400,000,000 AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. as Borrower and THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Sole Lead Arranger...
$400,000,000
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
BY AND
AMONG
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
as
Borrower
and
THE
LENDERS PARTY HERETO
and
BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A.
as
Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender
BANC OF
AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Sole
Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner
KEYBANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
SUNTRUST
BANK
THE BANK
OF NOVA SCOTIA
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX BANK, N.A.
CREDIT
SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
MANUFACTURERS
AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY
as
Co-Documentation Agents
Dated as
of October 16, 2009
TABLE
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ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
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1.1
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Definitions
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1
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1.2
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Interpretation
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13
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1.3
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Accounting
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13
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ARTICLE
II THE
LOANS
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2.1
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Commitments
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2.2
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Intentionally
Omitted
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15
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2.3
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Required
Payments;
Termination
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15
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2.4
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Intentionally
Omitted
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15
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2.5
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Ratable
Loans
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15
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2.6
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Types
of
Advances
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15
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2.7
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Commitment
Fee; Reductions in Aggregate
Commitment
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2.8
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Minimum
Amount of Each
Advance
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2.9
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Prepayments
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2.10
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Method
of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New
Advances
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16
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2.11
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Conversion
and Continuation of Outstanding
Advances
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2.12
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Changes
in Interest Rate,
etc.
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2.13
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Rates
Applicable After
Default
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2.14
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Method
of
Payment
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2.15
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Evidence
of
Indebtedness
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18
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2.16
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Telephonic
Notices
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19
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2.17
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Interest
Payment Dates; Interest and Fee
Basis
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2.18
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Notification
of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Commitment
Reductions
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2.19
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Lending
Installations
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2.20
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Non-Receipt
of Funds by the
Agent
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ARTICLE
III YIELD PROTECTION;
TAXES
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20
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3.1
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Yield
Protection
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20
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3.2
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Changes
in Capital Adequacy
Regulations
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3.3
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Availability
of Types of
Advances
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21
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3.4
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Funding
Indemnification
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21
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3.5
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Taxes
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3.6
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Mitigation
of Circumstances; Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity
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3.7
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Replacement
of
Lender
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ARTICLE
IV CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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24
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4.1
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Conditions
Precedent to Amendment and Restatement of Existing Credit
Agreement
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24
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4.2
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Each
Credit
Extension
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ARTICLE
V REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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25
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5.1
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Existence
and
Standing
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25
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5.2
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Authorization
and
Validity
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5.3
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No
Conflict; Government
Consent
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26
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5.4
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Financial
Statements
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26
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5.5
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No
Material Adverse
Change
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26
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5.6
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Taxes
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26
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5.7
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Litigation
and Contingent
Obligations
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26
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5.8
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Significant
Subsidiaries
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27
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5.9
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ERISA
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27
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5.10
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Accuracy
of
Information
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27
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5.11
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Regulation
U
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27
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5.12
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Material
Agreements
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27
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5.13
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Compliance
With
Laws
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27
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5.14
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Plan
Assets; Prohibited
Transactions
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27
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5.15
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Environmental
Matters
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27
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5.16
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Investment
Company
Act
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5.17
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Insurance
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28
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5.18
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No
Default
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28
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5.19
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Ownership
of
Properties
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28
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5.20
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OFAC
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ARTICLE
VI
COVENANTS
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6.1
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Financial
Reporting
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28
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6.2
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Use
of
Proceeds
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30
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6.3
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Notice
of Default/Rating
Change
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30
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6.4
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Conduct
of
Business
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30
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6.5
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Taxes
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30
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6.6
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Insurance
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30
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6.7
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Compliance
with
Laws
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6.8
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Maintenance
of
Properties
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31
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6.9
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Inspection
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31
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6.10
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Merger
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31
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6.11
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Sales
of
Assets
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31
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6.12
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Liens
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6.13
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Leverage
Ratio
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ARTICLE
VII
DEFAULTS
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7.2
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Nonpayment
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7.3
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Certain
Covenant
Breaches
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34
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7.4
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Other
Breaches
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34
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7.5
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Cross
Default
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34
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7.6
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Voluntary
Bankruptcy,
etc.
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35
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7.7
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Involuntary
Bankruptcy,
etc.
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35
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7.8
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Seizure
of Property,
etc.
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35
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7.9
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Judgments
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35
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7.10
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ERISA
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7.11
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Unenforceability
of Loan
Documents
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36
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7.12
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Change
in
Control
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ARTICLE
VIII ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
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8.1
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Acceleration
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8.2
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Amendments
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8.3
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Preservation
of
Rights
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ARTICLE
IX GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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9.1
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Survival
of
Representations
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9.2
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Governmental
Regulation
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9.3
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Headings
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37
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9.4
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Entire
Agreement
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37
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9.5
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Several
Obligations; Benefits of this
Agreement
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37
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9.6
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Expenses;
Indemnification
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38
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9.7
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Numbers
of
Documents
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38
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9.8
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Disclosure
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38
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9.9
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Severability
of
Provisions
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9.10
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Nonliability
of
Lenders
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9.11
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Limited
Disclosure
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39
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9.12
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Nonreliance
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9.13
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USA PATRIOT ACT
NOTIFICATION
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39
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9.14
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Interest Rate
Limitation
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9.15
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Amendment and
Restatement; No Novation
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40
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ARTICLE X THE
AGENT
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10.1
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Appointment; Nature
of Relationship
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40
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10.2
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Powers
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41
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10.3
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General
Immunity
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41
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10.4
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No Responsibility
for Loans Recitals etc.
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10.5
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Action on
Instructions of Lenders
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41
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10.6
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Employment of Agents
and Counsel
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41
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10.7
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Reliance on
Documents; Counsel
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42
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10.8
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Agent’s
Reimbursement and Indemnification
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42
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10.9
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Notice of
Default
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42
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10.10
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Rights as a
Lender
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42
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10.11
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Lender Credit
Decision
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42
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10.12
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Successor Agent
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10.13
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Agent’s Fee
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10.14
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Delegation to
Affiliates
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43
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10.15
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Other Agents
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44
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ARTICLE XI SETOFF;
RATABLE PAYMENTS
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11.1
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Setoff
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44
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11.2
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Ratable
Payments
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44
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11.3
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Payments Set
Aside
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44
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ARTICLE
XII BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
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12.1
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Successors and
Assigns
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45
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12.2
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Participations
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45
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12.3
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Assignments
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46
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12.4
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Dissemination of
Information
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47
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12.5
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Grant of Funding
Option to SPC
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47
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12.6
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Tax Treatment
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47
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ARTICLE
XIII
NOTICES
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47
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13.1
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Notices
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47
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ARTICLE
XIV
COUNTERPARTS
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49
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ARTICLE
XV CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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15.1
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CHOICE OF LAW
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15.2
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CONSENT TO
JURISDICTION
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49
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15.3
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL; SERVICE OF PROCESS
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iii
EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
A
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COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
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EXHIBIT
B
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ASSIGNMENT
AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
C
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NOTE
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SCHEDULES
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SCHEDULE
1
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PRICING
SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
2
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COMMITMENTS
AND PRO RATA SHARES
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SCHEDULE
3
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SIGNIFICANT
SUBSIDIARIES
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SCHEDULE
4
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LIENS
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iv
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 16, 2009, is by
and among Pepco Holdings, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders (defined herein)
and Bank of America N.A., as administrative agent.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Borrower has requested and the Lenders have agreed to make available to
Borrower, on an unsecured basis, a revolving credit facility in the initial
principal amount of $400,000,000, upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein, for the purpose of supporting commercial paper obligations and other
general corporate purposes of Borrower.
WHEREAS,
the Borrower is party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of
November 7, 2008 (the “Existing
Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto
and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and swingline
lender.
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has requested, and the Lenders have agreed, to amend and restate
the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
NOW
THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. As
used in this Agreement:
“ACE”
means Atlantic City Electric Company.
“Additional
Board Authorization” means a copy, certified by the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of Borrower, of an extract of resolutions of Borrower’s
Board of Directors, or an authorized committee thereof, authorizing the
incurrence by Borrower of Floating Rate Loans and Eurodollar Loans bearing
interest at a rate up to the highest rate contemplated by this
Agreement.
“Administrative
Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire, substantially in
the form supplied by the Agent, completed by a Lender and furnished to the Agent
in connection with this Agreement.
“Advance”
means a borrowing hereunder (i) made by the Lenders on the same Borrowing Date
or (ii) converted or continued by the Lenders on the same date of conversion or
continuation, consisting, in either case, of the aggregate amount of the several
Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, for the
same Interest Period. “Advance”
shall include the borrowing of Swingline Loans.
“Affected
Lender” is defined in Section
3.7.
“Affiliate”
of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such Person. A Person
shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or
more of any class of voting securities (or other ownership interests) of the
controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or
cause the direction of the
management
or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of stock, by
contract or otherwise. For purposes of Section
5.20, no person shall be an “Affiliate” of Borrower solely by reason of
owning less than a majority of any class of voting securities of
Borrower.
“Agent”
means Bank of America in its capacity as contractual representative of the
Lenders pursuant to Article
X, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender, and any successor
Agent appointed pursuant to Article
X.
“Aggregate
Commitment” means the aggregate of the Commitments of all the Lenders,
(a) as increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.2
or (b) as reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Agreement”
means this Credit Agreement as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.
“Agreement
Accounting Principles” means generally accepted accounting principles as
in effect from time to time, applied, with respect to Borrower, in a manner
consistent with that used in preparing Borrower’s financial statements referred
to in Section
5.4.
“Alternate
Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate of interest per annum equal to (a)
the highest of (i) the Prime Rate for such day, (ii) the sum of the Federal
Funds Effective Rate for such day plus 0.5% and (iii) the Eurodollar Base Rate
plus 1.0% plus
(b) the Applicable Margin.
“Applicable
Governmental Authorities” means, with respect to Borrower, the SEC or any
other federal or state governmental authority that has the power to regulate the
amount, terms or conditions of short-term debt of Borrower.
“Applicable
Margin” means, with respect to Eurodollar Advances or Floating Rate
Advances, as applicable, to Borrower at any time, the percentage rate per annum
which is applicable at such time with respect to Eurodollar Advances or Floating
Rate Advances, as applicable, to Borrower in accordance with the provisions of
the Pricing
Schedule.
“Arranger”
means Banc of America Securities LLC and its successors, in its capacity as sole
lead arranger and book runner.
“Assignment
Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit
B.
“Authorized
Officer” means any of the President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice
President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer
of Borrower, acting singly. Any document delivered hereunder that is
signed by an Authorized Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have been
authorized by all necessary corporate and/or other action on the part of the
Borrower and such Authorized Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have
acted on behalf of the Borrower.
“Bank
of America” means Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association,
and its successors.
“Borrower”
is defined in the preamble.
“Borrowing
Date” means a date on which an Advance is made hereunder.
“Borrowing
Notice” is defined in Section
2.10.
2
“Business
Day” means (i) with respect to any borrowing, payment or rate selection
of Eurodollar Advances, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks
generally are open in New York, New York for the conduct of substantially all of
their commercial lending activities, interbank wire transfers can be made on the
Fedwire system and dealings in United States dollars are carried on in the
London interbank market and (ii) for all other purposes, a day (other than a
Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in New York, New York for
the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities and
interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system.
“Capitalized
Lease” of a Person means any lease of Property by such Person as lessee
which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in
accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
“Capitalized
Lease Obligations” of a Person means the amount of the obligations of
such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a liability on a
balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting
Principles.
“Change
in Control” means an event or series of events by which (a) any Person,
or two or more Persons acting in concert, acquire beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
of 30% or more (by number of votes) of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of
Borrower; or (b) individuals who on the Closing Date were directors of Borrower
(the “Approved
Directors”) shall cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
board of directors of Borrower; provided
that any individual becoming a member of such board of directors subsequent to
such date whose election or nomination for election by Borrower’s shareholders
was approved by a majority of the Approved Directors shall be deemed to be an
Approved Director, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose
initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more
directors by any Person, or two or more Persons acting in concert, other than a
solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the
board of directors.
“Closing
Date” means the date hereof.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Commitment”
means, for each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans
and to participate in Swingline Loans, in an aggregate amount not exceeding the
amount set forth on Schedule
2 or as set forth in any Assignment Agreement relating to any assignment
that has become effective pursuant to Section
12.3(b), as such amount may be modified from time to time pursuant to the
terms hereof.
“Commitment
Fee Rate” means, at any time, the “Commitment
Fee Rate” applicable at such time in accordance with the provisions of
the Pricing
Schedule.
“Contingent
Obligation” of a Person means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement
by which such Person assumes, guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to
purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is
contingently liable upon, the obligation or liability of any other Person, or
agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition
of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person
against loss, including any comfort letter, operating agreement, take or pay
contract, application for a letter of credit or the obligations of any such
Person as general partner of a partnership with respect to the liabilities of
such partnership; provided
that Contingent Obligations shall not include endorsements of instruments for
deposit or collection in the
3
ordinary
course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be
deemed equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation of
such other Person or, if such amount is not stated or is indeterminable, the
maximum reasonably anticipated liability of such Person in respect
thereof.
“Controlled
Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations or other
business entities and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated)
under common control which, together with Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Conversion/Continuation
Notice” is defined in Section
2.11.
“Credit
Extension” means the making of an Advance.
“Default”
means an event described in Article
VII.
“Defaulting
Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the
Loans or participations in Swingline Loans required to be funded by it hereunder
within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b)
has otherwise failed to pay over to the Agent or any other Lender any other
amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date
when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (c) has been deemed
insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding.
“DPL”
means Delmarva Power & Light Company.
“Environmental
Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws,
judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees,
plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses,
agreements and other governmental restrictions relating to (i) the protection of
the environment, (ii) the effect of the environment on human health, (iii)
emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous
substances or wastes into surface water, ground water or land, or (iv) the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or
wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“Eurodollar
Advance” means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in Section
2.13, bears interest at the applicable Eurodollar Rate or, if such
Advance is a Swingline Loan, the Eurodollar Market Index Rate.
“Eurodollar
Base Rate” means:
(a) for
any interest rate calculation with respect to a Eurodollar Advance for the
relevant Interest Period, the applicable British Bankers’ Association Interest
Settlement Rate for deposits in U.S. dollars appearing on Reuters Screen FRBD as
of 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such
Interest Period, and having a maturity equal to such Interest Period, provided
that (i) if Reuters Screen FRBD is not available to the Agent for any reason,
the applicable Eurodollar Base Rate for the relevant Interest Period shall
instead be the applicable British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rate
for deposits in U.S. dollars as reported by any other generally recognized
financial information service as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days
prior to the first day of such Interest Period, and having a maturity equal to
such Interest Period, and (ii) if no such British Bankers’ Association
Interest
4
Settlement
Rate is available to the Agent, the applicable Eurodollar Base Rate for the
relevant Interest Period shall instead be the rate determined by the Agent to be
the rate at which Bank of America or one of its Affiliate banks offers to place
deposits in U.S. dollars with first-class banks in the London interbank market
at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first
day of such Interest Period, in the approximate amount of Bank of America’s
relevant Eurodollar Loan and having a maturity equal to such Interest Period;
and
(b) for
any interest rate calculation with respect to a Floating Rate Advance, the rate
per annum equal to the British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rate for
deposits in U.S. dollars appearing on Reuters Screen FRBD as of 11:00 a.m.
(London time) two Business Days prior to the date of determination, and having a
term equal to one month commencing that day, provided
that
(i) if Reuters Screen FRBD is not available to the Agent for any reason, the
applicable Eurodollar Base Rate shall instead be the applicable British Bankers’
Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in U.S. dollars as reported by
any other generally recognized financial information service as of 11:00 a.m.
(London time) two Business Days prior to the date of determination, and having a
term equal to one month commencing that day, and (ii) if no such British
Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rate is available to the Agent, the
applicable Eurodollar Base Rate shall instead be the rate determined by the
Agent to be the rate at which Bank of America or one of its Affiliate banks
offers to place deposits in U.S. dollars with first-class banks in the London
interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days
prior to the date of determination, in the approximate amount of Bank of
America’s relevant Floating Rate Loan and having a term equal to one month
commencing on that day.
“Eurodollar
Loan” means a Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section
2.13, bears interest at the applicable Eurodollar Rate or, if such Loan
is a Swingline Loan, the Eurodollar Market Index Rate.
“Eurodollar
Market Index Rate” means, with respect to a Swingline Loan, for any day,
the sum of (i) the quotient of (a) the Eurodollar Base Rate on such day for an
Interest Period of one (1) month, divided
by (b) one minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to
such Interest Period, plus
(ii) the Applicable Margin.
“Eurodollar
Rate” means, with respect to a Eurodollar Advance (other than a Swingline
Loan) for the relevant Interest Period, the sum of (i) the quotient of (a) the
Eurodollar Base Rate applicable to such Interest Period, divided by (b) one
minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to such
Interest Period, plus
(ii) the Applicable Margin.
“Excluded
Taxes” means, in the case of each Lender or applicable Lending
Installation, the Swingline Lender and the Agent, taxes imposed on its overall
net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by (i) the jurisdiction under the
laws of which such Lender, the Swingline Lender or the Agent is incorporated or
organized or (ii) the jurisdiction in which such Lender’s, the Swingline
Lender’s or the Agent’s principal executive office or such Lender’s applicable
Lending Installation is located.
“Existing
Credit Agreement” has the meaning provided in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
“Facility
Termination Date” means October 15, 2010 or any earlier date on which the
Aggregate Commitment is reduced to zero or the obligations of the Lenders to
make Credit Extensions to Borrower is terminated pursuant to Section
8.1.
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“Federal
Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, an interest rate per annum
equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal
funds brokers on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a
Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 11:00 a.m. on such
day on such transactions received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers
of recognized standing selected by the Agent in its sole
discretion.
“FERC”
means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
“Floating
Rate Advance” means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in
Section
2.13, bears interest at the Alternate Base Rate.
“Floating
Rate Loan” means a Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section
2.13, bears interest at the Alternate Base Rate.
“FRB”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any successor
thereto.
“Granting
Lender” is defined in Section
12.5.
“Hybrid
Securities” means any trust preferred securities, or deferrable interest
subordinated debt with a maturity of at least 20 years, which provides for the
optional or mandatory deferral of interest or distributions, issued by Borrower,
or any business trusts, limited liability companies, limited partnerships or
similar entities (i) substantially all of the common equity, general partner or
similar interest of which are owned (either directly or indirectly through one
or more wholly owned Subsidiaries) at all times by Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) that have been formed for the purpose of issuing hybrid
securities or deferrable interest subordinated debt, and (iii) substantially all
the assets of which consist of (A) subordinated debt of Borrower or a Subsidiary
of Borrower, and (B) payments made from time to time on the subordinated
debt.
“Impacted
Lender” means any Lender as to which (a) Agent has a good faith belief
that the Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more
other syndicated credit facilities or (b) an entity that controls the Lender has
been deemed insolvent or become subject to a bankruptcy or other similar
proceeding.
“Increase
Notice” is defined in Section
2.2.
“Indebtedness”
of a Person means, without duplication, such Person’s (i) obligations for
borrowed money, (ii) obligations representing the deferred purchase price of
Property or services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course
of such Person’s business payable on terms customary in the trade), (iii)
obligations, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the
proceeds or production from Property now or hereafter owned or acquired by such
Person, (iv) obligations which are evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures,
acceptances or similar instruments, (v) obligations of such Person to purchase
accounts, securities or other Property arising out of or in connection with the
sale of the same or substantially similar accounts, securities or Property, (vi)
Capitalized Lease Obligations, (vii) net liabilities under interest rate swap,
exchange or cap agreements, obligations or other liabilities with respect to
accounts or notes, (viii) obligations under any Synthetic Lease which, if such
Synthetic Lease were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease, would appear on a
balance sheet of such Person, (ix) unpaid reimbursement obligations in respect
of letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and (x) Contingent
Obligations in respect of Indebtedness of the types described
above.
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“Intangible
Transition Property” means assets described as “bondable
transition property” in the New Jersey Transition Bond
Statute.
“Interest
Period” means, with respect to a Eurodollar Advance (other than a
Swingline Loan), a period of one, two, three or six months commencing on a
Business Day selected by Borrower for an Advance pursuant to this Agreement;
provided, that with respect to any period during the period commencing August
15, 2010 and ending on the Facility Termination Date, Borrower may select a
period of one or two weeks, if available, commencing on a Business Day selected
by Borrower for an Advance pursuant to this Agreement. Such Interest
Period shall end on the day which corresponds numerically to such date one, two,
three or six months thereafter, provided
that if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such next, second,
third or sixth succeeding month, such Interest Period shall end on the last
Business Day of such next, second, third or sixth succeeding
month. If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is
not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding
Business Day, provided
that if said next succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar month, such
Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business
Day. Borrower may not select an Interest Period which ends after the
scheduled Facility Termination Date.
“Lenders”
means each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto
and their successors and assigns and, as the context requires, the Swingline
Lender.
“Lending
Installation” means, with respect to a Lender, the office, branch,
subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender specified as such in its Administrative
Questionnaire or otherwise selected by such Lender pursuant to Section
2.19.
“Lien”
means any lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance or preference, priority or other
security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale,
Capitalized Lease or other title retention agreement, but excluding the interest
of a lessor under any operating lease).
“Loans”
means the collective reference to the Revolving Loans and the Swingline
Loans.
“Loan
Documents” means this Agreement and the Notes.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means, with respect to Borrower, a material adverse
effect on (i) the business, Property, financial condition or results of
operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability
of Borrower to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or (iii) the
validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or
remedies of the Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Lenders against Borrower
thereunder; provided
that in no event shall any Permitted PEPCO Asset Sale, Permitted ACE Asset Sale,
Permitted PHI Asset Sale, or Permitted DPL Asset Sale, individually or in the
aggregate, be deemed to cause or result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
“Material
Indebtedness” is defined in Section
7.5.
“Maturity
Date” means, the Facility Termination Date or such earlier date on which
the Obligations of Borrower become due and payable pursuant to Section
8.1.
“Moody’s”
means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
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“Multiemployer
Plan” means a Plan maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining
agreement or any other arrangement to which Borrower or any other member of the
Controlled Group is a party to which more than one employer is obligated to make
contributions.
“Net
Worth” means, at any time, the sum, without duplication, at such time of
(a) Borrower’s stockholders’ equity plus (b) all Preferred Stock of Borrower
(excluding any Preferred Stock which is mandatorily redeemable on or prior to
the scheduled Facility Termination Date).
“New
Jersey Transition Bond Statute” means the New Jersey Electric Discount
and Energy Corporation Act as in effect on the date hereof.
“Nonrecourse
Indebtedness” means, with respect to Borrower, Indebtedness of Borrower
or any Subsidiary of Borrower (excluding Nonrecourse Transition Bond Debt)
secured by a Lien on the Property of Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case
may be, the sole recourse for the payment of which is such Property and where
neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable for any deficiency after
the application of the proceeds of such Property.
“Nonrecourse
Transition Bond Debt” means obligations evidenced by Transition Bonds
rated investment grade or better by S&P or Moody’s, representing a
securitization of Intangible Transition Property as to which obligations
Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower (other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary)
has no direct or indirect liability (whether as primary obligor, guarantor,
surety, provider of collateral security, through a put option, asset repurchase
agreement, capital maintenance agreement or debt subordination agreement, or
through any other right or arrangement of any nature providing direct or
indirect assurance of payment or performance of any such obligation in whole or
in part), except for liability to repurchase Intangible Transition Property
conveyed to the securitization vehicle, on terms and conditions customary in
receivables securitizations, in the event such Intangible Transition Property
violates representations and warranties of scope customary in receivables
securitizations.
“Non-U.S.
Lender” is defined in Section
3.5(d).
“Note”
means any promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit
C issued at the request of a Lender or the Swingline Lender pursuant to
Section
2.15.
“Obligations”
means all unpaid principal of the Loans, all accrued and unpaid interest on such
Loans, all accrued and unpaid fees payable by Borrower and all expenses,
reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations payable by Borrower to the
Agent, the Swingline Lender, any other Lender or any other Indemnified Party
arising under any Loan Document.
“OFAC”
means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
“Other
Taxes” is defined in Section
3.5(b).
“Outstanding
Credit Extensions” means, with respect to Borrower, the sum of the
aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans to Borrower.
“Participants”
is defined in Section
12.2(a).
“Payment
Date” means the last Business Day of each March, June, September and
December.
“PBGC”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
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“PCI”
means Potomac Capital Investment Corporation.
“PEPCO”
means Potomac Electric Power Company.
“Permitted
ACE Asset Sale” means the sale of the capital stock or assets of any
Subsidiary of ACE other than a Significant Subsidiary of ACE, provided
that the fair market value of all such sales shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the
aggregate during the term of this Agreement.
“Permitted
ACE Liens” means the Lien of the Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated January
15, 1937 between ACE and The Bank of New York Mellon.
“Permitted
DPL Asset Sale” means the sale of the capital stock or assets of any
Subsidiary of DPL other than a Significant Subsidiary of DPL, provided
that the fair market value of all such sales shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the
aggregate during the term of this Agreement.
“Permitted
DPL Liens” means the Lien of the Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated October
1, 1943 between DPL and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor in interest to
The Chase Manhattan Bank), as trustee.
“Permitted
PEPCO Asset Sale” means the sale of the capital stock or assets of any
Subsidiary of PEPCO other than a Significant Subsidiary of PEPCO, provided
that the fair market value of all such sales shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the
aggregate during the term of this Agreement.
“Permitted
PEPCO Liens” means (a) the Lien of the Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated
July 1, 1936 from PEPCO to The Bank of New York Mellon; and (b) the Lien created
by the $152,000,000 sale/leaseback on November 30, 1994 of PEPCO’s control
center.
“Permitted
PHI Asset Sale” means the sale of (a) the centralized steam and chilled
water production facility located on an approximately three-quarter acre site on
the northeastern corner of the intersection of Atlantic and Ohio Avenues in
Atlantic City, New Jersey and related distribution facilities; (b) ownership
interests in cross-border leveraged leases and related assets owned by PCI and
its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not exceeding a book value of
$200,000,000; and (c) the retail energy supply business of Pepco Energy
Services, Inc.
“Permitted
PHI Liens” means (a) Liens on assets of Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc. or
any other Subsidiary of Borrower (other than ACE, DPL or PEPCO or any Subsidiary
thereof) which is engaged primarily in the energy trading business (a “Trading
Subsidiary”) to secure obligations arising under energy trading
agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with the
past practice of DPL prior to September of 1999 and Liens on cash collateral to
secure guaranties by Borrower of the obligations of any Trading Subsidiary under
such energy trading agreements, provided
that the aggregate amount of all such cash collateral granted by Borrower shall
not at any time exceed $100,000,000; (b) Liens on the interests of (i)
Pepco Energy Services, Inc., or any other Subsidiary of Borrower (other than
ACE, DPL or PEPCO or any Subsidiary thereof) which may hereafter own the stock
of CTS (the “CTS
Parent”), in the capital stock of Conectiv Thermal Systems, Inc. (“CTS”),
(ii) CTS in Atlantic Jersey Thermal Systems, Inc. (“AJTS”),
Thermal Energy Limited Partnership I (“TELP
I”) and ATS Operating Services, Inc. and (iii) AJTS in TELP I, in each
case securing Indebtedness of CTS for which neither Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries (other than CTS and its Subsidiaries and, solely with respect to
the pledge of its interest in the capital stock of CTS, the CTS Parent) has any
liability (contingent or otherwise); (c) Liens granted by a bankruptcy remote
Subsidiary (the “SPV”)
of Borrower to facilitate a structured financing in an amount not exceeding
$200,000,000; (d) Liens on the stock or assets of one or more Subsidiaries of
Borrower, other than ACE, DPL or PEPCO, in favor of the SPV; and (e) Liens
on
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the
assets of Conectiv Energy Holding Company or its Subsidiaries, provided
that the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by the Liens
contemplated by this clause (e) shall not exceed $400,000,000.
“Person”
means any natural person, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership, limited
liability company, association, enterprise, trust or other entity or
organization, or any government or political subdivision or any agency,
department or instrumentality thereof.
“Plan”
means an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or
subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 430 of the Code as to
which Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group may have any
liability.
“Preferred
Stock” means, with respect to any Person, equity interests issued by such
Person that are entitled to a preference or priority over any other equity
interests issued by such Person upon any distribution of such Person’s property
and assets, whether by dividend or upon liquidation.
“Pricing
Schedule” means Schedule
1 hereto.
“Prime
Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the prime rate of interest publicly
announced by Bank of America, from time to time, changing when and as such prime
rate changes. The Prime Rate is an index or base rate and shall not
necessarily be the lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other
banks.
“Property”
of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible,
intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated
by such Person.
“Pro
Rata Share” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage which such
Lender’s Commitment constitutes of the Aggregate Commitment (and/or, to the
extent the Commitments have terminated, the percentage which such Lender’s
Revolving Loans and participation in Swingline Loans constitutes of the
aggregate principal amount of all Loans). The initial Pro Rata Share
of each Lender is set forth on Schedule
2, or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a
party hereto, as applicable.
“Public
Reports” means Borrower’s (i) annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008, (ii) quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ending March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, (iii) current report filed on Form 8-K
on August 6, 2009 and (iv) current report filed on Form 8-K on August 10,
2009.
“Purchasers”
is defined in Section
12.3(a).
“Register”
is defined in Section
12.3(c).
“Reportable
Event” means a reportable event, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA,
with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC has
by regulation waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be
notified within 30 days of the occurrence of such event, provided
that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code
and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the
issuance of any such waiver of the notice requirement in accordance with either
Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(d) of the Code.
“Requested
Commitment Increase” is defined in Section
2.2.
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“Required
Lenders” means Lenders in the aggregate having more than 50% of the
Aggregate Commitment or, if the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated,
Lenders in the aggregate holding more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of the Outstanding Credit Extensions to the Borrower.
“Reserve
Requirement” means, with respect to an Interest Period, the maximum
aggregate reserve requirement (including all basic, supplemental, marginal and
other reserves) which is imposed under Regulation D of the FRB on Eurocurrency
liabilities.
“Revolving
Loan” means, with respect to a Lender, any revolving loan made by such
Lender pursuant to Article
II (or any conversion or continuation thereof), but excluding any
Swingline Loan.
“S&P”
means Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw Hill
Companies, Inc.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securitization
Transaction” means any sale, assignment or other transfer by Borrower or
a Subsidiary thereof of accounts receivable or other payment obligations owing
to Borrower or such Subsidiary or any interest in any of the foregoing, together
in each case with any collections and other proceeds thereof, any collection or
deposit accounts related thereto, and any collateral, guaranties or other
property or claims in favor of Borrower or such Subsidiary supporting or
securing payment by the obligor thereon of, or otherwise related to, any such
receivables.
“Significant
Subsidiary” means, with respect to Borrower, a “significant
subsidiary” (as defined in Regulation S-X of the SEC as in effect on the
date of this Agreement) of Borrower; provided that each of PEPCO, DPL and ACE
shall at all times be a Significant Subsidiary of Borrower.
“Single
Employer Plan” means a Plan maintained by Borrower or any member of the
Controlled Group for employees of Borrower or any member of the Controlled
Group.
“SPC”
is defined in Section
12.5.
“Special
Purpose Subsidiary” means a direct or indirect wholly owned corporate
Subsidiary of ACE, substantially all of the assets of which are Intangible
Transition Property and proceeds thereof, formed solely for the purpose of
holding such assets and issuing Transition Bonds and, which complies with the
requirements customarily imposed on bankruptcy-remote corporations in
receivables securitizations.
“SPV”
is defined in the definition of Permitted PHI Liens.
“Subsidiary”
of a Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding
securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its
Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any
partnership, limited liability company, association, business trust, joint
venture or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership
interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or
controlled.
“Substantial
Portion” means, at any time with respect to the Property of any Person,
Property which represents more than 10% of the consolidated assets of such
Person and its Subsidiaries as shown
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in the
consolidated financial statements of such Person and its Subsidiaries as of the
last day of the preceding fiscal year of such Person.
“Swingline
Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as swingline lender
hereunder.
“Swingline
Loan” means any swingline loan made by the Swingline Lender to Borrower
pursuant to Section
2.1(b).
“Swingline
Sublimit” means an amount equal to 10% of the Aggregate
Commitment. The Swingline Sublimit is part of, and not in addition
to, the Aggregate Commitment.
“Synthetic
Lease” means (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax
retention lease or (b) any other agreement pursuant to which a Person obtains
the use or possession of property and which creates obligations that do not
appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or
bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as indebtedness of such Person
(without regard to accounting treatment).
“Taxes”
means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges or withholdings, and any and all liabilities with respect to the
foregoing which arise from or relate to any payment made hereunder or under any
Note, but excluding Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.
“Total
Capitalization” means, at any time, the sum of the Total Indebtedness of
Borrower plus the Net Worth of Borrower, each calculated at such
time.
“Total
Indebtedness” means, at any time, all Indebtedness of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries at such time determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
Agreement Accounting Principles, excluding,
to the extent otherwise included in Indebtedness of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, (a) any Nonrecourse Transition Bond Debt; (b) to the extent it
constitutes Nonrecourse Indebtedness, any Indebtedness secured by liens
described in clause
(e) of the definition of Permitted PHI Liens; (c) any other Nonrecourse
Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding ACE, DPL and PEPCO and
their Subsidiaries) to the extent that the aggregate amount of such Nonrecourse
Indebtedness does not exceed $200,000,000; and (d) all Indebtedness of PCI and,
without duplication, of Borrower the proceeds of which were used to make loans
or advances to PCI, in an aggregate amount not exceeding the lesser of (i) the
fair market value of the equity collateral accounts in PCI’s energy leveraged
lease portfolio or (ii) $700,000,000.
“Transferee”
is defined in Section
12.4.
“Transition
Bonds” means bonds described as “transition
bonds” in the New Jersey Transition Bond Statute.
“Type”
means, with respect to any Advance, its nature as a Floating Rate Advance or a
Eurodollar Advance.
“Unmatured
Default” means an event which but for the lapse of time or the giving of
notice, or both, would constitute a Default.
“Voting
Stock” means, with respect to any Person, voting stock of any class or
kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers
or other voting members of the governing body of such Person.
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1.2 Interpretation
(a) The
meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural
forms of such terms.
(b) Article,
Section,
Schedule
and Exhibit
references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(c) The
term “including”
is not limiting and means “including
without limitation.”
(d) In
the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified
date, the word “from”
means “from
and including”; the words “to”
and “until”
each mean “to
but excluding”, and the word “through”
means “to
and including.”
(e) Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to agreements (including
this Agreement) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all
subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent
such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this
Agreement; and (ii) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed
as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending,
replacing, supplementing or interpreting such statute or
regulation.
(f) Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, references herein shall be references to
Eastern time (daylight or standard as applicable).
1.3 Accounting.
(a) Except
as provided to the contrary herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be
interpreted and all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made in
accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles, except that any calculation or
determination which is to be made on a consolidated basis shall be made for
Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries, including those Subsidiaries of Borrower,
if any, which are unconsolidated on Borrower’s audited financial
statements.
(b) If
at any time any change in Agreement Accounting Principles would affect the
computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth herein with respect
to Borrower and either Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the
Agent, the Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such
ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such
change in Agreement Accounting Principles (subject to the approval of the
Required Lenders); provided
that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be
computed in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles as in effect prior
to such change and (ii) Borrower shall provide to the Agent and the Lenders
financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement setting
forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made
before and after giving effect to such change in Agreement Accounting
Principles.
ARTICLE
II
THE
LOANS
2.1 Commitments.
(a) Revolving
Loans. Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make Revolving Loans to Borrower and
to participate in Swingline Loans made to Borrower, in amounts not to exceed in
the aggregate at any one time outstanding the amount of such
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Lender’s
Commitment; provided
that,
after giving effect to any Credit Extension hereunder, (i) the aggregate
principal amount of all Revolving Loans by such Lender to Borrower plus
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline
Loans to Borrower shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment and (ii) the
Outstanding Credit Extensions to Borrower shall not at any time exceed the
Aggregate Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, Borrower may from
time to time borrow, prepay pursuant to Section
2.9 and reborrow hereunder prior to the Facility Termination
Date.
(b) Swingline
Loans.
(i) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Swingline Lender
may, in its discretion and in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders
set forth in this Section
2.01(b) make Swingline Loans to Borrower from time to time from the
Closing Date through, but not including, the Facility Termination Date; provided,
that (i)
the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans (after giving
effect to any amount requested), shall not exceed the Swingline Sublimit and
(ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans by such Lender to
Borrower plus
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline
Loans to Borrower shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment; provided,
further,
that,
subject to Section
2.1(b)(ii), Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swingline Loan to
refinance any outstanding Swingline Loan. To request a Swingline
Loan, Borrower shall notify the Agent in accordance with Section
2.10 hereof. Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, repay and
reborrow Swingline Loans in accordance with the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement.
(ii) The
Swingline Lender may, at any time and from time to time, give written notice to
the Agent (a “Swingline
Borrowing Notice”), on behalf of Borrower (and Borrower hereby
irrevocably authorizes and directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf),
requesting that the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) make Revolving
Loans to Borrower in an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of any
Swingline Loan. The Swingline Borrowing Notice shall include the information
with respect to each Revolving Loan set forth in Section
2.10. The Swingline Lender shall provide a copy of any such
notice to Borrower. Each Lender shall make a Revolving Loan in same
day funds in an amount equal to its respective Pro Rata Share of Revolving Loans
as required to repay the Swingline Loan outstanding to the Swingline Lender
promptly upon receipt of a Swingline Borrowing Notice but in no event later than
1:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Business Day after such Swingline Borrowing
Notice is received. On the date of such Revolving Loan, the Swingline
Loan (including the Swingline Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, in its capacity
as a Lender) shall be deemed to be repaid with the proceeds thereof and shall
thereafter be reflected as a Revolving Loan on the books and records of the
Agent. No Lender’s obligation to fund its respective Pro Rata Share
of a Swingline Loan shall be affected by any other Lender’s failure to fund its
Pro Rata Share of any Swingline Loan, nor shall any Lender’s Pro Rata Share be
increased as a result of any such failure of any other Lender to fund its Pro
Rata Share of any Swingline Loan.
(iii) If
not repaid earlier, Borrower shall pay to the Swingline Lender the amount of
each Swingline Loan within seven days of receipt of such Swingline
Loan. If any portion of any such amount paid to the Swingline Lender
shall be recovered by or on behalf of Borrower from the Swingline Lender in
bankruptcy or otherwise, the loss of the amount so recovered shall be ratably
shared among all the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share
(unless the amounts so recovered by or on behalf of Borrower pertain to a
Swingline Loan extended after the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Default of which the Agent has received notice in the manner required pursuant
to Section
10.9 and which such Event of Default has not been waived pursuant to the
terms hereof). If any payment received by the Swingline Lender
under
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any of
the circumstances described in Section
11.3 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swingline
Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swingline Lender its Pro
Rata Share thereof on demand of the Agent, plus
interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is
returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective
Rate. The Agent will make such demand upon the request of the
Swingline Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause
shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement.
(iv) Each
Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to repay Swingline Loans in
accordance with the terms of this Section is absolute and unconditional and
shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including, without
limitation, non-satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article
IV. Further, each Lender agrees and acknowledges that if prior
to the repayment of any outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section,
one of the events described in Section
7.6 or 7.7
shall have occurred, or if a Revolving Loan may not be (as determined in the
reasonable discretion of the Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the
foregoing provisions, each Lender will, on the date the applicable Revolving
Loan would have been made, purchase an undivided participating interest in such
Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount
of such Swingline Loan. Each Lender will immediately transfer to the
Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of its
participation and upon receipt thereof the Swingline Lender will deliver to such
Lender a certificate evidencing such participation dated the date of receipt of
such funds and for such amount, such certificate to be conclusive absent
manifest error. Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has
received from any Lender such Lender’s participating interest in a Swingline
Loan, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account thereof, the
Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender (including pursuant to a
participation made by the Swingline Lender) its participating interest in such
amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the
period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding
and funded).
(v) The
Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on
the Swingline Loans. Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loans or
participations pursuant to this Section
2.1(b) to refinance such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Swingline Loan,
interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share shall be solely for the account of
the Swingline Lender.
(vi) The
Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the
Swingline Loans directly to the Swingline Lender.
2.2 Intentionally
Omitted.
2.3 Required
Payments; Termination. All outstanding Advances to Borrower
and all other unpaid Obligations of such Borrower shall be paid in full by
Borrower on the Maturity Date.
2.4 Intentionally
Omitted.
2.5 Ratable
Loans. Each Advance (other than Swingline Loans) hereunder
shall be made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their Pro Rata
Shares.
2.6 Types
of Advances. The Advances (other than Swingline Loans) to
Borrower may be Floating Rate Advances or Eurodollar Advances, or a combination
thereof, as selected by Borrower in accordance with Sections 2.10 and
2.11.
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2.7 Commitment
Fee; Reductions in Aggregate Commitment.
(a) Borrower
agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders according to their Pro
Rata Shares a commitment fee at a per annum rate equal to the Commitment Fee
Rate on the average daily unused portion of the Aggregate
Commitment. Commitment fees payable by Borrower shall accrue from the
Closing Date to the Facility Termination Date (or, if later, to the date all of
Borrower’s Obligations have been paid in full) and shall be payable on each
Payment Date and on the Facility Termination Date (and, if applicable,
thereafter on demand). For purposes of clarification, Swingline Loans
shall not be considered outstanding for purposes of determining the unused
portion of the Aggregate Commitment in calculating commitment fees.
(b) Borrower
may permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitment ratably among the Lenders in
accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, and in integral multiples of $10,000,000,
upon at least five Business Days’ written notice to the Agent, which notice
shall specify the amount of any such reduction, provided
that the Aggregate Commitment may not be reduced below the amount of the
Outstanding Credit Extensions on the date of such notice. All fees in
respect of the Aggregate Commitment accrued until the effective date of any
termination of the Aggregate Commitment shall be paid on the effective date of
such termination.
2.8 Minimum
Amount of Each Advance. Each Advance shall be in the amount of
$5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or, in the case of a
Swingline Loan, in the amount of $500,000 or a higher integral multiple of
$100,000); provided that any Floating Rate Advance may be in the amount of the
unused Aggregate Commitment.
2.9 Prepayments.
(a) Mandatory. If
at any time Borrower’s Outstanding Credit Extensions exceed the Aggregate
Commitment, Borrower shall immediately prepay Loans in an amount (rounded
upward, if necessary, to an integral multiple of $1,000,000) sufficient to
eliminate such excess. If at any time the aggregate principal amount
of all outstanding Swingline Loans exceeds the Swingline Sublimit (including,
without limitation, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate
Commitment pursuant to Section
2.7), Borrower shall immediately prepay Swingline Loans in an amount
sufficient to eliminate such excess.
(b) Voluntary. Borrower
may from time to time prepay, without penalty or premium, all outstanding
Floating Rate Advances to such Borrower, or any portion of the outstanding
Floating Rate Advances to such Borrower in the amount of $5,000,000 or a higher
integral multiple of $1,000,000, upon one Business Day’s prior notice to the
Agent. Borrower may from time to time prepay, without penalty or
premium, all outstanding Swingline Loans, or any portion of the outstanding
Swingline Loans in the amount of $500,000 or a higher integral multiple of
$100,000, on any Business Day if notice is given to the Agent by 1:00 p.m. on
such Business Day. Borrower may from time to time prepay, all
outstanding Eurodollar Advances (other than Swingline Loans), or any portion of
the outstanding Eurodollar Advances in the amount of $5,000,000 or a higher
integral multiple of $1,000,000, upon three Business Days’ prior notice to the
Agent. Any prepayment of Eurodollar Advances shall be without premium
or penalty but shall be subject to the payment of any funding indemnification
amounts covered by Section
3.4.
2.10 Method
of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New
Advances. Subject to Section 4.2(v), Borrower shall select the
Type of Advance and, in the case of each Eurodollar Advance (other than a
Swingline Loan), the Interest Period applicable thereto from time to
time. All Swingline Loans shall bear interest at the Eurodollar
Market Index Rate. Borrower shall give the Agent
irrevocable
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notice (a
“Borrowing Notice”) not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Borrowing Date of each
Floating Rate Advance and each Swingline Loan and three Business Days before the
Borrowing Date for each Eurodollar Advance (other than a Swingline Loan),
specifying:
(i) the
Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day, of such Advance,
(ii) the
aggregate amount of such Advance,
(iii) the
Type of Advance selected, and
(iv) in
the case of each Eurodollar Advance (other than a Swingline Loan), the Interest
Period applicable thereto.
Not later
than 1:00 p.m. on each Borrowing Date for each Revolving Loan, each Lender shall
make available its Revolving Loan or Revolving Loans in funds immediately
available to the Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article
XIII. The Agent will promptly make the funds so received from
the Lenders available to Borrower at the Agent’s aforesaid
address. Not later than 1:00 p.m. on each Borrowing Date for each
Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender shall make available its Swingline Loan in
funds immediately available to Borrower at the Agent’s aforesaid
address. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Advance in a
Borrowing Notice, then the applicable Advance shall be made as a Floating Rate
Advance; provided,
however,
if the Borrower cannot satisfy the conditions precedent set forth in Section
4.2(v), such applicable Advance shall be made as a Eurodollar Advance with an
Interest Period of one month. If the Borrower requests a Eurodollar
Advance but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have
specified an Interest Period of one month.
2.11 Conversion
and Continuation of Outstanding Advances. Floating Rate
Advances shall continue as Floating Rate Advances unless and until such Floating
Rate Advances are converted into Eurodollar Advances pursuant to this Section
2.11 or are repaid in accordance with Section 2.9. Each Eurodollar
Advance (other than Swingline Loans) shall continue as a Eurodollar Advance
until the end of the then applicable Interest Period therefor, at which time
such Eurodollar Advance shall be automatically converted into a Floating Rate
Advance unless (x) such Eurodollar Advance is or was repaid in accordance with
Section 2.9, (y) Borrower shall have given the Agent a Conversion/Continuation
Notice requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such Eurodollar
Advance continue as a Eurodollar Advance for a subsequent Interest Period or (z)
the Agent has not received the Additional Board Authorization, in which case
such Eurodollar Advance must be repaid. Subject to the terms of
Section 2.8, Borrower may elect from time to time to convert all or any part of
a Floating Rate Advance into a Eurodollar Advance. Borrower shall
give the Agent irrevocable notice (a “Conversion/Continuation Notice”) of each
conversion of a Floating Rate Advance into a Eurodollar Advance or continuation
of a Eurodollar Advance not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three Business Days
prior to the date of the requested conversion or continuation,
specifying:
(i) the
requested date, which shall be a Business Day, of such conversion or
continuation,
(ii) the
aggregate amount and Type of the Advance which is to be converted or continued,
and
(iii) the
amount of such Advance which is to be converted into or continued as a
Eurodollar Advance and the duration of the Interest Period applicable
thereto.
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After
giving effect to all Advances, all conversions and all continuations, there
shall be no more than 8 Interest Periods in effect with respect to all
Loans.
2.12 Changes
in Interest Rate, etc. Each Floating Rate Advance shall bear
interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from the date
such Advance is made or is converted from a Eurodollar Advance into a Floating
Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.11 to the date it is paid or is converted
into a Eurodollar Advance pursuant to Section 2.11, at a rate per annum equal to
the Alternate Base Rate for such day. Changes in the rate of interest
on that portion of any Advance maintained as a Floating Rate Advance will take
effect simultaneously with each change in the Alternate Base
Rate. Each Eurodollar Advance (other than Swingline Loans) shall bear
interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the first day of each
Interest Period applicable thereto to the last day of such Interest Period at
the Eurodollar Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Advance based upon Borrower’s
selections under Sections 2.10 and 2.11 and otherwise in accordance with the
terms hereof. Each Swingline Loan shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal amount thereof at the Eurodollar Market Index Rate and
otherwise in accordance with the terms hereof.
2.13 Rates
Applicable After Default. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Section 2.10 or 2.11, during the continuance of a Default
or Unmatured Default, (a) the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice
to Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Required Lenders
notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.2 requiring unanimous consent of the
Lenders to changes in interest rates), declare that no Advance may be made as,
converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Advance and (b) the Swingline Lender
may, at its option, declare that no Swingline Loans shall be made to
Borrower. During the continuance of a Default, the Required Lenders
may, at their option, by notice to Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the
option of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.2
requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes in interest rates),
declare that (i) each Eurodollar Advance shall bear interest for the remainder
of the applicable Interest Period at the rate otherwise applicable to such
Interest Period plus 2% per annum and (ii) each Floating Rate Advance and each
Swingline Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate
Base Rate in effect from time to time plus 2% per annum, provided that (A)
during the continuance of a Default under Section 7.6 or 7.7, the interest rates
set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall be applicable to all Outstanding
Credit Extensions to Borrower without any election or action on the part of the
Agent or any Lender and (B) if the Agent has not received the Additional Board
Authorization evidencing the authorization of the Borrower to accrue interest at
the rates set forth in this Section 2.13, the Borrower shall immediately repay
all outstanding amounts owing hereunder.
2.14 Method
of Payment. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all
payments of the Obligations hereunder shall be made, without setoff, deduction,
or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to the Agent at the Agent’s
address specified pursuant to Article XIII, or at any other office of the Agent
specified in writing by the Agent to Borrower, by 1:00 p.m. on the date when due
and shall be applied ratably by the Agent among the Lenders. Each
payment delivered to the Agent for the account of any Lender shall be delivered
promptly by the Agent to such Lender in the same type of funds that the Agent
received at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII or at any Lending
Installation specified in a notice received by the Agent from such
Lender.
2.15 Evidence
of Indebtedness.
(a) Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or
accounts evidencing the indebtedness of Borrower to such Lender resulting from
each Loan made by such Lender to Borrower from time to time, including the
amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to
time hereunder.
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(b) The
Agent shall also maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of
each Loan to Borrower made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period
with respect thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and
payable or to become due and payable from Borrower to each Lender hereunder, and
(iii) the amount of any sum received by the Agent hereunder from Borrower and
each Lender’s share thereof.
(c) The
entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to clauses
(a) and (b)
above shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
Obligations therein recorded; provided
that the failure of the Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any
error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of Borrower to repay
the Obligations in accordance with their terms.
(d) Any
Lender may request that its Loans to Borrower be evidenced by a
Note. In such event, Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to
such Lender a Note payable to the order of such Lender. Thereafter,
the Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times
(including after any assignment pursuant to Section
12.3) be represented by one or more Notes payable to the order of the
payee named therein or any assignee pursuant to Section
12.3, except to the extent that any such Lender or assignee subsequently
returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Loans once again
be evidenced as described in clauses
(a) and (b)
above.
2.16 Telephonic
Notices. Borrower hereby authorizes the Lenders and the Agent
to extend, convert or continue Advances, to effect selections of Types of
Advances and to transfer funds based on telephonic notices made by any person
the Agent or any Lender in good faith believes to be acting on behalf of
Borrower, it being understood that the foregoing authorization is specifically
intended to allow Borrowing Notices and Conversion/Continuation Notices to be
given telephonically. Borrower agrees that upon the request of the
Agent or any Lender, Borrower will deliver promptly to the Agent a written
confirmation signed by an Authorized Officer of Borrower, of each telephonic
notice given by Borrower pursuant to the preceding sentence. If the
written confirmation differs in any material respect from the action taken by
the Agent and the Lenders, the records of the Agent and the Lenders shall govern
absent manifest error.
2.17 Interest
Payment Dates; Interest and Fee Basis. Interest accrued on
each Floating Rate Advance and each Swingline Loan shall be payable on each
Payment Date, on any date on which such Floating Rate Advance is prepaid,
whether due to acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity. Interest
accrued on that portion of the outstanding principal amount of any Floating Rate
Advance converted into a Eurodollar Advance (other than Swingline Loans) on a
day other than a Payment Date shall be payable on the date of
conversion. Interest accrued on each Eurodollar Advance shall be
payable on the last day of its applicable Interest Period (and, in the case of a
six-month Interest Period, on the day which is three months after the first day
of such Interest Period), on any date on which such Eurodollar Advance is
prepaid, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and at
maturity. Interest on Floating Rate Advances which are bearing
interest at the Alternate Base Rate shall be calculated for actual days elapsed
on the basis of a 365-day year or, when appropriate, 366-day
year. All other interest and all fees shall be calculated for actual
days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year. Interest shall be
payable for the day an Advance is made but not for the day of any payment on the
amount paid if payment is received prior to 1:00 p.m. at the place of
payment. If any payment of principal of or interest on an Advance
shall become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be
made on the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of a principal
payment, such extension of time shall be included in computing interest in
connection with such payment. Each determination by the Agent of an
interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,
absent manifest error.
2.18 Notification
of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Commitment
Reductions. Promptly after receipt thereof, the Agent will
notify each Lender of the contents of each
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notice of
reduction in the Aggregate Commitment, Swingline Borrowing Notice, Borrowing
Notice, Conversion/Continuation Notice, notice of repayment and Increase Notice
received by the Agent hereunder. The Agent will notify each Lender of
the interest rate applicable to each Eurodollar Advance promptly upon
determination of such interest rate and will give each Lender prompt notice of
each change in the Alternate Base Rate.
2.19 Lending
Installations. Each Lender may book its Loans at any Lending
Installation selected by such Lender and may change its Lending Installation
from time to time. All terms of this Agreement shall apply to any
such Lending Installation and the Loans and any Notes issued hereunder shall be
deemed held by each Lender for the benefit of any such Lending
Installation. Each Lender may, by written notice to the Agent and
Borrower in accordance with Article XIII, designate replacement or additional
Lending Installations through which Loans will be made by it and for whose
account Loan payments are to be made.
2.20 Non-Receipt
of Funds by the Agent. Unless Borrower or a Lender, as the
case may be, notifies the Agent prior to the date on which it is scheduled to
make payment to the Agent of (i) in the case of a Lender, the proceeds of a Loan
or (ii) in the case of Borrower, a payment of principal, interest or fees to the
Agent for the account of the Lenders, that it does not intend to make such
payment, the Agent may assume that such payment has been made. The
Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the amount of such payment
available to the intended recipient in reliance upon such
assumption. If a Lender or Borrower, as the case may be, has not in
fact made such payment to the Agent, the applicable Lender and the Borrower
severally agree to, on demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent the amount so made
available together with interest thereon in respect of each day during the
period commencing on the date such amount was so made available by the Agent
until the date the Agent recovers such amount at a rate per annum equal to (x)
in the case of payment by a Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such
day for the first three days and, thereafter, the interest rate applicable to
the relevant Loan or (y) in the case of payment by Borrower, the interest rate
applicable to the relevant Obligation.
ARTICLE
III
YIELD
PROTECTION; TAXES
3.1 Yield
Protection. If, on or after the date of this Agreement, the
adoption of any law or any governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation,
policy, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law), or any
change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental or
quasi-governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Swingline Lender,
any other Lender or any applicable Lending Installation with any request or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority,
central bank or comparable agency:
(i) subjects
the Swingline Lender, any other Lender or any applicable Lending Installation to
any Taxes, or changes the basis of taxation of payments (other than with respect
to Excluded Taxes) to the Swingline Lender or any Lender in respect of its
Eurodollar Loans, or
(ii) imposes
or increases or deems applicable any reserve, assessment, insurance charge,
special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for
the account of, or credit extended by, the Swingline Lender, any other Lender or
any applicable Lending Installation (other than reserves and assessments taken
into account in determining the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar
Advances), or
(iii) imposes
any other condition the result of which is to increase the cost to the Swingline
Lender, any other Lender or any applicable Lending Installation of making,
funding or
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maintaining
its Eurodollar Loans or reduces any amount receivable by the Swingline Lender,
any other Lender or any applicable Lending Installation in connection with its
Eurodollar Loans, or requires the Swingline Lender, any other Lender or any
applicable Lending Installation to make any payment calculated by reference to
the amount of Eurodollar Loans held or interest received by it, in each case by
an amount deemed material by such Lender, and the result of any of the foregoing
is to increase the cost to the Swingline Lender, such other Lender or such
applicable Lending Installation of making or maintaining its Eurodollar Loans or
Commitment or to reduce the return received by the Swingline Lender, such other
Lender or such applicable Lending Installation in connection with its Eurodollar
Loans or Commitment, then, within 15 days of demand by the Swingline Lender or
such other Lender, Borrower shall pay the Swingline Lender or such other Lender
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Swingline Lender or
such Lender for such increased cost or reduction in amount
received.
3.2 Changes
in Capital Adequacy Regulations. If the Swingline Lender or
another Lender determines the amount of capital required or expected to be
maintained by the Swingline Lender or such Lender, any Lending Installation of
such Lender or any corporation controlling, the Swingline Lender or such Lender
is increased as a result of a Change, then, within 15 days of demand by the
Swingline Lender or such Lender, Borrower shall pay the Swingline Lender or such
other Lender the amount necessary to compensate for any shortfall in the rate of
return on the portion of such increased capital which, the Swingline Lender or
such other Lender determines is attributable to this Agreement, Loans
outstanding hereunder (or participations therein) or its Commitment to make
Loans (after taking into account such Lender’s policies as to capital
adequacy). “Change” means (i) any change after the date of this
Agreement in the Risk Based Capital Guidelines (as defined below) or (ii) any
adoption of or change in any other law, governmental or quasi-governmental rule,
regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not
having the force of law) after the date of this Agreement which affects the
amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by the Swingline Lender,
any other Lender or any Lending Installation or any corporation controlling any
Lender. “Risk Based Capital Guidelines” means (i) the risk based
capital guidelines in effect in the United States on the date of this Agreement,
including transition rules, and (ii) the corresponding capital regulations
promulgated by regulatory authorities outside the United States implementing the
July 1988 report of the Basle Committee on Banking Regulation and Supervisory
Practices Entitled “International Convergence of Capital Measurements and
Capital Standards,” including transition rules, and any amendments to such
regulations adopted prior to the date of this Agreement.
3.3 Availability
of Types of Advances. If any Lender or the Swingline Lender
notifies the Agent that maintenance of its Eurodollar Loans at a suitable
Lending Installation would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, or
directive, whether or not having the force of law, or if any governmental
authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender or
Swingline Lender to purchase or sell, or take deposits of, U.S. Dollars in the
London interbank market, or if the Required Lenders determine that (i) deposits
of a type and maturity appropriate to match fund Eurodollar Advances are not
available, (ii) the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Advances does not
accurately reflect the cost of making or maintaining Eurodollar Advances or
(iii) adequate reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate
for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Advance,
then the Agent shall suspend the availability of Eurodollar Advances and require
any affected Eurodollar Advances to be repaid or, if the Agent has received the
Additional Board Authorization, converted to Floating Rate Advances, subject to
the payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by Section
3.4.
3.4 Funding
Indemnification. If any payment of a Eurodollar Advance (other
than a Swingline Loan) occurs on a day which is not the last day of an Interest
Period therefor, whether because of acceleration, prepayment or otherwise, or a
Eurodollar Advance (other than a Swingline Loan) is not
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made on
the date specified by Borrower for any reason other than default by the Lenders,
Borrower shall indemnify each Lender for any loss or cost incurred by it
resulting therefrom, including any loss or cost in liquidating or employing
deposits acquired to fund or maintain such Eurodollar Advance.
3.5 Taxes.
(a) All
payments by Borrower to or for the account of the Swingline Lender, any other
Lender or the Agent hereunder or under any Note shall be made free and clear of
and without deduction for any and all Taxes. If Borrower shall be
required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable
hereunder to the Swingline Lender, any other Lender or the Agent, (i) the sum
payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required
deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under
this Section
3.5), the Swingline Lender, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be)
receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such
deductions been made, (ii) Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii) Borrower
shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant authority in accordance with
applicable law and (iv) Borrower shall furnish to the Agent the original copy of
a receipt evidencing payment thereof within 30 days after such payment is
made.
(b) In
addition, Borrower hereby agrees to pay any present or future stamp or
documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar
levies which arise from any payment made by it hereunder or under any Note or
from its execution or delivery of, or otherwise attributable to Borrower in
connection with, this Agreement or any Note (“Other
Taxes”).
(c) Borrower
hereby agrees to indemnify the Swingline Lender, each other Lender and the Agent
for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes
imposed on amounts payable under this Section
3.5) paid by the Swingline Lender, such Lender or the Agent and any
liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with
respect thereto. Payments due under this indemnification shall be
made within 30 days of the date the Swingline Lender, such Lender or the Agent
makes demand therefor pursuant to Section
3.6.
(c) Each
Lender that is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America
or a state thereof (each a “Non-U.S.
Lender”) agrees that it will, not less than ten Business Days after the
date of this Agreement, (i) deliver to Borrower and the Agent two duly completed
copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI
certifying in either case that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under
this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal
income taxes, and (ii) deliver to Borrower and the Agent a United States
Internal Revenue Form W-8BEN or W-9, as the case may be, and certify that it is
entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding
tax. Each Non-U.S. Lender further undertakes to deliver to Borrower
and the Agent (x) renewals or additional copies of such form (or any successor
form) on or before the date that such form expires or becomes obsolete, and (y)
after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent forms so
delivered by it, such additional forms or amendments thereto as may be
reasonably requested by Borrower or the Agent. All forms or
amendments described in the preceding sentence shall certify that such Lender is
entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or
withholding of any United States federal income taxes, unless an event
(including any change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to the
date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all
such forms inapplicable or which would prevent such Lender from duly completing
and delivering any such form or amendment with respect to it and such Lender
advises Borrower and the Agent that it is not capable of receiving payments
without any deduction or withholding of United States federal income
tax.
(e) For
any period during which a Non-U.S. Lender has failed to provide Borrower with an
appropriate form pursuant to clause
(d) above (unless such failure is due to a change in treaty, law
or
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regulation,
or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
governmental authority, occurring subsequent to the date on which a form
originally was required to be provided), Borrower shall not be required to
increase any amount payable to such Non-U.S. Lender pursuant to Section
3.5(a)(i) or to otherwise indemnify such Lender under this Section
3.5 with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States; provided
that, should a Non-U.S. Lender which is otherwise exempt from or subject to a
reduced rate of withholding tax become subject to Taxes because of its failure
to deliver a form required under clause
(d) above, Borrower shall take such steps as such Non-U.S. Lender shall
reasonably request to assist such Non-U.S. Lender to recover such
Taxes.
(f) Any
Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax
with respect to payments under this Agreement or any Note pursuant to the law of
any relevant jurisdiction or any treaty shall deliver to Borrower (with a copy
to the Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly
completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit
such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.
(g) If
the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental authority of the
United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof asserts
a claim that the Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for
the account of any Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered or
properly completed, because such Lender failed to notify the Agent of a change
in circumstances which rendered its exemption from withholding ineffective, or
for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Agent fully for all
amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Agent as tax, withholding therefor,
or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including taxes imposed by
any jurisdiction on amounts payable to the Agent under this subsection, together
with all costs and expenses related thereto (including attorneys fees and time
charges of attorneys for the Agent, which attorneys may be employees of the
Agent). The obligations of the Lenders under this Section
3.5(g) shall survive the payment of the Obligations and termination of
this Agreement.
3.6 Mitigation
of Circumstances; Lender Statements; Survival of
Indemnity. Each Lender (including the Swingline Lender) shall
promptly notify Borrower and the Agent of any event of which it has knowledge
which will result in, and will use reasonable commercial efforts available to it
(and not, in such Lender’s good faith judgment, otherwise disadvantageous to
such Lender) to mitigate or avoid, (i) any obligation of Borrower to pay any
amount pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5 and (ii) the unavailability of
Eurodollar Advances under Section 3.3 (and, if any Lender (including the
Swingline Lender) has given notice of any such event described above and
thereafter such event ceases to exist, such Lender shall promptly so notify
Borrower and the Agent). Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender
(including the Swingline Lender) shall, to the extent reasonably possible,
designate an alternate Lending Installation with respect to its Eurodollar Loans
to reduce any liability of Borrower to such Lender under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and
3.5 or to avoid the unavailability of Eurodollar Advances under Section 3.3, so
long as such designation is not, in the judgment of such Lender, disadvantageous
to such Lender. Any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) claiming
compensation under Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, or 3.5 shall deliver a written
statement to Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) as to the amount due under the
applicable Section, which statement shall set forth in reasonable detail the
calculations upon which such Lender determined such amount and shall be final,
conclusive and binding on Borrower in the absence of manifest
error. Determination of amounts payable under any such Section in
connection with a Eurodollar Loan shall be calculated as though each Lender
(including the Swingline Lender) funded its Eurodollar Loan through the purchase
of a deposit of the type and maturity corresponding to the deposit used as a
reference in determining the Eurodollar Rate or Eurodollar Market Index Rate
applicable to such Loan, whether in fact that is the case or
not. Unless otherwise provided herein, the amount specified in the
written statement of any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) shall be
payable on demand after receipt by Borrower of such written
statement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article III,
if any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) fails to notify Borrower of any
event or circumstance which
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will
entitle such Lender to compensation from Borrower pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2
or 3.5 within 60 days after such Lender obtains knowledge of such event or
circumstance, then Borrower will not be responsible for any such compensation
arising prior to the 60th day before Borrower receives notice from such Lender
of such event or circumstance. The obligations of Borrower under
Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 shall survive payment of the Obligations and
termination of this Agreement.
3.7 Replacement
of Lender. If any Lender makes a demand for compensation under
Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5 or a notice of the type described in Section 3.3 (any
such Lender, an “Affected Lender”), then Borrower may replace such Affected
Lender as a party to this Agreement with one or more other Lenders and/or
Purchasers which are willing to accept an assignment from such Lender, and upon
notice from Borrower such Affected Lender shall assign, without recourse or
warranty, its Commitment, its Loans and all of its other rights and obligations
hereunder to such other Lenders and/or Purchasers for a purchase price equal to
the sum of the principal amount of the Loans so assigned, all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, such Affected Lender’s ratable share of all accrued and unpaid
fees, any amount payable pursuant to Section 3.4 as a result of such Affected
Lender receiving payment of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of an Interest
Period therefor (assuming for such purpose that receipt of payment pursuant to
such assignment constitutes payment of each outstanding Eurodollar Loan) and all
other obligations owed to such Affected Lender hereunder.
ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
4.1 Conditions
Precedent to Amendment and Restatement of Existing Credit
Agreement. The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to
the conditions precedent that the Agent has received (a) evidence, reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent, that all fees and (to the extent billed) expenses
which are payable on or before the date hereof to the Arranger, the Agent or any
Lender hereunder or in connection herewith have been (or concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement by the parties will be) paid in full; and (b) each
of the following documents (with sufficient copies for each
Lender):
(i) A
copy of each of the certificate of incorporation, together with all amendments
thereto, and the bylaws of Borrower, certified by the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of Borrower.
(ii) An
incumbency certificate from Borrower, executed by the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of Borrower, which shall identify by name and title and bear the
signatures of the officers of Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement, any
Notes and any Borrowing Notice, upon which certificate the Agent shall be
entitled to rely until informed of any change in writing by
Borrower.
(iii) A
copy of a certificate of good standing of Borrower, certified by the appropriate
governmental officer in the jurisdiction of incorporation of
Borrower.
(iv) A
copy, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Borrower, of
resolutions of Borrower’s Board of Directors authorizing the execution, delivery
and performance of the Loan Documents.
(v) A
certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer of Borrower, stating that on the
Closing Date, no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing
with respect to Borrower.
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(vi) Any
Notes requested by a Lender pursuant to Section
2.15 payable to the order of such requesting Lender.
(vii) Copies
of all governmental approvals, if any, necessary for Borrower to enter into the
Loan Documents and to obtain Credit Extensions hereunder.
(viii) Such
other documents as any Lender or its counsel may reasonably request, including,
without limitation, opinions of legal counsel to the Borrower, addressed to the
Agent and each Lender, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
4.2 Each
Credit Extension. Neither the Lenders nor the Swingline Lender
shall be required to make any Credit Extension to Borrower unless on the date of
such Credit Extension:
(i) No
Default or Unmatured Default exists or will result from such Credit
Extension.
(ii) The
representations and warranties of Borrower contained in Article
V, (with the exception of the representations and warranties contained in
Sections
5.5, 5.7.
and 5.15
which shall only be made as of the Closing Date), are true and correct in all
material respects as of the date of such Credit Extension except to the extent
any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier
date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and
correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
(iii) After
giving effect to such Credit Extension, Borrower’s Outstanding Credit Extensions
will not exceed Borrower’s borrowing authority as allowed by Applicable
Governmental Authorities.
(iv) All
legal matters incident to the making of such Credit Extension shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders and their counsel.
(v) If
the Credit Extension is for a Floating Rate Advance, the Agent has received
(with sufficient copies for each Lender) the Additional Board
Authorization.
Each
request for a Credit Extension by Borrower shall constitute a representation and
warranty by Borrower that the conditions contained in Sections
4.2(i), (ii)
and (iii)
have been satisfied. Any Lender may require a duly completed
compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit
A from Borrower as a condition to the making of a Credit
Extension.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Borrower
represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
5.1 Existence
and Standing. Borrower is a corporation, and each of its
Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, duly
and properly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, validly existing and
(to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction (or, if applicable, jurisdictions) of incorporation or
organization and has all requisite authority to conduct its business in each
jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except where failure to do so
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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5.2 Authorization
and Validity. Borrower has the power and authority and legal
right to execute and deliver Loan Documents and to perform its obligations
thereunder. The execution and delivery by Borrower of the Loan
Documents and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly
authorized by proper corporate proceedings, the Loan Documents constitute legal,
valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in
accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally.
5.3 No
Conflict; Government Consent. Neither the execution and
delivery by such Borrower of the Loan Documents, nor the consummation of the
transactions therein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions thereof,
will violate (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction,
decree or award binding on Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii)
Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiary’s articles or certificate of incorporation,
partnership agreement, certificate of partnership, articles or certificate of
organization, bylaws, or operating or other management agreement, as the case
may be, or (iii) the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement to
which Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is a party or is subject,
or by which it, or its Property, is bound, or conflict with or constitute a
default thereunder, or result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any
Lien in, of or on any Property of Borrower or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or
agreement. No order, consent, adjudication, approval, license,
authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or
exemption by, or other action in respect of any governmental or public body or
authority (including the FERC), or any subdivision thereof (any of the
foregoing, an “Approval”), is required to be obtained by Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery by Borrower of the
Loan Documents, the borrowings by Borrower under this Agreement, the payment and
performance by Borrower of its Obligations or the legality, validity, binding
effect or enforceability against Borrower of any Loan Document, except for such
Approvals which have been issued or obtained by Borrower and which are in full
force and effect.
5.4 Financial
Statements. The financial statements included in Borrower’s
Public Reports were prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles
and fairly present the consolidated financial condition and operations of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the dates thereof and the consolidated results
of their operations for the periods then ended.
5.5 No
Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2008, there has
been no change from that reflected in the Public Reports in the business,
Property, financial condition or results of operations of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
5.6 Taxes. Borrower
and its Subsidiaries have filed all United States federal tax returns and all
other material tax returns which are required to be filed and have paid all
taxes due pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any assessment received by
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except (a) such taxes, if any, as are being
contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in
accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles and (b) taxes and governmental
charges (in addition to those referred to in clause (a)) in an aggregate amount
not exceeding $1,000,000. The charges, accruals and reserves on the
books of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of any taxes or other
governmental charges are adequate.
5.7 Litigation
and Contingent Obligations. Except as disclosed in the Public
Reports, there is no litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation,
proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened
against or affecting Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin
or delay the
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making of
any Loans. Other than any liability incident to any litigation,
arbitration or proceeding which could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, Borrower has no material Contingent Obligations not
provided for or disclosed in the Public Reports.
5.8 Significant
Subsidiaries. Schedule 3 contains an accurate list of all
Significant Subsidiaries of Borrower as of the Closing Date setting forth their
respective jurisdictions of organization and the percentage of their respective
capital stock or other ownership interests owned by Borrower or other
Subsidiaries of Borrower. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock or other ownership interests of such Significant Subsidiaries have
been (to the extent such concepts are relevant with respect to such ownership
interests) duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable.
5.9 ERISA. Each
Plan complies in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law
and regulations, no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan,
neither Borrower nor any other member of the Controlled Group has withdrawn from
any Plan or initiated steps to do so, and no steps have been taken to reorganize
or terminate any Plan.
5.10 Accuracy
of Information. No written information, exhibit or report
furnished by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Agent or to any Lender
in connection with the negotiation of, or compliance with the Loan Documents
contained any material misstatement of fact or omitted to state a material fact
or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading.
5.11 Regulation
U. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged
principally or as one of its primary activities in the business of extending
credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any "margin stock" (as defined
in Regulation U of the FRB).
5.12 Material
Agreements. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is in
default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations,
covenants or conditions contained in any agreement to which it is a party, which
default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
5.13 Compliance
With Laws. Borrower and its Subsidiaries have complied with
all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of any
domestic or foreign government or any instrumentality or agency thereof having
jurisdiction over the conduct of their respective businesses or the ownership of
their respective Property except for any failure to comply with any of the
foregoing which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
5.14 Plan
Assets; Prohibited Transactions. Borrower is not an entity
deemed to hold “plan assets” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101 of an
employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to
Title I of ERISA or any plan (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the
Code).
5.15 Environmental
Matters. In the ordinary course of its business, the officers
of Borrower consider the effect of Environmental Laws on the business of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in the course of which they identify and evaluate
potential risks and liabilities accruing to Borrower and its Subsidiaries due to
Environmental Laws. On the basis of this consideration, Borrower has
concluded that Environmental Laws are not reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Public Reports, neither
Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof has received any notice to the effect that
its operations are not in material compliance with any of the requirements of
applicable Environmental Laws or are the subject of any federal or state
investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a
release of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into
the
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environment,
which noncompliance or remedial action could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
5.16 Investment
Company Act. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is an
“investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”,
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
5.17 Insurance. Borrower
and its Significant Subsidiaries maintain insurance with financially sound and
reputable insurance companies on all their Property of a character usually
insured by entities in the same or similar businesses similarly situated against
loss or damage of the kinds and in the amounts, customarily insured against by
such entities, and maintain such other insurance as is usually carried by such
entities.
5.18 No
Default. No Default or Unmatured Default
exists.
5.19 Ownership
of Properties. As of the Closing Date, Borrower and its
Subsidiaries have valid title, free of all Liens other than those permitted by
Section 6.12, to all the Property reflected as owned by Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in the financial statements of Borrower referred to in Section 5.4,
other than Property used, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of since such
date (a) in the ordinary course of business or (b) which are not material to the
business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
5.20 OFAC. None of
Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower: (i) is a
person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons
maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control available at
xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxx/xxxx/xxx/xxxxx.xxxx, or as otherwise
published from time to time; or (ii) is (A) an agency of the government of a
country, (B) an organization controlled by a country, or (C) a person resident
in a country that is subject to a sanctions program identified on the list
maintained by OFAC and available at
xxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxx/xxxx/xxxxxxxxx/xxxxx.xxxx, or as
otherwise published from time to time, as such program may be applicable to such
agency, organization or person; or (iii) derives more than 10% of its assets or
operating income from investments in or transactions with any such country,
agency, organization or person; and (iv) none of the proceeds from the Loans
will be used to finance any operations, investments or activities in, or make
any payments to, any such country, agency, organization, or
person.
ARTICLE
VI
COVENANTS
During
the term of this Agreement, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent
in writing:
6.1 Financial
Reporting.
Borrower will maintain, for itself and each of its Subsidiaries, a system of
accounting established and administered in accordance with Agreement Accounting
Principles, and furnish to the Agent (in such number of copies as the Agent may
reasonably request):
(i) Within
100 days after the close of its fiscal year, an audit report, which shall be
without a “going
concern” or similar qualification or exception and without any
qualification as to the scope of the audit, issued by independent certified
public accountants of recognized national standing and reasonably acceptable to
the Agent, prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles on a
consolidated and consolidating basis (consolidating statements need not be
certified by such accountants) for itself and its Subsidiaries,
including
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balance
sheets as of the end of such period, related profit and loss and reconciliation
of surplus statements, and a statement of cash flows, accompanied by (a) any
management letter prepared by said accountants, and (b) a certificate of said
accountants that, in the course of their examination necessary for their
certification of the foregoing, they have obtained no knowledge of any Default
or Unmatured Default with respect to Borrower, or if, in the opinion of such
accountants, any such Default or Unmatured Default shall exist, stating the
nature and status thereof; provided
that if Borrower is then a “registrant” within the meaning of Rule 1-01 of
Regulation S-X of the SEC and required to file a report on Form 10-K with the
SEC, a copy of Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-K (excluding the exhibits
thereto, unless such exhibits are requested under clause
(viii) of this Section) or any successor form and a manually executed
copy of the accompanying report of Borrower’s independent public accountant, as
filed with the SEC, shall satisfy the requirements of this clause
(i);
(ii) Within
60 days after the close of the first three quarterly periods of each of
Borrower’s fiscal years commencing during the term of this Agreement, for itself
and its Subsidiaries, either (i) consolidated and consolidating unaudited
balance sheets as at the close of each such period and consolidated and
consolidating profit and loss and reconciliation of surplus statements and a
statement of cash flows for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to
the end of such quarter, all certified by its chief financial officer or (ii) if
Borrower is then a “registrant” within the meaning of Rule 1-01 of Regulation
S-X of the SEC and required to file a report on Form 10-Q with the SEC, a copy
of Borrower’s report on Form 10-Q for such quarterly period, excluding the
exhibits thereto, unless such exhibits are requested under clause
(viii) of this Section.
(iii) Together
with the financial statements (or reports) required under Sections
6.1(i) and (ii),
a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit
A signed by an Authorized Officer of Borrower showing the calculations
necessary to determine Borrower’s compliance with Section
6.13 of this Agreement and stating that, to the knowledge of such
officer, no Default or Unmatured Default with respect to Borrower exists, or if
any such Default or Unmatured Default exists, stating the nature and status
thereof.
(iv) As
soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after receipt by Borrower, a
copy of (a) any notice or claim to the effect that Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may be liable to any Person as a result of the release by
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Person of any toxic or hazardous
waste or substance into the environment, and (b) any notice alleging any
violation of any federal, state or local environmental, health or safety law or
regulation by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which, in either case, could
be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Promptly
upon Borrower’s furnishing thereof to its shareholders generally, copies of all
financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished.
(vi) Promptly
upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements and annual,
quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries files with the SEC.
(vii) As
soon as Borrower obtains knowledge of an actual Change in Control or publicly
disclosed prospective Change in Control, written notice of same, including the
anticipated or actual date of and all other publicly disclosed material terms
and conditions surrounding such proposed or actual Change in
Control.
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(viii) Such
other information (including nonfinancial information) as the Agent or any
Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
Documents
required to be delivered pursuant to clause
(i), (ii),
(v)
or (vi)
above may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to
have been delivered on the date (i) on which Borrower posts such documents, or
provides a link thereto, on a website on the internet at a website address
previously specified to the Agent and the Lenders; or (ii) on which such
documents are posted on Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks or another relevant
website, if any, to which each of the Agent and each Lender has access; provided
that (i) upon request of the Agent or any Lender, Borrower shall deliver paper
copies of such documents to the Agent or such Lender (until a written request to
cease delivering paper copies is given by the Agent or such Lender) and (ii)
Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Agent
and each Lender of the posting of any documents. The Agent shall have
no obligation to request the delivery of, or to maintain copies of, the
documents referred to above or to monitor compliance by Borrower with any such
request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting
delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
6.2 Use
of Proceeds. Borrower will use the proceeds of the Advances to
it for general corporate purposes. Borrower will not, nor will it
permit any Subsidiary to, use any of the proceeds of the Advances to purchase or
carry any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U of the
FRB).
6.3 Notice
of Default/Rating
Change. Borrower will give prompt notice in writing to the
Lenders of the occurrence of (a) any Default or Unmatured Default (it being
understood and agreed that Borrower shall not be required to make separate
disclosure under this Section 6.3 of occurrences or developments which have
previously been disclosed to the Lenders in any financial statement or other
information delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.1) or (b) any change
in a Rating (as defined on Schedule 1).
6.4 Conduct
of Business. Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Significant Subsidiaries (or, in the case of clause (b) below, each of its
Subsidiaries) to, (a) carry on and conduct its business in substantially the
same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is
presently conducted and (b) do all things necessary to remain duly incorporated
or organized, validly existing and (to the extent such concept applies to such
entity) in good standing as a domestic corporation, partnership or limited
liability company in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the
case may be, and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in
each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except to the extent, in
the case of all matters covered by this clause (b) other than the existence of
Borrower, that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
6.5 Taxes. Borrower
will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, timely file complete and
correct United States federal and applicable foreign, state and local tax
returns required by law and pay when due all taxes, assessments and governmental
charges and levies upon it or its income, profits or Property, except (a) those
that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with
respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with
Agreement Accounting Principles and (b) taxes, governmental charges and levies
(in addition to those referred to in clause (a)) in an aggregate amount not
exceeding $1,000,000.
6.6 Insurance. Borrower
will, and will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, maintain with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all of its
Property in such amounts and covering such risks as is consistent with sound
business practice, and Borrower will furnish to any Lender such information as
such Lender may reasonably request as to the insurance carried by Borrower and
its Significant Subsidiaries.
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6.7 Compliance
with Laws. Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs,
judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject, including
all Environmental Laws, where failure to do so could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.8 Maintenance
of Properties. Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, do all things necessary to (a) maintain, preserve, protect and
keep its Property in good repair, working order and condition, and make all
necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements so that its business
carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, where
failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
and (b) keep proper books and records in which full and correct entries shall be
made of all material financial transactions of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
6.9 Inspection. Borrower
will, and will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, permit the Agent
and the Lenders upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times and
intervals as the Agent or any Lender may designate by their respective
representatives and agents, to inspect any of the Property, books and financial
records of Borrower and each such Significant Subsidiary, to examine and make
copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of Borrower and each
such Significant Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts
of Borrower and each such Significant Subsidiary with, and to be advised as to
the same by, their respective officers.
6.10 Merger. Borrower
will not, nor will it permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, merge or
consolidate with or into any other Person, except that, so long as both
immediately prior to and after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, no
Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (a) any
Significant Subsidiary of Borrower may merge with Borrower or a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Borrower and (b) Borrower may merge or consolidate with any other
Person so long as Borrower is the surviving entity.
6.11 Sales
of Assets. Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, lease, sell or otherwise dispose of any of its assets (other
than in the ordinary course of business), or sell or assign with or without
recourse any accounts receivable, except:
(i) Any
Subsidiary of Borrower may sell, transfer or assign any of its assets to
Borrower or another Subsidiary of Borrower.
(ii) The
sale, assignment or other transfer of accounts receivable or other rights to
payment pursuant to any Securitization Transaction.
(iii) So
long as, at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no
Default or Unmatured Default exists:
(1) Any
Permitted PHI Asset Sale;
(2) Any
Permitted ACE Asset Sale;
(3) Any
Permitted DPL Asset Sale;
(4) Any
Permitted PEPCO Asset Sale; and
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(5) The
sale of Intangible Transition Property to a Special Purpose Subsidiary in
connection with such Special Purpose Subsidiary’s issuance of Nonrecourse
Transition Bond Debt.
(iv) Borrower
and its Subsidiaries may sell or otherwise dispose of assets so long as the
aggregate book value of all assets sold or otherwise disposed of in any fiscal
year of Borrower (other than assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the
ordinary course of business or pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) above) does
not exceed a Substantial Portion of the Property of Borrower.
6.12 Liens. Borrower
will not, nor will it permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, create,
incur, or suffer to exist any Lien in, of or on the Property of Borrower or any
such Significant Subsidiary, except:
(i) Liens
for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on its
Property if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or
thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and
by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with
Agreement Accounting Principles shall have been set aside on its
books.
(ii) Liens
imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other
similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business which secure payment of
obligations not more than 90 days past due or which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves shall have been
set aside on its books.
(iii) Liens
arising out of pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws,
unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement
benefits, or similar legislation.
(iv) Utility
easements, building restrictions, zoning laws or ordinances and such other
encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally
existing with respect to properties of a similar character and which do not in
any material way affect the marketability of the same or interfere with the use
thereof in the business of Borrower and its Significant
Subsidiaries.
(v) Liens
existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule
4 (including Liens on after-acquired property arising under agreements
described in Schedule
4 as such agreements are in effect on the date hereof).
(vi) Judgment
Liens which secure payment of legal obligations that would not constitute a
Default with respect to Borrower under Article
VII.
(vii) Liens
on Property acquired by Borrower or a Significant Subsidiary after the date
hereof, existing on such Property at the time of acquisition thereof (and not
created in anticipation thereof), provided
that in any such case no such Lien shall extend to or cover any other Property
of Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary, as the case may be.
(viii) Deposits
and/or similar arrangements to secure the performance of bids, fuel procurement
contracts or other trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases,
statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business by
Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries.
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(ix) Liens
on assets of Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries arising out of
obligations or duties to any municipality or public authority with respect to
any franchise, grant, license, permit or certificate.
(x) Rights
reserved to or vested in any municipality or public authority to control or
regulate any property or asset of Borrower or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries or to use such property or asset in a manner which does not
materially impair the use of such property or asset for the purposes for which
it is held by Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary.
(xi) Irregularities
in or deficiencies of title to any Property which do not materially affect the
use of such property by Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in the
normal course of its business.
(xii) Liens
securing Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries incurred to finance the
acquisition of fixed or capital assets, provided
that (i) such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the
acquisition of such fixed or capital assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time
encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness,
(iii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and
(iv) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no
time exceed 100% of the original purchase price of such property at the time it
was acquired.
(xiii) Any
Lien on any property or asset of any corporation or other entity existing at the
time such corporation or entity is acquired, merged or consolidated or
amalgamated with or into Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary thereof and not
created in contemplation of such event.
(xiv) Liens
arising out of the refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any
Indebtedness secured by any Lien permitted by Section
6.12 (v), (vii),
(xii)
or (xiii),
provided that such Indebtedness is not increased and is not secured by any
additional assets.
(xv) Rights
of lessees arising under leases entered into by Borrower or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries as lessor, in the ordinary course of
business.
(xvi) Permitted
PEPCO Liens.
(xvii) Permitted
DPL Liens.
(xviii) Permitted
ACE Liens.
(xix) Permitted
PHI Liens.
(xx) Purchase
money mortgages or other purchase money liens or conditional sale,
lease-purchase or other title retention agreements upon or in respect of
property acquired or leased for use in the ordinary course of its business by
Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries.
(xxi) Liens
granted by a Special Purpose Subsidiary to secure Nonrecourse Transition Bond
Debt of such Special Purpose Subsidiary.
(xxii) Liens,
in addition to those permitted by clauses
(i) through (xxi),
granted by Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than ACE, DPL or PEPCO and their
Subsidiaries) to secure
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Nonrecourse
Indebtedness incurred after the date hereof, provided
that the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not at
any time exceed $200,000,000.
(xxiii) Liens,
if any, in favor of the Swingline Lender to cash collateralize or otherwise
secure the obligations of a Defaulting Lender or an Impacted Lender to fund risk
participations hereunder.
(xxiv) Other
Liens, in addition to those permitted by clauses
(i) through (xxiii),
securing Indebtedness or arising in connection with Securitization Transactions,
provided
that the sum (without duplication) of all such Indebtedness, plus the aggregate
investment or claim held at any time by all purchasers, assignees or other
transferees of (or of interests in) receivables and other rights to payment in
all Securitization Transactions (excluding any Nonrecourse Transition Bond
Debt), shall not at any time exceed $700,000,000 for Borrower and its
Significant Subsidiaries.
6.13 Leverage
Ratio. Borrower will not permit the ratio, determined as of
the end of each of its fiscal quarters, of (i) the Total Indebtedness of
Borrower to (ii) the Total Capitalization of Borrower to be greater than 0.65 to
1.0. For purposes of this Section, the aggregate outstanding
Indebtedness evidenced by Hybrid Securities up to an aggregate amount of 15% of
Total Capitalization as of the date of determination, shall be excluded from
Total Indebtedness, but the entire aggregate outstanding Indebtedness evidenced
by such Hybrid Securities shall be included in the calculation of Total
Capitalization.
ARTICLE
VII
DEFAULTS
The
occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a Default
with respect to Borrower:
7.1 Representation
or Warranty. Any representation or warranty made, or deemed
made pursuant to Section 4.2 by Borrower to the Swingline Lender, the Lenders or
the Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any certificate or
information delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document shall be materially false on the date as of which
made.
7.2 Nonpayment. Nonpayment
of the principal of any Loan when due or nonpayment of any interest on any Loan,
or of any commitment fee, or other obligation payable by Borrower under any of
the Loan Documents, within five days after the same becomes
due.
7.3 Certain
Covenant Breaches. The breach by Borrower of any of the terms
or provisions of Section 6.2, 6.4 (as to the existence of Borrower), 6.10, 6.11,
6.12 or 6.13.
7.4 Other
Breaches. The breach by Borrower (other than a breach which
constitutes a Default under another Section of this Article VII) of any of the
terms or provisions of this Agreement which is not remedied within 15 days (or,
in the case of Section 6.9, five Business Days) after the chief executive
officer, the chief financial officer, the president, the treasurer or any
assistant treasurer of Borrower obtains actual knowledge of such
breach.
7.5 Cross
Default. Failure of Borrower or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries to pay when due any Indebtedness aggregating in excess of
$50,000,000 (“Material Indebtedness”); or the default by Borrower or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries in the performance (beyond the applicable grace period
with respect thereto, if any) of any term, provision or condition contained in
any agreement under which any such Material Indebtedness was created or is
governed, or any other event shall occur or condition
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exist,
the effect of which default or event is to cause, or to permit the holder or
holders of such Material Indebtedness to cause, such Material Indebtedness to
become due prior to its stated maturity; or any Material Indebtedness of
Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall be declared to be due and
payable or required to be prepaid or repurchased (other than by a regularly
scheduled payment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; or Borrower or any of
its Significant Subsidiaries shall not pay, or admit in writing its inability to
pay, its debts generally as they become due.
7.6 Voluntary
Bankruptcy, etc. Borrower or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under
the federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) apply for, seek, consent to, or
acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner,
liquidator or similar official for it or a Substantial Portion of its Property,
(iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the federal
bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it a
bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under
any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of
debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material
allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (v) take any corporate,
partnership or limited liability company action to authorize or effect any of
the foregoing actions set forth in this Section 7.6 or (vi) fail to contest in
good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section
7.7.
7.7 Involuntary
Bankruptcy, etc. Without the application, approval or consent
of Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable, a receiver,
trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for
Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or a Substantial Portion of its
Property, or a proceeding described in Section 7.6(iv) shall be instituted
against Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and such appointment
continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for
a period of 30 consecutive days.
7.8 Seizure
of Property, etc. Any court, government or governmental agency
shall condemn, seize or otherwise appropriate, or take custody or control of,
all or any portion of the Property of Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries
which, when taken together with all other Property of Borrower and its
Significant Subsidiaries so condemned, seized, appropriated, or taken custody or
control of, constitutes a Substantial Portion of its
Property.
7.9 Judgments. Borrower
or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall fail within 60 days to pay, bond or
otherwise discharge one or more (i) judgments or orders for the payment of money
in excess of $50,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in currencies other than
U.S. Dollars) in the aggregate or (ii) nonmonetary judgments or orders which,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, and, in any such case, there is a period of five
consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment(s) or
order(s) is not in effect (by reason of pending appeal or
otherwise).
7.10 ERISA. (i)
Any Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section
406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan for which there is
no exemption, (ii) a Plan is determined to be in “at risk status” (as defined in
Section 430(i)(4) of the Code, without regard to Section 430(i)(4)(B) relating
to the transition rule) or any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise
on the assets of Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group, (iii) a
Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to
have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to
terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of
proceedings or appointment of a trustee is, in the reasonable opinion of the
Required Lenders, likely to result in the termination of such Plan for purposes
of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any other member of the Plan shall terminate for
purposes of Title IV of ERISA, or (v) Borrower or any other
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member of
the Controlled Group shall incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal
from, or the insolvency or reorganization of, a Multiemployer Plan; and in each
case referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above, such event or condition,
together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.11 Unenforceability
of Loan Documents. Any Loan Document shall cease to be in full
force and effect (other than, in the case of a Note, as contemplated hereby),
any action shall be taken by or on behalf of Borrower to discontinue or to
assert the invalidity or unenforceability of any of its obligations under any
Loan Document, or Borrower or any Person acting on behalf of Borrower shall deny
that Borrower has any further liability under any Loan Document or shall give
notice to such effect.
7.12 Change
in Control. Any Change in Control shall occur, or Borrower
shall fail to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Voting Stock of each of
ACE, DPL and PEPCO.
ARTICLE
VIII
ACCELERATION,
WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
8.1 Acceleration. If
any Default described in Section 7.6 or 7.7 occurs, the obligations of the
Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) to make Credit Extensions to Borrower
hereunder shall automatically terminate and the Obligations of Borrower shall
immediately become due and payable without any election or action on the part of
the Agent or any Lender. If any other Default occurs, the Required
Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) may (i)
terminate or suspend the obligations of the Lenders (including the Swingline
Lender) to make Credit Extensions to Borrower hereunder, or declare the
Obligations of Borrower to be due and payable, or both, whereupon such
obligations of the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender) shall terminate
and/or the Obligations of Borrower shall become immediately due and payable,
without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which
Borrower hereby expressly waives and/or (ii) exercise all rights and remedies
available to the Agent and the Lenders under the Loan
Documents.
If,
within 30 days after termination of the obligations of the Lenders to make
Credit Extensions to Borrower hereunder or acceleration of the maturity of the
Obligations as a result of any Default (other than any Default as described in
Section
7.6 or 7.7)
and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the Obligations due shall
have been obtained or entered, the Required Lenders (in their sole discretion)
shall so direct, the Agent shall, by notice to Borrower, rescind and annul such
termination and/or acceleration.
8.2 Amendments. Subject
to the provisions of this Article VIII, the Required Lenders (or the Agent with
the consent in writing of the Required Lenders) and Borrower may enter into
agreements supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding or modifying any
provisions to this Agreement changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or
Borrower hereunder or waiving any Default or Unmatured Default hereunder;
provided that no such supplemental agreement shall, without the consent of all
of the Lenders:
(a) Extend
the final maturity of any Loan or the Facility Termination Date or forgive all
or any portion of the principal amount of any Loans or reduce the rate or extend
the time of payment of interest thereon or on any commitment fees.
(b) Reduce
the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders.
(c) Other
than as provided in Section
2.2, increase the amount of the Commitment of any Lender hereunder or
permit Borrower to assign its rights under this Agreement.
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(d) Amend
this Section
8.2.
No
amendment of any provision of this Agreement relating to the Agent shall be
effective without the written consent of the Agent. No amendment of
this Agreement relating to the Swingline Lender shall be effective without the
written consent of the Swingline Lender. The Agent may waive payment
of the fee required under Section
12.3(b) without obtaining the consent of any other party to this
Agreement.
8.3 Preservation
of Rights. No delay or omission of the Agent, the Swingline
Lender or the other Lenders to exercise any right under the Loan Documents shall
impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or Unmatured
Default or an acquiescence therein, and the making of a Credit Extension
notwithstanding the existence of a Default or Unmatured Default or the inability
of Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to such Credit Extension shall
not constitute any waiver or acquiescence. Any single or partial
exercise of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other variation
of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Loan Document whatsoever shall be
valid unless in writing signed by the parties required pursuant to Section 8.2
and then only to the extent in such writing specifically set
forth. All remedies contained in the Loan Documents or by law
afforded shall be cumulative and all shall be available to the Agent, the
Swingline Lender and the other Lenders until the Obligations have been paid in
full.
ARTICLE
IX
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
9.1 Survival
of Representations. All representations and warranties of
Borrower contained in this Agreement shall survive the making of the Credit
Extensions herein contemplated.
9.2 Governmental
Regulation. Anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, no Lender shall be obligated to extend credit to
Borrower in violation of any limitation or prohibition provided by any
applicable statute or regulation.
9.3 Headings. Section
headings in the Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only, and shall
not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of the Loan
Documents.
9.4 Entire
Agreement. The Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and
understanding among Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings among Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders relating
to the subject matter thereof.
9.5 Several
Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement. The respective
obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and no Lender
shall be the partner or agent of any other (except to the extent to which the
Agent is authorized to act as such). The failure of any Lender to
perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender from
any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall not be
construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the
parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns, provided
that the parties hereto expressly agree that the Arranger shall enjoy the
benefits of the provisions of Sections 9.6, 9.10 and 10.11 to the extent
specifically set forth therein and shall have the right to enforce such
provisions on its own behalf and in its own name to the same extent as if it
were a party to this Agreement.
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9.6 Expenses;
Indemnification.
(a) Borrower
shall reimburse the Agent and the Arranger for all reasonable costs, internal
charges and out of pocket expenses including reasonable expenses of and fees for
attorneys for the Agent and the Arranger who are employees of the Agent or the
Arranger and of a single outside counsel for all of the Agent and the Arranger
paid or incurred by the Agent or the Arranger in connection with the
preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, syndication, review, amendment,
modification and administration of the Loan Documents. Borrower
agrees to reimburse the Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders for (i) all
reasonable costs, internal charges and out of pocket expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and time charges of attorneys for the Agent, the
Arranger and the Lenders, which attorneys may be employees of the Agent, the
Arranger or a Lender) paid or incurred by the Agent, the Arranger or any Lender
in connection with the collection and enforcement of the Obligations of Borrower
under the Loan Documents (including in any “work-out” or restructuring of the
Obligations resulting from the occurrence of a Default) and (ii) any civil
penalty or fine assessed by OFAC against, and all reasonable costs and expenses
(including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements) incurred in connection
with defense thereof, by the Agent or any Lender as a result of conduct by
Borrower that violates a sanction enforced by OFAC.
(b) Borrower
agrees to indemnify the Agent, the Arranger, each Lender, their respective
affiliates, and each of the directors, officers and employees of the foregoing
Persons (each such Person an “Indemnified
Party” and collectively, the “Indemnified
Parties”) against all losses, claims, damages, penalties, judgments,
liabilities and reasonable expenses (including all reasonable expenses of
litigation or preparation therefor whether or not any Indemnified Party is a
party thereto) which any of them may pay or incur arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby,
or the direct or indirect application or proposed application of the proceeds of
any Credit Extension hereunder, except to the extent that they are determined in
a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified
Party seeking indemnification. The obligations of Borrower under this
Section
9.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
9.7 Numbers
of Documents. All statements, notices, closing documents and
requests hereunder shall be furnished to the Agent with sufficient counterparts
so that the Agent may furnish one to each of the Lenders.
9.8 Disclosure. Borrower
and the Lenders hereby (a) acknowledge and agree that Bank of America and/or its
Affiliates from time to time may hold investments in, make other loans to or
have other relationships with Borrower and their Affiliates and (b) waive any
liability of Bank of America or any of its Affiliates to Borrower or any Lender,
respectively, arising out of or resulting from such investments, loans or
relationships other than liabilities arising out of the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of Bank of America or its Affiliates.
9.9 Severability
of Provisions. Any provision in any Loan Document that is held
to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to
that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting
the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability,
or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the
provisions of all Loan Documents are declared to be
severable.
9.10 Nonliability
of Lenders. The relationship between Borrower on the one hand
and the Lenders and the Agent on the other hand shall be solely that of borrower
and lender. None of the Agent, the Arranger or any Lender shall have
any fiduciary responsibility to Borrower. None of the Agent, the
Arranger or any Lender undertakes any responsibility to Borrower to review or
inform Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of Borrower’s
business or operations. Borrower agrees that (a) it has consulted its
own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed
appropriate
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and (b)
none of the Agent, the Arranger or any Lender shall have liability to Borrower
(whether sounding in tort, contract or otherwise) for losses suffered by
Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, the
transactions contemplated and the relationship established by the Loan
Documents, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith,
unless it is determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of
competent jurisdiction that such losses resulted from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the party from which recovery is sought. No
Indemnified Party shall have any liability with respect to, and Borrower hereby
waives, releases and agrees not to xxx for, any special, indirect or
consequential damages suffered by Borrower in connection with, arising out of,
or in any way related to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated
thereby.
9.11 Limited
Disclosure.
(a) None
of the Agent, the Swingline Lender nor any other Lender shall disclose to any
Person any Specified Information (as defined below) except to its, and its
Affiliates’, officers, employees, agents, accountants, legal counsel, advisors
and other representatives who have a need to know such Specified Information in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. “Specified
Information” means information that Borrower has furnished or in the
future furnishes to the Agent, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender in
confidence, but does not include any such information that (i) is published in a
source or otherwise becomes generally available to the public (other than
through the actions of the Agent, the Swingline Lender, any other Lender or any
of their Affiliates, officers, employees, agents, accountants, legal counsel,
advisors and other representatives in violation of this Agreement) or that is or
becomes available to the Agent, the Swingline Lender or such other Lender from a
source other than Borrower, (ii) without duplication with clause (i)
above, is otherwise a matter of general public knowledge, (iii) that is required
to be disclosed by law, regulation or judicial order (including pursuant to the
Code), (iv) that is requested by any regulatory body with jurisdiction over the
Agent, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender, (v) that is disclosed to legal
counsel, accountants and other professional advisors to the Agent, the Swingline
Lender or such other Lender, in connection with the exercise of any right or
remedy hereunder or under any Note or any suit or other litigation or proceeding
relating to this Agreement or any Note or to a rating agency if required by such
agency in connection with a rating relating to Credit Extensions hereunder, (vi)
that is disclosed to assignees or participants or potential assignees or
participants who agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section
9.11 or (vii) that is disclosed to any actual or prospective counterparty
(or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Borrower and
its obligations who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section
9.11.
(b) The
provisions of this Section
9.11 supersede any confidentiality obligations of any Lender, the
Swingline Lender or the Agent relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby under any agreement between Borrower and any such
party.
9.12 Nonreliance. Each
Lender hereby represents that it is not relying on or looking to any margin
stock (as defined in Regulation U of the FRB) for the repayment of the Credit
Extensions provided for herein.
9.13 USA
PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION. The following notification is provided to
Borrower pursuant to Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act of 2001, 31 U.S.C.
Section 5318:
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT. To help the government
fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law
requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information
that identifies each person or entity that opens an account, including any
deposit account, treasury management account, loan, other extension of credit or
other financial services product. What this means for
Borrower: When a borrower
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opens an
account, if such borrower is an individual, the Agent and the Lenders will ask
for such borrower’s name, residential address, tax identification number, date
of birth and other information that will allow the Agent and the Lenders to
identify such borrower, and, if a borrower is not an individual, the Agent and
the Lenders will ask for such borrower’s name, tax identification number,
business address and other information that will allow the Agent and the Lenders
to identify such borrower. The Agent and the Lenders may also ask, if
a borrower is an individual, to see such borrower’s driver’s license or other
identifying documents, and, if the borrower is not an individual, to see the
borrower’s legal organizational documents or other identifying
documents.
9.14 Interest
Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the
Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest
permitted by applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Agent or any
Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the
excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds
such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining
whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Agent or a
Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an
expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments
and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in
equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated
term of the Obligations hereunder.
9.15 Amendment
and Restatement; No Novation. This Agreement constitutes an
amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement effective from and
after the Closing Date. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
shall not constitute a novation of any indebtedness or other obligations owing
to the Lenders or the Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement based on facts
or events occurring or existing prior to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement. On the Closing Date, the credit facilities described in
the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended, supplemented, modified and
restated in their entirety by the facilities described herein, and all Loans (as
defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and other Obligations (as defined in
the Existing Credit Agreement) of the Borrower outstanding as of such date under
the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be Loans and Obligations
outstanding under the corresponding facilities described herein, without any
further action by any Person, except that the Agent shall make such transfers of
funds as are necessary in order that the outstanding balance of such Loans (as
defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) under the Existing Credit Agreement,
together with any Loans funded on the Closing Date, reflect the Commitments of
the Lenders hereunder.
ARTICLE
THE
AGENT
10.1 Appointment;
Nature of Relationship. Bank of America is hereby appointed by
each of the Lenders as its contractual representative (herein referred to as the
“Agent”) hereunder and under each other Loan Document, and each of the Lenders
irrevocably authorizes the Agent to act as the contractual representative of
such Lender with the rights and duties expressly set forth herein and in the
other Loan Documents. The Agent agrees to act as such contractual
representative upon the express conditions contained in this Article
X. Notwithstanding the use of the defined term “Agent,” it is
expressly understood and agreed that the Agent shall not have any fiduciary
responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document and that the Agent is merely acting as the contractual representative
of the Lenders with only those duties as are expressly set forth in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In its capacity as the
Lenders’ contractual representative, the Agent (a) does not hereby assume any
fiduciary duties to any of the Lenders, (b) is a “representative” of the Lenders
within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the Uniform Commercial Code and (c) is
acting as an
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independent
contractor, the rights and duties of which are limited to those expressly set
forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each of the
Lenders hereby agrees to assert no claim against the Agent on any agency theory
or any other theory of liability for breach of fiduciary duty, all of which
claims each Lender hereby waives.
10.2 Powers. The
Agent shall have and may exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are
specifically delegated to the Agent by the terms of each thereof, together with
such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent shall
have no implied duties to the Lenders, or any obligation to the Lenders to take
any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document except any action
specifically provided by the Loan Documents to be taken by the
Agent. Except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan
Documents, the Agent shall not be liable for the failure to disclose any
information relating to the Borrower or its Affiliates that is communicated to
or obtained by the Person serving as the Agent or any of its Affiliates in any
capacity.
10.3 General
Immunity. Neither the Agent nor any of its directors,
officers, agents or employees shall be liable to Borrower or any Lender for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or under any other
Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith except to the extent such
action or inaction is determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court
of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Person.
10.4 No
Responsibility for Loans Recitals etc. Neither the Agent nor
any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or
have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, or verify (a) any statement, warranty
or representation made in connection with any Loan Document or any borrowing
hereunder; (b) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or
agreements of any obligor under any Loan Document, including any agreement by an
obligor to furnish information directly to each Lender; (c) the satisfaction of
any condition specified in Article IV, except to confirm receipt of items
expressly required to be delivered solely to the Agent; (d) the existence or
possible existence of any Default or Unmatured Default; (e) the validity,
enforceability, effectiveness, sufficiency or genuineness of any Loan Document
or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection therewith; or (f) the
contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or
under any other Loan Document. The Agent shall have no duty to
disclose to the Lenders information that is not required to be furnished by
Borrower to the Agent at such time, but is voluntarily furnished by Borrower to
the Agent (either in its capacity as Agent or in its individual
capacity).
10.5 Action
on Instructions of Lenders. The Agent shall in all cases be
fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder and under any
other Loan Document in accordance with written instructions signed by the
Required Lenders (or, when expressly required hereunder, all of the Lenders),
and such instructions and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto
shall be binding on all of the Lenders. The Lenders hereby
acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no duty to take any discretionary
action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document unless it shall be requested in writing to
do so by the Required Lenders. The Agent shall be fully justified in
failing or refusing to take any action hereunder and under any other Loan
Document unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders
pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by
reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
10.6 Employment
of Agents and Counsel. The Agent may execute any of its duties
as Agent hereunder and under any other Loan Document by or through employees,
agents and attorneys in fact and shall not be answerable to the Lenders, except
as to money or securities received by it or its authorized agents, for the
default or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys in fact selected by it
with reasonable care. The Agent shall be entitled to advice of
counsel concerning the contractual arrangement between
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the Agent
and the Lenders and all matters pertaining to the Agent’s duties hereunder and
under any other Loan Document.
10.7 Reliance
on Documents; Counsel. The Agent shall be entitled to rely
upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any Note, notice,
consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, statement, paper or document
(including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other
distribution) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed
or sent by the proper person or persons, and, in respect to legal matters, upon
the opinion of counsel selected by the Agent, which counsel may be employees of
the Agent.
10.8 Agent’s
Reimbursement and Indemnification. The Lenders agree to
reimburse and indemnify the Agent ratably in proportion to their respective
Commitments (or, if the Commitments have been terminated, in proportion to their
Commitments immediately prior to such termination) (a) for any amounts not
reimbursed by Borrower for which the Agent is entitled to reimbursement by
Borrower under the Loan Documents, (b) for any other expenses incurred by the
Agent on behalf of the Lenders, in connection with the preparation, execution,
delivery, administration and enforcement of the Loan Documents (including for
any expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with any dispute between the
Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders) and (c) for any
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be
imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or
arising out of the Loan Documents or any document delivered in connection
therewith or the transactions contemplated thereby (including for any such
amounts incurred by or asserted against the Agent in connection with any dispute
between the Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders), or the
enforcement of any of the terms of the Loan Documents or of any such other
documents, provided that (i) no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing
to the extent any of the foregoing is found in a final non-appealable judgment
by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence
or willful misconduct of the Agent and (ii) any indemnification required
pursuant to Section 3.5(g) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section
10.8, be paid by the relevant Lender in accordance with the provisions
thereof. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.8 shall
survive payment of the Obligations and termination of this
Agreement.
10.9 Notice
of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or
notice of the occurrence of any Default or Unmatured Default hereunder (except
for failure of Borrower to pay any amount required to be paid to the Agent
hereunder for the account of the Lenders) unless the Agent has received written
notice from a Lender or Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such
Default or Unmatured Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of
default”. In the event that the Agent receives such a notice, the
Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to all Lenders.
10.10 Rights
as a Lender. In the event the Agent is a Lender, the Agent
shall have the same rights and powers hereunder and under any other Loan
Document with respect to its Commitment, its Loans and its participation in the
Swingline Loans as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not
the Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, at any time when the Agent
is a Lender, unless the context otherwise indicates, include the Agent in its
individual capacity. The Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits
from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of trust, debt, equity or
other transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, with Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in which Borrower
or such Subsidiary is not restricted hereby from engaging with any other
Person. The Agent in its individual capacity is not obligated to
remain a Lender.
10.11 Lender
Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance upon the Agent, the Arranger, any other
Lender or any of their respective Affiliates,
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partners,
directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors and based on the
financial statements prepared by Borrower and such other documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently
and without reliance upon the Agent, the Arranger, any other Lender or any of
their respective Affiliates, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents,
trustees and advisors and based on such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in
taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
10.12 Successor
Agent. The Agent may resign at any time by giving written
notice thereof to the Lenders and Borrower, such resignation to be effective
upon the appointment of a successor Agent or, if no successor Agent has been
appointed, forty-five days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its
intention to resign. The Agent may be removed at any time with or
without cause by written notice received by the Agent from the Required Lenders,
such removal to be effective on the date specified by the Required
Lenders. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders
shall have the right (with, so long as no Default or Unmatured Default exists,
the consent of Borrower, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to
appoint, on behalf of Borrower and the Lenders, a successor Agent. If
no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders within
thirty days after the resigning Agent’s giving notice of its intention to
resign, then the resigning Agent may appoint, on behalf of Borrower and the
Lenders, a successor Agent. Notwithstanding the previous sentence,
the Agent may at any time without the consent of any Lender but with the consent
of Borrower, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, appoint any of its
Affiliates which is a commercial bank as a successor Agent
hereunder. If the Agent has resigned or been removed and no successor
Agent has been appointed, the Lenders may perform all the duties of the Agent
hereunder and Borrower shall make all payments in respect of their respective
Obligations to the applicable Lender and for all other purposes shall deal
directly with the Lenders. No successor Agent shall be deemed to be
appointed hereunder until such successor Agent has accepted the
appointment. Any such successor Agent shall be a commercial bank with
an office in the United States having capital and retained earnings of at least
$100,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent
hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to
and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the
resigning or removed Agent. Upon the effectiveness of the resignation
or removal of the Agent, the resigning or removed Agent shall be discharged from
its duties and obligations hereunder and under the Loan
Documents. After the effectiveness of the resignation or removal of
an Agent, the provisions of this Article X shall continue in effect for the
benefit of such Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by
it while it was acting as the Agent hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents. In the event that there is a successor to the Agent (by
merger or resignation or removal), or the Agent assigns its duties and
obligations to an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 10.12, then the term “Prime
Rate” as used in this Agreement shall mean the prime rate, base rate or other
analogous rate of the new Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Section 10.12, the Agent may not be removed by the Required
Lenders unless the Agent (in its individual capacity) is concurrently removed
from its duties and responsibilities as the Swingline Lender. Any
resignation by Bank of America as Agent pursuant to this Section shall also
constitute its resignation as Swingline Lender.
10.13 Agent’s
Fee. Borrower agrees to pay to each of the Agent and the
Arranger, for the Agent’s or the Arranger’s own account, the fees agreed to by
Borrower and the Agent or the Arranger, as applicable.
10.14 Delegation
to Affiliates. Borrower and the Lenders agree that the Agent
may delegate any of its duties under this Agreement to any of its
Affiliates. Any such Affiliate (and such Affiliate’s directors,
officers, agents and employees) which performs duties in connection with this
Agreement shall
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be
entitled to the same benefits of the indemnification, waiver and other
protective provisions to which the Agent is entitled under Articles IX and
X.
10.15 Other
Agents. None of the Lenders identified on the cover page or
signature pages of this Agreement or otherwise herein as being the “Syndication
Agent” or a “Documentation Agent” (collectively, the “Other Agents”) shall have
any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this
Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders. Each Lender
acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Other
Agents in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or refraining from
taking any action hereunder or pursuant hereto.
ARTICLE
XI
SETOFF;
RATABLE PAYMENTS
11.1 Setoff. In
addition to, and without limitation of, any rights of the Lenders and the
Swingline Lender under applicable law, if Borrower becomes insolvent, however
evidenced, or any Default occurs, any and all deposits (including all account
balances, whether provisional or final and whether or not collected or
available) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by any Lender or
the Swingline Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender or the Swingline Lender to
or for the credit or account of Borrower may be offset and applied
toward the payment of the Obligations of Borrower owing to such Lender or the
Swingline Lender, whether or not the Obligations, or any part thereof, shall
then be due and irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any
demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
11.2 Ratable
Payments. If any Lender, whether by setoff or otherwise, has
payment made to it upon the Outstanding Credit Extensions owed to it by Borrower
(other than (i) payments received pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5, (ii)
payments made to the Swingline Lender in respect of Swingline Loans so long as
the Lenders have not funded their participations therein and (iii) any amounts
received by the Swingline Lender to secure the obligations of a Defaulting
Lender or an Impacted Lender to fund risk participations hereunder) in a greater
proportion than that received by any other Lender, such Lender agrees, promptly
upon demand, to purchase a portion of the Outstanding Credit Extensions owed by
Borrower to the other Lenders so that after such purchase each Lender will hold
its ratable proportion of all of Borrower’s Outstanding Credit
Extensions. If any Lender, whether in connection with setoff or
amounts which might be subject to setoff or otherwise, receives collateral or
other protection for the Outstanding Credit Extensions owed to it by Borrower or
such amounts which may be subject to setoff, such Lender agrees, promptly upon
demand, to take such action necessary such that all Lenders share in the
benefits of such collateral ratably in proportion to the Outstanding Credit
Extensions owed to each of them by Borrower. In case any such payment
is disturbed by legal process, or otherwise, appropriate further adjustments
shall be made.
11.3 Payments
Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of
the Borrower is made to the Agent or any Lender, or the Agent or any Lender
exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff
or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or
preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement
entered into by the Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a
trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under
any debtor relief law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the
obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived
and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or
such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the
Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so
recovered from or repaid by the Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of
such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the
Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to
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time in
effect. The obligations of the Lenders under clause (b) of the
preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the
termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
XII
BENEFIT
OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
12.1 Successors
and Assigns. The terms and provisions of the Loan Documents
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower and the Lenders and
their respective successors and assigns, except that (a) Borrower shall not have
the right to assign its rights or obligations under the Loan Documents and (b)
any assignment by any Lender must be made in compliance with Section
12.3. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that clause (b) of
the preceding sentence relates only to absolute assignments and does not
prohibit assignments creating security interests, including any pledge or
assignment by any Lender of all or any portion of its rights under this
Agreement and any Note to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge
or assignment creating a security interest shall release the transferor Lender
from its obligations hereunder unless and until the parties thereto have
complied with the provisions of Section 12.3. The Agent may treat the
Person which made any Loan or which holds any Note as the owner thereof for all
purposes hereof unless and until such Person complies with Section 12.3;
provided that the Agent may in its discretion (but shall not be required to)
follow instructions from the Person which made any Loan or which holds any Note
to direct payments relating to such Loan or Note to another
Person. Any assignee of the rights to any Loan or any Note agrees by
acceptance of such assignment to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the
Loan Documents. Any request, authority or consent of any Person, who
at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent is the
owner of the rights to any Loan (whether or not a Note has been issued in
evidence thereof), shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder or
assignee of the rights to such Loan.
12.2 Participations.
(a) Permitted
Participants; Effect. Upon giving notice to but without
obtaining the consent of Borrower, any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its
business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more
Persons (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s
Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (“Participants”)
participating interests in any Obligations owing to such Lender, any Note held
by such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such
Lender under the Loan Documents. In the event of any such sale by a
Lender of participating interests to a Participant, such Lender’s obligations
under the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations,
such Lender shall remain the owner of the Obligations owing to such Lender and
the holder of any Note issued to it for all purposes under the Loan Documents,
all amounts payable by Borrower under this Agreement shall be determined as if
such Lender had not sold such participating interests, and Borrower, the
Swingline Lender and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with
such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under the
Loan Documents.
(b) Voting
Rights. Each Lender shall retain the sole right to approve,
without the consent of any Participant, any amendment, modification or waiver of
any provision of the Loan Documents other than any amendment, modification or
waiver which extends the Facility Termination Date or the final maturity of any
Loan in which such Participant has an interest or forgives all or any portion of
the principal amount thereof, or reduces the rate or extends the time of payment
of interest thereon or on any commitment fees.
(c) Benefit
of Setoff. Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be
deemed to have the right of setoff provided in Section
11.1 in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under the
Loan
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Documents
to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing
directly to it as a Lender under the Loan Documents, provided
that each Lender shall retain the right of setoff provided in Section
11.1 with respect to the amount of participating interests sold to each
Participant. The Lenders agree to share with each Participant, and
each Participant, by exercising the right of setoff provided in Section
11.1, agrees to share with each Lender, any amount received pursuant to
the exercise of its right of setoff, such amounts to be shared in accordance
with Section
11.2 as if each Participant were a Lender.
12.3 Assignments.
(a) Permitted
Assignments. Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its
business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time assign to one or
more Persons (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the
Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (“Purchasers”)
all or any part of its rights and obligations under the Loan
Documents. Such assignment shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit
B or in such other form as may be agreed to by the parties
thereto. The consent of Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the Agent
shall be required prior to an assignment becoming effective with respect to a
Purchaser which is not a Lender or an Affiliate thereof; provided
that if a Default exists, the consent of Borrower shall not be
required. Any such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. Each such assignment with respect to a Purchaser which is
not a Lender or an Affiliate thereof shall (unless each of Borrower and the
Agent otherwise consent) be in an amount not less than the lesser of (i)
$5,000,000 or (ii) the remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment
(calculated as at the date of such assignment) or outstanding Loans and
participations in Swingline Loans (to the extent such Commitment has been
terminated). Each assignment shall be of a constant, and not a
varying, percentage of all of the assigning Lender’s interests in the
Obligations of, and Commitment to, Borrower.
(b) Effect;
Effective Date. Upon (i) delivery to the Agent of an
Assignment Agreement, together with any consents required by Section
12.3(a), and (ii) payment of a $3,500 fee to the Agent for processing
such assignment (unless such fee is waived by the Agent), and subject to
acceptance and recording of such Assignment Agreement pursuant to Section
12.3(c), such Assignment Agreement shall become effective on the
effective date specified in such Assignment Agreement. On and after
the effective date of such Assignment Agreement, such Purchaser shall for all
purposes be a Lender party to this Agreement and any other Loan Document
executed by or on behalf of the Lenders and shall have all the rights and
obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, to the same extent as if it
were an original party hereto, and no further consent or action by Borrower, the
Lenders or the Agent shall be required to release the transferor Lender with
respect to the percentage of the Aggregate Commitment and Obligations assigned
to such Purchaser. Any Person that is at any time a Lender and that
thereafter ceases to be a Lender pursuant to the terms of this Section
12.3(b) shall continue to be entitled to the benefit of those provisions
of this Agreement that, pursuant to the terms hereof, survive the
termination hereof. Upon the consummation of any assignment to a
Purchaser pursuant to this Section
12.3(b), the transferor Lender, the Agent and Borrower shall, if the
transferor Lender or the Purchaser desires that its Loans be evidenced by Notes,
make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes or, as appropriate, replacement
Notes are issued to such transferor Lender and new Notes or, as appropriate,
replacement Notes, are issued to such Purchaser.
(c) Register. The
Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall
maintain at its United States office a copy of each Assignment Agreement
delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of
the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing
to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and Borrower, the Agent and the
Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to
the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement,
notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register
shall
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be
available for inspection by Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and
from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
12.4 Dissemination
of Information. Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to
any Participant or Purchaser or any other Person acquiring an interest in the
Loan Documents by operation of law (each a “Transferee”) and any prospective
Transferee any and all information in such Lender’s possession concerning the
creditworthiness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including any information
contained in any Public Reports; provided that each Transferee and prospective
Transferee agrees to be bound by Section 9.11 of this
Agreement.
12.5 Grant
of Funding Option to SPC. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a
special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”), identified as such in writing from
time to time by the Granting Lender to the Agent and Borrower, the option to
provide to Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would
otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (a)
nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan and (b)
if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all
or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such
Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPC
hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same
extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each
party hereto agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar
payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain
with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each
party hereto agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this
Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the
payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness
of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in
instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
insolvency or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any
State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section 12.5, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the
prior written consent of, Borrower and the Agent and without paying any
processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loan to
the Granting Lender or to any financial institution (consented to by Borrower
and the Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account
of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on
a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any
rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or
credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
12.6 Tax
Treatment. If any interest in any Loan Document is transferred
to any Transferee which is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other
than the United States or any State thereof, the transferor Lender shall cause
such Transferee, concurrently with the effectiveness of such transfer, to comply
with the provisions of Section 3.5(d).
ARTICLE
XIII
NOTICES
13.1 Notices.
(a) Except
as otherwise permitted by Section 2.16, all notices, requests and other
communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile
transmission or electronic mail or posting on a website) and shall, subject to
the last paragraph of Section 6.1, be given to such party at (i) in the case of
Borrower or the Agent, its address, facsimile number or electronic mail address
set forth below or such other address, facsimile number or electronic mail
address as it may hereafter specify for such purpose by notice to the other
parties hereto; and (ii) in the case of any Lender, at the address, facsimile
number or electronic mail address set forth on Schedule 2 or such other address,
facsimile
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number or
electronic mail address as such Lender may hereafter specify for such purpose by
notice to Borrower and the Agent. Subject to the last paragraph of
Section 6.1, each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective
(i) if given by facsimile transmission, when transmitted to the facsimile number
specified pursuant to this Section and confirmation of receipt is received, (ii)
if given by mail, three Business Days after such communication is deposited in
the mails with first class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid, or (iii) if
given by any other means, when delivered (or, in the case of electronic mail,
received) at the address specified pursuant to this Section; provided that
notices to the Agent under Article II shall not be effective until
received.
(b) Notices
to any party shall be sent to it at the following addresses, or any other
address as to which all the other parties are notified in writing.
If
to Borrower:
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Pepco
Holdings, Inc.
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx XX
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. XxXxxxx
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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|
If
to Agent:
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For
Borrowings/Requests for Credit Extensions and
Repayments:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Credit Services Representative
Bank
of America, N.A.
One
Independence Center
000
X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Mail
Code: NC1-001-04-39
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Electronic
Mail: xxxxx.x.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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||
Wire
Instructions:
Bank
of America, New York, N.Y.
ABA
# 000000000
Account
# 1366212250600
Attn:
Corporate Credit Services
Reference:
Pepco Holdings Inc.
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For
Financial Reporting Requirements, Bank Group
Communications:
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||
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Agency Management Officer
Bank
of America, N.A.
000
Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Mail
Code: IL1-231-10-41
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Electronic
Mail: xxxxxxx.x.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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ARTICLE
XIV
COUNTERPARTS
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may
execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. This
Agreement shall be effective when it shall have been executed by the Agent and
when the Agent shall have received counterparts that, when taken together, bear
the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement, or any amendment of
or waiver or consent under this Agreement, by telecopy or other electronic
imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
XV
CHOICE
OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
15.1 CHOICE
OF LAW. THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5.1401 AND 5.1402 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS
THEREOF) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE
TO NATIONAL BANKS.
15.2 CONSENT
TO JURISDICTION. BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE
NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE COURT
SITTING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL
CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN
ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE
AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT
OR THAT SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL
LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST BORROWER
IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY
BORROWER AGAINST THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE AGENT OR ANY
LENDER INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF,
RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT
IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
15.3 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL;
SERVICE OF PROCESS.
(a) BORROWER,
THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING
INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT,
CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH
ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.
(b) BORROWER,
THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE
MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION
13.1; PROVIDED THAT SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS SHALL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL
ACTUALLY RECEIVED. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF
ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW.
[Signatures
Follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
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PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXXX X. XxXXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxx
X. XxXxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
0000
|
XXXX
XX XXXXXXX, X.X.,
as
Agent
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Assistant
Vice President
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
0000
|
XXXX
XX XXXXXXX, X.X.,
as
a Lender
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXX X. XXXXXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Vice
President
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
2009
|
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as
a Lender
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXXX X. XXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Vice
President
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
2009
|
KEYBANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
a Lender
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Senior
Vice President
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
2009
|
SUNTRUST
BANK,
as
a Lender
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXXXX XXXXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Director
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
2009
|
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX BANK, N.A.,
as
a Lender
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXX XXXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Authorized
Signatory
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
2009
|
CREDIT
SUISSE, Cayman Islands Branch,
as
a Lender
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Vice
President
|
|
By:
|
/s/
KEVNI BUDDHDEW
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Associate
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
2009
|
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as
a Lender
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Senior
Vice President
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
0000
|
XXX
XXXX XX XXXX XXXXXX,
as
a Lender
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXXX XXXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Managing
Director
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
2009
|
MANUFACTURERS
AND TRADERS TRUST
COMPANY,
as a Lender
|
|
By:
|
/s/
XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
Bank
Officer
|
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
OCTOBER
2009
SCHEDULE
1
PRICING
SCHEDULE
Level
I Status
|
Level
II status
|
Level
III
Status
|
|
Applicable
Margin
|
2.50%
|
3.00%
|
3.50%
|
Commitment
Fee Rate
|
0.50%
|
0.625%
|
0.75%
|
For the
purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the following meanings,
subject to the other provisions of this Schedule:
“Level
I Rating” means, on any date, Borrower’s Xxxxx’x Rating is Baa2 or
better, Borrower’s S&P Rating is BBB or better or Borrower’s Fitch Rating is
BBB or better.
“Level
I Status” exists with respect to Borrower on any date if, on such date,
Borrower has qualified for a Level I Rating in accordance with the terms and
provisions of this Schedule
1.
“Level
II Rating” means, on any date, (i) Borrower has not qualified for Level I
Status and (ii) Borrower’s Xxxxx’x Rating is Baa3, Borrower’s S&P Rating is
BBB- or Borrower’s Fitch Rating is BBB-.
“Level
II Status” exists with respect to Borrower on any date if, on such date,
Borrower has qualified for a Level II Rating in accordance with the terms and
provisions of this Schedule
1.
“Level
III Rating” means, on any date, Borrower has not qualified for Level I
Status or Level II Status.
“Level
III Status” exists with respect to Borrower on any date if, on such date,
Borrower has qualified for a Level III Rating in accordance with the terms and
provisions of this Schedule
1.
“Fitch
Rating” means, at any time, the ratings issued by Fitch Ratings and then
in effect with respect to Borrower’s unsecured long-term debt securities without
third-party credit enhancement.
“Xxxxx’x
Rating” means, at any time, the rating issued by Xxxxx’x and then in
effect with respect to Borrower’s senior unsecured long term debt securities
without third party credit enhancement.
“Rating”
means the Fitch Rating, the Xxxxx’x Rating or the S&P Rating.
“Rating
Agency” shall mean Fitch, Xxxxx’x or S&P.
“Rating
Levels” means the Level I Rating, the Level II Rating and the Level III
Rating; “Rating
Level” means any one of the foregoing, as applicable.
“S&P
Rating” means, at any time, the rating issued by S&P and then in
effect with respect to Borrower’s senior unsecured long term debt securities
without third party credit enhancement.
“Status”
means Level I Status, Level II Status or Level III Status.
The
Applicable Margin and the Commitment Fee Rate shall be determined in accordance
with the above based on Borrower’s Status as determined from its then current
Rating Level.
If all
three (3) Ratings fall in the same Rating Level, the Applicable Margin and the
Commitment Fee Rate shall be based upon the Rating Level indicated by such
Ratings. If Borrower is split-rated and all three (3) Ratings fall in
different Rating Levels, the Applicable Margin and the Commitment Fee Rate shall
be based upon the Rating Level indicated by the middle Rating. If
Borrower is split-rated and two (2) of the Ratings fall in the same Rating
Level, (the “Majority
Level”) and the third Rating is in a different Rating Level, the
Applicable Margin and the Commitment Fee Rate shall be based upon the Majority
Level. In the event that Borrower shall maintain Ratings from only
two (2) of Xxxxx’x, S&P and Fitch and there is a split-rating, the
Applicable Margin and the Commitment Fee Rate shall be based upon the higher
Rating Level (i.e. lower pricing). In the event that Borrower shall
maintain only one (1) Rating or no Rating, the Applicable Margin and the
Commitment Fee Rate shall be based upon a Level III Rating.
Any
change in the Applicable Margin by reason of a change in the Xxxxx’x Rating, the
S&P Rating or the Fitch Rating shall become effective on the date of
announcement or publication by the respective Rating Agency of a change in such
Rating or, in the absence of such announcement or publication, on the effective
date of such changed Rating. For purposes of this Schedule
1, the Xxxxx’x Rating, the S&P Rating and the Fitch Rating in effect
for Borrower on any date are that in effect at the close of business on such
date.
SCHEDULE
2
COMMITMENTS
AND PRO RATA SHARES
Lender
|
Amount
of
Commitment
|
Pro
Rata Share
|
||
Bank
of America, N.A.
|
$50,000,000
|
12.500000000%
|
||
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
|
$48,000,000
|
12.000000000%
|
||
The
Bank of Nova Scotia
|
$48,000,000
|
12.000000000%
|
||
KeyBank
National Association
|
$48,000,000
|
12.000000000%
|
||
SunTrust
Bank
|
$48,000,000
|
12.000000000%
|
||
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
|
$46,000,000
|
11.500000000%
|
||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Bank, N.A.
|
$46,000,000
|
11.500000000%
|
||
Credit
Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch
|
$46,000,000
|
11.500000000%
|
||
Manufacturers
and Traders Trust Company
|
$20,000,000
|
5.000000000%
|
||
TOTAL:
|
$400,000,000
|
100%
|
SCHEDULE
3
SIGNIFICANT
SUBSIDIARIES
Name
of Company Controlled
|
Owned
By
|
Percent
Ownership
|
||
Potomac
Electric Power Company
(a
D.C. and Virginia corporation)
|
Pepco
Holdings, Inc.
|
100%
|
||
Conectiv
(a
Delaware corporation)
|
Pepco
Holdings, Inc.
|
100%
|
||
Delmarva
Power & Light Company
(a
Delaware and Virginia corporation)
|
Conectiv
|
100%
|
||
Atlantic
City Electric Company
(a
New Jersey corporation)
|
Conectiv
|
100%
|
||
Conectiv
Energy Holding Company
(a
Delaware corporation)
|
Conectiv
|
100%
|
||
Conectiv
Delmarva Generation, Inc.
(a
Delaware corporation)
|
Conectiv
Energy Holding Company
|
100%
|
||
ACE
REIT, Inc.
|
Conectiv
Energy Holding Company
|
100%
|
||
Potomac
Capital Investment Corp
(a
Delaware corporation)
|
Pepco
Holdings, Inc.
|
100%
|
||
Conectiv
Energy Supply, Inc.
(a
Delaware corporation)
|
Conectiv
Energy Holding Company
|
100%
|
||
Pepco
Energy Services, Inc.
|
Pepco
Holdings, Inc.
|
100%
|
SCHEDULE
4
LIENS
Incurred
By
|
Owed
To
|
Property
Encumbered
|
Maturity
|
Amount
of
Indebtedness
|
Potomac
Electric Power Co.
|
GE
Bankers Leasing
|
Vehicles,
Office Equip., Computers
|
Master
Agreement
|
$7,476,213 (1)
|
PHI
Service Company
|
GE
Bankers Leasing
|
Office
Equip., Computers
|
Master
Agreement
|
$7,025,115 (1)
|
Atlantic
City Electric Co.
|
GE
Bankers Leasing
|
Vehicles,
Office Equip., Computers
|
Master
Agreement
|
$7,666,484 (1)
|
Delmarva
Power & Light Co.
|
GE
Bankers Leasing
|
Vehicles,
Office Equip., Computers
|
Master
Agreement
|
$12,131,409 (1)
|
Potomac
Electric Power Co.
|
BOA
Leasing
|
Vehicles,
Office Equip., Computers
|
Master
Agreement
|
$3,478,469 (1)
|
PHI
Service Company
|
BOA
Leasing
|
Office
Equip., Computers
|
Master
Agreement
|
$5,669,020 (1)
|
Atlantic
City Electric Co.
|
BOA
Leasing
|
Vehicles,
Office Equip., Computers
|
Master
Agreement
|
$1,831,785 (1)
|
Delmarva
Power & Light Co.
|
BOA
Leasing
|
Vehicles,
Office Equip., Computers
|
Master
Agreement
|
$5,521,804 (1)
|
Potomac
Electric Power Co.
(Pepco
Energy Services)
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Pepco
Funding Corp.
|
Contract
Payments Receivable
|
Master
Agreement
|
$1,200,913 (1)
|
Potomac
Electric Power Co.
(Pepco
Energy Services)
|
Citizen
Leasing Corp.
|
Contract
Payments Receivable
|
Master
Agreement
|
$7,235,177 (1)
|
Potomac
Electric Power Co.
(Pepco
Energy Services)
|
National
City Commercial Capital
|
Contract
Payments Receivable
|
Master
Agreement
|
$11,021,712 (1)
|
(1) The
amount of this lien fluctuates with the amount of accounts receivable
created by this program. The amount listed is as of August 31,
2009.
|
EXHIBIT
A
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
To:
|
The
Agent and the Lenders under the
Credit
Agreement referred to below
|
This
Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 16, 2009 (as amended, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”) among Pepco Holdings, Inc. (“Borrower”),
the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as
Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in
this Compliance Certificate have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the
Credit Agreement.
THE
UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
1. I
am the duly elected _________of Borrower.
2. I
have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and I have made, or have caused
to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and
conditions of Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered
by the attached financial statements.
3. The
examinations described in paragraph
2 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any
condition or event which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default with respect
to Borrower during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the
attached financial statements or as of the date of this Compliance Certificate,
except as set forth below:
[Describe
any exceptions by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the
period during which it has existed and the action taken or proposed to be taken
with respect to each such condition or event.]
4. Schedule
1 attached hereto sets forth true and accurate computations of certain
covenant ratios in the Credit Agreement which are applicable to
Borrower.
The
foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule
1 hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Compliance
Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this ___ day of ________,
20__.
SCHEDULE
1 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Compliance
as of _________ with
provisions
of Section
6.13 of
the
Credit Agreement
[INSERT
FORMULA FOR CALCULATION]
EXHIBIT
B
ASSIGNMENT
AGREEMENT
This
Assignment Agreement (this “Assignment
Agreement”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is
entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “Assignor”)
and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “Assignee”). Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein have the meanings provided in the Credit
Agreement identified below, receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by
the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1
attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and
made a part of this Assignment Agreement as if set forth herein in
full.
For an
agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the
Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the
Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions
and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Agent as
contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations as a
Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments
delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage
interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of
the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including,
without limitation, the Swingline Loans included in such facilities) and
(ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all
claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its
capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising
under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or
instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby
or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not
limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims
and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations
sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and
obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and
(ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned
Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to
the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment Agreement,
without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1.
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Assignor:
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2.
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Assignee:
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[and
is an
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Affiliate
of [identify Lender]]
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3.
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Borrower:
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Pepco
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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4.
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Agent:
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Bank
of America, N.A., as the administrative agent under the
Credit Agreement
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5.
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Credit
Agreement:
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Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 16, 2009 (as
amended, modified, supplemented or extended from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”) among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party
thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent and Swingline
Lender.
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6.
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Assigned
Interest:
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Aggregate
Amount of Commitment/Loans
for
all Lenders
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Amount
of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned1
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Pro Rata Share of
Commitment/Loans2
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Trade
Date:
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8.
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Effective
Date:
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The terms
set forth in this Assignment Agreement are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR:
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[NAME
OF ASSIGNOR]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ASSIGNEE:
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[NAME
OF ASSIGNEE]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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2 Set
forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all
Lenders thereunder.
[Consented
to and]3 Accepted:
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BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as
Agent
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Consented
to]4:
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PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Consented to:] 5
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BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as
Swingline Lender
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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5 To be
added only if the consent of the Swingline Lender is required by the terms of
the Credit Agreement.
Annex
1 to Assignment Agreement
STANDARD
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Representations
and Warranties.
1.1. Assignor. The
Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial
owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of
any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and
authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this
Assignment Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or
representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other
Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral
thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan
Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective
obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee. The
Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority,
and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a
Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets the requirements to be an
assignee under Section
12.3(a) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may
be required under Section
12.3(a) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective
Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender
thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the
obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to
decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and
either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire
the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it
has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been
accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section
6.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as
it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this Assignment Agreement and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has,
independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and based
on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement and to
purchase the Assigned Interest, (vii) if applicable, attached hereto are the
forms prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States certifying
that the Assignee is entitled to receive payments under the Loan Documents
without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes and
(viii) none of the funds, monies, assets or other consideration being used to
make the purchase and assumption hereunder are “plan assets” as defined under
ERISA and that its rights, benefits and interests in and under the Loan
Documents will not be “plan assets” under ERISA; and (b) agrees that (i) it
will, independently and without reliance on the Agent, the Assignor or any other
Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate
at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking
action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with
their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are
required to be performed by it as a Lender. The Assignee hereby
appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and
to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agent
by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto.
2. Payments. From
and after the Effective Date, the Agent shall make all payments in respect of
the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other
amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the
Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after
the Effective Date.
3. General
Provisions. This Assignment Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to
the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. This Assignment Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute
one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Assignment
Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment Agreement by telecopy or
other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Assignment Agreement. This Assignment
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws (including
Sections 5.1401 and 5.1402 of the General Obligations Law, but otherwise without
regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof) of the State of New York, but
giving effect to all federal laws applicable to national banks.
EXHIBIT
C
NOTE
[Date]
Pepco
Holdings, Inc. (the “Borrower”)
promises to pay to ________________ (the “Lender”)
the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the
Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as defined below), at the office of
the Agent, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at the
rates and on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement. The
Borrower shall pay the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans
in full on the Facility Termination Date.
The
Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule attached
hereto, or to otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice, the date
and amount of each Loan and the date and amount of each principal payment
hereunder.
This Note
is one of the Notes issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the benefits of, that
certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 16, 2009 (as
amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, including the
Lender, and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent, to which Credit Agreement reference
is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions governing this Note,
including the terms and conditions under which this Note may be prepaid or its
maturity date accelerated. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed to them in the
Credit Agreement.
All
payments hereunder shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America
and in immediately available funds.
THIS NOTE
SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (INCLUDING SECTIONS
5.1401 AND 5.1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT GIVING
EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS.
PEPCO
HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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Print
Name:
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Title:
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SCHEDULE
OF LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
TO
NOTE OF
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
DATED
____________________
Date
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Principal
Amount of Loan
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Maturity
of Interest Period
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Principal
Amount Paid
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Unpaid
Balance
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