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• NEGATIVE COVENANTS So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

• Certain Negative Covenants So long as any Recovery Bonds are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not: (a) except as expressly permitted by this Indenture and the other Basic Documents, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the properties or assets of the Issuer, including those included in the Recovery Bond Collateral, unless directed to do so by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Article V; (b) claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or premium, if any, or interest payable in respect of, the Recovery Bonds (other than amounts properly withheld from such payments under the Code or other tax laws) or assert any claim against any present or former Holder by reason of the payment of the taxes levied or assessed upon any part of the Recovery Bond Collateral; (c) terminate its existence or dissolve or liquidate in whole or in part, except in a transaction permitted by Section 3.10; (i) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture or the other Basic Documents to be impaired, or permit the Lien of this Indenture and the Series Supplement to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the Recovery Bonds under this Indenture except as may be expressly permitted hereby, (ii) permit any Lien (other than the Lien of this Indenture or of the Series Supplement) to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Recovery Bond Collateral or any part thereof or any interest therein or the proceeds thereof (other than tax liens arising by operation of law with respect to amounts not yet due), or (iii) permit the Lien of this Indenture or of the Series Supplement not to constitute a valid first priority perfected security interest in the Recovery Bond Collateral; (e) elect to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes or otherwise take any action, file any tax return, or make any election inconsistent with the treatment of the Issuer, for purposes of federal taxes and, to the extent consistent with applicable State tax law, State income and franchise tax purposes, as a disregarded entity that is not separate from the sole owner of the Issuer; (f) change its name, identity or structure or the location of its chief executive office, unless at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior to the effective date of any such change the Issuer delivers to the Indenture Trustee (with copies to the Rating Agencies) such documents, instruments or agreements, executed by the Issuer, as are necessary to reflect such change and to continue the perfection of the security interest of this Indenture and the Series Supplement; (g) take any action which is subject to a Rating Agency Condition without satisfying the Rating Agency Condition; (h) except to the extent permitted by applicable law, voluntarily suspend or terminate its filing obligations with the SEC as described in Section 3.07(g); or (i) issue any recovery bonds under the Wildfire Financing Law or any similar law (other than the Recovery Bonds).

• Negative Covenant Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Sellers will not, and will cause the Company not to, without the prior consent of Buyer, take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within their or its control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Section 3.16 is likely to occur.

• AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS The Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any Bank has any Commitment hereunder or any Obligations remain unpaid:

• Negative Covenants of Seller On and as of the date hereof and at all times while this Agreement or the Transaction hereunder is in effect, Seller shall not without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which may be granted or denied at Purchaser’s sole and absolute discretion: (i) subject to Seller’s right to repurchase any Purchased Asset pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, take any action that would directly or indirectly impair or adversely affect Purchaser’s title to any Purchased Asset or other Purchased Item; (ii) at any time a Transaction is outstanding with respect to any Purchased Asset, transfer, assign, convey, grant, bargain, sell, set over, deliver or otherwise dispose of, or pledge or hypothecate, directly or indirectly, any interest in any Purchased Asset or other Purchased Item to any Person other than Purchaser, or engage in repurchase transactions or similar transactions with respect to any Purchased Asset or other Purchased Item with any Person other than Purchaser; (iii) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in or on any of its property, assets, revenue, the Purchased Assets, the other Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the Liens and security interest granted by Seller pursuant to the Transaction Documents; (iv) intentionally omitted; (v) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation, winding up or dissolution), or sell all or substantially all of its assets (except in connection with the sale or securitization of the Purchased Assets in the ordinary course of Seller’s business after the repurchase thereof in accordance with this Agreement); (vi) permit a Change of Control; (vii) intentionally omitted; (viii) consent or assent to any Significant Modification other than in accordance with Article 29; (ix) permit the organizational documents or jurisdiction of organization of Seller to be amended in any material respect; (x) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, make any distribution, payment on account of, or set apart assets for, a sinking or other analogous fund for the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of any Capital Stock of Seller, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of Seller; (xi) acquire or maintain any right or interest in any Purchased Asset or any Mortgaged Property that is senior to, or pari passu with, the rights and interests of Purchaser therein under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents unless such right or interest in a Purchased Asset hereunder; (xii) use any part of the proceeds of any Transaction hereunder for any purpose which violates, or would be inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and (xiii) directly, or through a Subsidiary, acquire or hold title to any real property.

• AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, and 6.03) cause each Subsidiary to:

• Additional Negative Covenants Not to, without the Bank’s written consent: (a) Enter into any consolidation, merger, or other combination, or become a partner in a partnership, a member of a joint venture, or a member of a limited liability company. (b) Acquire or purchase a business or its assets. (c) Engage in any business activities substantially different from the Borrower’s present business. (d) Liquidate or dissolve the Borrower’s business.

• COVENANTS AND SUBORDINATION SECTION 6.1. Subordination............................................................................. 13 SECTION 6.2. Pari Passu Guarantees..................................................................... 13 ARTICLE VII

• Affirmative Covenants of Seller (a) Seller, at Seller's sole cost and expense, shall until the earlier of, the Closing Date or termination of this Agreement, keep and perform or cause to be performed in all material respects: (i) all obligations of the lessor under the Leases, and (ii) all obligations of Seller under the Legal Requirements if Seller's failure to perform any of such Legal Requirements would adversely affect Seller's ability to consummate this Agreement. (b) From the date of Seller's acceptance hereof to the earlier of, the Closing Date or termination of this Agreement, Seller shall not do, suffer or permit or agree to do any of the following: (i) Enter into any transaction in respect to or affecting the Proper out of the ordinary course of business; (ii) Except for Seller's execution of New Leases, as provided in Section 4.3(e), sell, encumber, or grant any interest in the Property in any form or manner whatsoever, or otherwise perform or permit any act which will diminish or otherwise affect Purchaser's interest under this Agreement or in the Property, or which will prevent Seller's full performance of its obligations hereunder. (c) From the date of Seller's acceptance hereof to the earlier of the Closing Date or termination of this Agreement, upon reasonable advance notice from Purchaser (which notice shall be not less than one business day in advance and shall be two (2) business days in advance if Purchaser desires to inspect any occupied portions of the Improvements) Seller shall permit representatives, accountants, agents, employees, lenders, contractors, appraisers, architects and engineers designated by Purchaser (collectively "Permittees") access to and entry upon the Property to examine, inspect, measure and test the Property and access to the office of Seller to review Seller's books and records relating to the operation thereof. Seller shall have the right to require that a representative of Seller may accompany any or all of the Permittees. If Purchaser desires to conduct any environmental sampling or testing at the Property (other than a customary Phase 1 Environmental Report which involves no intrusive testing or sampling), Purchaser shall first provide Seller with the proposed study plan therefor ("Plan"). The Plan is subject to the approval of Seller and no environmental sampling or testing shall be performed until the Plan therefor has been approved by Seller. Purchaser agrees that Seller may have a representative present at any inspection, sampling or testing, including, but not limited to, an environmental engineer or consultant designated by Seller (in connection with any environmental sampling or testing conducted by Purchaser in accordance with this Section 7(c). At Seller's request, any sampling or testing by Purchaser's environmental consultant shall be conducted in a manner so as to provide "split" samples or data to Seller's environmental consultant. Purchaser does hereby indemnify and forever defend and hold Seller, its partners, agents, and employees harmless from any loss, liability, suit, action judgment, or claim (including, without limitation, any mechanics' liens which may be filed against the Property) which any of the indemnified parties may suffer or sustain as a result of the exercise by Purchaser of its rights (and that of its Permittees) to enter upon the Property or the office of Seller pursuant to this Section 7.1(c). Prior to any such entry, Purchaser (or its Permittees) will deliver to Seller a certificate of Commercial General Liability insurance naming Seller and its partners as additional insured thereunder in coverage amounts of not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence. If the Closing does not occur for any reason, Purchaser will restore (or cause to be restored), the Property to its former condition to the extent Purchaser or its Permittees have altered or damaged the Property in any manner. (d) Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly if Seller becomes aware of any transactions or occurrence prior to the Closing Date which would make any of the representations or warranties of Seller contained in Section 7.2 hereof not true in any material respect. (e) Any vacant rentable space in the Real Property will be placed into Rent Ready Condition which is defined to be that all walls are patched and freshly painted, each space to be demised has a fully-fixtured and operable bathroom, and all doors have locks and are operable, the ceiling is completed with acoustical tile and standard fluorescent lighting and the floor is in broom-clean condition. (f) Seller agrees to cooperate with Purchaser's accountants (at no cost or expense to Seller) relative to the performance by said accountants of an audit of Seller's books and records relating to the Property. If Purchaser's auditors shall request Seller to execute a representation letter addressed to the auditors and Seller and the auditors cannot agree on the content thereof, Purchaser may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date by written notice to Seller whereupon Purchaser shall obtain a return of the Deposit and Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for the actual costs of Purchaser's appraisal and environmental study to a maximum amount of $8,500.00 and this Agreement shall become null and void and of no further force or effect.

• Special Covenants and Agreements SECTION 5.1. COMPANY TO MAINTAIN ITS CORPORATE EXISTENCE; CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH EXCEPTIONS PERMITTED. The Company agrees that during the term of this Agreement, it will maintain its corporate existence and its good standing in the State, will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another corporation unless the acquirer of its assets or the corporation with which it shall consolidate or into which it shall merge shall (i) be a corporation organized under the laws of one of the states of the United States of America, (ii) be qualified to do business in the State, and (iii) assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the Tax Agreement. Any transfer of all or substantially all of the Company's generation assets shall not be deemed to constitute a "disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets" within the meaning of the preceding paragraph. Any such transfer of the Company's generation assets shall not relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement. The Company hereby agrees that so long as any of the Bonds are insured by a Bond Insurance Policy issued by the Bond Insurer and the Bond Insurer shall not have failed to comply with its payment obligations under such Policy, in the event of a Reorganization, unless otherwise consented to by the Bond Insurer, the obligations of the Company under, and in respect of, the Bonds, the G&R Notes, the G&R Indenture and the Agreement shall be assumed by, and shall become direct and primary obligations of, a Regulated Utility Company such that at all times the obligor under this Agreement and the obligor on the G&R Notes is a Regulated Utility Company. The Company shall deliver to the Bond Insurer a certificate of the president, any vice president or the treasurer and an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Bond Insurer stating in each case that such Reorganization complies with the provisions of this paragraph. The Company need not comply with any of the provisions of this Section 5.1 if, at the time of such merger or consolidation, the Bonds will be defeased as provided in Article VIII of the Indenture. The Company need not comply with the provisions of the second paragraph of this Section 5.1 if the Bonds are redeemed as provided in Section 3.01(B)(3) of the Indenture or if the Bond Insurance Policy is terminated as described in Section 3.06 of the Indenture in connection with a purchase of the Bonds by the Company in lieu of their redemption.