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Exhibit 10.2 EXECUTION COPY GUARANTEE AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT

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Title: Exhibit 10.2 EXECUTION COPY GUARANTEE AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 6/1/2007
Industry: Oil and Gas Operations     Law Firm: Andrews Kurth     Sector: Energy

Exhibit 10.2 EXECUTION COPY GUARANTEE AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT, Parties: bank of new york , cheniere energy  inc , cheniere flng-gp  llc , cheniere lng holdings  llc , cheniere subsidiary holdings  llc
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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 CONTENTS

 

            Page

Section 1.

    DEFINED TERMS   1
 

1.1.

      Definitions   1
 

1.2.

      Other Definitional Provisions   2

Section 2.

    GUARANTEE   3
 

2.1.

      Guarantee   3
 

2.2.

      No Subrogation   3
 

2.3.

      Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations   4
 

2.4.

      Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional   4
 

2.5.

      Reinstatement   5
 

2.6.

      Payments   5

Section 3.

    GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST   5

Section 4.

    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES   6
 

4.1.

      Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law   6
 

4.2.

      Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations   6
 

4.3.

      No Legal Bar   6
 

4.4.

      Litigation   6
 

4.5.

      No Default   7
 

4.6.

      Title; No Other Liens   7
 

4.7.

      Perfected First Priority Liens   7
 

4.8.

      Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Office   7
 

4.9.

      Pledged Stock   7
 

4.10.

      Financial Condition   7
 

4.11.

      Investment Company Act; Other Regulations   8
 

4.12.

      Accuracy of Information, etc.   8
 

4.13.

      Solvency   8
 

4.14.

      No Change   8
 

4.15.

      Taxes   8
 

4.16.

      Environmental Matters   8
 

4.17.

      Federal Regulations   9
 

4.18.

      Subsidiaries   9
 

4.19.

      ERISA   10

Section 5.

    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS   10
 

5.1.

      Financial Statements   10
 

5.2.

      Certificates; Other Information   10
 

5.3.

      Maintenance of Existence; Compliance   11
 

5.4.

      Notices   11
 

5.5.

      Delivery of Certificated Securities   12
 

5.6.

      Pledged Stock   12
 

5.7.

      Maintenance of Property; Insurance   13

 

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5.8.

      Conduct of Business   13
 

5.9.

      Further Assurances   13

Section 6.

    NEGATIVE COVENANTS   14
 

6.1.

      Disposition of Property   14
 

6.2.

      Negative Pledge Clauses   14
 

6.3.

      Changes in Locations, Name, etc   14
 

6.4.

      Liens   14
 

6.5.

      Indebtedness   14
 

6.6.

      [Reserved].   14
 

6.7.

      Sabine Pass LNG, LP Senior Note Indenture   15
 

6.8.

      Transactions with Affiliates   15
 

6.9.

      No Intermediate Holding Companies   15
 

6.10.

      Investments   15
 

6.11.

      Fundamental Changes   15
 

6.12.

      Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions   15
 

6.13.

      Cheniere FLNG, L.P   15

Section 7.

    REMEDIAL PROVISIONS   16
 

7.1.

      Pledged Stock   16
 

7.2.

      Proceeds to be Turned Over to Administrative Agent   17
 

7.3.

      Application of Proceeds   17
 

7.4.

      Code and Other Remedies   18
 

7.5.

      Waiver; Deficiency   19
 

7.6.

      Remedies Available to Crest   19

Section 8.

    THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT   19
 

8.1.

      Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc.   19
 

8.2.

      Duty of Administrative Agent   20
 

8.3.

      Execution of Financing Statements   21
 

8.4.

      Authority of Administrative Agent   21
 

8.5.

      Fiduciary   21
 

8.6.

      Delegation of Duties   21
 

8.7.

      Exculpatory Provisions   21
 

8.8.

      Reliance by Administrative Agent   22
 

8.9.

      Notice of Default   22
 

8.10.

      Conflicts   22

Section 9.

    MISCELLANEOUS   23
 

9.1.

      Amendments in Writing   23
 

9.2.

      Notices   23
 

9.3.

      No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies   23
 

9.4.

      Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification   23
 

9.5.

      Successors and Assigns   24
 

9.6.

      Set-Off   24
 

9.7.

      Counterparts   24
 

9.8.

      Severability   24

 

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  9.9.       Section Headings   24
 

9.10.

      Integration   25
 

9.11.

       GOVERNING LAW   25
 

9.12.

      Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers   25
 

9.13.

      Acknowledgments   25
 

9.14.

      Releases   26
 

9.15.

       WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL   26

 

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SCHEDULES   

Schedule 1

   Notice Addresses

Schedule 2

   Description of Pledged Stock

Schedule 3

   Filings and Other Actions Required to Perfect Security Interest

Schedule 4

   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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