-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, XuFy6QcCGEW4ifa5jbS4OqJb2nkaz/nfNIK584mto6PjuHBMthwh2WNMDZlH+X9b FmKVqLmkh7LkHMhTk5qlUQ== 0000910213-94-000018.txt : 19941024 0000910213-94-000018.hdr.sgml : 19941024 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000910213-94-000018 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19940630 FILED AS OF DATE: 19941013 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: O BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000795185 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: 5063 IRS NUMBER: 592076187 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09208 FILM NUMBER: 94552563 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 S EIGHTH ST CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19106 BUSINESS PHONE: 2156275500 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OBRIEN ENERGY SYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910804 10-K 1 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 AND 15(D) ===================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ___________ to ____________ Commission File Number: 1-9208 O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 59-2076187 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 225 South Eighth Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number including area code: (215) 627-5500 ____________ Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange Title of each class: on which registered: Class A Common Stock, Philadelphia Stock Exchange $.01 par value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No X ---- ---- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ] As of September 20, 1994, there were outstanding 13,055,597 shares of Class A Common Stock and 4,070,770 shares of Class B Common Stock. Based on the price at which such stock was sold on that date, the approximate aggregate market value of such shares held by non-affiliates was $8,913,710. Subsequent to September 20, 1994, trading in the Company's securities on the American Stock Exchange was halted and delisting proceedings were commenced. See "Business-- Significant Factors--Liquidity; Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing." ====================================================================== ITEM 1. BUSINESS. A. General Development of Business. a. General On September 28, 1994, O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., the parent company, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. See "Business -- General Development of Business -- Significant Factors -- Liquidity; Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing". The Company was originally formed in Florida in 1981 and subsequently merged with a Delaware corporation in 1984. Prior to the merger, the Company was part of a group of several other companies owned by members of the family of Frank L. O'Brien III, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and controlling shareholder of the Company, which had served the power generation market since 1915. On July 1, 1991, the Company changed its name from O'Brien Energy Systems, Inc. to O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. The Company is mainly in the business of developing cogeneration, waste heat recovery and biogas projects which produce electricity and thermal energy for sale under long-term contracts with industrial and commercial users and public utilities. In its role as a developer of energy projects the Company has developed the following projects, which it currently has an ownership interest in: (a) The 32 megawatt California Milk Producers Project (in which the Company has a 3% general partnership interest) began operations in February 1990; (b) The 52 megawatt Newark Boxboard Project (which is owned 100% by the Company) began operations in November 1990; (c) The 122 megawatt E.I. du Pont Parlin Project (which is owned 100% by the Company) began operations in June 1991; (d) Totalling 9.2 megawatts, the Company currently owns 100% of and operates four biogas projects in Pennsylvania and California; (e) During 1993, the Company expanded into the area of standby/peak shaving projects which utilize the Company's power generation equipment as a backup source of electricity for large customers and has developed and operates a 22 megawatt project in Pennsylvania (which is owned 83% by the Company). Currently the Company has in excess of 140 megawatts of cogeneration, biogas and standby/peak shaving projects in the stage of development where certain key contracts and permits are already in place. The Company also has in excess of 200 megawatts of projects which it is currently evaluating or bidding on. In addition to the portfolio of projects which it currently has an ownership percentage in, the Company has developed in excess of 200 megawatts of other projects which it has since sold or divested of in various stages of the development process. The Company expanded its equipment sales, rentals and services business by acquiring Puma Power Plant Limited ("Puma"), a United Kingdom company, in 1988 and Mobile Power Rental Company (now operating under the name O'Brien Energy Services Company) ("O'Brien Energy Services") in 1990. In 1989, the Company acquired American Hydrotherm Corporation ("American Hydrotherm") and a related company to engineer, manufacture, install and service waste heat recovery systems based upon patented technology for industrial processing applications. References in this Report to the "Company" mean O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. and, where relevant, its wholly-owned subsidiaries. b. Significant Factors The items discussed in this "Significant Factors" section have had a negative impact on the Company's cash flow, its ability to meet current obligations and its ability to finance operations and ongoing development activities, and should be carefully considered: (i) Liquidity; Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing On September 28, 1994, O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., the parent company, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey to pursue financial restructuring efforts under the protection afforded by the U.S. bankruptcy laws. The decision to seek Chapter 11 relief was based on the conclusion that action had to be taken to preserve its relationships and maintain the operational strength and assets of the Company, and to restructure its debt and utilize its assets in a manner consistent with the interests of all creditors and shareholders rather than liquidate to satisfy the demands of a particular group of creditors. The Company expects to continue its normal activities, including project development and the sale and/or refinancing of existing projects. Subsequent to September 28, 1994, the Company is operating as debtor-in-possession under the Bankruptcy Code. As such, the Company is authorized to operate its business, but may not engage in transactions outside the ordinary course of business without approval, after notice and hearing, of the Bankruptcy Court. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such approval to continue its normal operations and restructure its debt and otherwise engage in project development and the sale or refinancing of existing projects. As a result of this action, pending litigation against the Company (but not its subsidiaries) will be stayed and consolidated with this bankruptcy proceeding. The Company has also been advised that its securities are being delisted from the American Stock Exchange, however, the Common Stock continues to be listed on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. The Company intends to have its Debentures included in either the OTC Bulletin Board or the "pink sheets." There can be no assurance that a trading market will develop for any of the Company's securities even if they are listed on any of the foregoing exchanges or quotation systems. See "Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters." (ii) Defaults Under Indentures; Proposed Exchange Offer On August 22, 1994, the trustees for each of the 1987 Debentures, 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures delivered acceleration notices to the Company, notifying the Company that the total principal amount of $49,174,000 and past due interest in the amount of $5,243,000 as of September 20, 1994, is due and payable by the Company immediately based on the following factors: The Board of Directors elected not to make the March 15, 1994 or the September 15, 1994 semi-annual required interest payments on the Debentures which total $5,037,000. Each semi-annual required interest payment consists of $442,000, $632,500 and $1,444,000 for the 1987 Debentures, 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures, respectively. As a result of the losses experienced by the Company, the Company's Consolidated Stockholders' Equity (as defined in the 1987 Indenture, 1990 Indenture and 1991 Indenture) was $136,000 and $8,066,000 at June 30, 1994 and March 31, 1994, respectively. As a result, the covenant in the 1990 Indenture and 1991 Indenture requiring the Company to purchase 7.5% of the outstanding 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures if the Company's Consolidated Stockholders' Equity is less than $10,000,000 at the end of each of any two consecutive fiscal quarters has been triggered. Additionally, there is a covenant in the 1987 Indenture which requires the Company to purchase 7.5% of the outstanding 1987 Debentures if the Company's Consolidated Stockholders' Equity is less than $7,500,000 at the end of each of any two consecutive fiscal quarters. Purchasing Debentures pursuant to these covenants would cause severe liquidity problems for the Company. The Company does not presently expect to be in a position to comply with these covenants. The Company is currently in default under the 1987 Indenture's Funded Indebtedness covenant (as defined in the 1987 Indenture). Such covenant prohibits the Company from incurring or creating any Funded Indebtedness if after giving effect to such incurrence or creation, the total outstanding Funded Indebtedness of the Company on a consolidated basis would exceed 75% of the sum of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity and Funded Indebtedness. In May 1994, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to (a) an exchange offer of 40 shares of Series A Cumulative Senior Preferred Stock, 120 Warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock and 20 shares of Class A Common Stock for each $1,000 principal amount of 1987 Debentures, 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures outstanding and (b) a solicitation of consents to certain proposed amendments to the indentures (the "Indentures") governing each of the 1987 Debentures, 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures as well as the waiver of all defaults under each of the Indentures. In June 1994, an amendment to the Registration Statement was filed. Subsequent to such amendment, the Company began discussions with an ad hoc committee (the "Ad Hoc Committee") of debentureholders representing holders of the 1987 Debentures, 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures. The Company entered into a standstill agreement with the Ad Hoc Committee pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to assist the Ad Hoc Committee in its due diligence efforts. The failure to reach an agreement with the Ad Hoc Committee was one of the factors upon which the Company's decision to file for protection under the Bankruptcy Code was based. Certain of the Company's loan agreements require the Company to comply with the terms of all other loan agreements. As a result of the Company's defaults under the Indentures, defaults were triggered under certain of the Company's recourse debt loan agreements. At June 30, 1994, $5,320,000 of the Company's long term debt was reclassified as a current liability solely because of these cross-defaults. Additionally, it is an Event of Default under the 1987 Indenture, 1990 Indenture and 1991 Indenture if the Company defaults on any indebtedness which results in the acceleration of the maturity of at least an aggregate of $1,000,000, $2,000,000 and $2,000,000, respectively, of indebtedness which is not cured within 60 days, 90 days and 90 days, respectively, after notice to the Company. See "Defaults under Recourse Debt". (iii) Losses The Company has incurred losses in the amounts of $16,501,000 and $13,711,000 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1994, and June 30, 1993, respectively. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." The Company may continue to incur losses from operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995. (iv) Capital Requirements The Company's business is capital intensive. The long-term growth of the Company, which involves the development and acquisition of additional projects, will require the Company to seek substantial funds through various forms of financing. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to arrange the financing needed for these additional projects. If the Company is unable to secure financing, its business would be materially adversely affected. See "Business--Energy Segment." (v) Energy Price Fluctuations and Fuel Supply The Company's power purchase agreements with utilities typically contain price provisions which in part are linked to the utility's cost of generating electricity. In addition, the Company's fuel supply prices may be fixed in some cases or may be linked to fluctuations in energy prices. As a result, in the event of significant fluctuations in energy prices, the operating margins of certain projects may be reduced or increased depending upon the terms of the project agreements. In addition, in the event of a significant continuing decline or increase in energy prices, there can be no assurance that the Company's existing customers or suppliers will not attempt to renegotiate existing power purchase or supply agreements on terms less favorable to the Company. To date, renegotiation of the Company's agreements has had no material adverse impact on its operations. In addition, the Company seeks to enter into long-term gas supply arrangements for certain of its cogeneration projects under development. To date, the Company has not obtained long-term supply arrangements that directly track project revenue. The operation of the Company's projects may be more vulnerable to interruption in times of fuel shortage. While it is impossible to predict how such developments will affect the Company's overall business, the Company's profit margins on certain of its projects may be reduced if the increased cost of fuel used to operate those projects exceeds the adjustment to the amounts received by the Company from the utilities pursuant to the related power purchase agreements. Fuel risk may be reduced by entering into a long-term gas supply arrangement or hedge which the Company has explored from time to time. However, there can be no assurance that any of the foregoing will improve or maintain gross profit margins in the future. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Costs and Expenses." (vi) Defaults Under Recourse Debt As a result of defaults, consisting of defaults in the payment of interest under each of the Indentures as well as defaults under certain of the Company's loan agreements, including the filing for bankruptcy, the Company reclassified $21,914,000 out of a long- term to a current classification resulting in a total of $39,042,000 of its recourse debt as a current liability. Of this amount, approximately $5,320,000 was triggered solely by defaults under the Indentures, $3,066,000 by cross defaults and the non payment of principal subsequent to year end and the remainder, $13,528,000 was solely reclassified because of the bankruptcy filing. The Company was having discussions with its various lenders regarding the defaults and was developing a program to restructure this debt. The program was intended to provide, among other things, an extended amortization of the debt and the sale of equipment which is not currently being utilized in an operating project or which has not been designated for a project under development. Also, as a result of this program, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $6,250,000 in the fourth quarter of 1994 to adjust the carrying value of these collateralized assets to an estimated sales value. Prior to the filing of the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, the program had been met with approval by several of the Company's lenders and no lender had accelerated the payment of the loans. As a result of the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing, there can be no assurance that the program will continue to be accepted by the Company's lenders. (vii) Defaults Under Non-Recourse Debt At June 30, 1994, both the Newark and Parlin projects were in default of the covenant which requires the maintenance of positive working capital. On September 26, 1994, the project lenders agreed to waive this covenant through July 1, 1995, for the Parlin Project only, provided that during the period that this waiver is in effect no distribution of any nature whatsoever will be made to the Company. This waiver will cease to be effective in the event that the Parlin Project is in compliance with the requirement to maintain positive working capital at any time prior to June 30, 1995. The lenders were not willing to provide a similar waiver for the Newark project. As a result of the Newark project not getting the waiver, $25,010,000 of non-recourse debt has been reclassified from long-term to short-term debt. (viii) Fire In December 1992, a fire occurred at the Company's Newark cogeneration plant. The damage to the plant caused by the fire has been repaired. The plant returned to partial operation in August 1993 and resumed full operation in October 1993. The Company received the sum of $36,000,000 which covered a substantial majority of the Company's cost of repair and loss of net profits due to business interruption. In addition, the Company has the right to receive up to an additional $1,400,000 upon the recovery by the insurance carrier of its claims against third parties. See "Business--Energy Segment--Projects in Operation" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." (ix) Audit Report - Uncertainty During the years ended June 30, 1994 and June 30, 1993, the Company experienced significant operating problems and setbacks which have contributed significantly to the Company's losses and liquidity problems in fiscal 1994 and fiscal 1993. Additionally, O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., the parent company, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on September 28, 1994. All of these have had a negative impact on the Company's cash flow and its ability to finance operations and ongoing development activities. Therefore, the Company's independent accountants have included an explanatory paragraph relative to a going concern uncertainty in their audit report. See Note 1 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. (x) III Enterprises, Inc. Bankruptcy In October 1993, III Enterprises, Inc., ("III Enterprises") which owns the controlling voting interest in the Company, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. III Enterprises is wholly owned by Frank L. O'Brien III, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In connection with any reorganization of III Enterprises, the stock ownership of III Enterprises which owns the controlling shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company may be sold to a third party. III Enterprises has advised the Company that improper actions by one of III Enterprises' lenders forced III Enterprises to seek protection under the Federal Bankruptcy Code. In April 1994, III Enterprises and its creditors entered into a stipulation which set forth certain key dates for implementing a plan of reorganization. The debtor sought and obtained an extension of certain time periods in the stipulation to September 30, 1994. The debtor has since filed motions to extend the time periods in the stipulation. On October 6, 1994, the bankruptcy court ordered that the matter be converted to a proceeding under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. On October 7, 1994, the debtor appealed this order. In addition, such proceeding could cause a change in control of the Company, which could, among other things, significantly affect the direction of the management of the Company and limit the utilization of the Company's net operating loss carryforwards available at June 30, 1994 in accordance with IRS regulations. See Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. (xi) Stock Price For the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1994, the high and low sale prices for the Company's Class A Common Stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange were $13/8 and $7/16, respectively, as compared to $415/16 and $311/16, respectively, for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1993. The Company was notified on October 4, 1994 that its securities would be delisted by the American Stock Exchange. See "Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters." c. Recent Developments The following are certain of the Company's recent developments: (i) Hackensack Meadowlands Project In September 1993, the Company was awarded (pursuant to a competitive bidding process) gas recovery rights by the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission for two landfill sites located in New Jersey. The Company is considering alternatives including developing and producing the landfill gas from this project to supply fuel for the Newark Boxboard project. Development of this project is not expected to be completed until 1996, at the earliest. See "Business--Energy Segment--Projects in Development." (ii) Philadelphia Water Department Project On August 5, 1994, the Company repurchased an 83% interest in the Philadelphia Water Department project from an unrelated private investor for $5,000,000. This repurchase was funded by a loan from a third party. The Company is negotiating to resell this project to a third party in fiscal 1995. The Company sold its interest in this project for a price of $5,000,000 in November 1993 and retained the right to repurchase an 83% interest in the project for $5,000,000. In connection with the November 1993 sale, the Company issued a total of 5,500,000 warrants to purchase the Company's Class A Common Stock including 2,500,000 warrants having an exercise price of $4.00 per share and are exercisable through November 10, 1995; 2,000,000 warrants having an exercise price of $5.00 per share and are exercisable through November 10, 1996; and the balance of such warrants (1,000,000) have an exercise price of $6.00 per share and are exercisable through November 10, 1997. Following the issuance of the warrants, the private investor filed a Schedule 13D with the SEC disclosing the acquisition of the warrants. See "Business--Energy Segment-- Projects in Operation--Standby/Peak Shaving." See Note 31 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of these transactions. (iii) Stewart & Stevenson Credit Facility In November 1993, the Company entered into a letter of intent and then in March 1994, the Company entered into a $7,000,000 subordinated loan agreement with Stewart & Stevenson, a major equipment supplier and operation and maintenance company. The first disbursement of $1,000,000 was funded on January 13, 1994. The second disbursement of $3,500,000 was funded on March 16, 1994. The availability of a third disbursement of $2,500,000 has expired. This third disbursement was intended to be utilized for prepayment of debt at the Newark Boxboard project level and to satisfy the $1,000,000 million note between the Company and Stewart & Stevenson. The Company currently intends to repay the proceeds of the Stewart & Stevenson credit facility upon the refinancing of the Newark Boxboard term loan. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Capital Resources--Working Capital Requirements." (iv) Tinicum Project In December 1993, the Company executed an energy service agreement with the City of Philadelphia for a 14 megawatt standby electric facility project at the Philadelphia International Airport. On September 27, 1994, the Company sold its rights to this project for net cash proceeds of $1,652,000. See "Business-- Energy Segment--Sale of Projects in Development." (v) SmithKline Project In February 1994, the Company executed an energy service agreement with SmithKline Beecham Corporation for a 21 megawatt standby electric facility project in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. On June 30, 1994 the Company entered into an Amended Energy Service Agreement Transaction with SmithKline Beecham Corporation and PECO Energy Company whereby the Company sold its rights in the 21 megawatt facility to PECO. The amended agreement also includes provisions for the Company to construct an 8 megawatt standby power facility for SmithKline Beecham. The Company will be paid $2,500,000 in installments through June 1995, for the 8 megawatt facility which must be completed no later than December 31, 1995. See "Business--Energy Segment--Projects in Development." B. Financial Information About Industry Segments. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, the Company operated principally in two industry segments: (i) energy - the development, ownership and operation of biogas projects and the development and ownership of cogeneration and waste heat recovery projects through wholly-owned subsidiaries and limited partnerships; and (ii) equipment sales, rentals and service - the selling and renting of power generating, cogenerating and standby/peak shaving equipment and services. Fees recognized in connection with the development and construction of cogeneration projects formed as limited partnerships are related to energy projects. See Note 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for financial information with respect to industry segments. C. Narrative Description of Business. General The Company develops, owns and operates cogeneration, waste heat recovery and biogas projects which produce electricity and thermal energy for sale under long-term contracts with industrial and commercial users and public utilities. Cogeneration involves the sequential production of two or more forms of usable energy (i.e. electricity and thermal energy) using a single fuel source, thereby substantially increasing fuel efficiency. A waste heat recovery project utilizes heat resulting from industrial processes as the energy source for the simultaneous production of steam and electricity in a manner similar to cogeneration. Biogas projects such as the Company's landfill and sewage digester gas projects collect otherwise wasted and unproductive methane gas and convert it into usable energy. These projects offer an industrial user potential cost savings and, where electricity is sold to the user, increased reliability and added security against power failures. As a project developer, the Company serves as a single source responsible for the evaluation, design, installation and operation of a project. The Company also assumes the responsibility for evaluating project alternatives; obtaining financing, insurance, all necessary licenses, permits and certifications; conducting contract negotiations with local utilities and arranging turnkey construction. In connection with obtaining financing, the Company may negotiate for credit support facilities with equipment suppliers, large turnkey construction firms and financial institutions. Potential project structures include sole ownership, general partnerships, limited partnerships, sale leaseback arrangements and other forms of joint ventures or debt arrangements. To date, other than the limited partnership substantially owned by a subsidiary of Chrysler Capital Corporation, the Company's projects in operation have been structured as wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company sells the electricity produced by its projects pursuant to long-term contracts either on a "wholesale" basis to local public utilities or on a "retail" basis directly to specific industrial and commercial users. Presently, substantially all of the electricity produced by the Company's projects in operation is sold on a wholesale basis. The mix of future energy sales may differ based upon future economic conditions and other circumstances. A large portion of the Company's business relates to design and assembly of power generation systems for sale and rental, electrical control and distribution subsystems, and high temperature heat transfer equipment and subsystems. During 1993, the Company expanded into the area of standby/peak shaving projects which utilize the Company's power generation equipment as a back-up source of electricity for large customers. These projects are intended to fill a need between large electrical users and the requirements of local utilities. The availability of an alternative energy source allows these customers to benefit from significantly discounted interruptible energy tariffs. The standby/peak shaving generators typically will be required to provide a limited amount of electricity during peak periods. At present, the Company has eight projects in operation totalling approximately 237 megawatts of electric generating capacity including seven wholly-owned projects developed by the Company totalling approximately 205 megawatts and one approximately 32 megawatt project which was developed by the Company and is presently owned substantially by a subsidiary of Chrysler Capital Corporation. Independent Power Market The independent power market (the market for power generated by companies other than traditional utilities) has evolved and is expected by the Company to continue to expand as a result of the growing need for new and replacement power capacity by electric utilities and industrial customers. Historically, regulated utilities in the United States have been the only producers of electric power intended primarily for sale to third parties. The increase in oil prices during the late 1970s and the increasing cost of constructing and financing large coal-fired or nuclear generating facilities along with the enactment in 1978 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act ("PURPA"), created a favorable regulatory environment and favorable market conditions for the development of energy projects by companies other than electric utilities. The basic policy judgment behind the encouragement of the development of biogas and cogeneration facilities is that the United States' dependence on oil and natural gas resources should be reduced and that the very high incremental costs of large centralized power production facilities should be avoided. However, economic considerations remain the central issue affecting a decision to install a cogeneration project. PURPA provided significant incentives to developers of qualifying facilities. It designated certain small power production (those utilizing renewable fuels and having a capacity of less than 80 megawatts) and cogeneration facilities as qualifying facilities exempt from many of the regulatory requirements applicable to electric utilities and eligible for various benefits under federal law. In accordance with PURPA, the Company's projects are exempt, and its proposed projects are intended to be exempt, from rate, financial and similar regulation as a utility as long as they meet the requirements of a qualifying facility. These projects also benefit from regulations that require public utilities to purchase power generated by qualifying projects either at the utilities' "avoided cost" (determined in accordance with a formula which varies from state to state but which is generally calculated based upon what the cost to the utility would be to generate the power itself or to purchase it from another source). Power purchase contracts generally must be approved by state public utility commissions. Since the Company benefits from PURPA, the Company's business could be adversely affected by a significant change in PURPA and could otherwise be materially impacted by decisions of federal, state and local legislative, judicial and regulatory bodies. See "Business--Regulation." The Company believes that independent power producers will become increasingly more important to electric utilities as alternative long-term sources of electric power. According to the North American Electric Reliability Council's 1991-2000 Electricity Supply and Demand Report, electric utilities have forecasted that they will need an additional 87,700 megawatts of new generating capacity between 1991 and the year 2000 to meet peak demand. The U.S. Department of Energy's Spring 1991 "National Energy Strategy" projects this need at up to 200,000 megawatts between 1991 and the year 2010. According to this report, $100 billion to $200 billion in new capital investment will be needed to meet the nation's growing electricity needs during the period from 1991 to 2001. Since the independent development and ownership of cogeneration projects requires little, if any, capital investment by those public utilities utilizing this power, and requires these public utilities to pay only for capacity and energy actually produced and delivered, utilities may avoid the cost and risk of building new plants as demand grows by purchasing needed power from independent power producers. Many organizations, including equipment manufacturers and subsidiaries of utilities and contractors, as well as other organizations similar to the Company, have entered the market of the ownership and operation of cogeneration and biogas projects. Many of these companies have substantially greater resources than the Company. In addition, obtaining power contracts with utilities has become more competitive with the increased use of competitive bidding procedures. This increased competition may make it more difficult for the Company to secure future projects, may increase project development costs and may reduce the Company's operating margins on any future projects. Products and Markets Cogeneration. Cogeneration involves the sequential production of two or more forms of usable energy (i.e. electricity and thermal energy) using a single fuel source, thereby substantially increasing fuel efficiency. The key elements of a cogeneration project are permit applications, contracts for sales of electricity and thermal energy, contracts or arrangements for fuel supply, and project financing and construction. The Company attempts to design and develop its projects so that they qualify for the benefits of PURPA, which exempts qualifying projects from rate, financial and similar utility regulation and requires public utilities to purchase power generated by these projects. Electricity may be sold to utilities and end users of electrical power, including large industrial facilities. Thermal energy from cogeneration plants may be sold to commercial enterprises and other institutions. Large industrial users of thermal energy include plants in the chemical processing, food processing, pharmaceuticals and paper industries. Standby/Peak Shaving. Standby/Peak Shaving projects utilize the Company's power generation equipment as a back-up source of electricity for large electrical demand customers. The availability of an alternative energy source allows these customers to benefit from significantly discounted interruptible energy tariffs. The standby/peak shaving generators typically will be required to provide a limited amount of electricity during peak periods. Waste Heat Recovery. A waste heat recovery project utilizes heat resulting from industrial processes as the energy source for the simultaneous production of steam and electricity in a manner similar to cogeneration. The Company believes that waste heat recovery projects, which do not rely on a traditional fuel source, will allow the Company to reduce or eliminate the cost of fuel to the project. While the recovery of continuously released waste heat is not a new process, the Company's patented heat storage technology developed by its subsidiary, American Hydrotherm enables it to capture waste heat released intermittently and convert it into continuous usable energy. These projects are well suited to steel, glass, paper, cement and other industries which generate high quantities of intermittent waste heat from their industrial processes. Biogas. Biogas projects use a renewable non-fossil fuel as their fuel source. The Company's biogas projects retrieve otherwise unproductive and environmentally harmful methane gas generated by landfills or sewage digester processes and convert it into usable energy. Landfill gas production will generally continue as long as suitable anaerobic (oxygen-deficient) conditions exist or until the organic components of the refuse placed at the site are entirely decomposed. This process may continue for approximately 20 years after the closing of a landfill site. Sewage digester gas is produced continuously during the sewage treatment process. The key elements of biogas projects are permit applications, contracts for gas rights, sales of gas and electricity, and thermal energy if appropriate, and project financing and construction. Equipment Sales, Rentals and Services. The Company sells and rents power generation and cogeneration equipment. The Company provides related services, including the design, assembly, repair and maintenance of permanent or standby power generation equipment. In addition, the Company sells equipment manufactured by others to turnkey contractors in connection with the construction of the Company's projects. The Company also sells equipment purchased by it for projects unrelated to those being developed by the Company. From time to time, it purchases equipment for reconditioning and sale. In its rental business the Company serves the construction, industrial, military, transportation, mining, utility and entertainment markets. The Company also designs and manufactures custom electrical control and distribution subsystems. These include medium voltage cubicle switchboards, main distribution systems, control instrumentation panels and packaged substations. This equipment receives and distributes power through a building, ship or other self-contained structure. The Company, through its American Hydrotherm subsidiary, is also in the business of custom designing, engineering, constructing, installing and servicing high temperature liquid heat transfer systems for industrial processing applications. Each system is designed by American Hydrotherm to meet precise temperature and other specifications for processing equipment. These systems are used in various industries such as steel, plastics, wood, rubber, paper, chemical, petrochemical and electronics. Energy Segment Projects in Operation. Set forth below are descriptions of the Company's eight projects currently in operation. Each of these projects is currently producing revenues through the sale of energy under long-term contracts. In connection with the obtaining of financing for its three cogeneration projects in operation, the Company has obtained business interruption insurance and performance guarantees by the operators of its cogeneration projects. These arrangements are negotiated and secured prior to commencement of operations of a project. Taken as a whole, these arrangements reduce the risks associated with any past and future equipment problems or unscheduled plant shutdowns. For example in the event of an unscheduled breakdown, the Company is entitled, pursuant to its business interruption policy, to the net profit which it is prevented from earning from the particular project, including all charges and expenses which continue during the period of interruption, less the applicable deductible amounts. There can be no assurance that such insurance or guarantees will sufficiently mitigate the risk of unforeseen contingencies.
Name and Location Rated Approximate Date of Power Company's Of Project Capacity (1) Capital Cost Operation Purchaser Lender Interest - - ----------------- ------------ ------------ --------- --------- ------ --------- (in megawatts) (in thousands) Cogeneration E.I. du Pont 122.0 $103,350 June 1991 Jersey Central National 100% Parlin (NJ) Power & Light Westminster Bank Company P.L.C. (2) Newark Boxboard 52.0 51,000 November 1990 Jersey Central National 100% (NJ) (3) Power & Light Westminster Bank Company P.L.C. (2) California Milk 32.0 40,000 February 1990 Southern Sakura Bank (2) 3%(4) Producers (CA) California Edison Biogas Mazarro (PA) 2.4 2,000 February 1990 Duquesne Light (5) 100% Company Duarte (CA) 1.1 2,000 October 1987 Southern (5) 100% California Edison SmithKline 2.5 5,000 March 1986 SmithKline (5) 100% Beecham (PA) Beecham Corona (CA) 3.2 5,000 March 1986 Southern (5) 100% California Edison Standby/Peak Shaving Philadelphia Water Department (PA)(6) 22.0 11,000 May 1993 Philadelphia (5) 83% Municipal Authority ------- -------- 237.2 $219,350 ======= ======== - - -------------------------- (1) See discussion of each particular project which follows for current contract production, which may be less than the stated rated capacity. (2) These loans are nonrecourse to the Company. (3) On December 25, 1992, a fire occurred at the plant. The plant returned to partial operation in August 1993 and resumed full operation in October 1993. (4) Owned in partnership as more fully described in the project descriptions in "Business--Energy Segment--Projects in Operation." (5) These projects are financed by various lenders through equipment credit facilities. (6) On November 12, 1993, the Company sold its Philadelphia Water Department project. This sale did not include the physical facilities and related generation equipment, which the Company continued to rent to the project. The Company repurchased this project from the purchaser, subject to certain rights of the purchaser, on August 5, 1994.
Cogeneration E.I. du Pont--Parlin. This 122 megawatt project, which commenced operation in June 1991, is 100%-owned by a subsidiary of the Company. This project is designed to operate continuously and to provide up to 120,000 lbs./hr. of steam to a photochemical manufacturing plant in Parlin, New Jersey owned by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ("E.I. du Pont"), under a 30-year agreement, and 92 megawatts of electricity to Jersey Central Power & Light ("JCP&L"), under a 20-year agreement. In addition to providing up to 9 megawatts of electricity to E.I. du Pont under a 20-year agreement, the Company sells additional electricity to JCP&L on an "as requested" basis under the contract's dispatch agreement. See Note 16 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of this project's nonrecourse financing. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, this project accounted for approximately $38 million in gross revenues, representing approximately 36% of the Company's consolidated gross revenues. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, this project experienced two unscheduled outages. In September 1993 a blade on the first stage of one of the two gas turbines (Gas Turbine #2) in the project, broke off at the base sending pieces of metal through the remaining rows of blades. The cause of this failure was due to a manufacturers' defect in the strength of the blade. All of the damaged blading has been repaired or replaced. The turbine went back into service in mid December 1993 and has been performing at satisfactory levels since the repair. In May 1994, the gear connecting Gas Turbine #1 to its generator failed, due to a metallurgical weakness. A new gear was installed and the turbine was brought back on-line in mid August 1994. The failed gear is being repaired, and will be used as a spare for both the Newark and Parlin plants. Natural gas is provided by Public Service Electric & Gas Company ("PSE&G") under a 15-year service contract. The project is operated and maintained under agreement with a third party who is responsible for the care, custody and control of the facility. The Company and a subsidiary of Stewart & Stevenson, Inc. ("Stewart & Stevenson") executed an Operation and Maintenance Contract, which became effective in April 1994 and has a term lasting through June 30, 2002. In May 1994, the Company and the turnkey contractor settled certain litigation regarding delays in project completion. See "Legal Proceedings." Newark Boxboard. This 52 megawatt project, which commenced operation in November 1990, is 100%-owned by a subsidiary of the Company. This project is designed to operate continuously and to provide up to 75,000 lbs./hr. of steam to a recycled paper boxboard manufacturing plant owned by Newark Boxboard Company, a subsidiary of the Newark Group, Inc., and 52 megawatts of electricity to JCP&L, each under 25-year agreements. See Note 16 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of this project's nonrecourse financing. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, this project accounted for approximately $23 million in gross revenues, representing approximately 22% of the Company's consolidated gross revenues. On December 25, 1992, a fire occurred at this project's facility in Newark, New Jersey. The fire resulted in the death of three workers employed by the operator of the project and in damage to the plant. The facility returned to partial operation in August 1993 and resumed full operation in October 1993. The fire has been classified by the local fire commissioner as accidental. As a result of lost revenues, the Company's 1994 and 1993 Income from Operations has been adversely affected. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." The Company carries both property damage and business interruption insurance. The Company received the sum of $36,000,000 which covered a substantial majority of the Company's costs of repair and loss of net profits due to business interruption. In addition, the Company has the right to receive up to an additional $1,400,000 upon recovery by the insurance carrier of its claims against third parties. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-- Capital Resources--Working Capital Requirements." Natural gas is provided by PSE&G under a 15-year service contract. Although it is uncertain at this time, the Company may use the landfill gas obtained in connection with its Hackensack Meadowlands project, which is currently in development, to supply fuel for this project in the future. See "Business--Energy Segment--Projects in Development." The project is operated and maintained under agreement with a third party who is responsible for the care, custody and control of the project. In January 1994, the Company and a subsidiary of Stewart & Stevenson executed an Operation and Maintenance Contract, replacing the current operator of the project, which became effective in April 1994. The term of the new Operation and Maintenance Contract goes through June 30, 2002. In November 1993, the Company entered into a letter of intent and then in March 1994, the Company entered into a $7,000,000 subordinated loan agreement with Stewart & Stevenson. The first disbursement of $1,000,000 was funded on January 13, 1994. The second disbursement of $3,500,000 was funded on March 16, 1994. The availability of a third disbursement of $2,500,000 has expired. This third disbursement was intended to be utilized for prepayment of debt at the Newark Boxboard project level and to satisfy the $1,000,000 note between the Company and Stewart & Stevenson. All outstanding principal and interest on the credit facility is to be satisfied by a percentage of all distributions made by O'Brien Newark. The Company currently intends to repay the proceeds of the Stewart & Stevenson credit facility upon the refinancing of the Newark Boxboard term loan. In April 1994, the Company and NatWest Advisory Services, a subsidiary of NatWest Markets ("NatWest") executed an engagement letter pursuant to which NatWest was engaged as financial advisor to the Company and O'Brien Newark in connection with identifying and assisting the Company and O'Brien Newark in negotiating and entering into agreements to refinance this project and sell equity therein. In May 1993, the Company and the turnkey construction contractor settled certain litigation regarding delays in project completion. See "Legal Proceedings." California Milk Producers. This 32 megawatt project, which commenced operation in February 1990, was developed and structured by the Company as a limited partnership in which a subsidiary of the Company is the general partner. This project is designed to operate principally during peak demand periods and to provide up to 60,000 lbs./hr. of steam to California Milk Producers, Artesia, California and 32 megawatts of electricity to Southern California Edison ("SCE"), each under 30-year agreements. The Company has an initial partnership interest of 3% (subject to adjustment to 50% based upon future investment returns of the limited partner). A wholly-owned subsidiary of Chrysler is the limited partner of the partnership and has an initial interest in partnership distributions of 97%. It is not anticipated that there will be any increase in the percentage interest in partnership distributions of the general partner for the foreseeable future. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, the Company received a management fee as a general partner of approximately $130,000. No partnership distributions were received. Until the occurrence of a major increase in the percentage interest in partnership distributions of the general partner, the Company does not expect its share of profits or losses of the partnership to be significant. Natural gas is provided by the Company and is purchased from independent brokers. Through a fuel management agreement with Chrysler, the Company is entitled to receive a percentage of any price savings between certain mandated gas price rates and the prices obtained by the Company. Under the agreement, the Company's earnings during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994 were nominal. The project is operated and maintained under agreement with Stewart & Stevenson which agreement provides for certain performance guarantees. Biogas Mazzaro. This landfill methane gas project produces approximately 1.8 megawatts of electricity which the Company sells to Duquesne Light Company under a 20-year contract expiring in 2009. Duarte. This landfill methane gas project generates 0.8 megawatts of electricity for sale to SCE under an agreement which expires in 1997. An extra generator is fueled with natural gas to produce up to .54 megawatts during the summer months to take advantage of the special peak demand rates. SmithKline Beecham. The Company uses landfill methane gas to fuel a cogeneration plant which provides up to 1.5 megawatts of electricity and 3,600 lbs./hr. of steam for sale to SmithKline Beecham Corporation under an agreement which expires in 2004. Corona. The Company uses landfill methane gas to fuel two generators which currently provide approximately 1.2 megawatts of electricity to the SCE under a 20-year contract. An additional generator fueled with natural gas produces approximately 2.0 megawatts during summer months to take advantage of special peak demand rates. Standby/Peak Shaving Philadelphia Water Department. This 22 megawatt project commenced operations in May 1993. Pursuant to a 20-year energy service agreement, the Philadelphia Municipal Authority (the "Authority") has the right to be supplied with 20 megawatts of electricity from the project at any time on one hour's notice. In addition, the project is required to use excess digester gas collected at the Authority's northeast and southwest Philadelphia plants to generate up to an approximate 2 megawatts of electricity which is sold to the Authority pursuant to a 10-year power generation agreement. The Company rents facilities and all related generation and associated equipment to the project. The annual rent is approximately $2,350,000. The Company also operates and maintains the project for an annual fee of approximately $250,000, subject to adjustment. In November 1993, the Company sold its interest in this project for a price of $5,000,000 and retained the right to repurchase an 83% interest in it for $5,000,000. On August 5, 1994, the Company repurchased an 83% interest in this project from an unrelated private investor for $5,000,000, subject to certain rights of such investor. Projects in Development Development of cogeneration, biogas, standby/peak shaving and waste heat recovery projects often require many months or years to complete and involve a high degree of risk that any given single project will not be completed. To reduce this risk, the Company has since its inception sought to simultaneously develop multiple projects in anticipation that some projects added to its development portfolio will not be completed. Among the principal items involved in developing projects are the selecting of a site, the obtaining of commitments from others to purchase electrical power and steam, negotiating fuel supply arrangements, obtaining environmental and other governmental permits and approvals, arranging project financing and turnkey construction. These items are often obtained independently of one another and success in obtaining one item does not necessarily result in success in obtaining any others. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain satisfactory project agreements, construction contracts, necessary licenses and permits or satisfactory financing commitments and, therefore, that any of the projects discussed below will ultimately be completed. If a project is not completed the Company may neither generate revenue from the project nor be able to recover its investment in the project. The Company has secured some project agreements for certain projects discussed below. Unless otherwise indicated, no definitive agreements have been executed in connection with these projects. Schuylkill/Grays Ferry (cogeneration). The Company has executed a partnership agreement with an affiliate of the Philadelphia Electric Company (the "Affiliate") to jointly develop and own this proposed 118 megawatt project. The partnership intends to develop this project in two phases, Phase 1 of which will consist of approximately 40 megawatts. On August 12, 1994, the partnership received a commitment letter for a $62,000,000 loan from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce to finance Phase I of this project. The Company expects that the expiration date of the commitment letter will be extended beyond October 30, 1994, although there can be no assurance that such extension will be granted or that if granted, will provide sufficient time to close. The commitment letter also provides for the Company's reduction of its ownership interest in the project from 50% to 25%. The partnership has executed a 25-year agreement with the Trigen-Philadelphia Thermal Energy Corporation for the sale of steam and a 20-year agreement for the sale of electric output with PECO Energy Company, formerly the Philadelphia Electric Company. Edgeboro (biogas). In February 1989 the Company executed a gas rights agreement with the owners of the landfill. The landfill is capable of fueling a 15 megawatt generating facility. In April 1992, the Company entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement with PSE&G for the purchase of 9.5 megawatts of electricity. The Company is currently reviewing this project with other potential investors for the purpose of a sale of the project or as equity investors. Hackensack Meadowlands (Biogas). In September 1993 the Company was awarded (pursuant to a competitive bidding process) gas recovery rights by the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission (the "Development Commission") for two landfill sites located in North Arlington and Lyndhurst, New Jersey, respectively. The Company and the Development Commission have executed a Gas Rights Agreement. The Company intends to utilize the gas recovered from these sites to supplement natural gas at its Newark Boxboard project. Other potential projects. The Company has identified and is considering potential opportunities to develop additional projects as well as to acquire projects in operation or under development and owned by third parties. If these projects are not completed the Company may neither generate revenue from the projects nor be able to recover its investment in the projects. Sale of Projects in Operation In June 1992, the Company sold its Hamms and Amity biogas projects, exclusive of certain equipment, for an aggregate of $2,048,000, of which $1,725,000 was being paid pursuant to a promissory note. See Notes 6 and 20 of the Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, the Company is entitled to receive $.01 for each kilowatt hour of electricity sold in excess of the respective projects' target production as long as the projects remain in commercial operation. Pursuant to the contracts of sale, the Company has a right of first refusal for the operation and maintenance of each project on the buyers' behalf if the buyers' present contracts concerning the operation and maintenance of the project are terminated. The Company also entered into equipment rental agreements that provide for removal of power generation equipment if gas from the landfill decreases. The annual rent is $75,000 and $110,000, respectively, for initial terms extending through December 31, 2002 but may be reduced if power generation equipment is removed from the site. Sale of Projects in Development In September 1994, the Company sold its rights to the Tinicum (Philadelphia Airport) project for net cash proceeds of $1,652,000. The Company executed an energy service agreement with the City of Philadelphia in December 1993 for a 14 megawatt standby electrical facility project at the Philadelphia International Airport. In June 1994, the Company sold its rights to develop a standby project with SmithKline Beecham in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. See Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In August 1993, the Company sold its rights to develop coal-bed methane reserves at a 15,000 acre site in Indiana County, Pennsylvania together with other assets relating to the site for $6,500,000. See Notes 6 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Legal Proceedings regarding BBC/DRI Blacklick Joint Venture. In December 1992, the Company sold its Rowley biogas project for $821,000, of which $331,000 was being paid pursuant to a promissory note. The promissory note was paid in full in October 1993, subject to a discount for early payment offered by the Company. See Notes 6 and 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In December 1992, the Company and a utility entered into an agreement pursuant to which the electric contract previously entered into by the parties was terminated in consideration of the payment by the utility of $4,000,000 payable over five years (commencing on June 29, 1993) and secured by a standby letter of credit. See Notes 6 and 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In September 1992, the Company sold a 50% interest in its SPSA biogas project pursuant to a stock purchase agreement. The remaining 50% interest was sold on June 30, 1993. The aggregate purchase price was $625,000, of which $555,000 is being paid pursuant to a promissory note. During 1994, the promissory note was paid in full, subject to a discount for early payment offered by the Company. See Notes 6 and 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Equipment Sales, Rentals and Services Segment In addition to the energy business, the Company sells and rents power generation and cogeneration equipment. A significant portion of the Company's equipment rental business is attributable to the operations of its subsidiary, O'Brien Energy Services. The Company provides related services, including the design, assembly, repair and maintenance of permanent or standby power generation equipment. In addition, the Company sells equipment manufactured by others to turnkey contractors in connection with the construction of the Company's projects. The Company also sells equipment purchased by it for projects unrelated to those being developed by the Company. From time to time, it purchases equipment for reconditioning and sale. In its rental business the Company serves the construction, industrial, military, transportation, mining, utility and entertainment markets. On a national level the Company competes principally with one other company. In addition there are numerous local competitors in each of the geographic areas in which the Company operates. The Company competes on the basis of experience, service, price and depth of its rental fleet. Puma, a wholly-owned United Kingdom subsidiary, designs and assembles diesel and gas fueled power generation systems ranging in size from 5 kilowatts to 5 megawatts. These products are engineered and sold for use in prime power base load applications as well as for standby or main failure emergency situations. Major markets for these products include commercial buildings, governmental institutions such as schools, hospitals and public facilities, industrial manufacturing or production plants, shipyards, the entertainment industry and offshore drilling operations. The Company exports many of its products primarily through established distributors and dealers in local areas for delivery to markets such as the Far East, including Hong Kong and mainland China, together with the Middle East and South America. The Company also designs and manufactures custom electrical control and distribution subsystems. These include medium voltage cubicle switchboards, main distribution systems, control instrumentation panels and packaged substations. This equipment receives and distributes power through a building, ship or other self-contained structure. The Company, through its American Hydrotherm subsidiary, is also in the business of custom designing, engineering, constructing, installing and servicing high temperature liquid heat transfer systems for industrial processing applications. Each system is designed by American Hydrotherm to meet precise temperature and other specifications for processing equipment. These systems are used in various industries such as steel, plastics, wood, rubber, paper, chemical, petrochemical and electronics. Regulation In connection with the development and operation of its projects, the Company is substantially affected by federal, state and local energy and environmental laws and regulations. The enactment in 1978 of PURPA and the adoption of regulations thereunder by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") provided incentives for the development of small power production facilities (those utilizing renewable fuels and having a capacity of less than 80 megawatts) and cogeneration facilities (collectively referred to as "Qualifying Facilities"). Electric utilities are required to purchase power from such facilities at rates based on the incremental cost of electrical energy (so-called "avoided cost"). Under regulations adopted by FERC and upheld by the United States Supreme Court, such rates are based upon "the incremental cost to an electric utility of electrical energy or capacity or both which, but for the purchase from the qualifying facility or qualifying facilities, such utility would generate itself or purchase from another source." Avoided cost is generally a function of the cost of fuel required to generate electricity and of the cost of capital required to construct a power plant to supply such capacity. All of the Company's existing electric generating facilities are designed to be qualifying small power production facilities or qualifying cogeneration facilities, as these terms are defined in PURPA. Pursuant to authority granted to FERC under PURPA, FERC has promulgated regulations which at present exempt most of these facilities from the Federal Power Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and, except under certain circumstances, state laws respecting the rates charged by electric utilities. In order to qualify for the benefits provided by PURPA, the Company's facilities must meet certain size, efficiency, fuel and ownership requirements. For its major cogeneration projects, it is the Company's practice to obtain an order from FERC confirming the qualification of its facilities. For its biogas projects, the Company's practice is to utilize the self-certification procedure authorized by PURPA and FERC regulation. However, the standards for qualification and the regulations described above are subject to amendment. If the regulations were to be amended, the Company cannot predict the effect of any such amendment on the extent of regulation to which the Company may thereby become subject. The Company is not currently aware of any proposed amendments to PURPA or regulations promulgated by FERC thereunder to materially alter the standards for qualification. In the event that one of the Company's cogeneration facilities failed to meet the requirements of being a "Qualified Facility," that entity would be materially adversely impacted. The Company is also subject to the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 ("FUA"), which limits the ability of power producers to burn natural gas in new generation facilities unless such facilities also have the capability to use coal or any other alternate fuel as a primary energy source. All of the Company's existing cogeneration projects are designed to qualify for permanent exemption from FUA. In addition to the regulations described above, the Company's projects must comply with applicable federal, state and local environmental regulations, including those related to water and air quality. These laws and regulations in many cases require a lengthy and complex process of obtaining licenses, permits and approvals from federal, state and local agencies. The environmental regulations under which the Company's projects operate are subject to amendment. The Company cannot predict what effect compliance with such amendments may have on the Company's business or operations. Compliance could require modification of a project and thereby increase its costs, extend its completion date or otherwise adversely affect a project. All projects in operation and under development are believed to be operating in substantial compliance with or designed to meet currently applicable environmental requirements. To date, compliance with these environmental regulations has not had a material effect on the Company's earnings nor has it required the Company to expend significant capital expenditures. Employees As of September 20, 1994, the Company had approximately 176 full- time employees, including executive officers of the Company. Of these, approximately 69 are involved with the Company's overseas equipment sales, rental and service operations. The Company has reduced its staff of employees for the purpose of reducing overhead expenses. None of the Company's employees are members of a union or are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. The Company considers its employee relations to be satisfactory. The Company expects that as each of its projects is constructed and becomes operational, it will either have to hire additional employees to staff these projects or enter into operation and maintenance agreements with unrelated third parties. The Company believes that these project personnel will be readily available. Competition Many organizations, including equipment manufacturers and subsidiaries of utilities and contractors, as well as other organizations similar to the Company, have entered the cogeneration and biogas market. Many of these organizations have substantially greater resources than the Company. In addition, obtaining power contracts with utilities has become more competitive with the increased use of competitive bidding procedures. This increased competition may make it more difficult for the Company to secure future projects, may increase project development costs and may reduce the Company's operating margins. Even though many of its potential competitors have substantially greater resources than the Company, the Company believes that its experience, particularly if combined with a strategic alliance with a third party with regard to larger projects, will enable it to compete effectively. Significant Customers The Company derived 53%, 65% and 67% of its revenues in fiscal 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively, from JCP&L as a result of the operation of the Newark, Parlin and Hamms projects. (The Hamms project was sold on June 30, 1992.) Patents The Company owns patents and trademarks relating to its waste heat storage technology which are expected to contribute to the business activities of the Company. Backlog The order backlog of Puma as of March 31, 1994 was approximately $2,611,000, compared with approximately $6,000,000 as of March 31, 1993. The order backlog for American Hydrotherm at June 30, 1994 and 1993 was $1,024,000 and $1,300,000, respectively. The order backlog for O'Brien Energy Services, in regard to its equipment sales operations, at June 30, 1994 was $2,051,000. There was no significant backlog for O'Brien Energy Services at June 30, 1993 during its startup period in its equipment sales operations. Management expects that the backlog amounts will be delivered during each of Puma's and American Hydrotherm's and O'Brien Energy Services' current fiscal years, as applicable. There is no significant seasonal influence to the order backlog. See "Business--Energy Segment--Projects in Development." D. Financial Information About Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export Sales. 1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- (In thousands) Revenues: United States $ 93,090 $ 83,797 $ 84,560 United Kingdom 13,499 13,895 15,555 -------- -------- --------- $106,589 $ 97,692 $ 100,115 ======== ======== ========= Net Income (Loss): United States $(14,570) $(13,350) $ 1,535 United Kingdom (1,931) (361) (123) -------- -------- --------- $(16,501) $(13,711) $ 1,412 ======== ======== ========= Identifiable Assets: United States $230,343 $252,863 $ 249,544 United Kingdom 7,473 9,666 9,510 -------- -------- --------- $237,816 $262,529 $ 259,054 ======== ======== ========= The revenues and operations of the Company's foreign operations in the United Kingdom disclosed above are attributable solely to the equipment sales and services segment of the Company's business. The revenues from such operations accounted for in excess of 50% of that particular segment's revenue in 1994. The Company's foreign operations are subject to the additional risks inherent in doing business in foreign countries, including changes in currency exchange rates, currency restrictions, political changes and expropriation. Although it is impossible to predict the likelihood of such occurrences or their effect on the Company, management believes these risks to be acceptable and, in view of the fact that the Company's foreign activities historically have been largely concentrated in Europe and not in any single country and the fact that the Company attempts to secure payment for export sales with commercial letters of credit or other secured means, does not consider them a factor materially adverse to its operations as a whole. [The remainder of this page is intentionally blank.] ITEM 2. PROPERTIES. The Company's offices located at 225 and 231 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia, which cover approximately 16,000 square feet, are leased from Pennsport Partnership, a Pennsylvania partnership in which Frank L. O'Brien III has a 50% ownership interest. The lease term expires in November 1999 with an option to renew for a five- year term at the option of the Company. The rental expense for the premises was approximately $289,000 in 1994. The Company also leases office and warehouse space from Christiana River Holdings, Ltd., an entity owned by Frank L. O'Brien III. Rental expense for 1994 was $150,000, plus real estate taxes. In September 1993, Puma purchased its executive offices and its principal manufacturing facility located in Ash, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom from III Enterprises, Limited, an entity owned by Frank L. O'Brien III for approximately $800,000. Rental expense for the five months prior to the purchase in fiscal 1994 was approximately $66,000. See Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The executive and engineering offices of American Hydrotherm are located in New York City. American Hydrotherm leases this 8,000 square foot facility under the terms of a ten-year lease executed in 1990. Burr Controls, Inc. leases approximately 10,000 square feet for its assembly and manufacturing operations on Long Island, New York. The headquarters of O'Brien Energy Services are located on approximately 4 acres in Wilmington, Delaware. The premises are owned, subject to a mortgage, in fee simple and include an approximately 55,000 square foot building. In addition, O'Brien Energy Services owns, subject to a mortgage, office and warehouse space in Houston, Texas, on approximately two acres of land. O'Brien Energy Services leases space for similar purposes in each of Bakersfield and Benecia, California. The office and warehouse space in Texas and in the California locations range from approximately 5,000 to 10,000 square feet. The Company leases, typically for a nominal fee, property on the site of its proposed cogeneration facilities from the commercial user of thermal energy. The term of the lease equals or exceeds that of each respective thermal supply agreement. The Company believes that the leased premises are suitable and adequate for the Company's projects. [The remainder of this page is intentionally blank.] ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION PROCEEDINGS On September 28, 1994, O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., the parent company, filed a voluntary petition (No. 94-26723(RG)) for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey to pursue financial restructuring efforts under the protection afforded by the U.S. bankruptcy laws. The decision to seek Chapter 11 relief was based on the conclusion that action had to be taken to preserve its relationships and maintain the operational strength and assets of the Company, and to restructure its debt and utilize its assets in a manner consistent with the interests of all creditors and shareholders rather than liquidate to satisfy the demands of a particular group of creditors. The Company expects to continue its normal activities, including project development and the sale and/or refinancing of existing projects. There can be no assurance that the Company, in ;the future, will ahve adequate cash flow to finance operations and ongoing development activities or to meet current obligations. As a result of this action, pending litigation against the Company (but not its subsidiaries) will be stayed and consolidated with this bankruptcy proceeding. The Company has also been advised that its securities are being delisted from the American Stock Exchange, however, the Common Stock continues to be listed on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. The Company intends to have its Debentures included in either the OTC Bulletin Board or the "pink sheets." There can be no assurance that a trading market will develop for any of the Company's securities even if they are listed on any of the foregoing exchanges or quotation systems. See "Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters." Although the Company cannot give definitive assurance regarding the ultimate resolution of the various remaining claims described below, the Company does not presently believe the resolution will have a material adverse impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. However, attorney costs of defending against these litigations have impacted the Company's financial statements in 1994 and 1993. HAWKER SIDDELEY PROCEEDINGS In May 1994, actions entitled (i) Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. v. O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. (the "Parlin Action"), and (ii) Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. v. O'Brien California Cogen Limited, a California Limited Partnership, O'Brien Cogeneration, Inc. II and O'Brien Energy Systems Inc. (the "Salinas Action") were settled pursuant to an agreement entered into by the parties (the "Hawker Settlement Agreement"). Pursuant to the Hawker Settlement Agreement, other than the Company issuing a promissory note for $1,500,000 to Hawker Siddeley (the "Note"), no money was exchanged; O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. was not required to pay the approximately $5,100,000 contract price withheld and all parties dismissed their claims related to the Parlin action. Pursuant to the Hawker Settlement Agreement, the Salinas Action, prior to being dismissed, required that the first payment under the Note be paid by October 6, 1994. Therefore, as the payment was not made, the Salinas Action remains open. See Note 29 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In May 1993, actions entitled (i) O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. v. Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. and Hawker Siddeley Group, P.L.C. and (ii) Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. v. O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. and O'Brien Newark Supply Corporation were settled pursuant to an agreement entered into by the parties (the "Newark Settlement Agreement"). Pursuant to the Newark Settlement Agreement, no money was exchanged, O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. was not required to pay the $3,800,000 contract price withheld and all parties dismissed their claims. As of September 1993, actions entitled (i) Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. v. O'Brien Cogeneration (Hartford), Inc., (ii) O'Brien Cogeneration (Hartford), Inc. and O'Brien (Hartford) Cogeneration Limited Partnership v. Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. and Hawker Siddeley Group, P.L.C. and (iii) Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering, Inc. v. Energy Networks, Inc., O'Brien (Hartford) Cogeneration Limited Partnership and Connecticut National Bank were settled pursuant to an agreement entered into by the parties (the "Hartford Settlement Agreement"). Pursuant to the Hartford Settlement Agreement, the Company relinquished its interest in the project and its general partner responsibilities, paid Hawker Siddeley $250,000 and issued a promissory note for $250,000 to the succeeding general partner, which resulted in a total charge of $1,121,000 for fiscal 1993. See Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. OTHER PROCEEDINGS In September 1993, an action entitled Gulfgen Limited and TransAndean International, S.A. v. O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. was commenced in the United States District Court, District of Delaware. The complaint alleged the Company repudiated its obligation to close a proposed transaction which, among other things, involved a proposed transfer by Gulfgen Limited ("Gulfgen") and TransAndean International, S.A. ("TransAndean") of an interest in a pipeline project to the Company (and an agreement to contract for project development services from the Company in connection therewith) in exchange for certain stock of the Company and an option to purchase additional stock of the Company. No closing documents were negotiated or executed. Gulfgen and TransAndean, however, claim that an officer of the Company with authority to bind the Company sent the agreement with a transmittal letter dated July 30, 1993 containing a statement that constituted an agreement by the Company. The complaint also alleges that the Company is now obligated to pay a break-up fee of $200,000 and that the Company has repudiated its alleged contractual obligation to pay such $200,000 break-up fee. The Company has settled the action by paying Gulfgen $25,000. In December 1993, an action entitled Pueblo Chemical, Inc. v. O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. was commenced in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware - New Castle County. The Complaint alleges that Pueblo (allegedly, the owner of record of 100 shares of the Class A Common Stock of the Company) has the right to inspect the Company's stock ledger, list of stockholders and certain books and records. This action was settled by the Company providing the information requested. In January 1994, an action entitled Pueblo Chemical, Inc. v. O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., Frank L. O'Brien, III, Joel D. Cooperman, William Forman and Charles L. Andes was commenced in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware - New Castle County. The Complaint alleges, among other things, fraud and breach of fiduciary duties in connection with a certain agreement allegedly entered into by Pueblo and an affiliate of Frank L. O'Brien III. The Company believes that these allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously contest them. In a decision rendered in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on February 4, 1994, in a companion case involving the aforementioned affiliate of Frank L. O'Brien III, the Judge has determined that these claims are without merit and no contract existed between the parties. Pueblo appealed the decision to the United States District Court, which Court denied the appeal and reaffirmed the decision of the Bankruptcy Court which, in effect, terminated the plaintiff's cause of action in the case, although the case remains on the docket as dormant. By letter dated September 20, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") commenced an informal inquiry into trading in the securities of the Company. The SEC requested information from the Company for the period of March 1, 1993 to September 20, 1993. The SEC has indicated that this inquiry should not be construed as an indication by the SEC or its staff that any violations have occurred, or as an adverse reflection upon any person, entity or security. The Company sent an initial written response to the SEC on October 21, 1993, and a subsequent response on November 12, 1993. Since such time, the SEC has not contacted the Company for any additional information with respect to the inquiry. In June 1993, the Company received a Citation and Notification of Penalty (the "Citations") under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 from the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") for each of its Newark and Parlin Cogeneration plants. The penalties listed for the Newark and Parlin plants are $44,650 and $10,000, respectively. In September 1994, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the DOL in which the Company, citing responsibility of the turnkey contractor of the plants to Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. and the Operations and Maintenance Contractor of the plants to John Brown Engineering, accepted a single citation at the Newark and Parlin plants and accepted penalties in the amount of $7,000 and $5,000, respectively. In September 1993, October 1993 and November 1993, respectively, actions entitled (i) BRIDGET E. McLOUGHLIN, Individually and as Administrator of the estate of MICHAEL A. McLOUGHLIN, deceased, et al., v. O'BRIEN COGENERATION INC., HAWKER SIDDELEY CONSTRUCTION CO., et al.; (ii) GEORGIE ANN ELEY, Individually and as Administratrix on behalf of the Estate of JOSEPH ELEY, JR., deceased, et al. v. O'BRIEN COGENERATION INC., HAWKER SIDDELEY, JOHN BROWN INC. (for discovery purposes only), et al.; and (iii) KELLY ANN MOTICHKA, Individually and as Administrator on behalf of the Estate of Andrew Motichka, deceased, et al. v. O'BRIEN COGENERATION INC., HAWKER SIDDELEY, JOHN BROWN INC., (for discovery purposes only), et al. were commenced in the Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division - Essex County. These actions were filed by the survivors of three employees of John Brown Power Limited, the operator of the Company's Newark Cogeneration facility, who were killed as the result of a fire which occurred at the facility in December 1992. The actions seek the recovery of damages in an unspecified amount. Insurance counsel estimates that each of the pending claims could have a value in excess of $1,000,000. The amount allocable to the Company, if any, is not determinable at this time. The Company's insurer has recently disputed the maximum amounts of coverage under the Company's policies. If a satisfactory resolution of this dispute cannot be reached, the Company may be required to file an action in court to obtain an adjudication of its rights under its insurance policies. The Company believes that these claims will not have a material adverse financial effect on the Company because (i) the Company has sufficient liability insurance coverage and (ii) the operator of the facility has agreed to indemnify the Company for any liability arising out of the operator's operation and maintenance of the facility. In January 1993, an action entitled Resolution Trust Corporation as receiver for Atlantic Financial Savings, F.A. v. Clarence J. O'Brien, II, Frank L. O'Brien III, O'Brien Energy Systems, Inc., O'Brien Mobile Power Rental Company, III Enterprises, Inc., III Enterprises, Inc. I, Puma Manufacturing, Ltd., Puma Power Plant, Ltd., O'Brien Power Equipment, Inc. and Powerhouse Contractors, Inc. was commenced in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Complaint alleges that certain transactions between the Company and a separate group of individuals and companies jeopardized and harmed the ability of the second group of companies to repay loans to their creditor, Atlantic Financial Savings, F.A., an entity which had fallen into Resolution Trust Corporation ("RTC") receivership. The plaintiffs sought damages in excess of $75,000. In May 1993, the case was dismissed without prejudice and the parties entered into an agreement whereby the Company would pay a total of $930,000 to the RTC in installments including a final payment in the amount of $590,000 on January 15, 1995, unless otherwise extended, in exchange for the RTC's position in certain collateralized assets. In May 1994, BBC/DRI Blacklick Joint Venture (the "Joint Venture") filed a complaint for arbitration against O'Brien Methane Production Inc. with the American Arbitration Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The complaint alleges, among other things, breach of contract, fraud and conversion in connection with an agreement between the parties concerning the sale by the Company of rights to develop coalbed methane properties in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. The Joint Venture seeks damages in the amount of approximately $550,000 and the cancellation of all remaining payments due under a promissory note in favor of the Company in the current outstanding amount of $4,500,000. In its answer, the Company has denied the allegations and counterclaimed against the Joint Venture for breach of contract in such amount as is necessary to repay the balance of the promissory note with interest. The Company has, further, requested that a receiver be appointed to ensure the performance of the Joint Venture with regard to its contractual obligations to the Company. David B. Zlotnick, individually and on behalf of himself and all persons similarly situated v. O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, April Term 1994, No. 3224. This Complaint alleges that the defendants did not pay interest that was due March 15, 1994 or September 15, 1994 to the three series of bondholders of the 7 3/4% of Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due March 15, 2002, the 11% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due on March 15, 2010 and the 11% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due on March 15, 2011. Allan G. Stevens, on behalf of himself and all persons similarly situated v. O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., Frank L. O'Brien, III, Joel D. Cooperman, William Forman, Bruce L. Levy, Sanders D. Newman and Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. This Complaint was served on August 10, 1994. The Complaint alleges that the defendants other than Frank L. O'Brien, III, sold stock while in possession of material adverse, non-public information and all defendants participated in disseminating misleading information to artificially inflate the value of the Company's stock. The Company believes these allegations to be totally without merit. James M. Blackman and Virginia Frantz v. O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., Frank L. O'Brien, III, Joel D. Cooperman, William Forman, Bruce L. Levy, and Sanders Newman. On September 15, 1994 a class action suit was filed against the Company and others by a class allegedly consisting of all persons who purchased the Company's debentures from September 28, 1992 through April 12, 1994. The Complaint alleges that the defendants made misleading statements and omitted to state material facts in certain public disclosures made by the Company. The Company believes these allegations to be totally without merit. See Notes 7, 21 and 29 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. None. [The remainder of this page is intentionally blank.] PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. The Company's Class A Common Stock is principally traded on the AMEX under the symbol "OBS" and is also listed on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. As of September 28, 1994, the AMEX halted trading in the Company's securities due to, among other things, the Company's filing of a voluntary petition for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. On October 4, 1994, the AMEX advised the Company that it had initiated proceedings to delist the Company's securities therefrom. The following table sets forth, for each of the quarterly periods indicated, the high and low sale prices for the Class A Common Stock as reported on the AMEX.
High Low ---- --- Fiscal year Ended June 30, 1992 Quarter ended September 30, 1991 6 1/4 4 1/2 Quarter ended December 31, 1991 5 7/8 3 3/4 Quarter ended March 31, 1992 5 5/8 3 3/4 Quarter ended June 30, 1992 5 1/4 3 7/8 Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1993 Quarter ended September 30, 1992 4 15/16 3 7/8 Quarter ended December 31, 1992 5 1/4 4 1/8 Quarter ended March 31, 1993 5 1/4 3 1/2 Quarter ended June 30, 1993 4 15/16 3 11/16 Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1994 Quarter ended September 30, 1993 4 5/16 2 Quarter ended December 31, 1993 3 5/16 2 Quarter ended March 31, 1994 2 13/16 15/16 Quarter ended June 30, 1994 1 3/8 7/16 Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1995 Quarter ending September 30, 1994 (through September 20, 1994) 7/8 3/8
On September 20, 1994, the closing sale price of the Company's Class A Common Stock on the AMEX was $11/16 per share and there were 13,055,597 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding. The approximate number of stockholders of record of the Class A Common Stock of the Company at September 20, 1994 was 1,471 not including beneficial owners whose shares are held by banks, brokers and other nominees. Frank L. O'Brien III, through his ownership of III Enterprises, Inc., is the owner of all of the outstanding voting shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company. In October 1993, III Enterprises filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. In April 1994, III Enterprises and its creditors entered into a Stipulation which set forth certain key dates for implementing a Plan of Reorganization. The Debtor sought and obtained an extension of certain time period in the Stipulation to September 30, 1994. The debtor has since filed motions to extend the time periods in the Stipulation. On October 6, 1994, the bankruptcy court ordered that the matter be converted to a proceeding under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. On October 7, 1994, the debtor appealed this order. In addition, this proceeding could cause a change of control of the Company, which could, among other things, significantly affect the direction of the management of the Company and limit the utilization all the Company's net operating loss carryforwards available at June 30, 1994 in accordance with IRS regulations. See Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company presently intends to retain all earnings for the operation and expansion of its business and does not anticipate paying cash dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. Any future determination as to the payment of dividends on the common stock will depend upon future earnings, results of operations, capital requirements, the financial condition of the Company and any other factors the Board of Directors of the Company may consider. Some of the Company's commercial bank lines of credit restrict the payment of dividends. In addition, the Indenture governing the Company's 7 3/4% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due March 15, 2002 (the "1987 Indenture") restricts the Company from declaring or paying any dividend or making any distribution on its capital stock or to its stockholders other than dividends and distributions payable solely in shares of its capital stock (such dividends being referred to as "Stock Payments"), unless (a) at the time of such Stock Payments no Event of Default under the 1987 Indenture (as defined therein) has occurred and is continuing, and (b) after giving effect thereto the aggregate amount expended for all Stock Payments subsequent to December 31, 1986 does not exceed the sum of: (i) 25% of the Consolidated Net Income (as defined in the 1987 Indenture) accrued on a cumulative basis subsequent to December 31, 1986 (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit); (ii) the aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from the issue or sale subsequent to December 31, 1986 of its capital stock (including capital stock issued upon the conversion of Indebtedness (as defined in the 1987 Indenture)); and (iii) $500,000. The indentures governing the Company's 11% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due March 15, 2010 (the "1990 Indenture") and 11% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due March 15, 2011 (the "1991 Indenture") impose similar restrictions on the payment of dividends by the Company. The reference dates used for the 1990 and 1991 Indentures are December 31, 1989 and December 31, 1990, respectively. With respect to the 1990 and 1991 Indentures, the parenthetical information in (b)(i) above is qualified to indicate that in the event that the Company's Consolidated Stockholders' Equity (as defined in the 1990 and 1991 Indentures, respectively) is $60,000,000 or more, such percentage shall be 50%. The amount set forth in (b)(iii) above for each of the 1990 and 1991 Indentures is $2,000,000. The Company's project subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends to the Company only to the extent of surplus cash flow and subject to certain other restrictions. [The remainder of this page is intentionally blank.] ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA. The consolidated selected financial data as of and for each of the five years in the period ended June 30, 1994 have been derived from the audited financial statements of the Company. Due to the uncertainty concerning the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and the outcome of certain pending litigation, no provision has been made for any liabilities which may result from these uncertainties. This data should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the related financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this Report. Year Ended June 30, ------- -------------------------------------------------------- 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990(2) ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- (in thousands, except per share data) Statements of Operations Data: Revenues: Energy $ 62,647 $ 65,136 $ 71,638(1) $19,881(1) $ 4,931 Equipment sales and services 24,304 18,955 21,854 25,321 24,634 Rental 5,372 3,636 3,191 3,663 4,005 Related parties -- 515 378 899 -- Development fees and other 14,266 9,450 3,054 1,616 3,941 -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- Total 106,589 97,692 100,115 51,380 37,511 Cost of revenues 84,174 71,750 66,996 37,383 27,581 Gross profit 22,415 25,942 33,119 13,997 9,930 Provision for loss on equipment held for sale 6,250 -- -- -- -- Selling, general and administrative expenses 19,680 21,872 13,133 13,311 9,184 -------- -------- -------- ------- ------- Income (loss) from operations (3,515) 4,070 19,986 686 746 Involuntary conversion gain 6,066 -- -- -- -- Interest and other income 874 993 1,204 1,377 2,409 Interest and debt expense (18,013) (15,696) (17,340) (8,434) (4,855) Litigation settlement cost -- -- -- (538) -- -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (14,588) (10,633) 3,850 (6,909) (1,700) Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 1,913 3,078 2,438 1,676 (280) -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (16,501) (13,711) 1,412 (8,585) (1,420) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle -- -- -- -- (2,329) -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- Net income (loss) $ (16,501) $(13,711) $ 1,412 $(8,585) $ (3,749) ======== ======== ======== ======= ======== Net income (loss) per share: Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ (.98) $ (.82) $ .09 $ (.67) $ (.11) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle -- -- -- -- (.19) -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- Net income (loss) $ (.98) $ (.82) $ .09 $ (.67) $ (.30) ======== ======== ======== ======= ======== Weighted average shares outstanding 16,871 16,821 14,911 12,756 12,427 As of June 30, -------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 -------- -------- --------- ------- ---------- Balance Sheet Data: Working capital (deficiency)(3) $(125,683) $(11,119) $ 816 $(14,629) $(10,126) Property, plant and equipment, net 176,514 194,217 195,677 195,452 165,233 Total assets 237,816 262,529 259,054 249,207 216,494 Recourse long-term debt, net(3) 7,073 28,012 20,003 16,950 22,566 Convertible senior subordinated debentures(3) -- 49,174 49,174 49,254 22,999 Nonrecourse project financing, net(3) 60,310 97,140 107,898 117,817 100,166 Stockholders' equity 136 15,675 29,405 14,235 22,302 - - ---------------------- (1) Includes revenues attributable to the du Pont Parlin Project which commenced operations on June 26, 1991 and the Newark Boxboard project which commenced operations in November 1990. (2) In 1993, the Company adopted Statement of Accounting Standards #109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (SFAS #109) and elected to apply the provisions of SFAS #109 retroactively to July 1, 1989. Accordingly, the Consolidated Financial Satements for the year ended 1990 includes the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. (3) As of June 30, 1994, recourse long-term debt, net, nonrecourse project financing, net, and Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures excludes $21,914, $25,010 and $49,174, respectively, of amounts with long-term repayment terms. These amounts have been included in current liabilities (thereby included in Working Capital Deficiency) due to defaults under the respective debt agreements.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. On September 28, 1994, O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., the parent company, filed a voluntary petition (No. 94-26723(RG)) for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey to pursue financial restructuring efforts under the protection afforded by the U.S. bankruptcy laws. The decision to seek Chapter 11 relief was based on the conclusion that action had to be taken to preserve its relationships and maintain the operational strength and assets of the Company, and to restructure its debt and utilize its assets in a manner consistent with the interests of all creditors and shareholders rather than liquidate to satisfy the demands of a particular group of creditors. The Company expects to continue its normal activities, including project development and the sale and/or refinancing of existing projects. There can be no assurance that the Company, in the future, will have adequate cash flow to finance operations and ongoing development activities or to meet current obligations. Subsequent to September 28, 1994, the Company is operating as debtor-in-possession under the Bankruptcy Code. As such, the Company is authorized to operate its business, but may not engage in transactions outside the ordinary course of business without approval, after notice and hearing, of the Bankruptcy Court. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such approval to continue its normal operations and restructure its debt and otherwise engage in project development and the sale or refinancing of existing projects. In addition, the bankruptcy of an affiliate of the Company's principle stockholder may cause a change of control of the Company. Any discussion herein respecting the plans of management concerning the Company's business is accordingly qualified. See "Significant Factors--Liquidity; Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings" and "-- III Enterprises, Inc. Bankruptcy." The Company develops cogeneration, waste heat recovery and biogas projects ("Energy business"). In addition, the Company sells and rents power generation equipment ("Equipment sales, rental and services business"). Included in the Equipment sales, rentals and services business is the Company's demand-side management business, through which the Company provides standby power equipment to a customer for a fee. At present, the Company has eight projects in operation totalling approximately 237 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including seven wholly-owned projects developed by the Company totalling approximately 205 megawatts and one 32 megawatt project developed by the Company but presently owned substantially by a subsidiary of Chrysler Capital Corporation. The Company's energy revenues and gross profits are subject to seasonal variations as a result of power sales agreements which contain peak and off-peak energy pricing provisions and fuel costs which fluctuate based upon seasonal demand and other factors. The Board of Directors elected not to make the March 15, 1994 or the September 15, 1994 interest payments due on the 1987, 1990 and 1991 Indentures. The Company is also in default of certain other debt. See "Recent Developments" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources". In December 1992, a fire disabled the Company's Newark Boxboard cogeneration plant. The damage to the plant has been repaired. The plant returned to partial operation in August 1993 and full operation in October 1993. The Company received $36,000,000 from its insurance carrier which covered a substantial majority of the Company's cost of repair and loss of net profits due to business interruption. See "Results of Operations for the Years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" for further discussion and analysis of the impact of the fire. During May 1993, operations commenced at the Company's initial demand side management facilities (collectively, the "Philadelphia Water Department project"). The Philadelphia Water Department project consists of two ten megawatt standby power generating plants. In November 1993, the Company entered into a transaction under which it sold its interest in the Philadelphia Water Department project to entities controlled by an unrelated private investor. The Company continued to rent facilities and all related generation and associated equipment to the project. The Company repurchased the project on August 5, 1994 subject to a minority interest retained by the private investor. See "Recent Developments", "Results of Operations for the Years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources". In January 1994, the Company ceased operations at one of its of United Kingdom subsidiaries which was in the business of manufacturing low voltage switchgear. Pretax losses associated with this United Kingdom subsidiary in fiscal 1994 were $1,200,000 which includes costs of $319,000 associated with the closure of the business. In May 1994, actions entitled (i) Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering v. O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. (the "Parlin Action") and (ii) Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering, Inc. v. O'Brien California Cogen Limited, a California Limited Partnership, O'Brien Cogeneration, Inc. II and O'Brien Energy Systems, Inc. (the "Salinas Action") were settled pursuant to an agreement entered into by the parties (the "Hawker Settlement Agreement"). Pursuant to the Hawker Settlement Agreement, other than the Company issuing a promissory note for $1,500,000 to Hawker Siddeley, no money was exchanged. O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. was not required to pay the approximately $5,100,000 contract price withheld and all parties dismissed their claims related to the Parlin Action. Pursuant to the Hawker Settlement Agreement, the Salinas Action, prior to being dismissed, required that the first payment under the notes be made by October 6, 1994. Therefore, as the payment was not made, the Salinas Action remains open. See "Recent Developments" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources". In September 1993, the Company reached an agreement to settle the Hartford Steam project litigation with the project's turnkey contractor, Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering, Inc. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company relinquished its interest in the project and its general partner responsibilities. As the Company's interest in the project was only 5%, management does not believe the settlement will have a significant impact on the Company's future results of operations. See "Results of Operations for the Years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992". Results of Operations for the Years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 Revenues Energy revenues for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were $62,647,000, $65,136,000 and $71,638,000, respectively. Energy revenues primarily reflect billings associated with the Company's Newark Boxboard and du Pont Parlin cogeneration projects as well as the Company's biogas facilities. The decrease in energy revenues from 1993 to 1994 was primarily attributable to two separate mechanical failures at the Company's du Pont Parlin Project while the decrease in energy revenues from 1992 to 1993 was primarily attributable to the December 25, 1992 fire at the Newark Boxboard facility, each of which is separately discussed below. Revenues recognized at the du Pont Parlin Project were $37,910,000, $43,729,000 and $40,915,000 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. In late September 1993, a gas turbine generator was shut down for unscheduled repairs until mid-December 1993. In late May 1994, a gas turbine was also shut down for unscheduled repairs until mid-August 1994. The Company estimates that these shut downs resulted in lost revenues of approximately $3,300,000 and $2,300,000 for the fiscal 1994 second and fourth quarters, respectively. Fiscal 1994 revenues include business interruption proceeds of $726,000 for the second quarter period. No amounts are recognized for the fourth quarter interruption because of a 30 day deductible period before insurance coverage applies. Revenues at the Newark Boxboard project were $23,082,000, $19,629,000 and $27,532,000 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. A fire at the Newark Boxboard project on December 25, 1992 disabled the plant until full operations resumed in October 1993. Fiscal 1994 revenues consisted of business interruption insurance proceeds of $980,000, partial operations from August to September 1993 and from full operations beginning in October 1993 through June 30, 1994. In comparison, fiscal 1993 revenues consist of full operations from July 1992 through December 1992 and $5,880,000 of business interruption proceeds through June 30, 1993. In February 1994, the Company and its insurance carrier for the Newark project reached an agreement concerning the property damage and business interruption insurance claims submitted in connection with the fire. Under the terms of the agreement, the insurance carrier agreed to a minimum settlement of $36,000,000 which covered a substantial majority of the Company's costs of repair and loss of net profits due to business interruption. In addition, the Company has the right to receive up to an additional $1,400,000 upon the recovery by the insurance carrier of its claims against third parties. As a result of the insurance property settlement and the subsequent repairs made to the project, the Company recognized an involuntary conversion gain of $6,066,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1994, representing the amount by which the replacement cost (insurance proceeds) exceeded the net book value of assets lost. Energy revenues from the Company's biogas projects for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were $1,655,000, $1,679,000 and $2,825,000, respectively. Fiscal 1992 revenues included the Orange County, Amity, Hamms and Republic projects, each of which was sold or affected by termination of contracts in June 1992. Equipment sales and services for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were $24,304,000, $18,955,000 and $21,854,000, respectively. Equipment sales and services principally reflect the operations of O'Brien Energy Services, Puma and American Hydrotherm. O'Brien Energy Services revenues for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were $7,789,000, $3,067,000 and $144,000, respectively. The increases are primarily attributable to the Company expanding its domestic business in the design and assembly of generator sets and switchgear. Equipment sales of Puma in the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were $13,499,000, $12,971,000 and $15,119,000, respectively. Revenues from 1992 to 1993 decreased primarily as a result of substantial utilization of Puma's production facilities in 1993 for internal projects such as the design and assembly of the standby power systems used in the Philadelphia Water Department project. Dollar-denominated revenues also declined as a result of a strengthening of the dollar versus the pound sterling. Fiscal 1994 revenues remain depressed from 1992 levels because of continued recessionary pressures and increased competition in the European market. Equipment sales and services for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 by American Hydrotherm were $2,990,000, $2,912,000 and $5,742,000, respectively. The decrease in revenues from 1992 levels was primarily due to recessionary pressures and a change in product mix towards smaller projects. The balance of equipment sales and services for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 consisted of nonproject-related equipment activities and operation and maintenance activities with third parties. Rental revenues were $5,372,000, $3,636,000 and $3,191,000 for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. The increase in rental revenues in 1994 and 1993 was attributable to the completion in May 1993 of the Philadelphia Water Department project. The Company sold its interest in the Philadelphia Water Department project in November 1993 but continued to own and lease power generation equipment to the project which in fiscal 1994 amounted to approximately $2,187,000. Revenues from related parties for the years ended June 30, 1993 and 1992 were $515,000 and $378,000, respectively. These revenues consisted principally of equipment sales and services. Management does not anticipate significant revenues from related parties in the future. Development fees and other revenues were $14,266,000, $9,450,000 and $3,054,000 for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Development fees and other revenues for fiscal 1994 include $5,121,000 of revenues recognized in connection with the sale of the Company's contractual rights to develop certain coalbed methane reserves. The selling price consisted of a $2,000,000 cash payment and a production note of $4,500,000. The Company discounted the note to reflect its estimated net realizable value in consideration of the Company's plan to monetize certain assets and accelerate cash flow. Most significantly, included in development fees and other revenues, in June 1994, the Company sold its recently acquired rights to develop a standby electric facility project for $5,000,000. The costs associated with the development of these rights were insignificant. Development fees and other revenues for 1993 and 1992 consist of the sale of certain contractual rights associated with various projects either under development ($4,866,000 in 1993) or in operation ($2,048,000 in 1992). Development fees and other revenues also increased in 1994 and 1993 as a result of the Company supplying $4,015,000 and $3,989,000 in fiscal 1994 and 1993, respectively, of fuel under a fuel management contract to the California Milk Producers project at a negligible profit. In addition, the Company recognized $480,000 and $779,000 of revenues for equipment supply agreements associated with the Hartford Steam project for the years ended June 30, 1993 and 1992, respectively. The balance of development fees and other consists primarily of revenues recognized in connection with management fee agreements associated with the California Milk Producers and Hartford Steam projects. Costs and Expenses Cost of sales for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 include direct costs associated with the operation of projects of $49,961,000, $44,889,000 and $46,101,000, respectively. Cost of energy revenues increased in 1994 versus 1993 as a result of the Newark Boxboard project resuming full operations in October 1993 after completing repairs caused by the December 1992 fire. The project operated over nine months in fiscal 1994 as compared to six months in fiscal 1993. Energy cost increases in 1994 over 1993 were also impacted by gas swap and futures contract gains recognized in the 1993 fiscal year. In fiscal 1993, the Company entered into a short term gas swap agreement intending to levelize the cost of natural gas for the three month period ended December 31, 1992 (fiscal 1993) and the three month period ended September 30, 1993 (fiscal 1994). The Agreement covered approximately 100% of the natural gas consumed by the Newark Boxboard and du Pont Parlin projects and established a fixed unit price for contracts in each period. The Company realized a $1,000,000 gain on the December 1992 contracts and credited fuel costs for the $1,000,000 cash proceeds received from the broker. Actual market prices then increased slightly above the fixed gas swap prices for the September 1993 quarter contracts thereby eliminating any potential obligation pursuant to the gas swap agreements for the September 1993 quarter. A Gas Swap Agreement was also negotiated for the fiscal 1994 second and third quarter fuel costs which resulted in a reduction of fuel costs of approximately $157,000. Presently, the Company has no active gas swaps or hedges. The Company further hedged its gas position against price increases on a portion of its gas requirements for the remainder of the fiscal 1993 year through the use of gas futures which resulted in gains of $510,000 also recognized as an offset to fuel expense in fiscal 1993. Approximately seventy percent of the operating costs of the Newark Boxboard and du Pont Parlin projects consist of natural gas fuel costs. The Company continues to evaluate strategies to reduce the risk associated with the volatile nature of natural gas prices and their impact on gross profit levels. Cost of energy revenues in fiscal 1994 also increased because the Newark and Parlin projects were required to operate on an alternative (more expensive) fuel source for a portion of the third quarter because of natural gas shortages caused by severe winter conditions. Cost of equipment sales and services for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were $21,890,000, $16,431,000 and $17,746,000, respectively. Cost of equipment sales and services increased in 1994 primarily as a result of the increase in sales volume at O'Brien Energy Services. Fiscal 1993 cost of equipment sales and services increased as a percentage of sales as a result of the previously discussed change in American Hydrotherm's product mix as well as the utilization of Puma's facilities for internal projects such as the Philadelphia Water Department. Cost of rental revenues for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 was $2,730,000, $2,458,000 and $1,421,000, respectively. The increase in fiscal 1994 cost of rental revenues is attributable to costs associated with a full year's rental to the Philadelphia Water Department. The Company sold the project to a private investor in November 1993 but continued to own and lease the facilities and generation equipment to the project. Cost of rental revenues increased as a percentage of revenue in 1993 primarily as a result of depreciation charges on equipment idled while being modified for use in the Philadelphia Water Department project, as well as depreciation charges associated with equipment recently placed in service. Cost of revenues from related parties for the years ended June 30, 1993 and 1992 was $452,000 and $320,000, respectively. These costs consist principally of costs associated with equipment sales and services. Cost of development and other fee revenue was $9,593,000, $7,520,000 and $1,408,000, in the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. These costs consist principally of costs associated with the sale of various projects either under development or in operation, costs associated with a gas supply agreement with the California Milk Producers project, and costs associated with equipment supply agreements for the Hartford Steam project and costs of management agreements for the Hartford Steam and California Milk Producers projects. Provision for Loss on Equipment Held For Sale As part of the Company's debt restructuring program and its efforts to improve both short-term and long-term liquidity, the Company has actively begun seeking buyers for specific energy equipment not currently being used in an operating project nor critical to the completion of any projects in development. These assets, consisting mainly of gas and steam turbines are being held for sale in order to raise cash and reduce debt levels. The value of these assets sold in a secondary market is less than if they were incorporated into an internally developed operating project. Accordingly, the Company recorded a non-cash charge against earnings in the fourth quarter of $6,250,000 to write down the carrying value of these assets to an estimated resale value of $8,458,000 based upon appraisals made by the Company. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were $19,680,000, $21,872,000 and $13,133,000, respectively. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased substantially in fiscal 1994 and 1993 over 1992 primarily as a result of increased litigation costs and other professional services. Total professional fees were $4,955,000, $4,934,000 and $1,788,000 for 1994, 1993 and 1992 respectively. Fiscal 1994 and 1993 also included the expensing of certain project development costs (See Note 8 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements). Additionally, in fiscal 1993, a $1,121,000 charge associated with the Company's relinquishing general partner responsibilities at the Hartford Steam Project was included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Involuntary Conversion Gain In fiscal 1994, the Company recognized an involuntary conversion gain of $6,066,000 from the property settlement with the insurance carrier resulting from the December 25, 1992 fire at the Newark project. The gain represents the amount by which the insurance proceeds (replacement cost) exceeded the net book value of the equipment lost in the fire. Other Income Other income for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 was $874,000, $993,000 and $1,204,000, respectively. Fluctuations in other income were primarily attributable to interest income earned on escrow accounts established in connection with the Newark Boxboard and du Pont Parlin projects. Interest and Debt Expense Interest and debt expense for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 was $18,013,000, $15,696,000 and $17,340,000, respectively. The increase in fiscal 1994 interest expense is attributable to a full year's impact from additional borrowings in fiscal 1993 as well as from new borrowings in fiscal 1994 incurred primarily in connection with the Philadelphia Water Department project. The decrease in interest and debt expense in 1993 was primarily the result of interest rate decreases on the Company's floating rate debt as well as debt amortization on the Newark Boxboard and du Pont Parlin projects. For the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, interest and debt expense includes $8,211,000, $9,145,000 and $11,284,000, respectively, associated with the nonrecourse financing on the Newark Boxboard and du Pont Parlin projects. Interest Swap A 1988 non-recourse project loan required that the Company enter into an Interest Swap Agreement to reduce the risk associated with a floating interest rate. As required, the Company negotiated an interest swap agreement with a third party in 1988 fixing the interest rate at 11% on 65% of the outstanding loan balance. At June 30, 1994 the floating rate was approximately 5.75%. Interest expense include costs associated with the interest swap of approximately $3,253,000, $3,544,000 and $2,912,000 in fiscal 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Income Taxes Income tax expense for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 resulted primarily from not recognizing the future benefit of net operating losses ("NOLs"). As the Company continues to generate tax losses due mainly to excess tax over book depreciation, future utilization of these NOLs is not anticipated and therefore, these NOLs are not currently being recognized as deferred tax assets. Liquidity and Capital Resources Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 1994 totalled approximately $5,681,000 as compared to $5,213,000 at June 30, 1993. Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of short-term money market instruments. However, as described in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, not all such cash balances were available to the Company due to provisions of the Newark Boxboard and du Pont Parlin financing agreements. Restricted cash at June 30, 1994 was $4,594,000 compared to $5,064,000 at June 30, 1993. The Company's working capital deficiency at June 30, 1994 was approximately $125,683,000 as compared to $11,119,000 at June 30, 1993. The substantial increase in the Company's working capital deficiency is primarily due to the reclassification to current liabilities of the $49,174,000 balance of all outstanding Debentures as a result of the Company not making its March 15, 1994 interest payment on its Debentures, $25,010,000 of nonrecourse debt because of a working capital default and $21,914,000 of recourse debt because of defaults attributable to cross defaults and the filing of bankruptcy on September 28, 1994. See "Business--General Development of Business" and "Legal Proceedings". As a result of defaults, consisting of defaults in the payment of interest under each of the Company's three bond Indentures, as well as defaults under certain of the Company's loan agreements and the bankruptcy filing the Company reclassified an additional $21,914,000 for a total of $39,042,000 of its recourse debt as a current liability. Of this amount, approximately $5,320,000 was triggered solely by defaults under the Indentures, $3,066,000 by cross defaults and the non-payment of principal subsequent to year end and the remainder, $13,528,000, was reclassified because of the bankruptcy filing on September 28, 1994. The Company was having discussions with its various lenders regarding the defaults and was developing a program to restructure this debt. The program was intended to provide, among other things, an extended amortization of the debt and the sale of equipment, which is not currently being utilized in an operating project or which has not been designated for a project under development. No lender had accelerated the payment of its loans with Company. The program had met with approval by several of the Company's lenders. See Note 5 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. At June 30, 1994, both the Newark and Parlin projects were in default of the covenant which requires the maintenance of positive working capital. On September 26, 1994, the project lenders agreed to waive this covenant through July 1, 1995, for the Parlin Project only, provided that during the period that this waiver is in effect no distribution of any nature whatsoever will be made to the Company. This waiver will cease to be effective in the event that the Parlin Project is in compliance with the requirement to maintain positive working capital at any time prior to June 30, 1995. The lenders were not willing to provide a similar waiver for the Newark project. As a result of the Newark project not getting the waiver, $25,010,000 of non-recourse debt has been reclassified from long-term to short-term debt. Working Capital Requirements--Capital Resources During the years ended June 30, 1994 and June 30, 1993, the Company has suffered significant setbacks. Among these were the Newark Boxboard project fire, the expenses and significant diversion of management focus required to repair the Newark Boxboard plant, the intensification of the Hawker Siddeley litigation and the Debenture defaults. All of these have made it difficult for the Company to refinance or sell equity in its Newark Boxboard project and thus deprived the Company of access to significant capital which would otherwise have been available for project development. Additionally, the Indenture governing one series of the Company's Debentures restricts the ability of the Company to incur new long-term indebtedness under certain circumstances. In response to these developments, the Board of Directors of the Company initiated a plan to address the short, intermediate and long-term working capital needs of the Company. Management expects the short-term (fiscal 1995) needs of the Company to be met through the monetization of assets or other means of accelerating cash flow, for example, the sale of operating projects and/or projects in development. In order to further enhance short-term cash flow, management has also offered discounts to certain debtors of the Company for early payment. In the aggregate, during the period July 1, 1993 through June 1994, the Company has received $1,400,000 in early satisfaction of notes receivable of $1,695,000. Under the terms of the notes, cash would not have been received until periods ranging from three months to over two years from the date of actual funding. In November 1993, the Company entered into a letter of intent and then in March 1994, the Company entered into a $7,000,000 subordinated loan agreement with Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., a major equipment supplier and operation and maintenance company to be disbursed upon the completion of certain milestones. The first disbursement of $1,000,000 was funded January 13, 1994. The second disbursement of $3,500,000 was funded on March 16, 1994. Of this amount, $2,300,000 was disbursed to the Company and $1,200,000 remained in the Newark Boxboard project to prepay project debt, pay certain expenses of the project and create a capital improvement fund. The availability of a third disbursement of $2,500,000 has expired. This third disbursement was intended to be utilized for prepayment of debt at the Newark Boxboard project level and to satisfy a $1,000,000 note between the Company and Stewart & Stevenson. All outstanding principal and interest on the credit facility is to be satisfied by a percentage of all distributions made by O'Brien Newark. The Company currently intends to repay the proceeds of the Stewart & Stevenson credit facility upon the refinancing or sale of the Newark Project term loan. NatWest Markets has been retained to evaluate and market a partial sale, together with a concurrent or subsequent refinancing of the Newark Boxboard project term loan. The current debt outstanding on this project is approximately $29,580,000. In addition, management is currently evaluating a partial sale of the Company's du Pont Parlin project. Management's objective is to complete these transactions in the near future in order to generate additional cash flow, and to enter into a strategic alliance with a project "partner" to enhance refinancing efforts. There can be no assurance that the above mentioned transactions will occur. In order to facilitate these financing arrangements, or other financing alternatives, the Company reacquired in January 1994, a twelve and one-half percent equity interest in the Newark Boxboard project which it had previously sold in March 1993. Furthermore, the Company retained an investment banking firm to develop plans to enhance shareholder value, including an evaluation of the merits of selling or merging the Company or forming a strategic alliance. Subsequently, the Company engaged Jefferies & Company, Inc. to complete the implementation of the Company's plans to maximize shareholder value. Although the Company has received indications of interest, the Company's efforts to implement a restructuring plan ("Restructuring Plan") have been hampered by, among other things, the ongoing litigation with the Company's previous principal project turnkey construction contractor (the "Hawker Siddeley litigation"), the Newark fire, the defaults in the Debentures and the Company's liquidity problems, and most recently the filing under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. There can be no assurance that the Company, in the future, will have adequate cash flow to finance operations and ongoing development activities or to meet current obligations. Cogeneration and Waste Heat Recovery Projects - Capital Resources The Company has previously and expects to continue to arrange for the construction and permanent funding of its projects through long-term nonrecourse debt. Depending upon the specifics of the project and the economic alternatives available, the Company either retains all of the ownership of a project or participates in project finance structures involving leases, corporate joint ventures, and limited partnerships. In the latter instances, the Company sells all or a portion of a project during its development or construction stage to third parties, and then participates in the various profit centers of such projects throughout the construction stage as well as the life of the project. Alternatively, the Company may use a debt/equity structure, whereby the Company retains 100% ownership of the project. In such instances, the Company's equity position in the project funded either internally, from borrowings or the sale of securities, or from financial arrangements with other parties, will enable it to retain all of the revenues of the project. Capital Resources - Other Capital Requirements In addition to the development and construction of projects, the Company's principal nonoperating expenditures over the next twelve months are expected to consist of the repayment of various short- term and long-term debt instruments primarily associated with equipment activities. In such instances, management anticipates that the sale of the underlying equipment or the refinancing of such equipment will provide the funds for repayment. Standby/Peak Shaving and Biogas Fuel Projects - Capital Resources Generally, because the capital requirements of standby/peak shaving and biogas fuel projects are substantially less than those required by most industrial cogeneration and waste heat recovery projects, the Company finances the construction and permanent funding of these standby/peak shaving and biogas projects primarily through the use of recourse lines of credit or loans with commercial banks and other lending institutions. Financing terms generally extend from one to seven years. Project assets are also leased by the Company on a medium to long-term basis. In most cases, wholly-owned subsidiaries are established for each project. Projects may also be structured in such a fashion as to allow the Company, or other participants, to take advantage of various tax credits that continue to exist. At June 30, 1994, the Company had nominal availability under existing lines of credit. Although the Company had refinanced over $6,000,000 of debt subsequent to June 30, 1993, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in extending its current lines of credit or obtaining new lines of credit. ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA. Page Financial Statements (i) Consolidated Financial Statements of O'Brien Environmental Energy Inc. Index to Consolidated Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . F-1 Report of Independent Accountants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1994 and 1993. . . . . F-3 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992. . . . . . . . F-5 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992. . . . . . . . F-6 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992. . . . . . . . F-9 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . F-10 ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. Not Applicable. PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT. The information required for this item is incorporated by reference to the Company's 1994 Definitive Proxy Statement which the Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days subsequent to June 30, 1994. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. The information required for this item is incorporated by reference to the Company's 1994 Definitive Proxy Statement which the Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days subsequent to June 30, 1994. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT. The information required for this item is incorporated by reference to the Company's 1994 Definitive Proxy Statement which the Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days subsequent to June 30, 1994. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS. The information required for this item is incorporated by reference to the Company's 1994 Definitive Proxy Statement which the Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days subsequent to June 30, 1994. PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. (a) Documents filed as part of this report. 1. Financial Statements Index to Consolidated Financial Statements Report of Independent Accountants Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1994 and 1993 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 2. Financial Statement Schedules Index to Financial Statement Schedules Schedule II--Amounts Receivable from Related Parties and Underwriters, Promoters and Employees other than Related Parties Schedule III -- Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (to be filed by amendment) Schedule V--Property, Plant and Equipment Schedule VI--Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization of Property, Plant and Equipment Schedule IX--Short-Term Borrowings 3. Exhibits 1.1(20) Form of Letter to Debentureholders 3.1(14) Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and amendments thereto 3.2(19) Amended Bylaws of the Company 4.1(1) Loan and Security Agreement with First Pennsylvania Bank N.A. dated August 5, 1985 4.1.1(10) Amendments to Loan and Security Agreement with First Pennsylvania Bank N.A. 4.2(2) Loan and Security Agreement with Fidelity Bank dated December 31, 1986 4.3(6) Revolving Credit and Security Agreement with Carteret Savings Bank, F.A. dated February 3, 1989 4.4(6) Revolving Term Loan Commitment Letter from First Peoples Bank of New Jersey dated February 16, 1989 4.4.1(6) Amendment to Commitment Letter from First Peoples Bank of New Jersey dated April 21, 1989 4.4.2(18) Amendment No. 2 to Commitment Letter from First Peoples Bank of New Jersey dated January 21, 1992 4.4.3(18) Equipment Credit Facility Commitment Letter from Heller Financial, Inc. dated February 6, 1992 4.5(13) Loan and Security Agreement with Barclays Bank of New York, N.A. dated July 30, 1990 4.5.1(18) Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement with Barclays Bank of New York, N.A. dated February 24, 1992 4.6(19) Letter of Credit Agreement with Meridian Bank dated as of January 21, 1993 4.6.1(19) Loan and Security Agreement with Meridian Bank dated as of September 29, 1992 4.8(19) Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 26, 1993 with The Bank of New York 4.10(19) Master Security Agreement dated as of December 23, 1992 with General Electric Capital Corporation 4.13(2) Indenture under which the Company's 7 3/4% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due March 15, 2002 are issued 4.13.1(6) Indenture under which the Company's 11% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due March 15, 2010 are issued 4.13.2(13) Indenture under which the Company's 11% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due March 15, 2011 are issued 4.14(2) Specimen of Debenture Certificate relating to Indenture dated as of March 15, 1987 4.14.1(6) Specimen of Debenture Certificate relating to Indenture dated as of March 15, 1990 4.14.2(12) Specimen of Debenture Certificate relating to Indenture dated as of March 14, 1991 4.15(21) Subordinated Loan Agreement with Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. dated as of March 11, 1994 10.1 Gas Rights Agreements 10.1.1(1) Gas Rights Agreement between City of Corona and Watson Biogas Systems ("Watson") dated December 31, 1981 (Corona Project) 10.1.2(1) Assignment of Gas Rights Agreement between Watson and O'Brien Energy Products, Inc. ("OEP") dated December 20, 1983 (Corona Project) 10.1.3(1) Assignment of Gas Rights Agreement between Watson and the Company dated December 31, 1984 (Corona Project) 10.1.4(1) Methane Gas Agreement between SmithKline Beckman Corporation, Montgomery County and OEP dated October 13, 1983 (SmithKline Project) 10.1.5(1) Landfill Gas Lease between FR&S Landfill, AVM Nursery Corporation ("AVM") and OEP dated December 11, 1982 (Atochem Project-Phase I) 10.1.6(1) Gas Rights Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Duarte and Watson dated November 11, 1980 (Duarte Project) 10.1.7(1) Assignment of Gas Rights Agreement between Watson and the Company dated December 30, 1985 (Duarte Project) 10.1.8(1) Permit Agreement between the City of New York and Wehran Energy Corporation ("Wehran") dated September 1, 1981 with attached Amendment dated January 10, 1986 (Pelham Bay Project) 10.1.9(1) Subpermit Agreement between the Company and Wehran dated January 10, 1986 (Pelham Bay Project) 10.1.10(1) Assignment Agreement between Wehran and the Company dated January 10, 1986 (Pelham Bay Project) 10.1.11(2) Landfill Gas Agreement between SCA Disposal Services of New England, Inc. ("SCA") and the Company dated March 1986 (Amesbury Project) 10.1.12(1) Landfill Gas Purchase and Sales Agreement between Manus Corporation and the Company dated April 2, 1986 (Mazzaro Project) 10.1.13(2) Amendment to Landfill Gas Purchase and Sales Agreement dated November 5, 1986 (Mazzaro Project) (See 10.1.12) 10.1.14(2) Landfill Gas Rights Agreement between the County of Volusia and the Company dated April 1986 (Volusia Project) 10.1.15(2) Landfill Gas Agreement between Joseph R. Amity & the Company dated September 4, 1986 (Amity Project) 10.1.16(2) Landfill Gas Agreement between Northwest Jersey Development Company and the Company dated September 2, 1986 (Hamms Project) 10.1.17(3) Amended and Restated Landfill Gas Agreement between SCA and the Company dated March 27, 1987 (Amesbury Project) 10.1.18(6) Landfill Gas Agreement between Harold Herbert and the Company dated February 8, 1989 (Edgeboro Project) 10.1.19(6) Landfill Gas Agreement among Nuodex, Inc., Industrial Land Reclaiming, Incorporated and the Company dated February 25, 1988 (ILR-Edison Project) 10.1.20(18) Landfill Gas Agreement between Southwestern Public Service Authority of Virginia ("SPSA") and the Company dated October 23, 1991 (SPSA Project) 10.1.21(18) Gas Supply Agreement between The Philadelphia Municipal Authority ("PMA") and the Company dated June 30, 1992 regarding the NE Plant (Philadelphia Water Project) 10.1.22(18) Gas Supply Agreement between the PMA and the Company dated June 30, 1992 regarding the SW Plant (Philadelphia Water Project) 10.2 Thermal Supply Agreements 10.2.1(1) Steam Supply Agreement between the Hartford Steam Company and the Company dated September 19, 1985 (Hartford Steam Project) 10.2.2(18) Steam Purchase Agreement among Philadelphia Thermal Energy Corporation, Adwin Equipment Corporation, Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership and the Company dated November 11, 1991 (Schuylkill Project) 10.3 Power Purchase Agreements 10.3.1(1) Power Purchase Contract between Southern California Edison Company ("SCE") and the Company dated October 2, 1984 (Corona Project) 10.3.2(1) Parallel Generation Agreement between Watson and SCE dated December 31, 1981 (Duarte Project) 10.3.3(1) Amendment to Power Purchase Agreement between SCE and Watson dated May 20, 1985 (Duarte Project) 10.3.3.2(19) Amendment No. 3 to Power Purchase Agreement between SCE and the Company dated June 16, 1993 (Duarte Project) 10.3.4(1) Assignment between Watson and the Company dated December 30, 1985 (Duarte Project) (See 10.1.7) 10.3.5(1) Purchased Power Contract between the Company and Unitil Power Corp. dated December 17, 1985 (Amesbury Project) 10.3.6(1) Electricity Purchase Agreement between the Connecticut Light and Power Company and the Company dated September 18, 1985 (Hartford Steam Project) 10.3.7(1) Power Purchase Agreement between the Company and SCE dated June 14, 1985 (California Milk Project) 10.3.8(1) Power Purchase Agreement between the Company and Pacific Gas and Electric Company ("PG&E") dated June 18, 1985 (Salinas Project) 10.3.9(1) First Amendment to Power Purchase Agreement between the Company and PG&E dated January 2, 1986 (Salinas Project) 10.3.10(2) Power Purchase Agreement between County Sanitation District No. 1 and the Company dated October 1, 1986 (Orange County Project) 10.3.11(2) Long Term Power Purchase Contract for Cogeneration and Small Power Production between the Company and Jersey Central Power and Light ("JCP&L") dated March 10, 1986 (Newark Boxboard Project) 10.3.12(2) Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Electric Power between the Company and JCP&L dated October 20, 1986 (E.I. du Pont Parlin Project) 10.3.13(2) Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Electric Power between the Company and JCP&L dated January 15, 1987 (Hamms Project) 10.3.14(3) Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement between the Company and SCE dated April 15, 1987 (California Milk Project) 10.3.14.1(6) Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Power Purchase Contract between SCE and the Company dated October 4, 1988 (California Milk Project) 10.3.15(3) Agreement between Pennsylvania Power & Light Company ("PP&L") and the Company dated April 15, 1987 (Amity Project) 10.3.15.1(7) Agreement between PP&L and the Company dated July 20, 1989 (Amity Project) 10.3.16(6) Parallel Generation Agreement between the Company and Long Island Lighting Company dated February 2, 1990 (Ruco Polymer Project) 10.3.17(18) Power Purchase and Interconnection Agreement between Public Service Electric and Gas ("PSE&G") and the Company dated April 9, 1992 (ILR-Edison Project) 10.3.18(18) Power Purchase and Interconnection Agreement between PSE&G and the Company dated April 9, 1992 (Edgeboro Project) 10.3.19(18) Agreement for the Sale of Electrical Output to Virginia Electric and Power Company ("VEPC") between VEPC and the Company dated April 15, 1992 (SPSA Project) 10.3.20(18) Energy Service Agreement between PMA and the Company dated June 30, 1992, regarding the NE Plant (Philadelphia Water Project) 10.3.21(18) Energy Service Agreement between PMA and the Company dated June 30, 1992 regarding the SW Plant (Philadelphia Water Project) 10.3.22(18) Agreement for Purchase of Electric Output between Philadelphia Electric Company and Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership dated July 28, 1992 (Schuylkill Project) 10.3.23(18) Power Purchase Agreement among Non-Fossil Purchasing Agency Limited, Norweb plc and the Company dated November 6, 1991 10.3.24(19) Energy Service Agreement dated December 24, 1993 between the City of Philadelphia and O'Brien (Tinicum) Standby Power, Inc. (Tinicum Project) 10.3.25(19) Energy Service Agreement dated February 28, 1994 between SmithKline Beecham Corporation and O'Brien Standby Power Energy, Inc. (SmithKline Project) 10.4 Employment Agreements 10.4.1(14) Employment Agreement with Sanders D. Newman, dated January 1, 1985 and amendment thereto 10.4.2(6) Employment Agreement with Robert Shinn dated May 25, 1989 10.5 Stock Option Plans 10.5.1(1) 1984 Stock Option Plan 10.5.2(4) 1987 Stock Option Plan 10.5.3(16) 1991 Stock Option Plan 10.6 Leases 10.6.1(1) Lease Agreement for premises located at 225 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania dated August 14, 1984 10.6.2(6) Lease Agreement for premises located at 231 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania dated March 17, 1989 10.6.3(13) Lease Agreement for premises located at 470 Park Avenue South, New York, New York dated May 1, 1990 10.6.4(13) Lease Agreement for premises located at 37 Sandwich Road, Ash, Canterbury, Kent dated June 1, 1990 10.6.5(14) Lease Agreement for premises located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania dated January 30, 1991 10.8 Construction and Term Loan Agreements 10.8.1(6) Construction and Term Loan Agreement between the CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. and O'Brien California Cogen Limited dated March 1, 1988 (California Milk Project) 10.8.2(6) Construction and Term Loan Agreement between the CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. and O'Brien California Cogen II Limited dated June 30, 1988 (Salinas Project) 10.8.3(6) Construction and Term Loan Agreement between National Westminster Bank PLC and O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. dated July 18, 1988 (Newark Boxboard Project) 10.8.3.1(13) Amendment No. 1 to Construction and Term Loan Agreement between National Westminster Bank PLC and O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. dated April 1, 1989 (Newark Boxboard Project) 10.8.3.2(21) Amendment No. 2 to Construction and Term Loan Agreement between National Westminster Bank PLC and O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. dated as of June 1, 1989 (Newark Boxboard Project) 10.8.3.3(21) Amendment No. 3 to Construction and Term Loan Agreement between National Westminster Bank PLC and O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. dated as of March 11, 1994 (Newark Boxboard Project) 10.8.4(6) Construction and Term Loan Agreement between National Westminster Bank PLC and O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc., dated December 1, 1988 (E.I. du Pont Parlin Project) 10.8.4.1(13) Amendment No. 1 to Construction and Term Loan Agreement between National Westminster Bank PLC and O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. dated March 1, 1989 (E.I. du Pont Parlin Project) 10.8.4.2(13) Amendment No. 2 to Construction and Term Loan Agreement between National Westminster Bank PLC and O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. dated January 1, 1990 (E.I. du Pont Parlin Project) 10.8.5(14) Term Loan and Working Capital Agreement between The Mitsui Bank, Limited, New York Branch and O'Brien California Cogen Limited dated March 29, 1990 (California Milk Project) 10.9 Turnkey Construction Agreements 10.9.1(6) Turnkey Construction Agreement between Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. and O'Brien California Cogen Limited Partnership dated February 18, 1988 (California Milk Project) 10.9.2(6) Turnkey Construction Agreement between Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. and O'Brien California Cogen II Limited dated June 23, 1988 (Salinas Project) 10.9.3(6) Turnkey Construction Agreement between Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. and O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. dated July 8, 1988 (Newark Boxboard Project) 10.9.4(6) Turnkey Construction Agreement between Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. and O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. dated November 30, 1988 (E.I. du Pont Parlin Project) 10.9.5(13) Turnkey Construction Agreement between Century Contractors West Inc. and O'Brien California Cogen II Limited dated August 14, 1990 and Amendment thereto dated October 26, 1990 (Salinas Project) 10.10 Operation and Maintenance Contracts 10.10.1(6) Operation and Maintenance Contract between California Cogeneration Operators Inc. and O'Brien California Cogen Limited dated April 6, 1988 (California Milk Project) 10.10.2(6) Operation and Maintenance Contract between California Cogeneration Operators Inc. and O'Brien Cogeneration, Inc. I dated June 1, 1988 (Salinas Project) 10.10.3(6) Operation and Maintenance Contract between John Brown Power Limited and O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. dated October 24, 1988 (Newark Boxboard Project) 10.10.4(6) Operation and Maintenance Contract between John Brown Power Limited and O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. dated October 24, 1988 (E.I. du Pont Parlin Project) 10.10.5 Operation and Maintenance Contract between John Brown Power Limited and O'Brien (Hartford) Cogeneration Limited Partnership dated October 12, 1988 (Hartford Project) 10.10.6(18) Partnership Agreement of Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership dated October 29, 1991 (Schuylkill Project) 10.10.7(21) Operation and Maintenance Contract between Stewart & Stevenson Operations, Inc. and O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. dated April 1, 1994 (E.I. du Pont Parlin Project) 10.11 Agreements for the Sale of Project Assets or Stock 10.11.1(18) Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of Certain Assets of Westwanda Energy, Inc. ("Westwanda") among Westwanda, Lafayette Energy Partners, L.P. and the Company dated June 30, 1992 (Hamms Project) 10.11.2(18) Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of Certain Assets of O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. between Taylor Energy Partners, L.P. and the Company dated June 30, 1992 (Amity Project) 10.11.3(19) Supplemented and Restated Agreement between O'Brien Methane Production, Inc. and BBC/DRI Blacklick Joint Venture dated August 27, 1993 (Coalbed Methane) 10.11.4(19) Exclusive Option Agreement dated as of December 16, 1993 with Zahren Financial Corporation and Memorandum of Understanding related thereto dated January 31, 1994 10.11.5(19) Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 12, 1993 by and among OPC Acquisition, Inc., BioGas Acquisition, Inc. and the Company (Philadelphia Water Department Project) 10.11.6(19) Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 1992 with Zahren Financial Corporation (SPSA Project) 10.11.7(19) Stock Purchase Agreement dated June 30, 1993 with ZFC Energy, Inc. (SPSA Project) 10.11.8(19) Agreement of Sale and Purchase dated December 31, 1992 between O'Brien Energy Europe Limited, Combined Landfill Projects Limited and the Company (Rowley Project) 10.12 Miscellaneous 10.12.1(6) Amended and Restated Agreement between Atochem, Inc. and the Company dated October 12, 1987 10.12.2(21) Rights Assignment Agreement dated as of March 31, 1993 between the Company and Bradley Resources Company 10.12.3(21) Repurchase Agreement dated January 18, 1994 between the Company and Bradley Resources Company 10.12.4(21) Master Equipment Lease Agreement dated as of November 19, 1992 between O'Brien Energy Services Company and Financing For Science and Industry 10.12.5(21) Equipment Lease dated July 28, 1993 between the Company and BLT Leasing Corp. 10.12.6(21) Fairbanks Purchase Agreement dated June 30, 1994 between the Company and SmithKline Beecham Corporation 18.1(6) Letter re change in accounting principles 21.1(19) List of Subsidiaries of Registrant 23.1(21) Consent of Coopers & Lybrand 27.1(21) Financial Data Schedule _____________________________ (1) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-6463) ordered effective by the Commission on July 25, 1986. (2) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-11789) ordered effective by the Commission on March 19, 1987. (3) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1987. (4) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1988. (5) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 22, 1989. (6) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1989. (7) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-32338) ordered effective by the Commission on March 14, 1990. (8) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1990. (9) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1990. (10) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 3 to the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-38940) ordered effective by the Commission on March 7, 1991. (11) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-38940) filed with the Commission on February 7, 1991. (12) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-38940) filed with the Commission on February 12, 1991. (13) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-38940) filed with the Commission on March 1, 1991. (14) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1991. (15) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-43733) filed with the Commission on November 1, 1991. (16) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-43733) filed with the Commission on December 17, 1991. (17) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1991. (18) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1992. (19) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1993. (20) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement (File No. 33-53631) filed with the Commission on June 7, 1994. (21) Filed herewith. (b) Reports on Form 8-K The Company did not file a Current Report on Form 8-K during the last quarter of the period covered by this Report. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto, duly authorized on the 10th day of October, 1994. O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. By: /s/ FRANK L. O'BRIEN III ---------------------------------- Frank L. O'Brien III Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- s/ FRANK L. O'BRIEN III Chairman of the Board, October 10, 1994 - - ---------------------------- Chief Executive Officer, Frank L. O'Brien III Class B Director /s/ ROBERT J. SMALLACOMBE President, October 10, 1994 - - ---------------------------- Chief Operating Officer Robert Smallacombe Class A Director /s/ RONALD R. ROMINIECKI Vice President/Finance and October 10, 1994 - - ---------------------------- Chief Financial Officer Ronald R. Rominiecki /s/ JOEL D. COOPERMAN Vice President, Treasurer October 10, 1994 - - ---------------------------- Class B Director Joel D. Cooperman /s/ GEORGE L. BERNSTEIN Class B Director October 10, 1994 - - ---------------------------- George Bernstein /s/ SANDERS D. NEWMAN Class A Director October 10, 1994 - - ---------------------------- Sanders D. Newman O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Index to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . .F-1 Independent Accountants Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F-2 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1994 and 1993 . . .F-3 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993, and 1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F-5 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 . . . . . . . . . .F-6 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 . . . . . .F-9 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . F-10 INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS REPORT The Board of Directors and Stockholders O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. We have audited the consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedules of O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries ("Company") listed in the indexes on pages F-1 and S-1, respectively. These financial statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedules based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 1994 and 1993, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 1994 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedules referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the information required to be included therein. As discussed in Note 29 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company is a defendant in several lawsuits. The ultimate outcome of the litigations cannot presently be determined. Accordingly, no provisions for any liabilities that may result has been made in the accompanying consolidated statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has experienced significant operating problems and setbacks which have contributed to its losses and liquidity problems. Further, O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court on September 28, 1994. These events and circumstances, including the Company's highly leveraged capital structure, raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P. 2400 Eleven Penn Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 7, 1994 O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS June 30, 1994 and 1993 (Dollars in thousands) ASSETS 1994 1993 Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,681 $ 5,213 Restricted cash and cash equivalents 4,594 5,064 Accounts receivable, net 12,100 12,394 Receivable from related parties 633 1,175 Notes receivable, current 780 2,564 Inventories 3,241 4,196 Insurance claims receivable -- 5,255 Other current assets 3,167 1,631 ------ ------- Total current assets 30,196 37,492 Property, plant and equipment, net 176,514 194,217 Equipment held for sale 8,458 -- Coalbed methane gas properties held for sale -- 4,464 Project development costs 5,126 5,136 Notes receivable, noncurrent 5,026 9,315 Notes receivable from officers 238 246 Investments in equity affiliates 3,175 2,515 Excess of cost of investment in subsidiaries over net assets at date of acquisition, net 1,987 2,085 Deferred financing costs, net 5,269 5,728 Other assets 1,827 1,331 -------- -------- $237,816 $262,529 ======== ======== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS June 30, 1994 and 1993 (Dollars in thousands) LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 1994 1993 Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 18,358 $ 19,175 Convertible senior subordinated debentures 49,174 -- Current portion of recourse long-term debt 39,042 10,419 Current portion of nonrecourse project financing 35,830 10,758 Accrued interest payable 5,145 2,314 Short-term borrowings 2,386 2,199 Other current liabilities 5,944 3,746 ------- ------ Total current liabilities 155,879 48,611 Recourse long-term debt, net of current portion 7,073 28,012 Convertible senior subordinated debentures -- 49,174 Nonrecourse project financing, net of current portion 60,310 97,140 Construction costs payable -- 5,100 Deferred income taxes 12,808 10,895 Other liabilities 1,610 7,922 ------- ------- 237,680 246,854 ------- ------- Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, par value $.01; shares authorized, 10,000,000; none issued Class A common stock, par value $.01, one vote per share; 40,000,000 shares authorized; issued 13,055,597; outstanding - 12,965,397 in 1994 and 1993 130 130 Class B common stock, par value $.01, ten votes per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; issued 4,070,770; outstanding - 3,905,770 in 1994 and 1993 39 39 Additional paid-in capital 41,353 40,053 Accumulated deficit (40,735) (23,932) Other (651) (615) -------- ------- Total stockholders' equity 136 15,675 -------- ------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $237,816 $262,529 ======== ======== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 (Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data) 1994 1993 1992 Energy revenues $62,647 $ 65,136 $ 71,638 Equipment sales and services 24,304 18,955 21,854 Rental revenues 5,372 3,636 3,191 Revenues from related parties -- 515 378 Development fees and other 14,266 9,450 3,054 ------- ------- ------- 106,589 97,692 100,115 ------- ------- ------- Cost of energy revenues 49,961 44,889 46,101 Cost of equipment sales and services 21,890 16,431 17,746 Cost of rental revenues 2,730 2,458 1,421 Cost of revenues from related parties -- 452 320 Cost of development fees and other 9,593 7,520 1,408 ------- ------- ------- 84,174 71,750 66,996 ------- ------- ------- Gross profit 22,415 25,942 33,119 Provision for loss on equipment held for sale 6,250 -- -- Selling, general and administrative expenses 19,680 21,872 13,133 ------- ------- ------- Income (loss) from operations (3,515) 4,070 19,986 Involuntary conversion gain 6,066 -- -- Interest and other income 874 993 1,204 Interest and debt expense (18,013) (15,696) (17,340) ------- ------- ------- Income (loss) before income taxes (14,588) (10,633) 3,850 Provision for income taxes 1,913 3,078 2,438 -------- ------- ------ Net income (loss) $ (16,501) $(13,711) $1,412 ======== ======= ====== Net income (loss) per share $ (.98) $ (.82) $ .09 ======== ======= ====== Weighted average shares outstanding 16,871 16,821 14,911 ======== ======= ====== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 (Dollars in thousands)
Class A Class B Additional Total Common Common Paid-In Accumulated Stockholders' Stock Stock Capital Deficit Other Equity -------- ------- ---------- ----------- ----- ------------ Balances, June 30, 1991 $ 82 $ 47 $ 25,761 $ (11,633) $ (22) $ 14,235 Issuance of 3,858,028 shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with an offering, net of issuance costs 38 13,562 13,600 Conversion of 515,620 shares of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock in connection with an offering 5 (5) - Issuance of 65,464 shares of Class A Common Stock upon the exercise of stock options 1 261 262 Issuance of 16,840 shares of Class A Common Stock upon the conversion of debentures, net of deferred financing costs 75 75 Currency translation adjustment (179) (179) Net income 1,412 1,412 ------- ------ -------- --------- ------ -------- Balances, June 30, 1992 $ 126 $ 42 $ 39,659 $(10,221) $ (201) $ 29,405 ======= ====== ======== ======== ====== ========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 (Dollars in thousands)
Class A Class B Additional Total Common Common Paid-In Accumulated Stockholders' Stock Stock Capital Deficit Other Equity -------- ------- ---------- ----------- ----- ------------ Balances, June 30, 1992 $ 126 $ 42 $ 39,659 $ (10,221) $ (201) $ 29,405 Issuance of 94,365 shares of Class A Common Stock upon the exercise of stock options 1 386 387 Conversion of 250,000 shares of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock 3 (3) Currency translation adjustment (414) (414) Other 8 8 Net Loss (13,711) (13,711) ------- ------ ------- --------- ------ ------- Balances, June 30, 1993 $ 130 $ 39 $ 40,053 ($23,932) $ (615) $15,675 ======= ====== ======== ======== ====== ========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 (Dollars in thousands)
Class A Class B Additional Total Common Common Paid-In Accumulated Stockholders' Stock Stock Capital Deficit Other Equity -------- ------- ---------- ----------- ----- ------------ Balances, June 30, 1993 $ 130 $ 39 $ 40,053 $ (23,932) $ (615) $ 15,675 Currency translation adjustment (36) (36) Excess of purchase price over predecessor cost of facilities acquired (Note 24) (302) (302) Stock warrants issued 1,300 1,300 Net loss (16,501) (16,501) ------- ------ ------- --------- ------ -------- Balances, June 30, 1994 $ 130 $ 39 $ 41,353 $ (40,735) $ (651) $ 136 ======= ====== ======== ========= ====== ========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 (Dollars in thousands)
1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- Cash flows from operating activities: Net income (loss) $(16,501) $(13,711) $ 1,412 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 10,550 10,098 8,996 Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs 1,752 452 452 Deferred income tax expense 1,913 3,078 2,303 Project development costs expensed 539 1,782 125 Provision for loss on equipment held for sale 6,250 - - Involuntary conversion gain (6,066) - - Gain on sale of projects - (1,691) - Non-cash litigation costs - 621 - Other 1,625 2,602 1,078 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 294 4,424 (5,661) Inventories 805 (766) (94) Receivables from related parties 542 97 (444) Notes receivable 1,784 (314) (1,725) Accounts payable (2,892) 508 4,886 ------- -------- ------ Net cash provided by operating activities 595 7,180 11,328 ------- -------- ------ Cash Flows from investing activities: Capital expenditures (2,496) (7,207) (7,534) Capital expenditures and costs to repair Newark Plant (21,041) (2,641) - Insurance proceeds for Newark Plant 27,000 2,000 - Project development costs (529) (764) (2,752) Proceeds from the sale of projects, net of notes receivable 2,000 1,318 - (Deposits into) withdrawals from restricted cash accounts 470 (1,856) (1,685) Other 622 (437) (1,894) ------- -------- ------ Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities 6,026 (9,587) (13,865) ------- -------- ------ Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from long-term debt 15,622 21,816 13,501 Repayments of long-term debt (21,660) (23,708) (24,485) Proceeds from stock issuances 387 13,862 Net proceeds (repayments) of short-term borrowings 187 301 (1,964) Other (302) - (176) ------- -------- ------ Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities (6,153) (1,204) 738 ------- -------- ------ Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 468 (3,611) (1,799) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 5,213 8,824 10,623 ------- -------- ------ Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 5,681 $ 5,213 $ 8,824 ======= ======== ====== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 1. Business; Liquidity and Capital Resources: O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") develop, own and operate biogas projects and develops and owns cogeneration, and waste-heat recovery projects which produce electricity and thermal energy for sale to industrial and commercial users and public utilities. In addition, the Company sells and rents power generation cogeneration and standby/peak shaving equipment and services. On September 28, 1994, O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., the parent company, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey to pursue financial restructuring efforts under the protection afforded by the U.S. bankruptcy laws. The decision to seek Chapter 11 relief was based on the conclusion that action had to be taken to preserve its relationships and maintain the operational strength and assets of the Company, and to restructure its debt and utilize its assets in a manner consistent with the interests of all creditors and shareholders rather than liquidate to satisfy the demands of a particular group of creditors. The Company expects to continue its normal activities, including project development and the sale and/or refinancing of existing projects. Subsequent to September 28, 1994, the Company is operating as debtor-in-possession under the Bankruptcy Code. As such, the Company is authorized to operate its business, but may not engage in transactions outside the ordinary course of business without approval, after notice and hearing, of the Bankruptcy Court. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such approval to continue its normal operations and restructure its debt and otherwise engage in project development and the sale or refinancing of existing projects. There is negative working capital of $125,683 at June 30, 1994. Furthermore, the Company is severely restricted in accessing the cash flows of its major operating wholly-owned subsidiaries (Newark and Parlin) because of certain restrictive debt covenants and technical and legal requirements, including an adequate level of distributable reserves, that arise from these subsidiaries having non- recourse project financing. There can be no assurance that the Company's restructuring efforts will be successful, or that the Company can present a plan of reorganization which will be accepted by the bankruptcy court and creditors, consistent with the Company's requirements in restructuring the obligations. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that sales of assets can be successfully accomplished on terms acceptable to the Company. Under current circumstances, the Company's ability to continue as a going concern depends upon the successful restructuring of the Company's obligations and the further redeployment of assets. 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Basis of Presentation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all significant subsidiaries which are more than 50 percent owned and controlled. Intercompany transactions and unrealized intercompany profits and losses on transactions with equity method investees have been eliminated in consolidation. Foreign subsidiaries with fiscal years ending on March 31 are included in the consolidated financial statements. If events occurred between March 31 and June 30 which materially affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations, they would be reflected in the consolidated financial statements. Investments in less than majority-owned entities are recorded at cost plus equity in their undistributed earnings or losses since acquisition. Certain reclassifications have been made to conform prior years' data to the current presentation. Revenue Recognition: Energy revenues from cogeneration and biogas projects are recognized as billed over the term of the contract. Profits and losses from sales and rental of power generation equipment, including sales to projects in which the Company retains less than a 100% interest, are recognized as the equipment is sold or over the term of the rental. Development fee revenue is recognized on a cost recovery basis as cash is received (without future lending provisions), or equity interest in the partnership increases, whereby revenues are recognized subsequent to the recovery of all project development costs. Inventories: Inventories, consisting principally of power generation equipment and related parts held for sale, are valued at the lower of cost (determined primarily by the specific identification method) or market. Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets which range from five to thirty years. Depreciation on equipment held for future projects is not provided until the equipment is placed in service. For income tax purposes, the Company uses accelerated depreciation methods. Cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to expense as incurred. Renewals and improvements are capitalized. Upon retirement or other disposition of items of plant and equipment, cost of items and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations. Equipment Held For Sale: Equipment held for sale consists of power generation equipment not currently being used in an operating project and is valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Project Development Costs: Project development costs consist of fees, licenses and permits, site testing, bids and other charges, including salary and interest charges, incurred by the Company in developing projects. For wholly-owned projects, these costs are transferred to property, plant and equipment upon commencement of construction and depreciated over the contract term upon commencement of operations. For projects structured as partnerships, these costs may be recovered through development cost reimbursements from the partnership or third parties, or may be transferred to an investment in the partnership. It is the Company's policy to expense these costs in any period in which management determines the costs to be unrecoverable. Deferred Financing Costs: Deferred financing costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related financing. Recourse Long-term Debt and Nonrecourse Project Financing: Recourse long-term debt consists of collateralized long-term debt for which repayment is a general obligation of the Company. Nonrecourse project financing consists of long-term debt for which repayment obligations are limited to specific project subsidiaries. Income Taxes: Income Taxes are provided based upon the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" which requires the recognition of deferred income taxes for the tax consequences of "temporary differences" by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. Under SFAS No. 109, the effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Gas Swap Agreements: The Company enters into gas swap agreements from time to time to reduce the impact of changes in gas prices on its operating income. The differentials to be paid or received under such agreements are accrued and are recorded as increments or decrements to gas expense. Interest Rate Swap Agreement: The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on certain of its variable rate nonrecourse debt. The differentials to be paid or received under such agreements are accrued and are recorded as increments or decrements to interest and debt expense. Amortization of Excess Cost: Excess of cost of investment in subsidiaries over net assets at date of acquisition is being amortized by charges to operations on a straight-line basis over twenty-five years. Net Income (Loss) per Share: Net Income (Loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average shares of Common Stock and Common Stock equivalents outstanding. Fully diluted net income (loss) per share is not presented because conversion of the convertible senior subordinated debentures and other Common Stock equivalents would be antidilutive. Foreign Currency Accounting: The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries have been translated in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, whereby assets and liabilities are translated at year-end rates of exchange and statements of operations are translated at the average rates of exchange for the year. Currency translation adjustments are accumulated in the other component of stockholders' equity until the entity is substantially sold or liquidated. Transaction gains and losses associated with foreign activities are reflected in operations. Statements of Cash Flows: For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Concentration of Credit Risk: The Company primarily sells electricity and steam to public utilities and corporations on the east and west coasts of the United States under long-term contractual agreements. Also, the Company services, sells and rents equipment to various entities worldwide. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses and such losses have been within management's expectations. The Company invests its excess cash in deposits with financial institutions. Those securities typically mature within ninety days and, therefore, bear minimal risk. The Company has not experienced any losses on these deposits. 3. Cash and Restricted Cash: Due to restrictions in the Newark and Parlin project financing agreements, $2,346 and $2,822 of cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively, is generally available for use only by those projects. Additionally, the Company has classified certain cash and cash equivalents that are not fully available for use in its operations as restricted. The restricted cash and cash equivalents relate to debt service reserve accounts for O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. and O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. (See Note 16), and compensating balances maintained by the Company at financial institutions in connection with lines of credit extended to its United Kingdom subsidiaries (See Note 13). The restricted cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:
1994 1993 ---- ---- O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. $ 1,503 $ 2,500 O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. 1,701 1,233 United Kingdom subsidiaries 1,246 1,280 Other 144 51 ------- ------- $ 4,594 $ 5,064 ======= ======= 4. Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, plant and equipment consist of the following: 1994 1993 ---- ---- Equipment related to energy revenues $170,346 $171,515 Rental equipment 31,050 34,737 Furniture and fixtures 1,631 1,649 Land, buildings and improvements 2,631 1,663 Other equipment 530 823 -------- -------- 205,886 210,387 Accumulated depreciation and amortization (32,630) (27,911) -------- -------- 173,256 182,476 Equipment held for future projects 3,258 11,741 -------- -------- $176,514 $194,217 ======== ========
Depreciation expense was $9,717, $9,643 and $8,561 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Equipment related to energy revenues includes the property and equipment of the Newark and Parlin cogeneration plants and the biogas projects. The Newark project consists of a 52 megawatt cogeneration power plant in Newark, New Jersey which commenced operations in November 1990 and is supplying electricity and steam pursuant to 25-year supply contracts. The facility was financed utilizing nonrecourse project financing. The Parlin project consists of a 122 megawatt cogeneration power plant in Parlin, New Jersey which commenced operations on June 26, 1991 and is supplying 101 megawatts of electricity pursuant to a 20-year electric supply contracts and steam pursuant to a 30-year supply contract. The facility was financed utilizing nonrecourse project financing. 5. Equipment Held for Sale: As part of the Company's debt restructuring program and its efforts to improve both short-term and long-term liquidity, it has actively begun seeking buyers for specific energy equipment not currently being used in an operating project nor critical to the completion of any projects in development. These assets, consisting mainly of gas and steam turbines are being held for sale in order to raise cash and reduce debt levels. The value of these assets sold in a secondary market is less than if they were incorporated into an internally developed operating project. Accordingly, the Company recorded a noncash charge in the fourth quarter in the amount of $6,250 to adjust the carrying value of these assets to an estimated resale value of $8,458 based upon appraisals made by the Company. 6. Notes Receivable Notes receivable consist of the following:
1994 1993 ---- ---- Note receivable with interest at 7.25% due August 30, 2003(a) $3,121 -- Note receivable with interest payments due annually at 8% in May, and a principal payment of $6,250 due May 12, 1996 (b) -- $6,250 Note receivable, non-interest bearing, due in annual principal installments of $800 through June 1996 (c) 2,137 2,770 Notes receivable originally due in quarterly installments of $110(d) -- 1,438 Other (e) 548 1,421 ------ ------ 5,806 11,879 Current portion 780 2,564 ------ ------ $5,026 $9,315 ====== ======
(a) Note receivable associated with the sale of coalbed methane properties in August 1993. Principal and interest payments are due monthly only to the extent of a percentage of net revenues generated from the properties until the earlier of (1) the note is paid in full or (2) 10 years. The Company discounted the note to its estimated net realizable value in consideration of the Company's plans to monetize the note and accelerate cash flow. During 1994, the Company did not recognize interest income or amortize the discount due to disputes with the other party. (See Notes 7 and 20). At June 30, 1994, the note has a face value of $4,500 and has been discounted by $1,379. (b) Note receivable associated with the sale of a 12.5% interest in O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. The note was used to repurchase the 12.5% interest in O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. in January 1994. (See Note 28). (c) Note receivable associated with the termination of a power purchase contract (See Note 20). The note is collateralized by an irrevocable letter of credit. At June 30, 1994, face value and discount are $2,400 and $263, respectively, assuming an interest rate of 5.95% (d) Notes receivable associated with the sale of two biogas projects in 1992. (See Note 20). In January 1994, these notes were satisfied with a payment based on an offer by the Company to discount the notes by $186 for early repayment. (e) Notes receivable associated primarily with a direct finance lease relating to power generation equipment and with the sale of two biogas projects in development in 1993 (See Note 20). In October 1993, a $331 note receivable was satisfied with a payment of $265 based on an offer by the Company to discount the notes for early repayment. 7. Coalbed Methane Gas Properties Note: In August 1993, the Company entered into an agreement with an unrelated third party joint venture to sell substantially all proved and unproved coalbed methane gas properties for $6,500. The Company received $2,000 in cash and a production payment note receivable of $4,500. In addition, the Company has agreed to contribute up to $800 to complete non-producing wells into commercial wells which is included in other current liabilities at June 30, 1994. The production payment note receivable will be paid from a percentage of net revenues from the coalbed methane properties until the earlier of (1) the note is paid in full or (2) 10 years. The Company discounted the note to its estimated net realizable value in consideration of the Company's plans to monetize the note and accelerate cash flow. (See Note 6). Development fees and other includes $5,121 of revenues recognized in connection with this sale. (See Note 20). In May 1994, the joint venture to which the Company sold its coalbed methane properties, filed a complaint with the American Arbitration Association. The complaint alleges, among other things, breach of contract, fraud and conversion in connection with the agreement between the parties. The joint venture seeks damages in the amount of approximately $550 and the cancellation of all remaining payments due under the promissory note in favor of the Company in the amount of $4,500. In its answer, the Company has denied the allegations and counterclaimed against the Joint Venture for breach of contract in such amount as is necessary to repay the balance of the promissory note with interest. The Company has, further, requested that a receiver be appointed to ensure the performance of the Joint Venture with regard to its contractual obligations to the Company. The Company does not feel that a settlement of this arbitration will impair the net book value of the note receivable. 8. Project Development Costs: During the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, the Company determined that certain project development costs should be expensed. The resulting charges, net of any recoveries, of $539, $1,782 and $125 for 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively, are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. 9. Notes Receivable from Officers: At June 30, 1994 and 1993, the Company had notes receivable totalling $238 and $246, respectively, from an officer of the Company. The notes are unsecured, and bear interest at 8.25% per annum. 10. Investments in Equity Affiliates: Investment in equity affiliates consist of the following: 1994 1993 ---- ---- Gray's Ferry $ 2,293 $ 1,590 Artesia 337 356 PoweRent Limited 438 342 Intrag, Joing Venture 107 227 ------- ------- $ 3,175 $ 2,515 ======= ======= Gray's Ferry: In October 1991, O'Brien (Schuylkill) Cogeneration, Inc., (O'Brien Schuylkill) a wholly-owned subsidiary, executed a partnership agreement with Adwin Equipment Company (Adwin) to develop a qualifying cogeneration facility located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The partnership will be known as Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership and will develop, own and operate the cogeneration facility. The partnership intends to develop this project in two phases, Phase 1 of which will consist of approximately 40 megawatts. The partnership has a 25-year steam supply contract and a 20-year electric supply contract. On August 12, 1994, the partnership received a commitment letter for a $62,000 loan from Canada Imperial Bank at Commerce to finance Phase I. The Company expects that the expiration date of the commitment letter will be extended beyond October 30, 1994, although there can be no assurance that such extension will be granted or that if granted, will provide sufficient time to close. Artesia: The Artesia project consists of a 32 megawatt cogeneration facility in Artesia, California which commenced operations in 1990 and is supplying electricity and steam pursuant to 30 year supply contracts. The project is owned and operated by O'Brien California Cogen Limited, a limited partnership. O'Brien Cogeneration, Inc. II, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is the managing general partner. The Company's initial equity interest of 3% can increase to a maximum of 50% on the basis of project performance and returns to the limited partner. In addition to its share of the limited partnership's operations, the Company receives annual management fees of approximately $130 and participates in a fuel supply partnership. PoweRent Limited: PoweRent Limited, an entity in which a subsidiary of the Company owns a 50% interest, is a United Kingdom company that sells and rents power generation equipment. The remaining 50% of PoweRent is owned by an officer of a wholly-owned United Kingdom subsidiary. Intrag, Joint Venture: Intrag, Joint Venture was formed for the purpose of developing power generation projects in Pakistan; and the manufacture, sale and/or rental of power generation equipment in Pakistan. The joint venture agreement expires in June 1995. The Company's investment in the equity affiliates has been accounted for using the equity method. 11. Cost in Excess of Net Assets Acquired: Excess of cost of investment in subsidiaries over net assets at date of acquisition consists of the following: 1994 1993 ---- ---- Excess of investment in subsidiaries over net assets at date of acquisition $ 2,466 $ 2,466 Accumulated amortization (479) (381) ------- ------- $ 1,987 $ 2,085 ======= ======= Amortization expense amounted to $98 in each of 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. 12. Deferred Financing Costs: Deferred financing costs relate to the Subordinated Debentures and nonrecourse debt and consist of the following: 1994 1993 ---- ---- Deferred financing costs $ 7,080 $ 7,087 Accumulated amortization (1,811) (1,359) ------- ------- $ 5,269 $ 5,728 ======= ======= Amortization expense amounted to $452 in each fiscal year ending June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992 and is included in interest and debt expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. 13. Short-term Borrowings: As of June 30, 1994 and 1993 short-term borrowings consist of foreign lines of credit payable to financial institutions bearing interest at foreign (U.K.) short term rates. Collateral for the lines of credit consists primarily of certain restricted cash balances. 14. Recourse Long-Term Debt: Recourse long-term debt consist of the following: 1994 1993 ---- ---- Notes payable to financial institutions, due in monthly installments of principal plus interest at floating rates ranging from 1% to 4.5% over the prime rate (prime rate at June 30, 1994 was 7.25%) maturing at various dates through December 1999, collateralized by certain energy equipment having a net book value of $32,182 at June 30, 1994 $30,481 $27,113 Note payable to unrelated third party, due in monthly installments with interest at 12% (a) 5,000 Capital lease obligations, due in monthly installments at rates up to 13.25%, maturing at various dates through December 2000, collateralized by certain energy and rental equipment having a net book value of $12,067 at June 30, 1994 9,134 10,828 Other 1,500 490 ------- ------- 46,115 38,431 Less amount classified as current (b) (39,042) (10,419) ------- ------- $ 7,073 $28,012 ======= ======= (a) The Company has reclassified a $5,000 current liability to long-term debt at June 30, 1994. The $5,000 repurchase option for the Philadelphia Water Department project reacquired on August 5, 1994 was funded by long-term financing from an unrelated third party subsequent to year end. The loan is collateralized by the common stock of the reacquired subsidiary. (b) As a result of defaults, consisting of defaults in the payment of interest under each of the Indentures as well as defaults under certain of the Company's loan agreements, the Company reclassified $21,914 out of a long-term classification for a total of $39,042 of its recourse debt as a current liability. Of this amount, approximately $5,320 was triggered solely by defaults under the Indentures, $3,066 by cross defaults and by the non-payment of principal subsequent to year end and the remainder, $13,528 was reclassified because of the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing on September 28, 1994. Scheduled maturities, including the impact of defaults, of recourse long-term debt and capital lease obligations, including interest, for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
Year ending June 30 Recourse Long-term debt Capital Leases - - ------------------- ----------------------- -------------- 1995 31,929 9,154 1996 930 865 1997 1,039 848 1998 1,163 484 1999 1,298 79 Thereafter 622 159 Interest component on capital leases -- (2,455) ------- ------ $36,981 $9,134 ======= ====== The Company incurred interest charges, exclusive of interest charges on nonrecourse project financing, of $9,802, $8,265 and $8,423 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Of these amounts, $403, $1,873 and $2,690 were capitalized. Certain of the recourse long-term debt agreements contain requirements that the Company will (1) not incur a net loss during any fiscal year; and (2) not default on other debt agreements. In addition, the agreements prohibit the declaration of dividends on common stock. 15. Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures: Convertible senior subordinated debentures consist of the following: 1994 1993 ---- ---- 7 3/4% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due in March 2002. Conversion price $4.75 per share $11,419 $11,419 11% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due in March 2010. Conversion price $5.55 per share 11,500 11,500 11% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due in March 2011. Conversion price $5.46 per share 26,255 26,255 ------- ------- $49,174 $49,174 ======= ======= On August 22, 1994, the trustees for each of the 1987 Debentures, 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures delivered acceleration notices to the Company, notifying the Company that the total principal amount of $49,174 and past due interest in the amount of $5,243 as of September 20, 1994, is due and payable by the Company immediately based on the following factors: (bullet) The Board of Directors elected not to make the March 15, 1994 or the September 15, 1994 semi-annual required interest payments on the Debentures which total $5,037. Each semi- annual required interest payment consists of $442, $632 and $1,444 for the 1987 Debentures, 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures, respectively. (bullet) The Company is currently in default under the 1987 Indenture's Funded Indebtedness covenant (as defined in the 1987 Indenture). Such covenant prohibits the Company from incurring or creating any Funded Indebtedness if after giving effect to such incurrence or creation, the total outstanding Funded Indebtedness of the Company on a consolidated bases would exceed 75% of the sum of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity and Funded Indebtedness. Additionally, the Company is in default under the 1987 Indenture, 1990 Indenture and 1991 Indenture due to defaults on other indebtedness which results in the acceleration of the maturity of at least an aggregate of $1,000, $2,000 and $2,000, respectively, of other indebtedness which is not cured within 60 days, 90 days and 90 days, respectively, after notice to the Company. As a result of the losses experienced by the Company, the Company's Consolidated Stockholders' Equity (as defined in the 1987 Indenture, 1990 Indenture and 1991 Indenture) was $136 and $8,066 at June 30, 1994 and March 31, 1994, respectively. As a result, the covenant in the 1990 Indenture and 1991 Indenture requiring the Company to purchase 7.5% of the outstanding 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures if the Company's Consolidated Stockholders' Equity is less than $10,000 at the end of each of any two consecutive fiscal quarters has been triggered. Additionally, there is a covenant in the 1987 Indenture which requires the company to purchase 7.5% of the outstanding 1987 Debentures if the Company's Consolidated Stockholders' Equity is less than $7,500 at the end of each of any two consecutive fiscal quarters. Purchasing Debentures pursuant to these covenants would cause severe liquidity problems for the Company. The Company does not presently expect to be a position to comply with these covenants. In May 1994, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to (a) an exchange offer of 40 shares of Series A Cumulative Senior Preferred Stock, 120 Warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock and 20 shares of Class A Common Stock for each $1 principal amount of 1987 Debentures, 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures outstanding and (b) a solicitation of consents to certain proposed amendments to the indentures (the "Indentures") governing each of the 1987 Debentures, 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures as well as the waiver of all defaults under each of the Indentures. In June 1994, an amendment to the Registration Statement was filed. Subsequent to such amendment, the Company began discussions with an ad hoc committee (the "Ad Hoc Committee") of debentureholders representing holders of the 1987 Debentures, 1990 Debentures and 1991 Debentures. The Company entered into a standstill agreement with the Ad Hoc Committee pursuant to which the Company has agreed, among other things, to assist the Ad Hoc Committee in its due diligence efforts. The failure to reach an agreement with the Ad Hoc Committee was one of the factors upon which the Company's decision to file for protection under the Bankruptcy Code was based. (See Note 1). The debentures are subordinated in right of payment, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the indenture agreements, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, as defined in the indenture agreements, whether outstanding on the date the debentures were issued or thereafter created, incurred or assumed. The debentures are convertible, at any time prior to maturity, into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company as provided in the Indenture agreements. Prior to maturity, the debentures may be redeemed at the option of the Company, subject to certain conditions. The Indentures contain sinking fund requirements that would require cash payments in 1999 if the events of default discussed above are resolved. In accordance with the terms of the Indenture agreements, the Company is restricted, under certain circumstances, from declaring or paying cash dividends, making cash distributions, or acquiring or retiring for value any capital stock of the Company. During 1992, $80 of the 7 3/4% debentures were converted into Class A Common Stock. No debentures were converted during 1994 or 1993. 16. Nonrecourse Project Financing: Nonrecourse project financing consists of the following: 1994 1993 ---- ---- Newark project (a) $29,580 $35,088 Parlin project (b) 66,560 72,810 ------- ------- 96,140 107,898 Less current portion (35,830) (10,758) ------- ------- $60,310 $97,140 ======= ======= The nonrecourse project financing agreements contain various covenants, the most restrictive of which are the maintenance of positive working capital, limitation on the payment of dividends or other distributions to the Company and a restriction on additional borrowings by the project subsidiaries. At June 30, 1994, both the Newark and Parlin projects were in default of the covenant which requires the maintenance of positive working capital. On September 26, 1994, the project lenders agreed to waive this covenant through July 1, 1995, for the Parlin project only, provided that during the period that this waiver is in effect no distribution of any nature whatsoever will be made to the Company by the Parlin wholly-owned subsidiary and that this waiver will cease to be effective in the event that the wholly-owned subsidiary is in compliance with the requirement to maintain positive working capital at any time prior to June 30, 1995. The lenders were not willing to provide a similar waiver for the Newark project. As a result of the Newark project not getting the waiver, $25,010 of non-recourse debt has been reclassified from long-term to short-term debt. (a) The Newark project financing is an obligation of O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The project financing was converted from a nonrecourse construction loan to a nonrecourse 12-year term loan in October 1990. The term loan provides for a variable interest rate tied to either LIBOR or the prime rate. The subsidiary has the option to fix the interest rate for this term loan at prevailing long-term market rates. At June 30, 1994, the subsidiary had $29,580 outstanding under the term loan. The floating rate as of that date was 5.75%. During 1994, 1993 and 1992, $1,578, $1,759 and $2,790, respectively, of interest costs were incurred pursuant to the project financing. The sole collateral for the term loan is the common stock of O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc., which has net assets of approximately $46,908 excluding the nonrecourse financing at June 30, 1994. (b) The Parlin financing is an obligation of O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The project financing was converted from a nonrecourse construction loan to a nonrecourse 12-year term loan in December 1990. Through the use of an interest rate swap agreement, $47,419 of the term loan has a fixed interest rate of approximately 11% per annum for a period of 10 years. The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the swap. However, the Company does not anticipate nonperformance. The balance of the loans have a variable interest rate tied to LIBOR or the prime rate unless the Company chooses to fix the interest rate at prevailing long-term market rates. At June 30, 1994, approximately $19,141 of this loan had a floating rate of 5.75%. During 1994, 1993 and 1992 $6,633, $7,166 and $8,357 of interest costs were incurred pursuant to the term loan which included $3,253, $3,544 and $2,912 for 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively, of costs associated with the interest rate swap agreement. The sole collateral for the term loan is the common stock of O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc., which has net assets of approximately $72,176 excluding the nonrecourse financing at June 30, 1994. Scheduled maturities of nonrecourse project financing for the next five years are as follows: 1995 $ 35,830 1996 6,530 1997 6,780 1998 7,900 1999 7,900 Thereafter 31,200 ------- $96,140 ======= 17. Stockholders' Equity: Preferred Stock The Board of Directors of the Company is authorized to issue shares of Preferred stock in one or more series and to determine the rights and preferences of each series. Common Stock In January 1992, the Company completed an offering of 3,858,028 shares of Class A Common Stock at $4.00 per share. Proceeds from the offering amounted to $13,600, net of issuance costs. In addition, a principal stockholder, controlled by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, converted 515,620 shares of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock and sold the Class A Common Stock shares at $4.00 per share in connection with this offering. Except for voting and conversion privileges, shares of Class A and Class B common stock are identical. Class A stockholders are entitled to one vote per share while Class B stockholders are entitled to ten votes per share. Class B common stock is convertible into Class A common stock on the basis of one share of Class A common stock for each share of Class B common stock. All outstanding shares of Class B common stock are owned by III Enterprises, Inc., a company wholly-owned by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, which has controlling voting interest in the Company. In October 1993, III Enterprises, Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. On October 6, 1994, the bankruptcy court ordered that the matter be converted to a proceeding under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. On October 7, 1994, the debtor appealed this order. In connection with any reorganization of III Enterprises, Inc., the stock ownership of III Enterprises which owns the controlling shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company may be sold to a third party. A change in control of the Company could significantly affect the direction of management of the Company and limit the utilization of net operating losses. (See Note 23). Outstanding shares amounted to the following: 1994 1993 ---- ---- Class A common stock 12,965,397 12,965,397 ========== ========== Class B common stock 3,905,770 3,905,770 ========== ========== At June 30, 1994, the Company had 16,926,574 Class A common stock shares reserved for issuance in connection with its stock option plans (2,141,894) and its convertible senior subordinated debentures (9,284,680) and for options granted with the sale of the Philadelphia Water Department Project (5,500,000). Other The other component of stockholders' equity includes a foreign currency translation adjustment of ($587), ($551) and ($137) at June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively, and treasury stock of $64 at June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992. Treasury stock is recorded at cost and consists of 90,200 shares of Class A common stock and 165,000 shares of Class B common stock, including 75,000 shares of Class A common stock and 165,000 shares of Class B common stock held by O'Brien Energy Services at the date of its acquisition by the Company. 18. Stock Options: The Company's stock option plans provide for the granting of qualified and/or nonqualified options on Class A common stock to officers, directors and key employees. Qualified options are exercisable after one year from the date of the grant and expire no more than ten years after grant. These options become exercisable over a 48 month period. Pertinent information concerning the option plans is as follows: 1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- Outstanding at beginning of year 1,416,874 1,400,868 1,279,832 Options exercised -- (94,365) (65,464) Options expired (707,000) (258,075) (142,500) Options granted-nonqualified 1,180,000 316,213 160,000 Options granted-qualified -- 52,233 169,000 --------- --------- --------- Outstanding at end of year 1,889,874 1,416,874 1,400,868 ========= ========= ========= Exercisable 1,846,949 1,279,516 1,246,779 ========= ========= ========= Exercise prices range from $1.50 to $5.00 per share for options granted in 1994 and $4.25 to $4.75 per share for options granted in 1993 and 1992. The price of options exercised ranged from $3.75 to $4.75 per share in 1993 and $1.87 to $4.75 per share in 1992. No options were exercised in 1994. 19. Business Interruption Insurance Claims: During 1994, 1993 and 1992, energy revenues include $1,706, $6,247 and $483 received under net business interruption insurance claims associated with the Newark and Parlin cogeneration plants. 20. Development Fees and Other: In June 1994, the Company sold its recently acquired rights to develop a standby/peak shaving project for a $5,000 cash payment which is included in development fees and other income. The costs associated with the development rights were insignificant. In August 1993, the Company sold its contractual rights to develop certain coalbed methane reserves. The selling price consisted of a $2,000 cash payment and a production note of $4,500 with an interest rate of 7.25% payable in monthly installments only to the extent of a percentage of net revenues from the properties until the earlier of (1) the note is payable in full, or (2) a term of ten (10) years. The Company has discounted the note by $1,379 to reflect a lower estimated net realizable value in consideration of the Company's plans to monetize the note and accelerate cash flow. The previously capitalized costs and remaining drilling obligation amounted to approximately $5,100 resulting in no gain on this transaction. In December 1992, the Company and a utility entered into an agreement pursuant to which the electric contract previously entered into was terminated for $4,000 from the utility, payable in five annual installments of $800 without interest. The payments are collateralized by a standby letter of credit. The net present value of the $4,000 was determined to be $3,462, assuming an interest rate of 5.95%, and is reflected as development fees and other in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The associated project development costs amounted to $2,386 which resulted in a net gain of $1,076. In December 1992, the Company sold a biogas project located in the United Kingdom for $821, of which $331 was paid pursuant to a promissory note with an interest rate of 8% and is reflected as development and other fees in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The associated project development costs amounted to $564 which resulted in a net gain of $257. In October 1993, the promissory note was satisfied for $265, which reflects a $66 discount for early payment offered by the Company. In September 1992, the Company sold a 50% interest in a biogas project pursuant to a stock purchase agreement. The remaining 50% interest was sold on June 30, 1993. The aggregate sale price was $625 of which $555 was paid pursuant to a promissory note with an interest rate of 8%. The costs associated with the sale amounted to $267 which resulted in a net gain of $358. In June 1992, the Company sold the power purchase, landfill gas and other agreements associated with two biogas projects that were operated by the Company to two unrelated limited partnerships for $323 in cash and $1,725 in notes receivable with interest rates of 9.5% and 10%. The cost associated with the agreements sold amounted to $503 which resulted in a gain of $1,545. The sales price of $2,048 and the related costs of $503 are reflected in development and other fees and cost of development fees and other, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. In addition, the Company entered into equipment rental agreements with the respective buyers of those projects to lease certain power generation equipment for annual rentals of $185 through December 31, 2002. The leases may be extended for six years at the option of the lessee. Also, the annual rentals may be reduced if equipment is removed from the project sites by the Company in accordance with provisions in the rental agreements. In January 1994, these notes receivable were satisfied for $1,100, which reflects a $202 discount for early payment offered by the Company. During 1994 and 1993 the Company recognized approximately $4,015 and $3,989, respectively, of revenues associated with the sale of natural gas to the Artesia project under a fuel management contract. The costs associated with the fuel transactions amounted to $4,015 and $3,989, respectively. In 1992, the Company recognized revenues of $779 in connection with equipment agreements associated with the Hartford project. Associated costs were $701. During 1993 and 1992, the Company also recognized $125 and $227, respectively, of revenues pursuant to management fee and other agreements with the Hartford and Artesia projects. Associated costs were $112 and $204, respectively. 21. Litigation Settlement Costs: In May 1993, O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. and O'Brien Newark Supply Corporation, wholly-owned subsidiaries, entered into a settlement agreement with Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. and related entities, the turnkey contractor for the Newark cogeneration project, with regards to litigation relating to the construction of the Newark cogeneration plant. The settlement agreement dismissed all claims between all parties. As a result of the settlement, the $3,800 construction costs payable relating to retained payment under the construction contract has been adjusted by reducing property, plant and equipment by $3,200 with the remainder representing payments made by the Company. In September 1993, the Company and certain subsidiaries and an equity affiliate entered into a settlement agreement with Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering, Inc. and related entities, the turnkey contractor for the Hartford cogeneration plant, with regards to litigation relating to the construction of the Hartford cogeneration plant. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Company relinquished its 5 percent general partner interest, paid Hawker $250 and issued a promissory note for $250 to the succeeding general partner, which resulted in a total charge of $1,121 for 1993, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations. 22. Involuntary Conversion Gain: On December 25, 1992, a fire disabled the Newark cogeneration plant. The damage to the plant caused by the fire has been repaired. The plant returned to partial operations in August 1993 and resumed full operation in October 1993. The Newark cogeneration plant generated revenues of $23,082 (including net business interruption proceeds of $980), $19,629 (including net business interruption proceeds of $5,880), and $27,532 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. The capital expenditures to repair the plant are offset by the property insurance claim proceeds and is reflected as insurance claims receivable in the accompanying balance sheet at June 30, 1993. The Company received $36,000 from its insurance carrier which covered a substantial majority of the Company's cost of repair and loss of net profits due to business interruption. Additionally, the Company recognized an involuntary conversion gain of $6,066 in fiscal 1994. 23. Income Taxes: Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes consists of:
1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- United States $(12,659) $(10,272) $ 3,973 Foreign (1,931) (361) (123) ------- ------- ------- $(14,588) $(10,633) $ 3,850 ======= ======= ======= The income tax provision consists of: 1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- Current income taxes: Federal $ -- $ -- $ 100 State -- -- 35 Foreign -- -- -- -------- ------- ------ -- -- 135 Deferred income taxes 1,913 3,078 2,303 -------- ------- ------- $ 1,913 $ 3,078 $ 2,438 ======== ======= =======
The components of the net deferred income tax liabilities are as follows:
1994 1993 ---- ---- Deferred income tax liabilities: Property, plant and equipment $18,964 $15,073 ------- ------- Deferred income tax assets: Net operating loss carryforwards 25,235 18,325 Alternative minimum tax credits 110 110 Investment tax credits 1,623 1,623 Miscellaneous 458 328 Valuation allowance (20,354) (16,208) ------- ------- Total deferred tax assets 6,156 4,178 ------- ------- Net deferred income tax liabilities $12,808 $10,895 ======= =======
The increase in the valuation allowance from June 30, 1993 to June 30, 1994 is due primarily to the uncertainty of realizing the benefit of loss carry- forwards generated in 1994. A reconciliation between the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate follows:
1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- Income tax (benefit) on the amount at federal statutory rate $(4,959) $(3,615) $ 1,309 State income taxes 387 282 538 Operating income tax losses with no current tax benefit 5,759 6,248 419 Other 726 163 172 ------- ------- ------- Total income tax provision $ 1,913 $ 3,078 $ 2,438 ======= ======= =======
At June 30, 1994, the Company has tax basis net operating loss carryforwards available to offset future regular taxable income, and investment tax credit carryforwards available to offset future regular or alternative minimum federal income taxes payable. The amount of these carryforwards available for future utilization could be significantly limited based on a change in control of the Company in accordance with IRS regulations. (See Notes 1 and 17). These carryforwards expire as follows: Net Operating Investment Tax Credit Loss Carryforwards Carryforwards ------------------ --------------------- 1998 -- 58 1999 -- 138 2000 400 255 2001 792 240 2002 2,325 409 2003 3,733 82 2004 2,071 174 2005 5,022 52 2006 12,677 215 2007 4,002 -- 2008 16,430 -- 2009 18,356 -- ------- ------ $65,808 $1,623 ======= ====== In addition, the Company has $1,685 of unused net operating loss carryforwards for United Kingdom income tax purposes. These credits can be carried forward for United Kingdom tax purposes indefinitely. An alternative minimum tax is imposed at a 20% rate on the Company's alternative minimum taxable income which is determined by making statutory adjustments to the Company's regular taxable income. Net operating loss carryforwards may be used to offset only 90% of the Company's alternative minimum taxable income. The net operating loss carryforwards for alternative minimum tax purposes are approximately $34,458 for income tax purposes at June 30, 1994. The Company is subject to the alternative minimum tax resulting in an alternative minimum tax expense of $100 in 1992. This amount will be allowed as a credit carryover against regular tax in the future in the event the regular tax expense exceeds the alternative minimum tax expense. 24. Transactions with Related Parties: PoweRent Limited is 50% owned by the Company and 50% by an officer of a wholly-owned subsidiary. Amounts receivable from or payable to related parties are noninterest-bearing and are classified as current, as settlement is expected to occur within one year. A summary of activity with related parties is as follows: (1) The Company leases office space from Pennsport Partnership, a Pennsylvania partnership in which the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Stockholder (CEO) of the Company has a 50% ownership interest. Rental expense for 1994, 1993 and 1992 was $289, $293 and $290, respectively. The Company also leases office space from Christiana River Holdings, Ltd., an entity owned by the CEO of the Company. Rental expense for 1994 was $150. (2) In 1993 and 1992, the Company recognized $156 and $143, respectively, of revenue by selling equipment and related services to PoweRent. The cost of the equipment and related services was $130 and $96, respectively. (3) The Company also was charged commissions by O'Brien Power Systems, Inc. of $647 in 1994 in connection with equipment sales and services provided to third parties. In 1993 and 1992, the Company recognized $346 and $235, respectively, of revenue by selling equipment and related services to O'Brien Power Systems, Inc., a company controlled by a relative of the CEO of the Company. The cost of the equipment and related services was $322 and $224, respectively. (4) In September 1993, Puma purchased its executive offices and its principal facility located in Ash, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom from III Enterprises Limited, an entity owned by the CEO of the Company for approximately $800. The Company has estimated a fair value of these facilities indicating a value of approximately $1,100. However, predecessor cost of $498 has been used to record the assets purchased and the excess of the purchase price over III Enterprises Limited's historical net book value of these facilities has been reflected as an increase in the accumulated deficit. Prior to September 1993, Puma leased the facility from III Enterprises Limited with rental expense amounting to $66, $156 and $155 in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. In addition, the Company has had transactions with projects structured as partnerships in which the Company had or retains a general partnership interest (Note 10). 25. Segment Information and Major Customers: The Company operates principally in two industry segments: the developing, owning and operating biogas projects and the development and ownership of cogeneration and waste heat recovery projects (energy) and the selling and renting of power generation, cogeneration and standby/peak shaving equipment and services (equipment sales, rental and services). Information with respect to the segments of the business is as follows: 1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- Revenues: Energy $ 76,913 $ 74,587 $ 74,692 Equipment sales, rental and services 29,676 23,105 25,423 -------- -------- --------- $106,589 $ 97,692 $ 100,115 ======== ======== ========= Identifiable assets: Energy $180,329 $224,352 $ 222,070 Equipment sales, rental and services 47,329 29,557 26,722 Corporate assets 10,158 8,620 10,262 -------- -------- --------- $237,816 $262,529 $ 259,054 ======== ======== ========= Operating income (loss): Energy $ 10,280 $ 14,468 $ 24,520 Equipment sales, rental and services (4,874) (1,799) 1,283 General corporate expenses (8,921) (8,599) (5,817) -------- -------- --------- $ (3,515) $ 4,070 $ 19,986 ======== ======== ========= Depreciation and amortization expense: Energy $ 7,345 $ 8,008 $ 8,106 Equipment sales, rental and services 2,171 1,446 751 Not allocable 1,486 1,096 591 -------- -------- -------- $ 11,002 $ 10,550 $ 9,448 ======== ======== ======== Revenue by segment consists of sales to unaffiliated customers; intersegment sales are not significant. For the purposes of this presentation, development and other fees are considered revenues of the energy segment. Identifiable assets by segment are those assets that are used in the operations of each segment. Corporate assets are those assets not used in the operations of a specific segment and consist primarily of cash, notes receivable from officers and deferred financing costs. Investments in limited partnerships are included in the identifiable assets of the energy segment. Selling, general and administrative expenses have been allocated to the individual segments on the basis of segment revenues and geographical location. Capital expenditures for 1994 and 1993 are primarily associated with the equipment sales, rental and services segment. Capital expenditures for 1992 are primarily associated with the energy segment. Information with respect to the Company's geographical areas of business is as follows: 1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- Revenues: United States $ 93,090 $ 83,797 $ 84,560 United Kingdom 13,499 13,895 15,555 -------- -------- --------- $106,589 $ 97,692 $ 100,115 ======== ======== ========= Net income (loss): United States $(14,570) $(13,350) $ 1,535 United Kingdom (1,931) (361) (123) -------- -------- --------- $(16,501) $(13,711) $ 1,412 ======== ======== ========= Identifiable assets: United States $230,343 $252,863 $ 249,544 United Kingdom 7,473 9,666 9,510 -------- -------- --------- $237,816 $262,529 $ 259,054 ======== ======== ========= Revenues from one energy customer accounted for 53%, 65% and 67% of 1994, 1993 and 1992 revenues, respectively. 26. Operating Leases: The Company leases equipment and primarily conducts its operations in leased facilities which expire on various dates through the year 2000. Under the terms of most of the lease agreements, the Company is required to pay taxes, insurance, maintenance and other operating costs of the facilities. The total minimum annual lease payments under non-cancellable operating lease agreements are as follows: Year ending June 30, 1995 $ 848 1996 789 1997 788 1998 640 1999 518 Thereafter 528 ------ $4,111 ====== Total rental expense under various operating leases was approximately $1,308, $1,434 and $1,182, in 1994, 1993 and 1992. 27. Statements of Cash Flows: Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: 1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- Interest paid during the year, net of amounts capitalized $13,027 $ 15,287 $16,898 Income taxes paid - - 63 Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities: 1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- Transfer of project development costs to property, plant and equipment $ 176 - $ 230 Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and construction costs payable 875 $ 6,986 (74) Project development costs recovered by receipt of equipment - - 1,501 Other assets included in accounts payable and other liabilities - - 719 Conversion of 7 3/4% convertible subordinated debentures - - 80 Reduction of property, plant and equipment resulting from the settlement of litigation 2,400 3,232 - Notes receivables in connection with the sale of projects 3,121 3,590 - Capital expenditures acquired by capital leases - 4,546 - Exchange of note receivable for note payable - 655 - 28. Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited):
Quarter End September 30 December 31 March 31 June 30 ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal 1994 ----------- Total revenue $29,650(1)(2) $22,491(3) $26,876 $27,572(4) Gross profit 7,223 3,146 4,602 7,444 Net (loss) (2,190) (5,765) (902) (7,644)(5) Net (loss) per share $ (.13) $ (.34) $ (.05) $ (.46) ======= ======= ======= ======= Fiscal 1993 ----------- Total revenue $27,184 $29,285 $20,036(1) $21,187(1) Gross profit 10,632 6,092 5,384 3,834 Net income (loss) 2,944 (1,759) 1,471(6) (16,367)(6)(7) Net income (loss) per share: $ .18 $ (.10) $ .09 $ (.98) ======= ======= ======= =======
(1) Revenues for the quarters ended March 31, 1993, June 30, 1993 and September 30, 1993 were negatively impacted by the Newark Boxboard Project fire which occurred on December 25, 1992. The plant returned to partial operation in August 1993 and full operation in October 1993. (2) Includes $5,121 of revenues recognized in connection with the sale of the Company's contractual rights to develop certain coalbed methane reserves. (3) Revenues were negatively impacted by an unscheduled turbine outage at the du Pont Parlin project which lasted from September 1993 through mid-December 1993. (4) Revenues include $5,000 from the sale of rights to develop a standby electric facility project. The costs associated with this sale were insignificant. Revenues were negatively impacted by an unscheduled outage at the du Pont Parlin project which lasted from late May 1994 to mid-August 1994. (5) Includes the impact of a $6,250 non-cash charge resulting from a market valuation of equipment being held for sale in connection with the Company's restructuring of its recourse debt. (6) During the quarter ended March 31, 1993, the Company recognized a net gain of $4,583 in connection with the sale of a 12 1/2% interest in the Newark Cogeneration project. On January 18, 1994, Company repurchased the 12 1/2% interest and recorded a charge of $4,583 in the quarter ended June 30, 1993 to defer the net gain previously recognized on the sale. (7) Includes charges for $1,782 for certain project development costs, $1,121 associated with the Hartford litigation settlement with Hawker Siddeley and $600 associated with bad debt expense. 29. Litigation: Hawker Siddeley: The Company was involved in litigation with Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering, Inc. ("Hawker"), the turnkey contractor for the Parlin (the "Parlin Action") and former Salinas projects (the "Salinas Action"). In the aggregate, Hawker's lawsuits, as amended, sought compensatory damages of $15,000 and $3,000 from the Parlin and former Salinas Projects, respectively. In May 1994, O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc., O'Brien Cogeneration Inc. II, wholly owned subsidiaries, and O'Brien Energy Systems, Inc., entered into a settlement agreement with Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering, Inc.; the "Hawker Settlement Agreement". Other than a $1,500 Promissory Note ("the Note") issued by the Company to Hawker Siddeley, no money was exchanged and O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. was not obligated to pay the $5,100 contract price withheld and all parties dismissed their claims related to the Parlin Action. Pursuant to the Hawker Settlement Agreement, the Salinas Action, prior to being dismissed, required that the first payment under the note be paid by October 6, 1994. Therefore, as payment was not made, the Salinas Action remains open. Other Proceedings: During September 1993 to November 1993, three actions were filed against O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, by survivors of three employees of the operator of the Newark Cogeneration facility who were killed as the result of a fire which occurred at the facility in December 1992. The actions seek the recovery of damages in an unspecified amount. Insurance counsel estimates that each of the pending claims could have a value in excess of $1,000. The amount allocable to the Company, if any, is not determinable at this time. The Company's insurer has recently disputed the maximum amounts of coverage under the Company's policies. If a satisfactory resolution of this dispute cannot be reached, the Company may be required to file an action in court to obtain an adjudication of its rights under its insurance policies. The Company believes that these claims will not have a material adverse financial effect on the Company because (1) the Company has sufficient undisputed liability insurance coverage and (2) the operator of the Facility has agreed to indemnify the Company for any liability arising out of the operator's operation and maintenance of the facility. On July 27, 1994, an alleged stockholder of O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. filed suit seeking money damages in an amount allegedly sustained by the stockholder. On September 15, 1994, two alleged debentureholders filed suit seeking money damages in an amount allegedly sustained by debentureholders who purchased debentures from September 28, 1992 through April 12, 1994. The complaints name as defendants O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. and certain of its officers and directors. The complaints allege that O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. and the other defendants violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and disseminated or were responsible for the disseminating of a series of false and misleading statements concerning the Company's business, results of operations and future prospects. The suits purport to be class actions on behalf of all stockholders and debentureholders, respectively. The Company and other defendants believe the suits to be without merit and intend to defend them vigorously. Although the Company cannot give definitive assurance regarding the ultimate resolution of the various claims described above, the Company does not presently believe the matters described above or the resolution thereof will have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial statements. 30. Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107 "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments" which requires certain disclosures concerning the estimated fair value of financial instruments. The following disclosures of the estimated fair value amounts have been determined based on the Company's assessment of available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Carrying Fair June 30, 1994 Amount Value ------------- -------- ----- Assets: Cash and cash equivalents (1) $ 5,681 $ 5,681 Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1) 4,594 4,594 Accounts receivable (1) 12,100 12,100 Receivable from related parties (1) 633 633 Notes receivable (1) 5,806 5,806 Notes receivable from officers (1) 238 238 Liabilities: Accounts payable (1) 12,737 12,737 Short-term borrowings (1) 2,386 2,386 Recourse long-term debt (1) 46,115 46,115 Non-recourse long-term debt (1) 96,140 94,140 Convertible senior subordinated debentures (2) 49,174 21,996 Off-balance Sheet Financial Instruments: Interest Rate Swap (3) -- 4,889 (1) The carrying amount of these items are a reasonable estimate of their value as of June 30, 1994. (2) The fair value of convertible senior subordinated debentures are determined based on market quotes as of June 30, 1994. The fair value of the Company's convertible senior subordinated debentures as of September 20, 1994 was $19,981. (3) The fair value of interest rate swap in the amount at which it could be settled based on an estimate obtained from the dealer. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information about the financial instruments. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matter of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates, including the bankruptcy filing of O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., the parent company, on September 28, 1994. (See Note 1). 31. Sale of Philadelphia Water Department Project: On November 12, 1993, the Company sold the capital stock of O'Brien (Philadelphia) Cogeneration, Inc. ("OPC") and Philadelphia BioGas Supply, Inc. ("Biogas"), wholly-owned subsidiaries and issued 5.5 million warrants for Class A Common Stock to entities controlled by an unrelated private investor for $5,000 in cash. The warrants are exercisable at prices ranging from $4.00 to $6.00 per share, and have been assigned a value of $1,300 which has been reflected in additional paid in capital. The primary assets of OPC and Biogas consist of a 20-year energy service agreement and a digester gas supply agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority ("Authority"). The Company continues to own and rent to OPC and Biogas the facilities and all related generation and associated equipment for the project. Fiscal 1994 revenues were approximately $2,187. On August 5, 1994, the Company exercised its option to repurchase 83% of OPC and Biogas for $5,000. The Company is negotiating to resell this project to a third party in 1995. O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES Index to Financial Statement Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . S-1 Schedule II - Amounts Receivable From Related Parties and Underwriters, Promoters and Employees Other Than Related Parties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-2 Schedule III - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant S-3 (to be filed by amendment) Schedule V - Property, Plant and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . S-4 Schedule VI - Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization of Property, Plant and Equipment. . . . . . S-5 Schedule IX - Short-Term Borrowings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-6 O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. AMOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM RELATED PARTIES AND UNDERWRITERS SCHEDULE II PROMOTERS AND EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN RELATED PARTIES (dollars in thousands)
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the Year Balance at Ended Beginning June 30 Name of Debtor of Period Additions Deductions Balance at End of Period ------- -------------- ---------- --------- ---------- ------------------------ (1) Amounts (2) (2) Collected/ Amounts (1) Non Settled Written-Off Current Current - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1992 O'Brien Machinery Co. 477 646 1,048 75 - Joel D. Cooperman (A) 140 - - 140 Sanders D. Newman 591 49 - 640 III Enterprises, Inc. and affiliates 94 262 307 49 Hartford Partnership 81 1,073 539 615 Artesia Partnership 40 342 40 342 1993 Joel D. Cooperman (A) 140 98 238 Sanders D. Newman 640 15 655 - III Enterprises, Inc. and affiliates 49 122 57 114 Hartford Partnership 615 559 1,105 69 Artesia Partnership 342 4,791 4,896 237 O'Brien Power Systems, - 839 465 374 Inc. 1994 Joel D. Cooperman (A) 238 238 III Enterprises Inc. and afilliates 114 523 403 234 Hartford Partnership 69 19 88 - Artesia Partnership 237 4,150 4,042 345 O'Brien Power Systems, 374 11 410 (25) Inc. (A) The loan is an unsecured, full recourse loan bearing interest at 8 1/4% per annum and maturing in May 1996.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REGISTRANT SCHEDULE III (To be filed by Amendment) O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE V (dollars in thousands)
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For the Year Balance at Ended Beginning Addition Other Balance at End June 30 Classification of Period at Cost (1) Retirements Changes of Period - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1992 Equipment related to Energy Revenues $174,705 $ 6,699 $ (789) (2) $ (609) $179,925 Furniture and Fixtures 1,476 134 (17) 1,593 Rental Equipment 11,570 746 (35) 3,361 15,642 Equipment held for future projects 15,391 1,950 (2,601) 14,740 Land, Building and Improvements 1,376 155 (254) (2) 1,277 Other Equipment 2,170 30 (15) 2,185 -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- TOTAL $206,688 $ 9,714 $ (1,110) $ 70 $215,362 ======== ======= ======== ======= ======== 1993 Equipment related to Energy Revenues $179,925 $ 1,948 $ (1,263) $(9,095) (1) $171,515 Furniture and Fixtures 1,593 133 (13) (64) (1) 1,649 Rental Equipment 15,642 9,049 (1,128) 11,174 (1) 34,737 Equipment held for future projects 14,740 1,783 (122) (4,660) (1) 11,741 Land, Building and Improvements 1,277 188 (18) 216 (1) 1,663 Other Equipment 2,185 189 (334) (1,217) (1) 823 -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- TOTAL $215,362 $13,290 $ (2,878) $(3,646) $222,128 ======== ======= ======== ======= ======== 1994 Equipment related to Energy Revenues $171,515 $ 1,208 (190) $(2,187) (3) $170,346 Furniture and Fixtures 1,649 66 (1) (83) 1,631 Rental Equipment 34,737 697 (665) (3,719) (3) 31,050 Equipment held for future projects 11,741 1,105 (9,588) (3) 3,258 Land, Building and Improvements 1,663 728 (48) (14) 2,329 Other Equipment 823 48 (279) (62) 530 -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- TOTAL $222,128 $ 3,852 $ (1,183) $(15,653) $209,144 ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== (1) Include transfers between classifications, $3,232 adjustment as a result of the Newark litigation settlement and fluctuation in exchange rates. (2) Includes building and equipment sales. (3) Reflects reclassification of equipment held for sale ($15,767), the Hawker Siddley Settlement ($2,400) and the increase in basis attributable to the insurance proceeds from the Newark fire property settlement $3,020.
O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION OF SCHEDULE VI PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (dollars in thousands)
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For the Year Balance at Ended Beginning Other Balance at End June 30 Classification of Period Additions Retirements Changes of Period - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1992 Equipment related to Energy Revenues $ 6,399 $ 7,564 $ (149) $ (404) $ 13,410 Furniture and Fixtures 742 171 (2) 911 Rental Equipment 2,749 505 (2) 404 3,656 Land, Building and Improvements 519 100 619 Other Equipment 827 221 (10) 51 1,089 -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- TOTAL $ 11,236 $ 8,561 $ (163) $ 51 $ 19,685 ======== ======= ======== ======= ======== 1993 Equipment related to Energy Revenues $ 13,410 $ 8,008 $ (864) $ (556) (1) $ 19,998 Furniture and Fixtures 911 188 (42) (1) 1,057 Rental Equipment 3,656 1,149 (251) 1,011 (1) 5,565 Land, Building and Improvements 619 150 (4) 28 (1) 793 Other Equipment 1,089 148 (310) (429) (1) 498 -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- TOTAL $ 19,685 $ 9,643 $ (1,429) $ 12 $ 27,911 ======== ======= ======== ======= ======== 1994 Equipment related to Energy Revenues $ 19,998 $ 7,345 (105) $(3,883) (2) $ 23,355 Furniture and Fixtures 1,057 201 (40) (2) 1,218 Rental Equipment 5,565 1,885 (279) (541) (2) 6,630 Land, Building and Improvements 793 198 (2) 4 993 Other Equipment 498 88 (139) (13) 434 -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- TOTAL $ 27,911 $ 9,717 $ (525) $(4,473) $ 32,630 ======== ======= ======== ======= ======== (1) Includes transfers between classifications, $(127) adjustment as a result of the Newark litigation settlement and difference in exchange rates at the end of prior period to beginning of current period. Also includes differences between average exchange rate and the exchange rate at the end of the related period. (2) Relates primarily to the adjustment as a result of Newark fire insurance proceeds ($2,530) and for the reclassification of equipment held for sale ($1,450). Other items include exchange rate fluctuations and reductions resulting from intercompany transfers.
O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. SCHEDULE IX SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (dollars in thousands)
- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the Weighted Maximum Amount Average Amount Weighted Average Year Ended Category of Aggregate Balance at Average Outstanding Outstanding Interest Rate June 30 Short-Term Borrowings End of Period Interest Rate During the Period During the Period During the Period - - ---------- --------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- 1992 Banks $ 1,898 13.4% $ 3,862 $ 2,100 14.9% 1993 Banks $ 2,199 9.1% $ 2,620 $ 2,213 11.7% 1994 Banks $ 2,386 8.3% $ 2,760 $ 2,438 8.3% ____________________ The average borrowings were determined based on amounts outstanding at each month's end. The weighted average interest rates during the period were computed by dividing actual interest expense for the period by average short-term borrowings for the period.
EX-4.15 2 SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT $7,000,000 SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT Dated as of March 11, 1994 __________________ O'BRIEN (NEWARK) COGENERATION, INC. a Delaware corporation (Borrower) and STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, INC., a Texas corporation (Lender) __________________ THIS SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT dated as of March 11, 1994, by and between O'BRIEN (NEWARK) COGENERATION, INC., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower and STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, INC. a Texas corporation, as Lender. In consideration of the agreements herein and in the other Loan Documents and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein and therein, the parties agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS 1.1. Definitions. Except as otherwise expressly provided, capitalized terms used in this Agreement and its Exhibits shall have the meanings given in Exhibit A. 1.2. Rules of Interpretation. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the rules of interpretation set forth in Exhibit A shall apply to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. ARTICLE 2 - THE LOAN FACILITY 2.1. Loan Facility. (a) Availability. (i) Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Lender agrees to advance to Borrower (A) on the Closing Date a loan (the "Tranche A Loan") in the aggregate principal amount of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000) and (B) on the Tranche B Funding Date a loan (the "Tranche B Loan") in the aggregate principal amount of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000) (the "Total Loan Commitment"). The Tranche A Loan and the Tranche B Loan are sometimes referred to herein as the "Loans." (ii) Loan Interest. Borrowers shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such Loan until the maturity thereof at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus four percent (4%), such rate to change from time to time as the Prime Rate shall change; provided that such rate shall not exceed fourteen percent (14%) and shall not be less than ten percent (10%) at any time, regardless of any changes in the Prime Rate. (iii) Loan Payments. (A) Borrower shall repay to Lender on each Repayment Date (i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Loan, in installments payable on such Repayment Date, (x) in accordance with the repayment schedule set forth on Exhibit C-1 (the "Amortization Schedule"), and (y) on and after the Tranche B Funding Date, in accordance with the repayment schedule set forth on Exhibit C-2 (the "Alternate Amortization Schedule"); and (ii) all accrued interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan. On the Maturity Date any remaining unpaid principal, interest, fees and costs shall be due and payable. (iv) Note. The obligation of Borrower to repay each Loan made by Lender and to pay interest thereon at the rates provided herein shall be evidenced by a promissory note in the form of Exhibit B (the "Note") payable to the order of Lender and in the principal amount of such Loan. Borrower authorizes Lender to record on the schedule annexed to the Note the date and amount of each Loan and agrees that all such notations shall constitute prima facie evidence of the matters noted. Borrower further authorizes Lender to attach to and make a part of the Note continuations of the schedule attached thereto as necessary. No failure to make any such notations shall affect the validity of the Borrower's obligations to repay the full unpaid principal amount of the Loan or the duties of Borrower hereunder or thereunder. (v) Reborrowing. Any amounts that have been repaid or prepaid under this Agreement may not thereafter be reborrowed or readvanced to Borrower. (b) Prepayments. (i) Terms of all Prepayments. Upon the prepayment of any Loan (whether such prepayment is an optional prepayment under Section 2.1(b)(ii) or a mandatory prepayment required by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, a prepayment upon acceleration), Borrower shall pay to Lender all accrued interest, fees and costs to the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid. All prepayments of the Loan shall reduce the remaining payments of principal of the Loan in inverse order of maturity. (ii) Optional Prepayments. Subject to Section 2.l(b)(i), Borrower may, at its option, upon four (4) Banking Days' notice to Lender, prepay all outstanding Loans in whole or in part. (iii) Mandatory Prepayment Upon Refinance of Senior Loans. Upon any Newark Term Loan Refinancing, Borrower shall prepay all Loans then outstanding, to the extent that net proceeds are available to Borrower to do so, and provided that all such available net proceeds shall be applied first toward repayment of the Loans outstanding hereunder. (c) Interest Account and Interest Computations. Borrower authorizes Lender to record in an account or accounts maintained by Lender on its books (the "Interest Account") (i) the date and amount of each principal and interest payment on the Loan and (ii) such other information as Lender may determine is necessary for the computation of interest payable by Borrower hereunder. Borrower agrees that all computations by Lender of interest shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. All computations of interest on the Loan shall be based on a year of 365 or 366 days and the actual days elapsed. (d) Repayment of Bridge Loan. If the Tranche B Loan is borrowed by Borrower, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) of such Tranche B Loan shall be simultaneously paid to Lender in satisfaction (or partial satisfaction) of the balance of the Bridge Loan then outstanding. 2.2. Other Payment Terms. (a) Place and Manner. Borrower shall make all payments due to Lender to Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., c/o Texas Commerce Bank, Houston, Texas, Account No. 00101616119 in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. (b) Date. Whenever any payment due hereunder shall fall due on a day other than a Banking Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Banking Day, and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be. (c) Late Payments. If any amounts required to be paid by Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Document (including, without limitation, principal or interest payable on any Loan, and any fees or other amounts otherwise payable to Lender) remain unpaid after such amounts are due, Borrower shall pay interest on the aggregate, outstanding balance of such amounts from the date due until those amounts are paid in full at a per annum rate equal to the Default Rate. (d) Net of Taxes, Etc. All payments under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of and without deduction, setoff or counterclaim of any kind whatsoever and in such amounts as may be necessary in order that all such payments, after deduction or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, duties or other charges or withholdings of whatever nature (other than any income, franchise or similar tax imposed upon the gross or net income of Lender by the jurisdiction in which Lender is located) imposed by any Governmental Authority (collectively the "Taxes"), shall not be less than the amount otherwise specified to be paid under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder or under any other Loan Documents, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.2(d)), Lender receives an amount equal to the sum Lender would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. Borrower shall indemnify Lender against liability for all Taxes due on amounts payable under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents as and when due and shall promptly (and in any event not later than thirty (30) days after payment thereof) furnish to Lender such certificates, receipts and other documents as may be required (in the judgment of Lender) to establish the payment of such Taxes and any tax credit to which Lender may be entitled. Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp, recording or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or from the execution or delivery or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. The obligations of Borrower under this Section 2.2(d) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations. (e) Application of Payment. Payments made under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall first be applied to any fees, costs, charges or expenses payable to Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, next to any accrued but unpaid interest, and then to outstanding principal. 2.3. Security. (a) Security Agreements, etc. The Obligations shall be secured by, and Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Lender, the following: (i) A Security Agreement in the form of Exhibit D, duly executed by Borrower (the "Newark Security Agreement"); (ii) If the Tranche B Loan is made, a Distribution Agreement in the form of Exhibit E-1, duly executed by O'Brien and Parlin (the "Distribution Agreement"); (iii) If the Tranche B Loan is made. a Lock Box Agreement in the form of Exhibit E-2, duly executed by O'Brien, Parlin and the Escrow Agent (the "Lock Box Agreement"); and (iv) Such other documents, instruments and agreements as Lender may request to grant to a perfected security interest in, and pledge of, the Collateral. (b) Further Assurances. Borrower shall deliver to Lender each of the foregoing and such other instruments, agreements, certificates, opinions and documents (including, without limitation, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) as Lender may request to perfect and maintain the security interest and pledge granted to Lender by the foregoing prior to the Liens or other interests of any Person other than Permitted Liens and the security interests of, and pledge to, Lender. Borrower shall fully cooperate with Lender and perform all additional acts reasonably requested by Lender to effect the purposes of the foregoing. ARTICLE 3 - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 3.1. Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date. The obligation of Lender to make the Tranche A Loan is subject to the prior satisfaction of each of the following conditions (unless waived in writing by Lender): (a) Delivery to Lender of a copy of one or more resolutions of Borrower, certified by the appropriate officials of Borrower as being in full force and effect on the Closing Date, authorizing the Loans herein provided for and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any instruments or agreements required hereunder or thereunder to which Borrower is a party; (b) Delivery to Lender of a certificate from Borrower, satisfactory in form and substance to Lender, signed by the appropriate authorized official of Borrower and dated as of the Closing Date, as to the incumbency of the Person or Persons authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any instruments or agreements required hereunder or thereunder to which Borrower is a party; (c) Delivery to Lender of copies of the Certificate of Incorporation of Borrower, certified by the Delaware Secretary of State, and of copies of the Bylaws of Borrower and any agreement filed in accordance with applicable state law, certified by an appropriate officer of Borrower; (d) Delivery to Lender of a certificate issued by the Delaware Secretary of State as to the good standing of Borrower and the tax status of Borrower; (e) All corporate and legal proceedings and all instruments in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Lender, and Lender shall have received all information and copies of all documents, including records of corporate proceedings and copies of any approval by any Governmental Authority required in connection with any transaction herein contemplated, which Lender may reasonably have requested in connection herewith, such documents where appropriate to be certified by proper corporate, partnership or Governmental Authorities; (f) Delivery to Lender of true and correct copies of each Newark Operative Document and any supplements or amendments thereto, all of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, and shall be certified by an authorized official of Borrower as of the Closing Date as being true, complete and correct and in full force and effect, and delivery to Lender of evidence satisfactory to Lender that each Newark Operative Document is in full force and effect and that no party to any Newark Operative Document is or, but for the passage of time or giving of notice or both will be, in breach of any material obligation thereunder which is reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Newark Project, that all appropriate financing statements were filed and/or recorded as required hereunder or by law, and that this Agreement has been delivered; (g) Delivery to Lender of an opinion of Sills Cummis Zuckerman Radin Tischman Epstein & Gross, special counsel for Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit F-1: (h) Insurance complying with Section 5.15 hereof shall be in full force and effect and Lender shall have received (i) a certificate from Borrower's insurance broker(s), dated as of the Closing Date and identifying underwriters, type of insurance, insurance limits and policy terms, listing the special provisions required as set forth in Section 5.15 hereof, describing the insurance obtained and stating that such insurance is in full force and effect and that all premiums then due thereon have been paid and (ii) certified copies of all policies evidencing such insurance (or a binder, commitment or certificates signed by the insurer or a broker authorized to bind the insurer); (i) No change shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement in any law or regulation or interpretation thereof that would subject Lender to any material unreimbursed Tax; (j) No action, proceeding or investigation shall have been instituted or threatened. nor shall any order, judgment or decree have been issued or proposed to be issued by any Governmental Authority that, as a result of the construction, ownership, leasing or operation of the Newark Project, the sale of electricity or steam therefrom or the entering into of any Newark Operative Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, would cause or deem Lender, Borrower or any Affiliate of any of them to be subject to, or not exempted from, regulation under the FPA or PUHCA or under state laws and regulations respecting the rates or the financial or organizational regulation of electric utilities; (k) All taxes, fees and other costs payable in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation and filing of the documents and instruments referred to in this Section 3.1 shall have been paid in full; (l) Lender shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an authorized officer of Borrower, in the form of Exhibit G-1 hereto; (m) Lender shall have received the most recent annual financial statement (audited if available) and most recent quarterly financial statements (if available) from Borrower; (n) Borrower shall have furnished Lender a budget (the "Operating Budget") for the budgeted income and all expense items for the Newark Project through the twelve months following the Closing Date, together with all budget projections and financial models for the term of the Loans; (o) Borrower and Lender (and/or certain of Lender's Affiliates) shall have executed and delivered the Newark O&M Contract and the Parlin O&M Contract; each shall be in full force and effect, and no default shall have occurred under any of them; and the Newark Senior Lender shall have approved in writing the Newark O&M Contract; (p) In the reasonable judgment of Lender, there shall not have occurred any material adverse change in the economics or feasibility of operating the Newark Project, in the financial condition, business or property of Borrower which will have a material and adverse effect on the ability of any of Borrower to meet its obligations with respect to the Newark Project in the manner contemplated by and consistent with the Loan Documents and the Newark Project Documents; (q) Lender shall have received a UCC-3 (or similar) report of a date not less recent than one (1) week before the Closing Date for each of the jurisdictions in which the UCC-1 financing statements are intended to be filed in respect of the Collateral, showing that upon due filing or recordation (assuming such filing or recordation occurred on such date), the security interests created under such Collateral Documents will be prior to all other financing statements, fixture filings, deeds of trust, mortgages or other security documents in respect of the Collateral other than those relating to the Newark Senior Lien; (r) The Newark Project shall be a Qualifying Facility, eligible for all the benefits of 18 C.F.R. Sections 301-309, 18 C.F.R. Sections 292.601 and 18 C.F.R. Section 292.602; and (s) The Consent and Subordination Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto in form and substance satisfactory to Lender. 3.2. Conditions Precedent to Tranche B Loan. The obligation of Lender to make the Tranche B Loan is subject to the prior satisfaction of each of the following conditions (unless waived by Lender): (a) No more than sixty (60) days shall have passed since the Closing Date; (b) Redelivery of and/or evidence satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion that the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 with respect to the Newark Project are satisfied as of the Tranche B Funding Date; (c) The Parlin Senior Lender shall have approved in writing the Parlin O&M Contract in the form executed by Parlin and Stewart & Stevenson, the Parlin O&M Contract shall be in full force and effect, and no default shall have occurred thereunder; (d) Delivery to Lender of a copy of one or more resolutions of Parlin, certified by the appropriate officials of Parlin as being in full force and effect on the Tranche B Funding Date, authorizing the Loans herein provided for and the execution, delivery and performance of the Parlin Closing Certificate, the Lock Box Agreement and the Distribution Agreement and any instruments or agreements required hereunder or thereunder to which Borrower is a party; (e) Delivery to Lender of a certificate from Parlin, satisfactory in form and substance to Lender, signed by the appropriate authorized official of Parlin and dated as of the Closing Date, as to the incumbency of the Person or Persons authorized to execute and deliver any instruments or agreements required hereunder to which Parlin is a party; (f) Delivery to Lender of copies of the Certificate of Incorporation of Parlin, certified by the Delaware Secretary of State, and of copies of the Bylaws of Parlin and any agreements filed in accordance with applicable state law, certified by an appropriate officer of Parlin; (g) Delivery to Lender of a certificate issued by the Delaware Secretary of State as to the good standing of Parlin and the tax status of Parlin; (h) Delivery to Lender of true and correct copies of each Parlin Operative Document and any supplements or amendments thereto, all of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, and shall be certified by an authorized official of Parlin as of the Tranche B Funding Date as being true, complete and correct and in full force and effect, and delivery to Lender of evidence satisfactory to Lender that each Parlin Operative Document and each Newark Operative Document is in full force and effect and that no party to any Parlin Operative Document or Newark Operative Document is or, but for the passage of time or giving of notice or both will be, in breach of any material obligation thereunder which is reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Parlin Project or the Newark Project, respectively, that all appropriate financing statements were filed and/or recorded as required hereunder or by law, and that this Agreement has been delivered; (i) Delivery to Lender of an opinion of: Sills Cummis Zuckerman Radin Tischman Epstein & Gross, special counsel for Parlin, in substantially the form of Exhibit F-2; (j) Lender shall have received (i) a certificate from Parlin's insurance broker(s), dated as of the Closing Date and identifying underwriters, type of insurance, insurance limits and policy terms, listing the special provisions required as set forth in the Parlin Senior Loan Documents describing the insurance obtained and stating that such insurance is in full force and effect and that all premiums then due thereon have been paid and (ii) certified copies of all policies evidencing such insurance (or a binder, commitment or certificates signed by the insurer or a broker authorized to bind the insurer); (k) No action, proceeding or investigation shall have been instituted or threatened, nor shall any order, judgment or decree have been issued or proposed to be issued by any Governmental Authority that, as a result of the construction, ownership, leasing or operation of the Parlin Project, the sale of electricity or steam therefrom or the entering into of any Parlin Operative Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, would cause or deem Lender, Borrower or any Affiliate of any of them to be subject to, or not exempted from, regulation under the FPA or PUHCA or under state laws and regulations respecting the rates or the financial or organizational regulation of electric utilities; (l) Lender shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Tranche B Funding Date, signed by an authorized officer of Parlin, in the form of Exhibit G-2 hereto. (m) Lender shall have received the most recent annual financial statements (audited if available) and most recent quarterly financial statement (if available) from Parlin: (n) Parlin shall have furnished Lender an Operating Budget for the Parlin Project through the twelve months following the Closing Date, together with all budget projections and financial models for the term of the Loans; (o) The Parlin Project shall be a Qualifying Facility, eligible for all the benefits 18 C.F.R. Sections 301-309, 18 C.F.R. 292.601 and 18 C.F.R. 292.602; and (p) In the reasonable opinion of Lender, there shall have been no material adverse change in (i) the financial condition, business, properties. prospects or operations of any Newark Major Project Participant or Parlin Major Project Participant or which will have a material adverse affect on the ability of such Party to meet its obligations with respect to the Newark Project or Parlin Project, as applicable. in the manner contemplated by and consistent with the Newark Operative Documents and the Parlin Operative Documents. 3.3. Conditions Precedent to Each Loan. The obligation of Lender to effect or permit any Loan is subject to the further conditions that, on the date such Loan is to occur, the following shall be true and correct: (a) Each representation and warranty set forth in Article 4 is true and correct as if made on such date; (b) No Event of Default or Inchoate Default has occurred and is continuing or will result from such Loan; and (c) Each Loan Document remains in full force and effect. ARTICLE 4 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES Borrower makes the following representations and warranties to and in favor of Lender as of the Closing Date. All of these representations and warranties shall survive the Closing Date and the making of the Loans: 4.1. Organization. Borrower is a Delaware corporation and is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and Borrower has the full power and authority to carry on it's business as now conducted, to own or hold under lease its properties and to enter into and perform its obligations under each Newark Operative Document to which it is or is to be a party. 4.2. Authorization: No Conflict. Borrower has duly authorized, executed and delivered each Newark Operative Document to which Borrower is a party (or such Newark Operative Documents have been duly and validly assigned to Borrower and Borrower has assumed the obligations thereunder), and neither Borrower's execution and delivery thereof nor its consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby nor its compliance with the terms thereof (i) does or will contravene the Articles of Incorporation of Borrower or any other Legal Requirement applicable to or binding on Borrower or any of it's properties. (ii) does or will contravene or result in any breach of or constitute any default under, or result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of it's property under, any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or affected or (iii) does or will require the consent or approval of any Person which has not already been obtained. 4.3. Enforceability. Each Newark Operative Document to which Borrower is a party is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with in terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights. None of the Newark Operative Documents to which Borrower is a party have been amended or modified except in accordance with this Agreement. 4.4. ERISA. There is no ERISA Plan with respect to Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group, and neither Borrower nor any member of the Controlled Group has maintained, contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any ERISA Plan at any time within the preceding five (5) years. 4.5. Taxes. Borrower has filed all federal, state and local tax returns that it is required to file, has paid all taxes it is required to pay to the extent due (other than those taxes that it is contesting in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, with adequate, segregated reserves established for such taxes) and, to the extent such taxes are not due, has established reserves the are adequate for the payment thereof and are required by GAAP. 4.6. Business, Debt, Contracts. Etc. Borrower has not conducted any business other than the business contemplated by the Newark Operative Document, it has no outstanding Debt or other material liabilities other than in connection with the Newark Project, and it is not a party to or bound by any material contract other than the Newark Operative Documents to which it is a party. 4.7. Investment Company, Holding Company and Power Acts. Neither Borrower nor any Affiliate is an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and Borrower is either not subject to or is exempt from regulation under PUHCA or the FPA. 4.8. Governmental Regulation. Neither Borrower nor Lender, nor any Affiliate of either of them will, solely as a result of the Loans, be subject to, or not exempt from, regulation under the FPA or PUHCA or under state laws and regulations respecting the rates or the financial or organizational regulation of electric utilities. 4.9. Financial Statements. The financial statements of Borrower (certified by an authorized official of Borrower), a copy of which will be delivered to Lender on the Closing Date, are true, complete and correct and fairly present the financial condition of Borrower as of the date thereof. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Borrower has not nor will have any material liabilities, direct or contingent, except as will be disclosed in such financial statements or except in connection with the development of the Newark Project. 4.10. Regulation U, Etc. Borrower is not engaged principally, or as one of its principal activities in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (as defined in Regulations G, T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board), and no part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used by Borrower to purchase or carry any such margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock. 4.11. Partnerships and Joint Ventures. Borrower is not a general partner or a limited partner in any general or limited partnership or a joint venturer in any joint venture. 4.12. Newark Project Documents. Borrower makes, as of the time made, each of the representations and warranties combined in the Newark Project Documents or any Newark Additional Project Document to which Borrower is or will be a party to and for the benefit of Lender as if the same were set forth at length herein. All Newark Project Documents and Newark Applicable Permits have been entered into by or duly and validly assigned to the Newark Project or Borrower free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens, and all necessary Persons have duly consented to such assignment. All Newark Operative Documents are in full force and effect in the form delivered to Lender. 4.13. Existing Defaults. Borrower is not in default under any material term of any Newark Project Document or any agreement relating to any obligation of Borrower for or with respect to borrowed money, and to the best of Borrower's knowledge, no other party to any Newark Project Document is in default thereunder, in each case which default would have a material adverse effect on the Newark Project or on Borrower's ability to perform it's obligations under the Newark Operative Documents. 4.14. Senior Loan Default. No default or event of default (however such terms are defined) or occurrence, circumstance or event, or any combination thereof which, with the lapse of time and/or the giving of notice, would constitute a default or event of default, has occurred or is existing under the Newark Senior Loan Agreement. 4.15. Possession of Franchises, Licenses, Etc. Borrower possesses all franchises, certificates, licenses, Permits, and other authorizations from any necessary or advisable Governmental Authority, free from unduly burdensome restrictions, that are necessary for the ownership, maintenance and operation of the Newark Project, and Borrower is not in violation thereof in any material respect. To the best of Borrower's knowledge, each of the Newark Major Project Participant possesses all licenses, Permits, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto necessary to perform its duties under the Newark Operative Documents to which it is a party, and such party is not in violation of any right of others with respect to any of the foregoing. 4.16. Offices, Location of Collateral. (a) The chief executive office or principal place of business (as such term is used in Division 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York from time to time) of Borrower is located at 225 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19106. (b) All of the Collateral will be deemed to be located at the offices of Borrower set forth in Section 4.16(a). 4.17. Adverse Change. There are no facts or conditions which materially adversely affect or in the future will (so far as Borrower can now reasonably foresee) have a materially adverse effect in the economics or feasibility of operating the Newark Project, or in the financial condition, business or property of any Newark Major Project Participant, which will have a material and adverse effect on the ability of any Newark Major Project Participant to meet its obligations with respect to the Newark Project in the manner contemplated by and consistent with the Loan Documents and the Newark Project Documents. 4.18. Hazardous Substance. Except as disclosed on Exhibit H: In connection with the construction, power generation and transmission, waste disposal, and other operations and processes relating to the Newark Project, no release, emission, or discharge into the environment of petroleum or petroleum products, hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, toxic wastes, air pollutants, toxic substances, toxic pollutants, hazardous chemical substance or mixture, imminently hazardous chemical substance or mixture, radioactive "by product material," "source material," or "special nuclear material" (hereinafter collectively, "Hazardous Substance"), as those terms are used in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq., the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq., the Toxic Substance Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq. (all of the foregoing laws and regulations being the "Hazardous Substances Laws"), has occurred, is presently occurring, or is scheduled to occur other than federally permitted releases or those equal to or less than reportable quantities, or other than releases, emissions or discharges that do not or would not exceed applicable standards or limitations under any other applicable federal, state or local laws or regulations. No Hazardous Substances are located on the Newark Project in violation of, and the Newark Project, and Borrower's use thereof are not in violation of, any environmental or occupational safety and health laws, or other applicable law or Legal Requirement now in effect, the effect of which violation, in any single case or in the aggregate, would materially adversely affect the Newark Project or Borrower's use thereof, or which, in any single case or in the aggregate, would impose a material liability on or jeopardize the interest of Borrower in the Newark Project or the interest of Lender, or adversely affect the ability of Borrower to meet the obligations under the operative Documents. Borrower has no knowledge of any past or existing violations of any such laws, ordinances or regulations issued by any governmental authority. 4.19. Litigation. Except as set forth on Exhibit I hereto, there are no pending or, to the best of Borrower's knowledge, threatened actions or proceedings of any kind, including without limitation actions or proceedings of or before any Governmental Authority, to which Borrower or the Newark Project is a party or is subject, or by which any of them or any of their properties or the Newark Project are bound that, if adversely determined to or against Borrower or the Newark Project would have a materially adverse effect on the Newark Project, Borrower's financial condition, business or operation, Borrower's ability to carry on it's business, or to perform it's obligations under any Loan Document, nor, to the best of Borrower's knowledge, is there any basis for any such action or proceeding. 4.20. Permits. There are no Permits under existing law as the Newark Project is currently operated that are Newark Applicable Permits other than the Permits described in Exhibit J. Each Newark Applicable Permit is in full force and effect and is not subject to any appeals or further proceedings or to any unsatisfied condition that may allow material modification or revocation. 4.21. Title and Liens. On and after the Closing Date, Borrower will have good, marketable, insurable and indefeasible title to the Newark Project free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances or other exceptions to title other than Permitted Lien. 4.22. Utilities. All utility services necessary for the operation of the Newark Project for its intended purposes are available at the Newark Site. 4.23. Qualifying Facility. The Newark Project qualifies as a Qualifying Facility. 4.24. Labor Disputes and Acts of God. Neither the business nor the properties of Borrower are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy, or other casualty (whether or not governed by insurance), materially and adversely affecting the business or properties or the operation of Borrower or materially and adversely affecting the ability of any Newark Major Project Participant to perform its obligations under any Newark Operative Document to which it is a party. 4.25. Disclosure. To the best of Borrower's knowledge, there is no fact known to Borrower which Borrower has not disclosed to Lender which materially adversely affects or, so far as Borrower can now reasonably foresee, will materially adversely affect the properties, business or financial or other condition of Borrower, or the ability of Borrower to perform it's obligations hereunder and under the other Newark Operative Documents. 4.26. Collateral. The security interests granted to Lender pursuant to the Collateral Documents in the Collateral (a) constitute as to personal property included in the Collateral and, with respect to subsequently acquired personal property included in the Collateral, will constitute, a perfected security interest under the UCC and (b) are, and, with respect to such subsequently acquired property, will be, as to Collateral perfected under the UCC, superior and prior to the rights of all third Persons now existing or hereafter arising whether by way of lien, pledge, security interests, encumbrance, assignment or otherwise. Except to the extent possession of portions of the Collateral is required for perfection, all such action as is necessary has been made to establish and perfect Lender's rights in and to the Collateral, including any recording, filing, registration, giving of notice or other similar action. The Collateral Documents relating to the Collateral and the financing statements relating thereto have been duly filed or recorded in each office and in each jurisdiction where required in order to create and perfect the first lien and security interest described above. 4.27. Trademarks. Borrower owns or has the right to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other rights, which are necessary for the operation of its business as presently conducted. Nothing has come to the attention of Borrower to the effect that (i) any material product, process, method, substance, part or other material presently contemplated to be sold by or employed by Borrower in connection with its business will infringe any patent, trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright, license or other right owned by any other Person, (ii) there is pending or threatened any claim or litigation against or affecting Borrower contesting its right to sell or use any such product, process, method, substance, part or other material or (iii) there is, or there is pending or proposed, any patent, invention, device, application or principle or any statute, law, rule, regulation, standard or code which would prevent or inhibit or substantially reduce the projected revenues of, or otherwise materially adversely affect the business, condition or operations of, Borrower. ARTICLE 5 - COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as this Agreement is in effect, it will, unless Lender waives compliance in writing: 5.1. Application of Revenues: Use of Proceeds. (a) Cause an amount payable under Section 7.01(b)(xiii) of the Newark Senior Loan Agreement equal to the scheduled principal and interest then due and payable to Lender on such Repayment Date to be deposited directly into the account of Lender at Texas Commerce Bank. Houston, Texas, Account No. 00101616119. Any amounts paid directly to Borrower in violation of this Section 5.1(a) shall be immediately paid by Borrower to Lender, and shall be held in trust by Borrower for the benefit of Lender until paid over to Lender; and (b) Upon and following the occurrence and continuation of any Event of Default. cause any and all distributions payable under Section 7.01(b)(xv) of the Newark Senior Loan Agreement ("Distributions") to be deposited directly into the account of Lender at Texas Commerce Bank, Houston, Texas, Account No. 00101616119. Any amounts paid directly to Borrower in violation of this Section 5.1(c) shall be immediately paid by Borrower to Lender, and shall be held in trust by Borrower for the benefit of Lender until paid over to Lender. (c) Apply $150.000 of the Tranche A Loan to the reserve account for heat rate and availability improvements pursuant to the provisions of the Parlin O&M Agreement. (d) Permit the simultaneous application by Lender of $1,000,000 of the Tranche B Loan, if drawn by Borrower, to prepayment of the Bridge Loan in accordance with Section 2.1(d). 5.2. Payment. Pay all sums due under the Newark Senior Loan Documents, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents according to the terms hereof and thereof. 5.3. Notices. Promptly, upon acquiring notice or giving notice, as the case may be, give written notice to Lender of: (a) Any litigation pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened against Borrower involving claims against Borrower or the Project in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate or involving any injunctive or declaratory relief, such notice to include copies of all papers filed in such litigation and to be given monthly if any such papers have been filed since the last notice given; (b) Any dispute or disputes which may exist between Borrower and any Governmental Authority and which involve (i) claims against Borrower which individually exceed $25,000 or in the aggregate exceed $50,000, (ii) injunctive or declaratory relief, (iii) revocation or modification or the like of any Newark Applicable Permit or (iv) any Liens for taxes due but not paid; (c) Any Event of Default or Inchoate Default; (d) Any casualty, damage or loss, whether or not insured, through fire, theft, other hazard or casualty, or any act or omission of Borrower, its employees, agents, contractors, consultants or representatives, or of any other Person if such casualty, damage or loss affects Borrower or the Project, in excess of $50,000 for any one casualty or loss, or an aggregate of $100,000; (e) Any cancellation or material change in the terms, coverages or amounts of any insurance described in Section 5.15; (f) Any matter which has resulted or is likely, in light of other circumstances affecting such Person, to result in a material adverse change in any Newark Major Project Participant's financial condition or operations; (g) Initiation of any condemnation proceedings involving the Project or any portion thereof; (h) Any contractual obligations incurred by Borrower exceeding $250,000 per year in the aggregate for the Newark Project, not including any obligations incurred pursuant to the Newark Operative Documents or any obligation contemplated in the then applicable annual Operating Budget; (i) Any act by Borrower to become a surety, guarantor, endorser or accommodation endorser for a third party other than endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection purposes; (j) Any termination or material event of default or notice thereof under any Newark Project Document; and (k) Any default or event of default (however such terms are defined) under the Newark Senior Loan Documents. 5.4. Financial Statements, Report, Etc. Deliver to Lender or cause to be delivered to Lender in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to Lender such financial or other or statements, lists of property and accounts, budgets, forecasts or reports relating to the Newark Project, Borrower or O'Brien, as Lender may reasonably request. 5.5. Cooperation. Perform, on request of Lender, such reasonable acts as may be necessary or advisable to carry out the intent of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 5.6. Existence, Conduct of Business, Properties, Etc. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, (a) maintain and preserve its existence as a Delaware corporation and all material rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, (b) perform all of its material contractual obligations under the Newark Operative Documents and all other agreements and contracts by which it is bound, maintain all necessary Permits and licenses, including all Newark Applicable Permits, with respect to its business and the Newark Project, and (c) engage only in the business contemplated by the Newark Operative Documents. 5.7. Obligations. Pay all obligations, howsoever arising, as and when due and payable, including taxes and tax claims, except (a) such as may be contested in good faith or as to which a bona fide dispute may exist, provided that Lender is satisfied in its reasonable discretion that nonpayment of such obligation pending the resolution of such contest or dispute will not in any way endanger or materially adversely affect the Newark Project or that provision is made to the satisfaction of Lender in its sole discretion for the posting of security (other than the Collateral) for or the bonding of such obligations or the prompt payment thereof in the event that such obligation is payable and (b) Borrower's trade payables which shall be paid in the ordinary course of business. 5.8. Damage and Cancellation Payments. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under the Newark Senior Loan Agreement, apply the proceeds of any surety, performance or similar bonds and any liquidated or other damages paid in respect of damage payments or performance payments by Persons involved in the operation of the Newark Project, to prepay the Senior Loan. 5.9. Books, Records, Access Thereto. Maintain adequate books, accounts and records with respect to Borrower and the Newark Project and prepare all financial statements required hereunder in accordance with GAAP and in compliance with the regulations of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction thereof, and permit employees or agents of Lender at any reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to inspect all of Borrower's properties, including the Newark Project, and to examine or audit all of Borrower's books, accounts and records and make copies and memoranda thereof. 5.10. Qualifying Facility. Take or cause to be taken all necessary or appropriate actions (a) so that the Newark Project will be a Qualifying Facility at all times hereafter until all amounts due Lender under this Agreement have been paid in full, and (b) to maintain Borrower's and the Newark Project's exemptions from regulation under the FPA and PUHCA. 5.11. Preservation of Rights, Further Assurances, Etc. (a) Preserve, protect and defend the rights of Borrower under each and every Newark Project Document, including prosecution of suit to enforce any right of Borrower thereunder and enforcement of any claims with respect thereto; (b) From time to time, execute, acknowledge, record, register, deliver and/or file all such notices, statements, instruments and other documents (including any financing statement, continuation statement, certificate of title or estoppel certificate relating to any Loan) stating the interest and charges then due and any known defaults and take such other steps as may be necessary or advisable to render fully valid and enforceable under all applicable laws the right, liens and priorities of Lender with respect to all Collateral and other security from time to time furnished under this Agreement or intended to be so furnished, in each case in such form and at such times as shall be satisfactory to Lender, and pay all fees and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incident to compliance with this Section 5.11(b). 5.12. Taxes. Other Government Charges and Utility Charges. Pay, or cause to be paid, as and when due and prior to delinquency, all taxes, assessment and governmental charges of any kind that may at any time be lawfully assessed or levied against or with respect to Borrower or the Newark Project, all utility and other charges incurred in the operation, maintenance, use, occupancy and upkeep of the Newark Project. and all assessment and charges lawfully made by any Governmental Authority for public improvements that may be secured by a lien on the Newark Project. 5.13. Compliance with Laws, Instruments, Etc. At its expense, promptly (a) comply, or cause compliance, in all material respects, with all laws, rules, regulations and Legal Requirements. including without limitation laws, rules, regulations and Legal Requirements, relating to pollution control, environmental protection, equal employment opportunity employee benefit plans, ERISA Plans and employee safety, with respect to the operation and maintenance of the Newark Project, and (b) procure, maintain and comply, or cause to be procured. maintained and complied with, in all material respects, all Permits required for any use of the Newark Project or any part thereof, then being trade or contemplated by the Newark Operative Documents, except that Borrower may, at its expense, contest by appropriate proceedings conducted in good faith the validity or application of any such law, rule or regulation provided that (i) neither Lender nor Borrower would be subject to any criminal liability for failure to comply therewith and (ii) all proceedings to enforce such law, rule or regulation against Lender, Borrower, or the Newark Project or any part of any of them, shall have been duly and effectively stayed during the entire pendency of such contest. 5.14. Compliance with Terms of Newark Operative Documents, Etc. Observe and perform all of its obligations under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and each and every one of the other Newark Operative Documents to which it is a party. 5.15. Maintenance of Insurance. (a) Borrower shall, without cost to Lender, maintain or cause to be maintained on its behalf in effect at all times that Borrower has any outstanding Obligations owing to Lender insurance that satisfies the requirement set forth in the Newark Senior Loan Agreement, as in effect as of the date hereof and without giving effect to any waiver of any such requirement by the Senior Lender. Lender shall be named as an additional loss payee or an additional insured under such policies after the Newark Senior Lender is paid in full all obligations owed to Newark Senior Lender under the Newark Senior Loan Documents. (b) Upon request by Lender, Borrower shall furnish to Lender a certificate signed by a duly authorized representative of Borrower, showing the insurance then maintained by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to the Newark Senior Loan Agreement and stating that such insurance complies in all material aspects with the terms thereof, together with evidence of payment of the premiums thereon. In the event that at any time such insurance shall be reduced or cease to be maintained. then (without limiting the rights of Lender hereunder in respect of the Event of Default which arises as a result of such failure) Lender may at its option maintain any of the insurance required hereby and, in such event, Borrower shall reimburse Lender upon demand for the cost thereof together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate, but in no event shall the rate of interest exceed the maximum rate permitted by law. 5.16. Warranty of Title. Borrower has and will maintain (a) good, marketable and insurable tide to the Newark Project subject only to Permitted Liens, and (b) good, marketable, insurable and indefeasible title to all of its other respective properties and assets (other than properties and assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business) to the extent that failure to do so would materially adversely affect the Newark Project or Borrower's ability to carry on in business or perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and/or the Newark Senior Loan Documents. 5.17. Event of Eminent Domain. If an Event of Eminent Domain shall be threatened or occur with respect to any Collateral, Borrower (a) shall promptly upon discovery or receipt of notice of any such threat or occurrence provide written notice of either to Lender, (b) shall diligently pursue all its right to compensation against the relevant Governmental Authority in respect of such Event of Eminent Domain, (c) shall not, without the written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, compromise or settle any claim against such Governmental Authority (d) shall hold all amounts and proceeds (including instruments) received in respect of any Event of Eminent Domain ("Eminent Domain Proceeds") in trust for the benefit or the Operative Lender. segregated from other funds of Borrower, for application in accordance with Section 7.3 and (e) shall forthwith pay over to Operative Lender all such amounts and proceeds in the same form as received (with any necessary endorsement) to be held and applied in accordance with the provisions of Sections 7.2 and 7.3. Borrower consents to the participation of Lender in any eminent domain proceedings, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Operative Lender all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. 5.18. Indemnification. (a) Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lender and its respective officers, directors, shareholders, controlling persons, employees, agents and servants (collectively, the "Indemnitees") from and against and reimburse the Indemnitees for: (i) any and all claims, obligations, liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, stamp or other similar taxes, actions, suits, judgments, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) of whatever kind or nature, whether or not well founded, meritorious or unmeritorious, demanded, asserted or claimed against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to, or arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Newark Operative Documents, or the Newark Project, except for claims against any such Indemnitee based on the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any such Indemnitee; (ii) any and all losses, claims, liabilities, damages, injuries (to person, property, or natural resources), costs, expenses, actions or causes of action, arising in connection with the release or presence of any Hazardous Substance at the Newark Project, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, including, without limitation, all costs of removal and disposal of such Hazardous Substances, all reasonable costs required to be incurred in (i) determining whether the Newark Project is in compliance and (ii) causing the Newark Project to be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, all reasonable costs associated with claims for damages to persons or property, and reasonable attorneys' and consultants' fees and court costs; and (iii) any and all claims, obligations, liabilities. losses, damages, penalties, actions, suits, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) of whatever kind or nature, whether or not well founded, meritorious or unmeritorious, demanded, asserted or claimed against any Indemnitee in any way relating to, or arising out of or in connection with the disputes, circumstances and events described in Exhibit I and any claims, suits, liabilities against Borrower or any of its Affiliates. (b) The provisions of this Section 5. 18 shall survive foreclosure of the Collateral Documents and satisfaction or discharge of Borrower's obligations hereunder, and shall be in addition to any other rights and remedies of Lender. (c) In case any action, suit or proceeding shall be brought against any Indemnitee. such Indemnitee shall notify Borrower of the commencement thereof, and Borrower shall be entitled, at its expense, acting through counsel acceptable to such Indemnitee, to participate in, and, to the extent that Borrower desires, to assume and control the defense thereof. Such Indemnitee shall be entitled, at its expense, to participate in any action, suit or proceeding the defense of which has been assumed by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall not be entitled to assume and control the defenses of any such action, suit or proceedings if and to the extent that, in the opinion of such Indemnitee and its counsel, such action, suit or proceeding involves the potential imposition of criminal liability on such Indemnitee or a conflict of interest between such Indemnitee and Borrower or between such Indemnitee and other Indemnitee, and in such event (other than with respect to disputes between such Indemnitee and other Indemnitee) Borrower shall pay the reasonable expenses of such Indemnitee in such defense. (d) Borrower shall report to such Indemnitee on the status of such action, suit or proceeding as developments shall occur and at least within sixty (60) days of the previous report. Borrower shall deliver to such Indemnitee a copy of each document filed or served on any party in such action, suit or proceeding, and each material document which Borrower possesses relating to such action, suit or proceeding. (e) Notwithstanding Borrower's rights hereunder to control certain actions, suits or proceedings, any Indemnitee against whom any claim is made shall be entitled to compromise or settle any such claim if such Indemnitee determines in its reasonable discretion that failure to compromise or settle such claim is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on such Indemnitee, the Newark Project or such Indemnitees interest in the Newark Project. Any such compromise or settlement shall be binding upon Borrower for purposes of this Section 5.18. (f) Upon payment of any claim by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.18 or other similar indemnity provisions contained herein to or on behalf of an Indemnitee, Borrower, without any further action, shall be subrogated to any and all claims that such Indemnitee may have relating thereto, and such Indemnitee shall cooperate with Borrower and give such further assurances as are necessary or advisable to enable Borrower vigorously to pursue such claims. Payment thereof by any Indemnitee or the payment by such Indemnitee of any judgment or claim successfully perfected against such Indemnitee shall constitute a Prime Rate Loan and shall be payable upon demand of such Indemnitee. (g) Any amounts payable by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.18 shall be regularly payable within thirty (30) days after Borrower receives an invoice for such amounts from any applicable Indemnitee. 5.19. ERISA. Either (i) Borrower will not establish, maintain, contribute to or become obligated to contribute to any ERISA Plan, or suffer or permit any member of the Controlled Group to do so, or (ii) if any ERISA Plan is so established, maintained or contributed to or so becomes the obligee of contributions, (1) Borrower and each member of the Controlled Group shall have at all times fulfilled their obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code for each such ERISA Plan, shall at all times be in compliance in all material respects with applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and shall not incur any liability to the PBGC or any ERISA Plan under Title IV of ERISA, and (2) within thirty (30) days after (A) the occurrence of any reportable event (as defined in section 4043(b) of ERISA) with respect to any ERISA Plan, (B) the complete or partial withdrawal by Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from any Multiemployer Plan or (C) any Multiemployer Plan enters reorganization status or becomes insolvent, Borrower shall report such occurrence to Lender and furnish such information as Lender may reasonably request with respect thereto. ARTICLE 6 - NEGATIVE COVENANTS Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as this Agreement is in effect, it will not. without the written consent of Lender: 6.1. Continent Liabilities. Except as provided in this Agreement, become liable as a surety, guarantor, accommodation endorser or otherwise, for or upon the obligation of any other Person; provided, however, that this Section 6.1 shall not be deemed to prohibit: (a) The acquisition of goods, supplies or merchandise in the normal course of business or normal trade credit; or (b) The endorsement of negotiable instruments received in the normal course of its business. 6.2. Limitations on Liens. Create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien, securing a charge or obligation on the Newark Project or on any of the Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens. 6.3. Indebtedness. Incur, create, assume or permit to exist any Debt except (a) the Senior Obligations (b) the Loans, (c) additional indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $7,000,000, of which (i) an aggregate principal amount of $6,500,000 may be incurred solely to satisfy final judgments for the payment of money rendered in connection with the fire at the Newark Project which occurred on December 25, 1992 and (ii) an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 may be incurred without restriction, and (d) any obligations in connection with the Newark Project (which obligations are not otherwise contrary to any of the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents) which may be construed to be Debt hereunder. 6.4. Sale or Lease of Assets. Sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (i) except in the ordinary course of its business as permitted by the Newark Senior Loan Agreement and as contemplated by the Newark Operative Documents and (ii) except for obsolete, worn out or replaced property not used or useful in its business; and in each case at fair market value. 6.5. Changes. Change the nature of its business or expand its business beyond the business contemplated in the Newark Senior Loan Agreement and the Newark Operative Documents. 6.6. Distributions. Directly or indirectly, make or declare any distribution (in cash, property or obligation) on, or other payment on account of, any interest in Borrower, unless pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof. 6.7. Investments. Make or permit to remain outstanding any advances or loans or extensions of credit to, or purchase or own any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of any Person, except as permitted under the Newark Senior Loan Agreement. 6.8. Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of transactions with or for the benefit of an Affiliate unless such transaction is on substantially the same terms as are available in an arms-length transaction in the commercial marketplace. 6.9. Regulations. Directly or indirectly apply any part of the proceeds of the Loan or any Project Revenues to the purchasing or carrying of any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation G, T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board, or any regulations, interpretations or rulings thereunder. 6.10. Partnerships. Become a general or limited partner in any partnership or a joint venturer in any joint venture. 6.11. Dissolution. Liquidate or dissolve, or sell or lease or otherwise transfer or dispose of all or any substantial part of its property, assets or business, or combine, merge or consolidate with or into any other entity. 6.12. Amendments. Cause, consent to or permit any material amendment, modification, variance or waiver of timely compliance with any terms or conditions of any Newark Project Document or cancel or terminate any Newark Operative Document (except upon expiration of the stated term thereof) to which Borrower is a party other than termination or modification of any of the O&M Agreements in accordance with the terms thereof. 6.13. Compliance with Newark Operative Documents. Do or permit (to the extent within its control) to be done in, upon or about the Newark Project or any part thereof, anything that is likely to result in the material diminution or impairment of the operation, efficiency, capacity, utility, output, reliability, performance, utility, availability or value thereof; do or permit (to the extent within its control) to be done any act under the Newark Operative Documents, or omit or refrain from any act under the Newark Operative Documents, where such act done or permitted to be done, or such omission of or refraining from action, would materially adversely affect the Newark Project or the interests of Lender under any of the Loan Documents. 6.14. Name and Location; Fiscal Year. Change its name or the location of its principal place of business without notice to Lender at least ninety (90) days prior to such change or change its fiscal year. 6.15. Use of Newark Project. Use, or permit to be used, the Newark Project for any purpose other than for the operation and maintenance of the Newark Project as contemplated by or otherwise permitted by the Newark Operative Documents without the prior written approval of Lender, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. 6.16. Assignment. Assign its rights hereunder or under any of the Newark Operative Documents to any Person, or create and deliver any ownership interest in Borrower to any Person other than those existing on the Closing Date if such assignment shall reduce the amounts available for payment to Lender pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(xiii) of the Newark Senior Loan Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date. 6.17. Transfer of Interests. Cause, make, suffer, permit or consent to any sale, assignment or transfer of any ownership interest or other interest in Borrower if such sale shall reduce the amounts available for payment to Lender pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(xiii) of the Newark Senior Loan Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date. As used herein, the transfer of an ownership interest in Borrower shall include direct and indirect transfers, including without limitation sale of stock or ownership interests in the Borrower or other Person who has an ownership interest in Borrower. 6.18. Abandonment of Newark Project. Voluntarily abandon the operation of the Newark Project. 6.19. Hazardous Substance. Release, emit or discharge into the environment any Hazardous Substances in excess of permitted levels or reportable quantifies or in violation of other permitted concentrations standards or limitations under any Hazardous Substance Laws, Legal Requirements or Newark Applicable Permits in connection with the Newark Project. 6.20. ERISA. Establish, maintain, contribute to or become obligated to contribute to any ERISA Pian or suffer or permit any member of the Controlled Group to do so. 6.21. Modification of Newark Senior Loan Agreement. Modify the express levels of distribution set forth in Section 7.01(b) of the Newark Senior Loan Agreement so as to reduce amounts available for payment to Lender pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(xiii) or Section 7.01(b)(xv) thereunder, except in accordance with the terms of the Consent and Subordination Agreement. ARTICLE 7 - APPLICATION OF FUNDS 7.1. Application of Project Revenues. (a) All amounts available for payment of Subordinated Loans (as such term is defined in the Newark Senior Loan Agreement) pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(xiii) of the Newark Senior Loan Agreement shall be applied (i) toward the scheduled principal and interest then due and payable to Lender on such Repayment Date, and (ii) after payment in full of the scheduled principal and interest then due and payable to Lender, as otherwise set forth in such Section 7.01(b). (b) Upon and following the occurrence and continuation of any Event of Default, all Distributions under Section 7.01(b)(xv) of the Newark Senior Loan Agreement deposited in Lender's account pursuant to Section 5.1(b) hereof shall be applied (i) toward payment in full of all outstanding Obligations of Borrower to Lender, and, (ii) after payment in full of all Obligations of Borrower to Lender, to Borrower. 7.2. Application of Insurance Proceeds. (a) Each of the parties hereto agree that all amounts and proceeds (including instruments) in respect of the proceeds of any insurance policy required to be maintained by Borrower hereunder ("Insurance Proceeds") shall, except as otherwise provided in clause (b) below, be paid by the respective insurers directly to Operative Lender and if paid to Borrower, such Insurance Proceeds shall be received only in trust for Operative Lender, shall be segregated from other funds of Borrower, and shall be forthwith paid over to Operative Lender in the same form as received (with any necessary endorsement). Each of the parties hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it effectively may do so under applicable law, and subject to subsection (b) of this Section 7.2 that Operative Lender shall apply all such insurance Proceeds to the repayment of the Senior Obligations in accordance with the Newark Senior Loan Documents and, if applicable, the Loans and shall remit any excess Insurance Proceeds after payment of such amounts to Borrower. (b) If an Event Of Default or Inchoate Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then any provisions of the foregoing Section 7.2(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Insurance Proceeds may be applied by Operative Lender to curing such Event of Default or Inchoate Default. Any Insurance Proceeds remaining thereafter shall be applied as provided in Section 7.2(a). 7.3. Application of Eminent Domain Proceeds. All Eminent Domain Proceeds shall be paid by the condemning authority directly to Operative Lender, and, if paid to Borrower, such Eminent Domain Proceeds shall be received only in trust for Operative Lender, shall be segregated from other funds of Borrower and shall forthwith be paid over to Operative Lender in the same form as received (with any necessary endorsement). To the extent any Eminent Domain Proceeds remain after all obligations owing from Borrower to Senior Lender and Lender have been satisfied, such Eminent Domain Proceeds shall be released to Borrower. ARTICLE 8 - EVENTS OF DEFAULT: REMEDIES A. Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an event of default ("Even of Default") hereunder: 8.1. Failure to Make Payment. Borrower shall fail to pay within 15 days of the due date, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (a) any principal on any Loan on the date that such sum is due, (b) any interest on any Loan on the date that such sum is due, or (c) any other fee, cost, charge or other sum due under this Agreement on the date that such sum is due. 8.2. Warranties Untrue. Any representation or warranty of Borrower herein, in any Loan Document or in any agreement, instrument or certificate executed pursuant hereto in connection with any transaction contemplated hereby shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and shall remain material at the time in question, and as a result thereof, there is a material and adverse effect on Borrower's ability to meet its obligations under the Loan Documents as determined by Lender in its sole discretion; provided that no Event of Default shall occur if within ten (10) days of the date on which Borrower receives notice (from any source) that such representation or warranty is false or misleading, Borrower causes such representation or warranty to be true and correct. 8.3. Judgments. A final judgment or judgments shall be entered against Borrower or, after the Tranche B Funding Date, Parlin in the aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or more which remain unstayed or unsatisfied for 30 days after entry, and which will materially impair or inhibit Borrower's use of the Newark Project or Parlin's use of the Parlin Project, as applicable, for the purpose for which such Project was intended. 8.4. Misstatements; Omissions. Any financial statement, representation, warranty or certificate made or prepared by, under the control of or on behalf of Borrower and furnished to lender pursuant to this Agreement, or in any separate document to be delivered to Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, shall contain an untrue or misleading statement of a material fact or shall fail to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading as of the date made and as a result thereof, there is a material and adverse effect on Borrower's ability to meet its obligations under the Loan Documents as determined by Lender in its sole discretion, provided that no Event of Default shall occur pursuant hereto, if within ten (10) days of the date on which Borrower receives notice (from any source) that such untrue or misleading statement or failure to state a material fact has occurred, Borrower shall eliminate or otherwise addresses to the satisfaction of Lender any such material and adverse effects relating to such misleading statement or failure to state a material fact. 8.5. Bankruptcy; Insolvency. Borrower shall institute a voluntary case seeking liquidation or reorganization under the Bankruptcy Law (or any successor statute), or shall consent to the institution of an involuntary case thereunder against it; or Borrower shall file a petition, answer or consent or shall otherwise institute any similar proceeding under any other applicable federal or state law, or shall consent thereto; or Borrower shall apply for, or by consent or acquiescence there shall be an appointment of, a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee or other officer with similar powers, or Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or Borrower shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; or if an involuntary case shall be commenced seeking the liquidation or reorganization of Borrower under the Bankruptcy Law (or any successor statute) or any similar proceeding shall be commenced against Borrower under any other applicable federal or state law or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee or other officer having similar powers of Borrower or of all or a part of Borrower's property, shall have been entered; or any other similar relief shall be granted against Borrower under any applicable federal or state law, any of which shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days. 8.6. Cross Default. Borrower shall default (i) in the payment of any principal, interest or other amount due under any agreement involving the borrowing of money or the advance of credit and the outstanding amount or amounts payable under all such agreements exceeds $50,000 in the aggregate and such default has a material adverse effect on Borrower's ability to make timely repayment of the Loans, or (ii) in the payment of any amount due under any guarantee of any agreement or obligation of the type described in the foregoing clause, if in either case, pursuant to such default, the holder of the obligation concerned exercises its right to accelerate the maturity of the indebtedness evidenced thereby. 8.7. ERISA. If Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group should maintain or become obligated to contribute to an ERISA Plan and (a) a reportable event (as defined in Section 4043(b) of ERISA) shall have occurred with respect to any ERISA plan; or (b) a trustee shall be appointed by a United States District Court to administer any ERISA Plan; or (c) the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any ERISA Plan; or (d) a complete or partial withdrawal by Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from any Multiemployer Plan shall have occurred, or any Multiemployer Plan shall enter reorganization status or shall become insolvent; provided that any of the events described in this Section 8.7 shall involve (X) one or more ERISA Plans that are single-employer plans (as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA) and under which the aggregate amount of vested unfunded liabilities (including vested unfunded liabilities which arise or might arise as the result of the termination of such ERISA Plan or Plans), and/or (Y) one or more Multiemployer Plans to which the aggregate liabilities of Borrower or the members of the Controlled Group, shall exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). 8.8. Breach of Newark Project Documents. Borrower or any other party thereto shall breach or default under any material term, condition, provision, representation or warranty contained in any Newark Project Document or other Agreement (other than the Loan Documents) to which Borrower is a party and Lender shall have reasonably determined that the effect of such breach or default will have a material adverse effect on Borrower's ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or Lender's interests in Distributions from the Newark Project or the Collateral and such breach or default shall continue unremedied for thirty (30) days after notification from Lender to Borrower; provided, however, that if the breach or default cannot be remedied within such thirty (3) days despite Borrower's and/or such other party's, as the case may be, best efforts to do so, Lender will not unreasonably withhold its consent to an extension of such time for such additional periods as is reasonably necessary to cure such breach of default if remedial action is promptly instituted within such 30-day period and is thereafter diligently pursued until the breach or default is corrected; and provided further that Borrower shall not be in violation of this Section 8.8 if Borrower shall be contesting in good faith any alleged breach by Borrower of any Newark Project Document. 8.9. Breach of Terms of Agreement. (a) Borrower shall (i) fail to perform or observe any of the covenants set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.2 or 5.6, or Sections 6.1 through 6.21 or Sections 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3 or, after the Tranche B Funding date, Parlin shall fail to perform or observe any of the covenants set forth in the Parlin Distribution Agreement and, in each case, such failure has a material, adverse effect on Borrower's ability to make timely repayment of the Loans, and such failure to perform or observe such covenants remains in effect for 30 days; or (b) Borrower or, after the Tranche B Funding date, parlin shall fail to perform or observe any other covenant to be observed or performed by it hereunder or under any Loan Document and not otherwise specifically provided for therein or in Section 8.9(a), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after Borrower or Parlin, if applicable, becomes aware thereof or receives written notice thereof from Lender, provided, however, that if such default is of a nature such that it cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period, an Event of Default shall not result therefrom so long as (i) Borrower or Parlin, if applicable, has, promptly upon discovery thereof, given written notice to Lender of such default (provided, that if any Event of Default is cured within any applicable time period specified herein, or waived or temporarily waived by Lender, the failure alone to give notice of such Event of Default as provided in this sentence shall not be deemed an Event of Default); (ii) Borrower or Parlin, if applicable, as promptly as practicable commences action reasonably designed to cure such default and continues diligently to pursue such action and (iii) Lender in its sole discretion shall have determined and shall continue to conclude that such default does not have a material adverse effect on Borrower's or Parlin's, if applicable, ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under the other Newark Operative Documents or a material adverse effect on Lender's interests in the Project. 8.10. Loss of Qualifying Facility Status. (a) The Newark Project or, after the Tranche B Funding date, the Parlin Project shall cease to be a Qualifying Facility and all periods for cure of such loss of Qualifying Facility status shall have expired under applicable law; or (b) Borrower or, after the Tranche B Funding Date, Parlin, shall lose its exemption from regulation under PUHCA and all periods for cure of such loss of exemption shall have expired under applicable law. 8.11. Security. Any of the Collateral Documents, once executed and delivered, shall, except as the result of the acts or omissions of Lender, in any material respect fail to provide Lender the liens, security interest, rights, titles, interest, remedies, powers or privileges intended to be created thereby or cease to be in full force and effect, or the validity thereof or the applicability thereof to the Loan, the Note, or any other obligations purported to be secured or guaranteed thereby or any part thereof shall be disaffirmed by or on behalf of Borrower or any other party thereto or there shall occur a default or event of default (however defined) under any of the Collateral Documents, such default or event of default shall not have been cured within ten (10) days after its occurrence and Lender shall determine in its sole discretion that such default or event of default would have a material adverse effect on the Project or Borrower's ability to perform its obligations under the Newark Operative Documents, or would materially impair Lender's security position. 8.12. Breach of Parlin Project Documents. After the Tranche B Funding Date: Parlin or any other party thereto shall breach or default under any material term, condition, provision, representation or warranty contained in any Parlin Project Document or other Agreement to which Parlin is a party and Lender shall have determined that the effect of such breach or default will have a material adverse effect on Lender's interests in Distributions from the Parlin Project or the Collateral and such breach or default shall continue unremedied for 10 days after notification from Lender to Parlin; provided, however, that if the breach or default cannot be remedied within such 10 days despite Parlin's and/or such other party's, as the case may be, best efforts to do so, Lender will not unreasonably withhold its consent to an extension of such time for such additional periods as is reasonably necessary to cure such breach of default if remedial action is promptly instituted within such 10-day period and is thereafter diligently pursued until the breach or default is corrected; and provided further that Parlin shall not be in violation of this Section 8.12 if Parlin shall be contesting in good faith any alleged breach by Parlin of any Parlin Project Document. 8.13. Breach of Senior Loan Documents. An event of default (however such term is defined) shall occur and be continuing under (i) the Newark Senior Loan Agreement or any of the Newark Senior Loan Documents or, (ii) after the Tranche B Funding Date, the Parlin Senior Loan Agreement or any of the Parlin Senior Loan Documents. B. Remedies Subject to the provisions of the Consent and Subordination Agreement, (i) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default specified under Section 8.1 (or automatically upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 8.5), and (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any other Event of Default specified herein pursuant to, or at a time during, which the Newark Senior Lender has accelerated the obligations of Borrower under the Newark Senior Loan Documents, Lender may (i) terminate any obligation on its part to make or continue any Loan and (ii) declare and make all sums of outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest remaining under this Agreement together with all fees, costs and charges due hereunder or under any other Loan Document, immediately due and payable, without further notice of default, presentment or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor, or other notices or demands of any kind, all such notices and demands being waived; provided, however, that Lender shall look solely to Distributions (and, after the Tranche B Funding Date, amounts available for payment to Lender pursuant to the Lock Box Agreement) for repayment of such accelerated outstanding principal and interest. Lender may also exercise any or all of the following rights and remedies, in any combination or order that it may elect, in addition to such other rights or remedies as Lender may have hereunder, under the Collateral Documents or at law or in equity. 8.14. No Further Loan. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Lender may refuse, and shall not be obligated, to make the Tranche B Loan. 8.15. Cure. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, loan to or on behalf of Borrower to pay any Project Cost or to cure any Event of Default or Inchoate Default hereunder and to cure any default and render any performance under any Project Document as Lender in its sole discretion may consider necessary or appropriate, whether to preserve and protect the Collateral or Lender's interests therein or for any other reason, and all sums so expended, together with interest on such total amount at the Default Rate, shall be repaid by Borrower to Lender on demand and shall be secured by the Loan Documents, notwithstanding that such expenditures may, together with amounts advanced under this Agreement, exceed the amount of the Total Loan Commitment. 8.16. Remedies Under Loan Documents. Subject to the provisions of the Consent and Subordination Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Lender may exercise any and all rights and remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents, pursuant to the Collateral Documents. ARTICLE 9 - SCOPE OF LIABILITY 9.1. Scope of Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Documents, there shall be no recourse against any Affiliate of Borrower, or any of its respective Affiliates, stockholders, partners, officers, directors, employees, or agents except for, on or after the Tranche B Funding Date, parlin, for any liability to Lender arising in connection with any breach or default under this Agreement except to the extent the same is enforced against and limited to Borrower, Parlin (on and after the Tranche B Funding Date), or the Collateral, and Lender shall look solely to Borrower, Parlin (on and after the Tranche B Funding Date) and the Collateral in enforcing rights and obligations under and in connection with the Loan Documents, provided that (a) the foregoing provisions of this Article 9 shall not constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any of the indebtedness, or of any of the terms, covenants, conditions, or provisions of this Agreement, the Notes, any other Collateral Document or Loan Document, and the same shall continue until fully paid, discharged, observed, or performed; (b) the foregoing provisions of this Article 9 shall not limit or restrict the right of Lender to name Borrower or any other Person as a defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure or for the exercise of any other remedy under or with respect to this Agreement, the Security Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for injunction or specific performance, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment shall be enforced against any of Borrower's or Parlin's respective Affiliates, stockholders, partners, officers, directors, employers or agents out of any property, assets or funds other than the Collateral; (c) the foregoing provisions of this Article 9 shall not in any way limit or restrict any right or remedy of Lender (or any assignee or beneficiary thereof or successor thereto) with respect to, and all of such Persons shall remain fully liable to the extent that it would otherwise be liable for its own actions with respect to, any fraud, gross negligence or willful misrepresentation, or misappropriation of Project Revenues or any other earnings, revenues, rents, issues, profits or proceeds from or of the Collateral that should or would have been paid as provided herein or paid or delivered to Lender (or any assignee or beneficiary thereof or successor thereto) towards any payment required under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (d) the foregoing provisions of the Article 9 shall not in any way restrict any right or remedy of Lender or its Affiliates (or any assignee or beneficiary thereof or successor thereto) with respect to, and all of such Persons shall remain fully liable with respect to, the obligations of the Persons described above under the O&M Agreements, to the extent such liability is not expressly limited by the terms of the O&M Agreements; and (e) nothing contained herein shall limit the liability of any Person rendering a legal opinion pursuant to this Agreement relating solely to such liability of such Person as may arise under such opinion. The limitations on recourse set forth in this Article 9 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the full payment and performance of the Obligations of Borrower hereunder and under the other Newark Operative Documents. ARTICLE 10 - MISCELLANEOUS 10.1. Addresses. Any communications between the parties hereto or notices provided herein to be given may be given to the following addresses: If to Lender: Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. 16415 Jacinto Port Houston, TX 77015 Attention: David Herberger, Esq. If to Borrower: O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc. St. James Place at 8th Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Attention: Joel Cooperman, President All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given (a) if delivered in person, (b) if sent by overnight delivery service (including Federal Express, ETA, Emery, Purolator, DHL, Airborne and other similar overnight delivery services), (c) in the event overnight delivery services are not readily available, if mailed by first class United States Mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested or (d) if sent by prepaid telegram, or by telecopy confirmed by telephone. Notice so given shall be effective upon receipt by the addressee, except that communication or notice so transmitted by telecopy or other direct written electronic means shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the day (if a Banking Day and, if not, on the next following Banking Day) on which it is transmitted if transmitted before 4 p.m., recipient's time, and if transmitted after that time, on the next following Banking Day; provided, however, that if any notice is tendered to an addressee and the delivery thereof is refused by such addressee, such notice shall be effective upon such tender. Any party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder to any other location within the continental United States by giving of thirty (30) days' notice to the other parties in the manner set forth hereinabove. 10.2. Additional Security; Lender's Right to Set-Off. Any deposits or other sums at any time credited or due from Lender and any Distributions, securities or other property of Borrower in the possession of Lender (other than such property as is in the possession of Lender or its Affiliates solely in its capacity as a party to any of the O&M Agreements) may at all times be treated as collateral security for the payment of the Loan and the Note and all other obligations of Borrower to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Borrower hereby pledges to Lender and grants Lender a security interest in and to all such deposits, sums, securities or other property. Regardless of the adequacy of any other Collateral, Lender may execute or realize on the security interest in any such deposits or other sums credited by or due from Lender to Borrower, may apply any such deposits or other sums to or set them off against Borrower's obligations to Lender under the Note and this Agreement at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default. 10.3. Delay and Waivers. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to Lender upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or Inchoate Default or any breach or default of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall impair any such right, power or remedy of Lender, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring, nor shall any waiver of any single Event of Default, Inchoate Default or other breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other Event of Default, Inchoate Default or other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of Lender of any Event of Default, Inchoate Default or other breach or default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any waiver on the part of Lender of any provision or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent in such writing specifically set forth. All remedies, either under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or by law or otherwise afforded Lender, shall be cumulative and not alternative. 10.4. Costs, Expenses and Attorneys' Fees; Commitment Letter Fees, Etc. Borrower will pay to Lender fifty percent (50%) of Lender's reasonable costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, negotiation, and closing of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of Latham & Watkins, and the travel and out-of-pocket costs incurred by Lender. Borrower will reimburse Lender for all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, expended or incurred by Lender in enforcing this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in connection with an Event of Default or Inchoate Default, in actions for declaratory relief in any way related to this Agreement or in collecting any sum which becomes due lender on the Note or under the Loan Documents. 10.5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and any agreement, document or instrument attached hereto or referred to herein integrate all the terms and conditions mentioned herein or incidental hereto and supersede all oral negotiations and prior writings in respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of any conflict between the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement and any such agreement, document or instrument, the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may only be amended or modified by an instrument in writing signed by Borrower and Lender. 10.6. Governing Law. This Agreement, and any instrument or agreement required hereunder (to the extent not expressly provided for therein), shall be governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of New York. 10.7. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 10.8. Headings. Paragraph headings have been inserted in this Agreement as a matter of convenience for reference only and it is agreed that such paragraph headings are not a part of this Agreement and shall not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. 10.9. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP and practices consistent with those applied in the preparation of the financial statements submitted by Borrower to Lender, and all financial data submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with such principles and practices. 10.10. Additional Financing. The parties hereto acknowledge that Lender has made no agreement or commitment to provide any financing except as set forth herein. 10.11. No Partnership, Etc. Lender and Borrower intend that the relationship between them shall be solely that of creditor and debtor. Nothing contained in this Agreement, the Note or in any of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership, tenancy-in-common, joint tenancy, joint venture or co-ownership by or between lender and Borrower or any other Person. Lender shall not be in any way responsible or liable for the debts, losses, obligations or duties of Borrower or any other Person with respect to the Projects or otherwise. All obligations to pay real property or other taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, and all other fees and charges arising from the ownership, operation or occupancy of the Projects and to perform all obligations under any agreements and contracts relating to the Projects shall be the sole responsibility of Borrower. 10.12. No Setoff by Borrower. Borrower and Lender (and/or certain of Lender's Affiliates) are party to the Newark O&M Contract, and Borrower's Affiliates are party, with Lender (and/or certain of Lender's Affiliates), to the Parlin O&M Contract and Artesia O&M Contract. Notwithstanding any dispute or claims for payment, performance, or otherwise, between Borrower and/or its Affiliates and/or Lender and/or its Affiliates with respect to the O&M Contracts, Borrower shall have no right of setoff with respect to Borrower's obligations under this Agreement and/or such Contracts, and Borrower hereby waives for itself and its Affiliates, to the extent permitted under applicable law, any and all such rights of setoff. 10.13. Security Agreements. Reference is hereby made to the Security Agreements for the provisions, among others, relating to the nature and extent of the security provided thereunder, the rights, duties and obligations of Borrower and the rights of Lender with respect to such security. 10.14. Limitation on Liability. No claim shall be made by Borrower, its Affiliates against Lender or any of its Affiliates, directors, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any breach or wrongful conduct (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duly imposed by law), in connection with, arising out of or in any way related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Newark Operative Documents and Parlin Operative Documents or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspect to exist in its favor; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 10.14 shall limit or restrict Borrower's rights, if any, to recover consequential damages under the O&M Agreements against the parties thereto, to the extent Borrower is so permitted pursuant to the express terms of such agreements. 10.15. Waiver of Jury Trial. LENDER AND BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OR CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF LENDER OR THE BORROWER. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR LENDER TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. 10.16. Consent to Jurisdiction. Lender and Borrower agree that any legal action or proceeding by or against Borrower or with respect to or arising out of this Agreement, the Note, or any other Loan Document shall be brought in the courts of the State of New York in and for the County of New York, or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, as Lender may elect. By execution and delivery of the Agreement, Lender and Borrower accept, for themselves and in respect of their property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Lender and Borrower irrevocably consent to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid, to Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, at their respective addresses for notices as specified herein and that such service shall be effective five (5) Banking Days after such mailing. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or the right of Lender to bring legal action or proceedings in any other competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, service of process shall not be deemed mailed to Lender until a copy of all matters to be served have been mailed to Latham & Watkins, 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 1900, San Francisco, California 94111, Attn: Tim Flato or such other Person as Lender may hereafter designate by notice given pursuant to Section 10.1. Lender and the Borrower further agree that the aforesaid courts of the State of New York and of the United States of America shall have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any claim or counterclaim of the Borrower based upon the assertion that the rate of interest charged by Lender on or under this Agreement, the Loan and/or the other Loan Documents is usurious. Lender and the Borrower hereby waive any right to stay or dismiss any action or proceeding under or in connection with any or all of the Project, this Agreement or any other Loan Document brought before the foregoing courts on the basis of forum non-conveniens. 10.17. Usury. Nothing contained in this Agreement or the Note shall be deemed to require the payment of interest or other charges by the Borrower or any other Person in excess of the amount which Lender may lawfully charge under any applicable usury laws. In the event that Lender shall collect moneys which are deemed to constitute interest which would increase the effective interest rate to a rate in excess of that permitted to be charged by applicable law, all such sums deemed to constitute interest in excess of the legal rate shall, upon such determination, at the option of the holder of the Notes, be returned to Borrower or credited against the principal balance of the Notes then outstanding. 10.18. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender which may be given or withheld in Lender's sole discretion. Any assignment or participation by Lender hereunder shall be subject to the Consent and Subordination Agreement. 10.19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more duplicate counterparts and when signed by all of the parties listed below shall constitute a single binding agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Subordinated Loan Agreement to be duly executed by their officers or partners thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. O'BRIEN NEWARK COGENERATION, INC., a Delaware corporation By:/s/ ------------------------------------- Name: Title: STEWART & STEVENSON SERVICES, INC., a Texas corporation By:/s/ -------------------------------------- Name: Title: By:/s/ -------------------------------------- Name: Title: TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1.1. Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1.2. Rules of Interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 ARTICLE 2 THE LOAN FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2.1. Loan Facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2.2. Other Payment Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2.3. Security.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 ARTICLE 3 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 3.1. Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date . . . . . . .5 3.2. Conditions Precedent to Tranche B Loan.. . . . . . . .7 3.3. Conditions Precedent to Each Loan. . . . . . . . . . .9 ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. . . . . . . . . . . 10 4.1. Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4.2. Authorization: No Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4.3. Enforceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4.4. ERISA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4.5. Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.6. Business, Debt, Contracts. Etc . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.7. Investment Company, Holding Company and Power Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.8. Governmental Regulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.9. Financial Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.10. Regulation Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.11. Partnerships and Joint Ventures . . . . . . . . 11 4.12. Newark Project Document . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.13. Existing Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4.14. Senior Loan Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4.15. Possession of Franchises, Licenses, Etc.. . . . 12 4.16. Offices, Location of Collateral . . . . . . . . 12 4.17. Adverse Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4.18. Hazardous Substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4.19. Litigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4.20. Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4.21. Title and Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4.22. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4.23. Qualifying Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4.24. Labor Disputes and Acts of God. . . . . . . . . 14 4.25. Disclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4.26. Collateral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4.27. Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5.1. Application of Revenues: Use of Proceeds . . . . . . 15 5.2. Payment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5.3. Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5.4. Financial Statements, Report, Etc. . . . . . . . . . 17 5.5. Cooperation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5.6. Existence, Conduct of Business, Properties, Etc. . . 17 5.7. Obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5.8. Damage and Cancellation Payments . . . . . . . . . . 17 5.9. Books, Records, Access Thereto . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5.10. Qualifying Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5.11. Preservation of Rights, Further Assurances, Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5.12. Taxes. Other Government Charges and Utility Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5.13. Compliance with laws, Instrument, Etc. . . . . . . 18 5.14. Compliance with Terms of Newark Operative Documents, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5.15. Maintenance of Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5.16. Warranty of Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5.17. Event of Eminent Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5.18. Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5.19. ERISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ARTICLE 6 NEGATIVE COVENANTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6.1. Continent Liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6.2. Limitations on Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6.3. Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6.4. Sale or Lease of Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6.5. Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.6. Distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.7. Investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.8. Transactions with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.9. Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.10. Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.11. Dissolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.12. Amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.13. Compliance with Newark Operative Documents. . . . . 22 6.14. Name and Location; Fiscal Year. . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.15. Use of Newark Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.16. Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.17. Transfer of Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6.18. Abandonment of Newark Project . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6.19. Hazardous Substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6.20. ERISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6.21. Modification of Newark Senior Loan Agreement. . . . 23 ARTICLE 7 APPLICATION OF FUNDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7.1. Application of Project Revenues. . . . . . . . . . . 23 7.2. Application of Insurance Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . 23 7.3. Application of Eminent Domain Proceeds . . . . . . . 24 ARTICLE 8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT: REMEDIES . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 A. Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 8.1. Failure to Make Payment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 8.2. Warranties Untrue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 8.3. Judgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 8.4. Misstatements; Omissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 8.5. Bankruptcy; Insolvency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 8.6. Cross Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 8.7. ERISA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 8.8. Breach of Newark Project Documents . . . . . . . . . 25 8.9. Breach of Terms of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 8.10. Loss of Qualifying Facility Status. . . . . . . . . 26 8.11. Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8.12. Breach of Parlin Project Documents. . . . . . . . . 26 8.13. Breach of Senior Loan Documents . . . . . . . . . . 27 B. Remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.14. No Further Loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.15. Cure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8.16. Remedies Under Loan Documents . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ARTICLE 9 - SCOPE OF LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 9.1. Scope of Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ARTICLE 10 - MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 10.1. Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 10.2. Additional Security; Lender's Right to Set- Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 10.3. Delay and Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 10.4. Costs, Expenses and Attorneys' Fees; Commitment Letter Fees, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . 29 10.5. Entire Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 10.6. Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 10.7. Severability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 10.8. Headings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 10.9. Accounting Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 10.10. Additional Financing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 10.11. No Partnership, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 10.12. No Setoff by Borrower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 10.13. Security Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 10.14. Limitation on Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 10.15. Waiver of Jury Trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 10.16. Consent to Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 10.17. Usury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 10.18. Successors and Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 10.19. Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 EXHIBITS A DEFINITIONS B FORM OF NOTE C-1 AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE C-2 ALTERNATE AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE D SECURITY AGREEMENT E-1 DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT E-2 LOCK BOX AGREEMENT F-1 OPINION OF COUNSEL TO BORROWER F-2 OPINION OF COUNSEL TO PARLIN G-1 BORROWER CLOSING CERTIFICATE G-2 PARLIN CLOSING CERTIFICATE H HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES I PENDING LITIGATION J PERMITS EX-10.8.3.2 3 CONSTRUCTION AND TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 Dated as of June 1, 1989 to CONSTRUCTION AND TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of July 18, 1988 between O'BRIEN (NEWARK) COGENERATION, INC. and NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC Acting through its NEW YORK BRANCH AMENDMENT NO. 2, dated as of June 1, 1989, (the "Amendment") to the Construction and Term Credit Agreement, dated as of July 18, 1988, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1989 (the "Credit Agreement") between O'BRIEN (NEWARK) COGENERATION, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, acting through its New York branch (the "Bank"). W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Bank hereby agree as follows: 3. The definition of "Interest Period" in Article I is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "'Interest Period' shall mean, with respect to each Bank Rate Loan or Eurodollar Loan, as applicable, the period commencing on the date of such Loan and, thereafter, each subsequent period commencing on the day immediately succeeding the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of such period as selected by the Company pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be (a) in the case of a Bank Rate Loan, not less than one (1) day, and (b) in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, 30, 60, 90 or 180 days, or, if available in the sole determination of the Bank, one year, as the Company may, upon notice received by the Bank not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day prior to the first day of the Interest Period selected; provided, however, that: (i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; (ii) the Company may not select an Interest Period that would extend beyond the Construction Loan Expiration Date; and (iii) the duration of any Interest Period which commences before any Semi-annual Payment Date and would otherwise end after such Semi-annual Payment Date shall end on such Semi-annual Payment Date with respect to the principal amount of the Term Loan being repaid on such date." 4. Subsection 2.03(a)(iii) is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(iii) The interest rate option and Interest Period selected by the Company to apply to such Construction Loan, including the initial Interest Period for a specified number of days and, for a Loan for which the Eurodollar Rate is selected, the commencement date with respect to the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan, subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of Interest Period; and" 5. A new subsection 2.03(f) is added to Section 2.03: "(f) Any Construction Loan may be comprised of one or more (i) Bank Rate Loan or (ii) Eurodollar Loan, or any combination of the foregoing, as the Company shall determine from time to time and notify the Bank in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that any Bank Rate Loan or Eurodollar Loan shall each be in a minimum aggregate amount of $500,000." 6. Subsection 2.07(a) is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(a) At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Construction Loan Expiration Date the Company shall provide prior written notice to the Bank setting forth the total principal amount of the proposed Term Loan determined in accordance with Section 2.05(a) hereof, as well as the interest rate option(s) to apply to the Term Loan and the duration of the initial Interest Period(s) with respect to such interest rate option(s). Such notice having been so provided, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 hereof in the Bank's sole discretion, on the Construction Loan Expiration Date the Bank shall release the proceeds of its Term Loan to the Company at the Bank's Lending Office no later than 6:00 p.m., New York City time, in funds immediately available at such Lending Office. The proceeds of the Term Loan together with the Equity Contribution, if then due, shall immediately be applied to payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Construction Loan Note." 7. Subsection 2.08(a)(iii) is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(iii) on the last day of the first Interest Period to terminate following receipt by the Bank of its portion of Insurance Proceeds pursuant to Section 7.02(b)(iii) hereof or Eminent Domain Proceeds pursuant to the Section 7.03 hereof." 8. Subsection 2.08(b)(iii) is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(iii) on the last day of the first Interest Period to terminate following receipt by the Bank of its portion of Insurance Proceeds pursuant to Section 7.02(b)(iii) hereof or Eminent Domain Proceeds pursuant to the Section 7.03 hereof." 9. Section 2.10 is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Section 2.10. Interest. (a) The Company agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans from the date thereof to maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise), at a rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) for each day of the applicable Interest Period equal to either (1) the Eurodollar Rate for such day plus the applicable Eurodollar Margin if such Loan is a Eurodollar Loan, or (2) the Bank Rate for such day if such Loan is a Bank Rate Loan. Interest shall accrue from, and include the date of a Loan, to and including the date of any repayment and shall be payable in accordance with Section 2.14(a) hereof. The following describes the two interest rate options: (i) Eurodollar Loan. If any Loan or portion of a Loan is a Eurodollar Loan, interest at a rate equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such day plus the applicable Eurodollar Margin. The "Eurodollar Margin" shall be equal to the following percentages; (i) 7/8 of 1% per annum during the period from the Closing Date to and including the Construction Loan Expiration Date, (ii) 1 and 1/8% per annum during the period from the Construction Loan Expiration Date to and including the date which is the sixth anniversary thereof, (iii) 1 and 1/4% per annum during the period from the sixth anniversary thereof to and including the ninth anniversary thereof and (iv) 1 and 3/8% per annum thereafter. (ii) Bank Rate Loan. If any Loan or a portion of a Loan is a Bank Rate Loan, interest at a rate equal to the Bank Rate for such day. (b) Not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of any Interest Period, the Company shall notify the Bank by irrevocable written notice as to the duration of the next succeeding Interest Period and the interest rate option(s) selected. If the Company fails to give such notice to the Bank, Section 2.11(d) hereof shall be applicable." 10. Subsection 2.14(a) is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(a) The Company shall make each payment to the Bank hereunder, under the Notes or otherwise in connection with the Loans without defense, set-off or counterclaim not later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day when due in Dollars to the account of National Westminster Bank PLC, New York Branch, as directed by the Bank in writing. Any such payments received after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any day will be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day. Interest on Bank Rate Loans shall be payable on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on maturity. Interest on Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last day of the applicable Interest period; provided, however, that interest on any Eurodollar Loan with an Interest Period of 90 days or greater shall be payable on the last day of each 90-day period within such Interest Period." 11. Item number 9 of Exhibit C to the Credit Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows: "9. $___________ of the Construction Loan shall be a Bank Rate Loan for which the initial Interest Period shall be one (1) day. At the expiration of this initial Interest Period such Bank Rate Loan shall automatically daily renew as a Bank Rate Loan having an Interest Period of one (1) day until the Company gives the Bank written notice pursuant to the terms of this Agreement specifying a different Interest Period and/or Loan type. - and/or - $______ of the Construction Loan shall be a Eurodollar Loan for which the initial Interest Period shall be __________ days at the Eurodollar Rate with a term commencing on ___________ __, 19__ with respect to such Eurodollar Loan." 12. Section II, Paragraph 14 of Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1989, is amended to read in its entirety as follows: 'Exhibit B to the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and a new Exhibit B, in the form attached hereto, is substituted therefor.' SECTION III. Continuous Effect. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby restated as of the date hereof, ratified and confirmed. SECTION IV. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. SECTION V. No Novation. This Amendment does not extinguish the outstanding indebtedness or discharge or release the lien or priority of any mortgage, security agreement or any other security for the obligations of the Company. Nothing herein shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the original indebtedness or instruments securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect, except as expressly modified hereby or by instruments executed concurrently herewith and in accordance herewith. The Company agrees that at any time, and from time to time, at the expense of the Company, the Company will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Bank may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect rights granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Bank to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder. SECTION VI. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants that (a) all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the effective date hereof with the same effect as if made on such date and (b) as of the date hereof, the Company is in compliance with all of the terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement on its part to be performed and no Event of Default or event which, upon the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. SECTION VII. Security Agreement. The Company hereby confirms that all of the amounts owed to the Bank under the Construction Note are secured by the Security Agreement and that the Security Agreement shall be deemed to be amended hereby to the extent necessary (i) to accomplish the foregoing and (ii) to confirm and acknowledge that the "Obligations," as defined in Section 8 of the Security Agreement, include the obligations under the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) and all amendments, extensions, renewals or substitutions, if any, subsequent hereto. SECTION VIII. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered in New York, as of the day and year first above written. O'BRIEN (NEWARK) COGENERATION, INC. By:/s/ --------------------------------- Name: Title: President NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, acting through its New York Branch By:/s/ ---------------------------------- Name: Title: EX-10.8.3.3 4 WAIVER AND CONSENT AMENDMENT NO. 3, WAIVER AND CONSENT Dated as of March 11, 1994 to CONSTRUCTION AND TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of July 18, 1988, as amended between O'BRIEN (NEWARK) COGENERATION, INC. and NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC AMENDMENT NO. 3, WAIVER AND CONSENT, dated as of March 11, 1994 (this "Amendment") to the Construction and Term Credit Agreement, dated as of July 18, 1988, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 1, 1989 and Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 1, 1989 (as heretofore amended, the "Credit Agreement"), between O'BRIEN (NEWARK) COGENERATION, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC (the "Bank"). W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, the Bank has loaned, and the Company has borrowed, certain amounts pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement; WHEREAS, the Company desires to borrow certain monies from Stewart and Stevenson Services, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Subordinated Lender"); WHEREAS, the Subordinated Lender has agreed to lend amounts not in excess of an aggregate principal amount of $7,000,000 to the Company on a subordinated basis (the "Subordinated Loans") pursuant to a certain Subordinated Loan Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1994, between the Company and the Subordinated lender, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (as such agreement is in effect on the date hereof, the "Subordinated Loan Agreement"); WHEREAS, the Company has requested the Bank to, among other things, consent to the incurrence of the Subordinated Loans of the Company under, and to the Company's execution, delivery and performance of, the Subordinated Loan Agreement under the terms of the Credit Agreement; WHEREAS, the Company has also requested the Bank to consent to the Company's execution, delivery and performance of the Operation & Maintenance Contract, dated as of January 12, 1994, between the Company and Stewart & Stevenson Operations, Inc. (the "Operator"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Subordinated Lender, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B (as such agreement is in effect on the date hereof, the "Operating Agreement"); WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and waive certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the bank hereby agree as follows: SECTION I. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their respective meanings as therein defined. SECTION II. Amendments. 1. Clause (d) of the definition of "Expenses" in Article I is amended in its entirety to read in its entirety as follows: "(d) the amounts (i) owed to the Operator under Section 6.1 of the Operating Agreement or (ii) paid into the Shortfall Account or Major Repair Reserve Account as required under the Operating Agreement." 2. The definition of "Financing Documents" in Article I is amended by adding the phrase ", the Subordination Agreement" after the word "Notes" appearing therein. 3. The definition of "Operator" in Article I is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "'Operator' shall mean Stewart & Stevenson Operations, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its permitted successors and assigns, and any substitute operator approved by the Bank." 4. The definition of "Operator Consent Agreement" in Article I is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "'Operator Consent Agreement' shall mean the Consent to Assignment of Operation and Maintenance Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1994, among the Company, the Bank and the Operator." 5. The definition of "Operating Agreement" in Article I is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Operating Agreement" shall mean the Operation and Maintenance Contract, dated as of January 12, 1994, between the Company and the Operator, as the same may be supplemented, modified or otherwise amended from time to time." 6. The definition of "Operating Guarantor" in Article I is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "'Operating Guarantor' shall mean Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., a Texas corporation." 7. The definition of "Operating Guaranty" in Article I is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "'Operating Guaranty' shall mean the guaranty by the Operating Guarantor of the obligations of the Operator under the Operating Agreement." 8. The definition of "Operating Guaranty Consent Agreement" in Article I is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "'Operating Guaranty Consent Agreement' shall mean the Consent to Assignment of Operation and Maintenance Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1994, among the Company, the Bank and the Operating Guarantor." 9. The definition of "Parent" in Article I is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "'Parent' shall mean O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. (formerly known as O'Brien Energy Systems, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, and its permitted successors and assigns." 10. The definition of "Revenues" in Article I is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "'Revenues' shall mean, for any period, all operating and nonoperating receipts, revenues, renewals, fees, income and other moneys of the Company, including, without limitation, liquidated, performance and other damage payments or other amount payable under the Project Agreements, in each case calculated under GAAP, any investment earnings on the accounts of the Company, and the proceeds of Permitted Debt (but excluding (i) Insurance Proceeds other than the proceeds of business interruption insurance and (ii) interest earned on amounts deposited in the Shortfall Account)." 11. The following additional definitions are added to Article 1 in their appropriate alphabetical order: "'Amendment No. 3, Waiver and Consent' shall mean Amendment No. 3, Waiver and Consent, dated as of March 11, 1994, to this Agreement." "'Bank Share' shall mean an amount equal to 50% of Distributable Cash." "'Company Share' shall mean an amount equal to 50% of Distributable Cash." "'Distributable Cash' shall mean, on any date of determination, all amounts remaining in the Revenue Account on such date after giving effect to the application of proceeds thereto pursuant to Sections 7.01(b)(i) - (xiv), inclusive." "'Excess Insurance Proceeds' shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.01(h). "'Major Repair Reserve Account' shall mean the account of that name established pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof." "'Repayment Amount' shall mean an aggregate principal amount of $3,500,000 which has been prepaid on the Term Loan after the date of Amendment No. 3, Waiver and Consent (not including any payments as a result of scheduled installments of principal or any prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.08(b))." "'Reserve Requirement Amount' shall mean an amount equal to $2,000,000 remaining in the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account." "'Restoration Program' shall mean all repairs, replacements, reconstruction or acquisitions in connection with the Project arising as a result of the fire at the Project which occurred on December 25, 1992, and all work, repairs and reconstruction which have been or are still to be performed and replacements, repairs, reconstruction and acquisitions which have been or are still to be made with respect thereto, including, without limitation, the wastewater demineralization system or program being implemented at the Project." "'Shortfall Account' shall mean the account of that name established pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof." "'Stewart & Stevenson Security Agreement' shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1994, between the Company and Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., as in effect on the date of Amendment No. 3, Waiver and Consent." "'Subordinated Loan Agreement' shall mean the Subordinated Loan Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1994, between Stewart & Stevenson, Inc. and the Company, providing for loans, on a subordinated basis, not in excess of an aggregate principal amount of $7,000,000 outstanding at any time, as in effect on the date of Amendment No. 3, Waiver and Consent." "'Subordinated Loans' shall mean the loans and other Debt and obligations of the Company under or in connection with the Subordinated Loan Agreement." "'Subordination Agreement' shall mean the Subordination Agreement, dated as of March 11, 1994, among the Company, Stewart & Stevenson, Inc. and the Bank, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms." "'Subordinated Loan Repayment Date' shall mean the date on which the Subordinated Loan Agreement has been terminated and all Subordinated Loans and other obligations thereunder or in respect thereof have been repaid in full." "'Tranche A Subordinated Loan' shall mean the Tranche A Loan under the Subordinated Loan Agreement not to exceed an aggregate principal amount of $3,500,000, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche A Subordinated Loan and the Tranche B Subordinated Loan shall not exceed $7,000,000." "'Tranche B Subordinated Loan' shall mean the Tranche B Loan under the Subordinated Loan Agreement not to exceed an aggregate principal amount of $4,000,000, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche A Subordinated Loan and the Tranche B Subordinated Loan shall not exceed $7,000,000, and, provided further that in the event the Tranche A Subordinated Loan exceeds $3,000,000, the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B Subordinated Loan shall be reduced by the amount of such excess." 12. Section 2.08 of the Credit Agreement is amended to add a new subclause (c) thereto to read as follows: (c) In addition to the payment provisions set forth in Section 2.08(b), the Term Loan shall be subject to mandatory prepayment as follows: (i) on the date of the funding of the Tranche A Subordinated Loan in an of $1,000,000; (ii) on the date of the funding of the Tranche B Subordinated Loan in an amount of $2,500,000; (iii) so long as the Subordinated Loan Repayment Date has not occurred, in the event the Reserve Requirement Sub- Account is fully funded in the amount of the Reserve Requirement Amount, in an amount equal to 50% of Excess Insurance Proceeds (after giving effect to amounts necessary to so fund the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account pursuant to Section 7.01(h)(i)), on the date such Excess Insurance Proceeds are received by or on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliates; (iv) so long as the Subordinated Loan Repayment Date has not occurred, if (A) the Repayment Amount has been satisfied and (B) the Reserve Requirement Amount is satisfied, in an amount equal to the Bank Share of Distributable Cash on the date, and to the extent, such Distributable Cash on the date, and to the extent, such Distributable Cash exists after giving effect to the application of the Bank Share of Distributable Cash to fund the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account pursuant to Section 7.01(h) and, if necessary, after giving effect to the application of Distributable Cash pursuant to Section 2.08(c)(v) which was applied to the Repayment Amount; (v) so long as the Subordinated Loan Repayment Date has not occurred, if (A) the Repayment Amount has not been satisfied and (B) the Reserve Requirement Amount is satisfied, in an amount equal to (1) the Bank Share of Distributable Cash on the date, and to the extent, such Distributable Cash exists after giving effect to the application of Distributable Cash to fund the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account pursuant to Section 7.01(h) plus (2) the Company Share of Distributable Cash on the date, and to the extent, such Distributable Cash exists after giving effect to the application of Distributable Cash to fund the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account pursuant to Section 7.01(h), provided, however, that in the event the Subordinated Loans have been and remain accelerated in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Loan Agreement, the Company Share of such Distributable Cash shall not be made as a prepayment on the Term Loan in accordance with subclause (2) hereof and shall instead be applied in accordance with Section 7.01(b)(xv)(3). Each such prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.08(c) shall be applied to the outstanding installments of principal of the Term Loan in the inverse order of scheduled maturities." 13. Section 6.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word "and" following subclause (d) therein, (ii) deleting the period after subclause (e) therein and substituting the phrase"; and" therefor and (iii) adding a new subclause (f) which shall read as follows: "(f) so long as the Subordinated Loan Repayment Date has not occurred, no Distributions may be made after the date of Amendment No. 3, Waiver and Consent unless the Repayment Amount shall have been applied to the prepayment of the Term Loan; provided, however that nothing in this Section 6.03(f) shall prohibit the application of an amount equal to the Company Share of Distributable Cash to the payment in respect of the Subordinated Loans in the event the Subordinated Loans are accelerated in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Loan Agreement". 14. Section 6.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof: "or (d) any amendment, supplement, or modification of, or waiver with respect to, any of the terms or provisions of the Subordinated Loan Agreement, the Stewart & Stevenson Security Agreement or any of the documents, instruments or agreements relating thereto." 15. A new Section 6.12 shall be added to the Credit Agreement following Section 6.11 thereof to read as follows: "SECTION 6.12. Hazardous Substance. Release emit or discharge into the environment any Hazardous Substances (as defined in the Subordinated Loan Agreement) in excess of permitted levels or reportable quantities or in violation of other permitted concentrations standards or limitations under any Hazardous Substance Laws (as defined in the Subordinated Loan Agreement), Legal Requirements or Government Approvals." 16. A new Section 6.13 shall be added to the Credit Agreement following Section 6.12 thereof (as added pursuant to paragraph 15 of this Amendment) to read as follows: "SECTION 6.13 Bonding of Liens. In the event the Tranche A Subordinated Loan has been funded and mechanic's liens, contractors lien's or similar liens or claims have been filed by any vendor or contractor or other Person in respect of the Restoration Program, the Company shall, not later than March 31, 1994, bond such liens and claims in an amount, and with a surety company, acceptable to the Bank, or otherwise satisfy such liens and claims to the satisfaction of the Bank." 17. Section 7.01(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting subsections (i) through (xi), inclusive, therein and the last paragraph thereof and substituting the following therefor: (i) to the payment of Expenses and the payment of any bonus payments to the Contractor due under the Construction Contract; (ii) to the payment of interest on the Term Loan; (iii) to the payment of principal of the Term Loan; (iv) to the payment of Bank Fees; (v) to the payment of any other amounts due and payable to the Bank; (vi) to the deposit into the Reserve Account of the amount, if any, required to be deposited therein pursuant to Section 7.01(c) and 7.01(h), provided, however, that in the event the Reserve Requirement Amount has been satisfied and amounts therein have been applied in accordance with Section 7.01(h), amounts from the Revenue Account shall be applied to replenish the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account to the Reserve Requirement Amount solely to the extent proceeds are available pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(xiv) or Section 7.01(h)(i); (vii) to the payment of extraordinary expenses except for those required to be paid from the Collateral Account; (viii) to the payment of any amounts owed to the Operator under the Operating Agreement; (ix) to the deposit into the Shortfall Account of the amount, if any, required to be deposited therein pursuant to Section 7.01(f); (x) to the deposit into the Major Repair Reserve Account of the amount, if any, required to be deposited therein pursuant to Section 7.01(g); (xi) to the payment of principal and interest on outstanding Permitted Debt, if any, other than any such Debt constituting the Subordinated Loans; (xii) if applicable, to the deposit into the Surplus Cash Flow Sub-Account of an amount necessary to maintain such Sub-Account at $500,000; (xiii) to the payment of scheduled principal and interest on outstanding Subordinated Loans but only to the extent Distributions would be permitted to be made pursuant to Section 6.03 (without giving effect to Section 6.03(f)) and further subject to the terms and provisions of the Subordination Agreement; (xiv) to the extent the Reserve Requirement Amount was satisfied and funds in the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account have been used in accordance with Section 7.01(h), to the deposit in the Reserve Requirement Sub- Account of the amount required to be deposited therein pursuant to Section 7.01(c) and Section 7.01(h) to cause the Reserve Requirement Amount to remain satisfied; and (xv) in an amount equal to the Company Share of Distributable Cash, to the extent permitted by Section 6.03 and in accordance with Section 7.01(c), either (1) to the making of Distributions, provided all mandatory prepayments on the Term Loan are made at such time in accordance with Section 2.08(c), there has been no acceleration of the Subordinated Loans in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Subordinated Loan Agreement and, unless the Subordinated Loan Repayment Date has occurred, the Repayment Amount has been satisfied, (2) to the deposit into the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account to the extent required pursuant to Section 7.01(h) and to the repayment of the Term Loan to the extent required pursuant to Section 2.08(c)(v) or (3) in the event the Subordinated Loans have been accelerated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Subordinated Loan Agreement, to the payment of the Subordinated Loans in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Subordination Agreement. The Bank shall have the right to debit the Operating Account, to the extent necessary to make the payments described in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xv) of this Section 7.01(b). Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Bank may liquidate all Permitted Investments held in the Operating Account, and apply the proceeds thereof to the payment of the Obligations in such order as the Bank shall elect." 18. Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following new clauses (f), (g) and (h): "(f) Shortfall Account. (i) On the date hereof, the Company is establishing an account with the bank which shall be known as the "Shortfall Account" and which shall bear interest under such terms and at such rate as may be set by the Bank from time to time on similar savings accounts. Monthly, beginning at the end of the first month occurring after the Effective Date, as such term is defined in the Operating Agreement, the Company shall, from funds available pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(ix), deposit into the Shortfall Account such amounts, if any, as are required to be distributed to fund the first major overhaul of the gas turbine pursuant to Section 5.4 of Appendix 5 of the Operating Agreement until such time as the balance in the Shortfall Account shall equal $600,000. Each month during such period, the Company shall provide the bank with a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company stating the amount, if any, required to be distributed as set forth in the previous sentence. All interest or dividends earned on amounts on deposit in the Shortfall Account shall be added to the principal balance of the account; provided, however, that any interest or dividends accruing at any time that the amount on deposit in the Shortfall Account is greater than or equal to $600,000 shall be deemed to constitute Revenues and shall be applied in accordance with Section 7.01(b). Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Bank may apply all funds in the Shortfall Account to the satisfaction of the Obligations in such order as it shall elect. (ii) Amounts in the Shortfall Account shall be released (1) if provided for in the then current Operating Budget or (2) upon the bank's receipt and, after consultation with the Bank's Engineer, the bank's approval of a certificate of an officer of the Company setting forth the amount and purpose of the expenditure(s), and certifying that such expenditure(s) (x) constitute all or part of the first major overhaul of the Project's gas or steam turbines and (y) have not been included in any prior certificate or in any payment under 7.01(b)(i). After the first major overhaul of such turbines has been completed, any amounts remaining in the account shall be transferred to the Major Repair Reserve Account, and the Shortfall Account shall be closed. (g) Major Repair Reserve Account. On the date hereof, the Company is establishing an account with the Bank which shall be known as the "Major Repair Reserve Account." Monthly, beginning at the end of the first month occurring after the Effective Date, as such term is defined in the Operating Agreement, the Company shall, from funds available pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(ix), deposit into the Major Repair Reserve Account such amounts, if any, as are required to be distributed pursuant to Section 5.4 of Appendix 5 of the Operating Agreement to fund (i) the second and any subsequent major overhauls of the gas turbines, steam turbines, the gas turbine generator and the steam turbine generator, (ii) hot gas path inspections of the gas turbine, and (iii) combustion inspections of the gas turbine ((i), (ii) and (iii) collectively, the "Major Repairs"). Each month during such period, the Company shall provide the Bank with a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company stating the amount, if any, required to be distributed as set forth in the previous sentence. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Bank may apply all funds in the Major Repair Reserve Account to the satisfaction of the Obligations in such order as it shall elect. (ii) Amounts in the Major Repair Reserve Account shall be released (1) if provided for in the then current Operating Budget or (2) upon the Bank's receipt and, after consultation with the Bank's Engineer, the Bank's approval of a certificate of an officer of the Company setting forth the amount and purpose of the expenditure(s), and certifying that such expenditure(s) (x) constitute a Major Repair and (y) have not been included in any prior certificate or in any payment under 7.01(b)(i). (h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 7.01(c) or in any other Financing Document or other agreement, instrument, document, or writing, on the date of Amendment No. 3, Waiver and Consent the Company hereby reestablishes the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account with the Bank. Such Reserve Requirement Sub-Account shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid in full. The Reserve Requirement Sub-Account shall be funded as follows: (i) To the extent proceeds of insurance are received by or on behalf of the Company or any affiliate thereof in connection with claims arising from events giving rise to the Restoration Program in excess of all amounts due to contractors and in respect of all work remaining to be performed on the Restoration Program (such excess, the "Excess Insurance Proceeds"), an amount equal to (A) 50% of the Excess Insurance Proceeds shall (x) be deposited into the Reserve Requirement Sub- Account up to an amount such that the amount on deposit in the Reserve Requirement Sub- Account equals the Reserve Requirement Amount at all times and (y) any remaining proceeds after the application pursuant to subclause (x) shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.08(c)(iii), and (B) the remaining 50% of such Excess Insurance Proceeds may be applied in accordance with Section 7.02(c). (ii) From the proceeds of Distributable Cash as follows: (A) If the Repayment Amount has been satisfied, an amount equal to the Bank Share of Distributable Cash shall be deposited to the extent necessary to satisfy the Reserve Requirement Amount at all times, with all remaining amounts of such Bank Share to be applied to the repayment of the Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.08(c); (B) Subject to Section 7.01(h)(ii)(C), if the Repayment Amount has not been satisfied, an amount equal to the Bank Share of Distributable Cash plus the Company Share of Distributable Cash shall be deposited to the extent necessary to satisfy the Reserve Requirement Amount at all times, with all remaining amounts of such Bank Share and Company Share to be applied to the repayment of the Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.08(c). (C) If the Repayment Amount has not been satisfied, but the Subordinated Loans have been and remain accelerated in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Loan Agreement and remain outstanding, an amount equal to the Bank Share of Distributable Cash shall be deposited to the extent necessary to satisfy the Reserve Requirement Amount at all times, with all remaining amounts of such Bank Share to be applied to the repayment of the Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.08(c). (D) If such proceeds are being deposited into the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account to replenish amounts therein to the Reserve Requirement Amount as a result of the application of amounts in the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account in accordance with the terms of this Section 7.01(h), an amount equal to the Bank Share of Distributable Cash plus the Company Share of Distributable Cash shall be deposited to the extent necessary to satisfy the Reserve Requirement Amount at all times. Amounts on deposit in the Reserve Requirement Sub- Account shall be used solely to prepay or repay the outstanding principal amount of, and interest on, the Term Loan at such times as the Revenues shall be insufficient therefor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 7.01(c), including, without limitation, the second paragraph thereof, or in any other Financing Document or other agreement, instrument, document or writing, in no event shall the Company request the Bank to release, nor shall the Bank release, any amounts in the Reserve Requirement Sub- Account to the Company until all Obligations are paid in full. 19. Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following new subsection (c) thereto immediately following subsection (b), which new subsection (c) shall read as follows: "(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, 50% of the amount of Excess Insurance Proceeds may be retained by the Company and distributed to the Parent upon request." 20. Section 7.07 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following new text to the start of the first sentence: "With the exception of funds held in the Shortfall Account," 21. Section 8.01(h) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the reference to "Hawker Siddeley" wherever such term appears therein and substituting the term "Guarantor" therefor and (ii) restating the proviso appearing therein following subclause (v) to read in its entirety as follows: "provided, however, that no Event of Default shall have occurred under this Section 8.01(h) as a result of any of the event, actions or occurrences listed in clauses (i) through (v), inclusive, of this Section 8.01(h) relating to the Contractor, the Operator, the Guarantor, JCP&L, PSE&G, Paperboard, the Gas Supplier or the Parent if (x) the Company shall have obtained and delivered to the Bank written evidence satisfactory to the Bank in its sole discretion that the Contractor, the Operator, the Guarantor, JCP&L, PSE&G, Paperboard or the Gas Supplier, as the case may be, or in the case of each of such events, actions, or occurrences relating to the Parent, each of such Persons, shall be able to continue to perform its obligations under any of the Project Agreements to which such Person is a party, or (y) the Company shall have obtained a replacement for the Contractor, the Operator, the Guarantor, JCP&L, PSE&G, Paperboard or the Gas Supplier, as the case may be, or in the case of each of such events, actions, or occurrences relating to the Parent, each of such persons, which replacements shall be acceptable to the Bank to perform the obligations under the Project Agreements to which such Person is a party; or" 22. Article IX of the Credit Agreement is amended by (i) deleting the word "and" appearing at the end of clause (b) thereof, (ii) deleting the semicolon at the end of clause (c) thereof, and substituting the phrase ", and" therefor and (iii) adding a new subclause (d) prior to the proviso therein which shall read as follows: "(d) as a result of any payment made by the Bank in respect of the Subordinated Loans pursuant to Section 7.01(h) and the Subordination Agreement;" SECTION III. Waiver and Consent. 1. The Bank hereby waives Section 6.10 of the Credit Agreement solely to permit the incurrence of an aggregate principal amount of Subordinate debt not in excess of $7,000,000 outstanding at any time pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Subordinated Loan Agreement in effect on the date hereof, provided that all the obligations and indebtedness incurred thereunder (including, without limitation, the Subordinated Loans) shall constitute Subordinate Debt and shall be subject to the Subordination Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C, which Subordination Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Subordinated Lender and, provided further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Credit Agreement, the Tranche A Subordinated Loan Conditions (as defined herein) must be satisfied and no funds in the Operating Account shall be applied at the times and to the extent set forth in Section 7.01(b)(xiii) (as such Section has been renumbered after giving effect to paragraph 17 of this Amendment) if payments in respect of the Subordinate Debt or otherwise in respect of the "Junior Debt" (as defined in the Subordination Agreement) are prohibited pursuant to the terms of the Subordination Agreement. The Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that the Subordinated Loans outstanding under the Subordinated Loan Agreement constitute Subordinate Debt and shall be applied against $750,000 of the permitted amount of Unsecured Debt and Subordinate Debt set forth in clause (c) of Section 6.10 until the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Subordinated Loans are less than $250,000, in which case such Subordinated Loans will be applied against such permitted amount on a dollar for dollar basis. As used herein, "Tranche A Subordinated Loan Conditions" shall mean that the consent and waiver of the Bank hereunder to the Tranche A Subordinated Loan shall be subject to the Bank's satisfaction that no mechanics' liens, contractors' liens or similar liens or claims have been or are likely to be filed by Century Contractors West Inc. ("Century") or any vendor or contractor in respect of the Restoration Program, or, in the event any such liens or claims have been or are likely to be filed, either (A) all such liens or claims shall have been bonded in amounts, and with a surety company, acceptable to the Bank in its sole discretion, (B) Insurance Proceeds have been received by the Bank in an amount sufficient to satisfy all such liens and claims or (C) the bank shall have been provided evidence satisfactory to it in its sole discretion that Century, and any other vendor or contractor which is reasonably likely to file any such lien or claim, has agreed to not take any enforcement action on or in respect of any such liens or claims until a date no earlier than March 31, 1994. 2. The Bank hereby consents to the execution and delivery by the Company of the Operation and Maintenance Contract by and among the Company, as owner, and Stewart and Stevenson Operations, Inc., as operator, dated as of January 12, 1994, and in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and the substitution of Stewart and Stevenson Operations, Inc. as Operator. 3. The Bank hereby consents to the making of Distributions of proceeds from the (A) Tranche A Loan (as defined in the Subordinated Loan Agreement) in an amount not to exceed (i) $2,000,000 in the aggregate in the event the Tranche A Loan has been funded in an amount of $3,000,000 and (ii) $2,000,000 plus the amount of the Tranche A Loan over $3,000,000 (which Tranche A Loan shall not in any event exceed $3,500,000) and (B) Tranche B Loan (as defined in the Subordinated Loan Agreement) in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 less the amount by which the Tranche A Loan exceeds $3,000,000 in the aggregate, subject, in each case to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Distribution may be made, nor any loans or advances made to any Person from the proceeds, of the Tranche A Loan or the Tranche B Loan in excess of the amounts set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. 4. The bank hereby agrees that, for purposes of determining compliance with Section 5.09 of the Credit Agreement as at June 30, 1994 and December 31, 1994 only, the Reserve Requirement Sub-Account shall be deemed to be funded at an amount equal to $2,000,000 except in the event where the Tranche B Loan has not been advanced, in which case the Reserve Requirement Sub- Account shall be deemed to be funded in the amount of $1,000,000. SECTION IV. Continuous Effect. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby restated as of the date hereof, ratified and confirmed. On and after the effective date of this Amendment, whenever the Credit Agreement is referred to in the Credit Agreement, in any of the other Financing Documents or in any of the other documents, agreements or instruments executed an delivered in connection therewith it shall be deemed to mean the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. SECTION V. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. SECTION VI. No Novation. This Amendment does not extinguish the outstanding indebtedness or discharge or release the lien or priority of any mortgage, security agreement or any other security for the obligations of the Company. Nothing herein shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the original indebtedness or instruments securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect, except as expressly modified hereby or by instruments executed concurrently herewith and in accordance herewith. The Company agrees that at any time, and from time to time, at the expense of the Company, the Company will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Bank may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect rights granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Bank to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder. SECTION VII. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants that (a) all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the effective date hereof with the same effect as if made on such date, (b) as of the date hereof, the Company is in compliance with all of the terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement on its part to be performed and no Event of Default or event which, upon the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (c) the amount of liens and claims of Century and any other vendor or contractor which is reasonably likely to file any such lien or claim in respect of the Restoration Program are not in excess of $3,800,000 in the aggregate. SECTION VIII. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Company, the Parent and the Bank; (ii) execution and delivery of the Subordination Agreement by the Company, the Subordinated Lender and the Bank; (iii) delivery of opinions of counsel to the Company and Parent and counsel to the Operator and Subordinated Lender in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto; and (iv) there are no Proceedings by or against the Company or the Parent on the date of effectiveness of this Amendment. SECTION IX. Security Agreement, etc. The Company hereby confirms that all of the Obligations are secured by the Collateral under the Security Documents and confirm and acknowledge that the Obligations include the obligations under the Credit Agreement (as amended by this amendment) and all amendments, extensions, renewals or substitutions, if any, subsequent hereto. The Company acknowledges and agrees, and by its signature hereto Parent acknowledges and agrees, that nothing contained herein shall be a waiver by the Bank in any of its rights in any of the Collateral. SECTION X. Responsibility. (i) Neither the Bank nor any of its participants makes any representation or warranty with respect to the Subordinated Loan Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement in connection therewith or related thereto. (ii) Neither the Bank nor any of its participants makes any express or implied representation for warranty to any person with respect to the legality, validity, genuineness, subsistence, priority or value of the Subordinated Loan Agreement or Subordinated Loans or of the repayment obligations of the Company or any security therefor. (iii) The Company agrees and acknowledges that it has made its own analysis of its financial condition and ability to perform its obligations under the Subordinated Loan Agreement and Subordinated Loans, and it is not relying on the Bank nor any of its participants in any way in connection therewith. (iv) The Company agrees and acknowledges that it will not have, and will not assert or seek to exercise, any right of legal redress against the Bank or any participant in respect of the Subordinated Loan Agreement, any related document, or the Subordinated Loans. SECTION XI. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered in New York, as of the day and year first above written. O'BRIEN (NEWARK) COGENERATION, INC. By:/s/ ---------------------------------- Name: Title: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC By:/s/ --------------------------------- Name: Title: Agreed to and Acknowledged: O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. By:/s/ - - ---------------------------------- Name: Title: EX-10.10.7 5 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE CONTRACT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE CONTRACT by and among O'BRIEN (PARLIN) COGENERATION, INC. as OWNER, and STEWART & STEVENSON OPERATIONS, INC. as OPERATOR dated as of April 1, 1994 PARLIN PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 2 SCOPE OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY OPERATOR . . . . . ARTICLE 3 OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 4 OPERATION OF THE PROJECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 5 TERM; TERMINATION AND DEFAULT. . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 6 ANNUAL MANAGEMENT FEE; REIMBURSABLE COSTS. . . . . . . ARTICLE 7 COVENANTS TO PERFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 8 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 9 BILLING AND PAYMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 10 FORCE MAJEURE; STRIKES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 11 INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 12 DISPUTE RESOLUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 13 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 14 PAYMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES. . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 15 DEFECTIVE WORK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 16 OPERATOR'S REPRESENTATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 17 OWNER'S REPRESENTATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 18 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 19 INDEMNIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 20 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARTICLE 21 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX 1 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF. . . . . . . . . APPENDIX 2 PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX 3 GAS TURBINE DEGRADATION,. . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX 4 SCOPE OF ARTICLE 6 PAYMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX 5 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND BONUS . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX 6 OPERATING PERIOD INSURANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX 7 GUARANTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX 8 MOBILIZATION BUDGET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT dated as of April 1, 1994 by and among O'BRIEN (PARLIN) COGENERATION, INC., a Delaware Corporation having its principal place of business at 225 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, hereinafter called "Owner," and STEWART & STEVENSON OPERATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 16415 Jacintoport Blvd., Houston TX 77015, hereinafter called "Operator", whose obligations hereunder shall be fully guaranteed by Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. pursuant to the Guarantee in Appendix 7. RECITALS WHEREAS, Owner has constructed and desires to operate a gas and #2 fuel oil fired 110 net megawatt cogeneration facility for the production of electricity and steam at property owned by E.l Dupont De Nemours & Company (Inc.) in Sayerville, New Jersey (as further described in Article 1 hereof, the "Project"); WHEREAS, Owner has selected Operator to operate and maintain the Project; WHEREAS, Operator is willing to operate and maintain the Project in good working order in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and WHEREAS, Operator is willing to covenant to operate and maintain the Project to meet or exceed certain performance standards, as provided in the Appendices to this Agreement; AGREEMENT NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements of the Parties herein expressed, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows: Article 1 DEFINITIONS In construing this Agreement and the Appendices hereto, the following terms shall have the meanings herein assigned to them: Agreement shall mean this Operation and Maintenance Agreement (including all Appendices hereto), as it may be amended, restated or supplemented from time to time in accordance herewith. Agreement Date means the date that appears on the cover page of this Agreement, which shall be the date that this Agreement is executed by both Parties. Agreement Month means each month within each Agreement Year, commencing on the first day of the month next following the Effective Date and on the first day of every month thereafter, except that the first Agreement Month shall commence on the Effective Date. Agreement Year means (i) in the case of the first Agreement Year, the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the next June 30, and (ii) in the case of each succeeding Agreement Year, the twelve-month period ending on each June 30 thereafter, provided the ceiling amounts applicable to the Annual Management Fee and Liquidated Damages, and all other amounts payable with respect to, and calculations (such as Availability) based upon, an Agreement Year shall be adjusted rata for the first Agreement Year to the extent that the first Agreement Year consists of less than 12 calendar months. Annual Management Fee means the annual fee to be paid by Owner to Operator, as described in Section 6.1 hereof. Annual Operating Plan means the annual plan for the operation and maintenance of the Project as described in Section 4.3 hereof. Approvals and Permits means all approvals, permits, licenses, certificates, inspections and authorizations required by any Governmental Authority arising out of, incident to or related to the operation and maintenance of the Project. Average Calculated Heat Rate shall have the meaning described in Appendix 2. Average Expected Heat Rate shall have the meaning described in Appendix 2. Availability means the percentage of time the Project is made available to operate as determined in accordance with the formula set forth in Appendix 2. Bonus shall have the meaning described in Appendix 5 herein. Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday in the State of New Jersey. Change in Law means (a) the adoption, promulgation or modification after the Effective Date of (i) any federal statute, regulation, ruling or executive order not adopted, promulgated or modified or officially published in The Congressional Record or The Federal Register on or before the Effective Date or (ii) any State, local or administrative statute, ordinance, regulation or executive order that was not so adopted, promulgated or modified on or before the Effective Date, or (b) the imposition by a Governmental authority of any material conditions in connection with the issuance, renewal or modification of any official permit, license or approval after the Effective Date, which in the case of either (a) or (b) established requirements affecting the operation or maintenance of the Project materially more burdensome than the most stringent requirements (x) in effect as of the Effective Date, (y) agreed to in any applications of Owner for official permits, licenses or approvals pending as of the Effective Date or (z) contained in any official permits, licenses, or approvals with respect to the Project obtained as of the Effective Date; provided, however, that a change in any income tax law shall not constitute a Change in Law hereunder. Change in Project Agreements means any amendment after the Effective Date to the Project Agreements, or any one of them, or the Site Lease which established requirements affecting the operation or maintenance of the Project materially more burdensome than the requirements contained in either of the Project Agreements or the Site Lease as of the Effective Date. Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 21.22 (c) hereof. Contract Capacity shall have the meaning set forth in the Electricity Purchase Agreement. Credit Agreement means the Construction and Term Credit Agreement entered into between Owner and Lender as of December 1, 1988 as amended and as it may be amended further and supplemented from time to time. Default has the meaning set forth in Sections 5.3 and 5.4 hereof. Dispute means any claim, dispute, disagreement or other matter in question between Operator and Owner that arises with respect to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or with respect to the performance, nonperformance or breach by Operator or Owner of their respective obligations under this Agreement. Effective Date shall mean the date the Operator accepts care, custody, and control of the Project and commences the services described in Article 2 hereof, such date being no later than 15 April 1994. Electricity Purchase Agreement means the agreement dated October 28, 1986, as amended between the Electricity Purchaser and O'Brien Energy Systems, Inc. for the sale of the electricity output of the Project, as such agreement has been assigned to Owner and as such agreement may be further amended, restated or supplemented from time to time. Electricity Purchaser means Jersey Central Power & Light Company. Energy Revenues means, for any Agreement Month, Agreement Year or other referenced period, the sum of (a) gross revenues received during such Agreement Month, Agreement Year or other referenced period from all sales of electricity and steam generated by the Project and (b) any amount paid as liquidated damages by, or recovered pursuant to any judgment against, or settlement with, the Electricity Purchaser or the Steam Purchaser pursuant to the Electricity Purchase Agreement or the Steam Purchase Agreement in such Agreement Month, Agreement Year or other referenced period in respect of any Dispute regarding the amounts due to Owner pursuant to the Electricity Purchase Agreement or the Steam Purchase Agreement, net of all reasonable costs of collecting such amounts. Force Majeure shall mean the following acts, events or occurrences to the extent such acts, events or occurrences prevent the operation or maintenance of the Project: act of God, war, declared or undeclared, reasonably unforeseeable Change in Law, a Change in Project Agreements, riot, revolution, freight embargoes, fires, labor strike, walkout or similar labor Dispute (official or unofficial) (but excluding a strike by the employees of Operator, the employees of Operator's subcontractor(s) or a Dispute limited to the Site), sabotage, the act of, or failure to act in accordance with the terms hereof by the other Party to this Agreement, breaking of or accidents to machinery or equipment caused directly by an act of God or by the act or omission of a third party (other than Operator's subcontractor(s)) over whom the affected Party has no control, or any other cause reasonably unforeseeable and beyond the reasonable control of the affected Party arising after the Effective Date: provided that (i) any such act, event or occurrence resulting from the negligence (by commission or omission) of the affected Party or any of its subcontractors shall not constitute Force Majeure, (ii) unexplained breakdowns and unexplained accidents to machinery or equipment shall not constitute Force Majeure. Fuel means the natural gas and/or alternate fuel necessary for the normal operation and maintenance of the Project. Governmental Authority means any Federal, state, local, administrative or other governmental authority having jurisdiction over the project, including any department, subdivision, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality thereof. Guarantee means the guarantee set out in Appendix 7. Guarantee Points means the guarantees set forth by the Operator for Availability and Heat Rate as shown in Appendix 2 and Appendix 5. Guarantor means Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. Heat Rate shall have the meaning described further in Appendix 2. Interconnection Facilities means the interconnection equipment and other facilities to be maintained by the Electricity Purchaser as set forth in the Electricity Purchase Agreement which are required to connect the Project to the electrical supply system operated by the Electricity Purchaser. ISO shall mean the base condition of the Project or a component of the Project to be used for comparison in determining the Heat Rate or Availability. The reference conditions stated as follows shall apply: fifteen (15) degrees Celsius ("C"), sixty percent (60%) relative humidity, the altitude of the Project, no inlet or exhaust losses, and a steam delivery rate of [42,000 Ibm/hr at 155 psig and 365"F.] Lender means the National Westminster Bank PLC. Liquidated Damages means the payments described in Section 8.1 and Appendix 5 hereof. Major Breakdown means sudden breakdowns not attributable to Operator negligence to the gas turbine rotors and casings, the gas turbine generator rotors and stators, the steam turbine rotors and casings, the steam turbine generator rotors and stators and the waste heat recovery boilers. Major Repairs shall mean overhauls of the gas turbine, the steam turbine, and the gas turbine and steam turbine generators, hot gas path inspections of the gas turbine, combustion inspections of the gas turbine. Manuals means the manuals to be provided by Owner, as the same may be updated from time to time by Operator pursuant to Section 2.11 hereof, and such other manuals and similar materials as may be required to be prepared and maintained by Operator with respect to the Project in order to comply with Requirements of Law. Meter Error shall have the meaning described in Appendix 2. Mobilization and Program Implementation Period means the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on June 30, 1994 as further described in Section 2.1. Operating Margin shall mean the amount calculated as per Section 5.4 in Appendix 5. Operator means Stewart & Stevenson Operations, Inc. Output means the electrical energy produced by the Project (after subtracting parasitic load and electrical energy supplied to the Steam Purchaser) at the Point of Delivery (as defined in the Electricity Purchase Agreement). Owner means O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. Party or "Parties" means Owner and/or Operator. Performance means the combination of Availability and Heat Rate as further described and determined in Appendix 2 herein. Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, business trust, joint venture, company, firm, Unincorporated association, governmental body or any other entity. PPI shall mean the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods as published annually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The base month for this index shall be January 1994. The Parties acknowledge that if this index can be specified for the region of the United States where the Project is located, then the regionalized index shall be used. Prime Rate has the meaning given it in the Credit Agreement. Project has the meaning given it in the Recitals and includes the buildings and other structures, fixtures, machinery, equipment, materials and things of all kinds used in connection with the cogeneration facility at the Site, and all substitutes, additions, replacements and modifications thereto. Project Agreements means the Electricity Purchase Agreement and the Steam Purchase Agreement and the Dupont Electricity Purchase Agreement dated 18 Jan 1988. Reimbursable Costs means the costs to be reimbursed by Owner to Operator pursuant to Article 6 and as discussed further in Article 2 and Appendix 4 herein. Requirement of Law shall mean any statute, rule, regulation, code, standard, ordinance or other law of any Governmental Authority and any order, including an injunction, judgment, writ, award, determination or decree of any arbitrator, court or other Governmental Authority, in each as applicable to or binding upon the Project (including the use, maintenance and operation thereof or any Party or to which the Project (including the use, maintenance and operation thereof or any Party is subject, including those relating to building, environmental (including those relating to emissions, discharges, disposals, hazardous wastes or materials), health and safety matters, the giving of notices and access to the Project. SCR System means the selective catalytic reduction system constituting a component of the Project. Site means the real property in Sayerville, New Jersey on which the Project is constructed, operated and maintained, as more fully described in the Steam Purchase Agreement. Site Lease means the ground lease for the Site entered into between Owner and Steam Purchaser on 02 January 1987, as such lease may be amended, restated or supplemented from time to time. Steam Purchase Agreement means the agreement dated December 8, 1986 as amended between the Steam Purchaser and Owner (formerly O'Brien Cogeneration IV, Inc.) for the sale of the steam output of the Project, and as such agreement may be further amended, restated or supplemented from time to time. Steam Purchaser means E.l DuPont De Nemours & Company (Inc.). Term means the term of this Agreement as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and any extensions or renewals thereof. Time Period shall mean those parts of a day, week, or calendar year defined below (subject to modification in accordance with the Electricity Purchase Agreement), appropriate to the context:
SEASON A SEASON B SEASON C TIME PERIOD 01 December 01 June 01 March to to to 28 or 29 February 30 September 31 May and 01 October to 30 November 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. On-Peak with On-Peak with On-Peak without Monday through Friday Capacity Capacity Capacity Natural Gas Natural Gas Natural Gas and Oil 8 p.m. to 8 a.m plus Off-Peak Off-Peak Off-Peak All day Saturday, Natural Gas Natural Gas Natural Gas Sunday, and Holidays and Oil
Uncontrollable Circumstance shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 5.6 hereof. ARTICLE 2 SCOPE OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY OPERATOR 2.1 Mobilization and Program Implementation Period. Beginning on the Effective Date and in conjunction with its other responsibilities under Article 2 herein, the Operator will commence a Mobilization and Program Implementation Period During this period, which shall continue until June 30, 1994, Operator shall oversee the temporary personnel described in Appendix 8 herein in the initiation of (i) the Operator's programs relating to safety, training, qualification, maintenance, inventory control, accounting, and administration and (ii) an improvement in the safety, cleanliness, and material conditions of the Project. The Parties recognize that the purpose of this mobilization is to allow the Operator to concentrate the efforts of its permanent employees at the Project on qualification and the safe, reliable generation of electricity and steam while at the same time implementing the programs and conditions necessary to fulfil its obligations under this Article 2 throughout the Term of this Agreement. 2.2 Intentionally Omitted. 2.3 Continuous Operation. Beginning on the Effective Date and throughout the Term of this Agreement, Operator shall operate and maintain the Project, according to the terms of this Agreement and each Annual Operating Plan, in such a manner as to maximize operating hours and net Energy Revenues, giving due consideration to (a) the Off-peak, on-peak, seasonal, capacity structures and bonus price incentives in the Electricity Purchase Agreement and the Steam Purchase Agreement, (b) avoiding excessive Fuel consumption and other excessive variable costs of electricity and steam production, (c) generally accepted and sound engineering Practices, (d) the design parameters of the Project and (e) the Manuals. Operator shall to the extent practical and in accordance with (a) through (e) above, arrange scheduled maintenance during such periods as will both minimize the loss of Energy Revenues and comply with the requirements of the Project Agreements. 2.4 Proper Maintenance. Operator shall maintain the entire Project at all times properly and in a good, clean, orderly condition, and shall perform or cause to be performed all necessary maintenance and clean-up, implementation of necessary repairs and replacements and the purchase and installation of necessary replacement equipment or parts of the Project. Operator shall maintain appropriate inventories of replacement equipment, spare parts and consumables. Operator shall perform or cause to be performed in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations normal and customary overhauls of the Project equipment, including the major overhauls anticipated at about 50,000 and 100,000 hours of gas turbine operation, or as otherwise may be required. Operator shall not make any additions, alterations or other changes to the Project which are not included in the approved Annual Operating Plan without the written approval of Owner. For expenditures made by Operator under Section 6.2.3 herein, Operator shall use contractors from a list which has been approved by Owner. For major overhauls and other expenditures not covered by the ceiling in Section 6.2.2, Owner shall have the exclusive right to select the subcontractor utilized by Operator. Operator will supervise the subcontracts for these repairs on the Owner's behalf. Contractors on such list shall be mutually acceptable to the Parties, and consent for an addition or deletion of a contractor from such list shall not be unreasonably withheld. Should Owner desire that Operator utilize a contractor not on said list, Operator shall not have liability for defects in the work or for reductions in Output directly caused by such work. 2.5 Compliance. Operator shall operate and maintain the Project in compliance with all applicable Requirements of Law and all Approvals and Permits. Operator furthermore covenants to perform its obligations in accordance with the Site Lease and the Project Agreements, including, without limitation, obligations to demonstrate "Contract Capacity" and perform such other tests as are required under the Electricity Purchase Agreement and/or Steam Purchase Agreement, such demonstrations and tests to be undertaken and performed by Operator. If at any time Operator discovers a defect in the Project that would prevent or inhibit the Project from complying under this section it shall immediately notify Owner of such defect. 2.6 Site Maintenance. Operator shall (i) maintain the Site in a good, safe, clean, orderly, and well landscaped condition, (ii) maintain the exterior of all structures on the Site (excluding structural repairs thereto) in a safe, clean and attractive condition, and (iii) not make any changes in the landscaping of the Site or the exterior appearance of the Project unless specifically approved in writing by Owner. 2.7 Maximum Efficiency. Consistent with the Manuals, sound operating and engineering practice and Owner's objective of maximizing the economic efficiency of Project operations, Operator shall operate the Project so as to maximize the useful life of the equipment and minimize downtime for repairs. 2.8 Safety Procedures. Operator shall comply with all applicable safety procedures, whether contained in the Manuals, required by insurance companies, or required by applicable Requirements of Law or the terms of any Approvals and Permits, necessary or appropriate to prevent accidents or injuries to Persons or damage to property on or about the Site. 2.9 Intentionally Omitted. 2.10 Scope of Services. Operator shall provide, subject to reimbursement pursuant to Section 6.2, full-time office services, including bookkeeping and secretarial services, office equipment, and supplies, as well as other services, according to the requirements described in Appendix 4 hereto. 2.11 Revise Manuals. Operator shall, as often as necessary but not less often than annually, review, revise and update the Manuals that are kept by the Operator at the Site. 2.12 Provisions. In order to satisfy Operator's obligations. Operator shall provide, or cause to be provided by subcontractors: 2.12.1 All permanent staff, temporary staff and specialists for the operation and maintenance of the Project including the permanent staff described in Appendix 1. Operator shall be solely responsible for the screening, hiring, assignment and supervision of all such personnel. 2.12.2 All spare parts (other than spare parts supplied by Owner under Section 3.2) required for the operation and maintenance of the Project. Spare parts shall be held in inventory for immediate replacement of parts required to maintain the operation of the Project. 2.12.3 All consumables (other than consumables supplied by Owner under Section 3.4) required for the operation and maintenance of the Project. 2.12.4 Policies of insurance in accordance with Article 11 and Appendix 6 hereof. 2.12.5 The repair and/or replacement of any broker or damaged parts or components of the Project (including the installation and replacement of spare parts and components for the SCR System provided at Owner's cost pursuant to Section 3.6). 2.12.6 The preparation, generation, maintenance and storage at the Site of all operating and maintenance logs, performance data, records, cost data and scheduled reports on behalf of Owner, such information to be prepared, generated and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Project Agreements. 2.13 Waste Disposal Operator shall handle and arrange for on Owner's behalf the disposal of solid and liquid waste and Hazardous Materials generated by the Project by licensed, insured contractors in a safe manner and in accordance with all Approvals and Permits and Requirements of Law. ARTICLE 3 OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES 3.1 Acceptance of Project. The responsibility for the continuous operation of the Project, as provided in Section 2.3, shall be delivered to Operator, and Operator shall accept and shall be deemed to have accepted such responsibility, on the Effective Date. 3.2 Spare Parts Inventory. Owner will establish and provide an initial inventory of spare parts reasonably acceptable to the Parties which shall consider the recommendations of the equipment vendors and the Project Availability requirements of Owner: Operator shall, at the Owner's request, procure the inventory of behalf of the Owner. 3.3 Provision of Project Facilities. Owner shall provide Operator with a site office, workshop, messing and associated facilities. The office and workshop shall be furnished and equipped by Owner to recognized standards to enable Operator to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. 3.4 Site Services. Owner shall provide the following Site services as necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Project in accordance with Section 2.7, at no cost to Operator: Ingress and egress to the Site including reasonable Site security systems, fuel, water, ammonia, waste water disposal, standby power, electricity and other Site services and materials of a similar nature reasonably required for the operation and maintenance of the Project and not required to be provided by Operator under Article 2 hereof. No Party shall have any liability to any other Party for any performance shortfall to the extent such shortfall is caused by disruption of or interruption to these services, unless caused by such Party's negligence. 3.5 Approvals and Permits. Owner shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all permits, authorizations, franchises, licenses and other approvals necessary for the Project to be legally authorized to operate, and shall provide Operator with a copy of all Approvals and Permits. Operator shall provide full and reasonable continuing cooperation in obtaining and maintaining all such permits, authorizations, franchises, licenses and other approvals necessary to permit it to operate the Project. Operator shall review Owner's applications for accuracy if requested. 3.6 SCR System: Interconnection Facilities. Owner shall pay for all spare parts and replacement components of the SCR System and all off-site refurbishment repairs to the SCR System pursuant to separate agreement with the vendor of the SCR System. At Owner's option, Operator shall accept an assignment of the agreement(s) with the vendor of the SCR System and shall perform the obligations of Owner thereunder from and after the effective date of such assignment provided that (i) Owner shall reimburse Operator for the actual costs incurred by Operator in performing such obligations and (ii) Owner shall be entitled to require Operator to re-assign the SCR System Agreement(s) to Owner at any time upon reasonable notice to Operator. Owner and Operator furthermore agree and acknowledge that Electricity Purchaser is to maintain, repair and/or replace the Interconnection Facilities or components thereof as and when necessary for the operation of the Project and any failure by Electricity Purchaser to do so shall, to the extent such failure prevents or limits the operation and maintenance of the Project, constitute Force Majeure; provided that Owner shall have no liability to Operator for Electricity Purchaser's failure to maintain, repair and/or replace the Interconnection Facilities and any such failure by Electricity Purchaser shall not constitute a breach by Owner under this Agreement. 3.7 Access to Project Documents. Owner will provide Operator all Project related documents and changes thereto required for the performance of Operator's responsibilities hereunder. These shall be maintained in confidence by Operator. ARTICLE 4 OPERATION OF THE PROJECT 4.1 Party Representatives. Within five (5) days after the Agreement Date, each Party shall notify the other in writing of its designation of an individual to act as its representative with respect to matters which may arise with respect to the operation of the Project. At any time after the initial designation by any Party of its representative, such Party may designate a successor representative by similar written notice to the other Party. 4.2 Visits and Reviews by Owner. Owner and its representatives shall have the right, during both normal working hours and other hours during which any representative of Operator is on the Site, to stay at the Site throughout the term of the Agreement in order to monitor Operator's performance under this Agreement and to inspect the Site and any part or component of the Project, and all other things pertaining to the operation of the Project, and may take all reasonable steps necessary to verify Operator's performance pursuant to this Agreement, provided that should such inspections adversely affect the safety at or Availability of the Project, Operator shall have no liability to Owner thereunder. Owner and its representatives shall also have the right to take visitors, after reasonable notice, onto the Site and into the Project to observe the various services which Operator performs; provided that such visits shall be conducted in a manner so as to minimize interference with Operator's obligations hereunder. Owner, its representatives, and its visitors shall at all times adhere to the Operators visitor policy at the Site, which shall not unreasonably interfere with Owners ability to bring visitors to the Site during normal business hours. 4.3 Annual Operating Plan. Not later than forty-five (45) days prior to the first day of each Agreement Year (with the exception of the first Agreement Year during which there will be no Annual Operating Plan), Operator shall submit to Owner for approval a proposed Annual Operating Plan for the upcoming Agreement Year. The Annual Operating Plan shall describe in detail maintenance and overhaul schedules, staffing plans, capital expenditure requirements, equipment acquisitions and spare parts inventories (including a breakdown of capital items and expense items), hours of operation, holidays to be observed (if any), schedules of contract services, projected electricity and steam generated for sale, projected Energy Revenues and such other matters as Owner may reasonably require. The proposed Annual Operating Plan shall also include a budget for operation and maintenance of the Project, including the estimated prices based on time and materials for all anticipated operating and maintenance costs for the upcoming Agreement Year. Owner shall indicate in writing its approval or disapproval of the Annual Operating Plan within fifteen (15) days of such submission, and in the event of disapproval, the parties shall promptly meet and subject to the terms set forth in the last sentence of this Section 4.3 and Article 12, resolve in good faith any areas of disagreement. If the Annual Operating Plan is not agreed to by Owner and Operator or resolved in accordance with Article 12 herein by the commencement of the Agreement Year to which it will apply, the previous year's plan shall remain in effect and all budgeted expenditures shall escalate at the PPI for the previous twelve month period. Any actions proposed under the Annual Operating Plan shall be consistent with the Manuals and Operator's obligations as described in Sections 2.3 and 7.1. The Annual Operating Plan shall be updated quarterly. Operator shall notify Owners soon as reasonably possible of any significant deviations or discrepancies from the projections contained in the Annual Operating Plan. Any adjustment to manpower requirements proposed by Operator shall be subject to Owner's prior written approval. 4.4 Monthly Summary. Operator shall provide Owner, in a form reasonably acceptable to Owner, a monthly summary of all operations and scheduled maintenance activities performed by Operator during the preceding month, together with all costs (by category) which make up the Reimbursable Costs associated therewith, and a comparison of the current total of such costs for the Agreement Year with the budget prepared pursuant to the Annual Operating Plan. A revised annual budget shall also be prepared in the event of the significant deviations or discrepancies from the budget prepared pursuant to the Annual Operating Plan. Operator shall also cooperate with Owner in complying with the reporting requirements set forth in Section 5.06(m) of the Credit Agreement subject to the provisions of Section 4.3. 4.5 Unscheduled Maintenance. Operator shall perform or cause to be performed all maintenance, repair and replacement requirements of the Project (excluding only the Interconnection Facilities) notwithstanding that the same were not anticipated or included in the approved Annual Operating Plan, and shall attempt to perform any such maintenance that will require an interruption in electrical generation during Off-Peak Time Periods with the exception of maintenance required during emergencies. Operator shall undertake such work and notify Owner as soon as such notice is reasonably practicable. Owner's obligation to reimburse Operator for such work shall be subject to the limitations in Article 6. ARTICLE 5 TERM; TERMINATION AND DEFAULT 5.1 Initial Term and Renewal. The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall conclude on the last day of the ninth (9th) Agreement Year. The Parties, upon mutual consent, shall have the option to extend the Term of this Agreement for an additional six (6) years by notice in writing not less than six (6) months prior to the end of the initial Term. 5.2 Rights to Terminate. Owner shall have the option to terminate this Agreement in the event of a Default by Operator as set forth in Section 5.3, in the event of an Uncontrollable Circumstance as set forth in Section 5.6(a), or in the event of a strike as provided in Section 1 0.2. Operator shall have the option to terminate this Agreement in the event of a Default by Owner as set forth in Section 5.4(b); provided, in the event of an alleged Owner Default which is disputed in good faith by Owner, Operator must continue to operate the Project but may simultaneously pursue its remedies for Owner's alleged Default in arbitration proceedings under Article 12. 5.3 Default by Operator. Each of the following shall independently constitute a Default by Operator: (a) The failure or refusal by Operator, unless excused, in any case, by Force Majeure (i) to operate, repair and maintain the Project in accordance with this Agreement: (ii) to earn greater than 20% of the Annual Management Fee for two consecutive Agreement Years due to the payment of Liquidated Damages under Appendix 5 herein; (iii) to comply with applicable Requirements of Law or Approvals and Permits; or (iv) to fulfill any of its other obligations, whether designated as agreements, covenants or otherwise, under this Agreement; provided, however, that a failure or refusal under (i), (iii) or (iv) shall not constitute a Default unless and until: (i) Owner has given notice to Operator specifying Operator's default or defaults; and (ii) Operator either has not corrected such default, or has not initiated reasonable steps to correct the same within 10 days of its receipt of such notice and thereafter does not continue to take all reasonable steps necessary to expeditiously correct such default. (b) The persistent or repeated failure of Operator to timely perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, notwithstanding the payment by Operator of Liquidated Damages or other amounts provided for under this Agreement. (c) The commencement by Operator or Guarantor of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by Operator or Guarantor to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by Operator or Guarantor to the appointment of, or taking possession by, a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or similar official) of Operator or Guarantor or of any substantial part of either of their properties, or the making by Operator or Guarantor of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by Operator or Guarantor generally to pay its debts as they become due or any corporate action in furtherance of any of the foregoing. (d) The issuance by court having jurisdiction over Operator of a decree or order for relief in respect of Operator in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the appointment by any such court of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Operator or any substantial part of its property, or the ordering by any such court of the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Operator if such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days. (e) the failure of Operator to make any payment due Owner under the terms of this Agreement as and when the same becomes due under Section 9.1, unless such refusal is permitted under Section 9.3 hereof. (f) the occurrence of any default under the Guarantee. 5.4 Default by Owner. Each of the following shall constitute a Default by Owner: (a) The failure or refusal by Owner to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, unless excused by an Uncontrollable Circumstance or by Force Majeure; provided, however, that such failure or refusal shall not constitute a Default unless and until: (i) Operator has given written notice to Owner specifying Owner's default or defaults: and (ii) Owner either has not corrected such default or has not initiated reasonable steps to correct the same within 10 days of its receipt of such notice, and thereafter does not continue to take all reasonable steps necessary to expeditiously correct such default. (b) The failure or refusal by Owner to make any payment due Operator under the terms of this Agreement as and when the same becomes due under Section 6.1, Section 6.2, or Section 9.1, unless such refusal is disputed pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof, in which event such Dispute shall be subject to the terms of Section 9.4. (c) The commencement by Owner of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by Owner to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by Owner to the appointment of, or taking possession by, a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or similar official) of Owner or of any substantial part of either of its properties, or the making by Owner of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by Owner generally to pay its debts as they become due or any corporate action in furtherance of any of the foregoing. (d) The issuance by court having jurisdiction over Owner of a decree or order for relief in respect of Owner in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the appointment by any such court of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Owner or any substantial part of its property, or the ordering by any such court of the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Owner if such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days. 5.5 Termination for Events of Default. (a) If Owner elects to terminate this Agreement, Owner shall give Operator notice of the termination date, which shall be not less than 5 nor more than 20 days from the date the notice is given. Termination in the event of a Default by either Party shall not affect any accrued liabilities or obligations hereunder. (b) If Owner terminates this Agreement, Owner may require Operator to vacate the Site and make the Project available to Owner and may pursue such remedies for Operator's breach of this Agreement (except as limited by the last sentence of Section 8.1 and by Section 21.21) as may be available to Owner under applicable law. Operator shall pay Owner all Liquidated Damages accrued through the date of termination. 5.6 Termination for Uncontrollable Circumstances. In the event of (i) material damage to or destruction of the Project not caused by the negligence of Owner, or (ii) interruption of the operation of the Project caused by Force Majeure which materially impairs the operation of the Project for at least two hundred seventy (270) consecutive days, or (iii) if any part of the Project or the Site is taken by eminent domain and such taking materially impairs the operation of the Project, or (iv) in the event a Change of Law which renders operation of the Project as intended illegal, or (v) in the event of the cessation of operation of the Project, Owner shall have the option in any of such circumstances (each, an "Uncontrollable Circumstance"), to terminate this Agreement, and the obligations of the Parties shall cease except for obligations that have accrued prior to the effective date of such termination. 5.7 Transfer of Operations on Termination. If this Agreement is terminated by Owner as a result of a Default by Operator under Section 5.3 or expires under Section 5.1, Operator shall cooperate and work with Owner or any other party operating the Project to achieve a prompt and smooth transition. Owner shall have the right immediately to retake possession of the Project, as well as all tools, spare parts, drawings and Manuals. Operator shall (a) grant to Owner a paid-up, royalty-free nonexclusive license to any patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets and "shop rights" which were utilized by the Operator in the performance of this Agreement and are necessary in order to operate and maintain the Project; (b) supply all repair parts, Project supplies and any proprietary components needed for continuing the operation and maintenance of the Project in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, which, if not already paid for by Owner, shall be supplied at fair market prices; (c) assign or cause to be assigned for the benefit of Owner, or any subsequent Project manager or operator, all maintenance and supply contracts relative to the Project that the Operator retains the right to assign and use its best efforts to cause any other Site specific maintenance and supply contracts to be so assigned; and (d) at the Owner's request and expense, assist Owner, or any subsequent Project manager or operator, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days as may reasonably be necessary to enable Owner to continue with the operation and maintenance of the facility. Operator shall make available to Owner and its representatives all operational, technical and non-technical information, whether or not proprietary, licenses and Approvals and Permits in its possession or control necessary to continue the operation of the Project. 5.8 Rights and Remedies. Except as otherwise provided herein, all rights and remedies of the Parties under any provision of this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies provided for by law (including all forms of legal and equitable relief and may, to the extent permitted by law, be exercised concurrently or separately, and the exercise of any one right or remedy shall not be deemed to be an election of such right or remedy or to preclude or waive the exercise of any other right or remedy. With respect to equitable remedies, the Parties acknowledge that any condition which incapacitates the operation of the Project, or any part thereof, constitutes immediate, imminent, substantial and irreparable harm to Owner, and the Parties hereto consent to the entry of temporary immediate injunctive relief to restrain such harm, where appropriate. 5.9 Right of Intervention. In the event Operator fails to deliver steam, as requested, to the Steam Purchaser or its successors or assigns for any reason for longer than 24-hours unless excused by force majeure under the Steam Purchase Agreement, as amended from time to time, Owner or its designees, may, at its option, intervene and immediately attempt to remedy the failure to deliver steam and Operator shall assist Owner or its designee in such efforts. ARTICLE 6 ANNUAL MANAGEMENT FEE: REIMBURSABLE COSTS 6.1 Annual Management Fee Owner shall pay to Operator an Annual Management Fee of $500,000 for each Agreement Year during the Term hereof, which shall be payable in monthly installments in arrears during the Term of this Agreement payable within 30 days following the date of invoice. The Annual Management Fee shall be paid to Operator during the Term hereof, notwithstanding any on-going Disputes between the Parties regarding other matters hereunder and shall not, in the event of a Dispute regarding a proposed offset or reduction, be subject to offset or reduction for amounts claimed to be owed to Owner by Operator unless such amount shall have been reduced to and incorporated in a final decision under the Dispute resolution provisions in Article 12. The Annual Management Fee shall be reduced if Performance in any Agreement Year is below the conditions set forth in Appendix 2, as provided in Section 8.1 and Appendix 5. If the Operator fails to pay accrued, undisputed Liquidated Damages in any Agreement Year in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 herein, Owner may elect to reduce the Annual Management Fee in the subsequent Agreement Year by the amount of Liquidated Damages not under Dispute owed to Owner. 6.2 Reimbursable Costs. In addition to the Annual Management Fee, Owner shall pay the following Reimbursable Costs: 6.2.1 The actual cost of recruitment and employment of permanent staff shown in Appendix 1 from and after the Effective Date, such cost to include employment related benefits applicable to Operator's permanent employees at the Site at no more than forty (40) percent of the sum of (i) all wages in respect of non-overtime hours and (ii) the straight-time portion of all wages in respect of overtime hours. Notwithstanding this provision, the amounts payable to Operator for such costs in any Agreement Year shall not exceed $1,670,000 provided that in the event that such costs in any Agreement year shall be less than $1,670,000, the difference between $1 ,670,000 and the amount expended shall be accrued on a cumulative basis for each Agreement Year and applied against such costs incurred in any subsequent Agreement Year in excess of $1,670,000. 6.2.2 The actual cost of consumables, water treatment chemicals, outside contractors supplying services under this paragraph, spare parts and repairs and/or replacement components supplied by Operator in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.12.2. 2.12.3, 2.12.5, 2.13 and 4.5 hereof. Notwithstanding this provision, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the amounts payable to Operator for such costs in any Agreement Year shall not exceed $1,017,000: provided that in the event that such costs in any such years shall be less than $1,017,000, the difference between $1,017.000 and the amount expended shall be accrued on a cumulative basis for each Agreement Year and applied against such costs incurred in any subsequent Agreement Year in excess of $1,017,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, costs incurred by the Project to conduct major overhauls of the combustion and steam turbines, hot gas path inspections of the combustion turbine, annual combustion inspections and to repair Major Breakdowns shall not be subject to the ceiling set forth in this section but shall be incurred as direct costs by the Owner. Owner shall have the right to contract for such services directly, subject to Operator's responsibility to supervise the provision of such services. 6.2.3 Any other costs incurred by Operator with Owner's prior approval and not otherwise covered by Section 6.2.1 and/or 6.2.2 hereof, including but not limited to any insurance premium paid by Operator, subject to the terms of Article 11, interest carrying costs (at a per annum rate not to exceed the Prime Rate plus 1%) on any overdue payments due Operator by Owner; provided, Operator shall pay the income and franchise taxes arising out of any payments made hereunder to Operator. Any Federal, state or other sales, use, value-added, gross receipts or similar tax with respect to the operation and maintenance of the Project (such as a sales tax on direct cost of replacement parts used by Operator) shall be included in this section but shall not require Owner's approval to the extent that they are incurred through expenditures under Section 6.2.1 or 6.2.2. 6.2.4 During the Mobilization and Program Implementation Period, Owner shall pay Operator all costs as identified in Appendix 8 invoiced to Owner and not also incurred as a Reimbursable Cost for the same expenditure up to a ceiling of $393,925. Each capital expenditure under this Section in excess of $10,000 shall require Owner approval which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Operator shall deliver invoices stating the costs incurred during the prior Agreement Month. Such costs incurred shall be due within 30 days following the date of invoice. 6.2.5 Notwithstanding the provisions of 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 above, Operator shall reimburse Owner for all costs referred to in 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 to the extent any such costs arise out of equipment failures caused by the negligence of Operator. 6.2.6 In the event the Operator's Reimbursable Costs under either Section 6.2.1 or 6.2.2 exceed the applicable ceiling amount in any Agreement Year, Operator shall be entitled to utilize any unused cost allowance under either of these two Sections in order to cover the excess costs. Any unexpended amounts with respect to any accrued unused cost allowance under Sections 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 at the end of the initial Term of this Agreement or at the end of any extension thereof will be shared on an equal basis between Owner and Operator. 6.3 Adjustment of Maximum Compensation. The Annual Management Fee in 6.1 above, the ceiling amounts in 6.2.2, and the Operating Margin amounts in Appendix 5 shall be adjusted at the beginning of each Agreement Year after the initial Agreement Year during the Term to reflect changes in the PPI. The ceiling amount in 6.2.1 shall be adjusted at the beginning of each Agreement Year after the initial Agreement Year during the Term to reflect charges in the United States Department of Labor's Employment Cost Index (the "ECI") (Table 2 - Seasonally Adjusted Wages and Salaries) effective as at January 1, 1994. The parties acknowledge that if the ECI is issued as a regional ECI for the area of the United States where the Project is located, the regional ECI will be used. 6.4 Adjustment for Change in Law or Change in Project Agreements. To the extent the Reimbursable Costs contemplated by Sections 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 increase or decrease in any Agreement Year as a direct consequence of either a Change in Law which is reasonably unforeseeable as of the Effective Date or a Change in Project Agreements, Operator shall notify Owner in detail of the nature and extent of the increased or decreased Reimbursable Costs resulting from the Change in Project Agreements or Change in Law, as the case may be, and the ceiling amounts in Section 6.2.1 , 6.2.2 and 6.3 shall be adjusted for that Agreement Year and for any subsequent Agreement Years affected, only to the extent necessary to reflect the change in Reimbursable Cost caused by such Change in Project Agreements or Change in Law. 6.5 Adjustment for Certain Events. To the extent the Reimbursable Costs contemplated by Sections 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 increase in any Agreement Year as a direct consequence of breaking of or accident to machinery or equipment directly caused by an act of God or by the act or omission of a third party (excluding subcontractors of Operator) over whom Operator has no control, Operator shall promptly notify Owner in detail of the nature and extent of the increased Reimbursable Costs and the circumstances surrounding the breaking or accident, and the ceiling amounts in Section 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 shall be increased, for that Agreement Year only to the extent necessary to permit Operator to be reimbursed for the increase in Reimbursable Costs. In either case above, the Parties may agree to have the Owner directly pay for the costs above, such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event of a Dispute regarding such increased costs paid by the Operator, Owner shall pay to Operator the undisputed amount of any such increase, but shall have the right to escrow any Disputed amounts until such time as the Dispute is resolved by the Parties pursuant to Article 12. At such time any amount placed in escrow plus interest shall be paid to the Parties in such proportions as are determined in accordance with the final resolution. ARTICLE 7 COVENANTS TO PERFORM 7.1 Minimum Performance. Operator warrants that it shall achieve at least 85% of the Annual Operating Plan projection for production of electricity and steam in each Agreement Year: provided that Electricity Purchaser and Steam Purchaser's demand is consistent with the projections in the Annual Operating Plan for that Agreement Year. ARTICLE 8 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 8.1 Liquidated Damages. In the event that Operator shall fail to achieve the Performance goals set forth in Appendix 2 and Appendix 5 in any Agreement Year, then Operator shall pay to Owner Liquidated Damages according to the terms set forth in Appendix 5. Liquidated Damages shall, except for Owner's right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2, be the sole remedy of Owner and the sole liability of Operator for Operator's failure to meet the Performance requirements set forth in Appendix 2 and Appendix 5. 8.2 Billing of Liquidated Damages. Not later than twenty (20) days after the end of each Agreement Year, Operator shall render a statement to Owner, with all necessary and appropriate supporting documentation, calculating the amount of Liquidated Damages due to Owner, in accordance with Section 8.1 and Appendix 5, for the period from the beginning of the Agreement Year through the end of such Agreement Year. Any amounts due to Owner on account of Liquidated Damages shall be paid by Operator simultaneously with the delivery of a statement therefor, but Owner's acceptance of such amounts shall not preclude it from disputing under Section 9.2 the accuracy of the amount of Liquidated Damages owed as set forth on the statement. Any Bonus payable to Operator under Appendix 5 shall be payable in accordance with Section 9.1 herein. ARTICLE 9 BILLING AND PAYMENTS 9.1 Invoices. Operator shall render invoices to Owner monthly for Reimbursable Costs. Said invoices shall be accompanied by all relevant documentation including payroll data and benefits computations for the relevant staff and specialists and all relevant invoices for consumables, water treatment chemicals, spare parts and replacement components. Each undisputed invoice shall be paid, subject to Section 9.2. not later than thirty (30) days after receipt thereof by Owner. Owner invoices to Operator as contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by Operator, subject to Section 9.3, not later than thirty (30) days after receipt thereof by Operator. 9.2 Owner's Dispute. Owner may, within fifteen (15) days after receiving any invoice or statement rendered pursuant to Sections 9.1 or 8.2 , by written notice to Operator, Dispute any amount set forth in such invoice or statement: provided that Owner shall pay undisputed amounts notwithstanding the existence of any Dispute with respect to the balance of such payment. 9.3 Operator's Dispute. Operator may, within fifteen (15) days after receiving an invoice from Owner, by written notice to Owner, Dispute any amount set forth in such invoice; provided that Operator shall pay undisputed amounts notwithstanding the existence of any Dispute with respect to the balance of such payment. 9.5 Dispute Resolution. Operator and Owner shall, as soon as practicable after either Party's receipt of any notice pursuant to Section 9.2 or 9.3 above, attempt in good faith to resolve all Disputed items described therein. If all such Disputed items are not so resolved within thirty (30) days after receipt by either Party of such notice, either Party may, within ninety (90) days thereafter, commence Dispute resolution procedures pursuant to Article 1 2, in accordance therewith. In the event that such Dispute resolution procedures result in an award in favor of either Party, the other Party shall pay any balance owed with interest provided in Section 21.18. ARTICLE 10 FORCE MAJEURE: STRIKES 10.1 Effect of Force Majeure. In the event that either Operator or Owner shall be prevented by Force Majeure from performing or fully performing its obligations under this Agreement (other than obligations to make payments required herein, which may not be excused by Force Majeure), the Party unable to perform or fully perform shall promptly notify the other Party and shall keep the other Party informed of the situation for the duration of such event. Upon the giving of such notice, the obligations of the Party giving the notice shall be reduced during, but no longer than, the continuance of the Force Majeure, provided such obligations shall be reduced only to the extent the affected Party's performance is adversely affected solely by the Force Majeure, and only to the extent such adverse effects cannot be mitigated by the affected Party's best efforts. The affected Party shall use its best efforts to resume performance as quickly as possible and shall suspend or operate at less than full performance only for such period of time as is necessary as a result of the Force Majeure. 10.2 Strikes. In the event of a whole or partial non-operation of the Project due to a strike or other form of labor action by Operator's personnel, Owner shall have the right to continue operating the Project and to retain such other personnel or agents as Owner in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable for such purposes. If any strike or labor stoppage that affects the Operator's ability to perform its duties hereunder continues for a period beyond thirty (30) days, Owner shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement. ARTICLE 11 INSURANCE 11.1 Insurance Coverage. (a) During the Term of this Agreement, Operator shall provide and maintain such policies as shown in Appendix 6(B), the costs of which shall be a Reimbursable Cost under Section 6.2.3 herein. Owner shall provide and maintain such policies as shown in Appendix 6(A) herein. The terms of all such policies shall comply with the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Credit Agreement. The cost of all such insurance shall be Reimbursable Costs as described in Section 6 2.3. (b) Certificates of Insurance evidencing the coverages provided by Operator and copies of such policies shall be delivered to Owner prior to the Effective Date. Owner, the Lender, Steam Purchaser, and any Person who owns an interest (as mortgagee, secured party, for otherwise) in the Site or who has the right (present or contingent) to own the Project, and any of their respective successors and assigns, shall be named as additional insureds under specified policies. These certificates as well as all insurance policies required by this Article shall contain a provision that the policy will not be cancelled or allowed to expire or amended in any material manner (including as to scope, type or limits of coverage), until at least ten (10) days prior written notice or such additional advance notice as may be required under Section 5.03 of the Credit Agreement has been given to Owner and all other Persons named as additional insureds. Should Operator fail to provide or maintain insurance coverage pursuant to this Section, Owner shall have the right but not the obligation to provide or maintain such coverage. (c) All insurance provided by Operator shall be with reputable and solvent insurance carriers which are reasonably satisfactory to Owner and Lender and licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey. 11.2 Waiver of Subrogation. Operator and Owner hereby waive any and every claim for recovery from the other for any and all loss or damage resulting from the performance of this Agreement, to the extent such loss or damage is recovered under the insurance policies described herein. All insurance policies shall contain waivers of subrogation as to Steam Purchaser. ARTICLE 12 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 12.1 Procedure. In the event a Dispute arises between Owner and Operator regarding the application or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement which has not been resolved pursuant to Section 9.5, the aggrieved party shall promptly notify the other party to this Agreement of the Dispute within ten (10) Business Days after such Dispute arises. If the parties shall have failed to resolve the Dispute within ten (10) Business Days after deliver of such notice, each party shall, within five (5) Business Days thereafter, nominate a senior officer of its management to meet at the Facility, or at any other mutually agreed location, to resolve the Dispute. Should the parties be unable to resolve the Dispute to their mutual satisfaction within (i) ten (10) Business Days after such nomination, or (ii) in the case of a dispute under Article 9, in the time provided in Section 9.5, the Dispute shall be resolved by binding arbitration under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). The Parties shall endeavor to agree upon a single arbitrator qualified by education and training to pass upon the particular question or questions in Dispute. If the Parties cannot agree within five (5) days on a single arbitrator, an arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA. The decisions of the arbitrator shall be in writing, signed, and shall be binding on the Parties as to any question or questions so submitted to arbitration. The compensation and expenses of the arbitrator shall be paid in equal proportions by Owner and Operator. All performance required by either party under this Agreement shall continue during arbitration proceedings. In the event either Party refuses or otherwise fails to abide by the decision rendered by the arbitrator(s), judgement may be entered against such Party upon such decision in accordance with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof. ARTICLE 13 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED ARTICLE 14 PAYMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES 14.1 Payment of Fines and Penalties. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.5, payment at any time of any fine or penalties payable to any state or the United States as a result of the Operator's failure to operate and maintain the Project in accordance with Requirements of Law or Approvals and Permits applicable to the operation and maintenance of the Project shall be the sole responsibility of Operator and such fines or penalties shall not result in any increase of the costs to be borne by Owner. ARTICLE 15 DEFECTIVE WORK 15.1 Work to be Fit. Operator warrants that the operation and maintenance services described in Article 2 will be performed properly, in a competent, cost-conscious manner and by qualified personnel, in accordance with sound and generally accepted operating and engineering practices, and that said services will be generally fit for their prescribed purpose performed to be a standard of the highest quality. 15.2 Consequence of Breach. In the event Operator fails to perform its work as required by this Agreement, Operator shall at its cost re-perform any defective service, replace any unfit or unqualified personnel and repair or replace any components of the Project damaged as a consequence of said failure. 15.3 Vendor Warranties. Operator shall obtain, when available and subject to Owner's prior written approval, on commercially reasonable terms, one-year vendor warranties for all spare parts and replacement parts, other than parts having a useful life of less than one year and parts supplied by Owner pursuant to Section 3.2 or 3.6. Any warranties received from outside vendors or subcontractors shall be passed through to Owner, but Operator shall maintain, administer and assist Owner in the enforcement of such warranties. The costs of all such warranties to the extent not included in the normal purchase price shall be Reimbursable Costs and shall not be subject to the ceilings described in Article 6. ARTICLE 16 OPERATOR'S REPRESENTATIONS Operator represents and warrants that: 16.1 Corporate Standing: Authorization. It is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within Operator's corporate powers. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (i) has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action; and (ii) does not violate any existing Requirement of Law or any agreement, certificate, undertaking, commitment, instrument or other document to which it or any of its assets may be bound or affected. 16.2 Enforceability. This Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency and similar debtor rights laws, and has been executed and delivered by its duly authorized officers. 16.3 No Violation of Law. It is not in violation of any Requirement of Law which violations, individually or in the aggregate, could materially affect Operator's performance of any obligations under this Agreement. 16.4 Litigation. It is not a party to any legal, administrative, arbitration, investigatorial or other proceeding or controversy pending, or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened, which could materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 16.5 Qualifications. It has: (i) examined each of the Project Agreements thoroughly and it is very familiar with their terms; (ii) substantial experience in the operation and maintenance of cogeneration plants and is fully qualified to operate and maintain the Project in accordance with the terms hereof; and (iii) thoroughly familiarized itself with the conditions under which the obligations entered into hereunder are to be performed and correlated its observations with the requirements hereof. 16.6 Waiver of Liens. It will cause each subcontractor to waive and release, to the extent it may do so, any and all liens and/or encumbrances which it or they have or may have against Owner or the Project on account of work to be performed pursuant to this Agreement. Before any subcontractor performs any work pursuant to this Agreement, it shall (i) obtain the consent of each such subcontractor to such a waiver of liens and encumbrances; and (ii) file a copy of such a waiver of liens and encumbrances with Governmental Authorities required by Owner. 16.7 Intentionally Deleted. 16.8 Default under Project Agreements. It shall not take any action which would cause a default under the Site Lease or the Project Agreements. 16.9 Approvals and Permits. It is the holder of all material Approvals and Permits in general required to conduct its business in the State of New Jersey. Except for Approvals and Permits required to be maintained by Owner pursuant to Section 3 5, no consent (except consents, if any hereof of any Person, and no Approval and Permit of, notice of report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Person, is or will be required, in connection with its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. 16.10 General. No representation or warranty by it contained herein contains any untrue statement of any material fact or any omission of any material fact necessary to make such representation or warranty not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made. ARTICLE 17 OWNER'S REPRESENTATIONS Owner represents and warrants as follows: 17.1 Corporate Standing; Authorization. It is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within Owner's corporate powers. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (i) has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action; and (ii) does not and will not violate any Requirement of Law or any agreement, certificate, undertaking, commitment, instrument or other document to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets may be bound or affected. 17.2 Enforceability. This Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency and similar debtor rights laws, and has been executed and delivered by its duly authorized officers. 17.3 No Violation of Law. It is not in violation of any Requirement of Law which violations, individually or in the aggregate, could materially affect Owner's performance of any obligations under this agreement. 17.4 Litigation. It is not a party to any legal, administrative, arbitration. investigatorial or other proceeding or controversy pending, or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened, which could materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 17.5 Approvals and Permits. It is the holder of all material Approvals and Permits in general required to conduct its business and will use reasonable efforts to acquire prior to the Effective Date all Approvals and Permits necessary to operate the Project. Except for the Approvals and Permits to be maintained by it pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof, no consent (except consents, if any, obtained prior to the date hereof of any Person, and no Approval and Permit of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Person, is or will be required in connection with its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. 17.6 Capability of Project to Comply with Project Agreements. Owner represents that the Project has been designed and constructed to comply with the Project Agreements, and is capable of meeting such requirements if operated in accordance with prudent utility practice. 17.7 General. No representation or warranty by it contained herein contains any untrue statement of any material fact or any omission of any material fact necessary to make such representation or warranty not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made. ARTICLE 18 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED ARTICLE 1 9 INDEMNIFICATION 19.1 Operator Indemnity. Operator shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Owner and Lender and their respective officials, officers, employees and gents (all of the aforementioned being hereinafter referred to as the "Owner Indemnified Parties") from and against any Claims arising out of, incident to the or related to the Operator's performance of this Agreement, made by any Person (other than the Owner Indemnified Parties), whether based on contractor (including any breach of any agreement respecting any subcontractor but specifically excluding any breach of the Project Agreements or the Site Lease), strict liability or otherwise (except to the extent any such Claims arise out of, are incident to or related to the negligence of or the breach of this Agreement by any Owner Indemnified Parties, in which event the Claims shall be borne by the Parties in proportion to the respective fault of each party), including (i) any Claims by or otherwise involving any employee of Operator, any subcontractor, any Person directly or indirectly employed by any of them and any other Person for whose acts they may be liable or otherwise responsible, and (ii) any Claims respecting or made by any Governmental Authority, infringement of proprietary rights, non-payments of amounts due subcontractors, bodily injury, sickness, death, injury, and injury or destruction of tangible property of any Person. The indemnification obligations under this Article 19.1 shall not be limited by any limitation on the amount or type of damages, compensation or other employee benefit payable under any worker compensation or other employee benefit acts or insurance policies. The indemnity provisions contained in this Article 19.1 shall in no manner amend or otherwise modify or limit any other of Operator's obligations expressed elsewhere in this Agreement except as expressly provided with respect to liquidated damages. 19.2 Owner Indemnity. Owner shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Operator and its officials, officers, employees and agents (the "Operator Indemnified Parties") from and against any Claims arising out of, incident to or related to Owner's failure to perform its obligations hereunder with respect to the Project made by any Person (other than Operator and the Operator Indemnified Parties) whether based on contract, tort (including negligence, by commission or omission), strict liability or otherwise (except to the extent any such Claims arise out of, are incident to or related to the negligence of or the breach of this Agreement by Operator Indemnified Parties, which event the Claims shall be borne by the Parties in proportion to the respective fault of each Party), including (i) any Claims by or otherwise involving any employee of Owner, or any Person for whose acts Owner may be liable or otherwise responsible, and (ii) any Claims respecting or made by any Governmental Authority, infringement of proprietary rights, non-payment of amounts due subcontractors, bodily injury, sickness, death, injury, and injury or destruction of tangible property of any Person. The indemnification obligation under this Article 19.2 shall not be limited to any limitation on the amount or type of damages, compensation or other benefits payable under any workman compensation or other benefit payable under any workman compensation or other benefit acts or insurance policies. The indemnity provisions contained in this Article 19.2 shall in no manner amend or otherwise modify or limit any other of Owner's obligations expressed elsewhere in this Agreement. 19.3 Cooperation Regarding Claims. If any Party hereto or the Lender (each an "Indemnified Party") shall receive notice or have knowledge of any Claim that may result in a claim for indemnification by such Indemnified Party against a Party pursuant to this Article 19, such Indemnified Party shall, as promptly as possible, give the indemnifying Party notice of such Claim, including a reasonable detailed description of the facts and circumstances relating to such Claim, and a complete copy of all notices, pleadings and other papers related thereto, and the basis for its potential claim for indemnification with respect thereto in reasonable detail: provided that failure promptly to give such notice or to provide such information and documents shall not relieve the indemnifying Party of any obligation of indemnification it may have under this Article 19 unless such failure shall materially diminish the ability of such indemnifying Party to respond to or to deferred the Indemnified Party failing to give such notice against such Claim. The Indemnified Parties shall consult with each other regarding, and cooperate in respect of, the response to and the defense of any such Claim, and the Party against whom indemnification is claimed shall, upon its acknowledgement in writing of its obligation to indemnify, the Indemnified Party seeking indemnification be entitled to assume the defense or to represent the interests of the Indemnified Party seeking indemnification in respect of such Claim, which shall include the right to select and direct legal counsel and other consultants, appear in proceedings on behalf of such Indemnified Party and to propose, accept or reject offers of settlement, all at its sole cost. ARTICLE 20 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED ARTICLE 21 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 21.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements and commitments with respect thereto. 21.2 Further Assurance. Each Party agrees that upon request of any other Party, it shall, from time to time, do any and all other acts and things as may reasonably be required to carry out its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the execution and delivery of documents. 21.3 Amendments. No change, amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be valid or binding upon the Parties unless made in writing by all Parties. 21.4 Joint Effort. Preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the Parties and this Agreement shall not be construed more severely against one of the Parties. 21.5 Terminology. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders; the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa. Titles of Articles and Sections are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement shall always be deemed to mean this Agreement and the Appendices hereto. All references herein to Articles, Sections and subsections shall refer to the corresponding Articles, Sections or subsections of this Agreement unless specific reference is made to Articles, Sections or subsections of another document. Use of the words "hereby", "herein" "hereunder" and similar words shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not merely to the Articles, Sections or subsections thereof wherein any such word may appear. 21.6 Notice. Any notice, demand, offer, consent, report, approval or other written instrument required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing signed by the Party giving such notice and shall be sent via facsimile with the original hand delivered or sent by receipt confirmed telex or registered letter to the other Party at address as set forth below and shall be effective upon receipt. (a) if delivered to Owner: O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. 225 South 8th Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Attn: President Fax: (215) 627-1839 with a copy to: Mr. Robert Rauch O'Brien (Parlin) Cogeneration, Inc. P.O. Box 640 17 Glen Andrews Road White Sulphur Springs, W.VA 24986 Fax: (304) 536-4617 (b) if delivered to Operator: Vice President General Manager Stewart & Stevenson Operations, Inc. 7400 Roundpond Rd. Syracuse, NY 13212 Fax: (315) 452-9951 with a copy to: President Stewart & Stevenson Operations, Inc. 16415 Jacintoport Blvd. Houston, TX 77015 Fax: (713) 457-7596 Each Party shall have the right to change the place to which notice shall be sent or delivered by similar notice sent or like manner to the other Parties, The effective date of notice issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be as of the addressee's receipt of such notice. 21.7 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance(s) shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (a) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Person(s), entity(ies) or circumstance(s) shall not be affected thereby and (b) each such provision shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law. 21.8 Assignment. Operator shall neither assign nor otherwise transfer this Agreement (or any right or obligation contained herein) without the prior written consent of Owner and Lender (if Lender requires that its consent be obtained) and any such assignment, subletting or other transfer without such consent shall be void. Owner shall have the right to assign this Agreement (i) as security for or as required by any lender of funds to Owner or (ii) in connection with a sale or transfer of the Project and/or the Site Lease. 21.9 No Waiver. No consent or waiver, express or implied by a Party to or of any breach or default by the Party in the performance by it of any of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by such Party of the same or any other obligation of such Party hereunder. Except as otherwise provided herein, failure on the part of a Party to complain of any act or failure to act of the other Party or to declare such other act or failure to act of the other Party or to declare such other Party in default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by a Party of its rights hereunder. 21.10 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, exclusive of conflicts of laws provisions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the state of New Jersey. 21.11 Successors and Assigns. Subject to the restrictions on transfers set forth herein, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon and be enforceable by and against the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. 21.12 Appendices. All Appendices referred to in this Agreement shall be fully incorporated into this Agreement by such reference and shall be deemed to be an integral part of this Agreement. 21.13 Relationship of Parties. (a) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as constituting a joint venture or partnership between Operator and Owner. Operator shall be deemed to be an independent contractor. Operator's creditors shall not be third party beneficiaries under this Agreement. (b) Operator hereby declares that it is engaged in an independent business and agrees to perform the services as an independent contractor and not as the agent, employee or servant of Owner. Operator has and hereby retains the right to exercise full control and supervision of its services and full control over the employment, direction, compensation and discharge of all persons assisting it in the performance of this Agreement. Operator agrees to be solely responsible for all matters relating to the payment of its employees, including compliance with social security. Operator agrees to be responsible for its own actions and those of its subordinates, employees, and subcontractors during the life of this Agreement. Without Owner's approval, Operator shall have no authority to make any statements representations or commitment of any kind or take any action which shall be binding upon Owner. 21.14 Survival of Agreements. All of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of each of the Parties, including those contained in Article 12 hereof, shall survive the execution and delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby except as provided herein. 21.15 Dollar Amounts. All amounts of money in this Agreement are denominated in United States Dollars. 21.16 Business Day. In the event that an obligation to be performed under this Agreement fails due on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of New Jersey, the obligation shall be deemed due on the next Business Day thereafter. 21.17 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one agreement. It shall not be necessary that any counterpart be signed by all Parties so long as each Party shall have executed two counterparts. 21.18 Overdue Obligations to Bear Interest. All amounts due hereunder, whether as damages, credits, revenue or reimbursements, that are not paid when due shall bear interest at 1% over the Prime or Base Rate of Citibank, N.A. , on the amount outstanding from time to time, on the basis of a 365-day year, counting the actual number of days elapsed, and all such interest accrued at any time shall, but only to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed added to the amount due, as accrued. 21.19 Proprietary Information. If either Party transmits to the other any information (including, without limitation, drawings, technology, reports and designs) which the disclosing Party designated in writing as "proprietary information", the receiving Party shall receive and hold such proprietary information in confidence, shall use it exclusively in connection with the Project (including necessary disclosures on a proprietary basis, to others directly engaged in the operation or financing of the Project such as consultants, trustees and lenders engaged for that purpose provided that such third Party shall consent in writing to be bound by the provision of this Section 21.19, but in any event excluding disclosures to other Project suppliers) and shall not publish or otherwise disclose it to others. Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions, either Party will have the right to disclose proprietary information furnished hereunder to a governmental authority to the extent required by such governmental authority; provided, however, that if such Party undertakes to so use such proprietary information, it agrees to give the other Party advance written notice of such undertaking, to make reasonable efforts to secure confidential treatment of such proprietary information by the governmental authority in questions and to permit such other Party to participate in discussions with such governmental authority with regard to such confidential treatment. In the event that efforts to secure confidential treatment are unsuccessful, the owner of the proprietary information shall have the right, if legally permissible to revise such proprietary information to make it nonproprietary or to minimize the loss of its proprietary value. 21.20 Intentionally Omitted. 21.21 No Consequential Damages. In no event shall either Party be liable (whether based on contract, indemnity, warranty, tort, strict liability or otherwise) for any special, incidental, exemplary, indirect or consequential damages, including but not limited to, loss of profits or revenues, arising from the performance or non-performance of such Party's obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent provided in Section 8.1. 21.22 Environmental Liability. (a) In no event shall Operator be responsible for present or future "Claims" (hereinafter defined) directly or indirectly related to or arising out of the actual or alleged existence, generation, use, collection, treatment, storage, transportation, recovery, removal, discharge or disposal of "Hazardous Material" (hereinafter defined) at the Site and/or adjacent areas, arising out of the period prior to the Effective Date. Without limiting the foregoing, Owner shall defend, indemnify and hold Operator harmless against, and shall reimburse Operator for such Claims. (b) In no event shall Owner be responsible for present or future Claims directly or indirectly related to or arising out of the actual or alleged existence, generation, use, collection, treatment, storage, transportation, recovery, removal, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Material at the Site arising out of the negligent, wilful, reckless acts or omissions of Operator or any of their officials, agents or employees, contractors or subcontractors of any tier and Operator shall defend, indemnify and hold Owner harmless against, and shall reimburse Owner for such Claims: provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed as requiring Operator to take any corrective action with respect to any Hazardous Material in existence prior to the start-up of the Project unless directed to do so by a Governmental Authority, in which case the corrective actions so undertaken shall be deemed a Claim within the contemplation of paragraph (a) of this Section 21.22. (c) As used in this Agreement, "Claims" shall mean any and all claims, demands, causes of action, suits, proceedings, administrative proceedings, lawsuits, judgments, decrees, debts, damages, liabilities, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees including, but not limited to, the cost of civil fines or penalties or other expenses incurred, assessed or sustained by or against the affected Party whether asserted under a theory of strict liability or otherwise. (d) As used in this section 21.22, "Hazardous Materials" shall mean materials defined as "hazardous substances", "hazardous wastes" or "solid wastes" in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, and any amendments thereto the Resource Conversation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 -6987, and any amendments thereto, the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act(N.J.S.A. 13:1 K-6 et. seq.) ("ISRA"); or the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (N.J-S.A. 58:10-23.11 et. seq.) and any other substance, the existence of which on the Site imposes any liability or responsibility on any Person under any present or future applicable federal, state, local or common law relating to the protection of the environment or public health and safety, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing. (e) If ISRA must be complied with during the Term of this Agreement, Operator shall reasonably assist Owner in preparing and filing with the appropriate Governmental Authority the notices, plans, submissions and other materials and information necessary to comply with ISRA; provided that the cost of any outside consultants, sampling and cleanup (or other remedial work) shall be deemed a Claim, the cost and expense of which is to be borne by the Owner, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section. If no cleanup (or other remedial work) is required under ISRA, the costs of any outside consultants and/or sampling work performed in order to comply with ISRA shall be borne by the Owner. All aspects of any ISRA proceedings and all filings made in connection therewith shall be performed only after mutual consultation of Owner and Operator. Owner shall pay for all costs referred to in this subparagraph (e) except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section. 21.23 Owner's Approval. Wherever in this Agreement Owner's approval is set forth as a condition, such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 21.24 Lender's Approval. The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement shall only become effective upon written approval by the Lender. If such approval is not received within sixty (60) days, this Agreement shall be null and void, and neither Party shall have any further obligation to the other. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have hereto set their hands and seals as of the 1st day of April, 1994. O'Brien Parlin Cogeneration, Inc. By:/s/ --------------------------------------- Title: Stewart & Stevenson Operations, Inc. By:/s/ ----------------------------------------- Title:
EX-10.12.2 6 RIGHTS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT RIGHTS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT RIGHTS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT dated as of March 31, 1993 ("Agreement") by and between O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Seller') having its principal executive offices at 225 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, and BRADLEY RESOURCES COMPANY, a partnership with its principal place of business at P.0. Box 761, Southport, Connecticut 06490 ("Purchaser"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Seller is the owner of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"); and WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to purchase and Seller desires to sell all right, title and interest in certain of Seller's Rights (as defined below), upon the terms and conditions set forth below. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Seller and Purchaser agree as follows: 1. Agreement to Deliver Rights. Seller hereby covenants and agrees with Purchaser that immediately upon Seller's receipt thereof it will pay to Purchaser via transfer of immediately available funds an amount equal to 12.5% of (i) all dividends (in cash, in kind or otherwise) or other distributions made by the Company to Seller, including all proceeds (in cash, in kind or otherwise) of any liquidation or dissolution of the Company; and (ii) except as otherwise agreed, all proceeds (in cash, in kind or otherwise) received by Seller from any sale of the issued and outstanding stock of the Company; and (iii) any other payments made by the Company to Seller in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company; provided, however, that to the extent (and only to the extent) any such proceeds, distributions or other payments are required to be delivered to National Westminster Bank (the "Bank") pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of July 13, 1988 between the Bank and the Company (the "Pledge Agreement"), or to any other lender who has refinanced the loan to the Company made by the Bank, such 12.5% shall not apply to such amounts and Seller shall not have any obligation to pay Purchaser based on such amounts actually paid or transferred to the Bank (collectively, "Rights" or "Purchased Assets"). Seller hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys to Purchaser good title to all of the Purchased Assets free and clear of all claims, liens, charges and encumbrances created or permitted by Seller. Seller agrees that from and after the date of this Agreement it will not cause or permit the Company to directly or indirectly issue any stock or other Equity Interests. 2. Purchase Price. Purchase Price; Method of Payment. The purchase price (the "Purchase Price") payable by Purchaser for the Purchased Assets shall be SIX MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($6,250,000). The Purchase Price has been paid by Purchaser at the Closing by delivery to Seller of a promissory note in the amount of the Purchase Price (the "Note'). 3. Closing. The parties acknowledge that simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement (a) Seller has executed and delivered to Purchaser a secretary's certificate to the effect that resolutions have been duly adopted by Seller's Board of Directors approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, which resolutions are certified to be in full force and effect as of the date hereof; and (b) Purchaser has executed and delivered the Note to Seller. 4. Representations and Warranties of Seller. For the purpose of inducing Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows: (a) Organization of Seller. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller has delivered to Purchaser true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of Seller. (b) Organization of the Company. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is duly qualified to do business in the State of New Jersey, and is not required to be qualified to do business in any other state. Seller has delivered to Purchaser true and complete copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws of the Company. (c) Power and Authorization; Binding Obligations. Seller has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller. Seller has duly and validly executed this Agreement. This Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except that the enforceability of this Agreement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and the discretion of the courts in granting equitable remedies. (d) Capitalization. Seller owns all of the issued and outstanding stock of the Company, consisting of 100 shares of common stock, free and clear of all claims, liens, charges and encumbrances, except those liens in favor of the Bank pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. There are no other equity interests issued by the Company of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether currently issued, contingent or otherwise (including common stock, warrants, options, preferred stock and other rights convertible into or otherwise transferrable into any of the foregoing) ("Equity Interests"). (e) Title to Purchased Assets. Seller has good and marketable title to the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all claims, liens, charges and encumbrances. (f) Conflicts; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not, with or without notice or the lapse of time or both, conflict with, constitute a default or breach under, give any right to any person to terminate or to accelerate any liability or impose any penalty under or to otherwise modify, or otherwise violate, any agreement to which Seller or the Company is a party (including, without limitation, the documents pursuant to which Seller and/or the Company is a party with the Bank) or by which Seller or the company or any of its assets may be bound or under which Seller or the Company has rights or any Legal Requirement. No consent of, designation, declaration, registration or other filing with or notification to any person by or on behalf of Seller or the company is required relating to, arising out of or in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Seller, except for such as have been duly made or obtained or which may be required on a post-closing basis. (g) No Default. The Company is not in default, nor to Seller's knowledge is any other party (except Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering, Inc.) in default, in the performance of, and the Company is not aware of any circumstances which exist or with notice or passage of time would constitute a default under, any material agreement to which the Company is a party, which default would have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or other), results of operations or prospects of the Company. (h) Financial Statements of Seller; No Material Liability. The audited consolidated financial statements and schedules of Seller included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Seller for the period ended June 30, 1992 (copies of which have previously been delivered to Purchaser) present fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates and for the periods to which they related and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise stated therein. The unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in Quarterly Report on form 10-Q of Seller for the period ended December 31, 1992 (copies of which have previously been delivered to Purchaser) present fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates and for the periods to which they relate, subject to year-end audit adjustments, and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis except as otherwise stated therein. To Seller's actual knowledge, and except as disclosed to or known by Purchaser since December 31, 1992, Seller has not incurred any material liabilities other than in the ordinary course of business. Since December 31, 1992, there has not been any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), operations results of operations or assets of Seller except as otherwise disclosed to Purchaser or as Purchaser is otherwise aware. (i) Financial Statements of the Company; Absence of Material Liabilities. Except as may be indicated in any Notes thereto or audit report thereon, each of the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow (including any related Notes thereto) for the Company as of or for the period ended June 30, 1992 were prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly presents, as the case may be, the financial position, the results of operations and cash flow at the dates and for the periods to which they related except (i) as otherwise stated therein or (ii) as otherwise disclosed to Purchaser or as Purchaser is otherwise aware. To Seller's actual knowledge, since the date of such financial statements (other than as disclosed to or known by Purchaser) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities other than in the ordinary course of business. Since December 31, 1992, there has not been any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, results of operations or assets of the Company except as otherwise disclosed to Purchaser or as Purchaser is otherwise aware. (j) Disclosure. No representations or warranties by Seller in this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated herein to make the statements contained herein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the written information and documents which have been or will be furnished by Seller or any representatives of Seller to Purchaser or any of the representatives of Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains or will contain, as the case may be, any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case in light of the circumstances in which made, except, however, to the extent that same may be reflected in any written information or documents provided to Purchaser or as otherwise disclosed to Purchaser or as Purchaser is otherwise aware (it being confirmed that purchaser is not relying upon representations or warranties of the Company or Seller made to third parties contained in documents other than this Agreement). 5. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. For the purpose of inducing Seller to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof, Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as follows: (a) Power and Authorization; Binding Obligations. Purchaser has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement (including the execution, delivery and performance of the Note). The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Purchaser has been duly authorized by all necessary partnership action on the part of Purchaser. Purchaser has duly and validly executed this Agreement. This Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of Purchaser enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except that the enforceability of this Agreement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and the discretion of the courts in granting equitable remedies. (b) Investigation; Pledge Agreement; Investment Intent. Purchaser has conducted an investigation of the Purchased Assets and the operations of the business of Seller and the Company. Purchaser acknowledges that it has been given access to all information requested in connection with its review and examination of the Purchased Assets and the business and affairs of Seller and the Company, including without limitation financial statements certified by independent public accountants, and is familiar with the business affairs of Seller and the Company. Purchaser has reviewed the Pledge Agreement and acknowledges and agrees that the Company may only make distributions to its stockholders and the Seller may retain the proceeds from the sale of the Company's stock, in accordance with certain enumerated conditions. For the purpose of conducting these investigations, Purchaser has employed the services of its own agents, representatives, experts and consultants. In all matters relating to its decision to acquire the Purchased Assets, Purchaser is, except for the provisions herein, relying upon the advice of its own agents, consultants and other representatives. Purchaser is purchasing the Rights for investment purposes only and not with a view toward resale or other distribution. (c) Conflicts; Consents. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not, with or without notice or the lapse of time or both, conflict with, constitute a default or breach under, give any right to any person to terminate or to accelerate any liability or impose any penalty under or to otherwise modify, or otherwise violate, any agreement to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser or any of its assets may be bound or under which Purchaser has rights or any Legal Requirement. No consent of, designation, declaration, registration or other filing with or notification to any person by or on behalf of Purchaser is required relating to, arising out of or in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Purchaser, except for such as have been duly made or obtained or which may be required on a post-closing basis. 6. Right of First Refusal. (a) Right of First Refusal. Purchaser shall not at any time Transfer (as herein defined) all or any part of its Rights unless and until it shall obtain the written consent of Seller, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or it shall comply in full with the requirements of this Section 6. (1) Notice. If Purchaser desires to Transfer all or any part of its Rights, Purchaser shall serve upon Seller written notice (the "First Notice") of its intention to do so. The First Notice shall constitute an offer on the part of Purchaser to sell to Seller all of the Rights owned by Purchaser on the price and other terms therein described. Such offer shall be accepted in whole or rejected by Seller by notice to Purchaser (the "Second Notice") within sixty (60) days of receipt of the First Notice. If such offer of all of the Rights is accepted by Seller, then the closing of the purchase and sale shall be effected as provided for in Section 6. Seller shall not be permitted to purchase less than all of Purchaser's Rights. (2) Right to Offer Rights to Non-Parties. If Purchaser's offer pursuant to the First Notice to sell all of its Rights shall not have been accepted, then, the Purchaser's offer shall be deemed to have been rejected and: A. All restrictions imposed by this Agreement upon the sale of the Rights of Purchaser shall be suspended for a period of four (4) months (the "Suspension Period"), commencing on the earlier of the date of (i) either the mailing of the Second Notice or (ii) sixty (60) days after the mailing of the First Notice during which period Purchaser may sell all of its Rights pursuant to a bona fide arms'-length sale transaction to a third party purchaser (the "Proposed Purchaser") provided that (i) the sale to the Proposed Purchaser is on terms no more favorable to the Proposed Purchaser than those contained in the First Notice; and (ii) Seller does not object to the Proposed Purchaser in accordance with the next sentence. Seller shall have the right to object to the Proposed Purchaser only if Seller has a substantial business reason (which shall include the case wherein a Proposed Purchaser has an interest materially adverse to that of the Company or Seller) (it being agreed by Seller that such standard imposes on Seller a significantly greater burden than a "consent not to be unreasonably withheld" standard). Seller shall advise Purchase promptly of its decision and Seller shall, upon Purchaser's request, advise Purchaser whether it objects to such person prior to Purchaser commencing and/or finishing its negotiations with such person. B. All sales pursuant to a rights sale contract referred to in clause 2(A) immediately above shall be made in accordance with applicable federal and state securities laws and Seller can require Purchaser to furnish to Seller, at Purchaser's expense, an opinion of counsel, reasonably acceptable as to the form, substance and issuer thereof, that such sale is exempt from applicable federal and state securities registration requirements. All Rights sold pursuant to this Subsection 6(a) to a Proposed Purchaser shall continue to be subject to all the terms of this Agreement and as a precondition to the effectiveness of a sale of the Rights, the Proposed Purchaser shall execute a writing to such effect reasonably satisfactory to Seller. C. If, at the conclusion of the Suspension Period Purchaser still owns any Rights all restrictions imposed by this Agreement on the sale of Purchaser's Rights shall automatically once again become fully effective and applicable. (3) Closing. The closing of any purchase and sale pursuant to Section 6(a)(1) shall take place at 10:00 a.m. on a date which is not less than thirty (30) and not more than forty-five (45) days after the acceptance in whole of the offer by Seller. (4) "Transfer" shall mean to directly or indirectly give, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, create a security interest in, create any other lien on or in any other manner whatsoever encumber or dispose of any record or beneficial ownership of all or any part of the Rights, or the entrance into any contract or other document to do any of the foregoing provided that Transfers shall not include transfers by bequest or intestacy permitted by the next sentence. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence or any other provision herein to the contrary, any permitted transferee of Purchaser which is an individual may bequeath or pass by intestacy his interests in the Rights to any one or more members of his family provided that such transferee(s) continue to be subject to all the terms of this Agreement and as a pre-condition to the effectiveness of such transfer of the Rights, the transferee(s) shall execute a writing to such effect reasonably satisfactory to Seller. Any attempted Transfer not made in accordance with the terms hereof shall be void ab initio. (5) Timing and Amount of Payments. The future purchase price provided for in Section 6(a)(1) shall be paid by Seller to Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds provided that any amount payable under the Note as of such Closing, including any interest accrued as of such date, whether or not then due, shall reduce the amount required to be paid by Seller under this Section 6(a)(5) and any such amounts so offset under the Note shall be extinguished. 7. Survival of Agreements; No Implied Representations. Except as may be expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, all of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of either party contained herein shall survive the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. Seller is making no representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, except those express representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, Purchaser acquires the Purchased Assets "as is" and "where is". Nothing outside of the representations and warranties expressly made by Seller in this Agreement is or shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty of Seller for any purpose whatsoever. 8. Other Agreements. (a) Consent Required for Certain Affiliated Transactions. Seller agrees that it will not enter into, and will not cause or permit any of its affiliates to enter into, any agreements or other arrangements with the Company other than those which are on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Company than terms and condition which could be obtained pursuant to arms'-length negotiations with an independent third party. (b) Tax Sharing Arrangements. Within 30 days after the date hereof the Company and Seller will enter into a tax sharing arrangement which will provide that (i) the Company will pay Seller an amount equal to the share of income, franchise and similar taxes it would be responsible for as a stand alone corporation provided that Seller and the Company may agree that the Company is not obligated to make such payments to Seller and (ii) Seller will pay to the Company an amount which arises from any reduction in any taxes of Seller by reason of any losses that the Company may have. The Rights shall apply to all payments by the Company to the Seller pursuant to the tax sharing arrangement. (c) Indemnification and Related Agreements. (i) Each party agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party from and against any losses, liabilities, expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, damages and other costs ("Losses") incurred or suffered arising from or in connection with any of the following actions by such party: (A) any misrepresentation or breach of a warranty by a party in this Agreement; or (B) any breach of a covenant by a party in this Agreement. (ii) Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser harmless from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by Purchaser in its capacity as an owner of the Rights which shall arise out of or result from: (A) any of the following related to the December 1992 fire at the Company's cogeneration facility (the "Facility"): wrongful death, personal injury or other claims, actions taken by governmental authorities and property damage, to the extent any such Losses exceed property, business interruption and other insurance proceeds received by the Company in respect thereof; and (B) claims made by Hawker Siddeley Power Engineering Inc. (or its subcontractors or suppliers, or its or its subcontractors' or suppliers' affiliates, successors or assigns) (collectively "Hawker Siddeley") related to the design, engineering, procurement or construction of the Company's Facility. Any amounts and other consideration which may be paid to the Company by or on behalf of Hawker Siddeley in connection with the settlement of, judgment on or other disposition the Company's claims in the above-described litigation shall not, whether or not distributed to Seller, be directly or indirectly subject to the Rights and, accordingly, any such amount received by Seller which is paid to the Bank to reduce the loan to the Company shall not directly ar indirectly inure to the benefit of Purchaser, it being understood that a reduction in such loan will increase the proceeds available to the Seller from a sale of OBN Stock. Seller shall advise in writing the Purchaser of the receipt of any such amounts and of the amount of any such assets included in any distribution to Seller (and a statement confirming that Purchaser is not entitled to a portion of such assets pursuant to this Section 8(c)). (d) Information. Seller agrees to cause the Company to provide the following information to Purchaser: (i) quarterly unaudited financial statements of the Company; (ii) information respecting material transactions respecting the Company; (iii) information respecting any other material business developments respecting the Company; and (iv) any other information related to the Company (including, without limitation, its business and financial condition) as may reasonably be requested from time to time by the Purchaser. Purchaser agrees that it shall hold confidential any information provided to it pursuant to this Section 8(d) except to the extent such information becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by Purchaser or becomes available to Purchaser on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company that is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Company. 9. Miscellaneous. (a) Definitions. The following shall have the following meaning when used in this Agreement: "Legal Requirements" shall mean, as to any person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such person, and any rule, regulation, ordinance, law, judicial decision, determination, order, including an injunction, judgment, writ, award or decree, permit, grant, license or other authorization of an arbitrator, court or other governmental authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such person, including the conduct of their business, or any of their properties, assets or revenues or to which such person or any of their properties, assets or revenues are subject. (b) Entire Agreement; Further Assurances. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.Without limiting the generality of any provisions of this Agreement, each party agrees that upon request of any other party, it shall, from time to time, do any and all other acts and things as may reasonably be required to carry out its obligations hereunder, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and to effectuate the purposes hereof. (c) Maximization of Value of Rights. Seller shall cause Company, at all times after May 12, 1994, except as may be prohibited by any contractual third party obligations or laws, to distribute quarterly with respect to its stock all cash receipts of Company not required, as determined by the Board of Directors in the good faith exercise of its discretion, for Company operations, including for lease payments, debt service obligations, all third party obligations, required repair and maintenance of facilities, capital investment programs in effect, and reasonable reserves, as specifically identified in resolutions adopted from time to time by the Company's Board of Directors, for further capital investments and contingencies, it being the goal of Seller and Purchaser to make the Rights as valuable to Purchaser as is consistent with Company's legitimate requirements for cash from time to time. (d) Rights and Remedies. All rights and remedies of the parties under any provision of this Agreement shall be in addition to any other rights and remedies provided for by any Legal Requirement (including all forms of legal and equitable relief, including specific performance). All rights and remedies contemplated in the preceding sentence shall be independent and cumulative, and may, to the extent permitted by law, be exercised concurrently or separately, and the exercise of any one right or remedy shall not be deemed to be an election of such right or remedy or to preclude or waive the exercise of any other right or remedy. (e) Amendments. No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be valid or binding upon the parties unless made in writing and executed by the parties. (f) No Waiver. No consent or waiver, express or implied, by a party to or of any breach by a party in the performance by it of any of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of the breach in the performance by such party of the same or any other obligation of such party hereunder. Failure on the part of any party to complain of any act or failure to act of any other party or to declare any other party in default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not unless otherwise herein provided to the contrary constitute a waiver by a Party of its rights hereunder. All consents and waivers shall be in writing. (g) Governing Law; Arbitration; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey, exclusive of conflicts of laws provisions. Each party hereby agrees that in any action, service of process or notice which is in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, shall have the same force and effect as if notice was personally served upon such party. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Note, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by binding arbitration by a panel of three arbitrators in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the award rendered in the arbitration may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party hereby consents to be subject to the personal jurisdiction of any court located in the State of New Jersey in any action or proceeding to enforce an arbitration award. Any arbitration shall be concluded in a mutually agreeable location in New Jersey. (h) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon and be enforceable by and against the parties and their respective administrators, heirs, estates, legatees, devisees, distributees, personal and legal representatives, executors, successors and permitted assigns. (i) Severability; Enforceability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person(s) or circumstance(s) shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (i) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other person(s) or circumstance(s) shall not be affected thereby; and (ii) each such provision shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by Legal Requirements. It is agreed that any covenants pursuant to which Seller is obligated under this Agreement shall cease after the date Purchaser is no longer the owner of any Rights provided this provision shall not limit the application of Section 8(c). (j) Brokers and Finders. Seller and Purchaser each represent and warrant to the other that no finder, broker, agent or other intermediary has acted or purported to act on its behalf in connection with the negotiation, preparation or consummation of this Agreement. (k) Joint Effort. Preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties and this Agreement shall not be construed more severely against any party. (l) Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing signed by the party giving such notice or its agent and shall be deemed to have been duly given to a party and effective upon receipt if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by Federal Express or similar overnight delivery service against a signed receipt to the addresses for each party set forth below (or at such other addresses as any party may designate by written notice to the other in the manner provided above): If delivered to Seller: O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. 225 South Eighth Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 Attn: Mr. Randall Schrader with a simultaneous copy to: Sills Cummis Zuckerman Radin Tischman Epstein & Gross, P.A. One Riverfront Plaza Newark, NJ 07102 Attn: Jerry Genberg, Esq. Victor H. Boyajian, Esq. If delivered to Purchaser: Bradley Resources Company P.O. Box 761 Southport, Connecticut 06490 Attn: Mr. George W. Holbrook, Jr. Mr. Randy Goldenhersh Combined Energy Company 999 18th Street Suite 3450 Denver, Colorado 90202 with a simultaneous copy to: Haradon Beatty, Esq. Holland & Hart 555 17th Street Suite 2900 Denver, Colorado, 80202 (m) Terminology. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders; the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa. Titles of sections are for convenience only, and shall not modify rights and obligations created by this Agreement. All references herein to sections shall refer to the corresponding sections of this Agreement unless specific reference is made to sections of another document. (n) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one Agreement. It shall not be necessary that any one counterpart be signed by the Parties so long as each Party shall have executed a counterpart. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have hereto set their hands and seals as of the 31st day of March, 1993. ATTEST: O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY, INC. __________________________ By:/s/ ---------------------------------- Name: Title: ATTEST: BRADLEY RESOURCES COMPANY By:_______________________ By:/s/George W. Holbrook, Jr. ----------------------------------- George W. Holbrook, Jr. EX-10.12.3 7 REPURCHASE AGREEMENT REPURCHASE AGREEMENT DATE: January 18, 1994 PARTIES: O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("O'Brien"), and Bradley Resources Company, a partnership ("Bradley"). RECITALS: Pursuant to a Rights Assignment Agreement between Bradley and O'Brien, dated as of March 31, 1993 (the "Rights Agreement"), O'Brien sold to Bradley, and Bradley purchased from O'Brien, the right to receive 12.5 percent of all dividends and certain other payments to O'Brien from O'Brien's subsidiary, O'Brien (Newark) Cogeneration, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Newark"). Bradley, in consideration for the rights acquired pursuant to the Rights Agreement and all associated representations, warranties, indemnifications and other obligations (the "Rights"), delivered to O'Brien Bradley's Non-Negotiable Promissory Note made by Bradley and payable to O'Brien, dated as of March 31, 1993, in the original principal amount of $6,250,000 (the "Note"), and the guaranty of the Note made by George W. Holbrook, Jr., a general partner of Bradley, dated as of March 31, 1993 (the "Guaranty"). Since the date of the execution and delivery of the Rights Agreement, the Note, and the Guaranty, O'Brien's circumstances have changed, and O'Brien deems it to be in O'Brien's best interests, in order to facilitate O'Brien's obtaining required third party debt or equity financing, for it to acquire the Rights previously sold to Bradley in exchange for the Note and the Guaranty and all rights thereunder. Bradley, in light of O'Brien's circumstances and Bradley's evaluation of the project operated by Newark, at O'Brien's request and in consideration of the assignments and releases herein contained, is willing to permit O'Brien to repurchase the Rights. AGREEMENTS: In consideration of their mutual promises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows: 1. Assignment of Rights Agreement. By its execution of this Agreement, conditioned upon O'Brien's execution of this Agreement and the delivery of the Note and Guaranty by O'Brien, as provided in Section 2, Bradley hereby assigns to O'Brien all of Bradley's right, title, and interest, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever, in and to the Rights and all of its other rights to, in and under the Rights Agreement. Immediately upon Bradley's receipt of the original Note and the Guaranty from O'Brien, transmitted by O'Brien as provided in Section 2, Bradley will send to O'Brien, by overnight express delivery, Bradley's copy of the fully executed Rights Agreement. Bradley represents and warrants that it has not transferred, nor committed to transfer, any interest in the Rights or any other right under or interest in the Rights Agreement to any person or entity. 2. Assignment of Note and Guaranty. By its execution of this Agreement, conditioned upon Bradley's execution of this Agreement, O'Brien hereby assigns to Bradley all of O'Brien's right, title, and interest in and to and under the Note (including but not limited to any claim for accrued interest under the Note) and the Guaranty (including but not limited to any claim under the Guaranty). Concurrent with its execution of this agreement, O'Brien is transmitting to Bradley, by overnight express delivery, the original of the Note and O'Brien's executed copy of the Guaranty. O'Brien represents and warrants that it has not transferred, nor committed to transfer, any right under or interest in the Note or the Guaranty to any person or entity. 3. No Third Party beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended to be for the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns only, and it is not intended to create any third party beneficiaries, implied trusts, or similar implied agreements, nor may the provisions hereof be enforced by any person or entity not a party hereto. 4. Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights and duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. Subject to this limitation on assignments, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 5. Amendment and Waiver.. This Agreement may not be amended nor any provision herein waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be charged with such amendment or waiver and delivered by such party to the party claiming the benefit of such amendment or waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver, unless otherwise provided in the written waiver. 6. Entire Agreement; Prior Representations; Amendments. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior representations, agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to the Rights, the Rights Agreement, the Note, and the Guaranty. Notwithstanding the representations which may have been made by the parties in connection with the transactions described herein, O'Brien and Bradley agree that (a) neither of them has relied on any representations by the other with respect to such transactions except those contained in this Agreement or the Exhibit hereto, and (b) their execution of this Agreement specifically precludes any claim for negligent misrepresentation by either of them based on the other's representations which are not contained in this Agreement or the Exhibit hereto. 7. Choice of Law. IN VIEW OF THE MULTISTATE CHARACTER OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AS IF IT WERE ENTERED INTO WITHIN SUCH STATE AND PERFORMED SOLELY IN SUCH STATE BY PERSONS RESIDENT IN SUCH STATE AT ALL RELEVANT TIMES. 8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original instrument, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties, by their duly authorized officer or partners, as the case may be, have executed and delivered this Agreement effective as of the date and year first above written. Bradley Resources Company By:/s/George W. Holbrook, Jr. ----------------------------- George W. Holbrook, Jr. General Partner O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. By:/s/Joel Cooperman --------------------------------- Joel Cooperman, Vice President EX-10.12.4 8 MASTER EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT MASTER EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT MASTER EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT dated as of November 19, 1992, between O'BRIEN ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY (hereinafter called "Lessee"), a Delaware corporation that has its executive office and principal place of business at 900 Church Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 and FINANCING FOR SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, INC. (hereinafter called "Lessor"), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 10 Waterside Drive, Farmington, Connecticut 06032-3065. In consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter contained , Lessee and Lessor agree as follows: 1. Agreement for Lease of Agreement. Lessor shall lease to Lessee and Lessee shall lease from Lessor, upon the terms and conditions specified in this Master Lease and the applicable Rental Schedule, the Equipment as described in the applicable Rental Schedule including Schedule A of such Rental Schedule and this Master Lease. Each Rental Schedule shall incorporate the terms of this Master Lease and shall constitute a separate lease (the term "this Lease" shall refer collectively to the applicable Rental Schedule and this Master Lease). Only the signed copy of each Rental Schedule and not this Master Lease shall constitute chattel paper the possession of which can perfect a security interest. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Master Lease and the provisions of any Rental Schedule, the provisions of the Rental Schedule shall prevail. 2. Delivery and Acceptance of Equipment. (a) Lessor and Lessee agree that the Vendor (as hereinafter defined) of the Equipment will deliver the Equipment to Lessee at the location specified in the applicable Rental Schedule. Such delivery shall be delivery of the Equipment by Lessor to Lessee under this Lease. Provided that no Event of Default has occurred, no event which with the passage of time or giving of notice would be an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and the conditions set forth in the next following paragraph have been met, Lessor hereby authorizes Lessee, acting as Lessor's agent, to accept for Lessor, and in Lessor's name, the Equipment from the Vendor upon delivery pursuant to the purchase contract for the Equipment. Such acceptance shall be acceptance of the Equipment by Lessee under this Lease. Nevertheless, if within five business days after Lessee has received delivery of an item of the Equipment, Lessee has not given Lessor written notice of a defect therein and Lessor has not notified Lessee not to accept the Equipment, Lessee shall be deemed to have (a) acknowledged receipt of such item of the Equipment in good condition and repair and (b) accepted such item of the Equipment under this Lease. Lessee agrees to confirm any acceptance of the Equipment by Lessee by executing a Certificate of Inspection and Acceptance and providing the same to Lessor in accordance with the notice provision hereof on or about the Lease Commencement Date, but no later than the date for payment to the Vendor. (b) Conditions precedent to every progress payment and Lease Term Commencement shall include that (i) no payment shall be past due to Lessor or any assign of Lessor from Lessee, Sublessee, or any Guarantor, whether as a lessee, a guarantor or in some other capacity; (ii) Lessee shall be in material compliance with the provisions of this Lease and Sublessee shall be in material compliance with the provisions of the Sublease; (iii) all documentation then required by Lessor's counsel shall have been received by Lessor; (iv) Lessee, Sublessee and any Guarantor shall not be in default under any material contract to which Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor is a party or by which it or its property is bound; (v) no party to the PMA Contract shall have breached its warranties, covenants or obligations thereunder and the PMA Contract shall be in full force and effect, (vi) the Sublease shall have been signed and delivered by the parties thereto and shall be in a form acceptable to Lessor and shall include a covenant that the accounts receivable of Sublessee under the PMA Contract only will be assigned, pledged or hypothecated if the interest of the assign, pledgee or secured party will be subordinated to a security interest of Lessor in such accounts receivable as security for the obligations of Sublessee under the Sublease, (vii) Lessee shall have assigned the Sublease and the rental payments thereunder to Lessor as security for the obligations of Lessee under this Lease, and (ix) there shall not have been any material adverse change or threatened material adverse change in the financial or other condition, business, operations, properties, assets or prospects of Lessee, Sublessee or any Grantor since June 30, 1992, or from the written information that has been supplied to Lessor prior to November 19, 1992 by Lessee or any Guarantor. 3. Disclaimer of Warranties. LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS SELECTED BOTH THE EQUIPMENT AND EVERY MANUFACTURER AND OTHER VENDOR OF THE EQUIPMENT, THAT LESSEE HAS NOT RELIED UPON LESSOR FOR SUCH SELECTION AND THAT LESSEE HAS A COPY OF THE PURCHASE CONTRACT(S) FOR LESSOR'S PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT. LESSOR HAS NOT MADE AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR USE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR TITLE OF THE EQUIPMENT (OR ANY PART THEREOF) OR AS TO COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS, COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS, QUALITY, SELECTION, INSTALLATION, SUITABILITY, PERFORMANCE, CONDITION, DESIGN, ABSENCE OF DEFECTS, OPERATION, OR NON- INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE EQUIPMENT (OR ANY PART THEREOF). LESSEE SHALL LEASE THE EQUIPMENT "AS IS, WHERE IS". LESSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. LESSEE AND LESSOR AGREE THAT ALL RISKS INCIDENT TO THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION ARE TO BE BORNE BY LESSEE. Lessor has and shall have no responsibility for the installation, adjustment or servicing of the Equipment. The provisions of this Section have been negotiated and are intended to be a complete exclusion and negation of any representations or warranties by Lessor, express or implied, with respect to the Equipment that may arise pursuant to any law now or hereafter in effect, or otherwise. In no event shall defect in, or unfitness of, any or all of the Equipment, or any breach of warranty or representation by any or every Manufacturer or other Vendor relieve Lessee of the obligation to pay rent or to make any other payments required hereunder or to perform any other obligation hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Lessor shall not be responsible or liable for any (i) defect, either latent or patent, in any of the Equipment or for any direct or consequential damages therefrom, (ii) loss of use of any of the Equipment or for any loss of profits or any interruption in Lessee's business occasioned by Lessee's inability to use any or all of the Equipment for any reason whatsoever, or (iii) in the event that any Vendor delays or fails to make delivery of any or all of the Equipment or fails to fulfill or comply with any purchase contract or order. For as long as no Event of Default shall have occurred hereunder, Lessor hereby transfers and assigns to Lessee during the Lease Term (as hereinafter defined) all right and interest of Lessor in any Manufacturer's and other Vendor's warranties with respect to any and all of the Equipment, and agrees to execute all documents reasonably necessary to effect such transfer and assignment, except that to the extent any rights of Lessor with respect to the Equipment may not be assigned or otherwise be available to Lessee, Lessor shall instead use reasonable efforts to enforce such rights against such Manufacturers or other Vendors but only upon the request and at the expense of Lessee. 4. Primary Term. The Primary Term for each item of the Equipment shall commence on the Lease Commencement Date provided for by the Rental Schedule for such Equipment, and unless sooner terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Lease, shall be for the number of calendar months set forth in such Rental Schedule, plus the number of days remaining in any partial calendar month if the Lease Commencement Date occurs on other than the first day of a month. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Master Lease on indemnification of Lessor by Lessee shall apply between Lessor and Lessee with respect to any Equipment from the time that any order for the Equipment is placed by Lessor. 5. Rent. (a) Lessee shall pay to Lessor in cash or by check as rent for the Equipment during the Lessee Term, the amounts provided for in the Rental Schedule ("Basic Rent") for such Equipment on the dates designated therein ("Payment Dates"), at the location of Lessor set forth therein, or at such other address or to such other person or entity as lessor, from time to time, may designate. (b) Lessee shall also pay to Lessor on demand, by check, all amounts which Lessee is required to pay Lessor pursuant to this Lease (other than Basic Rent) including but not limited to amounts payable by reason of payments by Lessor to any Vendors in advance of the delivery of such Equipment or the commencement of the Lease Term for such Equipment, together with every additional charge, interest and cost which may be added for non-payment or late payment of any such amount or of Basic Rent. All such amounts shall constitute additional rent ("Additional Rent") and Lessor shall provide Lessee with notification as to the amount of such Additional Rent. If Lessee shall fail to pay any Additional Rent, Lessor shall have all rights, powers and remedies with respect thereto as are provided herein or by law in the case of non-payment of Basic Rent. (c) With respect to any amount of Basic Rent or Additional Rent not received by Lessor within seven days from when due hereunder, Lessee shall pay to Lessor interest on such amount from the due date thereof until payment is received by Lessor at two percent per month or the highest rate of interest on amounts past due that is not unlawful, whichever is lower (the "Default Interest Rate"). Additionally, with respect to each such instance of late payment, Lessee shall pay to Lessor, within seven days of notification that such payment is due, a collection fee of $500, which fee approximates Lessor's administrative costs, at minimum, to collect such unpaid Basic Rent or Additional Rent. (d) LESSEE AGREES THAT TIME IS OF TIME ESSENCE TO LESSOR IN LESSEE'S MAKING PAYMENTS OF BASIC RENT AND ADDITIONAL RENT WHEN SUCH PAYMENTS BECOME DUE. (e) This Lease is a net-net-net lease and, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Lease, it is intended that Basic Rent and Additional Rent shall be paid without notice, demand, counterclaim, setoff, deduction or defense and without abatement, suspension, deferment, diminution or reduction. Lessee shall perform all its obligations under this Lease at its sole cost and expense. Except to the extent otherwise expressly specified herein, the obligations and Liabilities of Lessee hereunder shall in no way be released, discharged or otherwise affected for any reason, including, without limitation: (i) any defect in the condition, quality or fitness for use of the Equipment or any part thereof; (ii) any damage to, removal, abandonment, salvage, loss, scrapping or destruction of or any requisition or taking of the Equipment or any part thereof; (iii) any restriction, prevention or curtailment of or interference with any use of the Equipment or any part hereof; (iv) any defect in title or rights to the Equipment or any lien on such title or rights or on the Equipment; (v) any change, waiver, extension, indulgence or other action or omission in respect of any obligation or liability of Lessor; (vi) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceedings relating to Lessee or any action taken with respect to this Lease by any trustee or receiver of Lessee or by any court, in any such proceeding; (vii) any claim that Lessee has or might have against any Person (as hereinafter defined), including without limitation Lessor; (viii) any failure on the part of Lessor to perform or comply with any of the terms hereof or of any other agreement; (ix) any invalidity, unenforceability or disaffirmance of this Lease or any provision hereof against or by Lessee; or (x) any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, whether or not Lessee or Lessor shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing. To the extent permitted by law, Lessee waives all rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise to quit, terminate, cancel, rescind or surrender this Lease, or to any diminution or reduction of Basic Rent or Additional Rent payable by Lessee hereunder. 6. Lessee's Representations and Warranties. Lessee represents and warrants (and if requested by Lessor, promptly will provide supporting documents to the effect and an opinion of counsel substantially in the form requested by Lessor) that as of the date that Lessee signs this Master Lease, as of any date that Lessor makes a payment to a Vendor prior to the date all Equipment has been accepted for lease hereunder, as of each date that any Equipment is accepted for lease hereunder and as of each Lease Commencement Date pursuant to a Rental Schedule hereunder: (i) all items of the Equipment are new and unused as of the Lease Commencement Date, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Rental Schedule; (ii) Lessee and Sublessee are each duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and is qualified and in good standing to do business wherever necessary to carry on its present business and corporations, including the jurisdictions where the Equipment is or will be located; (iii) Lessee has the power to enter into this Lease and the other instruments and documents including the Sublease executed by Lessee in connection herewith (together with this Lease, the "Transactional Documents") and to pay and perform its obligations under this Lease and the other Transactional Documents; (iv) this Lease and the other Transactional Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Lessee, and constitute the valid, legal and binding obligations of Lessee enforceable in accordance with their terms; (v) Sublessee has the power to enter into the Sublease and the other instruments and documents executed by Sublessee in connection therewith and to pay and perform its obligations under the Sublease; (vi) the Sublease has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Sublessee, and constitutes the valid, legal and binding obligation of Sublessee enforceable in accordance with its terms; (vii) no vote or consent of, or notice to, the holders of any class of stock of Lessee or Sublessee is required, or if required, such vote or consent has been obtained or given, to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Lease, the Sublease and the other Transactional Documents by Lessee and Sublessee; (viii) neither the execution and delivery by Lessee or Sublessee of this Lease, the Sublease or the other Transactional Documents, nor the consummation by Lessee or Sublessee of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by Lessee or Sublessee with the provisions hereof or thereof, conflicts with or results in a breach of any of the provisions of any Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or partnership or trust agreement or certificate of Lessee or Sublessee, or to the best of Lessee's knowledge and belief of any applicable law, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, award, rule or regulation of any court, administrative agency or other governmental authority, or of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, other agreement or instrument of any nature to which Lessee or Sublessee is a party or by which it or its property is bound or affected or pursuant to which it is constituted, or constitutes a default under any thereof or will result in the creation of any lien, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon any of the Equipment, other than the interests therein of Lessor or any Assignee (as hereinafter define), or will in any manner adversely affect Lessor's or any Assignee's right, title and interest in any of the Equipment; (ix) to the best of Lessee's knowledge and belief, no consent, approval, withholding of objection or other authorization of or by any court, administrative agency, other governmental authority or any other Person is required, except such consents, approvals or other authorizations which have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect and copies of which have been furnished Lessor, in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Lessee and Sublessee, or the consummation by Lessee and Sublessee, of the transactions contemplated by this Lease, the Sublease and the other Transactional Documents; (x) there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or, to the knowledge of Lessee or Sublease, threatened, in any court or before any administrative agency or other governmental authority against or affecting Lessee or Sublessee, which , if adversely decided would or could, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the financial or other condition, business, operations, properties, assets or prospects of Lessee or Sublessee or the ability of Lessee or Sublessee to perform any of its obligations under this Lease, the Sublease or under the other Transactional Documents, except for any such actions, suits or proceedings that Lessee has described in writing to Lessor by delivering to Lessor copies of the periodic reports filed with the SEC by O'Brien Environmental Energy; (xi) to the best of Lessee's knowledge and belief, no Event of Default or event or condition which upon the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, exists or is continuing; (xii) to the best of Lessee's knowledge and belief, there has been no material adverse change or threatened change in Lessee's, Sublessee's, any Guarantor's or any Manufacturer's financial or other condition, business, operations, properties, assets or prospects since the date of Lessee's, Sublessee's, such Guarantor's or Manufacturer's most recent financial statements reported on by an independent public accounting firm prior to the date of this Master Lease, since the dates of each such Person's interim and annual financial statements, if any, subsequent to such prior statements, or from the written information that has been supplied to Lessor by Lessee, Sublessee, such Guarantor or such Manufacturer; (xiii) to the best of Lessee's knowledge and belief, Lessee or Sublessee possesses any and all authorizations, certifications and licenses which are or may be required to use and operate the Equipment; (xiv) to the best of Lessee's knowledge and belief, the actual Acquisition Cost pursuant to the applicable Rental Schedule of each item of the Equipment does not exceed the fair and usual price for like quantity purchases of such item and reflects all discounts, rebates and allowances for the Equipment given to Lessee, Sublessee, any Guarantor or any affiliate of Lessee, Sublessee or any Grantor by any Vendor or other Person including, without limitation, discounts for advertising, prompt payment, testing or other services; (xv) all information supplied to Lessor by Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor is correct and does not omit any statement necessary to make the information supplied not misleading; and (xvi) the financial statements of Lessee, Sublessee and any Guarantor have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and accurately and completely present the financial condition and the results of operations of Lessee, Sublessee and such Guarantors at the dates of and for the periods covered by such statements. 7. Identification Marks. To the extent requested by Lessor or if required by applicable law, Lessee shall affix to the Equipment at Lessee's expense signs, labels, or other forms of notice to disclose Lessor's ownership of, and the interest of any Assignee in, the Equipment. Lessee shall keep and maintain such signs, labels or other forms of notice affixed to the Equipment throughout the Lease Term. Lessor may furnish such signs, labels or other forms of notice to Lessee. Except as otherwise directed by Lessor, Lessee shall not allow the name of any person other than Lessor and Lessee to be placed on any part of the Equipment as a designation that might reasonably be interpreted as a claim of ownership. 8. Fees and Taxes. Lessee agrees to pay promptly when due, and to indemnify and hold Lessor harmless from, all license, title, registration and recording fees whatsoever, all taxes including, without limitation, sales, use, franchise, personal property, excise, import, export and stamp taxes and customs duties, and all charges together with any penalties, fines or interest thereon which are assessed, levied or imposed by any governmental or taxing authority against Lessor with respect to any or all of the Equipment or the purchase, acquisition, ownership, construction, installation, shipment, delivery, lease, possession, use, maintenance, condition, operation, control, return or other disposition thereof or the rents, receipts or earnings arising therefrom which accrue or are payable with respect to the Equipment or this Lease or which are assessed, are based on a valuation date, or are due during or with respect to the Lease Term or any subsequent peril until the Equipment has been returned to Lessor pursuant to the provisions of this Lease or until the Equipment has been purchased by Lessee pursuant to any purchase option provisions of this Lease, excluding, however, any taxes solely measured by Lessor's net income from the general operation of Lessor's business. In the event any such fees, taxes or charges are paid by Lessor, or if Lessor is required to collect or pay any thereof, Lessee shall reimburse Lessor therefor (plus any penalties, fines or interest thereon) promptly upon demand. Unless and until Lessor notifies Lessee in writing to the contrary, Lessee shall file and pay any personal property taxes levied or assessed on the Equipment directly to the levying authority. Upon Lessor's written request, Lessee shall submit to Lessor satisfactory evidence of payment by Lessee of any or all amounts for which Lessee is required to make payment or to indemnify Lessor hereunder that are paid by Lessee, and of the filing of any and all reports, returns an other documentation required in connection with any such payment. In the event Lessor elects to pay the personal property taxes directly to a levying authority, Lessor shall submit to Lessee a copy of its personal property tax return and its receipt for the full amount of such personal properly taxes so paid by Lessor. All of the obligations of Lessee under this Section shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any expiration, termination, rescission or cancellation of this Lease. Lessee acknowledges that Lessor may not be exempt from the payment of any of the amounts referred to herein, even though Lessee might have been exempt therefrom if it were the owner or purchaser of the Equipment, and Lessee agrees that this Section shall apply, and the amounts due from it hereunder shall be due, whether or not Lessee might itself have otherwise been exempt from any such payments. Subject to the foregoing, Lessee shall have the right to contest in good faith any such taxes levied or imposed by any governmental or taxing authority, provided that Lessee shall have given Lessor not less than ten days prior notice of its intention to contest and full particulars of the proposed contest and that in the opinion of Lessor the proposed contest will not adversely effect the interests of Lessor or any Assignee. 9. General Indemnity. (a) Lessee shall indemnify Lessor and any Assignee (as hereinafter defined), and their respective agents and servants, against, and agrees to defend, protect, save and keep them harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses and costs for customs, completion, performance and appeal bonds, of whatsoever kind and nature (including, without limitation, for negligence, tort liability, damages by reason of strict or absolute liability, punitive damages, and indirect and consequential damages, but excluding any such amounts imposed or incurred as a result of Lessor's gross negligence or willful misconduct), imposed on or incurred by or assessed against Lessor and/or any Assignee, in any way relating to or arising out of (i) the failure of Lessee to provide or obtain any certificates, documents, consents, authorizations, clearances, licenses, permits or instruments required hereunder or under any of the other Transactional Documents, or (ii) the ordering, construction, installation, delivery, testing, ownership, lease, possession, use, maintenance, operation, control, movement, import, export, shipment, condition, or return of the Equipment (including but not limited to latent and other defects, whether or not discoverable by Lessor or Lessee, and any claim for patent, trademark, copyright, software or other intellectual property infringement) until such time as the Equipment shall have been returned to Lessor pursuant to the provisions of this Lease or until the Equipment shall have been purchased by Lessee pursuant to any purchase option provisions of this Lease. (b) The obligations of Lessee under this Section shall survive the payment of all known obligations under and any expiration, termination, rescission or cancellation of this Lease, and are expressly made for the benefit of and shall be enforceable by Lessor, its successors and any Assignee. 10. Use of Equipment; Location; Liens. (a) During the Lease Term, Lessee warrants and agrees that the Equipment shall be used and operated and otherwise be in material compliance with any established operating procedures therefor of any Manufacturer and all statutes, regulations and orders of any governmental body having power to regulate the Equipment or its use. Lessee shall bear and pay all costs of such compliance. Lessee shall not permit the Equipment to be used or maintained in any manner or condition that would violate, or could result in the termination of, the insurance policies carried by Lessee pursuant to the provisions of this Lease on insurance, or in any manner or condition or for any purpose for which, in the opinion of any Manufacturer, the Equipment is not designed or suited. (b) Lessee agrees that without Lessor's prior written consent, it will not remove any of the Equipment from the location specified in the Rental Schedule for such Equipment other than for repairs or maintenance or permit any of the Equipment to be used by anyone other than Lessee, Sublessee, Lessee's or Sublessee's employees or a responsible independent contractor engaged by Lessee or Sublessee. (c) During the Lease Term and until the Equipment has been returned to Lessor pursuant to the provisions of this Lease or until the Equipment is purchased by Lessee pursuant to any purchase option provisions of this Lease, Lessee will not directly or indirectly create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any mortgage, security interest, lien or encumbrance on the Equipment or Lessor's or any Assignee's title thereto or interest therein, except in the name of Lessor and its successor(s) and any Assignee. Lessee, at its own expense, will promptly take such action as may be necessary to keep the Equipment free and clear of, and to duly discharge, any such mortgage, security interest, lien or encumbrance not excepted above. (d) Lessee agrees to procure and maintain in effect all licenses, certificates, permits and other approvals and consents required by federal, state and local laws and regulations in connection with Lessee's possession, use, operation and maintenance of the Equipment. (e) Lessee shall cooperate fully with Lessor or any Assignee to perfect and record their respective security interests in connection with the Transactional Documents, and will pay such Persons their reasonable costs related thereto. Lessee authorizes Lessor to file financing statements that are signed only by Lessor. Lessee authorizes Lessor to file financing statements that are signed for Lessee or Sublessee by Lessor in any jurisdiction when permitted by law or local authority and Lessee hereby grants to Lessor power-of-attorney to act as Lessee's and Sublessee's attorney-in-fact to sign Lessee's and Sublessee's names on financing statements as "Debtor", if Lessee or Sublessee shall not sign the same upon request of Lessor. 11. Maintenance and Repairs; Additions to Equipment. (a) Lessee shall, for the entire Lease Term, at its sole expense, maintain all of the Equipment in good, safe and efficient operating repair, appearance and condition, will keep all components of the Equipment properly calibrated and aligned, will make all required adjustments, replacements and repairs and will obtain and install any upgrades for the Equipment that are announced and available for sale by a Manufacturer (collectively, "maintenance and repair"). Such maintenance and repairs shall include, but not be limited to, all recommended or advised by a Manufacturer, all required or advised by cognizant governmental agencies or regulatory bodies and all commonly performed by prudent business and/or professional practice. All maintenance and repairs to any item of the Equipment shall be made in accordance with industry practice by persons with substantial skill and knowledge in maintaining and repairing the Equipment. (b) Lessee shall not modify the Equipment or permit the Equipment to be modified if such modification shall not maintain or enhance the value of the Equipment. Any replacements, substitutions, additions, attachments, accessions, parts, fittings, accessories, modifications, enhancements, maintenance and repairs and other upgrades to the Equipment whenever made shall be considered accessions to the Equipment and shall automatically become the property of Lessor. (c) All instruction manuals, published statements of capabilities and technical specifications, service, maintenance and repair records, installation, qualification, certification and calibration reports, usage logs, and printed material relating to the Equipment shall be deemed part of the Equipment. Computer programs, programming codes, operating systems, data processing instructions, series of instructions or statements which are machine readable, and any like symbols or signals usable by an electronic data processing system (collectively "Software") that has been or shall be installed or entered in the Equipment shall become a part of the Equipment. Whenever Lessee acquires Software licenses from other parties, with respect to the Software such licenses shall automatically and without further action by Lessee be assigned to Lessor and become through assignment a part of the Equipment transferable to any future user of the Equipment for use with the Equipment. 12. Loss, Damage or Destruction of Equipment. (a) Lessee shall bear all risks of damage to, taking of, or theft, loss or destruction of, any or all of the Equipment commencing as of the date of this Master Lease and continuing throughout the Lease Term and until such Equipment has been returned to Lessor or purchased by Lessee pursuant to any purchase option provisions of this Lease. Except as otherwise herein expressly provided, no damage to, taking of or theft, loss or destruction of any Equipment shall impair any obligation of Lessee to Lessor under this Lease, including, without limitation, the obligation to pay Basic Rent. (b) In the event that any item of Equipment shall become lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged from any cause whatsoever, Lessee agrees to promptly notify Lessor in writing of such fact, fully informing Lessor of the details thereof. If any item of Equipment is damaged (unless the same, in the opinion of Lessor is irreparably damaged, in which case the provisions of this Lease with respect to a Casualty Occurrence shall apply), Lessee shall, at its sole cost and expense, place the same in good repair, condition and working order or replace the same with "like property" having the same value and operating capabilities and useful life at least equal to the damaged Equipment prior to the date of such damage, which property shall thereupon become subject to this Lease with title thereto in Lessor. Lessor shall release its interest in satisfactorily replaced damaged Equipment to Lessee or the insurance carrier as appropriate. In the event that an item of Equipment has been damaged, but not irreparably, if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder, upon receipt by Lessor by Lessor of evidence, satisfactory to [original illegible] by Lessor as a result of such damage for the purpose of reimbursing Lessee for the costs of repairing, restoring or replacing such item. (c) In the event that any item of Equipment shall become lost, stolen, destroyed or irreparably damaged from any cause whatsoever, or if any item of Equipment or Lessor's title thereto shall be requisitioned or seized by any governmental authority (each such occurrence being herein called a "Casualty Occurrence") during the Lease Term and until it has been returned to Lessor pursuant to the provisions of this Lease or until the Equipment is purchased by Lessee pursuant to any purchase option provisions of this Lease, Lessee shall promptly notify Lessor in writing of such fact, fully informing Lessor of all details of the Casualty Occurrence in question, and shall pay Lessor in cash the "Stipulated Loss Value" as set forth in the Table of Stipulated Loss Values attached to the Rental Schedule pursuant to which such item of Equipment is leased hereunder, calculated as of the date of the Casualty Occurrence. Lessee may furnish a placement item to be substituted for any lost, stolen, destroyed or irreparably damaged item of the Equipment provided the replacement item in Lessor's opinion is of equal or greater value and free of liens or encumbrances. This payment or the replacement shall be made within 30 days following the Casualty Occurrence, together with the Basic Rent accrued and unpaid with respect to such Equipment as of the date of the Casualty Occurrence, plus all Additional Rent or amounts owing with respect to such Equipment on such date of payment. (d) Upon the payment of the Stipulated Loss Value of the Equipment in question in accordance with the terms of this Section, and the payment of all Basic Rent, Additional Rent and any other sums then due hereunder, this Lease shall terminate with respect to the Equipment or part thereof suffering the Casualty Occurrence and all Lessor's rights and title to such Equipment shall pass to Lessee, "as is" and "where is", without any representation or warranty by, or recourse to, Lessor, as provided by the provisions of this Master Lease on disclaimer of warranties and as evidenced by a duly executed bill of sale naming Lessor as the seller and Lessee as the buyer. (e) Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no event that with the passage of time or giving of notice, or both, would be an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any insurance proceeds received as the result of a Casualty Occurrence with respect to any or all items of the Equipment shall be applied first in reduction of any other then unpaid obligation of Lessee to Lessor hereunder and second in reduction of Lessee's obligation to pay the Stipulated Loss Value for such item if not already paid by Lessee to Lessor, or, if already paid by Lessee, to the reimbursement of Lessee therefor, and the balance of the insurance proceeds, if any, shall be paid to Lessee. 13. Reports; Inspections. Lessee will cause to be furnished to Lessor, if requested, from time-to-time a statement showing the condition and such other information regarding the Equipment as Lessor may reasonably request. Lessor and any Assignee shall have the right, upon reasonable notice to Lessee, to inspect the Equipment including Lessee's records with respect to the Equipment, to copy such records, and if an uncured Event of Default shall exist, to inspect and copy Lessee's records with respect to the financial statements Lessee is required to furnish Lessor or has warranted to Lessor pursuant to this Lease. Any inspection by Lessor or any Assignee shall not be deemed to be approval or acknowledgment by Lessor or such Assignee of the safety, freedom from defects, performance or compliance with specifications or governmental requirements of the Equipment or of the conformity of the Equipment or such financial statements to the requirements or warranties of this Lease, and the disclaimers set forth in the provisions of this Master Lease on disclaimer of warranties shall apply to any such inspection. Lessee shall pay or reimburse Lessor for Lessor's costs and travel expenses for one such inspection per year, and for Lessor's costs, travel expenses and salaries and the charges and such expenses of Lessor's advisers for the inspection following an inspection which encountered a breach of the requirements of this Lessee or the warranties of Lessee pursuant to this Lease. Travel expenses for any inspection shall not exceed $1,000. 14. Insurance. During the Lease Term and until all Equipment has been returned to Lessor pursuant to the provisions of this Lease or until the Equipment is purchased by Lessee pursuant to any purchase option provisions of this Lease, Lessee shall procure and maintain at its expense with reputable insurers reasonably acceptable to Lessor (i) insurance on all of the Equipment in an amount not less than the Equipment's Stipulated Loss Value insuring against all risks of loss or damage to the Equipment and against such other risks as Lessee would, in the prudent management of its properties, maintain with respect to similar equipment owned by it, and (ii) comprehensive public liability and property damage insurance, in such amounts as shall be satisfactory to Lessor but for not less than the greater of $1,000,000 or the amounts customarily maintained by parties similar to Lessee for similar leased equipment with similar contemplated use, insuring Lessor and any Assignees, as their interests may appear, against liability for death, bodily injury, professional malpractice, and property damage arising out of or resulting from the design, construction, manufacture, ownership, use, operation, lease or maintenance of, or otherwise in connection with, the Equipment. On the policies referred to in clause (i) such insurance shall name Lessor (and any Assignees) as the loss payee as its interest ny appear so that (and Lessor and Lessee hereby agree that) the insurance proceeds payable under such policies will be payable and paid solely to Lessor (and to any Assignees). On the policies referred to in clause (ii), such insurance will name Lessor (and any Assignees) as an additional insured as its interests may appear. All such policies shall provide that they may not be invalidated against Lessor (or any Assignees) because of any violation of a condition or a breach of warranty of the policies or application therefor by Lessee, that they may not be altered or canceled except after 30 days' prior written notice to Lessor, and that Lessor and any Assignee have the right but not the obligation to pay the premiums with respect to coverage required by this Lease in order to continue such insurance in effect or to obtain like coverage. Under the policies of insurance required to be maintained by Lessee pursuant to this Master Lessee, Lessee agrees to cause the insurance carrier to waive any right of subrogation in each instance as such right may exist against Lessor or any Assignee and for any and all loss or damage to the Equipment. Lessor is hereby appointed Lessee's attorney-in-fact to endorse any check or draft which may be payable to Lessee in order to collect the proceeds of such insurance. Lessee shall deliver to Lessor, prior to the beginning of the Lease Term with respect to any of the Equipment and at such other time or times as Lessor may request, a certificate or other evidence satisfactory to Lessor of the maintenance of such insurance. Lessor shall be under no duty to examine such policies, certificates or other evidence of insurance or to advise Lessee in the event that its insurance is not in compliance with this Lease. In the event of failure on the part of Lessee to provide such insurance, Lessor may, at its option, but without obligation, provide such insurance and add the amount of the premiums to the rents due hereunder, and Lessee shall, upon Lessor's demand, pay the same as Additional Rent. 15. Return of Equipment. (a) At the end of the Lease Term for any Equipment, if the purchase option set forth in this Master Lease shall not have been exercised, Lessee at its sole expense shall forthwith return possession of such Equipment without omissions to Lessor by: (i) properly preparing, crating and/or assembling such Equipment (in accordance with the Manufacturer's instructions if such instructions exist) for shipment by common carrier with all containers and pieces labeled with model, part and unit numbers and descriptions; and (ii) shipping such Equipment by common carrier, with insurance and freight prepaid, to a place designated by Lessor within a 1,000 mile radius of the specified location under this Lease for such equipment. Lessor shall pay additional shipping charges incurred because of distances in excess of such 1,000 miles. The insurance required by clause (ii) above shall provide that in the event of loss such insurance shall pay Lessor in cash directly the "Stipulated Loss Value" as set forth in the Exhibit to the Rental Schedule calculated as of the Payment Date next preceding the date of loss. (b) When the Equipment is returned to Lessor it shall be complete. The condition of the Equipment including Software upon receipt by Lessor shall be not less than (i) meeting all specifications for such fully upgraded equipment as published most currently by the respective Equipment vendor(s) , Manufacturer(s) or supplier(s) (collectively referred to, together with their successors and assigns, if any, as "Vendors"), (ii) in fully operational condition, (iii) capable of being installed and operated in the normal course by another user, (iv) legally qualified for future use or operation of the Equipment by another lessee or purchaser of the Equipment, (v) free of defects, visible or concealed, including, but not limited to, damage or malfunction of any kind, electrical shorts, fluid restrictions or blockages, disconnections, breakage or the like, (vi) safe for routine and usual operation, (vii) in compliance with any and all pertinent governmental or regulatory rules, laws or guidelines for its operation or use, (viii) free of Lessee's markings or labelings, and (ix) free of any advertising or insignia not requested by Lessor that was placed on the Equipment by Lessee. (c) Lessor reserves the right to inspect the Equipment within 30 days of its return to verify compliance with the provisions of this Master Lease on Equipment maintenance and repairs and additions and on return of Equipment. Should there be less than full compliance, Lessor at its option may (i) perform or cause to be performed through service organizations of its own choosing such maintenance and repairs, including upgrades, replacements, the obtaining of paid-up Software licenses and other services, is it deems necessary to effect such compliance, (ii) require Lessee to perform or cause to be performed such maintenance and repairs, including upgrades, replacements, the obtaining of paid-up Software licenses and other services, as Lessor deems necessary to effect such compliance and/or (iii) reasonably estimate the costs to effect such compliance. Lessee shall pay to Lessor the costs for performance of (i) or (ii) above, or the estimated costs under (iii) above, in any such case including the costs of the inspection(s). If maintenance and repairs, including upgrades, replacements, and the obtaining of paid-up software licenses and other services, are necessary to place any of the Equipment under any Rental Schedule in the condition required by this Lease, Lessee shall continue to pay to Lessor monthly Additional Rent at the last prevailing rate during the Lease Term for Basic Rent on the Equipment under such Rental Schedule for the period of delay until all such required maintenance and repairs can be performed, or for the period of time reasonably necessary to accomplish such maintenance and repairs. For any such period that applies, Lessee shall continue to provide the insurance required during the Lease term. However, Lessor' s acceptance of such rent and provision of insurance during such period shall not constitute a renewal of the Lease Term, a waiver of Lessor's right to prompt return of such Equipment in the condition required by this Section, or a waiver of Lessor's right to possession of such Equipment. (d) Should the inspection reveal any item(s) of the Equipment to be missing, Lessee shall be responsible for paying to Lessor promptly the Stipulated Loss Value of such item(s) of the Equipment computed as of the last Payment Date prior to the end of the Lease Term, plus the amount of any impairment of the Fair Market Value of the remaining item(s) of the Equipment due to the absence of such missing item(s) of the Equipment. (e) In the event that Lessee fails to return any of the Equipment when required, at the election of Lessor effected by notice to Lessee, the Lease Term for such Equipment shall be extended on a month-to-month basis on the same terms as previously in effect, an Lessee shall pay to Lessor monthly in advance Basic Rent for such Equipment at the last prevailing rate during the unextended Lease Term, until such Equipment has been returned to Lessor pursuant to the provisions of this Lease. Notwithstanding any month-to-month continuance of this Lease, Lessor may resort to any remedies available to it under this Lease, at law or in equity, to recover such Equipment at any time following the end of such extended Lease Term. 16. Lessor's Ownership; Equipment To Be and Remain Personal Property. (a) Lessee acknowledges and agrees that it does not have, and by execution of this Lease and/or payments and performance hereunder it shall not have or obtain, any title to the Equipment, nor any property right or interest, legal or equitable, therein, except its rights as Lessee hereunder and subject to the terms hereof. Lessee shall not have or claim a security interest and shall not seek or obtain replevin, detinue, specific performance, sequestration, claim and delivery, or like remedies in or for this Lease, any rents under this Lease, any or all of the Equipment, any items of personal property identified to become items of the Equipment, or any proceeds of any or all of the foregoing. (b) All of the Equipment shall be and remain personal property notwithstanding the manner in which the Equipment may be attached or affixed to realty. Upon the expiration, cancellation or termination of the Lease Term of any or all of the Equipment, Lessee shall have the obligation, and Lessor shall have the right, to move, or cause the removal of, such Equipment from the premises where the same is then located, for return to Lessor pursuant to the provisions of this Master Lease on return of equipment and, if applicable, on Events of Default, whether or not any of the Equipment is affixed or attached to realty or to any building. In the exercise of its rights, Lessor shall not be liable for any damage to the realty or any such building or other real or personal property occasioned by any removal of the equipment by Lessee or its agents or by any removal of the Equipment in a commercially reasonably manner by Lessor or its agents. Lessee further covenants and agrees that Lessee will, at the request of Lessor, obtain and deliver to Lessor concurrently with the execution and delivery of each Rental Schedule, a waiver, in recordable form, from the owner and any landlord, tenant or holder of any lien or encumbrance on the realty or building(s) on or in which any of the Equipment described in such Rental Schedule shall be located, under which such owner, landlord, tenant and holder (i) agree and consent that such Equipment is and shall be personal property, owned by and removable by Lessor upon the expiration, cancellation or termination of the Lease Term thereof, and (ii) waive any rights of distraint or similar rights with respect to such Equipment. (c) If Lessee is unable to return, or is prevented from returning, any of the Equipment to Lessor upon the expiration, cancellation or termination of the Lessee Term as required under the provisions of this Master Lease on return of Equipment, for any reason whatsoever, including, but not limited to, the assertion by any third party of any claim against such Equipment, or of any right with respect thereto, whether or not resulting from the manner in which such Equipment is affixed or attached to, or installed in, the realty or any building(s) thereon or any other personal or real property, or from the failure of any owner, landlord or tenant of said realty (or the building(s) thereon) or the holder of any lien or encumbrance to execute the waiver in writing of such fact, for all purposes of this Lease such Equipment shall be deemed to have been the subject of a Casualty Occurrence. Thereupon, Lessee shall pay to Lessor the amounts provided for by the provisions of this Master Lease on loss, damage or destruction of Equipment, with respect to such Equipment, at the time, in the manner, and with the consequences provided by such provisions. (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, without Lessor's prior written consent, Lessee shall not permit any of the Equipment to be attached or affixed to, imbedded in or incorporated into any building, structure, real estate or other personal or real property. 17. Other Covenants. (a) Lessee agrees to furnish, upon Lessor's request, such financial, business and operational information concerning Lessee, Sublessee an any Guarantor, as Lessor or its assigns may reasonably request during the Lease Term. Additionally, Lessee shall furnish to Lessor and its assigns two complete copies of Lessee's, Sublessee's and every Guarantor's (i) quarterly interim financial statements within 60 days of the close of each of the first three fiscal quarters of every year, certified by the chief financial officer of, respectively, Lessee, Sublessee or such Guarantor and (ii) annual financial statements within 100 days of the close of each fiscal year reported on by independent accountants without material adverse qualification or comment, such quarterly and annual financial statements of Lessee and any Guarantor to be furnished without notice or demand therefor and of Sublessee to be furnished upon Lessor's request. All such financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and shall accurately and completely present Lessee's, Sublessee's and every Guarantor's financial condition and results of operations at the dates of and for the periods covered by such statements. (b) Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor shall promptly furnish to Lessor copies of (i) filings that Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor makes with the SEC or other government agencies under the securities laws including but not limited to definitive proxy statements, registration statements, prospectuses and tender offer filings, and reports on holdings or acquisitions of securities, relating to proxy solicitations, and on Form 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K or similar forms, and any amendments to such filings, and (ii) press releases of Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor. (c) If Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor or a general partner of Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor is a corporation, Lessee shall give Lessor notice of all meetings of the stockholders of such corporation and copies of all materials that are furnished to the stockholders for the meetings at the same time that the notice or materials are sent to the stockholders. If Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor or a general partner of Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor is a partnership, Lessee shall give Lessor notice of all meetings of such partnership and copies of all materials that are furnished to the partners for the meetings at the same time that the notice or materials are sent to the partners. Lessor shall have the right to have its representative attend any and all such meetings at the expense, including travel costs, of Lessee, such expenses in any calendar year together with the expenses provided for by the last sentence of Section 13 of this Master Lease not to exceed $1000. (d) There shall be no actual or overtly threatened conflict with, or material violation of, any statute, regulation, standard or rule relating to Lessee, its present or future operations, or the Equipment. (e) All information supplied to Lessor or its assigns by Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor shall be correct as of the date thereof and shall not omit any material statement necessary to make the information supplied not be misleading. There shall be no material breach of the representations, warranties and covenants made by Lessee in connection with this Lease, by Sublessee in the Sublease or by any Guarantor in connection with a Guaranty. (f) Lessee shall give Lessor notice of any change in the address of the executive office or principal place of business of Lessee not less than 15 days prior to the change. (g) No change shall occur in the control, and no material change shall occur in the ownership, of Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor, and no Guarantor shall assert in writing that the obligations of the Guarantor as a Guarantor or in its Guaranty are not in full force and effect. 18. Events of Default. If one or more of the following events (hereinafter called "Events of Default" or an "Event of Default") shall occur: (i) default shall be made in the payment of any Basic Rent or Additional Rent due under this Master Lease or under any Rental Schedule hereto, and any such default shall continue for more than 10 days after the due date thereof; (ii) any representation or warranty by Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor made in this Master Lease, the Sublease, or in any Guaranty or other Transactional Document or certificate furnished to Lessor in connection with this Lease or the Sublease or pursuant to this Lease or the Sublease shall at any time prove to be incorrect in any material respect; (iii) Lessee or Sublessee shall make or permit any unauthorized assignment or transfer of this Master Lease or any Rental Schedule to this Master Lease or the Sublease or of any of Lessee's or Sublessee's rights and obligations hereunder or thereunder, or Lessee or Sublessee shall make or permit any unauthorized sublease or transfer of any Equipment or the possession of any Equipment; (iv) Lessee or Sublessee shall default in the observance and/or performance of any other covenant, condition or agreement on the part of Lessee or Sublessee to be observed and/or performed under this Master Lease, under any Rental Schedule hereto, under the Sublease, or under any other Transactional Document, which default is not governed by paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) above, and such default shall materially continue for more than 30 days after written notice from Lessor to Lessee specifying the default and demanding the same to be remedied; (v) Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or cease being in substantially the same line or lines of business in which it is presently engaged, or generally fail to pay its debts as they become due, or become insolvent or commence a voluntary case under the federal Bankruptcy Code as now or hereafter constituted or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or consent to the appointment of a trustee or receiver, or a trustee or a receiver shall be appointed for Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor or for a substantial part of Lessee's, Sublessee's or any Guarantor's property without such party's consent and such appointment shall be not dismissed for a period of 60 days; there shall have been entered a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in respect of Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking a reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor in an involuntary proceeding or case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee or similar official of Lessee, sublessee or any Guarantor or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days, or there shall have been filed a petition by or against Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor under any bankruptcy law or other insolvency law and, if petition is filed against Lessee, Sublessee or such Guarantor, the petition is not withdrawn or dismissed within 60 days after the date of filing; or Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor' shall cease doing business as a going concern or shall liquidate or be dissolved; (vi) Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor shall, without the prior written consent of Lessor, enter into a merger, consolidation or division, effect a share exchange of its outstanding stock for the stock of other corporation, make a tender offer for equity securities of a publicly held entity, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or a major part of its assets or of assets that produce all or a major part of its revenues or profits; provided, however, that Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor, without violating the provisions of this clause, may consolidate with or merge with a corporation or other entity organized under the laws of one of the states of the United States (the surviving entity, a "successor"), or sell except by means of a sale and leaseback arrangement) all or substantially all of its business and assets to such a successor, on the condition that any successor expressly assume in writing all of the obligations of Lessee pursuant to this Lease, Sublease pursuant to the Sublease, or of such Guarantor pursuant to its Guaranty, and that the net tangible assets an the net worth (determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) of the successor after the consolidation, merger or sale shall be at least equal to the net tangible assets and the net worth of Lessee, Sublessee or such Guarantor, as the case may be, immediately prior to the consolidation, merger or sale; (vii) there shall occur under any other lease, contract or agreement between Lessee and Lessor or Sublessee and Lessor, an Event of Default, as defined in such lease, contract or agreement; (viii) any of the Equipment shall be attached, levied upon, encumbered, pledged, seized or taken under any judicial process (except for any attachment, levy, encumbrance or pledge caused to be placed on the Equipment by Lessor) and such proceedings shall not be vacated, or fully stayed, within 30 days thereof; (ix) at any time there shall occur under (A) any lease between Lessee or Sublessee and a party her than Lessor as lessor or (B) under any lease wholly or partially guaranteed by Lessee or Sublessee, the exercise by the lessor of its possessory remedies or commencement of legal proceedings by the lessor or default under the lease; provided that the aggregate future payments remaining to be made or guaranteed by Lessee or Sublessee exceed $250,000, and that under a lease described in (B) above within ten days of notice to Lessee or Sublessee of such exercise of remedies and demand for payment by Lessee Sublessee any such amount guaranteed by Lessee or Sublessee remains unpaid; (x) any obligation in excess of $250,000 of Lessee, Sublessee or any Guarantor for the payment of borrowed money or the acquisition of assets by purchase, conditional sale or other arrangement is not paid or refinanced at maturity, whether by acceleration or otherwise, or is declared due and payable prior to the stated maturity thereof by reason of default or other violation of the terms of any promissory note or agreement evidencing or governing such obligation, and Lessor has given Lessee, Sublessee or such Guarantor an opportunity to either cure the purported Event of Default or supply information satisfactory to Lessor that it does not, in fact, exist; this Lease shall be declared in default, immediately and without notice upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in clause (v) above, and in the case of any other Event of Default, upon Lessor at any time at its option subsequent to such Event of Default giving notice to Lessee that this Lease is declared in default. At any time after this Lease has been declared in default, Lessor may exercise one or more of the following remedies, to the extent not then prohibited by law, as Lessor in its sole discretion may elect; (I) to proceed by appropriate court action or actions at law or in equity or in bankruptcy to enforce performance by Lessee of the covenants and terms of this Lease and/or to recover damages for the breach thereof; (II) to terminate or cancel this Lease upon written notice to Lessee whereupon all rights of Lessee to use the Equipment shall immediately terminate, but Lessee shall not be relieved of any obligations under this Lease; (III) whether or not this Lease be so terminated or cancelled, and without notice to Lessee, to repossess and/or to render inoperable the Equipment wherever found, with or without legal process, and for this purpose Lessor and/or its agents may enter upon any premises of or under the control or jurisdiction of Lessee or any agent of Lessee without liability for suit, action or other proceeding by Lessee and remove the Equipment therefrom; Lessee hereby expressly waives any claims for damages occasioned by such repossession; LESSEE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO A JUDICIAL HEARING WITH RESPECT TO REPOSSESSION OF THE EQUIPMENT AFTER AN EVENT OF DEFAULT; (IV) to hold or to use any Equipment returned to Lessor or repossessed by Lessor for any purpose whatsoever, to sell any Equipment at a private or public, cash or credit sale, to re- lease any Equipment, in all the foregoing events free and clear of any rights of Lessee; (V) whether or not Lessor shall have exercised, or shall hereafter at any time exercise, any of its other rights with respect to an item of the Equipment, upon written notice to Lessee, to demand that Lessee pay to Lessor, and Lessee shall pay to Lessor on the date specified in such notice, as liquidated damages for loss of a bargain and not as a penalty (in lieu of the Basic Rent for such Equipment that prior to the Event of Default was to have been paid on Payment Dates subsequent to the date specified in such notice), an amount equal to the excess, if any, of 125% of the Stipulated Loss Value for such item of Equipment computed as of the Payment Date next preceding the date specified in such notice, or if such date occurs on a Payment Date, then computed as of such Payment Date, over whichever of the following three amounts Lessor, in its sole discretion, shall specify in such notice: (A) the present value of the fair market rental value (determined as hereafter provided in this Section) of such item of the Equipment for the remainder of the Lease Term as of the date specified in such notice, the present value to be computed on the basis of a seven percent per annum rate of discount from the respective dates upon which such rent would be paid; (B) the fair market sales value (determined as hereafter provided in this Section) of such item of Equipment as of the date of such notice; or (C) if Lessor shall have sold or re-leased any item of Equipment pursuant to clause (IV) above, the net proceeds of such sale or re-lease; and (VI) to forthwith recover from Lessee, and Lessee shall be fully liable for, all Basic Rent that shall accrue until the date that the Equipment is returned to or repossessed by Lessor and any Additional Rent including collection fees whenever accrued. In addition to the foregoing, Lessor may also recover from Lessee all costs and expenses arising out of Lessee's default, including, without limitation, expenses of repossession of the Equipment and the storage, inspection, repair, reconditioning, sale and re-leasing thereof, and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by Lessor in exercising any of its rights or remedies hereunder. For the purposes of this Section only, "fair market rental value" and "fair market sales value" shall be determined by an appraisal of an independent appraiser chosen by Lessor, and the cost of any such appraisal shall be borne by Lessee. No remedy referred to in this Section is intended to be exclusive, but each shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy referred to above or otherwise available to Lessor at law or in equity or in bankruptcy. The exercise by Lessor of any one or more remedies shall not be deemed to preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by Lessor of any or all such previously exercised remedies and any and all other remedies. 19. Assignment and Transfer by Lessor. (a) Lessor may at any time and from time to time assign to one or more security assignees (all herein called the "Secured Party" and also called an "Assignee") for the purpose of securing a loan to Lessor or for any other purpose, and at its sole discretion, may also sell or transfer to one or more Persons (herein called the "Transferee" and also called an "Assignee"), in any case subject to the rights of Lessee under this Lease but without notice to or consent of Lessee, this Lease, any other Transactional Documents, any or all of the Equipment, and all sums at any time due and to become due or at any time owing or payable by Lessee to Lessor under this Lease or pursuant to any or all of the Transaction Documents. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to perform any duty, covenant or condition required to be performed by Lessor under this Lease or any other Transactional Documents. (b) Lessee agrees that notwithstanding any assignment to a Secured Party, each and every covenant, agreement, representation and warranty of Lessor under this Lease shall be and remain the sole liability of Lessor and of every successor in interest of Lessor (excluding any Secured party) or, in the case of assignment to a Transferee, shall become and remain the sole liability of the Transferee if so agreed to by the Transferee and if not so agreed to shall be and remain the sole liability of Lessor. Lessee further agrees and acknowledges that any assignment, sale or transfer by Lessor could not and shall not materially change any duty or obligation of Lessee or materially increase any burden or risk of Lessee. (c) Lessee further acknowledges and agrees that from and after the receipt by Lessee of written notice of an assignment from Lessor, Lessee shall comply with the directions or demands given in writing by the Secured Party or (to the extent not inconsistent with the directions or demands of the Secured Party) by the Transferee, and the Secured Party or Transferee shall have the right to exercise (either in its own name or in the name of Lessor) all rights, privileges, and remedies of Lessor provided for herein. Lessee agrees that any obligation to a Secured Party as a result of the assignment of this Lease to a Secured Party as aforesaid shall not be reduced or minimized by reason of any claim, defense, counterclaim, set-off, abatement, reduction or recoupment or other right that Lessee might otherwise have been able to assert against Lessor, any prior Assignee or any Transferee. After any assignment to a Secured Party and unless and until Lessee is otherwise notified by the Secured Party, this Lease may not be amended or modified, and no consent or waiver hereunder shall be effective, without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. Lessee agrees to execute and Lessor or any Transferee or Secured Party may record any instruments and documents relating to such assignment, mortgage or security interest desired by Lessor or any Transferee or Secured Party. Lessee shall promptly provide any such instruments and documents that are requested by Lessor or any Assignee including certificates indicating any claim, defense, counterclaim, set- off, abatement, reduction, recoupment or other right that Lessee may have against Lessor or any Assignee, the date to which Basic Rent has been paid under each Rental Schedule hereunder and that this Lease is in effect without default or amendment, or the extent of such default or amendment, as the case may be. 20. Recording and Filing; Expenses. Lessee will, upon demand of Lessor, at Lessee's cost and expense, do and perform any other act and will execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, register, record and deposit (and will re-file, re-register, re- record or re-deposit whenever required) any and all instruments required by law or requested by Lessor (or any Assignee) including, without limitation, financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (which Lessor shall have the right to file wherever and whenever Lessor requires), for the purpose of providing proper protection to the satisfaction of Lessor (and/or any Assignee) of Lessor's title to any Equipment (and/or of any Assignee's security interest in the Equipment) or for the purpose of carrying out the intention of this Lease. Lessee will also pay, or will upon demand reimburse Lessor for, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lessor in connection with this Lease, any other Transactional Documents, and any related transactions, closing, assignments, sales and transfers to any Secured Party or Transferee, enforcement of Lessor's rights under this Lease and the other Transactional Documents, filings, the documentation of this and any related transactions, and fees and costs of attorneys for Lessor in connection therewith. 21. Quiet Enjoyment. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder, Lessee shall have peaceful and quiet use and enjoyment of the Equipment during the Lease Term as against acts of Lessor or anyone claiming solely by, through or under Lessor including any Secured Party or Transferee. 22. Failure or Indulgence not Waiver; Additional Rights of Lessor. (a) No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder on the part of Lessor shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Any waiver, to be effective, must be in writing. A waiver of any covenant, term or condition contained herein shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same covenant, term or condition. Receipt by Lessor of any Basic Rent or Additional Rent with knowledge of the breach of any provision hereof shall not constitute a waiver of such breach. (b) Lessor shall be entitled to injunctive relief in case of the violation or attempted or threatened violation of any of the provisions hereof, to a decree compelling performance of any of the provisions hereof, and to any other remedy allowed in law or in equity. 23. Sublease. Lessee shall not sublease the Equipment except pursuant to the Sublease, relinquish possession of the Equipment other than to Sublessee, or assign, pledge or hypothecate this Lease or any of Lessee's rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Lessor, which consent Lessor shall not be obligated to grant. Nevertheless, any such sublease and the rents, profits and proceeds therefrom shall be the property of Lessor and, unless Lessor has consented to such sublease, Lessor within 30 days after receiving notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Master Lease on notices shall have the right to declare the sublease void from its purported commencement, to terminate the sublease or to accept the sublease. Any such attempted relinquishment of possession, assignment, pledge or hypothecation by Lessee without such consent shall be null and void. 24. Purchase Option. (a) If (i) no Event of Default, and no event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default, has occurred and then remains unremedied to Lessor's satisfaction, and (ii) this Lease shall not have been earlier terminated, Lessee shall be entitled, at its option, upon written notice to Lessor, as hereinafter provided, to purchase all, but not less than all, items of the Equipment then subject to a Rental Schedule, at the expiration of the Primary Term for such items of the Equipment, for one dollar ($1), plus any applicable sales, excise or other taxes imposed as a result of such sale (other than net income taxes attributable to such sale). Lessor's sale of any item of the Equipment shall be on an "as-is", "where-is" basis, without any representation or warranty by or recourse to Lessor, as provided by the provisions of this Master Lease on disclaimer of warranties, and shall be subject to such additional terms and conditions as may be specified in the Rental Schedule. If Lessee intends to exercise said purchase option, Lessee shall give written notice to Lessor to such effect at least 90 days prior to the earliest expiration of the Primary Term of the item(s) of the Equipment subject to the particular Rental Schedule with respect to which Lessee intends to exercise its purchase option. If Lessee fails to give such written notice to Lessor as aforesaid, it shall be conclusively presumed that Lessee has elected not to exercise such purchase option. If Lessee gives such written notice, Lessee shall be obligated to buy, and Lessor shall be obligated to sell, such Equipment on the terms herein provided. (b) Notwithstanding any election by Lessee to purchase, the provisions of this Lease shall continue in full force and effect until the transfer of ownership of such Equipment upon the date of purchase by the delivery of a Bill of Sale by Lessor. 25. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given by either party hereto to the other party shall be deemed to have been given upon its receipt, in writing, by the receiving party at its address set forth below, or at such other address as the receiving party shall have furnished to the other party by notice pursuant to this Section. If to Lessee: O'Brien Energy Services Company 900 Church Street Wilmington, DE 19801 If to Lessor: Financing for Science and Industry, Inc. 10 Waterside Drive Farmington, CT 06032-3065 26. Entire Agreement; Severability; Amendment or Cancellation of Lease. This Lease constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the parties with respect to the leasing of the Equipment and any sale of the Equipment by Lessor to Lessee. Any provision of this Lease which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be, as to such jurisdiction, ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF A COPY OF THIS MASTER LEASE. Lessor and Lessee agree that neither this Lease nor Lessee's acceptance or deemed acceptance of any or all of the Equipment may be cancelled, waived, altered, amended, repudiated, terminated, rescinded, revoked or modified, except by a writing signed by Lessee and a duly authorized representative of Lessor. O'BRIEN ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY By:/s/ ------------------------------- Signature of Lessee 27. Waiver of Jury. Lessor and Lessee waive any right and all right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding relating in any way to this Lease. 28. Restriction of Limitation Periods and Damages. Lessee shall not make any claim in respect of or relating to the Equipment or this Lease against Lessor or any Assignee for special consequential or punitive damages. 29. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and Service. This Lease shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut (other than the conflicts of laws provisions). Lessee agrees that any legal action or proceeding against Lessee in respect of or relating to this Lease or the Equipment may be brought in any state or federal court sitting in the City of Hartford in the State of Connecticut. Lessee hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the nonexclusive personal jurisdiction of said courts and irrevocably agrees that all claims in any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in and enforced by any such court. Lessee irrevocably consents to the service of summons, notice, or other process relating to any such action or proceeding by delivery thereof to it by hand or by mail in the manner set forth in the provisions of this Master Lease on notices. 30. Lessor's Right to Perform for Lessee. If Lessee fails to duly and promptly perform any of its obligations under this Lease or fails to comply with any of the covenants or agreements contained herein, Lessor may itself perform such obligations or comply with such covenants or agreement, for the account of Lessee, without thereby waiving any default, and any amount paid or expense (including, without limitation, attorney's fees) reasonably incurred by Lessor in connection with such performance or compliance shall, together with interest thereon at the Default Interest Rate, be payable by Lessee to Lessor on demand. 31. Binding Effect. This Lease shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. 32. General. The captions in this Master Lease and each Rental Schedule are for convenience of reference only. There shall be only one original executed copy of this Master Lease and of each Rental Schedule. This Master Lease is and each Rental Schedule shall be executed in the State of Connecticut by Lessor's having countersigned the same in the State of Connecticut, and are to be and shall be performed in the State of Connecticut by reason of the requirements therein for payment by Lessee to Lessor to be made in the State of Connecticut. 33. Definitions. The following terms, not elsewhere defined, shall have the following meanings for all purposes hereof: "Acquisition Cost" of any item of the Equipment shall mean an amount equal to the sum of (i) the purchase price of such item of the Equipment paid by Lessor pursuant to the purchase order for such item of the Equipment assigned to or given by Lessor, plus (ii) any excise, sales or use tax, freight, installation, set-up and other costs that are paid by Lessor on or with respect to such item of the Equipment on or about the time of Lessor's purchase of the Equipment or the Lease Commencement Date and that Lessor does not request Lessee to directly reimburse to Lessor. "Certificate of Inspection and Acceptance" shall mean a certificate in the form designated by Lessor whereby Lessee evidences its acceptance of one or more items of the Equipment for lease hereunder. "Guarantor" shall mean a guarantor of any or all of the obligations of Lessee pursuant to this Lease. "Guaranty" shall mean a writing containing a guaranty of any or all of the obligations of Lessee pursuant to this Lease. "Lease Commencement Date" with respect to an item of Equipment shall mean the date of commencement of the Lease Term of the item as provided by the applicable Rental Schedule. "Lease Term" with respect to an item of the Equipment shall mean the Primary Term plus any and all Renewal Terms plus any period during which Lessee retains the Equipment on a month-to- month basis pursuant to provisions of this Master Lease governing the return of the Equipment. The Lease Term shall include the Lease Commencement Date and the date on which the Lease Term ends. "Manufacturer" shall mean the Person that manufactures the item of the Equipment in question. "Master Lease" shall mean this Master Equipment Lease Agreement. "Person" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust, an estate, any incorporated organization or similar association, a government or political subdivision, or any other entity. "PMA Contract" shall mean the Energy Service Agreement between the Philadelphia Municipal Authority and Sublessee made June 30, 1992. "Rental Schedule" shall mean each schedule, executed by Lessor and Lessee pursuant to this Master Lease, providing for a description of some or all of the Equipment to be leased hereunder, the place or places where such Equipment shall be located, its Acquisition Cost, the Basic Rent payable by Lessee with respect thereto, the Primary Term thereof, the Lease Commencement Date with respect thereto, and such other matters as Lessor and Lessee may agree upon. "Stipulated Loss Value" shall mean the amounts specified in the Table of Stipulated Loss Values applicable to the items of the Equipment subject to a Rental Schedule, as provided by the Schedule B attached to the Rental Schedule. Except as otherwise provided in a writing signed by Lessor and Lessee, the Stipulated Loss Value immediately prior to the end of the Primary Term for any items of the Equipment shall be the Stipulated Loss Value throughout any Renewal Term(s) for such items, and thereafter until such items are returned to Lessor pursuant to the provisions of this Lease or purchased by Lessee pursuant to any then applicable purchase option provisions of this Lease. "Sublease" shall mean the agreement providing for the lease of the Equipment by Lessee as a sublessor to Sublessee. "Sublessee" shall mean O'Brien (Philadelphia) Cogeneration, Inc., a Delaware corporation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representatives of Lessor and Lessee have executed this Master Lease as of the date first above written. LESSOR: LESSEE: FINANCING FOR SCIENCE O'BRIEN ENERGY SERVICES AND INDUSTRY, INC. COMPANY By: By: - - --------------------- ------------------------- Title: Title: ------------------------- ATTEST: ATTEST: By: By: - - ---------------------- ------------------------- Title: Title: - - ---------------------- ------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1. Agreement for Lease of Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2. Delivery and Acceptance of Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . .1 3. Disclaimer of Warranties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4. Primary Term. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 6. Lessee's Representations and Warranties . . . . . . . . . .4 7. Identification Marks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 8. Fees and Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 9. General Indemnity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 10. Use of Equipment; Location; Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 11. Maintenance and Repairs; Additions to Equipment . . . . . .8 12. Loss, Damage or Destruction of Equipment. . . . . . . . . .8 13. Reports; Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 14. Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 15. Return of Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 16. Lessor's Ownership; Equipment To Be and Remain Personal Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 17. Other Covenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 18. Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 19. Assignment and Transfer by Lessor . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 20. Recording and Filing; Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 21. Quiet Enjoyment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 22. Failure or Indulgence not Waiver; Additional Rights of Lessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 23. Sublease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 24. Purchase Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 25. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 26. Entire Agreement; Severability; Amendment or Cancellation of Lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 27. Waiver of Jury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 28. Restriction of Limitation Periods and Damages . . . . . . 20 29. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and Service. . . . 21 30. Lessor's Right to Perform for Lessee. . . . . . . . . . . 21 31. Binding Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 32. General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 33. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 MASTER EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT Dated as of November 19, 1992 between FINANCING FOR SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, INC. (LESSOR) AND O'BRIEN ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY (LESSEE) EX-10.12.5 9 EQUIPMENT LEASE BLT LEASING CORP. [original illegible] Third Avenue New York, New York 10158 Equipment Lease (212) 236-0860 No. 1333 LESSEE: O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. 225 South Eighth Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT SELLER: (If other than Lessee's Address): QUANTITY DESCRIPTION OF LEASED EQUIPMENT: MODEL NO., CATALOG NO. PRICE OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION See Equipment Schedule attached hereto and made part hereof. TOTAL = $ 380,000.00 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE A. MONTHLY RENT PAYMENT B. TERM OF LEASE C. COMMENCEMENT DATE $ 8,740.00 60 MONTHS -------------------- ------------- ----------------- D. ADVANCE RENTALS E. RENTAL INSTALLMENT(S) TO WHICH ADVANCE $ 8,740.00 RENTALS SHALL BE APPLIED 1st MONTHS -------------------- -------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (IF ANY) 1. Lessor hereby leases to Lessee, and Lessee hereby leases from Lessor the personal property described above and in any Schedule signed by the parties and made a part hereof (herein called "Equipment"). 2. The term of this lease ("Entire Term") shall be the number of months stated in B (plus any partial month if the commencement date is other than the first day of a month), commencing on the date stated in C. Lessee authorizes Lessor to insert said commencement date, provided such date shall not be earlier than the date of delivery to Lessee of the Equipment or a substantial part thereof. 3. The total rent for the Entire Term of this lease is equal to the monthly rent payment stated in A multiplied by the number of months stated in B (plus a pro-rata portion of one month's rent if the commencement date is other than the first day of a month). Lessee agrees to pay the total rent in monthly installments, in advance, each in the amount stated in A (except, in the event the commencement date is other than the first day of a month, the first installment, which shall be a pro-rata portion of said amount), commencing on the date stated in C and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter. The Advance Rentals stated in D shall be paid by Lessee prior to Lessor's acceptance of this Lease and shall be applied to the rental installments stated in E. Payment of all rentals shall be made to Lessor at its above-stated address, or as it shall otherwise designate in writing. 4. Lessor make NO WARRANTIES as to the Equipment and none shall be implied, including without limitation, its condition, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or compliance with any applicable governmental requirements or regulation. Lessee agrees to look solely to the manufacturer, seller or carrier of the Equipment for any claim arising from any defect, breach of warranty, failure or delay in delivery, misdelivery or inability to use the Equipment for any reason whatsoever and Lessee's obligations to Lessor hereunder shall not in any manner be affected thereby. Lessor shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense caused directly or indirectly by any item of Equipment, the use, maintenance, repair or servicing thereof, by any delay or failure to provide same, by any interruption of service or loss of service or loss of use, or for any loss of business or other consequential damages however caused. 5. Lessee has selected and requested Lessor to order the Equipment from the above named Seller. Lessor agrees to order same from Seller but shall not be liable for specific performance or damages if for any reason Seller delays or fails to fill the order. Lessor has no obligation to install the Equipment and Lessee shall look solely to Seller for any manuals or other literature relating to the Equipment. 6. Lessee shall accept the Equipment upon its delivery and authorizes Lessor to insert herein the serial numbers and any additional description of the items of Equipment so delivered. Unless Lessee gives Lessor and Seller written notice of each defect or other proper objection to any item of Equipment within five (5) business days after delivery thereof, it shall be conclusively presumed that the Equipment was duly delivered and unconditionally accepted by Lessee. If Lessee refuses delivery of any item of Equipment for any reason whatsoever, then and in that event, Lessee agrees to pay the price invoiced to Lessor by Seller, or if such payment is not made, Lessee does indemnify and hold Lessor harmless from and agrees to protect and defend Lessor at Lessee's expense against any claim of liability and damage by Seller with reference to such item. Upon such payment, this lease shall terminate as to said item of Equipment only, and the rental hereunder shall be proportionately adjusted. The purchase order, if any, may, at Lessor's option, provide in substance that if Lessee shall refuse to accept delivery of any item ordered, Lessor shall be deemed relieved of any liability under such purchase order and that all obligations thereunder shall, upon such refusal, be deemed solely those of Lessee, with the same force and effect as if Lessee, instead of Lessor, had placed such order; and Lessee hereby agrees in such event, to be bound by such provision. Lessor shall not be responsible for the failure of the purchase order to contain any description, specification, term or condition with respect to any item leased hereunder, or its delivery, assembly or installation, not set forth herein. 7. Lessee shall keep the Equipment within the United States at the above-stated Location of Equipment or, if none is specified, at Lessee's above-stated address within the United States and Lessee shall not remove any of the same therefrom without Lessor's prior written consent not unreasonably withheld (except, in the event the Equipment is installed in a motor vehicle, such motor vehicle shall be principally garaged at the above-stated Location of Equipment and may be temporarily removed therefrom in connection with the ordinary use of such motor vehicle). 8. Lessee shall use the Equipment in a careful manner and shall, at its expense, keep the Equipment in good repair and comply with all laws, ordinances, regulations or requirements of any governmental authority, official, board or department relating to its installation, possession, use or maintenance. 9. The Equipment is, and shall at all times remain, the property of Lessor and Lessee shall have no right, title or interest therein or thereto except as set forth herein. Upon Lessor's request, Lessee shall affix and keep in a prominent place on each item of Equipment labels, plates or other markings indicating that the Equipment is owned by Lessor. 10. Lessee shall not make any modifications, alterations, additions or improvements to the Equipment outside of industry standards without Lessor's prior written consent. All such additions and improvements shall belong to Lessor. The Equipment shall remain personal property regardless of its affiliation to any realty. Lessor shall have the right to enter Lessee's premises during business hours to inspect the Equipment and observe its use. Lessee represents, warrants and covenants that, unless Lessee owns the premises in which the Equipment is to be located and said premises are not subject to any mortgage or lease, Lessee shall provide Lessor, within 30 days following the execution by Lessee of this lease, with a waiver from each lessor or mortgagor of the premises in which the Equipment is to be located of any rights which such lessor or mortgagor may have in respect of the Equipment (including, but not limited to, claims against the Equipment by reason of accession, distraint or that the Equipment constitutes a fixture affixed to real property) and to procure for Lessor, in form acceptable to Lessor, such documents with respect to such waiver as Lessor may reasonably request. 11. Lessee shall bear the entire risk of loss, theft, destruction of or damage to the Equipment or any part thereof from any cause whatsoever and shall not be relieved of the obligation to pay the total rent or any other obligation hereunder because of any such occurrence. In the event of damage to any item of Equipment, Lessee, at its sole expense and at the option of Lessor, shall immediately place the same in good repair. If Lessor determines that any item of Equipment is lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged beyond repair, Lessee, at its sole expense and at the option of Lessor, shall (a) replace the same with like equipment in good repair, or (b) acquire Lessor's interest in such item of Equipment by paying Lessor in cash in addition to any other amount due hereunder, the unpaid balance of the total rent for the unexpired term hereof attributable to said item. Upon Lessor's receipt of such payment, Lessee shall be entitled to Lessor's interest in said item and to possession of same at its then location, as is, and without recourse to Lessor. 12. Lessee shall, at its expense, keep the Equipment fully insured favor of Lessor against loss, fire, theft, damage or destruction from any cause whatsoever in an amount not less than the total rent hereunder, and such additional insurance against injury, loss or damage to persons or property arising out of the use or operation of the Equipment as is customarily maintained by the owners of like property, with companies satisfactory to Lessor under policies providing for 30 days' notice to Lessor of modification or cancellation by the insurer or Lessee. Each policy shall provide that, as to the interest or coverage of Lessor or Lessor's assignee, the insurance afforded thereby shall not be suspended, forfeited, or in any manner prejudiced by any default or by any breach of warranty, condition, or covenant on the part of Lessee. Lessor, at its option, may apply any proceeds of said insurance to replace or repair the Equipment and/or to Lessee's obligations hereunder. If Lessee shall fail to provide said insurance or, within ten (10) days after Lessor's request therefor, shall fail to deliver the policies or certificates thereof to Lessor, then Lessor, at its option, shall have the right to procure such insurance and to add the cost thereof to the rent payment next becoming due which Lessee agrees to pay as additional rent. 13. Lessee covenants and agrees to keep the Equipment free and clear of all levies, liens, and encumbrances and to pay all charges, taxes and fees which may now or hereafter be imposed upon the ownership, leasing, rental, sale, purchase, possession or use of the Equipment except taxes on or measured by Lessor's income. If any of same shall remain unpaid when due, Lessor may pay same and add such payment to the rent payment next becoming due, as additional rent. 14. Lessee agrees to indemnify and save Lessor harmless from any and all claims, actions, proceedings, expenses, damages and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or in any manner pertaining to the Equipment or this lease including, without limitation, the ownership, selection, possession, purchase, delivery, installation, leasing, operation, use, control, maintenance and return of the Equipment, any claims of trademark, patent or copyright infringement with respect to the Equipment and the recovery of claims under insurance policies thereon. Lessee's obligation to indemnify Lessor pursuant to this paragraph shall survive any termination of this lease. 15. Lessee shall not assign, pledge, mortgage or otherwise transfer or encumber any of its rights under this lease or in the Equipment or any part thereof, nor sublet any part thereof, nor permit its use by anyone other than Lessee and its regular employees, without Lessor's prior written consent. Any such purported transfer, assignment or other action without Lessor's written consent shall be void. Lessor may, without notice, transfer or assign this lease or any interest herein and may mortgage, encumber or transfer any of its right or interest in and to the Equipment or any part thereof and, without limitation, each assignee, transferee and mortgagee shall have the right to transfer or assign its interest. Each such assignee, transferee and mortgagee shall have all of the rights but none of the obligations of Lessor under this lease and Lessee shall not assert against any of them any defense, claim, counterclaim or set-off that Lessee may have against Lessor. 16. As used in this lease, the term "Event of Default" shall mean any of the following: (a) the failure by Lessee to make any payment when due hereunder or the failure by any Obligor (as hereinafter defined) to pay when due any of the Liabilities (as hereinafter defined); (b) the failure by an Obligor to observe or perform (i) any other agreement or obligation to be observed or performed hereunder or under any agreement, document or instrument delivered to Lessor by or on behalf of an Obligor or otherwise relating to any of the Liabilities (collectively, the "Other Documents"), or (ii) any other obligation of an Obligor to Lessor or to Bank Leumi Trust Company of New York ("Bank"); (c) any representation made by or on behalf of any Obligor in this lease or in any of the Other Documents shall at any time prove to have been incorrect or untrue when made; (d) the making by an Obligor of any misrepresentation to Lessor or the failure on the part of an Obligor to disclose to Lessor any material fact in connection with this lease or otherwise, either contemporaneously herewith or at any time prior or subsequent to the execution hereof; (e) the material breach by an Obligor of any warranty contained herein or in any of the Other Documents; (f) a default in the payment of any indebtedness owed to any individual in excess of 1/2 million or entity other than Lessor or Bank, or a default in the performance or observance of the terms of any agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which such indebtedness was created, secured or guaranteed, the effect of which default is to cause or permit the holder of any such indebtedness to cause the same to be due prior to its stated maturity (whether or not such default is waived by the holder thereof); (g) the failure of an Obligor to pay, withhold, collect or remit when asserted or due any tax, assessment or other sum payable with respect to the Equipment or any security for any of the Liabilities (including without limitation any premium on any insurance policy with respect (to any of the Equipment or any security for any of the Liabilities, or any insurance policy assigned to Lessor as security for any of the Liabilities), or the making of any material tax assessment against any Obligor by the United States or any state or local government not contested in good faith; (h) the entry of a judgment against an Obligor or any attachment, levy or execution against any property of an Obligor, or the condemnation or seizure of any part of any property of an Obligor by any governmental authority or court at the instance of such governmental authority; (i) the death of an Obligor, if an individual, or the death of any individual member of an Obligor, if a partnership or joint venture; (j) the suspension of the usual business of an Obligor, or the dissolution, liquidation or other termination of existence of an Obligor, or the adoption of any resolution for the dissolution, liquidation or other termination of existence of an Obligor; (k) the failure of an Obligor (or any admission in writing by an Obligor of its inability) to generally pay its debts as they become due or the insolvency or business failure of an Obligor; (l) the filing of an application for appointment of a trustee, custodian or receiver for an Obligor or of any part of an Obligor's property, or an assignment for the benefit of creditors by an Obligor, or the making or sending of notice of any intended bulk transfer by an Obligor; (m) the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by or against an Obligor, or the commencement by or against an Obligor of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or statute, or any law or statute relating to the relief of debtors or arrangement of debt, readjustment of indebtedness, reorganization, receivership or composition, or the extension of indebtedness; or (n) such a change in the condition or affairs (financial or otherwise) of an Obligor as shall, in the sole opinion of Lessor, increase Lessor's risk with respect to this lease, the Equipment or any of the Liabilities or any security therefor. [original illegible] Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, then, at Lessor's option, the entire unpaid total rent for the balance of the Entire Term hereof shall be at once due and payable and Lessor may, without demand or legal process, terminate this lease and enter upon the premises where the Equipment is located, take possession of and remove same, and exercise any one or more of the following rights and remedies, without liability to Lessee therefor and without affecting Lessee's obligations hereunder: (i) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the Equipment or any part thereof at one or more public or private sales, leases or other dispositions, at wholesale or retail, for such consideration, on such terms, for cash or on credit, as Lessor may deem advisable, on at least ten (10) days' notice to Lessee of any public sale or of the time after which a private sale, lease or other disposition may be made (which notice Lessee acknowledges is reasonable); or (ii) retain the Equipment or any part thereof, crediting Lessee with the then reasonable rental value thereof for the balance of the Entire Term of this lease; or (iii) pursue any other remedy granted by any existing or future document executed by Lessee or by law. Lessee agrees to pay all Lessor's expenses, including but not limited to the costs of repossessing, storing, repairing and preparing Equipment for sale or lease, commissions payable in connection with any such sale or lease, and reasonable attorney's fees if an attorney shall be consulted. The net proceeds realized from any such sale, lease or other disposition or the exercise of any other remedy, after deducting therefrom an amount equal to 20% of the invoice cost of the Equipment and all expenses (which amount shall be retained by Lessor), shall be applied toward payment of the unpaid rentals hereunder through the end of the Entire Term of this lease. Lessee to remain liable for any deficiency. Any amount due Lessor under this paragraph shall be deemed liquidated damages for the breach hereof and not a penalty. All rights and remedies of Lessor shall be cumulative and not alternative. Lessor's failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right or remedy shall not be construed as a waiver thereof, nor shall a waiver on one occasion be construed to bar the exercise of any right or remedy on a future occasion. For purposes of this lease, (a) the term "Obligor" shall mean Lessee and any guarantor or hypothecator or any other party liable for any of the Liabilities of Lessee in addition to Lessee, and (b) the term "Liabilities" shall mean all liabilities and obligations of any kind of all Obligors (or any partnership, joint venture or other group of which an Obligor is a member) to Lessee or Bank whether (i) for the account of Lessor or Bank, or as agent for others, (ii) acquired directly or indirectly by Lessor or Bank from Lessee or others, (iii) absolute or contingent, joint or several, secured or unsecured, liquidated or unliquidated, due or not due, contractual or tortious, or now existing or hereinafter arising, or (iv) incurred by an Obligor as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or otherwise, and including without limitation all expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by Lessor or Bank in connection with any such liabilities or obligations or any security therefor. 17. Lessee agrees to pay a later charge of 5 cents per dollar on any rent installment in default ten (10) days or more not theretofore accelerated. 18. Lessee agrees that this lease is irrevocable for the Entire Term, that Lessee's obligations under this lease are absolute and shall continue without abatement and regardless of any disability of Lessee to use the Equipment or any part thereof because of any reason including, but not limited to war, act of God, governmental regulations, strike, loss, damage, destruction, obsolescence, failure of or delay in delivery, failure of the Equipment to operate properly, termination by operation of law or any other cause. Lessee warrants that the application, statements and credit or financial information submitted by it to Lessor are true and correct and made to induce Lessor to enter into this lease and to order the Equipment from Seller. Lessee will provide to Lessor audited annual financial statements and such other interim financial statements as Lessor may request, such financial statements to be furnished within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year or appropriate interim period of Lessee during the Entire Term of this lease. 19. Lessor warrants, covenants and agrees that upon expiration or termination of this lease and any renewal hereof, with respect to any item of Equipment, Lessee shall, at its expense, return such Equipment in the same condition as received, reasonable wear and tear excepted, by delivering same to Lessor or to a place designated by Lessor, unless Lessor shall elect to abandon all or part of such Equipment. 20. Lessee further agrees that upon expiration of this lease it shall pay promptly all costs, expenses and obligations of every kind and nature relating to the Equipment which may arise or become due during the term of this lease, whether or not specifically mentioned herein. No rental or other sums payable by Lessee pursuant to this lease shall be subject to set-off, deduction, counterclaim or abatement, nor shall this lease terminate, nor shall Lessee be entitled to any credit against such rental or other sums for any reason whatsoever, including, but not in any way limited to any damage to or destruction of the Equipment or any item thereof, any limitation, restriction, deprivation or prevention of, or any interference with Lessee's use of the Equipment or any item thereof, whether the same shall be lawful or unlawful, any dispossession of Lessee from the Equipment or any item thereof by title paramount or otherwise; the requisition or taking by statute or by exercise of the power of eminent domain or other governmental authority or otherwise, or by injunction or by any private person, of the Equipment or any item thereof, the prohibition of Lessee's business, in whole or in part, whether pursuant to law or otherwise, or any reason whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing. 21. Lessee hereby agrees that all actions or proceedings arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with this lease shall be litigated only in the Supreme Court of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Lessee consents to the jurisdiction of the foregoing courts and consents that any process or notice of motion or other application to either of said courts or a judge thereof may be served inside or outside the State of New York or the Southern District of New York by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, directed to Lessee at its address set forth in this lease (and service so made shall be deemed complete five (5) days after the same has been posted as aforesaid) or by personal service, or in such other manner as may be permissible under the rules of said courts. Lessee appoints any officer of Lessor as agent for the purpose of accepting service of any process within the State of New York, subject only to the condition that the officer promptly mail a copy of that process to Lessee at its address for notices hereunder. 22. Any notice to a party hereunder shall be deemed given when mailed to said party by certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address set forth herein or such other address as either may designate for itself in such notice to the other. 23. Whenever the sense of this agreement requires, words in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and words in the plural shall be deemed to include the singular. If more than one Lessee is named herein, the liability of each shall be joint and several. 24. This Agreement constitutes the entire mutual understanding of the parties regarding the within subject matter and may not be modified except in writing, signed by the party against whom such modification is asserted. Lessee shall have no option to purchase or otherwise acquire title to or ownership of any of the Equipment unless such option is set forth in writing signed by a duly authorized officer of Lessor. 25. Notwithstanding Lessee's acknowledgment, if any, that this is a "true" lease, Lessee hereby authorizes Lessor, at its option and as contemplated by Section 9-408 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, to file financing statements covering the Equipment signed only by Lessor, and agrees to pay Lessor the actual fee for such filings. 26. This lease shall be construed under the laws of the State of New York and shall not become effective until accepted by Lessor at its above office and upon such acceptance shall, subject to Paragraph 15 hereof, inure to and bind the parties, their successors, legal representatives and assigns. No provision hereof which may be construed as unenforceable shall in any way invalidate any other provision hereof, all of which shall remain in full force and effect. All representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of Lessee contained in this lease shall survive and continue in full force and effect notwithstanding termination or expiration of this lease. No agent or employee of Seller is authorized to bind Lessor to this Lease, to alter or waive any term or condition hereof, or to add any provision hereto, notwithstanding any compensation or benefit that may be given by Lessor to Seller or any agent or employee of Seller. The undersigned agree to all Terms and Conditions set forth above and on the REVERSE SIDE HEREOF, and in witness thereof hereby execute this lease. ACCEPTED: NEW YORK, N.Y. DATE: July 28, 1993 LESSEE: O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. Full Name of Individual, Partnership or Corporation LESSOR: BLT LEASING CORP. By:/s/ By:/s/ - - -------------------------- ------------------------------ Person Authorized to Sign Title EX-10.12.6 10 FAIRBANKS PURCHASE AGREEMENT FAIRBANKS PURCHASE AGREEMENT This Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into on this 30th day of June, 1994 between O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, with its principal offices at 225 S. Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (hereinafter "Purchaser") and SmithKline Beecham Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, with offices 709 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406-0930 (hereinafter "Seller"). BACKGROUND WHEREAS, the Purchaser wishes to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set out below, two (2) diesel powered electric generator sets manufactured by Fairbanks Morse with a combine net electric output rating of approximately four (4) megawatts and related equipment and further described in Exhibit A (the "Gensets"); and WHEREAS, the Seller is the owner of said Gensets and is willing to sell to the Purchaser said Gensets on the terms and conditions set out below; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the sufficiency of which is acknowledged by both parties, the parties do hereby agree as follows: 1. Purchase of Gensets: Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase, and Seller agrees to sell, subject to the terms and conditions set out below, the Gensets plus all auxiliary equipment, as more fully described in the specifications set out in Exhibit A to this Agreement (hereinafter the "Equipment"). 2. Price: The purchase price for the Equipment shall be $250,000. Such price is firm, and is not subject to escalation. 3. Shipping and Delivery Terms: Purchaser shall be responsible for the cost of removing and shipping the Equipment from its present location at the power house facility located on Seller's property in King of Prussia, PA. Purchaser agrees that it will not remove the Equipment until 4.8 megawatts of the Emergency Generators have been installed and are operating in accordance with and the Seller has acknowledged in writing that the Purchaser has complied with the terms of the Energy Service Agreement dated February 28, 1994 between the Seller and O'Brien Standby Power Energy, Inc., as amended by an Amendment to Energy Service Agreement dated June 30, 1994 (the "Amended Energy Agreement"). Seller agrees to allow Purchaser to store the Equipment at such facility at no cost to Purchaser from the date of this Agreement until the Removal Date. 4. Acceptance of Purchase Order: Purchaser expressly limits Seller's acceptance of this Agreement to the terms and conditions of purchase stated herein, except as may be modified by Seller and accepted by Purchaser in writing. 5. Payment Schedule: Payment for the Equipment shall be due as follows: (a) $25,000 within six (6) months of the execution of this Agreement and (b) $25,000 every twelve (12) months thereafter until the sum of $250,000 is fully paid. 6. Passage of Title: Title to all Equipment shall pass to Purchaser upon the execution of this Agreement. Purchaser warrants that title shall be free of all encumbrances and liens, and Seller shall indemnify Purchaser against any expenses incurred in removing any such encumbrances or liens, including reasonable legal fees. 7. Condition of Equipment: Seller represents that the Equipment is used and is being sold in its "as is, where is" condition. Seller shall provide to Purchaser all drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, and technical specifications which it has available. 8. Responsibility for Taxes and Duties: Seller represents that all duties or other taxes which may be owing on the Equipment have been paid in full. 9. Dispute Resolution: In the event a dispute arises between Seller and Purchaser regarding the application or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement, the aggrieved party shall promptly notify the other party to this Agreement of the dispute within ten (10) business days after such dispute arises. If the parties shall have failed to resolve the dispute within ten (10) business days after delivery of such notice, each party shall, within five (5) business days thereafter, nominate a senior officer of its management to meet at a mutually agreeable location to resolve the dispute. Should the parties be unable to resolve the dispute to their mutual satisfaction within ten (10) business days after such nomination, each Party shall have the right to pursue any and all remedies available at law or in equity. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and any such action brought to enforce this Agreement shall be limited to the courts of Pennsylvania. Seller agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts, and agrees that any judgment shall be binding and enforceable as to Seller. 10. No Waiver: Any failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or to require compliance with any of its terms at any time during the pendency of this Agreement shall in no way affect the validity of this Agreement, or any part thereof, and shall not be deemed a waiver of the right of such party thereafter to enforce any and each such provisions. 11. Complete Agreement: This Agreement with the terms and conditions of purchase stated herein and its attached specifications, drawings, Exhibits, special instructions, if applicable, which by this reference are made a part hereof, sets forth the entire Agreement between the parties, and all prior and contemporaneous negotiations and writings are superseded and replaced hereby. No other terms or conditions, including those contained in any quotation or acknowledgement issued by Seller, shall be binding upon Purchase unless accepted in writing by Purchaser. 12. Counterparts; Facsimile Signature: This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any Facsimile signature of either party hereto shall constitute a legal, valid and binding execution hereof by such party. 13. Set-off Regarding Payment: In the event that the Purchaser or the Seller is not paid in full for any undisputed amount then due and owing pursuant to this Agreement or the Amended Energy Agreement, the affected party shall have the right, notwithstanding any other rights such party may have against any other person, firm or corporation, to set-off such unpaid amount against any amounts owned by it or to it pursuant to this Agreement or to the Amended Energy Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Seller have executed this Agreement on the date first above stated. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM O'BRIEN ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION ENERGY, INC. By: By: - - ----------------------- --------------------- Title: Title: - - ----------------------- --------------------- EX-23.1 11 INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS CONSENT INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. on Form S-8's (File No. 33-15786, 33-50784, and 33-25316) of our report (which includes explanatory paragraphs regarding : 1) litigation for which the ultimate outcome cannot presently be determined; and 2) the Company's ability to continue as a going concern), dated October 7, 1994 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. as of June 30, 1994 and 1993, and for the years ended June 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P. 2400 Eleven Penn Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 7, 1994 EX-27 12 ARTICLE 5 FDS FOR 10-K
5 Schedule of summary financial information O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. (Dollars in thousands) 1 YEAR JUN-30-1994 JUN-30-1994 10,275 0 12,100 0 3,241 30,196 209,144 32,630 237,816 155,879 60,310 169 0 0 (651) 237,816 106,589 106,589 84,174 84,174 12,740 6,250 18,013 (14,588) 1,913 (16,501) 0 0 0 (16,501) (0.98) (0.98)
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