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Exhibit 2.1
STOCK AND NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
MIRANT ASIA-PACIFIC VENTURES, INC., AS
SELLER,
MIRANT ASIA-PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC., AS
SELLER,
MIRANT SWEDEN INTERNATIONAL AB (PUBL),
AND
TOKYO CRIMSON ENERGY HOLDINGS CORPORATION,
AS BUYER,
FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF
ALL OF THE ORDINARY SHARES
OF MIRANT ASIA-PACIFIC LIMITED, A BERMUDA
EXEMPTED COMPANY
AND THE INTERCOMPANY NOTES HELD BY MIRANT
SWEDEN
Dated as of December 11, 2006
TABLE OF
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ARTICLE I
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SALE AND
PURCHASE
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SECTION 1.1
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Sale and Purchase
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SECTION 1.2
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Purchase Price
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SECTION 1.3
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Closing
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SECTION 1.4
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Closing Deliveries
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SECTION 1.5
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Estimated Working Capital Statement
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SECTION 1.6
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Post Closing Payment
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SECTION 1.7
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Purchase Price Deposit
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ARTICLE II
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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OF SELLERS
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SECTION 2.1
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Organization and Qualification
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SECTION 2.2
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Capital Stock
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SECTION 2.3
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Authority Relative to this Agreement;
Enforceability
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SECTION 2.4
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Non-Contravention; Approvals and
Consents
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SECTION 2.5
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Financial Statements
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SECTION 2.6
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Absence of Certain Changes or Events; Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities
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SECTION 2.7
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Legal Proceedings
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SECTION 2.8
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Permits; Compliance with Laws
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SECTION 2.9
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Energy Conversion Agreements
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SECTION 2.10
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Taxes
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SECTION 2.11
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Employee Benefit Plans
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SECTION 2.12
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Labor Matters
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SECTION 2.13
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Environmental Matters
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SECTION 2.14
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Intellectual Property
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SECTION 2.15
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Insurance
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SECTION 2.16
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Real Property
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SECTION 2.17
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Affiliate Contracts
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SECTION 2.18
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Brokers or Finders
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SECTION 2.19
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Performance Undertakings
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SECTION 2.20
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Title to Assets
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SECTION 2.21
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Limitations on Representations and
Warranties
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF BUYER
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SECTION 3.1
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Organization
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SECTION 3.2
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Authority Relative to This Agreement;
Enforceability
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SECTION 3.3
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Non-Contravention; Approvals and
Consents
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SECTION 3.4
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Legal Proceedings; Compliance with
Laws
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SECTION 3.5
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Financing
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SECTION 3.6
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Brokers or Finders
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SECTION 3.7
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Investment Intention; Sufficient Investment
Expertise; Independent Investigation
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ARTICLE IV
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COVENANTS
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SECTION 4.1
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Covenants of Sellers
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SECTION 4.2
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Covenants of Buyer
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SECTION 4.3
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Tax Matters
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SECTION 4.4
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No Solicitation
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SECTION 4.5
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Control of the Company’s
Business
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ARTICLE V
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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SECTION 5.1
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Access to Information
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SECTION 5.2
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Regulatory and Other Approvals
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SECTION 5.3
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Employee Benefit Plans
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SECTION 5.4
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Directors’ and Officers’
Indemnification and Insurance
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SECTION 5.5
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Financial Information
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SECTION 5.6
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Sellers’ Name
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SECTION 5.7
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Tax Matters
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SECTION 5.8
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Certain Acknowledgments
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SECTION 5.9
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Sual Matters
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SECTION 5.10
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Termination of Affiliate Contracts
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SECTION 5.11
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Payment of Indebtedness for Borrowed
Money
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SECTION 5.12
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Buyer Deliverables
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SECTION 5.13
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Further Assurances
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ARTICLE VI
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CONDITIONS
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SECTION 6.1
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Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to
Effect the Closing
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SECTION 6.2
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Conditions to Obligation of Buyer to Effect the
Closing
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SECTION 6.3
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Conditions to Obligation of Sellers to Effect the
Closing
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SECTION 6.4
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Frustration of Closing Conditions
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ARTICLE VII
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TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND
WAIVER
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SECTION 7.1
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Termination
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SECTION 7.2
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Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE VIII
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INDEMNIFICATION AND
SURVIVAL
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SECTION 8.1
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Indemnification
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SECTION 8.2
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Defense of Claims
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SECTION 8.3
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Release of Directors
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SECTION 8.4
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Risk of Loss
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SECTION 8.5
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Power Systems Notes
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SECTION 8.6
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Survival of Obligations
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ARTICLE IX
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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SECTION 9.1
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Notices
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SECTION 9.2
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Entire Agreement; Incorporation of
Exhibits
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SECTION 9.3
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Public Announcements
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SECTION 9.4
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Expenses
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SECTION 9.5
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No Third Party Beneficiary
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SECTION 9.6
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Amendment
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SECTION 9.7
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Waiver
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SECTION 9.8
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No Assignment; Binding Effect
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SECTION 9.9
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Headings
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SECTION 9.10
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Invalid Provisions
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SECTION 9.11
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Governing Law
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SECTION 9.12
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Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers
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SECTION 9.13
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Enforcement of Agreement
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SECTION 9.14
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No Right of Set-Off
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SECTION 9.15
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Certain Definitions
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SECTION 9.16
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Seller Disclosure Letter
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SECTION 9.17
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Counterparts
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SECTION 9.18
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN
DAMAGES
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Exhibit A
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Form of Working Capital Statement
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Exhibit B
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Form of Letter of Credit
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Exhibit C
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Form of Joint Independent Engineer Engagement
Letter
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Exhibit D
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Form of Mirant Corporation Employee Severance
Guarantee
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Exhibit E
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Form of Assignment and Assumption
Agreement
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iv
STOCK AND NOTE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK AND NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this " Agreement
") is made and entered into as of this 11th day of December, 2006,
by and among Mirant Asia-Pacific Ventures, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (" Ventures "), Mirant Asia-Pacific Holdings,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Holdings " and, each of
Ventures and Holdings, a " Seller " and together "
Sellers "), Mirant Sweden International AB (publ), a public
limited liability company organized under the laws of Sweden ("
Mirant Sweden "), and Tokyo Crimson Energy Holdings
Corporation, a Cayman Islands corporation (" Buyer ").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS , Sellers own all of the issued ordinary shares of Hong
Kong dollars 6.50 each (the " Ordinary Shares ") of Mirant
Asia-Pacific Limited, a Bermuda exempted company with limited
liability (the " Company ");
WHEREAS , Buyer desires to purchase all of the Ordinary
Shares from Sellers, and Sellers desire to sell the Ordinary Shares
to Buyer, in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS , in connection herewith, Mirant Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (" Seller Parent "), is entering into a
Parent Company Payment Guaranty (the " Seller Parent
Guaranty "), pursuant to which Seller Parent guarantees the
payment obligations of Sellers hereunder in accordance with the
terms thereof;
WHEREAS , in connection herewith, each of The Tokyo
Electric Power Company, Incorporated, a Japanese corporation ("
TEPCO "), and Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese corporation
(" Marubeni " and together with TEPCO, " Buyer
Parents ") is entering into a Payment Guaranty (each, a "
Buyer Parent Guaranty "), pursuant to which each Buyer
Parent guarantees certain payment obligations of Buyer hereunder in
accordance with the terms thereof; and
WHEREAS , Mirant Sweden is the holder of the Intercompany
Notes, and Buyer desires to purchase the Intercompany Notes from
Mirant Sweden, and Mirant Sweden desires to sell the Intercompany
Notes to Buyer, in each case upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual terms,
conditions and other agreements set forth herein, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
SALE AND PURCHASE
SECTION 1.1
Sale and Purchase .
(a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, at the Closing, Buyer shall purchase from each Seller,
and each Seller shall sell to Buyer, free from any pledges,
restrictions on transfer, proxies and voting or other agreements,
liens, claims, charges, mortgages, security interests or other
legal or equitable encumbrances, limitations or restrictions of any
nature whatsoever, other than restrictions or limitations that
arise by operation of law (" Encumbrances "), the number of
Ordinary Shares set forth opposite such Seller’s name in
Section 1.1 of the disclosure letter, delivered to Buyer by
Sellers, on the date hereof (the " Seller Disclosure Letter
"), which in the aggregate are all the Ordinary Shares
issued.
(b)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, at the Closing, Buyer shall purchase from Mirant Sweden,
and Mirant Sweden shall sell to Buyer, free from any Encumbrances,
the Intercompany Notes.
SECTION 1.2
Purchase Price .
(a)
The consideration to be paid by Buyer in respect of
the purchase of the Intercompany Notes shall be an amount in cash
equal to the outstanding balance of the Intercompany Notes on the
Closing Date (the " Intercompany Note Purchase Price
").
(b)
The consideration to be paid by Buyer in respect of
the purchase of the Ordinary Shares shall be an amount in cash
equal to US$3,424,107,821 less the Intercompany Note Purchase Price
plus the Estimated Working Capital (together, the " Estimated
Share Purchase Price "), subject to adjustment as determined
pursuant to Section 1.6 (as adjusted, the " Share Purchase
Price ").
(c)
The amounts in clause (a) and clause (b), as
adjusted, are collectively referred to herein as the " Purchase
Price ."
SECTION 1.3
Closing . The closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the " Closing
") shall take place at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP, 42 nd Floor, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen’s
Road Central, Hong Kong, at 10:00 A.M., local time, as soon as
practicable, but in any event not later than the twentieth (20th)
Business Day immediately following the date on which the last of
the conditions contained in Article VI is fulfilled or waived
(except for those conditions which by their nature can only be
fulfilled at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver
of such conditions), or at such other place, time and date (the "
Closing Date ") as the parties to this Agreement may agree
in writing.
SECTION 1.4
Closing Deliveries . At the
Closing:
(a)
Each Seller shall transfer to Buyer all of such
Seller’s Ordinary Shares pursuant to a duly authorized and
executed instrument of transfer, which instrument, together with
the share certificate(s) representing such Ordinary Shares, a copy
of the board
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resolutions of the Company approving such share
transfers and a copy of the Bermuda Monetary Authority Consent,
shall be delivered to Buyer.
(b)
Mirant Sweden shall assign and transfer to Buyer the
Intercompany Notes pursuant to a duly authorized and executed
instrument of sale, assignment and transfer, which instrument,
together with the Intercompany Notes and a copy of the board
resolutions of Mirant Sweden approving such sale, assignment and
transfer, shall be delivered to Buyer.
(c)
Buyer shall pay to Ventures an amount in cash equal
to the sum of: (i) ninety percent (90%) of the Estimated Share
Purchase Price minus (ii) ninety percent (90%) of the Estimated
Excess Working Capital (if any), for the Ordinary Shares so
delivered by Ventures, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the bank account or accounts designated by Ventures to
Buyer at least two Business Days prior to the Closing
Date.
(d)
Buyer shall pay to Holdings an amount in cash equal
to the sum of: (i) ten percent (10%) of the Estimated Share
Purchase Price minus (ii) ten percent (10%) of the Estimated Excess
Working Capital (if any), for the Ordinary Shares so delivered by
Holdings, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
bank account or accounts designated by Holdings to Buyer at least
two Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(e)
Buyer shall pay to Mirant Sweden an amount in cash
equal to the Intercompany Note Purchase Price for the sale,
assignment and transfer of the Intercompany Notes by Mirant Sweden
to Buyer, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
bank account or accounts designated by Mirant Sweden to Buyer at
least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(f)
Upon receipt of the Intercompany Note Purchase
Price, Mirant Sweden shall repay the Senior Secured Credit Facility
in full, and (i) obtain and deliver to Buyer a pay-off letter
providing that all agreements evidencing the Senior Secured Credit
Facility have been terminated and all amounts have been paid in
full and (ii) arrangements shall have been made for the termination
of all liens granted in connection with the Senior Secured Credit
Facility (it being understood and agreed that filings necessary for
such termination shall be made after the Closing in accordance with
arrangements customary in each relevant jurisdiction).
(g)
Each party shall deliver the other documents and
agreements required to be delivered by it pursuant to Article VI
hereof.
SECTION 1.5
Estimated Working Capital Statement
. Not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, Sellers shall deliver to Buyer a written statement
(the " Estimated Working Capital Statement ") substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, setting forth in
reasonable detail Sellers’ good faith calculation of (i) the
estimate of the Working Capital as of the Closing Date (the "
Estimated Working Capital ") and the estimate of the Excess
Working Capital (if any) (the " Estimated Excess Working
Capital "), which estimates shall be based on Sellers’
review of the financial and other books and records of the Company
and its Subsidiaries then available to Sellers, and (ii) the
outstanding balance of the Intercompany Notes as of the Closing
Date.
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SECTION 1.6
Post Closing Payment .
(a)
As promptly as practicable, and in any event not
later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall
prepare and deliver to Sellers a written statement (the "
Working Capital Statement ") substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A, setting forth Buyer’s
calculation of the Working Capital as of the Closing Date, as
derived from Buyer’s review of the financial and other books
and records of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and,
based thereon, a statement of Buyer’s good faith calculation
of an amount (positive or negative) equal to (i) the Working
Capital Paid at Closing, less (ii) the actual Working Capital (the
" Post-Closing Payment ").
(b)
Buyer agrees to give Sellers and their
Representatives full access to such employees, officers, outside
accountants, facilities, books, records, work papers, historical
financial information and other materials of Buyer, the Company and
its Subsidiaries, as Sellers and their Representatives may request
in connection with their review of the Working Capital
Statement.
(c)
Sellers may, in good faith, dispute the Working
Capital Statement by delivery of written notice thereof (a "
Dispute Notice ") to Buyer within sixty (60) days following
receipt by Sellers of the Working Capital Statement. The
Dispute Notice shall set forth in reasonable detail all items
disputed by Sellers, together with Sellers’ proposed changes
thereto, including an explanation in reasonable detail of the basis
on which Sellers propose such changes. If (i) by written
notice to Buyer, Sellers accept the Working Capital Statement or
(ii) Sellers fail to deliver a Dispute Notice within the prescribed
sixty (60)-day period (which failure shall result in Sellers being
deemed to have agreed to the Working Capital Statement delivered by
Buyer), the Working Capital Statement delivered by Buyer shall
become final and binding on Sellers as of the date on which the
earlier of the foregoing events occurs.
(d)
If Sellers have timely delivered a Dispute Notice,
then Buyer and Sellers shall attempt to reach agreement on the
matters identified in the Dispute Notice. If, by the
thirtieth (30 th ) day
following Buyer’s receipt of the Dispute Notice, Buyer and
Sellers have not agreed in writing to the resolution of the matters
identified in the Dispute Notice, then such matters shall be
submitted to the Independent Accountants for resolution.
Buyer and Sellers shall instruct the Independent Accountants to
prepare and deliver, within thirty (30) days of such submission, a
revised Working Capital Statement (including the calculation of the
Post-Closing Payment) taking into account all items not in dispute
between Buyer and Sellers and those items requested by Buyer and
Sellers to be resolved by the Independent Accountants. Buyer
shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Independent
Accountants access to such employees, officers, outside
accountants, facilities, books, records, work papers, historical
financial information and other materials as the Independent
Accountants may request. The fees and expenses of the
Independent Accountants shall be borne equally by Sellers and
Buyer. The revised Working Capital Statement (including the
calculation of the Post-Closing Payment therein) delivered by the
Independent Accountants shall be final and binding upon Buyer and
Sellers and not be subject to challenge or appeal by either Buyer
or Sellers; provided , however , that in no event
shall Sellers be obligated to make any payment to Buyer under
Section 1.6(e) in excess of the amount that would have been payable
using Buyer’s calculation of the Post-Closing Payment as set
forth in the Working Capital Statement delivered by
Buyer.
(e)
If the Post-Closing Payment is a negative amount,
then Buyer shall (i) pay to Ventures an amount equal to ninety
percent (90%) of the Post-Closing Payment and (ii) pay to Holdings
an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Post-Closing
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Payment, plus in each case interest on such
amount from (and including) the Closing Date to (but excluding) the
date of payment at the Specified Rate. If the Post-Closing
Payment is a positive amount, then (i) Ventures shall pay to Buyer
an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the Post-Closing Payment
and (ii) Holdings shall pay to Buyer an amount equal to ten percent
(10%) of the Post-Closing Payment, plus in each case interest on
such amount from (and including) the Closing Date to (but
excluding) the date of payment at the Specified Rate. Each
payment (if any) required by this Section 1.6(e) shall be made
within five (5) Business Days following the date the Post-Closing
Payment is deemed to be finally determined pursuant to this Section
1.6; provided , however , that, following the Closing
Date, Buyer shall have the right, upon notice to Sellers, to elect
to defer payment of the Excess Working Capital, and Buyer shall pay
such Excess Working Capital pursuant to monthly payments of not
less than $3,000,000 per month, payable on the tenth (10
th ) Business day of the
month, starting with the first full calendar month after the
Closing Date, with the balance of the Excess Working Capital being
due and payable on the last Business Day of the sixth (6
th ) full calendar month after
the Closing Date. All payments required to be made pursuant
to this Section 1.6 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the bank account or accounts designated by the
party entitled to receive such payment.
SECTION 1.7
Purchase Price Deposit . Within one
(1) Business Day of the execution of this Agreement and in
consideration of the time and expense of Sellers in negotiating and
executing this Agreement, Buyer shall procure and deliver to
Ventures, on behalf of Sellers, one or more letters of credit
(which letters shall be in substantially the same form as set forth
in Exhibit B and issued by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, New
York Branch (the " Letters of Credit ") in an aggregate
amount equal to One Hundred Million United States Dollars
(US$100,000,000) (such amount, the " Purchase Price Deposit
"). Buyer shall ensure that the Letters of Credit (or similar
Letters of Credit issued in replacement of expiring Letters of
Credit) remain outstanding until the earlier of (i) the Closing
Date and (ii) the date that is thirteen (13) months after the date
hereof (the " Deposit Period "). If during the Deposit
Period a Letter of Credit is not renewed within five (5) Business
Days prior to its expiry date, Ventures may draw such Letter of
Credit in full (the proceeds of such draw, the " Expiry
Proceeds "). If the Closing occurs, then the undrawn Letter(s)
of Credit shall be returned from Ventures on behalf of Sellers to
Buyer (without any draws made thereon) and the Expiry Proceeds (if
any) shall be applied to the payment of the Purchase Price at the
Closing. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
7.1(d), then any undrawn Letters of Credit may be drawn against in
full by Ventures on behalf of Sellers and, together with the Expiry
Proceeds (if any), credited against the costs or expenses
(including attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines,
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement
(" Damages "), if any, owed by Buyer to Sellers arising out
of breach of this Agreement by Buyer, with the excess of such draw
proceeds and any Expiry Proceeds, if any, returned by Ventures on
behalf of Sellers to Buyer upon final determination of Damages.
If this Agreement is terminated and Sellers shall not then be
entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d),
then no later than ten (10) Business Days following the effective
date of such termination, Ventures on behalf of Sellers shall
return the undrawn Letter(s) of Credit to Buyer (without any draws
made thereon) and refund to Buyer any Expiry Proceeds. The
Purchase Price Deposit shall not be deemed to be a liquidated
damages payment, and shall not be deemed the sole remedy, for any
breach of this Agreement by Buyer.
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLERS
Sellers hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to
Buyer that, except as set forth in the Seller Disclosure Letter
(which forms part of the representations of Sellers set forth
herein):
SECTION 2.1
Organization and Qualification .
(a)
Each Seller is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of
Sellers, each of the Ilijan Entities is duly organized or
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing (with respect
to jurisdictions which recognize the concept of good standing)
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation
and has full corporate, limited liability company or partnership,
as the case may be, power and authority to conduct its business as
and to the extent now conducted and to own, use and lease its
assets and properties, except for such failures to be so organized
or incorporated, existing and in good standing (with respect to
jurisdictions which recognize the concept of good standing) or to
have such power and authority that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company, its
Subsidiaries, and, to the knowledge of Sellers, each of the Ilijan
Entities is duly qualified, licensed or admitted to do business and
is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions which recognize
the concept of good standing) in each jurisdiction in which the
ownership, use or leasing of its assets and properties, or the
conduct or nature of its business, makes such qualification,
licensing or admission necessary, except for such failures to be so
qualified, licensed or admitted and in good standing (with respect
to jurisdictions which recognize the concept of good standing)
that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Section
2.1 of the Seller Disclosure Letter (i) sets forth the name and
jurisdiction of organization or incorporation of each Subsidiary of
the Company, (ii) with respect to Subsidiaries that are
corporations, lists (A) such Subsidiary’s authorized capital
stock, and (B) the number of issued and outstanding shares of such
Subsidiary’s capital stock, (iii) with respect to
Subsidiaries that are partnerships or limited liability companies,
lists the names and ownership interests of the partners or members
thereof, and (iv) sets forth, to the knowledge of Sellers, the
jurisdiction of organization, the authorized capital stock, the
number of issued and outstanding shares of capital stock and the
record owners of shares of each Ilijan Entity. Sellers have
previously delivered to Buyer copies of the Organizational
Documents as currently in effect of the Company, its Subsidiaries
and, to the knowledge of Sellers, each Ilijan Entity. "
Organizational Documents " shall mean certificates or
articles of incorporation, memorandum or articles of association,
bylaws or bye-laws, certificates of formation, limited liability
company agreements, partnership or limited partnership agreements,
or other formation or governing documents of a particular
entity.
(b)
Except for interests in the Subsidiaries of the
Company, and in the Ilijan Entities, as disclosed in Section 2.1 of
the Seller Disclosure Letter, none of the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Sellers, any Ilijan Entity
owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or similar interest in, or
any interest convertible into or
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exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or
similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture or other business association or
entity.
SECTION 2.2
Capital Stock .
(a)
The authorized share capital of the Company is Hong
Kong $11,700,000,000, from which 106,124,419 Ordinary Shares are
the only issued shares of capital stock of the Company. All of the
issued shares of the Company have been validly issued and are fully
paid and are owned, directly or indirectly, by Sellers free and
clear of all Encumbrances. There are no outstanding
subscriptions, options, warrants, rights (including, but not
limited to, stock appreciation rights), preemptive rights or other
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements, including,
but not limited to, any right of conversion or exchange under any
outstanding security, instrument or agreement (together, "
Options "), obligating the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of the Company or to
grant, extend or enter into any Option with respect
thereto.
(b)
All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
each material Subsidiary of the Company and, to the knowledge of
Sellers, each Ilijan Entity are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and are owned, beneficially and of
record, by the Company or a Subsidiary wholly owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company, free and clear of any
Encumbrances. There are no (i) outstanding Options obligating
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares
of capital stock of any Subsidiary of the Company or to grant,
extend or enter into any such Option or (ii) voting trusts, proxies
or other commitments, understandings, restrictions or arrangements
in favor of any person other than the Company or a Subsidiary
wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company with respect
to the voting of, or the right to participate in dividends or other
earnings on, any capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company.
SECTION 2.3
Authority Relative to this Agreement;
Enforceability .
(a)
Each Seller has full corporate power and authority
to enter into this Agreement, and to perform its obligations
hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each
Seller and the consummation by each of them of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by their
respective Boards of Directors, and no other corporate proceedings
on the part of Sellers or any of its affiliates are necessary to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by Sellers and the consummation by Sellers of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(b)
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and delivered by Sellers and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer, constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of each of them enforceable
against each of them in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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SECTION 2.4
Non-Contravention; Approvals and Consents
.
(a)
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Sellers does not, and the performance by each of them of its
obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not, conflict with, result in a violation
or breach of, constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time
or both) a default under, result in or give to any person any right
of payment or reimbursement, termination, cancellation,
modification or acceleration of, trigger any rights of first
refusal, or result in the creation or imposition of any
Encumbrances upon any of the assets or properties of Sellers, the
Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Sellers, the
Ilijan Entities under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of (i) the Organizational Documents of Sellers, the Company, its
Subsidiaries, or the Ilijan Entities, or (ii) (x) any statute, law,
rule, regulation or ordinance (together, " laws "), or any
judgment, decree, order, writ, permit or license (together, "
orders "), of any court, tribunal arbitrator, authority,
agency, commission, official or other instrumentality of the
Philippines, the United States, or any other country, state,
province, city or other political subdivision (a " Governmental
Authority ") applicable to Sellers, the Company, its
Subsidiaries, the Ilijan Entities or any of their respective assets
or properties, or (y) except as provided under Section 2.6 of the
Senior Secured Credit Facility, any note, bond, mortgage, security
agreement, indenture, license, franchise, permit, concession,
contract, lease or other agreement of any kind (together, "
Contracts ") to which any of them is a party or by which any
of them or any of their respective assets or properties is bound,
excluding from the foregoing clauses (x) and (y) conflicts,
violations, breaches, defaults, rights of payment or reimbursement,
terminations, cancellations, modifications, accelerations and
creations and impositions of Encumbrances that, individually or in
the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that no
representation and warranty is made in this Section 2.4(a) with
respect to the Energy Conversion Agreements and the matters
addressed therein and in Section 5.8 of this Agreement.
(b)
Except for the Bermuda Monetary Authority Consent,
no consent, approval or action of, filing with or notice to any
Governmental Authority is necessary or required by Sellers, the
Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Sellers, the
Ilijan Entities under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
any law or order of any Governmental Authority for the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Sellers, the performance by
Sellers of their respective obligations hereunder or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than
such consents, approvals, actions, filings and notices which the
failure to make or obtain, as the case may be, individually or in
the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect; provided , however , that no
representation and warranty is made in this Section 2.4(b) with
respect to the Energy Conversion Agreements and the matters
addressed therein and in Section 5.8 of this Agreement.
SECTION 2.5
Financial Statements . Sellers have
provided to Buyer copies of (a) the audited consolidated balance
sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at
December 31, 2005, and the related audited consolidated income
statement, statement of changes in equity and cash flow statement
of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the year then
ended, together with the report thereon of KPMG, independent
auditors, and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at September 30, 2006,
and the related consolidated income statement, statement of changes
in equity and cash flow statement of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries for the nine months then ended (the "
Financial Statements "). The Financial Statements have
been prepared in accordance with IFRS consistently applied
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throughout the periods covered thereby and fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial
condition, results of operations and cash flow of the Company
(except, in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements, for
normal and recurring year-end adjustments and for the absence of
footnote disclosure) as at December 31, 2005, and September 30,
2006, and for the year and nine months then ended,
respectively.
SECTION 2.6
Absence of Certain Changes or Events; Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities .
(a)
Since September 30, 2006, there has not been any
change, event or development of which Sellers have knowledge
that, individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Buyer agrees that (i) the matters set forth in Section 2.6(a)(i) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter do not constitute a Company Material
Adverse Effect, and (ii) absent any material and adverse change,
event or development in respect of the matters referenced in
Section 2.6(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter occurring after
the date hereof, the matters set forth in Section 2.6(a)(ii) of the
Seller Disclosure Letter do not constitute a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(b)
Since September 30, 2006, neither the Company nor
its Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities or obligations
(whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of any nature,
except those which (i) are accrued or reserved against in the
Financial Statements or reflected in the notes thereto, (ii) would
not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect, (iii) were non-current liabilities categorized as "Deferred
Revenue" or "Deferred Tax Liabilities" in accordance with IFRS,
(iv) have been or will be discharged or paid in full on or prior to
the Closing Date or included in the Working Capital, (v) are of a
nature not required to be reflected in the financial statements of
the Company prepared in accordance with IFRS or (vi) are set forth
in Section 2.6 of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
SECTION 2.7
Legal Proceedings . Except for tax
matters, which are the subject of Section 2.10, employee benefits
matters, which are the subject of Section 2.11, and environmental
matters, which are the subject of Section 2.13, there are no
actions, suits, arbitrations or proceedings (including, without
limitation, Governmental Authority investigations or audits),
pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened against
Sellers, the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of
Sellers, the Ilijan Entities or any of their assets and properties
that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 2.8
Permits; Compliance with Laws .
(a)
The Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge
of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities hold all permits, licenses,
authorizations, franchises, variances, exemptions, orders and
approvals of all Governmental Authorities (other than environmental
permits that are the subject of Section 2.13) necessary for the
lawful conduct of their respective businesses as currently
conducted (the " Company Permits "), except for failures to
hold such Company Permits that, individually or in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge
of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities are in compliance with the terms of
the Company Permits, except failures so to comply that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each of the
Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Sellers, the
Ilijan Entities has not received any
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written notification from any Governmental
Authority alleging that it is in material violation of any Company
Permit.
(b)
The Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge
of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities are not in violation of or default
under any law of any Governmental Authority, except for violations
or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. This Section 2.8(b) does not relate to tax matters,
which are the subject of Section 2.10, employee benefits matters,
which are the subject of Section 2.11, or environmental matters,
which are the subject of Section 2.13.
SECTION 2.9
Energy Conversion Agreements .
Sellers have provided or made available to Buyer true, correct and
complete copies by their terms of all Energy Conversion Agreements,
including all express written amendments and material waivers
thereto. Each Energy Conversion Agreement is in full force
and effect, and is the valid and binding obligation of the
Subsidiary of the Company party thereto, in each case except as
limited by laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally or by general equitable principles. None of
the Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Sellers, National Power
Corporation (" NPC ") is in material breach, which breach
has not been waived, under the terms of any such Energy Conversion
Agreement, and, to the knowledge of Sellers, no event or
circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a material breach thereunder; provided,
however, that no representation and warranty is made in this
Section 2.9 with respect to the matters addressed in Section 5.8 of
this Agreement.
SECTION 2.10
Taxes . Each of the Company, its
Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities
has timely filed, or has joined in the timely filing of, all Tax
Returns required to be filed by it, or requests for extensions to
file such Tax Returns have been timely filed or granted and have
not expired, except to the extent that such failures to either file
or to have extensions granted are not material. All such Tax
Returns of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of
Sellers, the Ilijan Entities are complete and accurate in all
material respects. The Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the
knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities have paid all Taxes shown
as due on such Tax Returns. No material deficiencies for any
Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed against the Company,
its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan
Entities that are not in the reasonable judgment of Sellers in
accordance with IFRS adequately reserved for. No requests for
waivers or extensions of the time to assess any Taxes against the
Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Sellers, the
Ilijan Entities have been granted or are pending, except for
requests with respect to such Taxes that in the reasonable judgment
of Sellers in accordance with IFRS have been adequately reserved
for in the Financial Statements or are not material. None of
the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Sellers, the
Ilijan Entities has any material liability for the Taxes of any
Person (other than Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries) (i)
under Treasury regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law), (ii) as a transferee or
successor, (iii) by contract, or (iv) otherwise. Each of the
Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Sellers, the
Ilijan Entities has withheld and paid all material Taxes required
to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or
owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor,
stockholder or other third party. Further, (i) no Tax Return
of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the
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knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities is
under audit or examination by any taxing authority, and no written
notice of an audit or examination by any taxing authority has been
received by the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of
Sellers, the Ilijan Entities, (ii) there are no material Tax
sharing agreements to which the Company is a party that will be in
effect after the Closing Date, and (iii) none of the Company, its
Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities
has received a written notice from any Governmental Authority in a
jurisdiction in which it does not file a Tax Return stating that it
is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
SECTION 2.11
Employee Benefit Plans .
(a)
Section 2.11(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter
contains a true and complete list of each material employment,
bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock
purchase, stock option, severance or termination pay,
hospitalization or other medical, life or other insurance,
supplemental unemployment benefits, profit-sharing, pension, or
retirement plan, program, agreement or arrangement, and each other
employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, exclusive
of any such plan, program, agreement or arrangement maintained
exclusively pursuant to and consistent with the requirements of
applicable law (all such listed plans, programs, agreements or
arrangements collectively, the " Benefit Plans "), currently
maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, for the benefit of
any current or former employee or director of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company.
(b)
With respect to each of the Benefit Plans, the
Company has made available to Buyer a complete copy of such Benefit
Plan (including all material amendments thereto) and, if such
Benefit Plan is funded through a trust or any third party funding
vehicle, the trust or other funding agreement (including all
amendments thereto) and the latest financial statements available
with respect to the reporting period ended most recently preceding
the date hereof.
(c)
Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, each Benefit Plan has been
operated and administered in all material respects in accordance
with its terms and applicable law.
(d)
Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending or, to the
knowledge of Sellers, threatened claims by or on behalf of any of
the Benefit Plans, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any
Benefit Plan or otherwise involving any Benefit Plan (other than
routine claims for benefits).
SECTION 2.12
Labor Matters .
(a)
(i) As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining
agreement or other labor agreement with any union or labor
organization, and (ii) there has been no work stoppage or strike by
employees of the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of
Sellers, the Ilijan Entities, except for such work stoppages or
strikes, individually or in the aggregate, as would not reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
To the knowledge of Sellers, none of the Company,
its Subsidiaries nor the Ilijan Entities is in violation of any
labor laws in any country (or political subdivision thereof) in
which they transact business except for such violations,
individually or in the aggregate, as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 2.13
Environmental Matters . Except as,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(a)
(i) Each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to
the knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities is in compliance with
all applicable Environmental Laws; and (ii) neither the Company,
its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan
Entities has received any written communication from any person or
Governmental Authority that alleges that any of the Company, its
Subsidiaries or the Ilijan Entities is not in such compliance with
applicable Environmental Laws, except for any such non-compliance
that has been settled or otherwise fully resolved.
(b)
Each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the
knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities has obtained or maintains
all permits and governmental authorizations required under
applicable Environmental Laws (collectively, the " Environmental
Permits ") necessary for the conduct of its operations as
currently conducted, as applicable, and all such Environmental
Permits are valid, in full force and effect, final and
non-appealable. Where applicable a renewal application or an
application for any new operations has been timely filed and is
pending agency approval, and in such case, to the knowledge of
Sellers, there are no facts or circumstances that would adversely
affect such entity’s ability to obtain such permits in a
timely fashion and on terms and conditions not materially
inconsistent with those for operations as currently conducted. The
Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Sellers, the
Ilijan Entities are in compliance with all terms and conditions of
the Environmental Permits.
(c)
There is no Environmental Claim pending:
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(i)
against the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the
knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities; or
(ii)
against any real or personal property or operations
which the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of
Sellers, the Ilijan Entities currently owns, leases or manages, in
whole or in part.
(d)
To the knowledge of Sellers, there have not been any
Releases of any Hazardous Material at any real property which the
Company, its Subsidiaries or the Ilijan Entities owns or operates,
and there are no other facts or circumstances to the Sellers’
knowledge that would be reasonably likely to form the basis of any
Environmental Claim against the Company, its Subsidiaries or the
Ilijan Entities.
(e)
As used in this Section 2.13:
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" Environmental Claims " means any and all
administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands,
demand letters, directives, claims, liens, investigations,
proceedings or written notices of noncompliance, liability or
violation by any person or entity (including, but not limited to,
any Governmental Authority) alleging potential liability of the
Company, its Subsidiaries or the Ilijan Entities (including,
without limitation, potential responsibility or liability for
enforcement, investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental
response costs, removal costs, remedial costs, natural resources
damages, property damages, personal injuries or penalties) arising
out of, based on or resulting from:
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(i)
the presence, or Release or threatened Release into
the environment, of any Hazardous Materials at any location,
whether or not owned, operated, leased or managed by the Company,
its Subsidiaries or the Ilijan Entities, or any other harm or
injury to persons, property or the environment from environmental
matters associated with operations at any real property which the
Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, the
Ilijan Entities own or operate; or
(ii)
circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or
alleged violation, of any Environmental Law;
" Environmental Laws " means all laws, rules and
regulations relating to pollution, the environment (including,
without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land
surface or subsurface strata or rare, threatened or endangered
species and critical habitat), or protection of human health as it
relates to the Release of Hazardous Materials and other laws and
regulations relating to Releases or threatened Releases of
Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of Hazardous Materials;
" Hazardous Materials " means (a) any petroleum or
petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form
that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation,
and transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid
containing polychlorinated biphenyls; (b) any chemicals, materials
or substances which are now defined as or included in the
definition of "hazardous substances", "hazardous wastes",
"hazardous materials", "extremely hazardous wastes", "restricted
hazardous wastes", "toxic substances", "toxic pollutants", or words
of similar import, under any Environmental Law; and (c) any other
chemical, substance or waste, exposure to which is now prohibited,
limited or regulated under any Environmental Law in a jurisdiction
in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operates or any
jurisdiction which has received such chemical, substance or waste
from the Company or its Subsidiaries; and
" Release " means any release, spill, emission, leaking,
injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or
migration into the atmosphere, soil, surface water, groundwater or
real or tangible property.
(f)
This Section 2.13, together with the Seller
Disclosure Letter, contains the sole and exclusive representations
and warranties of Sellers with respect to environmental matters
arising under any Environmental Law or relating to Hazardous
Materials.
SECTION 2.14
Intellectual Property . The Company,
its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan
Entities have all right, title and interest in, or a valid and
binding license to use, all Intellectual Property, individually or
in the aggregate, material to the conduct of their businesses as
currently conducted, except for such failures to have right, title,
interest or license to use that, individually or in the aggregate,
would not be reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. None of the Company, its
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Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Sellers, the
Ilijan Entities is in default (or with the giving of notice or
lapse of time or both, would be in default) under any license to
use such Intellectual Property and, to the knowledge of Sellers,
such Intellectual Property is not being infringed by any third
party, and none of the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the
knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities is infringing any
Intellectual Property of any third party, except for such defaults
and infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, " Intellectual
Property " means patents and patent rights, trademarks and
trademark rights, trade names and trade name rights, service marks
and service mark rights, service names and service name rights,
copyrights and copyright rights and other proprietary intellectual
property rights and all pending applications for and registrations
of any of the foregoing.
SECTION 2.15
Insurance . Section 2.15 of the
Seller Disclosure Letter identifies the material insurance policies
under which any of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or their assets
or business activities, are covered. Sellers have made
available to Buyer true and correct copies of each insurance policy
identified in Section 2.15 of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
Each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of
Sellers, the Ilijan Entities is insured with financially
responsible insurers in such amounts and against such risks and
losses as are customary in all material respects for companies
conducting the business conducted by the Company, its Subsidiaries,
and the Ilijan Entities during such time period. Neither the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Sellers,
any of the Ilijan Entities has received any written notice of
cancellation or termination with respect to any material insurance
policy of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or the Ilijan Entities.
The material insurance policies of the Company, its Subsidiaries
and, to the knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities are valid and
enforceable policies.
SECTION 2.16
Real Property .
(a)
Section 2.16 of the Seller Disclosure Letter lists
all material real property leases to which the Company or its
Subsidiaries is a party (the " Leased Real Property ") and
all material real property owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries
(the " Owned Real Property ").
(b)
The Company and its Subsidiaries have valid title
to, or a valid leasehold interest in (or have analogous property
rights under applicable law), all of the Leased Real Property and
Owned Real Property used or owned by such entity, except to the
extent such absence of valid title or leasehold right would not
materially interfere with or prevent the operation of the
Facilities in the ordinary course of business.
(c)
None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the
knowledge of Sellers, the Ilijan Entities has received written
notice from any Governmental Authority of any pending or threatened
proceeding to condemn or take by power of eminent domain or
otherwise all or any material part of the Facilities that would
materially interfere with or prevent the operation of the
Facilities in the ordinary course of business.
SECTION 2.17
Affiliate Contracts . Section 2.17
of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete list
of each material agreement or contract between (i) the MAPL Group
on one hand, and (ii) Sellers and any affiliate thereof (other than
the MAPL Group), on the other (collectively, the " Affiliate
Contracts ").
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SECTION 2.18
Brokers or Finders . None of
Sellers, the Company or its Subsidiaries has entered into any
agreement or arrangement entitling any agent, broker, investment
banker, financial advisor or other firm or person to any
broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission or
similar fee in connection with any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, except Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, whose
fees and expenses will be paid by Sellers in accordance with
Sellers’ agreements with such firm.
SECTION 2.19
Performance Undertakings . Sellers
have provided or made available to Buyer true, correct and complete
copies of all Performance Undertakings, including all express
written amendments thereto. To the knowledge of Sellers, each
Performance Undertaking is in full force and effect and has not
been repudiated by the Republic of the Philippines. To the
knowledge of Sellers, the Republic of the Philippines is not in
breach of the terms of any such Performance Undertaking, and, to
the knowledge of Sellers, no event or circumstance has occurred
that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
breach thereof.
SECTION 2.20
Title to Assets . Except as would
not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries together own or have the
right to use all assets used or held for use in, and necessary and
sufficient for, the operation of the Facilities as currently
operated.
SECTION 2.21
Limitations on Representations and
Warranties . Except for the representations and
warranties contained in this Article II, neither Sellers nor any
other person or entity acting on behalf of Sellers makes any
representation or warranty, express or implied, concerning the
Ordinary Shares or the business, finances, operations, assets,
liabilities, prospects or any other aspect of the Company, its
Subsidiaries and the Ilijan Entities.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Sellers that:
SECTION 3.1
Organization . Buyer is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
SECTION 3.2
Authority Relative to This Agreement;
Enforceability .
(a)
Buyer has full power and corporate authority to
enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder,
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer and
the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of
Buyer, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Buyer or
its shareholders are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by Buyer and the consummation by
Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b)
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and delivered by Buyer and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery of this
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Agreement by Sellers, constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law).
SECTION 3.3
Non-Contravention; Approvals and Consents
.
(a)
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Buyer do not, and the performance by Buyer of its obligations
hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of,
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a
default under, result in or give to any person any right of payment
or reimbursement, termination, cancellation, modification or
acceleration of, or result in the creation or imposition of any
Encumbrance upon any of the assets or properties of Buyer or any of
its Subsidiaries under any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of (i) the Organizational Documents of Buyer or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (ii) (x) any laws or orders of any Governmental
Authority applicable to Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective assets or properties, or (y) any Contracts to
which Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Buyer
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or
properties is bound, excluding from the foregoing clauses (x) and
(y) conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, rights of payment or
reimbursement, terminations, modifications, accelerations and
creations and impositions of Encumbrances that, individually or in
the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to prevent, delay
or impair Buyer’s ability to perform its obligations
hereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b)
Except for the Bermuda Monetary Authority Consent,
no consent, approval or action of, filing with or notice to any
Governmental Authority is necessary or required under any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of any law or order of any
Governmental Authority for the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Buyer, the performance of its obligations hereunder or
its consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, other
than such consents, approvals, actions, filings and notices which
the failure to make or obtain, as the case may be, individually or
in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to prevent,
delay or impair Buyer’s ability to perform its obligations
hereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
SECTION 3.4
Legal Proceedings; Compliance with Laws
.
(a)
There are no actions, suits, arbitrations or
proceedings (including, without limitation, Governmental Authority
investigations or audits) pending or, to the knowledge of Buyer,
threatened against, relating to or affecting Buyer or any of its
Subsidiaries that would prevent, delay or impair Buyer’s
ability to perform its obligations hereunder or consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b)
Buyer is not in violation of or default under any
law of any Governmental Authority, except for violations or
defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to prevent, delay or impair Buyer’s
ability to perform its obligations hereunder or consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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SECTION 3.5
Financing . Buyer has available cash
and credit capacity, either through binding and enforceable credit
arrangements or borrowing facilities, or executed financing
commitments, and will have sufficient cash on or prior to the
Closing Date to (a) pay the Purchase Price and any Post-Closing
Payment, (b) perform all of its other obligations hereunder, and
(c) provide sufficient working capital after the Closing for Buyer
and its Subsidiaries, including the Company (such matters under
(a), (b) and (c), collectively, the " Funding Obligations "
and such sufficient cash, the " Funds "). Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to assume or
have any obligation or liability under the financing agreements to
be entered into by Buyer to provide the Funds (the " Financing
Agreements ") prior to the time immediately following the
Closing. Buyer has provided to Sellers a description of the
Financing Agreements and a true and complete copy of any related
commitment letters and all exhibits, annexes and attachments
thereto. To the extent that this Agreement must be in a form
acceptable to any lender providing Funds, such lender or lenders
have approved this Agreement.
SECTION 3.6
Brokers or Finders . None of Buyer
or its affiliates has entered into any agreement or arrangement
entitling any agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor
or other firm or person to any broker’s or finder’s fee
or any other commission or similar fee in connection with any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except any such
firm whose fees and expenses will be paid by Buyer in accordance
with Buyer’s agreements with such firm.
SECTION 3.7
Investment Intention; Sufficient Investment
Expertise; Independent Investigation . Buyer is
acquiring the Ordinary Shares and the Intercompany Notes for
investment and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection
with, any distribution thereof, nor with any present intention of
distributing or selling the Ordinary Shares or Intercompany
Notes. Buyer is able to bear the economic risk of holding the
Ordinary Shares and Intercompany Notes for an indefinite period and
has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such
that it is capable of evaluating the risks of the investment in the
Ordinary Shares and Intercompany Notes. Buyer acknowledges
that it has completed its own independent investigation, review and
analysis of the business, assets, and results of operations,
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company, its Subsidiaries
and the Ilijan Entities, as it has deemed appropriate or
necessary. In entering into this Agreement, Buyer
acknowledges that it has relied upon its own investigation, review
and analysis and not on any factual representations of Sellers or
their Representatives (except the specific representations and
warranties of Sellers set forth in this Agreement or in any
certificate provided by a Seller), and Buyer acknowledges that none
of Sellers or any of their directors, officers, shareholders,
employees, affiliates, controlling persons, or Representatives
makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or
implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the
information (including materials furnished in the confidential
information memorandum, dated August 1, 2006, Sellers’ data
room, presentations by the Company’s management and
Representatives, financial projections or otherwise) provided or
made available to Buyer or its directors, officers, employees,
affiliates, controlling persons or Representatives.
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.1
Covenants of Sellers . After the
date hereof and prior to the Closing or earlier termination of this
Agreement, except as set forth in Section 4.1 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter and except (i) as contemplated in or permitted by
this Agreement, (ii) as provided for in the operating budgets or
capital budgets (copies of which, in their current form, have been
made available to Buyer) for the Company and its Subsidiaries (the
" Company Budget "), (iii) as may be required to comply with
the Energy Conversion Agreements, (iv) in connection with necessary
or prudent repairs due to breakdown or casualty, or other actions
taken in response to a business emergency or other unforeseen
operational matters, (v) as required by applicable law, or (vi) to
the extent Buyer shall otherwise consent, which decision regarding
consent shall be made promptly and which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Sellers shall
exercise the voting, governance and contractual powers available to
them to cause the Company to, the Company shall and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to, and shall, to the extent reasonably possible,
exercise the voting, governance and contractual powers available to
the Company and its Subsidiaries to cause the Ilijan Entities to
(but subject in each case to any contractual, fiduciary or similar
obligation of Sellers, the Company, its Subsidiaries or the Ilijan
Entities):
(a)
not amend its Organizational Documents, other than
amendments that are ministerial in nature or otherwise
immaterial;
(b)
not (i) split, combine or reclassify their
respective capital stock, (ii) redeem, repurchase or otherwise
acquire any shares of its capital stock or any Options with respect
thereto or (iii) issue, deliver or sell any shares of its capital
stock or any Options with respect thereto;
(c)
not, other than in the ordinary and usual course of
business, make any acquisition of, or investment in, assets or
stock of any other person or entity in excess of $5,000,000 in the
aggregate in any calendar year;
(d)
not, other than in the ordinary and usual course of
business, sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of
any of its assets in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate in any
calendar year;
(e)
not incur any indebtedness other than (i) borrowings
in the ordinary course of business, (ii) borrowings under existing
credit facilities as such facilities may be amended or replaced, or
(iii) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000;
(f)
not, other than in the ordinary and usual course of
business or as may be required by applicable law, enter into, amend
in any material respect or terminate any material Benefit Plan,
increase in any material respect the compensation or fringe
benefits of any current or former employee, or pay any benefit not
required by any plan or arrangement in effect as of the date hereof
to any current or former employee;
(g)
not make any commitments for or make capital
expenditures in the aggregate in excess of 120% of the amount of
capital expenditures budgeted in the Company Budget in any calendar
year;
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(h)
not make any material changes in their accounting
methods, except as required by law, rule, regulation or
IFRS;
(i)
not adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation,
dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization
or other reorganization (other than the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement);
(j)
maintain insurance with financially responsible or
internationally recognized insurers in such amounts and against
such risks and losses as are consistent with existing market
conditions and the insurance maintained in respect of similar power
generation facilities;
(k)
use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 6.2(d) and not
permit Mirant Sual to enter into any material and adverse amendment
or supplement to, or make any material and adverse concession or
agree to any material Change Order under, the
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