Document:

Exhibit 10.4.4

 

PORTLAND NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

 

Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement

 

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (this “Fourth Amendment”) is entered into as of the 31st day of March, 1998 by and among Natural Gas Development, Inc., EI Paso Energy Portland Corporation, Gaz Metro Portland Corp., JMC Portland (Investors) Inc., TCPL Portland, Inc. and MCNIC East Coast Pipeline Company (the “Current Partners”) who currently constitute all of the partners of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (the “Partnership”), and NI Energy Services Development Corp., an Indiana corporation (“NESDC”).

 

WHEREAS the Current Partners entered into the Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System and the First, Second and Third Amendments thereto (collectively, the “Partnership Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of March 31, 1998, JMC Portland (Investors), Inc., (“JMC”) is selling its entire Percentage Interest in the Partnership to the Partnership, and withdrawing as a Partner in the Partnership;

 

WHEREAS, Natural Gas Development, Inc. (“NGDI”) proposes to sell to NESDC one-half of its Percentage Interest, and NESDC has requested that it be admitted as an Additional Partner in the Partnership;

 

 

WHEREAS the Management Committee (as that term is defined in the Partnership Agreement) has also determined to amend the Partnership Agreement as necessary to address the matters identified above, and also to

 

(i)            correct certain names and addresses of the Partners and the Partnership,

 

(ii)           revise the description of the PNGTS Facilitiesto contemplate the PNGTS/Maritimes Joint Facilities;

 

(iii)          recognize the issuance of the FERC certificates,

 

(iv)          provide an alternative time when the Management Committee may vote to commit to construct the Facilities,

 

(v)           allow for a shortened default period if necessary to avoid or cure a default under any Financing Commitment,

 

(vi)          add a materiality standard to certain votes of the Management Committee, and

 

(vii)         revise the opinion of counsel to the Transferee which shall be furnished to the Partnership as a condition of admission to the Partnership;

 

WHEREAS adoption of this Amendment shall constitute written notice to each of the Partners of the changes in names and/or addresses as may be required by the Partnership Agreement;

 

Now therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

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1.             Amendment to the first paragraph. The first paragraph of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows, to reflect the withdrawal of JMC as a Partner, the admission of NESDC as a Partner and certain revisions to the names and addresses of the Partners:

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT(this “Agreement”) made as of this 1st day of March 1996, as amended by the First Amendment dated 23rd of May 1996, the Second Amendment dated 23rd of October 1996, the Third Amendment dated 17th of March 1998, and the Fourth Amendment effective March 31, 1998, by and among Natural Gas Development, Inc. (“NGDI”) (formerly “NGDC”), with offices at 300 Friberg Parkway, Westborough, Massachusetts 01581-5039, El Paso Energy Portland Corporation (“El Paso Energy”) with offices at 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002 , Gaz Metro Portland Corporation (“Gaz Metro”), c/o Northern New England Gas Corporation, 85 Swift Street, South Burlington, Vermont 05403, TCPL Portland Inc. (“TCPL”), with offices at 111-Fifth Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P4K5, MCNIC East Coast Pipeline Company (“East Coast”), with offices at 500 Griswold Street 10th Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48226, and NI Energy Services Development Corp. (“NESDC”), with offices at 801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana, 46410 (each of NGDI, El Paso Energy, Gaz Metro, TCPL, East Coast and NESDC being sometimes herein referred to individually as a “Partner” and collectively as the “Partners”).

 

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2.             Amendment to First Recital and Section 2.1. The word “JMC” shall be replaced with “JMC Portland (Investors), Inc. (“JMC”)”

 

2a.          Other Amendments to Recitals. The last recital is hereby amended by deleting the period at the end thereof and substituting in its place “; and” and immediately thereafter adding the following additional recitals:

 

“WHEREAS, pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of March 31, 1998, the Partnership redeemed the entire Percentage Interest held by JMC, and JMC withdrew as a Partner in the Partnership as of March 31, 1998; and

 

WHEREAS, the Management Committee and each Partner, by signature on the Fourth Amendment, votes unanimously to admit NESDC as an Additional Partner, and NESDC, by its signature on the Fourth Amendment, agrees to become an Additional Partner and further agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement, as amended by the Fourth Amendment.”

 

3.             Amendment to Section 1.20. The phrase “to the vicinity of Haverhill, Massachusetts” shall be amended to state “to the vicinities of Haverhill and Dracut, Massachusetts”.

 

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4.             Amendment to Section 2.7. The first sentence of Section 2.7 shall be amended to state as follows:

 

The principal offices of the Partnership shall be at One Harbour Place, Suite 375, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801, or at such place as the Management Committee may from time to time determine.

 

5.             Amendment to Section 2.9.2. The first sentence of Section 2.9.2 shall be amended to state as follows:

 

Immediately following the last to occur of the events referred to in clauses (b), (c) and (f) of §2.9.1, the satisfaction of all conditions set forth in any Precedent Agreements for execution of Firm Service Gas Transportation Contracts, and the satisfaction of all conditions set forth in any Precedent Agreements for execution of Gas Purchase Contracts, or at such time as the Management Committee by 60% Vote agrees to take a vote on whether the Partnership shall be committed to construct the Facilities, the Management Committee shall vote on whether the Partnership shall be committed to construct the Facilities.

 

6.             Amendment to Section 3.3.4. The first sentence in Section 3.3.4(a) shall be amended to state as follows:

 

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In the event a Partner shall default in the performance of any of its obligations to advance any Pre-Commitment Date Funds or make any Capital Contribution to the Partnership in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such default shall continue uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after the giving of notice to all of the Partners of such default by any of the other Partners or for such extended cure period as may be approved by a 60% Vote of the Management Committee exclusive of Representatives of Defaulting Partners, provided, however, by 60% Vote of the Management Committee exclusive of Representatives of Defaulting Partners, a cure period of less than thirty (30) days may be approved if necessary to avoid or cure a default under any Financing Commitment, then such Partner shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Partnership effective as of the 31st day after such notice or the day after expiration of the extended or shortened cure period as the case may be, and such Defaulting Partner shall thereafter be a Withdrawn Partner,, Subsequent to any such event of default and unless and until such default shall be cured as provided in § 3.3.4(c), the Defaulting Partner shall have no right to receive any allocations which are attributable to its interest in the Partnership and made in accordance with § 4 and no distribution shall be made to the Defaulting Partner under § 5.

 

7.             Amendment to Section 7.2.6. Subsections 7.2.6(h) and (i) shall be amended to state as follows:

 

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(h)           Filing with FERC of the Partnership’s tariff, or any material amendment thereto, relating to the Facilities;

 

(i)            Filing of all applications by the Partnership for Necessary Regulatory Approvals and other material governmental or regulatory approvals, or any material amendments to such applications, or any applications for material amendments to such Necessary Regulatory Approvals or other approvals;

 

7a.          Amendment to Section 9.8(c). Section 9.8(c) is hereby amended to state as follows:

 

“(c)(i) NESDC hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.6 of the Partnership Agreement to the Partnership and each of the other Partners; agrees to be bound by the terms of the Partnership Agreement (as amended by the Fourth Amendment) from and after April 1, 1998; and agrees to assume one-half of NGDI’s obligations and liabilities under the Partnership Agreement as of April 1, 1998.

 

(ii) Upon (1) satisfaction of the requirements of Section 9.1.4 (i), (ii) and (v) of the Partnership Agreement, and (2) the execution of the Fourth Amendment by NESDC and each of the Current Partners, NESDC shall be admitted as an Additional Partner.

 

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Such admission shall be deemed to occur on April 1, 1998, notwithstanding that the Fourth Amendment is not fully executed by such date.

 

(iii) The Management Committee and each Partner, by signature on the Fourth Amendment, votes unanimously to admit NESDC as an Additional Partner, and NESDC, by its signature on the Fourth Amendment, agrees to become an Additional Partner and further agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement, as amended by the Fourth Amendment.”

 

8.             Amendment to Section 13.2.1. Section 13.2.1 shall be amended to state as follows:

 

To each of the Partners at the address set forth below or at such other address as may be designated from time to time by any Partner by written notice to each other Partner and the Partnership:

 

NGDI                     Natural Gas Development, Inc.,

300 Friberg Parkway

Westborough, Massachusetts 01581-5039

Attn:               President

Phone:           (508) 836-7000

Fax:                (508) 836-7070

 

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Gaz Metro             Gaz Metro Portland Corporation

c/o Northern New England Gas Corporation

85 Swift Street

South Burlington, Vermont 05403

Attn:               Vice President

Phone:           (802) 863-8859

Fax:                (802) 658-3926

 

For small mail only:

Gaz Metro Portland Corporation

c/o Northern New England Gas Corporation

P.O. Box 700

Burlington, Vermont 05402-0700

Attn:               Vice President

 

With copy to:

Gaz Metropolitain, Inc.

1717, rue du Havre

Montreal, Quebec

Canada H2K 2X3

Attn:               Executive Advisor, Business Development

Phone:           514-598-3377

Fax:                514-598-3735

 

El Paso                   El Paso Energy Portland Corporation

Energy                   1001 Louisiana Street

Houston, Texas 77002

Attn:               President

Phone:           (713) 757-4115

Fax:                (713) 757-2369

 

TCPL                     TCPL Portland Inc.

111-Fifth Avenue S.W.

Calgary, Alberta

Canada T2P 4K5

Attn:               President

Phone:           403-267-1020

Fax:                403-267-2483

 

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East Coast                                     MCNIC East Coast Pipeline Company

500 Griswold Street, 10th Floor

Detroit, Michigan 48226

Attn:               Vice President and Secretary

Phone:           313-256-5206

Fax:                313-965-0009

 

NESDC                  NI Energy Services Development Corp.

801 East 86th Avenue

Merrillville, Indiana, 46410

Attn:               Daniel D. Gavito

Phone:           219-647-4283

Fax:                219-647-4284

 

With copy to:

Mark C. Zaander

Schiff Hardin & Waite

7300 Sears Tower

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Phone:           312-258-5500

Fax:                312-258-5600

 

9.          Amendment to Appendix A. Appendix A shall be amended to state as follows:

 

PNGTS Facilities shall consist of:

 

(i)            such PNGTS facilities as were authorized by the certificate and Presidential Permit issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket Nos. CP96-249 and CP96-248, as these certificates may be amended, and any Incremental Expansions as may be approved by vote of the Management Committee as provided in Section 2.11; and

 

(ii)           PNGTS’s Ownership Interest in the Joint Facilities as were authorized by the certificate issued in Docket No. CP97-238, as this certificate may be

 

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amended, and PNGTS’s Ownership Interest in any Expansions of the Joint Facilities, as these terms are defined by the Ownership Agreement Between Portland Natural Gas Transmission System and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. dated October 8, 1997, and approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on November 4, 1997.

 

10.                               Amendment to Schedule A. Schedule A shall be replaced with the attached Revised Schedule A.

 

11.          Effective Date. This Fourth Amendment shall be effective from and after this 31st day of March, 1998.

 

12.                               Counterparts. This Fourth Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile signatures shall be binding.

 

13.                               Effect on Partnership Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Partnership Agreement and all of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained therein remain in full force and effect for the benefit of the parties thereto and hereto and their successors and assigns.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amendment to be executed and attested by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
NATURAL GAS   DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
EL PASO ENERGY   PORTLAND CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ E.J. Holm
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
E.J. Holm
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Sr. Vice   President
    

 

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ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
GAZ METRO   PORTLAND CORP.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
VP Development
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
JMC PORTLAND   (INVESTORS) INC.,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
as Withdrawn   Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
TCPL   PORTLAND, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice-President   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
MCNIC EAST COAST   PIPELINE COMPANY
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ATTEST:
    	
 
    	
NI ENERGY   SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CORP.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President
    

 

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REVISED SCHEDULE A

 

	
Name of Partner
    	
 
    	
Percentage Interest
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
TCPL Portland   Inc.
    	
 
    	
21.41
    	
%
    
	
MCNIC East Coast   Pipeline Company
    	
 
    	
21.41
    	
%
    
	
Natural Gas Development, Inc.
    	
 
    	
9.53
    	
%
    
	
El Paso Energy   Portland Corporation
    	
 
    	
19.06
    	
%
    
	
Gaz Metro   Portland Corporation
    	
 
    	
19.06
    	
%
    
	
NI Energy   Services Development Corp.
    	
 
    	
9.53
    	
%
    

 

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TRANSFER OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST AGREEMENT AND

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE PORTLAND NATURAL GAS

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF EQUITY CONTRIBUTION

AGREEMENT AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT is by and among Gaz Metro Portland Corporation, a Delaware corporation with a place of business at 1717 du Havre Street, Canada, Montreal, Quebec H2K-2X3 (“Non-Surviving Partner”), and Northern New England Investment Company, Inc. a Vermont corporation with a place of business at c/o Northern New England Gas Corporation, 85 Swift Street, South Burlington, VT 05403 (“Surviving Partner”), and the Portland Natural Gas Transmission System, a Maine general partnership (the “Partnership”), and is made to be effective on the Effective Date, as such is defined in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Northern New England Gas Corporation, a Vermont corporation, Surviving Partner, and Non-Surviving Partner, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

 

RECITALS

 

A.            Non-Surviving Partner is a Partner in Partnership; and

 

B.            Partnership is duly organized and existing pursuant to the Portland Natural Gas Transmission System Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1996, as amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated as of May 23, 1996, and as further amended by the Second Amendment thereto, dated as of October 23, 1996, and as further amended by the Third Amendment thereto, dated as of March 17, 1998, and as further amended by the Fourth Amendment thereto, dated

 

 

as of March 31, 1998, (collectively, the “Partnership Agreement”), among Non-Surviving Partner, TCPL Portland Inc., MCNIC East Coast Pipeline Company, Natural Gas Development Inc., El Paso Energy Portland Corporation, and Nl Energy Services Development Corporation (collectively, the “Partners”); and

 

C.            Non-Surviving Partner is the owner of a 19.06% Percentage Interest in the Partnership; and

 

D.            Non-Surviving Partner desires to merge into Surviving Partner, with all of Non-Surviving Partner’s right, title and interest in and to its Percentage Interest in Partnership, including its rights to manage and control Partnership to the extent provided in the Partnership Agreement, being thereby assigned, transferred, and conveyed to Surviving Partner as of the Effective Date; and

 

E.            Surviving Partner desires to acquire Non-Surviving Partner’s Percentage Interest in Partnership as of the Effective Date and become an active, substituted Partner In Partnership as of the Effective Date; and

 

F.             Non-Surviving Partner desires to assign to Surviving Partner, and Surviving Partner desires to assume, all of Non-Surviving Partner’s liabilities and obligations under the Partnership Agreement, that certain Equity Contribution Agreement as amended, dated as of June 3, 1998 among the Partners, the Partnership and Bank of Montreal, as collateral agent, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of June    , 1998 (the “Equity Contribution Agreement”), and that certain Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”) dated as of June 3, 1998 made by the Non-Surviving Partner to Bank of Montreal, as collateral agent.

 

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G.            Partnership desires to approve and acknowledge the merger and resulting transfer pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and effectuate the substitution of Surviving Partner as a Partner;

 

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration in hand paid by Surviving Partner to each of Non-Surviving Partner and Partnership, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.             Assignment and Assumption. Non-Surviving Partner does hereby SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, CONVEY, SET OVER, QUITCLAIM, and DELIVER unto Surviving Partner, its successors and assigns, all of Non-Surviving Partner’s right, title and interest in and to its Percentage Interest, including all of Non-Surviving Partner’s right and interest in and to Partnership assets, liabilities, rights to future profits, and management rights, as of the Effective Date, and Surviving Partner hereby assumes, as of the Effective Date, all of the Non-Surviving Partner’s liabilities and obligations under the Partnership Agreement, the Equity Contribution Agreement, and the Pledge Agreement, including, but not limited to, any and all liability of the Partnership arising out of actions or failures to act on or prior to the Effective Date and including, but not limited to, Non-Surviving Partner’s obligation to make, pursuant to the terms of the Equity Contribution Agreement, Equity Contributions, M&N Withdrawal/Default Contributions, Completion Support Contributions, ATC Contributions and Supplemental Joint Facility Contributions (each as defined in the Equity Contribution Agreement).

 

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2.             Representations and Warranties of Non-Surviving Partner. Non-Surviving Partner represents that its Percentage Interest is free from any liens, claims and rights of any person or party under any other agreement, other than the security interest created by the Pledge Agreement or any other liens permitted thereunder, and that the merger and resulting transfer will not violate, or cause the Partnership to violate, any law, rule or regulation to which Non-Surviving Partner or the Partnership is subject including, without limitation, any applicable federal or state securities law.

 

3.             Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Surviving Partner. Surviving Partner hereby makes the representations set forth in Section 9.1.4(v) of the Partnership Agreement to the Partnership and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement, as amended by Section 4 hereof.

 

4.             Substitution of Surviving Partner as a New Partner. The Partnership approves and acknowledges the merger of Non-Surviving Partner into Surviving Partner and resulting transfer of Non-Surviving Partner’s Percentage Interest to Surviving Partner, accepts Surviving Partner as a substituted Partner in the Partnership, agrees to the assumption of liability by Surviving Partner, and releases Non-Surviving Partner from all future liability for Partnership debts. Surviving Partner and the Partnership agree that the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended by substituting Schedule A attached hereto for the same Schedule currently attached to the Partnership Agreement. Surviving Partner and the Partnership hereby agree that Surviving Partner’s execution of this Agreement shall be treated as Surviving Partner’s execution of a counterpart of the Partnership Agreement.

 

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5.             Miscellaneous. All of the covenants, terms, and conditions set forth herein shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. All initially-capitalized terms used in this Agreement or any exhibit attached hereto, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning defined in the Partnership Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The descriptive headings in this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of the Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maine, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or deemed to be or shall, In fact, be illegal, inoperative or unenforceable, the same shall not affect any other provision or provisions herein contained or render the same invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to any extent whatsoever. All of the parties hereto will perform and cause to be performed such further acts and execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered such further documents as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to carry out the terms and intent of this Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

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GAZ METRO   PORTLAND CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Jacques   Demanche
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Jacques Demanche
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Its Treasurer   and
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Duly Authorized   Agent
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
NORTHERN NEW   ENGLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Jacques   Demanche
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Jacques Demanche
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Its Treasurer   and
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Duly Authorized   Agent
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PORTLAND NATURAL   GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
And each of Its   Partners:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
TCPL PORTLAND   INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MCNIC EAST COAST   PIPELINE COMPANY
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
Vice President
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
NATURAL GAS   DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
President
    

 

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EL PASO ENERGY PORTLAND   CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
Vice President –   Finance
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
NI ENERGY   SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
Vice President
    

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees to the foregoing and hereby (i) agrees that all references to “Gaz Metro Portland Corporation, a Delaware corporation,” in that certain Guaranty in favor of the Partnership by Gaz Metropolitain & Company, L.P., dated as of June 3, 1998 (the “Guaranty”), are hereby deleted and replaced with “Northern New England investment Company, Inc., a Vermont corporation,” and (ii) affirms that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect.

 

	
 
    	
GAZ METROPOLITAIN &   COMPANY, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
GAZ METROPOLITAIN, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Jacques   Demanche
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Jacques Demanche
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Its Authorized Agent;   and
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ René Bédard
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
René Bédard
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Its Authorized Agent
    

 

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