Exhibit 10.49
September 3, 2008
CARBON SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
RED RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS,
LLC
SELLER
AND
LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY
LLC
BUYER
Dated as of September 3,
2008
* indicates portions of the exhibit that have been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential information. The
non-public information has been filed with the
Commission.
September 3, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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SECTION 1.
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DEFINED
TERMS
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1
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SECTION 2.
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CONTRACT
TERM
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5
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2.1 Effective
Date
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5
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2.2 Starting
Delivery Date
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5
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2.3 Term
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5
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2.4 Term
Extensions
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5
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SECTION 3.
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OUTLINE OF THE
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
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3.1 Purpose
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3.2 Obligations
of Seller or Seller’s Affiliate(s)
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6
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3.3 Obligations
of Buyer
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SECTION 4.
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CARBON
QUANTITIES AND DELIVERY SCHEDULES
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4.1 Quantity
Obligations
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4.2 Nominations
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8
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4.3 Poundage
Variations
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8
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4.4 Additional
Pounds
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SECTION 5.
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PRODUCT
WARRANTY AND PERFORMANCE GUARANTY
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8
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5.1 Warranty
5.2 Performance
Benchmark
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9
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SECTION 6.
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SOURCE OF
CARBON
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9
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6.1 Source
of Carbon
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SECTION 7.
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DELIVERY OF
CARBON
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7.1 Delivery
Terms
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10
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7.2 Title
and Risk of Loss
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10
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SECTION 8.
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TRANSPORTATION
OBLIGATIONS
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10
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8.1 Transport
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10
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SECTION 9.
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PRICE OF
CARBON
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9.1 Contract
Price
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11
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9.2 Calculation
of Base Price
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11
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9.2.1
Base Price
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11
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9.2.2
* Adjustment
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11
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9.2.3
Notice of Calculations
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12
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9.3 Taxes,
Fees and Royalties
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12
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9.4 Annual
Reconciliation of Carbon Purchase Quantity
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12
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9.5 Rounding
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12
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9.6 End of
Term Reconciliation of Carbon Purchased Versus Carbon Purchase
Commitment
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12
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9.7 *
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SECTION 10.
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INVOICING AND
PAYMENT
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10.1 Invoicing
Procedures
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10.2 Payment
Procedures
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13
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10.3 Disputed
Invoices
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SECTION 11.
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COMPLIANCE WITH
LAWS
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13
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11.1 Construction
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11.2 Severability
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SECTION 12.
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WEIGHING,
SAMPLING, AND ANALYSIS
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14
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12.1 Procedures
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12.2 Duties to Sample
Carbon
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12.3 Duties of Seller to
Weigh Carbon.
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12.3.1 Duty
to Weigh; Use of Weighing Data
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14
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12.3.2 Inspection
and Certification of Scales
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12.3.3 Seller’s
Certification of Scales and Weights; Correction of
Errors
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12.4 Failure of
Weighing, Sampling or Analytical Procedures.
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12.4.1 SubstituteProcedures
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15
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12.4.2 Inaccurateor
Unreliable Sample or Final Analysis
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12.5 Rights of Buyer and
Seller in Weighing, Sampling and Analysis.
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15
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12.5.1 Resultsof
Sampling and Analysis Binding
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15
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12.5.2 IndependentAnalysis
of Samples
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15
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12.5.3 RefereeAnalysis
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12.5.4 Observationof
Sampling and Analysis
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SECTION 13.
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RECORDS AND
AUDITS
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13.1 Record
Review.
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13.1.1 Records
of Seller
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13.1.2 Records
of Buyer
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13.1.3 Overpayment
or Underpayment
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13.2 Timing of Record
Review
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16
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SECTION 14.
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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17
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14.1 Definition of Force
Majeure
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14.2 Effect of Force
Majeure
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SECTION 15.
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EVENTS OF
DEFAULT; REMEDIES
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17
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15.1 Event of
Default
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15.1.1 Payment
Default
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15.1.2 Failure
to Meet Milestone Schedules.
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15.1.3 Failure
to Perform Material Provisions
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15.1.4 Continued
Failure to Supply
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15.2 Remedies for
Default and Event(s) of Default
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15.3 Extension of Cure
Periods.
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15.5 Waiver of
Breach
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15.6 Seller’s
Right to Suspend Deliveries
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21
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15.7 Limitation of
Liabilities
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21
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15.8 Intellectual
Property
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SECTION 16.
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CHOICE OF
LAW
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22
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16.1 Choice of
Law
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SECTION 17.
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ASSIGNMENTS AND
COOPERATION WITH FINANCING
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22
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17.1 Assignment Not
Allowed
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17.2 Assignment to
Affiliate
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17.3 Assignment for
Financing
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17.4 Successors and
Assigns
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17.5 Cooperation with
Financing
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SECTION 18.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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SECTION 19.
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NOTICES
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24
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19.1 General
Notices
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19.2 Effectiveness
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25
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19.3 Changes in Persons
and Addresses
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SECTION 20.
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WAIVERS
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25
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SECTION 21.
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HEADINGS AND
SECTION NUMBERS - CONSTRUCTION
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25
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21.1 Headings Not to
Affect Construction
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25
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21.2 References to
Section Numbers
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25
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SECTION 22.
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AMENDMENTS
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25
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SECTION 23.
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COMPLETE
AGREEMENT
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26
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SECTION 24.
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COUNTERPARTS
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26
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SECTION 25.
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SECURITY
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SECTION 26.
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INDEMNITY
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EXHIBIT
1
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Carbon
Specifications
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EXHIBIT
1A
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Manufactured
Carbon Sampling and Testing Protocols
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EXHIBIT
1B
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Processed
Carbon Sampling and Testing Protocols
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EXHIBIT
2
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Carbon Purchase
Commitment
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EXHIBIT
2A
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Call Option
Commitment
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EXHIBIT
3
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Base
Price
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EXHIBIT
4
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Milestones
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EXHIBIT
5
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Cost
Methodology for Delivery of Carbon by Seller to Buyer’s
Facility
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EXHIBIT
6
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Form of Parent
Guarantee
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EXHIBIT
7A1
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Form of
Seller’s $1 Million Letter of Credit
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EXHIBIT
7A2
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Form of
Seller’s $10 Million Letter of Credit
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EXHIBIT
7B
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Form of
Buyer’s Letter of Credit
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EXHIBIT
8
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List of
Buyer’s Facilities
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EXHIBIT
9
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Early
Termination Schedule
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Page v
CARBON SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
This CARBON SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into
as of the 3rd day of September, 2008, by and between Red River
Environmental Products, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“ Seller ”), and Luminant Generation
Company LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“
Buyer ”). Together, Seller and Buyer are
“ Parties ” to this Agreement and either
Seller or Buyer individually is a “ Party
” to this Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller is developing an
activated carbon manufacturing facility in Coushatta, Louisiana
which is targeted to commence operations in the first quarter of
2010;
WHEREAS, Seller desires to fulfill
its obligations under this Agreement (i) by manufacturing
Carbon at its Louisiana facility or an Alternative Source and
(ii) by selling such Carbon to Buyer in accordance with the
terms, and subject to the conditions, of this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase
from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer, Carbon in the
amounts and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants and obligations stated in this Agreement, the
receipt and sufficiency of which the Parties acknowledge, Seller
and Buyer hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINED
TERMS
The words and phrases listed in
Section 1 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
Section 1 wherever they appear in this Agreement as defined
terms, which shall be indicated by initial capital letters in each
word. Capitalized words and phrases contained in this Agreement
that are not listed in Section 1 of this Agreement shall be
defined in the particular Section(s) in which they are
used.
“Actual Carbon
Purchase” shall
have the meaning given in Section 9.6.
“Additional
Pounds” shall have
the meaning given in Section 4.4.
“Adjustment
Index” shall mean
the index described in Section 9.2.2.
“Affiliate” with respect to any specified Person shall mean
any other Person or entity with control over or subject to control
by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such specified
Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” when
used with respect to a specific Person (including the Parties)
means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no event shall either Party be deemed an Affiliate of
the other Party for the purposes of this Agreement.
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“Agreement” shall mean this Carbon Supply Agreement and all
modifications and supplements hereto implemented in accordance with
this Agreement.
“Alternate
Source(s)” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 and shall be a
source or sources from which Seller will provide Carbon other than
Carbon produced by Seller at Seller’s Facility.
“Annual Delivered
Amount” shall have
the meaning given in Section 9.4.
“Annual
Maximum” shall have
the meaning given in Section 4.2.
“Annual
Minimum” shall have
the meaning given in Section 4.2.
“Annual
Nomination” refers
to the total number of pounds of Carbon that Buyer instructs Seller
to deliver during each Contract Year, in accordance with
Section 4.2 of this Agreement.
“Annual
Shortfall” shall
have the meaning given in Section 9.4.
“Applicable
Laws” shall mean
any laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, notice
requirements, court decisions, agency guidelines, permits,
principles of law and orders of any Governmental Authority which
are applicable to Buyer or Seller, whichever the case may
be.
“ASTM”
shall have the meaning given in
Section 12.2.
“Base
Price” shall have
the meaning given in Section 9.2.1.
“Business
Day” shall mean any
Day other than a Legal Holiday.
“Buyer”
shall have the meaning set forth in
the Preamble to this Agreement and includes Buyer’s
successors and permitted assigns under this Agreement.
“Buyer
Group” shall mean
Buyer, its officers, directors, employees, and agents, and each of
its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors,
employees and agents.
“Buyer’s
Facility” shall
mean any one or more of the power generation facilities listed in
Exhibit 8.
“Buyer’s Letter of
Credit” shall have
the meaning given in Section 25.3.
“Buyer’s Letter of
Credit Amount” shall have the meaning given in
Section 25.3.
“Carbon”
shall mean the powdered activated
carbon supplied by Seller to Buyer hereunder, which conforms to the
Specifications.
“Carbon Purchase
Commitment” shall
have the meaning given in Section 4.1.
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“Claims” shall have the meaning given in
Section 26.1.
“Contract
Price” shall have
the meaning given in Section 9.1.
“Contract
Year” shall mean
(i) the period beginning on the Day on which Buyer first takes
Carbon pursuant to this Agreement and ending on December 31 of
such calendar year for the first Contract Year, and (ii) for
each other calendar year during the Term, the annual period
beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 of such
calendar year except that if this Agreement is terminated in
accordance with the terms hereof in the middle of the year, the
last Contract Year ends on the effective date of
termination.
“Cover Standard for
Buyer” shall have
the meaning given in Section 15.2.1.1.
“Cover Standard for
Seller” shall have
the meaning given in Section 15.2.1.2.
“CPI-U”
shall have the meaning given in
Section 9.2.2.
“Credit
Agreement” shall
mean the agreement between Seller and the entity or entities which
provide necessary debt funding to Seller for the development and
construction of Seller’s Facility.
“Day”
shall mean calendar day unless the
context in which the term “day” is used clearly
indicates that a Business Day is indicated. The word day shall have
such meaning whether or not the initial letter is
capitalized.
“Deficit
Payment” shall have
the meaning given in Section 9.6.
“Early
Supply” shall mean
those volumes designated as “Early Supply Volumes” on
Exhibit 2.
“Early Supply
Milestone” shall
mean the Milestone designated as “Delivery of Carbon to Buyer
from any Source” in Exhibit 4.
“Effective
Date” shall have
the meaning given in Section 2.1.
“EPA”
shall have the meaning given in
Section 5.2.
“Event of
Default” shall have
the meaning given in Section 15.1.
“Extension
Period” shall have
the meaning given in Section 2.4.
“Final
Analysis” shall
have the meaning given in Section 12.2.
“Final LC Expiration
Date” shall have
the meaning given in Section 25.2.
“Financial
Close” shall mean
when each of the conditions precedent to closing listed in the
Credit Agreement have been satisfied or waived in accordance with
the terms thereof and the initial funding thereunder has
occurred.
“Financial Close
Milestone” shall
mean the Milestone designated as “Financial Close” in
Exhibit 4.
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“Financing” shall have the meaning given in
Section 17.5.
“Financing
Participant” shall
have the meaning given in Section 17.5.
“First
Year” shall have
the meaning given in Section 4.2.
“Force
Majeure” shall have
the meaning given in Section 14.1.
“Force Majeure
Period” shall have
the meaning given in Section 14.2.
“Governmental
Authority” shall
mean any nation or government (including, without limitation, the
government of the United States), any state, county, municipal or
other political subdivision thereof and any Person lawfully
exercising legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to the government.
“Legal
Holiday” shall mean
Saturday, Sunday or any Day on which banking institutions in New
York, New York are authorized by law, regulation or executive order
to remain closed.
“Milestone” shall mean the events identified as
“Milestones” in Exhibit 4.
“Notice”
shall mean a notice given in
accordance with and complying with the requirements of
Section 19.
“Party”
shall mean either Buyer or Seller
and “Parties” shall mean both Buyer and
Seller.
“Person”
shall mean any individual, limited
liability company, partnership, corporation, association, business
trust, or other entity or Governmental Authority.
“Point of
Delivery” shall
mean Buyer’s Facility.
“Poundage
Variations” shall
have the meaning given in Section 4.3.
“Purchase
Deficit” shall have
the meaning given in Section 9.6.
“Purchased
Carbon” shall have
the meaning given in Section 9.6.
“Reduction
Notice” shall have
the meaning given in Section 4.1.
“Referee
Analysis” shall
have the meaning given in Section 12.5.3.
“Seller”
shall have the meaning set forth in
the Preamble to this Agreement and includes Seller’s
successors and permitted assigns under this Agreement.
“Seller
Analysis” shall
have the meaning given in Section 12.2.
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“Seller Group”
shall mean Seller, its officers,
directors, employees, and agents, and each of its Affiliates and
each of their respective officers, directors, employees and
agents.
“Seller’s
Facility” shall
mean the first production line at Seller’s carbon production
facility located in Coushatta, Louisiana.
“Seller’s Letter of
Credit” shall have
the meaning given in Section 25.2.
“Seller’s Letter of
Credit Amount” shall have the meaning given in
Section 25.2.
“Specifications”
shall have the meaning given in
Section 5.1.
“Starting Delivery
Date” shall have
the meaning given in Section 2.2.
“Term”
shall have the meaning given in
Section 2.3.
“Threshold
Event” shall mean
that point in time when Seller has entered into contracts for the
sale of carbon from Seller’s Facility, each contract with a
term greater than one year, and which, in the aggregate, are for
volumes equal to or in excess of 400 million pounds of carbon
during the Term of this Agreement.
“Threshold
Notice” shall have
the meaning given in Section 4.1.
“Threshold
Overage” shall have
the meaning given in Section 4.1.
SECTION 2. CONTRACT
TERM
2.1 Effective Date.
The “ Effective
Date ” shall be the date of this Agreement as first
set forth in this Agreement.
2.2 Starting Delivery
Date. At least sixty
(60) days before the date on which Carbon deliveries will
commence under this Agreement (the “ Starting Delivery
Date ”), which date shall be a Business Day, Buyer
shall provide Notice to Seller of such Starting Delivery Date. The
Starting Delivery Date shall be no earlier than February 15,
2009 and deliveries for the calendar year 2009 shall not exceed *
in the aggregate. In any event, the Starting Delivery Date shall
not be later than April 30, 2009.
2.3 Term. The “ Term ” of this
Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and shall continue
thereafter to and including December 31, 2014. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Buyer shall have the right, but not the obligation,
to terminate this Agreement on or after the date on which Buyer has
purchased the entire Carbon Purchase Commitment. In such event,
Buyer shall have no further liability to Seller
hereunder.
2.4 Term Extensions.
The initial Term shall be extended
for one successive three year period (the “ Extension
Period ”) if the Parties, in each Party’s sole
discretion, mutually agree on Carbon pricing and/or price
escalation methodology for the Extension Period, on or before sixty
(60) days prior to the end of the initial Term.
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SECTION 3. OUTLINE OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARTIES
3.1 Purpose.
The purpose of this Section 3
is to state in brief form a summary of the obligations of the
Parties under this Agreement. Notwithstanding this Section 3,
Buyer and Seller expressly intend that all the promises, covenants
and other obligations contained in any portion of this Agreement
shall be performed as fully and faithfully as the obligations
stated in this Section 3.
3.2 Obligations of Seller or
Seller’s Affiliate(s). Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Seller or Seller’s Affiliate(s) shall perform the
following obligations:
3.2.1 Achieve the Milestones by the applicable dates
set forth in Exhibit 4.
3.2.2 Sell Carbon to Buyer pursuant to the pricing
methodology set forth in Section 9 from either Seller’s
Facility or an Alternate Source of the quality specified in Exhibit
1 and in the quantities specified in Exhibit 2 in accordance with
the schedules established pursuant to this Agreement as those
quantities may be adjusted as set forth herein.
3.2.3 Cause such Carbon to be delivered to Buyer at
Buyer’s Facility in accordance with
Section 8.
3.2.4 Issue monthly invoices for Carbon as specified
by this Agreement.
3.2.5 Maintain adequate books and records with respect
to its obligations and performance under this Agreement.
3.2.6 Seller may perform its obligations hereunder
directly or cause such obligations to be performed by any of its
Affiliates, contractors or other designees; provided that
Seller shall at all times remain responsible to Buyer for the full
and timely performance of its obligations hereunder.
3.3 Obligations of
Buyer. Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall perform the
following obligations:
3.3.1 Except to the extent Seller does not deliver
Carbon due to Seller’s breach or a Force Majeure event
preventing Seller’s performance, purchase the Carbon Purchase
Commitment as described in Section 4 and as set forth in
Exhibit 2 and accept delivery of, or pay for if not accepted, such
Carbon in accordance with the schedules established pursuant to
this Agreement.
3.3.2 Pay the applicable Contract Price for Carbon
delivered and accepted in accordance with this Agreement and any
other amounts owed by it hereunder as and when due in accordance
with this Agreement.
SECTION 4. CARBON QUANTITIES AND
DELIVERY SCHEDULES
4.1 Quantity
Obligations. Buyer shall
take from Seller and pay for, or pay for, if not taken, the minimum
quantities specified in Exhibit 2, as such minimum quantities may
be amended as herein set forth (the “ Carbon Purchase
Commitment ”), except to the extent Seller does not
deliver Carbon due to Seller’s breach or a Force Majeure
event preventing Seller’s performance. In such
event,
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Buyer’s Carbon Purchase Commitment shall
be reduced on a pound for pound basis to account for such event;
provided, however , that if such event leads to termination
of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Carbon Purchase
Commitment will terminate upon such termination. Subject to the
Carbon Purchase Commitment and terms and conditions of this
Agreement, during each Contract Year, Seller shall tender and sell
to Buyer at the Point of Delivery, and Buyer shall purchase from
Seller, the total quantity of Carbon specified in Buyer’s
Annual Nomination pursuant to Section 4.2, as such Annual
Nomination may be revised from time to time in accordance with
Section 4.3 and other applicable provisions of this Agreement;
provided, further , that Buyer’s Annual Nomination
shall at all times be consistent with achieving Buyer’s full
Carbon Purchase Commitment during the term of this Agreement,
except to the extent that Buyer is not obligated to purchase such
full Carbon Purchase Commitment as set forth above. Further, to the
extent Seller does not use commercially reasonable efforts to sell
Carbon that Buyer fails to accept as contemplated by the definition
of “Cover Standard for Seller”, Buyer’s Carbon
Purchase Commitment shall be reduced by the amount of Carbon Seller
would have been able to sell had it used such commercially
reasonable efforts as contemplated by such definition.
Buyer shall have the one time right
to increase the Carbon Purchase Commitment that is set forth on
Exhibit 2 by notifying Seller in writing on or before
January 1, 2009 of its election to increase such commitment by
any amount up to, but not in excess of, the annual amounts set
forth on Exhibit 2A. If Buyer does not so elect on or before
January 1, 2009 to increase such commitment, the Carbon
Purchase Commitment shall remain as set forth on Exhibit 2.
However, if Buyer elects to increase its commitment as provided in
this paragraph, the Carbon Purchase Commitment set forth on Exhibit
2 shall be revised in accordance with Buyer’s election and
the new Carbon Purchase Commitment shall be as so
revised.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the Threshold Event occurs, Seller shall, within thirty
(30) Days after such event, notify Buyer in writing that the
Threshold Event has occurred (the “ Threshold
Notice ”) and specifying the amount by which the
sales volume has exceeded * (the “ Threshold
Overage ”). Within sixty (60) Days after
Buyer’s receipt of the Threshold Notice, Buyer shall have the
option during such period, but not the obligation, to notify Seller
in writing that it has elected to reduce its Carbon Purchase
Commitment (the “ Reduction Notice ”).
Such option must be exercised during such notice period and such
option may only be exercised once. The Reduction Notice shall
include the amount by which Buyer elects to reduce its Carbon
Purchase Commitment; provided, however , that such reduction
shall not exceed in the aggregate *; provided, further,
however , that if Buyer advises that it wishes to reduce its
Carbon Purchase Commitment in an amount up to the * and such
requested amount exceeds the Threshold Overage, the Carbon Purchase
Commitment shall only be reduced in the amount of the Threshold
Overage unless and until *. In the case where the Threshold Overage
is insufficient to allow reduction of the Carbon Purchase
Commitment in the full amount requested by Buyer in the Reduction
Notice, Buyer’s Carbon Purchase Commitment shall be
subsequently reduced if *. The Carbon Purchase Commitment shall be
reduced as set forth above, and the amount as reduced shall become
the new Carbon Purchase Commitment for all sales beginning on the
first of the month following Seller’s receipt of the
Reduction Notice. The Annual Minimum set forth in Section 4.2
shall also be reduced proportionately. Prior to the occurrence of
the Threshold Event, Seller shall notify Buyer within thirty
(30) Days after each contract for the sale of carbon which
contributes to achieving the Threshold Event.
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4.2 Nominations. At least sixty (60) Days prior to the
Starting Delivery Date, the Parties shall mutually agree on a
start-up schedule and the amount of Carbon to be delivered on a
monthly basis through the remainder of the Contract Year in which
deliveries start (the “ First Year ”). On
or before November 1 of each succeeding Contract Year, Buyer
shall nominate the pounds of Carbon to be delivered in the
following Contract Year, broken down into monthly amounts. Each
such Annual Nomination shall be no less than *% of the pounds set
forth on Exhibit 2 for such Contract Year (the “ Annual
Minimum ”) and no greater than *% of the pounds set
forth on Exhibit 2 for such Contract Year (the “ Annual
Maximum ”). The Annual Minimum and the Annual Maximum
shall be reduced and prorated on a monthly basis for Contract Years
that are less than twelve months. Buyer may revise the Annual
Nomination within the foregoing limits, and in accordance with the
notification requirements for Poundage Variations specified in
Section 4.3. The term “ Annual Nomination
” as used in this Agreement shall reflect the actual
nomination amount in effect from time to time. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if upon the execution of this Agreement or upon the
exercise of Buyer’s right to increase the Carbon Purchase
Commitment as provided in Section 4.1, the Carbon Purchase
Commitment is *.
4.3 Poundage
Variations. Buyer may, at
its sole discretion and for any reason, increase or decrease any
monthly quantity to reflect its revised expectation of its Carbon
needs upon at least thirty (30) Days prior Notice to Seller
(“ Poundage Variations ”);
provided that such an increase or decrease shall not cause
the Annual Nomination to be greater than the Annual Maximum or less
than the Annual Minimum; and provided, further that on a *
basis Buyer will accept no less than fifteen *% of its Annual
Nomination. The Parties acknowledge that Buyer shall have the right
to reduce the monthly quantity to as low as zero if necessary to
accommodate a Force Majeure event.
4.4 Additional Pounds.
In the event that Buyer desires
and/or needs to purchase Carbon in excess of the Annual Maximum for
any Contract Year, Seller shall, in good faith, determine whether
such additional pounds (the “ Additional Pounds
”) can be supplied by Seller. If the Additional Pounds are
not available for supply to Buyer, then Seller shall promptly (and,
in any event, within ten (10) Days) provide Notice thereof to
Buyer.
SECTION 5. PRODUCT WARRANTY AND
PERFORMANCE GUARANTY
5.1 Warranty.
Seller warrants and represents that
the Carbon delivered to Buyer shall be free of any liens or
encumbrances. Seller further warrants that all Carbon sold and
delivered to Buyer under this Agreement shall conform strictly to
the “Product Specifications” set forth in Exhibit 1
(“ Specification(s ) ”) and have the
“Typical Properties” set forth in Exhibit 1 pursuant to
industry standards. Carbon shall be tested in accordance with the
testing protocols set forth in Exhibits 1A and 1B. As set forth in
such protocols, it is the Parties’ intent to test Carbon for
acceptance prior to shipment to avoid unnecessary transportation of
substandard Carbon and avoid possible intermingling of substandard
Carbon with acceptable Carbon. Buyer shall have the right to
request, and Seller shall provide if so requested, a pre-shipment
sample of any Carbon scheduled for delivery. Buyer shall either
(i) release such Carbon for delivery, or (ii) reject such
Carbon, within twenty-four (24) hours of the time Seller
tenders the Carbon shipment for such pre-shipment sample. If Buyer
does not accept or reject such Carbon within such twenty-four
(24) hour period, such Carbon shall be
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deemed accepted. For all deliveries that are
made without the requirement for a pre-shipment sample, the
certificate of analysis required under Section 12.5.1 will be
deemed to represent the actual product quality. The Parties
acknowledge that there is no practical way to remove the Carbon
from Buyer’s silo so any Carbon delivered to the silo must be
used by Buyer. Buyer shall have the right to test any lots within
the thirty (30) Day sample retention period specified in
Section 12.5.2 and if Buyer’s analysis is outside of the
Specifications, the procedures outlined in 12.5.3 will be used to
determine the final product quality. If the Referee Analysis
contemplated by Section 12.5.3 shows that the Carbon does not
meet the Specifications and the result to Buyer is additional
Carbon usage, Seller will provide at no cost the additional pounds
required to meet the standard performance curve, provided
that Buyer can provide accurate verification of the additional
carbon usage.
5.2 Performance
Benchmark. Given the
limited or non-existent activated carbon injection performance data
available for individual units of Seller’s Facility, a period
of three months as mutually selected by the Parties will be set
aside to establish benchmark performance curves for each unit. The
Parties acknowledge that the goal during these test periods is to
establish a performance curve for controlling total vapor-phase
mercury emissions by conducting short-term parametric tests at
different injection rates. The test results will then be used to
determine the carbon quantities needed to meet the chosen mercury
removal rates. Performance data will be measured using U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (“ EPA ”)
certifiable mercury continuous emissions monitoring systems that
meet certification requirements outlined in EPA’s now vacated
Clean Air Mercury Rule at pre-activated carbon injection and post
particulate collection device extraction locations. Mercury
measurement and reporting for the tests described in this
Section 5.2 will be monitored by Seller but paid for by
Buyer.
5.3 REMEDY; DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THE
WARRANTY AND REMEDY FOR SUCH WARRANTY AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.1
ABOVE IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES,
REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, WITH RESPECT TO THE CARBON SUPPLIED
HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE
FOREGOING, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SECTION 6. SOURCE OF
CARBON
6.1 Source of Carbon.
Commencing on the date identified on
Exhibit 4 as the date for “Delivery of Carbon to Buyer from
Seller’s Facility”, the Carbon delivered pursuant to
this Agreement shall be manufactured by Seller at Seller’s
Facility; provided, however , that Seller shall be permitted
to provide Carbon from any alternate sources developed by Seller in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement (the “
Alternate Sources ”) for periods when:
a. Seller’s Facility is under
construction, or
b. events of Force Majeure or other
events cause a temporary outage or temporary significant production
reduction at the Seller’s Facility, or
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c. short term business conditions
otherwise necessitate supply from Alternate Sources to meet
Seller’s contractual schedule and quantity commitments in the
reasonable judgment of Seller.
During its development of Alternate
Sources, Seller shall provide Buyer with regular updates on
Seller’s development efforts with Alternate Sources and
Seller shall further provide Alternate Sources information and site
access reasonably requested by Buyer for the purpose of Buyer
confirming the Alternate Sources’ viability to provide carbon
in accordance with the Specifications and in quantities represented
by Seller. When and if Alternate Sources are to be used, Seller
shall provide written notice to Buyer. Seller shall be obligated to
make all commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the period(s)
when Alternate Sources are used. Seller will provide Carbon from
Alternate Sources for Early Supply commencing on or before the date
set forth for the Early Supply Milestone in Exhibit 4. If Seller
elects to deliver Carbon from Alternate Sources, Seller shall pay
directly or reimburse Buyer for all reasonable transportation costs
incurred to transport such Carbon to Buyer’s Facility to the
extent such costs exceed the costs Buyer would have incurred if
such Carbon had been transported from Seller’s
Facility.
SECTION 7. DELIVERY OF
CARBON
7.1 Delivery Terms.
Seller shall deliver the Carbon to
Buyer’s Facility FOB Destination Prepaid and Added. Buyer is
responsible for costs of insurance and freight in addition to the
Base Price, with Seller to be the loss payee for such insurance.
Seller shall arrange for loading of Carbon at Seller’s
Facility.
7.2 Title and Risk of
Loss. Title and risk of
loss and damage to Carbon shall pass to Buyer at the Point of
Delivery. Seller warrants that it will pass to Buyer full title to
such Carbon free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Seller
assumes no liability for the Carbon after title and risk of loss
pass to Buyer, except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement. Title and risk of loss and damage to Carbon Buyer
rightfully rejects in accordance with Section 5 shall remain
with Seller.
SECTION 8. TRANSPORTATION
OBLIGATIONS
8.1 Transport.
Seller shall arrange for the
transport of Carbon supplied by Seller hereunder to the Point of
Delivery. Transportation arranged by Seller shall be of sufficient
capacity to accommodate the transport of the Annual Nominations
made (and adjusted) pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement.
Buyer shall pay all of the documented costs (including insurance
and freight) for such shipment to the Point of Delivery in
accordance with the cost methodology set forth in Exhibit 5, which
costs shall be directly billed to Buyer by the shipping companies
to the extent possible. Seller shall at all times comply with
Buyer’s reasonable requests regarding selection and
management of shipping and shall provide Buyer access to all of
Seller’s documents and records regarding shipment costs and
expenses. Seller’s delivery agent shall be responsible for
the unloading of Carbon at Buyer’s Facility. Seller shall use
or cause to be used transport equipment that is in good condition,
clean, and ready to load.
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If at any time during the term of this Agreement
Buyer elects to arrange for the transportation of Carbon from
Seller’s Facility to the Point of Delivery, Buyer shall
provide Seller with not less than thirty (30) Days written
notice prior to the date on which Buyer elects to assume
responsibility for transportation. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if at any time Buyer fails to provide transportation in accordance
with the delivery schedule set forth herein and such failure
adversely impacts Seller’s operations, then Seller shall have
the right to arrange for transportation as set forth in the
preceding paragraph and Buyer shall pay all such documented
costs.
SECTION 9. PRICE OF
CARBON
9.1 Contract Price.
The “ Contract
Price ” for any calendar month after the Starting
Delivery Date is an amount equal to (without duplication)
(i) the Base Price (determined as provided in
Section 9.2), multiplied by (ii) the number of pounds of
Carbon delivered during such month.
9.2 Calculation of Base
Price.
9.2.1 Base Price.
The “ Base Price
” for Carbon delivered by Seller to Buyer at the Point of
Delivery in accordance with this Agreement shall be that price per
pound set forth on Exhibit 3. The Base Price does not include the
cost of freight and insurance, which is Buyer’s
responsibility pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 8.1. The Base Price set
forth in Exhibit 3 shall be subject to escalation in accordance
with Section 9.2.2 and billings shall be reconciled annually
in accordance with Section 9.4.
9.2.2 * Adjustment.
Commencing on January 1, 2011,
the Base Price in Exhibit 3 shall be adjusted, and adjusted
annually thereafter, as of the first day of each calendar year by
increasing the Base Price by a percentage equal to each positive
percentage point of change, or proportionately for fractional parts
of a positive percentage point of change, *. The * used to
determine the percentage change to be effective on January 1,
2011 shall be the * published for January 2010. For example, the
Base Price in effect for deliveries in 2010 shall be adjusted for
deliveries beginning on January 1, 2011 by a percentage equal
to each positive percentage point of change, or proportionately for
fractional parts of a percentage point of change, to reflect the
positive cumulative changes in the * between January 1, 2010
and January 1, 2011. The Base Price, as adjusted, shall be the
new Base Price for the period January 1, 2011 to
December 31, 2011. Similarly, effective January 1, 2012,
the new Base Price shall be adjusted again for each positive
percentage point of change, or proportionately for fractional parts
of a percentage point of change, to reflect cumulative positive
changes in the * between January 1, 2011 and January 1,
2012. The Base Price shall continue to be adjusted annually on
January 1 of each year for the remainder of the Term of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the percentage of annual
positive adjustment in the Base Price shall not exceed * percent
(*%) in any year during the term of this Agreement.
Exhibit 3 to this Agreement contains
an example of the calculations pursuant to this
Section 9.2.2.
9.2.3 Notice of
Calculations. Seller
shall calculate the * adjustment to the Base Price pursuant to
Section 9.2.2 for each Contract Year and provide Notice to
Buyer of the new Base Price to be applicable for such Contract Year
prior to January 30 of such year. Seller’s Notice shall
provide sufficient detail regarding how such calculations were
made.
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9.3 Taxes, Fees and Royalties.
All taxes, fees and royalties are
included in the Base Price other than any applicable state sales
tax, which shall be to Buyer’s account. In the event that
subsequent to the execution of this Agreement, a Governmental
Authority makes a change in tax law that materially impacts the
cost of producing and supplying Carbon, such as, without
limitation, issuance of a new carbon tax, Seller shall so advise
Buyer and provide substantiation of the cost impact as reasonably
requested by Buyer. Seller and Buyer shall thereafter negotiate in
good faith an equitable adjustment in the Base Price to account for
such cost impact.
9.4 Annual Reconciliation of
Carbon Purchase Quantity. Within thirty (30) Days after the end of
each Contract Year, Seller shall total all deliveries of Carbon to
Buyer and determine the annual quantity of Carbon actually
delivered (the “ Annual Delivered Amount
”). If the Annual Delivered Amount is less than the Annual
Minimum, as such amount may be adjusted in accordance with this
Agreement, then Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount calculated by
taking the difference between the Annual Minimum and the Annual
Delivered Amount (the “ Annual Shortfall
”) and multiplying such amount by the Base Price(s) in effect
for the Contract Year. If the first Contract Year after
commencement of deliveries is not a full calendar year, the
determination of the Annual Minimum shall be appropriately prorated
to reflect the actual period of deliveries (e.g., if deliveries
commence on July 1, then the Annual Minimum would be one-half
the Annual Minimum specified in 4.2).
9.5 Rounding.
Unless otherwise specifically
provided by this Agreement, the values used to perform the
calculations prescribed by this Agreement shall be rounded to three
(3) decimal places. For invoicing purposes, the dollar amounts
of charges and credits shall be rounded to the nearest cent. For
purposes of adjusting values in accordance with this
Section 9, the Adjustment Index shall be rounded to the
nearest hundredth of an index point. The annual percentage changes
for the Adjustment Index shall be rounded to the nearest hundredth
of a percentage point. The Base Price adjusted pursuant to
Section 9 shall be rounded to two (2) decimal
places.
9.6 End of Term Reconciliation of
Carbon Purchased Versus Carbon Purchase Commitment.
Within thirty (30) Days after
the end of the Term of this Agreement, Seller shall determine the
actual quantity of carbon delivered to Buyer (the “
Actual Carbon Purchase ”) plus the quantity, if
any, of Annual Shortfalls paid for by Buyer pursuant to 9.4 above
for failure to meet Annual Minimums (collectively the Actual Carbon
Purchase plus the quantity of all paid for Annual Shortfalls total
the “ Purchased Carbon ”) and shall
reconcile the Purchased Carbon against the quantity of the Carbon
Purchase Commitment as such commitment may be adjusted as herein
provided. Seller shall provide such determination to Buyer in
writing within thirty (30) Days after the end of the Term. If
the Purchased Carbon quantity is less than the Carbon Purchase
Commitment (a “ Purchase Deficit ”),
Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount equal to the Base Price times
the Purchase Deficit ( the “ Deficit Payment
”). Such payment shall be Seller’s sole and exclusive
remedy for Buyer’s failure to meet its Carbon Purchase
Commitment, and Seller’s consequent loss of revenues. In the
event that the Purchased Carbon exceeds the Carbon Purchase
Commitment, the Parties shall have no further obligations to each
other hereunder. To the extent that Seller has production capacity
available at the end of the Term of this Agreement and Buyer has
a
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Purchase Deficit and/or has paid for Carbon that
it has not taken, Buyer shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to extend this Agreement by a period of twelve
(12) months in order to take delivery of the amount of the
Purchase Deficit and any Carbon paid for, but not taken;
provided that Buyer provides Notice of such extension to
Seller and makes the Deficit Payment within thirty (30) Days
after the date when Seller notifies Buyer of the Purchase
Deficit.
9.7 *. *, if Seller has executed or hereafter executes
a carbon supply agreement for the sale of carbon from
Seller’s Facility with a third party that is substantially
equivalent in contract term and volumes to this Agreement and has a
lower price per pound for carbon than as set forth in this
Agreement (each, a “ Third Party Agreement
” ), Buyer may elect to accept the price contained in the
Third Party Agreement; provided, however, that in the event
Buyer elects to accept the price contained in the Third Party
Agreement, Sections 4, 9, 15 and 25 of this Agreement shall also be
revised to be substantially equivalent to terms of the Third Party
Agreement. * .
SECTION 10. INVOICING AND
PAYMENT
10.1 Invoicing
Procedures. Seller shall
invoice Buyer monthly for deliveries under this Agreement. On or
before the tenth (10th) Day of each month of a Contract Year,
Seller shall send Buyer an invoice for all Carbon delivered to and
accepted by Buyer during the preceding month priced in accordance
with Article 9 and the Final Analysis as provided in
Section 12 .
10.2 Payment
Procedures. Buyer shall
pay undisputed invoices by wire transfer within thirty
(30) Days after the receipt of each monthly invoice. If Seller
does not receive timely payment of undisputed amounts, then
interest shall be charged at the prime rate in effect on that date
(as set by the Chase Manhattan Bank of New York on ninety
(90) Day commercial loans as of the date payment is due) plus
one and one-half percent (1.5%), but in no event in excess of the
highest rate allowed by Applicable Law.
10.3 Disputed
Invoices. Buyer shall pay
all invoices issued by Seller in accordance with this
Section 10, except those portions of any invoice that Buyer
formally disputes in a Notice to Seller, which Notice Buyer shall
submit to Seller within fifteen (15) Days after receiving the
invoice. Buyer shall pay all undisputed portions of each disputed
invoice. The Parties shall make every reasonable effort to settle
invoice disputes promptly through good faith negotiations. Payment
of disputed amounts shall be made within ten (10) Days
following the date of settlement. Thereafter, such amounts shall
accrue interest at the late payment rate established pursuant to
Section 10.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer’s
reasonable dispute of an invoice shall not constitute an Event of
Default, nor constitute cause for Seller to delay or suspend
performance under this Agreement.
SECTION 11. COMPLIANCE WITH
LAWS
11.1 Construction.
In performing this Agreement Buyer
and Seller shall not knowingly violate any Applicable Laws;
provided, however , that no such violation shall constitute
an Event of Default by a Party unless it results in a material
non-performance of the Party’s other performance obligations
under this Agreement. Buyer and Seller shall interpret and construe
this Agreement to achieve lawful results.
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11.2 Severability. If any portion of this Agreement becomes or is
determined by a Governmental Authority with jurisdiction to be
illegal, Buyer and Seller shall modify that portion to correct the
illegality. The illegality of any portion of this Agreement shall
not affect the validity or the enforceability of the remainder of
this Agreement.
SECTION 12. WEIGHING, SAMPLING,
AND ANALYSIS
12.1 Procedures.
Weighing, sampling, and analysis of
the Carbon tendered for delivery shall be carried out in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 12.
12.2 Duties to Sample
Carbon. Seller shall
collect samples at Seller’s Facility in accordance with the
testing protocols set forth in Exhibits 1A and 1B. The sampling
shall be conducted at Seller’s Facility and in a
statistically reliable method that is in compliance with procedures
approved by the American Society for Testing and Materials (“
ASTM ”). Seller shall, subject to the protocols
set forth in Exhibits 1A and 1B, perform or cause to be performed
an analysis of each lot or batch of Carbon produced by Seller to
determine the characteristics of the Carbon (each, a “
Seller Analysis ”). The methods and procedures
to be used in the sampling process and laboratory analysis shall be
in compliance with those approved by the ASTM, or such other
methods and procedures mutually agreed to in writing by the
Parties. Unless Buyer requests a Referee Analysis pursuant to
Section 12.5.3, the results of each Seller Analysis shall be
deemed the final analysis and be binding as the analysis for
determining whether the carbon meets the Specifications (the
“ Final Analysis ” ). If Buyer requests a
Referee Analysis pursuant to Section 12.5.3, the results of
such Referee Analysis shall be the Final Analysis. The foregoing
notwithstanding, Buyer shall have the right at any time to conduct
sampling and analysis of Carbon delivered to Buyer and if such
testing reveals a discrepancy with the results obtained by Seller,
the Parties shall confer and resolve any issues as set forth in
Section 12.5.3.
12.3 Duties of Seller to Weigh
Carbon.
12.3.1 Duty to Weigh; Use of
Weighing Data. Seller
shall weigh or cause to be weighed all Car