EXHIBIT 4.6
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this
"Amendment"), dated as of April 14, 2004, is between ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent
(the "Rights Agent").
WHEREAS, the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company of New
York, a New York corporation, as predecessor rights agent, previously entered
into that certain Rights Agreement dated as of March 5, 1991 (the "Initial
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. has become the successor Rights
Agent in accordance with the terms of the Initial Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as successor
Rights Agent, amended and supplemented the Initial Agreement, effective March 1,
2001; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 29 of the Rights Agreement, the Company
and the Rights Agent desire to further amend the Rights Agreement as set forth
below;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Rights Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Amendment of Section 8.
Paragraph (a) of Section 8 of the Rights Agreement is amended by (A)
deleting the word "or" immediately preceding clause (iii) thereof and inserting
a "," in lieu thereof, and (B) by adding a new clause (iv) immediately following
clause (iii) thereof which shall read in its entirety as follows: "or (iv)
immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of April 14, 2004, by and between EnCana Corporation, a
Canadian corporation, the Company, and Plaza Acquisition II Corp., a Delaware
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of EnCana, as the same may be amended
from time to time (the "Merger Agreement" )."
2. Addition of New Section 36.
The Rights Agreement is amended by adding a Section 36 thereof, to read
as follows:
"Section 36. Exception For Merger Agreement. Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, neither a
Distribution Date nor a Shares Acquisition Date shall be
deemed to have occurred, none of EnCana Corporation, Plaza
Acquisition II Corp. or any of their Affiliates or Associates
shall be deemed to have become an Acquiring Person, and no
holder of any Rights shall be entitled to exercise such Rights
under, or be entitled to any rights pursuant to, any of
Sections 3, 8, 12 or 14 of this Agreement, in any such case by
reason of
(a) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger
Agreement or any amendments thereof approved in advance by the
Board of Directors of the Company or (b) the commencement or,
prior to termination of the Merger Agreement, the consummation
of any of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Merger
Agreement, including the Offer and the Merger (as defined in
the Merger Agreement)."
3. Effectiveness.
This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of April 14, 2004 as if
executed by both parties hereto on such date. Except as amended hereby, the
Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be otherwise
unaffected hereby.
4. Miscellaneous.
This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of
the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of such state applicable to contracts to be made and
performed entirely within such state. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be
deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
of this Amendment is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other
authority to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment shall remain in full
force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed as of the date set forth above.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Executive Vice President
EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Title: Managing Director
