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EXHIBIT 4.39
EXECUTION COPY
NIPSCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
NIPSCO CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
NIPSCO CAPITAL TRUST I
TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
February 16, 1999
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
Three World Financial Center
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
NIPSCO Capital Trust I, a Delaware statutory business trust (the
"Trust"), is issuing today Preferred Securities (stated liquidation amount $50
per Preferred Security) (the "Preferred Securities") pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust, dated as of February 16, 1999 (the
"Declaration"), and guaranteed (the "Guarantee"; together with the Preferred
Securities, the "Securities") by NIPSCO Capital Markets, Inc., an Indiana
corporation ("Capital Markets"), to the extent set forth in the Guarantee
Agreement, dated as of February 16, 1999 (the "Guarantee Agreement"), between
Capital Markets and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Guarantee Trustee (the
"Guarantee Trustee"). Capital Markets will be the owner of all of the beneficial
ownership interests represented by the Common Securities (the "Common
Securities"; together with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust Securities") of
the Trust. Concurrently with the issuance of the Securities and Capital Markets'
purchase of all of the beneficial ownership interests represented by the Common
Securities of the Trust, the Trust will invest the proceeds of each thereof in
Capital Markets' Debentures (the "Debentures"). The Debentures are to be issued
pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of February 14, 1997 (as amended or
supplemented, the "Indenture"), among NIPSCO Industries, Inc., an Indiana
corporation and the parent of Capital Markets (the "Company"), Capital Markets
and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Indenture Trustee (the "Indenture Trustee").
Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings
set forth in the Declaration or the Indenture, as the case may be.
The Remarketing (as defined below) of the Securities is provided for
in the Declaration and, if the Debentures have been distributed to holders of
the Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust, the Indenture. As used in
this Agreement, the term "Remarketed Securities" means the Securities or
Debentures subject to the Remarketing as notified by the Indenture Trustee on
the fifth Business Day prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date; the term
"Remarketing Procedures" means the procedures in connection with the Remarketing
of the Securities described
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in the Declaration and the Indenture, as the case may be; and the term
"Remarketing" means the remarketing of the Remarketed Securities pursuant to the
Remarketing Procedures.
Section 1. Appointment and Obligations of the Remarketing Agent. (a)
The Company, Capital Markets and the Trust (collectively, the "Issuers") hereby
appoint Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. as exclusive remarketing agent (the "Remarketing
Agent"), and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. hereby accepts appointment as Remarketing
Agent, for the purpose of (i) Remarketing Remarketed Securities on behalf of the
holders thereof and (ii) performing such other duties as are assigned to the
Remarketing Agent in the Remarketing Procedures, all in accordance with and
pursuant to the Remarketing Procedures.
(b) The Remarketing Agent agrees (i) to use commercially reasonable
efforts to remarket the Remarketed Securities tendered or deemed tendered to the
Remarketing Agent in the Remarketing, (ii) to notify the Issuers promptly of the
Reset Rate and (iii) to carry out such other duties as are assigned to the
Remarketing Agent in the Remarketing Procedures, all in accordance with the
provisions of the Remarketing Procedures.
(c) On the third Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase
Contract Settlement Date (the "Remarketing Date"), the Remarketing Agent shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to remarket, at a price equal to 100% of the
aggregate liquidation or principal amount thereof, the Remarketed Securities
tendered or deemed tendered for purchase.
(d) If, as a result of the efforts described in Section 1(b), the
Remarketing Agent determines that it will be able to remarket all Remarketed
Securities tendered or deemed tendered for purchase at a price of 100% of the
aggregate stated liquidation or principal amount of such Remarketed Securities
prior to 4:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Remarketing Date, the Remarketing
Agent shall determine the Reset Rate, which shall be the rate per annum (rounded
to the nearest one-thousandth (0.001) of one percent per annum) that the
Remarketing Agent determines, in its sole judgment, to be the lowest rate per
annum that will enable it to remarket all Remarketed Securities tendered or
deemed tendered for Remarketing.
(e) If none of the holders of Remarketed Securities elects to have
Remarketed Securities remarketed in the Remarketing, the Remarketing Agent shall
determine the rate that would have been established had a Remarketing been held
on the Remarketing Date, and such rate shall be the Reset Rate.
(f) If, by 4:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Remarketing Date, the
Remarketing Agent is unable to remarket all Remarketed Securities tendered or
deemed tendered for purchase, a failed Remarketing ("Failed Remarketing") shall
be deemed to have occurred, and the Remarketing Agent shall so advise by
telephone the Depositary, the Property Trustee (if the Remarketed Securities are
the Securities), the Indenture Trustee, the Company, the Regular Trustees (if
the Remarketed Securities are the Securities) and Capital Markets.
(g) By approximately 4:30 P.M., New York City time, on the Remarketing
Date, provided that there has not been a Failed Remarketing, the Remarketing
Agent shall advise, by
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telephone (i) the Depositary, the Property Trustee (if the Remarketed Securities
are the Securities), the Indenture Trustee, the Company, the Regular Trustees
(if the Remarketed Securities are the Securities) and Capital Markets of the
Reset Rate determined in the Remarketing and the number of Remarketed Securities
sold in the Remarketing, (ii) each purchaser (or the Depositary Participant
thereof) of the Reset Rate and the number of Remarketed Securities such
purchaser is to purchase and (iii) each purchaser to give instructions to its
Depositary Participant to pay the purchase price on the Purchase Contract
Settlement Date in same day funds against delivery of the Remarketed Securities
purchased through the facilities of the Depositary.
(h) The Remarketing Agent shall remit to the Collateral Agent all
proceeds of the Remarketed Securities subject to the Pledge Agreement.
2. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company and
Capital Markets. The Company and Capital Markets jointly represent, warrant and
agree (i) on and as of the date hereof, (ii) on and as of the date the
Prospectus or other Remarketing Materials (each as defined in Section 2(a)
below) are first distributed in connection with the Remarketing (the
"Commencement Date"), (iii) on and as of the Remarketing Date, and (iv) on and
as of the Purchase Contract Settlement Date that:
(a) A registration statement or registration statements on Form S-3
(file No. 333- 69279) and an amendment or amendments thereto with respect
to the initial offering of the Securities and the Debentures have (i) been
prepared by the Issuers in conformity with the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the rules
and regulations (the "Rules and Regulations") of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, (ii) been filed with the
Commission under the Securities Act and (iii) become effective under the
Securities Act; a registration statement on Form S-3, if required to be
filed in connection with the Remarketing, may also be prepared by the
Issuers in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Rules and Regulations and filed with the Commission under the Securities
Act; and the Indenture, the Guarantee Agreement and the Declaration have
each been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (the
"Trust Indenture Act"). Copies of such registration statement or
registration statements that have become effective and the amendment or
amendments to such registration statements have been delivered by the
Issuers to you. As used in this Agreement, "Effective Time" means the date
and time as of which the last of such registration statements that have
become effective or may be filed, or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereto, if any, was declared effective by the Commission;
Effective Date means the date of the Effective Time of such last
registration statement; Preliminary Prospectus means each prospectus
included in such last registration statement, or amendment thereto, before
it became effective under the Securities Act and any prospectus filed by
the Issuers with your consent pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the Rules and
Regulations; "Registration Statement" means such last registration
statement, as amended at its Effective Time, including documents
incorporated by reference therein at such time and, if applicable, all
information contained in the final prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations, including any
information deemed to be part of such Registration Statement as of the
Effective Time pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A of
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the Rules and Regulations; and "Prospectus" means such final prospectus, as
first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations. Reference
made herein to any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any other
information furnished by the Issuers to the Remarketing Agent for
distribution to investors in connection with the Remarketing (the
"Remarketing Materials") shall be deemed to refer to and include any
documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3
under the Securities Act as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or
the Prospectus, as the case may be, or, in the case of Remarketing
Materials, referred to as incorporated by reference therein, and any
reference to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus or the Remarketing Materials shall be deemed to refer to and
include any document filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), after the date of such Preliminary Prospectus
or the Prospectus incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of
Form S-3 or, if so incorporated, the Remarketing Materials, as the case may
be; and any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to include any annual report of the Company or Capital Markets
filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the Effective Time that is incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement.
(b) Giving effect to the interpretations of the requirements of the
Securities Act reflected in the Company's letter requesting "no-action"
submitted to the staff of the commission (the "Staff"), dated April 27,
1992, as supplemented by letters dated July 9, 1992 and September 21, 1992
(the "No-Action Request") and the Staff's response thereto dated September
25, 1992 (the "Staff Response"), the Registration Statement conforms (and
the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, when they become effective or are
filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform) in all
respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and
Regulations, and the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the
Remarketing Materials do not and will not, as of the Effective Date (as to
the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto), as of the applicable
filing date (as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto)
and as of the Commencement Date, Remarketing Date and Purchase Contract
Settlement Date (as to any Remarketing Materials) contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading; provided that no representation and warranty is made as to the
statement of eligibility and qualification on Form T-1 of the Indenture
Trustee, the Property Trustee or the Guarantee Trustee under the Trust
Indenture Act, or as to information contained in or omitted from the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Remarketing Materials in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Issuers by the Remarketing Agent specifically for inclusion therein; the
Indenture, the Declaration and the Guarantee Agreement each conform in all
material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the
applicable rules and regulations thereunder; and the Commission has not
issued an order preventing or
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suspending the use of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Remarketing Materials.
(c) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when
they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may
be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading; and any further documents so filed and
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when such documents become
effective or are filed with Commission, as the case may be, will conform in
all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder and will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(d) Each of the Company, Capital Markets, Northern Indiana Public
Service Company ("Northern Indiana"), Bay State Gas Company ("Bay State")
and IWC Resources Corporation ("IWCR" and, together with Northern Indiana
and Bay State, the "Significant Subsidiaries") has been duly incorporated
and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with power and authority (corporate
and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in
the Prospectus or in any Remarketing Materials, and has been duly qualified
as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good
standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or
leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such
qualification, or is subject to no material liability or disability by
reason of the failure to be so qualified in any such jurisdiction; and each
other subsidiary (as defined in Section 15 hereof) of the Company has been
duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
(e) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Prospectus and in any Remarketing Materials; and all of the issued capital
shares of the Company and each wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company have
been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable; and except as set forth in Exhibit 21 to the most recent
Form 10-K of the Company, all of the issued common shares of Northern
Indiana and Indianapolis Water Company ("IWC") and all of the issued
capital shares of each other subsidiary of the Company (except for
directors' qualifying shares and except as set forth in the Prospectus) are
owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or claims.
(f) Northern Indiana, Bay State and IWCR constitute the only
"significant subsidiaries" (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X) of the Company.
(g) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company and Capital Markets and (assuming due execution and delivery by
the Indenture Trustee) constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of
the Company and Capital Markets, enforceable against the Company and
Capital Markets in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium
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and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights
generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair
dealing; and the Debentures have been duly authorized, executed, issued and
delivered by Capital Markets and (assuming due authentication by the
Indenture Trustee) constitute valid and binding obligations of Capital
Markets, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and the Support
Agreement, dated April 4, 1989, as amended as of May 15, 1989, December 10,
1990 and February 14, 1991 (the "Support Agreement"), between the Company
and Capital Markets, and enforceable in accordance with their terms,
subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of
good faith and fair dealing.
(h) The Declaration has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by Capital Markets and the Regular Trustees and (assuming due execution and
delivery by the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee) constitutes a
valid and binding agreement of Capital Markets, enforceable against Capital
Markets in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other
similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general
equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(i) The Guarantee Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by Capital Markets and (assuming due execution and delivery by
the Guarantee Trustee) constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Capital
Markets, enforceable against Capital Markets in accordance with its terms,
subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of
good faith and fair dealing.
(j) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company, Capital Markets and the Trust.
(k) The Remarketed Securities, the Indenture, the Declaration, the
Guarantee Agreement and the , when the Remarketed
Securities are delivered pursuant to this Agreement, will conform to the
descriptions thereof contained in the Prospectus and in any Remarketing
Materials.
(l) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Indenture, the Declaration, the Guarantee Agreement and the by the Company and Capital Markets, as applicable, the
consummation by the Issuers of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby and the issuance and delivery of the Debentures (the
"Transactions") did not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or
violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its
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subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is subject, nor will such actions result in any
violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any
court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets;
and except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or
qualifications as may be required under the Securities Act, Trust Indenture
Act, Exchange Act and applicable state securities laws in connection with
the initial distribution of the Preferred Securities or the Remarketing, no
consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration
with, any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the
Transactions.
(m) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between (i)
the Company or Capital Markets and (ii) any person granting such person the
right to require the Company or Capital Markets to file a registration
statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the
Company or Capital Markets owned or to be owned by such person or to
require the Company or Capital Markets to include such securities in the
securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or in any
securities being registered pursuant to any other registration statement
filed by the Company or Capital Markets under the Securities Act.
(n) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained,
since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or in any Remarketing
Materials, any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion,
flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any
labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, which
could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the general affairs, management, financial
position, shareholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and
its subsidiaries taken as a whole or upon the ability of the Issuers to
perform their obligations under this Agreement (a "Material Adverse
Effect"), otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus and
in any Remarketing Materials; and, since such date, there has not been any
material change in the consolidated share capital or long-term debt of the
Company and its subsidiaries or the consolidated share capital or long-term
debt of any Significant Subsidiary or any material adverse change, or any
development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or
affecting the general affairs, management, financial position,
shareholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus
and in any Remarketing Materials.
(o) The financial statements filed as part of the Registration
Statement or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or as presented in
any Remarketing Materials present fairly the financial condition and
results of operations of the entities purported to be shown thereby, at the
dates and for the periods indicated, and have been prepared in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved and, with respect to financial statements
included in periodic
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reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act with the Commission on and after September 25, 1992, contain
the information requested by the Staff in the Staff Response to be so
included; and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus or in any Remarketing Materials present fairly
the information required to be stated therein.
(p) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, who have certified certain financial
statements of the Company, whose report appears in the Prospectus or is
incorporated by reference therein or in any Remarketing Materials and who
have delivered the letter referred to in Section 6(h) hereof, are
independent public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the
Rules and Regulations.
(q) The Company and each Significant Subsidiary has good and
marketable title in fee simple to such of its fixed assets as are real
property and good and marketable title to its other assets reflected in the
most recent consolidated balance sheet incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus or in any Remarketing Materials, except properties and assets
that are leased or that are sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary
course of business after the date of said balance sheet, subject to no
mortgages, liens, charges or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever ("Liens")
other than Liens permitted under the Indenture.
(r) Other than as set forth or incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any property
or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which
could reasonably be expected individually or in the aggregate to have a
Material Adverse Effect; and to the best of the Company's knowledge, no
such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities
or threatened by others.
(s) The conditions for use of Form S-3, as set forth in the General
Instructions thereto, have been satisfied.
(t) There are no contracts or other documents which are required to be
described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration
Statement by the Securities Act or by the Rules and Regulations which have
not been described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement or incorporated therein by reference as permitted by
the Rules and Regulations.
(u) None of the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary has any
material contingent liability which is not disclosed in the Prospectus.
(v) None of the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary (i) is in
violation of its charter or by-laws or similar constitutive documents, (ii)
is in default in any respect, and no event has occurred which, with notice
or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due
performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in
any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other
agreement or
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instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any
of its properties or assets is subject, except where such defaults,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) is in violation in any material respect
of any law, ordinance, governmental rule, regulation or court decree to
which it or its properties or assets may be subject or has failed to obtain
any material license, permit, certificate, franchise or other governmental
authorization or permit necessary to the ownership of its properties or
assets or to the conduct of its business, except where such violations or
failures, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company is an
"investment company" within the meaning of such term under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder; the Commission has issued an
order (the "Order") exempting Capital Markets from all of the provisions of
the 1940 Act; the Order is in full force and effect; and Capital Markets
will continue to comply with the terms and conditions of the Order, or
otherwise remain exempt from all of the provisions of the 1940 Act, so long
as any Remarketed Securities are outstanding.
(x) The Support Agreement has been duly authorized by Capital Markets
and the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of
Capital Markets and the Company enforceable against Capital Markets and the
Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other
similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general
equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; the Company's
obligations under the Support Agreement will rank prior to the equity
securities of the Company and equal with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company, whether now or hereafter
outstanding; and the Debentures and the Guarantee will be entitled to the
benefits of the Support Agreement, the obligations of Capital Markets under
the Debentures and the Guarantee constitute "Debt" (as defined in the
Support Agreement) for purposes of the Support Agreement, and the holders
of the Debentures and the Guarantee will be entitled to the rights of
"Lenders" (as defined in the Support Agreement) under the Support
Agreement.
(y) Each of the Company and each Significant Subsidiary has statutory
authority, franchises and consents free from burdensome restrictions and
adequate for the conduct of the business in which it is engaged.
(z) Except for the Company's ownership of the voting securities of the
Significant Subsidiaries, as and to the extent described in the Prospectus,
no person or corporation which is a "holding company" or a "subsidiary
company" of a "holding company" (as such terms are defined in the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (the "1935 Act")), directly
or indirectly owns, controls or holds with power to vote 10% or more of the
outstanding voting securities of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary;
the Company
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is a "holding company" (as such term is defined in the 0000 Xxx) but is
exempt from all provisions of the 1935 Act pursuant to Section 3(a)(1)
thereof except Section 9(a)(2) thereof; neither Northern Indiana nor IWCR
is a "holding company" as defined in the 1935 Act; and Bay State is a
"holding company" but is exempt from all provisions of the 1935 Act
pursuant to Section 3(a)(2) thereof except Section 9(a)(2) thereof.
(aa) The Prospectus accurately describes the most restrictive of the
existing limitations on the payment of dividends by Northern Indiana on its
common shares held by the Company.
3. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company, Capital
Markets and the Trust. The Company, Capital Markets and the Trust, jointly and
severally, represent, warrant and agree, (i) on and as of the date hereof, (ii)
on and as of the Commencement Date, (iii) on and as of the Remarketing Date and
(iv) on and as of the Purchase Contract Settlement Date that:
(a) The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing as a
statutory business trust in good standing under the Business Trust Act of
the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trust Act") with the trust power and
authority to own property and conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus, and has conducted and will conduct no business other than the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as described in the Prospectus
or in any Remarketing Materials; the Trust is not a party to or bound by
any agreement or instrument other than this Agreement, the Declaration and
the other agreements entered into in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby; the Trust has no liabilities or obligations other than
those arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Declaration and described in the Prospectus or in any Remarketing
Materials; and the Trust is not a party to or subject to any action, suit
or proceeding of any nature.
(b) The Declaration has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by Capital Markets, as Sponsor, and the Regular Trustees and (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Property Trustee and the
Delaware Trustee) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Trust,
enforceable against the Trust in accordance with its terms, subject to the
effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors'
rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and
fair dealing, and will conform to the description thereof contained in the
Prospectus or in any Remarketing Materials.
(c) The Trust Securities are duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and, in the case of the Preferred Securities, non-assessable and
conform to the descriptions contained in the Prospectus or in any
Remarketing Materials.
(d) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Trust.
(e) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Declaration and the Trust Securities by the Trust, the purchase of the
Debentures by the Trust from Capital
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Markets, the distribution of the Debentures upon the liquidation of the
Trust in the circumstances contemplated by the Declaration, and the
consummation by the Trust of the transactions contemplated herein and in
the Declaration (the "Trust Transactions"), did not and will not result in
a violation of any statute or order, rule or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Trust or any of
its assets; and except for such consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations or qualifications as may be required under the Securities
Act, Trust Indenture Act, Exchange Act or applicable state securities laws
in connection with the initial distribution of the Preferred Securities and
the Remarketing, no consent, approval, authorization or order of or filing
or registration with, any such court or governmental agency or body is
required for the Trust Transactions.
(f) The Trust is not an "investment company" within the meaning of
such term under the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
4. Fees and Expenses. (a) For the performance of its services as
Remarketing Agent hereunder, Capital Markets shall pay to the Remarketing Agent
on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, by wire transfer to an account
designated by the Remarketing Agent, an amount to be agreed upon by Capital
Markets and the Remarketing Agent.
(b) The Company and Capital Markets, jointly and severally, agree to pay
(i) the costs incident to the preparation and printing of the Registration
Statement, Prospectus and any Remarketing Materials and any amendments or
supplements thereto; (ii) the costs of distributing the Registration Statement,
Prospectus and any Remarketing Materials and any amendments or supplements
thereto; (iii) the fees and expenses of qualifying the Remarketed Securities
under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section
5(h) and of preparing, printing and distributing a Blue Sky Memorandum
(including related fees and expenses of counsel to the Remarketing Agent); (iv)
all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of
the Company, Capital Markets and the Trust hereunder; and (v) the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel to the Remarketing Agent in connection with their
duties hereunder. The Trust shall not be liable for any fees and expenses in
this Section.
5. Further Agreements of the Company and Capital Markets. The Company and
Capital Markets, jointly and severally, agree to use their reasonable best
efforts:
(a) To prepare any registration statement or prospectus, if required,
in connection with the Remarketing, in a form approved by the Remarketing
Agent and to file any such prospectus pursuant to the Securities Act within
the period required by the Rules and Regulations; to advise the Remarketing
Agent, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any
amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective
or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been
filed and to furnish the Remarketing Agent with copies thereof; to file
promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements
required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the
Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in
connection with the offering or sale of the Remarketed Securities; to
advise the Remarketing
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Agent, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the
use of the Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of any of the
Remarketed Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any
request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information;
and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus or suspending any such
qualification, to use promptly its best efforts to obtain its withdrawal.
(b) To furnish promptly to the Remarketing Agent and to counsel for
the Remarketing Agent a signed copy of the Registration Statement as
originally filed with the Commission, and each amendment thereto filed with
the Commission, including all consents and exhibits filed therewith.
(c) To deliver promptly to the Remarketing Agent in New York City such
number of the following documents as the Remarketing Agent shall request:
(i) conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with
the Commission and each amendment thereto (in each case excluding exhibits
other than this Agreement, the Indenture, the Declaration and the Guarantee
Agreement), (ii) the Prospectus and any amended or supplemented Prospectus,
(iii) any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (excluding
exhibits thereto) and (iv) any Remarketing Materials; and, if the delivery
of a prospectus is required at any time in connection with the Remarketing
and if at such time any event shall have occurred as a result of which the
Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not
misleading, or if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such
same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file under the
Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in
order to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to notify the
Remarketing Agent and, upon its request, to file such document and to
prepare and furnish without charge to the Remarketing Agent and to any
dealer in securities as many copies as the Remarketing Agent may from time
to time request of an amended or supplemented Prospectus which will correct
such statement or omission or effect such compliance.
(d) To file promptly with the Commission any amendment to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any supplement to the
Prospectus that may, in the judgment of the Company or the Remarketing
Agent, be required by the Securities Act or requested by the Commission.
(e) Prior to filing with the Commission (i) any amendment to the
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or any document
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or (ii) any Prospectus pursuant
to Rule 424 of the Rules and Regulations, to furnish a copy thereof to the
Remarketing Agent and counsel for the Remarketing Agent; and
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not to file any such amendment or supplement which shall be disapproved by
the Remarketing Agent promptly after reasonable notice.
(f) As soon as practicable after the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement to make generally available to the Company's
security holders and to deliver to the Remarketing Agent an earnings
statement of the Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited)
complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the Rules and
Regulations (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158).
(g) During a period of five years following the effective date of the
Registration Statement, to deliver to the Remarketing Agent copies of all
reports or other communications (financial or other) furnished to
shareholders of the Company, and deliver to the Remarketing Agent, (i) as
soon as they are available, copies of any reports and financial statements
furnished to or filed by the Company or Capital Markets with the Commission
or any national securities exchange on which any of the Remarketed
Securities or any class of securities of the Company or Capital Markets may
be listed; and (ii) such additional information concerning the business and
financial condition of the Company or Capital Markets as the Remarketing
Agent may from time to time reasonably request (such financial statements
to be on a consolidated basis to the extent the accounts of the Company and
its subsidiaries are consolidated in reports furnished to the Company's
shareholders generally or to the Commission).
(h) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the Remarketing
Agent may reasonably request to qualify any of the Remarketed Securities
and the obligations of the Company under the Support Agreement for offering
and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Remarketing
Agent may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the
continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long
as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Securities and the
obligations of the Company pursuant to the Support Agreement; provided that
in connection therewith, neither the Company nor Capital Markets shall be
required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent
to service of process in any jurisdiction.
6. Conditions to the Remarketing Agent's Obligations. The obligations of
the Remarketing Agent hereunder are subject to the accuracy, on and as of the
date when made, of the representations and warranties of the Company, Capital
Markets and the Trust contained herein, to the performance by the Company,
Capital Markets and the Trust of their respective obligations hereunder, and to
each of the following additional terms and conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission;
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
any part thereof or suspending the qualification of the Indenture, the
Guarantee Agreement or the Declaration shall have been issued and no
proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the
Commission; and any request of the Commission for inclusion of additional
information in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise
shall have been complied with.
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(b) The Remarketing Agent shall not have discovered and disclosed to
the Company on or prior to the Remarketing Date that the Prospectus, the
Registration Statement, or the Remarketing Materials or any amendment or
supplement thereto contains any untrue statement of a fact which, in the
opinion of counsel for the Remarketing Agent, is material or omits to state
any fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material and is required
to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
(c) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the
authorization, form and validity of this Agreement, the Declaration, the
Indenture, the Remarketed Securities, the Guarantee Agreement, the
Preferred Securities, the Common Securities, the Prospectus, the
Registration Statement, the Remarketing Materials and all other legal
matters relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for
the Remarketing Agent, and the Issuers shall have furnished to such counsel
all documents and information that they may reasonably request to enable
them to pass upon such matters.
(d) Counsel to the Company and Capital Markets shall have furnished to
the Remarketing Agent its written opinion, as counsel to the Company and
Capital Markets, addressed to the Remarketing Agent and dated the
Remarketing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Remarketing
Agent, to the effect that:
(i) The Company and each Significant Subsidiary have been duly
incorporated and are validly existing as corporations in good standing
under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation,
with respective power and authority (corporate and other) to own their
respective properties and conduct their businesses as described in the
Prospectus.
(ii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in
the Prospectus and in any Remarketing Materials, all of the issued
capital shares of the Company and each Significant Subsidiary of the
Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully
paid and non-assessable; and all of the issued common shares of
Northern Indiana and all of the issued capital shares of each other
Significant Subsidiary (except for directors' qualifying shares and as
set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement)
are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.
(iii) The Company and each Significant Subsidiary has been duly
qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and
is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which
it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to
require such qualification, or is subject to no material liability or
disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified in any such
jurisdiction.
(iv) There are no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or
to purchase, nor any restriction upon the voting or transfer of the
Debentures pursuant to the
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Company's or Capital Markets' charter or by-laws or any agreement or
other instrument known to such counsel.
(v) To the best of such counsel's knowledge and other than as set
forth in the Prospectus or in any Remarketing Materials, there are no
legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any property or asset of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject which could
reasonably be expected individually or in the aggregate to have a
material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position,
shareholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries; and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge and other
than as set forth in the Prospectus, no such proceedings are
threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened
by others.
(vi) The Registration Statement was declared effective under the
Securities Act, and the Indenture, the Declaration and the Guarantee
Agreement were qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, as of the date
and time specified in such opinion, the Prospectus was filed with the
Commission pursuant to the subparagraph of Rule 424(b) of the Rules
and Regulations specified in such opinion on the date specified
therein and, to the knowledge of such counsel, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
issued and no proceeding for that purpose is pending or threatened by
the Commission.
(vii) Giving effect to the interpretations of the requirements of
the Securities Act reflected in the No-Action Request and the Staff
Response, the Registration Statement, as of its Effective Date, and
the Prospectus, as of its date, and any further amendments or
supplements thereto, as of their respective dates, made by the Company
prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (other than the
financial statements, related schedules and other financial data
contained therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion)
complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of
the Securities Act, the Rules and Regulations and the Trust Indenture
Act; and the documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and
any further amendment or supplement to any such incorporated document
made by any of the Issuers prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement
Date (other than the financial statements, related schedules and other
financial data contained therein, as to which such counsel need
express no opinion), when they became effective or were filed with the
Commission, as the case may be, complied as to form in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder; and the Indenture, the Declaration and the Guarantee
Agreement conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Trust Indenture Act and the applicable rules and regulations
thereunder.
(viii) The statements contained in the Prospectus under the
captions "Description of the Debentures," "Description of the
Preferred Securities,"
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"Description of the Guarantee," "Relationship Among the Preferred
Securities, the Debentures and the Guarantee" and "Description of the
Support Agreement" insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of
certain terms of documents referred to therein, constitute accurate
summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.
(ix) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and Capital Markets and (assuming due
authentication, execution and delivery by the Indenture Trustee)
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of the Company and
Capital Markets enforceable against them in accordance with its terms,
subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating
to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law)
and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(x) The Debentures have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by Capital Markets and (assuming due authentication by the
Indenture Trustee) constitute valid and binding obligations of Capital
Markets entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable in
accordance with their terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights
generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith
and fair dealing.
(xi) The Declaration has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by Capital Markets.
(xii) The Guarantee Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by Capital Markets and (assuming due execution and
delivery by the Guarantee Trustee) constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of Capital Markets enforceable against Capital Markets in
accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights
generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith
and fair dealing.
(xiii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and Capital Markets.
(xiv) The Support Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Company and Capital Markets and constitutes a
valid and binding agreement of the Company and Capital Markets
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors'
rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in
a proceeding in
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equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair
dealing; the Debentures and the Guarantee will be entitled to the
benefits of the Support Agreement, the obligations of Capital Markets
under the Debentures and the Guarantees will be deemed to be "Debt"
for purposes of the Support Agreement and the holders of the
Debentures and the Guarantee will be entitled to the rights of
"Lenders" under the Support Agreement.
(xv) The Transactions will not conflict with or result in a
breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel
to which the Trust, the Company or any of the Significant Subsidiaries
is a party or by which the Trust, the Company or any of the
Significant Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the properties or
assets of the Trust, the Company or any of the Significant
Subsidiaries is subject, nor will such actions result in any violation
of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of
the Significant Subsidiaries or the Declaration or Certificate of
Trust of the Trust or any statute, rule or regulation or any order
known to such counsel of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over the Trust, the Company or any of the
Significant Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets; and,
except for the registration of the Debentures, the Preferred
Securities, the Guarantee, the Company's obligations under the Support
Agreement under the Securities Act, the qualification of the
Indenture, the Declaration and the Guarantee Agreement under the Trust
Indenture Act, and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations or qualifications as may be required under the Exchange
Act and applicable state securities laws, no consent, approval,
authorization or order of, or filing or registration with, any such
court or governmental agency or body is required for the Transactions.
(xvi) None of the Trust nor the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is an "investment company" or an entity "controlled" by
an "investment company" as such terms are defined in the 0000 Xxx.
(xvii) Based upon current law and the assumptions stated or
referred to therein: (i) the Trust will be classified as a grantor
trust for United States federal income tax purposes and not as an
association taxable as a corporation; (ii) the Debentures will be
classified as indebtedness of Capital Markets and (iii) the statements
set forth in the Prospectus or in the Remarketing Materials under the
caption "Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences"
insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of matters of United
States federal tax laws and regulations or legal conclusions with
respect thereto, constitute accurate summaries of the matters
described therein in all material respects.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may (i) state that its opinion is
limited to matters governed by the Federal laws of the United States of
America and the laws of the State of Indiana and New York (with respect to
clause (x)) and (ii) rely (to the extent such counsel
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deems proper and specifies in its opinion), as to matters involving
the application of the laws of the State of Massachusetts upon the
opinion of local counsel. Such counsel shall also advise the
Remarketing Agent that although such counsel is not passing upon and
assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy, completeness
or fairness of the statements contained in the documents incorporated
by reference in the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement
thereto made by the Issuers prior to such Remarketing Date, they have
no reason to believe that any of such documents (other than the
financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which such
counsel need express no opinion), when such documents became effective
or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, contained, in
the case of a registration statement which became effective under the
Securities Act, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, or, in the case of other
documents which were filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act with the Commission, an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made when such documents were so filed, not misleading. Such
counsel shall also advise the Remarketing Agent that although such
counsel is not passing upon and, except as set forth in clauses (viii)
and (xvii) above, assumes no responsibility or liability for the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Remarketing Materials
and any further amendments and supplements thereto made by the Issuers
prior to such date, they have no reason to believe that, as of its
effective date, the Registration Statement or any further amendment
thereto made by the Issuers prior to such date (other than the
financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which such
counsel need express no opinion) contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading or that, as of its date, the Prospectus and the Remarketing
Materials or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the
Issuers prior to such Remarketing Date (other than the financial
statements and related schedules therein, as to which such counsel
need express no opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading or that, as of such Remarketing Date, either
the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Remarketing
Materials or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the
Issuers prior to such Remarketing Date (other than the financial
statements and related schedules therein, as to which such counsel
need express no opinion) contains an untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; and they do not know of any amendment to
the Registration Statement required to be filed or of any contracts or
other documents of a character required to be filed as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement or required to be incorporated by reference
into the Prospectus or the Remarketing Materials or required to be
described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the
Remarketing Materials which were not filed or incorporated by
reference or described as required.
(e) Special Delaware counsel to the Issuers shall have furnished
to the Remarketing Agent its written opinion, as special Delaware
counsel to the Issuers, addressed to the
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Remarketing Agent and dated the Remarketing Date, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Remarketing Agent, to the effect that:
(i) The Trust has been duly created and is validly existing
in good standing as a business trust under the Delaware Trust
Act. Under the Delaware Trust Act and the Declaration, the Trust
has the business trust power and authority to own property and to
conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and the
Remarketing Materials and to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and the Trust Securities.
(ii) The Common Securities have been duly authorized by the
Declaration and are validly issued and (subject to the terms in
this paragraph) fully paid undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust (such counsel may note that the holders of
Common Securities will be subject to the withholding provisions
of Section 10.4 of the Declaration, will be required to make
payment or provide indemnity or security as set forth in the
Declaration and will be liable for the debts and obligations of
the Trust to the extent provided in Section 9.1(b) of the
Declaration); under the Delaware Trust Act and the Declaration,
the issuance of the Common Securities is not subject to
preemptive rights.
(iii) The Preferred Securities have been duly authorized by
the Declaration and are validly issued and (subject to the terms
in this paragraph) fully paid and non-assessable undivided
beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust, the
holders of the Preferred Securities will be entitled to the
benefits of the Declaration (subject to the limitations set forth
in clause (v) below) and will be entitled to the same limitation
of personal liability as extended to stockholders of private
corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware (such counsel may note that the
holders of Preferred Securities will be subject to the
withholding provisions of Section 10.4 of the Declaration and
will be required to make payment or provide indemnity or security
as set forth in the Declaration); under the Delaware Trust Act
and the Declaration, the issuance of the Preferred Securities is
not subject to preemptive rights.
(iv) Under the Delaware Trust Act and the Declaration all
necessary trust action has been taken to duly authorize the
execution, delivery and performance by the Trust of this
Agreement.
(v) Assuming the Declaration has been duly authorized by
Capital Markets and has been duly executed and delivered by
Capital Markets and the Regular Trustees, and assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery of the Declaration by the
Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, the Declaration
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Capital Markets and
the Regular Trustees, enforceable against Capital Markets and the
Regular Trustees in accordance with its terms, except to the
extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, receivership, reorganization,
liquidation,
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fraudulent conveyance or transfer and other similar laws relating
to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally,
(ii) principles of equity, including applicable law relating to
fiduciary duties (regardless of whether considered and applied in
a proceeding in equity or at law), and (iii) the effect of
applicable public policy on the enforceability of provisions
relating to indemnification or contribution.
(vi) The issuance and sale by the Trust of the Preferred
Securities, the purchase by the Trust of the Debentures, the
execution, delivery and performance by the Trust of this
Agreement, the consummation by the Trust of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and compliance by the Trust with
its obligations thereunder do not violate any of the provisions
of the Certificate of Trust or the Declaration or any applicable
Delaware law or administrative regulation.
(vii) Assuming that the Trust derives no income from or
connected with sources within the State of Delaware and has no
assets, activities (other than having a Delaware Trustee as
required by the Delaware Trust Act and the filing of documents
with the Secretary of State of Delaware) or employees in the
State of Delaware, no filing with, or authorization, approval,
consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree
of, any Delaware court or Delaware governmental authority or
agency (other that as may be required under the securities or
blue sky laws of the state of Delaware, as to which such counsel
need express no opinion) is necessary or required to be obtained
by the Trust solely in connection with the due authorization,
execution and delivery by the Trust of this Agreement or the
offering, issuance, sale or delivery of the Preferred Securities.
(f) Counsel to the Property Trustee and the Guarantee Trustee shall
have furnished to the Remarketing Agent its written opinion, as counsel to
The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Property Trustee and Guarantee Trustee,
addressed to the Remarketing Agent and dated the Remarketing Date, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Remarketing Agent, to the effect that:
(i) Each of the Property Trustee and the Guarantee Trustee is
duly incorporated as a New York banking corporation with all necessary
power and authority to execute and deliver and perform their
respective obligations under the terms of the Declaration and the
Guarantee Agreement.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance by the Property
Trustee of the Declaration and the execution, delivery and performance
by the Guarantee Trustee of the Guarantee Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Property Trustee and the Guarantee Trustee, respectively. The
Declaration has been duly executed and delivered by the Property
Trustee and the Guarantee Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Guarantee Trustee and each constitutes the valid and
binding agreement of the Property Trustee and the Guarantee Trustee,
respectively, enforceable against the Property Trustee and the
Guarantee Trustee, respectively, in accordance with their
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terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating
to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law)
and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of the Declaration
and the Guarantee Agreement by the Property Trustee and the Guarantee
Trustee, respectively, do not conflict with or constitute a breach of
the charter or by-laws of the Property Trustee and the Guarantee
Trustee, respectively.
(iv) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration
with or notice to, any New York or federal banking authority is
required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Property
Trustee and the Guarantee Trustee of the Declaration and the Guarantee
Agreement, respectively.
(g) Counsel to the Delaware Trustee shall have furnished to the
Remarketing Agent its written opinion, as counsel to Chase Manhattan Bank
Delaware, as Delaware Trustee, addressed to the Remarketing Agent and dated
the Remarketing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Remarketing
Agent, to the effect that:
(i) The Delaware Trustee has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing as a banking corporation in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware with all necessary power and authority
to execute and deliver, and to carry out and perform its obligations
under the terms of the Declaration.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance by the Delaware
Trustee of the Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Delaware Trustee. The Declaration
has been duly executed and delivered by the Delaware Trustee and
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Delaware Trustee
enforceable against the Delaware Trustee in accordance with its terms,
subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership,
reorganization, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance or transfer and
other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of
creditors generally, (ii) principles of equity, including applicable
law relating to fiduciary duties (regardless of whether considered and
applied in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (iii) the effect of
applicable public policy on the enforceability of provisions relating
to indemnification or contribution.
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of the Declaration
by the Delaware Trustee do not conflict with or constitute a breach of
the charter or by-laws of the Delaware Trustee.
(iv) No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration
with or notice to, any Delaware or federal banking authority is
required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Delaware
Trustee of the Declaration.
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(h) On the Remarketing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the
Remarketing Agent a letter addressed to the Remarketing Agent and dated
such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Remarketing Agent, of
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, or such other firm of nationally recognized
independent public accountants satisfactory to the Remarketing Agent,
containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in
accountants' "comfort letters" with respect to certain financial
information contained in the Prospectus and in the Remarketing Materials.
(i) Each of the Company and Capital Markets shall have furnished to
the Remarketing Agent a certificate, dated the Remarketing Date, of, (i)
with respect to the Company, (A) its Chairman of the Board and President,
or its Executive Vice President, and (B) its chief financial officer, and
(ii) with respect to Capital Markets, its President, and its chief
financial officer, stating that:
(i) The representations, warranties and agreements of the Company
and Capital Markets in Sections 2 and 3 are true and correct as of the
Remarketing Date; the Company and Capital Markets have complied with
all its agreements contained herein; and the conditions contained in
Section 6(a) have been fulfilled;
(ii) (A) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or in the
Remarketing Materials any loss or interference with its business from
fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by
insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action,
order or decree, which could, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, otherwise
than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus or in the
Remarketing Materials and (B) since the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Prospectus or in the Remarketing
Materials, there has not been any material change in the consolidated
share capital or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries or
the consolidated share capital or long-term debt of any Significant
Subsidiary or any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial
position, shareholders' equity or results of operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole), otherwise than as set forth
or contemplated in the Prospectus or the Remarketing Materials; and
(iii) They have carefully examined the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus and the Remarketing Materials and, in their opinion (A)
the Registration Statement, as of its effective date, and the
Prospectus and the Remarketing Materials, as of their respective
dates, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did
not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (B) since
such dates, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in
a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or the Remarketing Materials.
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(j) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have
sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and in the
Remarketing Materials any loss or interference with its business from fire,
explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or
from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree,
otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus or in the
Remarketing Materials or (ii) since such date there shall not have been any
change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial
position, stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and
its subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the
Prospectus or in the Remarketing Materials, the effect of which, in any
such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment of the
Remarketing Agent, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or
inadvisable to proceed with the Remarketing on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Prospectus and in the Remarketing Materials.
(k) Without the prior written consent of the Remarketing Agent, the
Declaration or the Indenture shall not have been amended in any manner, or
otherwise contain any provision contained therein as of the date hereof
that, in the opinion of the Remarketing Agent, materially changes the
nature of the Remarketed Securities or the Remarketing Procedures.
(l) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no
downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Preferred
Securities or any of the Company's, any Significant Subsidiary's or Capital
Markets' debt securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating
organization", as that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of
Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act and (ii) no such organization shall
have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with
possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Preferred
Securities or any of the Company's, any Significant Subsidiary's or Capital
Markets' debt securities.
(m) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there
shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities
generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or
in the over-the-counter market, or trading in any securities of the Company
or Capital Markets on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market, shall
have been suspended or minimum prices shall have been established on any
such exchange or such market by the Commission, by such exchange or by any
other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction, (ii) a
banking moratorium shall have been declared by Federal or state
authorities, (iii) the United States shall have become engaged in
hostilities, there shall have been an escalation in hostilities involving
the United States or there shall have been a declaration of a national
emergency or war by the United States or (iv) there shall have occurred
such a material adverse change in general economic, political or financial
conditions (or the effect of international conditions on the financial
markets in the United States shall be such) as to make it, in the judgment
of the Remarketing Agent, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
Remarketing on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus
or in the Remarketing Materials.
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All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or
elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the
provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to counsel for the Remarketing Agent.
7. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Issuers shall indemnify
and hold harmless the Remarketing Agent, its officers and employees and each
person, if any, who controls the Remarketing Agent within the meaning of the
Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or
several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any
loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to purchases and sales of the
Remarketed Securities), to which the Remarketing Agent or that officer, employee
or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is
based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained (A) in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus or the Remarketing Materials or in any amendment or supplement
thereto, or (B) in any blue sky application or other document prepared or
executed by the Issuers (or based upon any written information furnished by the
Issuers) specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of the Remarketed
Securities under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction (any
such application, document or information being hereinafter called a "Blue Sky
Application"), or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any
Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the
Remarketing Materials or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue
Sky Application, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading and shall reimburse the Remarketing
Agent and each such officer, employee and controlling person promptly upon
demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Remarketing
Agent or that officer, employee or controlling person in connection with
investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided however,
that the Issuers shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon,
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
or the Remarketing Materials or in any such amendment or supplement, or in any
Blue Sky Application in reliance upon and in conformity with the written
information furnished to the Issuers by or on behalf of the Remarketing Agent
specifically for inclusion therein and described in a letter from the
Remarketing Agent to the Company and provided further, that as to any
Preliminary Prospectus this indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit
of the Remarketing Agent, its officers or employees or any person controlling
the Remarketing Agent on account of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action
arising from the sale of the Remarketed Securities to any person by the
Remarketing Agent if the Remarketing Agent failed to send or give a copy of the
Prospectus, as the same may be amended or supplemented, to that person within
the time required by the Securities Act, and the untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact in such Preliminary Prospectus was corrected in the Prospectus,
unless such failure resulted from non- compliance by the Company with Section
5(c). For purposes of the last proviso to the immediately preceding sentence,
the term "Prospectus" shall not be deemed to include the documents incorporated
therein by reference, and the Remarketing Agent shall not be obligated to send
or give any supplement or amendment to any document incorporated by reference in
any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus to any person other than a person
to whom the Remarketing Agent had
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delivered such incorporated document or documents in response to a written
request therefor. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any
liability which the Issuers may otherwise have to the Remarketing Agent or to
any officer, employee or controlling person of the Remarketing Agent.
(b) The Remarketing Agent shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and Capital Markets, their officers and employees, each of their
directors, the Trust and each Trustee, and each person, if any, who controls any
of the Issuers within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any
loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect
thereof, to which the Company or Capital Markets, any such director, officer or
employee, the Trust or any such Trustee or any such controlling person may
become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in
any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the
Remarketing Materials or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (B) in any
Blue Sky Application or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any
Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the
Remarketing Materials or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue
Sky Application, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent
that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with the written
information furnished to the Company or the Trustee by or on behalf of the
Remarketing Agent specifically for inclusion therein and described in a letter
from the Remarketing Agent to the Company and Capital Markets, and shall
reimburse the Company and Capital Markets and any such director, officer or
employee, the Trust or any such Trustee or such controlling person for any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or Capital Markets or any
such director or officer, the Trust or any Trustee or any such controlling
person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend
against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are
incurred. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability
which the Remarketing Agent may otherwise have to the Company or Capital Markets
or any such director or officer, the Trust or any such Trustee or any such
controlling person.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
7 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified
party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided however, that
the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 7 except to the extent it has
been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further, that the
failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability
which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 7.
If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and
it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with
any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof
with counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the
indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the
defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to
the indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently
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incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other
than reasonable costs of investigation; provided however, that the Remarketing
Agent shall have the right to employ counsel to represent jointly the
Remarketing Agent and its officers, employees and controlling persons who may be
subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may
be sought by the Remarketing Agent against the Issuers under this Section 7 if,
in the reasonable judgment of the Remarketing Agent, it is advisable for the
Remarketing Agent and those officers, employees and controlling persons to be
jointly represented by separate counsel, and in that event the fees and expenses
of such separate counsel shall be paid by the Issuers. No indemnifying party
shall (i) without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle or compromise or consent to
the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim,
action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution
may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or
potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or
consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all
liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) be
liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its written
consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with
its written consent or if there be a final judgment of the plaintiff in any such
action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any
indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such
settlement or judgment.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 shall for
any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party under Section 7(a) or 7(b) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or
liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party,
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in
such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Issuers on the one hand and the Remarketing Agent on the other
hand from the Remarketing or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above
is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also
the relative fault of the Issuers on the one hand and the Remarketing Agent on
the other with respect to the statements or omissions which resulted in such
loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Issuers on the one hand and the Remarketing Agent on the other with respect to
such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total
liquidation or principal amount of the Remarketed Securities less the fee paid
to the Remarketing Agent pursuant to Section 4(a) of this Agreement, on the one
hand, and the total fees received by the Remarketing Agent pursuant to such
Section 4(a), on the other hand, bear to the total liquidation or principal
amount of the Remarketed Securities. The relative fault shall be determined by
reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Issuers on the one hand or the Remarketing Agent on the other
hand, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Company and the Remarketing Agent agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 7(d) were to be determined
by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take
into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or
payable by an
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indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action
in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 7(d) shall be deemed to
include, for purposes of this Section 7(d), any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 7(d), the Remarketing Agent shall not be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the amount by which the fees received by it under Section 4
exceed the amount of any damages which the Remarketing Agent has otherwise paid
or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
8. Resignation and Removal of the Remarketing Agent. The Remarketing
Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder,
and Capital Markets may remove the Remarketing Agent, by giving 60 days' prior
written notice, in the case of a resignation, to Capital Markets, the
Depositary, the Property Trustee and the Indenture Trustee and, in the case of a
removal, the removed Remarketing Agent, the Depositary, the Property Trustee and
the Indenture Trustee; provided however, that (i) Capital Markets may not remove
the Remarketing Agent unless (A) the Remarketing Agent becomes involved as a
debtor in a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, (B) the Remarketing
Agent shall not be among the 15 underwriters with the largest volume
underwritten in dollars, on a lead or co-managed basis, of U.S. domestic debt
securities during the twelve-month period ended as of the last calendar quarter
preceding the Remarketing Date or (C) the Remarketing Agent shall be subject to
one or more legal restrictions preventing the performance of its obligations
hereunder and (ii) no such resignation nor any such removal shall become
effective until Capital Markets shall have appointed at least one nationally
recognized broker-dealer as successor Remarketing Agent and such successor
Remarketing Agent shall have entered into a with the
Company, Capital Markets and the Trust in which it shall have agreed to conduct
the Remarketing in accordance with the Remarketing Procedures. In any such case,
Capital Markets will use its reasonable efforts to appoint a successor
Remarketing Agent and enter into such a with such person
as soon as reasonably practicable. The provisions of Sections 4 and 7 shall
survive the resignation or removal of any Remarketing Agent pursuant to this
Agreement.
9. Dealing in the Remarketed Securities. The Remarketing Agent, when
acting as a Remarketing Agent or in its individual or any other capacity, may,
to the extent permitted by law, buy, sell, hold and deal in any of the
Remarketed Securities. The Remarketing Agent may exercise any vote or join in
any action which any beneficial owner of Remarketed Securities may be entitled
to exercise or take pursuant to the Declaration or the Indenture with like
effect as if it did not act in any capacity hereunder. The Remarketing Agent, in
its individual capacity, either as principal or agent, may also engage in or
have an interest in any financial or other transaction with the Issuers as
freely as if it did not act in any capacity hereunder.
10. Remarketing Agent's Performance; Duty of Care. The duties and
obligations of the Remarketing Agent shall be determined solely by the express
provisions of this Agreement and the Declaration and the Indenture. No implied
covenants or obligations of or against the Remarketing Agent shall be read into
this Agreement, the Declaration or the Indenture. In the
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absence of bad faith on the part of the Remarketing Agent, the Remarketing Agent
may conclusively rely upon any document furnished to it, which purports to
conform to the requirements of this Agreement, the Declaration or the Indenture
as to the truth of the statements expressed in any of such documents. The
Remarketing Agent shall be protected in acting upon any document or
communication reasonably believed by it to have been signed, presented or made
by the proper party or parties. The Remarketing Agent, acting under this
Agreement, shall incur no liability to the Company or to any holder of
Remarketed Securities in its individual capacity or as Remarketing Agent for any
action or failure to act, on its part in connection with a Remarketing or
otherwise, except if such liability is judicially determined to have resulted
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part.
11. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate as to the Remarketing
Agent on the effective date of the resignation or removal of the Remarketing
Agent pursuant to Section 8. In addition, the obligations of the Remarketing
Agent hereunder may be terminated by it by notice given to the Company or the
Trust prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Remarketing Date if, prior
to that time, any of the events described in Sections 6(j), (k), (l) or (m)
shall have occurred.
12. Notices. All statements, requests, notices and agreements
hereunder shall be in writing, and:
(a) if to the Remarketing Agent, shall be delivered or sent by mail,
telex or facsimile transmission to Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., Three World
Financial Center, New York, New York 10285, Attention: Syndicate Department
(Fax: (000) 000-0000);
(b) if to the Issuers shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or
facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the
Prospectus, Attention: Treasurer. (Fax: 000- 000-0000).
Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at
the time of receipt thereof.
13. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Remarketing Agent, the Company,
Capital Markets, the Trust and their respective successors. This Agreement and
the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons,
except that (x) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of
the Issuers contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the
benefit of the officers and employees of the Remarketing Agent and the person or
persons, if any, who control the Remarketing Agent within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act and (y) the indemnity agreement of the Remarketing
Agent contained in Section 7(b) of this Agreement shall be deemed to be for the
benefit of directors, officers and employees of the Issuers and any person
controlling the Issuers within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act.
Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person,
other than the persons referred to herein, any legal or equitable right, remedy
or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained
herein.
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14. Survival. The respective indemnities, representations, warranties
and agreements of the Issuers and the Remarketing Agent contained in this
Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this
Agreement, shall survive the Remarketing and shall remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any of them or
any person controlling any of them.
15. Definition of the Terms "Business Day" and "Subsidiary". For
purposes of this Agreement, (a) "business day" means any day on which the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. is open for trading and (b) "subsidiary" has the
meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
16. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK.
17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed
counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
18. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or
interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Company,
the Trust and the Remarketing Agent, please indicate your acceptance in the
space provided for that purpose below.
Very truly yours,
NIPSCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Adik
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Title: Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
NIPSCO CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Adik
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Title: President
NIPSCO CAPITAL TRUST I
By: NIPSCO Capital Markets, as Sponsor
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Adik
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Title: President
Accepted:
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Authorized Representative
