Exhibit 10.3





Exhibit 10.3




[EXECUTION COPY]




 





CREDIT AGREEMENT




dated as of October 22, 2010




among




SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,




and




GLOBAL RAIL GROUP, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company,

as Borrowers,




and




THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,




and




COBANK, ACB and SOVEREIGN BANK,

as Co-Syndication Agents,




and




BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A., NEW YORK BRANCH,

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Documentation Agents,




and




UNION BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent




 





UNION BANK, N.A.,

as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner



 


 









 







TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I Definitions
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms
	 	 	1	 
	SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings
	 	 	16	 
	SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally
	 	 	16	 
	SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP
	 	 	16	 
	SECTION 1.05. Pro Forma Calculations
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II The Credits
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 2.01. Commitments
	 	 	17	 
	SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings
	 	 	17	 
	SECTION 2.03. Request for Initial Borrowing
	 	 	18	 
	SECTION 2.04. Funding of Initial Borrowing
	 	 	18	 
	SECTION 2.05. Interest Elections
	 	 	19	 
	SECTION 2.06. Termination of Commitments
	 	 	20	 
	SECTION 2.07. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt
	 	 	20	 
	SECTION 2.08. Prepayment of Loans
	 	 	21	 
	SECTION 2.09. Fees
	 	 	22	 
	SECTION 2.10. Interest
	 	 	22	 
	SECTION 2.11. Alternate Rate of Interest
	 	 	23	 
	SECTION 2.12. Increased Costs
	 	 	23	 
	SECTION 2.13. Break Funding Payments
	 	 	24	 
	SECTION 2.14. Taxes
	 	 	25	 
	SECTION 2.15. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
	 	 	27	 
	SECTION 2.16. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
	 	 	28	 
	SECTION 2.17. Illegality
	 	 	29	 
	SECTION 2.18 Joint and Several Obligations; Subrogation Rights; Savings Clause
	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers
	 	 	31	 
	SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability
	 	 	31	 
	SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
	 	 	31	 
	SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change
	 	 	32	 
	SECTION 3.05. Title to Properties, Etc
	 	 	32	 
	SECTION 3.06. Litigation
	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements
	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 3.08. Margin Regulations
	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 3.09. Regulatory Status
	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 3.10. Taxes
	 	 	34	 
	SECTION 3.11. ERISA
	 	 	34	 
	SECTION 3.12. Security Documents
	 	 	34	 
	SECTION 3.13. Disclosure
	 	 	35	 





 


i









 





TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Continued)



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 3.14. Solvency
	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 3.15. Labor Matters
	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 3.16. Anti-Terrorism Laws
	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 3.17. No Subsidiaries
	 	 	36	 
	SECTION 3.18. Environmental Matters
	 	 	36	 
	SECTION 3.19. Insurance
	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 3.20. Hedging Agreements
	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 3.21. No Default or Event of Default
	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 3.22. Use of Proceeds
	 	 	37	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV Conditions Precedent
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 4.01. Effective Date
	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information
	 	 	40	 
	SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events
	 	 	41	 
	SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business
	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations
	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance
	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights
	 	 	43	 
	SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws
	 	 	43	 
	SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds
	 	 	43	 
	SECTION 5.09. Environmental Matters
	 	 	43	 
	SECTION 5.10. Further Assurances
	 	 	44	 
	SECTION 5.11. Subsidiaries
	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness
	 	 	44	 
	SECTION 6.02. Liens
	 	 	45	 
	SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes
	 	 	46	 
	SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances and Acquisitions
	 	 	46	 
	SECTION 6.05. Asset Sales
	 	 	46	 
	SECTION 6.06. Sale and Leaseback Transactions
	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 6.07. Limitation on Hedge Agreements
	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness
	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates
	 	 	48	 
	SECTION 6.10. Restrictive Agreements
	 	 	48	 
	SECTION 6.11. Accounting Changes
	 	 	48	 





 


ii









 





TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Continued)




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII Events of Default
	 	 	49	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII The Agents
	 	 	51	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 9.01. Notices
	 	 	54	 
	SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments
	 	 	55	 
	SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
	 	 	56	 
	SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns
	 	 	57	 
	SECTION 9.05. Survival
	 	 	60	 
	SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
	 	 	60	 
	SECTION 9.07. Severability
	 	 	60	 
	SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff
	 	 	61	 
	SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
	 	 	61	 
	SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 9.11. Headings
	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality
	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation
	 	 	63	 
	SECTION 9.14 Patriot Act Notice
	 	 	63	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULES:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Schedule 2.01  — Commitments
	 	 	 	 
	Schedule 3.04  — Sales and Acquisitions
	 	 	 	 
	Schedule 3.05  — Properties
	 	 	 	 
	Schedule 3.06  — Litigation
	 	 	 	 
	Schedule 3.07  — Compliance with Laws
	 	 	 	 
	Schedule 3.19  — Insurance
	 	 	 	 
	Schedule 3.20  — Hedging Agreements
	 	 	 	 
	Schedule 6.02  — Existing Liens
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	EXHIBITS:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit A  — Form of Assignment and Assumption
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit B  — Form of Pledge Agreement
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit C  — Form of Note
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit D  — Form of Guaranty
	 	 	 	 
	Exhibit E  — Form of Borrowing Request
	 	 	 	 





 


iii









 





CREDIT AGREEMENT




This CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 22, 2010, among SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY, LLC, GLOBAL
RAIL GROUP, LLC, the LENDERS party hereto and UNION BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as
Collateral Agent.




The parties hereto agree as follows:



ARTICLE I

Definitions




SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
meanings specified below:



“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan,
or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Alternate Base Rate.




“ABR Default Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(c).



“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest
Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied
by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.



“Administrative Agent” means Union Bank, in its capacity as administrative agent for
the Lenders.



“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.



“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly,
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
Control with the Person specified.




“Agents” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.



“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2010, by and among
the Borrowers, the Lenders party hereto, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.



“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of
(a) the Reference Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on
such day plus 1/2 of 1%, and (c) the then-applicable Adjusted LIBO Rate for a Eurodollar Loan with an
Interest Period of one month (assuming that the first day of such Interest Period was the first day
of the calendar month in which such day occurs) plus 1% per annum. Any change in the Alternate
Base Rate due to a change in the Reference Rate or the Federal Funds Effective
Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Reference
Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.


 


 









 






“Anti-Terrorism Laws” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.16(a).



“Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total
Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated, the
Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall equal the ratio of (i) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of all Loans made by such Lender to (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of all Loans (or, if the Loans have been repaid in full, the Applicable Percentages shall
equal the Applicable Percentages in effect immediately prior to such repayment).



“Applicable Margin” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan or ABR Loan, as the
case may be, the applicable per annum percentage set forth at the appropriate intersection in the
table shown below, based on the Rating as in effect from time to time:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	LEVEL 2	 	 	LEVEL 3	 
	 	 	LEVEL 1	 	 	Ratings lower than Level 1	 	 	Ratings lower than BBB-	 
	 	 	Ratings at least BBB by	 	 	but at least BBB- by S&P	 	 	by S&P and Baa3 by	 
	BASIS FOR PRICING	 	S&P or Baa2 by Moody’s.	 	 	or Baa3 by Moody’s.	 	 	Moody’s.	 
	Applicable Margin
for Eurodollar
Loans
	 	 	2.00	%	 	 	2.25	%	 	 	3.00	%
	Applicable Margin
for ABR Loans
	 	 	1.00	%	 	 	1.25	%	 	 	2.00	%






For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if there is a difference of one level in Ratings of S&P and
Moody’s and the higher of such Ratings falls in Level 1 or Level 2, then the higher Rating will be
used to determine the Applicable Margin, and (ii) if there is a difference of more than one level
in Ratings of S&P and Moody’s, the Rating that is one level above the lower of such Ratings will be
used to determine the Applicable Margin, unless the lower of such Ratings falls in Level 3, in
which case the lower of such Ratings will be used to determine the Applicable Margin. If there is
only one Rating, such Rating shall be used to determine the Applicable Margin.



“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender or
(b) an Affiliate of a Lender.



“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a
Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04),
and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by
the Administrative Agent.



“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States of America.



“Boich” means Boich Companies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.


 


2









 





“Borrowers” means, collectively, SPE and RailCo, and each individually, a
“Borrower”.



“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same
date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.



“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrowers for the Initial Borrowing in
accordance with Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of Exhibit E.



“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in Los Angeles, California or New York City are authorized or required by law to
remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term
“Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in
dollar deposits in the London interbank market.



“Call Option” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Guaranty by and between
FirstEnergy and the Administrative Agent.



“Capital Lease” means any lease of real or personal property, the obligations under
which lease to pay rent or other amounts are required to be capitalized under GAAP.



“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay
rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or
personal Property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and
accounted for as Capital Leases, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount
thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.



“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the
following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any
change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or
application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request,
guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority, to
the extent that such request, guideline or directive sets forth any new or modified policy,
interpretation, request, guideline or directive as compared to any applicable requests, guidelines
or directives made or issued by such Governmental Authority on or before the date of this
Agreement.




“Charges” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.




“Closing Distribution” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.08.




“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.




“Collateral” means all “Collateral”, as defined in any applicable Security Document.



“Collateral Agent” means Union Bank, in its capacity as collateral agent for the
Lenders.


 


3









 





“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make
Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate permitted amount of such
Lender’s Exposure hereunder, as set forth on Schedule 2.01. The aggregate amount of the Lenders’
Commitments is $350,000,000.




“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(c).



“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to
exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled”
have meanings correlative thereto.



“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which
upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.




“dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.



“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are
satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).



“Environmental Laws” means any and all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances,
orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or
entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or
reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Material, or to human health and safety, including, without limitation, the Clean Air Act, as
amended, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(“CERCLA”), as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
of 1976, as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as
amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, as amended, and other environmental conservation or protection laws.



“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any
liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities),
directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the
generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous
Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any
Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual
arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.



“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership
interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership
interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to
purchase or acquire any such equity interest.


 


4









 





“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time to time.



“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that,
together with either Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the
Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 and 303 of ERISA and Section 412 and 430 of the Code,
is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.



“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or
the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day
notice period is waived); (b) a determination that any Plan is in “at risk” status (within the
meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA); (c) the filing pursuant to Section
412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding
standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by either Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan;
(e) the receipt by either Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC of any notice of its intent
to institute proceedings to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under
Section 4042 of ERISA or the providing of notice by a plan administrator of the intent to terminate
any Plan under Section 4041 of ERISA; (f) the incurrence by either Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by either Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or
the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from either Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice,
concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is,
or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.



“Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such
Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.




“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.



“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any
other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of either Borrower
hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United
States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in
which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable
lending office is located or in which such Taxes would not be imposed in the absence of activities
by such Lender in such jurisdiction unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax
imposed by any other jurisdiction in which such recipient is located, (c) in the case of a Foreign
Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrowers under Section 2.16(b)), any
withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender, (d) any withholding
Taxes attributable to a Lender’s or the Administrative Agent’s failure or inability to comply with
Section 2.14(d), or to the extent the documentation provided pursuant to such Section does not
establish a complete exemption from withholding Taxes, other than, in each case described in (c) or
(d), as a result of a Change in Law that occurred after the date that
such Lender or the Administrative Agent became a party to this Agreement and that (i) rendered
such Lender or the Administrative Agent no longer legally entitled to deliver the form or forms
required pursuant to such Section, (ii) rendered such Lender or the Administrative Agent ineligible
for a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding or backup withholding Tax, or (iii) rendered
the information or the certifications made in such form or forms untrue or inaccurate in a material
respect.


 


5









 






“Executive Order” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.16(a).



“Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans at such time.



“Extraction Charge Agreement” means that certain Extraction Charge Agreement, dated
July 16, 2008, between SPE and WMB Marketing Ventures, LLC.



“Fair Value” means, with respect to any Property owned by either Borrower, the fair
market value thereof as determined from time to time by the members (or the Board of Directors or
any corresponding body, or a duly constituted committee thereof) of such Borrower in good faith.



“Federal Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled
“Bankruptcy”, as amended and any successor statute thereto.



“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average of the rates
on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by
Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average
of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from
three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.




“Fee Letter” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.09(a).



“FE Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to the term “Indebtedness” set forth in
Section 1.01 of the FirstEnergy Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (and as such term
may hereafter be amended from time to time, but only to the extent that the effect of any such
amendment on the Loan Documents has been consented to in accordance with Section 9.02).




“Final Maturity Date” means the second anniversary of the Effective Date.



“Financial Officer” means, with respect to either Borrower, the chief financial
officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Borrower.




“FirstEnergy” means FirstEnergy Corp., an Ohio corporation.



“FirstEnergy Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Guaranty.


 


6









 






“FirstEnergy Ventures” means FirstEnergy Ventures Corp., an Ohio corporation.



“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
other than that in which the Borrowers are resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this
definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be
deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.



“Fund” means any Person (other than (i) a natural person and (ii) a hedge fund) that
is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans
and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.




“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.



“Global Mining Group” means Global Mining Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.



“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any
other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or
pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union, the
European Central Bank or NAFTA Binational Panel).




“Granting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(h).



“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of
guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary
obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the
guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase
or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds
for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease Property,
securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other
obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other
financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary
obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any
letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation;
provided, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or
deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding
meaning.




“Guarantors” means, collectively, FirstEnergy, Global Mining Group, WMB and WMB II.



“Guaranty” means the Guaranty Agreement in the form of Exhibit D, to be executed and
delivered by each Guarantor.


 


7









 





“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all
hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, and
infectious or medical wastes, regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.



“Hedging Agreement” means any commodity, interest rate or currency swap, cap, floor,
collar, forward agreement or other exchange or protection agreements or any option with respect to
any such transaction (including, without limitation, commodity price swap agreements, forward
agreements or contracts of sale which provide for prepayment for deferred shipment or delivery of
oil, gas or other commodities).



“Indebtedness” means, for any Person, at any date of determination, without
duplication, all (i) secured or unsecured indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or
obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services or obligations
of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other instruments, (ii) Capital Lease
Obligations of such Person, (iii) obligations secured by any Lien existing on any Property owned or
held by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the obligations
secured thereby, (iv) obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’
acceptances, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar extensions of credit and obligations
(other than any such obligation in support of other Indebtedness already included in this
definition), including, without duplication of the foregoing, reimbursement obligations of such
Person in respect thereof, (v) obligations of such Person under any Hedging Agreements (the amount
of any such obligation to be the amount that is or would be payable upon settlement, liquidation,
termination or acceleration thereof, giving effect to any netting agreements), and (vi) obligations
of such Person under Guarantees in respect of, and obligations of such Person otherwise to assure a
creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to
in clauses (i) through (v) above. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of
any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the
extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other
relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that
such Person is not liable therefor.




“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.




“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).




“Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.




“Initial Borrowing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(a).



“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrowers to convert or continue a
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05.



“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day
of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last
day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the
case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than
three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at
intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.


 


8









 





“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period
commencing on the date of such Borrowing (which initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing
is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of
such Borrowing) and ending on the corresponding day of the week that is one, two or three weeks
thereafter or on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or
six months thereafter, as the Borrowers may elect; provided, that (i) if any such Interest
Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the
next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next
calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and
(ii) any such Interest Period of one, two, three or six months that commences on the last Business
Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last
calendar month of such Interest Period.



“Lead Arranger” means Union Bank, as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner for the
credit facilities established by this Agreement.



“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall
have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption in accordance with Section
9.04, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and
Assumption.



“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period,
the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time,
on the date that is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period by
reference to the British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in dollars (as
set forth by the Bloomberg Information Service or any successor thereto or any other service
selected by the Administrative Agent which has been nominated by the British Bankers’ Association
as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates) for a period equal to
such Interest Period; provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not
ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “LIBO Rate” with
respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum at which
dollar deposits for loans of similar size to such Eurodollar Borrowing and for a maturity
comparable to such Interest Period would be offered to the Administrative Agent in the London
interbank market at approximately 12:00 noon, London time, on the date that is two Business Days
prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.



“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien,
pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the
interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease or title
retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of
the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call
or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.


 


9









 





“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, the Fee Letter, each Security
Document, the Guaranty, each Specified Hedge Agreement, and all other agreements, instruments and
documents now or hereafter executed and/or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.




“Loan Parties” means the Borrowers and the Guarantors.



“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this
Agreement.




“MarketCo” means Global Coal Sales Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.



“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the financial
condition, assets, operations or business of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of
the Loan Parties to perform any of their material obligations under any Loan Document or (c) the
rights of or benefits available to any Agent or the Lenders under any Loan Document.



“Material Indebtedness” means (a) Indebtedness (other than the Loans) of any Loan
Party (other than FirstEnergy) in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $15,000,000 and (b) FE
Indebtedness of FirstEnergy or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount
exceeding $50,000,000.




“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.




“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.



“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.



“Notes” means, collectively, the promissory notes delivered pursuant to Section
2.07(e), together with any and all renewals, extensions for any period, increases, rearrangements,
substitutions or modifications thereof.



“Obligations” means (a) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including
interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar
proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and
as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or
otherwise, and (b) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities,
whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations
incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar
proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Borrowers under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.



“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made under any
Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any
Loan Document.


 


10









 






“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e).




“Patriot Act” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14.



“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA
and any successor entity performing similar functions.




“Permitted Encumbrances” means:




(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges which are
not yet due and payable or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;




(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like
Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations
that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section
5.04;




(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with
workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;




(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases (other than
Capital Leases), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business (but not
incurred or made in connection with the borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or
credit or the payment of the deferred purchase price of Property);




(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default
under clause (j) of Article VII;




(f) leases or subleases granted to others, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and
other similar charges or encumbrances, in each case incidental to, and not interfering with,
the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrowers, provided that such Liens do not, in
the aggregate, materially detract from the value of the Property subject to any such leases,
subleases, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions or other similar charges or encumbrances;




(g) Liens arising by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to
banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or
other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution;




(h) Liens existing on the Effective Date and described in Schedule 6.02; and




(i) Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents.


 


11









 






“Permitted Investments” means:




(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the
extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of
America), in each case maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;




(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 12 months from the date of
acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, a credit rating of at least A-1
or P-1 from S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such
obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);




(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits
maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or
placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of
any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State
thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than
$500,000,000;




(d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for
securities described in clause (a), (b) or (c) above and entered into with a financial
institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above or a securities dealer of
nationally recognized standing; and




(e) shares of investment companies that are registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 and invest solely in one or more of the types of securities described in clauses (a)
through (d) above.



“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.



“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Sections 412 and 430 of the Code or Sections 302
and 303 of ERISA, and in respect of which either Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such
plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined
in Section 3(5) of ERISA.



“Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement in the form of Exhibit B,
to be executed and delivered by the Pledgors.




“Pledgors” means, collectively, FirstEnergy Ventures, WMB II and Global Mining Group.



“Property” shall mean any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real,
personal or mixed, moveable or immoveable, tangible or intangible, including without limitation
cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.


 


12









 





“Qualified Counterparty” means, with respect to any Specified Hedge Agreement, any
counterparty thereto that, at the time such Specified Hedge Agreement was entered into, was a
Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.




“RailCo” means Global Rail Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.



“RailCo Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November
17, 2008, among RailCo, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Union Bank (formerly known
as Union Bank of California, N.A.), as administrative agent and collateral agent.



“Rating” means a rating issued by S&P and/or Moody’s with respect to FirstEnergy’s
senior unsecured debt (without credit enhancement or a third person guarantee); provided
that if there is no such rating, “Rating” shall mean the rating(s) one level below the rating
assigned by S&P and/or Moody’s to FirstEnergy’s senior secured debt.



“Reference Rate” means the variable rate of interest per annum established by Union
Bank from time to time as its “reference rate”. Such “reference rate” is set by Union Bank as a
general reference rate of interest, taking into account such factors as Union Bank may deem
appropriate, it being understood that many of Union Bank’s commercial or other loans are priced in
relation to such rate, that it is not necessarily the lowest or best rate actually charged to any
customer and that Union Bank may make various commercial or other loans at rates of interest having
no relationship to such rate. For purposes of this Agreement, each change in the Reference Rate
shall be effective as of the opening of business on the date announced as the effective date of any
change in such “reference rate”.




“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).




“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board.




“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board.



“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s
Affiliates and the respective directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such
Person and such Person’s Affiliates.



“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Exposures and unused Commitments
representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Exposures and unused Commitments at such time;
provided that if there are only two Lenders, “Required Lenders” shall mean both
such Lenders.



“Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, the certificate of formation and limited
liability company agreement or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any
law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental
Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to
which such Person or any of its Property is subject.


 


13









 





“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Loan Party, the chief executive
officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of such
Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document that is signed by a
Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all
necessary limited liability company action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible
Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.



“Restricted Payment” means (a) any payment or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other Property) in respect of any Equity Interest in either Borrower (including any
payment or other distribution to or on behalf of any member of either Borrower in respect of taxes
paid or payable by such member), (b) any payments on account of the purchase, redemption,
retirement or other acquisition of any Equity Interest in either Borrower, or any warrants or
options therefor, whether in cash or in property or in obligations or securities, (c) principal,
interest and other amounts required or permitted to be paid by either Borrower pursuant to the
Subordinated Debt (including, without limitation, any prepayment of the Subordinated Debt) or
(d) any payment of management fees, extraction fees (including any such fee payable under the
Extraction Charge Agreement), royalties or such other payments of similar substance or effect by
either Borrower to any of its Affiliates.



“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., or any successor thereto.



“Security Documents” means the Pledge Agreement and each of the other security
agreements, pledges, mortgages, assignments (collateral or otherwise) and consents, if any, and
each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to
any of the foregoing documents, in each case to secure any of the Obligations.



“Significant Subsidiaries” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.01 of
the FirstEnergy Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (and as such term may hereafter be
amended from time to time, but only to the extent that the effect of any such amendment on the Loan
Documents has been consented to in accordance with Section 9.02).



“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, that
(a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such
date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such
date, as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws
governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the
assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to
pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such
Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to
conduct its business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. For
purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” means any
(x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated,
fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured
or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right
to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed,
contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.


 


14









 






“SPC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(h).




“SPE” means Signal Peak Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.



“SPE Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17,
2008, among SPE, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Union Bank (formerly known as
Union Bank of California, N.A.), as administrative agent and collateral agent.



“Specified Hedge Agreement” means any Hedging Agreement entered into by either
Borrower and any Qualified Counterparty.



“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of
which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the
maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves)
expressed as a decimal established by the Board with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the
Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D.
Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such
reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be
available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation.
The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any
change in any reserve percentage.




“Subordinated Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(e).



“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of
which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial
statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as
well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity
(a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or
more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the
general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as
of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent.



“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority (including any interest,
penalties or additions to tax imposed by such Governmental Authority with respect thereto).



“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.


 


15









 





“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of
interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the
Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.




“Union Bank” means Union Bank, N.A., a national banking association.



“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a
complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of
Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.




“WMB” means WMB Loan Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.




“WMB II” means WMB Loan Ventures II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company



SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement,
Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan” or
“ABR Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a
“Eurodollar Borrowing” or “ABR Borrowing”).



SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to
the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The
word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the
context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other
document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as
from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such
amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person
shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”,
“hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, and (d) all references herein
to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections
of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement.



SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in
effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrowers notify the Administrative Agent
that the Borrowers request an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any
change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of
such provision (including the effects of the application or discontinuance of the application of
accounting for the effects of regulation to all or any portion of either Borrower’s operations), or
if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers that the Required Lenders request an amendment
to
any provision hereof for such purpose, regardless of whether any such notice is given before
or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be
interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have
become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in
accordance herewith.


 


16









 





SECTION 1.05. Pro Forma Calculations. All pro forma calculations permitted or
required to be made by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement shall (a) include only those
adjustments that would be permitted or required by Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and (b) be certified to by a Financial Officer of each Borrower as having been prepared
in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable.



ARTICLE II

The Credits




SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, each Lender severally agrees to make Loans to the Borrowers in a single advance on the
Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount up to but not exceeding the amount of such Lender’s
Commitment. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of the Loans may not be reborrowed.




SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.



(a) The Loans shall be made in a single disbursement to the Borrowers on the Effective Date as
part of a single Borrowing (the “Initial Borrowing”) consisting of Loans of the same Type
made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any
Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its
obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no
Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.



(b) Each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as the
Borrowers may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar
Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan;
provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrowers
to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.



(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing
shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than
$5,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate
amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $2,500,000. Borrowings of more
than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any
time be more than a total of six (6) Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding.



(d) Notwithstanding the amount of the Loans borrowed by either Borrower, or whether either
Borrower has requested a Borrowing, the Borrowers shall be jointly and severally
liable for the repayment of the principal amount of each Loan and all interest thereon, fees,
expenses and other amounts payable hereunder, in accordance with Section 2.18.


 


17









 





(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrowers shall not be entitled
to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with
respect thereto would end after the Final Maturity Date.



SECTION 2.03. Request for Initial Borrowing. To request the Initial Borrowing, the
Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request in writing, pursuant to a written
Borrowing Request signed by the Borrowers, (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later
than 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles, California time, two (2) Business Days before the date of such
Borrowing (provided, that the Borrowers shall have executed and delivered to the
Administrative Agent, together with such Borrowing Request, a breakage cost indemnity letter in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) or (b) in the case of an ABR
Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., Los Angeles, California time, on the date of such Borrowing.
Such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the following information in
compliance with Section 2.02:




(i) the aggregate amount of the Initial Borrowing (which amount shall not exceed the
aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments), and the portion thereof to be borrowed by
each Borrower;




(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;




(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;




(iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be
applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term
“Interest Period”; and




(v) the location and number of each Borrower’s account(s) to which funds are to be
disbursed.



If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an
ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar
Borrowing, then the Borrowers shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one (1)
month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount
of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.




SECTION 2.04. Funding of Initial Borrowing.



(a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the Effective Date by wire
transfer of immediately available funds by 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles, California time, on the
Effective Date to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently
designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will
make such Loans available to the Borrowers by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like
funds, to such account(s) of the Borrowers designated in the Borrowing Request delivered pursuant
to Section 2.03.


 


18









 





(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the
proposed date of the Initial Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the
Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of the Initial Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may in
its sole discretion assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in
accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make
available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made
its share of the Initial Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable
Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand
such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such
amount is made available to the Borrowers to but excluding the date of payment to the
Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective
Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable to ABR
Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall
constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the Initial Borrowing.




SECTION 2.05. Interest Elections.



(a) The Initial Borrowing shall initially be of the Type(s) specified in the Borrowing Request
delivered pursuant to Section 2.03 and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an
initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrowers may
elect to convert each Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case
of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section.
The Borrowers may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected
Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the
Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a
separate Borrowing.



(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrowers shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such election by telephone (i) in the case of a conversion to, or
continuation of, a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles, California time,
three (3) Business Days before the date of such proposed conversion or continuation (as the case
may be), or (ii) in the case of a conversion to an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Los
Angeles, California time, one (1) Business Day before the date of such proposed conversion. Each
such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by
hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a
form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrowers.



(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:




(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different
options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof
to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified
pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);


 


19









 






(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election
Request, which shall be a Business Day;




(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar
Borrowing; and




(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be
applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period
contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.



If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an
Interest Period, then the Borrowers shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one (1)
month’s duration.



(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall
advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.



(e) If the Borrowers fail to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a
Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such
Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be
converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or
continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be
converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.



SECTION 2.06. Termination of Commitments. The Commitments of the Lenders shall
terminate in whole on the Effective Date immediately after the making of the Loans pursuant to
Section 2.01.




SECTION 2.07. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.



(a) The Borrowers, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally promise to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan
on the Final Maturity Date.



(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from
each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and
paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.



(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount
of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the
amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers
to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent
hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.


 


20









 





(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this
Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded
therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain
such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers
to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.



(e) Any Lender may request that Loans be evidenced by a Note. In such event, the Borrowers
shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to the order of such Lender (or,
if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns). Thereafter, the Loans
evidenced by such Note(s) and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment
pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more Notes in such form payable to the order of
the payee named therein (or, if any such Note is a registered note, to such payee and its
registered assigns).




SECTION 2.08. Prepayment of Loans.



(a) Subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section, the Borrowers
shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part,
without premium or penalty (subject, in the case of any prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, to
Section 2.13).



(b) The Borrowers shall prepay the Loans if either Borrower conveys, sells, leases, assigns,
transfers or otherwise disposes of any of its Property other than as permitted by Section 6.05
hereof in an amount equal to the greater of (A) the Fair Value of the Property sold and (B) the
consideration received by such Borrower from such transaction; provided that no payment
made pursuant to this paragraph (b) need be made in an amount greater than the aggregate amount of
Loans outstanding.



(c) Prior to any optional prepayment of Borrowings hereunder, the Borrowers shall select the
Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such
prepayment pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section.



(d) The Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy)
of any optional prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not
later than 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles, California time, three (3) Business Days before the date of
prepayment, or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Los
Angeles, California time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice
shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each
Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the
Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of
any Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000
and not less than $5,000,000. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans
included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the
extent required by Section 2.10 and any amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.13 in
connection with such prepayment.


 


21









 






SECTION 2.09. Fees.



(a) The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Lead Arranger and each Agent, for
their own account and for the account of the Lenders, as applicable, such fees as are provided for
in that certain letter agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Borrowers and the Agents (the
“Fee Letter”), in each case, in the amounts and at the times specified therein.



(b) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds,
to the Administrative Agent for distribution, in the case of the up-front fees, to the Lenders
entitled thereto. Fees paid shall be fully earned upon payment and shall not be refundable under
any circumstances.




SECTION 2.10. Interest.



(a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate
plus the Applicable Margin.



(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO
Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.



(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of Default, each Loan shall bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of (i) 2.0% per annum in
excess of the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan, as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above, as
applicable, or (ii) a per annum rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin
for ABR Loans plus 2.0% (such rate, the “ABR Default Rate”). In addition, if any interest
on any Loan, any fee or any other amount payable by the Borrowers hereunder is not paid when due,
whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear
interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to the ABR Default Rate.



(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date
for such Loan; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section
shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan, accrued
interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment
or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of
the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the
effective date of such conversion. The Administrative Agent agrees to provide an invoice to the
Borrowers for each interest payment due on an Interest Payment Date (provided,
that the failure to provide any such invoice shall not in any manner affect the obligation of
the Borrowers to pay interest on each Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement).



(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that
interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is
based on the Reference Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a
leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the
first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or
LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.


 


22









 





SECTION 2.11. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any
Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:



(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO
Rate for such Interest Period; or



(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate
for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making
or maintaining their Loans included in such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period;



then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrowers and the Lenders by
telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent
notifies the Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer
exist, any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or
continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective.




SECTION 2.12. Increased Costs.




(a) If any Change in Law shall:




(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by,
any Lender or the Administrative Agent (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the
Adjusted LIBO Rate);




(ii) subject any Lender to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this
Agreement or any Eurodollar Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to
such Lender in respect thereof (except for (A) Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by
Section 2.14 and (B) the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax
payable by such Lender); or




(iii) impose on any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the London interbank market any
other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender;



and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or
maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to
reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the Administrative Agent
hereunder in respect of any Eurodollar Loan (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the
Borrowers will pay to such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, such additional
amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be,
for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.


 


23









 





(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or
would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of
such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such
Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have
achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the
policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time
the Borrowers will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such
Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.



(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such
Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section and containing a reasonable explanation thereof (to the extent permitted by law), shall be
delivered to the Borrowers and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers jointly
and severally agree to pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten
(10) Business Days after receipt thereof.



(d) No Lender shall be entitled to demand compensation or be compensated under this Section to
the extent that such compensation relates to any period of time more than six (6) months prior to
the date upon which such Lender first notified the Borrowers of the occurrence of the event
entitling such Lender to such compensation (unless, and to the extent, that any such compensation
so demanded shall relate to the retroactive application of any event so notified to the Borrowers).



SECTION 2.13. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any
principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable
thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan
other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow,
convert, continue or prepay any Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto,
or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period
applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.16, then, in any
such event, the Borrowers shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable
to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any applicable
Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of
(i) the amount of interest which
would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the
Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of
such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a
failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for
such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such
period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such
period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurodollar
market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is
entitled to receive pursuant to this Section and containing a reasonably detailed calculation
thereof shall be delivered to the Borrowers and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The
Borrowers shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10)
Business Days after receipt thereof.


 


24









 






SECTION 2.14. Taxes.



(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of either Borrower hereunder or
under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if either Borrower shall be required to
deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be
increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent or applicable
Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such
deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) such Borrower shall
pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable
law; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be required to increase any
such amounts payable to any Lender with respect to any Indemnified Taxes (i) that are attributable
to such Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (d) of this Section, or (ii)
that are United States withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such
Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent such Lender’s assignor (if any) was
entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrowers with respect
to such Indemnified Taxes pursuant to this paragraph (a).



(b) The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each
Lender, within ten (10) Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may
be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers hereunder
or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on
or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable
expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrowers by a Lender,
or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, containing a reasonably
detailed calculation thereof, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.



(c) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by either
Borrower to a Governmental Authority, such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the
original or a certified copy of a receipt (if any) issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing
such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and reasonably available to such Borrower.



 


25









 






(d) To the extent legally able to do so, each Lender shall deliver to the Borrowers (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent), on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender
under this Agreement, promptly upon the occurrence of any event that would result in the invalidity
or obsolescence of any information provided upon previously-provided documentation, and from time
to time thereafter as reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, such
properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by the law of the United States, or as
otherwise reasonably requested by the Borrowers, as will permit such payments to be made without
withholding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:



(i) Each Foreign Lender shall, to the extent legally able to do so:



(A) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this
Agreement, deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two copies of either (1) in the
case of a Foreign Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h)
or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, United States Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (together with a certificate representing that such Foreign Lender is
not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c) of the Code, is not a 10-percent shareholder (within the
meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code) of either Borrower and is not a controlled foreign
corporation related to either Borrower (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code)), or
(2) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, in each case properly completed and duly
executed by such Foreign Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S.
federal withholding tax on payments by the Borrowers under this Agreement; and



(B) deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two further copies of any such form
or certification (or any applicable successor form) promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of
any form previously delivered by such Foreign Lender and from time to time thereafter upon the
reasonable request of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent.



(ii) Each Lender other than a Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrowers (with a copy to
the Administrative Agent) a duly executed and properly completed copy of Internal Revenue Service
Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) establishing an exemption from United States federal backup
withholding tax at the following times: (x) on or prior to the date such Lender becomes a party to
this Agreement with respect to such Lender; (y) promptly upon the occurrence of any event that
would result in the invalidity or obsolescence of any previously-provided form; and (z) from time
to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent.



(e) In addition, the Borrowers shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law.



(f) If any Lender or the Administrative Agent determines, in its reasonable discretion, that
is has received a refund of a Tax for which an additional payment has been made by either Borrower
pursuant to this Section 2.14, then such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be,
shall reimburse such Borrower for such amount (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made,
or additional amounts paid, by such Borrower under this Section 2.14 with respect to the Tax giving
rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender
and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with
respect to such refund). This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent
or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes
which it deems confidential) to the Borrowers or any other Person.


 


26









 






SECTION 2.15. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.



(a) The Borrowers shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any
other Loan Document (whether of principal, interest or fees, or of amounts payable under Section
2.12, 2.13 or 2.14, or otherwise) prior to 10:00 a.m., Los Angeles, California time, on the date
when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or deduction of
any kind. Any amounts received after such time on any date shall be deemed to have been received
on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such
payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices located at 445 South Figueroa
Street, Los Angeles, California 90071 (or such other office as the Administrative Agent shall from
time to time designate to the Borrowers), except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.12, 2.13,
2.14 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other
Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall
distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate
recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder or under any other Loan
Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended
to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, such
interest shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments under each Loan Document
shall be made in dollars.



(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative
Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall
be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the
parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such
parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the
parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.



(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise,
obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans resulting
in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans
and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender
receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the
Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be
shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued
interest on their respective Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are
purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such
participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery,
without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any
payment made by either Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this
Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a
participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to either Borrower or
any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each Borrower
consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law,
that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise
against such Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as
fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such
participation.


 


27









 





(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrowers prior to the
date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders
hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that
the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon
such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrowers have
not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest
thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding
the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate
and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation.



(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section
2.04(b) or 2.15(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any
contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for
the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such
unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.




SECTION 2.16. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.



(a) If any Lender requests and is entitled to compensation under Section 2.12, or if either
Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for
the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts
to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its
rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the
judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts
payable pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.14, as the case may be,
in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and
would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrowers jointly and severally hereby
agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such
designation or assignment.



(b) If (i) any Lender requests and is entitled to compensation under Section 2.12, (ii) either
Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for
the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, (iii) any Lender defaults in its obligation to
fund Loans hereunder, or (iv) any Lender has not consented to a proposed amendment, waiver or
modification under this Agreement that requires the consent of all Lenders and which has been
approved by the Required Lenders, then the Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon
notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate,
without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions and consent requirements
contained in Section 9.04), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an
assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender
accepts such assignment); provided that (A) no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of
an amount equal to the outstanding
principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it
hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and
fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts), and (C) in the case of any such
assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.12 or payments required to be
made pursuant to Section 2.14, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or
payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior
thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the
Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.




 


28









 







SECTION 2.17. Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if
any Change in Law makes it unlawful, or any Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for
any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder to make, continue or convert into Eurodollar Loans,
then, on notice thereof and demand therefor by such Lender to the Borrowers through the
Administrative Agent, (a) the obligation of such Lender to make, continue or convert into
Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers that such
Lender has determined that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and (b) the
Borrowers shall forthwith prepay in full all Eurodollar Loans of such Lender then outstanding,
together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, unless the Borrowers, within five (5) Business
Days of such notice and demand, convert all Eurodollar Loans of all Lenders then outstanding into
ABR Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.




SECTION 2.18. Joint and Several Obligations; Subrogation Rights; Savings Clause.



(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other Loan Document,
the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are joint and
several, regardless of which of the Borrowers actually receives the proceeds of the Loans, or the
manner in which the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders account therefor in their respective books and records. Neither the joint and several
liability of a Borrower for the obligations of the other Borrower, nor the Liens granted to the
Collateral Agent under the Security Documents by the Pledgors, shall be impaired or released by:
(a) the failure of any Agent or any Lender, any successor or assign thereof or any holder of any
Note to assert any claim or demand or to exercise or enforce any right, power or remedy against
either Borrower, any other Person, the Collateral or otherwise, (b) any extension or renewal for
any period (whether or not longer than the original period) or exchange of any of the obligations
under the Loan Documents or the release or compromise of any obligation of any nature of any Person
with respect thereto, (c) the surrender, release or exchange of all or any part of any Property
(including, without limitation, the Collateral) securing payment, performance and/or observance of
any of the obligations under the Loan Documents or the compromise or extension or renewal for any
period (whether or not longer than the original period) of any obligations of any nature of any
Person with respect to any such Property, (d) any action or inaction on the part of any Agent or
any Lender, or any other event or condition with respect to either Borrower, which might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, either Borrower or a guarantor or surety of
or for any or all of the obligations under the Loan Documents, (e) any action or inaction by either
Borrower under any Loan Documents, (f) the avoidance or unenforceability of (i) any Lien granted to
the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents, (ii) any transfer made by or on behalf of either
Borrower for or on account of any obligation under the Loan Documents or (iii) any obligation
incurred under the Loan Documents, or (g) any other act, matter or thing which would or might, in
the absence of this provision, operate to release, discharge or otherwise prejudicially affect the
obligations of either Borrower. Each Borrower waives all defenses based on suretyship or
impairment of collateral.


 


29









 





(b) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights
that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the other Borrower or any Guarantor that arise
from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Obligations under or in respect of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any right of
subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to
participate in any claim or remedy of any Agent or any Lender against such other Borrower or any
Guarantor, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute
or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from such other Borrower
or any Guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other
manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the
Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash. If any amount shall be paid to a Borrower in
violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of (i) the payment
in full in cash of the Obligations, and (ii) the termination of all Commitments in accordance with
the terms hereof, such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Agents and
the Lenders, shall be segregated from other property and funds of such Borrower and shall forthwith
be paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any
necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured
or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or to be
held as collateral for any Obligations thereafter arising. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges and
agrees that the agreements set forth in this paragraph (b) are intended to benefit the other
Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders and shall not limit or otherwise affect any Borrower’s
liability hereunder or the enforceability hereof.



(c) Each of the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders hereby confirms that it is the intention
of all such Persons that this Agreement and the Obligations of each Borrower hereunder and under
the other Loan Documents to which it is a party not constitute a fraudulent transfer or fraudulent
conveyance for purposes of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or similar law to the extent applicable to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents
and the Obligations of each Borrower hereunder and thereunder. To effectuate the foregoing
intention, the Agents, the Lenders and the Borrowers hereby irrevocably agree that the Obligations
of each Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party at any
time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in such Obligations of such Borrower not
constituting a fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance.


 


30









 





ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties





Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders that:



SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Such Borrower (a) is a limited liability company
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, (b) has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to carry on its
business as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted, (c) has all material governmental
licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to own its assets and carry on its
business as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted, except for those which are not necessary
during the term of this Agreement and are expected to be obtained in the ordinary course of
business by the time necessary, and (d) except where the failure to do so, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to
do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary.



SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within such
Borrower’s limited liability company powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary limited
liability company action. Each of the Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a party has been
duly executed and delivered by such Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which
such Borrower is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Borrower, will constitute, a
legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower, enforceable against such Borrower in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to
general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.



SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not
require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any
other action by, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, except such as have been
obtained or made and are in full force and effect, and except filings necessary to perfect Liens
created under the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any Requirement of Law, except where such
violation (other than any such violation of the certificate of formation, limited liability company
agreement or other organizational document or governing document of any of the Loan Parties or any
of the Pledgors) could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) will not
violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon such
Borrower or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by
such Borrower, except where such violation, default or right to require payment could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) will not result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien on any of the revenues or assets of such Borrower other than Liens
permitted hereunder.


 


31









 






SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.



(a) The audited balance sheet and related statements of income, retained earnings and cash
flows of such Borrower as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of such Borrower
as of such date and for such fiscal year in accordance with GAAP, as applied on a consistent basis.
The unaudited balance sheet and related statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of
such Borrower as of and for the fiscal quarterly period ended June 30, 2010 and the most recent
financial statements delivered by such Borrower pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows
of such Borrower as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, as applied on a
consistent basis, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of
such June 30, 2010 financial information or the statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(b).
Such Borrower had not, at the date of the most recent balance sheet referred to above, any
Guarantee, contingent liability or liability for taxes, or any long-term lease or unusual forward
or long-term commitments, including any interest rate or foreign currency swap or exchange
transaction, which, taken as a whole, were material to such Borrower, and which were not reflected
in the foregoing statements or in the notes thereto. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.04, during
the period from June 30, 2010 to and including the Effective Date there has been no sale, transfer
or other disposition by such Borrower of any part of its business or Property, and no purchase or
other acquisition of any business or Property (including any Equity Interests of any other Person),
which, in any case, is material in relation to the financial condition of such Borrower taken as a
whole at June 30, 2010.



(b) Since December 31, 2009, there has been no event or change in facts or circumstances
affecting such Borrower that individually or in the aggregate has had or could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




SECTION 3.05. Title to Properties, Etc. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.05:



(a) Such Borrower has good, sufficient and clear title to, or valid leasehold interests in,
all Property material to its business, free and clear of all adverse possession or
abandonment claims and Liens, except Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens permitted
hereunder.



(b) All leases, rights of way, permits, licenses, franchises, and agreements necessary for the
conduct of the business of such Borrower and for the Transactions are valid and subsisting and in
full force and effect, and there exists no default or event or circumstance which with the giving
of notice or the passage of time or both would give rise to a default under any such leases, rights
of way, permits, licenses, franchises or agreements, which would adversely affect in any material
respect the conduct of the business of such Borrower, including the Transactions.



(c) The rights, Properties and other assets presently owned, leased or licensed by such
Borrower, including, without limitation, all easements and rights of way, include all rights,
Properties and other assets necessary to permit such Borrower to conduct its business in all
material respects in substantially the same manner as its business has been conducted prior to the
Effective Date.


 


32









 





(d) All of the Properties of such Borrower which are reasonably necessary for the operation of
its business are in good working condition and are maintained in accordance with Section 5.05(a).



(e) Such Borrower owns, or is licensed or permitted to use, all trademarks, tradenames,
copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof
by it does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements
that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.



SECTION 3.06. Litigation. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.06, there are no actions,
suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to
the knowledge of such Borrower, threatened against such Borrower (a) as to which there is a
reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, would,
individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) that involve any of
the Loan Documents or the Transactions.



SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3.07 and not including Environmental Liabilities, which are addressed in Section 3.18:



(a) Such Borrower has obtained all licenses, permits, franchises and other governmental
authorizations necessary for the ownership of its Properties and the conduct of its business,
including the Transactions, except where the failure to obtain such licenses, permits, franchises
or governmental authorizations would not have (in the event such failure were asserted by any
Person through appropriate action) a Material Adverse Effect and, in each case, except for those
which are not necessary during the term of this Agreement and which are expected to be obtained in
the ordinary course of business by the time necessary.



(b) Such Borrower is in compliance with all Requirements of Law, including the Fair Labor
Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and
Anti-Terrorism Laws, applicable to it or its Property and all indentures, agreements and other
instruments binding upon it or its Property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in
the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.



SECTION 3.08. Margin Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans will be used
for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the
quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose
that violates the provisions of the regulations of the Board. If requested by any Lender or the
Administrative Agent, each Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a
statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1
referred to in Regulation U.




SECTION 3.09. Regulatory Status.



(a) Such Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment
company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.


 


33









 





(b) Such Borrower is not subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other than
Regulation X of the Board) which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money or
otherwise incur Indebtedness.



SECTION 3.10. Taxes. Such Borrower has filed all United States federal income tax
returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it, or otherwise
obtained appropriate extensions to file, and has paid all Taxes shown as due on such returns or
pursuant to any assessment received by such Borrower, except such Taxes not yet due and payable or
that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Borrower has
set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.



SECTION 3.11. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur
that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably
expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The
present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used
for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the
most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the
assets of such Plan by an amount that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all
underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such
amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans by an amount that
has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.




SECTION 3.12. Security Documents.



(a) On the Effective Date, the provisions of the Security Documents are effective to create,
in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the secured parties thereunder, legal, valid
and enforceable Liens on or in all of the Collateral subject thereto, and all necessary deliveries
of property to the Collateral Agent and all necessary recordings and filings have been made in all
necessary public offices so that the Liens created by such Security Documents constitute perfected
Liens on or in all rights, titles, estates and interests of the applicable Loan Party in the
Collateral covered thereby, prior and superior to all other Liens, and all necessary consents to
the creation and perfection of such Liens have been obtained. No financing statement or other
instrument or recordation covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording
office which has not been terminated or released, except as may have been filed in favor of the
Collateral Agent.



(b) Such Borrower is not a party to any agreement or arrangement (other than any Loan
Document), or subject to any order, judgment, writ or decree, which either restricts or purports to
restrict its ability to grant Liens to other Persons on or in respect of its Properties other than
such restrictions which have been waived or will have been waived, as of the date this
representation is made, by the party to such agreement who is entitled to waive such restriction.


 


34









 





SECTION 3.13. Disclosure. Such Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent all
agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it is subject, and all other
matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other
information furnished by or on behalf of such Borrower to any Agent or Lender in connection with
the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder (as modified or
supplemented by, and taken together with, other information so furnished) contained, as of the date
of such report, financial statement, certificate or other information so furnished, any material
misstatement of a fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided that, with respect to forward looking statements, such Borrower represents only
that such information represents such Borrower’s best estimate of future performance and was
prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time, it being
recognized by the Agents and the Lenders that there can be no assurance that such expectations,
beliefs or projections will be achieved or accomplished and that such projections are subject to an
increasing degree of uncertainty as they relate to later periods of time.



SECTION 3.14. Solvency. Both before and after giving effect to the Transactions, the
Borrowers, taken as a whole, are Solvent. Such Borrower has received fair consideration and
reasonably equivalent value for its respective obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.



SECTION 3.15. Labor Matters. There are no strikes or other labor disputes against
such Borrower pending or, to the knowledge of such Borrower, threatened that (individually or in
the aggregate) could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Hours worked by and payment made to employees
of such Borrower have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable
Requirement of Law dealing with such matters that (individually or in the aggregate) could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due from such Borrower on
account of employee health and welfare insurance that (individually or in the aggregate) could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect if not paid have been paid or accrued as a
liability on the books of such Borrower.




SECTION 3.16. Anti-Terrorism Laws.



(a) Neither such Borrower nor, to the knowledge of such Borrower, any of its Affiliates is in
violation of any Requirement of Law relating to terrorism, sanctions or money laundering
(“Anti-Terrorism Laws”), including Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing,
effective September 24, 2001 (the “Executive Order”), and the Uniting and Strengthening
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001,
Public Law 107-56.



(b) Neither such Borrower nor, to the knowledge of such Borrower, any of its Affiliates is any
of the following:




(i) a Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions
of, the Executive Order;


 


35









 






(ii) a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is
listed on the Annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order;




(iii) a Person with whom such Borrower is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging
in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law;




(iv) a Person who commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as
defined in the Executive Order; or




(v) a Person that is named as a “specially designated national or blocked person” on
the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets
Control at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official
publication of such list.



(c) Neither such Borrower nor, to the knowledge of such Borrower, any of its Affiliates (i)
conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or
services to or for the benefit of any Person described in clause (b)(i), (ii), (iii) or (v) above
or, to the knowledge of such Borrower, clause (b)(iv) above; (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in
any transaction relating to, any Property or interest in Property blocked pursuant to the Executive
Order; or (iii) engages in or conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has
the purposes of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in
any Anti-Terrorism Law.



(d) No broker or other agent (other than the Lead Arranger in connection with the syndication
of the credit facilities established by this Agreement) is acting for the benefit of such Borrower
or any of its Affiliates, or, to the knowledge of such Borrower, benefiting in any capacity, in
each case in connection with the Loan Documents.




SECTION 3.17. No Subsidiaries. Such Borrower has no Subsidiaries.



SECTION 3.18. Environmental Matters. Except as could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect (or with respect to paragraphs (b) and (c) below, where the failure
to take such actions could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect):



(a) Such Borrower is not subject to any existing, pending or, to its knowledge, threatened
action, suit, investigation, inquiry or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority, or to
any remedial obligations under Environmental Laws;



(b) Such Borrower has obtained or filed, and is in compliance with the terms and conditions
of, all notices, permits, licenses and similar authorizations required under applicable
Environmental Laws;


 


36









 





(c) (i) To the best knowledge of such Borrower, all Hazardous Materials, if any, generated at
any and all Property of such Borrower in the past have been transported, treated and disposed of in
accordance with Environmental Laws and so as not to pose an imminent and substantial endangerment
to public health or welfare or the environment, (ii) to the best knowledge of such Borrower, all
such transport carriers and treatment and disposal facilities have been and are operating in
compliance with Environmental Laws and so as not to pose an imminent and substantial endangerment
to public health or welfare or the environment, and (iii) any Hazardous Materials generated by the
operation of its Property have been transported, treated and disposed of in accordance with
Environmental Laws and so as not to pose an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health
or welfare or the environment;



(d) Such Borrower (i) has complied with all Environmental Laws and obtained, maintained and
complied with all permits, licenses or other approvals required under any Environmental Law, (ii)
is not subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has not received notice of any claim against
it with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) does not know of any basis for any
Environmental Liability on its part; and



(e) There has been no release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials on, at, under or
from any Property presently owned, leased, or operated by such Borrower that has resulted in, or is
reasonably likely to result in, liability or obligations of such Borrower under any Environmental
Laws.



SECTION 3.19. Insurance. Schedule 3.19 contains an accurate description of all
material policies of fire, liability, workers’ compensation and other forms of insurance owned or
held by such Borrower as of the Effective Date. All such policies are in full force and effect,
all premiums with respect thereto covering all periods up to and including the Effective Date have
been paid, and no notice of cancellation or
termination has been received with respect to any such policy. Such policies are sufficient
for compliance with all Requirements of Law and of all material agreements to which such Borrower
is a party; are valid, outstanding and enforceable policies; provide adequate insurance coverage
for the assets and operations of such Borrower in at least such amounts and against at least such
risks (but including in any event public liability) as are usually insured against in the same
general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business; will remain in full force and
effect through the respective dates set forth in Schedule 3.19 without the payment of additional
premiums; and will not in any way be affected by, or terminate or lapse by reason of, the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Schedule 3.19 identifies all material risks, if any,
which such Borrower has designated as being self-insured.



SECTION 3.20. Hedging Agreements. Schedule 3.20 sets forth, as of the Effective Date,
a true and complete list of all Hedging Agreements of such Borrower, the material terms thereof
(including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the
net mark to market value thereof, all credit support agreements relating thereto (including any
margin required or supplied), and the counterparty to each such agreement.



SECTION 3.21. No Default or Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.



SECTION 3.22. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used in accordance
with Section 5.08.


 


37









 





ARTICLE IV

Conditions Precedent




SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement
shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied
(or waived in accordance with Section 9.02), and upon such satisfaction or waiver, the
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers in writing of the date that constitutes the
Effective Date:




(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received:




(i) from each party hereto either (A) a counterpart of this Agreement signed by such
party or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include
telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has
signed a counterpart of this Agreement;




(ii) from the Borrowers either (A) the Notes signed by the Borrowers (to the extent
requested by any Lender pursuant to Section 2.07(e)) or (B) written evidence satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page
of the Notes) that the Borrowers have signed such Notes;




(iii) from each party thereto either (A) a counterpart of the Guaranty signed by such
party or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include
telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of the Notes) that such party has signed a
counterpart of the Guaranty;




(iv) a counterpart of the Pledge Agreement signed on behalf of each Pledgor, together
with (A) all documents, instruments and filings creating or perfecting the Liens of the
Pledge Agreement; (B) certificates (if any) representing the Equity Interests of the
Pledgors in the Borrowers, accompanied by instruments of transfer and stock powers endorsed
in blank; and (C) all other documents and instruments required by law or reasonably
requested by the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create or perfect
the Liens intended to be created under the Pledge Agreement;




(v) (A) a favorable written opinion (addressed to each Agent and the Lenders and dated
the Effective Date) of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, New York counsel for the Loan
Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders, (B) a favorable written opinion
(addressed to each Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Robert P. Reffner,
Vice President, Legal for FirstEnergy Service Company, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Lenders, and (C) a favorable written opinion (addressed to each Agent and the Lenders
and dated the Effective Date) of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, counsel to certain of the
Loan Parties and Pledgors, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders. The Borrowers
hereby request such counsel to deliver such opinions;


 


38









 






(vi) (A) certified copies of the resolutions of the board of directors (or other
equivalent body) of each Loan Party and (without duplication) each Pledgor authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of each Loan Document to which it is or is intended to
be a party and any other matters with respect to the Transactions and the Loan Documents
(including, without limitation, evidence of the consent of each Loan Party’s and (without
limitation) each Pledgor’s members or Board of Directors, as the case may be, to the
Transactions and the other Loan Documents, to the extent such consent is required pursuant
to the terms of such Person’s operating agreement or other formation and governing
documents), (B) certified copies of the organizational documents (including any certificate
of formation, certificate of incorporation, operating agreement, or by-laws, as the case may
be) of each Loan Party and each Pledgor and all amendments thereto, (C) a certificate for
each Loan Party and each Pledgor certifying the name, incumbency and signature of each
individual authorized to execute the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the other
documents or certificates to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, on which each Agent
may conclusively rely until a revised certificate is similarly so delivered, and (D) good
standing certificates with respect to each Loan Party and each Pledgor issued no earlier
than ten (10) days prior to the Effective Date;




(vii) Uniform Commercial Code, tax and judgment lien searches as to FirstEnergy
Ventures in the State of Ohio, and as to the Borrowers, Global Mining Group and WMB II in
the State of Delaware;




(viii) satisfactory evidence that (A) all Indebtedness under the SPE Credit Agreement
and the RailCo Credit Agreement, together with all accrued interest, fees, costs, expenses
and other amounts payable by the Borrowers thereunder, have been (or will be,
contemporaneously with the making of the Loans on the Effective Date) paid in full, (B) such
agreements and all commitments thereunder have been irrevocably terminated, and (C) all
Liens securing payment of the obligations thereunder have been terminated and released;




(ix) a Borrowing Request with respect to the Initial Borrowing; and




(x) such other statements, certificates, approvals, opinions, documents and information
with respect to the matters contemplated by this Agreement as the Agents or any Lender may
reasonably request.



(b) The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties and the Pledgors set forth in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct, no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a
certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by a Financial Officer or the President or a Vice
President of each Borrower, confirming the same as of the Effective Date.



(c) Since June 30, 2010, there shall have been no material adverse change in the financial
condition, results of operations or business of either Borrower.



(d) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other
information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and
anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act.


 


39









 





(e) The Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger shall have received all fees and other amounts
due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including all up-front fees and, to the extent
invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation,
the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger)
required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan Document.



(f) All requisite Governmental Authorities and third parties, if any, shall have approved or
consented to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Transactions to the extent required
(and the Administrative Agent shall have received certified copies of all such approvals and
consents, which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders), no stay of any applicable regulatory approval shall have been issued and there shall be
no litigation, governmental, administrative or judicial action, actual or threatened, that could
reasonably be expected to restrain, prevent or impose burdensome conditions on this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents or the Transactions.



ARTICLE V

Affirmative Covenants




Until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and
all fees and other Obligations payable by the Borrowers hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents shall have been paid in full, each Borrower covenants and agrees with the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders that:



SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. Such Borrower will furnish
to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent will forward such copies to the Lenders):



(a) as soon as available and in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the
end of each fiscal year of such Borrower, audited statements of income, retained earnings and cash
flows of such Borrower for such year and the related balance sheet as of the end of such year,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding fiscal
year, and accompanied by an opinion of the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or such
other independent public accountants of recognized regional or national standing selected by such
Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which opinion shall not contain any
qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit and shall state that the financial
statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and results of
operations of such Borrower as of the end of, and for, such fiscal year and have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP, consistently applied (except where noted);


 


40









 





(b) as soon as available and in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the
first three (3) fiscal quarterly periods of each fiscal year of such Borrower, unaudited statements
of income, retained earnings and cash flows of such Borrower for such period and for the period
from the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of such period, and the related balance sheets as
of the end of such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures
as of the end of and for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year, accompanied by a
certificate of a Financial Officer of such Borrower which certificate shall state that the
financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and results of
operations, as the case may be, of such Borrower in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied
(except where noted), as of the end of, and for, such period (subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments and the absence of footnotes);



(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements of such Borrower under clause (a)
or (b) above, a certificate (a “Compliance Certificate”) of a Financial Officer of such
Borrower (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, and in such event,
specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto,
(ii) setting forth either or each Rating for FirstEnergy as of the end of the respective fiscal
quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the
application thereof not disclosed in any prior such certificate has occurred since June 30, 2010
and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial
statements accompanying such certificate;



(d) promptly upon their becoming available, copies of any written notices from any
Governmental Authority of non-compliance by such Borrower with any material decision of the
applicable Governmental Authority, or with any other material rules, regulations or orders of the
applicable Governmental Authority, and any written notices of any extraordinary audit or
investigation by any applicable Governmental Authority into the business, affairs or operations of
such Borrower; and



(e) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations,
business affairs and financial condition of such Borrower (including, without limitation, any Plan
or Multiemployer Plan and any reports or other information required to be filed under ERISA to the
extent reasonably available to such Borrower after such Borrower’s demand therefor), or compliance
with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably
request.



SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. To the extent such Borrower becomes aware
of any of the following, such Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender
written notice of the following, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after
the occurrence thereof:



(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default not previously notified to such Borrower
by the Administrative Agent;



(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator
or Governmental Authority against or affecting such Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that, if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;


 


41









 





(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that
have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and



(d) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a
Material Adverse Effect.



Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer
or other executive officer of the applicable Borrower setting forth the details of the event or
development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect
thereto.



SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. Such Borrower will do or cause to be
done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence
and all rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises and government approvals and
authorizations material to the conduct, maintenance and operation of its Property and the conduct
of its business, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.



SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. Such Borrower will pay its obligations,
including Tax liabilities and assessments, before the same shall become delinquent or in default,
except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, (b) such Borrower has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto to
the extent required by and otherwise in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment
pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.




SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. Such Borrower will:



(a) except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, do all that is necessary to preserve and keep in good repair, working order and
efficiency all of its Properties including, without limitation, all equipment, machinery and
facilities, and from time to time will make all the necessary repairs, renewals and replacements so
that at all times the state and condition of its Properties will be fully preserved and maintained.
Except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, such Borrower will promptly: (i) pay and discharge, or make reasonable and customary
efforts to cause to be paid and discharged, all rentals, royalties, expenses and indebtedness
accruing under the rights of way, licenses, leases or other agreements affecting or pertaining to
its Properties, (ii) perform or make reasonable and customary efforts to cause to be performed, in
accordance with industry standards, the obligations required by each and all of the rights of way,
deeds, leases, sub-leases, contracts and agreements affecting its interests in its Properties, and
(iii) do all other things necessary to keep unimpaired, except for Liens permitted under Section
6.02, its rights with respect to its Properties and prevent any forfeiture thereof or a default
thereunder, except for any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition thereof permitted by Section
6.05. Such Borrower will cause its Properties to be operated in a careful and efficient manner in
accordance in all material respects with the practices of the industry and in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable contracts and agreements and all Requirement of Laws; and


 


42









 





(b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, or through its own
program of self-insurance, insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk retention) and against
such risks and with such self insurance as are customarily maintained by companies of established
reputations engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.
Such Borrower will furnish to the Lenders, upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent,
information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained.



SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. Such Borrower will keep proper
books of record and account in which entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation
to its business and activities, all in accordance with GAAP and with customary and prudent business
practices. Such Borrower will permit any representatives designated by an Agent or any Lender,
upon reasonable prior notice during ordinary business hours, to visit and inspect its Properties,
and, subject to contractual or statutory limitations regarding confidential or proprietary
information, to examine and make extracts from its books
and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and
independent accountants, as often as reasonably requested.



SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. Such Borrower will comply with all laws, rules,
regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its Property (including,
without limitation, ERISA and Environmental Laws), except where the failure to do so, individually
or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.



SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only: (a) for
the repayment in full on the Effective Date of all Indebtedness and other obligations of the
Borrowers payable under the SPE Credit Agreement and the RailCo Credit Agreement; and (b) for other
general corporate purposes, including the repayment on the Effective Date of any outstanding
obligations of SPE or RailCo to FirstEnergy or any of its Affiliates (such repayment, the
“Closing Distribution”). No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether
directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the
Board, including Regulations T, U and X.




SECTION 5.09. Environmental Matters. Such Borrower will:



(a) conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial,
removal and other actions required under Environmental Laws, except to the extent that the failure
to take such actions could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and
promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities respecting
Environmental Laws, except to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and the pendency of such proceedings, or failure to comply with such orders
or directives, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;


 


43









 





(b) establish and implement such procedures as may be reasonably necessary to continuously
determine and assure that any failure of the following does not have a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) all Property of such Borrower and the operations conducted thereon and other activities of such
Borrower are in compliance with and do not violate the requirements of any Environmental Laws, (ii)
such Borrower is in compliance with and maintains any and all licenses, approvals, registrations or
permits required by Environmental Laws, (iii) no Hazardous Materials are disposed of or otherwise
released on or to any Property owned by such Borrower, except in compliance with Environmental
Laws, and (iv) no Hazardous Materials will be released on or to any such Property by such Borrower
in a quantity equal to or exceeding that quantity which requires reporting pursuant to Section 103
of CERCLA; and



(c) promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing of any threatened
action, investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority of which such Borrower has knowledge
in connection with any Environmental Laws, excluding routine testing and corrective action, that
might result in such Borrower being liable for the payment or performance of obligations in an
amount that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.



SECTION 5.10. Further Assurances. Such Borrower will execute any and all further
documents, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions which may be required
under any applicable law, or which any Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to
effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, or to correct any omissions or
errors in any Loan Document, all at the expense of the Borrowers.




SECTION 5.11. Subsidiaries. Such Borrower shall have no Subsidiaries.



ARTICLE VI

Negative Covenants




Until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and
all fees and other Obligations payable by the Borrowers hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents shall have been paid in full, each Borrower covenants and agrees with the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders that:



SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. Such Borrower will not create, incur, assume or permit to
exist any Indebtedness, except:




(a) Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;



(b) accounts payable (for the deferred purchase price of Property or services) or other usual
and customary payables from time to time incurred in the ordinary course of business which, if
greater than thirty (30) days past the due date, are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings if reserves adequate under GAAP shall have been established therefor;


 


44









 





(c) (i) Indebtedness of such Borrower incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or
improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations, and any
Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition by such Borrower of any such assets or
secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof by such Borrower,
provided that such Indebtedness is incurred or assumed prior to or within ninety (90) days
after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, and (ii) any
extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding
principal amount, or decrease the tenor, thereof;




(d) Indebtedness under Hedging Agreements permitted under Section 6.07; and



(e) (i) unsecured Indebtedness of such Borrower in favor of FirstEnergy; (ii) unsecured
Indebtedness of SPE to RailCo in an aggregate amount equal to or less than (A) the toll payments
charged by RailCo to SPE pursuant to the Tolling Agreement, dated July 16, 2008, between SPE and
RailCo, plus (B) the toll payments charged by RailCo to FirstEnergy pursuant to the Toll Payment
Agreement, dated July 16, 2008, between FirstEnergy and RailCo, less (C) all operating,
maintenance, and capital expenses of RailCo, and, without duplication, any amounts that RailCo is
required to pay to service its indebtedness; (iii) unsecured Indebtedness
of SPE to MarketCo in an aggregate amount equal to or less than (A) the price per ton received
by MarketCo for the sale of coal by SPE, less (B) the minimum price per ton agreed upon by MarketCo
and SPE for MarketCo’s sale of such coal; and (iv) other unsecured Indebtedness of such Borrower in
an aggregate amount not exceeding $15,000,000; in each case, on terms and conditions acceptable to
the Required Lenders and provided that such Indebtedness shall be at all times subordinated in
right of payment to the Obligations pursuant to a subordination agreement in form and substance
acceptable to the Required Lenders (it being understood that, solely with respect to Indebtedness
of either Borrower in favor of FirstEnergy, the terms of subordination set forth in Section 15 of
the Guaranty are acceptable to the Lenders) (collectively, “Subordinated Debt”).



SECTION 6.02. Liens. Such Borrower will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist
any Lien on any Property now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or
revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except:




(a) Permitted Encumbrances;



(b) (i) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by such Borrower in
an amount not exceeding, individually or in the aggregate, $15,000,000, and (ii) Liens on moveable
or non-fixed assets acquired by such Borrower; provided, in each case, that (i) such Liens
secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(c), and (ii) such Liens shall not apply to Property
of such Borrower other than Property financed by such Indebtedness;



(c) Liens comprised by escrow arrangements entered into in connection with assets sales,
transfers or other dispositions permitted pursuant to Section 6.05; and



(d) additional Liens on Property of such Borrower so long as the aggregate principal amount of
the obligations secured by such Liens does not exceed $10,000,000.


 


45









 






SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes.



(a) Such Borrower will not merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any
other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of
(in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or any substantial part of its assets, or
liquidate or dissolve.



(b) Such Borrower will not engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses
of the type conducted by such Borrower on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses
reasonably related thereto.



SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances and Acquisitions. Such Borrower will not
purchase, hold or acquire any Equity Interests, evidences of indebtedness or other securities
(including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit
to exist any loans or advances to, or make or permit to exist any investment or
any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction
or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except:




(a) Permitted Investments;



(b) investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement
of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary
course of business;




(c) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;




(d) investments permitted pursuant to Section 6.08;



(e) unsecured and subordinated loans by RailCo to SPE permitted pursuant to Section
6.01(e)(ii); and




(f) acquisitions by SPE of coal reserves.



SECTION 6.05. Asset Sales. Such Borrower will not convey, sell, lease, assign,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its Property or business (including leasehold interests),
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:




(a) inventory and other Property in the ordinary course of business;



(b) dispositions of Property of such Borrower to the extent that such Property is replaced by
such Borrower within ninety (90) days after the date of such disposition with Property (A) of
substantially the same character and at least equivalent quality, utility and useful life and (B)
having a Fair Value equal to or greater that the Fair Value of the disposed Property;



(c) dispositions of Property of such Borrower to the extent that, contemporaneously with such
disposition, such Property is exchanged by such Borrower for other Property having a Fair Value
equal to or greater that the Fair Value of the disposed Property, as determined in the good faith
judgment of the members (or the Board of Directors, Managers or any corresponding body, or a duly
constituted committee thereof) of such Borrower (as applicable) and certified in writing to the
Administrative Agent by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower; and


 


46









 





(d) such Borrower may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of other assets for Fair Value in
transactions not permitted under clauses (a), (b) or (c) above; provided that (i) the
aggregate consideration for all sales, transfers and disposals by such Borrower pursuant to this
clause (d) during any fiscal year of such Borrower shall not exceed $1,000,000; (ii) with respect
to any such sale, transfer or disposition (or series of related sales, transfers or dispositions)
with an aggregate consideration in excess of $500,000, the members (or the Manager, Managing Board
or any corresponding body, or a duly constituted committee thereof) of such Borrower shall have
approved such sale, transfer or disposition, as the case may be; and (iii) no Default is then
existing and, after giving effect to any such sale, transfer or disposition, as the case may be, no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing.



SECTION 6.06. Sale and Leaseback Transactions. Such Borrower will not enter into any
arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
Property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter
rent or lease such Property or other Property that it intends to use for substantially the same
purpose or purposes as the Property sold or transferred, except for any such sale of any fixed or
capital assets that is made for Fair Value and is consummated within ninety (90) days after such
Borrower acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset.




SECTION 6.07. Limitation on Hedging Agreements.



(a) Such Borrower will not enter into any Hedging Agreement other than Hedging Agreements
entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes.



(b) Any Indebtedness incurred under any Specified Hedge Agreement shall be treated as
Indebtedness pari passu with all Indebtedness otherwise incurred hereunder or under the other Loan
Documents and shall be secured under the Security Documents.



SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness. Such Borrower
will not declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment
(other than the Closing Distribution), except for:



(a) (i) payments of cash dividends or cash distributions to its members, (ii) payments to a
member of such Borrower to pay for consolidated, combined or similar Federal, state or local taxes
payable by such member and directly attributable to (or arising as a result of) the operation of
such Borrower, (iii) payments of principal, interest or other amounts required or permitted to be
paid pursuant to the Subordinated Debt to the holders of the Subordinated Debt (other than
FirstEnergy) (provided, that such payments are permitted under the subordination provisions
applicable thereto), and (iv) payments of management fees, extraction fees, royalties or such other
payments of similar substance or effect by such Borrower to Boich, First Energy, any Affiliates of
Boich or FirstEnergy, or any other Affiliates of such Borrower, in each case, so long as both
before and after giving effect to such payment, no Default has occurred and is continuing; and


 


47









 





(b) payments of principal, interest or other amounts required or permitted to be paid pursuant
to Subordinated Debt incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(e)(i) to FirstEnergy, so long as (A) both
before and after giving effect to such payment, no Default has occurred and is continuing, (B) such
payments are permitted under the subordination provisions applicable thereto and (C) the
representations and warranties of the Loan Parties and the Pledgors set forth in this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date
of such payment, both before and after giving effect to such payment and to the application of the
proceeds thereof, as though made on and as of such date (except where such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of
such earlier date).



SECTION 6.09. Transactions with Affiliates. Such Borrower will not sell, lease or
otherwise transfer any Property to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any Property from, or
otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) at prices and on
terms and conditions no less favorable to such Borrower than could be obtained on an arm’s length
basis from unrelated third parties, (b) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.08, and (c)
shared corporate or administrative services and staffing with Affiliates, including accounting,
legal, human resources and treasury operations, provided on customary terms for similarly situated
companies.



SECTION 6.10. Restrictive Agreements. Such Borrower will not, directly or indirectly,
create, assume, enter into, incur or permit to exist any contract, agreement, understanding or
other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the granting, conveying,
creation, imposition or maintenance of any Lien on any of its Property or which requires the
consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith; provided that the foregoing
shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document.



SECTION 6.11. Accounting Changes. Such Borrower will not make any significant change
in accounting treatment or reporting practices except as required by GAAP, or change its fiscal
year.



SECTION 6.12. Compliance with ERISA. Such Borrower will not (a) enter into any
“prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code, and in ERISA) involving any Plan
that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) allow or suffer to
exist any other event or condition known to such Borrower that results in any liability of such
Borrower to the PBGC that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect For
purposes of this Section 6.12, “liability” shall not include termination insurance premiums payable
under Section 4007 of ERISA.


 


48









 





ARTICLE VII

Events of Default





If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:



(a) the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment of (i) principal of any Loan when the same
shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment or
otherwise, or (ii) interest on any Loan or any other amount payable by either Borrower hereunder
within five (5) days after the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof
or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;



(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in or
in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification
hereof or waiver hereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other
document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or
modification hereof or waiver hereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect
when made or deemed made;



(c) (i) any Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement
contained in (A) Section 5.01, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5)
Business Days after such Borrower has received written notice of such failure from the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, or (B) Section 5.02, 5.03 (as to the legal existence of such
Borrower), 5.04, 5.08 or 5.11 or in Article VI, or (ii) any Loan Party (other than the Borrowers)
shall fail to perform the financial covenant (Debt to Capitalization Ratio) or negative covenants
contained, or incorporated by reference, in the Guaranty;



(d) any Loan Party or any Pledgor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a) or (c) of this
Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier of
(i) the date that any Responsible Officer of such Loan Party or Pledgor, as the case may be, has
actual knowledge thereof or (ii) the date of notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the
Borrowers (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);



(e) any Loan Party or any Significant Subsidiary of FirstEnergy shall fail to make any payment
(whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material
Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable after giving effect to any
applicable grace period;



(f) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior
to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (after giving effect to any applicable notice
requirement and/or grace period) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee
or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the
prepayment, repurchase, redemption (other than pursuant to provisions permitting the tendering of
such Indebtedness from time to time for repurchase or redemption without regard to the occurrence
or non-occurrence of any event or condition) or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled
maturity; provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that
becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the Property securing such
Indebtedness;


 


49









 





(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed
seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Loan Party or any Pledgor
or the debts of any such Person, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state
or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, or (ii)
the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for any Loan Party or for any Pledgor or for a substantial part of such Person’s assets, and, in
any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60) days or an
order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;



(h) any Loan Party or any Pledgor shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any
petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the
institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition
described in clause (g) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a
receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for itself or for a
substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a
petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;



(i) any Loan Party or any Pledgor shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail
generally to pay its debts as they become due;



(j) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of (i)
with respect to FirstEnergy of any of its Significant Subsidiaries, $50,000,000, and (ii) with
respect to any Loan Party (other than FirstEnergy), $15,000,000, shall be rendered against any Loan
Party, any Pledgor or any Significant Subsidiary of FirstEnergy and the same shall remain
undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution shall not be
effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy
upon any assets of such Person to enforce any such judgment;



(k) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events
that have occurred, has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;



(l) any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall
be asserted by any Loan Party or any Pledgor not to be, a valid and perfected first priority Lien
on any Collateral subject thereto;



(m) any material provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which any Loan
Party or any Pledgor is a party shall for any reason, except to the extent permitted by the express
terms hereof or thereof, cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against such Person or
otherwise cease to be in full force and effect, or any Loan Party, any Affiliate of a Loan Party,
any Pledgor or a Governmental Authority shall so assert in writing;


 


50









 





(n) (i) FirstEnergy and Boich shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, legally and
beneficially, the majority of the Equity Interests of the Loan Parties (other than FirstEnergy) and
the Pledgors, or (ii) FirstEnergy and Boich shall cease to control the management of any Loan Party
(other than FirstEnergy) or any Pledgor, or (iii) FirstEnergy reduces its current level of
ownership, direct or indirect, beneficial or otherwise, in any Loan Party (other than FirstEnergy)
or any Pledgor, in each case without prior approval by the Required Lenders; or



(o) Any Change in Law shall occur that has the effect of making the Transactions unauthorized,
illegal or otherwise contrary to Requirement of Law with respect to the Loan Parties;



then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to either Borrower described in
clause (g) or (h) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such
event,
the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the
Borrowers, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate
the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and/or (ii) declare the
Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not
so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon
the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest
thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and
payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby waived by the Borrowers and/or (iii) instruct the Collateral Agent, in accordance with
the terms of the Pledge Agreement, to exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to the
other rights and remedies provided for herein and in the Security Documents or otherwise available
to the Agents or the Lenders, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the
Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York and in effect in any other jurisdiction
in which any Collateral is located at that time; and in case of any event with respect to either
Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically
terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon
and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall automatically become
due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby waived by the Borrowers.



ARTICLE VIII

The Agents




Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Agents as their agents and authorizes the
Agents to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the
Agents by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. The Required Lenders may at any time, with the consent of the Borrowers (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and shall not be required if an Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing), replace the Administrative Agent (it being
understood that any such replacement of the Administrative Agent shall be a Person that serves as
agent for other credit facilities of a comparable size), provided that the Required
Lenders may not replace the Administrative Agent unless, after giving effect to such replacement
and each contemporaneous assignment, the Required Lenders or the Borrowers shall have arranged in
connection with such replacement that (i) neither the
Administrative Agent nor any of its
Affiliates shall have outstanding any Loan or Commitment or other obligation of any kind under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, unless such Person shall consent otherwise, and (ii) each of
the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates shall have received any required payment in full of all
amounts owing to it under or in respect of this Agreement and each other Loan Document. The
Lenders may replace the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Security
Documents.



 


51









 







Any bank serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity
as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and such
bank may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the
Borrowers or any of their respective Affiliates as if it were not an Agent hereunder.



No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan
Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) no Agent shall be subject to any
fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing,
(b) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary
powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that
such Agent is required to exercise as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or
percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02
or in the Security Documents), and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, no
Agent shall have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any
information relating to either Borrower that is communicated to or obtained by a bank serving as an
Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or
not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or
percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02
or in the Security Documents) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct
as determined by non-appealable final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. No Agent
shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given
to such Agent by either Borrower or a Lender (or communicated by such Agent to any Person), and no
Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement,
warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of
any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any Loan
Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or
conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or
genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the
satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than
to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to any Agent.



Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon,
any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. Each Agent also
may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the
proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may consult with
legal counsel (who may be counsel for either Borrower), independent accountants and other experts
selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with
the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.


 


52









 





Each Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through
any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Agent. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform
any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties.
The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to
the Related Parties of such Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective
activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well
as activities as Agent.



Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in
this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the
Borrowers. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the
right, subject to the approval of the Borrowers (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed, and shall not be required upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required
Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring
Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may,
on behalf of the Lenders and subject to the approval of the Borrowers (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, and shall not be required upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default), appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be any
commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof
having a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000. Upon
the acceptance of its appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such
successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of
the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from
its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor
Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed
between the Borrowers and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder,
the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such
retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of
any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as the Administrative
Agent. The Collateral Agent may resign in accordance with the provisions of the Security
Documents.



Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any
other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it
will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such
documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own
decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan
Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.



Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no Co-Syndication Agent or Co-Documentation
Agent listed on the cover page hereof shall have any rights, powers, duties or responsibilities
under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity as a Lender
hereunder.


 


53









 





ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous





SECTION 9.01. Notices.



(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by
telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for
herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by
certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:




(i) if to any Borrower, to it at 100 Portal Drive, Roundup, Montana 59072, Attention of
Darrell Roland (Telephone No. 406-248-4267; Telecopy No. 406-248-4270), with a copy to each
of (A) FirstEnergy Corp., 76 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308, Attention: Treasurer
(Telecopy No. 330-384-3772), (B) FirstEnergy Corp., 76 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308,
Attention: Legal (Telecopy No. 330-384-3875, and (C) Boich Companies, LLC, 41 South High
Street, Suite 3750-South, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Attention of Brian T. Murphy, Chief
Financial Officer (Telecopy No. 614-221-0117);




(ii) if to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, to Union Bank, N.A., 445
South Figueroa Street, 15th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071, Attention of
Kevin Zitar (Telecopy No. (213) 236-4096); and




(iii) if to any Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire.



(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by
electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to
Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The
Administrative Agent or the Borrowers may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other
communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it;
provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or
communications.



(c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other
communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall
be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.


 


54









 






SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments.



(a) No failure or delay by any Agent or Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or
under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such
a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right
or power. The rights and remedies of the Agents and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise
have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by either
Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph
(b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the making of a Loan or a Borrowing shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless
of whether any Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.



(b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may
be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered
into by the Loan Parties or Pledgors (as the case may be) party thereto and the Required Lenders or
by such Loan Parties or Pledgors (as the case may be) and the Administrative Agent with the consent
of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment
of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender; (ii) reduce the principal amount of any
Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder (other than fees
payable to the Agents and the Lead Arranger pursuant to the Fee Letter), without the written
consent of each Lender affected thereby; (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the
principal amount of any Loan, or any interest thereon, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any
such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of termination of any Commitment, without the written
consent of each Lender affected thereby; (iv) change Section 2.15(b) or (c) in a manner that would
alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each
Lender; (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or
any other provision of any Loan Document (other than the Security Documents) specifying the number
or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any
determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; (vi)
change any provisions of any Loan Document (other than the Security Documents) in a manner that by
its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments of Lenders, without the written
consent of each Lender; (vii) release any Collateral or change any provision of any Security
Document providing for the release of Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender;
(viii) release all or any portion of any Guarantor’s obligations under the Guaranty or change any
provision of the Guaranty providing for the release or termination of the Guaranty, without the
written consent of each Lender; or (ix) amend, modify or waive any condition precedent set forth in
Section 4.01, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that (A)
no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any Agent
hereunder without the prior written consent of the affected Agent; and (B) any waiver, amendment or
modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement
of the Lenders may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the
Borrowers and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Lenders. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any provision of this Agreement requiring the consent of a Lender unwilling to provide
such consent may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrowers, the Required
Lenders and the Administrative Agent if (1) by the terms of such agreement the Commitment of each
such opposing Lender shall terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment and (2) at the time
such amendment becomes effective, each such opposing Lender receives payment in full of the
principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by it and all other amounts owing to it or
accrued for its account under the Loan Documents.


 


55









 






SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.



(a) The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Agents (including due diligence expenses and the reasonable fees, charges and
disbursements of counsel for the Agents) in connection with the preparation, negotiation,
syndication, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments,
modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Agents, the Lead Arranger or any Lender, including the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Agent, the Lead Arranger or any Lender, in
connection with the enforcement or protection of their respective rights in connection with the
Loan Documents whether or not the Effective Date occurs, including their respective rights under
this Section, or in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket
expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.



(b) The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to indemnify each Agent, the Lead Arranger and
each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called
an “Indemnitee”), against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses,
claims, damages, costs, liabilities, expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any
counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in
connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any
agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents
of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other
transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) any Loan or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any
actual or alleged presence or release, or threatened release, of Hazardous Materials on or from any
Property owned or operated by either Borrower, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to
either Borrower, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding
relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and
regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall
not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and
nonappealable judgment to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of such Indemnitee as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction.



(c) To the extent that the Borrowers fail to pay any amount required to be paid by the
Borrowers to any Agent under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to
pay to such Agent such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the
applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;
provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or
related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent in its capacity
as such.


 


56









 





(d) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NO BORROWER SHALL ASSERT, AND EACH BORROWER
HEREBY WAIVES, ANY CLAIM AGAINST ANY INDEMNITEE, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT OR ACTUAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF, IN
CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF, THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY AGREEMENT OR
INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, THE TRANSACTIONS, ANY LOAN OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS
THEREOF.



(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable within ten (10) Business Days after
delivery to the Borrowers of a reasonably detailed statement therefor.




SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns.



(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the
Borrowers may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their respective rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or
transfer by either Borrower without such consent shall be null and void). Nothing in this
Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the
parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent
expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of the Agents, the Lead Arranger and the
Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.



(b) Any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the
time owing to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an
Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of any Lender, the Administrative Agent must give its
prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), (ii)
except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of
any Lender, the Borrowers must give their prior written consent to such assignment (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld), (iii) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an
Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of any Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining
amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments and Loans, the aggregate amount of the Commitments and
Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the
Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent)
shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent otherwise consent, (iv) each partial assignment by a Lender of its Commitment
and Exposure shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of its Commitment and Exposure, as the case
may be, (v) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, and (vi) the
assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative
Questionnaire; and provided further that any consent of the Borrowers otherwise
required under this paragraph shall not be required if an Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing or if such assignment be made to FirstEnergy as a result


 


57









 






of its exercise of the Call
Option. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section,
from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee
thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment
and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning
Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption,
be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such
Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of
Sections 2.12,
2.13, 2.14 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under
this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this
Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance
with paragraph (e) of this Section.



(c) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall
maintain at one of its offices in California a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to
it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the
Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms
hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be
conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose
name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all
purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be
available for inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to
time upon reasonable prior notice.



(d) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning
Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee
shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph
(b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the
information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of
this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.



(e) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, sell
participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion
of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its
Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under
this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the
other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the
Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such
Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement
or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender
shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents; provided that such agreement
or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree
to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) or the
Security Documents that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section, each
Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13 and
2.14 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant
to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be
entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant
agrees to be subject to Section 2.15(c) as though it were a Lender.


 


58









 





(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12 or
2.14 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the
participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is
made with the Borrowers’ prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it
were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.14 unless the Borrowers are
notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit
of the Borrowers, to comply with Section 2.14(d) as though it were a Lender.



(g) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of
its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or
assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any
such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or
assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or
substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. In the case of any
Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, such Lender may, without the consent of the
Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, assign or pledge all or any portion of its rights under this
Agreement, including the Loans and Notes or any other instrument evidencing its rights as a Lender
under this Agreement, to any holder of, trustee for, or any other representative of holders of,
obligations owed or securities issued by such fund, as security for such obligations or securities;
provided that any foreclosure or similar action by such trustee or representative shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 9.04(b) concerning assignments.



(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting
Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”), identified as such
in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers,
the option to provide to the Borrowers all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would
otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement; provided that
(i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPC
elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the
Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a
Loan by an SPC shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if,
such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be
liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for
which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto
hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the
date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or
other senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other person in
instituting against, such SPC in connection with its activities as an SPC hereunder any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United
States or any State thereof. In addition,


 


59









 






notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section
9.04, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrowers and
the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of
its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by
the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the
account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a
confidential basis consistent with the provisions of Section 9.12 any non-public information
relating to its Loans to
any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or
liquidity enhancement to such SPC. The provisions of this Section relating any SPC may not be
amended without the written consent of such SPC.



SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties
made by the Borrowers in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered
in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to
have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of
the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such
other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent or Lender may have had notice or
knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended
hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued
interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and
unpaid and so long as any Commitment has not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections
2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect
regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans,
the termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.



SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which
shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect
to fees payable to the Agents and the Lead Arranger constitute the entire contract among the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and
understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in
Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Agents
and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken
together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or other
electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this
Agreement.



SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the
extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof, and the invalidity of a particular provision
in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.


 


60









 





SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the Borrowers hereunder
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to set off and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time
or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by
such Lender to or for the credit or the account of either Borrower against any of and all the
obligations of the Borrowers now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender,
irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and
although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in
addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may
have.




SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.



(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State
of New York.



(b) Each of the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
submits, for itself and its Property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the
State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the
Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of
any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all
claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York
State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto
agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that any Agent or
Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other
Loan Document against one or both of the Borrowers or their respective Properties in the courts of
any other jurisdiction.



(c) Each of the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now
or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of
this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit, action or
proceeding in any such court.



(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will
affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by
law.


 


61









 





SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY
HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO
ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN
INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS
IN THIS SECTION.



SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used
herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect
the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.



SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to maintain
the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed
(a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants,
auditors, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such
disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed
to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority,
(c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal
process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with any suit, action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights
hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of
this Section, to (i) any permitted assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective permitted
assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any
actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating
to either Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrowers or (h) to the extent
such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section
or (ii) becomes available to any Agent or Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other
than either Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all
information received from either Borrower relating to a Borrower or its business, other than any
such information that is available to any Agent or Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to
disclosure by either Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information
as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if
such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such
Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.


 


62









 





SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges
and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the
“Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be
contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance
with applicable law, the rate
of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in
respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and
Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of
the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such
Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate
therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds
Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.



SECTION 9.14. Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for
itself and not on behalf of any other party) hereby notifies the Borrowers that, pursuant to the
requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001
(the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that
identifies each Borrower, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and
other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to
identify each Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.



[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]



 


63









 





IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY, LLC



	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Brian T. Murphy
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Brian T. Murphy 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Secretary and Treasurer 	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GLOBAL RAIL GROUP, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Brian T. Murphy
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Brian T. Murphy 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Secretary and Treasurer 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-1 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	UNION BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent,

Collateral Agent and a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jeff Fesenmaier
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Jeff Fesenmaier 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-2 









 




	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.

NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Alex Mayral	 	/s/ Michael Oka 
	 	 	Name: 	Alex Mayral	 	Michael Oka
	 	 	Title: 	V. P. 	 	Executive Director 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-3 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CIBC INC., as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Robert W. Casey, Jr.
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Robert W. Casey, Jr. 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Executive Director 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-4 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COBANK, ACB, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Josh Batchelder
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Josh Batchelder 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-5 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COMERICA BANK, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Brandon Welling
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Brandon Welling 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Vice President 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-6 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND

INVESTMENT BANK, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Dixon Schultz
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Dixon Schultz 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Sharada Manne
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Sharada Manne 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-7 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FIFTH THIRD BANK, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Martin H. McGinty
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Martin H. McGinty 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-8 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FIRSTMERIT BANK, N.A., as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Robert G. Morlan
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Robert G. Morlan 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-9 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Meredith Majesty
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Meredith Majesty 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Authorized Signatory 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-10 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SOVEREIGN BANK, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Robert D. Lanigan
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Robert D. Lanigan 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-11 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Eric J. Cosgrove
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Eric J. Cosgrove 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-12 









 








	 	 	 	 	 
	 	RBC BANK (USA), as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Richard Marshall
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Richard Marshall 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Market Executive — National Division 	 



Signature Page to Signal Peak Energy, LLC/Global Rail Group, LLC Credit Agreement



 


S-13 









 







Schedule 2.01




Commitments




	 	 	 	 	 
	Lender	 	Commitment Amount	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Union Bank, N.A.
	 	$	55,000,000.00	 
	Sovereign Bank
	 	$	52,500,000.00	 
	CoBank, ACB
	 	$	52,500,000.00	 
	Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
	 	$	30,000,000.00	 
	U.S. Bank National Association
	 	$	30,000,000.00	 
	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. New York Branch
	 	$	30,000,000.00	 
	CIBC Inc.
	 	$	20,000,000.00	 
	Comerica Bank
	 	$	20,000,000.00	 
	Fifth Third Bank
	 	$	20,000,000.00	 
	Royal Bank of Canada
	 	$	15,000,000.00	 
	RBC Bank (USA)
	 	$	15,000,000.00	 
	FirstMerit Bank, N.A.
	 	$	10,000,000.00	 





 


 









 





Schedule 3.04




Sales and Acquisitions




None.


 


 









 





Schedule 3.05




Properties




None.


 


 









 





Schedule 3.06




Litigation




1. Scion Energy Partners, LLC and Scion Capital Partners, LLC (collectively “Scion”) v. Signal Peak
Energy, LLC, et al., Delaware Court of Chancery, Civil Action No. 3220-VCP; Montana Fourteenth
Judicial District Court, Musselshell County, Cause No. DV-08-105



On July 18, 2008, a joint venture owned by FirstEnergy Ventures Corp. and affiliates of the Boich
Group purchased an 80% interest in Signal Peak Energy, LLC (“Signal Peak”), the owner of the Bull
Mountain coal mine. The joint venture has since acquired the remaining 20% interest. At the same
time, Global Rail Group LLC (“Global Rail”) purchased land for the purpose of building a rail line
and power line servicing the mine. The purchase agreements for the transactions provide that the
seller thereunder (the “Seller”) agrees to indemnify Signal Peak, Global Rail and certain
affiliates against losses arising out of the following described claims asserted by Scion, provided
however that the remedies under the indemnity are limited to offsetting indemnified losses against
royalties payable by Signal Peak for coal from the mine, plus future payments under the purchase
price note delivered for the recent acquisition of the last 20% interest in Signal Peak. The Seller
has acknowledged its obligation to indemnify the joint venture entities and Signal Peak against the
Scion claims, and has assumed the defense of the Montana case and agreed to the retention by Signal
Peak and Global Rail of their own counsel to defend the Delaware case, with the expense of defense
being offset against the royalties as they accrue.



Scion filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware on March 14, 2007 (which
case was subsequently transferred to the Delaware Court of Chancery on September 10, 2007) against
various entities (the “Bull Mountain Entities”) that were involved in the development and operation
of the Bull Mountain coal mine in Roundup, Montana. Scion’s complaint sought, among other things:
(i) money damages in the amount of approximately $18.5 million, reflecting unpaid loans in the
amount of $500,000, as well as various fees and commissions; (ii) 25.5% of the equity in the Bull
Mountain Entities and options to purchase an additional 15%; and (iii) coal royalties totaling
$0.48 per ton; all allegedly owed for, inter alia, loans made by Scion and financial advisory and
brokerage services performed by Scion for the Bull Mountain Entities. Scion further claims that its
monetary damages are secured by a lien on “as extracted” coal produced by the Bull Mountain mine.
The complaint, as most recently amended, claims that the transfer of the land purchased by Global
Rail to the predecessor in title was voidable as a fraudulent transfer to the predecessor and also
as against Global Rail and seeks to unwind such transfers or, in the alternative, seeks damages in
the amount of the value of the assets.



Scion’s claims arise from a series of agreements that Scion allegedly entered into with BMP
Investments, Inc. (Signal Peak’s predecessor entity) and the other Bull Mountain Entities prior to
the purchase by the FirstEnergy and Boich Group joint venture. Certain former defendants in this
case have confessed judgment in exchange for a release of liability of the individual former
promoters of the Bull Mountain coal mine.


 


 









 





After their motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint became moot upon the filing of the Third
Amended Complaint, the remaining defendants, including the Borrowers, filed Answers to the Third
Amended Complaint on September 29, 2009. FirstEnergy and the Boich Group have been dismissed from
the case without prejudice, under a Tolling Agreement with the plaintiffs. Litigation counsel for
the Borrowers anticipates that discovery will not be completed until sometime in 2011, and expects
that the defendants will move for partial summary judgment at that time with respect to the claim
for equity in Signal Peak.



Scion filed suit in November of 2008 in Musselshell County, Montana (the location of the coal
mine), seeking to foreclose on a claimed lien on mining equipment, “as extracted” coal and other
minerals, royalty interests and coal leases . The Seller and the current owner of the reserves have
acknowledged their obligation to indemnify and defend Global Rail and Signal Peak in the Montana
action as well. Certain defendants in that action, including, inter alia, Signal Peak, FirstEnergy
Corp. and Global Rail, have filed an Amended Motion to Dismiss, which is currently pending.



The Loan Parties and Pledgors believe that these claims in the Delaware and Montana actions are
without merit and are not reasonably likely to materially impair their ability to pay and perform
their Obligations under the Loan Documents.


 


 









 





Schedule 3.07




Compliance with Laws




None.




 


 









 







Schedule 3.19




Insurance




[See Attached]





 


 











 




Property & Casualty Summary




for




Signal Peak Energy LLC

100 Portal Drive

Roundup, MT 59072









Hoiness LaBar Insurance

A Member of Payne Financial Group, Inc.




Presented by:




Chris Hoiness, CPCU, CIC

Senior Vice President




Laurie Preitauer, AU, AIS, CPSR

Client Account Manager




Sandy Meyers

Service Account Manager




July 13, 2010




This document is not a legal interpretation or a complete description of the coverage provided
under the actual insurance policies. Please refer to the actual policies for specific terms,
conditions, limitations and exclusions that will govern in the event of a loss. Specimen policies
are available for review prior to binding coverage.



 


 









 







Table of Contents




	 	 	 	 	 
	Commercial Property Coverage 
	 	 	3	 
	Commercial General Liability Coverage
	 	 	5	 
	Commercial Pollution Liability Coverage 
	 	 	7	 
	Commercial Auto Coverage
	 	 	8	 
	Commercial Equipment Coverage
	 	 	10	 
	Commercial Umbrella Coverage 
	 	 	16	 
	Commercial Excess Coverage 
	 	 	19	 






 


 









 







Commercial Property Coverage




	 	 	 
	Policy Period:

	 	7/16/2010 — 7/16/2011
	 
	 	 
	Insurance Company:

	 	Federal Insurance Company
	 
	 	 
	Schedule of Named Insureds:

	 	An entity must be named to receive coverage under the policy

Signal Peak Energy LLC

Global Rail Group LLC






Schedule of Locations:

Loc. No. 1 — 100 Portal Drive Roundup MT 59072




	 	 	 
	Bldg No.	 	Description
	4
	 	Building #4-Shop
	2
	 	Building #2-Office (house)
	6
	 	Pipe-Personal Property of Others
	7
	 	Office/Bathhouse
	8
	 	Shop and Warehouse
	9
	 	Coal Prep Plant






Loc.
No. 3 — 16432 Van Sky Road — 7 miles E of Broadview Broadview MT 59015



	 	 	 
	Bldg No.	 	Description
	1
	 	Dwelling — Tenant Occupied






Location Provisions:



Location No.1 100 Portal Drive Roundup MT 59072



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Bldg	 	 	 	 	 	Agreed	 	 	 	 	 	 
	No.	 	Subject of Insurance	 	Valuation	 	Amt.	 	Deductible	 	 	Limit	 
	2
	 	Building-Office  (house)	 	Replacement Cost	 	Yes	 	$	2,500	 	 	$	118,000	 
	4
	 	Building-Shop	 	Replacement Cost	 	Yes	 	$	2,500	 	 	$	53,000	 
	7
	 	Building-Office/Bathhouse	 	Replacement Cost	 	Yes	 	$	50,000	 	 	$	1,500,000	 
	7
	 	Business Personal Property	 	Replacement Cost	 	Yes	 	$	50,000	 	 	$	350,000	 
	8
	 	Building-Shop and Warehouse	 	Replacement Cost	 	Yes	 	$	50,000	 	 	$	800,000	 
	8
	 	Business Personal Property	 	Replacement Cost	 	Yes	 	$	50,000	 	 	$	400,000	 
	9
	 	Building-Coal Prep Plant	 	Replacement Cost	 	Yes	 	$	100,000	 	 	$	65,850,000	 







Location No. 3 16432 Van Sky Road — 7 miles E of Broadview Broadview MT 59015



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Bldg.	 	 	 	 	 	Agreed	 	 	 	 	 	 
	No.	 	Subject of Insurance	 	Valuation	 	Amt.	 	Deductible	 	 	Limit	 
	1
	 	Building — Dwelling	 	Replacement Cost	 	Yes	 	$	5,000	 	 	$	100,000	 





 


Page 3









 





	 	 	 
	Covered Causes of Loss:

	 	Special causes of loss subject to policy exclusions
	 
	 	 
	Exclusions:

	 	Refer to policy for exclusions
	 
	 	 
	Coverage Modifications:

	 	Refer to policy for specific information pertaining to these modifications






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	Limit	 	 	Deductible(*)	 
	Earthquake
	 	$	15,000,000	 	 	$	100,000	 
	Flood
	 	$	15,000,000	 	 	$	100,000	 
	Personal Property Any Other Location
	 	$	250,000	 	 	$	25,000	 
	Transit Coverage-Personal Property
	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	$	50,000	 
	Blanket Business Income/Extra Expense — Above ground only
	 	$	50,000,000	 	 	30 day waiting period
	Business Income — Dependent Business Premises
	 	$	25,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Business Income — Fees
	 	$	5,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Business Income — Loss of Utilities
	 	$	15,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Business Income — Pollutant Cleanup or Removal
	 	$	5,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Business Income — Newly Acquired Premises
	 	$	100,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Blanket Limit includes-Accounts Receivable, Electronic Data
Processing Property, Valuable Papers, Extra Expense,
Personal Property of Others & Employees, Leasehold Interest
— Undamaged Tenants’ Improvements & Betterments
	 	$	100,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Debris Removal
	 	$	50,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	EDP Exhibition, Fair, Tradeshow
	 	$	2,500	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Personal Property Exhibition, Fair, Tradeshow
	 	$	2,500	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Fine Arts — Exhibition, Fair or Trade Show
	 	$	2,500	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Fine Arts
	 	$	5,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Fire Department Service Charge
	 	$	25,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Installation Any Job Site
	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Installation Coverage — In Transit
	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Accounts Receivable in Transit
	 	$	10,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	EDP Property in Transit
	 	$	10,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Fine Arts in Transit
	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Valuable Papers in Transit
	 	$	10,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Inventory or Appraisals
	 	$	5,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Loss Prevention Expenses
	 	$	5,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Money And Securities On Premises
	 	$	10,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Money And Securities Off Premises
	 	$	5,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Trees, Shrubs & Plants or lawns — outdoor
	 	$	25,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Pollutant Cleanup and Removal
	 	$	25,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Exclusion — Building Under Construction
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Newly Acquired or Constructed Building
	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Newly Acquired Personal Property
	 	$	500,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Newly Acquired Electronic Data Processing Equipment
	 	$	250,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Newly Acquired Electronic Data Processing Media
	 	$	25,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Newly Acquired Electronic Data Processing Media Duplicates
	 	$	25,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Newly Acquired Telephone Equipment
	 	$	25,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Newly Acquired Fine Arts
	 	$	10,000	 	 	$	2,500	 
	Personal Property Of Others-Pipe
	 	$	60,000	 	 	$	2,500	 








	 	 	 
	*	 	The policy deductible applies unless a specific deductible is shown.




 


Page 4









 





Commercial General Liability Coverage



	 	 	 
	Policy Period:

	 	7/16/2010 – 7/16/2011
	 
	 	 
	Insurance Company:

	 	Federal Insurance Company
	 
	 	 
	Schedule of Named Insureds:

	 	An entity must be named to receive coverage under the policy

Signal Peak Energy LLC

Global Rail Group LLC






Schedule of Locations:

Loc. No. 1 —  100 Portal Drive Roundup MT 59072




	 	 	 
	Bldg No.	 	Description
	4
	 	Building #4-Shop
	2
	 	Building #2-Office (house)
	7
	 	Office/Bathhouse
	8
	 	Shop and Warehouse
	9
	 	Coal Prep Plant






Loc.
No. 3 — 16432 Van Sky Road — 7 miles E of Broadview Broadview MT 59015



	 	 	 
	Bldg No.	 	Description
	1
	 	Dwelling — Tenant Occupied






	 	 	 	 	 
	Limits of Insurance	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	General Aggregate
	 	$	2,000,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Products/Completed Operations Aggregate
	 	$	1,000,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Personal and Advertising Injury
	 	$	1,000,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Each Occurrence
	 	$	1,000,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Damage to Rented Premises
	 	$	1,000,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Medical Expense
	 	$	10,000	 






	 	 	 
	Coverage Trigger:

	 	General Liability — Occurrence
	 

	 	Employee Benefits — When Claim is Made






Deductible:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Coverage	 	Amount	 	 	Deductible Type	 	Deductible Basis
	General Liability
	 	$	5,000	 	 	Per Claim	 	Property Damage






	 	 	 
	Exclusions:

	 	Refer to policy for exclusions





 


Page 5









 





	 	 	 
	Coverage Modifications:

	 	See policy for specific information pertaining to these modifications






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	Occurrence	 	 	Aggregate	 	 	Deductible	 
	Employee Benefits Liability-Retroactive Date 7/16/08
	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	$	1,000	 
	Blanket Waiver of Subrogation — for ongoing operations only
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Exclusion-Subsidence
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Professional Liability Exclusion
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Exclusion-Asbestos, Silica & Similar Compounds Including
Mixed Dust
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Who is Insured-Designated Person or Organization
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Personal And
Advertising Injury — Aggregate
	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Non Accumulation of Limits of Insurance
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Additional Insured — lessor of leased equipment
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Notice of cancellation — 90 days other than 10 days for non-pay
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Employers Liability Total Exclusion
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 






	 	 	 
	Audit Basis:

	 	Annual






Schedule of Exposures and Rates:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Loc.	 	Class	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Last Year	 
	No.	 	Code	 	Class Description	 	Rating Basis	 	Exposure	 	 	Exposure	 
	1
	 	00160-01	 	Coal Mining — Surface	 	Raw Tons	 	If Any	 	 	If Any	 
	1
	 	00160-02	 	Coal Mining — Underground	 	Raw Tons	 	 	12,000,000	 	 	 	11,500,000	 
	1
	 	00160-03	 	Clean Production Processing	 	Clean Ton	 	 	9,137,000	 	 	 	9,660,000	 
	1
	 	00176-01	 	Employee Benefits Liability	 	Employees	 	 	225	 	 	 	154	 
	1
	 	91581	 	Contractors — Subcontracted Work (Not Buildings)	 	Cost of Work	 	 	2,000,000	 	 	If Any	 
	3
	 	63010	 	Dwellings — One-Family (Lessor’s Risk Only)	 	Units	 	 	1	 	 	 	1	 
	1
	 	97223	 	Machinery or Equipment — NOC — Installation, Service, Repair	 	Payroll	 	If Any	 	 	If Any	 






 


Page 6









 







Commercial Pollution Liability Coverage




	 	 	 
	Policy Period:

	 	7/16/2010 – 7/16/2011
	 
	 	 
	Insurance Company:

	 	Federal Insurance Co.
	 
	 	 
	Schedule of Named Insureds:

	 	An entity must be named to receive coverage under the policy

Signal Peak Energy LLC

Global Rail Group LLC





Schedule of Locations:

Loc No. 1 — 100 Portal Road Roundup MT 59072




	 	 	 	 	 
	Limits of Insurance	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	General Aggregate
	 	$	1,000,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Each Pollution Incident
	 	$	1,000,000	 






Coverage Trigger:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Coverage	 	Ded.	 	 	Deductible Type
	Pollution Liability
	 	$	10,000	 	 	When Claim is Made






	 	 	 
	Exclusions:

	 	Refer to policy for exclusions
	 
	 	 
	Coverage Modifications:

	 	See policy for specific information pertaining to
these modifications






	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	 	 	 
	Exclusion — Asbestos
	 	 	 	 
	Exclusion — Biological Agents — Total
	 	 	 	 
	Exclusion — Water Operations
	 	 	 	 
	Retroactive Date: July 16, 2008
	 	 	 	 
	Cap on Certified Terrorism Losses
	 	 	 	 






	 	 	 
	Audit Basis:

	 	Annual






 


Page 7









 







Commercial Auto Coverage




	 	 	 
	Policy Period:

	 	7/16/2010 – 7/16/2011
	 
	 	 
	Insurance Company:

	 	Federal Insurance Co.
	 
	 	 
	Schedule of Named Insureds:

	 	An entity must be named to receive coverage under the policy
	 

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 

	 	Global Rail Group LLC






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Covered	 	 	 
	Coverage	 	Auto Symbol	 	Limits of Insurance
	Liability
	 	1	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	Each Accident
	Medical Payment
	 	7	 	$	5,000	 	 	Per Person
	Uninsured Motorist
	 	7	 	$	350,000	 	 	Per Accident
	Underinsured Motorists
	 	7	 	$	350,000	 	 	Per Accident
	Physical Damage — Comprehensive
	 	7 8	 	Valuation:	 	ACV or Cost of Repair
	
	 	 	 	Deductible:	 	See attached schedule
	Physical Damage — Collision
	 	7 8	 	Valuation:	 	ACV or Cost of Repair
	 
	 	 	 	Deductible:	 	See attached schedule







Covered Auto Symbols




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	1	 	2	 	3	 	4	 	5	 	6	 	7	 	8	 	9
	Any 

Auto
	 	Owned Autos Only
	 	Owned

Private

Passenger

Autos

Only
	 	Owned

Autos

other than

Private

Passenger Autos

Only
	 	Owned

Autos

Subject to No-

Fault
	 	Owned

Autos

Subject to

Compulsory

Uninsured

Motorists

Laws
	 	Specifically

Described

Autos Only
	 	Hired

Autos

Only
	 	Nonowned

Autos

Only






	 	 	 
	Exclusions:

	 	Refer to policy for exclusions
	 
	 	 
	Coverage Modifications:

	 	See policy for specific information pertaining to these modifications






	 	 	 
	Description	 	 
	Blanket Addtl Insd-by written contract for interest of lessor

	 	 
	Ninety Day Notice of Cancellation except 10 day for non-pay of premium
	 	 
	Fellow Employee Coverage
	 	 
	Blanket Waiver of Subrogation — required by contract only
	 	 
	Employees as Insureds
	 	 






Hired Auto Physical Damage




Comprehensive Deductible: $1000

Collision Deductible: $1000


 


Page 8









 





Schedule of Vehicles:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Veh	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Comp.	 	 	Coll.	 
	#	 	Year	 	Make	 	Model	 	Vehicle I.D. Number	 	City	 	St.	 	Ded.	 	 	Ded.	 
	1
	 	2000	 	Chevrolet(Engr-Voice)	 	1500	 	1GCEK19T1YE148921	 	Billings	 	MT	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	1,000	 
	2
	 	2006	 	GMC (DeMichiei)	 	Denali	 	1 GKET63M662142255	 	Billings	 	MT	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	1,000	 
	3
	 	2005	 	GMC (Surface)	 	1500	 	1GTEK14T95Z260099	 	Billings	 	MT	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	1,000	 
	4
	 	2005	 	GMC (Surface)	 	1500	 	1GTEK14T25Z309739	 	Billings	 	MT	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	1,000	 
	5
	 	2005	 	GMC (Surface)	 	1500	 	1 GTEK14T45Z349031	 	Billings	 	MT	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	1,000	 
	6
	 	2005	 	GMC (Surface)	 	1500	 	1GTEK14T05Z266843	 	Billings	 	MT	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	1,000	 
	7
	 	2006	 	Chevrolet (Ochsner)	 	Trailblazer	 	1GNDT13S362196371	 	Billings	 	MT	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	1,000	 
	8
	 	2006	 	Chevrolet (Viren)	 	Trailblazer	 	1GNDT13S762203905	 	Billings	 	MT	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	1,000	 
	9
	 	1997	 	GMC (Engr)	 	Yukon	 	1GKEK13R9VJ710133	 	Billings	 	MT	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	10
	 	2006	 	Chevrolet (Valentes)	 	Trailblazer	 	1GNDT13S062194402	 	Billings	 	MT	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	1,000	 
	11
	 	2008	 	Chevrolet (Roland)	 	Suburban	 	3GNFK16328G101017	 	Billings	 	MT	 	$	1,000	 	 	$	1,000	 






Note: Comprehensive, specific perils and collision coverage apply only when a
deductible is shown on the vehicle



Schedule of Drivers:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	License
	No.	 	Driver Name	 	Date of Birth	 	 	License Number	 	State
	1
	 	Robert Ochsner	 	 	5/19/1953	 	 	0501919534119	 	MT
	2
	 	Darrell H. Roland	 	 	4/27/1954	 	 	R453135298323	 	MD
	3
	 	Edward A Viren	 	 	1/22/1957	 	 	106885254	 	WY
	4
	 	John DeMichiei	 	 	2/21/1949	 	 	D520429585136	 	MD
	5
	 	Bradley Allen Voise	 	 	2/21/1955	 	 	0202419554121	 	MT
	6
	 	Magnus Lopes Valente	 	 	9/12/1963	 	 	IAA202601LGN	 	Int’l
	7
	 	Byron Kinn	 	 	5/19/1968	 	 	0503119684119	 	MT






 


Page 9









 




Commercial Equipment Coverage




	 	 	 
	Policy Period:

	 	7/16/2010 – 7/16/2011
	 
	Insurance Company:

	 	Federal Insurance Company







	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Maximum Limit per	 
	Description of Equipment	 	Total Limit	 	 	Item	 
	Employee Tools & Clothing
	 	$	10,000	 	 	$	2,500	 






Scheduled Equipment: Under Ground



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Item	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	No.	 	Year	 	Description	 	Serial #	 	Limit	 
	1
	 	1997	 	CCHDR 13 Fletcher Roof Bolter (FA204)	 	 	 	$	155,000	 
	2
	 	 	 	MSA Trickle Duster (FA215)	 	 	 	$	7,000	 
	3
	 	 	 	MCI Section Power Center (FA210)	 	MMSE10140	 	$	65,000	 
	4
	 	 	 	Joy Shuttle Car (FA205)	 	ET15862	 	$	275,000	 
	5
	 	 	 	Joy Shuttle Car (FA206)	 	ET15195	 	$	275,000	 
	6
	 	 	 	Section Power Center (FA213)	 	MMSE1040	 	$	38,000	 
	7
	 	 	 	Wet Duster (FA218)	 	S115-S60T	 	$	13,000	 
	8
	 	 	 	Water Pressure Station (FA233)	 	BYM 16-20	 	$	6,000	 
	9
	 	 	 	Stamler Feeder Breaker (FA209)	 	BF14A4253	 	$	22,000	 
	10
	 	 	 	Fletcher DDR Roof Bolter (FA203)	 	13830	 	$	225,000	 
	11
	 	 	 	Joy Continuous Miner (FA201)	 	JM4882	 	$	800,000	 
	12
	 	 	 	Power Center Pemco (FA212)	 	 	 	$	59,000	 
	13
	 	 	 	Continuous Miner (FA202)	 	JM4276	 	$	800,000	 
	14
	 	 	 	Biopak Self Res & Access (FA234)	 	 	 	$	142,000	 
	15
	 	 	 	Mine Self Rescuer w/pouch (FA458)	 	 	 	$	21,000	 
	16
	 	 	 	Slinger Duster (FA217)	 	 	 	$	10,000	 
	17
	 	 	 	Bantam Dusters (2) (FA216)	 	 	 	$	21,000	 
	18
	 	 	 	Joy Shuttle Car 10SC32 (FA381)	 	ET17736	 	$	570,000	 
	19
	 	 	 	Wagner 3 1/2 yard scoop (FA388)	 	 	 	$	266,000	 
	20
	 	 	 	Power Center 1500 KVA (FA403)	 	1PC-R	 	$	102,000	 
	21
	 	 	 	Joy Feeder Breaker (FA452)	 	14200	 	$	500,000	 
	22
	 	 	 	Section Fan CR-60 (FA454)	 	401-1	 	$	75,000	 
	23
	 	 	 	Section Fan CR-60 (FA455)	 	401-2	 	$	75,000	 
	24
	 	 	 	Power Center Section 1500 KVA (FA457)	 	 	 	$	103,000	 
	25
	 	 	 	Power Center Belt 1500 KVA (FA460)	 	 	 	$	100,000	 
	26
	 	 	 	Wagner 3 1/2 yard scoop (FA472)	 	LHD-1	 	$	347,000	 
	27
	 	 	 	Getman LRD226 Tow Tractor (FA474)	 	7074	 	$	340,000	 
	28
	 	 	 	Getman LRD226 Tow Tractor (FA475)	 	7085	 	$	340,000	 
	29
	 	 	 	Getman Supply Tractor (FA476)	 	HH1005	 	$	125,000	 
	30
	 	 	 	Getman Supply Tractor (FA477)	 	HH1006	 	$	125,000	 
	31
	 	 	 	Genco Mantrip (FA401)	 	195	 	$	28,000	 
	32
	 	 	 	Dodge Mantrip (FA451)	 	3D7ML467496537747	 	$	25,000	 
	33
	 	 	 	Genco Mantrip (FA459)	 	213	 	$	28,000	 
	34
	 	 	 	Cap Lamps (FA526)	 	 	 	$	13,000	 
	35
	 	 	 	Continuous Miner JM6192 (FA527)	 	12CM12-11BX	 	$	1,871,000	 
	36
	 	 	 	Atlas Copco Compressor (FA528)	 	GA250-125	 	$	55,000	 
	37
	 	 	 	Fletcher Roof Bolter CCDDR-13 (FA531)	 	2008070	 	$	685,000	 
	38
	 	 	 	Transformers 300 KVA (FA529)	 	 	 	$	7,000	 
	39
	 	 	 	Slinger Duster (FA533)	 	 	 	$	46,000	 
	40
	 	 	 	Scoop (FA832)	 	LS195	 	$	517,000	 
	41
	 	 	 	Gator Mantrip (FA504)	 	WO4X2ED003586	 	$	10,000	 
	42
	 	 	 	Dodge 3500 Mantrip (FA521)	 	3D7ML46719G554134	 	$	25,000	 







 


Page 10











 




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Item	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	No.	 	Year	 	Description	 	Serial #	 	Limit	 
	43	 	 	 	Dodge 3500 Mantrip (FA522)
	 	3D7ML46789G554132	 	$	25,000	 
	44	 	 	 	Dodge 3500 Mantrip (FA523)
	 	3D7ML467X9G554133	 	$	25,000	 
	45	 	 	 	Genco Mantrip (FA524)
	 	218	 	$	36,000	 
	46	 	 	 	Dodge 3500 Mantrip (FA552)
	 	3D7ML467496537747	 	$	33,000	 
	47	 	 	 	42” Conveyor System w/motor
(FA386)
	 	 	 	$	200,000	 
	48	 	 	 	60” Conveyor Belt 1410’ (FA402)
	 	 	 	$	70,000	 
	49	 	 	 	60” Conveyor Belt 2160’ (FA456)
	 	 	 	$	40,000	 
	50	 	 	 	Transformer fan 500 KVA (FA461)
	 	 	 	$	14,000	 
	51	 	 	 	Joy Shuttle Car (FA559)
	 	ET17737	 	$	575,000	 
	52	 	 	 	Rescue Chamber (FA582)
	 	 	 	$	108,000	 
	53	 	 	 	Belt Structure 60” 1000(FA592)
	 	 	 	$	49,000	 
	54	 	 	 	Shield Hauler (FA663)
	 	 	 	$	116,000	 
	55	 	 	 	Dodge 3500 Mantrip (FA 556)
	 	3D7ML46789G554132	 	$	31,000	 
	56	 	 	 	Dodge 3500 Mantrip (FA 557)
	 	3D7ML46719G554134	 	$	31,000	 
	57	 	 	 	Dodge 3500 Mantrip (FA558)
	 	3D7ML467X9G554133	 	$	31,000	 
	58	 	 	 	Dodge 3500 Mantrip (FA590)
	 	9G558926	 	$	31,000	 
	59	 	 	 	Feeder Breaker (FA708)
	 	 	 	$	557,000	 
	60	 	 	 	Mantrip (FA709)
	 	 	 	$	26,000	 
	61	 	 	 	Mantrip (FA710)
	 	 	 	$	52,000	 
	62	 	 	 	Mantrip (FA711)
	 	 	 	$	52,000	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Total	 	$	11,414,000	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Scheduled Equipment: Above Ground
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Item	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	No.	 	Year	 	Description	 	Serial #	 	Limit	 
	1	 	1983	 	Cat 980G Front End Loader (FA253)
	 	AWH00597	 	 	369,000	 
	2	 	 	 	Cat Backhoe BLN01721 (FA252)
	 	420P1T	 	 	48,000	 
	3	 	 	 	Cat 980G Front End Loader (FA250)
	 	2KR04677	 	 	199,000	 
	4	 	 	 	Cat Road Grader (FA251)
	 	9DJ00659	 	 	385,000	 
	5	 	 	 	Telehandler (FA553)
	 	SLH00540	 	 	64,000	 
	6	 	 	 	Komatsu 40 Ton Truck (FA247)
	 	HD325-6A	 	 	292,000	 
	7	 	 	 	CAT Dozer D10T (FA385)
	 	RJG01548	 	 	1,100,000	 
	8	 	 	 	Coal Lab Equipment (FA462)
	 	 	 	 	151,000	 
	9	 	 	 	Coal Lab Equipment (FA506)
	 	 	 	 	5,000	 
	10	 	 	 	Skid Steer (FA277)
	 	 	 	 	25,000	 
	11	 	 	 	Truck Scale (FA280)
	 	 	 	 	47,000	 
	12	 	 	 	GPS System (FA304)
	 	 	 	 	44,000	 
	13	 	 	 	CAT D10T Dozer (FA574)
	 	RJG02055	 	 	1,175,000	 
	14	 	 	 	Yale Pneumatic Lift Truck (FA576)
	 	 	 	 	15,750	 
	15	 	 	 	Gehl Skid Loader (FA591)
	 	 	 	 	59,883	 
	16	 	 	 	Getman Motor Grader (FA594)
	 	7095	 	 	433,000	 
	17	 	 	 	Madison #2 Water Well pump &
line (FA560/FA561)
	 	 	 	 	750,000	 
	18	 	 	 	Skid Loader (FA721)
	 	 	 	 	60,000	 
	19	 	 	 	50KV Powerline Upgrade (FA586)
	 	 	 	 	65,000	 
	20	 	 	 	1000 KVA Transformer (FA680)
	 	 	 	 	24,000	 
	21	 	 	 	1000 KVA Transformer (FA681)
	 	 	 	 	24,000	 
	22	 	 	 	1000 KVA Transformer (FA682)
	 	 	 	 	27,000	 
	23	 	 	 	200 KVA Transformer (FA683)
	 	 	 	 	37,000	 
	24	 	 	 	Main Substation (FA684)
	 	 	 	 	3,000,000	 
	25	 	 	 	Surface Switchgear (FA685)
	 	 	 	 	1,000,000	 
	26	 	 	 	Cat D8T Dozer (FA824)
	 	OKPZ01906	 	 	325,000	 
	27	 	 	 	Cat 815F Wheel Compactor (FA825)
	 	OBKL00992	 	 	199,500	 
	28	 	 	 	Cat 330DL Excavator (FA826)
	 	OMWP00339	 	 	153,500	 





 


Page 11









 





	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Item	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	No.	 	Year	 	Description	 	Serial #	 	Limit	 
	29	 	 	 	Madison Deep Water Well
Pump/Pipe (FA272)
	 	 	 	 	500,000	 
	30	 	 	 	Cat 924G Wheel Loader (FA827)
	 	ODDA03664	 	 	72,500	 
	31	 	 	 	Main Mine Fan (FA387)
	 	 	 	 	350,000	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Total	 	$	11,000,133	 






	 	 	 
	Exclusions:

	 	Refer to policy for exclusions
	 	 	 
	Coverage Modifications:

	 	See policy for specific information pertaining to these modifications






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	Limit	 	 	Deductible
	Rental Expense
	 	$	25,000	 	 	 
	Scheduled Equipment-Aboveground-Deductible Per Occurrence
	 	$	11,000,133	 	 	10% subject to $5,000
Min., $100,000 Max 
	Scheduled Equipment-Underground-Deductible Per Occurrence
	 	$	11,414,000	 	 	10% subject to
$10,000 Min.,
	Maximum Loss Limit $5,000,000
	 	 	 	 	 	$100,000 Max
	Coverage-Direct Physical Loss
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Mobile Equipment Aboveground of Others
	 	$	100,000	 	 	 
	Rented/Leased Equipment Coverage
	 	$	500,000	 	 	 
	Cap On Certified Terrorism Losses
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Pull Back Warranty Endorsement
	 	 	 	 	 	 





 


Page 12









 





Commercial Umbrella Coverage




	 	 	 
	Policy Period:

	 	7/16/2010 — 7/16/2011 
	 
	 	 
	Insurance Company:

	 	National Union Fire Ins Co of Pittsburgh
	 
	 	 
	Schedule of Named Insureds:

	 	An entity must be named to receive coverage under the policy

 Signal Peak
Energy LLC 
Global Rail Group LLC
	 
	 	 
	Limits of Insurance:

	 	$5,000,000     Each Occurrence Limit

$5,000,000     General Aggregate Limit
	 
	 	 
	Self-Insured Retention:

	 	$10,000 
	 
	 	 
	Coverage Form:

	 	Follow Form Umbrella
	 
	 	 
	Coverage Modifications:

	 	Refer to policy for specific information pertaining to these modifications






	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	Limit	 
	Crisis Response Coverage Enhancement
	 	$	250,000	 
	Excess Casualty Crisis Fund Limit of Insurance
	 	$	50,000	 
	Professional Liability Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Cross Suits Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Employers’ Liability For Occupational Disease Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Silica Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Total Pollution Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Foreign Liability Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Products-Completed Operations Aggregate
	 	$	5,000,000	 
	Act of Terrorism Self-Insured Retention
	 	$	1,000,000	 
	Mining Limitation Endorsement
	 	 	 	 
	Fungus Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Lead Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Radioactive Matter Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Commercial Umbrella Liability Policy With CrisisResponse
	 	 	 	 
	Coverage Territory
	 	 	 	 
	Violation of Economic or Trade Sanctions Conditions Amendment
	 	 	 	 
	Duties in the Event of an Occurrence, Claim or Suit and Schedule A — Approved Crisis Management Firms
	 	 	 	 
	Employee Benefits Liability Limitation (Claims-Made)
	 	 	 	 
	Employers’ Liability Limitation
	 	 	 	 
	Marine Liability Exclusion
	 	 	 	 






	 	 	 
	Audit Basis:

	 	Annual





 


Page 16









 





Umbrella Coverage — Schedule of Underlying Insurance




Commercial Auto Coverage:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Ins. Company	 	Effective Date	 	 	Expiration Date	 	 	Limit	 
	Federal Insurance Co
	 	 	7/16/2010	 	 	 	7/16/2011	 	 	$	1,000,000	 






Employers Liability Coverage:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Effective	 	 	Expiration	 	 	Each Acc.	 	 	Disease Each	 	 	 	 
	Ins. Company	 	Date	 	 	Date	 	 	Limit	 	 	Emp. Limit	 	 	Disease Policy Limit	 
	Commerce & Industry
	 	 	7/16/2010	 	 	 	7/16/2011	 	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	$	1,000,000	 






General Liability Coverage:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Prod. /	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Effective	 	 	 	 	 	 	Gen. Agg.	 	 	Comp.	 	 	Per Occ.	 	 	Per. / Adv.	 
	Ins. Company	 	Date	 	 	Exp. Date	 	 	Limit	 	 	Ops Agg	 	 	Limit	 	 	Limit	 
	Federal Insurance Co
	 	 	7/16/2010	 	 	 	7/16/2011	 	 	$	2,000,000	 	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	$	1,000,000	 






Miscellaneous Coverages:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Ins. Company	 	Effective Date	 	 	Exp. Date	 	 	Coverage	 	 	Limit	 
	Federal Insurance Co
	 	 	7/16/2010	 	 	 	7/16/2011	 	 	EBL	 	$	1,000,000	 
	Travelers Cas & Sur.
	 	 	7/16/2010	 	 	 	7/16/2011	 	 	EBL	 	$	3,000,000	 





 


Page 17









 





Commercial Excess Coverage




	 	 	 
	Policy Period:

	 	7/16/2010 — 7/16/2011 
	 
	 	 
	Insurance Company:

	 	Lexington Insurance Company
	 
	 	 
	Schedule of Named Insureds:

	 	An entity must be named to receive coverage under the policy
	 
	 	 
	Limits of Insurance:

	 	$5,000,000     Each Occurrence Limit

$5,000,000     General Aggregate Limit
	 
	 	 
	Self-Insured Retention:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Coverage Form:

	 	Umbrella
	 
	 	 
	Coverage Modifications:

	 	Refer to policy for specific information pertaining to these modifications






	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	Limit	 
	Terrorism Coverage Provided Under the Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, USA (certified acts)
	 	$	5,000,000	 
	Following Form — Excess Liability
	 	 	 	 
	Patrol Access Endorsement
	 	 	 	 
	Accident Insurance Endorsement
	 	 	 	 
	Amendment to Insuring Agreements
	 	 	 	 
	Defense Cost Payments (shall not reduce limits of liability)
	 	 	 	 
	Employment-Related Practices Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Minimum Earned Premium — $22,810
	 	 	 	 
	Occupational Disease Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Securities and Financial Interest Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Exclusion — Violation of Statutes in Connection With Sending, Transmitting or Communicating Any Material or Information
	 	 	 	 
	Unimpaired Aggregate
	 	 	 	 
	War Exclusion
	 	 	 	 






	 	 	 
	Audit Basis:

	 	Annual





 


Page 18









 





Excess Coverage — Schedule of Underlying Insurance



Commercial Auto Coverage:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Ins. Company	 	 	Effective Date	 	 	Expiration Date	 	 	Limit	 





Employers Liability Coverage:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Ins.	 	 	Effective	 	 	Expiration	 	 	Each Acc.	 	 	Disease Each Emp.	 	 	Disease Policy	 
	Company	 	 	Date	 	 	Date	 	 	Limit	 	 	Limit	 	 	Limit	 





General Liability Coverage:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Prod. /	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Ins.	 	 	Effective	 	 	Exp.	 	 	Gen. Agg	 	 	Comp	 	 	Per Occ.	 	 	Per. / Adv.	 
	Company	 	 	Date	 	 	Date	 	 	Limit	 	 	Ops Agg.	 	 	Limit	 	 	Limit	 





Miscellaneous Coverages:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Ins. Company	 	Effective Date	 	 	Exp. Date	 	 	Coverage	 	 	Limit	 
	National Union Fire
	 	 	7/16/2009	 	 	 	7/16/2010	 	 	Commercial Umbrella	 	$	5,000,000	 






	 	 	 
	Audit Basts:

	 	Annual





 


Page 19









 





Workers Compensation Coverage




	 	 	 
	Policy Period:

	 	7/16/2010 — 7/16/2011 
	 
	 	 
	Insurance Company:

	 	New Hampshire Insurance Company
	 
	 	 
	Schedule of Named Insureds:

	 	An entity must be named to receive coverage under the policy.
	 

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 

	 	Global Rail Group LLC
	 
	 	 
	Workers’ Compensation Insurance:

	 	Statutory MT






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Employers’ Liability Insurance:

	 	Bodily Injury by Accident
	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	Each Accident
	 

	 	Bodily Injury by Disease
	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	Each Employee
	 

	 	Bodily Injury by Disease
	 	$	1,000,000	 	 	Policy Limit
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Employers’ Liability Exclusions:	 	Refer to policy for exclusions
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Coverage Modifications:	 	See policy for specific information pertaining to coverage and exclusions






	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	 	 	 
	Federal Coal Mine Health & Safety Act Coverage
	 	 	 	 
	Voluntary Compensation & Employers Liability Coverage
	 	 	 	 
	Waiver of Subrogation — under any contract prior to occurrence of loss
	 	 	 	 
	Notification of Change In Ownership — must report within 90 days
	 	 	 	 
	Montana Intentional Injury Exclusion
	 	 	 	 
	Montana Safety Endorsement
	 	 	 	 






	 	 	 
	Audit Basis:

	 	Annual






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Rating: MT	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Class	 	 	 	Estimated	 	 	Expiring	 
	Code	 	Classification	 	Payroll	 	 	Payroll	 
	0158	 	Coal Mining — Underground -Black Lung
	 	$	16,800,000	 	 	$	10,766,000	 
	1016	 	Coal Mining — Underground
	 	$	16,800,000	 	 	$	10,766,000	 
	0156	 	Coal Mine — Surface — Black Lung
	 	 	If Any	 	 	 	If Any	 
	1005	 	Coal Mining — Surface — & Drivers
	 	 	If Any	 	 	 	If Any	 
	8601	 	Architect or Engineer — Consulting
	 	$	986,900	 	 	$	1,225,000	 
	8233	 	Coal Merchant & Local Managers, Drivers
	 	 	If Any	 	 	 	If Any	 
	8810	 	Clerical Office Employees NOC
	 	$	368,900	 	 	$	1,819,600	 





 


Page 14









 





Owner/Officer Coverage Elections:




	 	 	 	 	 
	Name	 	Title/Relation	 	Included/Excluded
	Darrell Roland

	 	Vice President
	 	Included
	John Demichiei

	 	Vice President
	 	Included
	Wayne Boich

	 	President/Director
	 	Excluded
	Brian T. Murphy

	 	Secretary/Treasurer
	 	Excluded





 


Page 15









 





Commercial Directors & Officers Coverage




	 	 	 
	Policy Period:

	 	7/16/2010 — 7/16/2011 
	 
	 	 
	Insurance Company:

	 	Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America
	 
	 	 
	Schedule of Named Insureds:

	 	An entity must be named to receive coverage under the policy






Crime Coverage




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	Ded.	 	 	Limit	 
	Employee Theft
	 	$	10,000	 	 	$	1,000,000	 






Directors and Officers Coverage




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	Ded.	 	 	Limit	 
	Aggregate Limit
	 	$	25,000	 	 	$	3,000,000	 
	Supplemental Personal indemnification
Limit of Liability for Directors and
Officers
	 	 	 	 	 	$	500,000	 
	Investigative Expense Limit
	 	 	 	 	 	$	100,000	 






Employment Practices Liability Coverage




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	Ded.	 	 	Limit	 
	Aggregate Limit
	 	$	10,000	 	 	$	3,000,000	 
	Third Party EPL Sublimit
	 	$	10,000	 	 	$	3,000,000	 






Fiduciary Liability Coverage




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Description	 	Ded.	 	 	Limit	 
	Aggregate Limit
	 	$	0	 	 	$	1,000,000	 







 


Page 13











 




PROPERTY DAMAGE

AND BUSINESS INTERRUPTION POLICY



 


1









 





SCHEDULE

ATTACHING TO AND FORMING PART OF POLICY NO: 753 / PL0901791




	 	 	 
	Insured:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	Address:

	 	100 Portal Drive, Roundup, Montana 59072 6856
	 
	 	 
	Period of Insurance:

	 	From: 1 November 2009
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	To: 31 October 2010
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Both Days Inclusive Local Standard Time at the location of the property insured
	 
	 	 
	The Business:

	 	Coal Mine
	 
	 	 
	Situation:

	 	Montana, United States of America
	 
	 	 
	Premises:

	 	1) 127 PM Coal Road Roundup, Musselshell County, Montana 59072
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	2) 100 Portal Drive, Roundup, Montana 59072 6856
	 
	 	 
	Limits of Liability:

	 	USD 50,000,000 each and every occurrence Combined Single Limit Sections 1 and 2
	 
	 	 
	Deductibles:

	 	USD 1,000,000 each and every occurrence in respect of Property Damage
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	60 Days in respect of Business Interruption on Actual Daily Value basis (ADV)
	 
	 	 
	Premium:

	 	USD 826,705.74 (being 35.5556% of USD 2,325,107) per annum
	 
	 	 
	Indemnity Period:

	 	As defined herein
	 
	 	 
	Dated in London:

	 	1 November 2009






 


2









 




SECTION 1 — PROPERTY DAMAGE



The Indemnity



In the event of any physical loss, destruction or damage (hereinafter in Section 1 referred to as
“damage” with “damaged” having a corresponding meaning) not otherwise excluded happening at the
Situation occurring during the Period of Insurance to the Property Insured described in Section 1,
the Insurer(s) will, subject to the provisions of the Policy including the limitation of the
Insurers’ liability, indemnify the Insured in accordance with the applicable Basis of Settlement.



Subject to the liability of the Insurer(s) not being increased beyond the Limit(s) of Liability
already stated herein, the Insurer(s) will also indemnify the Insured for:




	(a)	 	architects’, surveyors’, consulting engineers’, legal and other fees and clerks’ of work
salaries for estimates, plans, specifications, quantities, tenders and supervision necessarily
incurred in reinstatement consequent upon damage to Property Insured but not such costs, fees
and salary for preparing any claim hereunder;







	(b)	 	any fee, contribution, impost or other sum payable to any Government, Local Government or
other Statutory Authority; where payment of such fee, contribution, impost or other sum
payable is a condition precedent to the obtaining of consent to reinstate any building(s)
insured hereunder; provided that the Insurer shall not be liable for payment of any fines
and/or penalties imposed upon the Insured by any such Authorities;







	(c)	 	costs and expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred for the purpose of extinguishing fire
at or in the vicinity of Property Insured or threatening to involve such property, or for the
purpose of preventing or diminishing imminent damage to Property Insured by any other peril
insured by this Policy, including damage to gain access, and the costs of replenishment of
fire protective equipment (where such fire protective equipment is required by law to be
replaced with a different type of equipment; the cost of such different type of equipment of
similar capabilities as the equipment being replaced) and charges incurred for the purpose of
shutting off the supply of water or other substance following accidental discharge from any
fire protective equipment or otherwise escaping from intended confines;







	(d)	 	costs and expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred for the temporary protection and
safety of Property Insured pending repair or replacement consequent upon damage insured
hereunder;







	(e)	 	cost of replacing locks and/or keys and/or combinations where, if as a result of burglary,
theft or any attempt thereat, the keys and/or combination are stolen or if there are
reasonable grounds to believe the keys may have been duplicated. Also the costs of opening
safes and/or strongrooms as a result of theft of keys and/or combinations;







	(f)	 	costs and expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred in respect of:







	 	(i)	 	the removal, storage and/or disposal of debris or the demolition, dismantling, shoring
up, propping, underpinning or other temporary repairs consequent upon damage to Property
Insured by this Policy and occasioned by a peril or event not otherwise excluded;







	 	(ii)	 	the Insured’s legal liability in respect of removal, storage and/or disposal of debris,
notwithstanding in relation to premises, roadways, services, railway or waterways of
others, consequent upon damage to the Property Insured by a peril hereby insured against,
for such costs together with the cost of cleaning provided that such liability was not
assumed by the Insured under an agreement entered into after the commencement of the Period
of Insurance or any renewal thereof unless liability would have attached in the absence of
such agreement.







Provided that the insurance under this section does not extend to any liability that the
Insured may incur as a consequence of pollution of any kind.



 


3









 








	 	(iii)	 	the demolition and removal of any property belonging to the Insured which is no longer useful
for the purpose it was intended, providing such demolition and removal is necessary for the purpose
of the reinstatement or replacement of Property Insured under this section and is consequent upon
damage to the Property Insured by a peril hereby insured against.







For the purposes of this clause debris means the residue of damaged Property Insured excluding any
material which is itself a pollutant or contaminant and which is deposited beyond the boundaries of
the Situation.




	(g)	 	damage to personal property, tools and effects (including money and negotiable instruments)
belonging to directors, partners, proprietors and employees of the Insured whilst such persons are
engaged on the business of the Insured and damage to property of welfare, sport and social clubs
associated with the Insured whilst at the Situation.

	 
	(h)	 	costs and expenses reasonably incurred to expedite repairs, replacement or reinstatement
consequent upon damage to Property Insured including, but not limited to, express airfreight,
additional overtime, night, weekend or public holiday rates of pay incurred in connection with the
repair or reinstatement of Property Insured directly or indirectly arising from an event insured.

	 
	(i)	 	the cost of locating and repairing burst or leaking water tanks, apparatus or pipes where a
claim has been substantiated for loss or damage to the Property Insured arising therefrom including
the cost of restoring the premises;

	 
	(j)	 	costs and expenses incurred by the Insured in taking inventory (including unpacking, repacking
and restocking) to identify, quantify and value any Property Insured physically lost, destroyed or
damaged by any peril insured against by this Section including examination of property not
belonging to but in the care, custody or control of the Insured;

	 
	(k)	 	reduction in value of components or parts of Property Insured if such is consequent upon
physical loss destruction or damage not otherwise excluded to other components or parts of Property
Insured;

	 
	(l)	 	cost of clearance of drains including expenses necessarily incurred in clearing and/or
repairing drains, gutters, sewers and the like, at or in the vicinity of Property Insured.


	 
	 	 	for the purpose of this clause the cost of clearance means the residue of damaged Property Insured
excluding any material which is itself a pollutant or contaminant and which is deposited beyond the
boundaries of the Situation.




 


4









 




Property Insured



Joy Longwall miner to include the 2009 Joy Longwall Mining System, Hydraulic supports, 1250 Foot
AFC, 7LS5 Shearer, including and not limited to shields, belts, belt structures, belt drives,
conveyors and all equipment that is part of the Joy long wall mining operation. This property also
extends to the underground and above ground equipment to the first stacking tube only



Basis of Settlement





	(a)	 	On buildings, machinery, plant and all other property and contents (other than those specified
below); the cost of reinstatement, replacement or repair in accordance with the provisions of the
Reinstatement or Replacement and Extra Cost of Reinstatement Memoranda as set out herein.

	 
	 	 	Provided that if the Insured elects to claim the indemnity value of any damaged property, the
Insurer(s) will pay to the Insured the value of such property at the time of the happening of the
damage or at its option reinstate, replace or repair such property or any part thereof. In any
event the Insurer(s) will pay costs incurred by the Insured in accordance with the provisions of
the Extra Cost of Reinstatement Memorandum.

	 
	(b)	 	On raw materials, supplies and other merchandise not manufactured by the Insured; the
replacement cost at the time and the place of replacement or, if such property is not replaced, the
value thereof at the time and place of the damage.

	 
	(c)	 	On materials in process of manufacture; the replacement value of the raw materials and the
value of labour and other overhead charges expended thereon or apportioned thereto at the time and
the place of the damage.

	 
	(d)	 	On finished goods; the replacement value of raw materials and the value of labour and other
overhead charges expended thereon or apportioned thereto before any allowance for profit or the
cost of restocking such goods, whichever is the lesser.

	 
	(e)	 	On computer systems records, documents, manuscripts, securities, deeds, specifications, plans,
drawings, designs, business books and other records of every description; the cost of reinstating,
replacing, reproducing or restoring same, including information contained therein or thereon but
not for the value to the Insured of the said information; or if such is not required, the current
replacement cost of materials as blank stationery or software and the like.

	 
	(f)	 	On patterns; models, moulds, dies or casts; the current cost of repair or replacement (if
actually replaced) otherwise the indemnity value to the Insured of such property.

	 
	(g)	 	On glass; the cost of repairing or replacing the broken glass including:







	 	•	 	temporary Shuttering and/or hiring of security service pending replacement of broken glass;

	 
	 	•	 	signwriting or Ornamentation on glass;

	 
	 	•	 	replacement Burglar Alarm Tapes on glass;

	 
	 	•	 	removing and re-fixing of Window and Show Case Frames and Fittings;

	 
	 	•	 	heat Reflecting Material or process on glass.







	(h)	 	On directors’ and employees’ personal property, tools and effects and customers and visitors’
personal effects; the current replacement cost at the time and place of replacement

	 
	(i)	 	On empty premises awaiting demolition; the salvage value of the building materials and/or
landlords, fixtures and fittings.

	 
	(j)	 	On goods sold but not delivered for which the Insured is responsible and with regard to which,
under the conditions of sale, the sale contract is by reason of the damage cancelled, either wholly
or to the extent of the damage; the contract price.

	 
	(k)	 	On mobile plant and machinery and mining equipment that is five (5) or more years old at the
time of loss or damage; replacement cash value.






 


5









 







MEMORANDA TO SECTION 1 OF THE POLICY




Except to the extent that this Policy is hereby modified under the following Memoranda the terms,
conditions and limitations of this Policy shall apply.



Interest of Other Parties




The insurable interest of only those lessors, financiers, trustees, mortgagees, owners and all
other parties specifically noted in the records of the Insured shall be automatically included
without notification or specification; the nature and extent of such interest to be disclosed in
event of damage.



Where the insurance covers the interest of more than one party, any act of neglect of an individual
party will not prejudice the rights of the remaining party/parties; provided the remaining
party/parties shall, immediately on becoming aware of any act of neglect whereby the risk of damage
has increased, give notice in writing to the lnsurer(s) and on demand pay such reasonable
additional premium as the Insurer(s) may require.



Branded Goods




Any salvage of branded goods and/or merchandise, the Insured’s own or held by the Insured in trust
or on commission, and/or goods sold but not delivered, shall not be disposed of by sale without the
consent of the Insured. If such salvage is not disposed of by sale then the damage will be assessed
at the value agreed between the Insured and the Insurer(s) after brands, labels or names have been
removed by or on behalf of the Insured.



Declared Values




It is specifically understood and agreed that, with respect to the declared values of Property
Insured in accordance with the Basis of Settlement, such declared values shall not include any
allowance for Extra Cost of Reinstatement and any of the cost and expenses referred to under clause
(b) to (k) of The Indemnity



Reinstatement or Replacement




(Applicable to buildings, machinery, plant and all other property and contents, other than those
specified in Items (b) to (i) under Basis of Settlement.)



The basis upon which the amount payable is to be calculated shall be the cost of reinstatement of
the property Damaged at the time of its reinstatement, subject to the following Provisions and
subject also to the terms, Conditions and Limit of Liability or Sub-Limit(s) of Liability of this
Policy.



For the purpose of the insurance under this Memorandum “reinstatement” shall mean:




	(a)	 	Where property is lost or destroyed, in the case of a building, the rebuilding thereof, or in
the case of property other than a building, the replacement thereof, by similar property, in either
case in a condition equal to but not better or more extensive that its condition when new.

	 
	(b)	 	Where property is Damaged, the repair of the damage and the restoration of the Damaged portion
of the property to a condition substantially the same as but not better or more extensive than its
condition when new.






Provisions





	(i)	 	The work of rebuilding, or replacing, or repairing or restoring, as the case may be (which may
be carried out upon any other site(s) and in any manner suitable to the requirements of the
Insured, but subject to the liability of the Insurer not being thereby increased), must be commenced and carried
out with reasonable dispatch, failing which the Insurer(s) shall not be prejudiced by the said
delay and shall not be liable to make any payment for additional expenses incurred by the said
delay.

	 
	(ii)	 	When any Property Insured to which this memorandum applies is damaged in part only, the
liability of the Insurer(s) shall not exceed the sum representing the cost which the Insurer(s)
could have been called upon to pay for reinstatement if such property had been wholly Damaged.






 


6









 






	(iii)	 	The Insured may elect to reinstate or replace destroyed property with dissimilar property,
provided it is to be used for the purpose of The Business described in the Schedule. If the Insured
elects to reinstate or replace destroyed property with dissimilar property, the Insurer(s) shall
pay the lesser of:







	 	(a)	 	the cost of the dissimilar property, or

	 
	 	(b)	 	an amount equal to the replacement cost which would have been payable if the destroyed property
had been reinstated or replaced with similar property in a condition equal to but not better or
more extensive than its condition when new.







	(iv)	 	No payment beyond the amount which would have been payable under this Policy if this
memorandum had not been incorporated herein shall be made until a sum equal to the cost of
reinstatement shall have been actually incurred; provided that where the Insured reinstates or
replaces any lost or destroyed property at a cost which is less than the cost of reinstatement (as
defined) but greater than the value of such property at the time of the happening of its loss or
destruction, then the cost so incurred shall be deemed to be the cost of reinstatement.

	 
	(v)	 	All other insurances covering the property effected by or on behalf of the Insured shall be on
a similar reinstatement basis.






Extra Cost of Reinstatement




(Applicable to buildings, machinery, plant and all other property and contents, other than those
specified in Items (b) to (i) under Basis of Settlement).



This Policy extends to include the extra cost of reinstatement including demolition or dismantling
of the Property Insured necessarily incurred to comply with the requirements of any Act of
Parliament or Regulation made thereunder or any By-Law or Regulation or requirement of any
Municipal or other Statutory Authority, subject to the following provisions.



Provisions




	(i)	 	The work of reinstatement, (which may be carried out wholly or partially upon another site,
subject to the liability of the Insurer not being thereby increased), must be commenced and carried
out with reasonable dispatch, failing which the lnsurer(s) shall not be prejudiced by the said
delay and shall not be liable to make any payment for additional expenses incurred by the said
delay.

	 
	(ii)	 	The amount recoverable shall not include the additional cost incurred in complying with any
such Act, Regulation, By-Law or requirement with which the Insured had been required to comply
prior to the happening of the Damage.

	 
	(iii)	 	If the cost of reinstatement of the Damage directly caused by any of the perils insured
against is less than twenty five percent (25%) of what would have been the cost of reinstatement of
the Property Insured had such property been destroyed the amount recoverable hereunder shall be
limited to the extra cost necessarily incurred in reinstating only that portion Damaged.






Output Replacement




If the interest insured under the Policy constitutes property which has a measurable output and
which is capable of replacement with a new item or items which perform a similar function then such
property shall be valued for insurance purposes as follows, and values for the settlement of any
loss destruction or damage in respect thereof shall be on the same basis:




	(a)	 	If any damaged Property Insured is to be replaced by an item or items which have the same or a
lesser total output, then the insurable value thereof is the new installed cost of such replacement
item or items as would give the same total output as the damaged property;

	 
	(b)	 	If any damaged Property Insured is to be replaced by an item or items which have a greater
total output and the replacement value is no greater than the value insured of the property damaged
then no deduction shall be made from any claim due to improved output;

	 
	(c)	 	If any damaged Property Insured is to be replaced by an item or items which have a greater
total output and the replacement value is greater than the value insured of the damaged property
then the insurable value thereof is that proportion of the new installed cost of the replacement
item or items as the output of the damages property bears to the output of the replacement item or
items. The difference between the insurable value as defined and the new installed cost of the
replacement item or items shall be borne by the insured;






 


7









 







Provided that in any event where any damaged property is to be repaired the Insurer(s) shall pay
the cost of restoration of such damaged property to a condition substantially the same as, but not
better or more extensive than, its condition when new and provided further that the liability of
the Insurer(s) shall not exceed the sum representing the cost which the Insurer(s) could have been
called upon to pay if such Property Insured had been wholly destroyed.



Floor Space Ratio Index (Plot Ratio)




In the event of the buildings being Damaged so as to constitute total loss or constructive total
loss and, as a result of the exercise of statutory powers and/or authority by any Government
Department, Local Government or any other Statutory Authority, reinstatement of the building as
before is prohibited and reinstatement is only permissible subject to a reduced Floor Space Ratio
Index:



The Insurer(s) agree(s) to pay in addition to the amount payable on reinstatement of the
building(s) the difference between:




	(a)	 	the actual cost of reinstatement incurred in accordance with the reduced floor space ratio
index and

	 
	(b)	 	the cost of reinstatement which would have been incurred had a reduced floor space ratio index
not been applicable.






In arriving at the amount payable under Item (a) above any payments made by the Insurer shall
include the extra cost of reinstatement including demolition or dismantling of the Property Insured
necessarily incurred to comply with the requirements of any Act of Parliament or Regulation made
thereunder or any By-Law or Regulation of any Municipal or other Statutory Authority.



Any payment made for under Item (a) of this clause shall be made as soon as the said difference is
ascertained upon completion of the rebuilding works being certified by the architect acting on
behalf of the Insured in the reinstatement of the building.



Sealing of Mine




This Policy includes but is not limited to all reasonable cost of sealing the mine or part of the
mine rendered necessary for the purpose or preventing or diminishing imminent damage to property of
a type not excluded by this Policy, by any peril insured against by this Policy.



Acquired Companies




This Policy extends to include:




	(a)	 	property located anywhere in the World belonging to companies and other organisations a
controlling interest in which is acquired by the Insured during the currency of this Policy; and

	 
	(b)	 	property located anywhere in the World for damage to which such companies or other
organisations are legally responsible or for which they have assumed responsibility to insure prior
to the occurrence of any damage;






subject to the Insured declaring details of such acquisitions within a reasonable period following
the date of acquisition. Provided the business of the new acquisition shall be similar to The
Business as stated in the Schedule.



For the purposes of this Memorandum a controlling interest shall in the case of a company, mean the
acquisition of shares carrying more than fifty per cent (50%) of votes capable of being cast at a
general meeting of ordinary shareholders in such company.



Undamaged Foundations (aboveground property only)




Where any Property Insured is damaged but its foundations are not destroyed and due to the
requirement of any law or of any local government or statutory authority reinstatement of the
Property Insured has to be carried out upon another site then the abandoned foundations will be
considered as being destroyed; PROVIDED THAT if the presence of the abandoned foundations increases
the resale value of the original building site then such increase in resale value shall be regarded
as salvage and the amount thereof shall be paid to the Insurer(s) by the Insured upon completion of
the sale of the site, or shall be deducted from the final amount of any moneys payable by the
Insurer(s) under this Policy, whichever shall occur later.



 


8









 







Abandoned Undamaged Portion of a Building Deemed Destroyed




If any building is damaged and due to the exercise of statutory powers or delegated legislation or
authority by any government department, local government or other statutory authority,
reinstatement of such building is carried out upon another site, then the abandoned undamaged
portion of such building shall be deemed to have been destroyed; provided that if the presence of
such abandoned undamaged portion of the building increases the sale value of the original site, the
increase in sale value shall be regarded as salvage and the amount thereof shall be payable to the
lnsurer(s) by the insured upon completion of any sale of the site or shall be deducted from the
total amount otherwise payable by the Insurer(s) under this Policy, whichever shall occur later.



Provided this Memorandum shall only apply if more than 25% of the building as measured by floor
area, is damaged by a peril insured under this Policy.



Designation




For the purpose of ascertaining the classification under which any property is insured, the
Insurer(s) agree to accept the designation applied to such property by the Insured in its records,
provided that such property is not specifically excluded by this Policy.



Customers Excise and Other Duties




This Policy extends to cover the Insured’s liability for customs, excise and other duties that the
Insured may become liable to pay in the event of loss, destruction or damage to Property Insured.



Hired Property




Where the Insured enters into a lease or hiring agreement for property and the terms of such lease
or hiring agreement include a disclaimer clause in favour of the lessor or the owner, then the
insurance provided by the Policy shall not be prejudiced by the Insured agreeing to such terms.



Customers’ Goods




This Policy extends to cover goods belonging to the Insured’s customers or customers of others
indemnified herein whilst at the premises described herein.



 


9









 







SUB-SECTION 1 (a) MACHINERY BREAKDOWN




Insuring Clause




In the event of Loss or Damage as defined herein to the Property Insured by this Section of the
Policy directly and wholly attributable to Breakdown as defined hereunder except as hereinafter
excluded, such Loss or Damage occurring during the Period of Insurance as stated in the Schedule,
the Insurer agrees to indemnify the Insured for such Loss or Damage in accordance with the terms
and conditions as hereinafter set forth.



Coverage




Breakdown shall mean sudden and unforeseen physical loss or physical damage immediately
necessitating repair or replacement before normal working can be resumed resulting from:




	(a)	 	defects in material, design, construction, erection or assembly;

	 
	(b)	 	fortuitous working accidents such as vibration, maladjustment, weakening of parts, molecular
fatigue, centrifugal force, abnormal stresses, defective or accidental lack of lubrication, water
hammer or local overheating (except in the case of boilers or similar plant when followed by
explosion) and failure or defects in protection devices;

	 
	(c)	 	excessive or insufficient electrical power, failure of insulation, short circuits, open
circuits or arcing or the effects of static electricity;

	 
	(d)	 	incompetence, lack of skill or negligent acts of employees or third parties;

	 
	(e)	 	falling impact, collision, collapse or similar Occurrences, obstruction or the entry of foreign
bodies;

	 
	(f)	 	Any other cause not hereinafter excluded.






 


10









 







Excluded Risks within this Sub-Section 1 (a)




The Insurers shall not be liable for:




	(a)	 	Loss or Damage caused by fire, direct lightning, explosion, extinguishing of a fire or
subsequent demolition, aircraft and other aerial devices or articles dropped therefrom, collapse of
buildings, disappearance, theft or any attempt thereat. Explosion shall not mean the bursting or
disruption of turbines, compressors, engine cylinders, hydraulic cylinders, flywheels or other
parts subject to centrifugal force, transformer switches or oil immersed switchgear; nor shall it
mean the disintegration, overpressure or rupture of pressure vessels or boiler pressure parts;

	 
	(b)	 	Loss or Damage caused by earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption or other convulsion of nature,
subsidence, landslide, rockfall, avalanche, hurricane, tornado, typhoon, cyclone, or other
atmospheric phenomena, flood, inundation, escape of water from water-containing apparatus or
clearance of debris, demolition or dismantling arising from these causes;







	(c)	(i)	 	wastage of material, wearing away or wearing out of any part of any machinery caused by
or
resulting from ordinary usage, rust, boiler scale or other deposits, erosion, corrosion, cavitation
or deterioration owing to chemical or atmospheric conditions or otherwise, scratching of painted or
polished surfaces;

	 
	 	(ii)	 	slowly developing deformation such as distortion, cracks, fractures, blisters, laminations,
flaws or grooving or the making good of defective tube joints or other defective joints or seams
unless such defects result in damage otherwise insured under this Section 1 of the Policy;







	(d)	 	Loss or Damage caused by the imposition of abnormal conditions directly or indirectly
resulting from testing or intentional and sustained overloading. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this exclusion it is understood and agreed that testing is covered during pre commissioning,
start-up, and commissions of construction and/or erection projects insured under Section 1 of this
Policy;

	 
	(e)	 	Loss or Damage to foundations and/or masonry, exchangeable or replaceable parts and attachments
such as flexible drives or tools used for cutting, drilling, grinding, polishing or similar
purposes or moulds, patterns, pulverising and/or crushing surfaces, screens and/or sieves, engraved
cylinders, ropes, chains, belts, elevator and/or conveyor bands, refractory linings, batteries,
tyres, connecting wire and/or cables, flexible pipes, jointing and/or packing material and/or all
other parts not made of metal (except the insulation of electrical conductors), fuels, filter
fillings, cooling media, lubricants, catalysts, chemicals and/or other operating media and/or
materials used in the course of process;

	 
	(f)	 	loss of use of any machine or consequential loss of any nature whatsoever other than as
provided for under Section 2 in respect of Business Interruption;

	 
	(g)	 	Loss or Damage to boilers and/or pressure vessels due to or arising from flue gas and/or
chemical explosion;








 


11









 






	(h)	 	Loss or Damage caused by the wilful act, wilful neglect, gross negligence or wilful misconduct
of the Insured or his representatives;







	(i)	(i)	 	Loss or Damage to or loss of use of Property Insured directly or indirectly caused by
seepage or pollution;








	 	(ii)	 	the cost of removing, nullifying or cleaning-up seeping, polluting or contaminating
substances;

	 
	 	 	 	other than as provided elsewhere under this Policy;







	(j)	 	Loss or Damage for which the manufacturer or supplier of the property is responsible
either by law or under contract. In the event of the said supplier or manufacturer repudiating
liability or not indemnifying the Insured within 30 days of the time the claim documents are in his
possession whichever occurs first the Insurers shall indemnify the Insured, subject to subrogation
of their rights, to the extent that such rights exist, against the manufacturer or supplier for
such loss or damage;

	 
	 	 	This exclusion shall not apply to loss or damage caused in the course of reinstating or replacing
an otherwise insured damage;

	 
	(k)	 	Loss or Damage due to any faults or defects known to the Insured at the time this
insurance was arranged and not disclosed to the Insurer;

	 
	(l)	 	The deliberate withholding from the Insured by the supply authority of supplies of water,
steam, gas, electricity, fuel or refrigerant as a result of a dispute between the Insured and such
authority unless resulting from a cause not excluded hereby.

	 
	(m)	 	Testing And Commissioning Clause






It is hereby noted and agreed that this Insurance does not extend to cover destruction or damage to
property in course of construction or erection, dismantling, revamp or undergoing testing or
commissioning including mechanical performance testing or any consequential loss resulting
therefrom.



Acceptable of property hereon is subject to satisfactory completion of the following procedures and
otherwise to the terms and conditions of this Policy.




	 	i)	 	The plant is mechanically complete

	 
	 	 	 	This requires all key items to be complete and that no temporary structures (such as pipe supports)
remain awaiting permanent fixture

	 
	 	ii)	 	Plant Testing and commissioning has been completed with the design/ construction/ erection
contract performance levels having been satisfactory achieved

	 
	 	iii)	 	Design performance criteria maintained by the entire plant in a stable and controlled manner
for a continuous ongoing period of one hundred and sixty eight (168) hours

	 
	 	iv)	 	The Insured has accepted the plant without reservation or waiver of guarantee conditions






It is further noted and agreed that these provisions do not apply to normal routine maintenance
activities and scheduled turnarounds



Cross Reference Clause




It is understood and agreed that losses excluded by this Sub-Section 1 (a) and not otherwise
excluded by Section 1 shall be deemed covered by Section 1.



 


12









 







Special Conditions applicable to Sub-Section 1 (a)





	1.	 	Right of Inspection

	 
	 	 	The Insurers’ officials shall at all reasonable times have the right of access to the Premises in
which the machines are situated provided they comply with all reasonable site access requirements.

	 
	2.	 	Due Diligence

	 
	 	 	It is agreed by the Insured that during the continuance of this Section 1 (a) the machine(s) shall
be maintained in good working order and not wilfully operated beyond safe limits and that
Government or other regulations relating to the condition, operated or inspection of machine(s) are
observed. The Insured agree to forward to the Insurers copies of such inspection reports whenever
required to do so by the Insurers within the Period of Insurance and any other period provided
herein for the bringing of a suit against the Insurers.

	 
	3.	 	Valuation and Adjustment of Losses

	 
	 	 	In case of Loss or Damage insured under this Section of the Policy, the basis of indemnity unless
otherwise endorsed hereon shall be the Replacement Cost.

	 
	 	 	“Replacement Cost” shall mean all expenses necessarily incurred to repair, rebuild or replace with
new materials of like kind and quality including dismantling and re-erection charges incurred for
the purpose of effecting repair. Replacement Cost shall be determined as of the date of incurring
such expenditure.

	 
	 	 	In the event that any Property Insured is not repaired, rebuilt or replaced, the basis of
adjustment shall be calculated on the basis of the value of such Property Insured immediately
before the Occurrence of the Los or Damage insured by this Section, with due allowance for
depreciation by age, use and condition.

	 
	4.	 	Removal

	 
	 	 	Such insurance as is afforded under this Section of the Policy shall also apply while the Property
Insured is being removed because of imminent danger of Loss or Damage.






 


13









 







SECTION 2 — BUSINESS INTERRUPTION




Interest Insured




In the event of Property Insured used by the Insured at the Premises, or Property Insured under any
other Policy effected by or on behalf of the Insured, being Damaged during the Period of Insurance
by any cause or event not hereinafter excluded and the Business carried on by the Insured being in
consequence thereof interrupted or interfered with, the Insurer will, subject to the provisions of
this Policy, pay to the Insured the amount of loss resulting from such interruption or interference
in accordance with the applicable Basis of Settlement.



Provided that the Insurer will not be liable for any loss under this Section unless the Insurer, or
insurers by which such property is insured, shall have paid for, or admitted liability in respect
of such Damage, unless no such payment shall have been made or liability shall not have been
admitted therefore solely owing to the operation of a provision in such insurance excluding
liability for loss below a specific amount.



Basis of Settlement




Item 1 — Gross Earnings




The insurance under this item is limited to loss of Gross Earnings due to (a) Reduction in Turnover
and (b) Increase in Cost of Working. The amount payable as indemnity hereunder shall be:




	(a)	 	In respect of Reduction in Turnover:

	 
	 	 	The sum produced by applying the Rate of Gross Earnings to the amount by which the Turnover during
the Indemnity Period shall, in consequence of the Damage, fall short of the Standard Turnover, less
any non continuing Standing Charges.

	 
	(b)	 	In respect of Increase in Cost of Working:

	 
	 	 	The additional expenditure necessarily and reasonably incurred for the sole purpose of avoiding or
diminishing the reduction in Turnover and/or resuming or maintaining Normal Operations which but
for that expenditure would have taken place during the Indemnity Period in consequence of the
Damage, but not exceeding the sum produced by applying the Rate of Gross Earnings to the amount of
the reduction thereby avoided.






less any sum saved during the Indemnity Period in respect of such of the charges and expenses of
the business payable out of the Gross Earnings as may cease or be reduced in consequence of the
damage.



In determining Turnover during the Indemnity Period, any amounts recovered under Section 1 for
finished products and/or merchandise shall be included as though completed sales.



If during the Indemnity Period products shall be sold or services shall be rendered elsewhere that
at the premises of the business, either by the Insured or by others on the Insured’s behalf, the
money paid or payable in respect of such sales or services shall be included in arriving at the
Turnover during the Indemnity Period. The Insured agrees to use any suitable property or service
owned or controlled by the insured or obtainable from other sources in order to maintain Turnover
and reduce the loss under this Policy.



In adjusting any loss, account shall be taken and an equitable allowance made if any shortage in
Turnover due to the Damage is postponed by reason of Turnover being maintained (temporary or
otherwise) from accumulated stocks of finished products and/or merchandise.



Actual Daily Valuation is calculated at 1/365th of the annual business interruption
value of the site affected x the number of days specified



 


14









 







Item 2 — Contractual Payments




The insurance under this item is in respect contractual fines and/or penalties for breach of
contract and the amount payable as indemnity hereunder shall be such sum(s) as the Insured shall be
legally liable to pay and shall pay in discharge fines and/or penalties incurred in consequence of
the Damage for non-completion and/or late completion of orders and/or non-performance and/or late
performance or services and/or the inability to meet contract specifications or resultant
cancellation of orders.



Item 3 — Accounts Receivable




The Insurance under this item is limited to the loss sustained by the Insured in respect of
outstanding debit balances directly due to Damage to the Insured’s books of account or other
business books or records and the amount payable shall be:




	1.	 	the difference between:







	 	(a)	 	the outstanding debit balances, and

	 
	 	(b)	 	the total of the amounts received or traced in respect thereof.







	2.	 	the additional expenditure incurred in tracing and establishing customer’s debit balances
including collection expenses in excess of normal collection expenses following the Damage.

	 
	3.	 	interest on any loan to offset impair collection pending repayment of such sums made
uncollectable by such Damage.






When Damage covered by this item has occurred but the Insured cannot more accurately establish the
outstanding debit balances as of the date of such Damage, such amount shall be computed as follows;




	 	•	 	The monthly average of outstanding debit balances represented by the Insured shall be adjusted in
accordance with the percentage increase or decrease in the twelve months average of monthly sales
of products and services that may have occurred in the interim.

	 
	 	•	 	The monthly amount of outstanding debit balances thus established shall be further adjusted in
accordance with any demonstrable variance from the average for the particular month in which the
Damage occurred; due consideration also being given to the normal fluctuations in the amount of
outstanding debit balances within the fiscal month involved.

	 
	 	•	 	There shall be deducted from the total amount of outstanding debit balances, however established,
the amount of such outstanding debit balances evidenced by records not Damaged or otherwise
established or collected by the Insured, and an amount to allow for probable bad debts which would
normally have been uncollectable by the Insured.






 


15









 







Definitions




The following terms, wherever used, in Section 2 shall mean:



Indemnity Period: The Period of Indemnity applying to Business Interruption is as shown below:




the period:




	 	(a)	 	starting from the time of physical loss or damage of the type insured against; and

	 
	 	(b)	 	ending when with due diligence and dispatch the building and equipment could be:







	 	(i)	 	repaired or replaced; and

	 
	 	(ii)	 	made ready for operations,







under the same or equivalent physical and operating conditions that existed prior to the damage,
irrespective of the date of expiration of this Policy.



Extended Period of Indemnity: This Policy will cover the Actual Loss Sustained by the Insured due
to consequential reduction in Gross Earnings:




	 	a.	 	directly resulting from the interruption of business insured under this Policy;

	 
	 	b.	 	for such additional time as would be required with due diligence and dispatch to restore the
Insured’s business to the condition that would have existed had no loss occurred;

	 
	 	c.	 	beginning on the date on which liability of Insurers for loss resulting from interruption of
business would end without this coverage, but

	 
	 	d.	 	in no event for more than 180 days from that date.






Standard Turnover: The turnover during that period in the twelve months immediately before the date
of the damage, which corresponds with the Indemnity Period.



Standing Charges: Fixed and Continuing Expenses.



Turnover: The money (less discounts, if any allowed) paid or payable to the Insured for goods sold
and/or delivered or for services rendered in the course of the Business, not to be limited by the
day of expiration or cancellation of this Policy.



 


16









 







MEMORANDA APPLICABLE TO SECTION 2




Accumulated Stock




In adjusting any loss, account shall be taken and equitable allowance made if any reduction in
Turnover or Gross Earnings due to the Damage is postponed by reason of the Turnover being
temporarily maintained from accumulated stocks of finished goods.



Books of Account




Any particulars or details contained in the Insured’s books of account or other business books or
documents which may be required by the Insurer for the purpose of investigating or verifying any
claim hereunder may be produced and certified by the Insured’s auditors and their certificate shall
be prima-facie evidence of the particulars and details to which such certificate relates.



The words and expressions used herein shall have the meaning usually attached to them in the books
and accounts of the Insured unless otherwise defined in the Policy.



Computer Installations




This Section is extended to include loss (not otherwise recoverable) resulting from interruption to
or interference with the Business occasioned by Damage resulting from any of the perils hereby
insured against to computer installations, including ancillary equipment and data processing media,
utilised by the Insured provided that liability for such Damage would have been admitted by the
Insurer had such property been insured under a property damage Policy.



Contractual Commitments




This Section is extended to include loss sustained in respect of contractual commitments and the
amount payable as indemnity thereunder shall be such sums as the Insured shall be legally liable to
pay and shall pay under contracts for purchases which cannot be utilised by the Insured in
consequence of the Damage less any sums received or receivable by the Insured in respect of such
purchases through any salvage handling operations or resale.



Departmental Clause




If the Business be conducted in departments the independent trading results of which are
ascertainable the provisions of Clauses (a) and (b) of Item No. 1 — of Basis of Settlement (Section
2) — may at the option of the Insured apply separately to each department affected by the Damage.
Provided that the trading results of all business units within the one Operating Group that are
affected by the Damage shall be taken into account for the purpose of adjusting a claim.



Where, for the purpose of avoiding or diminishing a reduction in Turnover or Gross Earnings, goods
or services are purchased from a party also insured under this Policy, the reasonable full price of
such goods or services shall be taken into account for the purpose of adjusting a claim as though
the goods or services were purchased from a party not also insured by this Policy.



Deterioration of Undamaged Stock




This Section is extended to cover loss directly resulting from interruption to or interference with
the Business carried on by the Insured at the Premises occasioned by the deterioration of otherwise
undamaged stock caused by inability to process or complete any process in consequence of Damage to
property used by the Insured at the Premises.



Such loss for the purpose of this Policy being deemed to be loss resulting from Damage.


 


17









 





Diminution in Value of Stock



This Section is extended to include loss sustained in respect of stocks and materials-in-trade not
directly affected by the Damage which:




	1.	 	would have been utilised by the Business or sold during the Indemnity Period had the Damage not
occurred, and

	 
	2.	 	cannot be utilised or sold before or, so far as can reasonably be foreseen, after the expiration
of the Indemnity Period; solely due to their obsolescence resulting from changes in designs. The
amount payable as indemnity hereunder shall be the purchase (or manufactured) cost of such goods to
the Insured less, if the goods be sold for salvage, the net amount realised from any salvage sale.






Registered Vehicles and/or Trailers




Notwithstanding Property Exclusion 5 this Section extends to include loss resulting from
interruption of or interference with the Business occasioned by Damage to registered vehicles
and/or trailers whilst such vehicles or trailers are at the Premises owned or occupied by the
Insured; provided always that this Policy does not cover loss resulting from physical loss,
destruction of or damage to such vehicles and/or trailers whilst they are being used on any public
highway or thoroughfare except as allowed by the terms of Property Exclusion 5.



Royalties Receivable




This Section is extended to include loss of royalties receivable (and the amount payable as
indemnity hereunder shall be the actual shortfall of royalties receivable) during the Indemnity
Period in consequence of Damage to property at the premises of any company or organisation which
pays such royalties to the Insured, or at the premises of any manufacturer or distributor upon
which any such company or organisation is dependent.



Turnover or Gross Earnings Elsewhere After Damage




If during the Indemnity Period goods shall be sold or service shall be rendered elsewhere than at
the Premises for the benefit of the Business either by the Insured or by others on the Insured’s
behalf the money paid or payable in respect of such sales or services shall be brought into account
in arriving at the Turnover or Gross Earnings during the Indemnity Period.



Turnover / Output Alternative




At the option of the Insured, the term Output may be substituted for the term Turnover or Gross
Earnings and, for the purpose of this Section, Output shall mean the sale and/or invoice value of
goods manufactured and/or processed by the Insured in course of the Business at the Premises.
Provided that only one such term shall be operative in connection with any one occurrence involving
Damage.



If the meaning set out above be used, the memorandum Turnover or Gross Earnings Elsewhere After
Damage shall be altered to read as follows:



If during the Indemnity Period goods shall be manufactured and/or processed other than at the
Premises for the benefit of the Business either by the Insured or by others on the Insured’s behalf
the sale and/or invoice value of the goods so manufactured and/or processed shall be brought into
account in arriving at the Output during the Indemnity Period.



The memorandum Accumulated Stocks shall be altered to read as follows:



In adjusting any loss under this Section, account shall be taken and equitable allowance made if
any shortage in Output due to the Damage is postponed by reason of the Output being temporarily
maintained from accumulated stocks and/or raw materials.



 


18









 







EXCLUSIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL SECTIONS




Property Exclusions




This Policy does not cover physical loss, destruction of or damage to the following property or
loss under Section 1 resulting therefrom:




	1.	 	property in transit beyond the confines of any site or lease.

	 
	2.	 	money which shall mean coin and paper currency, cheques (including travellers cheques),
negotiable instruments, letters of credit, bills of exchange, postal and money orders, stamps,
credit cards, credit card sale vouchers and the contents of franking machines

	 
	3.	 	jewellery or furs, (other than as personal property of directors, employees or visitors)
bullion, precious metals or precious stones other than as stock and/or merchandise of the Business.

	 
	4.	 	any locomotive or rolling stock, watercraft or aircraft;

	 
	5.	 	vehicles or trailers registered or licensed to travel on a public road, provided that this
exclusion shall not apply to mobile plant and equipment and vehicles or trailers not otherwise
insured, whilst on any premises occupied or used by the Insured;

	 
	6.	 	Livestock, animals, birds or fish;

	 
	7.	 	standing timber, growing crops and pastures;

	 
	8.	 	land, land values, improvements to or in land.

	 
	9.	 	underground workings and tunnels, underground excavations, highwalls, shafts, declines,
inclines, stopes, drifts, roadways, haul roads, access roads, earthworks, open pits and any other
open cut excavation, pitwalls, leach pads, leachate solution, liners forming part of leach pads,
precious metals in solution,

	 
	10.	 	mobile plant, except for plant and equipment within open pits or underground that is not
otherwise excluded for which a value has been scheduled and declared to Insurers;

	 
	11.	 	consumable property used in underground mines, including but not limited to roof-bolts, rock
bolts, rock dust, fuel, oil, lubricants, construction material or supplies except that which has
not been installed or put to its intended use;

	 
	12.	 	tailings dams and any structure used for containment of tailings and other property situated
thereon or therein;

	 
	13.	 	autoclaves as a result of gradually developing flaws, deformation, distortion, cracks or
partial fractures;

	 
	14.	 	loss or damage to refractory linings;

	 
	15.	 	loss or damage to underground property situated under unsupported roof or to remotely
controlled plant and machinery underground whilst operating in remote mode.

	 
	16.	 	unmined minerals, coal deposits or ore;

	 
	17.	 	gold or precious metals in any form;

	 
	18.	 	property (other than coal and other raw materials) in the course of being or due to it being
processed.

	 
	19.	 	empty premises undergoing demolition.

	 
	20.	 	offshore oil and gas drilling and/or production rigs whilst offshore.

	 
	21.	 	docks, wharves and piers not forming part of any building.

	 
	22.	 	transmission and distribution towers, poles lines components, or equipment beyond 300 metres of
the Insured’s Premises.






 


19









 








	23.	 	(a) property undergoing construction, and/or erection, and/or testing and/or commissioning,
provided that this exclusion shall not apply to normal mine development or maintenance.


(b) empty premises undergoing demolition

	 
	24.	 	rehabilitation and/or restoration of mine workings

	 
	25.	 	property situated within the confines of, or forming part of, any open pits and any other open
cut excavation.

	 
	26.	 	property forming part of or situated within the confines of any underground mine except that
this exclusion shall not apply to longwall face equipment (as defined herein)






Perils Exclusions




The Insurer(s) shall not be liable under Section 1 and/or Section 2 in respect of:




	1.	 	physical loss, destruction of or damage to the Property Insured







	 	(a)	 	directly or indirectly occasioned by or happening through or connected with war, invasion, act
of foreign enemy, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion, revolution,
insurrection, military or usurped power;

	 
	 	(b)	 	resulting from confiscation, nationalisation, requisition, or damage to property by or under
the order of any Government or Public or Local Authority.







	 	 	Notwithstanding the provisions of Perils exclusion 1(b) the lnsurer(s) shall be liable for loss,
destruction of or damage to, or the cost of removal of, sound property at the Insured’s Premises
for the purpose of preventing or diminishing imminent damage by, or inhibiting the spread of fire
or under the order of any Government or Public or Local Authority when such fire is not a result of
any of the excluded perils in the paragraph 1(a).







	2.	(a)	 	physical loss, destruction of or damage to the Property Insured;







	 	(b)	 	any legal liability of whatsoever nature, directly or indirectly caused by or contributed to by
or arising from:

	 
	 	 	 	ionising radiations or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear waste or from the combustion
of nuclear fuel;







For the purpose of this exclusion only “combustion” shall include any self-sustaining process of
nuclear fission.




nuclear weapons materials.




	3.	 	physical loss, destruction or damage occasioned by or happening through:







	 	(a)	(i)	loss of weight, evaporation; inherent vice; latent defect; the action of amp atmosphere;
natural variations in temperature; insects, vermin, rust, oxidation or corrosion;







	 	(ii)	 	contamination or pollution; changes in colour, flavour, texture or finish; the action of smut or
smoke from industrial operations, mildew, mould, wet and dry rot or disease; unless such events
result form a cause not specifically excluded which originates beyond the premises owned, occupied
or used by the Insured;







	 	(b)	 	wear and tear, fading, scratching or marring, gradual deterioration or developing flaws, normal
upkeep or making good

	 
	 	(c)	 	error or omission in design, plan or specification or failure of such design;

	 
	 	(d)	 	normal settling, seepage, shrinkage or expansion in buildings or foundations, walls, pavements,
roads and other structural improvements, in regard to underground operations only the mining
condition known as creep and heave.






 


20









 





	 	(e)	 	faulty materials or faulty workmanship






Provided that this Exclusion 3(a) to (e) shall not apply to subsequent loss, destruction of or
damage to the Property Insured occasioned by a peril (not otherwise excluded) resulting from any
event or peril referred to in this exclusion.




	4.	 	physical loss, destruction or damage occasioned by or happening through;







	 	(a)	 	incorrect siting of buildings consequent upon







	 	(i)	 	error in architectural design or specification,

	 
	 	(ii)	 	faulty workmanship,

	 
	 	(iii)	 	non compliance by the Insured (or anyone acting on behalf thereof) with the necessary permits
issued by Government, Public or Local Authorities.







	 	(b)	 	demolitions ordered by Government or Public or Local Authorities due to failure on the part of
the Insured or their agents to obtain the necessary permits required.

	 
	 	(c)	 	error or omission in design, plan or specification or failure of design.







	5.	 	physical loss, destruction of or damage occasioned by or happening through:







	 	(a)	 	unexplained or inventory shortage or disappearance resulting from clerical or accounting
errors, or shortage in the supply or delivery of materials to or from the Insured.







	6.	 	physical loss, destruction or damage occasioned by or happening through:







	 	(a)	(i)	fraudulent or dishonest acts, fraudulent misappropriation, embezzlement, forgery,
counterfeiting data corruption, unauthorised amendment of data and erasure by electronic or
non-electronic means involving the Property Insured by the Insured or any employee(s) of the
Insured acting or in collusion with any other person(s).







	 	(ii)	 	access by any person(s) other than
the Insured or the Insured’s employee(s) to the Insured’s computer system via data communication
media that terminate in the Insured’s computer system,







provided that this exclusion shall not apply to theft consequent upon forcible and violent entry
upon premises or felonious concealment upon premises committed by an employee of the Insured or
theft of money whilst in transit;




	 	(b)	 	(i) cessation of work whether total or partial







	 	(ii)	 	cessation, interruption or retarding of any process or operation as a direct result of
strikes, labour disturbances or locked-out workers.







	 	(c)	 	kidnapping, bomb threat, hoax, extortion or any attempt thereat







Provided that this Exclusion 6(a) to(c), shall not apply to subsequent loss, destruction or damage
to Property Insured occasioned by a peril (not otherwise excluded) resulting from any event or
peril referred to in this exclusion.




	7.	 	any legal liability of whatsoever nature other than as herein provided.







	8.	 	consequential loss of any kind including consequential loss due to delay, lack of performance,
loss of contract or depreciation in the value of land or stock, except as herein provided in
Section 2.

	 
	9.	 	physical loss, destruction or damage to property underground caused directly or indirectly by
water and/or other liquid matter other than damage solely and exclusively caused by water entering
the underground portion of a mine via man-made surface level openings.

	 
	10.	 	physical loss, destruction or damage caused by subsidence and/or under-mining in, adjacent to,
or above any mine whether open cut or underground.






 


21









 








	11.	 	physical loss, destruction or damage to property underground directly caused by or arising out
of the mining conditions known as “creep” or “heave”, but not excluding resultant physical loss or
damage by a peril not otherwise excluded.

	 
	 	 	For the purposes of the application of this exclusion:

	 
	 	 	“Creep” shall mean gradual deformation that results from the application of stress resulting in
forcing the pillars down into the floor of an underground mine.

	 
	 	 	“Heave” shall mean gradual deformation of the floor of an underground mine.

	 
	12.	 	physical loss, destruction or damage to raise boring equipment whilst in “hole”

	 
	13.	 	physical loss destruction or damage caused by or resulting from the escape of material from
hydraulically backfilled stopes.

	 
	14.	 	all non-damage Business Interruption, advanced Business Interruption and Contingent Business
Interruption






 


22









 







DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL SECTIONS




For the purpose of this Policy, the following definitions will apply:




	1.	 	Accidental Damage






The term Accidental Damage shall mean:



Damage to the Property Insured (subject to the Exclusions Applicable to All Sections) arising out
of any one original source or cause other than fire, lightning, thunderbolt, explosion, implosion
or collapse, smoke and/or steam, spontaneous fermentation or heating, spontaneous combustion,
earthquake, subterranean fire, volcanic eruption, subsidence, earth movement or collapse resulting
therefrom or landslip, impact by any waterborne craft, land vehicles or animals, aircraft and/or
other aerial devices and/or articles dropped or falling therefrom, sonic boom, burglary, theft, the
acts of persons taking part in riots or civil commotions or of strikers or locked-out workers or of
persons taking part in labour disturbances or of malicious persons or the acts of any lawfully
constituted authority in connection with the foregoing acts or in connection with any conflagration
or other catastrophe, flood, water from or action by the sea, tidal wave or high water, storm
and/or tempest and/or rainwater and/or hail water and/or other liquids or substances discharged,
overflowing or leaking from apparatus, appliances, pipes, sprinkler and/or any other system at the
Premises or elsewhere, Machinery Breakdown or any other events or circumstances more specifically
mentioned under any other Sub-Limit in the Schedule.




	2.	 	Damage






The term Damage shall mean direct physical loss, destruction or direct physical damage not
specifically excluded by this Policy with the word Damaged having a corresponding meaning.



 


23









 




MEMORANDA APPLICABLE TO ALL SECTIONS



Except to the extent that this Policy is hereby modified under the following Memoranda the terms,
Conditions and Limitations of this Policy shall apply.



Amount of Policy not reduced by Loss



The insurance under each section and/or item of this Policy and the Indemnity Period shall be
automatically reinstated in the event of any loss in consideration of the payment by the Insured of
a pro-rata additional premium calculated on the amount of the loss settlement at the rate(s) agreed
for the Period of Insurance.



Event



Only for the purpose of the application of any deductible: all loss destruction or damage resulting
from earthquake occurring during each period of 72 consecutive hours shall be considered as one
event whether such earthquake is continuous or sporadic in its sweep and/or scope and the loss,
destruction or damage was due to the same seismological conditions. Each event shall be deemed to
have commenced on the first happening of any such loss, destruction or damage not within the period
of any previous event.



Subrogation Waiver




The Insurer(s) agree(s) to waive any rights and remedies or relief to which it/they may become
entitled by subrogation against:




	(a)	 	any corporation or organisation (including its directors, officers, employees or servants)
owned or controlled by any Insured named herein or subsidiary to any Insured named herein or any
co-owner of the Property Insured hereunder;

	 
	(b)	 	any Insured named or described by this Policy (including its directors, officers, employees or
servants).






Adjustment Of Premium



1. Material Damage Section




	a)	 	The Insured shall at the commencement of the Period of Insurance and at each subsequent Period
of Insurance provide as soon as practicable to the Insurer(s) a declaration which the Insured
warrants is to the best of his knowledge and belief the Replacement Cost or Indemnity Value at the
time of all Insured Property according to the basis on which the respective property is insured.

	 
	b)	 	The value of property as declared will form the basis of the premium for Insurance under Section
1. The premium is provisional and shall be adjusted by payment to the Insurers(s) of an additional
premium or by allowance to the Insured of a return premium as the case may be where during the
Period of Insurance there has been an abnormal fluctuation in value of the Insured Property during
the Period of Insurance.

	 
	 	 	For the purpose of this clause an abnormal fluctuation in value shall be any fluctuation in excess
of 10% of the Insured’s declaration of value of property at the commencement of the Period of
Insurance as compared to the lnsured(s) declaration of value of property on expiry of the Period of
Insurance.






 


24









 








	c)	 	Such adjustment shall be made to the premium at the agreed rate applied to the difference
between the value of the Insured Property declared at the commencement of the Period of Insurance
and the value of Insured Property on the day of the expiry of the Period of Insurance.






2. Business Interruption Section





	a)	 	The Insured shall at the commencement of the Period of Insurance and at each subsequent Period
of Insurance provide to the Insurer(s) a Declaration of the estimated Gross Profit and Payroll
under the terms of the Policy for that period.

	 
	b)	 	The estimated Annual Gross Profit and Payroll as declared will form the basis of the premium for
Insurance under Section 2 and the premium produced shall be non adjustable for the Period of
Insurance.






Contractual Agreements




Where in the ordinary course of Business the Insured enters into an agreement with another party
and such agreement provides in substance that the Insured shall indemnify and/or hold harmless
and/or release from liability such other party in respect of loss destruction or damage which may
occur as a result of any peril or eventuality insured against by the Policy, this insurance shall
not be prejudiced by the Insured agreeing to such provision.



Hazardous Goods




The storage of hazardous goods usual to trade and/or occupation is allowed.



 


25









 




CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL SECTIONS




	1.	 	Misrepresentation And Non-Disclosure






If the Insured —




	(a)	 	failed to disclose any matter which the Insured was under a duty to disclose to the Insurer(s);
or







	(b)	 	made a misrepresentation to the Insurer(s) before this Policy was entered into






and if the Insurer(s) would not have entered into this Policy for the same premium and on the same
terms and Conditions expressed in this Policy but for the failure to disclose or the
misrepresentation, then —




	(i)	 	the liability of the Insurer(s) in respect of any claim will be reduced to an amount to place
the Insurer(s) in the same position in which the Insurer(s) would have been placed if such
nondisclosure had not occurred or such misrepresentation had not been made; or







	(ii)	 	if the non-disclosure or misrepresentation was fraudulent, the lnsurer(s) may avoid this
Policy.







	2.	 	Alteration






The Insurance by the Policy shall not be prejudiced by:




	(a)	 	any act or omission unknown to or beyond the control of the Insured on the part of any tenant
occupying or using the premises;

	 
	(b)	 	structural alterations and/or repairs, limited to buildings, machinery and plant;

	 
	(c)	 	any alteration of occupancy;






Provided that any such acts, omissions or alterations upon coming to the knowledge of the Insured’s
officer responsible for insurance, shall as soon as practical notified to the Insurer(s) and, if
agreed to by the Insurer(s) in writing, an appropriate additional premium paid if required.




	3.	 	Sprinkler Installations






Applicable to owned premises or installations for which the Insured is responsible




The Insured warrants that in such of the Premises as are protected or as are required by law to be
protected by an approved installation of automatic sprinklers, automatic external alarm signal and
automatic alarm signal connected with a fire brigade station, in or on the Premises, due diligence
shall be used so that the same shall at all times be maintained in good working order.



Notice of all alterations and additions to the automatic sprinkler installation shall be given by
the Insured to the Insurer(s) as soon as reasonably practicable.




	4.	 	Other Insurance






The Insured shall give written notice as soon as practicable to the Insurer(s) of any other
insurance or insurances effected covering the Property Insured.




	5.	 	Cancellation







	(a)	 	This Policy may be cancelled at any time at the request of the Insured, in which case the
Insurer(s) will retain the customary pro rata for the time this Policy has been in force.




 


26









 





	(b)	 	The Insurer(s) may also cancel this Policy by giving the Insured written notice to that effect
where —







	 	(i)	 	the Insured or any person who was at any time the Insured failed to comply with the duty of
utmost good faith;

	 
	 	(ii)	 	the person who was the Insured at the time when this Policy was entered into failed to comply
with the duty of disclosure;

	 
	 	(iii)	 	the person who was the Insured at the time when this Policy was entered into made a
misrepresentation to the Insurer(s) during the negotiations for this Policy but before it was
entered into;

	 
	 	(iv)	 	the Insured or any person who was at any time the Insured failed to comply with a provision of
this Policy, including a provision with respect to the payment of the Premium;

	 
	 	(v)	 	the Insured has made a fraudulent claim under this Policy or any other Policy of insurance
(whether with the Insurer(s) or some other insurer) that provided insurance cover during any part
of the period during which this Policy provides insurance cover;

	 
	 	(vi)	 	the Insured failed to notify the Insurer(s) of any specific act or omission where such
notification is required under the terms of this Policy; or

	 
	 	(vii)	 	the Insured acted in contravention of or omitted to act in compliance with any condition of
this Policy which empowers the Insurer(s) to refuse to pay, or reduce its/their liability in
respect of, a claim in the event of such contravention or omission.







	(c)	 	The Insurer(s) notice of cancellation takes effect at the earlier of the following times:







	 	(i)	 	the time when another Policy of insurance between the Insured and the Insurer(s) or some other
insurer, being a Policy that is intended by the Insured to replace this Policy, is entered into; or

	 
	 	(ii)	 	10 business days after the day on which notice was given to the Insured.






In the event that the lnsurer(s) cancel(s) this Policy, the Insurer(s) will repay to the Insured a
rateable proportion of the Premium for the unexpired Period of Insurance from the date of
cancellation.




	6.	 	Notification Of Claims






On the happening of any loss, destruction or damage giving rise to a claim under this Policy, the
Insured shall forthwith give notice thereof in writing to the Insurer(s) and shall as soon as
reasonably practicable deliver to the Insurer(s) a statement of claim in writing containing as
particular an account as may be reasonably practicable of the items of property lost, destroyed or
damaged and of the amount of loss, destruction or damage thereto, having regard to their value at
the time of the loss, destruction or damage, together with details of any other insurances which
may apply to the claim.



The Insured shall use due diligence and do and concur in doing all things reasonably practicable to
minimise any interruption of or interference with the Business to avoid or diminish the loss and
shall also deliver to the Insurer(s) a statement in writing of any claim certified by the Insured’s
auditor or accountants, with all particulars and details reasonably practicable of the loss and
shall produce and furnish all books of account and other business books, invoices, vouchers and all
other documents, proofs, information, explanations and other evidence and facilities as may
reasonably be required to enable the Insurer(s) to investigate and verify the claim together and
such information or documentation shall be verified on oath as required by the Insurer(s).



No claim under this Policy shall be payable unless the Insured has complied with the terms of this
condition.




	7.	 	Fraud






If the insured shall make any claim knowing the same to be false or fraudulent, as regards amount
or otherwise, this contract shall become void and all claim hereunder shall be forfeited.



 


27









 





	8.	 	Reinstatement






If the Insurer(s) elect(s) or become(s) bound to reinstate or replace any property, the Insured
shall at the Insured’s own expense produce and deliver to the Insurer(s) all such plans, documents
and information as the Insurer(s) may reasonably require. The Insurer(s) shall not be bound to
reinstate exactly or completely, but only as circumstances permit and in reasonably sufficient
manner and shall not in any case be bound to expend more than the applicable Limit of Liability.




	9.	 	Insurer(s) Rights






On the happening of any loss, destruction or damage in respect of which a claim is or may be made
under this Policy the Insurer(s) and every person authorised by the Insurer(s) may, without thereby
incurring any liability, and without diminishing the right of the Insurer(s) to rely upon any
Conditions of this Policy, enter, take or keep possession of any building or premises where the
loss, destruction or damage has happened and may take possession of or require to be delivered to
the Insurer(s) any of the property hereby insured and may keep possession of and deal with such
property for all reasonable purposes and in any reasonable manner.



This condition shall be evidence of the leave and licence of the Insured to the Insurer(s) so to
do. The Insured shall do all necessary within the Insured’s control to ensure that the Insurer(s)’
requirements are met and that the Insurer(s) is (are) not hindered or obstructed in undertaking
anything authorised by any provision of the Policy.



The Insured shall not be entitled to abandon any property to the Insurer(s) whether taken
possession of by the Insurer(s) or not.




	10.	 	Subrogation






Any person claiming under this Policy shall at the request and at the expense of the Insurer(s) do
and concur in doing and permit to be done all such acts and things as may be necessary or
reasonably required by the Insurer(s) for the purpose of enforcing any rights and remedies, or of
obtaining relief or indemnity from other parties to which the Insurer(s) shall be or would become
entitled or subrogated upon the Insurer(s) paying for or making good any destruction or damage
under this Policy.



If the Insurer(s) make(s) any recovery as a result of such action, the Insured may only recover
from the Insurer(s) any amount by which the amount recovered by the Insurer(s) exceeded the amount
paid to the Insured by the Insurer(s) in relation to the loss.




	11.	 	Precautions To Prevent Loss






The Insured shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent loss, destruction or damage to the
Property Insured by this Policy.




	12.	 	Termination Of Cover Under Section 2






Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if during any period in respect of which
this Policy is in force:




	a)	 	the Insured ceases to carry on the Business or any part of the Business is disposed of,
permanently discontinued or the Insured’s interest in the Business or such part thereof ceases
otherwise than by death; or

	 
	b)	 	the Insured (being a corporation) is placed in liquidation (or provisional liquidation), is
placed under Official Management, enters into a Scheme of Arrangement, has Receivers and/or
Managers appointed over its assets or undertaking(s); or

	 
	c)	 	the Insured (being a natural person) becomes a bankrupt or enters into a scheme of arrangement
or compromise or composition with creditors;






then the insurance cover provided under Section 2 of this Policy in respect of such Business or
Insured shall automatically and forthwith cease.



 


28









 







In the event of the Indemnity Period having begun to run in respect of any claim relating to such
Business or part thereof, the Indemnity Period shall thereupon be at an end, unless its continuance
be admitted by memorandum signed for or on behalf of the Insurer(s).




	13.	 	Observance Of Terms And Conditions






The due observance and fulfilment of these Conditions and the other terms of this Policy by the
Insured, insofar as the same are capable of being construed as such, are conditions precedent to
any liability of the Insurer(s) to make any payment under this Policy.




	14.	 	Progress Payments






Provided that liability has been admitted progress payments on account of any claim may be made to
the Insured at such intervals and for such amounts as may be agreed upon production of a report by
the Loss Adjuster (if appointed) provided such payment(s) shall be deducted from the amount finally
determined upon adjustment of the claim.




	15.	 	Headings






Headings have been included for ease of reference and it is understood and agreed that the terms
and Conditions of this Policy are not to be construed or interpreted by reference to such headings.




	16.	 	Jurisdiction






This insurance shall be governed by the law of Montana, United States of America. Each party agrees
to submit to the jurisdiction of competent jurisdiction within Montana, United States of America
and to comply with all requirements necessary to give such court jurisdiction. All matters arising
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the law and the practice of such court.




	17.	 	Reasonable Despatch






If, following physical loss or destruction of or damage to Property Insured, the Insured considers
that resumption of its business activity and/or the work of reinstating or replacing or repairing
the Property Insured poses a threat to human life or safety or is otherwise contrary to the law of
England and Wales, and as a result the Insured delays commencement of all or part of the resumption
and/or all or part of the work of reinstatement or replacement or repairing, then Insurer(s) agree
that any such delay is beyond the control of the Insured and that the Insured is acting with
reasonable despatch and due diligence.




	18.	 	Inspection






Insurer(s), at all reasonable times during the Period of Insurance, shall be permitted but not
obligated to inspect the Property Insured by this Policy. Neither Insurer(s) right to make
inspections nor the making thereof nor any report thereon shall constitute any undertaking, on
behalf of or for the benefit of the named Insured or others, to determine or warrant that such
property is safe or healthful.




	19.	 	Collection From Others






No loss or part of a loss shall be paid or made good hereunder to the extent the Insured has
collected such loss from others. However, such collection shall not constitute a condition
precedent to the right of the Insured to make any claim or to receive any payment by Insurer(s)
under and in accordance with this Policy.


 


29









 






	20.	 	Interest Of Other Parties






In addition to the indemnity provided to the Insured this Policy extends to indemnify any other
party having an interest in the Property Insured by virtue of and in accordance with the terms of a
mortgage, leasing,
hiring, financial, equity or renting agreement or any other form of agreement and it is agreed that
the receipts of any such parties for any claims settlements under this Policy in relation to their
respective interests shall be a full and sufficient discharge to Insurer(s).



For the purpose of the indemnity by this extension, it is agreed that Insurer(s) will waive all
rights of subrogation which they may have or acquire against any of the said parties in respect of
such property and that any agreement that the insured may have between any or all such parties will
not affect the validity of this extension.




	21.	 	Permission






Permission is given to cease operations and for any premises to be vacant or unoccupied.




	22.	 	Service of Suit Clause (U.S.A.)






It is agreed that in the event of the failure of the Insurers hereon to pay any amount claimed to
be due hereunder, the Insurers hereon, at the request of the Insured (or Reinsured), will submit to
the jurisdiction of a Court of competent jurisdiction within the United States. Nothing in this
Clause constitutes or should be understood to constitute a waiver of Insurers’ rights to commence
an action in any Court of competent jurisdiction in the United States, to remove an action to a
United States District Court, or to seek a transfer of a case to another Court as permitted by the
laws of the United States or of any State in the United States. It is further agreed that service
of process in such suit may be made upon Mendes and Mount, 750 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY
10019-6829, and that in any suit instituted against any one of them upon this contact, Insurers
will abide by the final decision of such Court or of any Appellate Court in the event of an appeal.



The above-named are authorized and directed to accept service of process on behalf of Insurers in
any such suit and/or upon the request of the Insured (or Reinsured) to give a written undertaking
to the Insured (or Reinsured) that they will enter a general appearance upon Insurers’ behalf in
the event such a suit shall be instituted.



Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States which
makes provision therefor, Insurers hereon hereby designate the Superintendent, Commissioner or
Director of Insurance or other officer specified for that purpose in the statute, or his successor
or successors in office, as their true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served any lawful
process in any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Insured (or Reinsured)
or any beneficiary hereunder arising out of this contract of insurance (or reinsurance), and hereby
designate the above-named as the person to whom the said officer is authorized to mail such process
or a true copy thereof.



NMA 1998



(24/4/86)





 


30











 




	 	 	 
	ENDORSEMENT NUMBER:

	 	One (1)
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	POLICY NUMBER:

	 	753 / PL0901791
	 
	 	 
	EFFECTIVE DATE:

	 	1 November 2009






TERRORISM EXCLUSION ENDORSEMENT




Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within this insurance or any endorsement thereto it
is agreed that this insurance excludes loss, damage, cost or expense of whatsoever nature directly
or indirectly caused by, resulting from or in connection with any act of terrorism regardless of
any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to the loss.



For the purpose of this endorsement an act of terrorism means an act, including but not limited to
the use of force or violence and/or the threat thereof, of any person or group(s) of persons,
whether acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with any organisation(s) or government(s),
committed for political, religious, ideological or similar purposes including the intention to
influence any government and/or to put the public or any section of the public, in fear.



This endorsement also excludes loss, damage, cost or expense of whatsoever nature directly or
indirectly caused by, resulting from or in connection with any action taken in controlling,
preventing, suppressing or in any way relating to any act of terrorism.



If the Insurers allege that by reason of this exclusion, any loss, damage, cost or expense is not
covered by this insurance the burden of proving the contrary shall be upon the Insured.



In the event any portion of this endorsement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder
shall remain in full force and effect.



NMA2920



08/10/2001


 


31









 





	 	 	 
	ENDORSEMENT NUMBER:

	 	Two (2)
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	POLICY NUMBER:

	 	753 / PL0901791
	 
	 	 
	EFFECTIVE DATE:

	 	1 November 2009






ELECTRONIC DATA ENDORSEMENT B





	1.	 	Electronic Data Exclusion

	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within the Policy or any endorsement thereto,
it is understood and agreed as follows:-







	 	a)	 	This Policy does not insure, loss, damage, destruction, distortion, erasure,
corruption or alteration of ELECTRONIC DATA from any cause whatsoever (including but
not limited to COMPUTER VIRUS) or loss of use, reduction in functionality, cost,
expense of whatsoever nature resulting therefrom, regardless of any other cause or
event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to the loss.







ELECTRONIC DATA means facts, concepts and information converted to a form useable
for communications, interpretation or processing by electronic and
electromechanical data processing or electronically controlled equipment and
includes programmes, software, and other coded instructions for the processing and
manipulation of data or the direction and manipulation of such equipment.




COMPUTER VIRUS means a set of corrupting, harmful or otherwise unauthorised
instructions or code including a set of maliciously introduced unauthorised
instructions or code, programmatic or otherwise, that propagate themselves through
a computer system or network of whatsoever nature. COMPUTER VIRUS includes but is
not limited to ‘Trojan Horses’, ‘worms’ and ‘time or logic bombs’.




	 	b)	 	However, in the event that a peril listed below results from any of the matters
described in paragraph a) above, this Policy, subject to all its terms, conditions
and exclusions will cover physical damage occurring during the Policy period to
Property Insured by this Policy directly caused by such listed peril.







Listed Perils

Fire

Explosion




	2.	 	Electronic Data Processing Media Valuation







Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within the Policy or any endorsement
thereto, it is understood and agreed as follows:-




Should electronic data processing media insured by this Policy suffer physical loss or
damage insured by this Policy, then the basis of valuation shall be the cost of the blank
media plus the costs of copying the ELECTRONIC DATA from back-up or from originals of a
previous generation. These costs will not include research and engineering nor any costs of
recreating, gathering or assembling such ELECTRONIC DATA. If the media is not repaired,
replaced or restored the basis of valuation shall be the cost of the blank media. However
this Policy does not insure any amount pertaining to the value of such ELECTRONIC DATA to
the Insured or any other party, even if such ELECTRONIC DATA cannot be recreated, gathered
or assembled.



NMA 2915

25/01/2001


 


32









 





	 	 	 
	ENDORSEMENT NUMBER:

	 	Three (3)
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	POLICY NUMBER:

	 	753 / PL0901791
	 
	 	 
	EFFECTIVE DATE:

	 	1 November 2009






Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within this insurance or any endorsement thereto:



MICRO-ORGANISM EXCLUSION (MAP)




This Policy does not insure any loss, damage, claim, cost, expense or other sum directly or
indirectly arising out of or relating to:




mold, mildew, fungus, spores or other micro-organism of any type, nature, or description,
including but not limited to any substance whose presence poses an actual or potential threat
to human health.



This exclusion applies regardless whether there is:




	 	(i)	 	any physical loss or damage to insured property;

	 
	 	(ii)	 	any insured peril or cause, whether or not contributing concurrently or in any
sequence;

	 
	 	(iii)	 	any loss of use, occupancy, or functionality; or

	 
	 	(iv)	 	any action required, including but not limited to repair, replacement,
removal, cleanup, abatement, disposal, relocation, or steps taken to address medical
or legal concerns.






This exclusion replaces and supersedes any provision in the Policy that provides insurance, in
whole or in part, for these matters.


 


33









 





	 	 	 
	ENDORSEMENT NUMBER:

	 	Four (4)
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	POLICY NUMBER:

	 	753 / PL0901791
	 
	 	 
	EFFECTIVE DATE:

	 	1 November 2009






ASBESTOS ENDORSEMENT (WEH)





	A.	 	This Policy only insures asbestos physically incorporated in an insured building or
structure, and then only that part of the asbestos which has been physically damaged during
the Period of Insurance by one of these Listed Perils:







Fire; Explosion; Lightning; Windstorm; Hail; Direct impact of vehicle, aircraft or vessel;
Riot or civil commotion; Vandalism or malicious mischief; or accidental discharge of fire
protective equipment.




This coverage is subject to all limitations in the Policy to which this endorsement is
attached and, in addition, to each of the following specific limitations:




	 	1.	 	The said building or structure must be insured under this Policy for damage by that Listed
Peril.

	 
	 	2.	 	The Listed Peril must be the immediate, sole cause of the damage to the asbestos.

	 
	 	3.	 	The Insured must report to Insurers the existence and cost of the damage as soon
as practicable after the Listed Peril first damaged the asbestos. However this Policy
does not insure any such damage first reported to Insurers more than 12 (twelve) months
after the expiration, or termination, of the Period of Insurance.

	 
	 	4.	 	Insurance under this Policy in respect of asbestos shall not include any sum
relating to:







	 	(i)	 	any faults in the design, manufacture or installation of the asbestos.

	 
	 	(ii)	 	asbestos not physically damaged by the Listed Peril including any
governmental or regulatory authority direction or request of whatsoever nature
relating to undamaged asbestos.







	B.	 	Except as forth in the foregoing Section A, this Policy does not insure asbestos or any sum
relating thereto.




 


34









 










	 	 	 
	ENDORSEMENT NUMBER:

	 	Five (5)
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	POLICY NUMBER:

	 	753 / PL0901791
	 
	 	 
	EFFECTIVE DATE:

	 	1 November 2009






BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL MATERIALS EXCLUSION




It is agreed that this Policy excludes loss, damage, cost or expense of whatsoever nature directly
or indirectly caused by, resulting from or in connection with the actual or threatened malicious
use of pathogenic or poisonous biological or chemical materials regardless of any other cause or
event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence thereto.



NMA2962


06/02/03


 


35









 





	 	 	 
	ENDORSEMENT NUMBER:

	 	Six (6)
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	POLICY NUMBER:

	 	753 / PL0901791
	 
	 	 
	EFFECTIVE DATE:

	 	1 November 2009






PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY (WEL)




In case of actual or imminent physical loss, destruction or damage of the type insured against by
this Policy, the expenses incurred by the Insured in taking reasonable and necessary actions for
the temporary protection and preservation of Property Insured hereunder shall be added to the
total physical loss, destruction or damage otherwise recoverable under the Policy and be subject
to the applicable deductible without increase in the limit provisions contained in this Policy.



The expenses so incurred shall be borne by the Insured and the Insurer(s) proportionately to the
extent of their respective interests. The Insurer(s) portion of such expense shall be limited to
the extent that such expenses reduce loss which would otherwise be payable under this Policy and
are subject to a Sub-Limit of USD 5,000,000 subject to the deductible stated in the Schedule.


 


36









 





	 	 	 
	ENDORSEMENT NUMBER:

	 	Seven (7)
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	POLICY NUMBER:

	 	753 / PL0901791
	 
	 	 
	EFFECTIVE DATE:

	 	1 November 2009






ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS ENDORSEMENT (STANDARD)



THIS ENDORSEMENT CONTAINS PROVISIONS IN CLAUSES II, V AND VI THAT MAY LIMIT OR PREVENT RECOVERY
UNDER THIS POLICY FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL (AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE II) AND/OR RESULTING LOSS (AS
PROVIDED IN CLAUSE V).



I. LAND, WATER AND AIR EXCLUSION CLAUSE



Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within the Policy of which this Endorsement forms
part (or within any other Endorsement which forms part of this Policy), this Policy does not
insure land (including but not limited to land on which the insured property is located), water
or air, howsoever and wherever occurring, or any interest or right therein. The foregoing
exclusion shall not apply to water which is contained in plumbing or firefighting installations
in the Insured’s buildings at the time of any damage insured by this Policy.



II. DEBRIS REMOVAL CLAUSE



Nothing contained in this Clause shall override any seepage and/or pollution and/or
contamination exclusion or any radioactive contamination exclusion or any other exclusion
applicable to this Policy. The inclusion of this Clause shall in no event increase the Limit of
Liability of Insurers under this Policy or any other endorsement applicable to this Policy.



Any provision within this Policy (or within any other Endorsement which forms part of this
Policy) which insures debris removal is cancelled and replaced by the following:




	 	1.	 	In the event of direct physical damage to property, for which Insurers agree to
pay hereunder, or which but for the application of a deductible or underlying amount they would agree to
pay (hereinafter in this Clause referred to as “Damage”), this Policy also insures, subject
to the limitations below and method of calculation in Clause VI of this Endorsement and to all
the other terms and conditions of the Policy, expense:







	 	(a)	 	which is reasonably and necessarily incurred by the Insured in the
removal, from the premises of the Insured at which the Damage occurred, of debris
which results from the Damage; and







	 	(b)	 	of which the Insured becomes aware and advises the amount to Insurers
hereon within one year of the commencement of the Damage;







provided however, that nothing in this Clause shall insure any expense provided under
Clause V of this Endorsement.




	 	2.	 	The maximum amount of expense for removal of debris (subject to the limitations
of paragraph 1 above) that can be included in the method of calculation in Clause VI of this
Endorsement, shall be the greater of USD 500,000 (five hundred thousand Dollars) or 10% (ten per cent) of the
amount of the Damage from which expense results.




 


37









 










III. SEEPAGE AND/OR POLLUTION AND/OR CONTAMINATION EXCLUSION CLAUSE



Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within the Policy of which this Endorsement forms
part (or within any other Endorsement which forms part of this Policy), this Policy does not
insure:




	 	1.	 	any loss, damage, cost or expense; or







	 	2.	 	any increase in insured loss, damage, cost or expense; or







	 	3.	 	any loss, damage, cost, expense, fine, penalty or other sum which is incurred,
sustained or imposed by, or by the threat of, any judgement, order, direction, instruction
or request of, or any agreement with, any court, government agency, any public, civil or
military authority or any other person (and whether or not as a result of public or private
litigation);







which arises from any kind of seepage or any kind of pollution and/or contamination, or threat
thereof, whether or not caused by or resulting from a peril insured, or from steps or measures
taken in connection with the avoidance, prevention, abatement, mitigation, remediation,
clean-up or removal of such seepage or pollution and/or contamination, or threat thereof.



The term “any kind of seepage or any kind of pollution and/or contamination” as used in this
Endorsement includes (but is not limited to):




	 	1.	 	seepage of, or pollution and/or contamination by anything, including but not limited
to, any material designated as a “hazardous substance” by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency or as a “hazardous material” by the United States Department of
Transportation, or defined as a “toxic substance” by the Canadian Environmental Protection
Act for the purposes of part II of that Act, or any substance designated or defined as
toxic, dangerous, hazardous or deleterious to persons or the environment under any other
law, ordinance or regulation; and







	 	2.	 	the presence, existence, or release of anything which endangers or threatens to
endanger the health, safety or welfare of persons or the environment.







	IV.	 	LISTED PERILS RESULTING FROM SEEPAGE AND/OR POLLUTION AND/OR CONTAMINATION CLAUSE






This Policy is amended as set forth below. All other terms and conditions of this Policy remain
unchanged and continue to apply with full force and effect. Nothing contained in this Clause shall
override any radioactive contamination exclusion applicable to this Policy. If any of the perils
listed below results from seepage and/or pollution and/or contamination, then such resultant
perils shall not be excluded solely by the foregoing Seepage and/or Pollution and/or Contamination
Exclusion Clause.




Listed Perils

Fire,

Explosion.



Nothing in this Clause, however, shall extend this Policy to insure:




	 	1.	 	loss, damage, cost, expense, fine or penalty, or other sum arising from any kind of
seepage or any kind of pollution and/or contamination that causes or results from a listed
peril; or

	 
	 	2.	 	loss or damage at any premises other than the premises where the listed peril took place; or

	 
	 	3.	 	property and/or interests other than those insured by this Policy against the listed perils.




 


38









 











	V.	 	LIMITED SEEPAGE AND/OR POLLUTION AND/OR CONTAMINATION RESULTING FROM
PHYSICAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY LISTED PERILS CLAUSE






THIS CLAUSE IS VOID AND OF NO FORCE OR EFFECT UNLESS AN AMOUNT IS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 2)
BELOW.



This Policy is amended as set forth below. All other terms and conditions of this Policy remain
unchanged and continue to apply with full force and effect. Nothing contained in this Clause shall
override any radioactive contamination exclusion or, except as set forth herein, the foregoing
Seepage and/or Pollution
and/or Contamination Exclusion Clause. The inclusion of this Clause shall in no event increase the
Limit of Liability of Insurers under this Policy or any other endorsement applicable to this
Policy.




	 	1.	 	If.







	 	(a)	 	any of the perils listed below is the sole, immediate and direct cause of
physical damage to Property Insured by this Policy against such listed peril
(hereinafter in this Clause referred to as “Original Damage”); and







	 	(b)	 	the Original Damage is the sole, immediate and direct cause of seepage onto,
and/or pollution and/or contamination of property which is:







	 	(i)	 	at the same premises as the Original Damage; and

	 
	 	(ii)	 	insured by this Policy against the listed peril causing the Original Damage; and







	 	(c)	 	said property is damaged thereby (hereinafter in this Clause referred to as “Resulting
Damage”);







then this Policy, subject to the following additional terms and limitations and the method of
calculation in Clause VI of this Endorsement, also insures:




	 	(d)	 	the Resulting Damage; and







	 	(e)	 	the reasonable and necessary expense incurred by the Insured for debris removal
and/or clean up which is:







	 	(i)	 	limited to the same premises as the Original Damage; and

	 
	 	(ii)	 	made necessary solely by the Resulting Damage;

	 
	 	 	 	but which shall in no event include any expense of clean up or removal of land,
water or air,







(which Resulting Damage and expense of debris removal and/or clean up, hereinafter in this
Clause are referred to as “Resulting Loss”);




provided, however, that this Policy only insures the Resulting Loss where:




	 	(f)	 	Insurers have agreed to pay for the Original Damage or, but for the operation
of a deductible or underlying amount, would have agreed to pay for the Original
Damage; and







	 	(g)	 	within one year of the commencement of the listed peril which caused the
Original Damage, the Insured became aware and advised Insurers of the amount of:







	 	(i)	 	the Resulting Loss; and







	 	(ii)	 	any other interest to be claimed under this Policy as a result of the
Resulting Damage, whether physical damage, business interruption, extra expense or
otherwise.







Listed Perils

Fire,

Lightning,

Explosion.


 


39









 





Nothing in this Clause, however, shall extend this Policy to cover any condition that existed
prior to the Original Damage nor to insure any loss, damage, cost, expense, fine, penalty, or
other sum which is incurred, sustained or imposed by, or by the threat of, any judgement, order,
direction, instruction or request of, or any agreement with, any court, government agency, any
public, civil or military authority or any other
person (and whether or not as a result of public or private litigation) in connection with any
kind of seepage or any kind of pollution and/or contamination from any cause.




	 	2.	 	The maximum amount for any Resulting Loss and any other interest claimed under this
Policy as a result of the Resulting Damage, whether physical damage, business
interruption, extra expense or otherwise, that can be included in the method of
calculation in Clause VI of this Endorsement is USD 500,000 (or the equivalent in local
currency).






VI. METHOD OF CALCULATION




In calculating the amount, if any, payable under this Policy for a claim including expense of
debris removal (as provided for and limited in Clause II of this Endorsement) and/or Resulting
Loss (as provided for and limited in Clause V of this Endorsement), the amount of such expense of
debris removal and/or such Resulting Loss shall be added to:




	 	(a)	 	the amount of the Damage (as defined in Clause II) or the amount of the Original
Damage (as defined in Clause V); and







	 	(b)	 	all other amounts, if any, insured under this Policy as a result of the same
occurrence that Insurers hereon agree to pay or, but for the application of a deductible
or underlying amount, they would agree to pay;






then the resulting sum shall be the amount of which first all deductibles and then any underlying
amounts to which this Policy is subject shall be applied and then balance, if any, shall be the
amount payable, subject to all other provisions of this Policy and to the applicable limit(s),
Sub-Limit(s) and aggregate limit(s).



21/2/91 



NMA2415


 


40









 





	 	 	 
	ENDORSEMENT NUMBER:

	 	Eight (8)
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	POLICY NUMBER:

	 	753/PL0901791
	 
	 	 
	EFFECTIVE DATE:

	 	1 November 2009






ELECTRONIC DATE RECOGNITION EXCLUSION (LISTED PERILS)





	1.	 	This Policy does not cover any loss, damage, cost, claim or expense, whether preventative,
remedial or otherwise, directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to:







	 	(a)	 	the calculation, comparison, differentiation, sequencing or processing of data
involving the date change to the year 2000, or any other date change, including leap year
calculations, by any computer system, hardware, programme or software and/or any
microchip, integrated circuit or similar device in computer equipment or non-computer
equipment, whether the property of the insured or not; or







	 	(b)	 	any change, alteration, or modification involving the date change to the year 2000,
or any other date change, including leap year calculations, to any such computer system,
hardware, programme or software and/or any microchip, integrated circuit or similar device
in computer equipment or non-computer equipment, whether the property of the insured or
not.







This clause applies regardless of any other cause or event that contributes concurrently or
in any sequence to the loss, damage, cost, claim or expense.




	2.	 	However, in the event that a peril listed below results from 1.(a) or 1.(b) above, this
Policy, subject to all its other terms, conditions and exclusions, will cover physical damage
occurring during the policy period to Property Insured by this Policy directly caused by such
listed peril.







Listed Perils


Fire 
Explosion




	3.	 	Notwithstanding Section 2 above, this Policy does not cover any costs and expenses, whether
preventative, remedial or otherwise, arising out of or relating to change, alteration or
modification of any computer system, hardware, programme or software and/or any microchip,
integrated circuit or similar device in computer equipment or non-computer equipment, whether
the property of the insured or not.






16/7/98



NMA2808


 


41









 





	 	 	 
	ENDORSEMENT NUMBER:

	 	Nine (9)
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	POLICY NUMBER:

	 	753 / PL0901791
	 
	 	 
	EFFECTIVE DATE:

	 	1 November 2009






ZURICH TESTING AND COMMISSIONING CLAUSE




It is hereby noted and agreed that this Insurance does not extend to cover destruction or damage to
property in course of construction or erection, dismantling, revamp or undergoing testing or
commissioning including mechanical performance testing or any consequential loss resulting
therefrom.



Acceptance of Property hereon is subject to satisfactory completion of the following
procedures and otherwise subject to the terms and conditions of this Policy.




	 	v)	 	The plant is mechanically complete

	 
	 	 	 	This requires all key items to be complete and that no temporary structures (such as pipe
supports) remain awaiting permanent fixture







	 	vi)	 	Plant Testing and commissioning has been completed with the design/ construction/
erection contract performance levels having been satisfactory achieved







	 	vii)	 	Design performance criteria maintained by the entire plant in a stable and controlled
manner for a continuous ongoing period of one hundred and sixty eight (168) hours







	 	viii)	 	The Insured has accepted the plant without reservation or waiver of guarantee conditions






It is further noted and agreed that these provisions do not apply to normal routine maintenance
activities and scheduled turnarounds


 


42









 





	 	 	 
	ENDORSEMENT NUMBER:

	 	Ten (10)
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	POLICY NUMBER:

	 	753 / PL0901791
	 
	 	 
	EFFECTIVE DATE:

	 	1 November 2009






U.S. TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE ACT OF 2002 AS AMENDED

NOT PURCHASED CLAUSE




This Clause is issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the “U.S. Terrorism Risk
Insurance Act of 2002” as amended as summarized in the disclosure notice.



It is hereby noted that the Insurer(s) have made available coverage for “insured losses” directly
resulting from an “act of terrorism” as defined in the “U.S. Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002”,
as amended (“TRIA”) and the Insured has declined or not confirmed to purchase this coverage.



This Insurance therefore affords no coverage for losses directly resulting from any “act of
terrorism” as defined in TRIA except to the extent, if any, otherwise provided by this Policy.



All other terms, conditions, insured coverage and exclusions of this Insurance including applicable
limits and deductibles remain unchanged and apply in full force and effect to the coverage provided
by this Insurance.



21/12/2007




LMA5092




Form approved by Lloyd’s Market Association


 


43









 





SEVERAL LIABILITY NOTICE




The subscribing insurers’ obligations under contracts of insurance to which they subscribe are
several and not joint and are limited solely to the extent of their individual subscriptions. The
subscribing insurers are not responsible for the subscription of any co-subscribing insurer who for
any reason does not satisfy all or part of its obligations.



08/94




LSW1001 (Insurance)




LINES CLAUSE




This Insurance, being signed for 35.5556% of 100% insures only that proportion of any loss, whether
total or partial, including but not limited to that proportion of associated expenses, if any, to
the extent and in the manner provided in this Insurance.



The percentages signed in the Table are percentages of 100% of the amount(s) of Insurance stated
herein.



NMA2419


 


44









 





					
	 	 	 	 	753
	
	 	B0753PL0901791000
	 	LPL
	 	 	 	Page 2 of 18






RISK DETAILS




	 	 	 
	TYPE:

	 	All Risks of Direct Physical Loss or Damage including Machinery Breakdown and
Business Interruption Resulting Therefrom Insurance
	 
	 	 
	INSURED:

	 	Signal Peak Energy LLC
	 
	 	 
	MAILING ADDRESS:

	 	490 North 31st Street, Suite 308, Billings, Montana 59101
	 
	 	 
	PERIOD:

	 	From: 1 November 2009
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	To: 31 October 2010
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Both Days inclusive Local Standard Time at the location of the property insured
	 
	 	 
	INTEREST:

	 	Section 1 — Property Damage
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Joy Longwall miner to include the 2009 Joy Longwall Mining System, Hydraulic
supports, 1250 Foot AFC, 7LS5 Shearer, including and not limited to shields,
belts, belt structures, belt drives, conveyors and all equipment that is part
of the Joy long wall mining operation. This property also extends to the
underground and above ground equipment to the first stacking tube only
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Section 2 — Business Interruption
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Item 1 — Gross Earnings:
	 

	 	(a) Reduction in Turnover
	 

	 	(b) Increase in Cost of Working
	 

	 	Item 2 — Contractual Payments
	 

	 	Item 3 — Accounts Receivable
	 
	 	 
	LIMITS OF LIABILITY:

	 	USD 50,000,000 each and every occurrence Combined Single Limit Sections 1 and 2
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	In excess of Policy Deductibles






					
	 	 	 	 	 
	Internal Use Only
	 	hf2/sdr/21 September 2009/PL0901791
	 	 
	KH4	 	 	 	 





 


 









 





					
	 	 	 	 	753
	
	 	B0753PL0901791000
	 	LPL
	 	 	 	Page 3 of 18






	 	 	 
	SUB-LIMITS:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	DEDUCTIBLES:

	 	USD 1,000,000 each and every occurrence in respect of Property Damage
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	60 Days in respect of Business Interruption Actual Daily Value basis (ADV)
	 
	 	 
	MAXIMUM INDEMNITY PERIOD:

	 	12 Months
	 
	 	 
	EXCLUSIONS:

	 	a)    Land, land values, improvements to or in land,

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	b)    Property situated within the confines of, or forming part of, any open
pits and any other open cut excavation.

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	c)    Property forming part of or situated within the confines of any
underground mine except that this exclusion shall not apply to longwall
face equipment (as defined herein)

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	d)    Consumable property used in underground mines, including but not
limited to roof-bolts, rock bolts, rock dust, fuel, oil, lubricants,
construction materials or supplies except that which has not been
installed or put to its intended use

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	e)    Tailings dams and any structure used for containment of tailings and
other property situated thereon or therein.

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	f)    Autoclaves as a result of gradually developing flaws, deformation,
distortion, cracks or partial fractures, unless resultant damage is
caused by an event, occurrence or peril covered by this policy

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	g)    Loss or damage to refractory linings other than damage directly caused
by the sudden and unforeseen operation of an insured peril external to
the furnace

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	h)    Loss or damage to underground property situated under unsupported roof
or to remotely controlled plant and machinery underground whilst
operating in remote mode.

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	i)    Unmined minerals, coal or ore

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	j)    Gold in any form

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	k)    Property in the course of construction &/or testing &/or commissioning
(Zurich Testing & Commissioning Clause to apply)







					
	 	 	 	 	 
	Internal Use Only
	 	hf2/sdr/21 September 2009/PL0901791
	 	 
	KH4	 	 	 	 





 


 









 





					
	 
	 	 	 	753
	
	 	B0753PL0901791000
	 	LPL
	 	 	 	Page 4 of 18






	 	 	 
	 

	 	Amended Peril Exclusions
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	a)    Excluding damage to underground property caused directly or directly
by water &/or other liquid matter other than damage solely caused by
water entering underground portion of mine via man-made surface level
openings

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	b)    Excluding loss or damage caused by escape of material from
hydraulically backfilled stopes.

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	c)    Excluding creep and/or heave

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	d)    Excluding loss or damage caused by subsidence and/or undermining in,
adjacent to, or above any mine whether open cut or underground.

	 
	 	 
	 

	 	e)    Excluding loss or damage to raise boring equipment whilst in “hole


	 
	 	 
	 

	 	And as per Policy attached
	 
	 	 
	SITUATION:

	 	Montana, United States of America
	 
	 	 
	CONDITIONS:

	 	As per attached Property Damage and Business Interruption
Policy 
LMA5062
Fraudulent Claim Clause to apply 
NMA 1998 Service of Suit Clause 
Testing
and Commissioning Clause as attached 
NMA 2915 Electronic Data Endorsement
B 
NMA 2920 Terrorism Exclusion Endorsement 
NMA 2808 Electronic Date
Recognition Exclusion (listed perils) 
War & Civil War Exclusion as per
policy wording 
WEL Preservation of Property Clause Limited to USD 5m 

Transmission & Distribution Lines Exclusion (300 metres) 
MAP
Micro-organism Exclusion 
WEH Asbestos Exclusion 
NMA 2962 Biological or
Chemical Materials Exclusion 
Property limited to Longwall Face Equipment
Only and BI in respect of loss or damage to such property
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Excluding Rehabilitation and/or restoration of mine workings 

Excluding
all non-damage Business Interruption and advanced Business interruption
	 

	 	Contingent Business Interruption excluded
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	LSW 1001 to apply to policies
	 
	 	 
	SUBJECTIVITIES:

	 	None






					
	 	 	 	 	 
	Internal Use Only
	 	hf2/sdr/21 September 2009/PL0901791
	 	 
	KH4	 	 	 	 





 


 









 





					
	 
	 	 	 	753
	
	 	B0753PL0901791000
	 	LPL
	 	 	 	Page 5 of 18






	 	 	 
	CHOICE OF LAW AND JURISDICTION:

	 	This insurance shall be
governed by and construed
in accordance with the law of
Montana, United States of America
and each party agrees to submit to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the
Courts of Montana, United States of
America.
	 
	 	 
	PREMIUM:

	 	USD                     (100%) per annum
	 
	 	 
	PREMIUM PAYMENT TERMS:

	 	It is a condition of this contract
of insurance that the premium due
at inception must be paid to and
received by Insurers on or before
23:59 hours Greenwich Mean Time on
the 15 December 2009. If this
condition is not complied with,
then this contract of insurance
shall terminate on the above date
with the Insured hereby agreeing to
pay premium calculated at not less
than pro rata temporis
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Where the premium is to be paid
through a London Market Bureau,
payment to Insurers will be deemed
to occur on the day of delivery of
a premium advice note to the Bureau
or the date premium is released to
Insurers via the de-linking system.
Where settlement is be to made to
non bureau companies payment will
be deemed to be the date Lloyd &
Partners Limited instruct their
bankers to make the appropriate
settlement
	 
	 	 
	FEES PAYABLE RESULTANT FROM 

CONDITIONS / WARRANTIES/

SUBJECTIVITIES:

	 	None
	 
	 	 
	TAX(ES) PAYABLE BY THE INSURED AND 

ADMINISTERED BY INSURER(S):

	 	None
	 
	 	 
	RECORDING, TRANSMITTING & STORING 

INFORMATION:

	 	Where Lloyd & Partners Limited
maintains risk and claim data / information
/ documents Lloyd &
Partners Limited may hold data / information
/ documents
electronically.






					
	 	 	 	 	 
	Internal Use Only
	 	hf2/sdr/21 September 2009/PL0901791
	 	 
	KH4	 	 	 	 





 


 









 





					
	 
	 	 	 	753
	
	 	B0753PL0901791000
	 	LPL
	 	 	 	Page 6 of 18






	 	 	 
	INSURER CONTRACT 

DOCUMENTATION:

	 	XIS to sign Lloyd’s policy.
Treat as fully claused wording. XIS to sign Company policy.
Treat as fully claused wording. Each Company which does not subscribe to XIS to sign a
follow Policy for their own participation, following the terms and condition of the lead
wording.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Lloyd & Partners Limited will
prepare/submit formal policies (and subsequent policy
endorsements, if any) to be signed (a) by Xchanging Ins-Sure Services on
behalf of Lloyd’s Insurers and Company Insurers for whom Xchanging Ins-Sure
Services are so authorised and (b) by each other subscribing Company Insurer where
required. Agree Sign As Seen-no Technical check required.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Policy Preparation Service to be utilized wherever such service is available or mandated.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Xchanging Ins-Sure Services are authorised to sign direct and reinsurance policy
documents prior to premium payment in accordance with the Xchanging Ins-Sure
Services Early Document Scheme.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	All non-Xchanging Ins-Sure Services companies hereon hereby authorise the first
non-Xchanging Ins-Sure Services company to issue on their behalf, a collective policy
and all endorsements as may be required, without the requirement to issue any
authorisation.
	 
	 	 
	FORM:

	 	LMA3044A in respect of Lloyd’s.

IS3 in respect of XIS Companies

Single Company Policy in respect of each non-XIS Company.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Lloyd’s Insurers agree if required by Lloyd & Partners Limited to issue Co-Insurance
Policy NMA2074 (no further Insurer agreement required).
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	NMA2419 Lines Clause if applicable






					
	 	 	 	 	 
	Internal Use Only
	 	hf2/sdr/21 September 2009/PL0901791
	 	 
	KH4	 	 	 	 





 


 









 





					
	 
	 	 	 	753
	
	 	B0753PL0901791000
	 	LPL
	 	 	 	Page 7 of 18






INFORMATION




Information
made available to and seen by all subscribing Insurers hereon includes the following:



The Insured’s business includes a coal mine.



Premises:



1) 127 PM Coal Road Roundup, Musselshell County, Montana 59072



2) 490 North 31st Street, Suite 308, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana 59101



	 	 	 	 	 
	Values:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Joy Miner:
	 	USD	72,000,000	 
	Business Interruption:
	 	USD	113,000,000	 






Lloyd
& Partners Limited Presentation dated June 2009 seen, noted and agreed by Insurers. Contents:



	 	 	 	 	 
	01. Acord Commercial Insurance Application
	 	 	16 pages	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	02. Signal Peak Energy Property & Equipment List
	 	 	3 pages	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	03. International Mining Industry Underwriters Risk Assessment Report Signal Peak
Energy Bull Mountain #1 Mine Date of Survey: May 7th to
8th 2009
	 	 	39 pages	 






					
	 	 	 	 	 
	Internal Use Only
	 	hf2/sdr/21 September 2009/PL0901791
	 	 
	KH4	 	 	 	 







 


 











 




Schedule 3.20




Hedging Agreements




None.


 


 









 





Schedule 6.02




Existing Liens




1. As part of the claims made by Scion in the matter referenced in more detail on Schedule
3.06 hereto, Scion has asserted that, as security for certain amounts alleged to be owed to Scion,
it has a security interest in certain of defendants’ (including Signal Peak’s) rights in respect of
the mineral reserves and related assets under that certain mineral deed of Bull Mountain Land
Company LLC originally recorded on June 6, 2001, in Book 375, Page 122, under Document No. 204135
in the Records of the Clerk and Recorder of Mussellshell County, Montana and Yellowstone County,
Montana, and in coal and other minerals extracted from that reserve, and mining equipment and
royalty interests, and the proceeds of the foregoing. The Borrowers and other defendants in these
cases dispute the existence, validity and enforceability of such purported security interests and
amounts alleged to be secured thereby. The reserves are currently owned by Eastern Montana
Minerals, Inc. which leases the mineral rights afforded thereby to Signal Peak.



2. Ames Construction, Inc. (“Ames”) filed two liens against portions of the property now owned
by Bull Mountain Coal Mining, Inc. (n/k/a Signal Peak) and Global Rail. The first Ames lien is a
mortgage filed on December 1, 2003, in both Yellowstone County (Inst. # 3266086) and Musselshell
County (Inst. # 259112) securing the payment of an indebtedness of $1.172 million. The mortgage
relates to a $1.172 million letter of credit provided by Ames to the Montana Department of
Environmental Quality on behalf of a prior owner, BMP Investment, Inc., as financial assurance for
the issuance of a mining permit for the mine. The Ames letter of credit has been replaced and
different bonding is now provided as financial assurance for the mining permit. The second Ames
lien is a construction lien filed in Musselshell County (Inst. #265441) in the amount of $1.8
million in May 2007 regarding construction services performed by Ames for prior owners. Neither of
the two Ames liens were identified by First American Title Insurance Company as affecting the title
to the coal estate leased by Signal Peak from Eastern Montana Minerals, Inc. Global Rail, Ames and
Airlie Group entities have entered into agreements providing a mechanism for, among other things,
the release of the two outstanding Ames liens which have not yet been completed.


 


 









 





EXHIBIT A

to the Credit Agreement




 





FORM OF

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT




dated as of [                     __], 20[__]




between




[NAME OF ASSIGNOR],

as Assignor




and




[NAME OF ASSIGNEE],

as Assignee




with respect to the




SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY, LLC, and

GLOBAL RAIL GROUP, LLC

CREDIT AGREEMENT,

dated as of October 22, 2010




 





 


A-1 









 







This ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the
Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] (the
“Assignor”) and [NAME OF ASSIGNEE] (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”),
receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and
Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) are hereby
agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as
if set forth herein in full.



For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the
Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to
and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the
Effective Date set forth below, (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as
a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant
thereto to the extent related to the amount(s) identified below of all of such outstanding rights
and obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement and (ii) to the extent permitted to be
assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other rights of the
Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under
or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant
thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the
foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims,
statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations
sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the
Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein,
collectively, as the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the
Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without
representation or warranty by the Assignor.



	 	 	 
	1. Assignor:

	 	[Name of Assignor]
	 
	 	 
	2. Assignee:

	 	[Name of Assignee]
	 
	 	 
	3. Borrowers:

	 	Signal Peak Energy, LLC and Global Rail Group, LLC
	 
	 	 
	4. Administrative Agent:

	 	Union Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent
under the Credit Agreement
	 
	 	 
	5. Collateral Agent:

	 	Union Bank, N.A., as the Collateral Agent under the
Credit Agreement





 


A-2 









 





	 	 	 
	6. Credit Agreement:

	 	Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2010,
among Signal Peak Energy, LLC, Global Rail
Group, LLC, the Lenders named therein and from
time to time party thereto, and Union Bank, N.A., in
its capacities as the Administrative Agent and as the
Collateral Agent.
	 
	 	 
	7. Assigned Interest: 1
	 	 






	 	 	 
	 	 	Amount of
	Amount of Commitment Assigned	 	Loans Assigned
	$                    
	 	$                    






	 	 	 
	8. Effective Date:

	 	[                    
 _____], 20[_]






[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]



 






	 	 	 
	1	 	Assignments must be made in the minimum amounts required by Section 9.04(b) of the
Credit Agreement.



 


A-3 









 










The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ASSIGNOR



[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 


 


A-4 









 





	 	 	 	 	 



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ASSIGNEE	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address for Notices:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Attention:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Telephone No.:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile No.:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 





 


A-5 









 





	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	[Consented to and Accepted by:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	UNION BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Consented to:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GLOBAL RAIL GROUP, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:]2	 	 	 	 





 





	 	 	 
	2	 	Insert if the consent of the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers is required by
Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement.



 


A-6 









 









ANNEX 1




Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2010, among Signal Peak Energy, LLC, Global Rail Group,
LLC, the Lenders named therein and from time to time party thereto, and Union Bank, N.A., as the
Administrative Agent and as the Collateral Agent



STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION




1. Representations and Warranties.



1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial
owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien,
encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all
action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any
statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any
other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial
condition of the Borrowers, the Pledgors, any other Loan Parties, any of their respective
Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or
observance by the Borrowers, the Pledgors, any other Loan Parties, any of their respective
Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.



1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority,
and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement,
(ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement
(subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 9.04(b) of the Credit
Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the
Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the
obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire
assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising
discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring
assets of such type, (v) it has received a copies of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most
recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement,
as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the
Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent,
the Collateral Agent or any Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption
and to purchase the Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is not incorporated in under the laws of the


 


A-7 









 






United States of America or a state
thereof, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by
it pursuant Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, in each case, duly completed and executed by the
Assignee; (b) appoints and authorizes each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to
take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are
delegated to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent by the terms thereof, together with
such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (c) agrees that (i) it will, independently
and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender, and based on
such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform
in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are
required to be performed by it as a Lender.



2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal,
interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding
the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective
Date.



3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the
benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and
Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one
instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and
Assumption by telecopy or other electronic communication shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.


 


A-8 









 





EXHIBIT B

to the Credit Agreement




FORM OF

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT




This PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 22, 2010 (as amended, supplemented,
restated or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), made by (a) FIRSTENERGY
VENTURES CORP., an Ohio corporation (“FirstEnergy Ventures”), (b) GLOBAL MINING GROUP, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“Global Mining Group”), and (c) WMB LOAN VENTURES II, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“WMB II”) (all such companies are herein collectively referred
to as the “Pledgors” and individually as a “Pledgor”), in favor of UNION BANK, N.A., as collateral
agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral
Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined).



W I T N E S S E T H:




WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2010, among Signal Peak
Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SPE”), Global Rail Group, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“RailCo”, and together with SPE being referred to herein, collectively,
as the “Borrowers” and, individually, as a “Borrower”), the Lenders named therein and from time to
time party thereto, Union Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Collateral Agent (as
amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”), the Lenders have extended commitments to make Loans to the Borrowers subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;



WHEREAS, in order to induce the Lenders to make the Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to the
Credit Agreement, the Pledgors agreed to execute and deliver this Agreement;



WHEREAS, each Pledgor has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and will receive direct and indirect benefits by reason of the availability of the
Commitments and the making of the Loans to the Borrowers by the Lenders.



NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce the Lenders to make the Loans pursuant to and in
accordance with the Credit Agreement, each Pledgor hereby agrees with the Collateral Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:



ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS




SECTION 1.1. Certain Terms. The following terms when used in this Agreement, including its
preamble and recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally applicable
to the singular and plural forms thereof):




“Agreement” has the meaning assigned to that term in the preamble hereto.



“Applicable UCC” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 3.1.9(b).


 


B-1 









 






“Borrowers” has the meaning assigned to that term in the first recital hereto.




“Collateral” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.1.




“Collateral Agent” has the meaning assigned to that term in the preamble hereto.




“Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to that term in the first recital hereto.



“Distributions” means all dividends (including, without limitation, cash dividends, dividends
in the form of Equity Interests, other non-cash dividends and liquidating dividends), limited
liability company distributions and all other distributions (whether similar or dissimilar to the
foregoing) on or with respect to any Pledged Interests or other Equity Interests constituting
Collateral.



“Equity Interests” means the limited liability company membership interests or other equity
ownership interests in an Issuing Company, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the
holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interests.



“Equity Interest Holder” means any Person that may from time to time possess an Equity
Interest.




“Financing Statements” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 3.1.9(b).



“Issuing Companies” means (a) with respect to Global Mining Group, SPE, and (b) with respect
to FirstEnergy Ventures and WMB II, RailCo.



“LLC Agreements” means, (a) with respect to SPE, the Limited Liability Company Agreement,
dated as of July 16, 2008, by Global Mining Group (on its own behalf and as assignee of Bull
Mountain Coal Properties, Inc.), and (b) with respect to RailCo, the Limited Liability Company
Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2008, by and among WMB II (as assignee of WMB Rail Ventures, LLC)
and FirstEnergy Ventures, in each case as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.



“Pledged Interests” means the Equity Interests of each Pledgor, including but not limited to,
the Equity Interests described on Attachment 1 hereto.



“Pledged Property” means the Pledged Interests and all other pledged Equity Interests, all
other securities, all assignments of any amounts due or to become due with respect thereto and all
other instruments received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for
the Pledged Interests or any other pledged Equity Interests that are now being delivered by each
Pledgor to the Collateral Agent or may from time to time hereafter be delivered by each Pledgor to
the Collateral Agent for the purpose of being pledged under this Agreement, and all proceeds of any
of the foregoing.



“Pledgor” and “Pledgors” have the meaning assigned to those terms in the preamble hereto.


 


B-2 









 






“Secured Obligations” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.2.



“Secured Parties” means, collectively, (i) the Agents, (ii) the Lenders and (iii) any
Qualified Counterparty under a Specified Hedge Agreement.




“Securities Act” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.2.



“Security Documents” means this Agreement and each of the other security agreements, pledges,
mortgages, assignments (collateral or otherwise) and consents, if any, and each other security
agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing
documents, in each case to secure any of the Secured Obligations.



“U.C.C.” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New
York or, with respect to any Collateral located in any state other than the State of New York, the
Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in such state.



SECTION 1.2. Credit Agreement Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context
otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, have the
meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.



SECTION 1.3. U.C.C. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise
requires, terms for which meanings are provided in the U.C.C. are used in this Agreement, including
its preamble and recitals, with such meanings.



ARTICLE II

PLEDGE




SECTION 2.1. Grant of Security Interest. Each Pledgor hereby pledges, hypothecates, assigns,
charges, mortgages, delivers and transfers to the Collateral Agent for its benefit and the ratable
benefit of each of the other Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent for its
benefit and the ratable benefit of each of the other Secured Parties a continuing security interest
in, all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in and to the following property, whether now
or hereafter existing or acquired (collectively, the “Collateral”):




(a) the LLC Agreement of each Issuing Company to which such Pledgor is a party and all Equity
Interests of such Pledgor in such Issuing Company, including, without limitation, (i) the Pledged
Property, (ii) all rights of such Pledgor as an Equity Interest Holder and all rights to receive
Distributions, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed under or pursuant to each such LLC Agreement, (iii) all rights of such
Pledgor to receive proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect to each
such LLC Agreement, (iv) all claims of such Pledgor for damages arising out of or for breach of or
default under each such LLC Agreement, (v) the right of such Pledgor to terminate each such LLC
Agreement, to perform and exercise consensual or voting rights thereunder and to compel performance
and otherwise exercise all remedies thereunder, (vi) all rights of such Pledgor, as an Equity
Interest Holder, to all property and assets of each Issuing Company (whether real property,
inventory, equipment, contract rights, accounts, receivables, general intangibles, securities,
instruments, chattel paper, documents, choses in action or
otherwise), and (vii) certificates or instruments evidencing an ownership or Equity Interest in
each Issuing Company or its assets;


 


B-3 









 






(b) all other securities, all assignments of any amounts due or to become due with respect thereto,
and all other instruments from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of the items listed in clause (a) above;




(c) to the extent not included in the foregoing, all Distributions, interest, and other payments
and rights with respect to any of the items listed in clauses (a) and (b) above; and




(d) to the extent not included in the foregoing, all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing
Collateral (including, without limitation, proceeds that constitute property of the types described
above).



SECTION 2.2. Security for Obligations. This Agreement secures the payment of all Obligations and
all other obligations of the Pledgors and the other Loan Parties to each Secured Party now or
hereafter existing under the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document (including, without
limitation, this Agreement), whether for principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses, indemnities or
otherwise (the Obligations and all such other obligations being referred to herein, collectively,
as the “Secured Obligations”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement
secures the payment of all amounts that constitute part of the Secured Obligations and would be
owed by any Pledgor or any other Loan Party under the Loan Documents but for the fact that they are
unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar
proceeding involving such Pledgor or any other Loan Party.



SECTION 2.3. Pledgors Remain Liable. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding:




(a) each Pledgor shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral
(including, without limitation, each LLC Agreement to which such Pledgor is a party) to the extent
set forth therein, and this Agreement shall not relieve any Pledgor of any duties or obligations
under such contracts and agreements, which duties and obligations shall continue to the same extent
as if this Agreement had not been executed;




(b) each Pledgor shall pay when due all taxes, fees and assessments imposed on or with respect to
the Collateral, except to the extent the validity thereof is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside by
such Pledgor and the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect;




(c) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of its rights hereunder shall not release any
Pledgor from any of its duties or obligations under any such contracts or agreements included in
the Collateral; and


 


B-4 









 






(d) neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability
under any such contracts or agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor
shall the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the
obligations or duties of any Pledgor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any
claim for payment assigned hereunder.



SECTION 2.4. Delivery of Pledged Property. All certificates or instruments, if any, representing or
evidencing any Collateral at any time shall be delivered to and held by or on behalf of the
Collateral Agent pursuant hereto, shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, and shall be
accompanied by all necessary instruments of transfer or assignment, duly executed in blank and in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall
have the right, at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
in its discretion and without notice to any Pledgor, to transfer to or to register in the name of
the Collateral Agent or any of its nominees any or all of the Collateral, subject only to the
revocable rights specified in Section 4.4. In addition, the Collateral Agent shall have the right
at any time to exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Collateral for
certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations.



SECTION 2.5. Continuing Security Interest; Assignments, Etc. This Agreement shall create a
continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall:




(a) remain in full force and effect until the payment in full in cash of all Secured Obligations,
the termination of all Commitments and the termination or expiration of all Specified Hedge
Agreements;




(b) be binding upon each Pledgor and its successors, transferees and assigns; and




(c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder, to the benefit
of the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party.



Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Secured Party may assign or
otherwise transfer all or any portion of its Commitment, any Loan held by it and/or its other
rights and obligations under the Loan Documents to any other Person, and such other Person shall
thereupon become vested with all rights and benefits in respect thereof granted to such Secured
Party under any Loan Document (including, without limitation, this Agreement) or otherwise,
subject, however, to the provisions of Section 9.04 of the Credit Agreement. No Pledgor may
transfer or assign all or any portion of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the
prior written consent of all of the Secured Parties. Upon the payment in full in cash of all
Secured Obligations, the termination of all Commitments and the termination or expiration of all
Specified Hedge Agreements, the security interest granted herein shall terminate and all rights to
the Collateral shall revert to the Pledgors. Upon any such termination pursuant to the preceding
sentence, the Collateral Agent will, at each Pledgor’s sole expense, deliver to such Pledgor,
without any representations, warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, all certificates and
instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Interests being released, and execute and
deliver to such Pledgor such documents as such Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence such
termination.


 


B-5 









 





SECTION 2.6. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Collateral Agent and the security
interests granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder, and all obligations of each Pledgor hereunder,
shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of:




(a) any lack of validity, legality or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan
Document or any other agreement or instrument relating to any thereof;




(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of
the Secured Obligations, or any compromise, renewal, extension, acceleration or release with
respect thereto, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Secured
Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any of the Borrowers or otherwise;




(c) any taking, addition, exchange, release, surrender, impairment or non-perfection of any
collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any
guaranty, for all or any of the Secured Obligations;




(d) the failure of any Secured Party:




(i) to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Borrowers, any
other Loan Party or any other Person (including, without limitation, any other guarantor) under the
provisions of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise, or




(ii) to exercise any right or remedy against any other guarantor of, or collateral securing, any of
the Secured Obligations;




(e) any amendment to, rescission, waiver, or other modification of, or any consent to departure
from, any of the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document;




(f) any defense, claim, set-off, counterclaim or other right which may at any time be available to
or be asserted by any Borrower, any Pledgor or any other Loan Party against any Secured Party or
any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated in any
of the other Loan Documents, or any unrelated transaction;




(g) any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of the Secured Obligations for any reason,
including, without limitation, any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise,
and shall not be subject to (and each Pledgor hereby waives any right to or claim of) any defense
or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity,
illegality, nongenuineness, irregularity, compromise or unenforceability of, or any other event or
occurrence affecting, the Secured Obligations or otherwise;




(h) any manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Secured
Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral
for all or any of the Secured Obligations or any other assets of any of the Pledgors, the other
Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries;


 


B-6 









 






(i) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of any
Borrower, any Pledgor, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries; or




(j) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a legal or
equitable discharge of, any Pledgor or any other Loan Party.



SECTION 2.7. Subrogation. Each Pledgor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to
exercise any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against any other Loan
Party that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Pledgor’s
obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, any
right of subrogation, reimbursement, assignment, exoneration, implied contract or indemnification,
any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Secured Party against any other Loan Party
or any collateral that any Secured Party now has or hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim,
remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without
limitation, the right to take or receive from any other Loan Party, directly or indirectly, in cash
or other property or by set-off or in any manner, payment or security on account of such claim or
other rights, until such time as the Secured Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full
in cash, the Commitments shall have been irrevocably terminated and all Specified Hedge Agreements
shall have terminated or expired. If any amount shall be paid to any Pledgor in violation of the
preceding sentence, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Pledgor for the benefit
of, and held in trust for, the Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other funds of such
Pledgor, and shall forthwith be paid to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties to be
credited and applied against the Secured Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order
as the Collateral Agent may determine. Each Pledgor acknowledges that it will receive direct and
indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Credit Agreement and that the
waiver set forth in this Section is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.



ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES




SECTION 3.1. Representations and Warranties, Etc. Each Pledgor represents and warrants unto each
Secured Party, as at the date of each pledge and delivery hereunder (including, without limitation,
each pledge and delivery of Pledged Interests) by such Pledgor to the Collateral Agent of any
Collateral, as set forth in this Article:



SECTION 3.1.1. Organization. Such Pledgor is a corporation or limited liability company, as
applicable, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of
its organization and is duly qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, all other
jurisdictions where the nature of its business or the nature of property owned or used by it makes
such qualification necessary (except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material
Adverse Effect).


 


B-7 









 





SECTION 3.1.2. Due Authorization; Noncontravention; Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by
such Pledgor of this Agreement (a) are within such Pledgor’s corporate or limited liability company
powers, as applicable, (b) have been duly authorized by all necessary action (corporate, limited
liability company or otherwise) and relate to its ordinary course of business, and (c) do not and
will not (i) except to the extent received prior to the date hereof, require any consent or
approval of the shareholders or members (as the case may be) of such Pledgor, (ii) violate any
provision of the organizational documents of such Pledgor or of law, (iii) violate any legal
restriction binding on or affecting such Pledgor, (iv) result in a breach of, or constitute a
default under, any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or
instrument to which such Pledgor is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or
affected, or (v) result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to, or as
permitted under, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) upon or with respect to any of the
Collateral. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Pledgor.



SECTION 3.1.3. Authorization, Approval, Etc. Except for the filing of the Financing Statements and
continuation statements to be filed in connection therewith, and except for such consents,
approvals or other action, or notices that have been obtained or made and are in full force and
effect, no consent of any other Person and no authorization, approval, or other action by, and no
notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required (a) for the pledge and assignment
by such Pledgor of the Collateral purported to be pledged and assigned by it pursuant to this
Agreement or for the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by such Pledgor, (b) for
the perfection or maintenance of the security interest created hereby (including, without
limitation, the first priority nature of such security interest), or (c) for the exercise by the
Collateral Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this Agreement or the remedies in
respect of such Collateral pursuant to this Agreement (except as may be required in connection with
any disposition of any portion of the Collateral by laws affecting the offering and sale of
securities generally).



SECTION 3.1.4. Validity, Etc. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
such Pledgor, enforceable against such Pledgor in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect
of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and subject to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless
of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).



SECTION 3.1.5. No Proceedings. There is no pending or threatened action, suit, investigation,
litigation or proceeding against such Pledgor or any of its properties before any court,
governmental agency or arbitrator, that (a) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect or (b) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.



SECTION 3.1.6. Ownership, No Liens, Etc. Such Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of, and has
good and marketable title to (and has full right and authority to pledge and assign), the
Collateral purported to be pledged and assigned by it hereunder, free and clear of any Lien, except
for the security interest created by this Agreement and any restrictions on transfer imposed by any
LLC Agreement to which it is a party. No effective financing statement or other instrument similar
in effect covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording
office, except as may have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent relating to this Agreement.
Such Pledgor has no trade name.


 


B-8 









 





SECTION 3.1.7. LLC Agreements. Each LLC Agreement to which such Pledgor is a party, true and
complete copies of which has been furnished to the Collateral Agent, has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by such Pledgor, has not been amended or otherwise modified (except (i) for
any such amendments or modifications prior to the date hereof or (ii) to the extent otherwise
permitted hereunder), is in full force and effect and is the legal, valid and binding obligation
of, and enforceable against, such Pledgor in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and subject to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless
of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). There exists no default under any such
LLC Agreement by such Pledgor.



SECTION 3.1.8. Valid Security Interest. This Agreement creates a valid security interest in the
Collateral purported to be pledged and assigned by such Pledgor hereunder securing the payment of
the Secured Obligations.



SECTION 3.1.9. Perfection of Security Interest. (a) When the certificates or instruments (if any)
representing or evidencing Collateral shall be delivered hereunder, and for so long as such
certificates or instruments shall remain in the possession of the Collateral Agent in the State of
California, the security interest in such Collateral created hereby shall be perfected under the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of California, and such security interest, as so
perfected, will be first priority.




(b) Upon the filing of appropriate financing statements (the “Financing Statements”) in each filing
office listed in Attachment 1 hereto under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the state in
which such filing office is located (the “Applicable UCC”), the security interest in the Collateral
purported to be pledged and assigned by such Pledgor hereunder shall be perfected under the
Applicable UCC, and no further filings or other actions are necessary to perfect such security
interest. When such Financing Statements are duly filed pursuant to the Applicable UCC, such
security interest, as so perfected, will be first priority.




(c) To the extent that any of the Pledged Interests purported to be pledged and assigned by such
Pledgor hereunder constitutes “uncertificated securities” (as defined in the U.C.C.), such Pledgor
has delivered to the Collateral Agent a written agreement duly executed by the Issuing Company of
such Pledged Interests pursuant to which such Issuing Company has agreed to comply with
instructions originated by the Collateral Agent with respect to such Pledged Interests without
further consent by such Pledgor, as contemplated by Section 8-106(c)(2) of the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect in such Issuing Company’s jurisdiction (as determined pursuant to Section
8-110(d) of the U.C.C.). Neither such Pledgor nor such Issuing Company has, directly or
indirectly, granted “control” (as defined in said Section 8-106(c)(2)) of any such Pledged
Interests to any Person other than the Collateral Agent.


 


B-9 









 





SECTION 3.1.10. Regulatory Status. Such Pledgor is not, and after the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will not be, an
“investment company”, or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter”
for, an “investment company” (within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended). Such Pledgor is not (i) subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, as amended,
or (ii) subject to regulation under the applicable laws of any state relating to public utilities
and/or public service corporations (other than any state law relating solely to taxation of such
Pledgor).



SECTION 3.1.11. Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business and chief executive
office of such Pledgor and the office where such Pledgor keeps its records concerning the
Collateral is set forth under the name of such Pledgor on the signature pages hereof.



SECTION 3.1.12. Solvency. Such Pledgor is, and upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be, Solvent.



SECTION 3.1.13. Conditions to Effectiveness. There are no conditions precedent to the
effectiveness of this Agreement that have not been satisfied or waived.



SECTION 3.1.14. Independent Decision. Such Pledgor has, independently and without reliance upon the
Agents or any other Secured Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.



ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS




SECTION 4.1. Protect Collateral; Further Assurances, Etc. (a) No Pledgor will sell, assign,
transfer, pledge, or encumber in any manner the Collateral (except in favor of the Collateral
Agent). Each Pledgor will warrant and defend the right and title herein granted unto the Collateral
Agent in and to the Collateral (and all right, title, and interest represented by the Collateral)
against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever. No Pledgor will permit any Issuing
Company to issue any Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any non-voting Equity
Interests or any Class B Units (as defined in any LLC Agreement)) (i) to such Pledgor or any other
Pledgor unless the same is immediately delivered in pledge to the Collateral Agent hereunder or
(ii) to any other Person (other than a Pledgor).



(b) Each Pledgor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of such Pledgor, it will promptly
execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be
necessary or desirable, or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect,
protect, and preserve the pledge, assignment, and security interest granted or purported to be
granted hereby or to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies
hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each
Pledgor will (i) execute and file, with a copy thereof to the Collateral Agent, such financing or
continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be
necessary or desirable, or as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and
preserve the assignment and security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby; and (ii)
mark conspicuously, at the request of the Collateral Agent, each of its records pertaining to the
Collateral with a legend, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, indicating that all of its right, title, and interest in and to (A) each LLC
Agreement to which it is a party, and (B) all Pledged Interests purported to be pledged and
assigned by such Pledgor hereunder, have been assigned and are subject to the security interest
pursuant hereto.



 


B-10 









 







(c) Each Pledgor hereby further authorizes the Collateral Agent to file one or more financing or
continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relating to all or any part of the Collateral
without the signature of such Pledgor where permitted by law. A photocopy or other reproduction of
this Agreement or any security agreement or financing statement covering the Collateral or any part
thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.



(d) Each Pledgor will furnish to the Collateral Agent from time to time such statements and
schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral as and such other reports in connection
with the Collateral as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.



SECTION 4.2. Certificated Securities, etc. Each Pledgor agrees that all certificated securities
constituting Collateral delivered by such Pledgor pursuant to this Agreement will be accompanied by
duly executed undated blank stock powers or other equivalent instruments of transfer reasonably
acceptable to the Collateral Agent. Each Pledgor will, from time to time upon the request of the
Collateral Agent, promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent such stock powers, instruments and
similar documents, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent, with
respect to the Collateral as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and will, from time to
time upon the request of the Collateral Agent after the occurrence and during the continuance of
any Event of Default, promptly transfer any Pledged Interests (including, without limitation, any
certificated securities constituting Collateral) into the name of any nominee designated by the
Collateral Agent.



SECTION 4.3. Continuous Pledge. Subject to Section 2.5, each Pledgor will, at all times, keep
pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant hereto all Pledged Interests and all other Equity
Interests constituting Collateral, all Distributions with respect thereto, and all other Collateral
and other securities, instruments, proceeds, and rights from time to time received by or
distributable to such Pledgor in respect of any Collateral.



SECTION 4.4. Voting Rights; Distributions, Etc. Each Pledgor agrees:




(a) after any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent has
notified such Pledgor that all Distributions with respect to the Pledged Interests otherwise
payable to such Pledgor shall be paid to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, promptly upon receipt thereof by such Pledgor and without any further request therefor by
the Collateral Agent, to deliver (properly endorsed where required hereby or requested by the
Collateral Agent) to the Collateral Agent all Distributions, interest, principal, other cash
payments, and proceeds of the Collateral, all of which shall be held by the Collateral Agent as
additional Collateral for use in accordance with Section 6.4; and


 


B-11 









 






(b) after any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent has
notified such Pledgor of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its voting power under this
Section 4.4(b):




(i) the Collateral Agent may exercise (to the exclusion of such Pledgor) the voting power and all
other incidental rights of ownership with respect to any Pledged Interests or other Equity
Interests constituting Collateral and such Pledgor hereby grants the Collateral Agent an
irrevocable proxy, exercisable under such circumstances, to vote the Pledged Interests and such
other Collateral; and




(ii) such Pledgor shall promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent such additional proxies and other
documents as may be necessary to allow the Collateral Agent to exercise such voting power.




All Distributions, interest, principal, cash payments, and proceeds which may at any time and from
time to time be held by any Pledgor but which such Pledgor is then obligated to deliver to the
Collateral Agent shall, until delivery to the Collateral Agent, be held by each Pledgor separate
and apart from its other property in trust for the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent agrees
that unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent
shall have given the notice referred to in Section 4.4(b), each Pledgor shall have the exclusive
voting power with respect to any Pledged Interests pledged by such Pledgor hereunder and the
Collateral Agent shall, upon the written request of any Pledgor, promptly deliver such proxies and
other documents, if any, as shall be reasonably requested by such Pledgor which are necessary to
allow such Pledgor to exercise voting power with respect to any such Pledged Interests; provided,
however, that no vote shall be cast, or consent, waiver, or ratification given, or action taken by
any Pledgor that would impair any Collateral or violate any provision of the Credit Agreement or
any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, this Agreement).




(c) Each Pledgor’s right to receive and retain any and all Distributions in respect of the
Collateral purported to be pledged and assigned by it hereunder shall be further limited as
follows:




(i) Distributions paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and instruments and other
property received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any such
Collateral,




(ii) Distributions paid or payable in cash in respect of any such Collateral in connection with a
partial or total liquidation or dissolution, and distributions paid or payable in violation of law
or any LLC Agreement, and


 


B-12 









 






(iii) cash paid, payable, or otherwise distributed in redemption of, or in exchange for, any
Collateral,




shall be, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent to hold as, Collateral and
shall, if received by such Pledgor, be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent,
be segregated from the other property or funds of such Pledgor, and be forthwith delivered to the
Collateral Agent as Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement or
assignment).




(d) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and notice from the
Collateral Agent to such Pledgor of the Collateral Agent’s intention to exercise its rights under
any provision of this Section 4.4:




(i) All rights of such Pledgor (A) to receive the Distributions which it would otherwise be
authorized to receive and retain and (B) to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and
other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise, in each case pursuant to
this Section 4.4, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral
Agent who shall thereupon have the sole right to receive and hold on behalf of the Secured Parties
as Collateral such Distributions and to exercise or refrain from exercising such voting and other
consensual rights; and




(ii) all Distributions that are received by such Pledgor contrary to the provisions of clause (i)
above shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured
Parties, shall be segregated from other funds of such Pledgor, and shall be forthwith paid over to
the Collateral Agent as Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement
or assignment).



SECTION 4.5. Place of Perfection; Records. Each Pledgor shall keep its place of business and chief
executive office and the office where it keeps its records concerning the Collateral, and the
original copies of each LLC Agreement to which it is a party and of all other documents that
evidence the Collateral (other than any Pledged Interests delivered to the Collateral Agent
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) at the address for such Pledgor specified on the signature
pages hereof or, upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent, at such other location
in a jurisdiction where all action required by Section 4.1 to protect, preserve and maintain the
lien and security interest created hereby and the priority thereof shall have been taken with
respect to the Collateral. In addition, each Pledgor agrees that it shall not, at any time after
the date hereof, change its jurisdiction of organization except, upon not less than 30 days’ prior
written notice to the Collateral Agent, to such other jurisdiction in the United States of America
where all action required by Section 4.1 to protect, preserve and maintain the lien and security
interest created hereby and the priority thereof shall have been taken with respect to the
Collateral. Each Pledgor will hold and preserve such records and will permit representatives of the
Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties at any time during normal business hours to inspect,
copy and/or make abstracts from such records.



SECTION 4.6. As to the LLC Agreements. (a) Each Pledgor shall at its expense perform and observe
in all material respects all the terms and provisions to be performed or observed by it under each
LLC Agreement to which it is a party, maintain each such LLC Agreement in full force and effect,
enforce each such LLC Agreement in accordance with its
terms, and take all such action to such end as may from time to time be reasonably requested by the
Collateral Agent.


 


B-13 









 






(b) Each Pledgor shall not:




(i) sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option
with respect to, any of the Collateral, or create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect
to any of the Collateral, except (A) for the pledge, assignment, and security interest created by
this Agreement and (B) for any restrictions on transfer imposed by any LLC Agreement to which it is
a party;




(ii) cancel or terminate any LLC Agreement to which it is a party or consent to or accept any
cancellation or termination thereof;




(iii) amend, modify or otherwise change any LLC Agreement to which it is a party or give any
consent, waiver or approval thereunder, except for such amendments, modifications, changes,
consents, waivers and approvals that, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and provided that a copy of any such amendment,
modification, change, consent, waiver or approval shall be provided to the Collateral Agent at
least ten (10) days prior to its execution;




(iv) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, amend, modify or
otherwise change any LLC Agreement to which it is a party, or give any consent, waiver or approval
thereunder, except with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld);




(v) waive any material default under or material breach of any LLC Agreement to which it is a
party, except with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld); or




(vi) take any other action in connection with any LLC Agreement to which it is a party that would
impair the value of the interest or rights of such Pledgor thereunder or that would impair the
interest or rights of the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties.



SECTION 4.7. Affiliate Transactions. No Pledgor will sell, lease or otherwise transfer any Property
to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any Property from, or otherwise engage in any other
transactions with, any other Pledgor, any Loan Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, except
(a) at prices and on terms and conditions no less favorable than could be obtained on an arm’s
length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.08 of
the Credit Agreement, and (c) shared corporate or administrative services and staffing with
Affiliates, including accounting, legal, human resources and treasury operations, provided on
customary terms for similarly situated companies; provided, that the foregoing shall not restrict
or limit or otherwise apply to any such transactions between or among
FirstEnergy Ventures, FirstEnergy and/or any Subsidiary of FirstEnergy (other than, for the
avoidance of doubt, any Borrower).


 


B-14 









 





ARTICLE V

THE COLLATERAL AGENT




SECTION 5.1. Duties of the Collateral Agent. (a) The Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or
obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Collateral Agent shall not be subject to any
fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing,
(b) the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any
discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents that the Collateral Agent is required to exercise in writing
as directed by the Required Lenders, and (c) except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be
liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrowers that is communicated
to or obtained by the bank serving as the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any
capacity. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the
consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or in the absence of its own gross negligence or
willful misconduct as determined by the final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and
until written notice thereof is given to the Collateral Agent by a Borrower or a Lender, and the
Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any
statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the
contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any
Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other
terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability,
effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document,
or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement or
elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be
delivered to the Collateral Agent. The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder are
solely to protect its interest (on behalf of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral and shall not
impose any duty on it to exercise any such powers.



(b) The Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical
preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the U.C.C. or otherwise,
shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Collateral Agent deals with similar property for
its own account. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for
failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or
shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of
any Pledgor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the
Collateral or any part thereof (including (i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls,
conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any Pledged Property,
whether or not the Collateral Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, and (ii)
the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights
pertaining to any Collateral). The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it
actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor
any of its Related Parties shall be responsible to any Pledgor for any act or failure to act
hereunder, except to the extent that any such act or failure to act is determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent or any such Related Parties.



 


B-15 









 







SECTION 5.2. Replacement of the Collateral Agent. The Required Lenders may at any time, with the
consent of the Borrowers (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and shall
not be required if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing), replace the
Collateral Agent (it being understood that any such replacement Collateral Agent shall be a Person
that serves as agent for other credit facilities of a comparable size), provided, that the Required
Lenders may not replace the Collateral Agent unless, after giving effect to such replacement and
each contemporaneous assignment the Required Lenders or the Borrowers shall have arranged in
connection with such replacement, (i) neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its Affiliates shall
have outstanding any Loan or Commitment or other obligation of any kind under the Credit Agreement
or any other Loan Document, and (ii) each of the Collateral Agent and its Affiliates shall have
received payment in full of all amounts owing to it under or in respect of the Credit Agreement and
each other Loan Document.



SECTION 5.3. Resignation of the Collateral Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a
successor Collateral Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Collateral Agent may resign at any
time by notifying the Required Lenders and the Borrowers. Upon any such resignation, the Required
Lenders shall have the right, subject to the approval of the Borrowers (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, and not to be required during the continuance of an Event of
Default), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required
Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent
gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders
and subject to the approval of the Borrowers (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, and not to be required during the continuance of an Event of Default), appoint a successor
Collateral Agent, which shall be any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States
of America or any State thereof having a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not
less than $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as the Collateral Agent hereunder by
a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under each other Loan Document. The fees
payable by the Borrowers to a successor Collateral Agent shall be the same as those payable to its
predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such successor. After the Collateral
Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article V, Article VIII of the Credit
Agreement and Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement shall continue in effect for the benefit of such
retiring Collateral Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any
actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as the Collateral Agent.



 


B-16 









 






SECTION 5.4. Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of
substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in
the place and stead of such Pledgor and in the name of such Pledgor or in its own name, for the
purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any and all appropriate action and to execute
any and all documents and instruments that may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes
of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Pledgor hereby gives
the Collateral Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Pledgor, upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default, without notice to or assent by such Pledgor, to do any or
all of the following:




(a) in the name of such Pledgor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and endorse and
collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due
under or in respect of any Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in
any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Collateral Agent for the purpose
of collecting any and all such moneys due under or in respect of any Collateral whenever payable;
and




(b) (i) direct any Person liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any
and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent or as the
Collateral Agent shall direct; (ii) ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and give
receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in
respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (iii) receive, collect, sign and endorse any drafts or
other instruments, documents and chattel paper in connection with any of the Collateral; (iv)
commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of
competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other
right in respect of any Collateral; (v) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such
Pledgor with respect to any Collateral; (vi) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or
proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Collateral Agent
may deem appropriate; and (vii) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with
respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the
Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Collateral
Agent’s option and such Pledgor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things
that the Collateral Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and
the Secured Parties’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as
fully and effectively as such Pledgor might do.



Each Pledgor hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees that the power of attorney granted pursuant
to this Section is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.



 


B-17 









 






ARTICLE VI

REMEDIES




SECTION 6.1. Certain Remedies. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:




(a) The Collateral Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and
remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured
party on default under the U.C.C. (whether or not the U.C.C.
applies to the affected Collateral) and also may, without demand of performance or other demand,
presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law
referred to below) to or upon any Pledgor or any other Person (all and each of which demands,
defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), sell, assign, give option or options to
purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do
any of the foregoing) in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Collateral
Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms
as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable. The Collateral Agent shall give at least
ten (10) days’ prior notice to each Pledgor of the time and place of any public sale or the time
after which any private sale is to be made, and each Pledgor agrees that such notice shall
constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of
Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent may adjourn any
public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and
such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.




(b) The Collateral Agent may:




(i) transfer all or any part of the Collateral into the name of the Collateral Agent or its
nominee, with or without disclosing that such Collateral is subject to the lien and security
interest hereunder,




(ii) notify the parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make payment to the Collateral Agent
of any amount due or to become due thereunder,




(iii) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or otherwise, and surrender, release or
exchange all or any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or not
longer than the original period) any obligations of any nature of any Person with respect thereto,




(iv) endorse any checks, drafts, or other writings in each Pledgor’s name to allow collection of
the Collateral,




(v) take control of any proceeds of the Collateral, and




(vi) execute (in the name, place and stead of each Pledgor) endorsements, assignments, stock powers
and other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to all or any of the Collateral.



Each such purchaser of the Collateral shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim
or right on the part of any Pledgor, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Pledgors
hereby waive all rights of redemption, stay, valuation and appraisal any Pledgor now has or may at
any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.



SECTION 6.2. Securities Laws. If the Collateral Agent shall determine to exercise its right to
sell all or any of the Collateral pursuant to Section 6.1, each Pledgor agrees that, upon request
of the Collateral Agent, such Pledgor will, at its own expense:


 


B-18 









 






(a) execute and deliver, and cause each of the Issuing Companies and their respective directors,
officers and Equity Interest Holders to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents,
and do or cause to be done all such other acts and things, as may be necessary or, in the opinion
of the Collateral Agent, advisable to register such Collateral under the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time amended (the “Securities Act”), and to cause the
registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for such period
as prospectuses are required by law to be furnished, and to make all amendments and supplements
thereto and to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, are necessary
or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto;




(b) use its best efforts to qualify the Collateral under the state securities or “Blue Sky” laws
and to obtain all necessary governmental approvals for the sale of the Collateral, as requested by
the Collateral Agent;




(c) cause each Issuing Company to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable,
an earnings statement that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act; and




(d) do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of
the Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.



Each Pledgor further acknowledges the impossibility of ascertaining the amount of damages that
would be suffered by the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties by reason of the failure by such
Pledgor to perform any of the covenants contained in this Section and, consequently, to the extent
permitted under applicable law, agrees that, if such Pledgor shall fail to perform any of such
covenants, it shall pay, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to the value
(as determined by the Collateral Agent) of the Collateral on the date the Collateral Agent shall
demand compliance with this Section.



SECTION 6.3. Compliance with Restrictions. Each Pledgor agrees that in any sale of any of the
Collateral whenever an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent
is hereby authorized to comply with any limitation or restriction in connection with such sale as
it may be advised by counsel is necessary in order to avoid any violation of applicable law
(including, without limitation, compliance with such procedures as may restrict the number of
prospective bidders and purchasers, require that such prospective bidders and purchasers have
certain qualifications, and restrict such prospective bidders and purchasers to Persons who will
represent and agree that they are purchasing for their own account for investment and not with a
view to the distribution or resale of such Collateral), or in order to obtain any required approval
of the sale or of the purchaser by any governmental regulatory authority or official, and each
Pledgor further agrees that such compliance shall not result in such sale being considered or
deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner, nor shall the Collateral Agent be
liable or accountable to any Pledgor for any discount allowed by reason of the fact that such
Collateral is sold in compliance with any such limitation or restriction.


 


B-19 









 





SECTION 6.4. Application of Proceeds. (a) Subject to Section 6.4(b) below, all cash proceeds
received by the Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization
upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied (after payment of any amounts payable to
the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement and Section 6.5 below) in
whole or in part by the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties against all
or any part of the Secured Obligations in such manner as the Collateral Agent determines in its
sole discretion. Any surplus of such cash or cash proceeds held by the Collateral Agent and
remaining after payment in full of all the Secured Obligations, the termination of all Commitments
and the termination or expiration of all Specified Hedge Agreements, shall be paid over to the
Pledgors or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus



(b) All payments received and amounts realized by the Collateral Agent under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document while an Event of Default with respect to the payment of any amount due under
any Loan Document, or any other Event of Default which results in the acceleration of the Secured
Obligations, shall have occurred and be continuing, as well as all payments or amounts then held or
thereafter received by the Collateral Agent as part of the Collateral during the continuation of
such Event of Default, shall be applied by the Collateral Agent in the following order of priority:




First, so much of such amounts as shall be required to reimburse the Collateral Agent for the costs
and expenses of retaking, holding and preparing the Collateral for sale and the selling of the
Collateral (including, without limitation, advertising, selling and legal expenses and attorneys’
fees) and the discharge of all assessments or Liens, if any, on the Collateral prior to the Lien
created by the Security Documents (except any taxes, assessments or Liens subject to which such
sale shall have been made), and to reimburse the Agents for any fees, expenses or other losses
incurred by the Agents in connection with their duties and rights (to the extent not previously
reimbursed) under the Loan Documents, shall be distributed to the Agents ratably, without priority,
in accordance with the amount of such costs, expenses and losses to the Agents;




Second, so much of such amounts as shall be required to reimburse the Secured Parties for amounts
advanced by them or their predecessors in interest for purposes of curing any such Event of Default
or enforcing rights under any Loan Document (to the extent not previously reimbursed) shall be
distributed to the Secured Parties ratably, without priority of one over the other, in accordance
with the total amount of such reimbursements then being made;




Third, so much of such amounts as shall be required to pay in full all fees due to the Secured
Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any Specified Hedge
Agreements and the Fee Letter) shall be distributed to the applicable Secured Parties without
priority of one over the other;




Fourth, so much of such amounts as shall be required to pay in full all accrued interest payable to
the Secured Parties in respect of the Loans, shall be distributed ratably to each of the Secured
Parties entitled to receive such interest without order of priority;


 


B-20 









 






Fifth, so much of such amounts as shall be required (i) to pay or prepay in full, ratably without
priority of one over the other, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans until the Loans are
paid in full, and (ii) to pay or prepay in full all payments due under any Specified Hedge
Agreement to which a Secured Party is a party, shall be distributed to the Secured Parties entitled
to the same; and in case such amounts shall be insufficient to pay in full all of the foregoing
amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, then to the payment thereof to each of the Secured
Parties, ratably in proportion to its percentage of the sum of all such foregoing amounts;




Sixth, so much of such amounts as shall be required to pay any Secured Obligations not covered in
clause First, Second, Third, Fourth, or Fifth above shall be distributed to the Secured Parties
entitled to the same, ratably, without priority of one over the other; and,




Seventh, the balance, if any, of such amounts remaining thereafter shall be paid to the Person
lawfully entitled to receive the same or shall be paid to whomsoever a court of competent
jurisdiction may direct.



SECTION 6.5. Indemnity and Expenses. The Pledgors hereby agree, jointly and severally, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent, the other Secured Parties and their respective
Related Parties (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all claims, losses and
liabilities arising out of or resulting from this Agreement (including, without limitation,
enforcement of this Agreement), except to the extent that such claims, losses or liabilities are
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have
resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. To the extent
not paid by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement, upon demand, each
Pledgor will pay to the Collateral Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including
the reasonable fees and disbursements of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the
Collateral Agent may incur in connection with:



(a) the administration of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document;



(b) the custody, preservation, use, or operation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other
realization upon, any of the Collateral;



(c) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder; or



(d) the failure by such Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.



To the extent that any of the Pledgors fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the
Collateral Agent hereunder, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such
Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense
or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or
indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by
or asserted against the Collateral Agent in its capacity as such.




 


B-21 











 




ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS




SECTION 7.1. Loan Document. This Agreement is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit
Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and
applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.




SECTION 7.2. Amendments, etc.; Successors and Assigns.



(a) No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure
by any Pledgor herefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and
signed by the Collateral Agent (acting upon the instructions of the Required Lenders) and, in the
case of any such amendment, each Pledgor, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only
in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it is given.



(b) In addition to, and not in limitation of, Section 2.6, this Agreement shall be binding
upon each Pledgor and its successors, permitted transferees and permitted assigns, and shall inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party and their
respective successors, transferees and assigns.



SECTION 7.3. Protection of Collateral. The Collateral Agent may from time to time, at its
option and at the expense of the Pledgors, perform or cause the performance of any act which any
Pledgor agrees hereunder to perform and which such Pledgor shall fail to perform after being
requested in writing so to perform (it being understood that no such request need be given after
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default), and the Collateral Agent may
from time to time take any other action that the Collateral Agent deems necessary or appropriate
for the maintenance, preservation or protection of any of the Collateral or of its security
interest therein.



SECTION 7.4. Addresses for Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic, facsimile, telex or cable communication) and
mailed, telegraphed, telecopied, telexed, cabled or delivered, if to any Pledgor, at its address
designated as corresponding to it on the signature pages hereof, and if to the Collateral Agent, at
its address specified in the Credit Agreement; or, as to each party, at such other address as shall
be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties. All such notices and
communications shall, when mailed, telegraphed, telecopied, telexed or cabled, be effective five
days after being deposited in the mails, or when delivered to the telegraph company, telecopied,
confirmed by telex answerback or delivered to the cable company, respectively, except that notices
and communications to the Collateral Agent shall not be effective until received by the Collateral
Agent.



SECTION 7.5. No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of the Collateral Agent or any other
Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right. The Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party shall have all remedies available at
law or equity, including, without
limitation, the remedy of specific performance for any breach of any provision hereof. The
remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law or
equity.


 


B-22









 





SECTION 7.6. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this
Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction.



SECTION 7.7. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PLEDGORS AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY
IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH OF THE PLEDGORS AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO
ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES TO THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL
WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.



SECTION 7.8. Captions. Article and section captions used in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.



SECTION 7.9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute
together but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to
this Agreement by telecopier or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of an
original executed counterpart of this Guaranty.



SECTION 7.10. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that
the validity or perfection of the security interest hereunder, or remedies hereunder, in respect of
any particular Collateral are governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New
York. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior agreements,
written or oral, with respect thereto.


 


B-23









 






SECTION 7.11. Submission to Jurisdiction.



(a) Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its Property,
to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York
County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New
York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is or is to be a party,
or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each Pledgor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.
Each Pledgor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by
law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the
Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against one or more of the Pledgors or their
respective Properties in the courts of any other jurisdiction.



(b) Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other
Loan Document to which it is or is to be a party in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this
Section. Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit, action or proceeding in any such
court. Each Pledgor also irrevocably consents, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the
service of any and all process in any such suit, action or proceeding in the manner provided for
notices in Section 7.4. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right
of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law.



SECTION 7.12. Reinstatement. This Agreement and the obligations of the Pledgors hereunder
shall automatically be reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment made
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or
returned, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise with
respect to any Pledgor or any other Person or as a result of any settlement or compromise with any
Person (including any Pledgor) in respect of such payment.



SECTION 7.13. Consent and Acknowledgement. Each of the Pledgors hereby acknowledges receiving
copies of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and consents to the terms and
provisions thereof. In addition, each of the Pledgors hereby consents to the extent required by any
LLC Agreement or any other organizational documents of the Issuing Companies to the pledge by each
Pledgor, pursuant to the terms hereof, of the Pledged Property and the other Collateral and, upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the transfer of such Pledged
Property and other Collateral to the Collateral Agent or its nominee and to the substitution of the
Collateral Agent or its nominee as the substituted Equity Interest Holder in any Issuing Company
with all rights, powers and duties of a member or other Equity Interest Holder of such Issuing
Company.



[Next page is the signature page]



 


B-24









 







IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above
written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FIRSTENERGY VENTURES CORP.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James F. Pearson  	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	Address:



76 South Main Street

Akron, Ohio 44308

Attention: Treasurer

Telephone No.: 330-384-5855

Facsimile No.: 330-384-3772	 
	 	 	 
	 	WMB LOAN VENTURES II, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Wayne M. Boich  	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	Address:



41 South High Street, Suite 3750 — South

Columbus, Ohio 43215 

Attention: Brian T. Murphy 

Telephone No.: 614-221-0101 

Facsimile No.: 614-221-0117

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 



[Pledge and Security Agreement Signature Page]



 


B-25









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GLOBAL MINING GROUP, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Wayne M. Boich  	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	Address:



41 South High Street, Suite 3750 — South 

Columbus, Ohio 43215 

Attention: Brian T. Murphy 

Telephone No.: 614-221-0101 

Facsimile No.: 614-221-0117

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 



[Pledge and Security Agreement Signature Page]



 


B-26









 








Acknowledged and Accepted:




UNION BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent



	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 
 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 






[Pledge and Security Agreement Signature Page]



 


B-27









 







ATTACHMENT 1

to

Pledge and Security Agreement




Pledged Limited Liability Company Interests




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Type and	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Names of Other	 	Percentage of	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title and Date of	 	Equity Interest	 	Equity Interests	 	Certificate No.
	Pledgor	 	Issuing Company	 	LLC Agreement	 	Holders	 	Pledged	 	(if any)
	FirstEnergy
Ventures Corp.

	 	Global Rail

Group, LLC
	 	Limited Liability Company
Agreement, dated as of July 16,
2008, by and among WMB Loan
Ventures II, LLC (as assignee of
WMB Rail Ventures, LLC) and
FirstEnergy Ventures Corp.
	 	WMB Loan

Ventures II,

LLC
	 	50% of the Equity
Interests,
represented by
Class A Units
	 	N/A
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	WMB Loan 

Ventures II, LLC

	 	Global Rail

Group, LLC
	 	Limited Liability Company
Agreement, dated as of July 16,
2008, by and among WMB Loan
Ventures II, LLC (as assignee of
WMB Rail Ventures, LLC) and
FirstEnergy Ventures Corp.
	 	FirstEnergy
Ventures Corp.
	 	50% of the Equity
Interests,
represented by
Class A Units
	 	N/A






[Attachment 1 to Pledge and Security Agreement]



 


B-28









 







	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Type and	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Names of Other	 	Percentage of	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Title and Date of	 	Equity Interest	 	Equity Interests	 	Certificate No.
	Pledgor	 	Issuing Company	 	LLC Agreement	 	Holders	 	Pledged	 	(if any)
	Global Mining 

Group, LLC

	 	Signal Peak

Energy, LLC
	 	Limited Liability Company
Agreement, dated as of July 16,
2008, by Global Mining Group,
LLC
	 	None
	 	100% of the Equity
Interests,
represented by
Units
	 	N/A






[Attachment 1 to Pledge and Security Agreement]



 


B-29









 







ATTACHMENT 2

to

Common Pledge and Security Agreement




Filing Offices for UCC Financing Statements




	 	 	 
	Pledgor	 	Filing Offices
	 
	 	 
	FirstEnergy Ventures Corp.

	 	Ohio Secretary of State
	 
	 	 
	WMB Loan Ventures II, LLC

	 	Delaware Secretary of State
	 
	 	 
	Global Mining Group, LLC

	 	Delaware Secretary of State






[Attachment 2 to Pledge and Security Agreement]



 


B-30









 







EXHIBIT C

to the Credit Agreement




FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE




	 	 	 
	$[_______]

	 	New York, New York
	 

	 	[____ __], 20[_____]






FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and GLOBAL RAIL GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together, the
“Borrowers”), HEREBY JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY UNCONDITIONALLY PROMISE TO PAY to the order of [NAME OF
LENDER] (the “Lender”) or its registered assigns, without offset or counterclaim, in lawful money
of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the principal amount of
[_____] DOLLARS ($[_____]), or, if less, the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of all Loans made by the Lender to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as defined
below). The principal amount hereof shall be paid in the amounts and on the dates specified in the
Credit Agreement. The Borrowers further agree, jointly and severally, to pay interest in like money
on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates and on the dates
specified in the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.



Both principal and interest are payable to Union Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, at its
offices at 445 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90071, in immediately available
funds. Each Loan made by the Lender to a Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and all
payments made on account of the principal amount thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender and,
prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part of this Note,
provided that the failure to so record any such Loan or any payment on account thereof shall not
affect the payment obligations of the Borrowers hereunder or under the Credit Agreement.



This Note (a) is one of the Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22,
2010 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement”), among the Borrowers, the Lender and the other Lenders named therein and from
time to time party thereto, and Union Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent,
(b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and (c) is subject to optional and
mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note is secured
as provided in the Security Documents and is entitled to the benefits of the Guaranty and the other
Loan Documents. Reference is hereby made to the Security Documents for a description of the assets
in which a security interest has been granted, the nature and extent of the security, the terms and
conditions upon which the security interest was granted and the rights of the holder of this Note
in respect thereof.


 


C-1









 





Upon the occurrence of any one or more Events of Default, all principal and all accrued
interest then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due
and payable, as provided in the Credit Agreement.



All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether maker, principal,
surety, guarantor, endorser, or otherwise, hereby waive presentment, demand, protest, and all other
notices of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on
the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.



This Note may not be transferred except pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement.



THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	GLOBAL RAIL GROUP, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 


 


C-2









 





	 	 	 	 	 



LOANS, MATURITIES AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Amount of	 	Maturity of	 	Principal Paid	 	Amount of Unpaid	 	Notation
	Date	 	Loan	 	Loan	 	or Prepaid	 	Principal Balance	 	Made By
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 





 


C-3









 





EXHIBIT D

to the Credit Agreement




FORM OF

GUARANTY AGREEMENT




This GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 22, 2010 (this “Guaranty”), is made by each of
FIRSTENERGY CORP., an Ohio corporation (“FirstEnergy”), GLOBAL MINING GROUP, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Global Mining”), WMB LOAN VENTURES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“WMB”), and WMB LOAN VENTURES II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WMB II”, and
together with FirstEnergy, Global Mining and WMB being referred to herein, collectively, as the
“Guarantors” and, individually, as a “Guarantor”), in favor of the Lenders (as defined in the
Credit Agreement referred to below) and UNION BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such
capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”)
and as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such
capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Lenders (the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent being referred to herein, collectively, as the “Beneficiaries” and, individually,
as a “Beneficiary”).



PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS




1. Signal Peak Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SPE”), and Global Rail
Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RailCo”, and together with SPE being referred to
herein, collectively, as the “Borrowers” and, individually, as a “Borrower”), are parties to a
Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2010 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; the capitalized terms defined therein
and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined), with the Beneficiaries.
Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make certain Loans available to the
Borrowers on the terms and conditions set forth therein.



2. The obligation of the Lenders to make Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit
Agreement is conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Guaranty by
each Guarantor.



3. Each of the Guarantors will derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the
transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement. Each Guarantor is willing to guarantee the
Obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as hereinafter
provided to obtain such benefits.


 


D-1









 





NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce the Lenders to make
Loans under the Credit Agreement and to induce the Beneficiaries to otherwise satisfy their
obligations under the Credit Agreement, each Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:




SECTION 1. Guaranty; Limitation of Liability.



(a) The Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantee the punctual payment when due, whether at scheduled maturity or on any
date of a required prepayment or by acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all Obligations of the
Borrowers now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (including, without limitation, any extensions, modifications, substitutions, amendments
or renewals of any or all of the foregoing Obligations), whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, and whether for principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, premiums, fees,
indemnities, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise, including, without
limitation, the obligation of the Borrowers to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees,
attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by the Borrowers under any
Loan Document (such Obligations, the “Guaranteed Obligations”), and agrees to pay any and all
expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by any Beneficiary
in enforcing any rights under this Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Guarantors’ liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed
Obligations and would be owed by the Borrowers to any Beneficiary under or in respect of the Loan
Documents but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a
bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving either Borrower.



(b) Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance of this Guaranty, each Beneficiary hereby confirms
that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Guaranty and the Guaranteed Obligations of
each Guarantor hereunder shall not constitute a fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance for
purposes of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform
Fraudulent Transfer Act or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership
or similar law to the extent applicable to this Guaranty and the Guaranteed Obligations. To
effectuate the foregoing intention, the Beneficiaries and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree
that the Guaranteed Obligations at any time as to each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum
amount as will result in the Guaranteed Obligations not constituting a fraudulent transfer or
fraudulent conveyance as to such Guarantor.




SECTION 2. Guaranty Absolute.



The Guarantors, jointly and severally, guarantee that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid
strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or
order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of
any Beneficiary with respect thereto. The obligations of the Guarantors under or in respect of this
Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of the Borrowers
under or in respect of the Loan Documents, and a separate action or actions may be brought and
prosecuted against each Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether any action is
brought against either Borrower or any other Guarantor or whether either Borrower or any other
Guarantor is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of the Guarantors under this
Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor
hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to,
any or all of the following:




(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any
agreement or instrument relating thereto;


 


D-2









 






(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of
the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of the
Borrowers under or in respect of the Loan Documents, or any other amendment or waiver of or
any consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any
increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to
the Borrowers or otherwise;




(c) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release
or amendment or waiver of, or consent to departure from, any other guaranty, for all or any of the
Guaranteed Obligations;




(d) any manner of application of any collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the
Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any
of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other assets of either Borrower or any of its Affiliates;




(e) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of either
Borrower or any of its Affiliates;




(f) any failure of any Beneficiary to disclose to the Guarantors any information relating to
the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects
of either Borrower now or hereafter known to such Beneficiary (each Guarantor waiving any duty on
the part of Beneficiaries to disclose such information);




(g) the failure of any other Person to execute or deliver this Guaranty or any other guaranty
or agreement or the release or reduction of liability of a Guarantor or any other guarantor or
surety with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; or




(h) any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any
existence of or reliance on any representation by any Beneficiary that might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a discharge of, a Guarantor or any other guarantor or surety.



This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any
Beneficiary or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of a Guarantor,
either Borrower or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.




SECTION 3. Waivers and Acknowledgments.



(a) Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives promptness, diligence, notice
of acceptance, presentment, demand for performance, notice of nonperformance, default,
acceleration, protest or dishonor and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed
Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or
insure any Lien or any property subject
thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against the Borrowers, any other Guarantor or
any other Person or any collateral.


 


D-3









 





(b) Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right to revoke this
Guaranty and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed
Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.



(c) Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (i) any defense arising by
reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any Beneficiary that in any
manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of such Guarantor or other rights of such
Guarantor to proceed against either Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any
collateral and (ii) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect
of the Guaranteed Obligations.



(d) Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any duty on the part of any
Beneficiary to disclose to such Guarantor any matter, fact or thing relating to the business,
condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of either
Borrower or any of its Affiliates now or hereafter known by such Beneficiary.



(e) Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits
from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Loan Documents and that the waivers set forth
in Section 2 and this Section 3 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.




SECTION 4. Subrogation.



Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights that
it may now have or hereafter acquire against either Borrower or any other Guarantor that arise from
the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Guaranteed Obligations under or in
respect of this Guaranty, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of
any Beneficiary against either Borrower or any other Guarantor, whether or not such claim, remedy
or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation,
the right to take or receive from either Borrower or any other Guarantor, directly or indirectly,
in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of
such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other
amounts payable under this Guaranty shall have been paid in full in cash. If any amount shall be
paid to a Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the
later of (a) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts
payable under this Guaranty, and (b) the termination of all Commitments in accordance with the
Credit Agreement, such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the
Beneficiaries, shall be segregated from other property and funds of such Guarantor and shall
forthwith be paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with
any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to


 


D-4









 





the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the
terms of the Loan Documents, or to be held as collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other
amounts payable under this Guaranty thereafter arising. If (i) a Guarantor shall make payment to
any Beneficiary of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed
Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty shall have been paid in full in cash,
and (iii) the termination of all Commitments in accordance with the Credit Agreement shall have
occurred, the Beneficiaries will, at such Guarantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to
such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty,
necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the
Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment made by such Guarantor pursuant to this
Guaranty.




SECTION 5. Payments Free and Clear of Taxes, Etc.



(a) Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth
at length in this Guaranty, mutatis mutandis, provided that each reference to the term “Borrower”
or “Borrowers” shall be deemed to be a reference to the Guarantors; and each reference to the term
“Administrative Agent” shall be deemed to be a reference to the Agents, and provided further that
the obligations of the Guarantors to make payments in accordance with Section 2.14 as incorporated
by reference herein shall be joint and several.



(b) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of a Guarantor hereunder, the
agreements and obligations of the Guarantors contained in this Section 5 shall survive the payment
in full or termination of the Guaranteed Obligations.




SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties.



(a) FirstEnergy hereby makes for the benefit of the Beneficiaries all of the representations
and warranties of FirstEnergy contained in Section 4.01 (other than subsections (j) and (k)
thereof) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2006, as amended by the Consent
and Amendment, dated as of November 2, 2007 (as so amended and as further amended, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “FirstEnergy Credit
Agreement”), among FirstEnergy, FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., an Ohio corporation, American
Transmission Systems, Incorporated, an Ohio corporation, Ohio Edison Company, an Ohio corporation,
Pennsylvania Power Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Company, an Ohio corporation, The Toledo Edison Company, an Ohio corporation, Jersey Central Power
& Light Company, a New Jersey corporation, Metropolitan Edison Company, a Pennsylvania corporation,
and Pennsylvania Electric Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, as borrowers, the banks and other
financial institutions named therein, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, the fronting banks
party thereto from time to time and the swing line lenders party thereto from time to time (in the
form of such representations and warranties (and all defined terms used therein) as they exist on
the date of this Guaranty and as they may hereafter be amended from time to time, but only to the
extent that the incorporation of any such amendments into this Guaranty has been consented to in
accordance with Section 10 hereof), which representations and warranties (and all defined terms
used therein) are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth at length in this Guaranty,
mutatis mutandis; provided that each reference to the term “this Agreement” shall be deemed to be a
reference to this
Guaranty; each reference to the term “Loan Documents” shall be deemed to be a reference to
this Guaranty and each other Loan Document to which FirstEnergy is a party, if any; each reference
to the term “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to FirstEnergy; and
each reference to the term “Administrative Agent”, “Bank”, “Fronting Bank” or “Lender” shall be
deemed to be a reference to the Beneficiaries.


 


D-5









 





(b) Each Guarantor (other than FirstEnergy) hereby makes for the benefit of the Beneficiaries
all of the representations and warranties contained in Article III of the Credit Agreement (other
than Sections 3.04(a), 3.08, 3.12, 3.17, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21 and 3.22 thereof), which representations
and warranties are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth at length in this Guaranty,
mutatis mutandis; provided that each reference to the term “Borrower” or “Borrowers” shall be
deemed to be a reference to such Guarantor; and each reference to the term “this Agreement” shall
be deemed to be a reference to this Guaranty.



(c) Each Guarantor hereby makes for the benefit of the Beneficiaries each of the following
additional representations and warranties:




(i) There are no conditions precedent to the
effectiveness of this Guaranty that have not been satisfied or waived.




(ii) Such Guarantor has, independently and without reliance upon any Beneficiary and
based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Guaranty and each other Loan Document to which it
is or is to be a party, and such Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from
the Borrowers on a continuing basis information pertaining to, and is now and on a
continuing basis will be completely familiar with, the business, condition (financial or
otherwise), operations, performance, properties and prospects of the Borrowers.




SECTION 7. FirstEnergy Covenants.



(a) FirstEnergy Credit Agreement. So long as any Commitment is in effect or any portion of the
Guaranteed Obligations shall remain unpaid, FirstEnergy shall observe and perform all of the
covenants of FirstEnergy contained in Article V (other than Sections 5.01(h) and 5.02 thereof) of
the FirstEnergy Credit Agreement (in the form of such covenants (and all defined terms used
therein) as they exist as of the date of this Guaranty and as they may hereafter be amended from
time to time, but only to the extent that the incorporation of any such amendments into this
Guaranty has been consented to in accordance with Section 10), and all such covenants (and all
defined terms used therein) are hereby incorporated and made applicable by reference as if set
forth at length in this Guaranty, mutatis mutandis; provided that each reference to the term “Loan
Documents” shall be deemed to be a reference to this Guaranty and each other Loan Document to which
FirstEnergy is a party, if any; each reference to the term “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a
reference to FirstEnergy; each reference to the term “Majority Lenders” shall be deemed to be a
reference to the Required Lenders; and each reference to the term “Administrative Agent”, “Bank”,
“Fronting Bank” or “Lender” shall be deemed to be a reference to the Beneficiaries.


 


D-6









 





(b) Debt to Capitalization Ratio. So long as any Commitment is in effect or any portion of
the Guaranteed Obligations shall remain unpaid, FirstEnergy shall
maintain a Debt to Capitalization Ratio of no more than 0.65 to 1.00 (determined as of the
last day of each fiscal
quarter). As used in this subsection (b), the term “Debt to Capitalization Ratio” shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in the FirstEnergy Credit Agreement (as such term, and all related
defined terms, exist as of the date of this Guaranty and as they may hereafter be amended from time
to time, but only to the extent that the incorporation of any such amendments into this Guaranty
has been consented to in accordance with Section 10), and such term (and all related defined terms)
are hereby incorporated and made applicable by reference as if set forth at length in this
Guaranty, mutatis mutandis; provided that each reference to the term “Borrower” shall be deemed to
be a reference to FirstEnergy.




SECTION 8. Call Option.



In the event that the Administrative Agent provides an Acceleration Notice pursuant to Section
9(a) hereof or otherwise requests payment from the Guarantors of the outstanding amount of the
Guaranteed Obligations due and payable at such time, FirstEnergy shall either (in its sole
discretion) (a) pay to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Beneficiaries), pursuant to
Section 9(b) hereof, all of the Guaranteed Obligations (to the extent due and payable at such time
and not paid by the Borrowers or the other Guarantors), in immediately available funds, or (b)
within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of such Acceleration Notice or such request (as the
case may be), (i) purchase by assignment from the Lenders, in accordance with Section 9.04(b) of
the Credit Agreement, the outstanding principal amount of all Loans and all other Guaranteed
Obligations due and payable at such time (the “Call Option”) and (ii) assume (pursuant to a
resignation, assignment and assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and
FirstEnergy) all rights and obligations of the Agents under the Loan Documents. If FirstEnergy
exercises the Call Option, the Lenders shall assign all of their rights and obligations under the
Credit Agreement to FirstEnergy in accordance with Section 9.04(b) thereof (provided, that the
Lenders shall have received payment from FirstEnergy, in immediately available funds, of an amount
equal to the outstanding amount of the Guaranteed Obligations due and payable at such time).




SECTION 9. Notice of Defaults.



(a) The Administrative Agent hereby agrees to (i) provide written notice to FirstEnergy and
Boich promptly after the Administrative Agent obtains knowledge of the occurrence of any Default,
and (ii) provide written notice to the Guarantors (an “Acceleration Notice”) promptly after the
acceleration of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans pursuant to Article VII of the Credit
Agreement.



(b) The Guarantors hereby agree, jointly and severally, within five (5) Business Days after
their receipt of an Acceleration Notice, to pay to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the
Beneficiaries) the outstanding amount of the Guaranteed Obligations due and payable at such time
and all other amounts due and payable by the
Guarantors under this Guaranty (except to the extent that FirstEnergy exercises the Call
Option and complies with its obligations in connection therewith pursuant to Section 8).


 


D-7









 






SECTION 10. Amendments, Etc.



No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty and no consent to any departure by
any Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and
signed by the Required Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Beneficiaries, (a)
reduce or limit the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder, release any Guarantor hereunder or
otherwise limit any Guarantor’s liability with respect to the Obligations owing to the
Beneficiaries under or in respect of the Loan Documents, (b) postpone any date fixed for payment
hereunder or (c) change the number of Beneficiaries or the percentage of (x) the Commitments, or
(y) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans that, in each case, shall be required for
the Beneficiaries or any of them to take any action hereunder; and provided, further, that no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in
addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the
Administrative Agent under this Guaranty.




SECTION 11. Notices, Etc.



All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by
telecopy, as follows: (i) if to a Guarantor, addressed to it at the addresses listed below such
Guarantor’s name on the signature pages hereto; (ii) if to the Administrative Agent or any other
Beneficiary, at its address specified in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement; or (iii) as to each
party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other
party. All such notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or
mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices
sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during
normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of
business on the next business day for the recipient). Delivery by telecopier or other electronic
transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to any amendment or waiver of any
provision of this Guaranty shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart
thereof.




SECTION 12. No Waiver, Remedies.



No failure on the part of any Beneficiary to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right
hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The
remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.


 


D-8









 






SECTION 13. Right of Set-off.



Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Beneficiary is
hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set
off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final,
excluding, however, any payroll accounts maintained by a Guarantor with such
Beneficiary if and to the extent that such Beneficiary shall have expressly waived its set-off
rights in writing in respect of such payroll account) at any time held and other indebtedness at
any time owing by such Beneficiary to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor against
any and all of the obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Guaranty,
irrespective of whether such Beneficiary shall have made any demand under this Guaranty or any
other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. Each Beneficiary agrees
promptly to notify such Guarantor after any such set-off and application; provided, however, that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The
rights of each Beneficiary under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies
(including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) that such Beneficiary may have.




SECTION 14. Indemnification.



(a) Without limitation of any other Guaranteed Obligations of a Guarantor or remedies of the
Beneficiaries under this Guaranty, the Guarantors shall, jointly and severally, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, indemnify, defend and save and hold harmless each Beneficiary and each of
its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an
“Indemnified Party”) from and against, and shall pay on demand, any and all claims, damages,
losses, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party in connection
with or as a result of any failure of any Guaranteed Obligations to be the legal, valid and binding
obligations of either Borrower enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with their terms.



(b) EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY ALSO AGREES THAT NONE OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES SHALL HAVE ANY
LIABILITY (WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) TO SUCH GUARANTOR OR ANY OF
ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND
ADVISORS, AND SUCH GUARANTOR HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIM AGAINST ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY ON
ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN CONNECTION
WITH, ARISING OUT OF, OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY, ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREIN OR THE ACTUAL OR PROPOSED USE OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOANS CONSTITUTING GUARANTEED
OBLIGATIONS.



(c) Without prejudice to the survival of any of the other agreements of any Guarantor under
this Guaranty or any of the other Loan Documents, the agreements and obligations of such Guarantor
contained in Section 1(a) (with respect to enforcement expenses), the last sentence of Section 2,
Section 5 and this Section 14 shall survive the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations and
all of the other amounts payable under this Guaranty.


 


D-9









 






SECTION 15. Subordination.



If any Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Guarantor agrees to subordinate any
and all debts, liabilities and other obligations owed to such Guarantor by either
Borrower or any other Guarantor (the “Subordinated Obligations”) to the Guaranteed Obligations to
the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Section 15:



(a) Prohibited Payments, Etc. Except during the continuance of a Default (including the commencement and continuation of any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law (as hereinafter defined) relating to either Borrower or any
other Guarantor), each Guarantor may receive payments permitted under Section 6.08 of the Credit
Agreement from the Borrowers and regularly scheduled payments from each other Guarantor on account
of the Subordinated Obligations. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default
(including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating
to either Borrower or any other Guarantor), however, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise
agrees, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of
the Subordinated Obligations.



(b) Prior Payment of Guaranteed Obligations. In any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law
relating to either Borrower or any other Guarantor, each Guarantor agrees that the Beneficiaries
shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations (including all
interest and expenses accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law,
whether or not constituting an allowed claim in such proceeding (“Post Petition Interest”)) before
such Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations. 


(c) Turn-Over. After the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Default (including the commencement and continuation
of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to either Borrower or any other Guarantor),
each Guarantor shall, if the Administrative Agent so requests, collect, enforce and receive
payments on account of the Subordinated Obligations as trustee for the Beneficiaries and deliver
such payments to the Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations (including all
Post Petition Interest), together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer,
but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other
provisions of this Guaranty.



(d) Administrative Agent Authorization. After the occurrence and during the continuance of
any Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief
Law relating to either Borrower or any Guarantor), the Administrative Agent is authorized and
empowered (but without any obligation to so do), in its discretion, (i) in the name of any
Guarantor, to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and
to apply any amounts received thereon to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post
Petition Interest), and (ii) to require each Guarantor (A) to collect and enforce, and to submit
claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and (B) to pay any amounts received on such
obligations to the Administrative Agent for application to the Guaranteed Obligations (including
any and all Post Petition Interest).



(e) Debtor Relief Laws. As used in this Section 15, the term “Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean
the Federal Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for
the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or
similar debtor relief laws of the United States
or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of
creditors generally.


 


D-10









 






SECTION 16. Continuing Guaranty; Assignments under the Credit Agreement.



This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the
later of (i) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts
payable under this Guaranty, and (ii) the date of the termination of all Commitments in accordance
with the Credit Agreement, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c)
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Beneficiaries and their successors, transferees
and assigns. Without limiting the generality of clause (c) of the immediately preceding sentence,
any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under
the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitment, the
Loans owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it) to any other Person, and such other Person
shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender
herein or otherwise, in each case as and to the extent provided in Section 9.04 of the Credit
Agreement. No Guarantor shall have the right to assign or otherwise transfer its rights or
obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Beneficiaries
(and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Guarantor without such consent shall be null and
void).




SECTION 17. Execution in Counterparts.



This Guaranty and each amendment, waiver and consent with respect hereto may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by different parties thereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute
one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Guaranty by telecopier or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of an
original executed counterpart of this Guaranty.




SECTION 18. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc.



(a) THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.



(b) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
Property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in
New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and
any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Guaranty or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is or is to be a party, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.
Each Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive
and may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by
law. Nothing in this Guaranty or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that any
Beneficiary may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Guaranty or any
other Loan Document against one or more of the Guarantors or their respective Properties in the
courts of any other jurisdiction.


 


D-11









 





(c) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty or any other
Loan Document to which it is or is to be a party in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this
Section. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit, action or proceeding in any such
court. Each Guarantor also irrevocably consents, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the
service of any and all process in any such suit, action or proceeding in the manner provided for
notices in Section 11. Nothing in this Guaranty or any other Loan Document will affect the right of
any Beneficiary to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.



(d) EACH GUARANTOR AND EACH BENEFICIARY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH
GUARANTOR AND EACH BENEFICIARY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER
PARTY TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT
AND THE OTHER PARTIES TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS BY,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.



[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]



 


D-12









 







IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered
by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GUARANTORS



FIRSTENERGY CORP.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James F. Pearson  	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Treasurer 	 




	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:
	 	76 South Main Street
	 

	 	 	 	Akron, Ohio 44308
	 

	 	Telecopy No.
	 	330-384-3772
	 

	 	Attention:
	 	James F. Pearson






	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GLOBAL MINING GROUP, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Wayne M. Boich  	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:
	 	41 South High Street
	 

	 	 	 	Suite 3750-South
	 

	 	 	 	Columbus, Ohio 43215
	 

	 	Telecopy No.
	 	614-221-0117
	 

	 	Attention:
	 	Brian T. Murphy






Signature Page to Guaranty



 


D-13









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	WMB LOAN VENTURES, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:
	 	41 South High Street
	 

	 	 	 	Suite 3750-South
	 

	 	 	 	Columbus, Ohio 43215
	 

	 	Telecopy No.
	 	614-221-0117
	 

	 	Attention:
	 	Brian T. Murphy






	 	 	 	 	 
	 	WMB LOAN VENTURES II, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:
	 	41 South High Street
	 

	 	 	 	Suite 3750-South
	 

	 	 	 	Columbus, Ohio 43215
	 

	 	Telecopy No.
	 	614-221-0117
	 

	 	Attention:
	 	Brian T. Murphy






Signature Page to Guaranty



 


D-14









 







AGREED AND ACCEPTED:




UNION BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and 
as
Collateral Agent




	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 
 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 






Signature Page to Guaranty



 


D-15









 







EXHIBIT E

to the Credit Agreement




FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST




[Date]




Union
Bank, N.A., as Administrative


Agent
for the Lenders party to the
Credit Agreement referred to below


Attention:                                        




Ladies and Gentlemen:



The undersigned, Signal Peak Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Global
Rail Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together, the “Borrowers”), refer to the
Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2010 (the “Credit Agreement”, the terms defined therein
and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined), among the Borrowers, the
Lenders party thereto, and Union Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, and
hereby give you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that the
undersigned hereby request a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets
forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required by
Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement:



(i) The aggregate principal amount of the Proposed Borrowing
is [$ 325,000,000].



(ii) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is October [_____], 2010.



(iii) The Type of Loans comprising the Proposed Borrowing is [ABR Loans] [Eurodollar Loans].



(iv) [The initial Interest Period for each Loan made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is
[one/two/three week(s)/one/two/three/six month(s).]1



(v) The proceeds of the Loans comprising the Proposed Borrowing should be disbursed pursuant
to the wire instructions set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto.


 






	 	 	 
	1	 	To be included for a Proposed Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Loans only.



 


E-1









 









	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours,



SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	GLOBAL RAIL GROUP, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 


 


E-2









 





	 	 	 	 	 



SCHEDULE 1




Wire Instructions





 


E-3