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Exhibit
10.2
EXECUTION
VERSION
INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT
THIS INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
is dated as of March 31, 2008 (as amended, supplemented and
otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Agreement
”), among FORTIS CAPITAL CORP., a Connecticut corporation, in
its capacity as Collateral Agent (together with its successors and
assigns in such capacity, the “ Agent ”) for the
Banks hereinafter referred to, and each bank and other financial
institution which is now or hereafter a party to this Agreement in
its capacity as a Bank and, as applicable, as a Swap Bank
(collectively, the “ Swap Banks ”) and as a
Physical Trade Bank (collectively, the “ Physical Trade
Banks ”);
WHEREAS, Atmos Energy
Marketing, LLC (the “ Borrower ”), certain banks
and financial institutions (the “ Banks ”), and
the Agent are parties to the Uncommitted Second Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2005 (as
amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the
“ Credit Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, the Swap Banks may
be parties to Swap Contracts with the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the Physical Trade
Banks may be parties to Physical Trade Contracts with the Borrower;
and
WHEREAS, the Agent and the
Banks, the Swap Banks and the Physical Trade Banks desire to enter
into this Agreement to provide for the rights of the Agent, the
Banks, the Swap Banks and the Physical Trade Banks with respect to
Collateral and other matters;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants
contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Certain Defined
Terms .
(a) Capitalized terms used
herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Credit Agreement.
(b) The following terms have
the following meanings:
“ Adjusted Pro Rata
Share ” means, as to any Bank, SPT Bank or, in the case
of a SPT Bank that together with any other SPT Bank comprises a
Cross-Affiliate Pair, such Cross-Affiliate Pair, in each case, as
of the opening of business on the date of the occurrence of a
Sharing Event hereunder, the percentage equivalent (expressed as a
decimal, rounded to the ninth decimal place) at such time of
(a) the sum of such Bank’s, SPT Bank’s or
Cross-Affiliate Pair’s (as the case may be):
(i) Effective Amount relating to Obligations arising under the
Borrowing Base Line, (ii) Permitted Unilateral Overage Advance
Amount, plus (iii) Permitted SPT Bank Close-Out
Amounts, divided by (b) the sum of (x) Effective
Amounts of all the Banks relating to Obligations arising under the
Borrowing Base Line, (y) Permitted Unilateral Overage Advance
Amounts of all Banks, plus (y) the Permitted SPT Bank
Close-Out Amounts of all Banks, SPT Banks, and Cross-Affiliate
Pairs. For the avoidance of doubt, “Adjusted Pro Rata
Share” shall be calculated for a SPT Bank or a
Cross-Affiliate Pair on a stand alone basis only to the extent that
such SPT Bank or both SPT Banks comprising such Cross-Affiliate
Pair are not also Banks.
“ Excess SPT Bank
Close-Out Amounts ” means, with respect to any SPT Bank,
or in the case of a SPT Bank that together with any other SPT Bank
comprises a Cross-Affiliate Pair, such Cross-Affiliate Pair, as of
any date of determination, the positive difference (if any) of:
(a) the SPT Bank Close-Out Amount of such SPT Bank (or
Cross-Affiliate Pair, as the case may be) minus (b) the
Permitted SPT Bank Close-Out Amount for such SPT Bank (or
Cross-Affiliate Pair, as the case may be).
“ Excess Unilateral
Overage Advance Amounts ” means, with respect to any
Bank, as of any date of determination, the positive difference (if
any) of: (a) the outstanding Unilateral Overage Advances of
such Bank as of such date minus (b) the Permitted
Unilateral Overage Advance Amounts for such Bank.
“ Final Date
” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(f) hereof.
“ ISDA Master
Agreement ” means the standard form of ISDA Master
Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and as amended, modified,
supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“ Payment
” means, as to any Bank, Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank at
any time, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through
exercise of any right of set-off, through liquidation or collection
of any Collateral or otherwise). The term “Payment”
shall not include any payment to a Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank
from the proceeds of a Loan made by the Banks or the Administrative
Agent for the purpose of paying Obligations under clauses
(b) and (c) of such term or providing cash collateral in
connection with an increase in a Swap Bank Close-Out Amount or
Physical Trade Bank Close-Out Amount pursuant to
Section 2.01(c) or any payment to a Swap Bank or
Physical Trade Bank from the proceeds of collateral held solely by
such Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank or drawings under letters of
credit naming such Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank as beneficiary
or any payment due from a Swap Bank pursuant to a swap settlement
that is held by such Swap Bank as cash collateral to cover
obligations owing under a Swap Contract to the Swap Bank from the
Borrower or any payment due from a Physical Trade Bank pursuant to
a physical trade settlement that is held by such Physical Trade
Bank as cash collateral to cover obligations owing under a Physical
Trade Contract to the Physical Trade Bank from the Borrower;
provided that, the Swap Bank Close-Out Amount or Physical
Trade Bank Close-Out Amount had netted the Swap Contract or
Physical Trade Contract under which such payments held as cash
collateral were made; provided further that, in the case of
such collateral, such Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank holds a
perfected Lien in such collateral and such collateral is not
subject to the Agent’s prior or equal perfected Lien under
any Loan Document.
“ Permitted SPT Bank
Close-Out Amounts ” means, with respect to any SPT Bank,
or in the case of a SPT Bank that together with any other SPT Bank
comprises a Cross-Affiliate Pair, such Cross-Affiliate Pair, as of
any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser
of (a) the sum (which shall not be less than zero) of
(i) the Swap Bank Close-Out Amounts, plus (ii) the
Physical Trade Bank Close-Out Amounts, and (b) the Maximum SPT
Bank Close-Out Amount set opposite such SPT Bank in the table
below; provided , however , that with respect to any
SPT Bank, the Swap Bank Close-Out Amount and the Physical Trade
Bank Close-Out Amount of such SPT Bank (or such Cross-Affiliate
Pair, as the case may be) that may be included in the calculation
of the amount determined under clause (a) above shall be
limited to the applicable amount set forth opposite such SPT Bank
under the heading “ Maximum Swap Bank Close-Out Amount
” and “ Maximum Physical Trade Bank Close-Out
Amount ;” provided further that with
respect to any SPT Bank that together with any other SPT Bank
comprises a Cross-Affiliate Pair, the “Permitted SPT Bank
Close-Out Amount” shall be determined on a consolidated basis
as though the two SPT Banks comprising such Cross-Affiliate Pair
are one SPT Bank, as follows, the calculation of the amount to be
determined under clause (a) above shall be the sum (which
shall not be less than zero) of the aggregate Swap Bank Close-Out
Amounts and the aggregate Physical Trade Bank Close-Out Amounts for
both SPT Banks comprising such Cross-Affiliate Pair (as may be
limited, in the case of each SPT Bank, by the “Maximum
Swap Bank Close-Out Amount” and “Maximum
Physical Trade Bank Close-Out Amount ,” as applicable, as
set forth in the initial proviso above):
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SPT Bank (and its SPT Bank
Affiliates, in the aggregate)
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Maximum
Swap Bank
Close-Out
Amount |
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Maximum
Physical Trade
Bank
Close-Out Amount |
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Maximum SPT
Bank Close-Out
Amount |
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BNP Paribas
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25,000,000 |
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25,000,000 |
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25,000,000 |
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Fortis Capital Corp.
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25,000,000 |
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25,000,000 |
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25,000,000 |
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Société
Générale
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25,000,000 |
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25,000,000 |
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25,000,000 |
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The Royal Bank of Scotland
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25,000,000 |
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25,000,000 |
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25,000,000 |
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NATIXIS, acting through its New York
Branch
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25,000,000 |
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N/A |
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25,000,000 |
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The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,
Ltd.
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N/A |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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RZB Finance LLC
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N/A |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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Brown Brothers Harriman &
Co.
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N/A |
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N/A |
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N/A |
“ Permitted
Unilateral Overage Advance Amount ” means, with respect
to any Bank, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to
the lesser of (a) the outstanding Unilateral
Overage Advance of such Bank as of such date, and (b) the
positive difference (if any) of (i) the Maximum SPT Bank
Close-Out Amount for such Bank (to the extent that such Bank is a
SPT Bank) or its affiliated SPT Bank (or Cross-Affiliate Pair, as
the case may be, which, in the case of a Cross-Affiliate Pair,
shall be determined in accordance with the last proviso of
the above definition of “Permitted SPT Bank Close-Out
Amount”) minus (ii) the Permitted SPT Bank
Close-Out Amount for such Bank (to the extent that such Bank is a
SPT Bank) or its affiliated SPT Bank (or Cross-Affiliate Pair, as
the case may be, which, in the case of a Cross-Affiliate Pair shall
be determined in accordance with the last proviso of the
above definition of “Permitted SPT Bank Close-Out
Amount”).
“ Physical Trade
Bank Close-Out Amount ” means, with respect to any
Physical Trade Bank as of any date of calculation thereof, the net
amount that would be due from the Borrower, if any, upon the
designation of an “early termination date” or its
equivalent or a “termination event” or its equivalent
with respect to all Physical Trade Contracts with a particular
Physical Trade Bank under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement (or
other applicable Physical Trade Contract documents), net of
(a) the face amount of letters of credit naming such Physical
Trade Bank as beneficiary supporting payment obligations under
Physical Trade Contracts with such Physical Trade Bank and
(b) the value of collateral subject to the first priority
perfected Lien of the Physical Trade Bank and which is not
collateral in which the Agent has a prior or equal perfected Lien
under the Security Agreements or any other Loan Document, which,
for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the value of all
collateral pledged in favor of such Physical Trade Bank pursuant to
a Cross-Affiliate Netting Lien (if any).
Section 2.01(j) hereof contains certain provisions
relating to the calculation of a Physical Trade Bank Close-Out
Amount under a Physical Trade Contract.
“ Physical Trade
Obligations ” means obligations referred to in clause
(c) of the definition of Obligations in the Credit
Agreement.
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“ SPT Bank Close-Out
Amount ” means, with respect to any SPT Bank, the sum
(which shall not be less than zero) of its Swap Bank Close-Out
Amount and its Physical Trade Bank Close-Out Amount.
“ Sharing Event
” means the occurrence of any Event of Default under
Section 9.01(e) or Section 9.01(f) of the
Credit Agreement or any acceleration of the Obligations referred to
in clause (a) of the definition of such term under the Credit
Agreement after the occurrence of any other Event of Default or the
determination by the Required Banks at any time after the
occurrence of any Event of Default that a Sharing Event has
occurred.
“ Swap Bank
Close-Out Amount ” means, with respect to any Swap Bank,
as of any date of calculation thereof, the net amount that would be
due from the Borrower, if any, upon the designation of an
“early termination date” or its equivalent or a
“termination event” or its equivalent with respect to
all Swap Contracts with a particular Swap Bank under the applicable
ISDA Master Agreement or its equivalent (e.g., long-form
confirmations), net of (a) the face amount of letters of
credit naming such Swap Bank as beneficiary supporting payment
obligations under Swap Contracts with such Swap Bank, and
(b) the value of collateral subject to the first priority
perfected Lien of the Swap Bank and which is not collateral in
which the Agent has a prior or equal perfected Lien under the
Security Agreements or any other Loan Document, which, for the
avoidance of doubt, shall include the value of all collateral
pledged in favor of such Swap Bank pursuant to a Cross-Affiliate
Netting Lien (if any). Section 2.01(i) hereof contains
certain provisions relating to the calculation of a Swap Bank
Close-Out Amount under a Swap Contract.
“ Swap
Obligations ” means obligations referred to in clause
(b) of the definition of Obligations in the Credit
Agreement.
1.02 Other Interpretive
Provisions .
(a) The meanings of defined
terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of
the defined terms.
(b) The words
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder”
and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement; and Subsection,
Section , Schedule and Exhibit references are to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(c) The term
“documents” includes any and all instruments,
documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other
writings, however evidenced.
(d) The term
“including” is not limiting and means “including
without limitation.”
(e) In the computation of
periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word “from” means “from and including”;
the words “to” and “until” each mean
“to but excluding,” and the word “through”
means “to and including.”
(f) Unless otherwise
expressly provided herein, (i) references to agreements
(including this Agreement) and other contractual instruments shall
be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other
modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments and
other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan
Document, and (ii) references to any statute or regulation are
to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory
provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or
interpreting the statute or regulation.
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(g) The captions and headings
of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
(h) This Agreement is the
result of negotiations among and has been reviewed by counsel to
each of the parties, and is the product of all parties.
Accordingly, it shall not be construed against any party merely
because of such party’s involvement in its
preparation.
ARTICLE II
SHARING
2.01 Sharing after Sharing
Event .
(a) Except as expressly
provided in this Agreement, from and after the date of the
occurrence of any Sharing Event, the provisions of Sections
2.01(b) through (k) hereof shall apply rather than
Section 2.11(a) of the Credit Agreement:
(b) (i) Both (x) the
proceeds of all Collateral included in the then most recent
Borrowing Base Collateral Position Report and each subsequent
Borrowing Base Collateral Position Report (and all other Collateral
not included in any such report) and (y) any other Payments
received by the Agent, any Bank or any SPT Bank shall be applied to
payment of and/or cash collateral for (1) first , the
Obligations (A) arising from the Borrowing Base Line (which,
for the avoidance of doubt shall not include any Unilateral Overage
Advance obligations), (B) with respect to the Permitted
Unilateral Overage Advance Amounts and (C) with respect to the
Permitted SPT Bank Close-Out Amounts (other than amounts arising
under Swap Obligations or Physical Trade Obligations excluded from
the calculation of Swap Bank Close-Out Amounts under
Section 2.01(i) and Physical Trade Bank Close-Out
Amounts under Section 2.01(j) , respectively), and
(2) second , Obligations with respect to (A) the
Excess SPT Bank Close-Out Amounts, (B) the Excess Unilateral
Overage Advance Amounts, and (C) Swap Obligations and Physical
Trade Obligations excluded from the calculation of Swap Bank
Close-Out Amounts under Section 2.01(i) and Physical
Trade Bank Close-Out Amounts under Section 2.01(j) ,
respectively, in each case under clause first above
ratably in accordance with each Bank’s, Swap
Bank’s and Physical Trade Bank’s Adjusted Pro Rata
Share, as applicable, and in each case under clause second
above ratably in accordance with the amount of such
Obligations; provided that, if any such report is not
correct and complete in any material respect (as determined by the
Agent is its sole, good faith discretion), the Agent shall use
reasonable efforts to correct any error or deficiency prior to
making such application. Such proceeds and Payments applied to
Obligations arising from the Borrowing Base Line, Swap Obligations
and Physical Trade Obligations shall be applied in accordance with
Sections 2.01(b) through (j) .
(ii) If any Bank, Swap Bank
or Physical Trade Bank shall obtain on account of the Loans made by
it under the Borrowing Base Line or any other Obligations owed to
it any Payment in excess of its Adjusted Pro Rata Share, such Bank,
Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank shall immediately (A) notify
the Agent of such fact, and (B) purchase from the other Banks,
Swap Banks and Physical Trade Banks such participations in the
Loans made by them under the Borrowing Base Line and other
Obligations owed to them as shall be necessary to cause such
purchasing Bank, Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank to share the
excess payment pro rata , in accordance with the Adjusted
Pro Rata Share, with each of them; provided , however
, if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter
recovered from the purchasing Bank, Swap Bank or Physical Trade
Bank, such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each
other Bank, Swap Bank and Physical Trade Bank shall repay to the
purchasing Bank, Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank the purchase
price paid to it therefor, together with an amount equal to such
paying Bank’s,
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Swap Bank’s or Physical
Trade Bank’s ratable share (according to the proportion of
(1) the amount of such paying Bank’s, Swap Bank’s
or Physical Trade Bank’s required repayment to (2) the
total amount so recovered from the purchasing Bank, Swap Bank or
Physical Trade Bank) of any interest or other amount paid or
payable by the purchasing Bank, Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank in
respect of the total amount so recovered. The Borrower agrees that
any Bank, Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank so purchasing a
participation from another Bank, Swap Bank or Physical Trade Bank
may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its
rights of payment (including the right of set-off, but subject to
Section 11.09 of the Credit Agreement) with respect to
such participation as fully as if such Bank, Swap Bank or Physical
Trade Bank were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount
of such participation. Agent will keep records (which shall be
conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of
participations purchased under this Section and will in each
case notify the Banks, Swap Banks and Physical Trade Banks
following any such purchases or repayments.
(iii) The provisions of
Sections 2.01(b)(ii) and 2.01(f) shall not apply to
Payments to the Banks with respect to interest on the Loans, L/C
Borrowings, Physical Trade Obligations (if any), Swap Obligations
(if any) or fees payable pursuant to Sections 2.09 and
3.08 of the Credit Agreement.
(iv) For purposes of applying
the provisions of Sections 2.01(b)(ii) and 2.01(f) ,
the Adjusted Pro Rata Share shall be calculated initially as soon
as practicable after the date of the Sharing Event and, thereafter,
pursuant to Section 2.01(f) , shall be recalculated
from time to time. Such recalculations shall (A) in all cases,
except the recalculation pursuant to Section 2.01(f) as
of the Final Date, be made in accordance with the definition of
Adjusted Pro Rata Share, but shall be made (1) as of the date
of such recalculation, and (2) solely to give effect to
(x) increases and decreases in any Permitted SPT Bank
Close-Out Amounts as a result of fluctuations in market values and
interest rates and (y) new Loans and L/C Obligations under the
Borrowing Base Line arising on or after the date of the Sharing
Event, to the extent such new Loans or L/C Obligations have been
consented to by the Required Banks without regard to the
application of Payments pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(ii)
or payments made pursuant to Section 2.01(f) and
(B) in the case of the final recalculation as of the Final
Date, be made in accordance with the definition of Adjusted Pro
Rata Share but as of the date of recalculation.
(c) After the date of the
occurrence of any Sharing Event, if any SPT Bank Close-Out Amount
due to any Swap Bank or any Physical Trade Bank from the Borrower
shall increase or decrease as a result of changes in
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