EXHIBIT 10.1
SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT
SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT, dated as of November 9, 2001, by and among
Dynegy Inc., an Illinois corporation ("DYNEGY"), Enron Corp., an Oregon
corporation ("ENRON"), and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation
("SHAREHOLDER").
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, Dynegy, Enron and certain other
entities are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended or
supplemented from time to time, the "MERGER AGREEMENT;" capitalized terms used
without definition herein having the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger
Agreement);
WHEREAS, as of November 6, 2001, Shareholder owns and/or has the power
to vote, as applicable, the number and type of Shares (as defined in Section 5)
set forth in Schedule I hereto;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Dynegy has, prior to the execution
of this Agreement, approved and adopted the Merger Agreement, and such approvals
and adoption have not been withdrawn;
WHEREAS, approval of the Merger Agreement by Dynegy's shareholders is a
condition to the consummation of the Mergers; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to its entering into the Merger Agreement,
Enron has required that Shareholder agree, and Shareholder has so agreed, to
enter into this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Agreement to Vote. (a) Unless the Dynegy Board of Directors
shall have withdrawn its recommendation in favor of the Mergers, Shareholder
hereby agrees to attend, in person or by proxy, the meeting of Dynegy
shareholders at which the matters contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this
Agreement are to be presented to a vote of shareholders of Dynegy, and to vote
(or cause to be voted) all Shares and any other voting securities of Dynegy that
Shareholder, directly or indirectly, owns or has the right to vote or direct the
voting of (including any such securities acquired hereafter but excluding any
Shares or other securities Shareholder has the right to acquire but has not
acquired) (collectively, the "COVERED SHARES") for approval and adoption of the
following: (i) the Merger Agreement and (ii) any related action reasonably
required in furtherance thereof. Unless the Dynegy Board of Directors shall have
withdrawn its recommendation in favor of the Mergers, Shareholder hereby further
agrees that until the Termination Date (as defined in Section 1(b)), it shall,
from time to time, in connection with any consent solicitation relating to the
Merger Agreement, timely execute and deliver (or cause to be timely executed and
delivered) a written consent with respect to any Covered Shares in favor of the
approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and any action required in
furtherance thereof.
(b) From and after the date hereof until the Termination Date, unless
the Dynegy Board of Directors shall have withdrawn its recommendation of the
Mergers, Shareholder hereby agrees
to vote (or cause to be voted) any Covered Shares against any Dynegy Acquisition
Proposal and any related action reasonably required in furtherance thereof, at
any meeting of shareholders of Dynegy (including any adjournments or
postponements thereof) called to consider and vote on any Dynegy Acquisition
Proposal. Shareholder further agrees that, until the Termination Date, in
connection with any consent solicitation relating to a Dynegy Acquisition
Proposal, Shareholder will timely execute and deliver (or cause to be timely
executed and delivered) a written consent with respect to any Covered Shares
against any Dynegy Acquisition Proposal as contemplated by the immediately
preceding sentence. For purposes hereof, the term "TERMINATION DATE" shall mean
the first to occur of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement and (b) the
date of consummation of the Mergers.
(c) To the extent inconsistent with the foregoing provisions of this
Section 1 or the other provisions of this Agreement, Shareholder hereby (i)
revokes any and all previous proxies with respect to any Covered Shares, (ii)
waives any provisions of the Shareholder Agreement dated June 14, 1999 among
Dynegy (f/k/a Energy Convergence Holding Company), Illinova Corporation, Dynegy
Holdings Inc. (f/k/a Dynegy Inc.), a Delaware corporation and Shareholder (the
"SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT") with respect to actions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, and (iii) waives any provisions of the Stockholder Agreement dated
the date hereof among Dynegy, Stanford, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Enron and
Shareholder (the "STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT") with respect to actions contemplated
by the Merger Agreement.
(d) From the date hereof until the Termination Date, Shareholder shall
not (other than through, or resulting from (i) its current ownership in Dynegy,
(ii) the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (iii) the
transaction contemplated by the Series B Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement,
dated November 9, 2001, by and between ChevronTexaco Corporation and the Class B
Common Stock Subscription Agreement, dated November 9, 2001, between
ChevronTexaco Corporation and Stanford, Inc., or (iv) the proper exercise of the
preemptive rights of stockholder under Article VI of the Shareholders Agreement)
directly or indirectly, acquire, offer or propose to acquire, solicit an offer
to sell, become a "participant" in a "solicitation" of proxies, as those terms
are defined in Rule 14a-11 and 14a-1, respectively, under the Exchange Act, in
respect of any voting securities of Enron or Dynegy, as applicable, that may be
outstanding and entitled to vote relating to any of the foregoing, or otherwise
agree to acquire by purchase or otherwise (or permit any person or entity that
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, Shareholder to undertake any of
such actions) any voting securities of Enron or Dynegy, as applicable; provided
that nothing hereunder shall prevent Shareholder from making a Qualified Offer
for Dynegy voting securities (as defined in the Shareholder Agreement) in the
circumstances contemplated by Section 3.1(b) of the Shareholder Agreement.
(e) Nothing herein contained shall (i) restrict, limit or prohibit any
individuals who may represent Shareholder on Dynegy's Board of Directors from
exercising (in his or her capacity as a director or officer) his or her
fiduciary duties to the shareholders of Dynegy under applicable law or (ii)
require any individual, in his or her capacity as an officer of Dynegy, to take
any action in contravention of, or omit to take any action pursuant to, or
otherwise take or refrain from taking any actions that are inconsistent with,
instructions or directions of the Board of Directors of
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Dynegy undertaken in the exercise of its fiduciary duties, provided that nothing
in this Section 1(e) shall relieve or be deemed to relieve Shareholder from its
obligations under Sections 1 or 2.
Section 2. Disposition of Shares. From and after the date hereof until
the Termination Date, Shareholder hereby agrees that it will not directly or
indirectly sell, pledge, encumber, grant any proxy or enter into any voting or
similar agreement with respect to, transfer or otherwise dispose of
(collectively, "TRANSFER"), or agree or contract to Transfer, any Covered Shares
(or any interest therein) with respect to which Shareholder, directly or
indirectly, controls the right to Transfer; provided, however, that Shareholder
may Transfer Covered Shares to an Affiliate (as defined below) of Shareholder
provided that such Affiliate agrees to be subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "AFFILIATE" shall
mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity
(each a "PERSON") that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
another Person, and includes any Person acting in concert with another Person.
Section 3. Other Covenants and Agreements. Each party shall execute and
deliver such additional instruments and other documents and shall take such
further actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effectuate,
carry out and comply with all of their obligations under this Agreement. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, no party shall enter into any
agreement or arrangement (or alter, amend or terminate any existing agreement or
arrangement) or take any other action (or fail to take any other action) if such
action (or failure) would materially impair the ability of any party to
effectuate, carry out or comply with all the terms of this Agreement. Enron
hereby agrees to cooperate with Shareholder in connection with any filings
required to be made by Shareholder in connection with the Mergers and the
transactions contemplated thereby.
Section 4. Representations and Warranties of Enron. Enron represents
and warrants to Shareholder as follows: (a) each of this Agreement and the
Merger Agreement has been approved by the Board of Directors of Enron,
representing all necessary corporate action on the part of Enron, except for the
approval of Enron's shareholders contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b) each
of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by a duly authorized officer of Enron, and (c) each of this Agreement and the
Merger Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Enron, enforceable
against Enron, except as such enforceability may be subject to the effects of
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws relating to or
affecting the rights of creditors, and general principles of equity.
Section 5. Representations and Warranties of Shareholder. Shareholder
represents and warrants to Enron as follows: (a) Shareholder has the corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, (b) this Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by Shareholder, (c) this Agreement
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Shareholder, except as such
enforceability may be subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of
creditors, and general principles of equity, (d) Shareholder has the full power
and authority to vote, or execute a
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consent with respect to, all Covered Shares as contemplated hereby, (e) the
securities of Dynegy listed next to the name of Shareholder on Schedule I hereto
are the only securities of Dynegy owned by Shareholder and over which
Shareholder has the power to vote (or direct the voting) (collectively, the
"SHARES"), (f) except as provided in the Shareholder Agreement and the
Stockholder Agreement, Shareholder is the lawful owner of the Shares listed on
Schedule I as owned by it, free and clear of all liens, charges, encumbrances
and commitments of every kind, other than this Agreement, and has the power to
vote (including by an irrevocable power to vote or execution of a consent) such
Shares without any actions on the part of any other party, and (g) the execution
and delivery by Shareholder of this Agreement does not violate or breach any
law, contract, instrument, agreement or arrangement to which Shareholder is a
party or by which Shareholder is bound, except to the extent such violation or
breach does not prevent or delay performance of such Shareholder's obligations
hereunder.
Section 6. Effectiveness. It is a condition precedent to the
effectiveness of this Agreement that the Merger Agreement shall have been duly
executed and delivered by the parties thereto. Any amendment or change to the
Merger Agreement that (i) changes the Merger Ratio, (ii) adds any cash or other
consideration to be paid to holders of Enron Common Stock, (iii) changes the
termination date of the Merger Agreement, (iv) allows the Closing Date to occur
on or prior to a date that is at least 6 months after the date Shareholder
purchases the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Dynegy to be issued under
the Dynegy Subscription Agreement, or (v) materially adversely affects the
Shareholder or its interests in Dynegy or Stanford, will nullify the
effectiveness of this Agreement and this Agreement shall terminate immediately.
Section 7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices, Etc. All notices, requests, demands or other
communications required by or otherwise with respect to this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given to any party when
delivered personally (by courier service or otherwise), when delivered by
telecopy and confirmed by return telecopy, or three days after being mailed by
courier service that guarantees overnight delivery, in each case to the
applicable addresses set forth below:
If to Enron:
Enron Corp.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
with copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, L.L.P.
0000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx III, Esq.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
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If to the Shareholder:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
0000 XxXxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President of Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel
ChevronTexaco Corporation
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
and:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx, Esq. and
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
and:
Dynegy Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
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and:
Xxxxx Xxxxx L.L.P.
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: R. Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Jr., Esq.
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
and:
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Xxxxx & Xxxx, L.L.P.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as such party shall have designated by notice so given
to each other party.
(b) Amendments, Waivers, Etc. This Agreement may not be amended,
changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated except by an
instrument in writing signed by Enron, Dynegy and Shareholder.
(c) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their
respective successors and assigns, including without limitation any corporate
successor by merger or otherwise, or any party succeeding to the ownership of
(or power to vote) any Covered Shares.
(d) Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Merger
Agreement) embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings relating to such subject matter. There are no representations,
warranties or covenants by the parties hereto relating to such subject matter
other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Merger Agreement.
(e) Severability. If any term of this Agreement or the application
thereof to any party or circumstance shall be held invalid or unenforceable to
any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such term to
the other party or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be
enforced to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, provided that in
such event the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an attempt to agree to
another provision (in lieu of the term or application held to be invalid or
unenforceable) that will be valid and enforceable and will carry out the
parties' intentions hereunder.
(f) Specific Performance. The parties acknowledge that money damages
are not an adequate remedy for violations of this Agreement and that any party
may, in its sole discretion,
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apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance or
injunctive or such other relief as such court may deem just and proper in order
to enforce this Agreement or prevent any violation hereof and, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, each party waives any objection to the imposition
of such relief.
(g) Remedies Cumulative. All rights, powers and remedies provided under
this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity
shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the
exercise of any thereof by any party shall not preclude the simultaneous or
later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by such party.
(h) No Waiver. The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right,
power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect
hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party
hereto with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the parties
at variance with the terms hereof, shall not constitute a waiver by such party
of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand
such compliance.
(i) Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to be for
the benefit of and shall not be enforceable by any person or entity who or which
is not a party hereto.
(j) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto hereby waives any right to
a trial by jury in connection with any action, suit, or proceeding, which arises
in connection with this Agreement.
(k) Governing Law. This Agreement and all disputes hereunder shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State
of Illinois to the fullest extent possible.
(l) Name, Captions, Gender. The name assigned this Agreement and the
section captions used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the interpretation or construction hereof. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun used herein shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine or neuter forms.
(m) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a
number of copies each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, the
parties hereto.
(n) Expenses. Enron, Dynegy, and Shareholder each shall bear its own
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Shareholder
Agreement as of the date first above written.
DYNEGY INC.
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
ENRON CORP.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXX, XX.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: Executive Vice President -
Finance and Treasurer
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
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SCHEDULE I
SHARES
DYNEGY CLASS B COMMON STOCK 86,599,914
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