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Exhibit
10.2
EXECUTION COPY
GUARANTEE AND PLEDGE
AGREEMENT
made by
CHENIERE ENERGY,
INC.,
CHENIERE LNG HOLDINGS,
LLC,
CHENIERE FLNG-GP, LLC
and
CHENIERE SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS,
LLC
in favor of
THE BANK OF NEW
YORK,
as Administrative
Agent
Dated as of May 31,
2007
TABLE OF
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Section 1.
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DEFINED
TERMS |
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1.1.
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Definitions |
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1.2.
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Other Definitional
Provisions |
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Section 2.
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GUARANTEE |
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2.1.
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Guarantee |
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2.2.
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No Subrogation |
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2.3.
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Amendments, etc. with respect to the
Obligations |
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2.4.
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Guarantee Absolute and
Unconditional |
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2.5.
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Reinstatement |
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2.6.
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Payments |
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Section 3.
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GRANT OF
SECURITY INTEREST |
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Section 4.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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4.1.
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Corporate Existence; Compliance with
Law |
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4.2.
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Power; Authorization; Enforceable
Obligations |
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4.3.
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No Legal Bar |
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4.4.
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Litigation |
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4.5.
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No Default |
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4.6.
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Title; No Other Liens |
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4.7.
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Perfected First Priority
Liens |
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4.8.
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Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief
Executive Office |
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4.9.
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Pledged Stock |
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4.10.
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Financial Condition |
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4.11.
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Investment Company Act; Other
Regulations |
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4.12.
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Accuracy of Information,
etc. |
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4.13.
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Solvency |
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4.14.
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No Change |
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4.15.
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Taxes |
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4.16.
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Environmental Matters |
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4.17.
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Federal Regulations |
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4.18.
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Subsidiaries |
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4.19.
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ERISA |
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Section 5.
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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5.1.
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Financial Statements |
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5.2.
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Certificates; Other
Information |
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5.3.
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Maintenance of Existence;
Compliance |
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5.4.
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Notices |
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5.5.
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Delivery of Certificated
Securities |
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5.6.
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Pledged Stock |
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5.7.
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Maintenance of Property;
Insurance |
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5.8.
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Conduct of Business |
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5.9.
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Further Assurances |
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Section 6.
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS |
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6.1.
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Disposition of Property |
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6.2.
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Negative Pledge Clauses |
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6.3.
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Changes in Locations, Name,
etc |
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6.4.
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Liens |
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6.5.
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Indebtedness |
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6.6.
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[Reserved]. |
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6.7.
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Sabine Pass LNG, LP Senior Note
Indenture |
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6.8.
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Transactions with
Affiliates |
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6.9.
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No Intermediate Holding
Companies |
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6.10.
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Investments |
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6.11.
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Fundamental Changes |
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6.12.
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Clauses Restricting Subsidiary
Distributions |
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6.13.
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Cheniere FLNG, L.P |
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Section 7.
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REMEDIAL
PROVISIONS |
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7.1.
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Pledged Stock |
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7.2.
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Proceeds to be Turned Over to
Administrative Agent |
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7.3.
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Application of Proceeds |
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7.4.
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Code and Other Remedies |
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7.5.
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Waiver; Deficiency |
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7.6.
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Remedies Available to Crest |
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Section 8.
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THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
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8.1.
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Administrative Agent’s
Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc. |
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8.2.
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Duty of Administrative
Agent |
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8.3.
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Execution of Financing
Statements |
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8.4.
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Authority of Administrative
Agent |
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8.5.
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Fiduciary |
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8.6.
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Delegation of Duties |
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8.7.
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Exculpatory Provisions |
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8.8.
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Reliance by Administrative
Agent |
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8.9.
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Notice of Default |
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8.10.
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Conflicts |
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Section 9.
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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9.1.
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Amendments in Writing |
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9.2.
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Notices |
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9.3.
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No Waiver by Course of Conduct;
Cumulative Remedies |
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9.4.
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Enforcement Expenses;
Indemnification |
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9.5.
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Successors and Assigns |
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9.6.
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Set-Off |
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9.7.
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Counterparts |
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9.8.
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Severability |
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9.9. |
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Section Headings |
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9.10.
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Integration |
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9.11.
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GOVERNING LAW |
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9.12.
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Submission To Jurisdiction;
Waivers |
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9.13.
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Acknowledgments |
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9.14.
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Releases |
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9.15.
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL |
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Schedule 1
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Notice
Addresses |
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Schedule 2
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Description of Pledged Stock |
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Schedule 3
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Filings
and Other Actions Required to Perfect Security Interest |
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Schedule 4
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Jurisdiction of Organization and Location of Chief Executive
Office |
GUARANTEE AND PLEDGE
AGREEMENT, dated as of May 31, 2007, made by CHENIERE ENERGY,
INC. (the “ Parent ”), CHENIERE LNG HOLDINGS,
LLC (“ CLH ”, and, together with the Parent, the
“ Guarantors ”), CHENIERE SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS,
LLC (the “ Borrower ”), CHENIERE FLNG-GP, LLC
(“ CFG ”, and, together with CLH and the
Borrower, the “ Grantors ”), in favor of THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the
“ Administrative Agent ”) for the several
lenders (the “ Lenders ”) from time to time
parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2007 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the
Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally agreed to make Loans
(as defined in the Credit Agreement) to the Borrower upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Borrower is a
member of an affiliated group of companies that includes the
Guarantors;
WHEREAS, the Guarantors will
derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of
the Loans under the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition
precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make the Loans to the
Borrower under the Credit Agreement that the Guarantors shall have
executed and delivered this Agreement to the Administrative Agent
for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent and
Lenders;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to
induce the Lenders to make Loans to the Borrower thereunder, each
Guarantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for the
ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent and Lenders, as
follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED
TERMS
1.1. Definitions .
(a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the
Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to
them in the Credit Agreement.
(b) The following terms shall
have the following meanings:
“ Agreement
”: this Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, as the same may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“ Certificated
Security ”: as defined in the New York UCC.
“ Collateral
”: as defined in Section 3.
“ Grantors
”: CLH, CFG and the Borrower.
“ Investments
”: as defined in Section 6.10.
“ Issuer
”: the collective reference to each issuer of
(i) Investment Property as such term is defined in
Section 9-102(a)(49) of the New York UCC and (ii) whether
or not constituting “investment property” as so
defined, all Pledged Stock.
“ Materials of
Environmental Concern ” means any waste, pollutant,
contaminant or any hazardous, toxic or deleterious substance or
material, including petroleum, petroleum products, natural gas,
liquefied natural gas, brine, drilling mud, natural gas liquids,
naturally occurring radioactive material, asbestos,
asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and any
other material that could result in the imposition of Liability
under any Environmental Law.
“ New York UCC
”: the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect
in the State of New York.
“ Pledged Stock
”: the shares of Capital Stock listed on
Schedule 2 , together with any other shares, stock
certificates, options, interests or rights of any nature whatsoever
in respect of the Capital Stock that may be issued or granted to,
or held by, the Grantors.
“ Proceeds
”: all “proceeds” as such term is defined in
Section 9-102(a)(64) of the New York UCC on the date
hereof and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all
dividends or other income from the Pledged Stock, collections
thereon or distributions or payments with respect
thereto.
“ Responsible
Officer ”: the chief executive officer, president, chief
financial officer or treasurer of the applicable Guarantor or
Grantor, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, its
chief financial officer or treasurer.
“ Sabine Pass LNG,
L.P. Senior Notes Indenture ” shall mean the indenture
entered into by Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. and its general partner,
Sabine Pass LNG-GP, Inc., dated as of November, 9, 2006, in
connection with the issuance of Senior Notes (as defined therein),
together with all instruments and other agreements entered into by
Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. and Sabine Pass LNG-GP, Inc. in connection
therewith.
1.2. Other Definitional
Provisions . (a) The words “hereof,”
“herein”, “hereto” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and
Schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise
specified.
(b) The meanings given to
terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms of such terms.
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SECTION 2. GUARANTEE
2.1. Guarantee .
(a) Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally,
unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative
Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders and their respective successors, endorsees, transferees and
assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the
Borrower when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration
or otherwise) of the Obligations.
(b) Anything herein or in any
other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum
liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be
guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state
laws relating to the insolvency of debtors.
(c) Each Guarantor agrees
that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed
the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without
impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2. or
affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or
any Lender hereunder.
(d) The guarantee contained
in this Section 2. shall remain in full force and effect
until all the Obligations and the obligations of each Guarantor
under the guarantee contained in this Section 2. shall
have been satisfied by payment in full and the Commitments shall be
terminated, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term
of the Credit Agreement the Borrower may be free from any
Obligations.
(e) No payment made by the
Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other
Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender from the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other
guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding
or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from
time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall
be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the
liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding
any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in
respect of the Obligations or any payment received or collected
from such Guarantor in respect of the Obligations), remain liable
for the Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor
hereunder until the Obligations are paid in full and the
Commitments are terminated.
2.2. No Subrogation .
Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any
set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, no Guarantor shall be entitled
to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent
or any Lender against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any
collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the
Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek
any contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower or any other
Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder,
until all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
by the Borrower on account of the Obligations are paid in full and
the Commitments are terminated. If any amount shall be paid to any
Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when
all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such
amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from
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other funds of such Guarantor, and
shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to
the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such
Guarantor (duly endorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative
Agent, if required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether
matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may
determine.
2.3. Amendments, etc. with
respect to the Obligations . Each Guarantor shall remain
obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation
of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further
assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the
Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be
rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and any of the
Obligations continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any
other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral
security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect
thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed,
extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived,
surrendered or released by the Administrative Agent or any Lender,
and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other
documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be
amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part,
as the Administrative Agent (or the requisite Lenders or all
Lenders, as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time,
and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any
time held by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment
of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or
released. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall
have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien
at any time held by it as security for the Obligations or for the
guarantee contained in this Section 2. or any property
subject thereto.
2.4. Guarantee Absolute
and Unconditional . Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of
the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the
Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the guarantee contained in
this Section 2. or acceptance of the guarantee contained
in this Section 2. ; the Obligations, and any of them,
shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or
incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon
the guarantee contained in this Section 2. ; and all
dealings between the Borrower and any of the Guarantors, on the one
hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other
hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or
consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this
Section 2. Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment,
protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to
or upon the Borrower or any of the Guarantors with respect to the
Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the
guarantee contained in this Section 2. shall be construed
as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment
without regard to (1) the validity or enforceability of the
Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Obligations
or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of
offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held
by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (2) any defense,
set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or
performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted
by the Borrower or any other Person against the Administrative
Agent or any Lender, or (3) any other circumstance whatsoever
(with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower or such
Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute,
an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for the
Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in
this Section 2. , in bankruptcy or in any other instance
(other than the payment of the Obligations in cash in
full).
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When making any demand hereunder or
otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any
Guarantor, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may, but shall be
under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise
pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the
Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any
collateral security or guarantee for the Obligations or any right
of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to make any such demand, to
pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments
from the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to
realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to
exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower,
any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral
security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any
Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not
impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied
or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof
“demand” shall include the commencement and continuance
of any legal proceedings.
2.5. Reinstatement .
The guarantee contained in this Section 2. shall continue
to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any
Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver,
intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for,
the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its
property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been
made.
2.6. Payments . Each
Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to
the Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars
at the Payment Office specified in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 3. GRANT OF
SECURITY INTEREST
Each Grantor hereby assigns
and transfers to the Administrative Agent, and hereby grants to the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, a security interest in all Pledged Stock
listed on Schedule 2 in which such Grantor now has or at any
time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest and all
Proceeds thereof (collectively, the “ Collateral
”), as collateral security for the prompt and complete
payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity,
by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations. In addition, each
Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Administrative Agent,
and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
Crest, a separate and distinct security interest in the Collateral
as security for the Crest Obligations. The Lien on the Collateral
of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders is
expressly subordinated and junior in priority to the Lien on the
Collateral of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Crest
(i) regardless of the time, order or method of grant,
attachment, recording or perfection of any financing statements or
other security interests, assignments, pledges, deeds, mortgages
and other liens, charges or encumbrances and
(ii) notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial
Code or any applicable law.
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to
induce the Lenders to make Loans to the Borrower thereunder, each
of each Guarantor and each Grantor hereby represents and warrants
to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
4.1. Corporate Existence;
Compliance with Law . It and each of its Subsidiaries
(a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization,
(b) has the power and authority, and the legal right, to own
and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as
lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently
engaged, (c) is duly authorized and licensed under the laws of
each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of
property or the conduct of its business requires such authorization
or license, (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law
except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could
not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect and (e) has all necessary licenses, permits,
consents or approvals from or by, has made all necessary filings
with, and has given all necessary notices to, each Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction, to the extent required for such
ownership, operation and conduct, except for licenses, permits,
consents, approvals or filings which can be obtained or made by
taking of ministerial action to secure the grant or transfer
thereof or the failure to obtain or make would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
4.2. Power; Authorization;
Enforceable Obligations . It has the power and authority, and
the legal right, to make, deliver and perform this Agreement and
has taken all necessary organizational action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. No consent
or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in
respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is
required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement, except the filings
and other actions required by Section 4.7. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered on its behalf. This Agreement
constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles
(whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an
implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
4.3. No Legal Bar .
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not
violate any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of it or
of any of its Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its or their
respective properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement
of Law or Contractual Obligation (other than pursuant to this
Agreement).
4.4. Litigation . No
litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator
or Governmental Authority is pending or, to its knowledge,
threatened by or against it or any of its Subsidiaries or against
any of its or their respective properties or revenues (x) with
respect to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, or (y) which would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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4.5. No Default . It
is not in default under or with respect to (a) any of its
Contractual Obligations (other than the Crest Obligations) in any
respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or (b) the Crest Obligations.
4.6. Title; No Other
Liens . In the case of each Grantor, except for the security
interest granted to the Administrative Agent for the ratable
benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to
this Agreement and the Lien securing the Crest Obligations, it owns
each item of the Collateral pledged by it hereunder free and clear
of any and all Liens or claims of others. No financing statement or
other public notice with respect to all or any part of such
Collateral is on file or of record in any public office, except
such as have been filed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for
the ratable benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders,
pursuant to this Agreement or as are permitted by the Credit
Agreement.
4.7. Perfected First
Priority Liens . In the case of each Grantor, the security
interests granted pursuant to this Agreement upon completion of the
filings and other actions specified on Schedule 3 (which, in
the case of all filings and other documents referred to on said
Schedule, have been delivered to the Administrative Agent in
completed and duly executed form) will constitute valid perfected
security interests in all of the Collateral pledged by such Grantor
in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of
the Lenders, as collateral security for the Obligations,
enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof against all
creditors of such Grantor and any Persons purporting to purchase
any such Collateral from such Grantor and are prior to all other
Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof, except for
the Lien securing the Crest Obligations.
4.8. Jurisdiction of
Organization; Chief Executive Office . In the case of each
Grantor, on the date hereof, its jurisdiction of organization,
identification number from its jurisdiction of organization (if
any), and the locations of its chief executive office or sole place
of business are specified on Schedule 4. Each of each
Guarantor and each Grantor has furnished to the Administrative
Agent a certified charter, certificate of incorporation or other
organization documents and a good standing certificate as of a date
which is recent to the date hereof.
4.9. Pledged Stock .
In the case of each Grantor:
(a) The shares of Pledged
Stock pledged by it hereunder (other than the Pledged Stock of CQP)
constitute all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of
the Capital Stock of each Issuer of Pledged Stock owned by such
Grantor.
(b) All the shares of such
Pledged Stock have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid
and nonassessable.
(c) It is the record and
beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the
Pledged Stock pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens or
options in favor of, or claims of, any other Person, except the
security interest created by this Agreement and the Liens securing
the Crest Obligations.
4.10. Financial
Condition . The audited consolidated balance sheets of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries as of December 31,
2004, December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006, and
the related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for
the fiscal year
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ended on such date, reported on by and
accompanied by an unqualified report from [UHY, LLP], present
fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial
condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at such date, and
the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated
cash flows for the fiscal year then ended. Such financial
statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently
throughout the periods involved (except as approved by the
aforementioned firm of accountants and disclosed
therein).
4.11. Investment Company
Act; Other Regulations . Neither the Parent nor any of its
Subsidiaries is an “investment company”, or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company”,
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject
to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other than
Regulation X of the Board) that limits its ability to incur
Indebtedness.
4.12. Accuracy of
Information, etc . The information in all financial statements
provided pursuant to Section 4.10 above fairly represents in
all material respects the financial condition of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries as of such dates and the results of their operations
for the fiscal periods ended on such dates all in accordance with
GAAP. The certifications set forth in each certificate delivered by
it on the date hereof are true and correct in all material
respects. As of the date hereof, there is no fact known to it that
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that
has not been expressly disclosed herein, in the other Loan
Documents or in any other documents, certificates and statements
furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for use in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
other Loan Documents.
4.13. Solvency . It
is, and after giving effect to this Agreement and obligations being
incurred in connection herewith and therewith will be
Solvent.
4.14. No Change .
Since December 31, 2006, there has been no development or
event that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.15. Taxes . Each of
the Parent, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries has filed or caused
to be filed all federal, state and other material tax returns that
are required to be filed and has paid all taxes shown to be due and
payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or
any of its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges
imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority
(other than any the amount or validity of that are currently being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect
to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the
books of the Parent, the Borrower or their Subsidiaries, as the
case may be); no tax Lien has been filed, and, to the knowledge of
Parent and the Borrower, no claim is being asserted, with respect
to any such tax, fee or other charge.
4.16. Environmental
Matters . Except as, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) the facilities and
properties currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the
Parent and any of its Subsidiaries (the “Properties”)
do not contain, and have not
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previously contained, any Materials of
Environmental Concern in amounts or concentrations or under
circumstances that constitute or constituted a violation of, or
could give rise to liability under, any Environmental
Law;
(b) neither the Parent nor
any of its Subsidiaries has received or is aware of any notice of
violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or
potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance
with Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties or the
business operated by the Parent and any of its Subsidiaries (the
“ Business ”), nor does the Parent have
knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be
received or is being threatened;
(c) Materials of
Environmental Concern have not been transported or disposed of from
the Properties in violation of, or in a manner or to a location
that could give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law, nor
have any Materials of Environmental Concern been generated,
treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the
Properties in violation of, or in a manner that could give rise to
liability under, any applicable Environmental Law;
(d) no judicial proceeding or
governmental or administrative action is pending or, to the
knowledge of the Parent, threatened, under any Environmental Law to
which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is or will be named as
a party, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees,
consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other
administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any
Environmental Law;
(e) there has been no release
or threat of release of Materials of Environmental Concern at or
from the Properties, or arising from or related to the operations
of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the
Properties or otherwise in connection with the Business, in
violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to
liability under Environmental Laws;
(f) the Properties and all
operations at the Properties are in compliance, and have in the
last five years been in compliance, with all applicable
Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or
about the Properties or violation of any Environmental Law with
respect to the Properties or the Business; and
(g) neither the Parent nor
any of its Subsidiaries has assumed any liability of any other
Person under Environmental Laws.
4.17. Federal
Regulations . No part of the proceeds of any Loans will be used
for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of
the Board. If requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent,
the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and each
Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the
requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1, as
applicable, referred to in Regulation U.
4.18. Subsidiaries .
Except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent by the Parent in
writing prior to the Closing Date, CLH does not have any
Subsidiaries other than those listed on Schedule 2 to the Credit
Agreement.
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4.19. ERISA . Neither
a Reportable Event nor an “accumulated funding
deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 412 of the
Code or Section 302 of ERISA), and, on and after the
effectiveness of the Pension Act, no failure by any Plan to satisfy
the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA)
applicable to such Plan whether or not waived, has occurred during
the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation
is made or deemed made with respect to any Plan. No termination of
a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the
PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during the five-year period prior to the
date on which this representation is made and, on and after the
effectiveness of the Pension Act, no Plan is, or is expected to be,
in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Title IV of
ERISA). The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single
Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans)
did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on
which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value
of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits by a
material amount. Neither the Parent nor any Commonly Controlled
Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any
Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be
expected to result in a material liability under ERISA, and neither
the Parent nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become subject
to any material liability under ERISA if the Parent or any such
Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all
Multiemployer Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding
the date on which this representation is made or deemed made. No
Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization, Insolvent or, is or is
reasonably expected to be, in endangered or critical status within
the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA.
SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Each of each Guarantor and
each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders that, from and after the date of this Agreement until
the Obligations shall have been paid in full, it shall:
5.1. Financial
Statements . In the case of Parent and CQP, furnish to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender as soon as available, each
financial statement required to be filed by it pursuant to the
Securities Exchange
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