AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED 1976 COAL PURCHASE CONTRACT
BETWEEN
COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY AND BLACK BUTTE COAL COMPANY
This Amendment No. 2 ("Amendment") shall be effective as of January 1, 1997 and
is made and entered into by and between Commonwealth Edison Company ("Edison")
and Black Butte Coal Company ("Black Butte").
WHEREAS, Edison and Black Butte entered into a contract entitled "Amended and
Restated 1976 Coal Purchase Contract between Commonwealth Edison Company and
Black Butte Coal Company" dated January 1, 1993 (such agreement as heretofore
amended being referred to herein as the "Agreement") and
WHEREAS, Edison and Black Butte desire to amend the Agreement in certain
respects as provided herein.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as
follows:
Section 2.01 of the Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
Section 2.01. In each of the years 1993 through and including 2000.
Buyer shall purchase and take delivery from Seller and Seller shall sell and
deliver to Buyer quantities of coal in the years indicated below ("Base I
Coal"):
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Base I Coal
(Tons)
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1993 4,049,065
1994 3,740,742
1995 3,969,907
1996 4,652,726
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CONFIDENTIAL AGREEMENT
If Buyer purchases more coal in the period 1993 through 2000 than the aggregate
amount it is required to purchase in that period, the excess shall be deemed to
be Base II Coal."
2. Except as set forth in this Amendment, the provisions of the Agreement
shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment effective as of the
date first written above.
BLACK BUTTE COAL COMPANY
By: /s/
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Member Management Committee
COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
By: /s/
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Vice President
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