Exhibit 10.93
Exhibit E-2 to
Intercreditor Agreement
EXECUTION COPY
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SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT
dated as of December 15, 1999
by and between
MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC,
as Borrower
and
EDISON MISSION OVERSEAS CO.,
as Lender
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SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT
This SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of December 15, 1999 (this
"AGREEMENT"), is by and between MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, as borrower ("BORROWER"), and EDISON MISSION OVERSEAS CO., a
Delaware corporation, as lender ("LENDER").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Edison Mission Midwest Holdings Co. ("HOLDINGS") has entered
into the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 15, 1999 (the "HOLDINGS CREDIT
AGREEMENT"), with certain commercial lending institutions party thereto (the
"HOLDINGS LENDERS") and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent for
the Holdings Lenders, pursuant to which the Holdings Lenders have agreed to make
loans (the "HOLDINGS LOANS") to Holdings from time to time on the terms and
subject to the conditions contained in the Holdings Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, Lender is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, and Holdings
has agreed to make an equity contribution (the "HOLDINGS EQUITY CONTRIBUTION")
to Lender;
WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that Lender make a loan to Borrower;
and
WHEREAS, Lender is willing to make such loans to Borrower on the terms
and subject to the conditions contained herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.1 DEFINITIONS.
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(a) HOLDINGS CREDIT AGREEMENT. Unless otherwise expressly
provided herein, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall
have the meanings given to such terms in the Holdings Credit Agreement.
(b) OTHER DEFINED TERMS. The following terms, when used herein,
shall have the following meanings:
"EVENT OF DEFAULT" shall have the meaning given to such term in
SECTION 3.1.
"FINANCE LOANS" shall have the meaning given to such term in
SECTION 2.1.
"SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT" shall mean the Subordination Agreement,
dated as of December 15, 1999, by and among the Holdings Collateral Agent,
Lender and Borrower.
Section 1.2 PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION. Unless otherwise expressly
provided herein, the principles of construction set forth in the Holdings Credit
Agreement shall apply to this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
SUBORDINATED LOANS; PAYMENTS
Section 2.1 SUBORDINATED LOANS. Lender agrees to make three loans (the
"FINANCE LOANS") upon written request therefor by the Borrower to Borrower in
the aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of the Holdings Equity
Contribution. The Finance Loans shall consist of (i) a loan in an amount up to
$840 million (the "TRANCHE A FINANCE LOAN"), (ii) a loan in an amount up to $839
million (the "TRANCHE B FINANCE LOAN"), and (iii) a loan in an amount up to $150
million (the "TRANCHE C FINANCE LOAN").
Borrower may from time to time prepay, in whole or in part, and
reborrow the Finance Loans; PROVIDED that the aggregate principal amount of the
Finance Loans outstanding shall not at any time exceed $1.829 billion (the
"FINANCE LOAN COMMITMENT"). The obligation of Lender to make the Finance Loans
to Borrower shall terminate automatically on the Tranche A Loan Commitment
Termination Date (as defined in the Holdings Credit Agreement) for the Tranche A
Finance Loan, the Tranche B Loan Commitment Termination Date (as defined in the
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Holdings Credit Agreement) for the Tranche B Finance Loan, and the Tranche C
Loan Commitment Termination Date (as defined in the Holdings Credit Agreement)
for the Tranche C Finance Loan. Borrower shall execute a promissory note for
each Finance Loan in form and substance substantially similar to EXHIBIT A
hereto and otherwise in form and substance as is agreed by the parties hereto.
Section 2.2 PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS.
(a) REGULAR REPAYMENTS. (i) The Tranche A Finance Loan shall
mature, and Borrower unconditionally promises to pay in full the unpaid
principal of the Tranche A Finance Loan to Lender, on the Tranche A Loan
Commitment Termination Date (as defined in the Holdings Credit Agreement).
(ii) The Tranche B Finance Loan shall mature, and Borrower
unconditionally promises to pay in full the unpaid principal of the Tranche B
Finance Loan to Lender, on the Tranche B Loan Commitment Termination Date (as
defined in the Holdings Credit Agreement).
(iii) The Tranche C Finance Loan shall mature, and Borrower
unconditionally promises to pay in full the unpaid principal of the Tranche C
Finance Loan to Lender, on the Tranche C Loan Commitment Termination Date (as
defined in the Holdings Credit Agreement).
(b) OPTIONAL PREPAYMENTS. Borrower may make a voluntary
prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal amount of any
Finance Loan; PROVIDED that such prepayment may only be made pursuant to the
provisions of SECTION 3.1.1 of the Holdings Credit Agreement. Each prepayment
made pursu ant to this clause (b) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to
the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid but shall be without premium
or penalty.
(c) MANDATORY PREPAYMENTS. Borrower shall, immediately upon any
acceleration of the Loans (as defined in the Holdings Credit Agreement) pursuant
to SECTIONS 9.2 and 9.3 of the Holdings Credit Agreement, repay the Finance
Loans, together with accrued interest thereon, unless, pursuant to SECTION 9.3
of the Holdings Credit Agreement, only a portion of the Holdings Loans is so
accelerated, in which event Borrower shall repay an equivalent portion of the
Finance Loans, together with accrued interest thereon.
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Section 2.3 INTEREST PAYMENTS. (i) Borrower shall pay interest on the
outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A Finance Loan on the dates, at the
times, at the rates and in the amounts Holdings is required to pay interest on
the Tranche A Loans pursuant to SECTION 3.2 of the Holdings Credit Agreement.
(ii) Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal amount
of the Tranche B Finance Loan on the dates, at the times, at the rates and in
the amounts Holdings is required to pay interest on the Tranche B Loans pursuant
to SECTION 3.2 of the Holdings Credit Agreement.
(iii) Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal amount
of the Tranche C Finance Loan on the dates, at the times, at the rates and in
the amounts Holdings is required to pay interest on the Tranche C Loans pursuant
to SECTION 3.2 of the Holdings Credit Agreement.
Section 2.4 FEES. In consideration of the making of the Finance Loans
by Lender, Borrower agrees to pay fees to Lender on the dates, at the times, at
the rates and in the amounts Holdings is required to pay fees to the Lenders (as
defined in the Holdings Credit Agreement) of the Holdings Loans under SECTION
3.3 of the Holdings Credit Agreement.
Section 2.5 LEGEND. Each subordinated note in favor of Lender and any
other agreement or instrument evidencing Subordinated Claims (as defined in the
Subordination Agreement) shall contain the following legend conspicuously noted
on the face thereof:
"THIS [NAME OF INSTRUMENT] IS SUBJECT TO THE SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS
SET FORTH IN THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 15,
1999 BY AND AMONG EDISON MISSION OVERSEAS CO., MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC
AND CITIBANK, N.A. AS HOLDINGS COLLATERAL AGENT FOR THE SECURED
PARTIES,"
and a copy of this Agreement shall be attached to each such agreement or
instrument.
ARTICLE III
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
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Section 3.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT DEFINED. Each of the following events or
occurrences described in this SECTION 3.1 shall constitute an "EVENT OF DEFAULT"
hereunder:
(a) NON-PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. Borrower shall default in (i) the
payment or prepayment when due of any principal of any Finance Loan or (ii) the
payment of interest on any Finance Loan or any other obligation of Borrower
hereunder within five (5) Business Days after any such interest or other
obligation becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof.
(b) BREACH OF WARRANTY. Any representation or warranty of
Borrower made or deemed to be restated or remade hereunder, under any Loan
Documents or in any other writing or certificate furnished by or on behalf of
Borrower to Lender for the purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or
any Loan Documents is or shall be incorrect when made or deemed made in any
material respect.
(c) NON-PERFORMANCE OF COVENANTS. Borrower shall default in the
due performance of any covenant or agreement contained (i) herein and such
default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after written
notice thereof shall have been given to Borrower by Lender or (ii) in any Loan
Document and such default shall become an Event of Default (as defined in such
Loan Docu ment) pursuant to the provisions of such Loan Document.
(d) DEFAULT ON OTHER INDEBTEDNESS. A default shall occur in the
payment when due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether by accelera-
tion or otherwise, of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in
clause (a) above) of Borrower having a principal amount, individually or in the
aggregate, of at least $20,000,000, or a default shall occur in the performance
or observance of any obligation or condition with respect to such Indebtedness
if the effect of such default is to accelerate the maturity of any such
Indebtedness or such default shall continue unremedied for any applicable period
of time sufficient to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness, or any
trustee or agent for such holders, to cause such Indebtedness to become due and
payable prior to its expressed maturity.
(e) BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY. Borrower shall:
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(i) become insolvent or generally fail to pay, or admit in
writing its inability or unwillingness to pay, debts as they become due;
(ii) apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a
trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for Borrower or a
substantial portion of its property, or make a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors;
(iii) in the absence of such application, consent or
acquiescence, permit or suffer to exist the appointment of a trustee,
receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for Borrower or for a substantial
part of its property, and such trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other
custodian shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days;
(iv) permit or suffer to exist the commencement of any
bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement or other case or proceeding
under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or any dissolution, winding up or
liquidation proceeding, in respect of Borrower, and, if any such case or
proceeding is not commenced by Borrower, such case or proceeding shall be
consented to or acquiesced in by Borrower or shall result in the entry of
an order for relief or shall remain for sixty (60) days undismissed; or
(v) take any corporate action authorizing, or in furtherance of,
any of the foregoing.
(f) JUDGMENTS. Any judgment or order for the payment of money in
excess of $20,000,000 (taking into account any insurance proceeds payable under
a policy where the insurer has accepted coverage without reservation) shall be
rendered against Borrower and such judgments or decrees shall not have been
vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days from
the entry thereof.
Section 3.2 REMEDIES.
(a) REMEDIES UPON A BANKRUPTCY. If an Event of Default described
in clause (e) of SECTION 3.1 shall occur, the obligation of Lender to make the
Finance Loans hereunder shall automatically terminate and the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Finance Loans and other obligations of Bor-
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rower hereunder shall automatically be and become immediately due and payable,
without notice, demand or presentment, all of which are hereby waived by
Borrower.
(b) REMEDIES UPON OTHER EVENTS OF DEFAULT. If any Event of
Default (other than an Event of Default described in clause (e) of SECTION 3.1)
shall occur for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and be continuing,
Lender, by written notice to Borrower, may declare (i) the obligation of Lender
to make the Finance Loans to Borrower hereunder to be terminated (if not
theretofore terminated) and/or (ii) all or any portion of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Finance Loans and other obligations of
Borrower hereunder to be due and payable, whereupon the obligation of Lender to
make the Finance Loans to Borrower shall terminate and/or the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Finance Loans and other obligations of
Borrower hereunder which shall be so declared due and payable shall be and
become immediately due and payable, without further notice, demand or
presentment, all of which are hereby waived by Borrower.
(c) RECISSION OF DECLARATION. Any declaration made pursuant to
clause (b) above may, should Lender in its absolute discretion so elect, be re
scinded by written notice to Borrower at any time after the principal of the
Finance Loans shall have become due and payable, but before any judgment or
decree for the payment of the monies so due, or any part thereof, shall have
been entered; PROVIDED that Borrower shall have paid all arrears of interest
upon the Finance Loans and all other amounts then owed to Lender including all
costs, expenses and liabilities incurred by Lender in respect of such
declaration and all consequences thereof (except principal of the Finance Loans
which by such declaration shall have become payable) and every other Event of
Default shall have been made good, waived or cured; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that
no such rescission or annulment shall extend to or affect any subsequent Event
of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
ARTICLE IV
SUBORDINATION
The Finance Loans and all other obligations of Borrower to Lender
hereunder shall be subject to, and subordinated in accordance with, the terms of
the Subordination Agreement.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section 5.1 WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement may from time to time be
amended, modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in
writing and consented to by Borrower and Lender.
(b) No failure or delay on the part of Lender in exercising any
power or right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No notice
to or demand on Borrower in any case shall entitle it to any notice or demand in
similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by Lender under this
Agreement shall, except as may be otherwise stated in such waiver or approval,
be applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver or approval hereunder shall
require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted
hereunder.
Section 5.2 NOTICES. All notices and other communications provided to
any party hereto under this Agreement shall be in writing or by facsimile and
addressed, delivered or transmitted to such party at its address or facsimile
number set forth below or at such other address or facsimile number as may be
designated by such party in a written notice to the other party:
To Borrower: Midwest Generation, LLC
One Financial Place
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
COPY TO:
Edison Mission Energy
00000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
To Lender: Edison Mission Overseas Co.
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0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
COPY TO:
Edison Mission Energy
00000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid shall be
effective five (5) Business Days after being sent or if properly addressed and
sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any
notice, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted (if
confirmed).
Section 5.3 SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement
or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
Section 5.4 HEADINGS. The various headings of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement or any provisions hereof.
Section 5.5 EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS, EFFECTIVENESS. This Agreement
may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but
one and the same agreement.
Section 5.6 GOVERNING LAW; ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREE MENT SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding among the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior
agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.
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Section 5.7 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Borrower may not assign or
transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent
of Lender.
Section 5.8 FORUM SELECTION AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. ANY
LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS
AGREEMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER
VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF LENDER OR BORROWER SHALL BE BROUGHT AND
MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. BORROWER HEREBY
EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE
AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN
CONNECTION WITH SUCH LITIGATION. BORROWER FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE
SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE
WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE STATE OF NEW YORK. BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH
IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION
BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH
LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. TO THE EXTENT THAT
BORROWER HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY
COURT OF FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT
PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO
ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN
RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 5.9 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. LENDER AND BORROWER HEREBY
KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF
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ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH,
THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER
VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF LENDER OR BORROWER. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION
AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR LENDER ENTERING INTO THIS
AGREEMENT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Subordinated
Loan Agreement to be executed by their respective officers as of the days and
year first above written.
MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC,
as Borrower
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Vice President
EDISON MISSION OVERSEAS CO.,
as Lender
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Vice President
EXHIBIT A to
SUBORDINATED LOAN AGREEMENT
[FORM OF]
[ ](1) NOTE
$[Loan Commitment] ____________ __, ____
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company ("BORROWER"), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to
the order of EDISON MISSION OVERSEAS CO., a corporation organized under the laws
of Delaware ("LENDER"), without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any nature,
in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds,
at the office of [ ] located at [ ] on the [ ](2) Loan
Commitment Termination Date (as defined in the Finance Loan Agreement referred
to below), the principal sum of _____________________ DOLLARS
($_____________) or, if less, the unpaid principal amount of the [ Loan](3)
(as defined in the Finance Loan Agreement referred to below) made by Lender
pursuant to the Subordinated Loan Agreement, dated as of December 15, 1999
(the "FINANCE LOAN AGREEMENT"), by and between Borrower and Lender. All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in
the Finance Loan Agreement.
Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until maturity
(whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity, until paid, at the
rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Finance Loan Agreement.
Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in
Dollars in same day or immediately available funds to the account designated in
a writing delivered by Lender to Borrower.
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(1) Tranche A/ Tranche B/ Tranche C
(2) Tranche A/ Tranche B/ Tranche C
(3) Tranche A/ Tranche B/ Tranche C
This [ ](4) Note evidences Indebtedness incurred under the
Finance Loan Agreement to which reference is made for a statement of the terms
and conditions on which Borrower is permitted and required to make prepayments
and repayments of principal of the Indebtedness evidenced by this [ ](5)
Note and on which such Indebtedness may be declared to be immediately due
and payable.
All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers or otherwise,
severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor.
If any payment on this [ ](6) Note becomes due and payable on a
date which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next
succeeding Business Day.
THIS [ ](7) NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN NEW YORK AND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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(4) Tranche A/ Tranche B/ Tranche C
(5) Tranche A/ Tranche B/ Tranche C
(6) Tranche A/ Tranche B/ Tranche C
(7) Tranche A/ Tranche B/ Tranche C
THIS [ ](8) NOTE IS SUBJECT TO THE SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS
SET FORTH IN THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 15, 1999 BY AND
AMONG EDISON MISSION OVERSEAS CO., MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC AND CITIBANK, N.A. AS
HOLDINGS COLLATERAL AGENT FOR THE SECURED PARTIES.
MIDWEST GENERATION, LLC
By: __________________________
Name:
Title:
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(8) Tranche A/ Tranche B/ Tranche C
