Exhibit
10(nn )
NOVEMBER 22, 2004
Energy
Plaza
1601 Bryan
Street
Dallas, TX
75201-3411
Re:
Accelerated Repurchase
This letter
(the “Letter Agreement”) sets forth the agreement we
have reached with respect to a transaction between Citibank, N.A.
(“Citibank”), acting through Citigroup Global Markets
Inc. (“CGMI”) as agent (collectively with Citibank,
“Citigroup”), and TXU Corp. (the “Company”)
in relation to shares of the Company’s common stock, no par
value (the “Common Stock”).
THE
COUNTERPARTY TO THE COMPANY IN THIS TRANSACTION IS CITIBANK, N.A.
WHICH IS NOT REGISTERED AS A BROKER-DEALER UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. IS ACTING AS
AGENT FOR CITIBANK, N.A. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
TRANSACTION.
As used in this
Letter Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Additional Make-Whole Amount” has
the meaning specified in Section V(c)(ii).
“Amortizing Balance” means, on any
Trading Day, the Purchase Price less the cumulative total price of
the repurchased shares of Common Stock paid for by Citibank to
cover its short position as of such Trading Day. For the avoidance
of doubt, repurchased shares shall be considered paid for by
Citibank as of their respective Settlement Days.
“Citigroup” means Citibank and/or
CGMI.
“Closing
Fee” means $55,698,203.
“Company Instructions” shall mean
the instructions in the form of Annex C hereto (which is
incorporated herein) regarding the purchase of the shares of Common
Stock by Citigroup during the Pricing Period.
“Cumulative Net Rebate Amount”
means, on any Trading Day, the sum of all the Net Rebate Amounts
for all previous Trading Days.
“Daily
Average Disposition Price” means, for any Trading Day, the
dollar volume weighted average price per share of Common Stock
received by Citigroup from selling shares of Common
Stock.
“Daily
Average Price” means, for any Trading Day, the dollar volume
weighted average price per share of Common Stock paid by Citigroup
to purchase a portion of the Number of Initial Shares.
“Dispute
Notice” has the meaning specified in Section XVII.
“Dividend Event Termination” has the
meaning specified in Section VIII(b).
“Excess Cash” means, on any Trading
Day, the result of (i) the Market-Valued Remaining Short Balance
minus (ii) the Amortizing Balance.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange” means the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) or any successor exchange.
“Federal
Funds Open Rate” means 2.40%.
“Fixed
Borrow Cost” means 50 basis points per annum based on the
closing price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day
immediately preceding the relevant day.
“Indebtedness” has the meaning
specified in the Credit Agreement dated as of November 4, 2004
among TXU Corp., various lenders and Citicorp North America, Inc.
as Administrative Agent for the lenders.
“Initial
Share Price” has the meaning specified in Section
II.
“Loss” has the meaning specified in
Section XI(a).
“Loss of
Borrow Termination” has the meaning specified in Section
VII(b).
“Loss
Notice” has the meaning specified in Section
XI(a).
“Make-Whole Amount” has the meaning
specified in Section V(c)(ii).
“Market
Disruption Event” means any (i) suspension or limitation
imposed on trading by any exchange on which the Common Stock is
listed for trading, or (ii) any Trading Day on which there is a
material decrease in the trading volume for the Common Stock such
that in the reasonable business judgment of Citigroup the Daily
Share Repurchase Amount cannot be purchased on such day as
contemplated by the Company Instructions.
“Market-Valued Remaining Short
Balance” means on any day within the Pricing Period, the
result of (i) the Remaining Share Amount, multiplied by (ii) 102%
of the closing price of the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg
L.P. as of that day if it is a Trading Day, otherwise as of the
immediately preceding Trading Day.
“Net
Rebate Amount” means, on any day, the result of (A) the
Rebate Participation Percentage, multiplied by (B) the result of
(i) the product of (x) the Market-Valued Remaining Short Balance
and (y) the Federal Funds Open Rate less 20 basis points, minus
(ii) the product of the Excess Cash and the Federal Funds Open
Rate.
“Number
of Initial Shares” has the meaning specified in Section
II.
“Payment
Shares” has the meaning specified in Section
V(a)(ii).
“Pricing
Period” means the period of up to 210 consecutive Trading
Days commencing on the Trading Day following the Settlement Date of
the “Agreement to Purchase Shares of TXU Corp. Common
Stock”. If at the expiration of the Pricing Period (as set
forth above) a number of shares equal to the Number of Initial
Shares have not been repurchased, then the Pricing Period will be
extended until the Number of Initial Shares have been
repurchased.
“Prospectus” has the meaning
specified in Section VI(a).
“Purchase
Date” has the meaning specified in Section II.
“Purchase
Price” means, the product of (i) the Initial Share Price and
(ii) the Number of Initial Shares.
“Rebate Participation Percentage”
shall equal 70%.
“Refund
Shares” has the meaning specified in Section
V(a)(i).
“Registration Statement” has the
meaning specified in Section VI(a).
“Remaining Share Amount” for any
Trading Day equals (i) the Number of Initial Shares, minus (ii) the
cumulative number of shares of Common Stock that Citigroup has
repurchased to cover its short position in respect of this
transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, such shares shall be
considered repurchased by Citigroup as of their respective
Settlement Days.
“Rule
10b-18” has the meaning specified in Section
III(a).
“SEC” has the meaning specified in
Section VI(e)(iii).
“Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Settlement Amount” means (i) the
product of (x) the Number of Initial Shares and (y) the Initial
Share Price minus the volume weighted average of the Daily Average
Prices for all Trading Days in the Pricing Period, plus (ii) the
Cumulative Net Rebate Amount, minus (iii) the Closing Fee.
“Settlement Day” means any day that
is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions
or trust companies in the City of New York are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to close. A Settlement Day
“corresponds” to a Trading Day if it is the day for
settlement of regular-way transactions entered into on that Trading
Day.
“Share
Cap” means, as of any date of determination, three (3) times
the Number of Initial Shares minus the number of shares of Common
Stock delivered by the Company to Citigroup on or prior to such
date hereunder (in each case subject to adjustment pursuant to
Section IX).
“Trading
Day” means any day (i) other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a
day on which the Exchange is not open for business, and (ii) during
which trading of any securities of the Company on any national
securities exchange has not been suspended.
“Valuation Fraction” means a
fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of
which is the number of Trading Days in the Valuation
Period.
“Valuation Period” means a period of
up to 50 Trading Days, the actual number to be determined in good
faith by Citigroup in consultation with the Company on the business
day that the Company provides notice to Citigroup that it intends
to deliver or receive Common Stock in settlement of this
transaction. The Valuation Period shall (subject to the occurrence
of a Market Disruption Event) commence (i) on the first Trading Day
immediately following the final day of the Pricing Period,
(ii) in the case of an additional Valuation Period as
described in Section V(c)(ii), on the Trading Day following the
Trading Day the additional Payment Shares are delivered to
Citigroup; provided that if in the case of clause (i)
Citigroup determines that resale by it of Payment Shares would
constitute a distribution for purposes of Regulation M under the
Exchange Act (“Regulation M”), on the first Trading Day
immediately following the “restricted period” (as
defined under Regulation M) measuring such restricted period from
the final day the Pricing Period; provided , further
, this delay in commencement of the Valuation Period shall not
apply in the event that the Shares constitute “excepted
securities” as defined in Rule 101(c) of Regulation
M.
“Valuation Share Amount” means, for
any Trading Day, the quotient of (i) the Valuation Fraction
multiplied by the absolute value of the portion of the Settlement
Amount elected by the Company to be paid in shares of Common Stock,
divided by (ii) the Daily Average Disposition Price for that
Trading Day.
Citigroup will
hedge this transaction by entering into a short sale of 52,500,000
shares of Common Stock (the “Number of Initial Shares”)
at a price of $64.57 per Initial Share (the “Initial Share
Price”) (such date the “Purchase Date”). Such
hedge shall be effected in accordance with Citigroup’s
customary procedures. The foregoing notwithstanding, if TXU Corp.
does not receive net proceeds of at least $3.0 billion pursuant to
one or more debt offerings by Friday, November 26, 2004 then TXU
Corp. will have the right to extend settlement of this transaction
by 5 Business Days. If TXU Corp. still has not received such net
proceeds by the close of business on the 5th Business Day then TXU
Corp. shall have the right to cancel this transaction if the
Company has also agreed to cancel the Agreement to Purchase Shares
between Citibank, N.A. and the Company.
III.
Citigroup Purchases and the Pricing Period
(a) During the
Pricing Period, Citigroup will purchase shares of Common Stock in
accordance with the terms of the Company Instructions to cover all
or a portion of such short sale. Citigroup
intends to effect such purchases of Common Stock in accordance with
Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”) or
otherwise in a manner that Citigroup believes in its reasonable
discretion is in compliance with all applicable securities
laws.
(b) In the
event that Citigroup reasonably concludes in good faith, that it is
appropriate with respect to any legal, regulatory or
self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures
(whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are
imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Citigroup), for
it to refrain from purchasing Common Stock on any Trading Day
during the Pricing Period, the Pricing Period shall be suspended
for such day. Citigroup shall promptly notify the Company upon
exercising its rights pursuant to this Section III(b) and shall
subsequently notify the Company in writing on the day Citigroup
believes that it may resume purchasing Common Stock. Citigroup
shall not be required to communicate to the Company the reason for
Citigroup’s exercise of its rights pursuant to this Section
III(b) if Citigroup reasonably determines in good faith that
disclosing such reason may result in a violation of any legal,
regulatory, or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and
procedures.
The Company agrees that it will notify Citigroup
two Trading Days prior to the day on which the Company intends to
purchase any shares of Common Stock on the open market, or enter
into any accelerated share repurchase program, or a derivative
share repurchase transaction (each a “Third Party
Transaction”), during the Pricing Period through a broker
other than Citigroup or an affiliate of Citigroup. The Company
agrees that the number of shares purchased by or through any such
broker in a Third Party Transaction shall (i) not exceed the
difference between the maximum number of shares available to be
purchased under Rule 10b-18 for such day and the maximum number of
shares that Citigroup may purchase on such day pursuant to the
Company Instructions, and (ii) comply with the timing and price
requirements of Rule 10b-18.
V. Pricing
Adjustment and Settlement
(a) After the
expiration of the Pricing Period,
(i) if the
Settlement Amount is greater than zero, Citigroup shall make a cash
payment to the Company in an amount equal to the Settlement Amount
or, if the Company so elects pursuant to Section V(b) and (c), in
lieu of such full cash payment Citigroup shall (A) transfer to the
Company through its agent, for no additional consideration, a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the portion of the
Settlement Amount elected by the Company to be paid in shares of
Common Stock divided by the weighted average price at which
Citigroup purchases shares of Common Stock during the Valuation
Period (the “Refund Shares”) and (B) make a cash
payment to the Company in an amount equal to the portion of the
Settlement Amount elected by the Company to be paid in cash, if
any, and
(ii) if the
Settlement Amount is less than zero, the Company shall make a cash
payment to Citigroup in an amount equal to the absolute value of
the Settlement Amount or, if the Company so elects pursuant to
Section V(b) and (c) and Section VI, in lieu of such full cash
payment the Company shall either (A) transfer to Citibank
through its agent, for no additional consideration, a number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of the Valuation Share
Amounts for each of the Trading Days in the Valuation Period (the
“Payment Shares”); provided that in no event shall the
Company be required to deliver a number of shares of Common Stock
that exceeds the Share Cap or (B) (1) transfer to Citibank through
its agent, for no additional consideration, the Payment Shares;
provided that in no event shall the Company be required to deliver
a number of shares of Common Stock that exceeds the Share Cap and
(2) make a cash payment to Citibank in an amount equal to the
portion of the Settlement Amount elected by the Company to be paid
in cash, if any.
(b) The Company
shall notify Citigroup in writing of its election (i) to
receive the Settlement Amount as (A) Refund Shares or (B) a
combination of Refund Shares and cash, in either case in lieu of
receiving a full cash payment or (ii) to pay the absolute
value of the Settlement Amount by delivery of (A) Payment
Shares or (B) a combination of Payment Shares and cash, in
either case in lieu of making a full cash payment; such
notification to be made by the Company at least five Trading Days
prior to the final Trading Day of the Pricing Period. The failure
to make such election and notify Citigroup in accordance with the
preceding sentence shall constitute an irrevocable election by the
Company to make or receive a cash payment as settlement. Cash
payments shall be made on the second Trading Day following the end
of the Pricing Period.
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(c)
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Delivery of
Refund Shares or Payment Shares shall be made as
follows:
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(i) if Refund Shares are to be transferred to
the Company, Citigroup shall deliver the shares to the Company on
the fourth Trading Day following the last day of the Valuation
Period; and
(ii) if Payment Shares are to be transferred to
Citigroup, the Company shall deliver to Citigroup on each
Settlement Day corresponding to a Trading Day in the Valuation
Period a number of Payment Shares equal to the Valuation Share
Amount for such Trading Day; provided that, if Citigroup concludes,
in its reasonable discretion, that a transfer of Payment Shares on
a Trading Day will, on such day, cause Citigroup’s aggregate
holding of the Common Stock to exceed 4.9% of the outstanding
shares of the Common Stock (the “Stock Threshold”) then
(i) the Company will defer the transfer of any Payment Shares in
excess of the Stock Threshold to the next following Trading Day
provided that such transfer would not cause Citigroup to exceed the
Stock Threshold. In the event the procedures of the previous
sentence apply, Citigroup may extend the number of Trading Days in
the Valuation Period. Citigroup may, but shall not be obligated to,
resell Payment Shares during the Valuation Period. To the extent
that Citigroup elects not to resell Payment Shares during the
Valuation Period, no adjustment shall be made in the number or
value of those Payment Shares or to the Settlement Amount paid
through such Payment Shares. In the event that Citigroup chooses to
resell the Payment Shares during the Valuation Period, then, if the
proceeds from the sale of the Payment Shares (net of brokerage
costs) exceed the absolute value of the Settlement Amount elected
by the Company to be paid in Payment Shares (or if less than all of
the Payment Shares are resold, the applicable pro rata portion of
such amount), Citigroup shall refund in cash to the Company an
amount equal to such excess by the close of business on the third
Trading Day following the last day of the Valuation Period. In the
event that the proceeds of such sales (net of brokerage costs) are
less than the absolute value of the Settlement Amount elected by
the Company to be paid in Payment Shares (or if less than all of
the Payment Shares are resold, the applicable pro rata portion
thereof), Citigroup shall provide notice thereof to the Company and
the Company shall, by the close of business on the third Trading
Day following the last day of the applicable Valuation Period, at
the Company’s option, either (A) pay in cash an amount
equal to such deficit (the “Make-Whole Amount”) or
(B) deliver to Citigroup a number of additional Payment Shares
equal to (x) the Make-Whole Amount divided by (y) the closing
price of the Common Stock on the Exchange on the final day of the
applicable Valuation Period; provided , however ,
that in no event shall the Company be required to deliver a number
of shares of Common Stock that exceeds the Share Cap.
Upon delivery of additional Payment Shares, an
additional Valuation Period shall apply to the shares so delivered.
To the extent that Citigroup elects not to resell the additional
Payment Shares during the additional Valuation Period, then no
further adjustment shall be made in the number or value of those
additional Payment Shares or to the Make-Whole Amount paid through
such additional Payment Shares. In the event that Citigroup chooses
to resell the additional Payment Shares delivered to Citigroup in
payment of the Make-Whole Amount during the additional Valuation
Period, then, if the proceeds from the sale of such additional
Payment Shares (net of brokerage costs) exceed the Make-Whole
Amount (or the applicable pro rata portion thereof), Citigroup
shall refund in cash to the Company an amount equal to such excess
by the close of business on the third Trading Day following the
last day of the additional Valuation Period. In the event that the
proceeds of all such sales (net of brokerage costs) are less than
the Make-Whole Amount (or the applicable pro rata portion thereof),
Citigroup shall provide notice thereof to