Common use of Release of Security for the Notes Clause in Contracts

Release of Security for the Notes. Upon the occurrence of the Release Date, the Company shall promptly furnish the Collateral Agent and each holder of the Notes an Officer’s Certificate certifying that the conditions precedent to the occurrence of the Release Date have been satisfied. From and after the Release Date, the obligations of the Company with respect to the First Mortgage Bonds shall be deemed to be satisfied and discharged, the First Mortgage Bonds shall cease to secure in any manner the Company’s obligations under this Agreement or the Notes, and the Collateral Agent shall forthwith deliver the First Mortgage Bonds to the Company which shall then deliver the First Mortgage Bonds to the Mortgage Trustee for cancellation. On the Release Date, the Notes shall become unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank pari passu in right of repayment with other unsecured Senior Debt of the Company. Following the Release Date, the Company shall cause the Mortgage Indenture to be closed after payment of all first mortgage bonds and the Company shall not issue any additional first mortgage bonds under the Mortgage Indenture.