Exhibit 2.1.1
EXECUTION VERSION
Confidential treatment has been requested as to
certain portions of this document. Each such portion, which has
been omitted herein and replaced with an asterisk [***], has been
filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
STOCK PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT effective as of July 1, 2004 (this “
Agreement ”) is by and among PSEG Americas Inc.
(“the Purchaser ”), and TIE NEWCO Holdings, LLC
(the “ Seller ”), a Delaware limited liability
company. The Purchaser and the Seller are collectively referred to
herein as the “ Parties ” (each of the Purchaser
and the Seller being a “ Party ”).
RECITALS
A. A limited partnership named Texas
Independent Energy, LP (“ TIE ” or the “
Partnership ”) was formed under and pursuant to the
Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of the State of Delaware in
1999 and a Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement was
entered into among the partners of TIE on September 19, 2003 (the
“ ¶!Partnership Agreement ”).
B. A Standstill Letter Agreement;
Notice of Contribution (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A)
was entered into by all the partners of TIE on July 1, 2004 (the
“ Standstill Agreement ”) providing that the
Contribution (as defined in the Standstill Agreement) would be
postponed to allow this Agreement to be implemented.
C. The Seller owns all of the 100
issued and outstanding shares (the “ TPS II Shares
”) of TPS Holdings II, Inc. (“ TPS II ”),
a Florida corporation.
D. TPS II owns a 0.5% general
partnership interest in the Partnership (the “ GP
Interest ”) and a 49.5% limited partnership interest in
the Partnership (the “ LP Interest ”). The GP
Interest and the LP Interest are collectively referred to herein as
the “ Partnership Interests .”
E. The Seller wishes to sell to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser wishes to purchase from the Seller,
the TPS II Shares.
F. Prior to the execution of this
Agreement, TPS II owned the Partnership Interests indirectly
through an alternative ownership structure. Under that structure,
TPS II owned all of the outstanding membership interests in PLC
Development Holdings, LLC (“ PLC ”), a Delaware
limited liability company, which in turn owned all of the
outstanding membership interests of (i) Panda Texas Generating I,
LLC (“ Panda I ”), a Delaware limited liability
company which owned the GP Interest, and (ii) Panda Texas
Generating II, LLC (“ Panda II ”), a Delaware
limited liability company which owned the LP Interest. In
anticipation of and as a condition to the willingness of the
Parties to enter into this Agreement, the ownership structure with
respect to the Partnership Interests has been reorganized (the
“ Reorganization ”) such that TPS II now owns
directly both the GP Interest and the LP Interest and the Seller
now owns both (i) all of the outstanding membership interests in
PLC (the “ PLC Membership Interests ”), which in
turn continues to own all of the outstanding membership interests
in both Panda I and Panda II, and (ii) all of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of TPS II.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants contained herein, and of other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
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Contribution . In order to accomplish the consummation of the
Transaction, the Contribution shall not be effected before the
earlier of (a) the Consummation and (b) the Termination
Date.
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Purchase and
Sale; Purchase Price .
The Seller will sell to the Purchaser, free and clear of any Liens,
and the Purchaser will purchase from the Seller, the TPS II Shares
(the “ Transaction ”), for a purchase price of
five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) (the “ Purchase
Price ”).
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Sale
Procedure . Promptly
after the execution hereof, the Seller shall deliver to the
Seller’s counsel in Boston, Massachusetts (with a copy
delivered to the Purchaser), good and sufficient instruments of
sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance, in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser, selling, transferring, assigning and
conveying to the Purchaser good and valid title to the TPS II
Shares (the “ Transfer Instruments ”). Upon
written notification from the Seller (the “ Seller
Satisfaction Notice ”) to the Purchaser that the
conditions contained in Section 10 hereof have been satisfied or
waived by the Seller, the Purchaser shall, promptly after the
conditions set forth in Section 11 have been satisfied or waived by
the Purchaser, wire transfer the Purchase Price to the
Seller’s bank account (such bank account to be designated by
the Seller prior to Consummation (as defined below)). Upon the
Seller’s receipt of the Purchase Price in the aforementioned
bank account in immediately available funds, title to the TPS II
shares shall transfer from the Seller to the Purchaser and the
Seller shall promptly thereafter cause the Seller’s counsel
to deliver the Transfer Instruments to the Purchaser (such
delivery, the “ Consummation ”).
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Representations and Warranties of the
Seller . The Seller
represents and warrants to the Purchaser, with respect to itself
and TPS II, that as of the date of the Consummation:
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Organization; Good Standing
. The Seller is a limited liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, and has all requisite power and
authority to own its properties, including the TPS II Shares, and
to enter into this Agreement and consummate the Transaction. TPS II
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Florida, and has all
requisite power to conduct its business as currently conducted and
authority to own its properties, including the Partnership
Interests.
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b)
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Title to TPS
II Shares; Title to Partnership Interests . (i) The Seller has good and valid title to the
TPS II Shares which constitute all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of TPS II and (ii) TPS II has good and valid title to
the Partnership Interests, in both cases above free and clear of
any and all liens, charges, encumbrances or adverse claims (“
Liens ”) other than those Liens in favor of the
Purchaser. The TPS II Shares are fully paid and non-assessable.
Except as provided in the Partnership Agreement or as contemplated
by this Agreement, no Person has any right, agreement or
understanding (whether by option, subscription, warrant, call,
commitment, conversion, exchange, plan or otherwise) with respect
to the acquisition, purchase, sale, transfer or assignment of any
of the capital stock of TPS II or the Partnership
Interests.
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c)
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Noncontravention and Authorization
. The consummation of the
Transaction will not violate or result in a default under the
articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Seller or TPS II, or
any instrument or other agreement to which either of them is a
party. The Seller has taken all action required by law, its
operating agreement or otherwise to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction, and this Agreement
is the valid and binding agreement of the Seller enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditor’s rights and by general principles of
equity.
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Scope of
Activities . Since its
inception, the Seller has engaged in no business other than the
ownership of the TPS II Shares and the Partnership Interests owned
by it indirectly through its ownership of TPS II. Since its
inception, TPS II has engaged in no business except as related to
(i) the investment in TIE, either directly or through one or more
wholly-owned subsidiary entities and (ii) service as Trustee for
TPS Trust I Irrevocable Trust of 2001 and TPS Trust I Irrevocable
Trust of 2002, the sole activity of each of which was to hold for a
temporary period notes issued by both (A) TECO Panda Generating
Company, L.P. and (B) PLC in favor of TECO Power Services
Corporation. Other than the PLC Membership Interests, the Seller
does not currently own, lease, license or otherwise hold
(collectively, “Hold”) nor has it ever Held any
property other than the TPS II Shares. TPS II does not currently
(i) Hold any property other than the Partnership Interests, nor has
it ever Held any property other than assets employed or useful in
connection with its investment in TIE or (ii) have and has never
had, any employees or benefit plans.
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e)
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Disclosure
of Contracts . All
contracts, agreements or arrangements to which TPS II is a party
and which are (i) currently in effect or (ii) have terminated or
expired but have surviving provisions, are listed in Exhibit
B .
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Disclosure
of Liabilities . The
unaudited balance sheet of TPS II as of June 30, 2004 attached
hereto as Exhibit C (the “ June 30 Balance
Sheet ”) is true, correct and complete and has been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States (“ GAAP ”),
except for the omission of footnotes and customary year-end
adjustments. Except as disclosed on Exhibit D hereto, the June 30
Balance Sheet discloses all debts, liabilities, commitments and
contingencies of TPS II as of June 30, 2004 that are required to be
disclosed on a balance sheet (or noted in a footnote) prepared in
accordance with GAAP.
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Disregarded
Entities . To the
knowledge of the Seller and its Affiliates (other than Panda I,
Panda II and PLC), each of Panda I, Panda II and PLC constitutes a
“disregarded entity” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 301.7701-3(b)(1)(ii).
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Representations and Warranties of the
Purchaser . The Purchaser
represents and warrants to the Seller with respect to itself as
follows:
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a)
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Organization; Good Standing
. The Purchaser is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, and has all requisite corporate
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and consummate the
Transaction.
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b)
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Noncontravention and Authorization
. The acquisition of the TPS II
Shares by the Purchaser will not violate or result in a default
under its charter or by-laws or any instrument or other agreement
to which it is a party. The Purchaser has taken all actions
required by law, its charter, by-laws or otherwise to authorize the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, and this Agreement is the valid and binding
agreement of such Purchaser enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter
in effect relating to creditor’s rights and by general
principles of equity.
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c)
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Power . The Purchaser has the power to act on behalf
of all of its Affiliates in connection with the releases granted
and waivers made under Section 8(b) and the agreements set forth in
Section 9.
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a)
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EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER SET FORTH IN SECTION 4
AND THE SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE (AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 11(A) BELOW), THE PURCHASER UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THE
TPS II SHARES AND THE PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS (THE “
EQUITY” ) ACQUIRED BY THE PURCHASER
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PURSUANT TO THE TRANSACTION ARE
BEING SOLD AND ACQUIRED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF
ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, AND THAT THE PURCHASER IS RELYING ON ITS OWN
EXAMINATION OF THE EQUITY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE
FOREGOING AND EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 4 AND THE SELLER’S
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE, THE PURCHASER UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES
THAT THE SELLER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE EQUITY, INCLUDING THE VALUE,
PROSPECTS AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EQUITY. THE PURCHASER
AGREES THAT NO INFORMATION OR MATERIAL PROVIDED BY OR COMMUNICATION
MADE BY THE SELLER OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SELLER IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS TRANSACTION OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED IN SECTION
4 AND THE SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE (REGARDLESS OF
WHEN ANY SUCH MATERIAL OR COMMUNICATION MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED OR
MADE) WILL CONSTITUTE, CREATE OR OTHERWISE CAUSE TO EXIST ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY.
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b)
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EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER SET FORTH IN SECTION 4 AND THE
SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE, THE PURCHASER
UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THE PERSONALITY, REAL PROPERTY AND
INTANGIBLE ASSETS OF TIE, GPP AND OEPP (INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION THE TIE ASSETS) (THE “ TIE PROPERTY
”) INDIRECTLY SOLD AND ACQUIRED BY THE PURCHASER AS A RESULT
OF THE TRANSACTION, ARE BEING SOLD AND ACQUIRED AS SUCH EXIST ON
THE CONSUMMATION, AND IN THEIR CONDITION ON THE CONSUMMATION
“WITH ANY FAULTS THAT MAY EXIST THEREON”, AND THAT THE
PURCHASER IS RELYING ON ITS OWN EXAMINATION OF THE TIE PROPERTY.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING AND EXCEPT FOR THE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 4 AND
THE SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE, THE PURCHASER
UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THE SELLER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO LIABILITIES,
OPERATION OF THE TIE PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE TITLE, CONDITION,
VALUE, QUALITY AND PROSPECTS OF THE TIE PROPERTY OR THE BUSINESS,
CONDITION (FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE), OR PROSPECTS OF TIE AND ITS
AFFILIATES, RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIE PROPERTY AND ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, USAGE, SUITABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR
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ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH
RESPECT TO THE TIE PROPERTY OR ANY PART THEREOF. EXCEPT FOR THE
EXPRESS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER SET FORTH IN
SECTION 4 AND THE SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE, THE
PURCHASER FURTHER AGREES THAT NO INFORMATION OR MATERIAL PROVIDED
BY OR COMMUNICATION MADE BY THE SELLER OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
SELLER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS TRANSACTION OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED
IN SECTION 4 AND THE SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE,
(REGARDLESS OF WHEN ANY SUCH MATERIAL OR COMMUNICATION MAY HAVE
BEEN PROVIDED OR MADE) WILL CONSTITUTE, CREATE OR OTHERWISE CAUSE
TO EXIST ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY.
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Covenants of
the Seller .
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Efforts . The Seller covenants and agrees, on behalf of
itself and TPS II, that it shall use all commercially reasonable
efforts to perform and fulfill all conditions and obligations to be
performed and fulfilled by it under this Agreement and, subject to
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 10,
to cause the Transaction to be consummated, and, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, to obtain all consents and
authorizations of third parties and to make promptly all filings
with and give all notices to third parties required to be made or
given by Seller which may be necessary or reasonably required in
order to effect the Transaction. The Seller shall cooperate with
the Purchaser to the extent commercially reasonable in order to aid
the Purchaser in obtaining any consents or making any filing
required of the Purchaser in connection with the
Transaction.
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Conduct . Prior to Consummation or the termination or
expiration of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, unless the
Purchaser shall otherwise consent in writing, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and except as required in
order to comply with applicable law, or in connection with any
emergency or other force majeure event, each of the Seller and TPS
II shall:
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operate and
maintain its business in all material respects in accordance with
the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices;
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not take any
action or enter into any commitment with respect to or in
contemplation of any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization,
reorganization or other winding up of its business or
operations;
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Confidential treatment has been requested as to
certain portions of this document. Each such portion, which has
been omitted herein and replaced with an asterisk [***], has been
filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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iii)
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not grant any
express encumbrance on any of its assets, or the Partnership
Interests;
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not take any
action that would cause the aggregate liabilities of TPS II to
exceed at Consummation $10,000;
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take any action
required to eliminate liabilities of TPS II to any of the Seller
Post Consummation Affiliates; and
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not take any
action which would cause any of the Seller’s representations
and warranties set forth in Section 4 or the Seller’s
Officer’s Certificate to be incorrect in any material respect
as of the Consummation;
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provided that nothing in this
Section shall preclude the Seller or TPS II from taking any action
required to insure compliance with the terms of the Partnership
Agreement.
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Release . Except with respect to:
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(i)
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claims by
Persons that are not Panda Parties or that are not Affiliates of
the Seller as of July 1, 2004 (excluding TIE, GPP and OEPP and any
Person controlled by any of them but not excluding Seller) against
the Seller or against any of the Seller’s Affiliates arising
in connection with or related to (a) Purchaser Intentional
Misconduct, (b) TIE Intentional Misconduct [***];
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(ii)
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claims by Panda
Parties against the Seller or any of the Seller’s Affiliates
arising from or related to any claims brought by any Person who is
not the Seller or one of the Seller Post Consummation Affiliates
against any of the Panda Parties in connection with or related to
(a) Purchaser Intentional Misconduct, (b) TIE Intentional
Misconduct [***]; and
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(iii)
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the
Purchaser’s obligations hereunder, including, without
limitation, the Purchaser’s obligations under Section 12 as
the result of the breach of any provision hereof;
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as to which matters no release is
given hereunder, effective upon the Consummation the Seller on
behalf of itself and each Person that was an Affiliate of the
Seller on July 1, 2004 (other than TIE, GPP and OEPP or any Person
controlled by any of them) and on behalf of each of its and their
successors and assigns, hereby releases and waives its right to
recover from the Purchaser, its agents or any of their respective
Affiliates (including, without limitation, TPS II, TIE, GPP and
OEPP) and forever releases and discharges the Purchaser, any of its
Affiliates (including, without limitation, TPS II, TIE, GPP and
OEPP) and/or agents, from any and all damages, claims, losses,
liabilities, penalties, fines, liens,
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judgments, costs or expenses
whatsoever (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees
and costs), whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, foreseen
or unforeseen, that may have arisen or may arise on account of or
in any way be connected with TPS II, TIE or any of the TIE Assets
or the TIE Property, including, without limitation, (w) all
liabilities or obligations under or related to environmental laws
or relating to any claim in respect of environmental conditions or
hazardous substances arising under applicable law, including
environmental laws, (x) all liabilities that in any way arise out
of or are related to or associated with the Purchaser’s
ownership, possession, use or operation (whether directly or
indirectly) of the Partnership Interests, TPS II, TIE or any TIE
Assets or the TIE Property, before or after the Consummation, (y)
all liabilities that in any way arise out of or are related to or
associated with the Seller’s service as a Trustee referred to
Section 4(d) above, and (z) all liabilities that in any way arise
out of or are related to or associated with the amounts listed as
payable to any Seller Post Consummation Affiliate on the June 30
Balance Sheet. In this regard, effective upon the Consummation the
Seller, on behalf of itself and each of its Seller Post
Consummation Affiliates and each of its and their successors and
assigns expressly releases and waives any and all rights and
benefits that it now has or they now have, or in the future may
have, conferred upon it or them by virtue of any statute or common
law principle which provides that a general release does not extend
to claims which a party does not know or suspect to exist in its
favor at the time of executing the release, if knowledge of such
claims would have materially affected such party’s settlement
with the obligor. The Seller, on behalf of itself and each of its
Seller Post Consummation Affiliates and each of its and their
successors and assigns hereby further acknowledges that it is aware
that factual matters now unknown to it or them may have given or
may hereafter give rise to claims, losses and liabilities that are
presently unknown, unanticipated and unsuspected, that the release
contained herein has been negotiated and agreed upon in light of
such awareness, and that it nevertheless hereby intends to be bound
and to bind each of its Seller Post Consummation Affiliates and
each of its and their successors and assigns, to the release set
forth above.
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Covenants of
the Purchaser .
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Efforts
. The Purchaser covenants and agrees
that prior to the Consummation the Purchaser shall use all
commercially reasonable efforts to perform and fulfill all
conditions and obligations to be performed and fulfilled by it
under this Agreement and, subject to satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Section 11, to cause the Transaction to be
consummated by the Purchaser, and, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, agrees to make promptly all filings with and give
all notices to third parties which may be necessary for it or
reasonably required by it in order to effect the Transaction;
provided that the Purchaser’s only obligation with respect to
Section 11(f) shall be submission of the Transaction for
consideration of the board of managers of PSEG Global L.L.C.
(“PSEG Global”). The Purchaser will cooperate with the
Seller to
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Confidential treatment has been requested as to
certain portions of this document. Each such portion, which has
been omitted herein and replaced with an asterisk [***], has been
filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
the extent necessary to aid the
Seller in obtaining any consents or making any filing required of
the Seller in connection with the Transaction, provided the
Purchaser is not required to make any disbursements (other than
payment of the filing fee required under the HSR Act) in connection
therewith unless the Seller has agreed in writing to reimburse such
disbursements.
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Release . Except with respect to:
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(i) claims by Persons who are not
Panda Parties or not Affiliates of the Purchaser against the
Purchaser or against any of the Purchaser’s Affiliates
arising in connection with or related to (a) Seller Intentional
Misconduct [***];
(ii) claims by Panda Parties against
the Purchaser or any of the Purchaser’s Affiliates arising
from or related to any claims brought against any of the Panda
Parties by a Person who is not the Purchaser or an Affiliate of the
Purchaser in connection with or related to (a) Seller Intentional
Misconduct, (b) TIE Intentional Misconduct [***]; and
(iii) the Seller’s obligations
hereunder, including, without limitation, the Seller’s
obligations under Section 12 as the result of the breach of any
provision hereof;
as to which matters no release is
given hereunder, effective upon the Consummation the Purchaser, on
behalf of itself and Persons that are Affiliates of the Purchaser
as of July 1, 2004 and each of their and its successors and
assigns, hereby does release and waive and the Purchaser will cause
TPS II, TIE, GPP and OEPP, their Affiliates and their successors
and assigns to release and waive immediately following Consummation
any right to recover from the Seller, its agents or any of their
respective Affiliates and forever release and discharge the Seller,
and any of its Affiliates and/or any of their respective agents,
from any and all damages, claims, losses, liabilities, penalties,
fines, liens, judgments, costs or expenses whatsoever (including,
without limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs), whether
direct or indirect, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that
may have arisen or may arise on account of or in any way be
connected with TPS II, TIE or any of the TIE Assets or TIE
Property, including, without limitation, (y) all liabilities or
obligations under or related to environmental laws or relating to
any claim in respect of environmental conditions or hazardous
substances arising under applicable law, including environmental
laws, and (z) all liabilities that in any way arise out of or are
related to or associated with the Seller’s ownership,
possession, use or operation (whether directly or indirectly) of
the Partnership Interests, TPS II, TIE or any TIE Assets or TIE
Property, before or after the Consummation. In this regard,
effective upon the
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Consummation the Purchaser, on
behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates and each of its and
their successors and assigns expressly releases and waives and the
Purchaser will cause each of TIE, GPP and OEPP, their Affiliates
and each of their successors and assigns to expressly release and
waive immediately following Consummation any and all rights and
benefits that it now has or they now have, or in the future may
have, conferred upon it or them by virtue of any statute or common
law principle which provides that a general release does not extend
to claims which a party does not know or suspect to exist in its
favor at the time of execution of such release, if knowledge of
such claims would have materially affected such party’s
settlement with the obligor. The Purchaser, on behalf of itself and
each of its Affiliates and each of its and their successors and
assigns hereby further acknowledges and will cause each of TIE, GPP
and OEPP, their Affiliates and each of their respective successors
and assigns to further acknowledge immediately following
Consummation that it and they are is aware that factual matters now
unknown to it or them may have given or may hereafter give rise to
claims, losses and liabilities that are presently unknown,
unanticipated and unsuspected, that the release contained herein
has been negotiated and agreed upon in light of such awareness, and
that it nevertheless hereby intends to be bound and to bind each of
its parent, subsidiary and sister entities and each of its and
their successors and assigns, to the release set forth
above.
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Inspection
and Due Diligence . The
Purchaser acknowledges that, prior to its execution of this
Agreement, (i) it or its agents or representatives have been
afforded access to and the opportunity to inspect all books and
records and other materials it or they have received in connection
with the Seller, TPS II, TIE and the TIE Assets (other than written
and electronic materials used by the Seller and its Affiliates in
connection with the marketing of the Partnership Interests to
potential buyers) and have had the opportunity to conduct all such
due diligence investigations as it or they deemed necessary or
advisable in connection with entering into this Agreement and the
Transaction, and (ii) it is relying upon the Seller’s
representations and warranties expressly contained herein as to the
matters covered thereby and is relying on its own inspections and
investigation in order to satisfy itself as to the condition and
suitability of the Transaction. In addition, but in no way in
limitation of the foregoing acknowledgement by the Purchaser, to
the extent the Purchaser reasonably requests prior to Consummation,
the Seller agrees that it will expend commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate with the Purchaser with respect to any
additional inquiries or information and promptly respond to such
inquiries or provide such requested information; provided that the
Purchaser acknowledges that neither the Seller nor any of its
Affiliates will provide access to or copies of any Tax sharing
agreement to which TPS II is party.
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Mutual
Covenants . The Seller
hereby covenants to the Purchaser and the Purchaser hereby
covenants to the Seller as follows:
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All Transfer
Taxes incurred as a result of or in connection with this Agreement
or the Transaction (whether imposed on the Seller or the Purchaser)
shall be paid by the Purchaser if and when due. The Purchaser will
file, to the extent required by applicable law, all necessary Tax
Returns and other documentation with respect to all such Transfer
Taxes and the Seller will be entitled to review such returns in
advance and such Tax Returns shall be subject to approval by the
Seller (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). To
the extent required by applicable law, but subject to such review
and approval, the Seller or any of its Affiliates will join in the
execution of any such Tax Returns or other
documentation.
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The Purchaser
and the Seller agree to allocate all items of income, gain, loss,
deduction, and credit with respect to TPS II’s indirect
interest in TIE to the separate taxable years of TPS II created by
the purchase and sale of the TPS II Shares hereunder pursuant to
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(vi) based upon an
interim closing of the books of TIE and the operation of the TIE
Assets as of the Consummation of the sale of the TPS II Shares
hereunder, determined in accordance with Section 3.2(c)(2) of the
Partnership Agreement. The Purchaser and Seller shall each cause
TIE to prepare its information returns for the 2004 calendar year
(including, without limitation, its U.S. Federal Form K-1s for such
year) in a manner consistent with the foregoing and which provides
the Purchaser an
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