Transaction Expenses Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company will pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the initial filing of this Agreement and all related documents and financial information, and all subsequent annual and interim filings of documents and financial information related thereto, with the SVO (which costs and expenses shall not exceed $5,000 without the prior written consent of the Company), and all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of a special counsel and, if reasonably required, local or other counsel) incurred by the Purchasers or any other holder of a Note in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement, the Notes, the Mortgage Indenture (including the Supplemental Indenture) and the First Mortgage Bonds (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective), including, without limitation: (a) the out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement, the Notes, the Mortgage Indenture (including the Supplemental Indenture) and the First Mortgage Bonds, or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement, the Notes, the Mortgage Indenture (including the Supplemental Indenture) and the First Mortgage Bonds, or by reason of being a holder of any Note and (b) the out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including financial advisors’ fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby, by the Notes, by the Mortgage Indenture (including the Supplemental Indenture) or by the First Mortgage Bonds. If required by the NAIC, the Company shall obtain and maintain at its own cost and expense a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI). The Company will pay, and will save the Purchasers and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (i) all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those retained by such Person), (ii) any and all wire transfer fees that any bank or other financial institution deducts from any payment under such Note to such holder or otherwise charges to a holder of a Note with respect to a payment under such Note and (iii) any judgment, liability, claim, order, decree, fine, penalty, cost, fee, expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) or obligation resulting from the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the use of the proceeds of the Notes by the Company.
