SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This settlement agreement (this “Settlement Agreement”), dated as of May 1, 2012, is entered into by and among (i) Dynegy Inc. (“Dynegy”), (ii) Dynegy Gas Investments, LLC (“DGIN”), (iii) Dynegy Coal Holdco, LLC (“Dynegy Coal Holdco”), (iv) Dynegy Holdings, LLC (“DH”), (v) Dynegy Danskammer, L.L.C. (“Dynegy Danskammer”), (vi) Dynegy Roseton, L.L.C. (“Dynegy Roseton”), (vii) Dynegy Northeast Generation, Inc. (“DNE”), (viii) Xxxxxx Power, L.L.C. (“Xxxxxx”; each of DH, Dynegy Danskammer, Dynegy Roseton, DNE and Xxxxxx are debtors and debtors in possession in the jointly administered chapter 11 cases styled as In re Dynegy Holdings, LLC et al., Case No. 11-38111 (CGM), and are collectively referred to herein as the “Debtors”), (ix) the undersigned, beneficial owners (or advisors, nominees or investment managers for the beneficial owner(s)) of a portion of the outstanding Senior Notes issued by DH, solely in their capacities as holders of such Senior Notes and not in any other capacity (the “Consenting Senior Noteholders”), (x) Resources Capital Management Corporation (“RCM”), Resources Capital Asset Recovery, L.L.C., Series DD and Series DR, Roseton OL LLC, Danskammer OL LLC, Roseton OP LLC, and Danskammer OP LLC (collectively, the “PSEG Entities”), and (xi) U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as successor indenture trustee under the Lease Indentures and successor pass through trustee under the Pass Through Trust Agreement, as directed by a majority of, and on behalf of all, the Lease Certificate Holders, (the “Lease Trustee” and, together with the Consenting Senior Noteholders, and the PSEG Entities, the “Settling Claimants”) (each of the entities in (i)-(xi) above, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on September 1, 2011, Dynegy entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with its indirect subsidiary DGIN whereby DGIN sold 100% of the outstanding membership interests of its direct wholly-owned subsidiary Dynegy Coal Holdco to Dynegy (the “Membership Interest Purchase Agreement”), in exchange for an undertaking to make certain specified payments over time;
WHEREAS, DGIN subsequently assigned its right to receive payments under the Undertaking Agreement to DH in exchange for a promissory note (the “DH Note”) in the amount of $1.25 billion that matures in 2027 and bears annual interest at a rate of 4.24%, payable upon maturity, and as a condition to Dynegy’s consent to such assignment, the undertaking was amended and restated to be, among other things, an obligation of Dynegy to DH (as amended and restated, the “Undertaking Agreement”);
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2011, an ad hoc committee of holders of the Senior Notes commenced an action in New York State Supreme Court against, among others, DH, Dynegy and certain of their non-Debtor affiliates (Avenue Investments, L.P., et al. v. Dynegy Inc., et al., Index No. 652599/2011 (N.Y. County), the “Noteholder Litigation”);
WHEREAS, on September 27, 2011, the Lease Trustee, at the direction of certain Lease Certificate Holders, commenced an action in New York State Supreme Court against, among others, DH, Dynegy, and certain of their non-Debtor affiliates (The Successor Lease Indenture
Trustee, et al. v. Dynegy Inc., et al., Index No. 652642/2011 (N.Y. County), the “Lease Indenture Trustee Litigation”);
WHEREAS, on October 31, 2011, defendants in the Noteholder Litigation and Lease Indenture Trustee Litigation filed motions to dismiss such proceedings, alleging, among other things, that the plaintiffs lacked standing, that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over some of the defendants, and that the complaints failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted;
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2011, certain of the PSEG Entities commenced an action in New York State Supreme Court against, among others, DH, Dynegy and certain of their non-Debtor affiliates (Resources Capital Management Corp., et al. v. Dynegy Inc., et al., Index No. 653067/11 (N.Y. County), the “PSEG Litigation” and together with the Noteholder Litigation and Lease Indenture Trustee Litigation, the “Prepetition Litigation”);
WHEREAS, plaintiffs in the Prepetition Litigation challenged the transfer by DGIN of the outstanding membership interests of Dynegy Coal Holdco to Dynegy, alleging, among other things, that the challenged transfer constituted a fraudulent conveyance under New York law, a breach of contract, or, in the alternative, an unlawful dividend or distribution, and they also asserted causes of action for breach of fiduciary duties against the directors of Dynegy and the managers of DH and DGIN, and sought to xxxxxx the corporate veil between Dynegy, DH and DGIN;
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2011 (the “Petition Date”), each of the Debtors filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Poughkeepsie Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”), and each thereby commenced a chapter 11 case, which are jointly administered under Case No. 11-38111 (CGM) (the “Chapter 11 Cases”);
WHEREAS, also on the Petition Date, the Debtors filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking entry of an order authorizing the Debtors to reject the Facility Leases and certain of the other Lease Documents, nunc pro tunc to the Petition Date (the “Rejection Motion”) [Dkt. No. 5];
WHEREAS, following the Petition Date, the parties thereto agreed to stay the Prepetition Litigation pending the Chapter 11 Cases;
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2011, the Lease Trustee commenced an adversary proceeding against Dynegy Danskammer, Dynegy Roseton and DH (Adversary Proceeding No. 11-09083, the “Adversary Proceeding”) seeking, among other things, a declaratory judgment that the claims asserted by the Lease Trustee against those Debtors were not subject to a cap on lease rejection damages pursuant to section 502(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code;
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2011, the Lease Trustee filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking the appointment of an examiner pursuant to section 1104(c) of the Bankruptcy Code [Dkt. No. 48];
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2011, certain of the PSEG Entities filed a motion for entry of an order dismissing the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Motion to Dismiss”) [Dkt. No. 92];
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2011, the Debtors, Dynegy and the PSEG Entities entered into a binding term sheet (the “PSEG Settlement”) to settle and resolve certain issues and disputes in lieu of further litigation regarding the Facility Leases, the Rejection Motion, the Motion to Dismiss, the PSEG Litigation, and the parties’ rights and claims arising under the Facility Leases, the Lease Guarantees and the other Lease Documents, including, without limitation, their rights and claims under those certain Tax Indemnity Agreements, dated in each case as of May 8, 2001, between Dynegy Danskammer and certain of the PSEG Entities and between Dynegy Roseton and certain of the PSEG Entities;
WHEREAS, on December 20, 2011 (as amended on December 28, 2011), the Bankruptcy Court entered a stipulated order (the “PSEG Stipulated Order”) [Dkt. Nos. 227 & 273], among other things, (a) approving the rejection of certain of the Lease Documents, subject to, among other things, continued litigation over, and later determination of, the effective date of the rejection and the amount of the damage claim arising from the rejection, and preservation of all parties’ rights with respect to the claims and contentions raised in the Adversary Proceeding, and (b) subject to the reservation of certain rights by the Lease Trustee with respect to the PSEG Settlement, approving the Debtors’ entry into the PSEG Settlement as set forth in that certain term sheet attached as Exhibit A to the PSEG Stipulated Order, including the allowance of a $110 million unsecured claim against DH in favor of RCM (the “TIA Claim”) and a $7.5 million cash payment paid by Dynegy to RCM within five days of the entry of the PSEG Stipulated Order;
WHEREAS, (a) on December 29, 2011, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Examiner Order”) [Dkt. No. 276] for the appointment of an examiner (the “Examiner”), (b) on January 11, 2012, the United States Trustee for Region 2 appointed Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx to serve as Examiner [Dkt. No. 308], and (c) on January 12, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the appointment of Xx. Xxxxxxxxx as Examiner;
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2012, the PSEG Entities, pursuant to the PSEG Settlement as approved by the PSEG Stipulated Order, withdrew their Motion to Dismiss;
WHEREAS, on January 25, 2012, DH, Dynegy Roseton and Dynegy Danskammer filed in the Adversary Proceeding an answer and counterclaims against the Lease Trustee;
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2012, the Examiner issued his report setting forth his assessment of various potential claims and causes of action arising from the Prepetition Restructurings involving the Debtors and certain of their affiliates, including the September 1, 2011 transfer of Dynegy Coal Holdco (the “Examiner Report”);
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2012, the Bankruptcy Court ordered the Debtors to participate in mediation with certain of their creditor constituencies and other parties in interest under the auspices of the Examiner, in his capacity as mediator under the Examiner Order;
WHEREAS, the Parties to this Settlement Agreement, as well as the Creditors’ Committee and certain other parties, engaged in numerous negotiation sessions mediated by the Examiner;
WHEREAS, if the Prepetition Litigation and Adversary Proceeding proceed (and additional potential litigation between and among the Parties is commenced), there is uncertainty about the outcome for all Parties and the Parties may incur significant costs and suffer significant delay in resolving their claims through the Prepetition Litigation and the Adversary Proceeding (and additional litigation that may be commenced between and among the Parties);
WHEREAS, the Parties seek to avoid the risks, inordinate cost and delay of litigating the Prepetition Litigation and the Adversary Proceeding (and additional litigation that may be commenced between and among the Parties);
WHEREAS, as a result of extensive arm’s-length negotiations through the mediation process, the Parties have resolved to enter into this Settlement Agreement to settle all disputes, claims and causes of action (i) between DH, on the one hand, and Dynegy, on the other hand, including, among other things, any arising with respect to the transfer of Dynegy Coal Holdco to Dynegy, as well as any and all other potential claims and causes of action described in the Examiner Report, and (ii) between and among the Parties, relating, among other things, to the facts alleged and the claims and counterclaims asserted, in the Prepetition Litigation, the Adversary Proceeding and in any additional litigation that could be commenced between and among the Parties with respect to the subject matter thereof;
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to pursue a sale of the Roseton and Danskammer Facilities (as defined below) in their entireties to maximize the value of such assets; and
WHEREAS, simultaneous with the execution of this Settlement Agreement, the Parties to this Settlement Agreement (other than the Lease Trustee) and the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders also entered into: (i) the Plan Support Agreement attached hereto as Annex A (the “Plan Support Agreement”), pursuant to which such Parties agree, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan Support Agreement to, as applicable, pursue or support a plan of reorganization containing the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan Support Agreement and as otherwise agreed upon by the Parties; and (ii) the Dynegy Entity Joinder (as defined below), pursuant to which certain subsidiaries of Dynegy, which are not Parties to this Settlement Agreement, agree to join in and be bound by, and entitled to the benefits of, Sections II.h, II.i., II.j. and II.k. of this Settlement Agreement;
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals stated above, and the premises and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
I. Definitions. As used in this Settlement Agreement and for purposes of this Settlement Agreement only, the following terms have the following meanings; provided, that other
capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Settlement Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Existing Plan:
“Ad Hoc Senior Noteholder Committee” means the Consenting Senior Noteholders that are members of an ad hoc group of holders of Senior Notes.
“Adversary Proceeding” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Approval Order” means an order of the Bankruptcy Court approving this Settlement Agreement and the compromise and settlement memorialized herein among the Parties, the proposed form of which is attached as Annex D hereto, and which shall, among other things, order the following: “Notwithstanding anything in this Order or the Settlement Agreement to the contrary, and in light of the integrated nature of the settlements and compromises embodied in this Order and the Settlement Agreement, in the event that (i) a court of competent jurisdiction enters a final order ruling that this Order or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the Settlement Agreement are void, invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any material respect, (ii) any of the transactions contemplated by this Order or the Settlement Agreement are reversed, vacated, overturned, voided or unwound in any material respect, or (iii) this Order is reversed, vacated, overturned or amended in any material respect, then in each case, the entirety of this Order (other than this paragraph 20) and the Settlement Agreement shall be void ab initio and of no force and effect and, during any subsequent proceeding, the Parties and the Creditors’ Committee shall not assert claim preclusion, issue preclusion, estoppel or any similar defense in respect of rights and claims of the Parties that were the subject of the Order and the Settlement Agreement prior to the Order and the Settlement Agreement being of no force or effect.
“Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Bankruptcy Court” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Bankruptcy Rules” means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are required or authorized by law or governmental action to close.
“Chapter 11 Cases” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Claim” or “Claims”, as applicable, has the meaning set forth in section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Equity Interests).
“CoalCo Credit Facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Prepetition Restructurings.”
“Combination” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan Support Agreement.
“Conforming Plan” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan Support Agreement.
“Consenting Lease Certificate Holders” means the beneficial owners (or advisors, nominees or investment managers for the beneficial owner(s)) of a portion of the outstanding Lease Certificates that have executed the Plan Support Agreement.
“Consenting Senior Noteholders” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Creditors’ Committee” means the Official Committee of Creditors Holding Unsecured Claims appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases.
“Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section III.z.
“Danskammer Facility Lease” means the Facility Lease Agreement dated as of May 8, 2001, between Danskammer OL, LLC, as Owner Lessor, and Dynegy Danskammer, as Facility Lessee, pertaining to Units 3 and 4 of the Danskammer Power Station in Newburgh, New York.
“Danskammer Lease Documents” means (a) the Participation Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001 (the “Danskammer Participation Agreement”), among Dynegy Danskammer, Danskammer OL LLC, Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity except as expressly provided therein but solely as Lessor Manager, Danskammer OP LLC, The Chase Manhattan Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as Lease Indenture Trustee, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as Pass Through Trustee, (b) the Danskammer Facility Lease, and (c) the other “Operative Documents” as defined in Appendix A to the Danskammer Participation Agreement.
“Danskammer Participation Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Danskammer Lease Documents.”
“DCH Membership Interests” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.a.
“Debtors” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“DGIN” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“DH” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“DH Note” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“DH Released Parties” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.i.
“DH Releasing Parties” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.h.
“DIP Credit Facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.d.
“Disclosure Certificate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section III.c.
“DNE” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Dynegy” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Dynegy Administrative Claim” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.a.
“Dynegy and Debtor Releasing Parties” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.j.
“Dynegy CoalCo” has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Prepetition Restructurings.”
“Dynegy Coal Holdco” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Dynegy Danskammer” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Dynegy Entity Joinder” means the Joinder Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Annex B.
“Dynegy GasCo” has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Prepetition Restructurings.”
“Dynegy Released Parties” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.h.
“Dynegy Releasing Parties” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.k.
“Dynegy Roseton” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Equity Interests” means all shares of capital stock, beneficial, partnership or membership interests, participations or other equivalents of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity, whether voting or non-voting, and including all warrants, options, securities or other instruments convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing, or other rights to purchase any of the foregoing.
“Examiner” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Examiner Order” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Examiner Report” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Existing Plan” means the proposed Second Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Dynegy Holdings, LLC Proposed by Dynegy Holdings, LLC and Dynegy Inc., filed with the Bankruptcy Court on March 5, 2012 [Dkt. No. 473].
“Facilities” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.d.
“Facility Leases” means, collectively, the Danskammer Facility Lease and the Roseton Facility Lease.
“FERC” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.d.
“GasCo Credit Facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Prepetition Restructurings.”
“Guaranty Claim” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.d.
“GUC Carveout” has the meaning ascribed to in Section II.d.
“Xxxxxx” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Intercompany Receivable” means the affiliate receivable balance that has been recorded and adjusted over time and held by DH from Dynegy, and which has historically been classified within equity by DH, as described in Note 15 of DH’s consolidated financial statements for the period from November 8, 2011 through December 31, 2011 included in Dynegy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 8, 2012.
“Lease Administrative Claims” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.d.
“Lease Certificate Holders” means the holders of the Lease Certificates.
“Lease Certificates” means those certain pass-through trust certificates evidencing fractional undivided interests in the pass through trust established pursuant to the Pass Through Trust Agreement and which, among other things, holds the outstanding notes issued by Roseton OL LLC and Danskammer OL LLC, as owner lessors, under the Lease Indentures.
“Lease Documents” means the Danskammer Lease Documents and the Roseton Lease Documents.
“Lease Guarantees” means, collectively, (i) that certain Guaranty, dated as of May 1, 2001, made by DH, as Guarantor, with respect to the Danskammer Facility Lease, and (ii) that certain Guaranty, dated as of May 1, 2001, made by DH, as Guarantor, with respect to the Roseton Facility Lease.
“Lease Indenture Trustee Litigation” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Lease Indentures” means the Indenture of Trust, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement related to Roseton Units 1 and 2, dated as of May 8, 2001, and the Indenture of Trust, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement related to Danskammer Units 3 and 4, dated as of May 8, 2001.
“Lease Trustee” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Lessor Claims” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.d.
“Lessor Recovery Cap” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.d.
“Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders” means the Consenting Senior Noteholders (i) holding a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes held by all
Consenting Senior Noteholders and (ii) constituting not less than two of the Consenting Senior Noteholders.
“Membership Interest Purchase Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Motion to Dismiss” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Noteholder Litigation” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Noteholder RSA” means that certain Restructuring Support Agreement, dated November 7, 2011, among Dynegy, DH and the Consenting Noteholders (as defined therein), as amended from time to time thereto, and as amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Restructuring Support Agreement, dated December 26, 2011, among Dynegy, DH and the Consenting Noteholders (as defined therein).
“NYPSC” has the meaning ascribed to in Section II.d.
“Party” or “Parties” have the meanings ascribed to them in the Preamble.
“Pass Through Trust Agreement” means the Roseton-Danskammer 2001-Series B Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001.
“Petition Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Plan Effective Date” means the date on which all conditions to consummation of the Conforming Plan have been satisfied (or waived, to the extent such conditions can be waived pursuant to the terms of the Conforming Plan) and the Conforming Plan becomes effective.
“Plan Support Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Prepetition Litigation” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Prepetition Restructurings” means the prepetition transactions involving Dynegy and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries pursuant to which, among other things: (a) Dynegy and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries completed an internal reorganization which eliminated their regional organizational structure and created separate coal-fueled power generation and gas-fueled power generation units whereby (i) substantially all of Dynegy’s indirectly owned coal-fired power generation facilities were held by its indirect subsidiary Dynegy Midwest Generation, LLC (“Dynegy CoalCo”), (ii) substantially all of Dynegy’s indirectly owned natural gas-fueled power generation facilities were held by its indirect subsidiary Dynegy Power, LLC (“Dynegy GasCo”), and (iii) all of Dynegy’s indirect ownership interests of DNE were held by DH (formerly, Dynegy Holdings Inc.); (b) Dynegy GasCo and its parent Dynegy Gas Investments Holdings, LLC, each non-Debtor subsidiaries of DH, entered into a $1.1 billion, five-year senior secured term loan facility (the “GasCo Credit Facility”), and Dynegy CoalCo and its parent Dynegy Coal Investments Holdings, LLC, each non-Debtor subsidiaries of DH, entered into a $600 million, five-year senior secured term loan facility (the “CoalCo Credit Facility”), and in each case applied the proceeds from such credit agreements as
permitted by such agreements, including to repay the outstanding indebtedness under DH’s existing senior secured credit agreement; and (c) Dynegy entered into the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, in exchange for an undertaking by Dynegy to make certain specified payments to DGIN over time, DGIN subsequently assigned its right to receive payments under such undertaking to DH in exchange for the DH Note, and Dynegy and DH entered into the Undertaking Agreement.
“PSEG Entities” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“PSEG Litigation” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“PSEG Settlement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“PSEG Stipulated Order” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“RCM” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Rejection Motion” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“R&D Claims” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.d.
“Roseton Facility Lease” means the Facility Lease Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2001, between Roseton OL LLC, as Owner Lessor, and Dynegy Roseton, as Facility Lessee, pertaining to Units 1 and 2 of the Roseton Power Station in Newburgh, New York.
“Roseton Lease Documents” means, collectively, (a) the Participation Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001 (the “Roseton Participation Agreement”), among Dynegy Roseton, Roseton OL LLC, Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity except as expressly provided therein but solely as Lessor Manager, Roseton OP LLC, The Chase Manhattan Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as Lease Indenture Trustee and The Chase Manhattan Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as Pass Through Trustee, (b) the Roseton Facility Lease, and (c) the other “Operative Documents” as defined in Appendix A to the Roseton Participation Agreement.
“Roseton Participation Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Roseton Lease Documents.”
“Senior Notes” means the 8.750% Senior Notes due 2012, the 7.50% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2015, the 8.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2016, the 7.125% Senior Debentures due 2018, the 7.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2019, and the 7.625% Senior Debentures due 2026, in each case issued by DH under the Senior Notes Indenture.
“Senior Notes Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of September 26, 1996, restated as of March 23, 1998, and amended and restated as of Xxxxx 00, 0000, xxxxxxx XX (x/x/x Xxxxxx Holdings Inc.) and Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (as amended, restated and supplemented through the Petition Date).
“Settlement Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Settlement Approval Motion” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section III.b.
“Settlement Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section III.a.
“Settling Claimant Fee Recipients” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.e.
“Settling Claimant Released Parties” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.j.
“Settling Claimant Releasing Parties” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section II.i.
“Settling Claimants” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Surviving Entity” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Plan Support Agreement.
“TIA Claim” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Undertaking Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, to be dated as of the Plan Effective Date, governing the Warrants, which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Dynegy, DH, the Creditors’ Committee, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, and the Lease Trustee.
“Warrants” means the warrants to be issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement entitling holders thereof to purchase an aggregate of 13.5% of the fully-diluted common shares of the Surviving Entity to be outstanding immediately following the Plan Effective Date (subject to dilution by any options, restricted stock or other equity interests issued as equity compensation to officers, employees or directors of the Surviving Entity or its affiliates), for an exercise price determined based on a net equity value of the Surviving Entity of $4 billion (assuming that the Conforming Plan provides for a cash payment to unsecured creditors of DH of no less than $200 million), and containing customary anti-dilution adjustments.
II. Settlement Terms
a. The Transfer of the DCH Membership Interests.
(i) On the Settlement Effective Date, Dynegy shall assign, transfer and deliver or cause to be assigned, transferred and delivered (as a capital contribution or otherwise) to DH or DGIN (as determined by Dynegy, DH, the Creditors’ Committee, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders and the Lease Trustee) and DH or DGIN, as applicable, shall receive from Dynegy, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of Dynegy Coal Holdco (the “DCH Membership Interests”), free and clear of all liens. Upon consummation of the receipt and assignment, transfer and delivery of the DCH Membership Interests as provided above, DH shall own, directly or indirectly, all of the DCH Membership Interests.
(ii) In full consideration for the receipt by DH or DGIN, as applicable, of the DCH Membership Interests from Dynegy (and Dynegy’s agreements contained in
Section 2 of the Plan Support Agreement), (a) Dynegy shall have an allowed administrative claim pursuant to sections 503(b) and 507(a) of the Bankruptcy Code in an unliquidated amount against DH in the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Dynegy Administrative Claim”), (b) the Prepetition Litigation and the Adversary Proceeding shall be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Sections f. and g. hereof, and (c) the Parties shall issue and receive the releases set forth in Sections II.h., i., j., and k. hereof. The Parties hereby agree as among themselves that the Dynegy Administrative Claim shall be satisfied in full under the Conforming Plan by the following consideration: (1) newly issued common shares of the Surviving Entity equal to one percent (1%) of the fully-diluted common shares of the Surviving Entity to be outstanding immediately following the Plan Effective Date, subject to dilution by the Warrants and any options, restricted stock or other Equity Interests issued as equity compensation to officers, employees or directors of the Surviving Entity or its affiliates, (2) the Warrants (clauses (1) and (2) together, the “Equity Consideration”) and (3) the Dynegy Released Parties being released as described in Section 2 of the Plan Support Agreement. If the Conforming Plan is not confirmed, then the amount of the Dynegy Administrative Claim may, to the extent not agreed upon by the Parties and the Creditors’ Committee, at the request of any of the Parties be determined by an arbitration proceeding (which arbitration proceeding shall (I) unless otherwise specified herein, be conducted pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association, (II) include the Parties and the Creditors’ Committee, (III) be heard not later than thirty (30) days from the date any Party requests such arbitration proceeding, and (IV) be decided not later than forty-five (45) days from the date any Party requests such arbitration proceeding), such amount to be equal to the value of the Equity Consideration as if the Conforming Plan had been confirmed, but in any event, not less than $70 million nor more than $130 million, which amount shall be entitled to payment in cash in full on the effective date of any plan for DH, unless otherwise agreed by Dynegy; provided that if the Conforming Plan is not confirmed because (1) Dynegy breached the Plan Support Agreement, Dynegy terminated its obligations under the Plan Support Agreement pursuant to Section 12(b)a. through f. thereof, or any Party terminates the Plan Support Agreement pursuant to Section 12(b)g. or h. thereof or (2) Dynegy and DH are unable to be combined other than as a result of any action or any inaction on the part of DH, then (x) the determination of the amount of the Dynegy Administrative Claim shall take into account (and shall be reduced in respect of) any value lost by DH as a result of the failure of Dynegy and DH to be combined and (y) the Dynegy Administrative Claim (as reduced) may be satisfied with plan securities (including the Equity Consideration with any necessary adjustments) or other non-cash consideration of equivalent value as determined by the Bankruptcy Court in connection with confirmation of any DH plan. After the Conforming Plan is confirmed, prior to the Combination, Dynegy shall assign or otherwise transfer the Dynegy Administrative Claim (x) to a trust established to hold and distribute the proceeds of the Dynegy Administrative Claim or (y) in some other efficient manner determined by Dynegy, in each case for the benefit of the holders of Dynegy’s common stock. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute Bankruptcy Court approval of the proposed treatment of the Dynegy Administrative Claim for purposes of section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, which shall remain subject to further order of the Bankruptcy Court.
b. Termination of the Undertaking Agreement and the DH Note. Upon the occurrence of the Settlement Effective Date, the Undertaking Agreement and the DH Note shall each be terminated and there shall be no further obligations thereunder.
c. Transfer of Cash; Undertaking Agreement Payments.
(i) As of the date hereof, on an unconsolidated basis, Dynegy holds cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $17.2 million and, from and after the date hereof, each of Dynegy and Dynegy Coal Holdco agrees that it will not transfer, directly or indirectly, any cash or other assets from Dynegy Coal Holdco or its subsidiaries to Dynegy; provided, that Dynegy Coal Holdco and its subsidiaries shall, (x) subject to any restrictions contained in the CoalCo Credit Facility, be permitted to transfer to Dynegy, on or prior to the Settlement Effective Date, the amounts required to (1) make any payments (or to reimburse Dynegy for any payments under this clause (1) from Dynegy cash not upstreamed from Dynegy Coal Holdco or its subsidiaries) required under Section II.e. of this Settlement Agreement, (2) to make payments of expenses of Dynegy related to the Chapter 11 Cases and the Conforming Plan, and (3) pay the fees and expenses of its professionals and advisors; provided, that such professional fees and expenses shall not exceed a reasonable estimate thereof to be provided to Dynegy (with copies to the other Parties and the Creditors’ Committee) no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Settlement Effective Date and (y) continue to be permitted to make payments to Dynegy in the ordinary course required to be made pursuant to those certain cash management agreements, energy management agreements, service agreements, tax sharing agreements, trademark license agreements and other intercompany agreements entered into in connection with the Prepetition Restructurings in August 2011, so long as such amounts are either transferred by Dynegy to Dynegy Administrative Services Company for purposes of facilitating payments or reimbursements under such agreements or used by Dynegy in accordance with any such tax sharing agreement.
(ii) From and after the date hereof, the Undertaking Agreement is hereby amended such that any payments owing from Dynegy to DH under the Undertaking Agreement shall instead be made directly by Dynegy Coal Holdco on behalf of Dynegy. The Undertaking Agreement is not otherwise amended by this Section II.c.(ii). The Parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree to this amendment to the Undertaking Agreement.
d. Lease Claims.
(i) Allowed Claims. The Lease Trustee, as indenture trustee for the Lease Certificate Holders, will be granted the following allowed claims in the Chapter 11 Cases (subject to the limitations set forth below): (1) a senior unsecured claim equal to $540,000,000 against DH on account of all claims arising under or relating to the Lease Guarantees or otherwise under any of the other Lease Documents (the “Guaranty Claim”); (2) an unsecured claim equal to $454,717,690 against Dynegy Roseton on account of all claims arising under or relating to the Roseton Facility and Roseton Lease Documents; (3) an unsecured claim equal to $85,282,310 against Dynegy Danskammer on account of all claims arising under or relating to the Danskammer facility and
Danskammer Lease Documents (the claims set forth in the preceding clauses (2) and (3), the “R&D Claims”); (4) an administrative expense claim against Dynegy Roseton on account of postpetition accrued rent, plus additional amounts that may accrue thereafter pursuant to the Roseton Lease Documents (equal to $42,176,760); and (5) an administrative expense claim against Dynegy Danskammer on account of postpetition accrued rent, plus additional amounts that may accrue thereafter pursuant to the Danskammer Lease Documents (equal to $3,154,179) (the claims set forth in the preceding clauses (4) and (5), the “Lease Administrative Claims,” and together with the claims set forth in the preceding clauses (1), (2) and (3), the “Lessor Claims”). Other than any claims for trustee and professional fees in the Chapter 11 Cases as described herein or in the Plan Support Agreement, under no circumstances will the Lease Trustee or the Lease Certificate Holders be entitled to any administrative claims against DH, and the only claims of the Lease Trustee or the Lease Certificate Holders to be allowed as against DH shall be the Guaranty Claim.
(ii) Lessor Recovery Cap. The aggregate recovery of the Lease Trustee and the Lease Certificate Holders (exclusive of the amounts received on account of trustee and professional fees and expenses) on the Lessor Claims shall be capped at $571,507,840 (the “Lessor Recovery Cap”). If the Lease Trustee receives aggregate distributions on account of the Lessor Claims or as proceeds from the sale of the Facilities described in Section II.d.(iv) below in excess of the Lessor Recovery Cap, the Lease Trustee shall immediately turn over any such excess distributions received by the Lease Trustee to DH for distribution to the other holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims against DH pursuant to the Conforming Plan (or any other chapter 11 plan which is ultimately confirmed for DH); provided, that the Lease Trustee (on behalf of itself and the Lease Certificate Holders) shall disclaim any right to a distribution of any amounts turned over to DH pursuant to this subsection (ii) in its capacity as a general unsecured creditor of DH, and shall turn over any such distribution it receives to DH for distribution to the other creditors of DH in accordance with the Conforming Plan (or any other chapter 11 plan which is ultimately confirmed for DH). For the purpose of this subsection (ii), the value of any securities distributed in respect of the Lessor Claims shall be determined based on (a) a net equity value of Dynegy of $2,825,000,000, being the midpoint of the equity valuation of Dynegy prepared by Lazard Frères & Co. LLC and filed as Exhibit F to the disclosure statement for the Existing Plan filed on March 6, 2012 [Dkt. No. 472], if such securities are issued by the Surviving Entity; and (b) the mid-point enterprise valuation of Dynegy Roseton or Dynegy Danskammer, as applicable, to the extent set forth in any approved disclosure statement and/or confirmed plan of reorganization or liquidation for such entities, if such securities are issued by Dynegy Danskammer or Dynegy Roseton.
(iii) Sale of Roseton and Danskammer Facilities. The Debtors, with the cooperation of the PSEG Entities (which cooperation shall include, without limitation, taking any and all actions necessary to effect a transfer of title in connection with any sale), shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Roseton and Danskammer power generation facilities (including all of the power generation units and other structures and equipment, the related land and all other assets related to the
operation thereof) (all such assets together, the “Facilities”), including all of the Debtors’ and the PSEG Entities’ interests in the Facilities, as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, that neither the Debtors nor the PSEG Entities shall execute a binding sale agreement or related ancillary agreements with respect to the Facilities (or any portion thereof) without the prior written consent of the Lease Trustee and the Creditors’ Committee (if in existence) and without prior consultation with the Consenting Senior Noteholders, which consent and consultation shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. The terms of any sale process shall be mutually agreed upon among the Debtors, the Creditors’ Committee (if in existence), RCM and the Lease Trustee, shall be contingent on receipt of all required regulatory approvals, and shall include the following:
1. in any sale of the PSEG Entities’ interests in the Roseton Facility together with the Debtors’ interests in such Facility, the consideration to be attributed to the PSEG Entities’ interests shall equal the product of the percentage of PSEG Entities’ interests in such Facility (based on the value of the PSEG Entities’ interests in such Facility) and the total consideration for such Facility; provided, that the percentages of the PSEG Entities’ and the Debtors’ respective interests in such Facility shall be determined by and among the Debtors, the PSEG Entities, the Creditors’ Committee and the Lease Trustee, in consultation with the Consenting Senior Noteholders, based on the values of the Debtors’ and the PSEG Entities’ respective interests in such Facility, and in the event of any dispute, the Bankruptcy Court shall have jurisdiction to resolve such dispute;
2. in any sale of the PSEG Entities’ interests in the Danskammer Facility together with the Debtors’ interests in such Facility, the consideration to be attributed to the PSEG Entities’ interests shall equal the product of the percentage of PSEG Entities’ interests in such Facility (based on the value of the PSEG Entities’ interests in such Facility) and the total consideration for such Facility; provided, that the percentages of the PSEG Entities’ and the Debtors’ respective interests in such Facility shall be determined by and among the Debtors, the PSEG Entities, the Creditors’ Committee and the Lease Trustee, in consultation with the Consenting Senior Noteholders, based on the values of the Debtors’ and the PSEG Entities’ respective interests in such Facility, and in the event of any dispute, the Bankruptcy Court shall have jurisdiction to resolve such dispute; and
3. in any sale of the Roseton facility together with the Danskammer Facility, the portion of consideration to be attributed to the Roseton Facility and the portion of consideration to be attributed to the Danskammer Facility, with the consideration attributable to the PSEG Entities for each such Facility to be determined as set forth in clauses 1 and 2 immediately above, and with the Bankruptcy Court having jurisdiction to resolve any allocation dispute.
The Debtors, the Lease Trustee and the PSEG Entities agree to cooperate with one another with respect to obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals, including, without limitation, from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) and the New York Public Service Commission (“NYPSC”), for the transfer of ownership and operation of the Facilities in connection with any sale of the Facilities, including the making of joint or coordinated filings with FERC, the NYPSC, or any other regulatory body so as to ensure that all necessary regulatory approvals are obtained on a timely basis.
For the avoidance of doubt, no other transactions and no actions, obligations or rights of any of the Parties under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in respect of the transfer of the DCH Membership Interests, the termination of the Undertaking Agreement and DH Note, the dismissal of the Prepetition Litigation and the Adversary Proceeding, and the releases set forth in Sections II.h., II.i., II.j. and II.k. hereof) are or shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the proposed sale of the Facilities pursuant to this Section II.d.(iii).
(iv) Distribution of Proceeds from a Sale of the Facilities. Any proceeds from a sale of any Facilities (or portion thereof) shall be distributed as follows:
1. First, to the Debtors, to pay any and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Debtors in connection with such sale; and
2. Second, (a) that portion of the remaining proceeds attributable to the Debtors’ interests in the sold property to those Debtors holding such interests for distribution to their creditors (including, without limitation, to DH to repay any and all outstanding amounts owed to DH by Dynegy Danskammer and Dynegy Roseton pursuant to that certain Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement by and among the borrower Debtors party thereto and DH, dated as of November 15, 2011, as amended (the “DIP Credit Facility”)); provided, that all such proceeds to be distributed to the Lease Trustee on account of the Lease Administrative Claims and/or the R&D Claims shall be in full and final satisfaction of such claims, but shall instead be distributed as follows: first, to the other holders of allowed general unsecured claims against Dynegy Danskammer and Dynegy Roseton in an amount not to exceed $500,000 (the “GUC Carveout”), and second, to the Lease Trustee or DH in accordance with subclause (b) of this paragraph; and (b) that portion of the remaining proceeds attributable to the PSEG Entities’ interests in the sold property as follows:
A. 50% solely to the Lease Trustee; and
B. 50% to DH, to be distributed to holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims against DH pursuant to the Conforming Plan (or any other chapter 11 plan which is ultimately confirmed for DH); provided, that the Lease Trustee (on
behalf of itself and the Lease Certificate Holders) shall disclaim any right to a distribution of the amounts paid to DH pursuant to this Section II.d.(iv) in its capacity as a creditor of DH, and shall turn over any such distribution it receives to DH for distribution to the other creditors of DH pursuant to the Conforming Plan (or any other chapter 11 plan which is ultimately confirmed for DH).
Any distributions made to the Lease Trustee pursuant to Section II.d. of this Settlement Agreement shall be subject to, and shall be taken into account when determining, in all respects, the Lessor Recovery Cap. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that in determining the amounts subject to the Lessor Recovery Cap, only proceeds of a Facilities sale received by the Lease Trustee for the benefit of the Lease Certificate Holders shall be included, and that any amounts that the Lease Trustee turns over to DH pursuant to Section II.d.(iv), clause second, of this Settlement Agreement shall not be taken into account in calculating the Lessor Recovery Cap.
(v) Distribution Mechanics. The means by which any proceeds from a sale of the Facilities (or portions thereof) are to be distributed pursuant to the waterfall set forth in Section II.d.(iv) above shall be determined by the Parties and the Creditors’ Committee and may include, among other things, distributions pursuant to a confirmed chapter 11 plan for Dynegy Roseton and Dynegy Danskammer.
e. Fees and Expenses. (i) On the Settlement Effective Date, Dynegy shall pay in cash all reasonable and documented prepetition and postpetition fees and expenses accrued through the Settlement Effective Date of (1) the Lease Trustee, as successor lease indenture trustee and successor pass through trustee and its professionals and advisors (to the extent not previously paid by Dynegy pursuant to subsection (iii) below), (2) the Ad Hoc Senior Noteholder Committee and its professionals and advisors, (3) the other Consenting Senior Noteholders and their respective professionals and advisors, and (4) the PSEG Entities and its professionals and advisors (all of the entities in subclauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), the “Settling Claimant Fee Recipients”) after any such entity provides a customary summary invoice describing such fees and expenses (which invoice may be redacted to protect privileged or confidential information) to Dynegy, with copies to DH and the Creditors’ Committee; (ii) after the Settlement Effective Date, Dynegy shall pay, on a monthly basis, all of the reasonable and documented fees and expenses accrued on and after the Settlement Effective Date of the Settling Claimant Fee Recipients through the Plan Effective Date, in each case within fifteen (15) Business Days after any such entity provides a customary summary invoice describing such fees and expenses (which invoice may be redacted to protect privileged or confidential information) to Dynegy, with copies to DH and the Creditors’ Committee; provided, that no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Settlement Effective Date, each of the Settling Claimant Fee Recipients shall provide Dynegy with a schedule of (A) the amount of such fees and expenses incurred through the Settlement Effective Date and (B) an estimate of the aggregate amount of such additional fees and expenses it is anticipated to incur through the Plan Effective Date and a schedule of the professionals and advisors to whom such payments should be made and the relevant amounts, and Dynegy shall not be obligated to pay any fees and expenses referred to in (A) and (B)
incurred in excess of the aggregate amount of such estimated fees and expenses; and (iii) within two (2) Business Days after the execution and delivery of this Settlement Agreement, Dynegy shall pay to the Lease Trustee and its professionals and advisors their respective reasonable and documented fees and expenses through the date hereof, pursuant to the instructions and customary summary invoices describing such fees and expenses (which invoices may be redacted to protect privileged or confidential information) provided to Dynegy, DH and the Creditors’ Committee by the Lease Trustee on or prior to the date hereof. In the event that Dynegy files a petition for bankruptcy protection under the Bankruptcy Code at any time prior to the Plan Effective Date, any obligations it may have under this Section II.e. shall be subject to Bankruptcy Court approval in connection with the assumption of this Settlement Agreement as specified in Section III.x. of this Settlement Agreement.
f. Dismissal of Adversary Proceeding. On the Settlement Effective Date, the Lease Trustee, DH, Dynegy Roseton and Dynegy Danskammer shall file a stipulation of dismissal, irrevocably and unconditionally dismissing the Adversary Proceeding with prejudice as to all parties and all claims and without costs to any party. For the avoidance of doubt, the Lease Trustee, DH, Dynegy Roseton and Dynegy Danskammer shall take all actions necessary to stay the Adversary Proceeding (and toll all pending dates in the Adversary Proceeding) pending the occurrence of the Settlement Effective Date or any prior termination of this Settlement Agreement.
g. Dismissal of Prepetition Litigation. On the Settlement Effective Date, (a) counsel to each of the Settling Claimants who are plaintiffs and counsel to the named defendants in (i) the Noteholder Litigation and (ii) the Lease Indenture Trustee Litigation, respectively, shall file a stipulation of dismissal irrevocably and unconditionally dismissing such Prepetition Litigation with prejudice as to all parties and all claims and without costs to any party; and (b) each of the Settling Claimants who are plaintiffs in the PSEG Litigation shall file and serve a notice of discontinuance irrevocably and unconditionally dismissing the PSEG Litigation with prejudice as to all parties and all claims and without costs to any party.
h. Release by the Debtors, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco of Dynegy Released Parties. Effective upon the occurrence of the Settlement Effective Date, except for the obligations set forth in this Settlement Agreement, each of the Debtors, DGIN, Dynegy Coal Holdco and each of their direct and indirect non-Debtor subsidiaries party hereto or to the Dynegy Entity Joinder, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the “DH Releasing Parties”) voluntarily and knowingly, unconditionally and absolutely waives, remises, releases, settles, acquits, satisfies and forever discharges Dynegy and its present and former parents, affiliates, direct and indirect subsidiaries, shareholders, directors, officers, managers, predecessors, successors and assigns, and its and each of their respective agents, attorneys, advisors, accountants, restructuring consultants, financial advisors and investment bankers, and any Person claimed to be liable derivatively through any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Dynegy Released Parties”), of and from all, manner of action and actions, cause and causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, controversies, damages, charges, judgments, executions, claims and demands whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or claimed, which any of the DH Releasing Parties ever had, now has, or hereinafter can, shall or
may have, against any of the Dynegy Released Parties for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the world through the Settlement Effective Date solely to the extent relating to or arising from disputes with respect to the matters investigated by the Examiner (including, the Prepetition Restructurings), the Prepetition Litigation, the Adversary Proceeding, the Lease Documents or the Intercompany Receivable, including, without limitation, any claims that have been or could have been brought in connection with the transfer of the DCH Membership Interests to Dynegy or the Undertaking Agreement; provided, that the foregoing release shall not include, among other matters outside the scope of such release, (x) the obligations owed to DH under the DIP Credit Facility by any Dynegy Released Party who is a borrower under the DIP Credit Facility, or (y) the obligations owed to any DH Releasing Party pursuant to any intercompany agreement entered into between any DH Releasing Party and any Dynegy Released Party in the ordinary course of business (with the exception of the Undertaking Agreement and the Intercompany Receivable (to the extent applicable), which shall be released in accordance with the provisions hereof), and pursuant to those certain cash management agreements, energy management agreements, service agreements, tax sharing agreements, trademark license agreements and other intercompany agreements entered into in connection with the Prepetition Restructurings entered into in August 2011 or the CoalCo Credit Facility, the GasCo Credit Facility and any guarantees or security provided thereunder. The DH Releasing Parties shall also be deemed to knowingly and voluntarily waive and relinquish any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of the United States or any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which governs or limits a person’s release of unknown claims, comparable or equivalent to California Civil Code § 1542, which provides:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
i. Releases by Settling Claimants of DH Released Parties, Dynegy Released Parties and other Settling Claimants. Effective upon the occurrence of the Settlement Effective Date, except for the obligations set forth in this Settlement Agreement, each of the Settling Claimants, for itself, its direct and indirect subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Settling Claimant Releasing Parties”) voluntarily and knowingly, unconditionally and absolutely waives, remises, releases, settles, acquits, satisfies and forever discharges (i) the Dynegy Released Parties, (ii) DH and its affiliates and its and their present and former parents, affiliates, direct and indirect subsidiaries, shareholders, directors, officers, managers, predecessors, successors and assigns, and its and each of their respective agents, attorneys, advisors, accountants, restructuring consultants, financial advisors and investment bankers, and any Person claimed to be liable derivatively through any of the foregoing (collectively, the “DH Released Parties”), and (iii) the other Settling Claimant Released Parties (defined below) of and from all, manner of action and actions, cause and causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, controversies, damages, charges, judgments, executions, claims and demands
whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or claimed, which any of the Settling Claimant Releasing Parties ever had, now has, or hereinafter can, shall or may have, against any of the Dynegy Released Parties, the DH Released Parties or the other Settling Claimant Released Parties for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the world through the Settlement Effective Date, solely to the extent relating to or arising from disputes with respect to the matters investigated by the Examiner (including, the Prepetition Restructurings), the Prepetition Litigation, the Adversary Proceeding, the Lease Documents or the Intercompany Receivable, including, without limitation, any claims that have been or could have been brought in connection with the transfer of the DCH Membership Interests to Dynegy; provided, that nothing in this Settlement Agreement shall release the Settling Claimants’ respective rights under this Settlement Agreement, including the right (x) to receive payment or distribution, if any, on account of the Lessor Claims (subject to the Lessor Recovery Cap), the Allowed Senior Notes Claim and the TIA Claim in favor of RCM previously allowed against DH in the Chapter 11 Cases pursuant to the PSEG Settlement as approved by the PSEG Stipulated Order and (y) to receive payment of (or assert claims for) fees and expenses as set forth in Section II.e hereof. The Settling Claimant Releasing Parties shall also be deemed to knowingly and voluntarily waive and relinquish any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of the United States or any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which governs or limits a person’s release of unknown claims, comparable or equivalent to California Civil Code § 1542, which provides:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
j. Releases by Dynegy, DGIN, Dynegy Coal Holdco and the Debtors of Settling Claimant Released Parties. Effective upon the occurrence of the Settlement Effective Date, except for the obligations set forth in this Settlement Agreement, Dynegy, DGIN, Dynegy Coal Holdco and each of the Debtors, and in each case, its direct and indirect non-Debtor subsidiaries party hereto or to the Dynegy Entity Joinder, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Dynegy and Debtor Releasing Parties”) voluntarily and knowingly, unconditionally and absolutely waives, remises, releases, settles, acquits, satisfies and forever discharges each Settling Claimant and each Consenting Lease Certificate Holder and, in each case, its affiliates and its and their present and former parents, affiliates, direct and indirect subsidiaries, shareholders, directors, officers, managers, predecessors, successors and assigns, and its and each of their respective agents, attorneys, advisors, accountants, restructuring consultants, financial advisors and investment bankers, and any Person claimed to be liable derivatively through any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Settling Claimant Released Parties”), of and from all, manner of action and actions, cause and causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, controversies, damages, charges, judgments, executions, claims and demands whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or claimed, which any of the Dynegy and Debtor Releasing Parties ever had, now has, or hereinafter can, shall or may have,
against any of the Settling Claimant Released Parties for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the world through the Settlement Effective Date, solely to the extent relating to or arising from disputes with respect to the matters investigated by the Examiner (including, the Prepetition Restructurings), the Prepetition Litigation, the Adversary Proceeding or the Lease Documents including, without limitation, any claims that have been or could have been brought in connection with the transfer of the DCH Membership Interests to Dynegy. The Dynegy and Debtor Releasing Parties shall also be deemed to knowingly and voluntarily waive and relinquish any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of the United States or any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which governs or limits a person’s release of unknown claims, comparable or equivalent to California Civil Code § 1542, which provides:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
k. Release by Dynegy of DH Released Parties. Effective upon the occurrence of the Settlement Effective Date, except for the obligations set forth in this Settlement Agreement, Dynegy and each of its direct and indirect non-Debtor subsidiaries party hereto or to the Dynegy Entity Joinder, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Dynegy Releasing Parties”) voluntarily and knowingly, unconditionally and absolutely waives, remises, releases, settles, acquits, satisfies and forever discharges the DH Releasing Parties, of and from all, manner of action and actions, cause and causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, controversies, damages, charges, judgments, executions, claims and demands whatsoever, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or claimed, which any of the Dynegy Releasing Parties ever had, now has, or hereinafter can, shall or may have, against any of the DH Releasing Parties for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the world through the Settlement Effective Date solely to the extent relating to or arising from disputes with respect to the matters investigated by the Examiner (including, the Prepetition Restructurings), the Prepetition Litigation, the Adversary Proceeding, the Lease Documents or the Intercompany Receivable, including, without limitation, any claims that have been or could have been brought in connection with the transfer of Dynegy Coal Holdco to Dynegy or the Undertaking Agreement; provided, that the foregoing release shall not include, among other matters outside the scope of such release, the obligations owed to any Dynegy Releasing Party pursuant to any intercompany agreement entered into between any Dynegy Releasing Party and any DH Releasing Party in the ordinary course of business (with the exception of the Undertaking Agreement and the Intercompany Receivable (to the extent applicable), which shall be released in accordance with the provisions hereof), and pursuant to those certain cash management agreements, energy management agreements, service agreements, tax sharing agreements, trademark license agreements and other intercompany agreements entered into in connection with the Prepetition Restructurings entered into in August 2011 or the CoalCo Credit Facility, the GasCo Credit Facility and any guarantees or security provided thereunder. The
Dynegy Releasing Parties shall also be deemed to knowingly and voluntarily waive and relinquish any and all provisions, rights and benefits conferred by any law of the United States or any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which governs or limits a person’s release of unknown claims, comparable or equivalent to California Civil Code § 1542, which provides:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
III. Miscellaneous Provisions
a. Effectiveness of Settlement Agreement. This Settlement Agreement shall become effective on the second Business Day following satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (i) each of the Parties shall have executed and delivered signed copies of this Settlement Agreement; (ii) the Dynegy Entity Joinder shall have been executed by each of the parties thereto; and (iii) the Approval Order, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Dynegy, DH, the Creditors’ Committee, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, the Lease Trustee and RCM, shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court, be in full force and effect and not stayed, reversed, vacated or amended; or on such other date as Dynegy, DH, the Creditors’ Committee, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, the Lease Trustee, and RCM mutually agree, including as a result of any waiver of the foregoing conditions (the “Settlement Effective Date”); provided, that Section I., II.c., subsection (iii) of Section II.e., the last sentence of Section II.f., and Section III (other than Section III.c.) of this Settlement Agreement shall become effective immediately upon execution and delivery of this Settlement Agreement by all Parties.
b. Settlement Approval Motion. Within one (1) Business Day after the date of execution by all Parties to this Settlement Agreement, the Debtors shall file a motion (the “Settlement Approval Motion”) with the Bankruptcy Court seeking approval of this Settlement Agreement pursuant to Rule 9019(a) of the Bankruptcy Rules, together with appropriate supporting declaration(s) which may be filed thereafter. The form of Settlement Approval Motion which has been agreed to by the Parties and the Creditors’ Committee is attached hereto as Annex C and incorporated herein by reference.
c. Representations of the Parties.
(i) The Settling Claimants’ Representations and Warranties. To induce each other Party to enter into and perform its obligations under this Settlement Agreement, each Settling Claimant, severally but not jointly, represents, warrants and acknowledges, as of the Settlement Effective Date, as follows:
1. Authority. (i) The Settling Claimant is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its organization, and has all the requisite corporate, partnership or other power and authority to execute and deliver this Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which such Settling Claimant is contemplated to be a party and perform its obligations under this Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which it is contemplated to be a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by the Settling Claimant of this Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which such Settling Claimant is contemplated to be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate, partnership, limited liability company or otherwise) on the part of the Settling Claimant and no other action or proceedings on the part of the Settling Claimants are necessary to authorize and approve this Settlement Agreement or the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which such Settling Claimant is contemplated to be a party or any of the transactions contemplated herein or therein; and (iii) solely with respect to the Lease Trustee, it has been directed by Lease Certificate Holders holding not less than a majority of the fractional undivided interest evidenced by the Lease Certificates to execute and deliver this Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which the Lease Trustee is contemplated to be a party and, pursuant to Section 5.2 of each of the Lease Indentures and Sections 1.4 and 6.4 of the Pass Through Trust Agreement, such direction shall be binding on all Lease Certificate Holders.
2. Ownership. Each Settling Claimant is the legal owner, beneficial owner and/or the investment advisor or manager for the legal or beneficial owner of a Claim (it being understood that the Lease Trustee is acting solely in its capacity as successor trustee) arising out of or relating to the Senior Notes, the Lease Certificates, the Lease Documents and/or other debt obligations owed by the Debtors.
3. Validity. This Settlement Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Settling Claimant and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Settling Claimant, enforceable against the Settling Claimant in accordance with its terms.
4. No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by the Settling Claimant (when such performance is due) of this Settlement Agreement does not and shall not (i) subject to the
actions, consents and filings referred to in clause 5 below, violate any provision of law, rule or regulation applicable to it or, in the case of an entity, any of its subsidiaries or its or their certificates of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents, or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation to which it, or, where applicable, any of its subsidiaries is a party.
5. Authorization of Governmental Authorities and Creditors. No action by (including any authorization, consent or approval), in respect of, or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body, except such filing as may be necessary and/or required for disclosure by the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to state securities or “blue sky” laws, is required for, or in connection with, the valid and lawful authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Settling Claimant pursuant to this Settlement Agreement; provided, that implementation and consummation of the transactions contemplated herein may be subject to receipt of regulatory approvals pursuant to the Federal Power Act or similar state law.
6. No Reliance. The Settling Claimant (i) is a sophisticated party with respect to the subject matter of this Settlement Agreement, (ii) has been represented and advised by legal counsel in connection with this Settlement Agreement, (iii) has adequate information concerning the matters that are the subject of this Settlement Agreement, and (iv) has independently and without reliance upon any other Party hereto or any of their affiliates, or any officer, employee, agent or representative thereof, and based on such information as the Settling Claimant has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Settlement Agreement, except that the Settling Claimant has relied upon each other Party’s express representations, warranties and covenants in this Settlement Agreement, and the Settling Claimant acknowledges that it has entered into this Settlement Agreement voluntarily and of its own choice and not under coercion or duress.
7. Title. As of the date hereof, the Settling Claimant (other than the Lease Trustee, which is acting solely in its capacity as successor trustee) is the legal owner, beneficial owner and/or the investment advisor or manager for the legal or beneficial owner of the Claims in the aggregate principal amount set forth in the disclosure certificate which shall be provided to DH and Dynegy within three (3) Business Days of the execution of this Settlement Agreement (the “Disclosure Certificate”) (and in the case of a
nominee, it has due and proper authorization to act on behalf of, and to bind, the beneficial owner of such Claims); provided, that the information contained in the Disclosure Certificate shall be maintained as confidential by DH, Dynegy and their financial advisors and legal counsel, except to the extent otherwise required by law or any rule or regulation of any exchange or regulatory authority; and provided further that, subject to Section III.q. of this Settlement Agreement, DH and Dynegy may disclose the aggregate of all Claims held by the Settling Claimants. Within one (1) Business Day of delivering the Disclosure Certificates to DH and Dynegy required by the preceding sentence, counsel to the Consenting Senior Noteholders and counsel to the Lease Trustee shall disclose the aggregate Claims against DH held by each Consenting Senior Noteholder and each Consenting Lease Certificate Holder, respectively, to counsel to the Creditors’ Committee, which shall maintain such information as confidential and on a professionals’ eyes only basis. The Settling Claimant’s interest in the Claim is free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, charge, claim, equity, option, warrant, proxy, voting restriction, right of first refusal or other limitation on disposition or encumbrances of any kind, that would adversely affect in any way the Settling Claimant’s performance of its obligations contained in this Settlement Agreement at the time such obligations are required to be performed.
ii. Debtors’ Representations and Warranties. To induce each other Party to enter into and perform its obligations under this Settlement Agreement, each Debtor hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges, as of the Settlement Effective Date, as follows:
1. Authority. Subject to Bankruptcy Court approval, (i) each of the Debtors is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to execute and deliver this Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which the Debtors are contemplated to be parties and perform their obligations under this Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which they are contemplated to be parties, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein, and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by such Debtors under this Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which each such Debtor is contemplated to be a party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein and therein, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Debtor, and no other actions or proceedings on the part of such Debtor are necessary to authorize and approve this Settlement Agreement or the other documents or instruments contemplated hereby to which such Debtor is contemplated to be a party or any of the transactions contemplated herein or therein.
2. Validity. Subject to Bankruptcy Court approval, this Settlement Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Debtors and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Debtors, enforceable against the Debtors in accordance with its terms.
3. No Conflict. Subject to Bankruptcy Court approval, the execution, delivery and performance by the Debtors (when such performance is due) of this Settlement Agreement does not and shall not (i) subject to the actions, consents and filings referred to in clause 4 below, violate any provision of law, rule or regulation applicable to the Debtors or any of their subsidiaries or the Debtors’ or their subsidiaries’ certificates of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents, or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligations to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party.
4. Authorization of Governmental Authorities. No action by (including any authorization, consent or approval), in respect of, or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body, except such filing as may be necessary and/or required for disclosure by the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to state securities or “blue sky” laws, and the approval of the Bankruptcy Court of the Debtors’ authority to enter into and implement this Settlement Agreement, is required for, or in connection with, the valid and lawful authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Debtors of this Settlement Agreement; provided that, implementation and consummation of the transactions contemplated herein may be subject to receipt of regulatory approvals pursuant to the Federal Power Act or similar state law.
5. No Reliance. Each of the Debtors (i) is a sophisticated party with respect to the matters that are the subject of this Settlement Agreement, (ii) has had the opportunity to be represented and advised by legal counsel in connection with this Settlement Agreement, (iii) has adequate information concerning the matters
that are the subject of this Settlement Agreement, and (iv) has independently and without reliance upon any other Party hereto, or any of their affiliates, or any officer, employee, agent or representative thereof, and based on such information as such Debtor has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Settlement Agreement, except that the Debtors have relied upon each other Party’s express representations, warranties and covenants in this Settlement Agreement, which each of the Debtors enters, or as to which each Debtor acknowledges and agrees, voluntarily and of its own choice and not under coercion or duress.
iii. Representations and Warranties of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco. To induce each other Party to enter into and perform its obligations under this Settlement Agreement, each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges, as of the Settlement Effective Date (except as otherwise expressly indicated below), as follows:
1. Authority. (i) each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to execute and deliver this Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which it is contemplated to be a party and perform its obligations under this Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which it is contemplated to be a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein, and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco under this Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco is contemplated to be a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate, partnership, limited liability company or otherwise) on the part of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco, and no other action or proceedings on the part of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco are necessary to authorize and approve this Settlement Agreement or the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco are contemplated to be parties or any of the transactions contemplated herein or therein;
2. Validity. This Settlement Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of each of
Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco, enforceable against Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco in accordance with its terms.
3. No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco (when such performance is due) of this Settlement Agreement does not and shall not (i) subject to the actions, consents and filings referred to in clause 4 below, violate any provision of law, rule or regulation applicable to it or any of its subsidiaries or its or their certificates of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents, or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligations to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party.
4. Authorization of Governmental Authorities. No action by (including any authorization, consent or approval), in respect of, or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body, except such filing as may be necessary and/or required for disclosure by the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to state securities or “blue sky” laws, is required for, or in connection with, the valid and lawful authorization, execution, delivery and performance by Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco of this Settlement Agreement.
5. No Reliance. Each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco (i) is a sophisticated party with respect to the subject matter of this Settlement Agreement, (ii) has been represented and advised by legal counsel in connection with this Settlement Agreement, (iii) has adequate information concerning the matters that are the subject of this Settlement Agreement, and (iv) has independently and without reliance upon any other Party hereto or any of their affiliates, or any officer, employee, agent or representative thereof, and based on such information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Settlement Agreement, except that each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco has relied upon each other Party’s express representations, warranties and covenants in this Settlement Agreement, which it enters, and each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco acknowledges that it has entered into this Settlement Agreement voluntarily and of its own choice and not under coercion or duress.
6. Ownership of DCH Membership Interests. Dynegy is the beneficial and record owner of the DCH Membership Interests and Dynegy’s transfer of the DCH Membership Interests in accordance
with this Settlement Agreement shall transfer such DCH Membership Interests, directly or indirectly, to DH free and clear of any liens.
7. Assets. From and after the Settlement Effective Date, Dynegy will not own any material assets or rights that are necessary for the operation of the business of DH and its subsidiaries as conducted prior to September 1, 2011, other than those related to corporate services (including, without limitation, treasury, employee benefits, legal, compliance, cash management and similar services) provided to DH in the ordinary course of business, the services of officers and employees, information technology and intellectual property, to the extent that such assets or rights were owned by entities other than Dynegy Coal Holdco and its subsidiaries prior to September 1, 2011.
d. Termination. This Settlement Agreement and the obligations of the Parties may be terminated by (i) mutual written agreement of Dynegy, DH, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, the Lease Trustee, and RCM (after prior notice to and reasonable consultation with the Creditors’ Committee) or (ii) by any of (1) Dynegy, (2) DH, (3) a majority in number of the Consenting Senior Noteholders (for the avoidance of doubt, which shall not be calculated based on the principal amount of Senior Notes held by such Consenting Senior Noteholders) or (4) the Lease Trustee in the event the Settlement Effective Date shall not have occurred prior to June 29, 2012. Any notice of termination given under clause (ii) hereof shall be effective immediately.
e. Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this Settlement Agreement in accordance with Section III.d. hereof, all obligations of the Parties under this Settlement Agreement shall terminate and shall be of no further force and effect; provided, that any claim for breach of this Settlement Agreement (i) occurring after the Settlement Effective Date or (ii) occurring after the date hereof in respect of a breach of any provision which is effective as of the date hereof pursuant to Section III.a. of this Settlement Agreement, shall survive termination and all rights and remedies with respect to such claim shall be neither waived nor prejudiced in any way by termination of this Settlement Agreement.
f. Fiduciary Duties of Creditors’ Committee Members. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any Settling Claimant serves on the Creditors’ Committee, then the terms of this Settlement Agreement shall not be construed to limit such Settling Claimant’s exercise of fiduciary duties in its role as a member of the Creditors’ Committee, and any exercise of such fiduciary duties shall not be deemed to constitute a breach of this Settlement Agreement; provided, that service as a member of the Creditors’ Committee shall not relieve such Settling Claimant in its non-committee capacity of its obligations under this Settlement Agreement.
g. Acknowledgements. Each Party acknowledges that (a) no securities of either Dynegy, DH or any of their affiliates are being offered or sold hereby and this Settlement Agreement neither constitutes an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities
of Dynegy or DH and (b) this Settlement Agreement is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a solicitation of a vote for the acceptance of a plan of reorganization pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code.
h. Cooperation and Support. The Parties shall cooperate with each other in good faith and shall coordinate their activities (to the extent possible and subject to the terms of this Settlement Agreement) in respect of (i) the filing of the Settlement Approval Motion with the Bankruptcy Court, obtaining Bankruptcy Court approval of this Settlement Agreement, the entry of the Approval Order, and the implementation of the settlement terms set forth in this Settlement Agreement, and (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Settlement Agreement. Furthermore, (1) subject to the terms of this Settlement Agreement, each of the Parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (a) support and complete all transactions contemplated hereby; (b) take any and all necessary and appropriate actions in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby, including (I) obtaining any and all required governmental and regulatory approvals, including, without limitation, obtaining any required approvals pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, as amended, codified at 16 U.S.C. § 824 et. seq. and the implementing regulations thereunder, and any similar state law, and (II) making and filing any and all required regulatory filings; and (c) refrain from taking any action inconsistent with this Settlement Agreement, and (2) in no event shall any Party file, cause an affiliate or any other third party to file, or encourage any affiliate or any third party to file, an opposition to the Settlement Approval Motion or the Settlement Agreement.
i. Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
(i) THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISION WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(ii) By its execution and delivery of this Settlement Agreement, each of the Parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees for itself that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to any matter under or arising out of or in connection with this Settlement Agreement or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment rendered in any such action, suit or proceeding, shall be brought in the Bankruptcy Court; provided, that (x) this Settlement Agreement, and the releases provided in Section II herein, may be submitted in any court, arbitration and/or other legal proceeding to enforce the terms of the releases provided in Section II herein and (y) any determination of the amount of the Dynegy Administrative Claim shall be by arbitration pursuant to Section II.a.(ii) of this Settlement Agreement. By execution and delivery of this Settlement Agreement, each of the Parties irrevocably accepts and submits itself to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court, generally and unconditionally, with respect to any such action, suit or proceeding, and waives any objection it may have to venue or the convenience of the forum.
(iii) In the event the Bankruptcy Court does not have or refuses to exercise jurisdiction with respect to this Settlement Agreement and any disputes arising therefrom, any legal action, suit, or proceeding against the Parties with respect to any matter under or arising out of or in connection with this Settlement Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment rendered in any such action, suit or proceeding, may be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or courts of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, and by execution and delivery of this Settlement Agreement, each Party irrevocably accepts and submits itself to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and those courts.
j. No Admission of Liability. Each Party enters into this Settlement Agreement without admitting any liability or conceding any allegations not already expressly admitted. This Settlement Agreement and its provisions shall not be offered or received in evidence in any action or proceeding as an admission or concession of liability or wrongdoing of any nature on the part of any Party except that it may be offered and received in evidence solely to enforce this Settlement Agreement.
k. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Settlement Agreement is intended to benefit or create any right or cause of action in or on behalf of any person other than the Parties hereto unless expressly set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) each of the persons and entities released in Section II is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Settlement Agreement and (ii) subject to Section III.r. of this Settlement Agreement, the Creditors’ Committee is an intended third-party beneficiary of Sections II.a., II.c, II.d.(iii), II.d.(v), II.e, III.a., III.d., III.l, III.n., III.r. and III.u. hereof.
l. Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Settlement Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered personally, sent by e-mail or electronic facsimile (with confirmation), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):
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White & Case LLP Attention: Xxxxxx X Xxxxxx 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 0000 |
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Dynegy Holdings, LLC Attention: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 000 Xxxxxx — 00xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 E-mail: Xxxxxxxxx.Xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx |
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Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx E-mail: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx. c/o Young Xxxxxxx Stargatt & Xxxxxx, LLP Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx Square 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 E-mail: xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx |
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Sidley Austin LLP Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 E-mail: xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx |
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Young Xxxxxxx Stargatt & Xxxxxx, LLP Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx Square 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 E-mail: xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx |
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Franklin Advisers, Inc. Attention: Xx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx and Piret Loone Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 E-mail: xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx, xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx and xxxxxx@xxx.xxx |
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Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx LLP Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx and xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx |
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m. Entire Agreement. This Settlement Agreement, including any exhibits, annexes and/or schedules hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter of this Settlement Agreement and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, between and among the Parties concerning the subject matter of this Settlement Agreement. Each of the Parties hereto acknowledges that it is executing this Settlement Agreement without reliance on any representations, warranties or commitments other than those representations, warranties and commitments expressly set forth in this Settlement Agreement.
n. Modification or Amendment. This Settlement Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by Dynegy, DH, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, the Lease Trustee, and RCM, after prior notice to and reasonable consultation with the Creditors’ Committee; provided, that the consent of the Creditors’ Committee shall also be required solely in respect of any modification or amendment adverse to the rights of the Creditors’ Committee contained in Sections II.a., II.c, II.d.(iii), II.d.(v), II.e, III.a., III.d., III.l., III.n. and III.r. hereof.
o. Further Assurances. From and after the date hereof, each of the Parties agrees to use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to execute or cause to be executed and deliver or cause to be delivered all such agreements, instruments and documents and take or cause to be taken all such further actions as the Parties may reasonably deem necessary from time to time to carry out the intent and purpose of this Settlement Agreement, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
p. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Settlement Agreement, this Settlement Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of each of the Parties and each of their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and representatives.
q. Public Disclosure. Without limiting the prohibition on disclosure of the Disclosure Certificate contained in Section III.c. of this Settlement Agreement (subject to the qualifications set forth in such Section III.c.), the Settling Claimants hereby consent to the disclosure of the execution and contents of this Settlement Agreement by Dynegy or DH in the Conforming Plan, the Disclosure Statement and any other related documents, and any filings by Dynegy or DH with the Bankruptcy Court or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or as required by law or regulation; provided, that except as required by law or any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or any governmental agency, none of Dynegy, DH, or any other Debtor shall use the name of any Settling Claimant or its affiliates, officers, directors, managers, stockholders, members, employees, partners, representatives and agents in any press release or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission without the prior consent of such applicable Settling Claimant. Each of Dynegy, DH, and the other Debtors, on the one hand, and the Settling Claimants, on the other hand, shall (a) consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Settlement Agreement, (b) provide to the other for review a copy of any such press release or public statement and (c) not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation and review and the receipt of the prior consent of the other Parties (which
shall not be unreasonably withheld) unless required by applicable law or regulations of any applicable stock exchange or governmental authority, in which case, the Party or Parties required to issue the press release or make the public statement shall, prior to issuing such press release or making such public statement, use its reasonable best efforts to allow the other Parties reasonable time to comment on such release or statement to the extent practicable.
r. Creditors’ Committee Consent Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Settlement Agreement, in any circumstance where a provision of this Settlement Agreement requires the approval or consent of the Creditors’ Committee, such requirement shall only be in effect and enforceable to the extent that at the time such approval or consent is required, all then current members of the Creditors’ Committee are eligible to vote on the subject of such required approval or consent and, if so requested by a Party, counsel to the Creditors’ Committee provides confirmation of such eligibility; provided, that if at any time the approval or consent of the Creditors’ Committee is required and (i) fewer than all of the then current members of the Creditors’ Committee are at such time eligible to vote on the subject of the required approval or consent or (ii) counsel to the Creditors’ Committee is requested by a Party, but is unable, to provide confirmation of the eligibility of all then current members to vote with respect to such subject at such time, the Creditors’ Committee’s approval or consent rights shall, in such instance, instead be deemed to be consultation rights only. For the avoidance of doubt, all then current members of the Creditors’ Committee must be eligible to vote for any and all matters requiring the approval or consent of the Creditors’ Committee hereunder, other than any approval or consent required under Section II.d. hereof, solely with respect to which the vote of the Lease Trustee shall not be required under this Section III.r.
s. Interpretation. This Settlement Agreement is the product of negotiations among the Parties, and the enforcement or interpretation of this Settlement Agreement is to be interpreted in a neutral manner; and any presumption with regard to interpretation for or against any Party by reason of that Party (or its counsel) having drafted or caused to be drafted this Settlement Agreement or any portion of this Settlement Agreement, shall not be effective in regard to the interpretation of this Settlement Agreement.
t. Settlement Discussions. This Settlement Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein are part of a proposed settlement among the Parties. Nothing herein shall be deemed an admission of any kind. To the extent provided by Federal Rule of Evidence 408, all applicable mediation privileges, and any applicable state rules of evidence, this Settlement Agreement and all negotiations relating thereto shall not be admissible into evidence in any proceeding other than a proceeding to enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement.
u. Specific Performance. It is understood and agreed by the Parties that money damages would be an insufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by any Party and each non-breaching Party shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach, including, without limitation, an order of the Bankruptcy Court or other court of competent jurisdiction requiring any Party to comply promptly with any of its obligations hereunder; provided, that each Party agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of a bond in connection with such remedy.
v. Headings. Titles and headings in this Settlement Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to affect the interpretation or construction of the Settlement Agreement.
w. Execution of Agreement. This Settlement Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by the different Parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall constitute an original. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart.
x. Assumption of Agreement. In the event that Dynegy files a petition for bankruptcy protection under the Bankruptcy Code prior to the Settlement Effective Date, Dynegy will file a motion to assume this Settlement Agreement pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code on the first day of its bankruptcy case.
y. Non-Severability of Agreement. This Settlement Agreement is to be construed a whole, and all provisions of it are to be read and construed together. Notwithstanding anything in this Settlement Agreement or the Approval Order to the contrary, and in light of the integrated nature of the settlements and compromises embodied in this Settlement Agreement and the Approval Order, in the event that (i) a court of competent jurisdiction enters a final order ruling that the Approval Order or any of the transactions contemplated in this Settlement Agreement or the Approval Order are void, invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any material respect, (ii) any of the transactions contemplated by this Settlement Agreement or the Approval Order are reversed, vacated, overturned, voided or unwound in any material respect, or (iii) the Approval Order is reversed, vacated, overturned or amended in any material respect, then in each case, the entirety of this Settlement Agreement and the Approval Order (other than this Section III.y. and the paragraph in the Approval Order with respect thereto) shall be void ab initio and of no force and effect and, during any subsequent proceeding, the Parties and the Creditors’ Committee shall not assert claim preclusion, issue preclusion, estoppel or any similar defense in respect of rights and claims of the Parties that were the subject of this Settlement Agreement and the Approval Order prior to this Settlement Agreement and the Approval Order being of no force or effect.
z. Concerning the Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager of Danskammer OL LLC and Roseton OL LLC. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Settlement Agreement has been executed by Wilmington Trust Company not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as independent manager of each of Danskammer OL LLC and Roseton OL LLC (in such capacities, collectively, the “Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager”), and in no event shall Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity or as Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of either of Danskammer OL LLC or Roseton OL LLC or any other Person hereunder or other documents delivered pursuant hereto. For all purposes of this Settlement Agreement, in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager hereunder, the Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager shall be entitled to the benefits of the terms and provisions of the Limited Liability Company Agreements of Danskammer OL LLC and Roseton OL LLC, as applicable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Settlement Agreement as of the date set forth above.
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DYNEGY DANSKAMMER, L.L.C. | |
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity, but solely as successor indenture trustee under the Lease Indentures and successor pass through trustee under the Pass Through Trust Agreement | |
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RESOURCES CAPITAL ASSET RECOVERY, L.L.C., SERIES DD AND SERIES DR | |
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ROSETON OL LLC | |
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DANSKAMMER OL LLC | |
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FRANKLIN ADVISORS, INC. | |
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CASPIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. | |
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CASPIAN SELECT CREDIT MASTER FUND, LTD. | |
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CASPIAN SOLITUDE MASTER FUND, L.P. | |
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OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., solely as agent and on behalf of certain fund and accounts it manages | |
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ANNEX A
PLAN SUPPORT AGREEMENT
PLAN SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This plan support agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 1, 2012, is entered into by and among (i) Dynegy Inc. (“Dynegy”), (ii) Dynegy Gas Investments, LLC (“DGIN”), (iii) Dynegy Coal Holdco, LLC (“Dynegy Coal Holdco”), (iv) Dynegy Holdings, LLC (“DH”), (v) Dynegy Danskammer, L.L.C. (“Dynegy Danskammer”), (vi) Dynegy Roseton, L.L.C. (“Dynegy Roseton”), (vii) Dynegy Northeast Generation, Inc. (“DNE”), (viii) Xxxxxx Power, L.L.C. (“Xxxxxx”; each of DH, Dynegy Danskammer, Dynegy Roseton, DNE and Xxxxxx are debtors and debtors in possession in the jointly administered chapter 11 cases styled as In re Dynegy Holdings, LLC et al., Case No. 11-38111 (CGM), and are collectively referred to herein as the “Debtors”), (ix) the undersigned, beneficial owners (or advisors, nominees or investment managers for the beneficial owner(s)) of a portion of the outstanding Senior Notes (as defined below) issued by DH, solely in their capacities as holders of such Senior Notes and not in any other capacity (the “Consenting Senior Noteholders”), (x) Resources Capital Management Corporation (“RCM”), Resources Capital Asset Recovery, L.L.C., Series DD and Series DR, Roseton OL LLC, Danskammer OL LLC, Roseton OP LLC, and Danskammer OP LLC (collectively, the “PSEG Entities”), and (xi) the undersigned beneficial owners (or advisors, nominees or investment managers for the beneficial owners(s)) of a portion of the Lease Certificates, solely in their capacities as holders of such Lease Certificates and not in any other capacity (the “Consenting Lease Certificate Holders” and, together with the Consenting Senior Noteholders, and the PSEG Entities, the “Creditor Parties”) (each of the entities in (i)-(xi) above, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2011 (the “Petition Date”), each of the Debtors filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Poughkeepsie Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”), and each thereby commenced chapter 11 cases that are jointly administered under Case No. 11-38111 (CGM) (the “Chapter 11 Cases”);
WHEREAS, on November 11, 2011, the Lease Trustee filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking the appointment of an examiner pursuant to section 1104(c) of the Bankruptcy Code [Dkt. No. 48];
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2011, Dynegy and DH, as co-plan proponents, filed the Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Dynegy Holdings, LLC Proposed by Dynegy Holdings, LLC and Dynegy Inc. [Dkt. No. 122] and related disclosure statement [Dkt. No. 123] with the Bankruptcy Court;
WHEREAS, (a) on December 29, 2011, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Examiner Order”) [Dkt. No. 276] for the appointment of an examiner (the “Examiner”), (b) on January 11, 2012, the United States Trustee for Region 2 appointed Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx to serve as Examiner [Dkt. No. 308], and (c) on January 12, 2012, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the appointment of Xx. Xxxxxxxxx as Examiner;
WHEREAS, on January 19, 2012, Dynegy and DH, as co-plan proponents, filed the Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Dynegy Holdings, LLC Proposed by Dynegy Holdings, LLC and Dynegy Inc. [Dkt. No. 343] and related disclosure statement [Dkt. No. 344] with the Bankruptcy Court;
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2012, Dynegy and DH, as co-plan proponents, filed the Second Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Dynegy Holdings, LLC Proposed by Dynegy Holdings, LLC and Dynegy Inc. [Dkt. No. 473] (the “Existing Plan”) and related disclosure statement [Dkt. No. 472] with the Bankruptcy Court;
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2012, the Examiner issued his report setting forth his assessment of various potential claims and causes of action arising from certain prepetition transactions involving the Debtors and certain of their affiliates, including the September 1, 2011 transfer of Dynegy Coal Holdco (the “Examiner Report”) [Dkt. No. 490];
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2012, the Bankruptcy Court ordered the Debtors to participate in mediation with certain of their creditor constituencies and other parties in interest under the auspices of the Examiner;
WHEREAS, the Parties to this Agreement, as well as the Lease Trustee, the Creditors’ Committee and certain other parties, engaged in numerous negotiation sessions mediated by the Examiner, regarding (among other things) modifications to the Existing Plan, which have led to an agreement regarding certain issues with respect to a restructuring of DH;
WHEREAS, as a result of extensive arm’s-length negotiations through the mediation process, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, the Parties (in the case of the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders, by and through the Lease Trustee, as successor trustee under the Lease Indentures and Pass Through Trust Agreement on behalf of all of the Lease Certificate Holders) have entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”), subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, to settle all disputes, claims and causes of action (i) between DH and Dynegy, and (ii) between and among the Parties, all as more fully set forth in the Settlement Agreement;
WHEREAS, in order to implement the global resolution of all issues regarding DH’s restructuring, each Party also desires to pursue and support an amended plan of reorganization under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on the terms set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, DH and Dynegy have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to amend the Existing Plan in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement, to file such amended plan with the Bankruptcy Court, and to use their best efforts to have such amended plan confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court;
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals stated above, and the premises and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Party, intending to be legally bound, agrees as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement and for purposes of this Agreement only, the following terms have the following meanings; provided, that other capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Existing Plan:
“Ad Hoc Senior Noteholder Committee” means those Consenting Senior Noteholders that are members of an ad hoc group of holders of Senior Notes.
“Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Alternative Plan” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.c.
“Ballot” means the ballot distributed with the Disclosure Statement for voting on the Conforming Plan.
“Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Bankruptcy Court” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Bankruptcy Rules” means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are required or authorized by law or governmental action to close.
“Chapter 11 Cases” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Claim” or “Claims”, as applicable, has the meaning set forth in section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Equity Interests).
“Combination” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.a.
“Combination Documentation” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.a.
“Confirmation Order” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.
“Conforming Plan” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.a.
“Consenting Lease Certificate Holders” has the meaning ascribed in the Preamble.
“Consenting Senior Noteholders” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Controlled Affiliate” means, with respect to any Creditor Party, any Person that is directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediates, controlled by such Creditor Party, which control relationship may arise through ownership of securities, by management agreement or other contract, through a general partner, limited partner or trustee relationship or otherwise; provided that the term “Controlled Affiliate” shall exclude any of the foregoing Persons (including any department, unit, group, desk, subsidiary, joint venture, partnership or other entity) in which the Creditor Party or any department, unit, group or subsidiary of the Creditor Party holds any interest, in each case only if and to the extent the Person (department, unit, group, desk, subsidiary, joint venture, partnership or other entity) does not engage in communications with any Creditor Party regarding this Agreement, the Settlement Agreement, the Chapter 11 Cases or matters directly related to any of the foregoing and the investment or trading decisions of such Person (department, unit, group, desk, subsidiary, joint venture, partnership or other entity) are not controlled or directed by any Creditor Party; provided, that the proprietary trading department (or any unit, group, desk, subsidiary, joint venture, partnership or other entity that performs proprietary trading functions) of any Creditor Party shall be a Controlled Affiliate.
“Creditor Parties” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Creditor Professional Fee Claim” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.a.
“Creditors’ Committee” means the Official Committee of Creditors Holding Unsecured Claims appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases.
“Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 33.
“Danskammer Lease Documents” means (a) the Participation Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001 (the “Danskammer Participation Agreement”), among Dynegy Danskammer, Danskammer OL LLC, Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity except as expressly provided therein but solely as Lessor Manager, Danskammer OP LLC, The Chase Manhattan Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as Lease Indenture Trustee, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as Pass Through Trustee, (b) the Facility Lease Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2001, between Danskammer OL LLC, as Owner Lessor, and Dynegy Danskammer, as Facility Lessee, pertaining to Units 3 and 4 of the Danskammer Power Station in Newburgh, New York, and (c) the other “Operative Documents” as defined in Appendix A to the Danskammer Participation Agreement.
“Danskammer Participation Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Danskammer Lease Documents.”
“Debtors” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Definitive Documents” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.
“DGIN” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“DH” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Disclosure Certificate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 11.a.
“Disclosure Statement” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.
“Disclosure Statement Order” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.
“DNE” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Dynegy” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Dynegy Administrative Claim” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Settlement Agreement.
“Dynegy Danskammer” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Dynegy Coal Holdco” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Dynegy Roseton” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Equity Interests” means all shares of capital stock, beneficial, partnership or membership interests, participations or other equivalents of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or equivalent entity, whether voting or non-voting, and including all warrants, options, securities or other instruments convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing, or other rights to purchase any of the foregoing.
“Examiner” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Examiner Order” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Examiner Report” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Existing Plan” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Guaranty Claim” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Settlement Agreement.
“Xxxxxx” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Lease Certificate Holders” means the holders of the Lease Certificates.
“Lease Certificates” means those certain pass-through trust certificates evidencing fractional undivided interests in the pass through trust established pursuant to the Pass Through Trust Agreement and which, among other things, holds the outstanding notes issued by Roseton OL LLC and Danskammer OL LLC, as owner lessors, under the Lease Indentures.
“Lease Documents” means the Danskammer Lease Documents and the Roseton Lease Documents.
“Lease Indentures” means the Indenture of Trust, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement related to Roseton Units 1 and 2, dated as of May 8, 2001, and the Indenture of Trust, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement related to Danskammer Units 3 and 4, dated as of May 8, 2001.
“Lease Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as successor indenture trustee under the Lease Indentures and successor pass through trustee under the Pass Through Trust Agreement.
“Majority of the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders” means the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders holding a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Lease Certificates held by all Consenting Lease Certificate Holders, exclusive of any Consenting Lease Certificate Holder that has terminated its obligations under this Agreement pursuant to Section 14 hereof.
“Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders” means the Consenting Senior Noteholders (i) holding a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes held by all Consenting Senior Noteholders and (ii) constituting not less than two of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, exclusive of any Consenting Senior Noteholder that has terminated its obligations under this Agreement pursuant to Section 14 hereof.
“Noteholder RSA” means that certain Restructuring Support Agreement, dated November 7, 2011, among Dynegy, DH and the Consenting Noteholders (as defined therein), as amended from time to time thereto, and as amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Restructuring Support Agreement, dated December 26, 2011, among Dynegy, DH and the Consenting Noteholders (as defined therein).
“Party” or “Parties” have the meanings ascribed to them in the Preamble.
“Pass Through Trust Agreement” means the Roseton-Danskammer 2001-Series B Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001.
“Petition Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Plan Effective Date” means the date on which all conditions to consummation of the Conforming Plan have been satisfied (or waived, to the extent such conditions can be waived pursuant to the terms of the Conforming Plan) and the Conforming Plan becomes effective.
“Plan Proponents” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.
“PSEG Entities” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
“Qualified Marketmaker” means an entity that holds itself out to the public or the applicable private markets as standing ready in the ordinary course of business to purchase from customers and sell to customers Claims of the Debtors (or enter with customers into long and short positions in Claims against the Debtors), in its capacity as a deal or market maker in Claims against the Debtors.
“Roseton Lease Documents” means, collectively, (a) the Participation Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001 (the “Roseton Participation Agreement”), among Dynegy Roseton, Roseton OL LLC, Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity except as expressly provided therein but solely as Lessor Manager, Roseton OP LLC, The Chase Manhattan Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as Lease Indenture Trustee and The Chase Manhattan Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as Pass Through Trustee, (b) the Facility Lease Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2001, between Roseton OL LLC, as Owner Lessor, and Dynegy Roseton, L.L.C., as Facility Lessee, pertaining to Units 1 and 2 of the Roseton Power Station in Newburgh, New York, and (c) the other “Operative Documents” as defined in Appendix A to the Roseton Participation Agreement.
“Roseton Participation Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of “Roseton Lease Documents.”
“Senior Notes” means the 8.750% Senior Notes due 2012, the 7.50% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2015, the 8.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2016, the 7.125% Senior Debentures due 2018, the 7.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2019, and the 7.625% Senior Debentures due 2026, in each case issued by DH under the Senior Notes Indenture.
“Senior Notes Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of September 26, 1996, restated as of March 23, 1998, and amended and restated as of Xxxxx 00, 0000, xxxxxxx XX (x/x/x Xxxxxx Holdings Inc.) and Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (as amended, restated and supplemented through the Petition Date).
“Settlement Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
“Settlement Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Settlement Agreement.
“Solicitation Materials” means the Disclosure Statement and other solicitation materials in respect of the Conforming Plan as approved by the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to Section 1125(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Surviving Entity” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.a.
“Transfer” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.
“Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, to be dated as of the Plan Effective Date, governing the Warrants, which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Dynegy, DH, the Creditors’ Committee, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders and the Lease Trustee.
“Warrants” means the warrants to be issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement entitling holders thereof to purchase an aggregate of 13.5% of the fully-diluted common shares of the Surviving Entity to be outstanding immediately following the Plan Effective Date (subject to dilution by any options, restricted stock or other equity interests issued as equity compensation to officers, employees or directors of the Surviving Entity or its affiliates), for an exercise price determined based on a net equity value of the Surviving Entity of $4 billion (assuming that the
Conforming Plan provides for a cash payment to unsecured creditors of DH of not less than $200 million), and containing customary anti-dilution adjustments.
2. Agreement of Plan Proponents. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Dynegy and DH (the “Plan Proponents”) each agrees to:
a. amend the Existing Plan to effectuate the following terms (such amended plan, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Dynegy, DH, the Creditors’ Committee, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders and the Lease Trustee, the “Conforming Plan”):
i. Combination of DH and Dynegy. On or prior to the Plan Effective Date, DH and Dynegy shall be merged or combined (the “Combination”), (the entity surviving such combination being the “Surviving Entity”) pursuant to documentation that is in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Dynegy, DH, the Creditors’ Committee, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, and the Lease Trustee (the “Combination Documentation”). By virtue of the Combination, all DH equity interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Combination will be cancelled.
ii. Board of Directors of Surviving Entity. The Board of Directors of the Surviving Entity will be selected by the holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims against DH who are not insiders of DH pursuant to a process that shall be specified in the Conforming Plan; provided, that the Conforming Plan will indicate that the current directors of Dynegy and DH shall be eligible to be, but there shall be no obligation that they be, selected for the Board of Directors of the Surviving Entity pursuant to sections 1123(a)(7) and 1129(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code.
iii. Treatment of General Unsecured Claims. The treatment of Allowed General Unsecured Claims under the Existing Plan shall be amended to eliminate the issuance of the Plan Secured Notes, the Plan Cash Payment and the Plan Preferred Stock, and provide that such holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims against DH will receive a Pro Rata Share of (a) ninety-nine percent (99%) of the fully-diluted common shares of the Surviving Entity to be outstanding immediately following the Plan Effective Date (subject to dilution by any options, restricted stock or other Equity Interests issued as equity compensation to officers, employees or directors of the Surviving Entity or its affiliates and the Warrants), (b) any amounts to which they may be entitled as a result of the sale of the Roseton and Danskammer facilities contemplated by the Settlement Agreement, and (c) a cash payment of not less than $200 million to be allocated and/or distributed to general unsecured creditors as determined by Dynegy, DH, the Creditors’ Committee, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders and the Lease Trustee.
iv. Treatment of Equity Interests. The holders of Equity Interests in Dynegy, DH or the Surviving Entity shall not receive any distribution or retain any interest or property under the Conforming Plan on account of such holder’s Equity Interests.
v. Treatment of Dynegy Administrative Claim. The Dynegy Administrative Claim shall be treated as provided in Section II.a(ii) of the Settlement Agreement.
vi. Releases. The Conforming Plan will include a full release of all Parties and the Lease Trustee, including, among others, their respective directors, officers, managers, agents, attorneys, advisors, accountants and consultants, to the extent permitted by applicable law, which in the case of any third-party releases shall be subject to customary carve-outs.
vii. Creditor Professional Fee Claims. Pursuant to the Conforming Plan, all unpaid fees and expenses incurred pursuant to engagement letters disclosed to DH, Dynegy and the Creditors’ Committee and, if no engagement letter is in effect, all reasonable and documented unpaid fees and expenses of (x) the Lease Trustee, its professionals and advisors and the professionals and advisors to the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders, (y) the professionals and advisors of the Ad Hoc Senior Noteholder Committee and each of the Consenting Senior Noteholders and their advisors, and (z) the professionals and advisors to the PSEG Entities, in each case, from and after the Settlement Effective Date through the Plan Effective Date, to the extent not paid by Dynegy in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, shall be treated as allowed administrative expenses under the Conforming Plan and shall be paid in full, in cash, on the Plan Effective Date (each, a “Creditor Professional Fee Claim”); provided, that such fees and expenses incurred (other than pursuant to an engagement letter described above) shall be submitted to the Debtors and the Creditors’ Committee in the form of customary summary invoices of the relevant law firms and institutions not less than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the Plan Effective Date (including a good faith estimate for fees and expenses anticipated to be incurred through the Plan Effective Date) for review as to reasonableness, and in the event of any dispute as to the reasonableness of such submitted costs and expenses, the undisputed portion shall be paid by DH on the Plan Effective Date, and the disputed portion shall not be paid but shall be reserved pending resolution of such dispute, either by mutual agreement or by order of the Bankruptcy Court in the event such dispute cannot be resolved by agreement; provided, further that fees and expenses incurred pursuant to an engagement letter described above shall be subject to the standard of review and conditions set forth in the applicable engagement letter. To the extent the above provision of the Conforming Plan is not approved, each Party agrees to support the application by any other
Party, the Senior Notes Trustee or the Lease Trustee for payment of such fees and expenses under section 503(b)(3)(D) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. The Conforming Plan shall also provide for payment to the Lease Trustee of reasonable compensation and reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, without further court approval, for services provided by the Lease Trustee after the Plan Effective Date in connection with making plan distributions or otherwise effectuating the Conforming Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.a.vii. constitutes a waiver or modification of any Party’s right to payment under Section II.e of the Settlement Agreement.
viii. Registration Rights. The Conforming Plan will provide for a registration rights agreement, including a customary shelf registration, for the benefit of any holder of Allowed General Unsecured Claims who would be, immediately following the Plan Effective Date, a holder of 10% or more of the common shares of the Surviving Entity, the terms of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Dynegy, DH, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, a Majority of the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders and the Creditors’ Committee.
b. file with the Bankruptcy Court the Conforming Plan, the Disclosure Statement, and a motion seeking the Disclosure Statement Order, and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain approval of the Disclosure Statement and entry of the Disclosure Statement Order by the Bankruptcy Court, and confirmation and consummation of the Conforming Plan;
c. not object to, or otherwise commence, join with or support in any manner any proceeding to oppose, the Conforming Plan or take any action to implement or otherwise support any other plan or proposal that is inconsistent with the Conforming Plan or the terms of this Agreement, or that would prevent, interfere with or unreasonably delay the consummation of the Conforming Plan;
d. support allowance of any Creditor Professional Fee Claim (subject to the invoice review and dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 2.a.vii. of this Agreement);
e. not withdraw the Conforming Plan or amend or modify the Conforming Plan in any material manner except as permitted under this Agreement and except as ordered by the Bankruptcy Court; and
f. except as ordered by the Bankruptcy Court, take no actions that are inconsistent with this Agreement or the confirmation and consummation of the Conforming Plan; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement or the Settlement Agreement shall require DH or any director, manager or officer of DH, in such person’s capacity as a director, manager or officer of DH, to take any action, or to refrain from taking any action, which is inconsistent with such director’s, manager’s or officer’s fiduciary obligations under applicable law.
3. Agreement of Creditor Parties. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Creditor Party (severally and not jointly) agrees on its behalf and on behalf of its Controlled Affiliates to (and, in the case of each of the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders, also agrees to direct the Lease Trustee, to the extent applicable, to):
a. (i) so long as its vote has been properly solicited pursuant to sections 1125 and 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code, timely vote all Claims, now or hereafter beneficially owned by such Creditor Party or for which it now or hereafter serves as the nominee, investment manager, trustee or advisor for beneficial holders thereof, to accept the Conforming Plan in accordance with the applicable procedures set forth in the Solicitation Materials, and timely return a duly executed Ballot in connection therewith; (ii) support approval and confirmation of the Conforming Plan, including the releases, exculpations and injunctions contained in the Conforming Plan and any provision that provides for the enforcement of contractual subordination provisions for the ratable benefit of the Senior Noteholders and the Lease Certificate Holders; and (iii) not make an election, if applicable, to “opt-out” of any third party releases contained in the Conforming Plan;
b. not withdraw or revoke its tender, consent or vote with respect to the Conforming Plan and any Definitive Documents, except as otherwise expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement; and
c. not (i) oppose or object to the Conforming Plan, the Disclosure Statement or other Definitive Documents, the Settlement Agreement, any Creditor Professional Fee Claim, or the solicitation or consummation of the Conforming Plan and the transactions contemplated by the Definitive Documents or the Settlement Agreement, whether directly or indirectly, (ii) join in or support any objection to the Conforming Plan, Disclosure Statement or other Definitive Documents, to the Settlement Agreement, to any Creditor Professional Fee Claim, or to the solicitation of the Conforming Plan, (iii) initiate any legal proceedings that are inconsistent with or that would delay, prevent, frustrate or impede the approval, confirmation or consummation of the Disclosure Statement, the Conforming Plan or other Definitive Documents, the Settlement Agreement or the transactions outlined therein or in this Agreement, or otherwise commence any proceedings to oppose the Conforming Plan, the Disclosure Statement or any of the other Definitive Documents, or the Settlement Agreement, or take any other action that is barred by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any motion to appoint a trustee in the Chapter 11 Cases; (iv) pursue any right or remedy under or relating to the Senior Notes Indenture, the Senior Notes, the Lease Indentures, the Lease Certificates or any of the Lease Documents to the extent inconsistent with this Agreement, the Settlement Agreement, the Conforming Plan or the other Definitive Documents; (v) initiate, or have initiated on its behalf, any litigation or proceeding of any kind with respect to the Senior Notes Indenture, the Senior Notes, the Lease Indentures, the Lease Certificates or any of the Lease Documents, to the extent inconsistent with this Agreement or the Settlement Agreement; (vi) vote for, consent to, support or participate in the formulation of any other restructuring or settlement of the Debtors’ claims, any other transaction involving the Debtors or Dynegy, any of their affiliates or their
respective assets, any of their respective stock, or any plan of reorganization (with the exception of the Conforming Plan) or liquidation under applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws, whether domestic or foreign, in respect of the Debtors or Dynegy or their respective affiliates, except as otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement or the Settlement Agreement; (vii) directly or indirectly seek, solicit, support, formulate, entertain or encourage discussions, or enter into any agreements relating to, any restructuring, plan of reorganization, proposal or offer of dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, merger, transaction, sale, disposition or restructuring of the Debtors or Dynegy or their respective affiliates (or any of their assets or stock) other than the Conforming Plan, the Settlement Agreement or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement (any such plan or other action as described in clauses (vi) and (vii) immediately above, an “Alternative Plan”); (viii) engage in or otherwise participate in any negotiations regarding any Alternative Plan, enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle or other agreement relating to any Alternative Plan; (ix) solicit, encourage, or direct any Person, including, without limitation the Lease Trustee or the indenture trustee under the Senior Notes Indenture, to undertake any action set forth in clauses (i) through (viii) of this subsection (c); or (x) permit any of its, or its Controlled Affiliates, officers, directors, managers, employees, partners, representatives and agents to undertake any action set forth in clauses (i) through (ix) of this subsection (c).
4. Appearance in Chapter 11 Cases. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit any Party, or its officers or representatives, from appearing as a party-in-interest in any matter to be adjudicated in the Chapter 11 Cases if such appearance and the positions advocated in connection therewith are (i) consistent with this Agreement and the Settlement Agreement or (ii) for the purposes of contesting whether any matter, fact or thing, is a breach of, or inconsistent with, this Agreement and the Settlement Agreement, and are not for the purpose of, and could not reasonably be expected to have the effect of, hindering, delaying or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the Settlement Agreement. This Agreement shall not, and shall not be deemed to, impair, prohibit, limit or restrict any Party, its officers, directors, advisors, agents, attorneys or other representatives from engaging in discussions (or asserting any position of any kind or character in such discussions) with any person; provided, that such discussions do not otherwise breach the terms of the Conforming Plan, the Settlement Agreement or this Agreement.
5. Definitive Documents. Each of the Parties agrees to negotiate in good faith the form of the following documents (collectively, the “Definitive Documents”): (a) the Conforming Plan, and any appendices, amendments, modifications, supplements, exhibits and schedules relating thereto; (b) the disclosure statement in connection with the Conforming Plan, and any appendices, amendments, modifications, supplements, exhibits and schedules relating thereto (the “Disclosure Statement”); (c) the order to be entered by the Bankruptcy Court (i) approving the Disclosure Statement as containing adequate information required under section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) authorizing the use of the Disclosure Statement for soliciting votes on the Conforming Plan (the “Disclosure Statement Order”); (d) the order of the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Conforming Plan (the “Confirmation Order”); (e) the Combination Documentation; and (f) the Warrant Agreement, each of which shall be consistent with this
Agreement in all material respects and shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Dynegy, DH, the Creditors’ Committee, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders and the Lease Trustee.
6. Acknowledgements. Each Party acknowledges that (a) no securities of either Dynegy or DH are being offered or sold hereby and this Agreement neither constitutes an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Dynegy, DH or any of their affiliates, and (b) this Agreement is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a solicitation of a vote for the acceptance of the Conforming Plan pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code.
7. Limitations on Transfers of Claims. Each Creditor Party agrees that, prior to the termination of this Agreement, it shall not (a) sell, transfer, assign, pledge, convey, hypothecate, grant a participation interest in, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, its right, title, or interest in respect of any of such Creditor Party’s interest in its applicable Claim(s) in whole or in part (including any voting rights associated with such Claims), or (b) grant any proxies, deposit any of such Creditor Party’s interests in the applicable Claim(s) into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any such interest (collectively, the actions described in clauses (a) and (b), a “Transfer”), unless such Transfer is to another Creditor Party that is party to this Agreement or any other entity that first agrees in an enforceable writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement by executing and delivering to the Plan Proponents and the Creditors’ Committee a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or such alternative form agreed to by Dynegy and DH (each such transferee becoming upon the Transfer a Creditor Party hereunder). With respect to Claims held by the relevant transferee upon consummation of a Transfer, such transferee is deemed to make all of the representations and warranties of a Creditor Party set forth in Section 11.a. of this Agreement. Upon compliance with the foregoing, the transferor shall be deemed to relinquish its rights (and be released from its obligations) under this Agreement to the extent of such transferred rights and obligations. Any Transfer made in violation of this Agreement shall be deemed null and void and of no force or effect, regardless of any prior notice provided to the Plan Proponents, and shall not create any obligation or liability of the Plan Proponents to the purported transferee (it being understood that the putative transferor shall continue to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement). In no event shall this Agreement impose on the Creditor Parties an obligation to disclose the price for which any Creditor Party has disposed of any Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Qualified Marketmaker that acquires any of the Claims subject to this Agreement with the purpose and intent of acting as a Qualified Marketmaker for such Claims shall not be required to execute a joinder to this Agreement or otherwise agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth herein if such Qualified Marketmaker sells or assigns such Claims within ten (10) Business Days of its acquisition and the purchaser or assignee of such Claims from the Qualified Marketmaker is a Creditor Party that is party to this Agreement or any other entity that first agrees in an enforceable writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement by executing and delivering to the Plan Proponents a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or such alternative form agreed to by Dynegy and DH, but shall agree to be so bound (and shall be deemed to have so agreed) if such conditions are not satisfied.
8. Further Acquisition of Claims. This Agreement shall in no way be construed to preclude any Creditor Party or any of its affiliates from acquiring additional Claims. Any such additional Claims shall automatically be subject to the terms of this Agreement. If at any time requested by the Plan Proponents, each Creditor Party shall promptly (and, in no event later than two (2) Business Days after such request) inform the Plan Proponents and the Creditors’ Committee of the aggregate principal amount of Claims for which, as of the date of such request, it is the legal owner, beneficial owner and/or investment advisor or manager for the legal or beneficial owner. In no event shall this Agreement impose on any Creditor Party an obligation to disclose the price paid for any Claims.
9. Cooperation and Support. The Parties shall cooperate with each other in good faith and shall coordinate their activities (to the extent possible and subject to the terms of this Agreement) in respect of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Furthermore, subject to the terms of this Agreement, each of the Parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (a) support and complete all transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, taking all steps necessary and desirable to (1) file the Conforming Plan and Disclosure Statement with the Bankruptcy Court on or prior to May 30, 2012, (2) have the Bankruptcy Court enter the Disclosure Statement Order on or prior to July 15, 2012, (3) have the Bankruptcy Court enter the Confirmation Order on or prior to September 10, 2012, (4) have the Plan Effective Date occur on or prior to September 28, 2012, and (5) have the Bankruptcy Court enter the order approving the Settlement Agreement and cause all other conditions precedent to the Settlement Effective Date to be satisfied or waived prior June 29, 2012; (b) take any and all necessary and appropriate actions in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby, including (1) obtaining any and all required governmental and regulatory approvals, including, without limitation, obtaining any required approvals pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, as amended, codified at 16 U.S.C. § 824 et. seq. and the implementing regulations thereunder, and any similar state law, and (2) making and filing any and all required regulatory filings; and (c) refrain from taking any action inconsistent with this Agreement or the Settlement Agreement. Counsel to each of the Plan Proponents and each of the Creditor Parties shall consult in good faith to ensure that all Definitive Documents are consistent in all material respects with this Agreement and the Settlement Agreement.
10. Effectiveness of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective immediately upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by all Parties hereto.
11. Representations of the Parties.
a. The Creditor Parties’ Representations and Warranties. To induce each other Party to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, each Creditor Party, severally but not jointly, represents, warrants and acknowledges as follows:
i. Authority. (A) The Creditor Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all the requisite corporate, partnership or other power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which such Creditor Party is contemplated to be a party and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which it is contemplated to be a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein; (B) the execution, delivery and performance by the Creditor Party of this Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which such Creditor Party is contemplated to be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate, partnership, limited liability company or otherwise) on the part of the Creditor Party and no other action or proceedings on the part of the Creditor Parties are necessary to authorize and approve this Agreement or the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which such Creditor Party is contemplated to be a party or any of the transactions contemplated herein or therein; and (C) solely with respect to the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders, such Consenting Lease Certificate Holders (i) hold, in the aggregate, a majority of the fractional undivided interests evidenced by the Lease Certificates, and (ii) have directed the Lease Trustee to execute and deliver the Settlement Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated thereby, and to thereby bind all of the Lease Certificate Holders, including the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders, to the terms of the Settlement Agreement.
ii. Ownership. Each Creditor Party is the legal owner, beneficial owner and/or the investment advisor or manager for the legal or beneficial owner of a Claim arising out of or relating to the Senior Notes, the Lease Certificates, the Lease Documents and/or other debt obligations owed by the Debtors.
iii. Validity. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Creditor Party and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Creditor Party, enforceable against the Creditor Party in accordance with its terms.
iv. No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by the Creditor Party (when such performance is due) of this Agreement does not and shall not (A) subject to the actions, consents and filings referred to in clause v below, violate any provision of law, rule or regulation applicable to it or, in the case of an entity, any of its subsidiaries or its or their certificates of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents, or (B) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation to which it, or, where applicable, any of its subsidiaries is a party.
v. Authorization of Governmental Authorities and Creditors. No action by (including any authorization, consent or approval), in respect of, or filing
with, any governmental authority or regulatory body, except such filing as may be necessary and/or required for disclosure by the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to state securities or “blue sky” laws, is required for, or in connection with, the valid and lawful authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Creditor Party pursuant to this Agreement; provided, that implementation and consummation of the transactions contemplated herein may be subject to receipt of regulatory approvals pursuant to the Federal Power Act or similar state law.
vi. No Reliance. The Creditor Party (A) is a sophisticated party with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, (B) has been represented and advised by legal counsel in connection with this Agreement, (C) has adequate information concerning the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, and (D) has independently and without reliance upon any other Party hereto or any of their affiliates, or any officer, employee, agent or representative thereof, and based on such information as the Creditor Party has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, except that the Creditor Party has relied upon each other Party’s express representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement, and the Creditor Party acknowledges that it has entered into this Agreement voluntarily and of its own choice and not under coercion or duress.
vii. Title. As of the date hereof, the Creditor Party is the legal owner, beneficial owner and/or the investment advisor or manager for the legal or beneficial owner of the Claims in the aggregate principal amount set forth in the disclosure certificate which shall be provided to DH and Dynegy within three (3) Business Days of the execution of the Settlement Agreement (the “Disclosure Certificate”) (and in the case of a nominee, it has due and proper authorization to act on behalf of, and to bind, the beneficial owner of such Claims); provided, that the information contained in the Disclosure Certificate shall be maintained as confidential by DH, Dynegy and their financial advisors and legal counsel, except to the extent otherwise required by law or any rule or regulation of any exchange or regulatory authority; and provided further that, subject to Section 26 of this Agreement, DH and Dynegy may disclose the aggregate of all Claims held by the Creditor Parties. The Creditor Party’s interest in the Claim is free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, charge, claim, equity, option, warrant, proxy, voting restriction, right of first refusal or other limitation on disposition or encumbrances of any kind, that would adversely affect in any way the Creditor Party’s performance of its obligations contained in the Settlement Agreement at the time such obligations are required to be performed.
b. Debtors’ Representations and Warranties. To induce each other Party to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, each Debtor hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges as follows:
i. Authority. Subject to any Bankruptcy Court approval that may be required, (A) each of the Debtors is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all the requisite corporate, partnership and limited liability company or other the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which the Debtors are contemplated to be parties and perform their obligations under this Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which they are contemplated to be parties, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein, and (B) the execution, delivery and performance by such Debtors under this Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which each such Debtor is contemplated to be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Debtor, and no other actions or proceedings on the part of such Debtor are necessary to authorize and approve this Agreement.
ii. Validity. Subject to any Bankruptcy Court approval that may be required, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Debtors and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Debtors, enforceable against the Debtors in accordance with its terms.
iii. No Conflict. Subject to any Bankruptcy Court approval that may be required, the execution, delivery and performance by the Debtors (when such performance is due) of this Agreement does not and shall not (A) subject to the actions, consents and filings referred to in clause iv below, violate any provision of law, rule or regulation applicable to the Debtors or any of their subsidiaries or the Debtors’ or their subsidiaries’ certificates of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents, or (B conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligations to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party.
iv. Authorization of Governmental Authorities. No action by (including any authorization, consent or approval), in respect of, or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body, except such filing as may be necessary and/or required for disclosure by the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to state securities or “blue sky” laws, and any Bankruptcy Court approval that may be required for the Debtors’ authority to enter into and implement this Agreement, is required for, or in connection with, the valid and lawful authorization, execution,
delivery and performance by the Debtors of this Agreement; provided that, implementation and consummation of the transactions contemplated herein may be subject to receipt of regulatory approvals pursuant to the Federal Power Act or similar state law.
v. No Reliance. Each of the Debtors (A) is a sophisticated party with respect to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, (B) has had the opportunity to be represented and advised by legal counsel in connection with this Agreement, (C) has adequate information concerning the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, and (D) has independently and without reliance upon any other Party hereto, or any of their affiliates, or any officer, employee, agent or representative thereof, and based on such information as such Debtor has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, except that the Debtors have relied upon each other Party’s express representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement, which each of the Debtors enters, or as to which each Debtor acknowledges and agrees, voluntarily and of its own choice and not under coercion or duress.
c. Representations and Warranties of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco. To induce each other Party to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges as follows:
i. Authority. (A) each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which it is contemplated to be a party and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which it is contemplated to be a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein and therein, and (B) the execution, delivery and performance by Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco under this Agreement and the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby to which each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco is contemplated to be a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate, partnership, limited liability company or otherwise) on the party of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco, and no other action or proceedings on the part of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco are necessary to authorize and approve this Agreement or the other documents and instruments contemplated hereby
to which Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco are contemplated to be parties or any of the transactions contemplated herein or therein.
ii. Validity. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco, enforceable against Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco in accordance with its terms.
iii. No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco (when such performance is due) of this Agreement does not and shall not (A) subject to the actions, consents and filings referred to in clause iv below, violate any provision of law, rule or regulation applicable to it or any of its subsidiaries or its or their certificates of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational documents, or (B) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligations to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party.
iv. Authorization of Governmental Authorities. No action by (including any authorization, consent or approval), in respect of, or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body, except such filing as may be necessary and/or required for disclosure by the Securities and Exchange Commission or pursuant to state securities or “blue sky” laws, is required for, or in connection with, the valid and lawful authorization, execution, delivery and performance by Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco of this Agreement.
v. No Reliance. Each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco A) is a sophisticated party with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, (B) has been represented and advised by legal counsel in connection with this Agreement, (C) has adequate information concerning the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, and (D) has independently and without reliance upon any other Party hereto or any of their affiliates, or any officer, employee, agent or representative thereof, and based on such information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, except that each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco has relied upon each other Party’s express representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement, which it enters, and each of Dynegy, DGIN and Dynegy Coal Holdco acknowledges that it has entered into this Agreement voluntarily and of its own choice and not under coercion or duress.
12. Termination. This Agreement and the obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate on the Plan Effective Date or the effective date of any other bankruptcy plan for DH, if not previously terminated pursuant to this Section 12. This Agreement and the obligations of the Parties hereunder may be terminated (a) by mutual written agreement of each of Dynegy, DH, a
Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, a Majority of the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders, and RCM, or (b) by any of (i) Dynegy, (ii) DH, (iii) a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, or (iv) a Majority of the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders, upon the occurrence of any of the following events; provided, that with respect to subparagraph 12.i. below, the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement may not be terminated by the breaching Party:
a. termination of the Settlement Agreement;
b. the Conforming Plan and Disclosure Statement shall not have been filed with the Bankruptcy Court on or prior to May 30, 2012;
c. the Settlement Effective Date shall not have occurred prior to June 29, 2012;
d. the Bankruptcy Court shall have failed to enter the Disclosure Statement Order on or prior July 15, 2012;
e. the Bankruptcy Court shall have failed to enter the Confirmation Order on or prior to September 10, 2012;
f. the Plan Effective Date shall not have occurred by September 28, 2012;
g. any court of competent jurisdiction or other competent governmental or regulatory authority shall have issued an order making it illegal or otherwise restricting, preventing or prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Conforming Plan in a manner that cannot reasonably be remedied by Dynegy, the Debtors or the Creditor Parties;
h. the appointment of a trustee, receiver, examiner with expanded powers, responsible person or responsible officer in any bankruptcy case of Dynegy; or
i. the occurrence of a material breach of this Agreement by any of the Parties of any of its obligations under this Agreement, and any such breach is either unable to be cured or is not cured within five (5) Business Days after receipt of written notice from any non-breaching Party delivered to all other Parties.
13. Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 12 hereof, all obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall terminate and shall be of no further force and effect; provided, that any claim for breach of this Agreement shall survive termination and all rights and remedies with respect to such claim shall be neither waived nor prejudiced in any way by termination of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, a termination of this Agreement, in and of itself, shall not affect the Settlement Agreement.
14. Individual Withdrawal Rights. In addition to the termination rights set forth in Section 12, in the event that (i) the Conforming Plan and Disclosure Statement shall not have been filed with the Bankruptcy Court on or prior to May 30, 2012, (ii) the Settlement Effective Date shall not have occurred prior to June 29, 2012, (iii) the Bankruptcy Court shall have failed to enter the Disclosure Statement Order on or prior July 15, 2012, (iv) the Bankruptcy Court shall have failed
to enter the Confirmation Order on or prior to September 10, 2012, or (v) the Plan Effective Date shall not have occurred by September 28, 2012, any Consenting Senior Noteholder or Consenting Lease Certificate Holder may, in its individual capacity, terminate its obligations under this Agreement upon two (2) Business Days’ prior notice to DH, Dynegy, the Creditors’ Committee and the other Creditor Parties; provided, however, that any termination by such Consenting Senior Noteholder or Consenting Lease Certificate Holder pursuant to this Section 14 shall not affect the obligations of any other Party under this Agreement unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 12.
15. Termination of Noteholder RSA. As of the date hereof, the Noteholder RSA shall be deemed terminated and the parties thereto shall have no further obligations thereunder.
16. Fiduciary Duties of Creditors’ Committee Members. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any Creditor Party serves on the Creditors’ Committee, then the terms of this Agreement shall not be construed to limit such Creditor Party’s exercise of fiduciary duties in its role as a member of the Creditors’ Committee, and any exercise of such fiduciary duties shall not be deemed to constitute a breach of this Agreement; provided, that service as a member of the Creditors’ Committee shall not relieve such Creditor Party in its non-committee capacity of its obligations under this Agreement
17. Fiduciary Duties of Debtors. The Debtors are not seeking Bankruptcy Court approval of the terms of this Agreement; provided, that this Agreement shall only be binding on the Debtors to the extent permissible in the absence of Bankruptcy Court approval. The enforceability of this Agreement with respect to the Debtors shall have no effect on the enforceability of this Agreement against all other Parties hereto.
18. Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
a. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISION WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
b. By its execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees for itself that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to any matter under or arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment rendered in any such action, suit or proceeding, shall be brought in the Bankruptcy Court. By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Parties irrevocably accepts and submits itself to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court, generally and unconditionally, with respect to any such action, suit or proceeding, and waives any objection it may have to venue or the convenience of the forum.
c. In the event the Bankruptcy Court does not have or refuses to exercise jurisdiction with respect to this Agreement and any disputes arising therefrom, any legal
action, suit, or proceeding against the Parties (or any of them) with respect to any matter under or arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment rendered in any such action, suit or proceeding, may be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or courts of the State of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, and by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Party irrevocably accepts and submits itself to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and those courts.
19. No Admission of Liability. Each Party enters into this Agreement without admitting any liability or conceding any allegations not already expressly admitted. This Agreement and its provisions shall not be offered or received in evidence in any action or proceeding as an admission or concession of liability or wrongdoing of any nature on the part of any Party except that it may be offered and received in evidence solely to enforce this Agreement.
20. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to benefit or create any right or cause of action in or on behalf of any person other than the Parties hereto unless expressly set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Lease Trustee is an intended third-party beneficiary of Sections 2.a., 5, 21 and 23 hereof and, subject to Section 27 of this Agreement, the Creditors’ Committee is an intended third-party beneficiary of Sections 2.a., 5, 7, 8, 21, 23, 27 and 30 hereof.
21. Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered personally, sent by e-mail or electronic facsimile (with confirmation), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):
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22. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any exhibits, annexes and/or schedules hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, between and among the Parties concerning the subject matter of this Agreement. The Parties hereto acknowledge that they are executing this Agreement without reliance on any representations, warranties or commitments other than those representations, warranties and commitments expressly set forth in this Agreement.
23. Modification or Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by Dynegy, DH, a Majority of the Consenting Senior Noteholders, a Majority of the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders (or, solely in the case of any modifications or amendments adverse to the rights of the Lease Trustee contained in Sections 2.a., 5, 21 and 23 hereof, the Lease Trustee and not a Majority of the Consenting Lease Certificate Holders), and RCM, after consultation with the Creditors’ Committee; provided that the consent of the Creditors’ Committee shall also be required solely in respect of any
modification or amendment adverse to the rights of the Creditors’ Committee contained in Sections 2.a., 5, 7, 8, 21, 23, 27 and 30 hereof.
24. Further Assurances. From and after the date hereof, each of the Parties agrees to use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to execute or cause to be executed and deliver or cause to be delivered all such agreements, instruments and documents and take or cause to be taken all such further actions as the Parties may reasonably deem necessary from time to time to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement and the Conforming Plan, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
25. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of each of the Parties and each of their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and representatives.
26. Public Disclosure. Without limiting the prohibition on disclosure of the Disclosure Certificates contained in Section 11.a. of this Agreement (subject to the qualifications set forth in such Section 11.a.), the Creditor Parties hereby consent to the disclosure of the execution and contents of this Agreement by Dynegy or DH in the Conforming Plan, the Disclosure Statement and any other related documents, and any filings by Dynegy or DH with the Bankruptcy Court or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or as required by law or regulation; provided, that except as required by law or any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or any governmental agency, none of Dynegy, DH, or any other Debtor shall use the name of any Creditor Party or its affiliates, officers, directors, managers, stockholders, members, employees, partners, representatives and agents in any press release or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission without the prior consent of such applicable Creditor Party. Each of Dynegy, DH, and the other Debtors, on the one hand, and the Creditor Parties, on the other hand, shall (a) consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) provide to the other for review a copy of any such press release or public statement and (c) not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation and review and the receipt of the prior consent of the other Parties (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) unless required by applicable law or regulations of any applicable stock exchange or governmental authority, in which case, the Party or Parties required to issue the press release or make the public statement shall, prior to issuing such press release or making such public statement, use its reasonable best efforts to allow the other Parties reasonable time to comment on such release or statement to the extent practicable.
27. Creditors’ Committee Consent Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in any circumstance where a provision of this Agreement requires the approval or consent of the Creditors’ Committee, such requirement shall only be in effect and enforceable to the extent that at the time such approval or consent is required, all then current members of the Creditors’ Committee are eligible to vote on the subject of such required approval or consent and, if so requested by a Party, counsel to the Creditors’ Committee provides confirmation of such eligibility; provided, that if at any time the approval or consent of the Creditors’ Committee is required and (i) fewer than all of the then current members of the Creditors’ Committee are at such time eligible to vote on the subject of the required approval or
consent or (ii) counsel to the Creditors’ Committee is requested by a Party, but is unable, to provide confirmation of the eligibility of all then current members to vote with respect to such subject at such time, the Creditors’ Committee’s approval or consent rights shall, in such instance, instead be deemed to be consultation rights only.
28. Interpretation. This Agreement is the product of negotiations among the Parties, and the enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement is to be interpreted in a neutral manner; and any presumption with regard to interpretation for or against any Party by reason of that Party (or its counsel) having drafted or caused to be drafted this Agreement or any portion of this Agreement, shall not be effective in regard to the interpretation of this Agreement.
29. Settlement Discussions. This Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein are part of a proposed settlement among the Parties. Nothing herein shall be deemed an admission of any kind. To the extent provided by Federal Rule of Evidence 408, all applicable mediation privileges, and any applicable state rules of evidence, this Agreement and all negotiations relating thereto shall not be admissible into evidence in any proceeding other than a proceeding to enforce the terms of this Agreement.
30. Specific Performance. It is understood and agreed by the Parties that money damages would be an insufficient remedy for any breach of this Agreement by any Party and each non-breaching Party shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach, including, without limitation, an order of the Bankruptcy Court or other court of competent jurisdiction requiring any Party to comply promptly with any of its obligations hereunder; provided, that each Party agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of a bond in connection with such remedy.
31. Headings. Titles and headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to affect the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
32. Execution of Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by the different Parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall constitute an original. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart.
33. Concerning the Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager of Danskammer OL LLC and Roseton OL LLC. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been executed by Wilmington Trust Company not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as independent manager of each of Danskammer OL LLC and Roseton OL LLC (in such capacities, collectively, the “Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager”), and in no event shall Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity or as Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of either of Danskammer OL LLC or Roseton OL LLC or any other Person hereunder or other documents delivered pursuant hereto. For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager hereunder, the Danskammer/Roseton OL Independent Manager shall be entitled to the benefits of the terms and
provisions of the Limited Liability Company Agreements of Danskammer OL LLC and Roseton OL LLC, as applicable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
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DYNEGY NORTHEAST GENERATION, INC. | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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XXXXXX POWER, L.L.C. | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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RESOURCES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
President |
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RESOURCES CAPITAL ASSET RECOVERY, L.L.C., SERIES DD AND SERIES DR | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Director |
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ROSETON OL LLC | |||
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By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Independent Manager | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Financial Services Officer |
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DANSKAMMER OL LLC | |||
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By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Independent Manager | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Financial Services Officer |
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ROSETON OP LLC | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Director |
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DANSKAMMER OP LLC | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Director |
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Arrowgrass Master Fund Ltd. | |||
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By: Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US) LP, | |||
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its agent and investment advisor | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Chief Compliance Officer |
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Arrowgrass Distressed Opportunities Fund Limited | |||
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By: Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US) LP, | |||
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its agent and investment advisor | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Chief Compliance Officer |
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BLUEMOUNTAIN CREDIT ALTERNATIVES MASTER FUND L.P. | |||
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By: BLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL | ||
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MANAGEMENT, LLC, Investment Adviser | ||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
VP/Deputy General Counsel |
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BLUEMOUNTAIN DISTRESSED MASTER FUND L.P. | |||
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By: BLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL | ||
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MANAGEMENT, LLC, Investment Adviser | ||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
VP/Deputy General Counsel |
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XXXXXXXXX PEAK, LLC | |||
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By: BLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL | ||
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MANAGEMENT, LLC, Investment Adviser | ||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
VP/Deputy General Counsel |
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BLUEMOUNTAIN LONG/SHORT CREDIT MASTER FUND L.P. | |||
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By: BLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL | ||
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MANAGEMENT, LLC, Investment Adviser | ||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
VP/Deputy General Counsel |
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BLUEMOUNTAIN STRATEGIC CREDIT MASTER FUND L.P. | |||
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By: BLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL | ||
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MANAGEMENT, LLC, Investment Adviser | ||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
VP/Deputy General Counsel |
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BLUEMOUNTAIN TIMBERLINE, LTD. | |||
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By: BLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL | ||
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MANAGEMENT, LLC, Investment Adviser | ||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
VP/Deputy General Counsel |
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BLUEMOUNTAIN LONG/SHORT CREDIT AND DISTRESSED REFLECTION FUND P.L.C., a sub-fund of AAI BLUEMOUNTAIN FUND P.L.C. | |||
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By: BLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL | ||
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MANAGEMENT, LLC, Investment Adviser | ||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
VP/Deputy General Counsel |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., | |||
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as Trustee to Certain Commingled Pension Trust | |||
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Funds that are Lease Certificate Holders | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx. | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx. |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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X.X. Xxxxxx Investment Management Inc., | |||
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as Investment Manager and Agent for Certain | |||
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Lease Certificate Holders | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx. | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx. |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC solely on behalf of the following accounts and funds for which it is the investment adviser: Steelworkers Pension Trust, Oklahoma Employees Retirement System (OPERS); Oklahoma Employees Retirement System (URSJJ); MetWest Total Return Bond Fund; MetWest High Yield Bond Fund; MetWest Strategic Income Fund; Absolute Strategies Fund (Total Return); Absolute Strategies Fund (Opportunistic); Absolute Strategies Fund (Opportunistic/Distressed); and Pictet Funds (LUX) — US High Yield, as a CERTIFICATEHOLDER | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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TCW Asset Management Company solely on behalf of the following account for which it is the investment adviser: TCW High Yield II, L.P., a CERTIFICATEHOLDER | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Group Managing Director |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxxxx M, Xxxx |
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Group Managing Director |
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TCW Asset Management Company solely on behalf of the following account for which it is the investment adviser: TCW High Yield Bond Fund and TCW Strategic Income Fund, each a CERTIFICATEHOLDER | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Group Managing Director |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxxxx M, Xxxx |
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Title: |
Group Managing Director |
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FRANKLIN ADVISORS, INC. | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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SVP-Portfolio Manager | |
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Dir. Core/Hybrid Portfolio Management | ||
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MARINER LDC | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Authorized Signatory |
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CASPIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. | |||
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By: |
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Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Authorized Signatory |
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CASPIAN SELECT CREDIT MASTER FUND, LTD. | |||
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By: |
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Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Authorized Signatory |
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CASPIAN ALPHA LONG CREDIT FUND, L.P. | |||
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Authorized Signatory |
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CASPIAN SOLITUDE MASTER FUND, L.P. | |||
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By: |
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Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
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CASPIAN HLSCI, LLC | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Authorized Signatory |
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SUPER CASPIAN CAYMAN FUND LIMITED | |||
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By: |
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Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Authorized Signatory |
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AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxx, III |
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Title: |
Authorized Signatory |
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AVENUE INVESTMENTS, L.P. | |||
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By: |
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Member |
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AVENUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND VI (MASTER), L.P. | |||
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By: |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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AVENUE INTERNATIONAL MASTER, L.P. | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
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Name: |
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Director |
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AVENUE CDP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. | |||
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||