Common use of Assignments and Participation Clause in Contracts

Assignments and Participation. 62 SECTION 11.08. Confidentiality................................................................66 SECTION 11.09. Waiver of Jury Trial...........................................................67 SECTION 11.10. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction......................................67 SECTION 11.11. Relation of the Parties; No Beneficiary........................................67 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT'D) SECTION PAGE SECTION 11.12. Existing Banks' Waiver, Acknowledgment and Release.............................67 SECTION 11.13. Execution in Counterparts......................................................67 SECTION 11.14. Survival of Agreement..........................................................68 Exhibits -------- EXHIBIT A - Form of Notice of Borrowing EXHIBIT B - Form of Notice of Conversion EXHIBIT C - Form of Cash Collateral Agreement EXHIBIT D - Form of Opinion of Micxxxx X. XxxXxxxxx, Xsq., counsel of the Borrower EXHIBIT E - Form of Opinion of Sidley Ausxxx Xxxxx & Woox, xounsel to the Administrative Agent EXHIBIT F - Form of Compliance Schedule EXHIBIT G - Form of Lender Assignment EXHIBIT H - Terms of Subordination (Junior Subordinated Debt) EXHIBIT I - Terms of Subordination (Guaranty of Hybrid Preferred Securities) Schedules --------- SCHEDULE I Applicable Lending Offices SCHEDULE II Certain Debt CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of June 18, 2001 THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT is made by and among:

Assignments and Participation. 62 68 SECTION 11.0810.08. Confidentiality................................................................66 Confidentiality ......................................................... 71 SECTION 11.0910.09. Waiver of Jury Trial...........................................................67 Trial .................................................... 71 SECTION 11.1010.10. Governing LawGOVERNING LAW; Submission to Jurisdiction......................................67 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION ............................... 72 SECTION 11.1110.11. Relation of the Parties; No Beneficiary........................................67 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT'D) Beneficiary ................................. 72 SECTION PAGE SECTION 11.12. Existing Banks' Waiver, Acknowledgment and Release.............................67 SECTION 11.1310.12. Execution in Counterparts......................................................67 Counterparts ............................................... 72 SECTION 11.1410.13. Survival of Agreement..........................................................68 Agreement ................................................... 73 SECTION 10.14. Limitation of Liability: Communications ................................. 73 SECTION 10.15. Platform and Primary Web Portal ......................................... 73 Exhibits -------- EXHIBIT A - Form of Notice of Borrowing EXHIBIT B - Form of Notice of Conversion EXHIBIT C - Form of Cash Collateral Agreement Opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq., counsel to the Borrower EXHIBIT D - Form of Opinion of Micxxxx X. XxxXxxxxxSkadden, Xsq.Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, special counsel of to the Borrower EXHIBIT E - Form of Opinion of Sidley Ausxxx Xxxxx & Woox, xounsel to the Administrative Agent EXHIBIT F - Form of Compliance Schedule EXHIBIT G F - Form of Lender Assignment EXHIBIT H G - Terms of Subordination (Junior Subordinated Debt) EXHIBIT I H - Terms of Subordination (Guaranty of Hybrid Preferred Securities) EXHIBIT I - Form of Guaranty (CMS Energy and Grantors) EXHIBIT J - Form of Pledge and Security Agreement (CMS Energy) EXHIBIT K - Form of Pledge and Security Agreement (Borrower and Grantors) EXHIBIT L - AIG Pledge Agreement EXHIBIT M - Intercreditor Agreement (CMS Energy Facility) Schedules --------- COMMITMENT SCHEDULE SCHEDULE I Applicable Lending Offices Certain Debt SCHEDULE II Certain Debt Pledged Ownership Interests CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of June 18March 30, 2001 2003 THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT") is made by and among:

Assignments and Participation. 62 72 SECTION 11.08. Confidentiality................................................................66 .........................................................76 SECTION 11.09. Waiver of Jury Trial...........................................................67 ....................................................76 SECTION 11.10. Governing LawGOVERNING LAW; Submission to Jurisdiction......................................67 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION...............................77 SECTION 11.11. Relation of the Parties; No Beneficiary........................................67 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT'D) SECTION PAGE .................................77 SECTION 11.12. Existing Banks' Waiver, Acknowledgment and Release.............................67 SECTION 11.13. Execution in Counterparts......................................................67 ...............................................77 SECTION 11.1411.13. Survival of Agreement..........................................................68 ...................................................78 Exhibits -------- EXHIBIT A - Form of Notice of Borrowing EXHIBIT B - Form of Notice of Conversion EXHIBIT C - Form of Cash Collateral Agreement EXHIBIT D Opinion of Michael D. VanHemert, Esq., counsel to the Borrxxxx XXXXXXX X-0 - Form of Opinion of Micxxxx X. XxxXxxxxxHughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Xsq., special counsel of to the Borrower EXHIBIT E Xxxrxxxx XXHIBXX X-2 - Form of Opinion of Sidley Ausxxx Xxxxx Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & WooxFlom LLP, xounsel special counsel to the Administrative Agent EXHIBIT F Borrxxxx XXHIBXX X - Form of Compliance Schedule EXHIBIT G F - Form of Lender Assignment EXHIBIT H G - Terms of Subordination (Junior Subordinated Debt) EXHIBIT I H - Terms of Subordination (Guaranty of Hybrid Preferred Securities) EXHIBIT I - Form of Guaranty EXHIBIT J - Form of Cash Collateral Agreement EXHIBIT K - Form of Pledge and Security Agreement (Borrower) EXHIBIT L - Form of Pledge and Security Agreement (Grantors) Schedules --------- COMMITMENT SCHEDULE SCHEDULE I Applicable Lending Offices SCHEDULE II Certain Debt SCHEDULE III Pledged Capital Stock AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of June 18July 12, 2001 2002 THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT") is made by and among:

Assignments and Participation. 62 68 SECTION 11.0810.08. Confidentiality................................................................66 Confidentiality ............................................. 71 SECTION 11.0910.09. Waiver of Jury Trial...........................................................67 Trial ........................................ 72 SECTION 11.1010.10. Governing LawGOVERNING LAW; Submission to Jurisdiction......................................67 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION ................... 72 SECTION 11.1110.11. Relation of the Parties; No Beneficiary........................................67 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT'D) Beneficiary ..................... 73 SECTION PAGE SECTION 11.12. Existing Banks' Waiver, Acknowledgment and Release.............................67 SECTION 11.1310.12. Execution in Counterparts......................................................67 Counterparts ................................... 73 SECTION 11.1410.13. Survival of Agreement..........................................................68 Agreement ....................................... 73 SECTION 10.14. Limitation of Liability: Communications ..................... 73 SECTION 10.15. Platform and Primary Web Portal.............................. 74 Exhibits -------- --------- EXHIBIT A - Form of Notice of Borrowing EXHIBIT B - Form of Notice of Conversion EXHIBIT C - Form of Cash Collateral Agreement Opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq., counsel to the Borrower EXHIBIT D - Form of Opinion of Micxxxx X. XxxXxxxxxSkadden, Xsq.Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, special counsel of to the Borrower EXHIBIT E - Form of Opinion of Sidley Ausxxx Xxxxx & Woox, xounsel to the Administrative Agent EXHIBIT F - Form of Compliance Schedule EXHIBIT G F - Form of Lender Assignment EXHIBIT H G - Terms of Subordination (Junior Subordinated Debt) EXHIBIT I H - Terms of Subordination (Guaranty of Hybrid Preferred Securities) EXHIBIT I - Form of Guaranty (CMS Energy and Grantors) EXHIBIT J - Form of Pledge and Security Agreement (CMS Energy) EXHIBIT K - Form of Pledge and Security Agreement (Borrower and Grantors) EXHIBIT L - AIG Pledge Agreement EXHIBIT M - Intercreditor Agreement (CMS Energy Facility) Schedules --------- ---------- COMMITMENT SCHEDULE SCHEDULE I Applicable Lending Offices Certain Debt SCHEDULE II Certain Debt Pledged Ownership Interests CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of June 18April 21, 2001 2003 THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT") is made by and among:

Assignments and Participation. 62 SECTION 66 11.07. Survival................................................................... 68 11.08. Confidentiality................................................................66 SECTION Captions................................................................... 68 11.09. Counterparts............................................................... 68 11.10. Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction.................................. 68 11.11. Waiver of Jury Trial...........................................................67 SECTION 11.10, Punitive Damages, Etc................................ 69 11.12. Governing Law; Submission Rate of Interest........................................................... 69 11.13. Release of Liens........................................................... 70 11.14. Confidentiality............................................................ 71 Lender Schedule Schedule 6.01(g) Security Documents Schedule 7.01 Licenses, Franchises, Etc. Schedule 7.02 Contingent Liabilities Schedule 7.03 Litigation Schedule 7.09 Taxes Schedule 7.12 Unmortgaged Oil and Gas Properties Schedule 7.19 Credit Agreements Schedule 7.21 Subsidiaries, Partnerships and Investments Schedule 8.01(c) Immaterial Partnerships Schedule 8.08 Existing Liens Schedule 8.09 Indebtedness Exhibit A Promissory Note Exhibit B Omitted Exhibit C Omitted Exhibit D Omitted Exhibit E Omitted Exhibit F Agreement to Jurisdiction......................................67 SECTION 11.11. Relation Be Bound and Assignment and Acceptance Exhibit G Standby Letter of Credit Application and Agreement THIS FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") --------- dated as of October 5, 2001, by and among PLAINS RESOURCES INC., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the Parties; No Beneficiary........................................67 TABLE OF CONTENTS state of Delaware (CONT'Dthe "Company"), THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (in its individual capacity, "Chase"), as ------- ----- Co-Agent for the Lenders ("Co-Agent"), FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK (assignee of -------- ING (U.S.) SECTION PAGE SECTION 11.12. Existing Banks' WaiverCapital LLC, Acknowledgment successor in interest to ING (U.S.) Capital Corporation), as agent for the Lenders ("Agent"), and Release.............................67 SECTION 11.13. Execution in Counterparts......................................................67 SECTION 11.14. Survival of Agreement..........................................................68 Exhibits -------- EXHIBIT A - Form of Notice of Borrowing EXHIBIT B - Form of Notice of Conversion EXHIBIT C - Form of Cash Collateral the Lenders named herein, ----- amending and restating the Original Agreement EXHIBIT D - Form of Opinion of Micxxxx X. XxxXxxxxx, Xsqreferred to herein., counsel of the Borrower EXHIBIT E - Form of Opinion of Sidley Ausxxx Xxxxx & Woox, xounsel to the Administrative Agent EXHIBIT F - Form of Compliance Schedule EXHIBIT G - Form of Lender Assignment EXHIBIT H - Terms of Subordination (Junior Subordinated Debt) EXHIBIT I - Terms of Subordination (Guaranty of Hybrid Preferred Securities) Schedules --------- SCHEDULE I Applicable Lending Offices SCHEDULE II Certain Debt CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of June 18, 2001 THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT is made by and among: