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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
July 24, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter; |
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EXELON CORPORATION
(a Pennsylvania corporation)
10 South Dearborn Street
P.O. Box 805379
Chicago, Illinois 60680-5379
(312) 394-7398
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EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC
(a Pennsylvania limited liability company)
300 Exelon Way
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348-2473
(610) 765-5959
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COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
(an Illinois corporation)
440 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605-1028
(312) 394-4321
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Section 1 Registrants Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 24, 2007, the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, the President of the
Illinois Senate, the minority leaders of the Illinois House and Senate, the Attorney General of the
State of Illinois (the Attorney General), Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), Exelon Generation
Company, LLC (Generation), and other utilities and generators in Illinois concluded an oral
agreement (the Settlement) following their discussions of measures to address concerns about higher
electric bills in Illinois without rate freeze, generation tax or other legislation that would be
harmful to consumers of electricity, electric utilities, generators of electricity and the State of
Illinois. The Settlement was confirmed in a letter (Letter) from ComEd, Generation, and other
utilities and generators addressed to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, the
President of the Illinois Senate, the minority leaders of the Illinois House and Senate, and the
Attorney General. The Settlement will be effective only upon enactment of proposed legislation in
the form attached as Exhibit C to the Letter (Proposed Legislation). Due to its length, a copy of
the Proposed Legislation is not included in the exhibits to this Report but will be included in a
subsequent report. A copy of the Proposed Legislation may be
obtained at the following internet address:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/09500SB1592ham005.htm. In connection with the Settlement, the Attorney General, ComEd,
Generation, and other utilities and generators executed a release and settlement agreement attached
as Exhibit D to the Letter (Release and Settlement Agreement) relating to various pending legal
proceedings relating to the 2006 Illinois procurement auction. A copy of the Letter (including
the Release and Settlement agreement, and other exhibits other than the Proposed Legislation) is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The following summary of
the Settlement is qualified by reference to the full text of the Letter, the Proposed Legislation
and the Release and Settlement Agreement.
Principal Terms of the Settlement
The Settlement, if it becomes effective, would provide for the following, among other things:
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ComEd, other Illinois electric utilities, Generation, and other generators
of electricity in Illinois will make voluntary contributions to rate relief
funds or rate relief programs, including assistance programs for customers
with special needs, and funding of operations of the new Illinois Power
Agency of approximately $1 billion in the aggregate over a period of four
years. The funds will be used primarily to provide rate relief to Illinois
electricity consumers from 2007 through 2010. Generation will contribute an
aggregate of $747 million to the rate relief funds and funding for the new
Illinois Power Agency, and ComEd will contribute an aggregate of $53
million to the rate relief fund. ComEds contributions of $53 million will
be in addition to approximately $11 million of rate relief credits provided
by ComEd prior to June 14, 2007 under rate relief programs previously
announced. Of the $747 million to be contributed by Generation, $435 million
will be available to reimburse ComEd for rate relief programs for ComEd
customers, $307.5 million will be available for rate relief programs for
customers of electric utilities owned by Ameren Corporation (Ameren
Utilities), and $4.5 million will be contributed to the Illinois Power
Agency Trust Fund. Of the $800 million to be contributed by Generation and
ComEd, approximately $459 million will be contributed in 2007, $222 million
will be contributed in 2008, $105 million will be contributed in 2009, and
$14 million will be contributed in 2010. The customer assistance and rate
relief programs are identified in Exhibit A to the Letter. A chart
reflecting the sources and recipients of the Settlement funding is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.4. Generation and ComEd will recognize the cost of
their individual contributions in their financial statements in a manner
that reflects the timing of ComEd and the Ameren Utilities issuing credits to
their customers or Generation contributing funds to the Illinois Power
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The contributors to the rate relief funds will be allowed to terminate their
funding commitments and may recover any undisbursed funds set aside for rate
relief, in the event that, prior to August 1, 2011, the Illinois General
Assembly passes legislation that freezes or reduces electric rates of ComEd
or the Ameren Utilities or imposes a generation tax on Generation or the
generation companies owned by Ameren Corporation or other generators that
are signatories to the Letter or the Release and Settlement Agreement. |
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Summary of the Proposed Legislation
The Proposed Legislation, if enacted into law, would provide for the following, among other things:
Illinois Power Agency.
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The Proposed Legislation would create a new state agency known as the
Illinois Power Agency authorized to design an annual electricity supply
portfolio plan for electric utilities and conduct a competitive procurement
process to procure the electricity supply resources identified in the supply
portfolio plan, all with the oversight of the Illinois Commerce Commission
(ICC). All of ComEds procurement costs incurred in accordance with the
plan will be deemed prudent and will be recovered in ComEds rates. |
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The Illinois Power Agency will also be authorized, subject to certain
conditions and restrictions, to construct generation and co-generation
facilities that use indigenous coal or renewable resources, or both, to
supply electricity at cost to municipal electric systems and rural electric
cooperatives in Illinois. |
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The Director of the Illinois Power Agency will be appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Illinois Senate. |
Provisions relating to power procurement.
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Existing Contracts. The existing contracts resulting from the
procurement auction in 2006 will be honored. As those contracts
expire, procurement will be made pursuant to a horizontal, sealed
bid procurement process to establish long-term market-based
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Procurement Plan. The Illinois Power Agency will establish a
procurement plan. The procurement plan will be subject to public
comment and approval or modification by the ICC. |
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Procurement Process. The Proposed Legislation calls for an
independent Procurement Administrator to administer the
procurement process and an independent Procurement Monitor to
oversee the procurement process. The Procurement Administrator is
responsible for the final design of the procurement process,
including (1) solicitation, pre-qualification and registration of
bidders and timeline for the process; (2) standard contract forms
and credit terms; (3) establishment of price benchmarks for
evaluation of bids; (4) a request-for-proposals competitive
procurement process setting forth a procedure for sealed, binding
commitment bidding with pay as bid settlement and provision for
selection of bids based on price; and (5) contingency plans in the
event of insufficient bids or supplier default. |
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Post-Procurement Procedure. The Procurement Administrator must
submit its confidential report to the ICC within two business days
after the procurement event, and the ICC must accept or reject the
results within two business days after receipt. Upon ICC
approval, the utility must execute contracts with the winning
bidders and file its supply charges with the ICC. The names of
the successful bidders and load weighted average of the winning
bid prices will be made available to the public, but all other
information will remain confidential. |
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Procedure for ICC Review and Approval of Plans. A utility must
file its initial procurement plan within 60 days after the
effective date of the Proposed Legislation Beginning
in 2008 and in each subsequent year, the Illinois Power Agency
will file proposed procurement plans by August 15. Interested
parties will have time to comment on a utilitys proposed
procurement plan. The ICC may hold a hearing on objections to the
plan. If the ICC decides to hold a hearing, it must issue its
order generally within 90 days. |
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Cost Recovery. Utilities will be allowed to recover costs of
procurement of power and energy under the procurement procedures
established by the Proposed Legislation. |
Long-Term Financial Swap Contracts.
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Under the Proposed Legislation, utilities must enter into
multi-year financial swap contract or contracts with a generation
company or marketing company to be effective upon the effective
date of the Proposed Legislation. The goal is to promote price
stability for residential and small business customers. The
contracts will be included in the utilities procurement plans as
pre-existing contracts. As a result, the Illinois Power Agency
will not procure this amount of power for ComEd, and ComEd will
purchase that amount of power in the PJM spot market, but the swap
contract effectively establishes ComEds price for that power. The
utilitys costs incurred pursuant to such a contract will be
deemed prudently incurred and reasonable and the utility will be
entitled to full cost recovery. |
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To fulfill the requirement of the Proposed Legislation, ComEd has
entered into a financial swap contract with Generation. The
financial terms cover energy costs only, not capacity or ancillary
services. The contract has been fully executed but is not
effective until the Proposed Legislation is effective. The
contract is designed to dovetail with ComEds remaining auction
contracts for energy, increasing in volume as the auction contracts
expire. |
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The contract spans a five-year period from June 1, 2008 through May 31,
2013 and covers the following volumes: |
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1,000 mw for the period from June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009 |
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2,000 mw for the period from June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010 |
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3,000 mw annually for the period from June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2013 |
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Pricing for the five-year term is market based and is consistent with
the long range plan of Exelon Corporation (Exelon). Actual price will remain confidential until the Proposed
Legislation is effective. |
Declaration of service as a competitive service.
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The Proposed Legislation includes a provision
finding ComEds and the Ameren Utilities 400 kw
and above customer classes are competitive.
Customers 400 kw and above may continue to take
bundled service from the utility through the May
2008 billing period. |
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Under the Proposed Legislation, a utility may
seek to declare service for customers with
demands of 100 kw and up to 400 kw to be
competitive on an expedited basis. Upon the
utilitys filing with the ICC analyses showing
that 33% of customers in the class are taking
service from a retail electricity supplier and
that three retail electricity suppliers provide
comparable service, the ICC must declare the
service competitive within 30 days unless it
finds there are disputed issues of material fact,
in which case it must rule within 60 days.
Customers of 100 and up to 400 kw who are declared
competitive may continue to take bundled service
through the May 2010 billing period. |
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An electric utility may not seek to declare
customers with demands under 100 kw (residential
and small commercial) to be a competitive service
before July 1, 2012. |
Energy efficiency and demand response programs.
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Electric utilities must use cost-effective energy efficiency resources to meet the following incremental annual
program energy savings goals: |
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0.2% of energy delivered in the year commencing June 1, 2008 |
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0.4% of energy delivered in the year commencing June 1, 2009 |
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0.6% of energy delivered in the year commencing June 1, 2010 |
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0.8% of energy delivered in the year commencing June 1, 2011 |
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1.0% of energy delivered in the year commencing June 1, 2012 |
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1.4% of energy delivered in the year commencing June 1, 2013 |
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1.8% of energy delivered in the year commencing June 1, 2014 |
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2.0% of energy delivered in the year commencing June 1, 2015 and each year thereafter |
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Commencing June 1, 2008 and continuing for a period of ten years, electric utilities must implement
cost-effective demand response measures to reduce peak demand by 0.1% over the prior year for eligible retail
customers. |
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The energy efficiency and demand response goals will be subject to a rate cap of 0.5% for the first year,
increasing 0.5% each year until it reaches a maximum cap of 2.015% in 2011. An electric utility can reduce the
implementation of energy efficiency and demand response measures as needed to keep the costs of such measures to
consumers within the limits of the rate cap. |
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Utilities must implement 100% of the demand response programs and 75% of the energy efficiency measures. The
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will implement 25% of the energy efficiency measures. |
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Utilities will be allowed recovery of costs for energy efficiency and demand response programs through an
automatic adjustment clause tariff. Program plans and cost recovery tariffs must be filed with and approved by
the ICC. |
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A utility will be subject to penalties and other charges for failure to comply with the energy efficiency and
demand response requirements of the proposed law. |
Renewable Portfolio Standard.
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The procurement plans developed by the Illinois Power Agency and implemented by electric utilities must include
cost-effective renewable energy resources in amounts that equal or exceed the following percentages of the total
electricity that each electric utility supplies to its eligible retail customers: |
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2% by June 1, 2008 |
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4% by June 1, 2009 |
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5% by June 1, 2010 |
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6% by June 1, 2011 |
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7% by June 1, 2012 |
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8% by June 1, 2013 |
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9% by June 1, 2014 |
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10% by June 1, 2015 |
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It is a goal of the legislation that the percentage of an electric utilitys
total electricity supplied to its retail customers that comes from
cost-effective renewable resources increases by 1.5%
per year after June 1, 2015 to 25% by June 1, 2025 |
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To the extent that it is available, 75% of the renewable energy resources procured shall be wind generation. |
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To the extent available, renewable resources must be procured from sources within Illinois. If cost-effective
renewable resources are not available from sources within Illinois, they must be procured from states adjoining
Illinois. If cost-effective renewable resources are not available from sources within Illinois or adjoining states,
they may be purchased elsewhere. |
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The renewable energy resources requirements will be subject to a rate cap of 0.5% for the first year, increasing 0.5%
each year until it reaches a maximum cap of 2.015% in 2011. An
electric utility can reduce the utilization of renewable energy
resources as needed to keep the costs of such measures to consumers
within the limits of the rate cap. |
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Utilities may pass-through any costs or savings from the procurement of these renewable resources. |
Restructuring transactions.
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The Proposed Legislation would amend section 16-111(g) of the Public Utilities Act to extend the
power of a utility to engage in divestiture and other restructuring transactions without prior ICC
approval until all classes of tariffed service are declared competitive.
Membership in Regional Transmission Organization.
Until at least June 30, 2022, the state will not prohibit an electric utility from maintaining its
membership in a FERC-approved regional transmission organization chosen by the utility.
Condominium association buildings.
ComEd will be required to provide tariffed service to condominium associations at rates that do not
exceed rates offered to residential customers.
Termination of service.
The Proposed Legislation prohibits utilities from terminating electric service to a residential
electric space heat customer due to nonpayment before September 1, 2007 or between December 1 of
any year through March 1 of the following year.
Release and Settlement Agreement
In connection with the Settlement, ComEd, Generation, the Ameren Utilities and their affiliated
generation companies and other signatories to the Letter, and the Attorney General entered into a
Release and Settlement Agreement releasing and dismissing with prejudice all litigation, claims and
regulatory proceedings and appeals relating to or arising out of the procurement of power,
including ICC and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proceedings relating to the
procurement of power. The Release and Settlement Agreement is attached as Exhibit D to the Letter.
The Release and Settlement Agreement is contingent upon the enactment of the Proposed Legislation.
Section 2Financial Information
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant
See Item 1.01 above for a description of Generations commitments to reimburse ComEd and the Ameren
Utilities for an aggregate of up to $747 million of rate relief given by ComEd and the Ameren
Utilities to their respective customers and contribute to the Illinois Power Agency Trust Fund.
In connection with the Settlement described in Item 1.01 above, Generation, ComEd and the Attorney
General have entered into a Rate Relief Funding Agreement dated July 24, 2007, pursuant to which
ComEd has contractually committed itself to the rate relief contemplated by the Letter and
Generation has contractually committed itself to reimburse ComEd for up to $435 million of costs
incurred by ComEd in connection with the rate relief contemplated by the Letter. The commitments
of ComEd and Generation in this Rate Relief Funding Agreement are not effective unless the Proposed
Legislation becomes effective and may be terminated in the event that, prior to August 1, 2011, the
Illinois General Assembly passes legislation that freezes or reduces electric rates of ComEd or the
Ameren Utilities or imposes a generation tax on Generation or the generation companies owned by
Ameren Corporation. A copy of this Rate Relief Funding Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the Settlement described in Item 1.01 above, Generation, the Ameren Utilities,
affiliates of the Ameren Utilities, and the Attorney General have entered into a Rate Relief
Funding Agreement dated July 24, 2007, pursuant to which the Ameren Utilities have contractually
committed themselves to the rate relief contemplated by the Letter and Generation has contractually
committed itself to reimburse the Ameren Utilities for up to $307.5 million of costs incurred by
the Ameren Utilities in connection with the rate relief contemplated by the Letter. The
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commitments of Generation in this Rate Relief Funding Agreement are not effective unless the
Proposed Legislation becomes effective and may be terminated in the event that, prior to August 1,
2011, the Illinois General Assembly passes legislation that freezes or reduces electric rates of
ComEd or the Ameren Utilities or imposes a generation tax on Generation or the generation companies
owned by Ameren Corporation. A copy of this Rate Relief Funding Agreement is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 8 Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events
Exelon,
Generation and ComEd (Registrants) support enactment of the Proposed
Legislation because it will
promote competition in Illinois retail markets, will allow utilities to recover their prudent
costs, and will eliminate the need for rate freeze legislation, a generation tax, and other adverse
legislation that would have serious detrimental effects on Illinois, the Registrants, other
utilities and generators of electricity, and consumers of electricity and would ultimately
negatively impact the reliability of electric supply and service in Illinois. The Registrants are
unable to predict the eventual result of the legislative process in Illinois, including whether
other legislative proposals or initiatives may be made, introduced or acted upon.
Conference call information: Exelon has scheduled a conference call for 11 AM ET (10 AM CT) on July
25, 2007, during which Exelon will discuss the Settlement and respond to questions from investors.
The call-in number in the U.S. is 800-690-3108, and the international call-in number is
973-935-8753. No password is required. Media representatives are invited to participate on a
listen-only basis. The call will be web-cast and archived on Exelons Web site:
www.exeloncorp.com. (Please select the Investor Relations page.)
Telephone replays will be available until August 8. The U.S. call-in number for replays is
877-519-4471, and the international call-in number is 973-341-3080. The confirmation code is
8962952.
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This combined Form 8-K is being furnished separately by each of the Registrants. Information
contained herein relating to any individual registrant has been furnished by such registrant on its
own behalf. No registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other
registrant.
This Current Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include
those discussed herein as well as those discussed in (1) Registrants 2006 Annual Report on Form
10-K in (a) ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) ITEM 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operation and (c) ITEM 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data:
Note 18; (2) Registrants First Quarter 2007 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in (a) Part II, Other
Information, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors and (b) Part I, Financial Information, ITEM 1. Financial
Statements: Note 13; and (3) other factors discussed in filings with the SEC by the Registrants.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply
only as of the date of this Current Report. The Registrants do not undertake any obligation to
publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this Current Report.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Letter dated July 24, 2007 |
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99.2 |
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ComEd Rate Relief Funding Agreement dated July 24, 2007 |
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99.3 |
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Ameren Rate Relief Funding Agreement dated July 24, 2007 |
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99.4 |
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Sources and recipients of settlement funds |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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EXELON CORPORATION
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC
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/s/ John F. Young
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John F. Young |
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Executive Vice President, Finance and Markets and Chief Financial Officer
Exelon Corporation |
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COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
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/s/ Robert K. McDonald
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Robert K. McDonald |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer
Commonwealth Edison Company |
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July 24, 2007
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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99.1 |
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Letter dated July 24, 2007 |
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ComEd Rate Relief Funding Agreement dated July 24, 2007 |
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Ameren Rate Relief Funding Agreement dated July 24, 2007 |
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EXHIBIT 99.1
July 24, 2007
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The Honorable Michael J. Madigan
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The Honorable Emil Jones, Jr. |
Speaker of the House
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President of the Senate |
Illinois House of Representatives
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Illinois Senate |
300 Capitol Building
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327 Capitol Building |
Springfield, Illinois 62706
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Springfield, Illinois 62706 |
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The Honorable Tom Cross
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The Honorable Frank C. Watson |
House Minority Leader
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Senate Minority Leader |
Illinois House of Representatives
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Illinois Senate |
316 Capitol Building
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309 Capitol Building |
Springfield, Illinois 62706
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Springfield, Illinois 62706 |
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The Honorable Lisa Madigan |
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Attorney General of the State of Illinois |
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Dear Leaders of the Illinois General Assembly and Illinois Attorney General Madigan:
All of the undersigned parties, including Commonwealth Edison Company, Illinois Power Company,
Central Illinois Public Service Company, Central Illinois Light Company, Exelon Generation Company,
LLC, Ameren Energy Resources Generating Company, Ameren Energy Marketing Company and MidAmerican
Energy Company have been negotiating for several months, together with representatives of the
Illinois General Assembly leadership, the Illinois Attorney General, Midwest Generation, LLC, and
Dynegy Holdings Inc. to design a package that will provide electric rate relief to Illinois
residential and small commercial customers of ComEd and the Ameren Illinois utilities, provide
additional assistance to customers most in need, and promote stable and reasonable electricity
prices over the long term. This letter memorializes the parties understanding of various
agreements reached in furtherance of these goals. These agreements, and their implementation, will
provide significant rate relief to customers and speed the development of a competitive market,
while allowing the utilities to recover their prudent costs of providing service, including the
cost of purchasing electricity. The actions contemplated in these agreements are more effective
than and preferable to statutorily-mandated rate reductions or imposing taxes on generators of
electricity.
July 24, 2007
Leaders of the Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Attorney General Madigan
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1. Customer Assistance and Relief Programs. The following entities have agreed to
commit up to the indicated amounts to make payments over a four-year period:
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Exelon Companies (Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon Generation) $747 million
and Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) $53 million): cumulatively $800 million |
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Ameren Companies (Ameren Energy Marketing Company, Ameren Energy Generating
Company, AmerenEnergy Resources Generating Company $90 million and Central Illinois
Light Company, Central Illinois Public Service Company and Illinois Power Company
(collectively the Ameren Illinois utilities) $60 million): cumulatively $150 million |
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MidAmerican Energy Company: $1 million |
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Midwest Generation, LLC: $25 million |
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Dynegy Holdings Inc.: $25 million |
Such payments shall be in addition to any funds expended by such entities for the same or similar
programs prior to June 14, 2007. Subject to such funding, ComEd and the Ameren Illinois utilities
agree to implement the customer assistance and relief programs identified on Exhibit A. ComEd and
the Ameren Illinois utilities each shall take all necessary efforts to secure any needed regulatory
approvals in order to provide the programs described in Exhibit A to their respective customers.
ComEd and the Ameren Illinois utilities will each provide monthly reports to the Illinois
Attorney General on amounts credited to customers. The reports shall be certified by ComEds and
the Ameren Illinois utilities chief accounting officer or chief financial officer, and provided to
the Illinois Attorney General and each of the four legislative leaders. The report provided by
each utility shall include, at a minimum, for the month, the total amount of credits paid out under
each program to each customer class and the amount of moneys remitted to each of the respective
utilities from the outside parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that, if legislation is enacted into law by
the Illinois General Assembly before August 1, 2011, that by its express provisions or by reason of
judicial action has the effect of (i) freezing or reducing the retail electric rates of any
signatory to this letter; or (ii) imposing or authorizing a new tax, special assessment or fee on
the generation of electricity, the ownership or leasehold of a generating unit or the privilege or
occupation of such generation, ownership or leasehold of generation units by any signatory to this
letter or other party listed in this Section 1, provided however that this shall not apply to any
generally applicable tax,
July 24, 2007
Leaders of the Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Attorney General Madigan
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special assessment or fee; then the commitments of each signatory to provide the funding
described above or to implement the programs described on Exhibit A shall immediately expire and
any deposit set aside in support of such programs and not yet disbursed shall be immediately
refunded. Provided, however, that the foregoing prohibitions shall not extend to requirements
imposed by Federal law. For purposes of this paragraph, signatory shall include affiliates,
including those set forth on Exhibit B to this letter, and successors. Nothing in this letter is
intended to terminate the programs described on Exhibit A in the event that a tax, special
assessment or fee is imposed on the generation of electricity or generation units owned or leased
by a party who is not a signatory or listed in this Section 1.
2. Legislation. The agreements set forth in this letter are contingent upon passage
of legislation in the form of Exhibit C (the Legislation), designated as Legislative Reference
Bureau no. LRB09511114MJR38234a, by the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, and
signing by the Governor of Illinois with an immediate effective date. If the effectiveness of such
Legislation is stayed or enjoined by a court, in whole or in part, then the rights and obligations
contained in this letter shall be held in abeyance until such time, if ever, as such stay or
injunction is lifted. If such Legislation is declared invalid, in whole or in part, then the
rights and obligations contained in this letter shall be voidable by any party upon written notice
to all signatories.
Each undersigned party agrees not to challenge in court or other tribunal of competent
jurisdiction, if any, the validity of the Legislation.
3. Advertising Disclosure. The parties have agreed that when utilities serving more
than 100,000 electric customers in Illinois or their generation affiliates significantly support
advertising efforts of groups, such as C.O.R.E., the fact of such support shall continue to be
disclosed on the face of such advertising.
4. Pending Litigation. The Illinois Attorney General, the Ameren Companies, the
Exelon Companies, MidAmerican Energy Company, Midwest Generation, LLC and Dynegy Holdings Inc. have
entered into a settlement agreement attached as Exhibit D.
5. Power Supply. As required by Section 16-111.5(k) of the Legislation, and in order
to provide more stable prices for residential and small commercial customers of ComEd, ComEd has
entered into a multi-year financial swap contract with Exelon Generation Company, attached as
Exhibit 2 to the settlement agreement attached as Exhibit D to this letter, under the documentation
requirements of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (the ComEd Contract).
The ComEd Contract shall be included in ComEds procurement plan as a pre-existing supply contract.
ComEd shall be entitled to full cost recovery for the ComEd Contract.
July 24, 2007
Leaders of the Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Attorney General Madigan
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As required by Section 16-111.5(k) of the Legislation, and in order to provide more stable
prices for residential and small commercial customers of the Ameren Illinois utilities, each of the
Ameren Illinois utilities has entered into a multi-year financial swap contract with Ameren Energy
Marketing Company, attached as Exhibit 3 to the settlement agreement attached as Exhibit D to this
letter, under the documentation requirements of the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. (the Ameren Illinois utilities Contracts). The Ameren Illinois utilities
Contracts shall be included in the Ameren Illinois utilities procurement plan as pre-existing
supply contracts. The Ameren Illinois utilities shall be entitled to full cost recovery for the
Ameren Illinois utilities Contracts.
6. Term. The term of this agreement shall be through and including July 31, 2011,
unless voided earlier as provided in paragraph 2 of this letter.
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/s/ John W. Rowe |
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/s/ Gary Rainwater
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John W. Rowe
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Gary Rainwater
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Ameren Corporation, on
behalf of Ameren Energy
Generating Company,
AmerenEnergy Resources
Generating Company and
Ameren Energy Marketing
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/s/ Frank M. Clark |
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/s/ Scott A. Cisel |
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Frank M. Clark
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Commonwealth Edison Company
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Scott A. Cisel
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Central Illinois Light
Company, Central Illinois
Public Service Company and
Illinois Power Company |
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/s/ Todd M. Raba |
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Todd M. Raba
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Exhibit A
ComEd Customer Assistance and Relief Programs
These programs will provide rate relief for all residential customers to ease the transition
from almost a decade of frozen and reduced rates, while providing additional relief for customers
who need it most, including working families and seniors. Funds will also be available for small
non-residential customers who have special hardships.
In particular, the programs are expected to reduce the average increase for residential
customers by 45%. In other words, the average increase for residential customers was 24.5%, which
is expected to be brought down to 13.5% under the programs in 2007. ComEds obligation is to apply
credits in the total amount shown and to expend funds provided on programs and cannot guarantee for
any individual customer a particular rate reduction.
Customers eligible for the targeted programs may see credits on their bills immediately.
The rate reduction credits for all customers will begin on bills issued in September. The first
credit will be a lump sum for the first part of 2007 and, for most customers, is likely to be
the largest of the credits.
Because credits are usage-based, customers with higher usage will receive correspondingly
higher credits.
Customers will be notified of the credits through a bill message in September 2007 that says:
Your bill contains a credit as a result of an agreement reached with the Illinois General
Assembly, the Attorney General of Illinois, ComEd, Ameren and Illinois Electric Generators. In
addition, in each month that a credit appears, it will be designated: General Assembly rate relief
credit.
Program Summary
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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Total |
Credits for all Residential Customers
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$250 million
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$125.5 million
($89.5 million in
1st
half, $36 million
in 2nd
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$36 million
(all in
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half)
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$411.5 million |
Approximate Resulting Average Rate
Increase Over Prior Year*
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13.5 |
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3% in
1st half
5% in
2nd half
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0% in
1st half
3% in
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Targeted Programs**
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$33 million
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$18 million
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$15.5 million
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$10 million
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$76.5 million |
Total
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$283 million
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$143.5 million
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$51.5 million
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$10 million
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$488 million |
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Assumptions: |
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Rate increases shown assume no changes in commodity prices or delivery service rates through 2010
and are only intended to show increases necessary to return to todays rates as the credits phase
out |
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Reductions refer to decreases in ComEds rates and not total bills (excludes impacts due to
changes in usage, excludes bill impacts related to pass through taxes and fees, i.e. franchise
taxes) |
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Included in Targeted Programs is $750,000 in 2008 and 2009 for demand response program(s) for
commercial office buildings in Chicago to be designed and implemented by BOMA /Chicago. |
Credit Implementation
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The initial credit will be a lump sum for usage from January 2 through mid-year |
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Credits will be given to all customers of record at the time the bills are issued |
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Thereafter, a ¢/kwh credit will be applied on each months bill |
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Because no one can accurately predict how much electric usage there will be in any
particular period, the program will include a true up to ensure that total credits meet the
amount available for the program |
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Based on typical usage, here are estimates of how much residential customers in various
classes will receive in credits: |
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Customer class
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Single Family Non-electric Space Heating
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Approximate number of customers in class
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2,233,000 |
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Average usage per month*
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800 kWh
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Anticipated 2007 credit in ¢/kWh
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0.865¢/kWh
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Anticipated average lump sum credit per month |
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$6.92 |
Total lump sum credits to class
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188,000,000 |
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Customer class
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Single Family Electric Space Heating
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Approximate number of customers in class
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35,000 |
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Average usage per month*
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1,925 kWh
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Anticipated 2007 credit in ¢/kWh
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0.680¢/kWh
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Anticipated average lump sum credit per month
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$13.08 |
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Total lump sum credits to class
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$6,000,000 |
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Customer class
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Multi Family Non-electric Space Heating
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Approximate number of customers in class |
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990,000 |
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Average usage per month*
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370 kWh
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Anticipated 2007 credit in ¢/kWh
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1.040¢/kWh
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Anticipated average lump sum credit per month
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$3.83 |
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Total lump sum credits to class
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$46,000,000 |
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Customer class
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Multi Family Electric Space Heating
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Approximate number of customers in class
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156,000 |
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Average usage per month*
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975 kWh
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Anticipated 2007 credit in ¢/kWh
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0.513¢/kWh
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Anticipated average lump sum credit per
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$5.00 |
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Total lump sum credits to class
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$10,000,000 |
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Usage fluctuates dramatically from
customer-to-customer and from month-to-month based on weather and many other
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Targeted Programs
This is a summary of 2007 programs. Programs for 2008 and beyond have yet to be determined.
Electric Space Heat
Automatic bill credits to bring the average increase down to an increase similar to other
residential customers
186,000 credits applied
Total program estimated at $8 million for 2007; $7.2 million credited YTD
Summer Assistance Program
One time bill credits for working families and low-income customers, including low-income
seniors
187,000 credits applied
Total program estimated at $10.3 million for 2007; $5.6 million credited YTD
Residential Rate Relief
One time bill credits for working families and low-income customers, including low-income
seniors, with higher than average rate increases (over 30%)
35,000 credits applied
Total program estimated at $5.5 million for 2007; $2.7 million credited YTD
Residential Special Hardship Fund
Variable grants of up to $1,000 to address special circumstances and hardships
1406 credits applied
Total program estimated at $5 million for 2007; $589,000 credited YTD
Non-residential Special Hardship Fund
Variable grants of up to $5,000 to address special circumstances and hardships
32 credits applied
Total program estimated at $1.5 million for 2007; $43,000 credited YTD
Targeted Common Area Program
One time bill credits for building owners and condominium associations recently reclassified
to cap increases seen in 2007 to 24% over 2006 ComEd rates
1054 customers are receiving individually calculated credits applied to their bill
In addition, certain other building owners and condominium associations will receive a one-time
credit to mitigate the impacts of the increase
All annual customers have switched to an alternate supplier (RES)
Total program estimated at $4.5 million for 2007; $4.4 million credited YTD
Weatherization Assistance
Expanded program for all-electric, LIHEAP approved customers
Goal to reach 2000 households
Launching end of July 2007
Total program estimated at $3.9 million for 2007
ComEd CARE
Expansion of the ComEd Care, which includes environmental, energy efficiency, assistance and
education programs
Total program estimated at $5 million for 2007
Funds may be transferred between programs to account for actual expenditures and costs of the
programs.
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Exhibit A
Ameren Illinois Utilities
Rate Relief Programs
Program Summary:
(Dollars in Millions)
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2010 |
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CREDITS FOR ALL
RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS
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$163 Fixed
Credits for all.
$50 Variable
Credits for high
winter usage.
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$109 Fixed
monthly credits for
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$78 Fixed
monthly credits for
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NON-RESIDENTIAL
BILL CREDITS
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$26Bill credits
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400 kW
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$11- Bill credits
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$11 Bill credits
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TARGETED PROGRAMS
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$ |
13.5 |
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13.5 |
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7.5 |
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252.5 |
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133.5 |
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96.5 |
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Program Details:
Rate Relief Credits for Residential Customers: A three-year phase-in to full electric rates
will be accomplished through the application of bill reduction credits totaling $400 million over
the 2007-2009 period. The credits will result in a 2007 rate increase rollback by 40% or more for
80% of our customers. The minimum fixed credit amount for 2007 will be $100 per customer,
increasing with customer size. The table below provides the fixed credit amounts for 2007 by usage
category:
Annual 2007 Fixed Credit Amount
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In addition to the fixed credits, variable credits will be applied to customer accounts with high
usage during the winter period. These credits will be retroactive from January 2, 2007 and will
provide relief to those customers that were mostly impacted by higher winter rates. The variable
credits were designed to correspond with the specific level of 2007 rate increases experienced by
customers of AmerenIP and AmerenCIPS that were previously served on all electric rates. Customers
of the AmerenCIPS Metro East rate area and AmerenCILCO who are large users of electricity during
the non-summer period also will have variable credits applied to their usage to help mitigate their
2007 rate increases. The variable credits for each Ameren Illinois Utility will only apply during
2007 and are listed on Appendix 1 to this Exhibit A. Tariffs defining the program credits, terms
and conditions will be filed with the ICC.
The table below provides representative amounts for the 2007 fixed and variable credits for All
Electric customers having the below usage characteristics. The actual amount of credits will be
determined on a specific customer basis. These examples are for illustrative purposes:
2007 Annual (Fixed and Variable) Credits
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All
Electric17,987 kWh |
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386 |
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612 |
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629 |
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529 |
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1,163 |
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1,209 |
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992 |
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1,286 |
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Finally, the Ameren Illinois Utilities will waive outstanding late payment charges associated with
unpaid electric bills for usage on and after January 2, 2007, through the September 2007 billing
period.
Customers will be notified in August or September 2007 when they receive their initial credits
through a bill message that says: Your bill contains a credit as a result of an agreement reached
with the Illinois General Assembly, Attorney General of Illinois, Ameren Illinois Utilities, ComEd
and Illinois Electric Generators. Each month that a credit appears, it will be designated:
General Assembly rate relief credit.
Non-residential Bill Relief Program: A three-year program to phase-in rate increases for
certain non-residential customers receiving an annual bundled rate increase greater than 40%, from
2006 to 2007. Customers with estimated 2007 bill amounts that exceed the 40% limit will receive a
credit for the excess amount over the remaining months of 2007. For these same customers, credits
may also be issued during 2008 and 2009, depending on the specific percentage of a customers full
rate increase. Finally, the Ameren Illinois Utilities will waive outstanding late payment charges
for customers up to 400 kW with unpaid electric bills for usage on and after January 2, 2007,
through the September 2007 billing period. Tariffs defining the program credits, terms and
conditions will be filed with the ICC.
Cooling Assistance Program: The Ameren Illinois utilities will provide donations to the
Illinois Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is administered by the Illinois
Department of Healthcare & Family Services (DHFS) through a network of local community action
agencies. The Ameren Illinois utilities contributions will help fund individual cooling assistance
grants of $150 to seniors, the disabled and vulnerable households with children to electric
customers within the Ameren Illinois service territory.
Bill Payment Assistance Program: The Ameren Illinois utilities will provide $150 grants
to low income electric customers with household incomes of 150 percent to 200 percent of the
federal poverty level ($30,975 to $41,300 for a family of four). The grants will be provided
through the local community action agencies that administer the LIHEAP program.
Hardship Assistance for Residential Customers: The Ameren Illinois utilities will provide
funds for bill payment assistance for certain residential customers with hardship situations such
as medical expenses, military deployment, senior care or other unique hardships. Local community
action agencies will distribute the funds based on the hardship need to customers with household
incomes of up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level ($82,600 for a family of four). Based on
agency discretion, a maximum of $600 per household may be provided.
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Hardship Assistance for Non-Residential Customers: Assistance will be made available to
non-profit organizations, community centers and small businesses who buy electric service from the
Ameren Illinois utilities. The Energy Assistance Foundation will administer the program. Assistance
of up to $5,000 per customer may be provided. Grant application forms can be obtained from
Amerens website, and customers can apply for a non-residential hardship grant during the grant
submission period as indicated on the website. Grant applications will be reviewed among all those
submitted during the submission period and grants will be awarded by the Energy Assistance
Foundation based on hardship.
Percent-of-Income Payment Program (PIPP) Pilot: The Ameren Illinois utilities will partner
with the Illinois DHFS in the development of a PIPP pilot. The pilot will target about 14,000
Ameren Illinois utility low-income electric space heat customers to determine if paying a
percentage of income will make energy more affordable and develop regular bill paying habits.
Space Heat Weatherization Aid: Assistance will be available to LIHEAP-approved customers,
particularly those with high usage and all-electric households. The DHFS will be partnering with
the Ameren Illinois utilities to implement this program.
Compact Fluorescent Bulb Distribution: Nearly one million compact fluorescent light bulbs will
be made available for free, or at a deeply discounted price to residential customers. The bulbs use
as much as 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs, produce 75 percent less heat
and last up to 10 times longer. Of special interest, customers can save $30 or more in electricity
costs over the life of each CFL bulb.
Municipal Street Light Conversion: The Ameren Illinois Utilities will waive the one-time
street light conversion fee currently applicable to municipalities requesting the replacement of
existing Company-owned mercury vapor lighting fixtures to more efficient lighting units. This
program will be in effect for 2007 and 2008, covering the conversion of up to 4,000 fixtures in
each year.
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Appendix 1
2007 Variable Credit Structure
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Rider 5 (Residential Electric Space Heating Service), or AmerenCIPS Rate 1T (Residential Time of
Use Service). |
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Limited to customers in premises previously served under the Electric Space Heating provisions of
AmerenIP Rate SC2 (Residential Service Rate), or AmerenIP Rate SC3 (Demand Management Residential
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Exhibit B
Affiliates, in addition to those companies named in the foregoing, that are included as Signatories
Affiliates of:
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The Exelon Companies:
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Exelon Corporation |
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AmerGen Energy Company, LLC |
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Southeast Chicago Energy Project LLC |
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The Ameren Companies:
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Electric Energy, Inc. |
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MidAmerican Energy Company:
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MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company |
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Cal Energy |
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Cordova Energy Company LLC |
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CE Generation LLC |
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Cal Energy Holdings, Inc. |
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CE Resource LLC |
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EXHIBIT D
RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This Release and Settlement Agreement (the Agreement) is hereby entered into on the date set
forth below by the Attorney General of the State of Illinois (the Attorney General), on the one
hand, and the Ameren Companies (Central Illinois Light Company; Central Illinois Public Service
Company and Illinois Power Company (collectively the Ameren Illinois utilities), Ameren Energy
Generating Company; Ameren Energy Marketing Company; AmerenEnergy Resources Generating Company);
the Exelon Companies (Exelon Generation Company, LLC; AmerGen Energy Company, LLC; Commonwealth
Edison Company (ComEd)); MidAmerican Energy Company; the Edison Mission Companies (Midwest
Generation, LLC; Edison Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc.) and Dynegy Holdings Inc. (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the Companies), on the other hand.
In consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
TERMS
The Attorney General hereby releases and forever discharges the Companies, their affiliates,
agents, assigns, attorneys, directors, employees, insurers, joint
ventures, officers, parents, partners, predecessors, shareholders, subsidiaries, and successors
from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, lawsuits, obligations, and actions, whether
sounding in tort, contract, debt, warranty, or any statutory or common law cause of action, whether
in law, equity, or any other form, whether for compensatory or punitive damages or both, whether
now known, unknown, asserted, unasserted, foreseen, unforeseen, contingent, actual, liquidated or
unliquidated, that are based upon, arise out of or relate to, in whole or in part, through the
effective date of this Agreement any of the matters described in Exhibit 1 and agrees not to (1)
challenge the prudence or reasonableness of power purchases contracted for prior to the Effective
Date of this Agreement or (2) commence any future action against signatories to this Agreement or
their affiliates, agents, assigns, attorneys, directors, employees, insurers, joint ventures,
officers, parents, partners, predecessors, shareholders, subsidiaries, and successors relating to
the 2006 Illinois procurement auction or the associated allegations of market manipulation and the
exercise of market power.
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Dismissal with Prejudice: |
Each of the parties will, individually or, where appropriate, jointly, move to dismiss each of
the matters described in Exhibit 1 in their entirety with prejudice. Such motions to dismiss shall
be filed within ten business days following the Effective Date of this Agreement. The parties
agree that they will use their best efforts to obtain an order dismissing the matters described in
Exhibit 1 in their entirety with prejudice.
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Release and Settlement Agreement
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Financial Swap Agreements: |
As required by Section 16-111.5(k) of the Legislation described in paragraph 12, and in order
to provide more stable prices for residential and small commercial customers of ComEd, ComEd has
entered into a multi-year financial swap contract negotiated by the Office of the Attorney General
with Exelon Generation Company, attached as Exhibit 2, under the documentation requirements of the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. (the ComEd Contract). The ComEd Contract
shall be included in ComEds procurement plan as a pre-existing supply contract. ComEd shall be
entitled to full cost recovery for the ComEd Contract.
As required by Section 16-111.5(k) of the Legislation described in paragraph 12, and in order
to provide more stable prices for residential and small commercial customers of the Ameren Illinois
utilities, each of the Ameren Illinois utilities has entered into a multi-year financial swap
contract negotiated by the Office of the Attorney General with Ameren Energy Marketing Company,
attached as Exhibit 3, under the documentation requirements of the International Swaps and
Derivatives Association Inc. (the Ameren Illinois Utilities Contracts). The Ameren Illinois
Utilities Contracts shall be included in the Ameren Illinois utilities procurement plan as
pre-existing supply contracts. The Ameren Illinois utilities shall be entitled to full cost
recovery for the Ameren Illinois Utilities Contracts.
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Release and Settlement Agreement
MidAmerican Energy Company, the Edison Mission Companies and Dynegy Holdings Inc. are not
privy to the ComEd Contract or the Ameren Illinois Utilities Contracts described in this paragraph
and accordingly do not join in the foregoing provisions. However, such parties join in the
following paragraph.
None of the parties to this Agreement will object to or challenge the validity, approval or
cost recovery of the ComEd Contract or the Ameren Illinois Utilities Contracts. None of the
parties to this Agreement will object to or challenge inclusion of the ComEd Contract or the Ameren
Illinois Utilities Contracts in procurement plans pursuant to Section 16-111.5 of the Legislation.
Midwest Generation, LLC, Dynegy Holdings Inc. and MidAmerican Energy Company shall
contemporaneously enter into the Illinois Power Agency Funding Agreement attached as Exhibit 4 and
Midwest Generation, LLC and Dynegy Holdings Inc. shall contemporaneously enter into the Escrow
Funding Agreement attached as Exhibit 5.
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The terms of this Agreement do not constitute and shall not be construed as an admission of
liability or concession by the Companies or any of their affiliates, agents, assigns, attorneys,
directors, employees, insurers, joint ventures, officers, parents,
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partners, predecessors, shareholders, subsidiaries, and successors of fault or liability
regarding the claims, allegations, or assertions made by the Attorney General. The Companies and
their affiliates, agents, assigns, attorneys, directors, employees, insurers, joint ventures,
officers, parents, partners, predecessors, shareholders, subsidiaries, and successors deny any
fault, liability, wrongdoing or inappropriate exercise of discretion whatsoever.
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Neither the terms of this Agreement nor any acts performed relating thereto, or documents
executed in furtherance of this Agreement shall be admissible or proffered as evidence in any
proceeding in any forum for any purpose other than to enforce this Agreement or the agreements
executed in furtherance of this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Illinois without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but which together shall constitute a single agreement.
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Each party shall bear its attorneys fees and costs arising in connection with the matters
described in Exhibit 1, this Agreement, and any and all matters related thereto.
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This Agreement shall not be modified, amended, or otherwise changed except in a writing signed
by all parties that specifically refers to this Agreement and that is executed and delivered
subsequent to the date of this Agreement. The failure of any party to insist upon strict adherence
to any terms of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be construed as waiver thereof, or deprive
that party of the right to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other terms of this
Agreement.
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This Agreement shall not be construed to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity of the
State of Illinois or of the Attorney General.
This Agreement
shall be effective on the effective date of Senate Bill 1592 (as
amended by House
Amendment no. 5, as set forth in Legislative Reference Bureau
document No. LRB09511114MJR38234a) (the
Legislation).
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Release and Settlement Agreement
EXECUTED as of this 24th day of July, 2007.
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/s/ Lisa Madigan
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/s/ John W. Rowe
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Lisa Madigan
Attorney General of the State of Illinois
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John W. Rowe
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Exelon Corporation on behalf of Exelon
Generation Company, LLC and AmerGen
Energy Company, LLC |
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/s/ Gary Rainwater
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/s/ Frank M. Clark
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Gary Rainwater
Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer
Ameren Corporation, on behalf of Ameren
Energy Generating Company, AmerenEnergy
Resources Generating Company and Ameren
Energy Marketing Company
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Frank M. Clark
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Commonwealth Edison Company |
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/s/ Scott A. Cisel
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/s/ Todd M. Raba
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Scott A. Cisel
Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer
Central Illinois Light Company
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Illinois Power Company
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President
MidAmerican Energy Company |
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/s/ Guy F. Gorney
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/s/ Lynn A. Lednicky
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President
Midwest Generation, LLC and
Authorized Representative
Edison Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc.
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Executive Vice President
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Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit
Jackson County, Illinois
The People of the State of Illinois v. Illinois Power Company, d/b/a
AmerenIP and Central Illinois Public Service Company, d/b/a
AmerenCIPS
Case No. 2007-CH-37
In the Appellate Court of Illinois
Second Judicial District
Commonwealth Edison Company, et al. v. Illinois Commerce Commission,
et al.
Gen No. 2-06-0381
(Cons cases: 2-06-0381,1-06-0664, 1-06-0858, 1-06-0859, 1-06-0876, 1-
06-966, 4-06-0391, 4-06-0392, 4-06-0393)
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
D.C. Circuit
People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of the
State of Illinois v. FERC, D.C. Cir. No. 06-1234
Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC)
Proceeding to determine whether to authorize public release of certain auction-
related information
Docket No. 07-0240
Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC)
Investigation of Rider CPP of Commonwealth Edison Company, and Rider MV of Central Illinois
Light Company d/b/a AmerenCILCO, Of Central Illinois Public Service Company d/b/a
AmerenCIPS, and of Illinois Power Company, d/b/a AmerenIP, pursuant to Commission Order
regarding the Illinois Auction.
Docket No. 06-0800
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
The People of the State of Illinois, ex reI. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan v.
Exelon Generation Co., LLC, Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., Dynegy Power
Marketing, Inc., J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation, Ameren Energy Marketing Company,
American Electric Power Service Corporation, Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc., DTE Energy
Trading, Inc., Edison Mission Marketing & Trading, Inc., Energy America, LLC, FPL Energy
Power Marketing, Inc., J. Aron & Company, Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc., PPL
EnergyPlus, LLC, Sempra Energy Trading Corp., WPS Energy Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL07-47-000
Exhibit 1
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Exhibit 2
CONFIRMATION
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DATE:
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July 5, 2007 |
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TO:
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FROM:
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC |
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Financial Swap Cash Settled |
The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction
entered into between us on the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction). This letter
agreement constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the Master Agreement specified below.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) and Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) shall each be
referred to herein as a Party and collectively, the Parties.
This
Confirmation constitutes a Transaction under, and supplements, forms a part of, and shall
be subject to, the terms of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement, including all Annexes and Schedules
thereto, agreed between ComEd and Exelon, dated as of July 5, 2007 (the Master Agreement).
This Transaction, together with the Master Agreement, shall constitute a single agreement between
the Parties. All provisions of the Master Agreement shall govern this Confirmation, except as
expressly modified below. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and the
Master Agreement, this Confirmation will govern for purposes of the Transaction. Capitalized terms
used in this Confirmation shall have the respective meanings assigned in the Master Agreement. Each
Party hereto agrees to make payment to the other Party hereto in accordance with the provisions of
this Confirmation and of the Master Agreement.
It shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Transaction that the Illinois
Legislature shall have passed, and the Governor of Illinois shall have signed into law, that
certain legislation known as the Illinois Power Agency Act, and that such legislation contains a
provision enabling ComEd to enter into a financial swap transaction on terms and conditions that
are consistent with the terms and conditions of this Confirmation. This transaction is intended to
provide price stability for residential and small commercial customers referenced in Section
16-111.5(k) of the Act. If the Governor of Illinois has not, within days of the Trade Date, signed
such legislation into law, this Confirmation and the Transaction it contemplates will be
automatically terminated, and neither Exelon nor ComEd will have any further liability or
obligation to the other.
The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
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Effective Date:
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The day on which that certain
legislation known as the Illinois
Power Agency Act is signed into law
by the Governor of Illinois. |
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Commodity Reference Price:
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ELECTRICITY PJM-N ILLINOIS HUB
which means that the price for a
Pricing Date will be that days
Specified Price per MWh of
electricity for delivery on the
Delivery Date, which Specified Price
will be the hourly prices, stated in
U.S. Dollars, published by the PJM
at http://www.pim.com/markets/energy-market/day-ahead.html, under the
headings Daily Day-Ahead LMP: LMP Day-Ahead
Data: N ILLINOIS HUB or any
successor headings, that reports
prices effective on that Pricing
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Transaction Type:
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Fixed for Floating swap Transaction
where the Fixed Price is derived
from forward market prices for the
underlying Floating Price for
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energy in calendar year 2008, which forward market prices were
obtained as of as further described herein. |
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Starting Date of Term:
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From and including hour ending 0100 EPT June 1, 2008. |
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Termination Date of Term:
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Through and including hour ending 2400 EPT May 31, 2013. |
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Notional Quantity Per
Hour of each Calculation
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Calculation Period:
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Each calendar month during the Term (Effective Date through
Termination Date) of the Transaction, commencing HE 0100 EPT on
the first calendar day of such calendar month, and ending HE 2400
EPT on the last calendar day of such calendar month. |
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Fixed Price Payor:
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Fixed Price:
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Settlement Calculation:
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The Fixed Amount shall be calculated as the sum of the products
of (i) the Notional Quantity, multiplied by (ii) the Fixed Price
for each hour during the Calculation Period. |
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The Floating Amount shall be calculated as the sum of the
products of (i) the Notional Quantity, multiplied by (ii) the
Floating Price for each hour during the Calculation Period. |
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If the Floating Amount minus the Fixed Amount (Net Amount) is
greater than zero, then Floating Price Payor shall pay such Net
Amount to the Fixed Price Payor. |
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If the Net Amount is less than zero, then Fixed Price Payor shall
pay the absolute value of such Net Amount to the Floating Price
Payor. |
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If the Net Amount is equal to zero, then no payment shall be made
by either Party hereunder. |
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The fifteenth (15th) calendar day of the month following each month during the Term,
such day subject to adjustment in accordance with the Following Business Day Convention |
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Rounding:
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Fixed Price/applicable
Notional Quantity
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The Fixed Prices will be as set forth in the table below. The Year 1 Fixed Price will
be plus the Market Price minus the Reference Price. The Reference Price is
and represents an average of forward market prices for the underlying Floating
Price for around-the-clock energy in calendar year 2008, which forward market prices were
reported as of by the three energy brokers ICAP, Amerex, and Prebon, as
further described in more detail in in Exhibit A. The Market Price will be
determined by: (1) obtaining from ICAP, Amerex, and Prebon quotations for the offer to sell and
the bid to buy for the forward prices of on-peak and off-peak energy at NIHub for the
calendar year 2008 as of each of the five business days (for purposes of this Section
only, a business day is a business day as defined by the North American Electric Reliability
Council) immediately preceding the Effective Date; (2) for each of the five business
days, deriving from all three sets of these quotations the offer to sell and the bid
to buy for the forward price of calendar year 2008 ATC (around-the-clock) energy at NIHub;
(3), for each of the five business days and for each of the three brokers deriving the
midpoint of these five sets of 2008 ATC quotations (the simple average of the bid and
the offer); (4) obtaining the average of the midpoints for the three brokers for each of
the five business days; (5) discarding the highest and lowest of these five average midpoints;
(6) and then calculating the simple average of the remaining three midpoints. If
quotations are unavailable for a particular business day from a broker, then for such business
day the quotations for the remaining two brokers will be used. If quotations are unavailable
for two brokers, then for such business day the quotations from the third broker will be
used. If quotations are unavailable from all three brokers, the quotations used for the
immediately preceding business day will be used. |
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If the Market Price calculated in accordance with the preceding paragraph is less
than, then the Market Price will be deemed to be, and therefore the Year 1 Fixed Price
will be. If the Market Price calculated in accordance with the
preceding paragraph is greater than, then the Market Price will be deemed to be,
and therefore the Year 1 Fixed Price will be. |
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Additional Provisions:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Confirmation to be duly executed as of the date
first above written.
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Commonwealth Edison Company
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An Officer of Exelon Generation Company, LLC July 5, 2007
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Exhibit A Exelon-ComEd Financial Swap Confirmation
CASE A Market Price with no collar is
ICAP
Cal 08 On Peak Cal 08 Wrap Cal 08 ATC
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
9-Jul $ 65.89 $ 66.68 $ 32.81 $ 33.23 $ 48.24 $ 48.83
10-Jul $ 66.68 $ 67.20 $ 33.34 $ 33.86 $ 48.88 $ 49.41
11-Jul $ 68.25 $ 69.04 $ 34.13 $ 34.65 $ 50.04 $ 50.68
12-Jul $ 69.83 $ 70.61 $ 34.91 $ 35.44 $ 51.19 $ 51.84
13-Jul $ 70.61 $ 71.40 $ 35.70 $ 35.91 $ 51.98 $ 52.46
AMEREX
Cal 08 On Peak Cal 08 Wrap Cal 08 ATC
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
9-Jul $ 66.15 $ 66.94 $ 33.50 $ 33.86 $ 48.72 $ 49.29
10-Jul $ 66.41 $ 67.46 $ 33.50 $ 33.86 $ 48.84 $ 49.53
11-Jul $ 69.30 $ 70.35 $ 34.91 $ 35.70 $ 50.95 $ 51.86
12-Jul $ 69.83 $ 70.61 $ 35.33 $ 35.96 $ 51.42 $ 52.12
13-Jul $ 70.88 $ 71.14 $ 35.70 $ 36.12 $ 52.10 $ 52.45
PREBON
Cal 08 On Peak Cal 08 Wrap Cal 08 ATC
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
9-Jul $ 65.89 $ 66.68 $ 32.81 $ 33.08 $ 48.24 $ 48.74
10-Jul $ 66.54 $ 67.33 $ 33.42 $ 33.86 $ 48.86 $ 49.47
11-Jul $ 68.51 $ 69.04 $ 34.91 $ 35.18 $ 50.58 $ 50.87
12-Jul $ 69.56 $ 70.09 $ 34.91 $ 35.18 $ 51.07 $ 51.45
13-Jul $ 70.88 $ 71.40 $ 35.60 $ 35.96 $ 52.05 $ 52.49
Market Price calculation:
Average Broker quotes for CAL 2008 ATC in $/MWh
Bid Offer Average
9-Jul $ 48.40 $ 48.95 $ 48.67
10-Jul $ 48.86 $ 49.47 $ 49.17
11-Jul $ 50.52 $ 51.17 $ 50.85
12-Jul $ 51.23 $ 51.80 $ 51.52
13-Jul $ 52.04 $ 52.46 $ 52.25
Highest quote $ 52.25
Lowest quote $ 48.67
Average of 5 days discarding highest and lowest (Calculated Market Price) $ 50.51
Market Price (Collared If Calculated Market Price is less than or more than)
Reference Price
Year 1 Fixed Price = $48.43 + Market Price - Reference Price
Volume Applicable to Fixed Calculated Fixed
Portion of Term Fixed Price ($/MWH) Price (MW) Price ($/MWh)
June 1 2008 - Dec. 31, 2008 Year 1 Fixed Price 1,000
Jan 2009 - May 2009 Year 1 Fixed Price + 1,000
June 2009 - December 2009 Year 1 Fixed Price + 2,000
Jan 2010 - May 2010 Year 1 Fixed Price + 2,000
June 2010 - December 2010 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
Jan 2012 - December 2012 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
Jan 2013 - May 2013 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
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Exhibit A (Contd)
CASE B Market Price of
ICAP
Cal 08 On Peak Cal 08 Wrap Cal 08 ATC
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
9-Jul $ 67.14 $ 67.95 $ 33.44 $ 33.87 $ 49.16 $ 49.76
10-Jul $ 67.95 $ 68.48 $ 33.97 $ 34.51 $ 49.81 $ 50.35
11-Jul $ 69.55 $ 70.35 $ 34.78 $ 35.31 $ 50.99 $ 51.65
12-Jul $ 71.16 $ 71.96 $ 35.58 $ 36.11 $ 52.17 $ 52.83
13-Jul $ 71.96 $ 72.76 $ 36.38 $ 36.59 $ 52.97 $ 53.46
AMEREX
Cal 08 On Peak Cal 08 Wrap Cal 08 ATC
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
9-Jul $ 67.41 $ 68.21 $ 34.13 $ 34.51 $ 49.65 $ 50.22
10-Jul $ 67.68 $ 68.75 $ 34.13 $ 34.51 $ 49.77 $ 50.47
11-Jul $ 70.62 $ 71.69 $ 35.58 $ 36.38 $ 51.92 $ 52.85
12-Jul $ 71.16 $ 71.96 $ 36.01 $ 36.65 $ 52.40 $ 53.11
13-Jul $ 72.23 $ 72.49 $ 36.38 $ 36.81 $ 53.09 $ 53.45
PREBON
Cal 08 On Peak Cal 08 Wrap Cal 08 ATC
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
9-Jul $ 67.14 $ 67.95 $ 33.44 $ 33.71 $ 49.15 $ 49.67
10-Jul $ 67.81 $ 68.61 $ 34.05 $ 34.51 $ 49.79 $ 50.41
11-Jul $ 69.82 $ 70.35 $ 35.58 $ 35.85 $ 51.54 $ 51.94
12-Jul $ 70.89 $ 71.42 $ 35.58 $ 35.85 $ 52.04 $ 52.43
13-Jul $ 72.23 $ 72.76 $ 36.27 $ 36.65 $ 53.04 $ 53.49
Market Price calculation:
Average Broker quotes for CAL 2008 ATC in $/MWh
Bid Offer Average
9-Jul $ 49.32 $ 49.88 $ 49.60
10-Jul $ 49.79 $ 50.41 $ 50.10
11-Jul $ 51.48 $ 52.14 $ 51.81
12-Jul $ 52.20 $ 52.79 $ 52.50
13-Jul $ 53.03 $ 53.46 $ 53.25
Highest quote $ 53.25
Lowest quote $ 49.60
Average of 5 days discarding highest and lowest (Calculated Market Price) $ 51.47
Market Price (Collared If Calculated Market Price is less than or more than)
Reference Price
Year 1 Fixed Price = $48.43 + Market Price - Reference Price
Volume Applicable to Fixed Calculated Fixed
Portion of Term Fixed Price ($/MWH) Price (MW) Price ($/MWh)
June 1 2008 - Dec. 31, 2008 Year 1 Fixed Price 1,000
Jan 2009 - May 2009 Year 1 Fixed Price + 1,000
June 2009 - December 2009 Year 1 Fixed Price + 2,000
Jan 2010 - May 2010 Year 1 Fixed Price + 2,000
June 2010 - December 2010 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
Jan 2012 - December 2012 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
Jan 2013 - May 2013 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
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Exhibit A (Contd)
CASE C Market Price with no collar is
ICAP
Cal 08 On Peak Cal 08 Wrap Cal 08 ATC
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
9-Jul $ 67.77 $ 68.58 $ 33.75 $ 34.18 $ 49.61 $ 50.22
10-Jul $ 68.58 $ 69.12 $ 34.29 $ 34.83 $ 50.28 $ 50.82
11-Jul $ 70.20 $ 71.01 $ 35.10 $ 35.64 $ 51.47 $ 52.13
12-Jul $ 71.82 $ 72.63 $ 35.91 $ 36.45 $ 52.65 $ 53.32
13-Jul $ 72.63 $ 73.44 $ 36.72 $ 36.94 $ 53.46 $ 53.96
AMEREX
Cal 08 On Peak Cal 08 Wrap Cal 08 ATC
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
9-Jul $ 68.04 $ 68.85 $ 34.45 $ 34.83 $ 50.11 $ 50.69
10-Jul $ 68.31 $ 69.39 $ 34.45 $ 34.83 $ 50.24 $ 50.95
11-Jul $ 71.28 $ 72.36 $ 35.91 $ 36.72 $ 52.40 $ 53.34
12-Jul $ 71.82 $ 72.63 $ 36.34 $ 36.99 $ 52.89 $ 53.61
13-Jul $ 72.90 $ 73.17 $ 36.72 $ 37.15 $ 53.59 $ 53.95
PREBON
Cal 08 On Peak Cal 08 Wrap Cal 08 ATC
Bid Ask Bid Ask Bid Ask
9-Jul $ 67.77 $ 68.58 $ 33.75 $ 34.02 $ 49.61 $ 50.14
10-Jul $ 68.45 $ 69.26 $ 34.37 $ 34.83 $ 50.26 $ 50.88
11-Jul $ 70.47 $ 71.01 $ 35.91 $ 36.18 $ 52.03 $ 52.42
12-Jul $ 71.55 $ 72.09 $ 35.91 $ 36.18 $ 52.53 $ 52.92
13-Jul $ 72.90 $ 73.44 $ 36.61 $ 36.99 $ 53.53 $ 53.99
Market Price calculation:
Average Broker quotes for CAL 2008 ATC in $/MWh
Bid Offer Average
9-Jul $ 49.78 $ 50.35 $ 50.07
10-Jul $ 50.26 $ 50.86 $ 50.57
11-Jul $ 51.87 $ 52.63 $ 52.30
12-Jul $ 52.69 $ 53.26 $ 52.99
13-Jul $ 53.53 $ 53.96 $ 53.75
Highest quote $ 53.75
Lowest quote $ 50.07
Average of 5 days discarding highest and lowest (Calculated Market Price) $ 51.95
Market Price (Collared If Calculated Market Price is less than or more than)
Reference Price
Year 1 Fixed Price = $48.43 + Market Price - Reference Price
Volume Applicable to Fixed Calculated Fixed
Portion of Term Fixed Price ($/MWH) Price (MW) Price ($/MWh)
June 1 2008 - Dec. 31, 2008 Year 1 Fixed Price 1,000
Jan 2009 - May 2009 Year 1 Fixed Price + 1,000
June 2009 - December 2009 Year 1 Fixed Price + 2,000
Jan 2010 - May 2010 Year 1 Fixed Price + 2,000
June 2010 - December 2010 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
Jan 2012 - December 2012 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
Jan 2013 - May 2013 Year 1 Fixed Price + 3,000
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Exhibit A (Contd)
Reference Price Calculation
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Amerex
Prebon
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International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
2002 MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of July 5, 2007
between
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EXELON GENERATION
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have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a Transaction)
that are or will be governed by this 2002 Master Agreement, which includes the schedule (the
Schedule), and the documents and other confirming evidence (each a Confirmation) exchanged
between the parties or otherwise effective for the purpose of confirming or evidencing those
Transactions. This 2002 Master Agreement and the Schedule are together referred to as this Master
Agreement.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:
1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions. The terms defined in Section 14 and elsewhere in this Master Agreement will have
the meanings therein specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b) Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and the
other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency
between the provisions of any Confirmation and this Master Agreement, such Confirmation will prevail for the
purpose of the relevant Transaction.
(c) Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master
Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement between the parties (collectively referred to as this
Agreement), and the parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.
2. Obligations
(a) General Conditions.
(i) Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each Confirmation to be made
by it, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement.
(ii) Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value on that date in
the place of the account specified in the relevant Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to
this Agreement, in freely transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments in
the required currency. Where settlement is by delivery (that is, other than by payment),
such delivery will be made for receipt on the due date in the manner customary for the
relevant obligation unless otherwise specified in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in
this Agreement.
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(iii) Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to (1) the condition
precedent that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the other
party has occurred and is continuing (2) the condition precedent that no Early Termination
Date in respect of the relevant Transaction has occurred or been effectively designated and
(3) each other condition specified in this Agreement to be a condition precedent for the
purpose of this Section 2(a)(iii).
(b) Change of Account. Either party may change its account for receiving a payment or delivery by
giving notice to the other party at least five Local Business Days prior to the Scheduled Settlement Date
for the payment or delivery to which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a reasonable
objection to such change.
(c) Netting of Payments. If on any date amounts would otherwise be
payable:
(i) in the same currency; and
(ii) in respect of the same Transaction,
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each partys obligation to make payment of any
such amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would
otherwise have been payable by one party exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have
been payable by the other party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by which the larger
aggregate amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the larger
aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.
The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount and payment
obligation will be determined in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the same
currency in respect of those Transactions, regardless of whether such amounts are payable in
respect of the same Transaction. The election may be made in the Schedule or any Confirmation by
specifying that Multiple Transaction Payment Netting applies to the Transactions identified as
being subject to the election (in which case clause (ii) above will not apply to such
Transactions). If Multiple Transaction Payment Netting is applicable to Transactions, it will
apply to those Transactions with effect from the starting date specified in the Schedule or such
Confirmation, or, if a starting date is not specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation, the
starting date otherwise agreed by the parties in writing. This election may be made separately for
different groups of Transactions and will apply separately to each pairing of Offices through
which the parties make and receive payments or deliveries.
(d) Deduction or Withholding for Tax.
(i) Gross-Up. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required
by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue
authority, then in effect. If a party is so required to deduct or withhold, then that party (X) will:
(1) promptly notify the other party (Y) of such requirement;
(2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be
deducted or withheld (including the full amount required to be deducted or withheld from any additional
amount paid by X to Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining that such
deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice that such amount has been assessed against Y;
(3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or other
documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment to such authorities; and
(4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to the payment to which
Y is otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount as is necessary to
ensure that the net amount actually received by Y (free and clear of Indemnifiable
Taxes, whether assessed against X or Y) will equal the full amount Y would have
received had no such deduction or withholding been required. However, X will not be
required to pay any additional amount to Y to the extent that it would not be required
to be paid but for:
(A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f) to be
accurate and true unless such failure would not have occurred but for (I) any action taken by
a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, after a
Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to
a party to this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax Law.
(ii) Liability. If:
(1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice
of any relevant governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction or withholding in respect of which
X would not be required to pay an additional amount to Y under Section 2(d)(i)(4);
(2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and
(3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against X,
then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability resulting from
such Tax, Y will promptly pay to X the amount of such liability (including any related
liability for interest, but including any related liability for penalties only if Y has
failed to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or
4(d)).
3. Representations
Each party makes the representations contained in Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(e) and 3(f) and, if
specified in the Schedule as applying, 3(g) to the other party (which representations will be
deemed to be repeated by each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into and, in the
case of the representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the termination of this Agreement).
If any Additional Representation is specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying,
the party or parties specified for such Additional Representation will make and, if applicable, be
deemed to repeat such Additional Representation at the time or times specified for such Additional
Representation.
(a) Basic Representations.
(i) Status. It is duly organised and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its organisation or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing;
(ii) Powers. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other documentation
relating to this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Agreement and any other
documentation relating to this Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver
and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any
Credit Support Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to
authorise such execution, delivery and performance;
(iii) No Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance do not
violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional
documents, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it
or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its
assets;
(iv) Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained
by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party
have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents
have been complied with; and
(v) Obligations Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any Credit Support
Document to which it is a party constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations,
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganisation, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors rights
generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)).
(b) Absence of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or, to its
knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or
circumstance would occur as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(c) Absence of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it or any
of its Credit Support Providers or any of its applicable Specified Entities any action, suit or
proceeding at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental body, agency or official
or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality, validity or enforceability against it of
this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party or its ability to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or such Credit Support Document.
(d) Accuracy of Specified Information. All applicable information that is furnished in writing by
or on behalf of it to the other party and is identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the
Schedule is, as of the date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material
respect.
(e) Payer Tax Representation. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for
the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f) Payee Tax Representations. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it
for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
(g) No Agency. It is entering into this Agreement, including each Transaction, as principal and not
as agent of any person or entity.
4. Agreements
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have any obligation
under this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party:
(a) Furnish Specified Information. It will deliver to the other party or, in certain cases
under clause (iii) below, to such government or taxing authority as the other party reasonably
directs:
(i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in the Schedule or
any Confirmation;
(ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and
(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that may be required
or reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such other party or its Credit Support
Provider to make a payment under this Agreement or any applicable Credit Support Document
without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction or
withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or submission of such
form or document would not materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the
party in receipt of such demand), with any such form or document to be accurate and
completed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and to
be delivered with any reasonably required certification,
in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if none is specified,
as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) Maintain Authorisations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and
effect all consents of any governmental or other authority that are required to be obtained by it
with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and will use
all reasonable efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in the future.
(c) Comply with Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and orders
to which it may be subject if failure so to comply would materially impair its
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to
which it is a party.
(d) Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made by it under Section
3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of such failure.
(e) Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon
it or in respect of its execution or performance of this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated, organised, managed and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or where an Office
through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is located (Stamp Tax Jurisdiction),
and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon the other party or
in respect of the other partys execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax
Jurisdiction which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other party.
5. Events of Default and Termination Events
(a) Events of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any of the
following events constitutes (subject to Sections 5(c) and 6(e)(iv)) an event of default (an
Event of Default) with respect to such party:
(i) Failure to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when due, any payment under
this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 9(h)(i)(2) or (4) required to be made
by it if such failure is not remedied on or before the first Local Business Day in the case
of any such payment or the first Local Delivery Day in the case of any such delivery after,
in each case, notice of such failure is given to the party;
(ii) Breach of Agreement; Repudiation of Agreement..
(1) Failure by the party to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation (other
than an obligation to make any payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section
2(a)(i) or 9(h)(i)(2) or (4) or to give notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or
obligation under Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by
the party in accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied within 30
days after notice of such failure is given to the party; or
(2) the party disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or
challenges the validity of, this Master Agreement, any Confirmation executed and
delivered by that party or any
Transaction evidenced by such a Confirmation (or such action is taken by any person or entity
appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf);
(iii) Credit Support Default.
(1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to comply with or
perform any agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by it in accordance with
any Credit Support Document if such failure is continuing after any applicable grace period has
elapsed;
(2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or the failing or ceasing of
such Credit Support Document, or any security interest granted by such party or such Credit
Support Provider to the other party pursuant to any such Credit Support Document, to be in full
force and effect for the purpose of this Agreement (in either case other than in accordance with
its terms) prior to the satisfaction of all obligations of such party under each Transaction to
which such Credit Support Document relates without the written consent of the other party; or
(3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in
whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Credit Support Document (or such action is
taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf);
(iv) Misrepresentation. A representation (other than a representation under Section 3(e) or 3(f))
made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the party or any Credit Support
Provider of such party in this Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been
incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made
or repeated;
(v) Default under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
any applicable Specified Entity of such party:
(1) defaults (other than by failing to make a delivery) under a Specified Transaction or any
credit support arrangement relating to a Specified Transaction and, after giving effect
to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, such default results in
a liquidation of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that
Specified Transaction;
(2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, in
making any payment due on the last payment or exchange date of, or any payment on early
termination of, a Specified Transaction (or, if there is no applicable notice requirement or
grace period, such default continues for at least one Local Business Day);
(3) defaults in making any delivery due under (including any delivery due on the last delivery
or exchange date of) a Specified Transaction or any credit support arrangement relating to a
Specified Transaction and, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace
period, such defaults result in a liquidation of, an acceleration of obligations under, or any
early termination of, all transactions outstanding under the documentation applicable to that
Specified Transaction; or
(4) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the
validity of, a Specified Transaction or any credit support arrangement relating to a Specified
Transaction that is, in either case, confirmed or evidenced by a document or other confirming
evidence executed and delivered by that party, Credit Support Provider or Specified Entity (or
such action is taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its
behalf);
(vi) Cross Default. If Cross Default is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party,
the occurrence or existence of:
(1) a default, event of default or other similar condition or event (however described) in
respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified
Entity of such party under one or more agreements or instruments relating to Specified
Indebtedness of any of them (individually or collectively) where the aggregate principal amount
of such agreements or instruments, either alone or together with the amount, if any, referred
to in clause (2) below is not less than the applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the
Schedule) which has resulted in such Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at
such time of being declared, due and payable under such agreements or instruments before it
would otherwise have been due and payable; or
(2) a default by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such
Specified Entity (individually or collectively) in making one or more
payments under such agreements or instruments on the due date for payment (after giving
effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period) in an aggregate amount, either
alone or together with the amount, if any, referred to in clause (1) above, of not less than
the applicable Threshold Amount;
(vii) Bankruptcy. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified
Entity of such party:
(1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes
insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally
to pay its debts as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition
with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4)(A) institutes or has instituted against it, by a
regulator, supervisor or any similar official with primary insolvency, rehabilitative or
regulatory jurisdiction over it in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organisation or the
jurisdiction of its head or home office, a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or
bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law
affecting creditors rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, by
it or such regulator, supervisor or similar official, or (B) has instituted against it a
proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors rights, or a petition is
presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and such proceeding or petition is instituted or
presented by a person or entity not described in clause (A) above and either (I) results in a
judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an
order for its winding-up or liquidation or (II) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or
restrained in each case within 15 days of the institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a
resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant
to a consolidation amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of
an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other
similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (7) has a secured party
take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution,
attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or
substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process
is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 15 days thereafter; (8)
causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any
jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in clauses (1) to (7)
above (inclusive); or (9) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to,
approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or
(viii) Merger Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support Provider of such
party consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or
substantially all its assets to, or reorganises, reincorporates or reconstitutes into
or as, another entity and, at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger,
transfer, reorganisation, reincorporation or reconstitution:
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations
of such party or such Credit Support Provider under this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which it or its predecessor was a party; or
(2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend (without the consent
of the other party) to the performance by such resulting, surviving or transferee
entity of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any event specified
below constitutes (subject to Section 5(c)) an Illegality if the event is specified in clause (i)
below, a Force Majeure Event if the event is specified in clause (ii) below, a Tax Event if the
event is specified in clause (iii) below, a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in
clause (iv) below, and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger if the event is
specified pursuant to clause (v) below or an Additional Termination Event if the event is specified
pursuant to clause (vi) below:
(i) Illegality. After giving effect to any applicable provision, disruption fallback or
remedy specified in, or pursuant to, the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this
Agreement, due to an event or circumstance (other than any action taken by a party or, if
applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party) occurring after a Transaction is
entered into, it becomes unlawful under any applicable law (including without limitation
the laws of any country in which payment, delivery or compliance is required by either
party or any Credit Support Provider, as the case may be), on any day, or it would be
unlawful if the relevant payment, delivery or compliance were required on that day (in each
case, other than as a result of a breach by the party of Section 4(b)):
(1) for the Office through which such party (which will be the Affected Party) makes and
receives payments or deliveries with respect to such Transaction to perform any
absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery or in respect of such
Transaction, to receive a payment or delivery in respect of such
Transaction or to comply with any other material provision of this
Agreement relating to such Transaction; or
(2) for such party or any credit Support Provider of such party (which will be the
Affected Party) to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or
delivery which such party or Credit Support Provider has under any Credit
Support Document relating to such Transaction, to receive a payment or delivery
under such Credit Support Document or to comply with any other material provision of such
Credit Support Document;
(ii) Force Majeure Event After giving effect to any applicable provision, disruption
fallback or remedy specified in, or pursuant to, the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in
this Agreement, by reason of force majeure or act of state occurring after a Transaction is
entered into, on any day:
(1) the Office through which such party (which will be the Affected Party) makes and
receives payments or deliveries with respect to such Transaction is prevented from
performing any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery in
respect of such Transaction, from receiving a payment or delivery in respect of such
Transaction or from complying with any other material provision of this Agreement
relating to such Transaction (or would be so prevented if such payment, delivery or
compliance were required on that day), or it becomes impossible or
impracticable for such Office so to perform, receive or comply (or it would be impossible or
impracticable for such Office so to perform, receive or comply if such payment, delivery or
compliance were required on that day); or
(2) such party or any Credit Support Provider of such party (which will be the Affected Party)
is prevented from performing any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or
delivery which such party or Credit Support Provider has under any Credit Support Document
relating to such Transaction, from receiving a payment or delivery under such Credit Support
Document or from complying with any other material provision of such Credit Support Document
(or would be so prevented if such payment, delivery or compliance were required on that day),
or it becomes impossible or impracticable for such party or Credit Support Provider so to
perform, receive or comply (or it would be impossible or impracticable for such party or
Credit Support Provider so to perform, receive or comply if such payment, delivery or
compliance were required on that day),
so long as the force majeure or act of state is beyond the control of such Office, such party or
such Credit Support Provider, as appropriate, and such Office, party or Credit Support Provider
could not, after using all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party or Credit Support
Provider to incur a loss, other than immaterial, incidental expenses), overcome such prevention,
impossibility or impracticability;
(iii) Tax Event. Due to (1) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of
competent jurisdiction, after a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is
taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (2) a Change in Tax Law, the party
(which will be the Affected Party) will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, on the
next succeeding Scheduled Settlement Date (A) be required to pay to the other party an additional
amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest
under Section 9(h) or (B) receive a payment from which an amount is required to be deducted or
withheld for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h) and no
additional amount is required to be paid in respect of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other
than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B));
(iv) Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the Burdened Party) on the next succeeding Scheduled
Settlement Date will either (1) be required to pay an additional amount in respect of an
Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h)) or 2
receive a payment from which an amount has been deducted or withheld for or on account of any Tax
in respect of which the other party is not required to pay an additional amount (other than by
reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either case as a result of a party consolidating or
amalgamating with, or merging with or into, or transferring all or substantially all its assets
(or any substantial part of the assets comprising the business conducted by it as of the date of
this Master Agreement) to or reorganising, reincorporating or reconstituting into or as, another
entity (which will be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute a Merger Without
Assumption;
(v) Credit Event Upon Merger. If Credit Event Upon Merger is specified in the Schedule as
applying to the party, a Designated Event (as defined below) occurs with respect to such party,
any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party (in
each case, X) and such Designated Event does not constitute a Merger Without Assumption, and the
creditworthiness of X or, if applicable, the successor, surviving or transferee entity of X, after
taking into account any applicable Credit Support Document, is materially weaker immediately after
the occurrence of such Designated Event than that of X immediately prior to the occurrence of such
Designated Event (and, in any such event, such party or its successor, surviving or transferee
entity, as appropriate, will be the Affected party). A Designated Event with respect to X means
that:
(1) X consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or
substantially all its assets (or any substantial part of the assets comprising the business
conducted by X as of the
date of this Master Agreement) to, or reorganises, reincorporates or reconstitutes into
or as, another entity;
(2) any person, related group of persons or entity acquires directly or indirectly the
beneficial ownership of (A) equity securities having the power to elect a majority of
the board of directors (or its equivalent) of X or (B) any other ownership interest
enabling it to exercise control of X; or
(3) X effects any substantial change in its capital structure by
means of the issuance, incurrence or guarantee of debt or the issuance of (A)
preferred stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for debt or
preferred stock or (B) in the case of entities other than corporations, any
other form of ownership interest; or
(vi) Additional Termination Event. If any Additional Termination Event is specified in
the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence of such event (and, in such
event, the Affected Party or Affected Parties will be as specified for such Additional
Termination Event in the Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c) Hierarchy of Events..
(i) An event or circumstance that constitutes or gives rise to an Illegality or a Force
Majeure Event will not, for so long as that is the case, also constitute or give rise to an
Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i), 5(a)(ii)(1) or
5(a)(iii)(1) insofar as such event
or circumstance relates to the failure to make any payment or delivery or a failure to
comply with any other material provision of this Agreement or a Credit Support Document, as
the case may be.
(ii) Except in circumstances contemplated by clause (i) above, if an event or circumstance
which would otherwise constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event
also constitutes an Event of Default or any other Termination Event, it will be treated as
an Event of Default or such other Termination Event, as the case may be, and will not
constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event.
(iii) If an event or circumstance which would otherwise constitute or give rise to a Force
Majeure Event also constitutes an Illegality, it will be treated as an Illegality, except
as described in clause (ii) above, and not a Force Majeure Event.
(d) Deferral of Payments and Deliveries During Waiting Period. If an Illegality or a Force Majeure
Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to a Transaction, each payment or delivery which
would otherwise be required to be made under that Transaction will be deferred to, and will not be
due until:
(i) the first Local Business Day or, in the case of a delivery, the first Local Delivery
Day (or the first day that would have been a Local Business Day or Local Delivery Day, as
appropriate, but for the occurrence of the event or circumstance constituting or giving
rise to that Illegality or Force Majeure Event) following the end of any applicable Waiting
Period in respect of that Illegality or Force Majeure Event, as the case may be; or
(ii) if earlier, the date on which the event or circumstance constituting or giving rise to
that Illegality or Force Majeure Event ceases to exist or, if such date is not a Local
Business Day or, in the case of a delivery, a Local Delivery Day, the first following day
that is a Local Business Day or Local Delivery Day, as appropriate.
(e) Inability of Head or Home Office to Perform Obligations of Branch. If (i) an Illegality or a
Force Majeure Event occurs under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or 5(b)(ii)(1) and the relevant Office is not
the Affected Partys head or home office, (ii) Section 10(a) applies, (iii) the other party seeks
performance of the relevant obligation or
compliance with the relevant provision by the Affected Partys head or home office and (iv)
the Affected Partys head or home office fails so to perform or comply due to the occurrence of an
event or circumstance which would, if that head or home office were the Office through which the
Affected Party makes and receives payments and deliveries with respect to the relevant Transaction,
constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event, and such failure would otherwise
constitute an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i) or
5(a)(iii)(1) with respect to such party
then, for so long as the relevant event or circumstance continues to exist with respect to both the
Office referred to in Section 5(b)(i)(1) or 5(b)(ii)(1), as the case may be, and the Affected
Partys head or home office, such failure will not constitute an Event of Default under Section
5(a)(i) or 5(a)(iii)(l).
6. Early Termination; Close-Out Netting
(a) Right to Terminate Following Event of Default. If at any time an Event of Default with respect
to a party (the Defaulting Party) has occurred and is then continuing, the other party (the
Non-defaulting Party) may, by not more than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the
relevant Event of Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an
Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however, Automatic Early
Termination is specified in the Schedule as applying to a party, then an Early Termination Date in
respect of all outstanding Transactions will occur immediately upon the occurrence with respect to
such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1), (3), (5), (6) or, to the
extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time immediately preceding the institution of the
relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant petition upon the occurrence with
respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in
Section 5(a)(vii)(4)
or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8).
(b) Right to Terminate Following Termination Event.
(i)
Notice. If a Termination Event other than a Force Majeure Event occurs, an Affected
Party will, promptly upon becoming aware of it, notify the other party, specifying the
nature of that Termination Event and each Affected Transaction, and will also give the
other party such other information about that Termination Event as the other party may
reasonably require. If a Force Majeure Event occurs, each party will, promptly upon
becoming aware of it, use all reasonable efforts to notify the other party, specifying the
nature of that Force Majeure Event, and will also give the other party such other
information about that Force Majeure Event as the other party may reasonably require.
(ii) Transfer to Avoid Termination Event. If a Tax Event occurs and there is only one
Affected Party or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the Affected
Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its right to designate an Early
Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), use all reasonable efforts (which will not
require such party to incur a loss, other than immaterial, incidental expenses) to
transfer within 20 days after it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and
obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions to another of its
Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases to exist.
If the Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give notice to the other
party to that effect within such 20 day period, whereupon the other party may effect such a
transfer within 30 days after the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).
Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and conditional
upon the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be withheld if
such other partys policies in effect at such time would permit it to enter into
Transactions with the transferee on the terms proposed.
(iii) Two Affected Parties. If a Tax Event occurs and there are two Affected Parties, each
party will use all reasonable efforts to reach agreement within 30 days after notice of
such occurrence is given under Section 6(b)(i) to avoid that Termination Event.
(iv)
Right to Terminate.
(1) If:
(A) a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section
6(b)(iii), as the case may be, has not been effected with respect to all
Affected Transactions within 30 days after an Affected Party gives notice under
Section 6(b)(i); or
(B) a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event occurs, or a Tax
Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is not the Affected Party,
the Burdened Party in the case of a Tax Event Upon Merger, any Affected Party in the case of
a Tax Event or an Additional Termination Event if there are two Affected Parties, or the
Non-affected Party in the case of a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination
Event if there is only one Affected Party may, if the relevant Termination Event is then
continuing, by not more than 20 days notice to the other party, designate a day not earlier
than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of all
Affected Transactions.
(2) If at any time an Illegality or Force Majeure Event has occurred
and is then continuing and any applicable Waiting Period has expired:
(A) Subject to clause (B) below, either party may, by not more than 20 days notice to
the other party, designate (I) a day not earlier than the day on which such notice
becomes effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of all Affected Transactions
or (II) by specifying in that notice the Affected Transactions in respect of which it
is designating the relevant day as an Early Termination Date, a day not earlier than
two Local Business Days following the day on which such notice becomes effective as an
Early Termination Date in respect of less than all Affected Transactions. Upon receipt
of a notice designating an Early Termination Date in respect of less than all Affected
Transactions, the other party may, by notice to the designating party, if such notice
is effective on or before the day so designated, designate that same day as an Early
Termination Date in respect of any or all other Affected Transactions.
(b) An Affected Party (if the Illegality or Force Majeure Event relates to performance
by such party or any Credit Support Provider of such party of an obligation to make any
payment or delivery under, or to compliance with any other material provision of, the
relevant Credit Support Document) will only have the right to designate an Early
Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv)(2)(A) as a result of an Illegality under
Section 5(b)(i)(2) or a Force Majeure Event under Section 5(b)(ii)(2) following the
prior designation by the other party of an Early Termination Date, pursuant to Section
6(b)(iv)(2)(A), in respect of less than all Affected Transactions.
(c) Effect of Designation.
(i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section 6(a) or (b), the
Early Termination Date will occur on the date so designated, whether or not the relevant
Event of Default or Termination Event is then continuing.
(ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date, no further
payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 9(h)(i) in respect of the Terminated
Transactions will be required to be made, but without prejudice to the other provisions of
this Agreement. The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall
be determined pursuant to Sections 6(e) and 9(h)(ii).
(d) Calculations; Payment Date.
(i) Statement. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the
occurrence of an Early Termination Date, each party will make the calculations on its part, if any, contemplated by
Section 6(e) and will provide to the other party a statement (1) showing, in reasonable detail, such
calculations (including any quotations, market data or information from internal sources used in
making such calculations), (2) specifying (except where there are two Affected Parties) any Early Termination Amount
payable and (3) giving details of the relevant account to which any amount payable to it is to be paid.
In the absence of written confirmation from the source of a quotation or market data obtained in determining a
Close-out Amount, the records of the party obtaining such quotation or market data will be conclusive
evidence of the existence and accuracy of such quotation or market data.
(ii) Payment Date. An Early Termination Amount due in respect of any Early Termination Date
will, together with any amount of interest payable pursuant to Section 9(h)(ii)(2), be
payable (1) on the day on which notice of the amount payable is effective in the case of an
Early Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a result of an Event of Default and
(2) on the day which is two Local Business Days after the day on which notice of the amount
payable is effective (or if there are two Affected Parties, after the day on which the
statement provided pursuant to clause (i) above by the second party to provide such a
statement is effective) in the case of an Early Termination Date which is designated as a
result of a Termination Event.
(e) Payments on Early Termination. If an Early Termination Date occurs, the amount, if any,
payable in respect of that Early Termination Date (the Early Termination Amount) will be determined pursuant
to this Section 6(e) and will be subject to Section 6(f).
(i) Events of Default. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default, the
Early Termination Amount will be an amount equal to (1) the sum of (A) the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Close-out Amount or Close-out Amounts (whether positive or negative) determined by the
Non-defaulting Party for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, as the
case may be, and (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the
Non-defaulting Party less (2) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party.
If the Early Termination Amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the
Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of the Early
Termination Amount to the Defaulting Party.
(ii) Termination Events. If the Early Termination Date results from a Termination Event:
(1) One Affected Party. Subject to clause (3) below, if there is one Affected Party,
the Early Termination Amount will be determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i), except that
references to the Defaulting Party and to the Non-defaulting Party will be deemed to be references
to the Affected Party and to the Non-affected Party, respectively.
(2) Two Affected Parties. Subject to clause (3) below, if there are two Affected
Parties, each party will determine an amount equal to the Termination Currency Equivalent of the sum of
the Close-out Amount or Close-out Amounts (whether positive or negative) for each
Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, and the Early
Termination Amount will be an amount equal to (A) the sum of (I) one-half of the difference between
the higher amount so determined (by party X) and the lower amount so determined (by party Y) and
(II) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (B) the
Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Y. If the Early
Termination Amount is a positive number, Y will pay it to X, if it is a negative number, X will pay
the absolute value of the Early Termination Amount to Y.
(3) Mid-Market Events. If that Termination is an Illegality or a Force Majeure
Event, then the Early Termination Amount will be determined in accordance with clause
(1) or (2) above, as appropriate, except that, for the purpose of determining a
Close-out Amount or Close-out Amounts, the Determining Party will:
(A) if obtaining quotations from one or more third parties (or from any of the Determining Partys Affiliates), ask each third party or Affiliate (I) not to take
account of the current creditworthiness of the Determining Party or any
existing Credit Support Document and (II) to provide mid-market quotations; and
(B) in any other case, use mid market values without regard to the creditworthiness of
the Determining Party.
(iii) Adjustment for Bankruptcy. In circumstances where an Early Termination Date occurs
because Automatic Early Termination applies in respect of a party, the Early Termination
Amount will be subject to such adjustments as are appropriate and permitted by law to
reflect any payments or deliveries made by one party to the other under this Agreement (and
retained by such other party) during the period from the relevant Early Termination Date to
the date for payment determined under Section 6(d)(ii).
(iv) Adjust for Illegality or Force Majeure Event. The failure by a party or any Credit
Support Provider of such party to pay, when due, any Early Termination Amount will not
constitute an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i) or 5(a)(iii)(l) if such failure is due
to the occurrence of an event or circumstance which would, if it occurred with respect to
payment, delivery or compliance related to a Transaction, constitute or give rise to an
Illegality or a Force Majeure Event. Such amount will (1) accrue interest and otherwise be
treated as an Unpaid Amount owing to the other party if subsequently an Early Termination
Date results from an Event of Default, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional
Termination Event in respect of which all outstanding Transactions are Affected Transactions
and (2) otherwise accrue interest in accordance with Section 9(h)(ii)(2).
(v) Pre-Estimate. The parties agree that an amount recoverable under this Section 6(e) is a
reasonable pre-estimate of loss and not a penalty. Such amount is payable for the loss of
bargain and the loss of protection against future risks and except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, neither party will be entitled to recover any additional damages as a
consequence of the termination of the Terminated Transactions.
(f) Set-Off. Any Early Termination Amount payable to one party (the Payee) by the other party
(the Payer), in circumstances where there is a Defaulting Party or where there is one Affected
Party in the case where either a Credit Event Upon Merger has occurred or any other Termination
Event in respect of which all outstanding Transactions are Affected Transactions has occurred,
will, at the option of the Non-defaulting Party or the Non-affected Party, as the case may be
(X) (and without prior notice to the Defaulting Party or the Affected Party, as the case may
be), be reduced by its set-off against any other amounts (Other Amounts) payable by the Payee to
the Payer (whether or not arising under this Agreement, matured or contingent and irrespective of
the currency, place of payment or place of booking of the obligation). To the extent that any
Other Amounts are so set off, those Other Amounts will be discharged promptly and in all respects.
X will give notice to the other party of any set-off effected under this Section 6(f).
For this purpose, either the Early Termination Amount or the other Amounts (or the relevant
portion of such amounts) may be converted by X into the currency in which the other is denominated
at the rate of exchange at which such party would be able, in good faith and using commercially
reasonable procedures, to purchase the relevant amount of such currency.
If an obligation is unascertained, X may in good faith estimate that obligation and set off in
respect of the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting to the other when the obligation
is ascertained.
Nothing in this Section 6(f) will be effective to create a charge or other security interest. This
Section 6(f) will be without prejudice and in addition to any right of set-off, offset, combination
of accounts, lien, right of retention or withholding or similar right or requirement to which any
party is at any time otherwise entitled or subject (whether by operation of law, contract or
otherwise).
7. Transfer
Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), and to the extent permitted by applicable law, neither this Agreement
nor any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of
security or otherwise) by either party without the prior written consent of the other party,
except that:
(a) a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a consolidation or amalgamation
with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (but
without prejudice to any other right or remedy under this Agreement); and
(b) a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any Early Termination
Amount payable to it by a Defaulting Party, together with any amounts payable on or with respect to that interest
and any other rights associated with that interest pursuant to Sections 8, 9(h) and 11.
Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section 7 will be void.
8. Contractual Currency
(a) Payment in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this Agreement will be made in the
relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that payment (the Contractual Currency). To the extent
permitted by applicable law, any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the Contractual Currency
will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than the Contractual Currency, except
to the extent such tender results in the actual receipt by the party to which payment is owed, acting in good faith
and using commercially reasonable procedures in converting the currency so tendered into the Contractual
Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency of all amounts payable in respect of this Agreement. If for any
reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual
Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment will, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, immediately pay such additional amount in the Contractual Currency as may be necessary to
compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received exceeds the amount
in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party receiving the payment will refund promptly
the amount of such excess.
(b) Judgments. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or order expressed in a
currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered (i) for the payment of any amount owing in respect
of this Agreement, (ii) for the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in respect of this
Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the payment of any amount described in (i) or
(ii) above, the party seeking recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which such party is
entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive immediately from the other party the amount of
any shortfall of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency
and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a
consequence of sums paid in such other currency if such shortfall or such excess arises or results from any variation
between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is converted into the currency of the judgment or order
for the purpose of such judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting in good
faith and using
commercially reasonable procedures in converting the currency received into the Contractual
Currency, to purchase the Contractual Currency with the amount of the currency of the judgment or
order actually received by such party.
(c) Separate Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the indemnities in this
Section 8 constitute separate and independent obligations from the other obligations in this Agreement, will
be enforceable as separate and independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by the
party to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being obtained or claim or proof being
made for any other sums payable in respect of this Agreement.
(d) Evidence of Loss. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be sufficient for a party to
demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual exchange or purchase been made.
9. Miscellaneous
(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the
parties with respect to its subject matter. Each of the parties acknowledges that in entering into this
Agreement it has not relied on any oral or written representation, warranty or other assurance (except as provided for or
referred to in this Agreement) and waives all rights and remedies which might otherwise be available to it in respect
thereof, except that nothing in this Agreement will limit or exclude any liability of a party for fraud.
(b) Amendments. An amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement will only be
effective if in writing (including a writing evidenced by a facsimile transmission) and executed by each of the
parties or confirmed by an exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an electronic messaging system.
(c) Survival of Obligations. Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and 6(c)(ii), the obligations
of the parties under this Agreement will survive the termination of any Transaction.
(d) Remedies Cumulative. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers, remedies and
privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers, remedies and
privileges provided by law.
(e) Counterparts and Confirmations.
(i) This Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it) may be
executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission and by
electronic messaging system), each of which will be deemed an original.
(ii) The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each Transaction from
the moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or otherwise). A Confirmation shall be
entered into as soon as practicable and may be executed and delivered in counterparts
(including by facsimile transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes, or by an
exchange of electronic messages on an electronic messaging system or by an exchange of
e-mails, which in each case will be sufficient for all purposes to evidence a binding
supplement to this Agreement. The parties will specify therein or through another effective
means that any such counterpart, telex or electronic message or e-mail constitutes a
Confirmation.
(f) No Waiver of Rights. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect
of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any
right, power or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that right, power
or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(g) Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement.
(h) Interest and Compensation.
(i) Prior to Early Termination. Prior to the occurrence or effective
designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction:
(1) Interest on Defaulted Payments. If a party defaults in the performance of any
payment obligation, it will, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to
Section 6(c), pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other party on
demand in the same currency as the overdue amount, for the period from (and including) the original due
date for payment to (but excluding) the date of actual payment (and excluding any period in
respect of which interest or compensation in respect of the overdue amount is due pursuant to
clause (3)(B) or (C) below), at the Default Rate.
(2) Compensation for Defaulted Deliveries. If a party defaults in the performance
of any obligation required to be settled by delivery, it will on demand (A) compensate the
other party to the extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement
and (B) unless otherwise provided in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement, to
the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 6(c), pay to the other party
interest (before as well as after judgment) on an amount equal to the fair market value of that which
was required to be delivered in the same currency as that amount, for the period from (and including)
the originally scheduled date for delivery to (but excluding) the date of actual delivery (and
excluding any period in respect of which interest or compensation in respect of that amount is due
pursuant to clause (4) below), at the Default Rate. The fair market value of any obligation referred to
above will be determined as of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in good faith and using
commercially reasonable procedures, by the party that was entitled to take delivery.
(3) Interest on Deferred Payment. If:
(A) a party does not pay any amount that, but for Section 2(a)(iii), would
have been payable, it will, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to
Section 6(c) and clauses (B) and (C) below, pay interest (before as well as after judgment)
on that amount to the other party on demand (after such amount becomes payable) in the same
currency as that amount, for the period from (and including) the date the amount would,
but for Section 2(a)(iii), have been payable to (but excluding) the date the amount
actually becomes payable, at the Applicable Deferral Rate;
(B) a payment is deferred pursuant to Section 5(d), the party which would
otherwise have been required to make that payment will, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, subject to Section 6(c) and for so long as no Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default with respect to that party has occurred and is continuing, pay interest
(before as well as after judgment) on the amount of the deferred payment to the other party on
demand (after such amount becomes payable) in the same currency as the deferred payment,
for the period from (and including) the date the amount would, but for Section 5(d),
have been payable to (but excluding) the earlier of the date the payment is not longer
deferred pursuant to Section 5(d) and the date during the deferral period upon which
an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to that party occurs, at
the Applicable Deferral Rate; or
(C) a party fails to make any payment due to the occurrence of an Illegality
or a Force Majeure Event (after giving effect to any deferral period contemplated by
clause (B) above), it will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, subject to
Section 6(c) and for so long as the event or circumstance giving rise to that Illegality or Force
Majeure Event
continues and no Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default with respect to that party has occurred and is
continuing, pay interest (before as well as after
judgment) on the overdue amount to the other party on
demand in the same currency as the overdue amount, for
the period from (and including) the date the party
fails to make the payment due to the occurrence of the
relevant Illegality or Force Majeure Event (or, if
later, the date the payment is no longer deferred
pursuant to Section 5(d)) to (but excluding) the
earlier of the date the event or circumstance giving
rise to that Illegality or Force Majeure Event ceases
to exist and the date during the period upon which an
Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with
respect to that party occurs (and excluding any period
in respect of which interest or compensation in respect
of the overdue amount is due pursuant to clause (B)
above), at the Applicable Deferral Rate.
(4) Compensation for Deferred Deliveries. If:
(A) a party does not perform any obligation that, but for Section 2(a)(iii), would
have been required to be settled by delivery;
(B) a delivery is deferred pursuant to Section 5(d); or
(C) a party fails to make a delivery due to the occurrence of an Illegality or a
Force Majeure Event at a time when any applicable Waiting Period has expired,
the party required (or that would otherwise have been required) to make the delivery will,
to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 6(c), compensate and pay
interest to the other party on demand (after, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above,
such delivery is required) if and to the extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation
or elsewhere in this Agreement
(ii) Early Termination. Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination
Date in respect of a Transaction:
(1) Unpaid Amounts. For the purpose of determining an Unpaid Amount in respect of the relevant Transaction, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, interest will accrue on
the amount of any payment obligation or the amount equal to the fair market value of any
obligation required to be settled by delivery included in such determination the same currency as that amount, for the period from (and including) the date the relevant obligation was (or would
have been but for Section 2(a)(iii) or 5(d)) required to have been performed to (but excluding)
the relevant Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Close-out Rate.
(2) Interest on Early Termination Amounts. If an Early Termination Amount is due in respect of such Early Termination Date, that amount will, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
be paid together with interest (before as well as after judgment) on that amount in the Termination
Currency, for the period from (and including) such Early Termination Date to (but excluding)
the date the amount is paid, at the Applicable Close-out Rate.
(iii) Interest Calculation. Any interest pursuant to this Section 9(h) will be calculated on
the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed.
10. Offices; Multibranch Parties
(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that enters into a
Transaction through an Office other than its head or home office represents to and agrees with the
other party that, notwithstanding the place of booking office or its jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization, its obligations are the same in terms of recourse against it as if it had entered
into the Transaction through its head or home office, except that a party will not have recourse to
the head or home office of the other party in respect of any payment or delivery deferred pursuant
to Section 5(d) for so long as the payment or delivery is so deferred. This representation and
agreement will be deemed to be repeated by each party on each date on which the parties enter into
a Transaction.
(b) If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such party may, subject to
clause (c) below, enter into a Transaction through, book a Transaction in and make and receive
payments and deliveries with respect to a Transaction through any Office listed in respect of that
party in the Schedule (but not any other Office unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing).
(c) The Office through which a party enters into a Transaction will be the Office specified for
that party in the relevant Confirmation or as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, and, if
an Office for that party is not specified in the Confirmation or otherwise agreed by the parties in
writing, its head or home office. Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, the Office through
which a party enters into a Transaction will also be the Office in which it books the Transaction
and the Office through which it makes and receives payments and deliveries with respect to the
Transaction. Subject to Section 6(b) (ii), neither party may change the Office in which it books
the Transaction or the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with
respect to a Transaction without the prior written consent of the other party.
11. Expenses
A Defaulting Party will on demand indemnify and hold harmless the other party for and against all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees, execution fees and Stamp Tax, incurred by
such other party by reason of the enforcement and protection of its rights under this Agreement or
any Credit Support Document to which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early
termination of any Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of collection.
12. Notices
(a) Effectiveness. Any notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be given in
any manner described below (except that a notice or other communication under Section 5 or 6 may
not be given by electronic messaging system or e-mail) to the address or number or in accordance
with the electronic messaging system or e-mail details provided (see the Schedule) and will be
deemed effective as indicated:
(i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the
date it is delivered;
(ii) if sent by telex, on the date the
recipients answerback is received;
(iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date it is received by a responsible
employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed that the burden of proving
receipt will be on the sender and will not be met by a transmission report generated by the
senders facsimile machine);
(iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent
(return receipt requested), on the date it is delivered or its delivery is attempted;
(v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date it is received, or
(vi) if sent by e-mail, on the date it is delivered,
unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as applicable, is not a
Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received, as applicable,
after the close of business on a Local Business Day, in which case that communication will be
deemed given and effective on the first following day that is a Local Business Day.
(b) Change of Details. Either party may by notice to the other change the address, telex or
facsimile number or electronic messaging system or e-mail details at which notices or other
communications are to be given to it.
13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with
the law specified in the Schedule.
(b) Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to any dispute arising
out of or in connection with this Agreement (Proceedings), each party irrevocably:
(i) submits:
(1) if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law, to (A) the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts if the Proceedings do not involve a
Convention Court and (B) the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts if the
Proceedings do involve a Convention Court; or
(2) if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New York,
to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United
States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City.
(ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any
Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been
brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to
such Proceedings, that such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party; and
(iii) agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that the bringing of Proceedings
in any one or more jurisdictions will not preclude the bringing of Proceedings in any other
jurisdiction.
(c) Service of Process. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process Agent (if any) specified
opposite its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and on its behalf, service of process in any
Proceedings. If for any reason any partys Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will
promptly notify the other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to
the other party. The parties irrevocably consent to service of process given in the manner provided
for notices in Section 12. (a)(i), 12(a)(iii) or 12(a)(iv). Nothing in this Agreement will affect
the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
(d) Waiver of Immunities. Each party irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
with respect to itself and its revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or intended use), all
immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii) jurisdiction of
any court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, or order for specific performance or recovery of
property, (iv) attachment of its assets (whether before or after judgment) and (v) execution or
enforcement of any judgment to which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in
any Proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted
by applicable law, that it will not claim any such immunity in any Proceedings.
14. Definitions
As used in
this Agreement:
Additional Representation has the meaning specified in
Section 3.
Additional Termination Event has the meaning
specified in Section 5(b).
Affected Party has the meaning
specified in Section 5(b).
Affected Transactions means (a) with respect to any Termination Event consisting of an
Illegality, Force Majeure Event Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all Transactions affected by
the occurrence of such Termination Event (which, in the case of an Illegality under Section
5(b)(i)(2) or a Force Majeure Event under Section 5(b)(ii)(2), means all Transactions unless the
relevant Credit Support Document references only certain Transactions, in which case those
Transactions and, if the relevant Credit Support Document constitutes a Confirmation for a
Transaction, that Transaction) and (b) with respect to any other Termination Event, all
Transactions.
Affiliate means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any entity controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the
person or any entity directly or indirectly under common control with the person. For this
purpose, control of any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of
the entity or person.
Agreement has the meaning specified in Section l(c).
Applicable
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Section 2(a) (iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(ii) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for
Section 2(a)(iii) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate;
(iii) in respect of obligations deferred pursuant to Section 5(d), if there is no
Defaulting Party and for so long as the deferral period continues, the Applicable Deferral
Rate; and
(iv) in all other cases following the occurrence of a Termination Event (except where
interest accrues pursuant to clause (iii) above), the Applicable Deferral Rate; and
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(i) for the period from (and including) the relevant Early Termination Date to (but
excluding) the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d) (ii)) on which that amount is
payable:
(1) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(2) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Non-defaulting Party, the
Non-default Rate; and
(3) in all other cases, the Applicable Deferral Rate; and
(ii) for the period from (and including) the date (determined in accordance with Section
6(d)(ii) on which that amount is payable to (but excluding) the date of actual payment:
(1) if a party fails to pay the Early Termination Amount due to the occurrence of an
event or circumstance which would, if it occurred with respect to a payment or delivery
under a Transaction, constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event,
and for so long as the Early Termination Amount remains unpaid due to the continuing
existence of such event or circumstance, the Applicable Deferral Rate;
(2) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Defaulting Party (but excluding any
period in respect of which clause (1) above applies), the Default Rate;
(3) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Non-defaulting Party (but excluding
any period in respect of which clause (1) above applies), the Non-default Rate; and
(4) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.
Applicable Deferral Rate means:
(a) for
the purpose of Section 9(h)(i)(3)(A), the rate certified by the relevant payer to be a rate
offered to the payer by a major bank in a relevant interbank market for overnight deposits in the
applicable currency, such bank to be selected in good faith by the payer for the purpose of
obtaining a representative rate that will reasonably reflect conditions prevailing at the time in
that relevant market;
(b) for purposes of Section 9(h)(i)(3)(B) and clause (a)(iii) of the definition of Applicable
Close-out Rate, the rate certified by the relevant payer to be a rate offered to prime banks by a
major bank in a relevant interbank market for overnight deposits in the applicable currency, such
bank to be selected in good faith by the payer after consultation with the other party, if
practicable, for the purpose of obtaining a representative rate that will reasonably reflect
conditions prevailing at the time in that relevant market; and
(c) for purposes of Section 9(h)(i)(3)(C) and clauses (a)(iv), (b)(i)(3) and (b)(i)(3) and
(b)(ii)(l) of the definition of Applicable Close-out Rate, a rate equal to the arithmetic mean of
the rate determined pursuant to clause (a) above and a rate per annum equal to the cost (without
proof or evidence of any actual cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it were to fund
or of funding the relevant amount.
Automatic Early Termination has the meaning specified in
Section 6(a).
Burdened Party has the meaning specified in
Section 5(b)(iv).
Change in Tax Law means the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification of, or any change
in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or official interpretation of any law) that
occurs on or after the parties enter into the relevant Transaction.
Close-out
Amount means, with respect to each Terminated Transaction or each group of Terminated
Transactions and a Determining Party, the amount of the losses or costs of the Determining Party
that are or would be incurred under then prevailing circumstances (expressed as a positive number)
or gains of the Determining Party that are or would be realised under then prevailing
circumstances (expressed as a negative number) in replacing, or in providing for the Determining
Party the economic equivalent of, (a) the material terms of that Terminated Transaction or group
of Terminated Transactions, including the payments and deliveries by the parties under Section
2(a)(i) in respect of that Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions that would,
but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required after that date
(assuming satisfaction of the conditions precedent in
Section 2(a)(iii) and (b) the option rights of the parties in respect of that Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions.
Any Close-out Amount will be determined by the Determining Party (or its agent), which will act in
good faith and use commercially reasonable procedures in order to produce a commercially
reasonable result. The Determining Party may determine a Close-out Amount for any group of
Terminated Transactions or any individual Terminated Transaction but, in the aggregate, for not
less than all Terminated Transactions. Each Close-out Amount will be determined as of the Early
Termination Date or, if that would not be commercially reasonable, as of the date or dates
following the Early Termination Date as would be commercially reasonable.
Unpaid Amounts in respect of a Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions and
legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses referred to in Section 11 are to be excluded in all
determinations of Close-out Amounts.
In determining a Close-out Amount, the Determining Party may consider any relevant information,
including, without limitation, one or more of the following types of information:
(i) quotations (either firm or indicative) for replacement transactions supplied by one or more
third parties that may take into account the creditworthiness of the Determining Party at the time
the quotation is provided and the terms of any relevant documentation, including credit support
documentation, between the Determining Party and the third party providing the quotation;
(ii) information consisting of relevant market data in the relevant market supplied by one or more
third parties including, without limitation, relevant rates, prices, yields, yield curves,
volatilities, spreads, correlations or other relevant market data in the relevant market; or
(iii) information of the types described in clause (i) or (ii) above from internal sources
(including any of the Determining Partys Affiliates) if that information is of the same type used
by the Determining Party in the regular course of its business for the valuation of similar
transactions.
The Determining Party will consider, taking into account the standards and procedures described in
this definition, quotations pursuant to clause (i) above or relevant market data pursuant to
clause (ii) above unless the Determining Party reasonably believes in good faith that such
quotations or relevant market data are not readily available or would produce a result that would
not satisfy those standards. When considering information described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii)
above, the Determining Party may include costs of funding, to the extent costs of funding are not
and would not be a component of the other information being utilised. Third parties supplying
quotations pursuant to clause (i) above or market data pursuant to clause (ii) above may include,
without limitation, dealers in the relevant markets, end-users of the relevant product,
information vendors, brokers and other sources of market information.
Without duplication of amounts calculated based on information described in clause (i), (ii) or
(ii) above, or other relevant information, and when it is commercially reasonable to do so, the
Determining Party may in addition consider in calculating a Close-out Amount any loss or cost
incurred in connection with its terminating, liquidating or re-establishing any hedge related to a
Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions (or any gain resulting from any of
them).
Commercially reasonable procedures used in determining a Close-out Amount may include the
following:
(1) application to relevant market data from third parties pursuant to clause (ii) above or
information from internal sources pursuant to clause (iii) above of pricing or other valuation
models that are, at the time of the determination of the Close-out Amount, used by the Determining
Party in the regular course of its business in pricing or valuing transactions between the
Determining Party and unrelated third parties that are similar to the Terminated Transaction or
group of Terminated Transactions; and
(2) application of different valuation methods to Terminated Transactions or groups of Terminated
Transactions depending on the type, complexity, size or number of the Terminated Transactions or
group of Terminated Transactions.
Confirmation has the meaning specified in the preamble.
consent includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption, notice, filing,
registration or exchange control consent.
Contractual Currency has the meaning specified in Section 8(a).
Convention Court means any court which is bound to apply to the Proceedings either Article 17 of
the 1968 Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and
Commercial Matters or Article 17 of the 1988 Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement
of Judgments in Civil and Commercial matters.
Credit Event Upon Merger has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Credit Support Document means any agreement or instrument that is specified as such in this Agreement.
Credit Support Provider has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Cross-Default means the event specified in Section 5(a)(vi).
Default Rate means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual
cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it were to fund or of funding the relevant
amount plus 1% per annum.
Defaulting Party has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
Designated Event has the meaning specified in Section 5(b)(v).
Determining Party means the party determining a Close-out Amount.
Early Termination Amount has the meaning specified in Section 6(e).
Early Termination Date means the date determined in accordance with Section 6(a) or 6(b)(iv).
electronic messages does not include e-mails but does include documents expressed in markup
languages, and
electronic messaging system will be construed accordingly.
English Law means the law of England and Wales, and English will be construed
accordingly.
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if
applicable, in the Schedule.
Force Majeure Event has the meaning specified in
Section 5(b).
General Business Day means a day on which commercial banks are open for general business
(including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits).
Illegality has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Indemnifiable Tax means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed in respect of a
payment under this Agreement but for a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of the
government or taxation authority imposing such Tax and the recipient of such payment or a person
related to such recipient (including, without limitation, a connection arising from such recipient
or related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction, or being or
having been organised, present or engaged in a trade or business in such jurisdiction, or having or
having had a permanent establishment or fixed place of business in such jurisdiction, but excluding
a connection arising solely from such recipient or related person having executed, delivered,
performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or a Credit
Support Document).
Law
includes any treaty, law, rale or regulation (as modified, in the case of tax matters, by
the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority) and unlawful will be construed
accordingly.
Local Business Day means, (a) in relation to any obligation under Section 2(a)(i), a General
Business Day in the place or places specified in the relevant Confirmation and a day on which a
relevant settlement system is open or operating as specified in the relevant Confirmation or, if a
place or a settlement system is not so specified, as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or
determined pursuant to provisions contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement, (b)
for the purpose of determining when a Waiting Period expires, a General Business Day in the place
where the event or circumstance that constitutes or gives rise to the Illegality or Force Majeure
Event, as the case may be, occurs, (c) in relation to any other payment, a General Business Day in
the place where the relevant account is located and, if different, in the principal financial
centre, if any, of the currency of such payment, and, if that currency does not have a single
recognised principal financial centre, a day on which the settlement system necessary to
accomplish such payment is open, (d) in relation to any notice or other communication, including
notice contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), a General Business Day (or a day that would have been a
General Business Day but for the occurrence of an event or circumstance which would, if it
occurred with respect to payment, delivery or compliance related to a Transaction, constitute or
give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event) in the place specified in the address for
notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by Section 2(b), in the
place where the relevant new account is to be located and (e) in relation to Section 5(a)(v)(2), a
General Business Day in the relevant locations for performance with respect to such Specified
Transaction.
Local Delivery Day means, for purposes of Sections 5(a)(i) and 5(d), a day on which settlement
systems necessary to accomplish the relevant delivery are generally open for business so that the
delivery is capable of being accomplished in accordance with customary market price, in the place
specified in the relevant Confirmation or, if not so specified, in a location as determined in
accordance with customary market practice for the relevant delivery.
Master Agreementhas the meaning specified in the preamble.
Merger Without Assumption means the event specified in Section
5(a)(viii).
Multiple Transaction Pay Netting has the meaning
specified in Section 2(c).
Non-affected Party means, so long as
there is one Affected Party, the other party.
Non-default Rate means the rate certified by the Non-defaulting Party to be rate offered to the
Non-defaulting Party by a major bank in a relevant interbank market for overnight deposits in the
applicable currency, such bank to be selected in good faith by the Non-defaulting Party for the
purpose of obtaining a representative rate that will reasonably reflect conditions prevailing at
the time in that relevant market.
Non-defaulting Party has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
Office means a branch or office of a party, which may be such partys head or home office.
Other Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 6(f).
Payee has the meaning specified in Section
6(f).
Payer has the meaning specified in
Section 6(f).
Potential
Event of Default means any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time
or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Proceedings has the meaning specified in
Section 13(b).
Process Agent has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
rate
of exchange includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs of exchange payable in
connection with the purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency.
Relevant
Jurisdiction means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in which the party
is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, (b) where an
Office through which the party is acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which
the party executes this Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such
payment is made.
Schedule has the meaning specified in the preamble.
Scheduled
Settlement Date means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be made under
Section 2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
SpecifiedEntity has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Specified
Indebtedness means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether present or
future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) in respect of borrowed
money.
Specified
Transaction means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction (including an
agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into between one
party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified
Entity of such party) and the other party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of
such other party or any applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is not a
Transaction under this Agreement but (i) which is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis
swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap,
equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction,
cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency
rate swap transaction, currency option, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default
swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction,
reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, weather
index transaction or forward purchase or sale of a security, commodity or other financial
instrument or interest (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or (ii)
which is a type of transaction that is similar to any transaction referred to in clause (i) above
that is currently, or in the future becomes, recurrently entered into in the financial markets
(including terms and conditions incorporated by reference in such agreement) and which is a
forward, swap, future, option or other derivative on one or more rates, currencies, commodities,
equity securities or other equity instruments, debt securities or other debt instruments, economic
indices or measures of economic risk or value, or other benchmarks against which payments or
deliveries are to be made, (b) any combination of these transactions and (c) any other transaction
identified as a Specified Transaction in this Agreement or the relevant confirmation.
Stamp
Tax means any stamp, registration, documentation or
similar tax.
Stamp
Tax Jurisdiction has the meaning
specified in Section 4(e).
Tax means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature
(including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is imposed by any government or other
taxing authority in respect of any payment under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration,
documentation or similar tax.
Tax
Event has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Tax Event Upon Merger has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Terminated Transactions means with respect to any Early Termination Date (a) if resulting from an
Illegality or a Force Majeure Event, all Affected Transactions specified in the notice given
pursuant to Section 6(b)(iv), (b) if resulting from any other Termination Event, all Affected
Transactions and (c) if resulting from an Event of Default, all Transactions in effect either
immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating that Early Termination Date or, if
Automatic Early Termination applies, immediately before that Early Termination Date).
Termination Currency means (a) if a Termination Currency is specified in the Schedule and that
currency is freely available, that currency, and (b) otherwise, euro if this Agreement is
expressed to be governed by English law or United States Dollars if this Agreement is expressed to
be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
Termination Currency Equivalent means, in respect of any amount denominated in the Termination
Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of any amount denominated in a currency
other than the Termination Currency (the Other Currency), the amount in the Termination Currency
determined by the party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such
amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if the relevant
Close-out Amount is determined as of a later date, that later date, with the Termination Currency
at the rate equal to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent (selected as provided
below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Termination Currency at or about 11:00
a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange agent is located) on such date as would be
customary for the determination of such a rate for the purchase of such Other Currency for value
on the relevant Early Termination Date or that later date. The foreign exchange agent will, if
only one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be selected in good faith by
that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.
Termination Event means an Illegality, a Force Majeure Event, a Tax Event, a Tax Event Upon
Merger or, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination
Event.
Termination Rate means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the cost (without proof
or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified by such party) if it were to fund or
of funding such amounts.
Threshold Amount means the amount, if any, specified as such in the
Schedule.
Transaction has the meaning specified in the preamble.
Unpaid Amounts owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination Date, the
aggregate of (a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or
that would have become payable but for Section 2(a)(iii)) or due but for Section 5(d)) to such
party under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(d)(i)(4) on or prior to such Early Termination Date and which
remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date, and (b) in respect of each Terminated
Transaction, for each obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but for
Section 2(a)(iii)) or 5(d)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or prior to such
Early Termination Date and which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination Date, an
amount equal to the fair market value of that which was (or would have been) required to be
delivered and (c) if the Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default, a Credit Event
Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event in respect of which all outstanding Transactions
are Affected Transactions, any Early Termination Amount due prior to such Early Termination Date
and which remains unpaid as of such Early Termination Date, in each case together with any amount
of interest accrued or other
compensation in respect of that obligation or deferred obligation, as the case may be,
pursuant to Section 9(h)(ii)(1) or (2), as appropriate. The fair market value of any obligation
referred to in clause (b) above will be determined as of the originally scheduled date for
delivery, in good faith and using commercially reasonable procedures, by the party obliged to make
the determination under section 6(e) or, if each party is so obliged, it will be the average of the
Termination Currency Equivalents of the fair market values so determined by both parties.
Waiting Period means:
(a) in respect of an event or circumstance under Section 5(b)(i), other than in the case of Section
5(b)(i)(2) where the relevant payment, delivery or compliance is actually required on the relevant day (in
which case no Waiting period will apply), a period of three Local Business Days (or days that would have been
Local Business Days but for the occurrence of that event or circumstance) following the occurrence of that event
or circumstance; and
(b) in respect of an event or circumstance under Section 5(b)(ii), other than in the case of
Section 5(b)(ii)(2) where the relevant payment, delivery or compliance is actually required on the relevant day (in
which case no Waiting Period will apply), a period of three Local Business Days (or days that would have been
Local Business Days but for the occurrence of that event or circumstance) following the occurrence of that event
or circumstance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective dates specified below
with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
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SCHEDULE
to the
2002 Master Agreement
dated as of July 5, 2007
between
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC
a Pennsylvania Limited Liability Company
(Party A)
and
COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
An Illinois Corporation
(Party B)
PART 1
TERMINATION PROVISIONS
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Section 5(a)(v), Not Applicable
Section 5(a)(vi), Not Applicable.
Section 5(a)(vii), Not Applicable.
Section 5(b)(v), Not Applicable. |
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Specified Transaction will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. |
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The Cross Default provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will apply to Party A and Party B as amended below: |
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It shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(vi) if (i) such event,
condition or failure is a failure to pay caused by an error or omission of an administrative
or operational nature, (ii) funds were available to such party to enable it to make the
relevant payment when due, and (iii) such event, condition or failure is remedied on or
before the third Local Business Day after receipt of written notice of its occurrence. |
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Specified Indebtedness will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. |
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Threshold Amount means: |
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The Credit Event Upon Merger provisions of Section 5(b)(v) will apply to Party A and Party
B, except that the text of the first sentence of Section 5(b)(v) is replaced in its entirety with the
following: If Credit Event Upon Merger is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, a Designated Event
(as defined below) occurs with respect to such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such party (in each case, X) and such Designated Event does not
constitute a Merger Without Assumption, and X or, if applicable, the successor, surviving or transferee entity
of X, after taking into account any applicable Credit Support Document, has a Credit Rating from either S&P or
Moodys that is below Investment Grade after the occurrence of such Designated Event (and, in any such
event, such party or its successor, surviving or transferee entity, as appropriate, will be the Affected
Party). For purposes of these provisions, Credit Rating means, with respect to any entity, on any date
of determination, the most recent rating then assigned to its unsecured, senior long-term debt
(not supported by third party credit enhancement) by S&P or Moodys. |
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The Automatic Early Termination provision of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party A or Party
B. |
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Termination Currency shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.
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Additional Termination Event will not apply. |
PART 2
TAX REPRESENTATIONS
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Payer Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, Party A and Party
B hereby make the following representation: |
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It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under Section
9(h) of this Agreement) to be made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making
this representation, it may rely on (i) the accuracy of any representations made by the
other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement, (ii) the satisfaction of the
agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and
effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or
4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and (iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party
contained in Section 4(d) of this Agreement, except that it will not be a breach of this
representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) above and the other party does not
deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its
legal or commercial position. |
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Payee Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Party A and Party
B make the following representations specified below: |
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The following representation will apply in relation to Party A: |
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Party A is a limited liability company created or organized under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Party A is a U.S. person within the meaning of Section 7701
of the Internal Revenue Code and its U.S. taxpayer identification number is 23-3064219. |
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The following representation will apply in relation to Party B: |
Party B is a corporation created or organized under the laws of the State of Illinois.
Party B is a U.S. person within the meaning of Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code
and its U.S. taxpayer identification number is 36-0938600.
PART 3
AGREEMENT TO DELIVER DOCUMENTS
For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of this Agreement, each party agrees to deliver the
following documents, as applicable.
(a) Tax forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
Two complete and accurate United States Internal Revenue Service Forms W-9 (or any successor
applicable forms), in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the other party, (I) upon execution
of this Agreement; (II) promptly upon reasonable demand of the other party, and (III) promptly
upon learning that any such form previously filed by either party has become obsolete or
incorrect.
(b) Documents to be delivered are:
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Covered by |
Party required |
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To Deliver document |
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to be delivered |
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Representation |
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Party A and Party B
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Certified copies of all documents
evidencing necessary corporate or
equivalent authorizations and
approvals regarding execution,
delivery and performance of this
Agreement and any Credit Support
Document.
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Upon Execution
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Yes. |
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Party A and Party B
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Certificate of authority and
specimen signatures of individuals
executing this Agreement and any
Credit Support Document.
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Upon execution and
thereafter upon request
of the other party
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Yes. |
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Party A and Party B
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A duly executed copy of the Credit
Support Annex
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Upon execution.
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Yes. |
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Party A and Party B
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Audited Annual Consolidated
Financial Statements, for each
fiscal year certified by independent
certified public accountants and
prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting
principles .
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Promptly following
demand by the other
party, but in no event
later than 120 days
after the end of each
fiscal year of such
party (or its Credit
Support Provider), if
such financial
statement is not
available on EDGAR
or such partys (or such
partys Credit Support
Providers) internet home
page
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Unaudited quarterly consolidated
financial statements of Party A, in
the case of Party A and the
unaudited quarterly consolidated
financial statements of Party B and
Party Bs Credit Support Provider
(if applicable), in the case of Party
B prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting
principles.
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Promptly following
demand by the other
party, but in no event
later than 60 days after
the end of each fiscal
year of such party (or
its Credit Support
Provider), if such
financial statement is
not available on
EDGAR or such
partys (or such partys
Credit Support
Providers) internet
home page
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PART 4
MISCELLANEOUS
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Addresses for Notices. For the purpose of Section 12(a) of this Agreement: |
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Addresses for notices or communications to Party A: |
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Address:
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC
300 Exelon Way
Kennett Square, PA 19348 |
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Telephone:
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610-765-6729 |
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Facsimile:
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610-765-7617 |
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For the Attention of: Credit Department |
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A copy of any notice sent to Party A pursuant to Section 5 or 6 must also be sent to: |
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC
300 Exelon Way
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Attention: Legal Department
Telephone: 610-765-6510
Facsimile: 610-765-6632 |
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Exelon Corporation
10 South Dearborn Street
52nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone: 312-394-5440
Facsimile: 312-394-7239 |
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Addresses for notices or communications to Party B: |
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Address:
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Commonwealth Edison Company |
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One Financial Place 440 S. LaSalle
Street Chicago, Illinois 60605 |
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Telephone:
Facsimile:
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Process Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c) of this Agreement: |
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Party A appoints as its Process Agent Not Applicable. |
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Party B appoints as its Process Agent Not Applicable. |
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Offices. The provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to this Agreement. |
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Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10(c) of this Agreement: |
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Party A is not a Multibranch Party. |
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Party B is not a Multibranch Party. |
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Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent is Party A unless otherwise specified in a
Confirmation in relation to the relevant Transaction;; provided, however, if an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing with respect to Party A, then Party B shall be Calculation Agent. If
any party disputes a calculation or determination, the appropriate party will pay the undisputed
amount to the other party on the date that the payment originally was due, and the parties shall
endeavour to resolve the amount in dispute. If they are unable to do so within one (1) Local
Business Day from the date the payment was originally due, they shall within two (2) Local Business
Days thereafter mutually select a dealer in transactions involving the applicable commodity that is
not an Affiliate of either party to act as Calculation Agent (the Substitute Calculation Agent)
with respect to the amount in dispute. If the parties are unable to agree on a Substitute
Calculation Agent, each shall select a dealer in transactions involving the applicable commodity
that is not an Affiliate of either party, who together will agree on a third party to act as
Substitute Calculation Agent. All determinations and calculations by the Substitute Calculation
Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. The fees and expenses of
the Substitute Calculation Agent shall be met equally by the parties. |
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Credit Support Document. Details of any Credit Support Document: |
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With respect to Party A and Party B, the Credit Support Annex attached
hereto as Annex A, which is incorporated by reference in, and made a part of, the
Agreement. |
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Credit Support Provider. Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party A
and Party B: |
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Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party A: Not Applicable |
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Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party B: Not Applicable. |
(h) |
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Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICT OF LAWS, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. |
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Netting of Payments. Multiple Transaction Payment Netting will apply. |
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Affiliate will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. |
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Absence of Litigation. For the purpose of Section 3 (c): |
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Specified Entity means in relation to Party A, None. |
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Specified Entity means in relation to Party B, None. |
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No Agency. The provisions of Section 3(g) will apply. |
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Additional Representation will apply. For the purpose of Section 3 of this Agreement,
the following will constitute an Additional Representation: |
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Relationship Between Parties. Each party will be deemed to represent to the other party on
the date on which it enters into a Transaction that (absent written agreement between the
parties that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for that
Transaction): |
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Non-Reliance. It is acting for its own account, and it has made its own
independent decisions to enter into that Transaction and as to whether that Transaction
is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgement and upon advice from such
advisers, as it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any communication (written
or oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into
that Transaction; it being understood that information and explanations related to the
terms and conditions of a Transaction will not be considered investment advice or a
recommendation to enter into that Transaction. No communication (written or oral)
received from the other party shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the
expected results of that Transaction. |
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Assessment and Understanding. It is capable of assessing the merits of and
understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and
understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of that Transaction. It is
also capable of assuming, and assumes, the risks of that Transaction. |
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Status of Parties. The other party is not acting as a fiduciary for or an
adviser to it in respect of that Transaction. |
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Eligible Contract Participant. It constitutes an eligible contract
participant as such term is defined in Section la(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act,
as amended. |
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Eligible Commercial Entity. It constitutes an eligible commercial entity
as such term is defined in Section 1a(11) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as
amended. |
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Bankruptcy Code Representation. The parties hereto intend that this Agreement
shall be a master agreement for purposes of 11 U.S.C. 101 (53B) and 12 U.S.C. 1821
(e)(8)(d)(vii) or any successor provisions. |
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Recording of Conversations. Each party (i) consents to the recording of telephone
conversations between the trading, marketing and other relevant personnel of the parties in
connection with this Agreement or any potential Transaction, (ii) agrees to obtain any
necessary consent of, and give any necessary notice of such recording to, its relevant
personnel and (iii) agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that recordings may be
submitted in evidence in any Proceedings. |
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT
DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY
OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE
OTHER PARTY OR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO
ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN
INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND PROVIDE FOR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENTS, AS
APPLICABLE, BY AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. |
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Limitation on Condition Precedent. Section 2(a)(iii) of this Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the following phrase at the end of clause (1) immediately before the last
comma of such phrase: |
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(provided, however, that in relation to any Transaction, if an Event of Default, a
Potential Event of Default or Specified Condition has occurred and is continuing for longer
than thirty (30) Local Business Days without an Early Termination Date being designated,
then the condition specified in this clause (1) shall cease to be a condition precedent to
the obligations under Section 2(a)(i)). |
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Conditions to Certain Payments. Section 6 of the Agreement is revised by adding
the following as Subsection (g): |
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(g) Conditions to Certain Payments. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
6(e)(i), if the Early Termination Amount is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party
shall have no obligation to pay any amount thereunder to the Defaulting Party unless
and until the conditions set forth in (A) and (B) below have been satisfied at which
time there shall arise an obligation of the Non-defaulting Party to pay to the
Defaulting Party an amount equal to the absolute value of such negative number less any
and all amounts which the Defaulting Party may be obligated to pay under Section 11: |
(A) the Non-defaulting Party shall have received confirmation satisfactory to
it in its sole discretion (which may include an unqualified opinion of its
counsel) that (x) no further payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or
Section 9(h) in respect of Terminated Transactions will be required to be made
in accordance with Section 6(c)(ii) and (y) each Specified Transaction shall
have terminated pursuant to its specified termination date or through the
exercise by a party of a right to terminate and all obligations owing under
each such Specified Transaction shall have been fully and finally performed;
and
(B) all obligations (contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured) of the
Defaulting Party to make any payment or delivery to the Non-defaulting
Party shall have been fully and finally performed.
The following Definitions in Section 14 shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the
definitions below:
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Default Rate means, for any date, the lesser of (i) a rate of interest equal to the Prime
Rate determined daily as provided under the heading Money Rates in the Wall Street Journal,
plus 2%; or (ii) the maximum non-usurious interest rate allowed by law. |
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Non-Default Rate means, for any date, the lesser of (i) a rate of interest equal to
the Prime Rate determined daily as provided under the heading Money Rates in the Wall Street Journal; or (ii) the maximum lawful rate permitted by applicable law. |
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Local Business Days For all purposes of this Agreement and all Transactions
entered into hereunder, Local Business Days are all calendar days other than those
days on which the Federal Reserve member banks in New York City are authorized or
required by law to be closed |
The following definitions shall be added to Section 14 in their proper alphabetical place:
(i) Investment Grade means a Credit Rating of at least BBB- if an entity is rated by S &
P and of at least Baa3 if an entity is rated by Moodys.
(ii) Moodys means Moodys Investor Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.
(iii) S&P Standard & Poors Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc. or any successor thereto.
PART 5
OTHER PROVISIONS
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Definitions and Scope of Agreement. This Agreement, each Confirmation, and each Transaction
is subject to the 2005 Commodity Definitions, the 2000 ISDA Definitions including the Annex to
the 2000 ISDA Definitions, each as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association Inc. (ISDA), and/or any other relevant definitions booklets published by or in
conjunction with ISDA, as amended, supplemented or updated from time to time (together the
Definitions). In the event of any inconsistency between any of the following documents, the
relevant document first listed shall govern: (i) a Confirmation; (ii) this Schedule and the
Paragraph 13 of an ISDA Credit Support Annex (as applicable); (iii) the Definitions; and (iv)
the printed form of ISDA Master Agreement and ISDA Credit Support Annex (as applicable). In
the event of any inconsistency between the provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions
and the 2005 Commodity Definitions, the 2005 Commodity Definitions will prevail. |
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Payment Instructions. All payments to be made hereunder in respect of Transactions between
the parties shall be made in accordance with standing payment instructions provided by the
parties (or as otherwise specified in an invoice). |
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Change of Account. Section 2(b) of this Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of the
following after the word delivery in the first line thereof: to another account in the same
tax jurisdiction as the original account. |
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Third Parties. A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right to enforce any
term of this Agreement. |
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Severability. Any provision of this Agreement (including any Transaction hereunder or any
Credit Support Document) which 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, such Transaction or such
Credit Support Document or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any
other jurisdiction unless such severance shall substantially impair the benefits of the
remaining portions of this Agreement, such Transaction or such Credit Support Document or
changes the reciprocal obligations of the parties. The parties hereto shall endeavour in good
faith negotiations to replace the prohibited or unenforceable provision with a valid
provision, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited
or unenforceable provision. |
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Existing Agreements. In the event that there are outstanding Specified Transactions which
were entered into prior to the date of this Agreement, the parties agree that all such
Transactions and any confirmations (or other confirming evidence thereof) related thereto
shall be deemed to have been entered into pursuant to this Agreement (including, but not
limited to, Section 1(c)). |
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Confidentiality. The contents of the Transactions and all other documents relating to this
Agreement, if any, and any information made available by a Party and/or any Credit Support
Provider of a Party (Disclosing Party) to the other Party (Non-Disclosing Party) with
respect to this Agreement or any Transaction, if any, are confidential and shall not be
disclosed to any third party, except for such information (i) as may become generally
available to the public, (ii) as may be required or appropriate in response to any summons,
subpoena, request from a regulatory body, or otherwise in connection with any litigation or to
comply with any applicable law, order, regulation, ruling, regulatory request, accounting
disclosure rule or standard or any exchange, control area or independent system operator rule,
(iii) as may be obtained from a non-confidential source that disclosed such information in a
manner that did not violate its obligations to the Disclosing Party, if any, in making such
disclosure, (iv) as may be furnished to the Non-Disclosing Partys Affiliates, and to each of
such persons auditors, attorneys, advisors or lenders which are required to keep the
information that is disclosed in confidence, or (v) as may be aggregated with other
information pertaining to purchases and sales of the Product without reference to any
counterparty and furnished to the Product industry price source publications generally
recognized in the commodities markets. |
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Confirmations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for each
Transaction Party A and Party B agree to enter into hereunder, (i) Party A and Party B
agree that with respect to each Transaction hereunder, a legally binding agreement shall
exist from the moment that the parties agree on the essential terms of such Transaction,
which the parties anticipate will occur by telephone, and (ii) Party A shall promptly send
to Party B a Confirmation setting forth the terms of such Transaction. Party B shall
execute and return the Confirmation to Party A or request correction of any error within
five (5) Local Business Days of receipt. Failure of Party B to either execute or respond
within such period shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such Transaction and
the Confirmation shall be deemed to be fully executed. If any dispute shall arise as to
whether an error exists in a Confirmation, the parties shall in good faith make reasonable
efforts to resolve the dispute; provided however, that any discrepancy between the terms
set forth on a fully executed Confirmation and those on a recording shall be resolved in
favor of the terms on the fully executed Confirmation. |
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Accuracy of Specified Information. The representation in Section 3(d) is modified by
adding the words to the best of its knowledge or, in the case of audited or unaudited
financial statements, a fair presentation in all material respects of the financial
condition of the relevant person at the end thereof. |
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Cancellation. If no Transactions are outstanding under this Agreement and neither
party has any present or future payment obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect
to any Transactions, either party may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days written
notice to the other party. |
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Section 5(a)(ii)(1) shall be amended by deleting 30 days in the last line thereof
and replacing it with 10 Local Business Days. |
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Section 5(a)(vii)(4) shall be amended by deleting 15 days in such provision and
replacing it with 10 Local Business Days. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this document on the respective dates specified below
with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
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For and on behalf of
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC
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For and on behalf of
COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
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By:
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/s/ Ian McLean
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By:
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/s/ Robert K. McDonald |
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Name: President of Exelon Power Team
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Name:
Robert K. McDonald |
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Title: An Officer of Exelon Generation Company, LLC
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Title: SVP & CFO |
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Date: July 5, 2007
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Date: 7/5/07 |
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EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC
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(Bilateral Form)
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(ISDA Agreements Subject to New York Law Only) |
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX
to the Schedule to the
ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of July 5, 2007
between
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This Annex supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the above-referenced Agreement,
is part of its Schedule and is a Credit Support Document under this Agreement with respect to each party.
Accordingly,
the parties agree as follows:
Paragraph 1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions and Inconsistency. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or elsewhere in this
Agreement have the meanings specified pursuant to Paragraph 12, and all references in this Annex to Paragraphs are to
Paragraphs of this Annex. In the event of any inconsistency between this Annex and the other provisions of this Schedule,
this Annex will prevail, and in the event of any inconsistency between Paragraph 13 and the other provisions of this Annex,
Paragraph 13 will prevail.
(b) Secured Party and Pledgor. All references in this Annex to the Secured Party will be to either party when acting
in that capacity and all corresponding references to the Pledgorwill be to the other party when acting in that
capacity; provided, however, that if Other Posted Support is held by a party to this Annex, all references herein
to that party as the Secured Party with respect to that Other Posted Support will be to that party as the beneficiary
thereof and will not subject that support or that party as the beneficiary thereof to provisions of law generally relating
to security interests and secured parties.
Paragraph 2. Security Interest
Each party, as the Pledgor, hereby pledges to the other party, as the Secured Party, as security for its
Obligations, and grants to the Secured Party a first priority continuing security interest in, lien on and
right of Set-off against all Posted Collateral Transferred to or received by the Secured Party hereunder.
Upon the Transfer by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of Posted Collateral, the security interest and lien
granted hereunder on that Posted Collateral will be released immediately and, to the extent possible, without any
further action by either party.
Paragraph 3. Credit Support Obligations
(a) Delivery Amount. Subject to Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon a demand made by the Secured Party on or
promptly following a Valuation Date, if the Delivery Amount for that Valuation Date equals or
exceeds the Pledgors Minimum Transfer Amount, then the Pledgor will Transfer to the Secured Party
Eligible Credit Support having a Value as of the date of Transfer at least equal to the applicable
Delivery Amount (rounded pursuant to Paragraph 13). Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, the
Delivery Amount applicable to the Pledgor for any Valuation Date will equal the amount by which:
(i) the Credit Support Amount
exceeds
(ii) the Value as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party.
(b) Return Amount. Subject to Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon a demand made by the Pledgor on or promptly
following a Valuation Date, if the Return Amount for that Valuation Date equals or exceeds the
Secured Partys Minimum Transfer Amount, then the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor Posted
Credit Support specified by the Pledgor in that demand having a Value as of the date of Transfer as
close as practicable to the applicable Return Amount (rounded pursuant to Paragraph 13). Unless
otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, the Return Amount applicable to the Secured Party for any
Valuation Date will equal the amount by which:
(i) the Value as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party
exceeds
(ii) the Credit Support Amount.
Credit Support Amount means, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, for any Valuation Date
(i) the Secured Partys Exposure for that Valuation Date plus (ii) the aggregate of all
Independent Amounts applicable to the Pledgor, if any, minus (iii) all Independent Amounts
applicable to the Secured Party, if any, minus (iv) the Pledgors Threshold; provided, however,
that the Credit Support Amount will be deemed to be zero whenever the calculation of Credit
Support Amount yields a number less than zero.
Paragraph 4. Conditions Precedent, Transfer Timing, Calculations and Substitutions
(a) Conditions Precedent. Each Transfer obligation of the Pledgor under Paragraphs 3 and 5 and of
the Secured Party under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii), 5 and 6(d) is subject to the conditions precedent
that:
(i) no Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Specified Condition has occurred and
is continuing with respect to the other party; and
(ii) no Early Termination Date for which any unsatisfied payment obligations exist has
occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified Condition with
respect to the other party.
(b) Transfer Timing. Subject to Paragraphs 4(a) and 5 and unless otherwise specified, if a demand
for the Transfer of Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support is made by the Notification
Time, then the relevant Transfer will be made not later than the close of business on the next
Local Business Day; if a demand is made after the Notification Time, then the relevant Transfer
will be made not later than the close of business on the second Local Business Day thereafter.
(c) Calculations. All calculations of Value and Exposure for purposes of Paragraphs 3 and 6(d) will
be made by the Valuation Agent as of the Valuation Time. The Valuation Agent will notify each party
(or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) of its calculations not later than the
Notification Time on the Local Business Day following the applicable Valuation Date (or in the case
of Paragraph 6(d), following the date of calculation).
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(d) Substitutions.
(i) Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, upon notice to the Secured Party specifying
the items of Posted Credit Support to be exchanged, the Pledgor may, on any Local Business
Day, Transfer to the Secured Party substitute Eligible Credit Support (the Substitute
Credit Support); and
(ii) subject to Paragraph 4(a), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor the items of
Posted Credit Support specified by the Pledgor in its notice not later than the Local
Business Day following the date on which the Secured Party receives the Substitute Credit
Support, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 (the Substitution Date); provided
that the Secured Party will only be obligated to Transfer Posted Credit Support with a
Value as of the date of Transfer of that Posted Credit Support equal to the Value as of
that date of the Substitute Credit Support.
Paragraph 5. Dispute Resolution
If a party (a Disputing Party) disputes (I) the Valuation Agents calculation of a Delivery
Amount or a Return Amount or (II) the Value of any Transfer of Eligible Credit Support or Posted
Credit Support, then (1) the Disputing Party will notify the other party and the Valuation Agent
(if the Valuation Agent is not the other party) not later than the close of business on the Local
Business Day following (X) the date that the demand is made under Paragraph 3 in the case of (I)
above or (Y) the date of Transfer in the case of (II) above, (2) subject to Paragraph 4(a), the
appropriate party will Transfer the undisputed amount to the other party not later than the close
of business on the Local Business Day following (X) the date that the demand is made under
Paragraph 3 in the case of (I) above or (Y) the date of Transfer in the case of (II) above, (3)
the parties will consult with each other in an attempt to resolve the dispute and (4) if they fail
to resolve the dispute by the Resolution Time, then:
(i) In the case of a dispute involving a Delivery Amount or Return Amount, unless otherwise
specified in Paragraph 13, the Valuation Agent will recalculate the Exposure and the Value
as of the Recalculation Date by:
(A) utilizing any calculations of Exposure for the Transactions (or Swap Transactions)
that the parties have agreed are not in dispute;
(B) calculating the Exposure for the Transactions (or Swap Transactions) in dispute by
seeking four actual quotations at mid-market from Reference Market-makers for purposes of
calculating Market Quotation, and taking the arithmetic average of those obtained;
provided that if four quotations are not available for a particular Transaction (or Swap
Transaction), then fewer than four quotations may be used for that Transaction (or Swap
Transaction); and if no quotations are available for a particular Transaction (or Swap
Transaction), then the Valuation Agents original calculations will be used for that
Transaction (or Swap Transaction); and
(C) utilizing the procedures specified in Paragraph 13 for calculating the Value, if
disputed, of Posted Credit Support.
(ii) In the case of a dispute involving the Value of any Transfer of Eligible Credit
Support or Posted Credit Support, the Valuation Agent will recalculate the Value as of the
date of Transfer pursuant to Paragraph 13.
Following a recalculation pursuant to this Paragraph, the Valuation Agent will notify each party
(or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) not later than the Notification Time on
the Local Business Day following the Resolution Time. The appropriate party will, upon demand
following that notice by the Valuation Agent or a resolution pursuant to (3) above and subject to
Paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b), make the appropriate Transfer.
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Paragraph 6. Holding and Using Posted Collateral
(a) Care Of Posted Collateral. Without limiting the Secured Partys rights under Paragraph 6(c),
the Secured Party will exercise reasonable care to assure the safe custody of all Posted Collateral
to the extent required by applicable law, and in any event the Secured Party will be deemed to have
exercised reasonable care if it exercises at least the same degree of care as it would exercise
with respect to its own property. Except as specified in the preceding sentence, the Secured
Party will have no duty with respect to Posted Collateral, including, without limitation, any
duty to collect any Distributions, or enforce or preserve any rights pertaining thereto.
(b) Eligibility to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodians.
(i) General. Subject to the satisfaction of any conditions specified in Paragraph 13 for
holding Posted Collateral, the Secured Party will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral or
to appoint an agent (a Custodian) to hold Posted Collateral for the Secured Party. Upon
notice by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of the appointment of a Custodian, the Pledgors
obligations to make any Transfer will be discharged by making the Transfer to that
Custodian. The holding of Posted Collateral by a Custodian will be deemed to be the holding
of that Posted Collateral by the Secured Party for which the Custodian is acting.
(ii) Failure to Satisfy Conditions. If the Secured Party or its Custodian fails to satisfy
any conditions for holding Posted Collateral, then upon a demand made by the Pledgor, the
Secured Party will, not later than five Local Business Days after the demand, Transfer or
cause its Custodian to Transfer all Posted Collateral held by it to a Custodian that
satisfies those conditions or to the Secured Party if it satisfies those conditions.
(iii) Liability. The Secured Party will be liable for the acts or omissions of its
Custodian to the same extent that the Secured Party would be liable hereunder for its own
acts or omissions.
(c) Use of Posted Collateral. Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 and without limiting the
rights and obligations of the parties under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii), 5, 6(d) and 8, if the Secured
Party is not a Defaulting Party or an Affected Party with respect to a Specified Condition and no
Early Termination Date has occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or
Specified Condition with respect to the Secured Party, then the Secured Party will, notwithstanding
Section 9-207 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, have the right
to:
(i) sell, pledge, rehypothecate, assign, invest, use, commingle or otherwise dispose of, or
otherwise use in its business any Posted Collateral it holds, free from any claim or right
of any nature whatsoever of the Pledgor, including any equity or right of redemption by the
Pledgor; and
(ii) register any Posted Collateral in the name of the Secured Party, its Custodian or a
nominee for either.
For purposes of the obligation to Transfer Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support
pursuant to Paragraphs 3 and 5 and any rights or remedies authorized under this Agreement, the
Secured Party will be deemed to continue to hold all Posted Collateral and to receive
Distributions made thereon, regardless of whether the Secured Party has exercised any rights with
respect to any Posted Collateral pursuant to (i) or (ii) above.
(d) Distributions and Interest Amount.
(i) Distributions. Subject to Paragraph 4(a), if the Secured Party receives or is deemed to
receive Distributions on a Local Business Day, it will Transfer to the Pledgor not later
than the following Local Business Day any Distributions it receives or is deemed to receive
to the extent that a Delivery Amount would not be created or increased by that Transfer, as
calculated by the Valuation Agent (and the date of calculation will be deemed to be a
Valuation Date for this purpose).
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(ii) Interest Amount. Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 and subject to Paragraph
4(a), in lieu of any interest, dividends or other amounts paid or deemed to have been paid
with respect to Posted Collateral in the form of Cash (all of which may be retained by the
Secured Party), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor at the times specified in
Paragraph 13 the Interest Amount to the extent that a Delivery Amount would not be created
or increased by that Transfer, as calculated by the Valuation Agent (and the date of
calculation will be deemed to be a Valuation Date for this purpose). The Interest Amount
or portion thereof not Transferred pursuant to this Paragraph will constitute Posted
Collateral in the form of Cash and will be subject to the security interest granted under
Paragraph 2.
Paragraph 7. Events of Default
For purposes of Section 5(a)(iii)(l) of this Agreement, an Event of Default will exist with respect
to a party if:
(i) that party fails (or fails to cause its Custodian) to make, when due, any Transfer of
Eligible Collateral, Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount, as applicable, required to
be made by it and that failure continues for two Local Business Days after notice of that
failure is given to that party;
(ii) that party fails to comply with any restriction or prohibition specified in this
Annex with respect to any of the rights specified in Paragraph 6(c) and that failure
continues for five Local Business Days after notice of that failure is given to that
party; or
(iii) that party fails to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation other than
those specified in Paragraphs 7(i) and 7(ii) and that failure continues for 30 days after
notice of that failure is given to that party.
Paragraph 8. Certain Rights and Remedies
(a) Secured Partys Rights and Remedies. If at any time (1) an Event of Default or Specified
Condition with respect to the Pledgor has occurred and is continuing or (2) an Early Termination
Date has occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified Condition
with respect to the Pledgor, then, unless the Pledgor has paid in full all of its Obligations that
are then due, the Secured Party may exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:
(i) all rights and remedies available to a secured party under applicable law with respect
to Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party;
(ii) any other rights and remedies available to the Secured Party under the terms of Other
Posted Support,
if any;
(iii) the right to Set-off any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any
Obligations against any Posted Collateral or the Cash equivalent of any Posted Collateral
held by the Secured Party (or any-obligation of the Secured Party to Transfer that Posted
Collateral); and
(iv) the right to liquidate any Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party through one or
more public or private sales or other dispositions with such notice, if any, as may be
required under applicable law, free from any claim or right of any nature whatsoever of
the Pledgor, including any equity or right of redemption by the Pledgor (with the Secured
Party having the right to purchase any or all of the Posted Collateral to be sold) and to
apply the proceeds (or the Cash equivalent thereof) from the liquidation of the Posted
Collateral to any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations in that
order as the Secured Party may elect.
Each party acknowledges and agrees that Posted Collateral in the form of securities may decline
speedily in value and is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, and, accordingly, the
Pledgor is not entitled to prior notice of any sale of that Posted Collateral by the Secured
Party, except any notice that is required under applicable law and cannot be waived.
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(b) Pledgors Rights and Remedies. If at any time an Early Termination Date has occurred or been
designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Secured
Party, then (except in the case of an Early Termination Date relating to less than all
Transactions (or Swap Transactions) where the Secured Party has paid in full all of its
obligations that are then due under Section 6(e) of this Agreement):
(i) the Pledgor may exercise all rights and remedies available to a pledgor under applicable
law with respect to Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party;
(ii) the Pledgor may exercise any other rights and remedies available to the Pledgor under
the terms of Other Posted Support, if any;
(iii) the Secured Party will be obligated immediately to Transfer all Posted Collateral and
the Interest Amount to the Pledgor; and
(iv) to the extent that Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount is not so Transferred
pursuant to
(iii) above, the Pledgor may:
(A) Set-off any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations against
any Posted Collateral or the Cash equivalent of any Posted Collateral held by the Secured
Party (or any obligation of the Secured Party to Transfer that Posted Collateral); and
(B) to the extent that the Pledgor does not Set-off under (iv)(A) above, withhold payment
of any remaining amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations, up to
the Value of any remaining Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party, until that Posted
Collateral is Transferred to the Pledgor.
(c) Deficiencies and Excess Proceeds. The Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor any proceeds
and Posted Credit Support remaining after liquidation, Set-off and/or application under Paragraphs
8(a) and 8(b) after satisfaction in full of all amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any
Obligations; the Pledgor in all events will remain liable for any amounts remaining unpaid after
any liquidation, Set-off and/or application under Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b).
(d) Final Returns. When no amounts are or thereafter may become payable by the Pledgor with respect
to any Obligations (except for any potential liability under Section 2(d) of this Agreement), the
Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor all Posted Credit Support and the Interest Amount, if
any.
Paragraph 9. Representations
Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be repeated as
of each date on which it, as the Pledgor, Transfers Eligible Collateral) that:
(i) it has the power to grant a security interest in and lien on any Eligible Collateral it
Transfers as the Pledgor and has taken all necessary actions to authorize the granting of
that security interest and lien;
(ii) it is the sole owner of or otherwise has the right to Transfer all Eligible Collateral
it Transfers to the Secured Party hereunder, free and clear of any security interest, lien,
encumbrance or other restrictions other than the security interest and lien granted under
Paragraph 2;
(iii) upon the Transfer of any Eligible Collateral to the Secured Party under the terms of
this Annex, the Secured Party will have a valid and perfected first priority security
interest therein (assuming that any central clearing corporation or any third-party
financial intermediary or other entity not within the control of the Pledgor involved in
the Transfer of that Eligible Collateral gives the notices and takes the action required of
it under applicable law for perfection of that interest); and
(iv) the performance by it of its obligations under this Annex will not result in the
creation of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance on any Posted Collateral other
than the security interest and lien granted under Paragraph 2.
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Paragraph 10. Expenses
(a) General. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 10(b) and 10(c), each party will pay its
own costs and expenses in connection with performing its obligations under this Annex and neither
party will be liable for any costs and expenses incurred by the other party in connection herewith.
(b) Posted Credit Support. The Pledgor will promptly pay when due all taxes, assessments or charges
of any nature that are imposed with respect to Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party upon
becoming aware of the same, regardless of whether any portion of that Posted Credit Support is
subsequently disposed of under Paragraph 6(c), except for those taxes, assessments and charges that
result from the exercise of the Secured Partys rights under Paragraph 6(c).
(c) Liquidation/Application of Posted Credit Support. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by
or on behalf of the Secured Party or the Pledgor in connection with the liquidation and/or
application of any Posted Credit Support under Paragraph 8 will be payable, on demand and pursuant
to the Expenses Section of this Agreement, by the Defaulting Party or, if there is no Defaulting
Party, equally by the parties.
Paragraph 11. Miscellaneous
(a) Default Interest. A Secured Party that fails to make, when due, any Transfer of Posted
Collateral or the Interest Amount will be obligated to pay the Pledgor (to the extent permitted
under applicable law) an amount equal to interest at the Default Rate multiplied by the Value of
the items of property that were required to be Transferred, from (and including) the date
that Posted Collateral or Interest Amount was required to be Transferred to (but excluding)
the date of Transfer of that Posted Collateral or Interest Amount. This interest will be calculated
on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed.
(b) Further Assurances. Promptly following a demand made by a party, the other party will execute,
deliver, file and record any financing statement, specific assignment or other document and take
any other action that may be necessary or desirable and reasonably requested by that party to
create, preserve, perfect or validate any security interest or lien granted under Paragraph 2, to
enable that party to exercise or enforce its rights under this Annex with respect to Posted Credit
Support or an Interest Amount or to effect or document a release of a security interest on Posted
Collateral or an Interest Amount.
(c) Further Protection. The Pledgor will promptly give notice to the Secured Party of, and defend
against, any suit, action, proceeding or lien that involves Posted Credit Support Transferred by
the Pledgor or that could adversely affect the security interest and lien granted by it under
Paragraph 2, unless that suit, action, proceeding or lien results from the exercise of the Secured
Partys rights under Paragraph 6(c).
(d) Good Faith and Commercially Reasonable Manner. Performance of all obligations under this Annex,
including, but not limited to, all calculations, valuations and determinations made by either
party, will be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
(e) Demands and Notices. All demands and notices made by a party under this Annex will be made as
specified in the Notices Section of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 13.
(f) Specifications of Certain Matters. Anything referred to in this Annex as being specified in
Paragraph 13 also may be specified in one or more Confirmations or other documents and this Annex
will be construed accordingly.
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Paragraph 12. Definitions as Used in this Annex:
As used in
this Annex :
Cash means the lawful currency of the United States of
America.
Credit Support Amount has the meaning specified
in Paragraph 3.
Custodian has the meaning specified in
Paragraphs 6(b)(i) and 13.
Delivery Amount has the meaning
specified in Paragraph 3(a).
Disputing Party has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 5.
Distributions means with respect to Posted Collateral other than Cash, all principal, interest
and other payments and distributions of cash or other property with respect thereto, regardless of
whether the Secured Party has disposed of that Posted Collateral under Paragraph 6(c).
Distributions will not include any item of property acquired by the Secured Party upon any
disposition or liquidation of Posted Collateral or, with respect to any Posted Collateral in the
form of Cash, any distributions on that collateral, unless otherwise specified herein.
Eligible Collateral means, with respect to a party, the items, if any, specified as such for
that party in Paragraph 13.
Eligible Credit Support means Eligible Collateral and Other Eligible Support.
Exposure means for any Valuation Date or other date for which Exposure is calculated and subject
to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, the amount, if any, that would be payable to a party that
is the Secured Party by the other party (expressed as a positive number) or by a party that is the
Secured Party to the other party (expressed as a negative number) pursuant to Section
6(e)(ii)(2)(A) of this Agreement as if all Transactions (or Swap Transactions) were being
terminated as of the relevant Valuation Time; provided that Market Quotation will be determined by
the Valuation Agent using its estimates at mid-market of the amounts that would be paid for
Replacement Transactions (as that term is defined in the definition of Market Quotation).
Independent Amount means, with respect to a party, the amount specified as such for that party
in Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.
Interest Amount means, with respect to an Interest Period, the aggregate sum of the amounts of
interest calculated for each day in that Interest Period on the principal amount of Posted
Collateral in the form of Cash held by the Secured Party on that day, determined by the Secured
Party for each such day as follows:
(x) the amount of that Cash on that day;
multiplied by
(y) the Interest Rate in effect for
that day; divided by
(z) 360.
Interest Period means the period from (and including) the last Local Business Day on which an
Interest Amount was Transferred (or, if no Interest Amount has yet been Transferred, the Local
Business Day on which Posted Collateral in the form of Cash was Transferred to or received by the
Secured Party) to (but excluding) the Local Business Day on which the current Interest Amount is
to be Transferred.
Interest Rate means the rate specified in Paragraph 13.
Local Business Day, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, has the meaning specified in the
Definitions Section of this Agreement, except that references to a payment in clause (b) thereof
will be deemed to include a Transfer under this Annex.
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Minimum Transfer Amount means, with respect to a party, the amount specified as such for that
party in Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.
Notification Time has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
Obligations means, with respect to a party, all present and future obligations of that party
under this Agreement and any additional obligations specified for that party in Paragraph 13.
Other Eligible Support means, with respect to a party, the items, if any, specified as such for
that party in Paragraph 13.
Other Posted Support means all Other Eligible Support Transferred to the Secured Party that
remains in effect for the benefit of that Secured Party.
Pledgor means either party, when that party (i) receives a demand for or is required to Transfer
Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a) or (ii) has Transferred Eligible Credit Support under
Paragraph 3(a).
Posted Collateral means all Eligible Collateral, other property, Distributions, and all proceeds
thereof that have been Transferred to or received by the Secured Party under this Annex and not
Transferred to the Pledgor pursuant to Paragraph 3(b), 4(d)(ii) or 6(d)(i) or released by the
Secured Party under Paragraph 8. Any Interest Amount or portion thereof not Transferred pursuant
to Paragraph 6(d)(ii) will constitute Posted Collateral in the form of Cash.
Posted Credit Support means Posted Collateral and Other Posted Support.
Recalculation Date means the Valuation Date that gives rise to the dispute under Paragraph 5;
provided, however, that if a subsequent Valuation Date occurs under Paragraph 3 prior to the
resolution of the dispute, then the Recalculation Date means the most recent Valuation Date
under Paragraph 3.
Resolution Time has the meaning specified in
Paragraph 13.
Return Amount has the meaning
specified in Paragraph 3(b).
Secured Party means either party, when that party (i) makes a demand for or is entitled to
receive Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a) or (ii) holds or is deemed to hold Posted
Credit Support.
Specified Condition means, with respect to a party, any event specified as such for that
party in Paragraph 13.
Substitute Credit Support has the meaning specified in Paragraph
4(d)(i).
Substitution Date has the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(d)(ii).
Threshold means, with respect to a party, the amount specified as such for that party in
Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.
Transfer means, with respect to any Eligible Credit Support, Posted Credit Support or Interest
Amount, and in accordance with the instructions of the Secured Party, Pledgor or Custodian, as
applicable:
(i) in the case of Cash, payment or delivery by wire transfer into one or more bank
accounts specified by the recipient;
(ii) in the case of certificated securities that cannot be paid or delivered by book-entry,
payment or delivery in appropriate physical form to the recipient or its account
accompanied by any duly executed instruments of transfer, assignments in blank, transfer
tax stamps and any other documents necessary to constitute a legally valid transfer to the
recipient;
(iii) in the case of securities that can be paid or delivered by book-entry, the giving of
written instructions to the relevant depository institution or other entity specified by
the recipient, together with a written copy thereof to the recipient, sufficient if
complied with to result in a legally effective transfer of the relevant interest to the
recipient; and
(iv) in the case of Other Eligible Support or Other Posted Support, as specified in
Paragraph 13.
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Valuation Agent has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
Valuation Date means each date specified in or otherwise determined pursuant to Paragraph
13.
Valuation Percentage means, for any item of Eligible Collateral, the percentage
specified in Paragraph 13.
Valuation Time has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
Value means for any Valuation Date or other date for which Value is calculated and subject to
Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, with respect to:
(i) Eligible Collateral or Posted Collateral that is:
(A) Cash, the amount thereof, and
(B) A security, the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the
applicable Valuation Percentage, if any;
(ii) Posted Collateral that consists of items that are not specified as Eligible
Collateral, zero; and
(iii) Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support, as
specified in Paragraph 13.
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International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
PARAGRAPH
13 TO THE
1994 ISDA CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX
TO
MASTER AGREEMENT
dated
as of July 5, 2007
BETWEEN
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC (PARTY A)
AND
Commonwealth Edison Company (PARTY B)
Paragraph 13. Elections and Variables
(a) |
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Security Interest for Obligations. The term Obligations as used in this Annex includes the
following additional obligations: |
With respect to Party A: None
With respect to Party B: None
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Credit Support Obligations |
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(i) |
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Delivery Amount, Return Amount and Credit Support Amount |
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(A) |
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Delivery Amount has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(a). |
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(B) |
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Return Amount has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b). |
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(C) |
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Credit Support Amount has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3. |
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(ii) |
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Eligible Collateral. The following items will qualify as Eligible Collateral
for the party specified:
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Party |
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Party |
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Valuation |
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A |
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B |
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Percentage |
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(1) Cash (USD) |
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[X] |
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Support that the indicated party may post to secure its obligations hereunder, as
specified. |
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The Valuation Percentage shall be 100% of the Value of the Other Eligible Support unless:
(i) a Letter of Credit Default applies with respect to such Letter of Credit; or (ii)
twenty (20) or fewer Local Business Days remain prior to the expiration of such Letter of
Credit, in either of which case the Valuation Percentage shall be Zero (-0-).
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Independent Amount means with respect to both Party A
and Party B: for each Transaction at any time, as specified in the relevant
Confirmation. |
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Threshold means, as set forth herein, Zero (-0-). |
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Minimum Transfer Amount means with respect to Party A:
$250,000; provided, however, that if an Event of Default has occurred with
respect to Party A, the Minimum Transfer Amount will be zero. |
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Minimum Transfer Amount means with respect to Party B: $250,000; provided,
however, that if an Event of Default has occurred with respect to Party B,
the Minimum Transfer Amount will be zero. |
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Rounding. The Delivery Amount will be rounded up to the nearest
integral multiple of $250,000 and the Return Amount will be rounded down to the
nearest integral multiple of $250,000; provided, however that if no Transactions
are outstanding, the Delivery Amount will be rounded up to the nearest integral
multiple of $1 and the Return Amount will be rounded down to the nearest
integral multiple of $1. |
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Valuation Agent means, for purposes of Paragraphs 3 and 5, the party making
the demand under Paragraph 3, and for purposes of Paragraph 6(d), the Secured Party;
provided, however, if an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Specified
Condition has occurred and is continuing with respect to the party designated as the
Valuation Agent, then, in such case and for as long as an Event of Default, Potential
Event of Default or Specified Condition continues the other party shall be the
Valuation Agent. |
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Valuation Date means each Local Business Day. |
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Valuation Time means the close of business in the city of the Valuation
Agent on the Local Business Day in that city immediately preceding the Valuation
Date or date of calculation, as applicable; provided, however that
the calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as of approximately the same
time on the same date. |
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Notification Time means: 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Local Business Day. |
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Conditions Precedent and Secured Partys Rights and Remedies. For purposes of Paragraph 8(a)
and Paragraph 8(b), each Termination Event will constitute a Specified Condition with respect
to a Pledgor or a Secured Party, respectively, if the Pledgor or Secured Party, respectively,
fails to pay when due any amount payable by it in connection with an Early Termination Date
designated in connection with that Termination Event. For all other purposes of this Annex,
each Termination Event specified below with respect to a party will be a Specified Condition
for that party: |
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Paragraph 4(a) is hereby amended by adding the following phrase at the end of clause (i)
immediately before the semicolon:
provided, however, that if an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default or Specified
Condition has occurred and is continuing for longer than thirty (30) Local Business Days
without an Early Termination Date being designated then the condition specified in this
Paragraph 4(a)(i) shall cease to be a condition precedent to the Transfer obligation of the
Pledgor under Paragraphs 3 and 5 and of the Secured Party under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii), 5
and 6(d)
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Substitution Date has the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(d)(ii). |
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Consent. If specified here as applicable, then the Pledgor must obtain
the Secured Partys consent for any substitution pursuant to
Paragraph 4(d): Not
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Resolution Time means 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Local Business
Day, following the date the notice of a dispute is provided pursuant to Paragraph 5. |
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Eligibility to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodians. Party A and its Custodian
will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral pursuant to Paragraph 6(b); provided that
the following conditions applicable to it are satisfied: |
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An Event of Default has not occurred with respect to Party A and
provided that the Credit Rating with respect to Party A is at least BBB by S&P
and Baa2 by Moodys. |
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Posted Collateral may be held only in the United States. |
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The Custodian is a Qualified Institution (as defined
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Party B and its Custodian will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral pursuant
to Paragraph 6(b); provided, however that the following conditions
applicable to it are satisfied: |
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An Event of Default has not occurred with respect to Party B, or
its Credit Support Provider, if applicable, and provided that the Credit Rating
with respect to Party B, or its Credit Support Provider, if applicable, is at
least BBB by S&P and Baa2 by Moodys. |
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Posted Collateral may be held only in the United States. |
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Use of Posted Collateral. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 13(g)(i)
and 13 (g)(ii) above, the provisions of Paragraph 6(c) will apply to both Party A and
Party B; provided, however, that if a party (or its Credit Support
Provider or its Custodian, as applicable) is not eligible to hold Posted Collateral
pursuant to Paragraph 13(g)(i) or 13(g)(ii), as applicable (such party shall be the
Downgraded Party and the event that caused it to be ineligible to hold Posted
Collateral shall be a Credit Rating Event), then: |
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the Downgraded Party shall be required to deliver (or cause to be
delivered) not later than the close of business on the second Local Business Day
following such Credit Rating Event all Posted Collateral in its possession or
held on its behalf to a Custodian meeting the requirements of a Qualified
Institution, and approved by the non-Downgraded Party (which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld) to a segregated, safekeeping or custody account
(Collateral Account) within such Custodian with the title of the Collateral
Account indicating that the property contained therein is being held as Posted
Collateral for the Downgraded Party. The Custodian shall hold such Posted
Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Annex and for the security
interest of the Downgraded Party and, subject to such security interest, for the
ownership of the non-Downgraded Party. |
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For purposes of Section 5(a)(iii) of this Agreement, failure by a party or
its Custodian to comply with any of the obligations under this Paragraph 13(g) will
constitute an Event of Default with respect to such party if the failure continues
for two (2) Local Business Days after notice of the failure is given to that party. |
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Interest Rate. The Interest Rate will be, for any day, the Federal Funds
(Effective) rate in effect for such day, as published in the most recent weekly
statistical release designated as H. 15(519), or any successor publication, published
by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. |
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Notice and Transfer of Interest Amount. A notice of any Interest Amount due
Pledgor shall be delivered to the Secured Party by the Pledgor no earlier than the
first Local Business Day of a month for the Interest Amount due for the preceding
month, if any. Upon receipt of such notice the Interest Amount, if any, shall be paid
to the Pledgor by the Secured Party not later than three (3) Local Business Days after
receipt of Pledgors notice for each calendar month that Posted Collateral in the form
of Cash is being held by the Secured Party. |
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Alternative to Interest Amount. The provisions of Paragraph 6(d)(ii) will
apply, unless otherwise specified here: |
(1) Delivery Amount. If Transfer of an Interest Amount (or any portion thereof) to a
Pledgor on any day would result in or increase a Delivery Amount (treating that day
as a Valuation Date, as provided in Paragraph 6(d)(ii)) but the Pledgor would
nonetheless have no obligation to make a Transfer pursuant to Paragraph 3(a) on that
day if it were a Valuation Date (because the Delivery Amount is lower than the
Pledgors Minimum Transfer Amount or otherwise) the Secured Party will be required
to Transfer that Interest Amount (or portion thereof) to the Pledgor,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 6(d)(ii).
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Additional Representations. Party A and Party B represent to each other (which
representations will be deemed to be repeated as of each date on which Party A or Party B, as
the Pledgor, Transfers Eligible Collateral) that their respective representations set forth
in Section 3 of this Agreement are true and correct. |
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Value with respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support at any
time means an amount equal to the Valuation Percentage multiplied by the stated amount
then available under the Letter of Credit maintained by the Pledgor (or its Credit
Support Provider) which can be unconditionally drawn by the Secured Party. |
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Transfer with respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support
means: |
(1) For purposes of Paragraph 3(a), delivery of the Letter of Credit by the Pledgor
or issuer of the Letter of Credit to the Secured Party at the address of the Secured
Party specified in the Notices Section of this Agreement, or delivery by the Pledgor
or the issuer of the Letter of Credit of an amendment to such Letter of Credit
executed by the issuer (extending the term or increasing the amount available to the
Secured Party thereunder) to
the Secured Party at the address of the Secured Party specified in the Notices
Section of this Agreement; and
(2) For purposes of Paragraph 3(b), by the return of an outstanding Letter of Credit
by the Secured Party to the Pledgor, at the address of the Pledgor specified in the
Notices Section of this Agreement, or delivery by the Pledgor or the issuer of the
Letter of Credit to the Secured Party of an amendment to the Letter of Credit in form
and substance satisfactory to the Pledgor and the Secured Party executed by the
issuer (reducing the amount available to the Secured Party thereunder) at the Secured
Partys address specified in the Notices Section of this Agreement. If a Transfer is
to be effected by a reduction in the amount of an outstanding Letter of Credit
previously issued for the benefit of the Secured Party, the Secured Party shall not
unreasonably withhold its consent to a commensurate reduction in the amount of such
Letter of Credit and shall take such action as is reasonably necessary to effectuate
such reduction.
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Demands and Notices. All demands, specifications and notices under this Annex will
be made pursuant to Part 4 of the Schedule to this Agreement. |
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ABN AMRO (LaSalle Bank), Chicago, IL |
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Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support provided in the form of a Letter of Credit
shall be subject to the following provisions:
(1) Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties, each Letter of Credit shall be
provided in accordance with the provisions of this Annex, and each Letter of Credit shall
be maintained for the benefit of the Secured Party. The following events shall constitute
defaults under a Letter of Credit (each a Letter of Credit Default); provided, however,
that no Letter of Credit Default shall occur in any event with respect to a Letter of
Credit either: (i) after the time such Letter of Credit is required to be canceled or
returned to the Pledgor in accordance with the terms of this Annex; or (ii) if substitute
Eligible Credit Support is provided by the Pledgor:
(i) failure of the Qualified Institution that issued an outstanding Letter of
Credit to renew such Letter of Credit (or provide a substitute Letter of Credit) at
least twenty (20) Local Business Days prior to the expiration of the outstanding
Letter of Credit; or
(ii) the issuer of such Letter of Credit shall fail to be a Qualified
Institution; or
(iii) the Letter of Credit expires or terminates, or fails or ceases to be in full force
and effect at any time during any required period and the Pledgor fails, to either renew,
substitute, or sufficiently increase the amount of an outstanding Letter of Credit (as the
case may be), or establish one or more additional Letters of Credit, or otherwise provide
sufficient Eligible Credit Support and if the Delivery Amount applicable to the Pledgor
equals or exceeds the Pledgors Minimum Transfer Amount as a result of such failure; or
(iv) if any event analogous to an event specified in Section 5(a) (vii) of this Agreement
shall occur with respect to the issuer of a Letter of Credit; or
(v) the Qualified Institution issuing a Letter of Credit either disaffirms, disclaims,
repudiates or rejects in whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Letter of
Credit or fails to honor the Secured Partys properly documented request to draw on an
outstanding Letter of Credit and the Pledgor fails to provide for the benefit of the Secured
Party, (x) a substitute Letter of Credit, that is issued by a Qualified Institution
acceptable to the Secured Party, other than the Qualified Institution failing to honor the
outstanding Letter of Credit, or (y) post Eligible Collateral and if the Delivery Amount
applicable to the Pledgor equals or exceeds the Pledgors Minimum Transfer Amount as a
result of such failure.
(2) Upon the occurrence of a Letter of Credit Default, the Pledgor agrees to deliver a substitute
Letter of Credit or other Eligible Credit Support to the Secured Party in an amount at least equal
to that of the Letter of Credit to be replaced on or before the second (2nd) Local
Business Day (and on or before the the third (3rd) Local Business Day with respect to subpart (ii)
of Section 1 above) after occurrence thereof.
(3) A Letter of Credit shall provide that (A) upon or at any time after the occurrence and
continuation of an Event of Default with respect to the Pledgor, the Secured Party may draw on the
entire, undrawn portion of any outstanding Letter of Credit upon submission to the bank issuing
such Letter of Credit of one or more certificates specifying that such Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing. Cash proceeds received from drawing upon the Letter of Credit shall be
deemed Posted Collateral as security for the Pledgors obligations to the Secured Party and the
Secured Party shall have the rights and remedies set forth in Paragraph 6(c) with respect to such
cash proceeds and (B) if an Early Termination Date has occurred or been designated as a result of a
Termination Event with respect to the Pledgor for which there exist any unsatisfied payment
Obligations, then the Secured Party may draw an amount equal to amounts owing to the Secured Party
under the Agreement upon submission to the bank issuing such Letter of Credit of one or more
certificates specifying that such Early Termination Date has occurred and is continuing.
Notwithstanding the Secured Partys receipt of Cash from any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the
Pledgor shall remain obliged to the Secured Party to Transfer sufficient Eligible Credit Support to
the Secured Party in accordance with the terms of this Annex. In addition, the Pledgor shall remain
obligated to the Secured Party for any amounts owing to the Secured Party and remaining unpaid
after the application of any amounts so drawn by the Secured Party.
(4) A Letter of Credit shall also provide that if the expiration date of the Letter of Credit is
less than 20 Local Business Days from the date of delivery of a statement from the Secured Party
and the Pledgor shall fail to renew or substitute the Letter of Credit (as the case may be), and if
the Delivery Amount applicable to the Pledgor equals or exceeds the Pledgors Minimum Transfer
Amount as a result of such failure, then the Secured Party may draw on the entire, undrawn portion
of any outstanding Letter of Credit upon submission to the bank issuing such Letter of Credit that
such Letter of Credit will expire.
(5) Either a party, or its Credit Support Provider (other than an issuer), or both, may
satisfy such partys obligations under Paragraph 3(a) hereof through the Transfer of one or
more Letters of Credit to the other party as Other Posted Support.
(6) In addition to the Secured Partys right to draw on a Letter of Credit if a Letter of
Credit Default occurs, the Pledgor shall remain liable for any amounts due and owing to the
Secured Party and remaining unpaid after the application of any amounts so drawn by the
Secured Party;
(7) As one method of providing Eligible Credit Support, the Pledgor may increase the amount
of an outstanding Letter of Credit or establish one or more additional Letters of Credit.
(8) Notwithstanding Paragraph 10, in all cases, the costs and expenses (including but not
limited to the reasonable costs, expenses, and external attorneys fees of the Secured
Party) of establishing, renewing, substituting, canceling, increasing and reducing the
amount of (as the case may be) one or more Letters of Credit shall be borne by the Pledgor.
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(1) Secured Party Rights and Remedies For purposes of paragraph 8 (a)(ii), the
Secured Party may draw on any Letter of Credit held as Posted Collateral to set off
any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations.
(2) Pledgor Rights and Remedies For purposes of Paragraph 8 (b)(ii), (i) the
Secured Party will be obligated immediately to Transfer any Letter of Credit to the
Pledgor and (ii) the Pledgor may do any one or more of the following: (x) to the
extent that the Letter of Credit is not Transferred to the Pledgor as required
pursuant to (i) above, Set-off any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any
Obligations against any such Letter of Credit held by the Secured Party and to the
extent its rights to Set-off are not exercised, withhold payment of any remaining
amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations, up to the Value of
any remaining Posted Collateral and the Value of any Letter of Credit held by the
Secured Party, until any such Posted Collateral and such Letter of Credit is
Transferred to the Pledgor; and (y) exercise rights and remedies available to the
Pledgor under the terms of the Letter of Credit.
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Letter of Credit shall mean an irrevocable, transferable, standby Letter of Credit,
issued by a Qualified Institution, in a form substantially equivalent to the form of
Letter of Credit attached hereto as Schedule 1.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. or its successor.
Qualified Institution shall mean a major U.S. commercial bank, or a Canadian bank with a
U.S. branch office, which is not the Pledgor (or a subsidiary or Affiliate of the Pledgor)
and which has assets of at least $10 Billion Dollars and a Credit Rating of at least A by
S&P, or A2 by Moodys.
S&P means the Standard & Poors Rating Group (a division of The McGraw Hill
Companies, Inc.) or its successor.
(i) This Credit Support Annex is a Security Agreement under the Uniform Commercial Code of
the State of New York.
(ii) Paragraph 7 is amended as follows: In clause (i) the grace period shall be one Local
Business Day, and the terms Eligible Collateral, Posted Collateral shall be deleted and
replaced with the words Eligible Credit Support, Posted Credit Support, in clause (iii),
the words under this Annex are inserted on line 1 after the words or obligation and the
reference to 30 days shall be 5 days and (iii) the period at the end of Paragraph 7
shall be deleted and the following section shall be added at the end of Paragraph 7, ; or
(iv) a Letter of Credit Default occurs which is not cured within the relevant time period.
Amendments to Annex relating to 2002 Master Agreement.
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(B) calculating the Exposure for the Transactions in dispute by seeking four
actual quotations at mid-market from third parties for purposes of calculating
the relevant Close-out Amount, and taking the arithmetic average of those
obtained; provided that if four quotations are not available for a particular
Transaction, then fewer than four quotations may be used for that Transaction,
and if no quotations are available for a particular Transactions, then the
Valuation Agents original calculations will be used for the Transaction; and |
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The definition of Exposure in Paragraph 12 of the Annex is hereby
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Exposure means for any Valuation Date or other date for which Exposure
is calculated and subject to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, the amount,
if any, that would be payable to a party that is the Secured Party by the other
party (expressed as a positive number) or by a party that is the Secured Party
to the other party (expressed as a negative number) pursuant to Section
6(e)(ii)(l) of this Agreement if all Transactions were being terminated as of
the relevant Valuation Time, on the basis that (i) that party is not the
Affected Party and (ii) United States Dollars is the Termination Currency;
provided that the Close-out Amount will be determined by the Valuation Agent on
behalf of that party using its estimates at mid-market of the amounts that
would be paid for transactions providing the economic equivalent of (x) the
material terms of the Transactions, including the payments and deliveries by
the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of the Transactions that would,
but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required after that date (assuming satisfaction of the conditions precedent in
Section 2(a)(iii)); and (y) the option rights of the parties in respect of the
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Set-off means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or
withholding or similar right or requirement to which the payer of an amount
under Section 6 is entitled or subject (whether arising under this Agreement,
another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that is exercised by, or imposed
on, such payer. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Credit Support Annex by their duly authorized
officers as of the date first set forth above.
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EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC |
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COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
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SCHEDULE 1
[ISSUING BANK]
[ADDRESS]
DATE OF ISSUANCE:
LETTER OF CREDIT NO.:
BENEFICIARY:
APPLICANT:
GENTLEMEN:
WE HEREBY ESTABLISH OUR IRREVOCABLE TRANSFERABLE STANDBY
LETTER OF CREDIT IN YOUR FAVOR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF (THE ACCOUNT PARTY), IN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($ ), AVAILABLE
TO YOU AT SIGHT UPON DEMAND AT OUR COUNTERS AT (LOCATION) ON OR BEFORE THE EXPIRATION
HEREOF AGAINST PRESENTATION TO US OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS (WITH BRACKETED LANGUAGE AND
BLANKS APPROPRIATELY COMPLETED OR DELETED), DATED AND SIGNED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BENEFICIARY
AND IDENTIFYING BY REFERENCE NO. THIS LETTER OF CREDIT:
1. AN EVENT OF DEFAULT (AS DEFINED IN THE ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF BETWEEN BENEFICIARY OF YOUR LETTER OF CREDIT NO. (BENEFICIARY) AND ACCOUNT PARTY (AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, THE MASTER AGREEMENT)) HAS OCCURRED AND IS CONTINUING UNDER THE MASTER AGREEMENT
WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCOUNT PARTY AND NO EVENT OF DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED AND IS CONTINUING UNDER
THE MASTER AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO BENEFICIARY. WHEREFORE, THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY DEMAND
PAYMENT OF THE ENTIRE UNDRAWN AMOUNT OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT. PAYMENT SHOULD BE REMITTED TO
;
OR
2. AN EARLY TERMINATION DATE (AS DEFINED IN THE ISDA MASTER
AGREEMENT DATED AS OF BETWEEN BENEFICIARY OF YOUR
LETTER OF CREDIT NO. (BENEFICIARY) AND THE ACCOUNT PARTY
(AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, THE MASTER AGREEMENT)) HAS OCCURRED AND IS CONTINUING UNDER
THE MASTER AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCOUNT PARTY AND NO EVENT OF DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED
AND IS CONTINUING UNDER THE MASTER AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE BENEFICIARY. WHEREFORE,
THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY DEMAND PAYMENT OF [$ ] THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO SUCH
AMOUNTS OWING TO THE BENEFICIARY. PAYMENT SHOULD BE REMITTED TO
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OR
3. THE EXPIRATION DATE OF YOUR LETTER OF CREDIT NO. IS LESS THAN TWENTY (20) LOCAL BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS STATEMENT, AND THE ACCOUNT PARTY
UNDER SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT IS REQUIRED, BUT HAS FAILED, TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT LETTER OF
CREDIT OR OTHER COLLATERAL BEYOND SUCH EXPIRATION DATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND TO ASSURE
PERFORMANCE OF, ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN ACCOUNT PARTY AND THE
BENEFICIARY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT (AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED, THE MASTER AGREEMENT). NO
EVENT OF DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED AND IS CONTINUING UNDER THE MASTER AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE
BENEFICIARY. WHEREFORE, THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY DEMAND PAYMENT OF [THE ENTIRE UNDRAWN
AMOUNT OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT]. PAYMENT SHOULD BE REMITTED TO
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EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW, THIS LETTER OF CREDIT EXPIRES AT OUR COUNTERS ON . IT IS A CONDITION OF THIS LETTER OF CREDIT THAT IT
WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED FOR THREE MONTH PERIODS (TO THE SAME CALENDAR DAY OF SUCH THIRD
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THEN CURRENT EXPIRATION DATE, UNLESS AT LEAST THIRTY (30) DAYS BEFORE ITS THEN CURRENT EXPIRATION
DATE, WE NOTIFY YOU, BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO ATTN:
THAT WE DO
NOT INTEND TO EXTEND THIS LETTER OF CREDIT. HOWEVER, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE EXPIRATION DATE OF
THIS LETTER OF CREDIT EXTEND BEYOND .
PARTIAL DRAWINGS ARE PERMITTED HEREUNDER AND MULTIPLE DRAWINGS ARE PERMITTED HEREUNDER.
PRESENTATION OF DEMANDS FOR AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT OF THIS LETTER OF CREDIT ARE ACCEPTABLE
AND NOT DISCREPANT FOR THAT REASON. HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT PAYABLE ON SUCH DEMANDS WILL NOT EXCEED THE
AMOUNT AVAILABLE UNDER THIS LETTER OF CREDIT.
ALL DEMANDS FOR PAYMENT SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO US AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
, ATTENTION: DEMANDS PRESENTED BY TELEFACSIMILE (FAX) TO FAX
NUMBER , OR ALTERNATELY TO FAX NUMBER
ARE
ACCEPTABLE, UNDER TELEPHONE PRE-ADVICE TO , OR ALTERNATELY
TO ; PROVIDED THAT THE ORIGINAL DRAFT, STATEMENT AND LETTER OF CREDIT SHALL BE SIMULTANEOUSLY FORWARDED BY OVERNIGHT
COURIER SERVICE TO OUR OFFICE AT ; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE FAILURE OF THE COURIER SERVICE TO TIMELY DELIVER SHALL NOT AFFECT THE EFFICACY OF THE
DEMAND.
THE DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRED MUST BE RECEIVED BY FAX ON OR BEFORE THE EXPIRY DATE ON THIS INSTRUMENT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LETTER OF CREDIT
WE HEREBY AGREE WITH YOU THAT DOCUMENTS DRAWN UNDER AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS LETTER
OF CREDIT SHALL BE DULY HONORED UPON PRESENTATION AS SPECIFIED.
WE SHALL HAVE A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, NOT TO EXCEED THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING
THE DATE OF OUR RECEIPT OF DRAWING DOCUMENTS, TO EXAMINE THE DOCUMENTS AND DETERMINE WHETHER TO
TAKE UP OR REFUSE THE DOCUMENTS AND TO INFORM YOU ACCORDINGLY.
THIS LETTER OF CREDIT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNATIONAL STANDBY PRACTICES 1998 (INTERNATIONAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION NO. 590) (THE ISP), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TERMS HEREOF
ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ISP, IN WHICH CASE THE TERMS OF THIS LETTER OF CREDIT
SHALL GOVERN.
IF THIS LETTER OF CREDIT EXPIRES DURING AN INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, THE BANK HEREBY SPECIFICALLY
AGREES TO EFFECT PAYMENT, IF THIS LETTER OF CREDIT IS DRAWN AGAINST, OTHERWISE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ITS TERMS, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS.
THIS LETTER OF CREDIT IS TRANSFERABLE, AND WE AGREE TO CONSENT TO ITS TRANSFER, WHICH AGREEMENT
SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD AND SUBJECT TO OUR STANDARD TERMS AND PRACTICES OF TRANSFER UPON
OUR RECEIPT OF ATTACHMENT A AND YOUR PAYMENT TO US OF OUR STANDARD TRANSFER FEE.
EXCEPT FOR TRANSFER FEES, ALL ISSUING BANK CHARGES ARE FOR THE ACCOUNT OF THE
APPLICANT.
[BANK SIGNATURE]
ATTACHMENT A TO LETTER OF CREDIT NO. XXXXXXXX
REQUEST FOR
TRANSFER OF LETTER OF CREDIT IN ITS ENTIRETY
Date:
Re: Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. XXXXXXXX
For value received, the undersigned beneficiary hereby irrevocably transfers to:
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CITY, STATE/COUNTRY ZIP
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(hereinafter, the transferee) all rights of the undersigned beneficiary to draw under above
letter of credit, in its entirety.
By this transfer, all rights of the undersigned beneficiary in such Letter of Credit are
transferred to the transferee and the transferee shall have the sole rights as beneficiary hereof,
including sole rights relating to any amendments, whether increases or extensions or other
amendments and whether now existing or hereafter made. All amendments are to be advised directly to
the transferee without necessity of any consent of or notice to the undersigned beneficiary.
The original of such letter of credit is returned herewith, and we ask you to endorse the transfer
on the reverse thereof, and forward it directly to the transferee with your customary notice of
transfer.
In payment of your transfer commission in amount equal to ¼% of the amount transferred,
minimum of $250.00
Select one of the following:
we enclose a cashiers/certified check
we have wired funds to you through
bank
we authorize you to debit our account # with you, and in
addition thereto, we agree to pay
you on demand any expenses which may be incurred by you in connection with this transfer
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Very truly yours,
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Authorized Signature
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The signature(s) of with title(s) as stated
conforms to those on file with us; are authorized for the execution of such instrument; and the beneficiary has been approved under our banks
Customer Identification Program. Further, pursuant to Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act and the
applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, we represent and warrant that the undersigned bank:
(i) is subject to a rule implementing the anti-money laundering compliance program requirements of
31 U.S.C. section 5318(h); (ii) is regulated by a Federal functional regulator [as such term is
defined in 31 C.F.R. section 103.120(a)(2)]; and (iii) has a Customer Identification Program that
fully complies with the requirements of the regulations.
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FOR BANK USE ONLY |
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Exhibit 3
Letter of Intent
July 19, 2007
Pursuant to the agreement reached between Ameren Energy Marketing Company (AEM) and the Illinois
Attorney General (Attorney General), AEM has offered to sell to Central Illinois Light Company,
Central Illinois Public Service Company, and Illinois Power Company (collectively the Ameren
Illinois Utilities) multi-year financial swap contracts per the attached Indicative Proposal which
was sent to the Attorney General on July 17, 2007. AEM and each of the Ameren Illinois Utilities
(collectively Parties) hereby enter into this Letter of Intent (LOI) and commit to execute
binding Confirmations based on the terms and conditions of the attached Indicative Proposal. A
sample Confirmation, which is substantially in the form that will be executed by the parties, is
also attached to this LOI. This LOI does not change, modify, or amend any of the terms and
conditions in the attached Indicative Proposal, including language and calculations related to the
final determination of price.
The Parties agree that this LOI is contingent upon the passage of legislation in the form attached
to the letter to be sent by the Parties and others to the Leaders of the Illinois General Assembly
and to the Attorney General. If such Illinois legislation does not become law, the Parties agree
that this LOI will become null and void.
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CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT
COMPANY d/b/a AmerenCILCO |
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ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY d/b/a AmerenIP |
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/s/ Scott A. Cisel
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/s/ Scott A. Cisel |
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Name: Scott A. Cisel
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Name: Scott A. Cisel
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Title: President and CEO
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Title: President and CEO |
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Date: 7/19/07 |
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Date: 7/19/07 |
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CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE
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AMEREN ENERGY MARKETING COMPANY |
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/s/ Andrew M. Serri |
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Name: Scott A. Cisel
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Name: Andrew M. Serri
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Title: President and CEO
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Title: President |
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Date: 7/19/07 |
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Date: 7/19/07 |
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Indicative Proposal
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Date:
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July 17, 2007 |
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Purpose:
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This Proposal outlines the general commercial terms and conditions
under which Ameren Energy Marketing (AEM) proposes a fixed for
floating energy swap at the Ameren Illinois Utilities load zone
with the Ameren Illinois Utilities. |
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Acceptance:
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This proposal by AEM is not intended to create a binding offer or
contract for the sale of energy. The terms and conditions outlined
herein are subject to negotiation, approval by our respective
managements, and incorporation into a definitive agreement with
each of the Ameren Illinois Utilities (Agreement) |
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Buyer:
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Ameren Illinois Utilities (With each utility being a Buyer) |
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Seller:
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Ameren Energy Marketing (or Seller) |
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Product:
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Financial swap |
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Quantity:
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400MW/hour beginning 6/1/2008; 800MW/hour beginning 6/1/2009;
l000MW/hour beginning 6/1/2010 through 12/31/2012 (All quantities
are for the Ameren Illinois Utilities in total, and not applicable
to each utility separately.) |
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Price: *
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June 1, 2008 to Dec 31, 2008 Jan. 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2009 Jan. 1, 2010 to Dec 31,
2010 Jan. 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011 Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012 |
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Financial real-time settle |
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Prices as of July 13, 2007. The price for each of the periods set forth above will be
calculated as the weighted average of the closing on- and off-peak CinHub prices on the execution
date of the contract, adjusted for the basis between CinHub and the Illinois Load Zone. Where: |
The CinHub on-peak price will be the simple average of the annual or monthly on-peak prices as
reported by ICAP, Amerex, and NYMEX. The ICAP on-peak price is the simple average of the bid and
ask prices as published by ICAP in their Cash sheets. The Amerex on-peak price is the simple
average of the bid and ask prices as published by Amerex in their End of the Day report. The NYMEX
on-peak price is the settlement price as set out on the NYMEX web site for the product Cinergy Hub
Peak Calendar-Month LMP Swap Contract. If at least two of those three sources publish a price for a
given strip on the execution date of the contract, the averages of the published prices will be
used for that strip. If less than two of those sources publish a price for a given strip on the
execution date of the contract, the prior years price for that strip will be escalated by to set
the price for the subject years strip.
The CinHub off-peak price will be the average of the bid and ask annual or monthly off-peak prices
reported by ICAP, Amerex, and NYMEX. If at least two of those three sources publish a price for a
given strip on the execution date of the contract, the averages of the published prices will be
used for that strip. If less than two of those sources publish a price for a given strip on the
execution date of the contract, the prior years price for that strip will be escalated by to set
the price for the subject years strip.
The basis adjustment between CinHub and the Illinois Load Zone will be the ratio of the weighted
average CILCO, CIPS, and IP load zone real-time locational marginal prices (LMPs) for the twelve
month period ended May 31, 2007 to the average CinHub realtime LMP for the same twelve-month
period. The CILCO, CIPS, and IP load zone LMPs will be weighted by load.
** Prices for each period will be set on the date on which the corresponding legislation is
enacted into law, but no later than . The market based prices will be
calculated based on the above criteria and within the $/MWh limits stated above for each
period. If legislation is enacted into law after , then new market prices
will be set when the legislation is enacted.
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1) The agreed upon energy price once agreed to by both parties cannot be
renegotiated after the execution of this transaction, regardless of market
conditions, except as provided in paragraph 2 below. |
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2) The Parties agree that if any one of the following events occurs during
the term of this Agreement the Parties will meet as soon as practicable,
but no later than 30 days after the date such event occurs, to identify and
discuss its effect on the terms and conditions of, and prices for, service
under this Agreement: a) a state tax on electric generation; b) a state or
federal tax on and/or regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (e.g, a
carbon tax); or c) if the State of Illinois enacts a law which eliminates
retail electric supplier choice for the residential and small commercial
customers of the Ameren Illinois utilities. The Parties further agree that |
if any one of these events occurs, the Parties will negotiate to
determine in a commercially reasonable manner whether the affected terms,
conditions and prices can be revised so as to preserve the economic
benefits of this Agreement for both Parties and to revise the Agreement
accordingly. In the event the Parties are not able to agree on such
revisions, the Seller may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the
other Party no earlier than 60 days and no later than 90 days after such
event occurs, with the termination being effective when notice is given.
This Proposal is not and does not purport to be complete and all inclusive of the terms of the
proposed transaction described herein. Any pricing information in this Proposal should be regarded
as indicative, preliminary and for illustrative purposes only. This Proposal does not and is not
intended to create a binding and enforceable contract between the parties or a duty on the part of
either party to negotiate in good faith toward a binding contract, and may not be relied upon by
any party as the basis for a contract by estoppel or otherwise, but rather evidences a nonbinding
expression of understanding to endeavor, without obligation, to negotiate a mutually agreeable
definitive agreement, which definitive agreement, if any, would require review and approval by,
among others, legal, credit and management at Ameren Energy Marketing.
(SAMPLE)
Prepared On: July , 2007
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TO:
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Jim Blessing
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Carla Derrick |
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Central Illinois Light Company d/b/a
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PHONE:
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(314) 554-2972
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(314) 554-2421 |
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ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT
CONFIRMATION LETTER
This Confirmation Letter will confirm the agreement reached on July , 2007 between Ameren
Energy Marketing Company (AEM) and Central Illinois Light
Company d/b/a Ameren CILCO (CILCO),
regarding the transaction below under the terms and conditions of the International Swap Dealers Association,
Inc. Master Agreement entered into between AEM and CILCO dated July , 2007. The terms
of this Confirmation Letter are as follows:
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Transaction No: |
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Underlying Commodity: |
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Electricity |
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Fixed Price Payer (Buyer): |
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Floating Price Payer (Seller): |
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The average MISOIRT LMP Price for each settlement month for the Ameren Illinois Utilities Load Zone |
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Hourly Quantity:
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The Hourly Quantity shall be as listed below for the
entire settlement period including the Hour Ending (HE) 0100
through HE 2400 Central Prevailing Time (CPT) Sunday through
Saturday including NERC Holidays. |
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Settlement:
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Financial settlement month for each calendar month of the term.
Each settlement month the parties agree to financially settle
the difference between the agreed fixed price and the floating
price. If the floating price exceeds the agreed fixed price
outlined in this confirm, the floating price payer will pay the
fixed price payer the difference or if the floating price is
less than the agreed fixed price, the fixed price payer will
pay the difference. |
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Payment Due Date:
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Ten (10) Business Days following receipt of the notice of settlement
requirements via wire transfer. Notice of settlement requirements is
required two (2) business days following final approval of the MISO RT
expost LMPs for the given settlement month |
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The agreed upon energy price once agreed to by both parties cannot be renegotiated
after the execution of this transaction, regardless of market conditions, except as provided in paragraph 2
below. |
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The Parties agree that if any one of the following events occurs during the term of
this Agreement the Parties will meet as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days after the date such event occurs, to
identify and discuss its effect on the terms and conditions of, and prices for, service under this
Agreement: a) a state tax on electric generation; b) a state or federal tax on and/or regulation of
greenhouse gas emissions (e.g, a carbon tax); or c) if the State of Illinoistenacts a law which eliminates
retail electric supplier choice for the residential and small commercial customers of the Ameren Illinois
utilities. The Parties further agree that if any one of these events occurs, the Parties will negotiate to
determine in a commercially reasonable manner whether the affected terms, conditions and prices can
be revised so as to preserve the economic benefits of this Agreement for both Parties and to revise the
Agreement accordingly. In the event the Parties are not able to agree on such revisions the Seller may
terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other Party no earlier than 60 days and no later than
90 days after such event occurs, with the termination being effective when notice is given. |
Please confirm that the terms stated herein accurately reflect the agreement teached on July ,
2007 between you and AEM by returning an executed copy of this
letter by facsimile to AEM at (314)
613-9030. Your response should reflect the appropriate party in your organization who has the
authority to enter into this transaction. Failure to object to any or all terms in this Transaction
Agreement or to respond within two (2) business days from the date first stated above
shall be deemed acceptance of all terms and conditions as stated in this Transaction Agreement.
If you have any questions, please contact Carla Derrick at (314) 554-2421.
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Craig D. Nelson
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Andrew M. Serri |
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Vice President, Power Supply
Acquisition
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Border)
ISDA
International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
SCHEDULE
to the
MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of July 19, 2007
between
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Ameren Energy Marketing Company
(Party A)
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Part 1. Termination Provisions.
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Specified Entity means in relation to Party A for the purpose of: |
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Section 5(a)(v): |
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and in relation to Party B for the purpose of: |
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Specified Indebtedness will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. |
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means $50,000,000 with respect to Party B |
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apply to Party A and to Party B. |
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and will not apply to Party B. |
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The Additional Termination Event will not apply. |
Part 2. Tax Representations.
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Payer Tax Representations. For the purposes of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, each, Party
A and Party B will make the following representation: |
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It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be made by it to the other party
under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on: |
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the accuracy of any representations made by the other party
pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement; |
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the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or
4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document
provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this
Agreement; and |
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the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in
Section 4(d) of this Agreement, |
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provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on
clause (ii) and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section
4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position. |
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Payee Tax Representations. For the purposes of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Party A and
Party B make the following representations: |
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Party A: Party A is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois and is
not a foreign corporation for United States tax purposes. |
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Party B: Party B is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois and is
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Part 3. Agreement to Deliver Documents.
For the purpose of Section 4(a) (i) and (ii), of this agreement each party agrees to deliver the
following documents, as applicable:
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Party required to deliver |
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An executed United States Internal Revenue
Service Form W-9 (or any successor thereto).
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Upon request of the other party |
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Other documents to be delivered are: |
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Copy of its most recent,
publicly available
quarterly and annual
reports containing
audited financial
statements, prepared in
accordance with the
generally accepted
accounting principles in
the country in which the
party is organized
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If reports and financial
statements are available publicly
or on a Partys website, hard
copies will be provided only upon
reasonable demand of the other
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A secretarys
certificate, including
resolutions authorizing
the party to enter into
derivatives transactions
of the type contemplated
by the parties, to
execute this Agreement,
each Confirmation and any
Credit Support Document
(if applicable), and to
perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder.
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Part 4. Miscellaneous.
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Addresses for Notices. For the purpose of Section 12(a): |
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Ameren Energy Marketing Company |
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Central Illinois Light Company d/b/a |
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AmerenCILCO (Party B) |
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All Notices: |
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All Notices: |
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Street: 1901 Chouteau Ave., MC-950
City: St. Louis, MO Zip: 63103 |
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City: St. Louis, MO Zip: 63103 |
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Contract Administration |
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Contract Administration |
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Daphyne Bradley |
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Jim Blessing |
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(314) 613-9413 |
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(314) 554-2972 |
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(314) 613-9015 |
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(314) 554-4679 |
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Duns: |
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Federal Tax ID Number: 37-1395583 |
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Federal Tax ID Number: 37-0211380 |
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Invoices: |
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Invoices: |
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Greg Weiss |
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Jim Blessing |
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(314) 613-9477 |
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(314) 554-2972 |
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(314) 206-1387 |
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(314) 554-4679 |
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Payments: |
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Payments: |
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Don Hollingsworth |
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Sam Cassmeyer |
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(314) 554-2838 |
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(314) 554-4287 |
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(314) 554-2401 |
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(314) 554-6328 |
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Wire Transfer: |
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Wire Transfer: |
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JP Morgan Chase Bank |
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BNK: US Bank |
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Danielle Garrett |
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Amanda Kenly |
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(314) 613-9175 |
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(417) 725-0905 |
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(314) 554-6328 |
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(314) 641-2089 |
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Confirmations: |
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Confirmations: |
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Carla Derrick |
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Jim Blessing |
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(314) 554-2421 |
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(314) 554-2972 |
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Facsimile: |
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(314) 613-9030 |
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(314) 554-4679 |
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With additional Notices of an Event of |
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Default or Potential Event of Default to: |
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Default or Potential Event of Default to: |
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President |
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President & CEO |
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(314) 613-9136 |
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(309) 677-5220 |
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Process Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c): |
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Party A appoints as its Process Agent: Not applicable |
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Party B appoints as its Process Agent: Not applicable |
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Offices. |
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With respect to Parry A, the provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to this
Agreement.
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With respect to Party B, the provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to
this Agreement. |
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Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10(c): |
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Party A is not a Multibranch Party. |
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Calculation Agent. Calculation Agent will have the meaning specified in the 1993 ISDA
Commodity Derivatives Definitions. The Calculation Agent is Party A unless otherwise
specified in a Confirmation in relation to the relevant Transaction; provided, however, if
Party A is the Defaulting Party, the Calculation Agent shall be Party B (or any designated
third party mutually agreed to by the parties) until such time as Party A is no longer a
Defaulting Party. All calculations made by the Calculation Agent may be independently
confirmed by the other party at its sole discretion. In the event that the Parties initial
calculations are inconsistent and the amount owed disputed, the undisputed amount will be
used to determine payment obligations and, if then due, paid by the relevant party. The
parties shall endeavor to resolve any such dispute in good faith. If the parties are unable
to resolve such dispute within a commercially reasonable time, the parties shall mutually
select a dealer in the applicable commodity to act as Calculation Agent with respect to the
issue in dispute. The failure of Party A to perform its obligations as Calculation Agent
hereunder shall not be construed as an Event of Default or Termination Event. |
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In the case of Party A: none |
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In the case of Party B: none |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that in the event Party A is no longer an
Affiliate of Party B, or in the event that Ameren Energy Generating Company or
AmerenEnergy Resources Generating Company are no longer 100% owned by Ameren Corporation
or its subsidiaries, or in the event Electric Energy, Inc. is no longer 80% owned by
Ameren Corporation or its subsidiaries the parties will meet to discuss the appropriate
terms of a Credit Support Document, if any, to be entered into between the parties. |
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Credit Support Provider. Credit Support Provider means: |
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In relation to Party B: Not applicable. |
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Governing Law. This Agreement, each Credit Support Document and each Confirmation will
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
reference to its choice of law doctrine. |
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Netting of Payments. Subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) will not apply to any Transaction
unless specified in the relevant Confirmation. |
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Affiliate has the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. |
Part 5. Other Provisions.
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Set-Off. The parties agree to amend Section 6 by adding a new Section 6(f) as follows: |
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Set-Off. Without affecting the provisions of this Agreement requiring the calculation of
certain net payment amounts, all payments under this Agreement will be made without set-off
or counterclaim; provided, however, that upon the designation of any Early Termination
Date, in addition to and not in limitation of any other right or remedy (including right to
set off, counterclaim or otherwise withhold payment or any recourse to any Credit Support
Document) under applicable law, the Non-defaulting Party or non-Affected Party (in either
case, X) may without prior notice to any person set off any sum or obligation (whether or
not arising under this Agreement and whether matured or unmatured, whether or not
contingent and irrespective of the currency, place of payment or booking office of the sum
or obligation) owed by or owed to the Defaulting Party or Affected Party (in either case,
Y) to or from X against any sum or obligation (whether or not arising under this
Agreement, whether matured or unmatured, whether or not contingent and irrespective of the
currency, place of payment or booking office of the sum or obligation) owed by or owed to X
to or from Y, and to the extent any such amounts are so set off, those amounts will be
discharged promptly in all respects. |
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For purposes of this Section, X may convert any payment obligation or amount to be set-off
hereunder from one currency to another by using a rate of exchange at which such party would
be able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith, to purchase the relevant amount of
such currency. |
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If an obligation is unascertained, X may in good faith estimate that obligation and set-off
in respect of the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting to the other when the
obligation is ascertained. |
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Nothing in this Set-Off provision shall be effective to create a charge or other security
interest. This Set-Off provision shall be without prejudice and in addition to any right of
set-off, combination of accounts, lien or other right to which any party is at any time
otherwise entitled (whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise). |
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Jurisdiction. Sections 13(b) is hereby replaced with the following: |
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With respect to any action, suit or proceedings relating to this Agreement (Proceedings), each
party irrevocably: (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Illinois
and the United States District Court located in the Northern District of Illinois, and (ii) waives
any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any Proceedings brought in
any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum
and further waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such court does not
have jurisdiction over such party. Nothing in the Agreement precludes either party from bringing
Proceedings in any other jurisdiction in order to enforce any judgment obtained in any Proceedings
referred to in the preceding sentence, nor will the bringing of such enforcement Proceedings in any
one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of enforcement Proceedings in any other
jurisdiction. |
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Waiver of Jury Trial. Section 13 of this Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following as
a new Section 13(e) to this Agreement: |
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT. EACH PARTY (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR
ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE,
THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE
THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND PROVIDE FOR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this document on the respective dates specified below
with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
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AMEREN ENERGY MARKETING COMPANY
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CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
d/b/a AmerenCILCO
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/s/ Scott A. Cisel |
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Name:
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Andrew M. Serri
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Scott A. Cisel |
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President
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Title:
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President & CEO |
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Date:
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7/19/07
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(MulticurrencyCross Border)
International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as
of July 19, 2007
between
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AMEREN ENERGY
MARKETING COMPANY
(Party A)
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CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LIGHT COMPANY d/b/a
AmerenCILCO
(Party B) |
have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a Transaction)
that are or will be governed by this Master Agreement, which includes the schedule (the
Schedule), and the documents and other confirming evidence (each a Confirmation) exchanged
between the parties confirming those Transactions.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:
1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions. The terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will have the meanings therein
specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b) Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and the
other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will prevail. In the event of any
inconsistency between the provisions of any Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the
Schedule), such Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant Transaction.
(c) Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master
Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement between the parties (collectively referred
to as this Agreement), and the parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.
2. Obligations
(a) General Conditions.
(i) Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each Confirmation to be made by it,
subject to the other provisions of this Agreement.
(ii) Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value on that date in the place
of the account specified in the relevant Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, in
freely transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments in the required currency. Where
settlement is by delivery (that is, other than by payment), such delivery will be made for receipt
on the due date in the manner customary for the relevant
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obligation unless otherwise specified in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.
(iii) Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to (1) the condition precedent
that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the other party has occurred
and is continuing, (2) the condition precedent that no Early Termination Date in respect of the
relevant Transaction has occurred or been effectively designated and (3) each other applicable
condition precedent specified in this Agreement.
(b) Change of Account. Either party may change its account for receiving a payment or delivery by
giving notice to the other party at least five Local Business Days prior to the scheduled date for
the payment or delivery to which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of
a reasonable objection to such change.
(c) Netting. If on any date amounts would otherwise be payable:
(i) in the same currency; and
(ii) in respect of the same Transaction,
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each partys obligation to make payment of any such
amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would
otherwise have been payable by one party exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have
been payable by the other party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger
aggregate amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the larger
aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.
The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount will be determined
in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the same currency in respect of such
Transactions, regardless of whether such amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction.
The election may be made in the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph (ii)
above will not apply to the Transactions identified as being subject to the election, together with
the starting date (in which case subparagraph (ii) above will not, or will cease to, apply to such
Transactions from such date). This election may be made separately for different groups of
Transactions and will apply separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make
and receive payments or deliveries.
(d) Deduction or Withholding for Tax.
(i)
GrossUp. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or withholding
for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required by any applicable
law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, then in effect. If
a party is so required to deduct or withhold, then that party (X) will:
(1) promptly notify the other party (Y) of such requirement;
(2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted or withheld (including
the full amount required to be deducted or withheld from any additional amount paid by X to Y under
this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining that such deduction or withholding is
required or receiving notice that such amount has been assessed against Y;
(3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or other documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment to such authorities; and
(4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to the payment to which Y is
otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount as is necessary to
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ensure that the net amount actually received by Y (free and clear of Indemnifiable Taxes,
whether assessed against X or Y) will equal the full amount Y would have received had no such
deduction or withholding been required. However, X will not be required to pay any additional
amount to Y to the extent that it would not be required to be paid but for:
(A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f) to be accurate and true unless such failure would not have occurred but for (I) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date
on which a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax Law.
(ii) Liability. If:
(1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental
revenue authority, to make any deduction or withholding in respect of which X would not be required
to pay an additional amount to Y under Section 2(d)(i)(4);
(2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and
(3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against X,
then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability resulting from such Tax,
Y will promptly pay to X the amount of such liability (including any related liability for
interest, but including any related liability for penalties only if Y has failed to comply with or
perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)).
(e) Default Interest; Other Amounts. Prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early
Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction, a party that defaults in the performance
of any payment obligation will, to the extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be
required to pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other
party on demand in the same currency as such overdue amount, for the period from (and including)
the original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date of actual payment, at the Default
Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of
days elapsed. If, prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in
respect of the relevant Transaction, a party defaults in the performance of any obligation required
to be settled by delivery, it will compensate the other party on demand if and to the extent
provided for in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.
3. Representations
Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be repeated by
each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into and, in the case of the
representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the termination of this Agreement) that:
(a) Basic Representations.
(i) Status. It is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing;
(ii) Powers. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other documentation relating to
this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Agreement and any other documentation
relating to this Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver and to perform its
obligations under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any Credit Support Document to
which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and
performance;
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(iii) No Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance do not violate or conflict
with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment
of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual
restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;
(iv) Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained by it
with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party have been
obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been
complied with; and
(v) Obligations Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any Credit Support Document to
which it is a party constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganisation, insolvency,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject, as to enforceability,
to equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law)).
(b) Absence of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or, to its
knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or
circumstance would occur as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(c) Absence of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it or any
of its Affiliates any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal,
governmental body, agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality,
validity or enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it
is a party or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or such Credit Support
Document.
(d) Accuracy of Specified Information. All applicable information that is furnished in writing by
or on behalf of it to the other party and is identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the
Schedule is, as of the date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material
respect.
(e) Payer Tax Representation. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for
the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f) Payee Tax Representations. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it
for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
4. Agreements
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have any obligation under
this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party:
(a) Furnish Specified Information. It will deliver to the other party or, in certain cases under
subparagraph (iii) below, to such government a taxing authority as the other party reasonably
directs:
(i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in the Schedule or any
Confirmation;
(ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and
(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that may be required or
reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such other party or its Credit Support Provider
to make a payment under this Agreement or any applicable Credit Support Document without any
deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction or withholding at a
reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or submission of such form or document would not
materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the party in
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receipt of such demand), with any such form or document to be accurate and completed in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and to be delivered with any
reasonably required certification, in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such
Confirmation or, if none is specified, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) Maintain Authorizations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and
effect all consents of any governmental or other authority that are required to be obtained by it
with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and will use
all reasonable efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in the future.
(c) Comply with Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and orders
to which it may be subject if failure so to comply would materially impair its ability to perform
its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(d) Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made by it under Section
3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of such failure.
(e) Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon
it or in respect of its execution or performance of this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated, organized, managed and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in which a
branch or office through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is located (Stamp
Tax Jurisdiction) and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon
the other party or in respect of the other partys execution or performance of this Agreement by
any such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the
other party.
5. Events of Default and Termination Events
(a) Events of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any of the following
events constitutes an event of default (an Event of Default) with respect to such party:
(i) Failure to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when due, any payment under this
Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) required to be made by it if such failure is
not remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to the
party;
(ii) Breach of Agreement . Failure by the party to comply with or perform any agreement or
obligation (other than an obligation to make any payment under this Agreement or delivery under
Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) or to give notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or obligation
under Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by the party in
accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied on or before the thirtieth day
after notice of such failure is given to the party;
(iii) Credit Support Default.
(1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to comply with or perform any
agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by it in accordance with any Credit
Support Document if such failure is continuing after any applicable grace period has elapsed;
(2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or the failing or
ceasing of such Credit Support Document to be in full force and effect for the purpose of this
Agreement (in either case other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the satisfaction of all
obligations of such party under each Transaction to which such Credit Support Document relates
without the written consent of the other party; or
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(3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or
rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Credit Support Document;
(iv) Misrepresentation. A representation (other than a representation under Section 3(e) or (f))
made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the party or any Credit Support
Provider of such party in this Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been
incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made
or repeated;
(v) Default under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
any applicable Specified Entity of such party (1) defaults under a Specified Transaction and,
after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a
liquidation of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that Specified
Transaction, (2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace
period, in making any payment or delivery due on the last payment, delivery or exchange date of,
or any payment on early termination of, a Specified Transaction (or such default continues for at
least three Local Business Days if there is no applicable notice requirement or grace period) or
(3) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, a Specified Transaction (or
such action is taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its
behalf);
(vi) Cross Default. If Cross Default is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, the
occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event of default or other similar condition or event
(however described) in respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such party under one or more agreements or instruments relating to
Specified Indebtedness of any of them (individually or collectively) in an aggregate amount of not
less than the applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has resulted in such
Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at such time of being declared, due and
payable under such agreements or instruments, before it would otherwise have been due and payable
or (2) a default by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified Entity (individually
or collectively) in making one or more payments on the due date thereof in an aggregate amount of
not less than the applicable Threshold Amount under such agreements or instruments (after giving
effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period);
(vii) Bankruptcy. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified
Entity of such party:
(1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes
insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its liability
generally to pay its debts as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or
composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4) institutes or has instituted against
it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors rights, or a petition
is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or
petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition (A) results in a
judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an
order for its winding-up or liquidation or (B) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or
restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a
resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant
to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment
of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or
other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (7) has a secured
party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution,
attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or
substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process
is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter;
(8) causes or is subject to any event with
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respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an
analogous effect to any of the events specified in clauses (1) to (7) inclusive); or
(9) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or
acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or
(viii)
Merger Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support Provider of such party
consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or
substantially all its assets to, another entity and, at the time of such consolidation,
amalgamation, merger or transfer:
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations
of such
party or such Credit Support Provider under this Agreement or any Credit Support
Document to which it or its predecessor was a party by operation of law or pursuant to
an
agreement reasonably satisfactory to the other party to this Agreement; or
(2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend (without the consent of
the
other party) to the performance by such resulting, surviving or transferee entity of
its
obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any event specified
below constitutes an Illegality if the event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event
is specified in (ii) below or a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in (iii) below,
and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger if the event is specified pursuant
to (iv) below or an Additional Termination Event if the event is specified pursuant to (v)
below:
(i) Illegality. Due to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law after the date
on which a Transaction is entered into, or due to the promulgation of, or any change in,
the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with competent
jurisdiction of any applicable law after such date, it becomes unlawful (other than as a
result of a breach by the party of Section 4(b)) for such party (which will be the Affected
Party):
(1) to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery or
to
receive a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction or to comply with any
other
material provision of this Agreement relating to such Transaction; or
(2) to perform, or for any Credit Support Provider of such party to perform, any
contingent or other obligation which the party (or such Credit Support Provider) has
under
any Credit Support Document relating to such Transaction;
(ii)
Tax Event. Due to (x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of
competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is entered into
(regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this
Agreement) or (y) a Change in Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party) will,
or there is a Substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding Scheduled
Payment Date (1) be required to pay to the other party an additional amount in respect of
an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section
2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount is required to be
deducted or withheld for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) and no additional amount is required to be paid in respect
of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or
(B));
(iii) Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the Burdened Party) on the next succeeding
Scheduled Payment Date will either (1) be required to pay an additional amount in respect
of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been
deducted or withheld for or on account of any Indemnifiable Tax in respect of which the
other party is not required to pay
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an additional amount (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either
case as a result of a party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into,
or transferring all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (which will be the
Affected Party) where such action does not constitute an event described in Section
5(a)(viii);
(iv) Credit Event Upon Merger. If Credit Event Upon Merger is specified in the Schedule
as applying to the party, such party (X), any Credit Support Provider of X or any
applicable Specified Entity of X consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into,
or Transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity and such action does
not constitute an event described in Section 5(a)(viii) but the creditworthiness of the
resulting, surviving or transferee entity is materially weaker than that of X, such Credit
Support Provider or such Specified Entity, as the case may be, immediately prior to such
action (and, in such event, X or its successor or transferee, as appropriate, will be the
Affected Party); or
(v) Additional Termination Event. If any Additional Termination Event is specified in
the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence of such event (and, in such
event, the Affected Party or Affected Parties shall be as specified for such Additional
Termination Event in the Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c)
Event of Default and Illegality. If an event or circumstance which would otherwise constitute
or give rise to an Event of Default also constitutes an Illegality, it will be treated as an
Illegality and will not constitute an Event of Default.
6. Early Termination
(a) Right to Terminate Following Event of Default. If at any time an Event of Default with respect
to a party (the Defaulting Party) has occurred and is then continuing, the other party (the
Non-defaulting
Party) may, by not more than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the relevant Event
of
Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination
Date in
respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however, Automatic Early Termination is specified in
the
Schedule as applying to a party, then an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding
Transactions
will occur immediately upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default
specified in
Section 5(a)(vii)(l), (3), (5), (6) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time
immediately
preceding the institution of the relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant petition
upon the
occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or,
to the
extent analogous thereto, (8).
(b) Right to Terminate Following Termination Event.
(i) Notice. If a Termination Event occurs, an Affected Party will, promptly upon becoming
aware of it, notify the other party, specifying the nature of that Termination Event and
each Affected Transaction and will also give such other information about that Termination
Event as the other party may reasonably require.
(ii) Transfer to Avoid Termination Event. If either an Illegality under Section
5(b)(i)(l) or a Tax Event occurs and there is only one Affected Party, or if a Tax Event
Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the Affected Party, the Affected Party will,
as a condition to its right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section
6(b)(iv), use all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss,
excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer within 20 days after it gives
notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations under this Agreement in
respect of the Affected Transactions to another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such
Termination Event ceases to exist.
If the Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give notice to the
other party to that effect within such 20 day period, whereupon the other party may
effect such a transfer within 30 days after the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).
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Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and
conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be
withheld if such other partys policies in effect at such time would permit it to enter
into Transactions with the transferee on the terms proposed.
(iii) Two Affected Parties. If an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(l) or a Tax Event
occurs and there are two Affected Parties, each party will use all reasonable efforts to
reach agreement within 30 days after notice thereof is given under Section 6(b)(i) on
action to avoid that Termination Event.
(iv) Right to Terminate. If:
(1) a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section 6(b)(iii), as the
case
may be, has not been effected with respect to all Affected Transactions within 30 days
after
an Affected Party gives notice under Section 6(b)(i); or
(2) an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional
Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party
is
not the Affected Party,
either party in the case of an Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case of a Tax Event
Upon Merger, any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event or an Additional Termination
Event if there is more than one Affected Party, or the party which is not the Affected
Party in the case of a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event if
there is only one Affected Party may, by not more than 20 days notice to the other party
and provided that the relevant Termination Event is then continuing, designate a day not
earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of
all Affected Transactions.
(c) Effect of Designation.
(i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section 6(a) or (b),
the Early Termination Date will occur on the date so designated, whether or not the
relevant Event of Default or Termination Event is then continuing.
(ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date, no further
payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in respect of the Terminated
Transactions will be required to be made, but without prejudice to the other provisions of
this Agreement. The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall
be determined pursuant to Section 6(e).
(d) Calculations.
(i) Statement. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an
Early Termination Date, each party will make the calculations on its part, if any,
contemplated by Section 6(e) and will provide to the other party a statement (1) showing,
in reasonable detail, such calculations (including all relevant quotations and specifying
any amount payable under Section 6(e)) and (2) giving details of the relevant account to
which any amount payable to it is to be paid. In the absence of written confirmation from
the source of a quotation obtained in determining a Market Quotation, the records of the
party obtaining such quotation will be conclusive evidence of the existence and accuracy
of such quotation.
(ii) Payment Date. An amount calculated as being due in respect of any Early Termination
Date under Section 6(e) will be payable on the day that notice of the amount payable is
effective (in the case of an Early Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a
result of an Event of Default) and on the day which is two Local Business Days after the
day on which notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early
Termination Date which is designated as a result of a Termination Event). Such amount will
be paid together with (to the extent permitted under
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applicable law) interest thereon (before as well as after judgment) in the
Termination Currency, from (and including) the relevant Early Termination Date to (but
excluding) the date such amount is paid, at the Applicable Rate. Such interest will be
calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed.
(e) Payments on Early Termination. If an Early Termination Date occurs, the following provisions
shall apply based on the parties election in the Schedule of a payment measure, either Market
Quotation or Loss, and a payment method, either the First Method or the Second Method. If
the parties fail to designate a payment measure or payment method in the Schedule, it will be
deemed that Market Quotation or the Second Method, as the case may be, shall apply. The amount,
if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this Section
will be subject to any Set-off.
(i)
Events of Default. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default:
(1) First Method and Market Quotation. If the First Method and Market Quotation apply,
the Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party the excess, if a positive
number, of
(A) the sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in
respect of
the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid
Amounts
owing to the Non-defaulting Party over (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the
Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party.
(2) First Method and Loss. If the First Method and Loss apply, the Defaulting Party
will
pay to the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive number, the Non-defaulting Partys Loss
in
respect of this Agreement.
(3) Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and Market Quotation
apply, an amount will be payable equal to (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount
(determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and
the
Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party
less (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the
Defaulting Party. If that amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it
to the
Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the
absolute value of that amount to the Defaulting Party.
(4) Second Method and Loss. If the Second Method and Loss apply, an amount will be
payable equal to the Non-defaulting Partys Loss in respect of this Agreement. If that
amount
is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if
it is a
negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of that amount to
the
Defaulting
Party.
(ii)
Termination Events. If the Early Termination Date results from a Termination
Event:
(1) One Affected Party. If there is one Affected Party, the amount payable will be
determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if Market Quotation applies, or
Section
6(e)(i)(4), if Loss applies, except that, in either case, references to the Defaulting
Party and to
the Non-defaulting Party will be deemed to be references to the Affected Party and the
party
which is not the Affected Party, respectively, and, if Loss applies and fewer than all
the
Transactions are being terminated, Loss shall be calculated in respect of all
Terminated
Transactions.
(2) Two Affected Parties. If there are two Affected Parties:
(A) if Market Quotation applies, each party will determine a Settlement Amount in
respect of the Terminated Transactions, and an amount will be payable equal to
(I) the sum of (a) one-half of the difference between the Settlement Amount of
the party with the higher Settlement Amount (X) and the Settlement Amount of
the party with the
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lower Settlement Amount (Y) and (b) the Termination Currency Equivalent
of the Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (II) the Termination Currency Equivalent
of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Y; and
(B) if Loss applies, each party will determine its Loss in respect of this
Agreement (or, if fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, in
respect of all Terminated Transactions) and an amount will be payable equal to
one-half of the difference between the Loss of the party with the higher Loss
(X) and the Loss of the party with the lower Loss (Y).
If the amount payable is a positive number, Y will pay it to X; if it is a negative
number, X will pay the absolute value of that amount to Y.
(iii) Adjustment for Bankruptcy. In circumstances where an Early Termination Date occurs
because Automatic Early Termination applies in respect of a party, the amount determined
under this Section 6(e) will be subject to such adjustments as are appropriate and
permitted by law to reflect any payments or deliveries made by one party to the other under
this Agreement (and retained by such other party) during the period from the relevant Early
Termination Date to the date for payment determined under Section 6(d)(ii).
(iv) Pre-Estimate. The parties agree that if Market Quotation applies an amount
recoverable under this Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate of loss and not a
penalty. Such amount is payable for the loss of bargain and the loss of protection against
future risks and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement neither party will be
entitled to recover any additional damages as a consequence of such losses.
7. Transfer
Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under
this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) by either party
without the prior written consent of the other party, except that:
(a) a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a consolidation or amalgamation
with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all or substantially all its assets to, another entity
(but without
prejudice to any other right or remedy under this Agreement); and
(b) a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any amount payable to it
from
a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).
Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be void.
8. Contractual Currency
(a) Payment in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this Agreement will be made in the
relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that payment (the Contractual Currency). To the
extent permitted by applicable law, any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the
Contractual Currency will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than
the Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual receipt by the
party to which payment is owed, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the
currency so tendered into the Contractual Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency
of all amounts payable in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the amount in the
Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in
respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment will, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, immediately pay such additional amount in the Contractual Currency as may be
necessary to compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency
so received exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement,
the party receiving the payment will refund promptly the amount of such excess.
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(b) Judgments. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or order
expressed in a currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered (i) for the payment of any amount owing in
respect of this Agreement, (ii) for the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in
respect of this Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the payment of any
amount described in (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate
amount to which such party is entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive
immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a
consequence of sums paid in such other currency and will refund promptly to the other party any
excess of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other
currency if such shortfall or such excess arises or results from any variation between the rate of exchange at
which the Contractual Currency is converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of
such judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting in a reasonable
manner and in good faith in converting the currency received into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the
Contractual Currency with the amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by such party.
The term rate of exchange includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs of exchange payable in
connection with the purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency.
(c) Separate Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these indemnities constitute
separate and independent obligations from the other obligations in this Agreement, will be
enforceable as separate and independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by the
party to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being obtained or claim or proof
being made for any other sums payable in respect of this Agreement.
(d) Evidence of Loss. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be sufficient for a party to
demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual exchange or purchase been made.
9. Miscellaneous
(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the
parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all oral communication and prior writings
with respect thereto.
(b) Amendments No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement will be
effective unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by a facsimile transmission) and
executed by each of the parties or confirmed by an exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an electronic
messaging system.
(c) Survival of Obligations Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and 6(c)(ii), the obligations
of the parties under this Agreement will survive the termination of any Transaction.
(d) Remedies Cumulative. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers, remedies and
privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers,
remedies and privileges provided by law.
(e) Counterparts and Confirmations
(i) This Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it) may be
executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission), each of
which will be deemed an original.
(ii) The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each Transaction from
the moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or otherwise). A Confirmation shall
be entered into as soon as practicable and may be executed and delivered in counterparts
(including by facsimile transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes or by an
exchange of electronic messages on an electronic messaging system, which in each case will
be sufficient for all purposes to evidence a binding supplement to this Agreement. The
parties will specify therein or through
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another effective means that any such counterpart, telex or electronic message
constitutes a Confirmation.
(f) No Waiver of Rights A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect
of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any
right, power or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that
right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(g) Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement.
10. Offices; Multibranch Parties
(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that enters into a
Transaction through an Office other than its head or home office represents to the other party that,
notwithstanding the place of booking office or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of such party, the
obligations of such party are the same as if it had entered into the Transaction through its head or home office.
This representation will be deemed to be repeated by such party on each date on which a Transaction is
entered into.
(b) Neither party may change the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries
for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior written consent of the other party.
(c) If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such Multibranch Party may make
and receive payments or deliveries under any Transaction through any Office listed in the Schedule,
and the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to a Transaction
will be specified in the relevant Confirmation.
11. Expenses
A Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other party for and against
all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and Stamp Tax, incurred by such other
party by reason of the enforcement and protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination of
any Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of collection.
12. Notices
(a) Effectiveness. Any notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be given in
any manner set forth below (except that a notice or other communication under Section 5 or 6 may
not be given by facsimile transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or
in accordance with the electronic messaging system details provided (see the Schedule) and will be
deemed effective as indicated:
(i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it
is delivered;
(ii) if sent by telex, on the date the recipients answerback is received;
(iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is received by a
responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed that the burden of
proving receipt will be on the sender and will not be met by a transmission report
generated by the senders facsimile machine);
(iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent
(return receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered or its delivery is
attempted; or
(v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic message is
received,
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unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as
applicable, is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or attempted)
or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a Local Business Day, in which
case that communication shall be deemed given and effective on the first following day
that is a Local Business Day.
(b) Change of Addresses. Either party may by notice to the other change the address, telex or
facsimile number or electronic messaging system details at which notices or other communications
are to be given to it.
13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law
specified in the Schedule.
(b) Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this Agreement
(Proceedings), each party irrevocably:
(i) submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts, if this Agreement is expressed to
be governed by English law, or to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the
State of New York and the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan
in New York City, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws of the State
of New York; and
(ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any
Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been
brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to
such Proceedings, that such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party.
Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other
jurisdiction (outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law, the
Contracting States, as defined in Section 1(3) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 or
any modification, extension or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the
bringing of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of Proceedings in
any other jurisdiction.
(c) Service of Process. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process Agent (if any) specified
opposite its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and on its behalf, service of process in any
Proceedings. If for any reason any partys Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will promptly notify the
other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to the other party. The parties
irrevocably consent to service of process given in the manner provided for notices in Section 12. Nothing in
this Agreement will affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by
law.
(d) Waiver of Immunities. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or intended
use), all immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii) jurisdiction of
any court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for specific performance or for recovery of property, (iv)
attachment of its assets (whether before or after judgment) and (v) execution or enforcement of any judgment
to which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any Proceedings in the courts of any
jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not claim any such
immunity in any Proceedings.
14. Definitions
As used in this Agreement:
Additional Termination Event has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Affected Party has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
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Affected Transactions means (a) with respect to any Termination Event consisting of an
Illegality, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all Transactions affected by the occurrence of
such Termination Event and (b) with respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions.
Affiliate means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any entity controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the
person or any entity directly or indirectly under common control with the person. For this
purpose, control of any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of
the entity or person.
Applicable Rate means:
(a) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section
2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(b) in respect of an obligation to pay an amount under Section 6(e) of either party from and after
the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii)) on which that amount is payable, the Default Rate;
(c) in respect of all other obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for
Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate; and
(d) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.
Burdened Party has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Change in Tax Law means the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification of, or any change
in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or official interpretation of any law) that
occurs on or after the date on which the relevant Transaction is entered into.
consent includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption, notice, filing,
registration or exchange control consent.
Credit Event Upon Merger has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Credit Support Document means any agreement or instrument that is specified as such in this
Agreement.
Credit Support Provider has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Default Rate means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual
cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it were to fund or of funding the relevant
amount plus 1% per annum.
Defaulting Party has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
Early Termination Date means the date determined in accordance with Section 6(a) or
6(b)(iv).
Illegality has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if applicable, in
the Schedule.
Illegality has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Indemnifiable Tax means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed in respect of a
payment under this Agreement but for a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of
the government or taxation authority imposing such Tax and the recipient of such payment or a
person related to such recipient (including, without limitation, a connection arising from such
recipient or related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction, or
being or having been organised, present or engaged in a trade or business in such jurisdiction, or
having or having had a permanent establishment or fixed place of business in such jurisdiction,
but excluding a connection arising solely from such recipient or related person having executed,
delivered, performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or a
Credit Support Document).
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law includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the case of tax matters, by
the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority) and lawfuland unlawful will be
construed accordingly.
Local Business Day means, subject to the Schedule, a day on which commercial banks are open for
business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) (a) in relation to
any obligation under Section 2(a)(i), in the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation or,
if not so specified, as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined pursuant to
provisions contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement, (b) in relation to any
other payment, in the place where the relevant account is located and, if different, in the
principal financial centre, if any, of the currency of such payment, (c) in relation to any notice
or other communication, including notice contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), in the city specified
in the address for notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by
Section 2(b), in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and (d) in relation to
Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for performance with respect to such Specified
Transaction.
Loss means, with respect to this Agreement or one or more Terminated Transactions, as the case
may be, and a party, the Termination Currency Equivalent of an amount that party reasonably
determines in good faith to be its total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a
negative number) in connection with this Agreement or that Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, including any loss of bargain, cost of funding or, at
the election of such party but without duplication, loss or cost incurred as a result of its
terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position (or
any gain resulting from any of them). Loss includes losses and costs (or gains) in respect of any
payment or delivery required to have been made (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition
precedent) on or before the relevant Early Termination Date and not made, except, so as to avoid
duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(1) or (3) or 6(c)(ii)(2)(A) applies. Loss does not
include a partys legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses referred to under Section 11. A party will
determine its Loss as of the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if that is not reasonably
practicable, as of the earliest date thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A party may (but
need not) determine its Loss by reference to quotations of relevant rates or prices from one or
more leading dealers in the relevant markets.
Market Quotation means, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions and a party making
the determination, an amount determined on the basis of quotations from Reference Market-makers.
Each quotation will be for an amount, if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as a
negative number) or by such party (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an
agreement between such party (taking into account any existing Credit Support Document with
respect to the obligations of such party) and the quoting Reference Market-maker to enter into a
transaction (the Replacement Transaction) that would have the effect of preserving for such
party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was
absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) by
the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required after that date. For this purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any
payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required
(assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date
is to be included. The Replacement Transaction would be subject to such documentation as such
party and the Reference Market-maker may, in good faith, agree. The party making the determination
(or its agent) will request Each Reference Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent
reasonably practicable as of the same day and time (without regard to different time zones) on or
as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant Early Termination Date. The day and time as
of which those quotations are to be obtained will be selected in good faith by the party obliged
to make a determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after consultation
with the other. If more than three quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the
arithmetic mean of the quotations, without regard to the quotations having the highest and lowest
values. If exactly three such quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the quotation
remaining after disregarding the highest and lowest quotations. For this purpose, if more than one
quotation
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has the same highest value or lowest value, then one of such quotations shall be disregarded.
If fewer than three quotations are provided, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in
respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.
Non-default Rate means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any
actual cost) to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it) if it were to fund the relevant
amount.
Non-defaulting Party has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
Office means a branch or office of a party, which may be such partys head or home office.
Potential Event of Default means any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time
or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Reference Market-makers means four leading dealers in the relevant market selected by the party
determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from among dealers of the highest credit standing
which satisfy all the criteria that such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether
to offer or to make an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such
dealers having an office in the same city.
Relevant Jurisdiction means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in which the party
is incorporated, organized, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, (b) where an
Office through which the party is acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which
the party executes this Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such
payment is made.
Scheduled Payment Date means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be made under Section
2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
Set-off means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or withholding or
similar right or requirement to which the payer of an amount under Section 6 is entitled or
subject (whether arising under this Agreement, another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that
is exercised by, or imposed on, such payer.
Settlement Amount means, with respect to a party and any Early Termination Date, the sum of:
(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether positive or negative) for
each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation is
determined; and
(b) such partys Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts)
for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot
be determined or would not (in the reasonable belief of the party making the determination) produce a
commercially reasonable result.
Specified Entity has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Specified Indebtedness means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether present or
future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) in respect of borrowed
money.
Specified Transaction means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction (including an
agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into between one party to this
Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such
party) and the other party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such other party
or any applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is a rate swap transaction, basis
swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap,
equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction,
cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency
rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including
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any option with respect to any of these transactions), (b) any combination of these
transactions and (c) any other transaction identified as a Specified Transaction in this Agreement
or the relevant confirmation.
Stamp Tax means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.
Tax means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature
(including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is imposed by any government or other
taxing authority in respect of any payment under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration,
documentation or similar tax.
Tax Event has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Tax Event Upon Merger has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Terminated Transactions means with respect to any Early Termination Date (a) if resulting from a
Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and (b) if resulting from an Event of Default, all
Transactions (in either case) in effect immediately before the effectiveness of the notice
designating that Early Termination Date (or, if Automatic Early Termination applies,
immediately before that Early Termination Date).
Termination Currency has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Termination Currency Equivalent means, in respect of any amount denominated in the Termination
Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of any amount denominated in a currency
other than the Termination Currency (the Other Currency), the amount in the Termination Currency
determined by the party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such
amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if the relevant
Market Quotation or Loss (as the case may be), is determined as of a later date, that later date,
with the Termination Currency at the rate equal to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange
agent (selected as provided below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Termination
Currency at or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange agent is located) on
such date as would be customary for the determination of such a rate for the purchase of such
Other Currency for value on the relevant Early Termination Date or that later date. The foreign
exchange agent will, if only one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be
selected in good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.
Termination Event means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger or, if specified
to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event.
Termination Rate means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the cost (without proof
or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified by such party) if it were to fund or
of funding such amounts.
Unpaid Amounts owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination Date, the aggregate
of (a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or that would
have become payable but for Section 2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or prior to
such Early Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date and (b) in
respect of each Terminated Transaction, for each obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or
would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or
prior to such Early Termination Date and which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination
Date, an amount equal to the fair market value of that which was (or would have been) required to
be delivered as of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case together with (to the
extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency, of such amounts, from (and
including) the date such amounts or obligations were or would have been required to have been paid
or performed to (but excluding) such Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such amounts
of interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days
elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause (b) above shall be
reasonably determined by the party obliged to make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if each
party is so obliged, it shall be the average of the Termination Currency Equivalents
of the fair market values reasonably determined by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective dates
specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
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CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
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/s/ Scott A. Cisel |
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Name:
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Andrew M. Serri
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Scott A. Cisel |
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Title:
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President
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President & CEO |
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(MulticurrencyCross Border)
ISDA
International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
SCHEDULE
to the
MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of July 19, 2007
between
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Ameren Energy Marketing Company
(Party A)
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Central Illinois Public
Service
Company d/b/a AmerenCIPS
(Party B) |
Part 1. Termination Provisions.
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Specified Entity means in relation to Party A for the purpose of: |
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Section 5(a)(v):
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Not Applicable |
Section 5(a)(vi):
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Not Applicable |
Section 5(a)(vii):
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Not Applicable |
Section 5(b)(iv):
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Not Applicable |
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and in relation to Party B for the purpose of: |
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Section 5(a)(v):
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Not Applicable |
Section 5(a)(vi):
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Not Applicable |
Section 5(a)(vii):
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Section 5(b)(iv):
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Specified Transaction will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. |
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The Cross Default provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will apply to Party A and to Party B. |
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If such provisions apply: |
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Specified Indebtedness will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. |
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Threshold Amount means $50,000,000 with
respect to Party A
means $50,000,000 with respect to Party B |
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The Credit Event Upon Merger provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) of this Agreement will
apply to Party A and to Party B. |
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The Automatic Early Termination provision of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party A and
will not apply to Party B. |
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Payments on Early Termination. For the purpose of
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Loss will apply |
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Part 2. Tax Representations.
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Payer Tax Representations. For the purposes of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, each, Party
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It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be made by it to the other party
under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on: |
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the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or
4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document
provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this
Agreement; and |
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provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on
clause (ii) and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section
4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position. |
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Payee Tax Representations. For the purposes of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Party A and
Party B make the following representations: |
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Party A: Party A is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois and is
not a foreign corporation for United States tax purposes. |
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Party B: Party B is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois and is
not a foreign corporation for United States tax purposes. |
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Part 3. Agreement to Deliver Documents.
For the purpose of Section 4(a) (i) and (ii), of this agreement each party agrees to deliver the
following documents, as applicable:
(a) Tax forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
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An executed United States Internal Revenue
Service Form W-9 (or any successor
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(b) Other documents to be delivered are:
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Copy of its most recent,
publicly available
quarterly and annual
reports containing
audited financial
statements, prepared in
accordance with the
generally accepted
accounting principles in
the country in which the
party is organized
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If reports and financial statements
are available publicly or on a
Partys website, hard copies will be
provided only upon reasonable demand
of the other party.
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Party A and Party B
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A secretarys
certificate, including
resolutions authorizing
the party to enter into
derivatives transactions
of the type contemplated
by the parties, to
execute this Agreement,
each Confirmation and
any Credit Support
Document (if
applicable), and to
perform its obligations
hereunder and there
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Part4. Miscellaneous.
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Addresses for Notices. For the purpose of Section 12(a): |
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All Notices: |
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Street: 1901 Chouteau Ave., MC 950 |
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Street: 1901 Chouteau Ave., MC 1450 |
City: St. Louis, MO Zip: 63103 |
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City: St. Louis, MO Zip: 63103 |
Attn: Contract Administration
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Jim Blessing |
Phone: (314)613-9413 |
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Phone: (314)554-2972 |
Facsimile: (314) 613-9015 |
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Facsimile: (314) 554-4679 |
Duns: 15-791-2432 |
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Duns: 00-693-6017 |
Federal Tax ID Number: 37-1395583 |
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Federal Tax ID Number: 37-0211380 |
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Attn: Greg Weiss |
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Attn: Jim Blessing |
Phone: (314)613-9477 |
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Phone: (314)554-2972 |
Facsimile: (314) 206-1387 |
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Facsimile: (314)554-4679 |
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Payments: |
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Attn: Don Hollingsworth |
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Attn: Sam Cassmeyer |
Phone: (314)554-2838 |
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Phone: (314)554-4287 |
Facsimile: (314) 554-2401 |
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Facsimile: (314) 554-6328 |
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Wire Transfer: |
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Wire Transfer: |
BNK: JP Morgan Chase Bank |
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BNK: US Bank |
ABA: 021000021 |
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ABA: 042000013 |
ACCT: 716492285 |
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ACCT: 130103018052 |
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Credit and Collections: |
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Credit and Collections: |
Attn: Danielle Garrett |
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Attn: Amanda Kenly |
Phone: (314)613-9175 |
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Phone: (417)725-0905 |
Facsimile: (314) 554-6328 |
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Facsimile: (314) 641-2089 |
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Confirmations: |
Attn: Carla Derrick |
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Attn: Jim Blessing |
Phone: (314)554-2421 |
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Party A appoints as its Process Agent: Not applicable
Party B appoints as its Process Agent: Not applicable
With respect to Party A, the provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to this
Agreement.
With respect to Party B, the provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to
this Agreement.
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Party B is not a Multibranch Party.
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Commodity Derivatives Definitions. The Calculation Agent is Party A unless otherwise specified
in a Confirmation in relation to the relevant Transaction; provided, however, if Party A is
the Defaulting Party, the Calculation Agent shall be Party B (or any designated third party
mutually agreed to by the parties) until such time as Party A is no longer a Defaulting Party.
All calculations made by the Calculation Agent may be independently confirmed by the other
party at its sole discretion. In the event that the Parties initial calculations are
inconsistent and the amount owed disputed, the undisputed amount will be used to determine
payment obligations and, if then due, paid by the relevant party. The parties shall endeavor
to resolve any such dispute in good faith. If the parties are unable to resolve such dispute
within a commercially reasonable time, the parties shall mutually select a dealer in the
applicable commodity to act as Calculation Agent with respect to the issue in dispute. The
failure of Party A to perform its obligations as Calculation Agent hereunder shall not be
construed as an Event of Default or Termination Event. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that in the event Party A is no longer an
Affiliate of Party B, or in the event that Ameren Energy Generating Company or
AmerenEnergy Resources Generating Company are no longer 100% owned by Ameren Corporation
or its subsidiaries, or in the event Electric Energy, Inc. is no longer 80% owned by
Ameren Corporation or its subsidiaries the parties will meet to discuss the appropriate
terms of a Credit Support Document, if any, to be entered into between the parties. |
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governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
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Netting of Payments. Subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) will not apply to any Transaction
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Part 5. Other Provisions.
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Set-Off. Without affecting the provisions of this Agreement requiring the calculation of
certain net payment amounts, all payments under this Agreement will be made without set-off
or counterclaim; provided, however, that upon the designation of any Early Termination
Date, in addition to and not in limitation of any other right or remedy (including right to
set off, counterclaim or otherwise withhold payment or any recourse to any Credit Support
Document) under applicable law, the Non-defaulting Party or non-Affected Party (in either
case, X) may without prior notice to any person set off any sum or obligation (whether or
not arising under this Agreement and whether matured or unmatured, whether or not
contingent and irrespective of the currency, place of payment or booking office of the sum
or obligation) owed by or owed to the Defaulting Party or Affected Party (in either case,
Y) to or from X against any sum or obligation (whether or not arising under this
Agreement, whether matured or unmatured, whether or not contingent and irrespective of the
currency, place of payment or booking office of the sum or obligation) owed by or owed to X
to or from Y, and to the extent any such amounts are so set off, those amounts will be
discharged promptly in all respects. |
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For purposes of this Section, X may convert any payment obligation or amount to be set-off
hereunder from one currency to another by using a rate of exchange at which such party would
be able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith, to purchase the relevant amount of
such currency. |
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in respect of the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting to the other when the
obligation is ascertained. |
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Nothing in this Set-Off provision shall be effective to create a charge or other security
interest. This Set-Off provision shall be without prejudice and in addition to any right of
set-off, combination of accounts, lien or other right to which any party is at any time
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With respect to any action, suit or proceedings relating to this Agreement
(Proceedings), each party irrevocably: (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the courts of the State of Illinois and the United States District Court located in the
Northern District of Illinois, and (ii) waives any objection which it may have at any
time to the laying of venue of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any
claim that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further
waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such court does not
have jurisdiction over such party. Nothing in the Agreement precludes either party from
bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction in order to enforce any judgment obtained
in any Proceedings referred to in the preceding sentence, nor will the bringing of such
enforcement Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT. EACH PARTY (i)
CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY CREDIT
SUPPORT PROVIDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING
WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND PROVIDE FOR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this document on the respective dates specified below
with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
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(MulticurrencyCross Border)
International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of July 19,2007
between
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AMEREN ENERGY
MARKETING COMPANY
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have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a
Transaction) that are or will be governed by this Master Agreement, which includes the
schedule (the Schedule), and the documents and other confirming evidence (each a
Confirmation) exchanged between the parties confirming those Transactions.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:
1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions. The terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will have the meanings
therein specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b) Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and
the other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will prevail. In the event of any
inconsistency between the provisions of any Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the
Schedule), such Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant Transaction.
(c) Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master
Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement between the parties (collectively referred
to as this Agreement), and the parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.
2. Obligations
(a) General Conditions.
(i) Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each Confirmation to be
made by it, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement.
(ii) Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value on that date
in the place of the account specified in the relevant Confirmation or otherwise pursuant
to this Agreement, in freely transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments
in the
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required currency. Where settlement is by delivery (that is, other than by payment),
such delivery will be made for receipt on the due date in the manner customary for the
relevant obligation unless otherwise specified in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in
this Agreement.
(iii) Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to (1) the condition
precedent that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the other
party has occurred and is continuing, (2) the condition precedent that no Early Termination
Date in respect of the relevant Transaction has occurred or been effectively designated and
(3) each other applicable condition precedent specified in this Agreement.
(b) Change of Account. Either party may change its account for receiving a payment or delivery by
giving notice to the other party at least five Local Business Days prior to the scheduled date for
the payment or delivery to which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a
reasonable objection to such change.
(c) Netting. If on any date amounts would otherwise be payable:
(i) in the same currency; and
(ii) in respect of the same Transaction,
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each partys obligation to make payment of any
such amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would
otherwise have been payable by one party exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have
been payable by the other party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger
aggregate amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the larger
aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.
The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount will be determined
in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the same currency in respect of such
Transactions, regardless of whether such amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction.
The election may be made in the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph (ii)
above will not apply to the Transactions identified as being subject to the election, together
with the starting date (in which case subparagraph (ii) above will not, or will cease to, apply to
such Transactions from such date). This election may be made separately for different groups of
Transactions and will apply separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make
and receive payments or deliveries.
(d) Deduction or Withholding for Tax.
(i) Gross-Up. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required
by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue
authority, then in effect. If a party is so required to deduct or withhold, then that
party (X) will:
(1) promptly notify the other party (Y) of such requirement;
(2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted or withheld
(including the full amount required to be deducted or withheld from any additional
amount paid by X to Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining that
such deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice that such amount has been
assessed against Y;
(3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or
other documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment to such authorities;
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(4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to the payment to
which Y is otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount as is
necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by Y (free and clear of
Indemnifiable Taxes, whether assessed against X or Y) will equal the full amount Y
would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required. However, X
will not be required to pay any additional amount to Y to the extent that it would
not be required to be paid but for:
(A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained in
Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f) to be
accurate and true unless such failure would not have occurred but for (I) any action taken
by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after
the date on which a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is
taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax Law.
(ii) Liability. If:
(1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction or withholding in respect of
which X would not be required to pay an additional amount to Y under Section
2(d)(i)(4);
(2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and
(3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against X,
then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability resulting from
such Tax, Y will promptly pay to X the amount of such liability (including any related
liability for interest, but including any related liability for penalties only if Y has
failed to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or
4(d)).
(e) Default Interest; Other Amounts. Prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early
Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction, a party that defaults in the performance
of any payment obligation will, to the extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be
required to pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other
party on demand in the same currency as such overdue amount, for the period from (and including)
the original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date of actual payment, at the Default
Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of
days elapsed. If, prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in
respect of the relevant Transaction, a party defaults in the performance of any obligation
required to be settled by delivery, it will compensate the other party on demand if and to the
extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.
3. Representations
Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be repeated by
each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into and, in the case of the
representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the termination of this Agreement) that:
(a) Basic Representations.
(i) Status. It is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its organization or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing;
(ii) Powers. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other documentation
relating to this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Agreement and any other
documentation relating to this Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver
and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any
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to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorize such
execution, delivery and performance;
(iii) No Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance do not violate or
conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any
order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of
its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;
(iv) Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained
by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party
have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such
consents have been complied with; and
(v) Obligations Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any Credit Support
Document to which it is a party constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations,
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganisation, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors rights
generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)).
(b) Absence of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or, to its
knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or
circumstance would occur as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(c) Absence of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it or any
of its Affiliates any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or before any court,
tribunal, governmental body, agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality,
validity or enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party
or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or such Credit Support Document.
(d) Accuracy of Specified Information. All applicable information that is furnished in writing by
or on behalf of it to the other party and is identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the
Schedule is, as of the date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material respect.
(e) Payer Tax Representation. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it
for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f) Payee Tax Representations. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by
it for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
4. Agreements
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have any obligation
under this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party:
(a) Furnish Specified Information. It will deliver to the other party or, in certain cases under
subparagraph (iii) below, to such government or taxing authority as the other party reasonably
directs:
(i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in the Schedule or
any Confirmation;
(ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and
(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that may be
required or reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such other party or its
Credit Support Provider to make a payment under this Agreement or any applicable Credit
Support Document
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without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction or
withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or submission of such
form or document would not materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the
party in receipt of such demand), with any such form or document to be accurate and
completed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and to
be delivered with any reasonably required certification, in each case by the date specified
in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if none is specified, as soon as reasonably
practicable.
(b) Maintain Authorizations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and
effect all consents of any governmental or other authority that are required to be obtained by it with
respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and will use all reasonable
efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in the future.
(c) Comply with Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and orders
to which it may be subject if failure so to comply would materially impair its ability to perform
its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(d) Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made by it under Section
3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of such failure.
(e) Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax levied or imposed
upon it or in respect of its execution or performance of this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which
it is incorporated, organized, managed and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in which a
branch or office through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is located (Stamp Tax
Jurisdiction) and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon the other party or in
respect of the other partys execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction
which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other party.
5. Events of Default and Termination Events
(a) Events of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any of the
following events constitutes an event of default (an Event of Default) with respect to such
party:
(i) Failure to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when due, any payment under
this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) required to be made by it if such
failure is not remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such
failure is given to the party;
(ii) Breach of Agreement. Failure by the party to comply with or perform any agreement or
obligation (other than an obligation to make any payment under this Agreement or delivery
under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) or to give notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or
obligation under Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by
the party in accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied on or before
the thirtieth day after notice of such failure is given to the party;
(iii) Credit Support Default.
(1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to comply with or
perform any agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by it in
accordance with any Credit Support Document if such failure is continuing after any applicable
grace period has elapsed;
(2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or the failing or
ceasing of such Credit Support Document to be in full force and effect for the purpose
of this Agreement (in either case other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the
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satisfaction of all obligations of such party under each Transaction to which such
Credit Support Document relates without the written consent of the other party; or
(3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects,
in whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Credit Support Document;
(iv) Misrepresentation. A representation (other than a representation under Section 3(e) or (f))
made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the party or any Credit Support
Provider of such party in this Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been
incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made
or repeated;
(v) Default under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
any applicable Specified Entity of such party (1) defaults under a Specified Transaction and,
after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a
liquidation of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that Specified
Transaction, (2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace
period, in making any payment or delivery due on the last payment, delivery or exchange date of,
or any payment on early termination of, a Specified Transaction (or such default continues for at
least three Local Business Days if there is no applicable notice requirement or grace period) or
(3) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, a Specified Transaction (or
such action is taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its
behalf);
(vi) Cross Default. If Cross Default is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, the
occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event of default or other similar condition or event
(however described) in respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such party under one or more agreements or instruments relating to
Specified Indebtedness of any of them (individually or collectively) in an aggregate amount of not
less than the applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has resulted in such
Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at such time of being declared, due and
payable under such agreements or instruments, before it would otherwise have been due and payable
or (2) a default by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified Entity (individually
or collectively) in making one or more payments on the due date thereof in an aggregate amount of
not less than the applicable Threshold Amount under such agreements or instruments (after giving
effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period);
(vii) Bankruptcy. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified
Entity of such party:
(1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes
insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally
to pay its debts as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or
composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4) institutes or has instituted against
it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors rights, or a petition
is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or
petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition (A) results in a
judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an
order for its winding-up or liquidation or (B) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or
restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a
resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant
to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment
of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or
other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (7) has a secured
party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution,
attachment, sequestration or other
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legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all
its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not
dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter;
(8) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable
laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in
clauses (1) to (7) inclusive); or (9) takes any action in furtherance of, or
indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing
acts; or
(viii) Merger Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support Provider of such party
consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or
substantially all its assets to, another entity and, at the time of such consolidation,
amalgamation, merger or transfer:
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations
of such party or such Credit Support Provider under this Agreement or any Credit Support
Document to which it or its predecessor was a party by operation of law or pursuant to
an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the other party to this Agreement; or
(2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend (without the consent of
the other party) to the performance by such resulting, surviving or transferee entity of
its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any event specified
below constitutes an Illegality if the event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event
is specified in (ii) below or a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in (iii) below,
and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger if the event is specified
pursuant to (iv) below or an Additional Termination Event if the event is specified pursuant to
(v) below:
(i) Illegality. Due to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law after the date
on which a Transaction is entered into, or due to the promulgation of, or any change in,
the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with competent
jurisdiction of any applicable law after such date, it becomes unlawful (other than as a
result of a breach by the party of Section 4(b)) for such party (which will be the Affected
Party):
(1) to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery or
to receive a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction or to comply with any
other material provision of this Agreement relating to such Transaction; or
(2) to perform, or for any Credit Support Provider of such party to perform, any
contingent or other obligation which the party (or such Credit Support Provider) has
under any Credit Support Document relating to such Transaction;
(ii) Tax Event Due to (x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of
competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is entered into
(regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this
Agreement) or (y) a Change in Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party) will,
or there is a Substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding Scheduled
Payment Date (1) be required to pay to the other party an additional amount in respect of
an Identifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section
2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount is required to be
deducted or withheld for or an account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) and no additional amount is required to be paid in respect
of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or
(B));
(iii) Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the Burdened Party) on the next succeeding
Scheduled Payment Date will either (1) be required to pay an additional amount in respect
of an
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Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section
2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been deducted or
withheld for or on account of any Indemnifiable Tax in respect of which the other party is
not required to pay an additional amount (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or
(B)), in either case as a result of a party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging
with or into, or transferring all or substantially all its assets to, another entity
(which will be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute an event
described in Section 5(a)(viii);
(iv) Credit Event Upon Merger. If Credit Event Upon Merger is specified in the Schedule
as applying to the party, such party (X), any Credit Support Provider of X or any
applicable Specified Entity of X consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into,
or Transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity and such action does
not constitute an event described in Section 5(a)(viii) but the creditworthiness of the
resulting, surviving or transferee entity is materially weaker than that of X, such Credit
Support Provider or such Specified Entity, as the case may be, immediately prior to such
action (and, in such event, X or its successor or transferee, as appropriate, will be the
Affected Party); or
(v) Additional Termination Event. If any Additional Termination Event is specified in
the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence of such event (and, in such
event, the Affected Party or Affected Parties shall be as specified for such Additional
Termination Event in the Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c) Event of Default and Illegality. If an event or circumstance which would otherwise constitute
or give rise to an Event of Default also constitutes an Illegality, it will be treated as an
Illegality and will not constitute an Event of Default.
6. Early Termination
(a) Right to Terminate Following Event of Default. If at any time an Event of Default with respect
to a party (the Defaulting Party) has occurred and is then continuing, the other party (the
Non-defaulting Party) may, by not more than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the relevant Event
of Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination
Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however, Automatic Early Termination is specified in
the Schedule as applying to a party, then an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding
Transactions will occur immediately upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default
specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1), (3), (5), (6) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time
immediately preceding the institution of the relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant petition
upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or,
to the extent analogous thereto, (8).
(b) Right to Terminate Following Termination Event.
(i) Notice. If a Termination Event occurs, an Affected Party will, promptly upon becoming
aware of it, notify the other party, specifying the nature of that Termination Event and
each Affected Transaction and will also give such other information about that
Termination Event as the other party may reasonably require.
(ii) Transfer to Avoid Termination Event. If either an Illegality under Section
5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event occurs and there is only one Affected Party, or if a Tax Event
Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the Affected Party, the Affected Party will,
as a condition to its right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section
6(b)(iv), use all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss,
excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer within 20 days after it gives
notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations under this Agreement in
respect of the Affected Transactions to another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such
Termination Event ceases to exist.
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other party to that effect within such 20 day period, whereupon the other party may effect
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Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and conditional
upon the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be withheld if
such other partys policies in effect at such time would permit it to enter into
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(iii) Two Affected Parties. If an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event
occurs and there are two Affected Parties, each party will use all reasonable efforts to
reach agreement within 30 days after notice thereof is given under Section 6(b)(i) on
action to avoid that Termination Event.
(iv) Right to Terminate. If:
(1) a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section 6(b)(iii), as the
case may be, has not been effected with respect to all Affected Transactions within 30 days
after an Affected Party gives notice under Section 6(b)(i); or
(2) an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional
Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is
not the Affected Party,
either party in the case of an Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case of a Tax Event
Upon Merger, any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event or an Additional Termination
Event if there is more than one Affected Party, or the party which is not the Affected
Party in the case of a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event if
there is only one Affected Party may, by not more than 20 days notice to the other party
and provided that the relevant Termination Event is then continuing, designate a day not
earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of
all Affected Transactions.
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(i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section 6(a) or (b),
the Early Termination Date will occur on the date so designated, whether or not the
relevant Event of Default or Termination Event is then continuing.
(ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date, no further
payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in respect of the Terminated
Transactions will be required to be made, but without prejudice to the other provisions of
this Agreement. The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall
be determined pursuant to Section 6(e).
(i) Statement. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an
Early Termination Date, each party will make the calculations on its part, if any,
contemplated by Section 6(e) and will provide to the other party a statement (1) showing,
in reasonable detail, such calculations (including all relevant quotations and specifying
any amount payable under Section 6(e)) and (2) giving details of the relevant account to
which any amount payable to it is to be paid. In the absence of written confirmation from
the source of a quotation obtained in determining a Market Quotation, the records of the
party obtaining such quotation will be conclusive evidence of the existence and accuracy
of such quotation.
(ii) Payment Date. An amount calculated as being due in respect of any Early Termination
Date under Section 6(e) will be payable on the day that notice of the amount payable is
effective (in the
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case of an Early Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a result of an
Event of Default) and on the day which is two Local Business Days after the day on which
notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early Termination Date which
is designated as a result of a Termination Event). Such amount will be paid together with
(to the extent permitted under applicable law) interest thereon (before as well as after
judgment) in the Termination Currency, from (and including) the relevant Early Termination
Date to (but excluding) the date such amount is paid, at the Applicable Rate. Such
interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of
days elapsed.
(e) Payments on Early Termination. If an Early Termination Date occurs, the following provisions
shall apply based on the parties election in the Schedule of a payment measure, either Market
Quotation or Loss, and a payment method, either the First Method or the Second Method. If
the parties fail to designate a payment measure or payment method in the Schedule, it will be
deemed that Market Quotation or the Second Method, as the case may be, shall apply. The amount,
if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this Section
will be subject to any Set-off.
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(1) First Method and Market Quotation. If the First Method and Market Quotation apply,
the Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party the excess, if a positive
number, of (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in
respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid
Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party over (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the
Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party.
(2) First Method and Loss. If the First Method and Loss apply, the Defaulting Party
will pay to the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive number, the Non-defaulting Partys Loss
in respect of this Agreement.
(3) Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and Market Quotation
apply, an amount will be payable equal to (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount
(determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and
the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party
less (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the
Defaulting Party. If that amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it
to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the
absolute value of that amount to the Defaulting Party.
(4) Second Method and Loss. If the Second Method and Loss apply, an amount will be
payable equal to the Non-defaulting Partys Loss in respect of this Agreement. If that
amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if
it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of that amount to
the Defaulting Party.
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Termination Events If the Early Termination Date results from a Termination
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(1) One Affected Party. If there is one Affected Party, the amount payable will be
determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if Market Quotation applies, or
Section 6(e)(i)(4), if Loss applies, except that, in either case, references to the Defaulting
Party and to the Non-defaulting Party will be deemed to be references to the Affected Party and the
party which is not the Affected Party, respectively, and, if Loss applies and fewer than all
the Transactions are being terminated, Loss shall be calculated in respect of all
Terminated Transactions.
(2) Two Affected Parties. If there are two Affected Parties:
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(A) if Market Quotation applies, each party will determine a Settlement
Amount in respect of the Terminated Transactions, and an amount will be payable equal to
(I) the sum of (a) one-half of the difference between the Settlement Amount of the party
with the higher Settlement Amount (X) and the Settlement Amount of the party with
the lower Settlement Amount (Y) and (b) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the
Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (II) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the
Unpaid Amounts owing to Y; and
(B) if Loss applies, each party will determine its Loss in respect of this
Agreement (or, if fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, in respect of all
Terminated Transactions) and an amount will be payable equal to one-half of the difference
between the Loss of the party with the higher Loss (X) and the Loss of the
party with the lower Loss (Y).
If the amount payable is a positive number, Y will pay it to X; if it is a negative
number, X will pay the absolute value of that amount to Y.
(iii) Adjustment for Bankruptcy. In circumstances where an Early Termination Date occurs
because Automatic Early Termination applies in respect of a party, the amount determined
under this Section 6(e) will be subject to such adjustments as are appropriate and
permitted by law to reflect any payments or deliveries made by one party to the other
under this Agreement (and retained by such other party) during the period from the
relevant Early Termination Date to the date for payment determined under Section 6(d)(ii).
(iv) Pre-Estimate. The parties agree that if Market Quotation applies an amount
recoverable under this Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate of loss and not a
penalty. Such amount is payable for the loss of bargain and the loss of protection against
future risks and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement neither party will be
entitled to recover any additional damages as a consequence of such losses.
7. Transfer
Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under
this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) by either party
without the prior written consent of the other party, except that:
(a) a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a consolidation or amalgamation
with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all or substantially all its assets to, another entity
(but without prejudice to any other right or remedy under this Agreement); and
(b) a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any amount payable to it
from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).
Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be void.
8. Contractual Currency
(a) Payment in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this Agreement will be made in the
relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that payment (the Contractual Currency). To the
extent permitted by applicable law, any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the
Contractual Currency will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than
the Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual receipt by the
party to which payment is owed, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the
currency so tendered into the Contractual Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency
of all amounts payable in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the amount in the
Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in
respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment will, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, immediately pay such additional amount in the
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Contractual Currency as may be necessary to compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason
the amount in the Contractual Currency so received exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency
payable in respect of this Agreement, the party receiving the payment will refund promptly the
amount of such excess.
(b) Judgments. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or order expressed in a
currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered (i) for the payment of any amount owing in
respect of this Agreement, (ii) for the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in
respect of this Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the payment of any
amount described in (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate
amount to which such party is entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive
immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a
consequence of sums paid in such other currency and will refund promptly to the other party any
excess of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other
currency if such shortfall or such excess arises or results from any variation between the rate of exchange at
which the Contractual Currency is converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of
such judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting in a reasonable
manner and in good faith in converting the currency received into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the
Contractual Currency with the amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by such party.
The term rate of exchange includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs of exchange payable in
connection with the purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency.
(c) Separate Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these indemnities constitute
separate and independent obligations from the other obligations in this Agreement, will be
enforceable as separate and independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by the
party to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being obtained or claim or proof
being made for any other sums payable in respect of this Agreement.
(d) Evidence of Loss. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be sufficient for a party to
demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual exchange or purchase been made.
9. Miscellaneous
(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the
parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all oral communication and prior writings
with respect thereto.
(b) Amendments. No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement will be
effective unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by a facsimile transmission) and
executed by each of the parties or confirmed by an exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an
electronic messaging system.
(c) Survival of Obligations. Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and 6(c)(ii), the obligations
of the parties under this Agreement will survive the termination of any Transaction.
(d) Remedies Cumulative. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers, remedies and
privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers,
remedies and privileges provided by law.
(e) Counterparts and Confirmations
(i) This Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it) may be
executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission), each of
which will be deemed an original.
(ii) The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each Transaction from
the moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or otherwise). A Confirmation shall
be entered into as soon as practicable and may be executed and delivered in counterparts
(including by
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facsimile transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes or by an exchange of
electronic messages on an electronic messaging system, which in each case will be
sufficient for all purposes to evidence a binding supplement to this Agreement. The
parties will specify therein or through another effective means that any such counterpart,
telex or electronic message constitutes a Confirmation.
(f) No Waiver of Rights. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect
of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any
right, power or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that
right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(g) Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement.
10. Offices; Multibranch Parties
(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that enters into a
Transaction through an Office other than its head or home office represents to the other party that,
notwithstanding the place of booking office or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of such party, the
obligations of such party are the same as if it had entered into the Transaction through its head or home office.
This representation will be deemed to be repeated by such party on each date on which a Transaction is
entered into.
(b) Neither party may change the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries
for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior written consent of the other party.
(c) If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such Multibranch Party may make
and receive payments or deliveries under any Transaction through any Office listed in the Schedule,
and the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to a Transaction
will be specified in the relevant Confirmation.
11. Expenses
A Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other party for and against
all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and Stamp Tax, incurred by such other
party by reason of the enforcement and protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination of
any Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of collection.
12. Notices
(a) Effectiveness. Any notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be given in
any manner set forth below (except that a notice or other communication under Section 5 or 6 may
not be given by facsimile transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or
in accordance with the electronic messaging system details provided (see the Schedule) and will be
deemed effective as indicated:
(i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it
is delivered;
(ii) if sent by telex, on the date the recipients
answerback is received;
(iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is received by a
responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed that the burden of
proving receipt will be on the sender and will not be met by a transmission report
generated by the senders facsimile machine);
(iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent
(return receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered or its delivery is
attempted; or
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(v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic message is
received,
unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as applicable,
is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received,
as applicable, after the close of business on a Local Business Day, in which case that
communication shall be deemed given and effective on the first following day that is a
Local Business Day.
(b) Change of Addresses. Either party may by notice to the other change the address, telex or
facsimile number or electronic messaging system details at which notices or other communications
are to be given to it.
13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
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Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this Agreement
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(i) submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts, if this Agreement is expressed to
be governed by English law, or to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the
State of New York and the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan
in New York City, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws of the State
of New York; and
(ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any
Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been
brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to
such Proceedings, that such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party.
Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other
jurisdiction (outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law, the
Contracting States, as defined in Section 1(3) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 or
any modification, extension or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the
bringing of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of Proceedings in
any other jurisdiction.
(c) Service of Process. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process Agent (if any) specified
opposite its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and on its behalf, service of process in any
Proceedings. If for any reason any partys Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will promptly notify the
other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to the other party. The parties
irrevocably consent to service of process given in the manner provided for notices in Section 12. Nothing in
this Agreement will affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by
law.
(d) Waiver of Immunities. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or intended
use), all immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii) jurisdiction of
any court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for specific performance or for recovery of property, (iv)
attachment of its assets (whether before or after judgment) and (v) execution or enforcement of any judgment
to which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any Proceedings in the courts of any
jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not claim any such
immunity in any Proceedings.
14. Definitions
As used in this Agreement:
Additional Termination Event has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Affected Party has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
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Affected Transactions means (a) with respect to any Termination Event consisting of an
Illegality, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all Transactions affected by the occurrence of
such Termination Event and (b) with respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions.
Affiliate means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any entity controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the
person or any entity directly or indirectly under common control with the person. For this
purpose, control of any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of
the entity or person.
Applicable Rate means:
(a) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section
2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(b) in respect of an obligation to pay an amount under Section 6(e) of either party from and after
the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii)) on which that amount is payable, the Default Rate;
(c) in respect of all other obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for
Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate; and
(d) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.
Burdened Party has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Change in Tax Law means the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification of, or any change
in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or official interpretation of any law) that
occurs on or after the date on which the relevant Transaction is entered into.
consent includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption, notice, filing,
registration or exchange control consent.
Credit Event Upon Merger has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Credit Support Document means any agreement or instrument that is specified as such in this
Agreement.
Credit Support Provider has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Default Rate means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual
cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it were to fund or of funding the relevant
amount plus 1% per annum.
Defaulting Party has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
Early Termination Date means the date determined in accordance with Section 6(a) or 6(b)(iv).
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if applicable, in the Schedule.
Illegality has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Indemnifiable Tax means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed in respect of a
payment under this Agreement but for a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of
the government or taxation authority imposing such Tax and the recipient of such payment or a
person related to such recipient (including, without limitation, a connection arising from such
recipient or related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction, or
being or having been organised, present or engaged in a trade or business in such jurisdiction, or
having or having had a permanent establishment or fixed place of business in such jurisdiction,
but excluding a connection arising solely from such recipient or related person having executed,
delivered, performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or a
Credit Support Document).
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law includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the case of tax matters,
by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority) and
lawful and unlawful will be
construed accordingly.
Local Business Day means, subject to the Schedule, a day on which commercial banks are open for
business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) (a) in relation to
any obligation under Section 2(a)(i), in the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation or,
if not so specified, as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined pursuant to
provisions contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement, (b) in relation to any
other payment, in the place where the relevant account is located and, if different, in the
principal financial centre, if any, of the currency of such payment, (c) in relation to any notice
or other communication, including notice contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), in the city specified
in the address for notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by
Section 2(b), in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and (d) in relation to
Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for performance with respect to such Specified
Transaction.
Loss means, with respect to this Agreement or one or more Terminated Transactions, as the case
may be, and a party, the Termination Currency Equivalent of an amount that party reasonably
determines in good faith to be its total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a
negative number) in connection with this Agreement or that Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, including any loss of bargain, cost of funding or, at
the election of such party but without duplication, loss or cost incurred as a result of its
terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position (or
any gain resulting from any of them). Loss includes losses and costs (or gains) in respect of any
payment or delivery required to have been made (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition
precedent) on or before the relevant Early Termination Date and not made, except, so as to avoid
duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(1) or (3) or 6(c)(ii)(2)(A) applies. Loss does not include
a partys legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses referred to under Section 11. A party will
determine its Loss as of the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if that is not reasonably
practicable, as of the earliest date thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A party may (but
need not) determine its Loss by reference to quotations of relevant rates or prices from one or
more leading dealers in the relevant markets.
Market Quotation means, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions and a party making
the determination, an amount determined on the basis of quotations from Reference Market-makers.
Each quotation will be for an amount, if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as a
negative number) or by such party (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an
agreement between such party (taking into account any existing Credit Support Document with
respect to the obligations of such party) and the quoting Reference Market-maker to enter into a
transaction (the Replacement Transaction) that would have the effect of preserving for such
party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was
absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) by
the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required after that date. For this purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any
payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required
(assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date
is to be included. The Replacement Transaction would be subject to such documentation as such
party and the Reference Market-maker may, in good faith, agree. The party making the determination
(or its agent) will request Each Reference Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent
reasonably practicable as of the same day and time (without regard to different time zones) on or
as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant Early Termination Date. The day and time as
of which those quotations are to be obtained will be selected in good faith by the party obliged
to make a determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after consultation
with the other. If more than three quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the
arithmetic mean of the quotations, without regard to the quotations having the highest and lowest
values. If exactly three such quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the quotation
remaining after disregarding the highest and lowest quotations. For this purpose, if more than one
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has the same highest value or lowest value, then one of such quotations shall be disregarded. If
fewer than three quotations are provided, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in respect
of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.
Non-default Rate means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any
actual cost) to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it) if it were to fund the relevant
amount.
Non-defaulting Party has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
Office means a branch or office of a party, which may be such partys head or home office.
Potential Event of Default means any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time
or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Reference Market-makers means four leading dealers in the relevant market selected by the party
determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from among dealers of the highest credit standing
which satisfy all the criteria that such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether
to offer or to make an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such
dealers having an office in the same city.
Relevant Jurisdiction means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in which the party
is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, (b) where an
Office through which the party is acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which
the party executes this Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such
payment is made.
Scheduled Payment Date means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be made under Section
2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
Set-off means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or withholding or
similar right or requirement to which the payer of an amount under Section 6 is entitled or
subject (whether arising under this Agreement, another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that
is exercised by, or imposed on, such payer.
Settlement Amount means, with respect to a party and any Early Termination Date, the sum of:
(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether positive or negative) for
each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation is
determined; and
(b) such partys Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts)
for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot
be determined or would not (in the reasonable belief of the party making the determination) produce a
commercially reasonable result.
Specified Entity has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Specified Indebtedness means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether present or
fiture, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) in respect of borrowed
money.
Specified Transaction means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction (including an
agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into between one party to this
Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such
party) and the other party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such other party
or any applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is a rate swap transaction, basis
swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap,
equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction,
cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency
rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including
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any option with respect to any of these transactions), (b) any combination of these
transactions and (c) any other transaction identified as a Specified Transaction in this Agreement
or the relevant confirmation.
Stamp Tax means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.
Tax means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature
(including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is imposed by any government or other
taxing authority in respect of any payment under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration,
documentation or similar tax.
Tax Event has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Tax Event Upon Merger has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Terminated Transactions means with respect to any Early Termination Date (a) if resulting from a
Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and (b) if resulting from an Event of Default, all
Transactions (in either case) in effect immediately before the effectiveness of the notice
designating that Early Termination Date (or, if Automatic Early Termination applies,
immediately before that Early Termination Date).
Termination Currency has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Termination Currency Equivalent means, in respect of any amount denominated in the Termination
Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of any amount denominated in a currency
other than the Termination Currency (the Other Currency), the amount in the Termination Currency
determined by the party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such
amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if the relevant
Market Quotation or Loss (as the case may be), is determined as of a later date, that later date,
with the Termination Currency at the rate equal to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange
agent (selected as provided below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Termination
Currency at or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange agent is located) on
such date as would be customary for the determination of such a rate for the purchase of such
Other Currency for value on the relevant Early Termination Date or that later date. The foreign
exchange agent will, if only one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be
selected in good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.
Termination Event means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger or, if specified
to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event.
Termination Rate means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the cost (without proof
or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified by such party) if it were to fund or
of funding such amounts.
UnpaidAmounts owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination Date, the aggregate
of (a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or that would
have become payable but for Section 2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or prior to
such Early Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date and (b) in
respect of each Terminated Transaction, for each obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or
would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or
prior to such Early Termination Date and which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination
Date, an amount equal to the fair market value of that which was (or would have been) required to
be delivered as of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case together with (to the
extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency, of such amounts, from (and
including) the date such amounts or obligations were or would have been required to have been paid
or performed to (but excluding) such Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such amounts
of interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days
elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause (b) above shall be
reasonably determined by the party obliged to make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if each
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party is so obliged, it shall be the average of the Termination Currency Equivalents
of the fair market values reasonably determined by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective dates
specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
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AMEREN ENERGY MARKETING
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/s/ Scott A. Cisel |
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Name:
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Andrew M. Serri
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Scott A. Cisel |
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President
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President & CEO |
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(MulticurrencyCross Border)
ISDA
International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
SCHEDULE
to the
MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of July 19, 2007
between
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Ameren Energy Marketing
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Illinois Power Company d/b/a
Ameren IP (Party B) |
Part 1. Termination Provisions.
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Specified Entity means in relation to Party A for the purpose of: |
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Section 5(a)(v):
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Not Applicable |
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Section 5(a)(vi):
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Not Applicable |
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Section 5(a)(vii):
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Not Applicable |
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Section 5(b)(iv):
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Not Applicable |
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and in relation to Party B for the purpose of: |
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Section 5(a)(v):
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Not Applicable |
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Section 5(a)(vi):
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Not Applicable |
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Section 5(a)(vii):
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Not Applicable |
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Section 5(b)(iv):
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Not Applicable |
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Specified Transaction will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement.
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The Cross Default provisions of Section 5(a) (vi) will apply to Party A and to Party B. |
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If such provisions apply: |
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Specified Indebtedness will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. |
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Threshold Amount means $50,000,000 with respect to Party A |
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means $50,000,000 with respect to Party B |
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The Credit Event Upon Merger provisions of Section 5(b) (iv) of this Agreement will
apply to Party A and to Party B. |
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The Automatic Early Termination provision of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party A
and will not apply to Party B. |
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Payments on Early Termination. For the purpose of Section 6(e) of this agreement: |
(i) Loss will apply
(ii) The Second Method will apply.
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Termination Currency means United States Dollars. |
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The Additional Termination Event will not apply. |
Part 2. Tax Representations.
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Payer Tax Representations. For the purposes of Section
3(e) of this Agreement, each, Party A and Party B will make the following representation: |
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It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d) (ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be made by it to the other party
under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on: |
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the accuracy of any representations made by the other party
pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement; |
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the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or
4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document
provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this
Agreement; and |
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the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in
Section 4(d) of this Agreement, |
provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on
clause (ii) and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section
4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position.
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Payee Tax Representations. For the purposes of Section
3(f) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B make the following representations: |
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Party A: Party A is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois and is
not a foreign corporation for United States tax purposes. |
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Party B: Party B is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois and is
not a foreign corporation for United States tax purposes. |
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Part 3. Agreement to Deliver Documents.
For the purpose of Section 4(a) (i) and (ii), of this agreement each party agrees to deliver the
following documents, as applicable:
(a) Tax forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
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An executed United States Internal Revenue
Service Form W-9 (or any successor
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Upon request of the other party |
(b) Other document to be delivered are:
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Copy of its most recent,
publicly available
quarterly and annual
reports containing
audited financial
statements, prepared in
accordance with the
generally accepted
accounting principles in
the country in which the
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If reports and financial
statements are available publicly
or on a Partys website, hard
copies will be provided only upon
reasonable demand of the other
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A secretarys
certificate, including
resolutions authorizing
the party to enter into
derivatives transactions
of the type contemplated
by the parties, to
execute this Agreement,
each Confirmation and
any Credit Support
Document (if
applicable), and to
perform its obligations
hereunder and
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Part4. Miscellaneous.
(a) Addresses for Notices. For the purpose of Section 12(a):
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Ameren Energy Marketing Company
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Illinois Power Company d/b/a AmerenIP
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All Notices:
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All Notices: |
Street: 1901 Chouteau Ave., MC-950
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Street: 1901 Chouteau Ave., MC-1450 |
City: St. Louis, MO Zip: 63103
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City: St. Louis, MO Zip: 63103 |
Attn: Contract Administration
Daphyne Bradley
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Attn: Contract Administration
Jim Blessing |
Phone: (314)613-9413
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Phone: (314)554-2972 |
Facsimile: (314) 613-9015
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Facsimile: (314) 554-4679 |
Duns: 15-791-2432
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Duns: 00-693-6017 |
Federal Tax ID Number: 37-1395583
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Federal Tax ID Number: 37-0211380 |
Invoices:
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Attn: Greg Weiss
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Attn: Jim Blessing |
Phone: (314)613-9477
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Phone: (314)554-2972 |
Facsimile: (314) 206-1387
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Facsimile: (314)554-4679 |
Payments:
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Attn: Don Hollingsworth
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Attn: Sam Cassmeyer |
Phone: (314)554-2838
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Phone: (314)554-4287 |
Facsimile: (314) 554-2401
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Facsimile: (314) 554-6328 |
Wire Transfer:
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BNK: JP Morgan Chase Bank
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BNK: US Bank |
ABA: 021000021
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ABA: 042000013 |
ACCT: 716492285
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ACCT: 130103018052 |
Credit and Collections:
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Credit and Collections: |
Attn: Danielle Garrett
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Attn: Amanda Kenly |
Phone: (314)613-9175
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Phone: (417)725-0905 |
Facsimile: (314) 554-6328
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Facsimile: (314) 641-2089 |
Confirmations:
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Confirmations: |
Attn: Carla Derrick
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Attn: Jim Blessing |
Phone: (314)554-2421
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Phone: (314)554-2972 |
Facsimile: (314) 613-9030
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Facsimile: (314) 554-4679 |
With additional Notices of an Event of
Default or
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Potential Event of Default to:
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Potential Event of Default to: |
Attn: President
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Attn: President & CEO |
Phone: (314)613-9136
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Phone: (309) 677-5220 |
Facsimile: (314) 613-9073
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Facsimile: (309) 677-5016 |
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Process Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c): |
Party A appoints as its Process Agent: Not applicable
Party B appoints as its Process Agent: Not applicable
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With respect to Party A, the provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to this
Agreement. |
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With respect to Party B, the provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to
this Agreement. |
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Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10(c): |
Party A is not a Multibranch Party.
Party B is not a Multibranch Party.
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Calculation Agent. Calculation Agent will have the meaning specified in the 1993 ISDA
Commodity Derivatives Definitions. The Calculation Agent is Party A unless otherwise
specified in a Confirmation in relation to the relevant Transaction; provided, however, if
Party A is the Defaulting Party, the Calculation Agent shall be Party B (or any designated
third party mutually agreed to by the parties) until such time as Party A is no longer a
Defaulting Party. All calculations made by the Calculation Agent may be independently
confirmed by the other party at its sole discretion. In the event that the Parties initial
calculations are inconsistent and the amount owed disputed, the undisputed amount will be
used to determine payment obligations and, if then due, paid by the relevant party. The
parties shall endeavor to resolve any such dispute in good faith. If the parties are unable
to resolve such dispute within a commercially reasonable time, the parties shall mutually
select a dealer in the applicable commodity to act as Calculation Agent with respect to the
issue in dispute. The failure of Party A to perform its obligations as Calculation Agent
hereunder shall not be construed as an Event of Default or Termination Event. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that in the event Party A is no longer an
Affiliate of Party B, or in the event that Ameren Energy Generating Company or AmerenEnergy
Resources Generating Company are no longer 100% owned by Ameren Corporation or its
subsidiaries, or in the event Electric Energy, Inc. is no longer 80% owned by Ameren
Corporation or its subsidiaries the parties will meet to discuss the appropriate terms of a
Credit Support Document, if any, to be entered into between the parties. |
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Credit Support Provider. Credit Support Provider means: |
In relation to Party A: Not applicable.
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Governing Law. This Agreement, each Credit Support Document and each Confirmation will
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
reference to its choice of law doctrine. |
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Netting of Payments. Subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) will not apply to any Transaction
unless specified in the relevant Confirmation. |
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Affiliate has the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement. |
Part 5. Other Provisions.
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Set-Off. The parties agree to amend Section 6 by adding a new Section 6(f)
as follows: |
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Set-Off. Without affecting the provisions of this Agreement requiring the calculation of
certain net payment amounts, all payments under this Agreement will be made without
set-offor counterclaim; provided, however, that upon the designation of any Early
Termination Date, in addition to and not in limitation of any other right or remedy
(including right to set off, counterclaim or otherwise withhold payment or any recourse to
any Credit Support Document) under applicable law, the Non-defaulting Party or non-Affected
Party (in either case, X) may without prior notice to any person set off any sum or
obligation (whether or not arising under this Agreement and whether matured or unmatured,
whether or not contingent and irrespective of the currency, place of payment or booking
office of the sum or obligation) owed by or owed to the Defaulting Party or Affected Party
(in either case, Y) to or from X against any sum or obligation (whether or not arising
under this Agreement, whether matured or unmatured, whether or not contingent and
irrespective of the currency, place of payment or booking office of the sum or obligation)
owed by or owed to X to or from Y, and to the extent any such amounts are so set off, those
amounts will be discharged promptly in all respects. |
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For purposes of this Section, X may convert any payment obligation or amount to be set-off
hereunder from one currency to another by using a rate of exchange at which such party would
be able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith, to purchase the relevant amount of
such currency. |
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If an obligation is unascertained, X may in good faith estimate that obligation and set-off
in respect of the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting to the other when the
obligation is ascertained. |
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Nothing in this Set-Off provision shall be effective to create a charge or other security
interest. This Set-Off provision shall be without prejudice and in addition to any right of
set-off, combination of accounts, lien or other right to which any party is at any time
otherwise entitled (whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise). |
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Jurisdiction. Sections 13(b) is hereby replaced with the following: |
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With respect to any action, suit or proceedings relating to this Agreement
(Proceedings), each party irrevocably: (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the courts of the State of Illinois and the United States District Court located in the
Northern District of Illinois, and (ii) waives any objection which it may have at any
time to the laying of venue of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any
claim that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further
waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such court does not
have jurisdiction over such party. Nothing in the Agreement precludes either party from
bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction in order to enforce any judgment obtained
in any Proceedings referred to in the preceding sentence, nor will the bringing of such
enforcement Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of
enforcement Proceedings in any other jurisdiction. |
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Waiver of Jury Trial. Section 13 of this Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT. EACH PARTY (i)
CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY CREDIT
SUPPORT PROVIDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING
WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND PROVIDE FOR ANY CREDIT SUPPORT DOCUMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this document on the respective dates specified below
with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
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Name: Andrew M. Serri
Title: President
Date: 7/19/07
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Name: Scott A. Cisel
Title: President & CEO
Date: 7/19/07 |
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(MulticurrencyCross Border)
International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as
of July 19, 2007
between
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AMEREN ENERGY
MARKETING COMPANY
(Party A)
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and
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ILLINOIS POWER
COMPANY d/b/a
AmerenIP
(Party B) |
have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a
Transaction) that are or will be governed by this Master Agreement, which includes the
schedule (the Schedule), and the documents and other confirming evidence (each a
Confirmation) exchanged between the parties confirming those Transactions.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:
(a) Definitions. The terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will have the meanings
therein specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b) Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and
the other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will prevail. In the event of any
inconsistency between the provisions of any Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the
Schedule), such Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant Transaction.
(c) Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master
Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement between the parties (collectively referred
to as this Agreement), and the parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.
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General Conditions. |
(i) Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each Confirmation to be
made by it, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement.
(ii) Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value on that date
in the place of the account specified in the relevant Confirmation or otherwise pursuant
to this Agreement, in freely transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments
in the required currency. Where settlement is by delivery (that is, other than by
payment), such delivery will be made for receipt on the due date in the manner customary
for the relevant
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obligation unless otherwise specified in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this
Agreement.
(iii) Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to (1) the condition
precedent that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the other
party has occurred and is continuing, (2) the condition precedent that no Early Termination
Date in respect of the relevant Transaction has occurred or been effectively designated and
(3) each other applicable condition precedent specified in this Agreement.
(b) Change of Account. Either party may change its account for receiving a payment or delivery by
giving notice to the other party at least five Local Business Days prior to the scheduled date for
the payment or delivery to which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a
reasonable objection to such change.
(c) Netting. If on any date amounts would otherwise be payable:
(i) in the same currency; and
(ii) in respect of the same Transaction,
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each partys obligation to make payment of any
such amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would
otherwise have been payable by one party exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have
been payable by the other party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger
aggregate amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the larger
aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.
The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount will be determined
in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the same currency in respect of such
Transactions, regardless of whether such amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction.
The election may be made in the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph (ii)
above will not apply to the Transactions identified as being subject to the election, together
with the starting date (in which case subparagraph (ii) above will not, or will cease to, apply to
such Transactions from such date). This election may be made separately for different groups of
Transactions and will apply separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make
and receive payments or deliveries.
(d) Deduction or Withholding for Tax.
(i) Gross-Up. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required
by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue
authority, then in effect. If a party is so required to deduct or withhold, then that
party (X) will:
(1) promptly notify the other party (Y) of such requirement;
(2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted or withheld
(including the full amount required to be deducted or withheld from any additional
amount paid by X to Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining that
such deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice that such amount has been
assessed against Y;
(3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or
other documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment to such authorities;
and
(4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to the payment to which
Y is otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount as is necessary to
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ensure that the net amount actually received by Y (free and clear of Indemnifiable
Taxes, whether assessed against X or Y) will equal the full amount Y would have
received had no such deduction or withholding been required. However, X will not be
required to pay any additional amount to Y to the extent that it would not be
required to be paid but for:
(A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained in
Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f) to be
accurate and true unless such failure would not have occurred but for (I) any action taken
by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after
the date on which a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is
taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax Law.
(ii) Liability. If:
(1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction or withholding in respect of
which X would not be required to pay an additional amount to Y under Section
2(d)(i)(4);
(2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and
(3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against X,
then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability resulting from
such Tax, Y will promptly pay to X the amount of such liability (including any related
liability for interest, but including any related liability for penalties only if Y has
failed to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or
4(d)).
(e) Default Interest; Other Amounts. Prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early
Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction, a party that defaults in the performance
of any payment obligation will, to the extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be
required to pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other
party on demand in the same currency as such overdue amount, for the period from (and including)
the original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date of actual payment, at the Default
Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of
days elapsed. If, prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in
respect of the relevant Transaction, a party defaults in the performance of any obligation
required to be settled by delivery, it will compensate the other party on demand if and to the
extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.
Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be repeated by
each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into and, in the case of the
representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the termination of this Agreement) that:
(a) Basic Representations.
(i) Status. It is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its organization or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing;
(ii) Powers. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other documentation
relating to this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Agreement and any other
documentation relating to this Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver
and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any
Credit Support Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to
authorize such execution, delivery and performance;
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(iii) No Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance do not violate or
conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any
order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of
its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;
(iv) Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained
by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party
have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such
consents have been complied with; and
(v) Obligations Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any Credit Support
Document to which it is a party constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations,
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganisation, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors rights
generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)).
(b) Absence of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or, to its
knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or
circumstance would occur as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(c) Absence of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it or any
of its Affiliates any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal,
governmental body, agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality,
validity or enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party
or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or such Credit Support Document.
(d) Accuracy of Specified Information. All applicable information that is furnished in writing by
or on behalf of it to the other party and is identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the
Schedule is, as of the date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material respect.
(e) Payer Tax Representation. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it
for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f) Payee Tax Representations. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by
it for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have any obligation
under this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party:
(a) Furnish Specified Information. It will deliver to the other party or, in certain cases under
subparagraph (iii) below, to such government or taxing authority as the other party reasonably
directs:
(i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in the Schedule or
any Confirmation;
(ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and
(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that may be
required or reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such other party or its
Credit Support Provider to make a payment under this Agreement or any applicable Credit
Support Document without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with
such deduction or withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or
submission of such form or document would not materially prejudice the legal or commercial
position of the party in
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receipt of such demand), with any such form or document to be accurate and completed in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and to be delivered
with any reasonably required certification, in each case by the date specified in the
Schedule or such Confirmation or, if none is specified, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) Maintain Authorizations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and
effect all consents of any governmental or other authority that are required to be obtained by it with
respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and will use all reasonable
efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in the future.
(c) Comply with Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and orders
to which it may be subject if failure so to comply would materially impair its ability to perform
its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(d) Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made by it under Section
3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of such failure.
(e) Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax levied or imposed
upon it or in respect of its execution or performance of this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which
it is incorporated, organized, managed and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in which a
branch or office through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is located (Stamp Tax
Jurisdiction) and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon the other party or in
respect of the other partys execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction
which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other party.
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(a) Events of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any of the
following events constitutes an event of default (an Event of Default) with respect to such
party:
(i) Failure to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when due, any payment under
this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) required to be made by it if such
failure is not remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such
failure is given to the party;
(ii) Breach of Agreement. Failure by the party to comply with or perform any agreement or
obligation (other than an obligation to make any payment under this Agreement or delivery
under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) or to give notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or
obligation under Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by
the party in accordanc e with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied on or before
the thirtieth day after notice of such failure is given to the party;
(iii) Credit Support Default.
(1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to comply with or
perform any agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by it in
accordance with any Credit Support Document if such failure is continuing after any applicable
grace period has elapsed;
(2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or the failing or
ceasing of such Credit Support Document to be in full force and effect for the purpose
of this Agreement (in either case other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the
satisfaction of all obligations of such party under each Transaction to which such
Credit Support Document relates without the written consent of the other party; or
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(3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or
rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Credit Support Document;
(iv) Misrepresentation. A representation (other than a representation under Section 3(e) or (f))
made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the party or any Credit Support
Provider of such party in this Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been
incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made
or repeated;
(v) Default under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
any applicable Specified Entity of such party (1) defaults under a Specified Transaction and,
after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a
liquidation of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that Specified
Transaction, (2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace
period, in making any payment or delivery due on the last payment, delivery or exchange date of,
or any payment on early termination of, a Specified Transaction (or such default continues for at
least three Local Business Days if there is no applicable notice requirement or grace period) or
(3) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, a Specified Transaction (or
such action is taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its
behalf);
(vi) Cross Default. If Cross Default is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, the
occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event of default or other similar condition or event
(however described) in respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such party under one or more agreements or instruments relating to
Specified Indebtedness of any of them (individually or collectively) in an aggregate amount of not
less than the applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has resulted in such
Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at such time of being declared, due and
payable under such agreements or instruments, before it would otherwise have been due and payable
or (2) a default by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified Entity (individually
or collectively) in making one or more payments on the due date thereof in an aggregate amount of
not less than the applicable Threshold Amount under such agreements or instruments (after giving
effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period);
(vii) Bankruptcy. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified
Entity of such party:
(1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes
insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its liability generally
to pay its debts as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or
composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4) institutes or has instituted against
it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors rights, or a petition
is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or
petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition (A) results in a
judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an
order for its winding-up or liquidation or (B) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or
restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a
resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant
to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment
of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or
other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (7) has a secured
party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution,
attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or
substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process
is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter;
(8) causes or is subject to any event with
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respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous
effect to any of the events specified in clauses (1) to (7) inclusive); or (9) takes
any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or
acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or
(viii) Merger Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support Provider of such party
consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or
substantially all its assets to, another entity and, at the time of such consolidation,
amalgamation, merger or transfer:
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations
of such party or such Credit Support Provider under this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which it or its predecessor was a party by operation of law or
pursuant to an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the other party to this Agreement;
or
(2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend (without the consent of
the other party) to the performance by such resulting, surviving or transferee entity
of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any
Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any event specified
below constitutes an Illegality if the event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event
is specified in (ii) below or a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in (iii) below,
and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger if the event is specified pursuant
to (iv) below or an Additional Termination Event if the event is specified pursuant to (v)
below:
(i) Illegality. Due to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law after the date
on which a Transaction is entered into, or due to the promulgation of, or any change in,
the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with competent
jurisdiction of any applicable law after such date, it becomes unlawful (other than as a
result of a breach by the party of Section 4(b)) for such party (which will be the Affected
Party):
(1) to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery or
to receive a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction or to comply with any
other material provision of this Agreement relating to such Transaction; or
(2) to perform, or for any Credit Support Provider of such party to perform, any
contingent or other obligation which the party (or such Credit Support Provider) has
under any Credit Support Document relating to such Transaction;
(ii) Tax Event Due to (x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of
competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is entered into
(regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this
Agreement) or (y) a Change in Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party) will,
or there is a Substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding Scheduled
Payment Date (1) be required to pay to the other party an additional amount in respect of
an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section
2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount is required to be
deducted or withheld for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) and no additional amount is required to be paid in respect
of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or
(B));
(iii) Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the Burdened Party) on the next succeeding
Scheduled Payment Date will either (1) be required to pay an additional amount in respect
of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been
deducted or withheld for or on account of any Indemnifiable Tax in respect of which the
other party is not required to pay
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an additional amount (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either
case as a result of a party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into,
or transferring all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (which will be the
Affected Party) where such action does not constitute an event described in Section
5(a)(viii);
(iv) Credit Event Upon Merger. If Credit Event Upon Merger is specified in the Schedule
as applying to the party, such party (X), any Credit Support Provider of X or any
applicable Specified Entity of X consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into,
or Transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity and such action does
not constitute an event described in Section 5(a)(viii) but the creditworthiness of the
resulting, surviving or transferee entity is materially weaker than that of X, such Credit
Support Provider or such Specified Entity, as the case may be, immediately prior to such
action (and, in such event, X or its successor or transferee, as appropriate, will be the
Affected Party); or
(v) Additional Termination Event. If any Additional Termination Event is specified in
the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence of such event (and, in such
event, the Affected Party or Affected Parties shall be as specified for such Additional
Termination Event in the Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c) Event of Default and Illegality. If an event or
circumstance which would otherwise constitute
or give rise to an Event of Default also constitutes an Illegality, it will be treated as an
Illegality and will not constitute an Event of Default.
(a) Right to Terminate Following Event of Default. If at any time an Event of Default with respect
to a party (the Defaulting Party) has occurred and is then continuing, the other party (the
Non-defaulting Party) may, by not more than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying
the relevant Event of Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as
an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however, Automatic Early
Termination is specified in the Schedule as applying to a party, then an Early Termination Date in
respect of all outstanding Transactions will occur immediately upon the occurrence with respect to
such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(l), (3), (5), (6) or, to the
extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time immediately preceding the institution of the
relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant petition upon the occurrence with respect
to such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or, to the extent analogous
thereto, (8).
(b) Right to Terminate Following Termination Event.
(i) Notice. If a Termination Event occurs, an Affected Party will, promptly upon becoming
aware of it, notify the other party, specifying the nature of that Termination Event and
each Affected Transaction and will also give such other information about that
Termination Event as the other party may reasonably require.
(ii) Transfer to Avoid Termination Event. If either an Illegality under Section
5(b)(i)(l) or a Tax Event occurs and there is only one Affected Party, or if a Tax Event
Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the Affected Party, the Affected Party will,
as a condition to its right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section
6(b)(iv), use all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss,
excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer within 20 days after it gives
notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations under this Agreement in
respect of the Affected Transactions to another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such
Termination Event ceases to exist.
If the Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give notice to the other
party to that effect within such 20 day period, whereupon the other party may effect such
a transfer within 30 days after the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).
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Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and conditional
upon the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be withheld if
such other partys policies in effect at such time would permit it to enter into
Transactions with the transferee on the terms proposed.
(iii) Two Affected Parties. If an
Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event
occurs and there are two Affected Parties, each party will use all reasonable efforts to
reach agreement within 30 days after notice thereof is given under Section 6(b)(i) on
action to avoid that Termination Event.
(iv) Right to Terminate. If:
(1) a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section 6(b)(iii), as the
case may be, has not been effected with respect to all Affected Transactions within 30
days after an Affected Party gives notice under Section 6(b)(i); or
(2) an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon Merger or an
Additional Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the
Burdened Party is not the Affected Party,
either party in the case of an Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case of a Tax Event
Upon Merger, any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event or an Additional Termination
Event if there is more than one Affected Party, or the party which is not the Affected
Party in the case of a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event if
there is only one Affected Party may, by not more than 20 days notice to the other party
and provided that the relevant Termination Event is then continuing, designate a day not
earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of
all Affected Transactions.
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Effect of Designation. |
(i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section 6(a) or (b),
the Early Termination Date will occur on the date so designated, whether or not the
relevant Event of Default or Termination Event is then continuing.
(ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date, no further
payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in respect of the Terminated
Transactions will be required to be made, but without prejudice to the other provisions of
this Agreement. The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall
be determined pursuant to Section 6(e).
(i) Statement. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an
Early Termination Date, each party will make the calculations on its part, if any,
contemplated by Section 6(e) and will provide to the other party a statement (1) showing,
in reasonable detail, such calculations (including all relevant quotations and specifying
any amount payable under Section 6(e)) and (2) giving details of the relevant account to
which any amount payable to it is to be paid. In the absence of written confirmation from
the source of a quotation obtained in determining a Market Quotation, the records of the
party obtaining such quotation will be conclusive evidence of the existence and accuracy
of such quotation.
(ii) Payment Date. An amount calculated as being due in respect of any Early Termination
Date under Section 6(e) will be payable on the day that notice of the amount payable is
effective (in the case of an Early Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a
result of an Event of Default) and on the day which is two Local Business Days after the
day on which notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early
Termination Date which is designated as a result of a Termination Event). Such amount will
be paid together with (to the extent permitted under
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applicable law) interest thereon (before as well as after judgment) in the Termination
Currency, from (and including) the relevant Early Termination Date to (but excluding) the
date such amount is paid, at the Applicable Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the
basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed.
(e) Payments on Early Termination. If an Early Termination Date occurs, the following provisions
shall apply based on the parties election in the Schedule of a payment measure, either Market
Quotation or Loss, and a payment method, either the First Method or the Second Method. If
the parties fail to designate a payment measure or payment method in the Schedule, it will be
deemed that Market Quotation or the Second Method, as the case may be, shall apply. The amount,
if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this Section
will be subject to any Set-off.
(i) Events of Default. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default:
(1) First Method and Market Quotation. If the First Method and Market Quotation apply,
the Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party the excess, if a positive
number, of (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting
Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party over (B) the
Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party.
(2) First Method and Loss. If the First Method and Loss apply, the Defaulting Party
will pay to the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive number, the Non-defaulting Partys
Loss in respect of this Agreement.
(3) Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and Market Quotation
apply, an amount will be payable equal to (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount
(determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and
the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting
Party less (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the
Defaulting Party. If that amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it
to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will
pay the absolute value of that amount to the Defaulting Party.
(4) Second Method and Loss. If the Second Method and Loss apply, an amount will be
payable equal to the Non-defaulting Partys Loss in respect of this Agreement. If that
amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting
Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value
of that amount to the Defaulting
Party.
(ii) Termination Events. If the Early Termination Date results from a Termination
Event:
(1) One Affected Party. If there is one Affected Party, the amount payable will be
determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if Market Quotation applies, or
Section 6(e)(i)(4), if Loss applies, except that, in either case, references to the
Defaulting Party and to the Non-defaulting Party will be deemed to be references to the
Affected Party and the party which is not the Affected Party, respectively, and, if
Loss applies and fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, Loss shall be
calculated in respect of all Terminated Transactions.
(2) Two Affected Parties. If there are two Affected Parties:
(A) if Market Quotation applies, each party will determine a Settlement Amount in
respect of the Terminated Transactions, and an amount will be payable equal to
(I) the sum of (a) one-half of the difference between the Settlement Amount of
the party with the higher Settlement Amount (X) and the Settlement Amount of
the party with the
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lower Settlement Amount (Y) and (b) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the
Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (II) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the
Unpaid Amounts owing to Y; and
(B) if Loss applies, each party will determine its Loss in respect of this
Agreement (or, if fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, in
respect of all Terminated Transactions) and an amount will be payable equal to
one-half of the difference between the Loss of the party with the higher Loss
(X) and the Loss of the party with the lower Loss (Y).
If the amount payable is a positive number, Y will pay it to X; if it is a negative
number, X will pay the absolute value of that amount to Y.
(iii) Adjustment for Bankruptcy. In circumstances where an Early Termination Date occurs
because Automatic Early Termination applies in respect of a party, the amount determined
under this Section 6(e) will be subject to such adjustments as are appropriate and
permitted by law to reflect any payments or deliveries made by one party to the other
under this Agreement (and retained by such other party) during the period from the
relevant Early Termination Date to the date for payment determined under Section 6(d)(ii).
(iv) Pre-Estimate. The parties agree that if Market Quotation applies an amount
recoverable under this Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate of loss and not a
penalty. Such amount is payable for the loss of bargain and the loss of protection against
future risks and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement neither party will be
entitled to recover any additional damages as a consequence of such losses.
Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under
this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) by either party
without the prior written consent of the other party, except that:
(a) a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a consolidation or amalgamation
with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all or substantially all its assets to, another entity
(but without prejudice to any other right or remedy under this Agreement); and
(b) a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any amount payable to it
from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).
Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be void.
(a) Payment in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this Agreement will be made in
the relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that payment (the Contractual Currency). To
the extent permitted by applicable law, any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the
Contractual Currency will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than
the Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual receipt by the
party to which payment is owed, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the
currency so tendered into the Contractual Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency
of all amounts payable in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the amount in the
Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in
respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment will, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, immediately pay such additional amount in the Contractual Currency as may be
necessary to compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency
so received exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement,
the party receiving the payment will refund promptly the amount of such excess.
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(b) Judgments. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or order expressed in a
currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered (i) for the payment of any amount owing in
respect of this Agreement, (ii) for the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in
respect of this Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the
payment of any amount described in (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking recovery, after recovery in
full of the aggregate amount to which such party is entitled pursuant to the judgment or order,
will be entitled to receive immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the
Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency
and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of the Contractual Currency received by such
party as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency if such shortfall or such excess arises
or results from any variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is
converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of such judgment or order and
the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith
in converting the currency received into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the Contractual
Currency with the amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by such party.
The term rate of exchange includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs of exchange
payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency.
(c) Separate Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these indemnities constitute
separate and independent obligations from the other obligations in this Agreement, will be
enforceable as separate and independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence
granted by the party to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being
obtained or claim or proof being made for any other sums payable in respect of this Agreement.
(d) Evidence of Loss. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be sufficient for a party to
demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual exchange or purchase been made.
(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the
parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all oral communication and prior writings
with respect thereto.
(b) Amendments. No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement will be effective
unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by a facsimile transmission) and executed by each
of the parties or confirmed by an exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an electronic
messaging system.
(c) Survival of Obligations. Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and 6(c)(ii), the obligations
of the parties under this Agreement will survive the termination of any Transaction.
(d) Remedies Cumulative. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers, remedies and
privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers,
remedies and privileges provided by law.
(e) Counterparts and Confirmations
(i) This Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it) may be
executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission), each of
which will be deemed an original.
(ii) The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each Transaction from
the moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or otherwise). A Confirmation shall
be entered into as soon as practicable and may be executed and delivered in counterparts
(including by facsimile transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes or by an
exchange of electronic messages on an electronic messaging system, which in each case
will be sufficient for all purposes to evidence a binding supplement to this Agreement.
The parties will specify therein or through
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another effective means that any such counterpart, telex or electronic message constitutes
a Confirmation.
(f) No Waiver of Rights. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect
of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of
any right, power or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise,
of that right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(g) Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement.
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Offices; Multibranch Parties |
(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that enters into a
Transaction through an Office other than its head or home office represents to the other party
that, notwithstanding the place of booking office or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
of such party, the obligations of such party are the same as if it had entered into the Transaction
through its head or home office. This representation will be deemed to be repeated by such party on
each date on which a Transaction is entered into.
(b) Neither party may change the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries
for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior written consent of the other party.
(c) If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such Multibranch Party may make
and receive payments or deliveries under any Transaction through any Office listed in the Schedule,
and the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to a
Transaction will be specified in the relevant Confirmation.
A Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other party for and against
all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and Stamp Tax, incurred by such other
party by reason of the enforcement and protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination of
any Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of collection.
(a) Effectiveness. Any notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be given in
any manner set forth below (except that a notice or other communication under Section 5 or 6 may
not be given by facsimile transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or
in accordance with the electronic messaging system details provided (see the Schedule) and will be
deemed effective as indicated:
(i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it
is delivered;
(ii) if sent by telex, on the date the recipients
answerback is received;
(iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is received by a
responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed that the burden of
proving receipt will be on the sender and will not be met by a transmission report
generated by the senders facsimile machine);
(iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent
(return receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered or its delivery is
attempted; or
(v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic message is
received,
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unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as applicable,
is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received,
as applicable, after the close of business on a Local Business Day, in which case that
communication shall be deemed given and effective on the first following day that is a
Local Business Day.
(b) Change of Addresses. Either party may by notice to the other change the address, telex or
facsimile number or electronic messaging system details at which notices or other communications
are to be given to it.
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Governing Law and Jurisdiction |
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law
specified in the Schedule.
(b) Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this Agreement
(Proceedings), each party irrevocably:
(i) submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts, if this Agreement is expressed to
be governed by English law, or to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the
State of New York and the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan
in New York City, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws of the State
of New York; and
(ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any
Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been
brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to
such Proceedings, that such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party.
Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other
jurisdiction (outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law, the
Contracting States, as defined in Section 1(3) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 or
any modification, extension or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the
bringing of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of Proceedings in
any other jurisdiction.
(c) Service of Process. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process Agent (if any) specified
opposite its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and on its behalf, service of process in any
Proceedings. If for any reason any partys Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will
promptly notify the other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to
the other party. The parties irrevocably consent to service of process given in the manner provided
for notices in Section 12. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of either party to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.
(d) Waiver of Immunities. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or
intended use), all immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit,
(ii) jurisdiction of any court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for specific performance
or for recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its assets (whether before or after judgment) and
(v) execution or enforcement of any judgment to which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise
be entitled in any Proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not claim any such immunity in any Proceedings.
As used in this Agreement:
Additional Termination Event has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
AffectedParty has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
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Affected Transactions means (a) with respect to any Termination Event consisting of an
Illegality, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all Transactions affected by the occurrence of such
Termination Event and (b) with respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions.
Affiliate means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any entity controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the person
or any entity directly or indirectly under common control with the person. For this purpose,
control of any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of the entity
or person.
Applicable Rate means:
(a) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section
2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Parry, the Default Rate;
(b) in respect of an obligation to pay an amount under Section 6(e) of either party from and after
the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii)) on which that amount is payable, the
Default Rate;
(c) in respect of all other obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for
Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate; and
(d) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.
Burdened Party has the meaning specified in Section
5(b).
Change in Tax Law means the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification of, or any change
in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or official interpretation of any law) that
occurs on or after the date on which the relevant Transaction is entered into.
consent includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption, notice, filing,
registration or exchange control consent.
Credit Event Upon Merger has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Credit Support Document means any agreement or instrument that is specified as such in this
Agreement.
Credit Support Provider has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Default Rate means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual
cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it were to fund or of funding the relevant
amount plus 1% per annum.
Defaulting Party has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
Early Termination Date means the date determined in accordance with Section 6(a) or 6(b)(iv).
Event of Default has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if applicable, in the
Schedule.
Illegality has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Indemnifiable Tax means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed in respect of a
payment under this Agreement but for a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of
the government or taxation authority imposing such Tax and the recipient of such payment or a
person related to such recipient (including, without limitation, a connection arising from such
recipient or related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction, or
being or having been organised, present or engaged in a trade or business in such jurisdiction, or
having or having had a permanent establishment or fixed place of business in such jurisdiction,
but excluding a connection arising solely from such recipient or related person having executed,
delivered, performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or a
Credit Support Document).
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law includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the case of tax matters, by the
practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority) and lawfuland unlawful will be
construed accordingly.
Local Business Day means, subject to the Schedule, a day on which commercial banks are open for
business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) (a) in relation to
any obligation under Section 2(a)(i), in the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation or,
if not so specified, as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined pursuant to
provisions contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement, (b) in relation to any
other payment, in the place where the relevant account is located and, if different, in the
principal financial centre, if any, of the currency of such payment, (c) in relation to any notice
or other communication, including notice contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), in the city specified
in the address for notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by
Section 2(b), in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and (d) in relation to
Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for performance with respect to such Specified
Transaction.
Loss means, with respect to this Agreement or one or more Terminated Transactions, as the case
may be, and a party, the Termination Currency Equivalent of an amount that party reasonably
determines in good faith to be its total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a
negative number) in connection with this Agreement or that Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, including any loss of bargain, cost of funding or, at
the election of such party but without duplication, loss or cost incurred as a result of its
terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position (or
any gain resulting from any of them). Loss includes losses and costs (or gains) in respect of any
payment or delivery required to have been made (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition
precedent) on or before the relevant Early Termination Date and not made, except, so as to avoid
duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(1) or (3) or 6(c)(ii)(2)(A) applies. Loss does not include a partys
legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses referred to under Section 11. A party will determine its
Loss as of the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if that is not reasonably practicable, as of
the earliest date thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A party may (but need not) determine
its Loss by reference to quotations of relevant rates or prices from one or more leading dealers
in the relevant markets.
Market Quotation means, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions and a party making
the determination, an amount determined on the basis of quotations from Reference Market-makers.
Each quotation will be for an amount, if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as a
negative number) or by such party (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an
agreement between such party (taking into account any existing Credit Support Document with
respect to the obligations of such party) and the quoting Reference Market-maker to enter into a
transaction (the Replacement Transaction) that would have the effect of preserving for such
party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was
absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) by
the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required after that date. For this purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any
payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required
(assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date
is to be included. The Replacement Transaction would be subject to such documentation as such
party and the Reference Market-maker may, in good faith, agree. The party making the determination
(or its agent) will request Each Reference Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent
reasonably practicable as of the same day and time (without regard to different time zones) on or
as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant Early Termination Date. The day and time as
of which those quotations are to be obtained will be selected in good faith by the party obliged
to make a determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after consultation
with the other. If more than three quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the
arithmetic mean of the quotations, without regard to the quotations having the highest and lowest
values. If exactly three such quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the quotation
remaining after disregarding the highest and lowest quotations. For this purpose, if more than one
quotation
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has the same highest value or lowest value, then one of such quotations shall be disregarded. If
fewer than three quotations are provided, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in respect
of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.
Non-default Rate means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any
actual cost) to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it) if it were to fund the relevant
amount.
Non-defaulting Party has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
Office means a branch or office of a party, which may be such partys head or home office.
Potential Event of Default means any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time
or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Reference Market-makers means four leading dealers in the relevant market selected by the party
determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from among dealers of the highest credit standing
which satisfy all the criteria that such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether
to offer or to make an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such
dealers having an office in the same city.
Relevant Jurisdiction means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in which the party
is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, (b) where an
Office through which the party is acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which
the party executes this Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such
payment is made.
Scheduled Payment Date means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be made under Section
2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
Set-off means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or withholding or
similar right or requirement to which the payer of an amount under Section 6 is entitled or
subject (whether arising under this Agreement, another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that
is exercised by, or imposed on, such payer.
Settlement Amount means, with respect to a party and any Early Termination Date, the sum of:
(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether positive or negative) for
each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation is
determined; and
(b) such partys Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts)
for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation
cannot be determined or would not (in the reasonable belief of the party making the determination)
produce a commercially reasonable result.
Specified Entity has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Specified Indebtedness means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether present or
future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) in respect of borrowed
money.
Specified Transaction means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction (including an
agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into between one party to this
Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such
party) and the other party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such other party
or any applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is a rate swap transaction, basis
swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap,
equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction,
cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency
rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including
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any option with respect to any of these transactions), (b) any combination of these transactions
and (c) any other transaction identified as a Specified Transaction in this Agreement or the
relevant confirmation.
Stamp Tax means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.
Tax means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature
(including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is imposed by any government or other
taxing authority in respect of any payment under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration,
documentation or similar tax.
Tax Event has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Tax Event Upon Merger has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
Terminated Transactions means with respect to any Early Termination Date (a) if resulting from a
Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and (b) if resulting from an Event of Default, all
Transactions (in either case) in effect immediately before the effectiveness of the notice
designating that Early Termination Date (or, if Automatic Early Termination applies, immediately
before that Early Termination Date).
Termination Currency has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
Termination Currency Equivalent means, in respect of any amount denominated in the Termination
Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of any amount denominated in a currency
other than the Termination Currency (the Other Currency), the amount in the Termination Currency
determined by the party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such
amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if the relevant
Market Quotation or Loss (as the case may be), is determined as of a later date, that later date,
with the Termination Currency at the rate equal to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange
agent (selected as provided below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Termination
Currency at or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange agent is located) on
such date as would be customary for the determination of such a rate for the purchase of such
Other Currency for value on the relevant Early Termination Date or that later date. The foreign
exchange agent will, if only one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be
selected in good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.
Termination Event means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger or, if specified
to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event.
Termination Rate means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the cost (without proof
or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified by such party) if it were to fund or
of funding such amounts.
Unpaid Amounts owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination Date, the aggregate
of (a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or that would
have become payable but for Section 2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or prior to
such Early Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date and (b) in
respect of each Terminated Transaction, for each obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or
would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or
prior to such Early Termination Date and which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination
Date, an amount equal to the fair market value of that which was (or would have been) required to
be delivered as of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case together with (to the
extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency, of such amounts, from (and
including) the date such amounts or obligations were or would have been required to have been paid
or performed to (but excluding) such Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such amounts
of interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days
elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause (b) above shall be
reasonably determined by the party obliged to make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if each
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the fair market values reasonably determined by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective dates
specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.
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EXHIBIT 4
ILLINOIS POWER AGENCY FUNDING AGREEMENT
by and among
AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY, AMERENENERGY RESOURCES
GENERATING COMPANY and AMEREN ENERGY MARKETING COMPANY
and
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC
and
MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC
and
DYNEGY HOLDINGS INC.
and
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
and
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
July 24, 2007
ILLINOIS POWER AGENCY FUNDING AGREEMENT
This Illinois Power Agency Funding Agreement (Agreement) is dated July 24, 2007, by
and among Ameren Energy Generating Company, an Illinois corporation (AEG),
AmerenEnergy Resources Generating Company, an Illinois corporation (AERG), and Ameren
Energy Marketing Company, an Illinois corporation (AEM), Exelon Generation Company,
LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (Exelon), Midwest Generation, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (MWGen), Dynegy Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation
(Dynegy), MidAmerican Energy Company, an Iowa corporation (MidAmerican), and
the Attorney General of the State of Illinois (the Attorney General) in exchange for
consideration provided herein, the existence and sufficiency of which are acknowledged.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
The Generators (as defined below) are owners and operators, or Affiliates (as defined below)
of owners and operators, of facilities that generate electric power, portions of which are sold and
delivered, directly or indirectly, to electric utilities in the State of Illinois. The Generators
desire to commit themselves to provide an aggregate of $25,000,000 of funding for operations of the
Illinois Power Agency (the Payments) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
The Parties and the Attorney General, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
CONSTRUCTION & DEFINITIONS
1.1 CONSTRUCTION
Any reference in this Agreement to an Article or Section refers to the corresponding
Article or Section of this Agreement, unless the context indicates otherwise. The headings of
Articles and Sections are provided for convenience only and will not affect the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement should be construed to be of
such gender or number as the circumstances require. The terms include and including indicate
examples of a foregoing general statement and not a limitation on that general statement. Any
reference to a statute refers to the statute as in effect on the Effective Date. Any reference to
a contract or other document as of a given date means the contract or other document as in effect
on the Effective Date.
1.2 DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and variations on them have the
meanings specified in this Section 1.2:
AEG is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
AEM is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
AERG is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Affiliate means, with respect to a particular Party, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Party, including but not
limited to any
entity listed on Exhibit B to the Letter. For purposes of this definition, control of a
Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities
or otherwise.
Agreement is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Ameren Generators means AEG, AEM and AERG.
Attorney General is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Dynegy is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Effective Date means the date as of which all of the following events shall have
occurred: the Release and Settlement Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties thereto and
the Legislation is effective.
Exelon is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Generators means the Ameren Generators, Dynegy, Exelon, MWGen, and MidAmerican.
Governing Document means any charter, articles, bylaws, certificate, statement, or
similar document adopted, filed or registered in connection with the creation, formation or
organization of an entity, and any contract among all equityholders, partners or members of an
entity.
Governmental Body means any (a) nation, region, state, county, city, town, village,
district or other jurisdiction, (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government,
(c) governmental or quasi-governmental body of any nature (including any branch, department or
other entity and any court or other tribunal), (d) multinational organization, (e) body exercising,
or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, policy, regulatory
or taxing authority or power of any nature, (f) the Illinois Commerce Commission, or (g) official
of any of the foregoing.
Illinois Power Agency Trust Fund means the fund in the State of Illinois Treasury
created by the Legislation.
Law means any applicable constitution, law, statute, treaty, regulation, ordinance,
or code of any Governmental Body in effect from time to time.
Legislation
shall mean Senate Bill 1592 (as amended by House Amendment
no. 5), as set forth
in Legislative Reference Bureau document No. LRB09511114MJR38234a.
Legislation Event shall mean the enactment into law by the Illinois General Assembly
before August 1, 2011 of legislation that by its express provisions or by reason of judicial
action has the effect of (a) freezing or reducing retail electric rates of any signatory to
the Letter or this Agreement or any of its Affiliates or successors in interest; or (b) imposing or
authorizing a new tax, special assessment or a fee on the generation of electricity, the
ownership or leasehold of a generating unit or the privilege or occupation of such generation or
ownership or leasehold of a generating unit by any signatory to the Letter or this
Agreement or any of its Affiliates or successors in interest, other than a generally applicable
tax, special assessment or fee.
Letter means the Letter, dated July 24, 2007, addressed to Michael Madigan, Speaker
of the Illinois House of Representatives, Emil Jones, Jr., President of the Illinois Senate, Tom
Cross, House
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Minority Leader, Frank C. Watson, Senate Minority Leader, and Lisa Madigan, Attorney
General of Illinois, signed by representatives of the Ameren Generators, MidAmerican, Exelon and
others, including various exhibits to the Letter.
MidAmerican is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
MWGen is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Order means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or
arbitration award of any Governmental Body or arbitrator and any contract with any Governmental
Body pertaining to compliance with Law.
Party or Parties means a party or the parties to this Agreement, other
than the Attorney General.
Payments means the payments that the Generators have agreed to make to the Illinois
Power Agency Trust Fund pursuant to this Agreement
Person refers to an individual or an entity, including a corporation, share company,
limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, Governmental Body or any other body
with legal personality separate from its equityholders or members.
Proceeding means any action, arbitration, audit, examination, investigation,
hearing, litigation or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative,
formal or informal, public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or
otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
Release and Settlement Agreement means the Release and Settlement Agreement among
the Parties, the Attorney General and other utilities and generators, which is attached to the
Letter as Exhibit D.
ARTICLE 2
PAYMENTS
Each Generator, in consideration for the agreements set forth in the Letter and/or the Release
and Settlement Agreement, as applicable, and other valuable consideration and in consideration for
the commitments of the other Generators to fund Payments in accordance with this Agreement, shall
make payment to the Illinois Power Agency Trust Fund in the Payment amount specified for such
Generator as set forth on Exhibit A. All Payments shall be due and payable within 10
business days after the later of the Effective Date or the date on which the Attorney General
specifies that such Payments shall be made, as set forth in written notice from the Attorney
General to all Generators. All Payments will be made in U.S. dollars in immediately available funds
to the Illinois Power Agency Trust Fund. Any Payment of a Generator that is not paid when due and
payable shall accrue interest, from the date it is due and payable until paid, at a rate equal to
the lesser of 9.0% per annum or the maximum interest rate permitted under applicable law.
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ARTICLE 3
TERM
The term of this Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and will continue until each
Generator has made its required Payment and has paid accrued interest, if any, required by
Article 2; provided, however, that no Generator shall be required to make any Payment after
a Legislation Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party may suspend performance of this
Agreement and hold such performance in abeyance if the Legislation is stayed or enjoined by a
court, in whole or in part, and if the Legislation is declared invalid, in whole or in part, this
Agreement may be terminated by any Party upon written notice to all other Parties and the Attorney
General. The provisions of this Agreement and all obligations accruing prior to termination of this
Agreement will survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES
Each Generator represents and warrants to the other Generators and the Attorney General as
follows:
4.1 ORGANIZATION & ENFORCEABILITY
It is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its organization, and has the corporate or limited
liability company power and authority to own property and carry on its business as owned and
carried on as of the date hereof. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate or limited liability company action, and no other Proceeding or action on its part is
required to authorize this Agreement. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
other Parties, this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms.
4.2 NO CONFLICT
Its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse
of time) conflict with, violate, or result in a breach of or default under:
(a) any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of its Governing Documents, or any resolution
adopted by its equity holders or governing bodies; or
(b) any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any contract, Law or Order, to which it is
a party or applicable to it.
ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 EXPENSES
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Party and the Attorney General will bear
its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of
this Agreement, including all fees and expenses of its representatives and advisors.
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5.2 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
The Parties and the Attorney General are independent parties. This Agreement does not
constitute, create, give effect to or make any Party or the Attorney General an agent, employer,
employee, franchisor, franchisee, joint venturer, co-owner, partner, agent or legal representative
of any other Party, and no Party will represent otherwise to a third party. Except as set forth
herein, this Agreement does not give any Party the authority to assume or create any obligation
whatsoever, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of any other Party, or bind any other
Party in any manner whatsoever. No Party will represent itself as having any authority to bind any
other Party on its behalf. No Partys employees or subcontractors will be deemed to be employees
or subcontractors of any other Party or the Attorney General by virtue of this Agreement. The
obligations of each of the Ameren Generators under this Agreement shall be joint and several, and
each Ameren Generator may be held responsible for the obligations of any of the other Ameren
Generators under this Agreement. The obligations of the other Generators under this Agreement are
several, not joint, and no such other Generator shall have any responsibility for the obligations
of any other Generator under this Agreement.
5.3 NOTICES
All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed given to a party when (a) delivered to the appropriate address by hand
or by nationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid), (b) sent by facsimile or
e-mail with confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment, or (c) received or rejected
by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case to the
following addresses, facsimile numbers or e-mail addresses and marked to the attention of the
individual (by name or title) designated below (or to such other address, facsimile number, e-mail
address or individual as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):
If to any of the Ameren Generators, to:
Ameren Services Company
Attention: Steven R. Sullivan
Address: One Ameren Plaza
St. Louis, Missouri
Facsimile No.: 314-554-4014
E-mail Address: ssullivan@ameren.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Jones Day
Attention: Philip Stamatakos
77 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-782-8585
E-mail Address: pstamatakos@jonesday.com
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If to Exelon, to:
Exelon Generation Company, LLC
Attention: Joseph Dominguez
Address: 300 Exelon Way
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348
Facsimile No.: 610-765-5024
E-mail Address: joseph.dominguez@exeloncorp.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Exelon Business Services Company
Attention: Bruce G. Wilson
Address: 10 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Facsimile No.: 312-394-4462
E-mail Address: bruce.g.wilson@exeloncorp.com
If to Dynegy, to:
Dynegy Holdings Inc.
Attention: Kent R. Stephenson or Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Address: Dynegy Inc.
1000 Louisiana Avenue, Suite 5800
Houston, Texas 77002
Facsimile No.: 713-507-6986
E-mail Address: kent.r.stepehenson@dynegy.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Dynegy Inc.
Attention: Joseph L. Lakshmanan or Managing Director Regulatory Affairs
Address: 2828 Monroe Street
Decatur, Illinois 62526
Facsimile No.: 217-876-3913
E-mail Address: joseph.l.lakshmanan@dynegy.com
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If to MWGen, to:
Midwest Generation, LLC
Attention: Guy F. Gorney
Address: 440 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3500
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Facsimile No.: 312-583-4920
E-mail Address: ggorney@mwgen.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Midwest Generation, LLC
Attention: Daniel D. McDevitt
Address: 440 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3500
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Facsimile No.: 312-583-4998
E-mail Address: dmcdevitt@mwgen.com
If to MidAmerican, to:
MidAmerican Energy Company
Attention: Steven R. Weiss
Address: 4299 Northwest Urbandale Drive
Urbandale, Iowa 50322-7916
Facsimile No.: 515-242-4398
E-mail Address: Sweiss@midamerican.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
MidAmerican Energy Company
Attention: David C. Caris
Address: 666 Grand Avenue, Suite 500
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580
Facsimile No.: 515-242-4395
E-mail Address: DCCaris@midamerican.com
If to the Attorney General, to:
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Attention: Susan Hedman
Address: 100 West Randolph, 11th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-814-3212
E-mail Address: shedman@atg.state.il.us
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with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Attention: Benjamin Weinberg
Address: 100 West Randolph, 12th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-814-5024
E-mail Address: bweinberg@atg.state.il.us
5.4 FURTHER ACTIONS
Upon the request of any Party, the other Parties will (a) furnish to the requesting Party any
additional information, (b) execute and deliver, at their own expense, any other documents and (c)
take any other actions as the requesting Party may reasonably require to more effectively carry out
the intent of this Agreement.
5.5 ENTIRE AGREEMENT & MODIFICATION
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements among the Parties with respect to its subject
matter and constitutes a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement among the
Parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified except in a written document executed by the party against whose interest the
modification will operate. No amendment, supplement or other modification of this Agreement shall
be effective unless approved by the Attorney General, on behalf of the Illinois Power Agency.
5.6 TIME OF ESSENCE
With regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement, time is
of the essence.
5.7 DRAFTING & REPRESENTATION
The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. No
provision of this Agreement will be interpreted for or against any Party because that Party or its
legal representative drafted the provision.
5.8 SEVERABILITY
(a) If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of this Agreement, other than
Article 2 or Article 3, invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any such provision of this Agreement held invalid
or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held
invalid or unenforceable.
(b) If a court of competent jurisdiction holds Article 2 or Article 3 of
this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, this entire Agreement shall thereby immediately be deemed
void. In such event the Parties and the Attorney General will promptly convene and diligently
negotiate in an effort to arrive at a replacement agreement that achieves the same economic effect
of this Agreement (taking into account the obligations already liquidated by each Party prior to
the date of invalidity or unenforceability)
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while curing the provision or provisions of this Agreement that was or were the basis for the
courts determination of invalidity or unenforceability.
5.9 ASSIGNMENT AND SUCCESSORS
No Party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which will not be unreasonably withheld;
provided, however, that a Party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this
Agreement, without obtaining consent of any other Party, to any Person with which such Party merges
or which acquires substantially all of the business and assets of such Party. Subject to the
preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the
benefit of each Partys permitted assigns.
5.10 WAIVER
The rights and remedies of the Parties are cumulative and not alternative. Neither any
failure nor any delay by any Party or the Attorney General in exercising any right, power or
privilege hereunder or any of the documents referred to herein will operate as a waiver of such
right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege
will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of
any other right, power or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, (a) no claim or right
arising out of this Agreement or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement can be
discharged by one Party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right
unless in a written document signed by the other Party and the Attorney General, (b) no waiver will
be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given, and (c) no notice to or demand
on one Party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of that Party or of the right of the
Party or the Attorney General giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or
demand as provided herein or the documents referred to herein.
5.11 GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION & SERVICE OF PROCESS
The validity, performance, construction and effect of this Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal law of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to
principles of conflicts of law thereof and all Parties, including their successors and assigns, and
the Attorney General consent to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of
Illinois. The Parties and the Attorney Generals intention is that this Agreement will be
regarded as made under the laws of the State of Illinois and that the laws of the State of Illinois
will be applied in interpreting its provisions in all cases where legal interpretation will be
required. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (a) to be subject to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Illinois and of the federal courts sitting
in the State of Illinois, and (b) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, service of
process may be made on such party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt
validated by the United States Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service, and that
service made in accordance with the requirements for notice pursuant to Section 5.3 shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, have the same legal force and effect as if
served upon such party personally within the State of Illinois; provided that any service of
process on Dynegy pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall also be made on:
Jason A. Buchman or Managing Director Litigation & Employment
Dynegy Inc.
1000 Louisiana Avenue, Suite 5800
Houston, Texas 77002
Fax: 713-418-2980
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E-mail: jabu@dynegy.com
5.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN
CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. ANY PARTY MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN
EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO
WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY AND THAT ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY OF THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS WILL INSTEAD BY TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY
A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
5.13 THIRD PARTY ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS
The Attorney General, as the chief legal officer of the State of Illinois shall be entitled to
take legal action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement for the benefit of the Illinois Power Agency. The Parties waive any claim that the
Attorney General lacks authority to enforce the provisions of this Agreement for the benefit of the
Illinois Power Agency. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.13, nothing
expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person, other than the
Parties and the Attorney General, on behalf of the Illinois Power Agency, any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement
except such rights as may inure to a successor or permitted assignee under Section 5.9.
5.14 COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, all of which shall, collectively,
constitute one agreement.
[Signature page follows]
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The Parties and the Attorney General have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date
first indicated above.
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EXHIBIT A
PAYMENTS
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Ameren Generators |
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4,500,000 |
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4,500,000 |
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7,500,000 |
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7,500,000 |
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MidAmerican |
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1,000,000 |
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EXHIBIT 5
ESCROW FUNDING AGREEMENT
by and among
ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY, CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY, CENTRAL
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY and AMEREN SERVICES COMPANY
and
MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC
and
DYNEGY HOLDINGS INC.
and
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
July 24, 2007
ESCROW FUNDING AGREEMENT
This Escrow Funding Agreement (Agreement) is dated July 24, 2007, by and among
Illinois Power Company, an Illinois corporation (AmerenIP), Central Illinois Light
Company, an Illinois corporation (AmerenCILCO), Central Illinois Public Service Company,
an Illinois corporation (AmerenCIPS), Ameren Services Company, a Missouri corporation,
Midwest Generation, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (MWGen), Dynegy Holdings
Inc., a Delaware corporation (Dynegy), and the Attorney General of the State of Illinois
(the Attorney General) in exchange for consideration provided herein, the existence and
sufficiency of which are acknowledged.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
A. The Generators (as defined below) are owners and operators, or Affiliates (as defined
below) of owners and operators, of facilities that generate electric power, portions of which are
sold and delivered, directly or indirectly, to electric utilities in the State of Illinois,
including the Ameren Entities (as defined below).
B. The Ameren Entities are parties to a Letter (as defined below), which contemplates that
the Ameren Entities will provide rate relief for their customers pursuant to the programs described
in Exhibit A attached hereto (the Programs). In connection with the arrangements
contemplated by the Letter, the Ameren Entities desire to commit themselves to the Programs, which
will provide benefits of $488,000,000 to the Ameren Entities customers in 2007, 2008, 2009, and
2010 (collectively, the Credits).
C. The Generators desire to commit themselves as provided in this Agreement to make payments
to the Escrow Account (as defined below) (the Payments) according to the funding schedule
set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto (the Funding Schedule), which may be drawn
upon by the Ameren Entities to reimburse the Ameren Entities for a portion of the cost incurred by
the Ameren Entities by reason of the Credits.
AGREEMENT
The Parties and the Attorney General, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
CONSTRUCTION & DEFINITIONS
1.1 CONSTRUCTION
Any reference in this Agreement to an Article or Section refers to the corresponding
Article or Section of this Agreement, unless the context indicates otherwise. The headings of
Articles and Sections are provided for convenience only and will not affect the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement should be construed to be of
such gender or number as the circumstances require. The terms include and including indicate
examples of a foregoing general statement and not a limitation on that general statement. Any
reference to a statute refers to the statute as in effect on the Effective Date. Any reference to
a contract or other document as of a given date means the contract or other document as in effect
on the Effective Date.
1.2 DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and variations on them have the
meanings specified in this Section 1.2:
Affiliate means, with respect to a particular Party, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Party, including but not
limited to any entity listed on Exhibit B to the Letter. For purposes of this definition,
control of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities or otherwise.
Agreement is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
AmerenCILCO is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
AmerenCIPS is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Ameren Entities means AmerenIP, AmerenCILCO and AmerenCIPS.
AmerenIP is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Attorney General is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Credits is defined in the Preliminary Statements.
Dynegy is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Effective Date means the date as of which all of the following events shall have
occurred: the Release and Settlement Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties thereto and
the Legislation is effective.
Escrow Account means an escrow account to be established by the Ameren Entities with
a bank or trust company, as Escrow Agent, not affiliated with the Ameren Entities, to receive
Payments required under this Agreement.
Escrow Agent means the escrow agent for the Escrow Account.
Funding Schedule is defined in the Preliminary Statements.
Generators means Dynegy and MWGen.
Governing Document means any charter, articles, bylaws, certificate, statement, or
similar document adopted, filed or registered in connection with the creation, formation or
organization of an entity, and any contract among all equityholders, partners or members of an
entity.
Governmental Body means any (a) nation, region, state, county, city, town, village,
district or other jurisdiction, (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government,
(c) governmental or quasi-governmental body of any nature (including any branch, department or
other entity and any court or other tribunal), (d) multinational organization, (e) body exercising,
or entitled to exercise, any
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administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, policy, regulatory or taxing authority or
power of any nature, (f) the Illinois Commerce Commission, or (g) official of any of the foregoing.
Law means any applicable constitution, law, statute, treaty, regulation, ordinance,
or code of any Governmental Body in effect from time to time.
Legislation
shall mean Senate Bill 1592 (as amended by House Amendment
no. 5), as set forth
in Legislative Reference Bureau document No. LRB09511114MJR38234a.
Legislation Event shall mean the enactment into law by the Illinois General Assembly
before August 1, 2011 of legislation that by its express provisions or by reason of judicial
action has the effect of (a) freezing or reducing retail electric rates of any signatory to
the Letter or this Agreement or any of its Affiliates or successors in interest; or (b) imposing or
authorizing a new tax, special assessment or a fee on the generation of electricity, the
ownership or leasehold of a generating unit or the privilege or occupation of such generation or
ownership or leasehold of a generating unit by any signatory to the Letter or this
Agreement or any of its Affiliates or successors in interest, other than a generally applicable
tax, special assessment or fee.
Letter means the Letter, dated July 24, 2007, addressed to Michael Madigan, Speaker
of the Illinois House of Representatives, Emil Jones, Jr., President of the Illinois Senate, Tom
Cross, House Minority Leader, Frank C. Watson, Senate Minority Leader, and Lisa Madigan, Attorney
General of Illinois, signed by representatives of the Ameren Entities and other utilities and
generators, including various exhibits to the Letter.
MWGen is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Order means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or
arbitration award of any Governmental Body or arbitrator and any contract with any Governmental
Body pertaining to compliance with Law.
Party or Parties means a party or the parties to this Agreement, other
than the Attorney General.
Payments is defined in the Preliminary Statements.
Person refers to an individual or an entity, including a corporation, share company,
limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, Governmental Body or any other body
with legal personality separate from its equityholders or members.
Proceeding means any action, arbitration, audit, examination, investigation,
hearing, litigation or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative,
formal or informal, public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or
otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
Programs is defined in the Preliminary Statements.
Release and Settlement Agreement means the Release and Settlement Agreement among
the Parties, the Attorney General and other utilities and generators, which is attached to the
Letter as Exhibit D.
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ARTICLE 2
PROVISION OF CREDITS & ESCROW FUNDING
2.1 PROVISION OF CREDITS
In consideration for the releases set forth in the Release and Settlement Agreement and for
other valuable consideration, the Ameren Entities will provide the Credits to their respective
customers in accordance with the Programs, subject to the Escrow Agents receipt of Payments to the
Escrow Account.
2.2 ESCROW FUNDING
(a) Funding. In consideration for the releases set forth in the Release and Settlement
Agreement and other valuable consideration, each Generator shall, subject to Section 3,
make Payments to the Escrow Account in accordance with the Funding Schedule set forth on
Exhibit B. All Payments to the Escrow Account will be made in U.S. dollars in immediately
available funds to such account as the Escrow Agent shall direct. The Attorney General shall have
the sole right to enforce the Generators obligations to make Payments under this Agreement.
(b) Payment of Interest. If the Payment of any Generator is not made when due in accordance
with the Funding Schedule, the past-due amount will accrue interest, until paid, at a rate equal to
the lesser of 9.0% per annum or the maximum interest rate permitted under applicable law, which
shall be paid to the Escrow Account.
(c) Escrow Withdrawals. The Ameren Entities shall be entitled to receive disbursements from
the Escrow Account as reimbursements for Credits provided to their customers in accordance with the
Programs, pursuant to terms and conditions to be set forth in the agreement with the Escrow Agent
establishing the Escrow Account.
2.3 RECORDKEEPING
The Ameren Entities will maintain appropriate records of and supporting documentation for
Credits reimbursed from the Escrow Account and, except to the extent prohibited or restricted by
privacy and other applicable laws, will provide any Generator and the Attorney General with such
records and documentation with respect to Credits sought to be reimbursed from the Escrow Account
as may be reasonably requested by the Generator or the Attorney General.
2.4 NO SET-OFF
A Generator shall not reduce amounts payable by it to the Escrow Account hereunder by any
amount owed by any of the Ameren Entities to the Generator.
ARTICLE 3
TERM
The term of this Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and will continue until each
Generator has made its required Payment to the Escrow Account and has paid accrued interest, if
any, as provided in Section 2.2(b); provided, however, that no Ameren Entity shall be
required to give further Credits, and no Generator shall be required to make any Payment to the
Escrow Account, after a Legislation Event unless such Payment was due and payable prior to the
Legislation Event.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party may suspend performance of this Agreement and hold such
performance in abeyance if the Legislation is stayed or enjoined by a court, in whole or in part,
and if the Legislation is declared invalid, in whole or in part, this Agreement may be terminated
by any Party upon written notice to all other Parties and the Attorney General. The following
provisions will survive the termination of this Agreement: Article 1, Sections 2.3
and 2.4, and Articles 3, 4 and 5.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES
Each Ameren Entity represents and warrants to the Generators and the Attorney General, and
each Generator represents and warrants to each Ameren Entity and the Attorney General, as follows:
4.1 ORGANIZATION & ENFORCEABILITY
It is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its organization, and has the corporate or limited
liability company power and authority to own property and carry on its business as owned and
carried on as of the date hereof. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate or limited liability company action, and no other Proceeding or action on its part is
required to authorize this Agreement. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
other Parties, this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms.
4.2 NO CONFLICT
Its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse
of time) conflict with, violate, or result in a breach of or default under:
(a) any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of its Governing Documents, or any resolution
adopted by its equity holders or governing bodies; or
(b) any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any contract, Law or Order, to which
it is a party or applicable to it.
ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 EXPENSES
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Party and the Attorney General will bear
its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of
this Agreement, including all fees and expenses of its representatives and advisors. The Ameren
Entities shall pay all fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent.
5.2 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
The Parties and the Attorney General are independent parties. This Agreement does not
constitute, create, give effect to or make any Party or the Attorney General an agent, employer,
employee, franchisor, franchisee, joint venturer, co-owner, partner, agent or legal representative
of any other Party, and no Party will represent otherwise to a third party. Except as set forth
herein, this Agreement does not give any Party the authority to assume or create any obligation
whatsoever, express or implied, on behalf
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of or in the name of any other Party, or bind any other Party in any manner whatsoever. No
Party will represent itself as having any authority to bind any other Party on its behalf. No
Partys employees or subcontractors will be deemed to be employees or subcontractors of any other
Party or the Attorney General by virtue of this Agreement. The obligations of the Generators under
this Agreement are several, not joint, and no Generator shall have any responsibility for the
obligations of any other Generator under this Agreement.
5.3 NOTICES
All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed given to a party when (a) delivered to the appropriate address by hand
or by nationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid), (b) sent by facsimile or
e-mail with confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment, or (c) received or rejected
by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case to the
following addresses, facsimile numbers or e-mail addresses and marked to the attention of the
individual (by name or title) designated below (or to such other address, facsimile number, e-mail
address or individual as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):
If to any of the Ameren Entities or to Ameren Services Company, to:
Ameren Services Company
Attention: Steven R. Sullivan
Address: One Ameren Plaza
St. Louis, Missouri
Facsimile No.: 314-554-4014
E-mail Address: ssullivan@ameren.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Jones Day
Attention: Philip Stamatakos
77 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-782-8585
E-mail Address pstamatakos@jonesday.com
If to Dynegy, to:
Dynegy Holdings Inc.
Attention: Kent R. Stephenson or Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Address: Dynegy Inc.
1000 Louisiana Avenue, Suite 5800
Houston, Texas 77002
Facsimile No.: 713-507-6986
E-mail Address: kent.r.stepehenson@dynegy.com
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with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Dynegy Inc.
Attention: Joseph L. Lakshmanan or Managing Director Regulatory Affairs
Address: 2828 Monroe Street
Decatur, Illinois 62526
Facsimile No.: 217-876-3913
E-mail Address: joseph.l.lakshmanan@dynegy.com
If to MWGen, to:
Midwest Generation, LLC
Attention: Guy F. Gorney
Address: 440 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3500
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Facsimile No.: 312-583-4920
E-mail Address: ggorney@mwgen.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Midwest Generation, LLC
Attention: Daniel D. McDevitt
Address: 440 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3500
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Facsimile No.: 312-583-4998
E-mail Address: dmcdevitt@mwgen.com
If to the Attorney General, to:
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Attention: Susan Hedman
Address: 100 West Randolph, 11th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-814-3212
E-mail Address: shedman@atg.state.il.us
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Attention: Benjamin Weinberg
Address: 100 West Randolph, 12th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-814-5024
E-mail Address: bweinberg@atg.state.il.us
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5.4 FURTHER ACTIONS
Upon the request of any Party, the other Parties will (a) furnish to the requesting Party any
additional information, (b) execute and deliver, at their own expense, any other documents and (c)
take any other actions as the requesting Party may reasonably require to more effectively carry out
the intent of this Agreement.
5.5 ENTIRE AGREEMENT & MODIFICATION
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements among the Parties with respect to its subject
matter and constitutes a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement among the
Parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified except in a written document executed by the party against whose interest the
modification will operate. No amendment, supplement or other modification of this Agreement shall
be effective unless approved by the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State of
Illinois.
5.6 TIME OF ESSENCE
With regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement, time is
of the essence.
5.7 DRAFTING & REPRESENTATION
The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. No
provision of this Agreement will be interpreted for or against any Party because that Party or its
legal representative drafted the provision.
5.8 SEVERABILITY
(a) If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of this Agreement, other than
Section 2.1 or 2.2 or Article 3, invalid or unenforceable, the other
provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement
held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the
extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
(b) If a court of competent jurisdiction holds Section 2.1 or 2.2 or
Article 3 of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, this entire Agreement shall thereby
immediately be deemed void. In such event the Parties and the Attorney General will promptly
convene and diligently negotiate in an effort to arrive at a replacement agreement that achieves
the same economic effect of this Agreement (taking into account the obligations already liquidated
by each Party prior to the date of invalidity or unenforceability) while curing the provision or
provisions of this Agreement that was or were the basis for the courts determination of invalidity
or unenforceability.
5.9 ASSIGNMENT AND SUCCESSORS
No Party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which will not be unreasonably withheld;
provided, however, that a Party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this
Agreement, without obtaining consent of any other Party, to any Person with which such Party merges
or which acquires substantially all of the business and assets of such Party. Subject to the
preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the
benefit of each Partys permitted assigns.
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5.10 WAIVER
The rights and remedies of the Parties are cumulative and not alternative. Neither any
failure nor any delay by any Party or the Attorney General in exercising any right, power or
privilege hereunder or any of the documents referred to herein will operate as a waiver of such
right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege
will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of
any other right, power or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, (a) no claim or right
arising out of this Agreement or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement can be
discharged by one Party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right
unless in a written document signed by the other Party and the Attorney General, (b) no waiver will
be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given, and (c) no notice to or demand
on one Party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of that Party or of the right of the
Party or the Attorney General giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or
demand as provided herein or the documents referred to herein.
5.11 GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION & SERVICE OF PROCESS
The validity, performance, construction and effect of this Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal law of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to
principles of conflicts of law thereof and all Parties, including their successors and assigns, and
the Attorney General consent to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of
Illinois. The Parties and the Attorney Generals intention is that this Agreement will be
regarded as made under the laws of the State of Illinois and that the laws of the State of Illinois
will be applied in interpreting its provisions in all cases where legal interpretation will be
required. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (a) to be subject to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Illinois and of the federal courts sitting
in the State of Illinois, and (b) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, service of
process may be made on such party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt
validated by the United States Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service, and that
service made in accordance with the requirements for notice pursuant to Section 5.3 shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, have the same legal force and effect as if
served upon such party personally within the State of Illinois; provided that any service of
process on Dynegy pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall also be made on:
Jason A. Buchman or Managing Director Litigation & Employment
Dynegy Inc.
1000 Louisiana Avenue, Suite 5800
Houston, Texas 77002
Fax: 713-418-2980
E-mail: jabu@dynegy.com
5.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN
CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. ANY PARTY MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN
EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO
WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY AND THAT ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
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ANY OF THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS WILL INSTEAD BY TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
5.13 THIRD PARTY ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS
The Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois shall be entitled to
take legal action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement for the benefit of customers of the Ameren Entities who are entitled to Credits in
accordance with the Programs. The Parties waive any claim that the Attorney General lacks authority
to enforce the provisions of this Agreement for the benefit of customers of the Ameren Entities who
are entitled to Credits in accordance with the Programs. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 5.13, nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give
any Person, other than the Parties and the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State
of Illinois, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement
or any provision of this Agreement except such rights as may inure to a successor or permitted
assignee under Section 5.9.
5.14 COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, all of which shall, collectively,
constitute one agreement.
[Signature page follows]
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The Parties and the Attorney General have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date
first indicated above.
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Illinois Power Company,
Central Illinois Light Company, and
Central Illinois Public Service Company
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EXHIBIT A
PROGRAMS
Attached.
Exhibit A
Ameren Illinois Utilities
Rate Relief Programs
Program Summary:
(Dollars in Millions)
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2007 |
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CREDITS FOR ALL
RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS
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$163 Fixed
Credits for all.
$50 Variable
Credits for high
winter usage.
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$109 Fixed
monthly credits for
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$78 Fixed
monthly credits for
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NON-RESIDENTIAL
BILL CREDITS
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$26Bill credits
for customers up to
400 kW
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$11 Bill credits
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$11 Bill credits
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TARGETED PROGRAMS
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$13.5 |
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TOTAL
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$133.5 |
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Program Details:
Rate Relief Credits for Residential Customers: A three-year phase-in to full electric rates
will be accomplished through the application of bill reduction credits totaling $400 million over
the 2007-2009 period. The credits will result in a 2007 rate increase rollback by 40% or more for
80% of our customers. The minimum fixed credit amount for 2007 will be $100 per customer,
increasing with customer size. The table below provides the fixed credit amounts for 2007 by usage
category:
Annual 2007 Fixed Credit Amount
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132 |
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180 |
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240 |
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In addition to the fixed credits, variable credits will be applied to customer accounts with high
usage during the winter period. These credits will be retroactive from January 2, 2007 and will
provide relief to those customers that were mostly impacted by higher winter rates. The variable
credits were designed to correspond with the specific level of 2007 rate increases experienced by
customers of AmerenIP and AmerenCIPS that were previously served on all electric rates. Customers
of the AmerenCIPS Metro East rate area and AmerenCILCO who are large users of electricity during
the non-summer period also will have variable credits applied to their usage to help mitigate their
2007 rate increases. The variable credits for each Ameren Illinois Utility will only apply during
2007 and are listed on Appendix 1 to this Exhibit A. Tariffs defining the program credits, terms
and conditions will be filed with the ICC.
The table below provides representative amounts for the 2007 fixed and variable credits for All
Electric customers having the below usage characteristics. The actual amount of credits will be
determined on a specific customer basis. These examples are for illustrative purposes:
2007 Annual (Fixed and Variable) Credits
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AmerenCIPS-Metro East |
All Electric-17,987 kWh |
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386 |
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391 |
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339 |
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449 |
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612 |
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1,163 |
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1,209 |
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Finally, the Ameren Illinois Utilities will waive outstanding late payment charges associated with
unpaid electric bills for usage on and after January 2, 2007, through the September 2007 billing
period.
Customers will be notified in August or September 2007 when they receive their initial credits
through a bill message that says: Your bill contains a credit as a result of an agreement reached
with the Illinois General Assembly, Attorney General of Illinois, Ameren Illinois Utilities, ComEd
and Illinois Electric Generators. Each month that a credit appears, it will be designated:
General Assembly rate relief credit.
Non-residential Bill Relief Program: A three-year program to phase-in rate increases for
certain non-residential customers receiving an annual bundled rate increase greater than 40%, from
2006 to 2007. Customers with estimated 2007 bill amounts that exceed the 40% limit will receive a
credit for the excess amount over the remaining months of 2007. For these same customers, credits
may also be issued during 2008 and 2009, depending on the specific percentage of a customers full
rate increase. Finally, the Ameren Illinois Utilities will waive outstanding late payment charges
for customers up to 400 kW with unpaid electric bills for usage on and after January 2, 2007,
through the September 2007 billing period. Tariffs defining the program credits, terms and
conditions will be filed with the ICC.
Cooling Assistance Program: The Ameren Illinois utilities will provide donations to the
Illinois Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is administered by the Illinois
Department of Healthcare & Family Services (DHFS) through a network of local community action
agencies. The Ameren Illinois utilities contributions will help fund individual cooling assistance
grants of $150 to seniors, the disabled and vulnerable households with children to electric
customers within the Ameren Illinois service territory.
Bill Payment Assistance Program: The Ameren Illinois utilities will provide $150 grants
to low income electric customers with household incomes of 150 percent to 200 percent of the
federal poverty level ($30,975 to $41,300 for a family of four). The grants will be provided
through the local community action agencies that administer the LIHEAP program.
Hardship Assistance for Residential Customers: The Ameren Illinois utilities will provide
funds for bill payment assistance for certain residential customers with hardship situations such
as medical expenses, military deployment, senior care or other unique hardships. Local community
action agencies will distribute the funds based on the hardship need to customers with household
incomes of up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level ($82,600 for a family of four). Based on
agency discretion, a maximum of $600 per household may be provided.
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Hardship Assistance for Non-Residential Customers: Assistance will be made available to
non-profit organizations, community centers and small businesses who buy electric service from the
Ameren Illinois utilities. The Energy Assistance Foundation will administer the program. Assistance
of up to $5,000 per customer may be provided. Grant application forms can be obtained from
Amerens website, and customers can apply for a non-residential hardship grant during the grant
submission period as indicated on the website. Grant applications will be reviewed among all those
submitted during the submission period and grants will be awarded by the Energy Assistance
Foundation based on hardship.
Percent-of-Income Payment Program (PIPP) Pilot: The Ameren Illinois utilities will partner
with the Illinois DHFS in the development of a PIPP pilot. The pilot will target about 14,000
Ameren Illinois utility low-income electric space heat customers to determine if paying a
percentage of income will make energy more affordable and develop regular bill paying habits.
Space Heat Weatherization Aid: Assistance will be available to LIHEAP-approved customers,
particularly those with high usage and all-electric households. The DHFS will be partnering with
the Ameren Illinois utilities to implement this program.
Compact Fluorescent Bulb Distribution: Nearly one million compact fluorescent light bulbs will
be made available for free, or at a deeply discounted price to residential customers. The bulbs use
as much as 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs, produce 75 percent less heat
and last up to 10 times longer. Of special interest, customers can save $30 or more in electricity
costs over the life of each CFL bulb.
Municipal Street Light Conversion: The Ameren Illinois Utilities will waive the one-time
street light conversion fee currently applicable to municipalities requesting the replacement of
existing Company-owned mercury vapor lighting fixtures to more efficient lighting units. This
program will be in effect for 2007 and 2008, covering the conversion of up to 4,000 fixtures in
each year.
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2007 Variable Credit Structure
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EXHIBIT B
PAYMENTS AND FUNDING SCHEDULE
Dynegy Payments
Dynegy shall make a Payment of $750,000 on the first business day of each calendar month, commencing with the month of January 2008 and ending with the month of November 2009, and a final Payment of $250,000 on the first business day of December 2009.
MWGen Payments
MWGen shall make a Payment of $750,000 on the first business day of each calendar month, commencing with the month of January 2008 and ending with the month of November 2009, and a final Payment of $250,000 on the first business day of December 2009.
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EXHIBIT 99.2
RATE RELIEF FUNDING AGREEMENT
by and among
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC
and
COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
and
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
July 24, 2007
RATE RELIEF FUNDING AGREEMENT
This Rate Relief Funding Agreement (Agreement) is dated July 24, 2007, by and among Exelon Generation Company, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (Exelon),
Commonwealth Edison Company, an Illinois corporation (ComEd), and the Attorney General of
the State of Illinois (the Attorney General) in exchange for consideration provided
herein, the existence and sufficiency of which are acknowledged.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
Exelon is an owner and operator of facilities that generate electric power, portions of which
are sold and delivered, directly or indirectly, to electric utilities in the State of Illinois,
including ComEd. Various legislative proposals have been introduced in the Illinois General
Assembly that would, among other things, freeze electric rates paid by consumers in Illinois and/or
impose a tax or fee on the ownership or operation of electric generation facilities located in
Illinois, all of which would have serious effects on ComEds customers, on wholesale markets for
electric power in Illinois, and on the business of Exelon. In order to avoid the serious effects
such proposed legislation would have, ComEd has determined that it is necessary and advisable to
establish programs to provide for immediate reduction in electric rates for ComEds customers. In
order to avoid the detrimental effects such proposed legislation would have on the business of
Exelon, Exelon has determined that it is necessary and advisable to provide financial support for
arrangements to reduce electric rates for consumers in Illinois.
Exelon and ComEd are parties to a Letter (as defined below), which contemplates that ComEd
will provide rate relief for its customers pursuant to the programs described in Exhibit A
attached hereto (the Programs). In connection with the arrangements contemplated by the
Letter, ComEd desires to commit itself to the programs, which will provide aggregate benefits of
$488,000,000 to ComEd customers in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 (collectively, the
Credits), and Exelon desires to commit itself as provided in this Agreement to reimburse
ComEd for $435,000,000 of the aggregate cost incurred by ComEd by reason of the Credits.
AGREEMENT
The Parties and the Attorney General, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
CONSTRUCTION & DEFINITIONS
1.1 CONSTRUCTION
Any reference in this Agreement to an Article or Section refers to the corresponding
Article or Section of this Agreement, unless the context indicates otherwise. The headings of
Articles and Sections are provided for convenience only and will not affect the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement should be construed to be of
such gender or number as the circumstances require. The terms include and including indicate
examples of a foregoing general statement and not a limitation on that general statement. Any
reference to a statute refers to the statute as in effect on the Effective Date. Any reference to
a contract or other document as of a given date means the contract or other document as in effect
on the Effective Date.
1.2 DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and variations on them have the
meanings specified in this Section 1.2:
Affiliate means, with respect to a particular Party, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Party, including but not
limited to any entity listed on Exhibit B to the Letter. For purposes of this definition,
control of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities or otherwise.
Agreement is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Attorney General is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
ComEd is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Credits is defined in the Preliminary Statements.
Effective Date means the date as of which all of the following events shall have
occurred: the Release and Settlement Agreement referred to in the Letter is executed and delivered
by the parties thereto and the Legislation is effective.
Exelon is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Governing Document means any charter, articles, bylaws, certificate, statement, or
similar document adopted, filed or registered in connection with the creation, formation or
organization of an entity, and any contract among all equityholders, partners or members of an
entity.
Governmental Body means any (a) nation, region, state, county, city, town, village,
district or other jurisdiction, (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government,
(c) governmental or quasi-governmental body of any nature (including any branch, department or
other entity and any court or other tribunal), (d) multinational organization, (e) body exercising,
or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, policy, regulatory
or taxing authority or power of any nature, (f) the Illinois Commerce Commission, or (g) official
of any of the foregoing.
Law means any applicable constitution, law, statute, treaty, regulation, ordinance,
or code of any Governmental Body in effect from time to time.
Legislation
shall mean Senate Bill 1592 (as amended by House Amendment no. 5), as set forth
in Legislative Reference Bureau document No. LRB09511114MJR38234a.
Legislation Event shall mean the enactment into law by the Illinois General Assembly
before August 1, 2011 of legislation that by its express provisions or by reason of judicial
action has the effect of (a) freezing or reducing retail electric rates of any signatory to
the Letter or this Agreement or any of its Affiliates or successors in interest; or (b) imposing or
authorizing a new tax, special assessment or a fee on the generation of electricity, the
ownership or leasehold of a generating unit or the privilege or occupation of such generation or
ownership or leasehold of a generating unit by any signatory to the Letter or this
Agreement or any of its Affiliates or successors in interest, other than a generally applicable
tax, special assessment or fee.
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Letter means the Letter, dated July 24, 2007, addressed to Michael Madigan, Speaker
of the Illinois House of Representatives, Emil Jones, Jr., President of the Illinois Senate, Tom
Cross, House Minority Leader, Frank C. Watson, Senate Minority Leader, and Lisa Madigan, Attorney
General of Illinois, signed by representatives of Exelon, ComEd, and other utilities and
generators, including various exhibits to the Letter.
Order means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or
arbitration award of any Governmental Body or arbitrator and any contract with any Governmental
Body pertaining to compliance with Law.
Party means Exelon or ComEd and Parties means Exelon and ComEd.
Person refers to an individual or an entity, including a corporation, share company,
limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, Governmental Body or any other body
with legal personality separate from its equityholders or members.
Proceeding means any action, arbitration, audit, examination, investigation,
hearing, litigation or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative,
formal or informal, public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or
otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
Programs is defined in the Preliminary Statements.
Share means 89.139%, which is Exelons percentage responsibility for Credits.
ARTICLE 2
PROVISION OF CREDITS & REIMBURSEMENT
2.1 PROVISION OF CREDITS
ComEd will provide the Credits to its customers in accordance with the Programs, subject to
receipt of payments Exelon is required to make under this Agreement.
2.2 REIMBURSEMENT
(a) Reimbursement. In consideration for ComEd providing the Credits, Exelon will, subject to
this Section 2.2 and Section 3, reimburse ComEd for Exelons Share of the Credits
paid or given to its customers in accordance with the Programs; provided, however, that Exelons
maximum, aggregate liability to ComEd for reimbursement of such Credits will be $435,000,000. On or
before the second business day of each calendar month, ComEd will provide Exelon and the Attorney
General an estimate of the aggregate Credits issued to ComEd customers during the preceding
calendar month and Exelons Share of such Credits. At time of delivery of such estimates, ComEd
will also advise Exelon and the Attorney General of any adjustments to estimates previously
provided to Exelon.
(b) Payment of Invoices. No later than 90 days after the end of any month in which ComEd
provides Credits, ComEd shall submit an invoice to Exelon for amounts equal to Exelons Share of
the Credits provided by ComEd during such month. If such invoices are submitted electronically,
ComEd will provide a separate advice to the Attorney General of the amount of such invoice
submitted to Exelon. Each invoice will be due and payable by Exelon to ComEd within 30 calendar
days after Exelons receipt
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of such invoice and will thereafter accrue interest, until paid, at a rate equal to the lesser of
9.0% per annum or the maximum interest rate permitted under applicable law. All payments will be
made in U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to an account designated on the invoice by
ComEd. Upon receipt of payment of each such invoice, ComEd shall provide advice to the Attorney
General that such invoice has been paid and the amount of such payment.
(c) Other Communications. In addition to the communications required to be given to the
Attorney General pursuant to Section 2.2(a) and (b), ComEd and Exelon will provide
the Attorney General with contemporaneous copies of other material written communications between
ComEd and Exelon relating to invoices, payments, adjustments and credits pursuant to this Agreement
and any dispute between ComEd and Exelon relating to the requirements of this Agreement.
2.3 RECORDKEEPING
ComEd will maintain appropriate records of and supporting documentation for Credits billed for
reimbursement to Exelon under this Article 2 and, except to the extent prohibited or
restricted by privacy and other applicable laws, will provide Exelon and the Attorney General with
such records and documentation with respect to Credits sought to be reimbursed as may be reasonably
requested by Exelon or the Attorney General.
2.4 SET-OFF
Exelon may reduce amounts payable by it to ComEd hereunder by any amount owed by ComEd to
Exelon.
ARTICLE 3
TERM
The term of this Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and will continue until the
reimbursement by Exelon to ComEd of an aggregate of $435 Million hereunder and the payment of
accrued interest, if any, required by Section 2.2(b); provided, however, that ComEd shall
not be required to give further Credits, and Exelon shall not be required to reimburse ComEd for
any Credit given by ComEd, after a Legislation Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party may
suspend performance of this Agreement and hold such performance in abeyance if the Legislation is
stayed or enjoined by a court, in whole or in part, and if the Legislation is declared invalid, in
whole or in part, this Agreement may be terminated by any Party upon written notice to the other
Party and the Attorney General. The following provisions will survive the termination of this
Agreement: Article 1, Sections 2.3 and 2.4, and Articles 3,
4 and 5.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES
ComEd represents and warrants to Exelon and the Attorney General, and Exelon represents and
warrants to ComEd and the Attorney General, as follows:
4.1 ORGANIZATION & ENFORCEABILITY
It is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its organization, and has the corporate or limited
liability company power and authority to own property and carry on its business as owned and
carried on as of the date hereof. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate or limited liability company
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action, and no other Proceeding or action on its part is required to authorize this Agreement.
Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Party, this Agreement constitutes
its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
4.2 NO CONFLICT
Its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse
of time) conflict with, violate, or result in a breach of or default under:
(a) any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of its Governing Documents, or any resolution
adopted by its equity holders or governing bodies; or
(b) any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any contract, Law or Order, to which it is
a party or applicable to it.
ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 EXPENSES
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Party and the Attorney General will bear
its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of
this Agreement, including all fees and expenses of its representatives and advisors.
5.2 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
The Parties and the Attorney General are independent parties. This Agreement does not
constitute, create, give effect to or make any Party or the Attorney General an agent, employer,
employee, franchisor, franchisee, joint venturer, co-owner, partner, agent or legal representative
of any other Party, and no Party will represent otherwise to a third party. Except as set forth
herein, this Agreement does not give any Party the authority to assume or create any obligation
whatsoever, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of any other Party, or bind any other
Party in any manner whatsoever. No Party will represent itself as having any authority to bind any
other Party or the Attorney General on its behalf. No Partys employees or subcontractors will be
deemed to be employees or subcontractors of any other Party by virtue of this Agreement.
5.3 NOTICES
All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed given to a party when (a) delivered to the appropriate address by hand
or by nationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid), (b) sent by facsimile or
e-mail with confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment, or (c) received or rejected
by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case to the
following addresses, facsimile numbers or e-mail addresses and marked to the attention of the
individual (by name or title) designated below (or to such other address, facsimile number, e-mail
address or individual as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):
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If to ComEd, to:
Commonwealth Edison Company
Attention: Robert. K. McDonald
Address: 440 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Facsimile No.: 312-394-2867
E-mail Address: robert.mcdonald@exeloncorp.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Darryl Bradford
Commonwealth Edison Company
440 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Facsimile No.: 312-394-5433
E-mail Address: darryl.bradford@exeloncorp.com
If to Exelon, to:
Exelon Generation Company, LLC
Attention: Joseph Dominguez
Address: 300 Exelon Way
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348
Facsimile No.: 610-765-5024
E-mail Address: joseph.dominguez@exeloncorp.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Exelon Business Services Company
Attention: Bruce G. Wilson
Address: 10 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Facsimile No.: 312-394-4462
E-mail Address: bruce.g.wilson@exeloncorp.com
If to the Attorney General, to:
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Attention: Susan Hedman
Address: 100 West Randolph, 11th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-814-3212
E-mail Address: shedman@atg.state.il.us
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with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Attention: Benjamin Weinberg
Address: 100 West Randolph, 12th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-814-5024
E-mail Address: bweinberg@atg.state.il.us
5.4 FURTHER ACTIONS
Upon the request of any Party, the other Party will (a) furnish to the requesting Party any
additional information, (b) execute and deliver, at its own expense, any other documents and (c)
take any other actions as the requesting Party may reasonably require to more effectively carry out
the intent of this Agreement.
5.5 ENTIRE AGREEMENT & MODIFICATION
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements between the Parties with respect to its subject
matter and constitutes a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the
Parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified except in a written document executed by the Party against whose interest the
modification will operate. No amendment, supplement or other modification of this Agreement shall
be effective unless approved by the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State of
Illinois.
5.6 TIME OF ESSENCE
With regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement, time is
of the essence.
5.7 DRAFTING & REPRESENTATION
The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. No
provision of this Agreement will be interpreted for or against any Party because that Party or its
legal representative drafted the provision.
5.8 SEVERABILITY
(a) If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of this Agreement, other than
Section 2.1 or 2.2 or Article 3, invalid or unenforceable, the other
provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any such provision of this
Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect
to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
(b) If a court of competent jurisdiction holds Section 2.1 or 2.2 or
Article 3 of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, this entire Agreement shall thereby
immediately be deemed void. In such event the Parties and the Attorney General will promptly
convene and diligently negotiate in an effort to arrive at a replacement agreement that achieves
the same economic effect of this Agreement (taking into account the obligations already liquidated
by each Party prior to the date of invalidity or
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unenforceability) while curing the provision or provisions of this Agreement that was or were
the basis for the courts determination of invalidity or unenforceability.
5.9 ASSIGNMENT AND SUCCESSORS
No Party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other Party, which will not be unreasonably withheld;
provided, however, that a Party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this
Agreement, without obtaining consent of any other Party, to any Person with which such Party merges
or which acquires substantially all of the business and assets of such Party. Subject to the
preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the
benefit of each Partys permitted assigns.
5.10 WAIVER
The rights and remedies of the Parties are cumulative and not alternative. Neither any
failure nor any delay by any Party or the Attorney General in exercising any right, power or
privilege hereunder or any of the documents referred to herein will operate as a waiver of such
right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege
will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of
any other right, power or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, (a) no claim or right
arising out of this Agreement or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement can be
discharged by one Party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right
unless in a written document signed by the other Party and the Attorney General, (b) no waiver that
may be given will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given, and (c) no
notice to or demand on one Party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of that Party or
of the right of the Party or the Attorney General giving such notice or demand to take further
action without notice or demand as provided herein or the documents referred to herein.
5.11 GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION & SERVICE OF PROCESS
The validity, performance, construction and effect of this Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal law of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to
principles of conflicts of law thereof and all Parties, including their successors and assigns, and
the Attorney General consent to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of
Illinois. The Parties and the Attorney Generals intention is that this Agreement will be
regarded as made under the laws of the State of Illinois and that the laws of the State of Illinois
will be applied in interpreting its provisions in all cases where legal interpretation will be
required. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (a) to be subject to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Illinois and of the federal courts sitting
in the State of Illinois, and (b) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, service of
process may be made on such Party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt
validated by the United States Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service, and that
service made in accordance with the requirements for notice pursuant to Section 5.3 shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, have the same legal force and effect as if
served upon such party personally within the State of Illinois.
5.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN
CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. ANY PARTY MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS
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WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES
IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY AND THAT ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS WILL INSTEAD BY TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
5.13 THIRD PARTY ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS
The Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois shall be entitled to
take legal action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement for the benefit of customers of ComEd who are entitled to Credits in accordance with the
Programs. The Parties waive any claim that the Attorney General lacks authority to enforce the
provisions of this Agreement for the benefit of customers of ComEd who are entitled to Credits in
accordance with the Programs. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.13, nothing
expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person, other than the
Parties and the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois, any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this
Agreement except such rights as may inure to a successor or permitted assignee under Section
5.9.
5.14 COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, all of which shall, collectively,
constitute one agreement.
[Signature page follows]
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The Parties and the Attorney General have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date
first indicated above.
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EXHIBIT A
PROGRAMS
Attached.
Exhibit A
ComEd Customer Assistance and Relief Programs
These programs will provide rate relief for all residential customers to ease the transition
from almost a decade of frozen and reduced rates, while providing additional relief for customers
who need it most, including working families and seniors. Funds will also be available for small
non-residential customers who have special hardships.
In particular, the programs are expected to reduce the average increase for residential
customers by 45%. In other words, the average increase for residential customers was 24.5%, which
is expected to be brought down to 13.5% under the programs in 2007. ComEds obligation is to apply
credits in the total amount shown and to expend funds provided on programs and cannot guarantee for
any individual customer a particular rate reduction.
Customers eligible for the targeted programs may see credits on their bills immediately.
The rate reduction credits for all customers will begin on bills issued in September. The
first credit will be a lump sum for the first part of 2007 and, for most customers, is likely to be
the largest of the credits.
Because credits are usage-based, customers with higher usage will receive correspondingly
higher credits.
Customers will be notified of the credits through a bill message in September 2007 that says:
Your bill contains a credit as a result of an agreement reached with the Illinois General
Assembly, the Attorney General of Illinois, ComEd, Ameren and Illinois Electric Generators. In
addition, in each month that a credit appears, it will be designated: General Assembly rate relief
credit.
Program Summary
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2010 |
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Credits for all
Residential
Customers
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$250 million
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$125.5 million
($89.5 million in
1st half, $36
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2nd half )
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$36 million
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$411.5 million |
Approximate
Resulting Average
Rate Increase Over
Prior Year*
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3% in 1st half
5% in 2nd half
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3% in 2nd half |
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Targeted
Programs**
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$33 million
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$18 million
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$15.5 million
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$10 million
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$76.5 million |
Total
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$143.5 million
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$51.5 million
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$10 million
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$488 million |
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and are only intended to show increases necessary to return to todays rates as the credits phase
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changes in usage, excludes bill impacts related to pass through taxes and fees, i.e. franchise
taxes) |
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Included in Targeted Programs is $750,000 in 2008 and 2009 for demand response program(s) for
commercial office buildings in Chicago to be designed and implemented by BOMA /Chicago. |
Credit Implementation
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The initial credit will be a lump sum for usage from January 2 through mid-year |
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Credits will be given to all customers of record at the time the bills are issued |
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Thereafter, a ¢/kwh credit will be applied on each months bill |
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Because no one can accurately predict how much electric usage there will be in any
particular period, the program will include a true up to ensure that total credits meet the
amount available for the program |
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Based on typical usage, here are estimates of how much residential customers in various
classes will receive in credits: |
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Customer class
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Single Family Non-electric Space Heating
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Approximate number of customers in class
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2,233,000 |
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Average usage per month*
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800 kWh
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Anticipated 2007 credit in ¢/kWh
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0.865¢/kWh
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Anticipated average lump sum credit per
month
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$6.92 |
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Total lump sum credits to class
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$188,000,000 |
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Customer class
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Single Family Electric Space Heating
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Approximate number of customers in class
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35,000 |
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Average usage per month*
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1,925 kWh
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Anticipated 2007 credit in ¢/kWh
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0.680¢/kWh
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Anticipated average lump sum credit per
month
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$13.08 |
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Total lump sum credits to class
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$6,000,000 |
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Customer class
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Multi Family Non-electric Space Heating
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Approximate number of customers in class
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990,000 |
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Average usage per month*
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370 kWh
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Anticipated 2007 credit in ¢/kWh
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1.040¢/kWh
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Anticipated average lump sum credit per
month
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$3.83 |
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Total lump sum credits to class
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$46,000,000 |
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Customer class
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Multi Family Electric Space Heating
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Approximate number of customers in class
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156,000 |
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Average usage per month*
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975 kWh
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Anticipated 2007 credit in ¢/kWh
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0.513¢/kWh
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Anticipated average lump sum credit per
month
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$5.00 |
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Total lump sum credits to class
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$10,000,000 |
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* |
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Usage fluctuates dramatically from
customer-to-customer and from month-to-month based on weather and many other
factors. |
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This is a summary of 2007 programs. Programs for 2008 and beyond have yet to be determined.
Electric Space Heat
Automatic bill credits to bring the average increase down to an increase similar to other
residential customers
186,000 credits applied
Total program estimated at $8 million for 2007; $7.2 million credited YTD
Summer Assistance Program
One time bill credits for working families and low-income customers, including low-income
seniors
187,000 credits applied
Total program estimated at $10.3 million for 2007; $5.6 million credited YTD
Residential Rate Relief
One time bill credits for working families and low-income customers, including low-income
seniors, with higher than average rate increases (over 30%)
35,000 credits applied
Total program estimated at $5.5 million for 2007; $2.7 million credited YTD
Residential Special Hardship Fund
Variable grants of up to $1,000 to address special circumstances and hardships
1406 credits applied
Total program estimated at $5 million for 2007; $589,000 credited YTD
Non-residential Special Hardship Fund
Variable grants of up to $5,000 to address special circumstances and hardships
32 credits applied
Total program estimated at $1.5 million for 2007; $43,000 credited YTD
Targeted Common Area Program
One time bill credits for building owners and condominium associations recently reclassified
to cap increases seen in 2007 to 24% over 2006 ComEd rates
1054 customers are receiving individually calculated credits applied to their bill
In addition, certain other building owners and condominium associations will receive a one-time
credit to mitigate the impacts of the increase
All annual customers have switched to an alternate supplier (RES)
Total program estimated at $4.5 million for 2007; $4.4 million credited YTD
Weatherization Assistance
Expanded program for all-electric, LIHEAP approved customers
Goal to reach 2000 households
Launching end of July 2007
Total program estimated at $3.9 million for 2007
ComEd CARE
Expansion of the ComEd Care, which includes environmental, energy efficiency, assistance and
education programs
Total program estimated at $5 million for 2007
Funds may be transferred between programs to account for actual expenditures and costs of the
programs.
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EXHIBIT 99.3
RATE RELIEF FUNDING AGREEMENT
by and among
ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY, CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY, CENTRAL
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY and AMEREN SERVICES COMPANY
and
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC
and
AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING COMPANY, AMERENENERGY RESOURCES
GENERATING COMPANY and AMEREN ENERGY MARKETING COMPANY
and
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
July 24, 2007
RATE RELIEF FUNDING AGREEMENT
This Rate Relief Funding Agreement (Agreement) is dated July 24, 2007, by and among
Illinois Power Company, an Illinois corporation (AmerenIP), Central Illinois Light
Company, an Illinois corporation (AmerenCILCO), Central Illinois Public Service Company,
an Illinois corporation (AmerenCIPS), Ameren Services Company, a Missouri corporation,
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (Exelon),
Ameren Energy Generating Company, an Illinois corporation (AEG), AmerenEnergy
Resources Generating Company, an Illinois corporation (AERG), and Ameren Energy Marketing
Company, an Illinois corporation (AEM), and the Attorney General of the State of
Illinois (the Attorney General) in exchange for consideration provided herein, the
existence and sufficiency of which are acknowledged.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
A. The Generators (as defined below) are owners and operators, or Affiliates (as defined
below) of owners and operators, of facilities that generate electric power, portions of which are
sold and delivered, directly or indirectly, to electric utilities in the State of Illinois,
including the Ameren Entities (as defined below). Various legislative proposals have been
introduced in the Illinois General Assembly that would, among other things, freeze electric rates
paid by consumers in Illinois and/or impose a tax or fee on the ownership or operation of electric
generation facilities located in Illinois, all of which would have serious effects on customers of
the Ameren Entities, on wholesale markets for electric power in Illinois, and on the business of
the Generators. In order to avoid the effects such proposed legislation would have, the Ameren
Entities have determined that it is necessary and advisable to establish programs to provide for
immediate reduction in electric rates for customers of the Ameren Entities. In order to avoid the
serious effects such proposed legislation would have on the business of the Generators, the
Generators have determined that it is necessary and advisable to provide financial support for
arrangements to reduce electric rates for consumers in Illinois.
B. The Generators and the Ameren Entities are parties to a Letter (as defined below),
which contemplates that the Ameren Entities will provide rate relief for their customers pursuant
to the programs described in Exhibit A attached hereto (the Programs). In
connection with the arrangements contemplated by the Letter, the Ameren Entities desire to commit
themselves to the Programs, which will provide benefits of $488,000,000 to the Ameren Entities
customers in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 (collectively, the Credits), and the Generators
desire to commit themselves as provided in this Agreement to reimburse the Ameren Entities for
$393,000,000 of the aggregate cost incurred by the Ameren Entities by reason of the Credits.
AGREEMENT
The Parties and the Attorney General, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
CONSTRUCTION & DEFINITIONS
1.1 CONSTRUCTION
Any reference in this Agreement to an Article or Section refers to the corresponding
Article or Section of this Agreement, unless the context indicates otherwise. The headings of
Articles and
Sections are provided for convenience only and will not affect the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement should be construed to be of
such gender or number as the circumstances require. The terms include and including indicate
examples of a foregoing general statement and not a limitation on that general statement. Any
reference to a statute refers to the statute as in effect on the Effective Date. Any reference to
a contract or other document as of a given date means the contract or other document as in effect
on the Effective Date.
1.2 DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and variations on them have the
meanings specified in this Section 1.2:
AEG is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
AEM is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
AERG is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Affiliate means, with respect to a particular Party, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Party, including but not
limited to any entity listed on Exhibit B to the Letter. For purposes of this definition,
control of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities or otherwise.
Agreement is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
AmerenCILCO is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
AmerenCIPS is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Ameren Entities means AmerenIP, AmerenCILCO and AmerenCIPS.
Ameren Generators means AEG, AEM, and AERG.
AmerenIP is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Attorney General is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Credits is defined in the Preliminary Statements.
Effective Date means the date as of which all of the following events shall have
occurred: the Release and Settlement Agreement referred to in the Letter is executed and delivered
by the parties thereto and the Legislation is effective.
Exelon is defined in the introductory sentence hereto.
Generators means Exelon and the Ameren Generators.
Governing Document means any charter, articles, bylaws, certificate, statement, or
similar document adopted, filed or registered in connection with the creation, formation or
organization of an entity, and any contract among all equityholders, partners or members of an
entity.
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Governmental Body means any (a) nation, region, state, county, city, town, village,
district or other jurisdiction, (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government,
(c) governmental or quasi-governmental body of any nature (including any branch, department or
other entity and any court or other tribunal), (d) multinational organization, (e) body exercising,
or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, policy, regulatory
or taxing authority or power of any nature, (f) the Illinois Commerce Commission, or (g) official
of any of the foregoing.
Law means any applicable constitution, law, statute, treaty, regulation, ordinance,
or code of any Governmental Body in effect from time to time.
Legislation
shall mean Senate Bill 1592 (as amended by House Amendment no. 5), as set forth
in Legislative Reference Bureau document No. LRB09511114MJR38234a.
Legislation Event shall mean the enactment into law by the Illinois General Assembly
before August 1, 2011 of legislation that by its express provisions or by reason of judicial
action has the effect of (a) freezing or reducing retail electric rates of any signatory to
the Letter or this Agreement or any of its Affiliates or successors in interest; or (b) imposing or
authorizing a new tax, special assessment or a fee on the generation of electricity, the
ownership or leasehold of a generating unit or the privilege or occupation of such generation or
ownership or leasehold of a generating unit by any signatory to the Letter or this
Agreement or any of its Affiliates or successors in interest, other than a generally applicable
tax, special assessment or fee.
Letter means the Letter, dated July 24, 2007, addressed to Michael Madigan, Speaker
of the Illinois House of Representatives, Emil Jones, Jr., President of the Illinois Senate, Tom
Cross, House Minority Leader, Frank C. Watson, Senate Minority Leader, and Lisa Madigan, Attorney
General of the State of Illinois, signed by representatives of the Parties, Commonwealth Edison
Company, and other utilities and generators, including various exhibits to the Letter.
Order means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or
arbitration award of any Governmental Body or arbitrator and any contract with any Governmental
Body pertaining to compliance with Law.
Party
means any one or more of the Generators or any one of the Ameren Entities, and Parties means the Generators and the Ameren Entities.
Person refers to an individual or an entity, including a corporation, share company,
limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, Governmental Body or any other body
with legal personality separate from its equityholders or members.
Proceeding means any action, arbitration, audit, examination, investigation,
hearing, litigation or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative,
formal or informal, public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or
otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
Programs is defined in the Preliminary Statements.
Share means a Generators percentage responsibility for Credits as set forth on
Exhibit B.
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ARTICLE 2
PROVISION OF CREDITS & REIMBURSEMENT
2.1 PROVISION OF CREDITS
The Ameren Entities will provide the Credits to their respective customers in accordance with
the Programs, subject to receipt of payments the Generators are required to make under this
Agreement.
2.2 REIMBURSEMENT
(a) Reimbursement. In consideration for the Ameren Entities providing the Credits of
$488,000,000, each Generator will be obligated upon receipt of an invoice as described in
Section 2.2(b) and subject to this Section 2.2 and Section 3, to make
contribution to each of the Ameren Entities for such Generators Share of Credits paid by any of
them to their customers in accordance with the Programs; provided, however, that each Generators
maximum, aggregate liability to the Ameren Entities for contribution for such Credits will be that
set forth on Exhibit B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if and to the extent that there is
an escrow fund available for the Ameren Entities to draw upon for reimbursement for Credits, the
Ameren Entities shall draw upon such escrow funds, to the extent available, prior to seeking
reimbursement from the Generators under this Agreement. On or before the second business day of
each calendar month, the Ameren Entities will provide the Generators and the Attorney General an
estimate of the aggregate Credits issued to the Ameren Entities customers during the preceding
calendar month and each Generators Share of such Credits. At time of delivery of such estimates,
the Ameren Entities will also advise each Generator and the Attorney General of any adjustments to
estimates previously provided to the Generators.
(b) Payment of Invoices. No later than 90 days after the end of any month in which any of the
Ameren Entities provide Credits, each Ameren Entity providing Credits during such month shall
submit an invoice to each Generator for amounts equal to its Share of the Credits provided by such
Ameren Entity during such month. If such invoices are submitted electronically, the Ameren Entities
will provide a separate advice to the Attorney General of the amount of such invoice submitted to
each Generator electronically. Each invoice will be due and payable by the Generator to Ameren
Services Company, as agent for each Ameren Entity, within 30 calendar days after the Generators
receipt of such invoice and will thereafter accrue interest, until paid, at a rate equal to the
lesser of 9.0% per annum or the maximum interest rate permitted under applicable law. All payments
will be made in U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to an account designated by Ameren
Services Company unless otherwise designated on the invoice by the respective Ameren Entity. Upon
receipt of payment of each such invoice, the Ameren Entities shall provide advice to the Attorney
General that such invoice has been paid and the amount of such payment.
(c) Other Communications. In addition to the communications required to be given to the
Attorney General pursuant to Section 2.2(a) and (b), the Ameren Entities and the
Generators will provide the Attorney General with contemporaneous copies of other material written
communications between the Ameren Entities and the Generators relating to invoices, payments,
adjustments and credits pursuant to this Agreement and any dispute between the Ameren Entities and
the Generators relating to the requirements of this Agreement.
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2.3 RECORDKEEPING
The Ameren Entities will maintain appropriate records of and supporting documentation for
Credits billed for reimbursement to Exelon under this Article 2 and, except to the extent
prohibited or restricted by privacy and other applicable laws, will provide any Generator and the
Attorney General with such records and documentation with respect to Credits sought to be
reimbursed as may be reasonably requested by the Generator or the Attorney General.
2.4 SET-OFF
A Generator may reduce amounts payable by it to any of the Ameren Entities hereunder by any
amount owed by any of the Ameren Entities to the Generator.
ARTICLE 3
TERM
The term of this Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and will continue until the
reimbursement by the Generators of the Ameren Entities an aggregate of $393,000,000 hereunder and
the payment of accrued interest, if any, required by Section 2.2(b); provided, however,
that no Ameren Entity shall be required to give further Credits, and no Generator shall be required
to reimburse any Ameren Entity for any Credit given by any Ameren Entity, after a Legislation
Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party may suspend performance of this Agreement and hold
such performance in abeyance if the Legislation is stayed or enjoined by a court, in whole or in
part, and if the Legislation is declared invalid, in whole or in part, this Agreement may be
terminated by any Party upon written notice to all other Parties and the Attorney General . The
following provisions will survive the termination of this Agreement: Article 1,
Sections 2.3 and 2.4, and Articles 3, 4 and 5.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES
Each Ameren Entity severally represents and warrants to the Generators and the Attorney
General, and each Generator severally represents and warrants to each Ameren Entity and the
Attorney General, as follows:
4.1 ORGANIZATION & ENFORCEABILITY
It is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its organization, and has the corporate or limited
liability company power and authority to own property and carry on its business as owned and
carried on as of the date hereof. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate or limited liability company action, and no other Proceeding or action on its part is
required to authorize this Agreement. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
other Parties, this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms.
4.2 NO CONFLICT
Its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse
of time) conflict with, violate, or result in a breach of or default under:
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(a) any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of its Governing Documents, or any resolution
adopted by its equity holders or governing bodies; or
(b) any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any contract, Law or Order, to which it is
a party or applicable to it.
ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 EXPENSES
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Party and the Attorney General will bear
its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of
this Agreement, including all fees and expenses of its representatives and advisors.
5.2 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
The Parties and the Attorney General are independent parties. This Agreement does not
constitute, create, give effect to or make any Party or the Attorney General an agent, employer,
employee, franchisor, franchisee, joint venturer, co-owner, partner, agent or legal representative
of any other Party, and no Party will represent otherwise to a third party. Except as set forth
herein, this Agreement does not give any Party the authority to assume or create any obligation
whatsoever, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of any other Party, or bind any other
Party in any manner whatsoever. No Party will represent itself as having any authority to bind any
other Party on its behalf. No Partys employees or subcontractors will be deemed to be employees
or subcontractors of any other Party or the Attorney General by virtue of this Agreement. The
obligations of each of the Ameren Generators under this Agreement are joint and several, and each
Ameren Generator may be held responsible for the obligations of the other Ameren Generators. The
obligations of Exelon under this Agreement are several, not joint, and Exelon shall not have any
responsibility for the obligations of any other Generator under this Agreement.
5.3 NOTICES
All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement must be in
writing and will be deemed given to a party when (a) delivered to the appropriate address by hand
or by nationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid), (b) sent by facsimile or
e-mail with confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment, or (c) received or rejected
by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case to the
following addresses, facsimile numbers or e-mail addresses and marked to the attention of the
individual (by name or title) designated below (or to such other address, facsimile number, e-mail
address or individual as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):
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If to any of the Ameren Entities or to Ameren Services Company, to:
Ameren Services Company
Attention: Steven R. Sullivan
Address: One Ameren Plaza
St. Louis, Missouri
Facsimile No.: 314-554-4014
E-mail Address: ssullivan@ameren.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Jones Day
Attention: Philip Stamatakos
Address: 77 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-782-8585
E-mail Address: pstamatakos@jonesday.com
If to Exelon, to:
Exelon Generation Company, LLC
Attention: Joseph Dominguez
Address: 300 Exelon Way
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348
Facsimile No.: 610-765-5024
E-mail Address: joseph.dominguez@exeloncorp.com
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Exelon Business Services Company
Attention: Bruce G. Wilson
Address: 10 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Facsimile No.: 312-394-4462
E-mail Address: bruce.g.wilson@exeloncorp.com
If to any of the Ameren Generators, to:
Ameren Services Company
Attention: Steven R. Sullivan
Address: One Ameren Plaza
St. Louis, Missouri
Facsimile No.: 314-554-4014
E-mail Address: ssullivan@ameren.com
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with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Jones Day
Attention: Philip Stamatakos
Address: 77 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-782-8585
E-mail Address: pstamatakos@jonesday.com
If to the Attorney General, to:
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Attention: Susan Hedman
Address: 100 West Randolph, 11th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-814-3212
E-mail Address: shedman@atg.state.il.us
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Attention: Benjamin Weinberg
Address: 100 West Randolph, 12th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Facsimile No.: 312-814-5024
E-mail Address: bweinberg@atg.state.il.us
5.4 FURTHER ACTIONS
Upon the request of any Party, the other Parties will (a) furnish to the requesting Party any
additional information, (b) execute and deliver, at their own expense, any other documents and (c)
take any other actions as the requesting Party may reasonably require to more effectively carry out
the intent of this Agreement.
5.5 ENTIRE AGREEMENT & MODIFICATION
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements among the Parties with respect to its subject
matter and constitutes a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement among the
Parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified except in a written document executed by the party against whose interest the
modification will operate. No amendment, supplement or other modification of this Agreement shall
be effective unless approved by the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State of
Illinois.
5.6 TIME OF ESSENCE
With regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement, time is
of the essence.
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5.7 DRAFTING & REPRESENTATION
The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. No
provision of this Agreement will be interpreted for or against any Party because that Party or its
legal representative drafted the provision.
5.8 SEVERABILITY
(a) If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of this Agreement, other than
Section 2.1 or 2.2 or Article 3, invalid or unenforceable, the other
provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement
held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the
extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
(b) If a court of competent jurisdiction holds Section 2.1 or 2.2 or
Article 3 of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, this entire Agreement shall thereby
immediately be deemed void. In such event the Parties and the Attorney General will promptly
convene and diligently negotiate in an effort to arrive at a replacement agreement that achieves
the same economic effect of this Agreement (taking into account the obligations already liquidated
by each Party prior to the date of invalidity or unenforceability) while curing the provision or
provisions of this Agreement that was or were the basis for the courts determination of invalidity
or unenforceability.
5.9 ASSIGNMENT AND SUCCESSORS
No Party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which will not be unreasonably withheld;
provided, however, that a Party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this
Agreement, without obtaining consent of any other Party, to any Person with which such Party merges
or which acquires substantially all of the business and assets of such Party. Subject to the
preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the
benefit of each Partys permitted assigns.
5.10 WAIVER
The rights and remedies of the Parties are cumulative and not alternative. Neither any
failure nor any delay by any Party or the Attorney General in exercising any right, power or
privilege hereunder or any of the documents referred to herein will operate as a waiver of such
right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege
will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of
any other right, power or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, (a) no claim or right
arising out of this Agreement or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement can be
discharged by one Party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right
unless in a written document signed by the other Party and the Attorney General, (b) no waiver that
may be given will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given, and (c) no
notice to or demand on one Party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of that Party or
of the right of the Party or the Attorney General giving such notice or demand to take further
action without notice or demand as provided herein or the documents referred to herein.
5.11 GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION & SERVICE OF PROCESS
The validity, performance, construction and effect of this Agreement will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal law of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to
principles of conflicts of law thereof and all Parties, including their successors and assigns, and
the Attorney General consent to
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the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of Illinois. The Parties and the
Attorney Generals intention is that this Agreement will be regarded as made under the laws of the
State of Illinois and that the laws of the State of Illinois will be applied in interpreting its
provisions in all cases where legal interpretation will be required. Each of the Parties hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (a) to be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of the State of Illinois and of the federal courts sitting in the State of Illinois, and (b)
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, service of process may be made on such party by
prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the United States Postal
Service constituting evidence of valid service, and that service made in accordance with the
requirements for notice pursuant to Section 5.3 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such party personally within
the State of Illinois.
5.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN
CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. ANY PARTY MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN
EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO
WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY AND THAT ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY OF THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS WILL INSTEAD BY TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY
A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
5.13 THIRD PARTY ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS
The Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois shall be entitled to
take legal action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement for the benefit of customers of the Ameren Entities who are entitled to Credits in
accordance with the Programs. The Parties waive any claim that the Attorney General lacks authority
to enforce the provisions of this Agreement for the benefit of customers of the Ameren Entities who
are entitled to Credits in accordance with the Programs. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 5.13, nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give
any Person, other than the Parties and the Attorney General, on behalf of the People of the State
of Illinois, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement
or any provision of this Agreement except such rights as may inure to a successor or permitted
assignee under Section 5.9.
5.14 COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, all of which shall, collectively,
constitute one agreement.
[Signature page follows]
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Ameren Funding Agreement
The Parties and the Attorney General have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date
first indicated above.
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Illinois Power Company
Central Illinois Light Company
Central Illinois Public Service Company
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/s/ Scott A. Cisel
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Scott A. Cisel |
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Chairman, President and CEO |
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Ameren Services Company
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/s/ Warner L. Baxter
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Warner L. Baxter |
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President and CEO |
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Ameren Energy Generating Company, AmerenEnergy
Resources Generating Company and Ameren Energy
Marketing Company
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/s/ Gary L. Rainwater
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Gary L. Rainwater |
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Chairman, President and CEO
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Ameren Funding Agreement
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC
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/s/ Joseph Dominguez
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Joseph Dominguez |
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Senior Vice President |
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/s/ Lisa Madigan
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Lisa Madigan |
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Attorney General of the State of Illinois |
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Ameren Funding Agreement
EXHIBIT A
PROGRAMS
Attached.
Exhibit A
Ameren Illinois Utilities
Rate Relief Programs
Program Summary:
(Dollars in Millions)
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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Total |
CREDITS FOR ALL
RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS
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$163 Fixed
Credits for all.
$50 Variable
Credits for high
winter usage.
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$109 Fixed
monthly credits for
all.
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$78 Fixed
monthly credits for
all.
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$ |
400 |
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NON-RESIDENTIAL
BILL CREDITS
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$26Bill credits
for customers up to
400 kW
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$11- Bill credits
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$11 Bill credits
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$ |
48 |
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TARGETED PROGRAMS
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$ |
13.5 |
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$ |
13.5 |
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$ |
7.5 |
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$ |
5.5 |
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$ |
40 |
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TOTAL
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$ |
252.5 |
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$ |
133.5 |
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$ |
96.5 |
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$ |
5.5 |
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$ |
488 |
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PERCENT OF TOTAL BY
YEAR
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52 |
% |
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27 |
% |
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20 |
% |
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1 |
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Program Details:
Rate Relief Credits for Residential Customers: A three-year phase-in to full electric rates
will be accomplished through the application of bill reduction credits totaling $400 million over
the 2007-2009 period. The credits will result in a 2007 rate increase rollback by 40% or more for
80% of our customers. The minimum fixed credit amount for 2007 will be $100 per customer,
increasing with customer size. The table below provides the fixed credit amounts for 2007 by usage
category:
Annual 2007 Fixed Credit Amount
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2006 Annual kWh Usage |
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Ameren Illinois Utilities |
Less than 8,000 |
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$ |
100 |
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8,000-<11,000 |
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$ |
132 |
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11,000-<15,000 |
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$ |
180 |
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15,000 and Over |
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$ |
240 |
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In addition to the fixed credits, variable credits will be applied to customer accounts with high
usage during the winter period. These credits will be retroactive from January 2, 2007 and will
provide relief to those customers that were mostly impacted by higher winter rates. The variable
credits were designed to correspond with the specific level of 2007 rate increases experienced by
customers of AmerenIP and AmerenCIPS that were previously served on all electric rates. Customers
of the AmerenCIPS Metro East rate area and AmerenCILCO who are large users of electricity during
the non-summer period also will have variable credits applied to their usage to help mitigate their
2007 rate increases. The variable credits for each Ameren Illinois Utility will only apply during
2007 and are listed on Appendix 1 to this Exhibit A. Tariffs defining the program credits, terms
and conditions will be filed with the ICC.
The table below provides representative amounts for the 2007 fixed and variable credits for All
Electric customers having the below usage characteristics. The actual amount of credits will be
determined on a specific customer basis. These examples are for illustrative purposes:
2007 Annual (Fixed and Variable) Credits
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AmerenCIPS-Metro |
Type/Usage |
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AmerenIP |
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AmerenCILCO |
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AmerenCIPS |
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East |
All
Electric17,987 kWh |
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$ |
386 |
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$ |
391 |
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$ |
339 |
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$ |
449 |
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All Electric
26,066 kWh |
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$ |
612 |
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$ |
629 |
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$ |
529 |
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$ |
697 |
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All Electric36,974
kWh |
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$ |
1,163 |
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$ |
1,209 |
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$ |
992 |
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$ |
1,286 |
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Finally, the Ameren Illinois Utilities will waive outstanding late payment charges associated with
unpaid electric bills for usage on and after January 2, 2007, through the September 2007 billing
period.
Customers will be notified in August or September 2007 when they receive their initial credits
through a bill message that says: Your bill contains a credit as a result of an agreement reached
with the Illinois General Assembly, Attorney General of Illinois, Ameren Illinois Utilities, ComEd
and Illinois Electric Generators. Each month that a credit appears, it will be designated:
General Assembly rate relief credit.
Non-residential Bill Relief Program: A three-year program to phase-in rate increases for
certain non-residential customers receiving an annual bundled rate increase greater than 40%, from
2006 to 2007. Customers with estimated 2007 bill amounts that exceed the 40% limit will receive a
credit for the excess amount over the remaining months of 2007. For these same customers, credits
may also be issued during 2008 and 2009, depending on the specific percentage of a customers full
rate increase. Finally, the Ameren Illinois Utilities will waive outstanding late payment charges
for customers up to 400 kW with unpaid electric bills for usage on and after January 2, 2007,
through the September 2007 billing period. Tariffs defining the program credits, terms and
conditions will be filed with the ICC.
Cooling Assistance Program: The Ameren Illinois utilities will provide donations to the
Illinois Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is administered by the Illinois
Department of Healthcare & Family Services (DHFS) through a network of local community action
agencies. The Ameren Illinois utilities contributions will help fund individual cooling assistance
grants of $150 to seniors, the disabled and vulnerable households with children to electric
customers within the Ameren Illinois service territory.
Bill Payment Assistance Program: The Ameren Illinois utilities will provide $150 grants
to low income electric customers with household incomes of 150 percent to 200 percent of the
federal poverty level ($30,975 to $41,300 for a family of four). The grants will be provided
through the local community action agencies that administer the LIHEAP program.
Hardship Assistance for Residential Customers: The Ameren Illinois utilities will provide
funds for bill payment assistance for certain residential customers with hardship situations such
as medical expenses, military deployment, senior care or other unique hardships. Local community
action agencies will distribute the funds based on the hardship need to customers with household
incomes of up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level ($82,600 for a family of four). Based on
agency discretion, a maximum of $600 per household may be provided.
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Hardship Assistance for Non-Residential Customers: Assistance will be made available to
non-profit organizations, community centers and small businesses who buy electric service from the
Ameren Illinois utilities. The Energy Assistance Foundation will administer the program. Assistance
of up to $5,000 per customer may be provided. Grant application forms can be obtained from
Amerens website, and customers can apply for a non-residential hardship grant during the grant
submission period as indicated on the website. Grant applications will be reviewed among all those
submitted during the submission period and grants will be awarded by the Energy Assistance
Foundation based on hardship.
Percent-of-Income Payment Program (PIPP) Pilot: The Ameren Illinois utilities will partner
with the Illinois DHFS in the development of a PIPP pilot. The pilot will target about 14,000
Ameren Illinois utility low-income electric space heat customers to determine if paying a
percentage of income will make energy more affordable and develop regular bill paying habits.
Space Heat Weatherization Aid: Assistance will be available to LIHEAP-approved customers,
particularly those with high usage and all-electric households. The DHFS will be partnering with
the Ameren Illinois utilities to implement this program.
Compact Fluorescent Bulb Distribution: Nearly one million compact fluorescent light bulbs will
be made available for free, or at a deeply discounted price to residential customers. The bulbs use
as much as 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs, produce 75 percent less heat
and last up to 10 times longer. Of special interest, customers can save $30 or more in electricity
costs over the life of each CFL bulb.
Municipal Street Light Conversion: The Ameren Illinois Utilities will waive the one-time
street light conversion fee currently applicable to municipalities requesting the replacement of
existing Company-owned mercury vapor lighting fixtures to more efficient lighting units. This
program will be in effect for 2007 and 2008, covering the conversion of up to 4,000 fixtures in
each year.
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Appendix 1
2007 Variable Credit Structure
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Usage Blocks |
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CIPS All Electric 2 |
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CIPSMetro East |
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IP All Electric 3 |
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CILCO All Electric |
0 to <800
kWh/month 1 |
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$ |
0.0000 |
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$ |
0.0050 |
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$ |
0.0050 |
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$ |
0.0075 |
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800 to <1500
kWh/month 1 |
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$ |
0.0000 |
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$ |
0.0175 |
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$ |
0.0000 |
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$ |
0.0000 |
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1500 kWh and higher
per month 1 |
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$ |
0.0400 |
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$ |
0.0500 |
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$ |
0.0475 |
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$ |
0.0500 |
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Base credit per
non-summer month 1 |
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$ |
2 |
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$ |
0 |
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$ |
2 |
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0 |
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1 |
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Only applicable for billing months of January-May 2007, and for October-December, 2007. |
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Limited to customers in premises previously served under AmerenCIPS Rate 1 in conjunction with
Rider 5 (Residential Electric Space Heating Service), or AmerenCIPS Rate 1T (Residential Time of
Use Service). |
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Limited to customers in premises previously served under the Electric Space Heating provisions of
AmerenIP Rate SC2 (Residential Service Rate), or AmerenIP Rate SC3 (Demand Management Residential
Service). |
EXHIBIT B
COMMITMENTS AND SHARES
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Company |
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Aggregate Commitment |
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Share |
Exelon |
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$ |
307,500,000 |
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67.881 |
% |
Ameren Generators |
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$ |
85,500,000 |
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18.874 |
% |
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EXHIBIT 99.4
Illinois Settlement: Sources and Recipients of Funds
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$ in Millions |
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Beneficiary |
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IPA Trust |
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Source of Funds |
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ComEd |
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Ameren Utility |
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Fund(1) |
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Total |
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Exelon Generation |
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435.0 |
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307.5 |
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4.5 |
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$ |
747.0 |
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2007 |
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250.0 |
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171.4 |
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4.5 |
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425.9 |
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2008 |
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133.5 |
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78.4 |
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211.9 |
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2009 |
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41.5 |
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54.0 |
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95.5 |
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2010 |
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10.0 |
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3.7 |
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13.7 |
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ComEd |
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53.0 |
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$ |
53.0 |
(2) |
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2007 |
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33.0 |
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33.0 |
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2008 |
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10.0 |
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10.0 |
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2009 |
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10.0 |
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10.0 |
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2010 |
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0.0 |
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Ameren Generators |
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85.5 |
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4.5 |
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$ |
90.0 |
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2007 |
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47.7 |
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4.5 |
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52.2 |
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2008 |
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21.8 |
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21.8 |
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2009 |
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15.0 |
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15.0 |
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2010 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Ameren Utilities |
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60.0 |
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$ |
60.0 |
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2007 |
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33.4 |
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33.4 |
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2008 |
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15.3 |
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15.3 |
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2009 |
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10.5 |
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10.5 |
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2010 |
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0.7 |
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0.7 |
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Dynegy |
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17.5 |
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7.5 |
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$ |
25.0 |
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2007 |
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7.5 |
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7.5 |
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2008 |
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9.0 |
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9.0 |
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2009 |
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8.5 |
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8.5 |
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2010 |
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0.0 |
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Midwest Gen |
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17.5 |
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7.5 |
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$ |
25.0 |
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2007 |
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7.5 |
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7.5 |
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2008 |
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9.0 |
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9.0 |
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2009 |
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8.5 |
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8.5 |
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2010 |
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0.0 |
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MidAmerican |
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1.0 |
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$ |
1.0 |
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2007 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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2008 |
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0.0 |
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2009 |
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0.0 |
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2010 |
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0.0 |
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Grand Total |
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$ |
488.0 |
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$ |
488.0 |
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$ |
25.0 |
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$ |
1,001.0 |
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2007 |
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283.0 |
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252.5 |
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25.0 |
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560.5 |
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2008 |
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143.5 |
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133.5 |
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0.0 |
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277.0 |
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2009 |
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51.5 |
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96.5 |
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0.0 |
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148.0 |
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2010 |
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10.0 |
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5.5 |
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0.0 |
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15.5 |
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(1) |
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All IPA Trust Fund funding is assumed to occur in 2007. |
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(2) |
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Does not include $11M of rate relief credits provided prior to 6/14/07. |