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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
Trigen Energy Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
895930105
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(CUSIP Number)
Ray A. Mantle, Esq.
Piper & Marbury L.L.P.
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020-1104
(212) 835-6180
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 30, 1996
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|.
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement |_|. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. 895930105 Schedule 13D
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Societe Lyonnaise des Eaux
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |X|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Republic of France
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 6,317,944
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SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 1,511,432
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 6,317,944
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WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,829,376
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
65.6%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1--7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
Page 2 of 13
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CUSIP No. 895930105 Schedule 13D
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Elyo S.A.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |X|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF, WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Republic of France
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 6,317,944
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SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 1,511,432
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 6,317,944
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WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,829,376
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
65.6%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1--7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
Page 3 of 12
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CUSIP No. 895930105 Schedule 13D
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Cofreth American Corporation 51-0262996
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |X|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF, WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware (USA)
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 4,680,670
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SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 1,511,432
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 4,680,670
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WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,192,102
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
51.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1--7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
Page 4 of 13
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CUSIP No. 89530105 Schedule 13D
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Compagnie Parisienne de Chauffage Urbain
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)|X|
(b)|_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Republic of France
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 1,637,274
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SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 1,511,432
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 1,637,274
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WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,148,706
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
26.4%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1--7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
Page 5 of 13
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock")
CUSIP Number
895930105
Trigen Energy Corporation ("Trigen")
One Water Street
White Plains, New York 10601
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a) Name
Societe Lyonnaise des Eaux ("Lyonnaise")
Elyo S.A., formerly Ufiner-Cofreth, S.A. ("Elyo")
Cofreth American Corporation ("CAC")
Compagnie Parisienne de Chauffage Urbain ("CPCU")
(b) Business Address
Societe Lyonnaise des Eaux
72, Avenue de la Liberte
Nanterre 92022 France
Elyo S.A.
235, Avenue Georges Clemenceau
Nanterre 92000 France
Cofreth American Corporation
One Water Street
White Plains, New York 10601
Compagnie Parisienne de Chauffage Urbain
185, Rue de Bercy
Paris 75561 France
(c) The principal business of Lyonnaise is in services,
including water, energy, waste management, media
and communications and in construction, including
building and civil engineering, concessionary
operations, road building and industrial activities.
The principal business of Elyo is Operation and
Maintenance, District Heating and Cooling/Cogenera-
tion/Energy from waste, gas and electricity.
The principal business of CPCU is the operation of
District Heating plants in Paris, France.
The principal business of CAC is the Operation and
Maintenance in the United States, District Heating
and Cooling/Cogeneration/Energy from waste.
(d) None of Lyonnaise, Elyo, CPCU or CAC have been
convicted in a criminal proceeding within the last
five years.
(e) Within the last five years, none of Lyonnaise, Elyo,
CPCU or CAC have been party to a civil proceeding
before a judicial or administrative body of com-
petent jurisdiction wherein as a result of such
proceeding any of them was or is subject to a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activi-
ties subject to, Federal or State securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
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Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
On September 30, 1996, CAC purchased 240,000 shares of
Common Stock from Trigen at a price of $21.25 per share,
or $5.1 Million in total. Elyo loaned the funds to CAC on
an intercompany basis. Elyo has loaned funds to CAC in the
past to permit it to respond quickly to business opportuni-
ties; although there is no firm commitment that Elyo will
make such loans, CAC anticipates that Elyo will advance funds
for purposes consistent with CAC's and Elyo's business plans.
The loan to purchase the 240,000 shares of Trigen Common
Stock is an open account transaction, without collateral or
any loan documentation beyond a book entry. The interest
rate and repayment terms have not been settled at this time.
Elyo used its own funds for the advance to CAC.
On September 30, 1996, CAC purchased 7,000 shares each from
Raymond Roux and from Jean-Paul Paufique at a price of $22.50
per share, or $315,000 in total. CAC used its own funds from
working capital for these purchases.
Item 4. Purposes of Transaction.
Lyonnaise, Elyo, CAC and CPCU as a group had initially
acquired 6,063,944 shares of Trigen's Common Stock prior to
the initial public offering of Trigen in August 1994, as
reported in a Schedule 13G filed in February 1995. As part
of the arrangements made in August 1994 in connection with
Trigen's initial public offering, the group obtained shared
voting power over an additional 1,484,528 shares of Trigen's
Common Stock. See Item 6 below for a further description of
this shared voting power. Subsequently, Mr. Ludwig sold all
of his shares, and the other Management Stockholders acquired
additional shares, so that the total number of shares subject
to this shared voting power incresed to 1,511,432.
CAC acquired the 240,000 shares of Common Stock purchased
from Trigen on September 30, 1996 to maintain its relative
percentage ownership in view of Trigen's issuance of 200,000
shares of Common Stock to Trust Company of the West in
payment of debt of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trigen,
Trigen Lindbergh Corporation. Under its present business
plan, Elyo intends to remain indirectly a major shareholder
of Trigen through CAC's and CPCU's ownership of Common Stock.
CAC's purchase of the 240,000 shares of Common Stock was in
furtherance of this policy.
CAC purchased the 14,000 shares of Common Stock from Messrs.
Roux and Paufique for the same purpose of maintaining its
relative position as a major shareholder of Trigen. Messrs.
Roux and Paufique had exercised options to purchase a total
of 20,000 shares. They intended to sell 14,000 shares, so
CAC purchased them under Elyo's policy described above.
Page 7 of 13
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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Lyonnaise and Elyo
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<S> <C>
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned 7,829,376
Percent of Class 65.6%
(b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote 6,318,944
(ii) share power to vote or direct the vote 1,511,432
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 6,318,944
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -0-
CAC
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned 6,192,102
Percent of Class 51.8%
(b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 4,680,670
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 1,511,432
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 4,680,670
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -0-
CPCU
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned 3,148,706
Percent of Class 26.4%
(b) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1,637,274
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 1,511,432
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,637,274
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -0-
(c) Not applicable.
(d) No person except for Lyonnaise, Elyo, CAC and CPCU,
is known to have a right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the pro-
ceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock owned by
CAC and CPCU.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) Citizenship
Lyonnaise, Elyo and CPCU are organized under the
laws of the Republic of France. CAC is a Delaware
corporation.
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Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
CAC and CPCU (collectively, the "Companies") and Thomas R.
Casten, Richard E. Kessel, John J. Ludwig, Michael Weiser and
Eugene E. Murphy (collectively, "Management Stockholders")
may be deemed to have formed a group as a result of the
Stockholders Agreement dated as of August 10, 1994, entered
into among these parties, pursuant to which the Companies may
direct the voting of the Management Stockholders in certain
circumstances. A copy of the Stockholders Agreement was
filed as Exhibit 9 to Trigen's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 filed with the SEC on August 11, 1994. Subsequently, Mr.
Ludwig sold all of his shares and is no longer included in
the group under the terms of the Stockholders Agreement.
CAC, CPCU, Elyo and Lyonnaise may be deemed to form a group.
Lyonnaise owns 78.3% of the outstanding voting stock of Elyo.
Elyo directly owns 72.3% of the outstanding voting stock of
CAC and may be deemed to own beneficially 89% of the out-
standing voting stock of CAC due to its ownership of stock in
certain other entities which are themselves owners of out-
standing voting stock of CAC. CPCU is a subsidiary of Elyo,
which owns 64.5% of the outstanding voting stock of CPCU.
CAC and CPCU will most likely take actions in a concerted
manner.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
None.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: October 10, 1996 SOCIETE LYONNAISE DES EAUX
By: /s/ Raymond F. Steckel*
Attorney-in-Fact
Date: October 10, 1996 ELYO S.A.
By: /s/ Raymond F. Steckel*
Attorney-in-Fact
Date: October 10, 1996 COFRETH AMERICAN CORPORATION
By: /s/ Raymond F. Steckel*
Attorney-in-Fact
Date: October 10, 1996 COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE
CHAUFFAGE URBAIN
By: /s/ Raymond F. Steckel*
Attorney-in-Fact
* See attached Power of Attorney.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE CHAUFFAGE URBAIN hereby authorizes any of
RAYMOND F. STECKEL, RAY A. MANTLE or GARRY P. McCORMACK, acting alone, to sign
and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission on its behalf Form 3, Form
4, Form 5, Schedule 13-D and Schedule 13-G and any amendments thereto, relating
to its actual and deemed beneficial ownership of shares of TRIGEN ENERGY
CORPORATION. This Power of Attorney is valid for twelve (12) months from the
date set forth below.
COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE CHAUFFAGE URBAIN
By: /s/ Philippe Rappeneau
Name: Philippe Rappeneau
Title: President
Date: October 10, 1996
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
ELYO S.A hereby authorizes any of RAYMOND F. STECKEL, RAY A. MANTLE or
GARRY P. McCORMACK, acting alone, to sign and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on its behalf Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Schedule 13-D and
Schedule 13-G and any amendments thereto, relating to its actual and deemed
beneficial ownership of shares of TRIGEN ENERGY CORPORATION. This Power of
Attorney is valid for twelve (12) months from the date set forth below.
ELYO S.A.
By: /s/ Michel Bleitrach
Name: Michel Bleitrach
Title: Chairman and CEO
Date: October 10, 1996
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
SOCIETE LYONNAISE DES EAUX hereby authorizes any of RAYMOND F. STECKEL, RAY
A. MANTLE or GARRY P. McCORMACK, acting alone, to sign and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on its behalf Form 3, Form 4, Form 5,
Schedule 13-D and Schedule 13-G and any amendments thereto, relating to its
actual and deemed beneficial ownership of shares of TRIGEN ENERGY CORPORATION.
This Power of Attorney is valid for twelve (12) months from the date set forth
below.
SOCIETE LYONNAISE DES EAUX
By: /s/ Michel Cassou
Name: Michel Cassou
Title: Deputy General Manager
Date: October 10, 1996
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
COFRETH AMERICAN CORPORATION hereby authorizes any of RAYMOND F. STECKEL,
RAY A. MANTLE or GARRY P. McCORMACK, acting alone, to sign and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on its behalf Form 3, Form 4, Form 5,
Schedule 13-D and Schedule 13-G and any amendments thereto, relating to its
actual and deemed beneficial ownership of shares of TRIGEN ENERGY CORPORATION.
This Power of Attorney is valid for twelve (12) months from the date set forth
below.
COFRETH AMERICAN CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jean Malahieude
Name: Jean Malahieude
Title: Executive Vice President
Date: October 4, 1996
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