-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NSteQ2pB0v6m0/qdmpbGHhLkBOw7LQdf6m33fgz/CTdmBNT41smDU7pOFKkwfWrU WKbPmI3Zsap3THsPTJ0qnA== 0000925655-99-000011.txt : 19990428 0000925655-99-000011.hdr.sgml : 19990428 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000925655-99-000011 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990630 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19990427 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRIGEN ENERGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000925655 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STEAM & AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY [4961] IRS NUMBER: 133378939 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13264 FILM NUMBER: 99601361 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE WATER ST CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10601 BUSINESS PHONE: 9142866600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE WATER ST CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10601 8-K 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 __________________________________ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report: April 26, 1998 TRIGEN ENERGY CORPORATION Delaware 1-13264 13-3378939 - --------------- ------------------- --------------- State or other Commission File No. IRS Employer Jurisdiction of Identification No. Incorporation One Water Street White Plains, NY 10601-1009 - ----------------------- ------------- Address of Principal Zip Code Executive Offices 914-286-6600 ------------------- Registrant's telephone number Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets On April 23, 1999, the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County approved a settlement agreement which ends the lawsuit brought by Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership (the "Partnership"), Trigen-Schuylkill Cogeneration, Inc. and Cogen America Schuylkill Inc. against PECO Energy Company and Adwin (Schuylkill) Cogeneration, Inc. The Partnership is the owner of the Grays Ferry Cogeneration Facility located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Partnership, Trigen-Schuylkill and Cogen America commenced this lawsuit in reaction to the alleged termination by PECO on March 3, 1998, of the electric power purchase agreements between the Partnership and PECO (the "Power Purchase Agreements"). At December 31, 1998, Trigen Energy Corporation ("we") had an investment of $17.1 million in the Partnership, representing a one third interest in the Partnership through our wholly owned subsidiary, Trigen-Schuylkill. Cogen America and Adwin owned the other two-thirds interests in the Partnership. Adwin is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of PECO. Based on the settlement agreement, we estimate that we will recognize after tax income in 1999 from the Partnership of approximately $12.8 million or $1.07 per diluted share. If this settlement had not occurred, we expected to recognize after tax income in 1999 of approximately $5.1 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, from our interest in the Partnership. Under the settlement agreement PECO's subsidiary, Adwin, surrendered its rights to its one-third partnership interest in the Partnership to the two remaining partners, Trigen-Schuylkill and Cogen America. As a result, we own one half of the Partnership and Cogen America owns the other half. We will recognize a gain in 1999 based upon the market value, yet to be determined, of the portion of Adwin's interest in the Partnership that we received. The book value of the additional interest in the Partnership we received is approximately $9.2 million. If the book value approximated market value, the after tax gain would be $0.41 per diluted share. Our forecast that we will earn $1.07 per diluted share from the Partnership in 1999 includes this $0.41 of non-recurring income. Separately, The Chase Manhattan Bank and Westinghouse Power Generation, which financed the construction of the Gray's Ferry Cogeneration Facility, agreed to dismiss their lawsuits against PECO. The Chase Manhattan Bank also agreed that they will not charge the Partnership for any default interest up to the date of settlement of the lawsuit against PECO. This will result in an additional $.8 million after tax earnings gain to Trigen or $0.07 per diluted share in 1999 as a result of the reversal of default interest charges. This $0.07 includes a non-recurring reversal of 1998 default interest expense of $.5 million after tax or $.04 per diluted share. Our forecast that we will earn $1.07 per diluted share from the Partnership in 1999 includes this $0.07 of income. In the year 2001, the energy price under the Power Purchase Agreements will begin to be based upon a percentage of a market based index, which may produce substantially lower revenues than the more favorable rates of the early contract years. Under the settlement agreement, the Partnership gained the right to sell to third parties electric energy and capacity from the facility in excess of the 150 megawatts which PECO is required to purchase under the Power Purchase Agreements, subject to a right of first refusal for PECO. We expect that the ability to sell to third parties electric energy and capacity above the 150 megawatts under contract to PECO, will result in an opportunity to improve the financial performance of the Partnership. The Partnership will now have the ability to institute capital modifications to the combustion turbine to increase electric capacity during the summer months when the price of electric capacity and energy are historically the highest. This Report includes historical information as well as statements regarding our future expectations. The statements regarding the future (referred to as "forward-looking statements") include among other things statements about energy markets in 1999; cost reduction targets; return on capital goals; development, production and acceptance of new products and process technologies; ongoing and planned capacity additions and expansions and joint ventures. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements include: supply/demand for our products, competitive pricing pressures, weather patterns, changes in industry laws and regulations, competitive technology, failure to achieve our cost reduction targets or complete construction projects on schedule and Year 2000 computer related difficulties. We believe in good faith that the forward-looking statements in this Report have a reasonable basis, including without limitation, management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties, but such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from any results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. TRIGEN ENERGY CORPORATION Date: April 26, 1999 By: /s/ Martin S. Stone Martin S. Stone, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Index of Exhibits. Exhibit Description - ------- ----------- 2.2 Final Settlement Decree and Order of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia County, dated April 23, 1999. EX-2 2 EXHIBIT 2.2 - -------------------------------------------- GRAYS FERRY COGENERATION PARTNERSHIP, : COURT OF COMMON PLEAS TRIGEN SCHUYLKILL COGENERATlON, INC. : PHILADELPHIA COUNTY NRGG (SCHUYLKILL) COGENERATION. INC., : TRIGEN-PHILADELPHIA ENERGY : CORPORATION and THE CHASE MANHATTAN : BANK : APRIL TERM, 1998 : Plaintiffs : NO. 544 v. : PECO ENERGY COMPANY, ADWIN : (SCHUYLKILL) COGENERATION, INC. and : THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY : C0MMISSION, : : Defendants : - ------------------------------------------.: WESTINGHOUSE POWER GENERATION, : a Division of CBS CORPORATION (Formerly : COURT OF COMMON PLEAS WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION) : PHILADELPHIA COUNTY : Plaintiff, : v. : : MAY 115RM, 1998 PECO ENERGY CORPORATION : : NO. 3454 Defendant. : - -------------------------------------------: FINAL SETTLEMENT DECREE AND ORDER AND NOW, this 23rd day of April, 1999, the parties to the above actions having agreed to a final settlement of the above actions on the following terms, it is ORDERED that: 1. The Agreement for Purchase of Electric Output (Phase I), the Agreement for Purchase of Electric Output (Phase II), and the two Contingent Capacity Purchase Addendums to the Agreements for Purchase of Electric Output (Phase I and Phase 11) between PECO Energy Company and the Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership (collectively, the "Power Purchase Agreements") are hereby amended as provided in the Second Amendment Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part of this Decree and Order. Other than the amendments contained in the Second Amendment Agreement, the Power Purchase Agreements remain unchanged. 2. PECO Energy Company and the Grays Perry Cogeneration Partnership shall specifically perform the Power Purchase Agreements as modified by the Second Amendment Agreement. 3. The partnership interest of Adwin (Schuylkill) Cogeneration, Inc. in the Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership is hereby transferred in accordance with Assignment of Partnership Interest, attached hereto as Exhibit B and made a part of this Decree and Order. 4. The preliminary injunction issued in the action at April Term, 1998, No. 544, on May 6, 1998, is hereby dissolved, and the bond posted by the Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership shall be released to it. 5. The action of plaintiffs Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership, Trigen-Schuylkill Cogeneration, Inc., NRGG (Schuylkill) Cogeneration, Inc. (now called CogenAmerica Schuylkill Inc.), and Trigen-Philadelphia Energy Corporation against defendants PECO Energy Company and Adwin (Schuylkill) Cogeneration, Inc., No. 544, April Term, 1998, is hereby dismissed with prejudice, and shall be marked settled, discontinued and ended. 6. The action of plaintiff The Chase Manhattan Bank, suing for itself and as agent for a syndicate of banks pursuant to the March 1996 Credit Agreement, against defendant PECO Energy Company, No. 544, April Term, 1998, is hereby dismissed with prejudice, and shall be marked settled, discontinued and ended. 7. The action of plaintiff Westinghouse Power Generation, a Division of CBS Corporation (formerly Westinghouse Electric Corporation) against defendant PECO Energy Corporation, No. 3454, May Term, 1998, is hereby dismissed with prejudice, and shall be marked settled, discontinued and ended. 8. Neither the final settlement of the parties hereto nor this Fina1 Settlement Decree and Order shall be deemed a finding for or against any party or concerning the validity of any claim, defense or fact alleged in this litigation, and the final settlement of the parties and this Final Settlement Decree and Order may not be admitted as evidence of any of the foregoing in any action involving any party, except an action to enforce the terms hereof. PECO Energy agrees that it will not rely on any action of the PUC, or any other governmental agency, prior to the date of this Final Settlement Decree and Order to exercise any rights under Section 19.1(b) of the Power Purchase Agreements. PECO Energy shall not terminate, or attempt to terminate the Power Purchase Agreements pursuant to Section 19.1(b), except upon application to the Court, after notice to all parties, and a determination by the Court (after hearing including any evidentiary proceedings as the Court may deem appropriate to adjudication on the merits) that PECO Energy has a right to terminate under Section 19.1(b). PECO Energy agrees that payments made to the Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership pursuant to the preliminary injunction entered in this action shall not be included in determining any amount of damages under Section 20.3 of the Power Purchase Agreements. 9. Notwithstanding the dismissal of the above actions, this Court retains jurisdiction to enforce the obligations of this Decree and Order. GRAYS FERRY COGENERATION PECO ENERGY COMPANY PARTNERSHIP, TRIGEN-SCHUYLKILL COGENERATION, INC., NRGG (SCHUYLKILL) COGENERATION, INC., and TRIGEN-PHILADELPHIA ENERGY CORPORATION /s/ Barnett Satinsky, Esq. /s/ Alan J. Davis, Esq. - --------------------------- --------------------------- Barnew Satinsky, Esq. Alan J. Davis, Esq. Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Ballard Spahr Andrews & Frankel, LLP Ingersoll, LLP Their Attorney Its Attorney THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK ADWIN (SCHUYLKILL) COGENERATION, INC. /S/ Edward Shapiro, Esq. /s/ Matthew D'Annunzio, Esq. - ---------------------------- ------------------------------ Edward Shapiro, Esq. Matthew D'Annunzio, Esq. Latham & Watkins Mesirov Gelman Jaffe Cramer & Its Attorney Jamieson, LLP Its Attorney WESTINGHOUSE POWER GENERATION /s/ Frederick W. Bode, III, Esq. - --------------------------------- Frederick W. Bode, III, Esq. Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. Its Attorney BY THE COURT: /s/ Gary S. Glazer, J. ---------------------------- Honorable Gary S. Glazer, J. Exhibit A omitted. We agree to furnish a copy of Exhibit A to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. ASSIGNMENT OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST This Assignment Agreement made this ____ day of April, 1999 by and among Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership, a Pennsylvania General Partnership ("Assignee"), Trigen-Schuylkill Cogeneration, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation ("Trigen-Schuylkill"), CogenAmerica Schuylkill, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CogenAmerica Schuylkill"), Adwin (Schuylkill) Cogenerattion, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation ("Assignor") and PECO Energy Company ("PECO Energy"), a Pennsylvania corporation. A. Assignor is a one-third partner in Assignee pursuant to an Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement dated March 1, 1996 (the "Partnership Agreement"). B. This Assignment is made pursuant to paragraph 3 of the Final Settlement Decree and Order entered in consolidated actions at No. 544, April Term, 1998 and No. 3454, May Term, 1998 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (the "Final Settlement Decree and Order"). Now, therefore, the parties hereto in consideration of the premises hereof and the mutual promises herein, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Assignment of Partnership Interest. Assignor hereby assigns, transfers and relinquishes to Assignee and Assignee hereby receives and accepts from Assignor all of Assignor's right, title and interest in and to the Assignor Partnership Interest free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, mortgages, restrictions, claims or encumbrances, of any kind whatsoever ("Encumbrances"), except for the security interest therein of The Chase Manhattan Bank ("Chase") for itself and as agent for certain other banks. For the purposes of this Assignment, the "Assignor Partnership Interest" shall mean the entire one-third partnership interest of Assignor in Assignee as set forth in the Partnership Agreement. It is the intent of the parties hereto that after giving effect to this Assignment, the interests in the Assignee shall be held as follows: 50% by Trigen-Schuylkill and 50% by CogenAmerica Schuylkill, formerly known as NRGG (Schuylkill) Cogeneration Inc. 2. Allocation of Income, Losses, Expenses, etc. Assignor acknowledges that it has from the commencement of Assignee through the date hereof been allocated for income tax purposes various items of income, loss, deductions, credits and expenses in relation to the Assignor Partnership Interest and that such allocation thereof will be made to Assignor through the date hereof. As a result of the transfer of the Assignor Partnership Interest to Assignee hereunder, Assignor acknowledges that except as otherwise required by law no change or adjustment will be made with respect to such allocation for income tax purpose through and including the date hereof and that such allocation shall be made under the closing-of-the-books method as permitted by Section 706 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. After this Assignment, nothing shall be allocated for income tax purposes to Assignor. 3. Representations and Warranties of Assignor and PECO Energy. Assignor and PECO Energy hereby represent, warrant and covenant to Assignee as follows: a. Assignor owns outright and has good and marketable title to the Assignor Partnership Interest free and clear of all Encumbrances arising by or through Assignor or PECO Energy, except for the security interest therein of Chase for itself and as agent for certain other banks, and to the best of their knowledge, no third party has asserted any claim against the Assignor's Partnership Interest, and Assignor is transferring to Assignee hereunder the Assignor Partnership Interest free and clear of all Encumbrances arising by or through Assignor or PECO Energy, except for the security interest therein of Chase for itself and as agent for certain other banks. b. Assignor has the full legal right, power and authority required to enter into, execute and deliver this Assignment and perform its obligations hereunder subject to the security interest of Chase for itself and as agent for certain other banks. The execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment (and all other agreements required to effect transactions contemplated hereunder) and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on behalf of Assignor, any direct or indirect subsidiary of PECO Energy and PECO Energy. This Assignment and each other agreement to be executed by Assignor to effect the transactions contemplated by this Assignment is the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor, enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms. c. The execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment by Assignor do not constitute a violation of, conflict with, result in a breach of or a default under (i)the Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of Assignor, (ii) the terms of any agreement to which Assignor is a party, (iii) any order, injunction, decree or other judgement of any kind of any Federal, state or local court, governmental body, administrative agency or regulatory authority to which Assignor is a party or by which its is bound or affected, or (iv) any provision of any Federal or state law or statute or any ordinance, rule or regulation of any governmental or regulatory authority. d. No consent or approval of or filing or registration with any governmental body or other person or entity is required for or in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this Assignment or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder. 4. Representations and Warranties of Assignee, Trigen-Schuylkill and CogenAmerica Schuylkill. Assignee, Trigen-Schuylkill and CogenAmerica Schuylkill hereby represent, warrant and covenant to Assignor and PECO Energy as follows: a. Assignee, Trigen-Schuylkill and CogenAmerica Schuylkill have the full legal right, power and authority required to enter into, execute and receive this Assignment and perform their obligations hereunder. The execution, receipt and performance of this Assignment (and all other agreements required to effect transactions contemplated hereunder) and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership and corporate action on behalf of Assignee, Trigen-Schuylkill and CogenAmerica Schuylkill. This Assignment and each other agreement to be executed to effect the transactions contemplated by this Assignment is the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee, Trigen-Schuylkill and CogenAmerica Schuylkill, enforceable against each of them in accordance its terms. b. The execution, receipt and performance of this Assignment by Assignee, Trigen-Schuylkill and CogenAmerica Schuylkill do not constitute a violation of, conflict with, result in a breach of or a default under (i) the Partnership Agreement or the Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of Assignee, Trigen- Schuylkill or CogenAmerica Schuylkill, (ii) the terms of any agreement to which Assignee, Trigen-Schuylkill or CogenAmerica Schuylkill is a party, (iii) any order, injunction, decree or other judgment of any kind of any Federal, State or local court, governmental body, administrative agency or regulatory authority to which Assignee, Trigen-Schuylkill or CogenAmerica Schuylkill is a party or by which it is bound or affected, or (iv) any provision of any Federal or state law or statute or any ordinance, rule or regulation of any governmental or regulatory authority. c. No consent or approval of or filing or registration with any governmental body or other person or entity is required for or in connection with the execution, receipt and performance by Assignee, Trigen-Schuylkill or CogenAmerica Schuylkill of this Assignment or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder. d. There have been no and shall be at any time hereafter no distributions of disbursable assets as defined in the Partnership Agreement, accruing at any time from and after the formation of the Partnership through the date of this Assignment, to any or every partner of the Assignee. e. Assignee, Trigen-Schuylkill and CogenAmerica Schuylkill are accepting assignment of the Assignor Partnership Interest as provided in this Agreement for the purpose of investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution proscribed by the federal securities laws and will not at any time sell, pledge, or otherwise transfer the Assignor Partnership Interest other than in transactions which are not in violation of such laws. 5. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements under paragraphs 3 and 4 hereof shall survive the execution and delivery of this Assignment. 6. Indemnification and Release of Assignor. Except for liabilities arising under paragraph 3 hereof, Assignee, Trigen- Schuylkill and CogenAmerica Schuylkill (the "Indemnifying Parties") hereby (a) release, remise and discharge Assignor, PECO Energy and their respective officers, directors and affiliates (the "Indemnified Parties") from any and all claims, actions or causes of action, suits, arbitration or administrative proceedings, controversies, judgement or demands of any of the Indemnifying Parties or anyone claiming through or under any of them and (b) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from all damages, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees), including any liabilities to creditors of Assignee, that in either case arises out of the Assignor Partnership Interest, the partnership interest of any Indemnifying Party in Assignee, or the participation of any Indemnifying party or Indemnified Party in the business or Assignee whether prior or after the date of this Assignment. 7. Further Mutual Assurances. At any time and from time to time after the date hereof and without consideration, Assignee, Assignor and/or PECO Energy will promptly execute and deliver all such further documents as may reasonably be requested in order to more fully consummate the transactions contemplated herein, and in order to more fully provide Assignor or PECO Energy with a financial accounting of the assets and liabilities of the Partnership to enable Assignor and/or PECO Energy to prepare tax returns and close Assignor's books. 8. Headings. The headings in this Assignment are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Assignment. 9. Governing Law. This Assignment shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania applicable to agreements made, delivered and to be performed entirely within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 10. Entire Agreement. This Assignment together with the Final Settlement Decree and Order constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements, written or oral, with respect thereof. 11. Counterparts. This Assignment may be executed in counterparts each of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one agreement. 12. Binding Agreement. This Assignment shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 13. Effective Date. This Assignment shall become effective upon its execution by Assignor, PECO Energy, Assignee, Trigen- Schuylkill, CogenAmerica Schuylkill, Chase, Westinghouse Power Generation and the entry of the Final Settlement Decree and Order by the Court. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment as of the date first above written. Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership By CogenAmerica Schuylkill Cogeneration Inc., A general partner By: --------------------------------------- President By Trigen-Schuylkill Cogeneration, Inc. A general partner By: --------------------------------------- President CogenAmerica Schuylkill Cogeneration Inc. By: ------------------------------------ President Trigen-Schuylkill Cogeneration, Inc. By: ------------------------------------ President Adwin (Schuylkill) Cogeneration, Inc. By: ----------------------------------- Vice President PECO Energy Company By: ---------------------------------- CONSENTED TO: The Chase Manhattan Bank By: ----------------------------------- Westinghouse Power Generation, a division of CBS Corporation (Formerly Westinghouse Electric Corporation) By: ----------------------------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----