EX-10.5 5 a16-14123_1ex10d5.htm EX-10.5

Exhibit 10.5

 

Execution Version

 

WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Waiver”) is entered into as of June 27, 2016, among Dynegy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) and the Lenders party hereto.  Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings provided such terms in the Credit Agreement referred to below.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (each, a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”) and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2013 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015, among the Borrower, the other Credit Parties party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto, and that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2015, among the Borrower, the other Credit Parties party thereto, the Incremental Revolving Lenders thereto and the Administrative Agent, the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Delta Acquisition, the Borrower may establish a Revolving Commitment Increase to the Incremental Tranche B Revolving Loan Commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 (the “Incremental Tranche B Revolver Increase”) and incur Incremental Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000,000 (the “Incremental Tranche C Term Loans” and, together with the Incremental Tranche B Revolver Increase, the “Delta Acquisition Incremental Financing”);

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower hereby requests the Lenders to waive the conditions contained in Section 2.15(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Pro Forma Covenant Compliance Requirement”) and the leverage incurrence condition contained in the definition of “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount” in the Credit Agreement (the “Incremental Ratio Cap” and, together with the Pro Forma Covenant Compliance Requirement, the “Incremental Ratio Tests”) in connection with the Delta Acquisition Incremental Financing; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.  Waiver.  The Lenders party hereto hereby waive the Incremental Ratio Tests in connection with the Delta Acquisition Incremental Financing and hereby confirm that, notwithstanding the requirements set forth in Section 2.15(a) of the Credit Agreement or any other provision of any Credit Document, the Borrower may establish and incur the Delta Acquisition Incremental Financing without regard to the satisfaction of the Incremental Ratio Tests and no Default or Event of Default shall occur as a result of any breach of the Incremental Ratio Tests in connection with the Delta Acquisition Incremental Financing; it being understood that the funding of the Incremental Tranche C Term Loans may be effected through the release

 



 

of escrowed funds incurred by an Unrestricted Subsidiary (in each case, on terms to be agreed) for such purpose and disbursed to, or at the direction of, the Borrower, which disbursement may be deemed to be the funding of the Incremental Tranche C Term Loans (including by way of conversion of loans).

 

SECTION 2.  Reference To And Effect Upon The Credit Agreement.  (a)  From and after the Waiver Effective Date, (i) the term “Agreement” in the Credit Agreement, and all references to the Credit Agreement in any other Credit Document, shall mean the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, and (ii) this Waiver shall constitute a Credit Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

 

(b) This Waiver is limited as specified and shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document.

 

SECTION 3.  EffectivenessThis Waiver shall become effective at such time (the “Waiver Effective Date”) when this Waiver shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and Lenders constituting the Required Lenders.

 

SECTION 4.  Definitions.  As used in this Waiver, the following terms have the meaning specified below:

 

Delta Acquisition” means the purchase by the Borrower, directly or indirectly, of one hundred percent (100%) of the voting equity interests of the Delta Target Entities.

 

Delta Acquisition Agreement” means the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 24, 2016 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto), among inter alia, Atlas Power Finance, LLC, an indirect domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower, and International Power, S.A., whereby the Borrower, indirectly, will acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of GDF Suez Energy North America, Inc.

 

Delta Target Entities” means collectively, GDF Suez Energy North America, Inc. and its subsidiaries to be acquired pursuant to the Delta Acquisition Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.  Counterparts, Etc.  This Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument, and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart.  Any party hereto may execute and deliver a counterpart of this Waiver by delivering by facsimile or other electronic transmission a signature page of this Waiver signed by such party, and any such facsimile or other electronic signature shall be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.  Section headings in this Waiver are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute part of this Waiver for any other purpose.

 

SECTION 6.  Governing Law; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  This Waiver and the rights and obligations of the parties under this Waiver shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.  EACH OF THE

 

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PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WAIVER.

 

SECTION 7.  Jurisdiction.  Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York (or any appellate court therefrom) over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Waiver, the transactions contemplated hereby or the performance of services hereunder and agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York state, or to the extent permitted thereby, such federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York (or any appellate court therefrom) and (b) agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit or the judgment or in any other matter provided by law.  You and we agree that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to such person shall be effective service of process against such person for any suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Waiver has been executed by the parties hereto as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

DYNEGY INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Name:

Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement

 



 

 

BLUE RIDGE GENERATION LLC

 

CASCO BAY ENERGY COMPANY, LLC

 

DYNEGY COAL HOLDCO, LLC

 

DYNEGY COAL INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, LLC

 

DYNEGY COAL TRADING & TRANSPORTATION, L.L.C.

 

DYNEGY ENERGY SERVICES, LLC

 

DYNEGY ENERGY SERVICES (EAST), LLC

 

DYNEGY EQUIPMENT, LLC

 

DYNEGY GAS HOLDCO, LLC

 

DYNEGY GAS IMPORTS, LLC

 

DYNEGY GAS INVESTMENTS, LLC

 

DYNEGY GAS INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, LLC

 

DYNEGY GASCO HOLDINGS, LLC

 

DYNEGY KENDALL ENERGY, LLC

 

DYNEGY MARKETING AND TRADE, LLC

 

DYNEGY MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC

 

DYNEGY MORRO BAY, LLC

 

DYNEGY MOSS LANDING, LLC

 

DYNEGY OAKLAND, LLC

 

DYNEGY POWER, LLC

 

DYNEGY POWER MARKETING, LLC

 

DYNEGY SOUTH BAY, LLC

 

HAVANA DOCK ENTERPRISES, LLC

 

ONTELAUNEE POWER OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

 

SITHE/INDEPENDENCE LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Name:

Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

BLACK MOUNTAIN COGEN, INC.

 

DYNEGY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMPANY

 

DYNEGY GLOBAL LIQUIDS, INC.

 

DYNEGY OPERATING COMPANY

 

DYNEGY POWER GENERATION INC.

 

ILLINOVA CORPORATION

 

SITHE ENERGIES, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Name:

Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement

 



 

 

MASSPOWER, a Massachusetts general partnership

 

 

 

By: Masspower Partners II, LLC, its Managing

 

Partner

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Name:

Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

DIGHTON POWER, LLC

 

DYNEGY RESOURCE II, LLC

 

DYNEGY RESOURCE III, LLC

 

DYNEGY RESOURCE HOLDINGS, LLC

 

DYNEGY RESOURCES GENERATING HOLDCO, LLC

 

DYNEGY RESOURCES HOLDCO I, LLC

 

DYNEGY RESOURCES HOLDCO II, LLC

 

DYNEGY RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

ELWOOD ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC

 

ELWOOD ENERGY HOLDINGS II, LLC

 

ELWOOD EXPANSION HOLDINGS, LLC

 

ELWOOD SERVICES COMPANY, LLC

 

EQUIPOWER RESOURCES CORP.

 

KINCAID ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY, LLC

 

KINCAID GENERATION, L.L.C.

 

KINCAID HOLDINGS, LLC

 

LAKE ROAD GENERATING COMPANY, LLC

 

LIBERTY ELECTRIC POWER, LLC

 

MASSPOWER HOLDCO, LLC

 

MASSPOWER PARTNERS I, LLC

 

MASSPOWER PARTNERS II, LLC

 

MILFORD POWER COMPANY, LLC

 

RICHLAND GENERATION EXPANSION, LLC

 

RICHLAND-STRYKER GENERATION LLC

 

RSG POWER, LLC

 

TOMCAT POWER, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Name:

Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

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DYNEGY COAL GENERATION, LLC

 

DYNEGY COMMERCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

DYNEGY CONESVILLE, LLC

 

DYNEGY DICKS CREEK, LLC

 

DYNEGY FAYETTE II, LLC

 

DYNEGY GAS GENERATION, LLC

 

DYNEGY GENERATION HOLDCO, LLC

 

DYNEGY HANGING ROCK II, LLC

 

DYNEGY KILLEN, LLC

 

DYNEGY LEE II, LLC

 

DYNEGY MIAMI FORT, LLC

 

DYNEGY RESOURCE I, LLC

 

DYNEGY STUART, LLC

 

DYNEGY WASHINGTON II, LLC

 

DYNEGY ZIMMER, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Name:

Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

SITHE/INDEPENDENCE POWER PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

 

By: Sithe/Independence LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Name:

Siddharth Manjeshwar

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement

 



 

 

BARCLAYS BANK, PLC,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kevin Crealese

 

 

Name:

Kevin Crealese

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mikhail Faybusovich

 

 

Name:

Mikhail Faybusovich

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Karim Rahimtoola

 

 

Name:

Karim Rahimtoola

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement

 



 

 

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patrick Layton

 

 

Name:

Patrick Layton

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

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Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patrick Layton

 

 

Name:

Patrick Layton

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement

 



 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ J.B. Meanor

 

 

Name:

J.B. Meanor

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Marcus M. Tarkington

 

 

Name:

Marcus M. Tarkington

 

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter Cucchiara

 

 

Name:

Peter Cucchiara

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Juan Javellana

 

 

Name:

Juan Javellana

 

 

Title:

Executive Director

 

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Frank Lambrinos

 

 

Name:

Frank Lambrinos

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

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UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Craig Pearson

 

 

Name:

Craig Pearson

 

 

Title:

Associate Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Darlene Arias

 

 

Name:

Darlene Arias

 

 

Title:

Director

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement

 



 

 

MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chi-Cheng Chen

 

 

Name:

Chi-Cheng Chen

 

 

Title:

Director

 

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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chi-Cheng Chen

 

 

Name:

Chi-Cheng Chen

 

 

Title:

Director

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement

 



 

 

BNP PARIBAS, as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Denis O’Meara

 

 

Name:

Denis O’Meara

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Karima Omar

 

 

Name:

Karima Omar

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement

 



 

 

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dixon Schultz

 

 

Name:

Dixon Schultz

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nimisha Srivastav

 

 

Name:

Nimisha Srivastav

 

 

Title:

Director

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement

 



 

 

SUNTRUST BANK,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Canavan

 

 

Name:

Michael Canavan

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement

 



 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,

 

as Lender

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jerry Li

 

 

Name:

Jerry Li

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Waiver to Dynegy Credit Agreement