AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Among
TXU CORP.,
TEXAS ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
and
TEXAS ENERGY FUTURE MERGER SUB CORP
Dated as of February 25, 2007
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter called this "Agreement"), dated as
of February 25, 2007, among TXU Corp., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), Texas
Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership ("Parent"),
and Texas Energy Future Merger Sub Corp, a Texas corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub," the Company and Merger Sub sometimes being hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Constituent Corporations").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Parent, the board of directors of Merger Sub, and the board of directors
of the Company, following the unanimous recommendation of the Strategic Transactions
Committee of the board of directors of the Company (the "Transactions Committee"),
have unanimously (by all directors voting) approved this Agreement and the merger
of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the "Merger") upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and have authorized the execution
hereof, and the board of directors of the Company has adopted a resolution unanimously
(by all directors voting) recommending that this Agreement and the plan of merger
set forth in this Agreement be approved by the shareholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
and as a condition to the willingness of the Company to enter into this Agreement,
each of KKR 2006 Fund L.P., TPG Partners V, L.P., Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (the "Guarantors") are each entering into
a guarantee in favor of the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Guarantee"), pursuant to which the Guarantors are severally guaranteeing certain
obligations of Parent and Merger Sub in connection with this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub desire to make certain representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
The Merger; Closing; Effective Time
1.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company,
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 10 of the Texas Business Organizations
Code (the "TBOC"), and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon
cease. The Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes hereinafter
referred to as the "Surviving Corporation"), and the Company shall continue its
corporate existence under the Laws of the State of Texas, with all its rights, privileges,
immunities, powers and franchises, shall continue unaffected by the Merger, except
as set forth in Article II. The Merger shall have the effects provided by this Agreement
and the TBOC and other applicable Law. Without limiting the foregoing, and subject
thereto, from and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects specified
in Section 10.008 of the TBOC.
1.2 Closing. Unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing between the Company
and Parent, the closing for the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices
of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, at
9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the second business day following the day on which the
last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other
than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) shall be satisfied or
waived in accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, that if the Marketing
Period has not ended at the time of the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
set forth in Article VII (excluding conditions that by their nature, cannot be satisfied
until the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions
at the Closing), the Closing shall occur on the date following the satisfaction
or waiver of such conditions that is the earliest to occur of (a) a date during
the Marketing Period to be specified by Merger Sub on no less than two business
days notice to the Company, (b) the final day of the Marketing Period and (c) the
Termination Date. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is hereinafter referred
to as the "Closing Date". For purposes of this Agreement, the term "business day"
shall mean any day ending at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) other than a Saturday or
Sunday or a day on which banks are required or authorized to close in the City of
New York.
1.3 Effective Time. As soon as practicable following the Closing, the Company
and Parent will cause a certificate of merger (the "Certificate of Merger") to be
executed and delivered to the Secretary of State of the State of Texas for filing
as provided under Section 10.153 of the TBOC. The Merger shall become effective
at the time when the Certificate of Merger has been duly filed by the office of
the Secretary of State of the State of Texas and a written acknowledgement of filing
has been delivered by the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas
pursuant to Section 4.002 of the TBOC, or at such later date as Parent and the Company
shall agree and specify in the Certificate of Merger (the "Effective Time").
ARTICLE II
Certificate of Formation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
2.1 The Certificate of Formation. At the Effective Time, the certificate of formation
of the Company shall be amended in its entirety to read in the form of the certificate
of formation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the execution of this
Agreement, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be "TXU Corp.",
and, as amended, shall be the certificate of formation of the Surviving Corporation
(the "Charter"), until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.
2.2 The Bylaws. The parties hereto shall take all actions necessary so that the
bylaws of the Company in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
amended so as to read in their entirety in the form of the bylaws of Merger Sub,
and, as so amended, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation (the "Bylaws"),
until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.
ARTICLE III
Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
3.1 Directors. The parties hereto shall take all actions necessary so that the
directors of Merger Sub at the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective
Time, be the directors of the Surviving Corporation until their successors have
been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation
or removal in accordance with the Charter and the Bylaws.
3.2 Officers. The officers of the Company at the Effective Time shall, from and
after the Effective Time, be the officers of the Surviving Corporation until their
successors shall have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their
earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter and Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV
Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock; Exchange of Certificates
4.1 Effect on Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, as a result of the Merger
and without any action on the part of the Company, the holder of any capital stock
of the Company or the sole shareholder of Merger Sub:
(a) Merger Consideration. Each share of the Common Stock, no par value, of the
Company (a "Share" or, collectively, the "Shares") issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time other than (i) Shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub or
any other direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent and Shares owned
by the Company or any direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company,
and in each case not held on behalf of third parties and (ii) Shares that are owned
by shareholders who have not voted such Shares in favor of the Merger and who have
otherwise taken all of the steps required by Subchapter H of Chapter 10 of the TBOC
to properly exercise and perfect such shareholders dissenters rights ("Dissenting
Shareholders") (each Share referred to in clause (i) or clause (ii) being an "Excluded
Share" and collectively, "Excluded Shares") shall be converted into the right to
receive $69.25 per Share in cash (the "Per Share Merger Consideration"). At the
Effective Time, all of the Shares (other than Shares to remain outstanding pursuant
to Section 4.1(b)) shall cease to be outstanding, shall be cancelled and shall cease
to exist, and each certificate (a "Certificate") formerly representing any of the
Shares (other than Excluded Shares) shall thereafter represent only the right to
receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, without interest, and each certificate
formerly representing Shares owned by Dissenting Shareholders shall thereafter only
represent the right to receive the payment to which reference is made in Section
4.2(f).
(b) Cancellation of Excluded Shares. Each Excluded Share referred to in Section
4.1(a)(i) or 4.1(a)(ii) (other than any Shares owned by any wholly-owned Subsidiary
of the Company (including for these purposes TXU US Holdings Company), which shall
remain outstanding) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the
part of the holder thereof, cease to be outstanding, shall be cancelled without
payment of any consideration therefor and shall cease to exist, subject to the right
of the holder of any Excluded Share referred to in Section 4.1(a)(ii) to receive
the payment to which reference is made in Section 4.2(f).
(c) Merger Sub. At the Effective Time, each share of common stock, no par value,
of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be converted into one share of common stock, no par value, of the Surviving Corporation.
4.2 Exchange of Certificates.
(a) Paying Agent. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to enter into a paying agent agreement with a paying agent selected
by Parent with the Companys prior approval (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed) (the "Paying Agent"). At the Closing, Parent shall
deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Paying Agent, for the benefit
of the holders of Shares, a cash amount in immediately available funds necessary
for the Paying Agent to make payments under Section 4.1(a) (such cash being hereinafter
referred to as the "Exchange Fund"), provided that to the extent such deposits are
being funded with the proceeds of the Debt Financing, Parent must deposit or cause
to be deposited such funds by no later than immediately after the Effective Time.
The Paying Agent shall invest the Exchange Fund as directed by Parent, provided
that such investments shall be in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States
of America, in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Moodys
Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poors, respectively, in certificates of deposit,
bank repurchase agreements or bankers acceptances of commercial banks with capital
exceeding $1 billion, or in money market funds having a rating in the highest investment
category granted by a recognized credit rating agency at the time of investment.
Any interest and other income resulting from such investment shall become a part
of the Exchange Fund, and any amounts in excess of the amounts payable under Section
4.1(a) shall be promptly returned to the Surviving Corporation. To the extent that
there are any losses with respect to any such investments, or the Exchange Fund
diminishes for any reason below the level required for the Paying Agent to make
prompt cash payment under Section 4.1(a), Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving
Corporation to, promptly replace or restore the cash in the Exchange Fund so as
to ensure that the Exchange Fund is at all times maintained at a level sufficient
for the Paying Agent to make such payments under Section 4.1(a).
(b) Exchange Procedures. As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time,
the Surviving Corporation shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each holder of
record of Shares evidenced by Certificates (other than holders of Excluded Shares)
(i) a letter of transmittal in customary form specifying that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery
of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof as provided in Section
4.2(e)) to the Paying Agent, such letter of transmittal to be in such form and have
such other provisions as Parent and the Company may reasonably agree, and (ii) instructions
for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in
lieu thereof as provided in Section 4.2(e)) in exchange for the Per Share Merger
Consideration. Upon surrender of a Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof
as provided in Section 4.2(e)) to the Paying Agent in accordance with the terms
of such letter of transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Certificate shall
be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a cash amount in immediately available
funds (after giving effect to any required Tax withholdings as provided in Section
4.2(g)) equal to (x) the number of Shares represented by such Certificate (or affidavit
of loss in lieu thereof as provided in Section 4.2(e)) multiplied by (y) the Per
Share Merger Consideration, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be
cancelled. No interest will be paid or accrued on any amount payable upon due surrender
of the Certificates. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Shares that is not
registered in the transfer records of the Company, a check for any cash to be exchanged
upon due surrender of the Certificate may be issued to such transferee if the Certificate
formerly representing such Shares is presented to the Paying Agent, accompanied
by all documents reasonably required to evidence and effect such transfer and to
evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid or are not applicable.
As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, the Paying Agent will mail
to each holder of Shares represented by book-entry on the records of the Company
or the Companys transfer agent, on behalf of the Company ("Book-Entry Shares"),
other than Excluded Shares, a check in the amount of the number of Shares held by
such holder as Book-Entry Shares multiplied by the Per Share Merger Consideration.
(c) Transfers. From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers
on the stock transfer books of the Company of the Shares that were outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, any Certificate is presented
to the Surviving Corporation, Parent or the Paying Agent for transfer, it shall
be cancelled and exchanged for the cash amount in immediately available funds to
which the holder thereof is entitled pursuant to and in accordance with this Article
IV.
(d) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund (including
the proceeds of any investments thereof) that remains unclaimed by the shareholders
of the Company for 180 days after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving
Corporation upon demand. Any holder of Shares (other than Excluded Shares) who has
not theretofore complied with this Article IV shall thereafter look only to the
Surviving Corporation for payment of the Per Share Merger Consideration (after giving
effect to any required Tax withholdings as provided in Section 4.2(g)) upon due
surrender of its Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof as provided
in Section 4.2(e)), without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
none of the Surviving Corporation, Parent, the Paying Agent or any other Person
shall be liable to any former holder of Shares for any amount properly delivered
to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
Laws. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of any Shares at such date as is
immediately prior to the time at which such amounts would otherwise escheat to or
become property of any Governmental Entity shall, to the extent permitted by applicable
Law, become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and clear of any claims
or interests of any such holders or their successors, assigns or personal representatives
previously entitled thereto. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Person"
shall mean any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association,
organization, Governmental Entity or other entity of any kind or nature.
(e) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any Certificate shall
have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact
by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if
required by Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond in customary amount and
upon such terms as may be required by Parent as indemnity against any claim that
may be made against it or the Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate,
the Paying Agent will issue a check in the amount (after giving effect to any required
Tax withholdings as provided in Section 4.2(g)) equal to the number of Shares represented
by such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate multiplied by the Per Share Merger
Consideration.
(f) Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this
Agreement, Shares that are issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time and that
are held by a shareholder who has not voted such shares in favor of the Merger and
who has otherwise taken all of the steps required by Subchapter H of Chapter 10
of the TBOC to properly exercise and perfect such shareholders dissenters rights
shall be deemed to have ceased to represent any interest in the Surviving Corporation
as of the Effective Time and shall be entitled to those rights and remedies set
forth in Subchapter H of Chapter 10 of the TBOC; provided, however, that in the
event that a shareholder of the Company fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise
loses any such right or remedy granted by the TBOC, the Shares held by such shareholder
shall be converted into and represent only the right to receive the Per Share Merger
Consideration specified in this Agreement. The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt
notice of any written demands for payment for Shares, attempted withdrawals of such
demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to applicable Law that are received
by the Company with respect to shareholders rights to dissent and (ii) the opportunity
to participate in and direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any
such demands. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent,
voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle any such
demands.
(g) Withholding Rights. Each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant
to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect
to the making of such payment under the Code, or any other applicable state, local
or foreign Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by the Surviving
Corporation or Parent, as the case may be, such withheld amounts (i) shall be remitted
by Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, to the applicable Governmental
Entity, and (ii) shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by
the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be.
(h) No Further Dividends. No dividends or other distributions with respect to
capital stock of the Surviving Corporation with a record date on or after the Effective
Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate or Book-Entry
Shares.
4.3 Treatment of Stock Plans.
(a) Restricted Stock Awards. Except to the extent otherwise agreed to by Parent
and the holder thereof, immediately prior to the Effective Time, all restricted
stock awards ("Restricted Shares") granted pursuant to the Stock Plans or otherwise
that remain unvested shall automatically become fully vested and free of any forfeiture
restrictions and each Restricted Share shall be considered an outstanding Share
for all purposes of this Agreement, including the right to receive the Per Share
Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 4.1(a) and subject to the provisions
of Section 4.2(g). To the extent that the award agreement relating to any Restricted
Shares provides that the number of such shares that will vest will depend on the
achievement of targets measured by total shareholder return, the number of Restricted
Shares that will vest in accordance with the prior sentence shall be determined
in the same manner as specified in Section 4.3(b).
(b) Performance Awards. Except as provided in Section 4.3(c) or to the extent
otherwise agreed to by Parent and the holder thereof, immediately prior to the Effective
Time, all performance awards ("Performance Awards") granted under the Stock Plans
that remain unvested shall automatically become fully vested and free of any forfeiture
restrictions immediately prior to the Effective Time and, at the Effective Time,
shall be paid out, in a lump sum cash payment equal to the product of (x) the number
of Shares payable pursuant to each such Performance Award, based on performance
through the Effective Time as determined by the Organization & Compensation Committee
of the board of directors of the Company measured by the Per Share Merger Consideration
(with awards measured on absolute performance adjusted for the duration of the performance
period through the Effective Time), and (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration (the
"Performance Award Merger Consideration") in accordance with Section 4.1(a) and
subject to the provisions of Section 4.2(g).
(c) Performance Awards Held by Designated Officers. Notwithstanding Section 4.3(b),
except to the extent otherwise agreed to by Parent and the holder thereof, immediately
prior to the Effective Time, all Performance Awards held by the members of the Companys
Designated Officers (as defined in Section 5.1(h)) that remain unvested shall automatically
(i) become fully vested and free of any forfeiture restrictions immediately prior
to the Effective Time, (ii) be converted at the Effective Time into a cash amount
in the same manner as specified in Section 4.3(b) and (iii) be paid out in cash
in a lump sum at the end of each such awards currently existing performance period,
subject to the provisions of Section 4.2(g).
(d) Share-Based Benefits Under Deferred Compensation Plans. At the Effective
Time, each right of any kind, contingent or accrued, to receive payments or benefits
measured by the value of Shares under any Company Benefit Plans, other than Restricted
Shares and Performance Awards, shall entitle the beneficiary thereof to receive
an amount in cash equal to the product of (x) the total number of Shares subject
thereto immediately prior to the Effective Time and (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration.
(e) Corporate Actions. At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company, the board
of directors of the Company and the organization and compensation committee of the
board of directors of the Company, as applicable, shall adopt resolutions to implement
the provisions of Sections 4.3(a), 4.3(b), 4.3(c) and 4.3(d).
4.4 Adjustments to Prevent Dilution. In the event that the Company changes the
number of Shares or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for
Shares issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time as a result of a reclassification,
stock split (including a reverse stock split), stock dividend or distribution, recapitalization,
merger, issuer tender or exchange offer, or other similar transaction, provided
that no such action shall be taken in violation of Section 6.1, the Per Share Merger
Consideration shall be equitably adjusted.
4.5 Treatment of the Convertible Notes. The Floating Rate Convertible Senior
Notes due 2033 of the Company (the "Convertible Senior Notes") shall be treated
as set forth in Section 6.12.
ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
5.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in reasonable
detail in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2005, the Companys Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31,
2006, June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2006, the Companys Current Reports on Form
8-K filed since January 1, 2006 and the Companys proxy statement on Schedule 14A
filed with the SEC on April 5, 2006, in each case, filed with the SEC prior to the
date hereof (other than disclosures in the "Risk Factors" sections thereof or any
such disclosures included in such filings that are cautionary, predictive or forward-looking
in nature) (it being agreed that such disclosures shall not be exceptions to Sections
5.1(b)(i), 5.1(c) and 5.1(d)(i)), or in the corresponding sections or subsections
of the disclosure letter delivered to Parent by the Company prior to entering into
this Agreement (the "Company Disclosure Letter") (it being agreed that disclosure
of any item in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter shall
be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section or subsection to which the
relevance of such item is reasonably apparent, provided that no such disclosure
shall be deemed to qualify Section 5.1(f)(i) or Section 6.1 unless expressly set
forth in Section 5.1(f)(i) or Section 6.1, as applicable, of the Company Disclosure
Letter), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that:
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite
corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease, use and operate its properties
and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is qualified
to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or similar entity
in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or
properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where
the failure to be so organized, qualified or in good standing, or to have such power
or authority, would not be, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to Parent
complete and correct copies of the Companys and its Significant Subsidiaries certificates
of incorporation and bylaws or comparable governing documents, each as amended to
the date hereof, and each as so made available is in effect on the date hereof.
As used in this Agreement, the term (i) "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any
Person, any other Person of which at least a majority of the securities or other
ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority
of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions is directly
or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or by one or more of its Subsidiaries;
provided, however, that neither TXU Europe Limited, nor any entity directly or indirectly
owned by TXU Europe Limited shall be deemed to be a "Subsidiary" of the Company
or any of the Companys Subsidiaries for purposes of this Agreement; (ii) "Significant
Subsidiary" has the meaning set forth in Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"); (iii) "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person,
any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by, or under common
control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term "control" (including
the correlative terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with")
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and (iv) "Company Material Adverse
Effect" means a material adverse change or effect on the financial condition, business,
assets, or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole; provided, however, that none of the following shall constitute or be taken
into account in determining whether there has been or is a Company Material Adverse
Effect:
(A) changes in general economic or political conditions or the securities, credit
or financial markets in general in the United States or in the State of Texas or
changes that are the result of acts of war or terrorism (other than such acts that
cause any damage or destruction to or render physically unusable any facility or
property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries);
(B) any adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal, modification, reinterpretation
or proposal of any rule, regulation, ordinance, order, protocol or any other Law
of or by any national, regional, state or local Governmental Entity (including,
for the avoidance of doubt, ERCOT);
(C) changes or developments in national, regional or state wholesale or retail
markets for fuel, including, without limitation, changes in natural gas or other
commodity prices or in the hedging markets therefor, or related products;
(D) changes or developments in national, regional or state wholesale or retail
electric power prices;
(E) system-wide changes or developments in national, regional or state electric
transmission or distribution systems, other than changes or developments involving
physical damage or destruction to or rendering physically unusable facilities or
properties;
(F) changes that are the result of factors generally affecting any business in
which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, other than changes or developments
involving physical damage or destruction to or rendering physically unusable facilities
or properties;
(G) any loss or threatened loss of, or adverse change or threatened adverse change
in, the relationship of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with its customers,
employees, regulators, financing sources or suppliers to the extent caused by the
pendency or the announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(H) changes or effects to the extent relating to the entry into, pendency of
actions contemplated by, or the performance of obligations required by this Agreement
or consented to by Parent, including any change in the Companys credit ratings
to the extent relating thereto and any actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries
that is not in violation of this Agreement to obtain approval from any Governmental
Entity for consummation of the Merger;
(I) changes in any Law or GAAP or interpretation thereof after the date hereof;
(J) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public projections or
forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any period ending on or after
the date of this Agreement, provided that the exception in this clause shall not
prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change, effect, circumstance
or development underlying such failure has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company
Material Adverse Effect;
(K) changes or developments arising out of or related to any proceeding or action
by or before a Governmental Entity to the extent affecting the plans of the Company
and its Subsidiaries for the development of new generation capacity in the State
of Texas, including any litigation with respect thereto; and
(L) a decline in the price or trading volume of the Company common stock on the
New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") or the Chicago Stock Exchange, provided
that the exception in this clause shall not prevent or otherwise affect a
determination that any change, effect, circumstance or development underlying
such decline has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse
Effect; provided, further, that (x) matters, changes or developments set forth
in clauses (A) through (F) above (other than action of the Public Utility
Commission of Texas (the "PUCT")) may be
taken into account in determining whether there has been or is a Company Material
Adverse Effect to the extent such matters, changes or developments have a disproportionate
(taking into account the relative size of the Company and its Subsidiaries and affected
businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries as compared to the other relevant
entities and businesses) adverse affect on the Company as compared to other entities
engaged in the relevant business in Texas or other relevant geographic area and
are not otherwise excluded by clauses (G) through (L) from what may be taken into
account in such determination, and (y) in no event shall any of the foregoing clauses
(A) through (L) operate to exclude from the determination of whether there has been
or is a Company Material Adverse Effect any Material Baseload Divestiture Requirement.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Material Baseload Divestiture Requirement" shall
mean any requirement imposed by a statute enacted into Law by the legislature of
the State of Texas after the date of this Agreement, or any legally binding regulatory
or administrative action taken pursuant to authority granted by such a new statute,
that the Company or its Subsidiaries divest, or submit to capacity auctions for,
a material amount of the Companys approximately 8,137 Mw as of the date hereof
of baseload solid fuel (coal, lignite and nuclear) generation capacity, and the
effects of any Material Baseload Divestiture Requirement shall take into account
the after-tax proceeds or other consideration or benefits that the Company and its
Subsidiaries would reasonably be expected to receive in connection with any such
divestiture or capacity auction.
(b) Capital Structure.
(i) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000,000,000 Shares,
of which 459,269,419 Shares were outstanding as of the close of business on February
23, 2007 and 50,000,000 shares of serial preference stock, par value $25 per share,
none of which were outstanding as of the date hereof and, except for those Shares
issuable or reserved for issuance as described below, no Shares have been issued
since the close of business on February 23, 2007 through the date hereof. All of
the outstanding Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable. As of February 23, 2007, other than up to 9,228,291.884 Shares
issuable pursuant to the terms of outstanding awards under the TXU Corp. 2005 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, the Companys Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan and the TXU
Thrift Plan (collectively, the "Stock Plans") and 1,523,916 Shares issuable, at
the Companys option, upon conversion of the Convertible Senior Notes, the Company
has no Shares issuable or reserved for issuance and no rights to acquire Shares
under the Stock Plans have been issued since February 23, 2007 and through the date
hereof. As of the date hereof, there were no options to purchase Shares issued and
outstanding. Except as set forth in this Section 5.1(b)(i), there are no preemptive
or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights, stock appreciation
rights, performance units, redemption rights, repurchase rights, agreements, arrangements,
calls, commitments or rights of any kind that obligate the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any securities
or obligations convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any
Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any equity securities of the Company
or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, and no securities or obligations evidencing
such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding.
(ii) None of the Subsidiaries of the Company own any Shares. Section 5.1(b)(ii)
of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list, as of the date hereof, of the
Companys Subsidiaries and entities (other than Subsidiaries) in which the Company
or a Subsidiary of the Company owns a 5% or greater equity interest, the value of
which is in excess of $25,000,000, as of the date hereof and the Companys indirect
interest in CapGemini Energy Limited Partnership (each a "Company Joint Venture").
Each of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of each
of the Companys Subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, except for directors qualifying shares and such failure to have
such ownership would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The ownership interest in each Subsidiary and interest in each Company Joint
Venture is owned by the Company or by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary
of the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, pledge, security interest, claim
or other encumbrance (each, a "Lien"). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has entered into any commitment, arrangement or agreement, or are otherwise obligated,
to contribute capital, loan money or otherwise provide funds or make additional
investments in any other Person, other than any such commitment, arrangement or
agreement in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, with
respect to wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company or pursuant to a Contract binding
on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries made available to Parent or Merger Sub.
For purposes of this Agreement, a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company shall include any Subsidiary of the
Company of which all of the shares of capital stock, other than director qualifying
shares, are owned by the Company (or one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of the
Company).
(iii) Upon any issuance of any Shares in accordance with the terms of the Stock
Plans, such Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Except for the Convertible Senior Notes, the Company does not have outstanding any
bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right
to vote (or convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote)
with the shareholders of the Company on any matter.
(iv) There are no shareholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or
understandings to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by
which it is bound relating to the voting or registration of any equity securities
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Corporate Authority; Approval and Fairness.
(i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken
all corporate action necessary in order to execute and deliver this Agreement and,
subject only to approval of this Agreement by the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding
Shares entitled to vote on such matter at a shareholders meeting duly called and
held for such purpose (the "Requisite Company Vote"), to perform its obligations
under this Agreement and to consummate the Merger. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement
of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject
to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar
Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to
general equity principles (the "Bankruptcy and Equity Exception").
(ii) The board of directors of the Company at a meeting duly called and held,
and following the unanimous recommendation of the Transactions Committee, has (A)
unanimously (by all directors voting) determined that it is in the best interests
of the Companys shareholders to enter into this Agreement, approved and adopted
this Agreement and adopted a resolution recommending that this Agreement be approved
by the shareholders of the Company (the "Company Recommendation"), (B) unanimously
(by all directors voting) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the shareholders
of the Company for their approval at a shareholders meeting duly called and held
for such purpose and (C) received the opinions of each of its financial advisors,
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Lazard Frres & Co. LLC, to the effect that,
as of the date of such opinions, the Per Share Merger Consideration to be received
by the holders of the Shares in the Merger is fair from a financial point of view
to such holders. It is agreed and understood that such opinions may not be relied
on by Parent or Merger Sub. The board of directors of the Company has taken all
action so that Parent will not be an "affiliated shareholder" (as such term is defined
in Section 21.602 of the TBOC) or prohibited from entering into or consummating
a "business combination" (as such term is defined in Section 21.604 of the TBOC)
with the Company as a result of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions in the manner contemplated
hereby.
(d) Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain Contracts.
(i) Other than the filings and/or notices (A) pursuant to Section 1.3, (B) required
as a result of facts and circumstances solely attributable to Parent or Merger Sub,
(C) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the
"HSR Act") and the expiration or earlier termination of applicable waiting periods thereunder,
(D) under the Exchange Act, (E) under rules promulgated by the NYSE and the
Chicago Stock Exchange, (F) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Power Act and the approval of FERC
thereunder (the "FERC Approval"), (G) with the Federal Communications Commission
(the "FCC") for the transfer of radio licenses and point-to-point private microwave
licenses held indirectly by the Company and the approval of the FCC for such transfer
(the "FCC Approval") and (H) with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the "NRC")
for approval of any indirect license transfer deemed to be created by the Merger
and the approval of the NRC for such transfer (the "NRC Approval" and, together
with the other approvals referred to in Subsections (C) through (G) of this Section
5.1(d)(i), the "Company Approvals"), no notices, reports or other filings are required
to be made by the Company with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals,
permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the Company from, any federal,
state or local, domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory authority, agency,
commission, body, arbitrator, court, regional transmission organization, ERCOT,
or any other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity (each a "Governmental
Entity"), in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by the Company and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby, except those, the failure to make or obtain which would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect
or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company
do not, and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby will not, constitute or result in (A) a breach or violation of, or a default
under, or otherwise contravene or conflict with, the certificate of formation or
bylaws of the Company or the comparable governing documents of any of its Subsidiaries,
(B) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination,
cancellation (or right of termination or amendment) or a default under, the creation
or acceleration of any obligations under the requirement of any consent under, the
requirement of any loss of any benefit under, or the creation of a Lien on any of
the assets of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to, any
material agreement, lease, license, contract, note, mortgage, indenture, credit
agreement, arrangement or other obligation (each, a "Contract") binding upon the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any license from a Governmental Entity to
which the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is subject or (C) assuming
compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.1(d)(i), a violation of any
Law to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, except, in the case of clause (B) or (C) above and,
in the case of clause (A) above, with respect to Subsidiaries other than Significant
Subsidiaries, for any such breach, violation, termination, cancellation, default,
creation, acceleration, consent, loss or change that would not, individually or
in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect
or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Company Reports; Financial Statements.
(i) The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, on a timely basis, all
forms, statements, certifications, reports and other documents required to be filed
or furnished by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant
to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as amended (the "Securities Act") since December 31, 2003
(the "Applicable Date") (the forms, statements, certifications, reports and documents
filed or furnished since the Applicable Date and those filed or furnished subsequent
to the date hereof, including any amendments thereto, the "Company Reports"). Each
of the Company Reports, including any financial statements or schedules included
therein, at the time of its filing or being furnished complied or, if not yet filed
or furnished, will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act applicable to the Company Reports. As of their
respective dates (or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such
amendment), the Company Reports did not, and any Company Reports filed with or furnished
to the SEC subsequent to the date hereof 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 made therein, in light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, there
are no material outstanding or unresolved comments received from the SEC staff with
respect to the Company Reports.
(ii) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of the NYSE and the Chicago
Stock Exchange.
(iii) Each of the consolidated balance sheets included in or incorporated by
reference into the Company Reports as amended prior to the date hereof (including
the related notes and schedules) fairly presents in all material respects, or, in
the case of Company Reports filed after the date hereof, will fairly present in
all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of its date and each of the statements of consolidated income, comprehensive
income, cash flows and shareholders equity included in or incorporated by reference
into the Company Reports (including any related notes and schedules), as finally
amended prior to the date hereof, fairly presents in all material respects, or in
the case of Company Reports filed after the date hereof, will fairly present in
all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows,
as the case may be, of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods
set forth therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to notes and
normal year-end adjustments), in each case in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), except as may be noted therein.
(iv) Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (A) the Company maintains
disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange
Act that are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the
Company is recorded and reported on a timely basis to the individuals responsible
for the preparation of the Companys filings with the SEC and other public disclosure
documents (including the Companys chief executive officer and chief financial officer)
and (B) the Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to
the date of this Agreement, to the Companys outside auditors and the audit committee
of the board of directors of the Company (1) any significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that are reasonably likely
to adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information and (2) any fraud, known to the Company, whether or not material,
that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys
internal controls over financial reporting.
(v) Section 5.1(e)(v) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of the
Contracts and other arrangements containing the material commitments and obligations
of the Company as of the date of this Agreement in respect of the development, engineering,
construction and operation of new power generation facilities that is accurate in
all material respects.
(f) Absence of Certain Changes
(i) Since September 30, 2006 there has not been any change in the financial condition,
business, assets, or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or would be reasonably expected to have,
a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Since September 30, 2006 and through the date of this Agreement, the Company
and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in, and have
not engaged in any material transaction other than according to the ordinary and
usual course of such businesses and without limiting the foregoing, there has not
been:
(A) any damage, destruction or other casualty loss with respect to any asset
or property owned, leased or otherwise used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
whether or not covered by insurance that, individually or in the aggregate, has
had or would reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(B) other than regular quarterly dividends on Shares and on the shares of preferred
stock of TXU US Holdings Company, any declaration, setting aside or payment of any
dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for dividends or other distributions
by any direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary to the Company or to any wholly-owned
Subsidiary of the Company); or
(C) any material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than as required by GAAP.
(g) Litigation and Liabilities
(i) There are no civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings,
arbitrations, investigations, inquiries, audits or other proceedings pending or,
to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
and, to the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, no such proceedings
are pending or threatened against any of the Company Joint Ventures, in each case
that individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially delay or impair the consummation
of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. None of the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, any of
the Company Joint Ventures is a party to or subject to the provisions of any judgment,
settlement, order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any Governmental Entity
specifically imposed upon the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Company
Joint Ventures or any of their respective businesses, assets or properties which,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially delay or impair the consummation
of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations
of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), other than liabilities
and obligations (A) set forth in the Companys consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2006, including the notes thereto, included in the draft Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 attached to Section 5.1(g)(ii)
of the Company Disclosure Letter, (B) incurred in the ordinary course of business
since December 31, 2006, (C) incurred in connection with the Merger or any other
transaction or agreement contemplated by this Agreement, (D) of a nature not required
to be shown on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, pursuant to any
Contract or other similar arrangement binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(E) that are expressly within the scope of any other representation or warranty
in this Section 5.1 or are expressly excluded from such representation and warranty
as a result of the scope of any materiality qualification applicable to such representation
or warranty (provided that any matter arising after the date hereof shall not be
deemed to be within the scope of or excluded from any representation or warranty
given at or as of the date hereof or any date prior to the date hereof), or (F)
that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a Company Material Adverse Effect.
The term "Knowledge" when used in this Agreement with respect to the Company
shall mean the actual knowledge of those persons set forth in Section 5.1(g) of
the Company Disclosure Letter.
(h) Employee Benefits
(i)
(A) All material benefit and compensation plans, contracts, policies or arrangements
covering current or former employees and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(the "Employees") and/or current or former directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries
under which the Company or its Subsidiaries are subject to continuing financial
obligations, including, but not limited to, "employee benefit plans" within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended ("ERISA"), and deferred compensation, employment, change in control,
severance, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation rights, stock based,
incentive and bonus plans, agreements, programs, policies or arrangements sponsored,
contributed to, or entered into by the Company or its Subsidiaries or for which
the Company or its Subsidiaries could be reasonably expected to have any present
or future liability (the "Benefit Plans") are listed on Section 5.1(h)(i)(A) of
the Company Disclosure Letter, and each Benefit Plan which has received a favorable
opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service National Office has been separately
identified.
(B) True and complete copies of all Benefit Plans listed on Section 5.1(h)(i)(A)
of the Company Disclosure Letter have been made available to Parent and to the extent
applicable, the following have also been made available to Parent: (1) any related
trust agreement or other funding instrument now in effect or required in the future
as a result of the transaction contemplated in this Agreement or otherwise; (2)
the most recent determination letter; (3) any summary plan description and (4) for
the most recent year (x) the Form 5500 and attached schedules, (y) audited financial
statements and (z) actuarial valuation reports related to an Employee Benefit Plan.
(ii) All Benefit Plans, other than "multiemployer plans" within the meaning of
Section 3(37) of ERISA (each, a "Multiemployer Plan") and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, all Multiemployer Plans are in substantial compliance with their respective
terms and ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and
other applicable Laws. Each Benefit Plan (other than any Multiemployer Plan) which
is subject to ERISA (an "ERISA Plan") that is an "employee pension benefit plan"
within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (a "Pension Plan") intended to be qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Code, has received a favorable determination letter
from the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") or has applied to the IRS for such
favorable determination letter under Section 401(b) of the Code, and the Company
is not aware of any circumstances likely to result in the loss of the qualification
of such ERISA Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code. Neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction with respect to any ERISA Plan
that, assuming the taxable period of such transaction expired as of the date hereof,
could subject the Company or any Subsidiary to a tax or penalty imposed by either
Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA in an amount which would be
material.
(iii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has or is reasonably expected
to incur any material liability under Subtitle C or D of Title IV of ERISA with
respect to any ongoing, frozen or terminated "single-employer plan", within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly maintained
by any of them, or the single-employer plan of any entity which is considered one
employer with the Company under Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code
(an "ERISA Affiliate"). No Benefit Plan is a Multiemployer Plan and the Company
and its Subsidiaries have not incurred and do not expect to incur any material withdrawal
liability with respect to a Multiemployer Plan under Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA
(regardless of whether based on contributions of an ERISA Affiliate).
(iv) As of the date hereof, there is no material pending or, to the Knowledge
of the Company, threatened litigation relating to the Benefit Plans, other than
routine claims for benefits. Other than pursuant to a CBA, neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations for retiree health and life benefits
under any Benefit Plan.
(v) Neither the execution of this Agreement, the approval of the Merger by the
shareholders of the Company nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will (A) entitle any Designated Officer to severance pay or any material
increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment after the date hereof,
or (B) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any payment or funding
(through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase
the amount payable or result in any other material obligation pursuant to, any of
the Benefit Plans, or (C) result or could result in payment under any Benefit Plans
that would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code.
The term "Designated Officer" when used in this Agreement shall mean, except
as otherwise set forth in Section 5.1(h) of the Company Disclosure Letter, an "officer"
of the Company for purposes of Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act. Section 5.1(h)
of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a correct and complete list of the Designated
Officers as of the date of this Agreement.
(i) Compliance with Laws; Licenses. The businesses of each of the Company and
its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company as of the date hereof, the
businesses, as of the date hereof, of each of the Company Joint Ventures have not
been since the Applicable Date, and are not being, conducted in violation of any
federal, state, local or foreign law, statute or ordinance, common law, or any rule,
regulation, standard, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, arbitration award,
agency requirement, license or permit of any Governmental Entity (collectively,
"Laws"), except for violations that, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except with respect
to regulatory matters that are the subject of Section 6.5 hereof, no investigation
or review by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, nor has any Governmental
Entity indicated an intention to conduct the same, except for such investigations
or reviews, the outcome of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries
each has obtained and is in compliance with all permits, certifications, approvals,
registrations, consents, authorizations, franchises, variances, exemptions and orders
issued or granted by a Governmental Entity ("Licenses") necessary to conduct its
business as presently conducted, except those the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, such Licenses are in full force and effect, and no suspension or
cancellation of such Licenses is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened,
except where such failure to be in full force and effect, suspension or cancellation
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Takeover Statutes. No "fair price," "moratorium," "control share acquisition"
or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation (each, a "Takeover Statute")
or any anti-takeover provision in the Companys certificate of formation or bylaws
is applicable to the Company, the Shares, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(k) Environmental Matters. Except for such matters that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(i) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws, and none of them has received any written communication since February 1,
2002 from any Governmental Entity that alleges that any of them is not in material
compliance with Environmental Laws.
(ii) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has obtained and possesses all
environmental Licenses, including all required air emissions allowances, and all
water rights (collectively, the "Environmental Permits"), necessary for the operation
of its facilities in existence as of the date hereof and the conduct of its business
as conducted as of the date hereof, and all such Environmental Permits are in good
standing or, where applicable, a renewal application has been timely filed for review
by the relevant Governmental Entity, and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
is in compliance with all terms and conditions of the Environmental Permits granted
to it.
(iii) There is no Environmental Claim (A) pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) to the
Knowledge of the Company, pending or threatened against any real or personal property
that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns, leases or uses.
(iv) To the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no Release of any Hazardous
Substance that has or would reasonably be expected to result in (A) any Environmental
Claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or against any Person (including
any predecessor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) whose liability for such
claim the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has or allegedly has retained or assumed
either by operation of Law or by Contract, or (B) any requirement on the part of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to undertake Remedial Action.
(v) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries have disclosed
to Parent all circumstances or conditions which, as of the date hereof, are reasonably
expected to result in (A) any Environmental Claim against any of them or (B) any
obligation of any of them in excess of $5,000,000 currently required, or known to
be required in the future, to incur costs for installing pollution control equipment or conducting environmental remediation under or to comply with applicable
Environmental Laws.
As used herein, the term "Environmental Claim" means any and all actions, suits,
claims, demands, demand letters, directives, written notices of noncompliance or
violation by any Person, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings
alleging potential liability (including potential responsibility for or liability
for enforcement costs, investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response
costs, removal costs, remedial costs, natural resource damages, property damages,
personal injuries, fines or penalties) arising out of, based on or resulting from
(A) the presence, or Release or threatened Release into the environment, or alleged
presence, Release or threatened Release into the environment, of any Hazardous Substance
at any location, whether or not owned, operated, leased or managed by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries; or (B) circumstances forming the basis of any violation,
or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law.
As used herein, the term "Environmental Law" means any and all Laws relating
to (A) pollution, the protection of the environment (including air, surface water,
groundwater, soil, land surface or subsurface strata, and natural resources) or
protection of human health and safety as it relates to the environment, or (B) the
use, treatment, storage, transport, handling, release or disposal of any harmful
or deleterious substances.
As used herein, the term "Hazardous Substance" means any substance listed, defined,
designated or classified as hazardous, toxic or radioactive under any applicable
Environmental Law including petroleum and any derivative or by-products thereof,
and any other substance regulated pursuant to, or the presence or exposure to which
would reasonably be expected to form the basis for liability under, any applicable
Environmental Law.
As used herein, the term "Release" means any spilling, emitting, leaking, pumping,
pouring, emptying, injecting, escaping, dumping, disposing, discharging, or leaching
into the environment, or into or out of any property owned, operated or leased by
the applicable party.
As used herein, the term "Remedial Action" means all actions, including any capital
expenditures required by a Governmental Entity or required under any Environmental
Law, to (A) clean up, remove, treat, or in any other way ameliorate or address any
Hazardous Substance in the environment; (B) prevent the Release or threat of Release,
or minimize the further Release of any Hazardous Substance so it does not endanger
or threaten to endanger the public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment;
(C) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations or post-remedial monitoring
and care pertaining or relating to a Release; or (D) bring the applicable party
into compliance with any Environmental Law.
(l) Taxes.
(i) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (A) have prepared in good faith
and duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which
to file) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them, and all such filed
Tax Returns are complete and accurate, except in each case where such failures to
so prepare or file Tax Returns, or the failure of such filed Tax Returns to be complete
and accurate, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; (B) have paid all Taxes that are required
to be paid or that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are obligated to withhold
from amounts owing to any employee, creditor or third party, except with respect
to matters contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate
reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP and except where such failure
to so pay or remit, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; (C) have made adequate provision in the
applicable financial statements in accordance with GAAP for any material Tax that
is not yet due and payable for all taxable periods, or portions thereof, ending
on or before the date of this Agreement; and (D) have not waived any statute of
limitations with respect to any material amount of Taxes or agreed to any extension
of time with respect to any material amount of Tax assessment or deficiency.
(ii) As of the date hereof, there are not pending or threatened in writing, any
audits (or other similar proceedings initiated by a Governmental Entity) in respect
of Taxes due from or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Tax
matters to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, which (if determined
adversely to the Company) could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to Parent true and correct copies
of the United States federal income Tax Returns filed by the Company and its Subsidiaries
for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003.
(iii) There are no Tax sharing agreements (or similar agreements) to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or by which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is bound (other than agreements exclusively between or among
the Company and its Subsidiaries).
(iv) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any reportable
transaction under Section 6011 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(v) No actions have been taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that
would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have jeopardized
the qualification of the interest as tax-exempt on any tax-exempt bonds that relate
to any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(vi) No closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law) has been entered into by or with respect
to Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any material Tax and neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has requested or received a private letter
ruling from the IRS or comparable rulings from other taxing authorities.
For purposes of this Section 5.1(l), the term "Subsidiary" shall include TXU
Europe Limited and any entity directly or indirectly owned by TXU Europe Limited.
As used in this Agreement, (A) the term "Tax" (including, with correlative meaning,
the term "Taxes") includes (1) all federal, state, local and foreign income, profits, franchise,
gross receipts, environmental, margin, customs duty, capital stock, severances,
stamp, payroll, sales, employment, unemployment, disability, use, property, withholding,
excise, production, value added, occupancy and other taxes, duties or assessments
of any nature whatsoever, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed
with respect to such amounts and any interest in respect of such penalties and additions,
(2) any liability for payment of amounts described in clause (1), whether as a result
of transferee liability or joint and several liability for being a member of an
affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period, and (3) any
liability for the payment of amounts described in clause (1) or (2) as a result
of any tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or any other express
or implied agreement to pay or indemnify any other Person, and (B) the term "Tax
Return" includes all returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures,
schedules, estimates and information returns) required to be supplied to a Tax authority
relating to Taxes.
(m) Labor Matters. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has
agreed to recognize any labor union or labor organization, nor has any labor
union or labor organization been certified as the exclusive bargaining
representative of any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii)
is a party to or otherwise bound by, or currently negotiating, any collective
bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union or labor organization
(a "CBA"); or (iii) is the subject of any
material proceeding asserting that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has committed
an unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with any labor union
or labor organization, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company as of the date hereof,
is any such proceeding threatened. There is not now, nor has there been since the
Applicable Date any labor strike, dispute, walk-out, work stoppage, slow-down or
lockout involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of
the Company, is any such controversy threatened in writing as of the date hereof.
To the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, there is no campaign being
conducted to solicit cards from employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to authorize representation by a labor organization. As of the date hereof, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have closed any plant or facility, effectuated
any layoffs of employees or implemented any early retirement, separation or window
program since the Applicable Date, nor has any such action or program been announced
for the future in any case that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any
material liability under the United States Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, except for any liabilities that were
satisfied on or prior to September 30, 2006.
(n) Intellectual Property.
(i) To the Knowledge of the Company, (A) the Company
and its Subsidiaries have sufficient rights to use all material Intellectual Property
used in its business as presently conducted, and (B) no person is violating any
material Intellectual Property owned by the Company except as would not reasonably
be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) For purposes of this Agreement, the following term has the following meaning:
"Intellectual Property" means any intellectual property, including trademarks,
service marks Internet domain names, logos, trade dress, trade names, and all goodwill
associated therewith and symbolized thereby, inventions, discoveries, patents, processes,
technologies, confidential information, trade secrets, know-how, copyrights and
copyrightable works, software, databases and related items.
(o) Insurance. All material fire and casualty, general liability, business interruption,
product liability, and sprinkler and water damage insurance policies or other material
insurance policies maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries ("Insurance
Policies") are in full force and effect and all premiums due with respect to all
Insurance Policies have been paid, with such exceptions that, individually or in
the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(p) Regulatory Matters.
(i) General. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company
is an exempt holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005.
As of the date of this Agreement, TXU Energy Holdings is subject to regulation under
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as a licensee or the owner of a licensee,
under Texas utility Law as a "power generation company," a "retail electric provider"
and a "power marketer" (as such terms are defined under PURA) and under the ERCOT
Protocols as a "resource entity," a "load serving entity" and a "qualified scheduling
entity" (as such terms are defined in the ERCOT Protocols), and holds a tariff for
sales of power at wholesale at market-based rates from FERC and has associated contracts
as identified in Schedule 5.1(p). As of the date of this Agreement, TXU Electric
Delivery is subject to regulation under Texas utility Law as a "public utility,"
an "electric utility" and a "transmission and distribution utility" (as such terms
are defined under PURA) and under the ERCOT Protocols as a "transmission and/or
distribution service provider" (as such term is defined in the ERCOT Protocols),
and its associated contracts tariffs and other facilities listed in Schedule 5.1(p)
are subject to FERC jurisdiction under FERC orders. TXU Electric Delivery also holds
franchises granted by municipalities and other Governmental Entities for the placement
of utility facilities in or along public rights of way. As of the date of this Agreement,
except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentences, the Company and its
Subsidiaries are not subject to regulation as a public utility, public utility holding
company or public service company (or similar designation) by any Governmental Entity.
As used in this Agreement, the term (A) "TXU Energy Holdings" means TXU Energy
Company LLC, a Subsidiary of the Company, and/or its consolidated Subsidiaries,
(B) "TXU Electric Delivery" means TXU Electric Delivery Company, a Subsidiary of
the Company, and/or its consolidated Subsidiary, TXU Electric Delivery Transition
Bond Company LLC, (C) "PURA" means the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act, as amended,
(D) "ERCOT Protocols" means the documents adopted by the Electric Reliability
Council of Texas, Inc. ("ERCOT"), including any attachments or exhibits referenced therein,
as amended from time to time that contain the scheduling, operating, planning, reliability,
and settlement (including Customer registration) policies, rules, guidelines, procedures,
standards, and criteria of ERCOT, and (E) "ERCOT Region" means the geographic area
under the jurisdiction of the PUCT that is served by transmission and/or distribution
providers that are not synchronously interconnected with electric utilities outside
of the State of Texas.
(i) Comanche Peak Compliance. The operation of Comanche Peak nuclear-powered
generation Unit 1 and Unit 2 (together, "Comanche Peak") is and has since January 1, 2002 been conducted in compliance in all material respects with
applicable health, safety, regulatory and other legal requirements. Such legal requirements
include, but are not limited to, the NRC Facility Operating Licenses for Comanche
Peak issued pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Chapter I, and all regulations, requirements and
orders related in any way thereto; and all obligations of the Company, as the owner
of Comanche Peak, pursuant to contracts with the United States Department of Energy
for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and any
Laws of the State of Texas or any agency thereof. As of the date hereof, to the
Knowledge of the Company, the operations of Comanche Peak are not the subject of
any outstanding notice of violation or material request for information from the
NRC or any other agency with jurisdiction over such facility. Comanche Peak maintains,
and is in compliance in all material respects with, emergency plans designed to
protect the health and safety of the public in the event of an unplanned release
of radioactive materials and such plans are in compliance in all material respects
with the NRCs rules and regulations.
(ii) Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. TXU Energy Holdings is, and has been
determined by order of FERC to be, an Exempt Wholesale Generator ("EWG") under the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (the "EPAct 2005"), and neither such order nor TXU Energy
Holdings status as an EWG under the EPAct 2005 is the subject of any pending or,
to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened judicial or administrative proceeding
to revoke or modify such status. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts
that are reasonably likely to cause TXU Energy Holdings to lose its status as an
EWG under the EPAct 2005.
(iii) Qualified Decommissioning Fund.
(A) With respect to all periods commencing on or after January 1, 1997 and ending
on or prior to the Closing Date: (1) the Companys Qualified Decommissioning Fund
consists of one or more trusts that are validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of their respective jurisdictions of formation with all requisite authority
to conduct their affairs as they now do; (2) the Companys Qualified Decommissioning
Fund satisfies the requirements necessary for such fund to be treated as a "Nuclear
Decommissioning Reserve Fund" within the meaning of Code Section 468A(a) and as
a "Nuclear Decommissioning Fund" and a "Qualified Nuclear Decommissioning Fund"
within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section l.468A-l(b)(3); (3) the Companys Qualified
Decommissioning Fund is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
rules and regulations of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction, including
the NRC, the PUCT and the IRS, (4) the Companys Qualified Decommissioning Fund
has not engaged in any acts of "self-dealing" as defined in Treas. Reg. Section
1.468A-5(b)(2); (5) no "excess contribution", as defined in Treas. Reg. Section
1.468A-5(c)(2)(ii), has been made to the Companys Qualified Decommissioning Fund
which has not been withdrawn within the period provided under Treas. Reg. Section
1.468A-5(c)(2)(i); and (6) the Company has made timely and valid elections to make
annual contributions to the Companys Qualified Decommissioning Fund since its inception
and the Company has heretofore delivered copies of such elections to Parent. As
used in this Agreement, the term "Qualified Decommissioning Fund" means all amounts contributed to qualified funds
for administrative costs and costs incurred in connection with the entombment, dismantlement,
removal and disposal of the structures, systems and components of a unit of common
facilities, including all costs incurred in connection with the preparation for
decommissioning, such as engineering and other planning expenses incurred with respect
to the unit of common facilities after actual decommissioning occurs, such as physical
security and radiation monitoring expenses, as part of TXU Electric Deliverys cost
of service required by PURA or as approved by the PUCT.
(B) The Company has heretofore delivered to Parent a copy of its Decommissioning
Trust Agreements as in effect on the date hereof.
(C) With respect to all periods commencing on or after January 1, 2002 and ending
on or prior to the Closing Date, (1) the Company and/or Mellon Bank, N.A., the Trustee
of the Companys Qualified Decommissioning Fund (the "Trustee") has/have filed or
caused to be filed with the NRC, the IRS and any other Governmental Entity all material
forms, statements, reports, documents (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements
thereto) required to be filed by the Company and/or the Trustee of the Companys
Qualified Decommissioning Fund; (2) there are no interim rate orders that may be
retroactively adjusted or retroactive adjustments to interim rate orders that may
affect amounts that Parent may contribute to the Companys Qualified Decommissioning
Fund or may require distributions to be made from the Companys Qualified Decommissioning
Fund. The Company has delivered to Parent a copy of the schedule of ruling amounts
most recently issued by the IRS for the Companys Qualified Decommissioning Fund
and a complete copy of the request that was filed with the IRS to obtain such schedule
of ruling amounts and a copy of any pending request for revised ruling amounts,
in each case together with all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto.
(D) The Company has made available to Parent a statement of assets prepared by
the Trustee for the Companys Qualified Decommissioning Fund as of December 31,
2006 and as of January 31, 2007 and will make such a statement available as of the
most recently available month end preceding the Closing, and such statements fairly
presented and will fairly present as of such dates the financial position of each
of the Companys Qualified Decommissioning Funds. The Company has made available
to Parent information from which Parent can determine the Tax basis of all assets
in the Companys Qualified Decommissioning Fund and will make such a statement available
as of the most recently available month end preceding the Closing.
(E) The Company has made available to Parent all material contracts and agreements
to which the Trustee, in its capacity as such, is a party.
(iv) Nonqualified Decommissioning Funds. As of the date hereof, the Company does
not maintain any funds in any nonqualified decommissioning trusts.
(vi) Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence. Each officer and director of TXU
Generation Company LP and any entity of which TXU Generation Company LP is a Subsidiary
is a U.S. citizen.
(q) Derivative Products.
(i)
(A) To the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date
hereof, all Derivative Products entered into for the account of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries on or prior to the date hereof were entered into in accordance
with (x) established risk parameters, limits and guidelines and in compliance with
the risk management policies approved by management of the Company and in effect
on the date hereof (the "TXU Trading Policies"), with exceptions having been handled
in all material respects according to the Companys risk management processes as
in effect at the time at which such exceptions were handled, to limit the level
of risk that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is authorized to take, individually
and in the aggregate, with respect to Derivative Products and monitor compliance
with such risk parameters and (y) applicable Law and policies of any Governmental
Entity.
(B) All Derivative Products entered into after the date hereof for the account
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be entered into in accordance with
(x) the TXU Trading Policies with exceptions being handled in all material respects
according to the Companys risk management processes as in effect at the time at
which such exceptions will be handled, to limit the level of risk that the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is authorized to take, individually and in the aggregate,
with respect to Derivative Products and monitor compliance with such risk parameters
and (y) applicable Law and policies of any Governmental Entity.
(i) The Company has made available to Parent a true and complete copy of the
TXU Trading Policies, and the TXU Trading Policies contain a true and complete description
of the practice of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to Derivative Products,
as of the date hereof.
(ii)
(A) Section 5.1(q)(iii)(A) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a
summary of the Companys natural gas and heat rate positions as of February 16,
2007. The Company has made available to Parent pricing and other supporting information
relating to the positions summarized on Schedule 5.1(q)(iii)(A) of the Company Disclosure
Letter.
(B) Since February 16, 2007 and through the date of this Agreement, the Company
has not entered into any Derivative Products outside of the normal course of business.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Derivative Product" means (i) any swap, cap,
floor, collar, futures contract, forward contract, option and any other derivative
financial instrument or Contract, based on any commodity, security, instrument,
asset, rate or index of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether tangible or intangible,
including electricity (including capacity and ancillary services products related
thereto), natural gas, crude oil, coal and other commodities, emissions allowances,
renewable energy credits, currencies, interest rates and indices and (ii) forward
contracts for delivery of electricity (including capacity and ancillary services products related thereto), natural gas, crude oil, petcoke, lignite,
coal and other commodities and emissions and renewable energy credits.
(r) Brokers and Finders. Neither the Company nor any of its officers, directors
or employees has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any
brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in connection with the Merger or the
other transactions contemplated in this Agreement except that the Company has employed
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Lazard Frres & Co. LLC as its financial
advisors pursuant to engagement letters with the Company, copies of which have been
provided to Parent prior to the date hereof or, in lieu thereof, redacted copies
containing the material contents thereof including, without limitation, the provisions
setting forth the fees payable thereunder and any commitments for future engagements
have been provided to Parent prior to the date hereof.
(s) Real Property. Except as would not be reasonably expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have either good title,
in fee or valid leasehold, easement or other rights, to the land, buildings, wires,
pipes, structures and other improvements thereon and fixtures thereto, necessary
to permit the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct their business as currently
conducted free and clear of any Liens, options, rights of first refusal or other
similar encumbrances.
(t) Company Material Contracts. Except as would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is in breach of or default under the
terms of any Contract that would be required to be filed by the Company as a "material
contract" (as such term is defined in item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC,
except for any such Contract that is a Benefit Plan or would be a Benefit Plan but
for the word "material" in the definition thereof) (each such Contract a "Company
Material Contract"), (ii) as of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company,
no other party to any Company Material Contract is in breach of or default under
the terms of any Company Material Contract and (iii) each Company Material Contract
is a valid and binding obligation of the Company or its Subsidiary that is a party
thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Company, is in full force and effect unless
terminated in accordance with its terms.
5.2 Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub. Except as set forth
in the corresponding sections or subsections of the disclosure letter delivered
to the Company by Parent prior to entering into this Agreement (the "Parent Disclosure
Letter") (it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any section or subsection
of the Parent Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other
section or subsection to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent),
Parent and Merger Sub each hereby represent and warrant to the Company that:
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Each of Parent and Merger
Sub is a legal entity duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws of its respective jurisdiction of formation and has all requisite corporate,
limited partnership or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is
qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or limited
partnership in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so organized, qualified or in such
good standing, or to have such power or authority, would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially
impair the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent has made available to the Company
a complete and correct copy of the certificate of formation and bylaws of Merger
Sub as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
(b) Corporate Authority. No vote of holders of limited partnership interests
of Parent is necessary to approve this Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate or
limited partnership power and authority and has taken all corporate or limited partnership
action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
this Agreement, subject only to the adoption of this Agreement by Parent as the
sole shareholder of Merger Sub (the "Requisite Parent Vote"), which will occur immediately
following the execution of this Agreement, and to consummate the Merger. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and is a valid
and binding agreement of, Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent
and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity
Exception.
(c) Governmental Filings; No Violations; Etc.
(i) Other than the FERC Approval, the NRC Approval and the FCC Approval and filings
in respect thereof and the filings and/or notices (A) pursuant to Section 1.3, (B)
required as a result of facts or circumstances solely attributable to the Company
or its Subsidiaries, a direct or indirect change of control thereof or the operation
of their businesses and (C) under the HSR Act (other than those in clauses (A) and
(B), all such approvals being collectively the "Parent Approvals"), no notices,
reports or other filings are required to be made by Parent or Merger Sub with, nor
are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to
be obtained by Parent or Merger Sub from, any Governmental Entity in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger
Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby, except those, the failure to make or obtain which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially
delay or materially impair the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and
Merger Sub do not, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated hereby will not, constitute or result in (A)
a breach or violation of, or a default under, the certificate of incorporation or
formation or certificate of limited partnership or bylaws or comparable governing
documents of Parent or Merger Sub or the comparable governing instruments of any
of its Subsidiaries, (B) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach
or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or a default under, the
creation or acceleration of any obligations under, or the creation of a Lien on
any of the assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any Contracts binding upon Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
or any Laws or governmental or non-governmental permit or license to which Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, (C) assuming compliance with the matters
referred to in Section 5.2(c)(i), a violation of any Law to which Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries is subject, except, in the case of clause (B) or (C) above,
for any breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change
that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent,
materially delay or materially impair the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no civil, criminal
or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings, investigations or proceedings
pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or Merger Sub
that seek to enjoin, or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing,
making illegal, or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Parent
and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(e) Financing. Section 5.2(e)(i) of the Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth a
true and complete copy of the commitment letter, dated as of the date of this Agreement,
among Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Lehman Brothers
Commercial Bank, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding,
Inc. (the "Debt Financing Commitment"), pursuant to which lenders party thereto
have committed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to lend the
amounts set forth therein for the purposes of financing the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and related fees and expenses (the "Debt Financing"). Section
5.2(e)(ii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth true and complete copies of
the equity commitment letters, dated as of the date of this Agreement, from (i)
KKR 2006 Fund L.P., (ii) TPG Partners V, L.P., (iii) J.P. Morgan Ventures Corporation,
(iv) Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and (v) Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (collectively,
the "Equity Financing Commitments" and together with the Debt Financing Commitment,
the "Financing Commitments"), pursuant to which the investor parties thereto have
committed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to invest the
amounts set forth therein (the "Equity Financing" and together with the Debt Financing,
the "Financing"). Prior to the date hereof, (i) none of the Financing Commitments
has been amended or modified, (ii) no such amendment or modification is contemplated,
and (iii) the respective commitments contained in the Financing Commitments have
not been withdrawn or rescinded in any respect. Merger Sub has fully paid any and
all commitment fees or other fees in connection with the Financing Commitments that
are payable on or prior to the execution hereof. The Financing Commitments are in
full force and effect as of the date hereof and are the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Merger Sub and, to the knowledge of Parent, of the other parties
thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, one or more
Debt Financing Commitment may, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement,
be superseded at the option of Parent after the date of this Agreement but prior
to the Effective Time by instruments (the "New Debt Financing Commitments") replacing
existing Debt Financing Commitment, provided that the terms of the New Debt Financing
Commitments shall not (a) expand upon the conditions precedent to the Financing as set forth in the Debt Financing Commitment or (b) otherwise delay
the Closing. In such event, the term "Financing Commitments" as used herein shall
be deemed to include the Financing Commitments that are not so superseded at the
time in question and the New Debt Financing Commitments to the extent then in effect.
There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the funding
of the full amount of the Financing, other than as set forth in or contemplated
by the Financing Commitments. As of the date hereof, no event has occurred that,
with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default on the
part of Parent or Merger Sub under any of the Financing Commitments. As of the date
hereof, Parent has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the Financing
contemplated by the Financing Commitments will not be satisfied or that the Financing
will not be made available to Parent on the Closing Date. Assuming the Financing
Commitments are funded, Parent and Merger Sub will have at and after the Closing
funds sufficient to pay the aggregate Per Share Merger Consideration (and any repayment
or refinancing of debt contemplated by this Agreement or the Financing Commitments)
and any other amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, and to pay all related fees and expenses.
(f) Capitalization of Merger Sub. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub
consists solely of 1,000 shares of Common Stock, no par value, all of which are
validly issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of Merger Sub is, and at the Effective Time will be, owned by Parent or a direct
or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent. Merger Sub has not conducted any
business prior to the date hereof and has no, and prior to the Effective Time will
have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than those incident
to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including the Financing.
(g) Parents ERCOT Generation. Parent and its "affiliates" (as defined in Section
11.003(2) of the Texas Utilities Code as in effect on the date hereof) do not directly
or indirectly own, control or have under construction any electric generation facilities
that offer electricity for sale in the ERCOT Region or that are located in, or are
capable of delivering electricity for sale to, the ERCOT Region. Neither Parent
nor its "affiliates" (as defined in Section 11.003(2) of the Texas Utilities Code
as in effect on the date hereof) have a present intention to acquire or construct
any electric generation facilities offering, or capable of offering electricity
for sale to, the ERCOT Region, except through the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(h) Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence. Each officer and manager of the
sole general partner of Parent is a U.S. citizen, and to the knowledge of Parent,
none of the members owning 5% or more of the limited liability company interests
in the sole general partner of Parent is, or is controlled by, a foreign Person
or entity. To the knowledge of Parent after due inquiry, none of the limited partners
owning singularly or collectively 10% or more of Parents limited partnership interests
is, or is controlled by, a foreign Person or entity. As of the Closing, no foreign
Person will control TXU Generation Company LP.
(i) Brokers. No agent, broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent
or Merger Sub for which the Company could have any liability prior to the Closing.
(j) Solvency. As of the Effective Time, assuming (i) satisfaction of the conditions
to Parents and Merger Subs obligation to consummate the Merger, or waiver of such
conditions, (ii) the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company
set forth in Section 5.1 hereof (for such purposes, such representations and warranties
shall be true and correct in all material respects without giving effect to any
"knowledge", materiality or "Material Adverse Effect" qualification or exception)
including, without limitation, the representations and warranties set forth in Section
5.1(e)(iii), and (iii) estimates, projections or forecasts provided by the Company
to Parent prior to the date hereof have been prepared in good faith on assumptions
that were and continue to be reasonable, and after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including the Financing, and the payment of the
aggregate Per Share Merger Consideration, any other repayment or refinancing of
existing indebtedness contemplated in this Agreement or the Financing Commitments,
payment of all amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, and payment of all related fees and expenses,
each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation will be Solvent as of the Effective
Time and immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Solvent" when used with respect to
Parent and the Surviving Corporation, means that, as of any date of determination
(a) the amount of the "fair saleable value" of the assets of Parent and the Surviving
Corporation will, as of such date, exceed (i) the value of all "liabilities of Parent
and the Surviving Corporation, including contingent and other liabilities," as of
such date, as such quoted terms are generally determined in accordance with applicable
federal Laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, and (ii) the
amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of Parent and the Surviving
Corporation on their existing debts (including contingent and other liabilities)
as such debts become absolute and mature, (b) Parent and the Surviving Corporation
will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital for the
operation of the businesses in which they intend to engage or propose to be engaged
following the Closing Date, and (c) Parent and the Surviving Corporation will be
able to pay their liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they
mature. For purposes of this definition, "not have an unreasonably small amount
of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed
to be engaged" and "able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and other
liabilities, as they mature" means that Parent and the Surviving Corporation will
be able to generate enough cash from operations, asset dispositions or refinancing,
or a combination thereof, to meet its obligations as they become due.
(k) Guarantee. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Parent has
caused the Guarantors to deliver to the Company the duly executed Guarantees.
(l) Absence of Certain Agreements. As of the date of this Agreement, neither
Parent nor any of its Affiliates has entered into any agreement, arrangement or
understanding (in each case, whether oral or written), or authorized, committed
or agreed to enter into any such agreement, arrangement or understanding (in each
case, whether oral or written), pursuant to which: (i) any shareholder of the Company
would be entitled to receive consideration of a different amount or nature than
the Per Share Merger Consideration or pursuant to which any shareholder of the Company
agrees to vote to approve this Agreement or the Merger or agrees to vote against
any Superior Proposal; (ii) other than investment funds or other entities under
common management with any of the Guarantors, any third party has agreed to provide,
directly or indirectly, equity capital (other than pursuant to the Equity Financing
Commitments or as set forth in Section 5.2(l) of the Parent Disclosure Letter) to Parent or the Company
to finance in whole or in part the Merger; or (iii) any current employee of the
Company has agreed to remain as an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
following the Effective Time.
ARTICLE VI
Covenants
6.01 Interim Operations.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that,
after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (unless Parent shall otherwise
approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned)),
and except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or required by
applicable Laws, the business of it and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted, to
the extent contemplated thereby, in a manner consistent with the business plan set
forth in Part I to Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter (the "Business
Plan") and, otherwise in the ordinary course of business (taking into account the
effects of the Business Plan). To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the
Company and its Subsidiaries shall use their respective reasonable best efforts
to preserve their business organizations intact and maintain existing relations
and goodwill with Governmental Entities, customers, suppliers, employees and business
associates. Without limiting the generality of the preceding provisions of this
Section 6.1(a), and in furtherance thereof, from the date of this Agreement until
the Effective Time, except (A) as otherwise specifically contemplated or specifically
permitted by provisions of this Agreement other than this Section 6.1(a), (B) as
Parent may approve in writing (such approval, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed
or conditioned), (C) as is required by applicable Law or (D) as set forth in Section
6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company will not and will not permit
its Subsidiaries to:
(i) adopt any change in its certificate of formation or bylaws or other applicable
governing instruments;
(ii) merge or consolidate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any other
Person;
(iii) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring,
recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv) make any acquisition of any assets or Person for a purchase price in excess
of $10 million unless such acquisition would be permissible under clause (xi) below;
(v) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer, encumber, or authorize
the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, lease, license, guarantee
or encumbrance of, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than (A) the issuance of Shares upon the settlement of performance units,
restricted stock awards and other awards under the Stock Plans (and dividend equivalents
thereon, if applicable), (B) the issuance of Shares upon conversion of Convertible Senior
Notes, or (C) the issuance of shares by a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company
to the Company or another wholly-owned Subsidiary), or securities convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of such capital stock, or any options,
warrants or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock
or such convertible or exchangeable securities;
(vi) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in any
Person (other than the Company or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary
of the Company) in excess of $20 million in the aggregate;
(vii) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable
in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock
(except for (A) regular quarterly dividends paid to holders of Shares in an amount
not to exceed $0.4325 per Share per quarter, with record dates of or no earlier
than, March 2, 2007; June 1, 2007; September 1, 2007; December 1, 2007; March 1,
2008 and June 1, 2008, respectively, and provided that no quarterly dividend will
be declared with respect to the quarter in which the Effective Time occurs unless
the Effective Time is after the record date for such quarter, (B) dividends paid
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice by any direct or
indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary to the Company or to any other direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary and (C) dividends to holders of shares of preferred stock
of TXU US Holdings Company in accordance with the terms of such preferred stock)
or enter into any agreement with respect to the voting of its capital stock;
(viii) reclassify, split, combine, subdivide or redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock or securities convertible
or exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock (other than
the acceptance of Convertible Senior Notes surrendered by their holders for conversion
and the acquisition of any Shares tendered by curre