Exhibit 10.41

 

FIRST MODIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This FIRST MODIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “First Modification”), dated as of March
28, 2003, by and among STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, solely as Trustee of TTC
TRUST, LTD., a Connecticut statutory trust (the “Shipowner”), GENERAL ELECTRIC
CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Initial Owner Participant”),
TECO OCEAN SHIPPING, INC. and TECO BARGE LINE, INC., each a Florida corporation
(as demise charterers of the Vessels, the “Charterer” or “Charterers”), TECO
ENERGY, INC. and TECO TRANSPORT CORPORATION, each a Florida corporation (each a
“Guarantor” and collectively the “Guarantors”; the Charterers and the Guarantors
being hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Obligors”).

 

WHEREAS, the Shipowner, the Initial Owner Participant and the Obligors are
parties to that certain Agreement to Acquire and Charter, dated as of December
30, 2002 (the “Agreement”), and the related Transaction Documents executed in
connection therewith, that provide, among other things, for the sale and
charterback of the Vessels as more particularly described therein. Capitalized
terms used in this First Modification that are not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Schedule A to the Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Owner Participant will be assigning to OFS Marine One, Inc.
all of its rights, title and interest under the Trust Agreement solely as they
relate to certain Vessels and by virtue thereof, OFS Marine One, Inc. will
become an Owner Participant under the Transaction Documents (the “OP Transfer”);
and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the OP Transfer, the parties desire to make certain
clarifying changes and modifications to certain of the Transaction Documents to
effectuate the intent of the parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the parties hereby
agree as follows:

 

1. The definition of “Owner Participant” contained in Schedule A to the
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“Owner Participant” (i) as of the Closing Date shall mean the Initial Owner
Participant, and (ii) at any time thereafter shall mean the Initial Owner
Participant and each transferee (including each Holder) of all or any portion of
the right, title and interest of the Initial Owner Participant pursuant to
Article XII of the Trust Agreement, as their interests may appear.

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2. The first recital contained in the TOS Tax Indemnity Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Owner Participant is, as of the date hereof, the beneficial
owner of TTC Trust, Ltd. (the “Trust”), a Connecticut statutory trust existing
pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of
December 30, 2002, between the Initial Owner Participant and State Street Bank
and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”), pursuant to which the Trust, acting by and through the Trustee, has
been authorized and directed to purchase certain United States flag vessels
pursuant to the Agreement to Acquire and Charter, dated as of December 30, 2002
(the “Agreement”), between the Charterer, TECO Barge Line, Inc., the Trust, the
Initial Owner Participant, and TECO Energy, Inc. and TECO Transport Corporation,
as Guarantors; and

 

3. The first recital contained in the TBL Tax Indemnity Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Owner Participant is, as of the date hereof, the beneficial
owner of TTC Trust, Ltd. (the “Trust”), a Connecticut statutory trust existing
pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of
December 30, 2002, between the Initial Owner Participant and State Street Bank
and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”), pursuant to which the Trust, acting by and through the Trustee, has
been authorized and directed to purchase certain United States flag vessels
pursuant to the Agreement to Acquire and Charter, dated as of December 30, 2002
(the “Agreement”), between the Charterer, TECO Ocean Shipping, Inc., the Trust,
the Initial Owner Participant, and TECO Energy, Inc. and TECO Transport
Corporation, as Guarantors; and

 

4. Article 4 of the TBL Charter is hereby modified by deleting the words
“Initial Owner Participant” and “Owner Participant” therefrom wherever such
terms appear and replacing each such term with the words “the applicable Owner
Participant”.

 

5. The first sentence of Article 4(c) of the TBL Charter is hereby deleted in
its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Subject to any applicable laws and regulations, the applicable Owner Participant
or its authorized representatives shall have the right at reasonable times, on
reasonable notice, to inspect or survey any Vessel in which such Owner
Participant holds an interest under the Trust Agreement, if it is then in port,
in order to ascertain its

 

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condition and to satisfy itself that such Vessel is being properly repaired and
maintained in accordance with this Article 4, but inspection in drydock shall be
made only when a Vessel shall be in drydock under the provisions of Article
4(b).

 

6. Article 4(c)(x) of the TBL Charter is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

 

(x) permit the applicable Owner Participant or its authorized representatives,
to inspect the logs and papers of any Vessel in which such Owner Participant
holds an interest under the Trust Agreement, and make copies thereof whenever
requested, on reasonable notice and in a manner that does not interfere with the
normal operation of the Vessels, and …

 

7. Article 10(b) of the TBL Charter is hereby amended by deleting the term
“Owner Participant” wherever it appears, and replacing such term with the words
“Initial Owner Participant”. The foregoing amendment does not affect those
instances where the term “Initial Owner Participant” appears in such Article
10(b) prior to the effective date of this First Modification.

 

8. Section 8.2(a) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

 

(a) the transferee shall be (i) a Person having a Tangible Net Worth, calculated
in accordance with GAAP, in excess of $75,000,000 or (ii) if such Person does
not have a Tangible Net Worth in excess of $75,000,000, the obligations of such
Person under the Transaction Documents are guaranteed by a Person that has a
tangible net worth, calculated in accordance with GAAP, in excess of
$75,000,000; …

 

9. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the terms, conditions and
provisions of the Transaction Documents shall remain in full force and effect
and shall govern this First Modification.

 

10. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed
shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this First Modification as of
the date first set forth above.

 

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its
individual capacity only as expressly stated herein and otherwise solely as
Trustee of TTC TRUST, LTD., a Connecticut statutory trust, Shipowner By:  

/s/ LAUREL MELODY - CASASANTA

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Name:   LAUREL MELODY - CASASANTA Title:   Authorized Person

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,

Initial Owner Participant

By:  

 

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Name:     Title:     TECO BARGE LINE, INC., Charterer By:  

 

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Name:     Title:     TECO OCEAN SHIPPING, INC., Charterer By:  

 

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Name:     Title:    

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this First Modification as of
the date first set forth above.

 

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its
individual capacity only as expressly stated herein and otherwise solely as
Trustee of TTC TRUST, LTD., a Connecticut statutory trust, Shipowner By:  

 

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Name:     Title:    

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,

Initial Owner Participant

By:  

/s/ Andrew Giangrave

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Name:   Andrew Giangrave Title:   Vice President Risk TECO BARGE LINE, INC.,
Charterer By:  

 

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Name:     Title:     TECO OCEAN SHIPPING, INC., Charterer By:  

 

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Name:     Title:    

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this First Modification as of
the date first set forth above.

 

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its
individual capacity only as expressly stated herein and otherwise solely as
Trustee of TTC TRUST, LTD., a Connecticut statutory trust, Shipowner By:  

 

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Name:     Title:    

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,

Initial Owner Participant

By:  

 

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Name:     Title:     TECO BARGE LINE, INC., Charterer By:  

/s/ T.M. Bresnahan

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Name:   T.M. Bresnahan Title:   Vice President-Controller,     Assistant
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer TECO OCEAN SHIPPING, INC., Charterer By:  

/s/ T.M. Bresnahan

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Name:   T.M. Bresnahan Title:   Vice President-Controller,     Assistant
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer

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TECO ENERGY, INC., Guarantor By:  

/s/ S.W. Callahan

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Name:   S.W. Callahan Title:   Vice President-Treasury and Risk Management    
(Treasurer) and Assistant Secretary TECO TRANSPORT CORPORATION, Guarantor By:  

/s/ T.M. Bresnahan

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Name:   T.M. Bresnahan Title:   Vice President-Controller,     Assistant
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer