made available to Parent: (1) any
related trust agreement or other funding instrument now in effect
or required in the future as a result of the transaction
contemplated in this Agreement or otherwise; (2) the most
recent determination letter; (3) any summary plan description
and (4) for the most recent year (x) the Form 5500
and attached schedules, (y) audited financial statements and
(z) actuarial valuation reports related to an Employee Benefit
Plan.
(ii) All
Benefit Plans, other than "multiemployer plans" within the meaning
of Section 3(37) of ERISA (each, a " Multiemployer Plan ")
and, to the Knowledge of the Company, all Multiemployer Plans are
in substantial compliance with their respective terms and ERISA,
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the " Code ")
and other applicable Laws. Each Benefit Plan (other than any
Multiemployer Plan) which is subject to ERISA (an " ERISA
Plan ") that is an "employee pension benefit plan" within the
meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (a " Pension Plan ")
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, has
received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue
Service (the " IRS ") or has applied to the IRS for such
favorable determination letter under Section 401(b) of the Code,
and the Company is not aware of any circumstances likely to result
in the loss of the qualification of such ERISA Plan under Section
401(a) of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has engaged in a transaction with respect to any ERISA Plan that,
assuming the taxable period of such transaction expired as of the
date hereof, could subject the Company or any Subsidiary to a tax
or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or
Section 502(i) of ERISA in an amount which would be material.
(iii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has or is reasonably
expected to incur any material liability under Subtitle C or D of
Title IV of ERISA with respect to any ongoing, frozen or terminated
"single-employer plan", within
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the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or
formerly maintained by any of them, or the single-employer plan of
any entity which is considered one employer with the Company under
Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code (an "
ERISA Affiliate "). No Benefit Plan is a Multiemployer Plan
and the Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred and do not
expect to incur any material withdrawal liability with respect to a
Multiemployer Plan under Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA
(regardless of whether based on contributions of an ERISA
Affiliate).
(iv) As
of the date hereof, there is no material pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened litigation relating to the
Benefit Plans, other than routine claims for benefits. Other than
pursuant to a CBA, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has any obligations for retiree health and life benefits under any
Benefit Plan.
(v) Neither
the execution of this Agreement, the approval of the Merger by the
shareholders of the Company nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (A) entitle any
Designated Officer to severance pay or any material increase in
severance pay upon any termination of employment after the date
hereof, or (B) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or
result in any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or
otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount
payable or result in any other material obligation pursuant to, any
of the Benefit Plans, or (C) result or could result in payment
under any Benefit Plans that would not be deductible under
Section 280G of the Code.
The term " Designated
Officer " when used in this Agreement shall mean, except as
otherwise set forth in Section 5.1(h) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, an "officer" of the Company for purposes of
Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act. Section 5.1(h) of
the Company Disclosure Letter contains a correct and complete list
of the Designated Officers as of the date of this Agreement.
(i) Compliance with Laws;
Licenses . The businesses of each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company as of the date
hereof, the businesses, as of the date hereof, of each of the
Company Joint Ventures have not been since the Applicable Date, and
are not being, conducted in violation of any federal, state, local
or foreign law, statute or ordinance, common law, or any rule,
regulation, standard, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree,
arbitration award, agency requirement, license or permit of any
Governmental Entity (collectively, " Laws "), except for
violations that, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Except with respect to regulatory matters that are the subject of
Section 6.5 hereof, no investigation or review by any
Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened, nor has any Governmental Entity indicated an intention
to conduct the same, except for such investigations or reviews, the
outcome of which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
The Company and its Subsidiaries each has obtained and is in
compliance with all permits, certifications, approvals,
registrations, consents, authorizations, franchises, variances,
exemptions and orders issued or granted by a Governmental Entity ("
Licenses ") necessary to conduct its business as presently
conducted, except those the absence of which would not,
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individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a Company Material Adverse Effect, such Licenses are in full force
and effect, and no suspension or cancellation of such Licenses is
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, except
where such failure to be in full force and effect, suspension or
cancellation would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(j) Takeover Statutes
. No "fair price," "moratorium," "control share acquisition" or
other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation (each, a "
Takeover Statute ") or any anti-takeover provision in the
Company’s certificate of formation or bylaws is applicable to
the Company, the Shares, the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(k) Environmental
Matters . Except for such matters that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect:
(i) The Company and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws, and none of them has received any written communication since
February 1, 2002 from any Governmental Entity that alleges that any
of them is not in material compliance with Environmental Laws.
(ii) Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries has obtained and possesses all environmental Licenses,
including all required air emissions allowances, and all water
rights (collectively, the " Environmental Permits "),
necessary for the operation of its facilities in existence as of
the date hereof and the conduct of its business as conducted as of
the date hereof, and all such Environmental Permits are in good
standing or, where applicable, a renewal application has been
timely filed for review by the relevant Governmental Entity, and
each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all
terms and conditions of the Environmental Permits granted to
it.
(iii) There is no Environmental
Claim (A) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
(B) to the Knowledge of the Company, pending or threatened
against any real or personal property that the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries owns, leases or uses.
(iv) To the Knowledge of the
Company, there has been no Release of any Hazardous Substance that
has or would reasonably be expected to result in (A) any
Environmental Claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or against any Person (including any predecessor of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries) whose liability for such claim the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries has or allegedly has retained or assumed
either by operation of Law or by Contract, or (B) any
requirement on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to undertake Remedial Action.
(v) To the Knowledge of the
Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries have disclosed to Parent
all circumstances or conditions which, as of the date hereof, are
reasonably expected to result in (A) any Environmental Claim
against any of them or (B) any obligation of any of them in
excess of $5,000,000 currently required, or known to be required in
the future, to incur costs for installing pollution control
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equipment or conducting environmental remediation under or to
comply with applicable Environmental Laws.
As used herein, the term "
Environmental Claim " means any and all actions, suits,
claims, demands, demand letters, directives, written notices of
noncompliance or violation by any Person, hearings, arbitrations,
investigations or other proceedings alleging potential liability
(including potential responsibility for or liability for
enforcement costs, investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental
response costs, removal costs, remedial costs, natural resource
damages, property damages, personal injuries, fines or penalties)
arising out of, based on or resulting from (A) the presence,
or Release or threatened Release into the environment, or alleged
presence, Release or threatened Release into the environment, of
any Hazardous Substance at any location, whether or not owned,
operated, leased or managed by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; or (B) circumstances forming the basis of any
violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law.
As used herein, the term "
Environmental Law " means any and all Laws relating to (A)
pollution, the protection of the environment (including air,
surface water, groundwater, soil, land surface or subsurface
strata, and natural resources) or protection of human health and
safety as it relates to the environment, or (B) the use,
treatment, storage, transport, handling, release or disposal of any
harmful or deleterious substances.
As used herein, the term "
Hazardous Substance " means any substance listed, defined,
designated or classified as hazardous, toxic or radioactive under
any applicable Environmental Law including petroleum and any
derivative or by-products thereof, and any other substance
regulated pursuant to, or the presence or exposure to which would
reasonably be expected to form the basis for liability under, any
applicable Environmental Law.
As used herein, the term "
Release " means any spilling, emitting, leaking, pumping,
pouring, emptying, injecting, escaping, dumping, disposing,
discharging, or leaching into the environment, or into or out of
any property owned, operated or leased by the applicable party.
As used herein, the term "
Remedial Action " means all actions, including any capital
expenditures required by a Governmental Entity or required under
any Environmental Law, to (A) clean up, remove, treat, or in any
other way ameliorate or address any Hazardous Substance in the
environment; (B) prevent the Release or threat of Release, or
minimize the further Release of any Hazardous Substance so it does
not endanger or threaten to endanger the public health or welfare
or the indoor or outdoor environment; (C) perform pre-remedial
studies and investigations or post-remedial monitoring and care
pertaining or relating to a Release; or (D) bring the
applicable party into compliance with any Environmental Law.
(l) Taxes .
(i) The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries (A) have prepared in good faith and duly and
timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within
which to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them,
and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate, except in
each case where such failures to so prepare
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or file Tax Returns, or the failure of such filed Tax Returns to
be complete and accurate, individually or in the aggregate, would
not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect; (B) have paid all Taxes that are required to be paid
or that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are obligated to
withhold from amounts owing to any employee, creditor or third
party, except with respect to matters contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with GAAP and except where such failure
to so pay or remit, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(C) have made adequate provision in the applicable financial
statements in accordance with GAAP for any material Tax that is not
yet due and payable for all taxable periods, or portions thereof,
ending on or before the date of this Agreement; and (D) have
not waived any statute of limitations with respect to any material
amount of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to
any material amount of Tax assessment or deficiency.
(ii) As of the date hereof, there
are not pending or threatened in writing, any audits (or other
similar proceedings initiated by a Governmental Entity) in respect
of Taxes due from or with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or Tax matters to which the Company or any Subsidiary
is a party, which (if determined adversely to the Company) could
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
The Company has made available to Parent true and correct copies of
the United States federal income Tax Returns filed by the Company
and its Subsidiaries for each of the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003.
(iii) There are no Tax sharing
agreements (or similar agreements) to which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party to or by which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is bound (other than agreements exclusively
between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries).
(iv) None of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has engaged in any reportable transaction under
Section 6011 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(v) No actions have been taken by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be
expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have jeopardized the
qualification of the interest as tax-exempt on any tax-exempt bonds
that relate to any assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(vi) No closing agreement pursuant
to Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of
state, local or foreign law) has been entered into by or with
respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any
material Tax and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has requested or received a private letter ruling from the IRS or
comparable rulings from other taxing authorities.
For purposes of this
Section 5.1(l), the term "Subsidiary" shall include TXU Europe
Limited and any entity directly or indirectly owned by TXU Europe
Limited. As used in this Agreement, (A) the term " Tax "
(including, with correlative meaning, the term " Taxes
")
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includes (1) all federal, state, local and foreign income,
profits, franchise, gross receipts, environmental, margin, customs
duty, capital stock, severances, stamp, payroll, sales, employment,
unemployment, disability, use, property, withholding, excise,
production, value added, occupancy and other taxes, duties or
assessments of any nature whatsoever, together with all interest,
penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and
any interest in respect of such penalties and additions,
(2) any liability for payment of amounts described in clause
(1), whether as a result of transferee liability or joint and
several liability for being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period, and
(3) any liability for the payment of amounts described in
clause (1) or (2) as a result of any tax sharing, tax
indemnity or tax allocation agreement or any other express or
implied agreement to pay or indemnify any other Person, and
(B) the term " Tax Return " includes all returns and
reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules,
estimates and information returns) required to be supplied to a Tax
authority relating to Taxes.
(m) Labor Matters .
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has agreed
to recognize any labor union or labor organization, nor has any
labor union or labor organization been certified as the exclusive
bargaining representative of any employees of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries; (ii) is a party to or otherwise bound by, or
currently negotiating, any collective bargaining agreement or other
Contract with a labor union or labor organization (a " CBA
"); or (iii) is the subject of any material proceeding
asserting that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has committed
an unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with
any labor union or labor organization, nor, to the Knowledge of the
Company as of the date hereof, is any such proceeding threatened.
There is not now, nor has there been since the Applicable Date any
labor strike, dispute, walk-out, work stoppage, slow-down or
lockout involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to
the Knowledge of the Company, is any such controversy threatened in
writing as of the date hereof. To the Knowledge of the Company, as
of the date hereof, there is no campaign being conducted to solicit
cards from employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
authorize representation by a labor organization. As of the date
hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have closed
any plant or facility, effectuated any layoffs of employees or
implemented any early retirement, separation or window program
since the Applicable Date, nor has any such action or program been
announced for the future in any case that would reasonably be
expected to give rise to any material liability under the United
States Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or the
rules and regulations thereunder, except for any liabilities that
were satisfied on or prior to September 30, 2006.
(n) Intellectual
Property . (i) To the Knowledge of the Company,
(A) the Company and its Subsidiaries have sufficient rights to
use all material Intellectual Property used in its business as
presently conducted, and (B) no person is violating any
material Intellectual Property owned by the Company except as would
not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(ii) For purposes of this
Agreement, the following term has the following meaning:
" Intellectual Property "
means any intellectual property, including trademarks, service
marks Internet domain names, logos, trade dress, trade names, and
all goodwill associated
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therewith and symbolized thereby, inventions, discoveries,
patents, processes, technologies, confidential information, trade
secrets, know-how, copyrights and copyrightable works, software,
databases and related items.
(o) Insurance . All
material fire and casualty, general liability, business
interruption, product liability, and sprinkler and water damage
insurance policies or other material insurance policies maintained
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (" Insurance
Policies ") are in full force and effect and all premiums due
with respect to all Insurance Policies have been paid, with such
exceptions that, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(p) Regulatory
Matters . (i) General . As of the date of this
Agreement, the Company is an exempt holding company under the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005. As of the date of this
Agreement, TXU Energy Holdings is subject to regulation under the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as a licensee or the owner
of a licensee, under Texas utility Law as a "power generation
company," a "retail electric provider" and a "power marketer" (as
such terms are defined under PURA) and under the ERCOT Protocols as
a "resource entity," a "load serving entity" and a "qualified
scheduling entity" (as such terms are defined in the ERCOT
Protocols), and holds a tariff for sales of power at wholesale at
market-based rates from FERC and has associated contracts as
identified in Schedule 5.1(p). As of the date of this
Agreement, TXU Electric Delivery is subject to regulation under
Texas utility Law as a "public utility," an "electric utility" and
a "transmission and distribution utility" (as such terms are
defined under PURA) and under the ERCOT Protocols as a
"transmission and/or distribution service provider" (as such term
is defined in the ERCOT Protocols), and its associated contracts
tariffs and other facilities listed in Schedule 5.1(p) are subject
to FERC jurisdiction under FERC orders. TXU Electric Delivery also
holds franchises granted by municipalities and other Governmental
Entities for the placement of utility facilities in or along public
rights of way. As of the date of this Agreement, except as set
forth in the immediately preceding sentences, the Company and its
Subsidiaries are not subject to regulation as a public utility,
public utility holding company or public service company (or
similar designation) by any Governmental Entity.
As used in this Agreement, the
term (A) " TXU Energy Holdings " means TXU Energy Company
LLC, a Subsidiary of the Company, and/or its consolidated
Subsidiaries, (B) " TXU Electric Delivery " means TXU
Electric Delivery Company, a Subsidiary of the Company, and/or its
consolidated Subsidiary, TXU Electric Delivery Transition Bond
Company LLC, (C) " PURA " means the Texas Public Utility
Regulatory Act, as amended, (D) " ERCOT Protocols " means
the documents adopted by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas,
Inc. (" ERCOT "), including any attachments or exhibits
referenced therein, as amended from time to time that contain the
scheduling, operating, planning, reliability, and settlement
(including Customer registration) policies, rules, guidelines,
procedures, standards, and criteria of ERCOT, and (E) " ERCOT
Region " means the geographic area under the jurisdiction of
the PUCT that is served by transmission and/or distribution
providers that are not synchronously interconnected with electric
utilities outside of the State of Texas.
(i) Comanche Peak
Compliance . The operation of Comanche Peak nuclear-powered
generation Unit 1 and Unit 2 (together, " Comanche Peak ")
is and has
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since January 1, 2002 been conducted in compliance in all
material respects with applicable health, safety, regulatory and
other legal requirements. Such legal requirements include, but are
not limited to, the NRC Facility Operating Licenses for Comanche
Peak issued pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Chapter I, and all
regulations, requirements and orders related in any way thereto;
and all obligations of the Company, as the owner of Comanche Peak,
pursuant to contracts with the United States Department of Energy
for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste, and any Laws of the State of Texas or any agency thereof. As
of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, the operations
of Comanche Peak are not the subject of any outstanding notice of
violation or material request for information from the NRC or any
other agency with jurisdiction over such facility. Comanche Peak
maintains, and is in compliance in all material respects with,
emergency plans designed to protect the health and safety of the
public in the event of an unplanned release of radioactive
materials and such plans are in compliance in all material respects
with the NRC’s rules and regulations.
(ii) Exempt Wholesale Generator
Status . TXU Energy Holdings is, and has been determined by
order of FERC to be, an Exempt Wholesale Generator (" EWG ")
under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (the " EPAct 2005 "),
and neither such order nor TXU Energy Holdings’ status as an
EWG under the EPAct 2005 is the subject of any pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened judicial or administrative
proceeding to revoke or modify such status. To the Knowledge of the
Company, there are no facts that are reasonably likely to cause TXU
Energy Holdings to lose its status as an EWG under the EPAct
2005.
(iii) Qualified Decommissioning
Fund .
(A) With respect to all periods
commencing on or after January 1, 1997 and ending on or prior
to the Closing Date: (1) the Company’s Qualified
Decommissioning Fund consists of one or more trusts that are
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their
respective jurisdictions of formation with all requisite authority
to conduct their affairs as they now do; (2) the
Company’s Qualified Decommissioning Fund satisfies the
requirements necessary for such fund to be treated as a "Nuclear
Decommissioning Reserve Fund" within the meaning of Code
Section 468A(a) and as a "Nuclear Decommissioning Fund" and a
"Qualified Nuclear Decommissioning Fund" within the meaning of
Treas. Reg. Section l.468A-l(b)(3); (3) the Company’s
Qualified Decommissioning Fund is in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable rules and regulations of any
Governmental Entity having jurisdiction, including the NRC, the
PUCT and the IRS, (4) the Company’s Qualified
Decommissioning Fund has not engaged in any acts of "self-dealing"
as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.468A-5(b)(2); (5) no
"excess contribution", as defined in Treas. Reg.
Section 1.468A-5(c)(2)(ii), has been made to the
Company’s Qualified Decommissioning Fund which has not been
withdrawn within the period provided under Treas. Reg.
Section 1.468A-5(c)(2)(i); and (6) the Company has made
timely and valid elections to make annual contributions to the
Company’s Qualified Decommissioning Fund since its inception
and the Company has heretofore delivered copies of such elections
to Parent. As used in this Agreement, the term
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" Qualified Decommissioning Fund " means all amounts
contributed to qualified funds for administrative costs and costs
incurred in connection with the entombment, dismantlement, removal
and disposal of the structures, systems and components of a unit of
common facilities, including all costs incurred in connection with
the preparation for decommissioning, such as engineering and other
planning expenses incurred with respect to the unit of common
facilities after actual decommissioning occurs, such as physical
security and radiation monitoring expenses, as part of TXU Electric
Delivery’s cost of service required by PURA or as approved by
the PUCT.
(B) The Company has heretofore
delivered to Parent a copy of its Decommissioning Trust Agreements
as in effect on the date hereof.
(C) With respect to all periods
commencing on or after January 1, 2002 and ending on or prior
to the Closing Date, (1) the Company and/or Mellon Bank, N.A.,
the Trustee of the Company’s Qualified Decommissioning Fund
(the " Trustee ") has/have filed or caused to be filed with
the NRC, the IRS and any other Governmental Entity all material
forms, statements, reports, documents (including all exhibits,
amendments and supplements thereto) required to be filed by the
Company and/or the Trustee of the Company’s Qualified
Decommissioning Fund; (2) there are no interim rate orders that may
be retroactively adjusted or retroactive adjustments to interim
rate orders that may affect amounts that Parent may contribute to
the Company’s Qualified Decommissioning Fund or may require
distributions to be made from the Company’s Qualified
Decommissioning Fund. The Company has delivered to Parent a copy of
the schedule of ruling amounts most recently issued by the IRS for
the Company’s Qualified Decommissioning Fund and a complete
copy of the request that was filed with the IRS to obtain such
schedule of ruling amounts and a copy of any pending request for
revised ruling amounts, in each case together with all exhibits,
amendments and supplements thereto.
(D) The Company has made available
to Parent a statement of assets prepared by the Trustee for the
Company’s Qualified Decommissioning Fund as of
December 31, 2006 and as of January 31, 2007 and will
make such a statement available as of the most recently available
month end preceding the Closing, and such statements fairly
presented and will fairly present as of such dates the financial
position of each of the Company’s Qualified Decommissioning
Funds. The Company has made available to Parent information from
which Parent can determine the Tax basis of all assets in the
Company’s Qualified Decommissioning Fund and will make such a
statement available as of the most recently available month end
preceding the Closing.
(E) The Company has made available
to Parent all material contracts and agreements to which the
Trustee, in its capacity as such, is a party.
(iv) Nonqualified
Decommissioning Funds . As of the date hereof, the Company does
not maintain any funds in any nonqualified decommissioning
trusts.
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(vi) Foreign Ownership, Control
or Influence . Each officer and director of TXU Generation
Company LP and any entity of which TXU Generation Company LP is a
Subsidiary is a U.S. citizen.
(q) Derivative
Products . (i) (A) To the Knowledge of the Company, as of
the date hereof, all Derivative Products entered into for the
account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on or prior to
the date hereof were entered into in accordance with
(x) established risk parameters, limits and guidelines and in
compliance with the risk management policies approved by management
of the Company and in effect on the date hereof (the " TXU
Trading Policies "), with exceptions having been handled in all
material respects according to the Company’s risk management
processes as in effect at the time at which such exceptions were
handled, to limit the level of risk that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is authorized to take, individually and in the
aggregate, with respect to Derivative Products and monitor
compliance with such risk parameters and (y) applicable Law
and policies of any Governmental Entity.
(B) All Derivative Products
entered into after the date hereof for the account of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries will be entered into in accordance with
(x) the TXU Trading Policies with exceptions being handled in
all material respects according to the Company’s risk
management processes as in effect at the time at which such
exceptions will be handled, to limit the level of risk that the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is authorized to take,
individually and in the aggregate, with respect to Derivative
Products and monitor compliance with such risk parameters and
(y) applicable Law and policies of any Governmental
Entity.
(i) The Company has made available
to Parent a true and complete copy of the TXU Trading Policies, and
the TXU Trading Policies contain a true and complete description of
the practice of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to
Derivative Products, as of the date hereof.
(ii)
(A) Section 5.1(q)(iii)(A) of the Company Disclosure
Letter sets forth a summary of the Company’s natural gas and
heat rate positions as of February 16, 2007. The Company has
made available to Parent pricing and other supporting information
relating to the positions summarized on
Schedule 5.1(q)(iii)(A) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(B)
Since February 16, 2007 and through the date of this
Agreement, the Company has not entered into any Derivative Products
outside of the normal course of business.
For purposes of this Agreement, "
Derivative Product " means (i) any swap, cap, floor,
collar, futures contract, forward contract, option and any other
derivative financial instrument or Contract, based on any
commodity, security, instrument, asset, rate or index of any kind
or nature whatsoever, whether tangible or intangible, including
electricity (including capacity and ancillary services products
related thereto), natural gas, crude oil, coal and other
commodities, emissions allowances, renewable energy credits,
currencies, interest rates and indices and (ii) forward
contracts for delivery of electricity (including capacity and
ancillary
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services products related thereto), natural gas, crude oil,
petcoke, lignite, coal and other commodities and emissions and
renewable energy credits.
(r) Brokers and
Finders . Neither the Company nor any of its officers,
directors or employees has employed any broker or finder or
incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or
finders’ fees in connection with the Merger or the other
transactions contemplated in this Agreement except that the Company
has employed Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Lazard
Frères & Co. LLC as its financial advisors pursuant to
engagement letters with the Company, copies of which have been
provided to Parent prior to the date hereof or, in lieu thereof,
redacted copies containing the material contents thereof including,
without limitation, the provisions setting forth the fees payable
thereunder and any commitments for future engagements have been
provided to Parent prior to the date hereof.
(s) Real Property .
Except as would not be reasonably expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have
either good title, in fee or valid leasehold, easement or other
rights, to the land, buildings, wires, pipes, structures and other
improvements thereon and fixtures thereto, necessary to permit the
Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct their business as currently
conducted free and clear of any Liens, options, rights of first
refusal or other similar encumbrances.
(t) Company Material
Contracts . Except as would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect, (i) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the
Company is in breach of or default under the terms of any Contract
that would be required to be filed by the Company as a "material
contract" (as such term is defined in item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K of the SEC, except for any such Contract that
is a Benefit Plan or would be a Benefit Plan but for the word
"material" in the definition thereof) (each such Contract a "
Company Material Contract "), (ii) as of the date
hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, no other party to any
Company Material Contract is in breach of or default under the
terms of any Company Material Contract and (iii) each Company
Material Contract is a valid and binding obligation of the Company
or its Subsidiary that is a party thereto and, to the Knowledge of
the Company, is in full force and effect unless terminated in
accordance with its terms.
5.2 Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger
Sub . Except as set forth in the corresponding sections or
subsections of the disclosure letter delivered to the Company by
Parent prior to entering into this Agreement (the " Parent
Disclosure Letter ") (it being agreed that disclosure of any
item in any section or subsection of the Parent Disclosure Letter
shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section or
subsection to which the relevance of such item is reasonably
apparent), Parent and Merger Sub each hereby represent and warrant
to the Company that:
(a) Organization, Good
Standing and Qualification . Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a
legal entity duly formed, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of formation and has
all requisite corporate, limited partnership or similar power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and
to carry on its business as presently conducted and is qualified to
do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or
limited partnership in each jurisdiction where the ownership,
leasing or
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operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business
requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
organized, qualified or in such good standing, or to have such
power or authority, would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially
impair the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Parent has made available to the Company a complete and correct
copy of the certificate of formation and bylaws of Merger Sub as in
effect on the date of this Agreement.
(b) Corporate
Authority . No vote of holders of limited partnership interests
of Parent is necessary to approve this Agreement and the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated hereby. Each of Parent and
Merger Sub has all requisite corporate or limited partnership power
and authority and has taken all corporate or limited partnership
action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement, subject only to the adoption of
this Agreement by Parent as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub (the
" Requisite Parent Vote "), which will occur immediately
following the execution of this Agreement, and to consummate the
Merger. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each
of Parent and Merger Sub and is a valid and binding agreement of,
Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and
Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy
and Equity Exception.
(c) Governmental Filings;
No Violations; Etc.
(i) Other than the FERC Approval,
the NRC Approval and the FCC Approval and filings in respect
thereof and the filings and/or notices (A) pursuant to
Section 1.3, (B) required as a result of facts or
circumstances solely attributable to the Company or its
Subsidiaries, a direct or indirect change of control thereof or the
operation of their businesses and (C) under the HSR Act (other than
those in clauses (A) and (B), all such approvals being
collectively the " Parent Approvals "), no notices, reports
or other filings are required to be made by Parent or Merger Sub
with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or
authorizations required to be obtained by Parent or Merger Sub
from, any Governmental Entity in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub
and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated hereby, except those, the failure
to make or obtain which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or
mate
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