Exhibit 10.24
FORM OF CONSENT AND WAIVER
AGREEMENT NO. 8
TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This CONSENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT
NO. 8 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Consent ”),
dated as of November 28, 2005, is made among Sabine Pass LNG,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower
”), Société Générale, in its capacity as
administrative agent for the Lenders (the “ Agent
”), HSBC Bank USA, National Association, in its capacity as
collateral agent for the Lenders (the “ Collateral
Agent ”) and the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement
(as defined below).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Agent and
the Collateral Agent are party to a Credit Agreement dated as of
February 25, 2005 (as amended, modified and supplemented and
in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement
”), pursuant to which the lenders from time to time party
thereto (the “ Lenders ”) have agreed to make
loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of up to
$822,000,000;
WHEREAS, the Borrower and Bechtel
Corporation (the “ EPC Contractor ”) have
entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement
(as amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to
time, the “ EPC Contract ”) relating to the
Project;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Consent
Agreement No. 7 dated as of August 29, 2005 (“
Consent No. 7 ”) among the Borrower, the Agent
and the Collateral Agent, Majority Lender consent was granted for a
Change Order with respect to an increase in the Project’s
send-out pressure (the “ Send-Out Pressure Change
Order ”) which Send-Out Pressure Change Order was
expected to result in an increase in the price of the EPC Contract
of not more than $50 million (as more fully described in the
Consent Request Letter).
WHEREAS, a condition subsequent to
the effectiveness of Consent No. 7 was a contribution to the
Construction Account in cash in an amount of the Send-Out Pressure
Change Order to be used for the purposes of paying Project Costs
prior to the Funding Date (the “ Change Order Price
”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to a consent
request letter (the “ Consent Request Letter ”)
attached hereto as Exhibit A , the Borrower has requested
(a) a waiver and the consent of the Lenders pursuant to
Section 8.16(e) of the Credit Agreement, for the incurrence of
unsecured subordinated Indebtedness to be provided by an Affiliate
of the Borrower in an amount not to exceed $50 million, which
Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Secured Obligations on
terms substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F to the Credit
Agreement (the “ Subordinated Indebtedness ”)
and (b) a waiver of Section 8.20(a)(i)(C)(1) of the
Credit Agreement and of Section 4(a) of Consent No. 7 in
order to permit the Borrower to contribute the proceeds of such
Subordinated Indebtedness to fund the Send-Out Pressure Change
Order in lieu of an equity contribution.
Consent and Amendment No. 8
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions .
Capitalized terms (including those used in the preamble and the
recitals above) not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement and the
principles of interpretation set forth therein shall apply
herein.
Section 2. Subordinated
Indebtedness . Subject to the satisfaction of the condition set
forth in Section 4 hereof, the Agent, acting with the
consent of the Majority Lenders, hereby (a) consents to the
incurrence of the Subordinated Indebtedness by the Borrower,
provided that such Indebtedness is incurred on terms
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and
(b) waives the requirements of the proviso to
Section 8.16 of the Credit Agreement solely to the extent
necessary for the Borrower to incur the Subordinated Indebtedness
on the terms referred to in clause (a)
above.
Section 3. Equity
Contribution Requirements . Subject to the satisfaction of the
condition set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Agent,
acting with the consent of the Majority Lenders, hereby waives the
requirements of Section 8.20(a)(i)(C)(1) of the Credit
Agreement and Section 4(a) of Consent No. 7 to make a
contribution in connection with the Send-Out Pressure Change Order,
solely to the extent necessary to permit the Borrower to satisfy
such contribution obligation by contributing the proceeds of the
Subordinated Indebtedness to the Construction Account in lieu
thereof.
Section 4. Condition
Precedent . This Consent shall become effective on the date on
which the Agent has received counterparts of this Consent duly
executed and delivered by the Borrower.
Section 5. Miscellaneous
.
(a) Limited Consent
.
(i) Except as expressly consented to
hereby, all of the representations, warranties, terms, covenants,
conditions and other provisions of the Credit Agreement and the
other Financing Documents shall remain unchanged and unwaived and
shall continue to be and shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with their respective terms.
(ii) The consent set forth herein
shall be limited precisely as provided for herein to the provisions
expressly consented to and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of
any right, power or remedy of any Lender, the Agent or the
Collateral Agent under, or a waiver of, consent to or modification
of, any other term or provision of the Credit Agreement, any other
Financing Document referred to therein or herein or of any
transaction or further or future action on the part of the Borrower
which would require the consent of the Lenders under the Credit
Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents.
Consent and Amendment No. 8
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(iii) Except as provided in
Section 2 and Section 3 hereof, nothing
contained in this Consent shall abrogate, prejudice, diminish or
otherwise affect any powers, rights, remedies or obligations of any
Person arising before the date of this Consent.
(b) Financing Document . This
Consent shall be deemed to be a Financing Document referred to in
the Credit Agreement and shall be construed, administered and
applied in accordance with the terms and provisions
thereof.
(c) Counterparts; Integration;
Effectiveness . This Consent may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and
the same instrument and any party hereto may execute this Consent
by signing any such counterpart.
(d) Costs and Expenses . The
Borrower agrees to pay and reimburse the Agent for all its
reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the
Agent and the Lenders) incurred in connection with the preparation
and delivery of this Consent and such other related
documents.
(e) Governing Law . THIS
CONSENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
[Signature Pages Follow]
Consent and Amendment No. 8
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Consent to be duly executed and delivered
as of the day and year first above written.
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SABINE PASS LNG, L.P.,
as Borrower
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By:
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Sabine Pass LNG – GP, Inc.,
its General Partner
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By:
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/s/ Graham
McArthur
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Name: Graham
McArthur
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Title:
Treasurer
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Address for
Notices:
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717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3100
Houston, TX 77002
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Attn: Treasurer
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Consent and Amendment No. 8
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SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE,
as Agent
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By:
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/s/ Edward J.
Grimm
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Name: Edward J.
Grimm
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Title:
Director
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Address for
Notices:
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1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
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Attn: Robert Preminger
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Consent and Amendment No. 8
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HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Collateral Agent
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By:
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/s/ Deirdra N.
Ross
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Name: Deirdra
N. Ross
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Title:
Assistant Vice President
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Address for
Notices:
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HSBC Bank USA, National Association
452 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
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Attn: Corporate Trust
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With a copy
to:
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DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP
One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, Suite 4900
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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Attn: Peter
Tucci, Esq.
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Consent and Amendment No. 8
Exhibit A
to Consent and Amendment No. 8
Consent Request
Letter
Consent and Amendment No. 8