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Title:

Acquisition Agreement

Entities:

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Goldman Sachs Credit Partners LP; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc.; NRG Energy, Inc.; Texas Genco Holdings, Inc.; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Date:

2005

Size:

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Price:

$71

ID:

#851808

 

 

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ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
among
TEXAS GENCO LLC
NRG ENERGY, INC.
and
THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT OWNERS OF
TEXAS GENCO LLC PARTY HERETO
 
Dated as of September 30, 2005
 
 
 

 


 

Table of Contents
         
    Page  
 
       
ARTICLE I PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE EQUITY INTERESTS
    2  
Section 1.1 Time and Place of Closing
    2  
Section 1.2 Purchase and Sale of Units and Blocker Interests
    2  
Section 1.3 Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares
    5  
Section 1.4 Treatment of Options and other Unit-based Company Plans
    6  
Section 1.5 Purchase Price Adjustment
    6  
Section 1.6 Purchase Price Allocations
    9  
Section 1.7 Preliminary Information
    9  
Section 1.8 Sellers Closing Deliverables
    10  
Section 1.9 Buyers Closing Deliverables
    10  
Section 1.10 FIRPTA Certificates
    11  
Section 1.11 Withholding
    11  
 
       
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH SELLER
    11  
Section 2.1 Organization; Etc
    11  
Section 2.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement
    12  
Section 2.3 Ownership of Equity Interests
    12  
Section 2.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations
    13  
Section 2.5 Accredited Investors
    13  
Section 2.6 Brokers; Finders and Fees
    13  
 
       
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH BLOCKER VEHICLE
    14  
Section 3.1 No Other Assets
    14  
Section 3.2 Tax Matters
    14  
Section 3.3 Percentage Outstanding
    14  
 
       
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF GENCO
    14  
Section 4.1 Organization; Etc
    14  
Section 4.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement
    15  
Section 4.3 Capitalization
    16  
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations
    17  
Section 4.5 Reports and Financial Statements
    18  
Section 4.6 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
    19  
Section 4.7 Absence of Certain Changes
    20  
Section 4.8 Litigation
    20  
Section 4.9 Compliance with Law
    20  
Section 4.10 Employee Benefit Plans
    21  
Section 4.11 Labor and Employment Matters
    23  
Section 4.12 Taxes
    24  
Section 4.13 Title, Ownership and Related Matters
    25  
Section 4.14 Environmental
    27  
Section 4.15 Intellectual Property
    29  
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Section 4.16 Contracts
    29  
Section 4.17 Insurance
    31  
Section 4.18 Regulatory Matters
    31  
Section 4.19 Affiliate Transactions
    34  
Section 4.20 Derivative Products
    35  
Section 4.21 Brokers; Finders and Fees
    35  
 
       
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
    35  
Section 5.1 Organization; Etc
    35  
Section 5.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement
    36  
Section 5.3 Capitalization
    37  
Section 5.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations
    38  
Section 5.5 Reports and Financial Statements
    38  
Section 5.6 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
    39  
Section 5.7 Absence of Certain Changes
    40  
Section 5.8 Financing
    40  
Section 5.9 Litigation
    41  
Section 5.10 Compliance with Law
    41  
Section 5.11 Employee Benefit Plans
    41  
Section 5.12 Labor and Employment Matters
    43  
Section 5.13 Taxes
    43  
Section 5.14 Environmental
    44  
Section 5.15 Contracts
    45  
Section 5.16 Regulatory Matters
    45  
Section 5.17 Buyers ERCOT Generation
    46  
Section 5.18 Affiliate Transactions
    46  
Section 5.19 Derivative Products
    47  
Section 5.20 Investigation by Buyer
    47  
Section 5.21 Brokers; Finders and Fees
    48  
 
       
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
    49  
Section 6.1 Operating Covenants of Genco
    49  
Section 6.2 Operating Covenants of Buyer
    53  
Section 6.3 Access to Information
    54  
Section 6.4 Consents; Cooperation
    55  
Section 6.5 NRC Approval
    58  
Section 6.6 Reasonable Best Efforts
    59  
Section 6.7 Public Announcements
    59  
Section 6.8 Cooperation with Financing
    59  
Section 6.9 Employees; Employee Benefits

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