Exhibit 10.7
Execution Version
AMMONIUM NITRATE SUPPLY AGREEMENT
By and Between
TERRA MISSISSIPPI NITROGEN, INC.
And
ORICA USA INC.
Dated July 21, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS
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II.
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TERM
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III.
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QUANTITY AND
EXCLUSIVITY
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IV.
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QUALITY
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V.
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WARRANTIES
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VI.
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PRICE
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VII.
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INVOICING AND
PAYMENT
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VIII.
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DELIVERY
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IX.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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X.
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TAXES
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XI.
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EVENT OF FORCE
MAJEURE
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XII.
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REVIEW
MEETINGS: REPORTING
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XIII.
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HARDSHIP
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XIV.
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TERMINATION
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XV.
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RIGHTS NOT
WAIVED
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XVI.
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NOTICES
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XVII.
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ASSIGNMENT
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XVIII.
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INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR
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XIX.
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NON-COMPETITION
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XX.
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#2 PRILLING
PLANT CONVERSION
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XXI.
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AUDIT
RIGHT
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XXII.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT/AMENDMENT
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XXIII.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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XXIV.
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SECTION
HEADINGS
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XXV.
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LEGAL
COMPLIANCE
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XXVI.
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DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
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XXVII.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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Portions of this Exhibit were
omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. Such
portions are marked by a series of asterisks.
AMMONIUM NITRATE SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
THIS AMMONIUM NITRATE SUPPLY
AGREEMENT is entered into on July 21, 2005 but effective as of
the Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) by and between Terra
Mississippi Nitrogen, Inc. (“ Seller ”), a
Delaware corporation with principal offices at 600 Fourth Street,
Sioux City, Iowa 51101, and Orica USA Inc. (“ Buyer
”), a Delaware corporation with principal offices at 33101
East Quincy Avenue, Watkins, Colorado 80137.
RECITALS
A. Seller is in the business of
manufacturing and selling agricultural and industrial
products.
B. Seller currently manufactures and
desires to sell to Buyer ANS (as defined below), and Buyer desires
to purchase ANS from Seller, upon the terms and conditions
described herein.
C. Buyer has agreed to provide the
necessary process design to assist Seller to convert Seller’s
Facility (as defined below) to the production of IGAN (as defined
below) and agreed to pay the Facility Fee (as defined below) to
reimburse Seller for the costs of such conversion.
D. Upon completion of the Conversion
Project (as defined below), Seller desires to sell, and Buyer
desires to purchase, IGAN, upon the terms and conditions described
herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants, promises, and agreements contained herein,
Seller and Buyer agree as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS
Whenever used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following respective meanings (such
terms to be applicable equally to the singular as well as the
plural forms of the terms defined):
“#2 IGAN
Project” shall have
the meaning set forth in Article XX of this Agreement.
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“Additional
Capacity” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section III.D of this
Agreement.
“Affected
Party” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section XIII.A of this
Agreement.
“Affiliated
Company” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section XVII of this Agreement.
“AGAN”
shall mean agricultural grade
ammonium nitrate.
“Agreement” shall mean this Ammonium Nitrate Supply
Agreement, and any Schedules or Exhibits hereto, as the same may be
amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions set
forth herein.
“ANS”
shall mean ammonium nitrate solution
meeting the Specifications.
“ANS Throughput
Fee” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section VI.E. of this Agreement.
“Annual Reserved
Capacity” shall
mean, for Contract Years commencing in *** and thereafter, ***% of
Buyer’s actual purchases of Shipped ANS and IGAN during the
preceding Contract Year, but in no event to exceed *** Tons for
Shipped ANS and ***Tons for IGAN.
“Base Reserved
Capacity” shall
mean (i) for IGAN, *** Tons; and (ii) for Shipped ANS,
*** Tons (of which ***Tons shall be Tranche 1 Shipped ANS and ***
Tons shall be Tranche 2 Shipped ANS).
“Buyer”
shall have the meaning set forth in
the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Buyer
Indemnitees” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section IX.A. of this
Agreement.
“Claim”
shall mean any action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, investigation, audit, litigation, charge,
complaint, claim, or demand by any Person.
“Commercial
Explosives” shall
mean explosives and related products and services used in mining,
quarrying, construction, seismic and related
applications.
“Commissioned” or
“Commissioning” shall mean the first business day after which
the last of all of the following have occurred: (a) all
materials, supplies, goods, tools, machinery and equipment
comprising the converted Facility have been constructed, erected,
installed, inspected and tested in accordance with the Project
Definition and the design and engineering documents created by
Seller based on the Project Definition, both as subsequently
amended by mutual
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agreement, and the converted
Facility has been tied in to Seller’s Plant, in each case to
the extent necessary to permit the safe and sound startup and
operation of the converted Facility as a fully integrated system
(but excluding correction of minor non-operational matters such as
painting, signage and landscaping), (b) the converted Facility
has been in reasonably continuous operation (subject to storage
limitations) and has produced at least an average daily volume of
*** Tons of IGAN over a period of fourteen (14) consecutive
days, as demonstrated by performance tests conducted by Seller,
(c) Buyer has conducted testing establishing to its
satisfaction that the converted Facility is producing IGAN meeting
the Specifications during the time period in subparagraph
(b) above, (d) the Parties have executed a writing
indicating their agreement that the standards set forth in clauses
(a) through (c) have been satisfied, and (e) Seller
has obtained all Permits required by applicable Laws for operation
of the Facility.
“Contract
Year” shall mean,
except for the Initial Contract Year, a period of twelve
(12) consecutive Months, commencing on January 1 and
ending on December 31 of the same year.
“Conversion
Agreement” shall
mean that certain Conversion Agreement of even date herewith
pursuant to which Seller has agreed to convert the Facility on the
terms and conditions described therein.
“Conversion
Kit” shall mean the
Drums, pre-dryer conveyors, pre-dryer air preheaters, pre-dryer
fan, dryer elevator, dryer air preheater, dryer fan, pre-cooler
elevator, pre-cooler conveyers, and other machinery and equipment
constructed and installed in the converted Facility pursuant to the
Project Definition.
“Conversion Kit
Proceeds” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section VI.D.2. of this
Agreement.
“Conversion
Project” shall mean
the conversion of the Facility for the manufacture of IGAN pursuant
to and as further defined in the Conversion Agreement.
“Conversion Project Capital
Budget” shall have
the meaning assigned it in the Conversion Agreement.
“Damages”
shall mean any and all Claims,
losses, liens, injuries to persons or property, and causes of
action of every kind and character including strict liability
claims and administrative law actions and orders, including but not
limited to, the amounts of judgments, fines, penalties, interest,
court costs, investigation expenses, and costs and legal fees
(including but not limited to attorneys’ and experts’
fees), but shall in no event, as between or among Buyer,
Buyer’s Indemnitees, Seller, and Seller’s Indemnitees,
include special, indirect, consequential, punitive, exemplary or
other similar damages, including Claims for lost profits, lost
business opportunities or business interruption.
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“Delivery” or
“Delivered” shall mean the point and at such time as the
Product reaches the Delivery Point.
“Delivery
Point” shall mean
(i) for Shipped ANS, where the ANS loading pipe flange
connects with Buyer’s or Nelson Brothers’
transportation equipment, and (ii) for IGAN, where the IGAN
loading equipment enters Buyer’s or Nelson Brothers’
transportation equipment.
“Effective
Date” shall mean
the date upon which the converted Facility is Commissioned and
Seller possesses the legal and physical capacity to provide IGAN
and the related storage and loading services hereunder upon the
terms and conditions described herein, subject to Section II.B.
hereof regarding the Facility Fee.
“Event of Force
Majeure” shall mean
any strike or other labor trouble, fire, flood, riot, war, embargo,
accident, acts of God or terrorism, requisition or direction by
Governmental or Regulatory Authority, priorities or compliance with
governmental action or any Law, shortage of essential materials or
equipment, or any other circumstance beyond reasonable control of
the obligee, whether similar to or dissimilar from the above
enumerated causes.
“Expansion Capital
Expenditure” shall
mean budgeted capital expenditure projects relating to the Facility
during the Term which are used (i) to increase, or are
intended to result in an increase in, the IGAN production capacity
of the Facility beyond the capacity achieved by the Conversion
Project, or (ii) to improve, or are intended to result in an
improvement in, the efficiency of the Facility beyond the
efficiency achieved by the Conversion Project, or (iii) to
enhance, or are intended to result in an enhancement of, the
quality of the IGAN produced at the Facility above the
Specifications set forth in Exhibit B hereto.
“Facility”
shall mean the #3 ammonium nitrate
prilling plant, the #4 finishing train, the Storage Dome and
associated loadout equipment within the Plant.
“Facility
Fee” shall mean
that portion of the Price for IGAN to be paid by Buyer to Seller
Monthly as set forth in Section VI.D.1. of this
Agreement.
“Forecasts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
III.E. of this Agreement.
“Governmental or Regulatory
Authority” means
any court, tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, commission,
official or other instrumentality of the United States, any foreign
country or any domestic or foreign state, county, city or other
political subdivision.
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“IGAN”
shall mean industrial grade ammonium
nitrate prills meeting the Specifications.
“Indemnified
Party” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section IX.C. of this
Agreement.
“Indemnifying
Party” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section IX.C. of this
Agreement.
“Initial Contract
Year” shall mean
the period from the Effective Date through the next succeeding
December 31.
“Initial
Term” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section II.A. of this
Agreement.
“Laws”
means all laws, statutes, rules,
regulations, ordinances and other pronouncements in effect on the
date of this Agreement having the effect of law of the United
States, any foreign country or any domestic or foreign state,
county, city or other political subdivision or of any Governmental
or Regulatory Authority.
“Liability” or
“Liabilities” means all Claims and Damages, regardless of
whether any such Claims or Damages would be required to be
disclosed on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles or are known as of the Effective
Date.
“Maintenance
Expenditures” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section VI.E.1. of this
Agreement.
“Maintenance
Budget” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section VI.E.1. of this
Agreement.
“Month”
shall mean a calendar
month.
“Nelson
Brothers” shall
mean Nelson Brothers, LLC, a joint venture between Buyer and Nelson
Brothers Management Services, Inc.
“Non-Affected
Party” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section XIII.A of this
Agreement.
“Notice of
Claim” shall have
the meaning set forth in Article IX hereof.
“Order”
means any writ, judgment, judicial
decision, decree, injunction or similar order of any Governmental
or Regulatory Authority (in each such case whether preliminary or
final).
“Output”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Article XX of this Agreement.
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“Party”
means Buyer or Seller, as the case
may be, and “Parties” shall, unless the context
dictates otherwise, mean Buyer and Seller collectively.
“Permit”
shall mean means any permit,
license, exemption, action, certificate of authority,
authorization, approval, or registration issued by or required to
be issued by a Governmental or Regulatory Authority in connection
with ownership or operation of the Facility.
“Person”
shall mean any natural person,
corporation, limited liability company, general partnership,
limited partnership, proprietorship, other business organization,
trust, union, association or Governmental or Regulatory
Authority.
“Permitted Successor or
Assign” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section XVII of this Agreement.
“Plant”
shall mean Seller’s ammonia,
nitric acid, ANS, AGAN, and urea ammonium nitrate solution
manufacturing facility and site located in Yazoo County,
Mississippi.
“PPI”
shall mean the U.S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index Finished
Goods/Less Food and Energy for the most recent Contract
Year.
“PPI Base”
shall mean the PPI for Contract Year
2008.
“Price”
shall mean the purchase price per
Ton of IGAN and of Shipped ANS (divided between Tranche 1 Shipped
ANS and Tranche 2 Shipped ANS), as set forth in Section VI of this
Agreement.
“Products”
shall mean IGAN and Shipped
ANS.
“Project
Definition” shall
mean the document prepared by Buyer and agreed to by Seller
entitled “Project South Project Definition” (No. EN2364
– PD – 001 (Rev F), which incorporates the Process
Design (as defined in the Conversion Agreement) and which Seller
shall use a basis for carrying out the Conversion Work (as defined
in the Conversion Agreement) and completing the Conversion Project
(as defined in the Conversion Agreement).
“Quarter”
shall mean a calendar
quarter.
“Related
Agreements” means
this Agreement, the Conversion Agreement and the Interim Supply
Agreement dated July 21, 2005 between the Parties.
“Scales”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section III.F. of this Agreement.
“Seller”
shall have the meaning set forth in
the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
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“Seller’s Blue
Book” shall mean
Seller’s Monthly ****************** report, by product, for
each plant or other facility comprising the Plant.
“Seller
Indemnitees” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section IX.B. of this
Agreement.
“Shipped
ANS” shall mean ANS
that meets Specifications for Delivery to Buyer and Buyer’s
customers in such form. For purposes of determining the Price for
Shipped ANS, Shipped ANS shall be divided between “Tranche 1
Shipped ANS” (as shipped to Orica) and “Tranche 2
Shipped ANS” (as shipped to Nelson Brothers).
“Side Letter
Agreement” means
the letter agreement between the Parties and other Persons dated
July 21, 2005 regarding the capital for the Conversion
Project.
“Specifications”
shall mean the specifications as set
forth in Exhibit B, attached to this Agreement. For purposes
of this definition, Tranche 1 Shipped ANS and Tranche 2 Shipped ANS
shall have the same Specifications.
“Storage
Dome” shall mean
Seller’s storage dome at the Plant which is capable upon
Commissioning of storing approximately 3,600 Tons of IGAN, based
upon Buyer’s storage pile height recommendation.
“Term”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section II.A. of this Agreement.
“Territory” shall mean the United States of America, Canada,
and Mexico.
“Ton”
shall mean a short ton of two
thousand (2,000) pounds avoirdupois.
“Tranche 1 Shipped
ANS” shall have the
meaning set forth in the definition of Shipped ANS
herein.
“Tranche 2 Shipped
ANS” shall have the
meaning set forth in the definition of Shipped ANS
herein.
“True-Up
Date” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section VII.D. hereof.
II. TERM
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A.
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Subject to paragraph B below,
this Agreement shall continue in force and effect for an initial
term commencing on the Effective Date and ending on
December 31, 2016 (the “ Initial Term ”).
Either Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
effective at the end of the Initial Term by giving the other Party
notice by December 31, *** of its intention to so terminate.
If neither Party gives notice by December 31, ***, the
Agreement shall automatically be extended to
December 31,
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***; and if neither Party gives
notice by December 31, ***, the Agreement shall automatically
be extended to December 31, ***; and thereafter mutatis
mutandis on an every **-years basis. The Initial Term and any
extension thereof shall be referred to in this Agreement as the
“ Term .”
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B.
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Notwithstanding
Section II.A. hereof, this Agreement shall nevertheless be
effective from and after the date of its execution solely to govern
Buyer’s obligations in respect of the Facility Fee as more
particularly described in Section VI.D. hereof.
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III. QUANTITY AND
EXCLUSIVITY
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A.
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For Contract
Years through ***, Seller shall make available to Buyer Products up
to the Base Reserved Capacity. Buyer shall have the exclusive
right, but not the obligation, to purchase and take delivery of
Products up to the Base Reserved Capacity through Contract Year
***.
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B.
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For Contract
Years commencing in ***, Seller shall make available to Buyer
Products up to the Annual Reserved Capacity. Buyer shall have the
exclusive right, but not the obligation, to purchase and take
delivery of Products up to the Annual Reserved Capacity. The
exclusivity provisions of this Section III.B shall continue in
force and effect through the end of Contract Year *** and
thereafter during all subsequent Contract Years unless and until
the occurrence of the following:
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Subject to
Seller’s election not to supply the ************ Tons of IGAN
as more fully described in Section VI.A.2. of this Agreement, in
which case Buyer shall for purposes of this Section III.B.1.
be deemed to have purchased and receive a credit for such Tons, if
Buyer ********* have not purchased an aggregate of ****** Tons of
Products from the Effective Date through the end of Contract Year
***, which quantity shall be pro-rated as to IGAN only (and not
ANS) in the event and to the extent the Effective Date is later
than ****************, Seller shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to give Buyer notice in ****** of Seller’s
intention to terminate, effective *********, ****** Buyer’s
exclusive right to purchase the Products. If Seller has timely
delivered such notice and if Buyer **************** do not purchase
an aggregate of at least *** Tons of Products in Contract Year ***,
Buyer shall no longer have the exclusive right to purchase Products
in Contract Year *** or thereafter. If Buyer *************** do
purchase an aggregate of at least *** Tons of Products in Contract
Year ***, then Buyer shall retain the exclusive right to purchase
Products in Contract Year ***, and such Seller’s notice shall
become null and void.
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Subject to
Seller’s election not to supply the *********Tons of IGAN as
more fully described in Section VI.A.II of this Agreement, in which
case Buyer shall for purposes of this Section III.B.2. be
deemed to have purchased and receive a credit for such Tons, if
Buyer ********* have not purchased an aggregate of ****** Tons of
Products in Contract Year *** or any subsequent Contract Year,
Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to give Buyer
notice in ****** of the succeeding Contract Year of Seller’s
intention to terminate Buyer’s exclusive right to purchase
the Products during the Contract Year following the year in which
notice is given. If Seller has timely delivered such notice and if
Buyer ********* do not purchase an aggregate of at least ******
Tons of Products in the Contract Year in which notice is given,
Buyer shall no longer have the exclusive right to purchase the
Products in the Contract Year following the year in which notice is
given or thereafter. If Buyer **************** do purchase an
aggregate of at least ****** Tons of Products in the Contract Year
in which notice is given, then Buyer shall retain the exclusive
right to purchase Products in the Contract Year following the year
in which notice is given, and such Seller’s notice shall
become null and void.
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C.
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In the event
that Buyer’s exclusive right to purchase Products is no
longer applicable as a result of the operation of Paragraph B.
above, this Agreement shall nevertheless continue in full force and
effect on the following basis:
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The Price shall
continue to be calculated as described herein;
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The Annual
Reserved Capacity shall continue to be calculated as described
herein;
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3.
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Subject to and
after making available the Annual Reserved Capacity to Buyer and
subject to subparagraph III.C.4. below as to IGAN, Seller
shall be entitled to sell Products and AGAN for use in Commercial
Explosives applications in the Territory; and
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Subject to and
after making available the *********************** to Buyer, Seller
shall be entitled to use any ********************** at the Facility
to produce IGAN for ***************, in which event (i) **********
of operating the Facility as provided herein, and (ii)
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In the event
that, during any Contract Year, Buyer requires Products in excess
of the Base Reserved Capacity or the Annual Reserved Capacity (as
applicable, the “ Additional Capacity ”), and
such Additional Capacity is available at the Plant, Seller may, at
its option, make available such Additional Capacity to Buyer at
either the Price or on price terms otherwise agreed to by the
Parties.
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Beginning on
the Effective Date and thereafter on or before the seventh business
day of each Month during the Term, Buyer will provide Seller with a
rolling 120-day forecast of the requirements of Buyer for each
Product (the “ Forecasts ”). The Parties agree
that the Forecasts are estimates only, and that Buyer shall not be
obligated to purchase the quantity of Products set forth in any
Forecast. Buyer’s annual Forecast for the Initial Contract
Year is ****** Tons of Shipped ANS and ****** Tons of IGAN, which
quantity shall be pro-rated as to IGAN only (and not ANS) in the
event the Effective Date is later than ********* Buyer’s
annual Forecast for Contract Year *** is ****** Tons of Shipped ANS
and ****** Tons of IGAN. Buyer’s annual Forecast for Contract
Year *** is ****** Tons of Shipped ANS and ****** Tons of
IGAN.
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F.
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Seller shall
install, own and operate scales and other measurement facilities
(the “ Scales ”) in order to measure the Tons of
Product delivered by Seller to Buyer under this Agreement. Such
Scales shall include without limitation:
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Scales suitable
to determine the weights of rail and truck shipments of ANS and
IGAN; and
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Laboratory and
analytical services and facilities capable of performing all
necessary quality control methods and procedures, including scale
calibration.
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Seller shall calibrate the Scales as
required for state certification by applicable Mississippi law, and
shall maintain and repair the Scales in accordance with the state
of Mississippi repair and maintenance standards and laws for such
Scales. All Scales shall be open to inspection by Buyer at all
reasonable times. In the event either Party disputes the accuracy
of any measurement taken by all or any one of the Scales, such
Scales shall be tested by an independent testing agency mutually
acceptable to the Parties. The expense of any such test shall be
borne by the Buyer; provided that , if such independent test
demonstrates that the measurements taken by the Scales are less
than 99% accurate on average, then (i) the costs of the
independent test shall be borne by Seller and (ii) the Scales
shall be recalibrated to the standard required for state of
Mississippi certification as soon as reasonably possible. The
settlement of any discrepancy in Price paid as a result of
inaccurate measurements shall
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be made on the immediately
succeeding invoice. If the Parties are unable to ascertain when the
inaccuracy commenced, the inaccuracy will be deemed to have
commenced on a date which is halfway between the date of the last
recalibration and the date of the calibration which revealed the
inaccuracy.
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G.
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At all times
during the Term, the Buyer shall have the right to request Seller
to utilize the full storage capacity of the Storage Dome to store
IGAN produced at the Facility for delivery and sale to Buyer,
provided that if Buyer loses exclusivity under Section III.B.
hereof, then the storage capacity in the Storage Dome shall also be
available for Seller’s use.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing in this Article III and references to sales to Nelson
Brothers in this Agreement, the exclusivity rights granted
hereunder by Seller are specific as to Buyer. Seller shall have no
exclusivity obligation to Nelson Brothers and the Parties agree
that Nelson Brothers is not intended to be a third-party
beneficiary to this Agreement.
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IV. QUALITY
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All Products
Delivered shall conform to the Specifications. All claims by Buyer
that any Product Delivered hereunder does not conform to the
Specifications shall be made within forty-five (45) days of
Delivery of such Product. Except with respect to claims based on
Seller’s breach of its representations or warranties under
Section V.(ii). as to title, failure to give notice of such claim
within the specified time shall constitute a waiver of such
claim.
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B.
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In the event
that any Products Delivered do not conform to the Specifications,
Seller shall, at Buyer’s option, either (i) Deliver to
the location where the nonconformance was identified equivalent
quantities of conforming Products as promptly as practical at
Seller’s expense, or (ii) refund the Price paid by Buyer
for the nonconforming Products and any transportation and handling
costs incurred by Buyer prior to determination of the
nonconformance. In both cases Seller shall reimburse to Buyer all
costs incurred by Buyer to dispose of nonconforming Products
provided however that Buyer shall make all reasonable efforts to
cooperate with Seller to minimize such disposal costs. The
foregoing remedies are not exclusive and, except as expressly
provided to the contrary herein, Buyer shall be entitled to all
rights and remedies otherwise available to it under applicable
law.
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C.
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Buyer and
Seller shall mutually agree on any IGAN additives or
coatings.
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V. WARRANTIES
Seller represents and warrants that
(i) at the time of Delivery to the Delivery Point, the
Products will conform to Specifications, and (ii) Seller will
convey good and marketable title to the Products, free and clear of
any and all liens, mortgages, security interests, charges or other
encumbrances. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SELLER ASSUMES
NO OTHER LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO PRODUCT AND MAKES NO OTHER
WARRANTY WHETHER OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT
THERETO.
VI. PRICE
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A.
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The Price of
the Products shall be calculated as follows:
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a.
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For Tranche # 1
ANS shall be the sum of:
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i.
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the annual
*************************************** as determined by the
“Ammonia Based Version” of “Yazoo City AN
Synthesis” in Seller’s Blue Book, including, once
Seller has fully recovered its investment, if any, to achieve such
efficiencies, any and all efficiency improvements at the Plant such
as, but not limited to, changes in the Seller’s costs to
purchase and deliver natural gas by pipeline to the Plant, except
that fixed costs may be limited by this Subsection VI. A. 1. a.,
plus
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ii.
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the annual
*************************************** of “Turnaround
Amortization” in Seller’s Blue Book,
plus
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iii.
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the annual
*************************************** of “Catalyst
Amortization, Excluding Fabrication” in Seller’s Blue
Book, plus
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iv.
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a markup to
Seller equal to **************************************************,
plus
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v.
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the annual
*************************************** of
“Depreciation” in Seller’s Blue Book, not to
exceed *** per Ton of ANS.
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The annual
****************************************** component of the
****************** of ANS applicable to and payable by Buyer shall
not, when multiplied by the actual annual Quantity of ANS for
Contract Year ***, exceed *** (****** Tons / ****** Tons – to
be proportionately reduced if and to the extent the Effective Date
is later than *********) of the annual
*************************************** for “Yazoo City AN
Synthesis”. The corresponding figures in Contract Year ***
would be *** (****** Tons / ****** Tons) and in subsequent Contract
Years *** (****** Tons / ****** Tons) based on Buyer’s
Forecasts in Section III.E. hereof, which Forecasts are subject to
change as provided therein.
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For Tranche # 2
ANS shall be, for the period through Calendar Year *** and
thereafter (unless Seller provides Buyer with ********* prior
written notice to terminate this pricing for Tranche #2 ANS),
****** per Ton of ANS, based upon a “burner tip” cost
of natural gas at the Plant of *** per mmbtu (calculated as a NYMEX
Henry Hub natural gas price of *** per mmbtu plus *** per mmbtu
pipeline delivery cost). Prior to such termination notice, such
Price shall be adjusted ****** by a natural gas into ANS usage
factor of *** multiplied by the difference between *** per mmbtu
and Index price, in dollars per mmbtu, indicated under ************
example, the ****** price equals ****** per mmbtu. If Seller
provides Buyer with ****** prior written notice to terminate this
pricing calculation for Tranche # 2 ANS, such notice not to be
effective earlier than *********, then the Tranche # 2 ANS Price
will no longer be in effect as of the effective date of such notice
and the Tranche # 2 ANS Price will thereafter be the same as the
Tranche # 1 ANS Price. The Tranche # 2 ANS Price shall not, at any
time or under any circumstance, exceed the then applicable Tranche
# 1 ANS Price.
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a.
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For
************ Tons per year, shall be the sum of:
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i.
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the sum of
**********************************************************,
plus
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ii.
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a markup to
Seller equal to the sum calculated pursuant to Section VI. A. 2. a.
i. above*****************
***************************************************:
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Contract Years 2006 and 2007
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Contract Years 2008 and 2009
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Contract Years 2010 and 2011
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Contract Years 2012 and 2013
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****************************
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Contract Years 2014 and thereafter
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*********************************
****************************
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For purposes of the *** adjustment
referenced above, for Contract Years *** and ***, the ******
mark-up to Seller will be calculated as follows: ********* ***. For
Contract Years *** and beyond, the ****** mark-up to Seller will be
calculated as follows: ***************. For example, in ***, the
****** mark-up to Seller would be calculated as follows:
*******************************************
****************************************************. In Contract
Year ***, the *** from *** would determine the ****** with the same
pattern for each succeeding Contract Year; plus
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iii.
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the annual
***************************************** of
“Depreciation” in Seller’s Blue Book, not to
exceed *** per Ton of ANS,
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the sum of the costs determined
pursuant to Sections VI. A. 2. a. i., ii. and iii. above then
*********
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iv.
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the actual
annual ANS into IGAN usage factor in Tons of ANS per Ton of IGAN,
as determined in Seller’s Blue Book, plus
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v.
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the annual
*************************************** in Seller’s Blue
Book, plus
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vi.
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the annual
*************************************** for the Facility, as
determined in Seller’s Blue Book; with the exceptions being
that (A) during Contract Years *** and ***, the annual
*********** ************************ shall be calculated on the
basis that the Buyer bears, during Contract Year ***, not more than
*** (****** Tons / ****** Tons
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– to be proportionately
reduced if and to the extent the Effective Date is later than
******) of the annual ******************************************
for the Facility and, during Contract Year ******** (****** Tons /
****** Tons) of the annual
************************************************* for the Facility,
and (B) commencing in Contract Year *** and in subsequent
Contract Years, Buyer shall bear the annual
******************************************** for the Facility,
provided however that Seller shall bear a proportionate share of
the annual ***************************** for the Facility if the
Seller manufactures for its own account and sale AGAN ********* by
using the Facility; and
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b.
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for the ******
Tons per year shall be, at Buyer’s option, either:
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i.
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the same Price
as calculated in Section VI. A. 2. a. above, or
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ii.
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a Price as
otherwise negotiated on a case-by-case basis by Seller and Buyer,
in which event Buyer shall present to Seller ******************,
and Seller shall have the option to ************************
*********. If Seller ************************** ********* presented
by Buyer, then Seller shall bear a proportionate share of the
annual “Actual – Total Spending” of the
“Total - Fixed Costs (Cash Only)” for the Facility,
attributable to the *************** ************ by Seller,
calculated based on the ratio that the Tons of IGAN represented by
the ********* ****** by Seller bears to 260,000 Tons, provided that
Seller shall not bear such proportionate share of the annual
“Actual – Total Spending” of the “Total -
Fixed Costs (Cash Only)” for the Facility, attributable to
the *************** by Seller, if the Price of IGAN required by
Buyer to realize such opportunity would result in Seller receiving
****************** ****** such IGAN.
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In the event that Seller elects to
idle the ammonia production plant at its Plant, or is otherwise
unable to produce ammonia at its Plant, and procures ammonia
supplied from another source or sources in connection with the
manufacture of ANS and IGAN for Buyer, then such ammonia shall be
factored into ANS and IGAN Prices as follows.
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1.
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Affililate
Ammonia. If any such ammonia is supplied from one or more of
Seller’s Affiliated Company’s North American ammonia
production facilities, then the ammonia will be factored into such
ANS and IGAN Prices at
******************************************************************************************
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2.
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Non-Affiliate
North American Ammonia. If any such ammonia is supplied from a
non-Affiliate North American source, then the ammonia will be
factored into such ANS and IGAN Prices at the actual price paid by
Seller to purchase the ammonia and have it delivered to the
Plant.
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3.
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Non-North
American Ammonia. If any such ammonia is supplied from offshore
sources (that is, non-North American manufactured ammonia), then
such ammonia shall be factored into such ANS and IGAN Prices
******************
***********************************************************************************************.
For purposes of clarity, Seller’s ****** cost for imported
ammonia shall be deemed to include, without limitation, any
importation charges and terminal throughput charges.
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4.
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North American
and Non-North American Sources. If any such ammonia is supplied
from both North American and Non-North American sources, then such
ammonia will be factored into ANS and IGAN Prices at the ********
in 1. above, or the actual price paid in 2. *** above, by Seller to
purchase the ammonia and have it delivered to the Plant based upon
Seller’s ****** accounting with respect to such
ammonia.
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1.
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Buyer shall
have the right to request, upon reasonable notice to Seller and
subject to Seller’s natural gas hedging policy and credit
limitations in effect at the time of said notice, that Seller make
firm for a period of time, not less than ********* and not more
than *********, the cost of a quantity of natural gas used in the
manufacture of the Products, such that the natural gas component of
the ANS Price and/or IGAN Price, as the case may be, likewise be
made firm for the same period of time and, after taking into
account the actual usage factors involved in the manufacturing
processes, in the same amount.
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2.
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If Buyer exercises such right and
Seller purchases such natural gas on a firm basis, Buyer shall
purchase from Seller the ANS and/or IGAN which corresponds to such
natural gas purchases, unless
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Seller is unable to manufacture
such ANS and/or IGAN in which case, except to the extent Buyer
otherwise directs, Seller will liquidate the natural gas position
and the gains or losses resulting from said liquidation shall be
for Buyer’s account.
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3.
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Buyer shall pay
all transaction costs associated with the hedging activities
described in this Section VI.C.
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1.
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Seller shall
provide the capital funding for the Conversion Project, in
accordance with the Conversion Project Capital Budget, and Buyer
shall, in addition to payment for ANS, IGAN and Maintenance and
Capital Expenditures as provided for in this Article, repay, in
equal Monthly installments, such capital amount with interest at an
annual interest rate of *** (such amount plus such interest, the
“ Facility Fee ”). The principal portion of the
Facility Fee shall include all engineering, procurement,
construction, erection, installation and Commissioning work,
services, equipment, machinery and materials costs actually
incurred by Seller or Buyer and paid by Seller prior to the
Effective Date hereof or to be paid by Seller in the ordinary
course after the Effective Date directly in connection with the
Conversion Project. Buyer shall begin making the Facility Fee
payments on the earlier to occur of Commissioning and ************.
Buyer shall nominate, prior to the earlier to occur of
Commissioning and ************, the length of the term over which
the principal amount of the Facility Fee shall be repaid, such term
not to be less than ********* and nor more than ************. At
any time during the nominated term, Buyer shall have the option to
prepay the remaining unpaid balance of the principal amount and the
unpaid interest accrued to the date of such payment on the unpaid
principal balance.
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2.
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Buyer shall be responsible for
payment of the Facility Fee attributable to the portion of the
Conversion Project Capital Budget actually spent by Seller until
all principal and interest accrued and owing is repaid in full,
regardless of whether the Facility is Commissioned, except in the
events that (i) Buyer terminates the Conversion Agreement
pursuant to Section 3.2 thereof, prior to the Commissioning of
the Facility by reason of Seller’s breach of that Agreement
as finally determined under Article X thereof; (ii) the
Facility cannot be Commissioned due to Seller’s negligence in
the engineering, procurement, construction, erection, installation
or start-up of the Facility as finally determined under Article X
of the Conversion Agreement; (iii) Buyer’s obligation to
pay the Facility Fee is reduced pursuant to Section III.C.4. of
this Agreement; or
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(iv) Buyer terminates this
Agreement pursuant to (a) Section XI.B. hereof as a
resul
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