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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
AND RELEASE OF ASSIGNMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as of
the __ day of September, 1997, relates to that certain Reimbursement Agreement
dated as of May 28, 1991 (the "Agreement"), by Penobscot Energy Recovery
Company, Limited Partnership, a Maine limited partnership (the "Company"), in
favor of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Guaranty Trust Company of New York (the "Bank").
WHEREAS, the Bank has issued the Letter of Credit in the original stated
amount of $6,071,430, which amount has been reduced to the current amount of
$3,571,430; and
WHEREAS, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (the "Limited Partner") has
heretofore entered into the Contribution Agreement, which the Company has
assigned to the Bank to secure repayment of amounts due the Bank under the
Agreement pursuant to the Assignment; and
WHEREAS, the Company has asked the Bank to reassign the Contribution Agreement
to the Company and to accept in substitution therefor a letter of credit to be
issued by Key Bank of New York for the account of KTI, Inc. ("KTI") in the
stated amount of $3,571,430, in favor of the Bank, and to amend the Agreement to
so provide, and the Bank has agreed to do so, as set forth herein. Terms used
herein and defined in the Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Amendments. The Agreement is amended as follows:
1.1 Section 1(a)(i) is amended by adding at the end thereof, the
following clause;
provided that, the Company's repayment obligation set forth in this Section 1(a)
shall be satisfied upon the drawing by the Bank of a like amount under an
irrevocable letter of credit issued by Key Bank of New York in the original
stated amount of $3,571,430, for the account of KTI, Inc., in the form of
Exhibit C (the "Key Bank Letter of Credit").
1.2 A new Exhibit C (the form of Key Bank Letter of Credit) is added
to the Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
Section 2. Release, Termination and Reassignment. The Bank hereby releases
and terminates the Assignment and reassigns the Contribution Agreement to the
Company.
Section 3. Deadline Drawing. If a Deadline Drawing has been made, the Bank
shall hold the proceeds of such Deadline Drawing as collateral for any drawings
made on the Letter of Credit from December 1, 1997 until December 31, 1997. The
Bank will deposit such proceeds in an interest-bearing money market savings
account (the "Pledged Account") established with the
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Bank (or its designated affiliate) in the name of KTI which account is hereby
pledged and a security interest granted to the Bank. To the extent a drawing
occurs under the Letter of Credit after December 1, 1997, the Bank shall apply
funds from the proceeds of the Deadline Drawing as reimbursement for such
drawing and all other amounts payable to the Bank under the Reimbursement
Agreement. At such time as the Letter of Credit is returned to the Bank for
cancellation and all Obligations under the Agreement have been paid or provided
for, the Bank shall pay over to KTI all funds and amounts then remaining in the
Pledged Account.
Section 4. Further Assurances. The Bank agrees to execute such releases,
terminations, reassignments, financing statement terminations or amendments or
such other like documents to effect such release, termination and reassignment
as the Company or the Limited Partner may reasonably request.
Section 5. No Consent or Waiver. Except as expressly provided for herein,
this Amendment shall not constitute a consent to any action or transaction or a
waiver or modification of any provision, term or condition of any of the
Agreement.
Section 6. Agreement Continues in Effect. All terms, provisions,
covenants, representations, warranties, agreements and conditions contained in
the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect except as expressly provided
for herein.
Section 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which counterpart when executed and delivered shall be
deemed an original and all of which counterparts, when taken together, shall
constitute one and the same Amendment.
Section 8. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflict
of laws.
Section 9. References to Agreement. From and after the effectiveness of
this Amendment any reference to the Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference
to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
PENOBSCOT ENERGY RECOVERY COMPANY,
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: PERC Management Company Limited
Partnership, A General Partner
thereof
By: PERC, Inc., the General Partner
thereof
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Its: President
By: ENERGY NATIONAL, INC.
A General Partner thereof
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Its: Vice President
PERC MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By: PERC, Inc., the General Partner
thereof
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Its: President
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ENERGY NATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Its: Vice President
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Dell'Aquila
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Title Vice President
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KTI, INC. is entering into this Amendment for purposes of granting the
security interest in the Pledged Account under Section 3 of this Amendment.
Dated: September _________, 1997
KTI, INC.
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Its: President
Accepted and acknowledged as of this ____ day of September, 1997.
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY OF AMERICA
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
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Its: Vice President
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