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EXHIBIT 4.32
Execution Copy
INSURANCE AGREEMENT
INSURANCE
AGREEMENT, dated November 30, 2005, among The Crystal Water Company of
Danielson (“Crystal Water”), Connecticut Water Service Inc. (the
“Holding Company”) and Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, a New
York stock insurance company (“FGIC”).
WHEREAS,
pursuant to an Indenture of Trust, dated as of October 1, 2005 (the
“Indenture”), between Connecticut Development
Authority (the “Issuer”) and U.S. Bank National
Association as trustee (the “Trustee”), the Issuer
has issued $5,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its Water Facilities
Revenue Bonds (The Crystal Water Company of Danielson Project – 2005A
Series) (the “Bonds”); and
WHEREAS,
the Crystal Water and the Issuer have entered into a Loan Agreement, dated as
of October 1, 2005 (the “Loan Agreement”),
pursuant to which Crystal Water is obligated to make loan payments sufficient
to pay, among other items, debt service on the Bonds; and
WHEREAS,
the Holding Company and the Issuer have entered into a Guaranty, dated as of
October 1, 2005 (the “Guaranty Agreement”), pursuant
to which the Holding Company is obligated to make loan payments sufficient to
pay, among other items, debt service on the Bonds to the extent the Crystal
Water fails to make such payments; and
WHEREAS,
FGIC has issued its Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy (the “Policy”),
which insures the scheduled payments of principal of and interest on the Bonds
and payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds upon a Determination of
Taxability (as defined in the Indenture) as specified in the Policy; and
WHEREAS,
Crystal Water and the Holding Company understand that FGIC expressly requires
the delivery of this Agreement as part of the consideration for the delivery by
FGIC of the Policy;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the agreements herein
contained and of the execution and delivery of the Policy, Crystal Water, the
Holding Company and FGIC agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01. Definitions. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or
unless the context otherwise requires, the terms that are capitalized herein
shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture unless otherwise defined in
Annex A hereto.
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ARTICLE II
PREMIUM AND REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS
OF THE COMPANY
SECTION
2.01. Premium. In consideration of FGIC’s agreeing to issue the
Policy hereunder, Crystal Water hereby agrees to pay FGIC the Premium at the
times and in the amounts provided in the Commitment. To the extent that any
such payment of the Premium is not paid when due, interest shall accrue on such
unpaid amount at a rate equal to the Effective Interest Rate.
SECTION
2.02. Reimbursement Obligation. Crystal Water and the Holding Company
agree to reimburse Financial Guaranty, from any available funds, immediately
and unconditionally upon demand, for any Policy Payment. To the extent that any
such payment due hereunder is not paid when due, interest shall accrue on such
unpaid amounts at a rate equal to the Effective Interest Rate. Following any
such Policy Payment, the payment by Crystal Water and the Holding Company of
the amount of principal of and/or interest on the obligations in respect of which
such Policy Payment shall have been made shall satisfy and discharge, to the
extent thereof, the corresponding obligations of Crystal Water and the Holding
Company under this Section 2.02.
SECTION
2.03. Unconditional Obligation. The obligations of Crystal Water and
the Holding Company hereunder are absolute and unconditional and will be paid
or performed strictly in accordance with this Agreement, irrespective of:
(a) any
lack of validity or enforceability of, or any amendment or other modification
of, or waiver with respect to the Bonds, the Indenture, the Loan Agreement or
any other bond financing document;
(b) any
exchange, release or nonperfection of any security interest in property
securing the Bonds, the Indenture, the Loan Agreement or this Agreement or any
obligations hereunder;
(c) any
circumstances that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or
discharge of, Crystal Water or the Holding Company with respect to the Bonds,
the Indenture, this Agreement or the Loan Agreement; or
(d) whether
or not the obligations under the Bonds, the Indenture, this Agreement or the
Loan Agreement are contingent or matured, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or
unliquidated.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION
3.01. Representations and Warranties of Crystal Water and the Holding
Company.
(a) Crystal
Water makes the following representations as the basis for its undertakings
herein contained:
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(1) Crystal
Water is a Connecticut corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Connecticut, and has the power to enter into and has duly authorized,
by proper action, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the Loan
Agreement (collectively, the “Company Documents”).
(2) Neither
the execution and delivery of any Company Document, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, conflicts with or
results in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Crystal
Water organizational documents or of any material agreement or instrument to
which Crystal Water is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitutes a
default (with due notice or the passage of time or both) under any of the
foregoing, or results in the creation or imposition of any prohibited lien,
charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of Crystal
Water under the terms of any material instrument or agreement to which Crystal
Water is now a party or by which it is bound.
(3) All
certificates, approvals, permits and authorizations of applicable local
governmental agencies, the State of Connecticut and the federal government that
are necessary (i) for the due execution and delivery by Crystal Water of,
and the performance by Crystal Water of its obligations under, each Company
Document and (ii) for the operation and use of the capital projects being
financed by the Bonds, in each case, have been obtained and continue in force,
except, in the case of clause (ii), for such certificates, approvals, permits
and authorizations the failure of which to obtain or to maintain in full force
would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect
the financial condition, assets, properties or operation of Crystal Water.
(4) No
event has occurred and no condition exists that would constitute an Event of
Default under the Company Documents or to Crystal Water’s knowledge the
Indenture or that, with the passing of time or with the giving of notice or
both would become such an Event of Default.
(5) The
Company Documents have been executed and delivered by Crystal Water and are the
legal, valid and binding obligations of Crystal Water, enforceable against
Crystal Water in accordance with its terms, subject to laws with respect to
bankruptcy and general principals of equity.
(b) The Holding Company
makes the following representations as the basis for its undertakings herein
contained:
(1) The
Holding Company is a Connecticut corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Connecticut and has the power to enter into and has duly
authorized, by proper action, the execution and delivery of the Agreement, and
the Guaranty Agreement;
(2) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Guaranty Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof and thereof,
conflicts with or results in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Holding Company’s organizational documents or of any
material actions or of any material agreement or instrument to which the
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Company is now a party or by
which it is bound, or constitutes a default (with due notice or the passage of
time or both) under any of the foregoing, or results in the creation or
imposition of any prohibited lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any of
the property or assets of the Holding Company under the terms of any material
instrument or agreement to which the Holding Company is now a party or by which
it is bound.
(3) All
certificates, approvals, permits and authorizations of applicable local
governmental agencies, the State of Connecticut and the federal government that
are necessary for the due execution and delivery by the Holding Company of, and
the performance by the Holding Company of its obligations under, this Agreement
and the Guaranty Agreement have been obtained and continue in force.
(4) No
event has occurred and no condition exists that to the knowledge of the Holding
Company would constitute an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture, the
Loan Agreement or hereunder) or that, with the passing of time or with the
giving of notice or both would become such an Event of Default.
(5) The
Guaranty Agreement and this Agreement have been executed and delivered by the
Holding Company and are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Holding
Company, enforceable against the Holding Company in accordance with its terms,
subject to laws with respect to bankruptcy and general principals of equity.
(c) Crystal Water and
the Holding Company make the following representations as the basis for their
undertakings herein contained:
(1) Except
as disclosed in the Official Statement, dated November 16, 2005, delivered
in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, (i) there is no action,
suit, proceeding or investigation at law or in equity before or by any court or
governmental agency or body pending or to their knowledge threatened against or
affecting Crystal Water or the Holding Company that seeks to restrain or enjoin
the issuance or delivery of the Bonds, or the collection of the payments to be
made pursuant to the Indenture, the Bonds, any Company Document, the Guaranty
Agreement or in any way contests or materially adversely affects the validity
of the Bonds, the Indenture, any Company Document, the Guaranty Agreement or
the resolutions of Crystal Water or the Holding Company relating to the Bonds,
or contests or affects the powers of Crystal Water or the Holding Company to
enter into or perform its obligations or consummate the transactions
contemplated under any of the foregoing; and (ii) Crystal Water or the
Holding Company are not in default with respect to any order or decree of any
court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or
other governmental authority.
(2) The
financial statements of the Holding Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
as at December 31, 2004 and September 30, 2005 contained in the
Holding Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004 as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2005 and Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 as filed with
the SEC on November 9, 2005, respectively, present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
Holding Company and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
involved (except as otherwise noted therein).
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Since September 30,
2005, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition,
assets, properties or operation of the Holding Company.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
SECTION
4.01. Consolidation, Merger and Transfer of Mortgaged Property.
(a) Restructuring,
Merger, Consolidation, Reorganization. Crystal Water (or any subsequent
obligor on the Note) shall not merge, consolidate, restructure or reorganize
with an entity without the prior written consent of FGIC, provided, however,
Crystal Water (or any subsequent obligor on the Note) may merge, consolidate,
restructure or reorganize with an entity without the prior written consent of
FGIC either if (a) Crystal Water (or any subsequent obligor on the Note)
continues to exist after such merger, consolidation, restructuring or
reorganization and (i) Crystal Water (or any subsequent obligor on the Note)
remains a public utility regulated by the appropriate regulatory body,
(ii) Crystal Water (or any subsequent obligor on the Note) remains
obligated to FGIC with respect to, and to make payments with respect to, the
Bonds, the Note and the Company Documents and (iii) the Guaranty Agreement
remains enforceable against the Holding Company or against an entity with a
rating on its unenhanced long-term debt that is the same or higher than the
rating on the unenhanced long-term debt of the Holding Company or
(b) Crystal Water (or any subsequent obligor on the Note) is not the
surviving entity after such merger, consolidation, restructuring or
reorganization and (i) the surviving entity is a public utility regulated
by the appropriate regulatory body, (ii) the surviving entity fully
assumes all obligations to FGIC with respect to, and to make payments with
respect to the Bonds, the Note and the Company Documents and (iii) the
Guaranty Agreement remains enforceable against the Holding Company or against
an entity with a rating on its unenhanced long-term debt that is the same or
higher than the rating on the unenhanced long-term debt of the Holding Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of the merger, consolidation,
restructuring or reorganization of Crystal Water (or any subsequent obligor on
the Note) with an entity without the prior written consent of FGIC, the
unenhanced rating on the Bonds is lower than investment grade by any Rating
Agency then rating the Bonds or if any Rating Agency then rating the unenhanced
Bonds ceases to rate the unenhanced Bonds, all obligations to FGIC with respect
to, and all payments under, the Note and the Company Documents must be paid in
full and the Bonds must be fully redeemed in accordance with the Indenture.
(b) Sale
of Assets of Crystal Water. Crystal Water (or any subsequent obligor on the
Note) may sell or otherwise dispose of substantially all of the assets of
Crystal Water (or any subsequent obligor on the Note) without the prior written
consent of FGIC if (i) the transferee of such assets fully assumes all
obligations under the Bonds, the Note and the Company Documents, (ii) the
transferee is a public utility regulated by the appropriate regulatory body,
(iii) the Guaranty Agreement remains enforceable against the Holding
Company or an entity with a rating on its unenhanced long-term debt that is the
same or higher than the rating on the unenhanced long-term debt of the Holding
Company and (iv) the Bonds must have an unenhanced rating not lower than
investment grade by any Rating Agency then rating the unenhanced Bonds. If
Crystal Water (or any subsequent obligor on the Note) sells or otherwise
disposes of substantially all of the assets of Crystal Water (or any subsequent
obligor on the Note) without the prior written consent of FGIC and any of the
conditions set forth in the
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previous sentence have not be
met, then all obligations to FGIC with respect to, and all payments under, the
Note and the Company Documents must be paid in full and the Bonds must be fully
redeemed in accordance with the Indenture.
(c) Sale
of Assets of Connecticut Water Company. If upon, and as a result of, the
sale or other disposition without the prior written consent of FGIC of an
aggregate of 20% or more of the assets of Connecticut Water Company (or of any
successor to the interests of Connecticut Water Company) based upon the
historical book value of the assets sold as determined on the issuance date of
the Bonds, the unenhanced rating on the bonds of the Connecticut Water Company
issued on the same date as the Bonds is lower than investment grade by any
Rating Agency then rating such bonds or if any Rating Agency then rating the
unenhanced bonds ceases to rate the unenhanced bonds, then all obligations of
Crystal Water to FGIC with respect to, and all payments under, the Note, the
Insurance Agreement and the Loan Agreement must be paid in full and the Bonds
must be fully redeemed in accordance with the Indenture.
(d) Holding
Company Restructuring, Merger, Consolidation, Reorganization or Sale of Assets.
The Holding Company shall not merge, consolidate, restructure or reorganize
with an entity or sell substantially all of its assets without the prior
written consent of FGIC, provided, however, the Holding Company may merge,
consolidate, restructure or reorganize with an entity or sell substantially all
of its assets without the prior written consent of FGIC if (i) the obligor
on the Note remains an entity that is a public utility regulated by the
appropriate regulatory body and (ii) the Holding Company, any successor
entity or the transferee of substantially all of the Holding Company’s
assets is obligated on the Insurance Agreement and the Guaranty Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Holding Company merges, consolidates,
restructures or reorganizes with an entity or sells substantially all of its
assets without the prior written consent of FGIC and the unenhanced rating on
the Bonds is lower than investment grade by any Rating Agency then rating the
Bonds or if any Rating Agency then rating the unenhanced Bonds ceases to rate
the unenhanced Bonds, all obligations to FGIC with respect to, and all payments
under, the Note and Loan Agreement must be paid in full and the Bonds must be
fully redeemed in accordance with the Indenture.
(e) Upon
the occurrence of an event specified in section 4.01 (a)(b)(c) or
(d) Crystal Water and the Holding Company shall deliver to FGIC a
certificate of the president or any vice president and an opinion of counsel
acceptable to FGIC, each stating that such occurrence complies with this
Section 4.01.
(f) Upon
the occurrence of an event specified in section 4.01(a), (b) or (d), the
successor entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right and power under this Agreement with the same effect as if such
successor had been named herein, and thereafter, the predecessor entity shall
be relieved of all obligations and covenants hereunder.
SECTION
4.02. Restrictions on Liens and Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
(a) For
so long as the Bonds are outstanding and FGIC has fully performed all of its
obligations under the Policy, Crystal Water will not, nor will it permit any
Significant Subsidiary to, (1) issue, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Debt, if such Debt is secured by a Lien on any Principal Property (whether such
Principal Property is now owned or hereafter acquired), unless
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the Company provides that the
Bonds will be equally and ratably secured with such secured Debt or
(2) incur or permit to exist any Attributable Debt in respect of Principal
Property; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to:
(i)
to the extent Crystal Water or any Significant Subsidiary consolidates with, or
merges with or into, another entity, Liens on the property of such entity
securing Debt in existence on the date of such consolidation or merger,
provided that such Debt and Liens were not created or incurred in anticipation
of such consolidation or merger and that such Liens do not extend to cover any
Principal Property;
(ii)
Liens existing on property hereafter acquired at the time of such acquisition,
as long as the Lien was not created or incurred in anticipation thereof and
does not extend to or cover any other Principal Property;
(iii)
Liens of any kind, including purchase money Liens, conditional sales agreements
or title retention agreements and similar agreements, upon any property
acquired, constructed, developed or improved by Crystal Water or any
Significant Subsidiary (whether alone or in association with others) which do
not exceed the cost or value of the property acquired, constructed, developed
or improved and which are created prior to, at the time of, or within
12 months after such acquisition (or in the case of property constructed,
developed or improved, within 12 months after the completion of such
construction, development or improvement and commencement of full commercial
operation of such property, whichever is later) to secure or provide for the
payment of any part of the purchase price or cost thereof; provided that the
Liens shall not extend to any Principal Property other than the property so acquired,
constructed, developed or improved;
(iv)
Liens in favor of the United States, any state or any foreign country or any
department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision of any such
jurisdiction to secure payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to
secure any indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part
of the purchase price or cost of constructing or improving the property subject
to such Lien, including Liens related to governmental obligations the interest
on which is tax-exempt under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code or
any successor section of the Internal Revenue Code;
(v)
Liens in favor of Crystal Water, the Holding Company or one or more Significant
Subsidiaries of the Crystal Water, the Holding Company, or one or more
wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Crystal Water or the Holding Company or any of the
foregoing combination; and
(vi)
replacements, extensions or renewals (or successive replacements, extensions or
renewals), in whole or in part, of any Lien, or of any agreement, referred to
above in clauses (i) through (v) inclusive, or replacements,
extensions or renewals of the Debt secured thereby (to the extent that the
amount of Debt secured by any such Lien is not increased from the amount
originally so secured, plus any premium, interest, fee or expenses payable in
connection with any replacements, refundings, refinancings, remarketings,
extensions or renewals); provided that such replacement, extension or
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renewal is limited to all or
a part of the same property (plus improvements thereon or additions or
accessions thereto) that secured the Lien replaced, extended or renewed.
(b) Notwithstanding
the restriction in subsection (a) of this Section 4.02, Crystal Water
or any Significant Subsidiary may (1) issue, incur or assume Debt secured
by a Lien not described in clauses (i) through (vi) of subsection
(a) above on any Principal Property now or hereafter owned without
providing that the Bonds be equally and ratably secured with such Debt and
(2) issue or permit to exist Attributable Debt in respect of Principal
Property, in either case so long as the aggregate amount of such secured Debt
and Attributable Debt, together with the aggregate amount of all other Debt
secured by Liens not described in clauses (i) through (vi) of
subsection (a) above then outstanding and all other Attributable Debt,
does not exceed 10% of the Net Tangible Assets of Crystal Water, as determined
by Crystal Water as of a month end not more than 90 days prior to the
closing or consummation of the proposed transaction.
(c) For
purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.02, in the event
that any Lien at any time meets the criteria of more than one of the categories
described in clauses (i) through (vi) above of Section 4.02(a),
or is entitled to be created pursuant to Section 4.02(b), Crystal Water
will be permitted to classify (and later reclassify) in whole or in part in its
sole discretion such Lien in any manner that complies with this
Section 4.02.
(d) For
purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on
the incurrence of Debt secured by Liens on Principal Property, the
Dollar-equivalent principal amount of Debt denominated in a foreign currency
will be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on
the date such Debt was incurred, in the case of term Debt, or first committed,
in the case of revolving credit Debt; provided that if such Debt is incurred to
refinance other Debt denominated in the same foreign currency, and such
refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be
exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the
date of such refinancing, the Dollar-denominated restriction will be deemed not
to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of the refinancing Debt
does not exceed the principal amount of the Debt being refinanced.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.02, the maximum
amount of Debt secured by Liens on Principal Property that Crystal Water or any
Significant Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this covenant will not be deemed
to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of
currencies.
(e) Except
as provided in Section 4.02 hereof, while there are any Bonds Outstanding
or any reimbursement obligations owed to FGIC, without the prior written
consent of Financial Guaranty, Crystal Water will not permit, create, assume or
suffer to be created or to exist any mortgage, lien, security interest, or
encumbrance of any kind, upon, or pledge of, any of Crystal Water’s
properties of any character, including real, personal, tangible and intangible
properties and revenues, now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure any
indebtedness without providing that the Bonds and the reimbursement obligations
hereunder have the same security.
SECTION
4.03. Liquidity Facility. If at any time the Bonds are converted into a
mode, other than a long-term mode longer than five years or an auction mode,
Crystal Water shall provide a Liquidity Facility to support the Bonds. The
Liquidity Facility and the Liquidity
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Provider shall satisfy the
terms set forth in Annex B hereto or shall otherwise be subject to the prior
written approval of FGIC.
SECTION
4.04. Covenant Merger. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing
covenants to the contrary, the foregoing covenants with respect to the Crystal
Water Company Bonds shall no longer be applicable if Crystal Water is merged
into, consolidated with or otherwise reorganized into the Connecticut Water
Company. The covenants with respect to the Connecticut Water Company shall
apply to the merged, consolidated or otherwise reorganized entity.
ARTICLE V
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
SECTION
5.01. Events of Default. The following events shall constitute Events
of Default hereunder:
(a) Crystal
Water or the Holding Company shall fail to pay to FGIC any amount payable under
Section 2.02 or 7.01 hereof and such failure shall have continued for a
period in excess of ten days after receipt by Crystal Water or the Holding
Company of written notice thereof;
(b) Any
representation or warranty made by Crystal Water or the Holding Company
hereunder under any other Company Document, the Guaranty Agreement, or any
statement in the application for the Policy or any written report, certificate,
financial statement or other instrument provided in connection with the
Commitment, the Policy, the Guaranty Agreement, or any Company Document shall
have been materially false at the time when made;
(c) Except
as otherwise provided in this Section 5.01, Crystal Water or the Holding
Company shall fail to perform any of its other obligations hereunder, provided
that such failure continues for more than thirty days after receipt by Crystal
Water or the Holding Company of written notice of such failure to perform;
(d) Crystal
Water or the Holding Company shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding
or file any petition seeking relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code or
any other Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law,
(ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to controvert in a timely and
appropriate manner, any such proceeding or the filing of any such petition,
(iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, paying agent,
custodian, sequestrator or similar official for Crystal Water or the Holding
Company or for a substantial part of its property, (iv) file an answer
admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such
proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or
(vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its
debts as they become due; or
(e) An
involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be
filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect
of Crystal Water or the
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Holding Company, or of a
substantial part of its property, under the United States Bankruptcy Code or
any other Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or
(ii) the appointment of a receiver, paying agent, custodian, sequestrator
or similar official for Crystal Water or the Holding Company or for a
substantial part of its property; and such proceeding or petition shall
continue undismissed for forty-five (45) days or an order or decree
approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall continue unstayed and in
effect for thirty (30) days.
SECTION
5.02. Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing,
then FGIC may take whatever action at law or in equity may appear necessary or
desirable, including, without limitation, legal action for the specific
performance of any covenant made by Crystal Water or the Holding Company herein
and any financing document and, to the extent applicable, the pursuit of
remedies available under the Bonds, the Company Documents and the Guaranty
Agreement to collect the amounts then due under this Agreement, or to enforce
performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of Crystal
Water or the Holding Company under the Bonds, Company Documents and the
Guaranty Agreement. All rights and remedies of FGIC under this
Section 5.02 are cumulative and the exercise of any one remedy does not
preclude the exercise of one or more of the other available remedies under the
Bonds, the Company Documents, the Indenture and the Guaranty Agreement, or now
or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any
right or power accruing under the Bonds, the Company Documents, the Indenture,
the Guaranty Agreement, or any other financing document, or otherwise, upon the
happening of any event set forth in Section 5.01, shall impair any such
right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right
and power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed
expedient. In order to entitle FGIC to exercise any remedy reserved to FGIC in
this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such
notice as may be required by this Article.
ARTICLE VI
SETTLEMENT
Financial
Guaranty shall have the exclusive right to decide and determine whether any
claim, liability, suit or judgment made or brought against Financial Guaranty
on the Policy (a “Policy Claim”), shall or shall not be paid,
compromised, resisted, defended, tried or appealed, and Financial
Guaranty’s decision thereon, if made in good faith, shall be final and
binding upon Crystal Water and the Holding Company. An itemized statement of
payments made by Financial Guaranty, certified by an officer of Financial
Guaranty, or the voucher or vouchers for such payments, shall be prima facie
evidence of the liability of Crystal Water and the Holding Company.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
7.01. Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses; Payments Generally.
(a) Crystal
Water and the Holding Company shall pay or reimburse FGIC for any and all charges,
fees, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) that
FGIC may reasonably pay or incur in connection with the following: (i) the
administration, enforcement, defense, or preservation of any rights or security
hereunder or under any other transaction
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document; (ii) the
pursuit of any remedies hereunder, under any other transaction document, or
otherwise afforded by law or equity, (iii) any amendment, waiver, or other
action hereunder or with respect to or related to any transaction document
whether or not executed or completed; (iv) the violation by Crystal Water
and the Holding Company of any law, rule, or regulation or any judgment, order
or decree applicable to it; (v) any advances or payments made by FGIC to cure
defaults of Crystal Water and the Holding Company under the transaction
documents; or (vi) any litigation or other dispute in connection with this
Agreement or any other transaction document, or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, other than amounts resulting from the failure of the FGIC to
honor its payment obligations under the Policy. FGIC reserves the right to
charge a reasonable fee as a condition to executing any amendment, waiver, or
consent proposed in respect of any transaction document. The obligations of
Crystal Water and the Holding Company to FGIC shall survive discharge and
termination of the transaction documents. Crystal Water and the Holding
Company’s obligations under this Section 7.01 shall be unconditional
and shall be paid promptly upon receipt by the Company of demand therefor.
(b) If
any payment hereunder is specified to be made on a date that is not a Business
Day, then such payment shall be made on the Business Day next succeeding the
date originally specified for such payment.
SECTION
7.02. Indemnification; Limitation of Liability.
(a) In addition to any and all rights of indemnification or any other rig






