SERIES SUPPLEMENT JCP&L TRANSITION FUNDING II LLC, as Issuer and THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee
Exhibit 4.2
EXECUTION COPY
JCP&L TRANSITION
FUNDING II LLC,
as
Issuer
and
THE BANK OF NEW
YORK
as
Trustee
---------------------------------------------
2006-A SERIES
SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of August
10,
2006
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2006-A SERIES SUPPLEMENT, dated as of August
10,
2006 (this “Supplement”), by and between JCP&L TRANSITION FUNDING II LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), and The Bank of New York, a
New York banking corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture dated as of
August
10, 2006, between the Issuer and the Trustee (the “Indenture”).
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides, among
other things, that the Issuer and the Trustee may at any time and from time
to
time enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the Indenture for
the
purposes of authorizing the issuance by the Issuer of a Series of Transition
Bonds and specifying the terms thereof. The Issuer has duly authorized the
execution and delivery of this Supplement and the creation of a Series of
Transition Bonds with an initial aggregate principal amount of $182,400,000
to
be known as the Issuer’s Transition Bonds, Series 2006-A (the “Series 2006-A
Transition Bonds”). All acts and all things necessary to make the Series 2006-A
Transition Bonds, when duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the
Trustee as provided in the Indenture and this Supplement and issued by the
Issuer, the valid, legal and binding obligations of the Issuer and to make
this
Supplement a valid and enforceable supplement to the Indenture have been
done,
performed and fulfilled and the execution and delivery hereof have been in
all
respects duly and lawfully authorized. The Issuer and the Trustee are executing
and delivering this Supplement in order to provide for the issuance of the
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds.
In order to secure the payment of the Secured
Obligations, the Issuer hereby confirms the Grant to the Trustee, for the
benefit of (i) the Holders of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds from time
to
time issued and Outstanding and (ii) the Trustee, of all of the Issuer’s right,
title and interest in, to and under the Collateral, including, without
limitation, the Bondable Transition Property transferred by the Seller to
the
Issuer as of the Initial Transfer Date pursuant to the Sale Agreement and
all
proceeds thereof.
The Trustee acknowledges the confirmation
of
such Grant, accepts the trusts hereunder in accordance with the provisions
hereof and agrees to perform its duties required in the Indenture and this
Supplement.
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
All terms used in this Supplement that are
defined in the Indenture, either directly or by reference therein, have the
meanings assigned to them therein, except to the extent such terms are defined
or modified in this Supplement or the context clearly requires otherwise.
SECTION 2. OTHER DEFINITIONAL
PROVISIONS.
Authorized Denominations shall
mean $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 above that amount, provided,
however, that one Transition Bond of each Class may have a denomination of
less
than $1,000.
Expected Amortization Schedule
means Schedule A to this Supplement.
Expected Final Payment Date
means, with respect to any Class of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds, the
expected final Payment Date therefor, as specified in Section 4 of this
Supplement.
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Final Maturity Date means, with
respect to any Class of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds, the final Payment
Date thereof, as specified in Section 4 of this Supplement.
Interest Rate has the meaning
set forth in Section 4 of this Supplement.
Overcollateralization Amount
has the meaning set forth in Section 5(d) of this Supplement.
Payment Dates has the meaning
set forth in Section 5(a) of this Supplement.
Record Date shall mean, with
respect to any Payment Date, the Business Day prior to such Payment Date
or,
with respect to any Definitive Transition Bonds, the last Business Day of
the
month preceding such Payment Date.
Required Capital Amount has the
meaning set forth in Section 5(e) of this Supplement.
Series Issuance Date has the
meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of this Supplement.
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds
has the meaning set forth
in the Preliminary Statement of this
Supplement.
Trustee Policies has the
meaning set forth in Section 9 of this Supplement.
SECTION 3. DESIGNATION; SERIES
ISSUANCE DATES.
(a) Designation. The Series
2006-A Transition Bonds shall be designated generally as the Issuer’s Transition
Bonds, Series 2006-A, and further denominated as Class A-1, Class A-2,
Class A-3
and Class A-4.
(b) Series Issuance Date. The
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds that are authenticated and delivered by
the
Trustee to or upon the order of the Issuer on August 10, 2006 (the “Series
Issuance Date”) shall have as their date of authentication August 10,
2006.
SECTION 4. INITIAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT;
INTEREST RATE; EXPECTED FINAL PAYMENT DATE; FINAL MATURITY DATES.
The Transition Bonds of each Class of the
Series
2006-A Transition Bonds shall have the aggregate initial principal amounts,
bear
interest at the Interest Rates and have Expected Final Payment Dates and
Final
Maturity Dates as set forth below:
Class
|
Initial Principal
Amount
|
Interest Rate
|
Expected Final
Payment Date
|
Final
Maturity Date
|
A-1
|
$ 56,348,000
|
5.25%
|
June 5, 2012
|
June 5, 2014
|
A-2
|
$ 25,693,000
|
5.41%
|
September 5, 2014
|
September 5, 2016
|
A-3
|
$ 49,220,000
|
5.52%
|
June 5, 2018
|
June 5, 2020
|
A-4
|
$ 51,139,000
|
5.61%
|
June 5, 2021
|
June 5, 2023
|
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SECTION 5. PAYMENT DATES; EXPECTED
AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE FOR PRINCIPAL; INTEREST; OVERCOLLATERALIZATION AMOUNT;
REQUIRED CAPITAL AMOUNT; SERIES 2006-A CAPITAL SUBACCOUNT; NO PREMIUM.
(a) Payment Dates. The Payment
Dates for each Class of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds (“Payment Dates”) are
March 5, June 5, September 5 and December 5 of each year or, if any such
date is
not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing on March
5,
2007 and continuing until the earlier of repayment of such Class in full
and the
applicable Final Maturity Date.
(b) Expected Amortization Schedule
for Principal. Except in the case of an optional redemption pursuant to
Section 10.01 of the Indenture, unless an Event of Default has occurred
and is
continuing and the unpaid principal amount of all Series of Transition
Bonds has
been declared to be due and payable together with accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, on each Payment Date the Trustee shall distribute to the Holders
of the
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds of record as of the related Record Date
amounts
payable in respect of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds pursuant to Section
8.02(g) of the Indenture as principal, in accordance with the Expected
Amortization Schedule. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if one or more Classes
did
not receive principal on any prior Payment Date in accordance with the
Expected
Amortization Schedule, such shortfalls of principal shall be paid prior
to the
payment of principal scheduled to be paid on the current Payment Date and
shall
be paid in the order in which such amounts were scheduled to be paid previously
pursuant to the Expected Amortization Schedule; provided, however, that
in no
event shall a principal payment pursuant to this Section 5(b) on any Class
on a
Payment Date be greater than the amount that reduces the Outstanding Amount
of
such Class of Series 2006-A Transition Bonds to the amount specified in
the
Expected Amortization Schedule for such Class and Payment Date.
(c) Interest. On each Payment
Date after the initial Payment Date, interest will be payable on the Series
2006-A Transition Bonds in an amount equal to the number of days (determined
on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from and including
the
preceding Payment Date to, but excluding, the current Payment Date, divided
by
360, times in each case the product of
(i) the applicable Interest Rate
times
(ii) the Outstanding Amount of the
related Class of Transition Bonds as of the close of business on the preceding
Payment Date after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the
Holders of the related Class of Series 2006-A Transition Bonds on such
preceding
Payment Date.
With respect to the initial Payment Date,
interest will be payable in an amount equal to the number of days (determined
on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from and including the
Series Issuance Date to, but excluding, the initial Payment Date, divided
by
360, times the product of:
(1) the applicable Interest Rate for
such Class times
4
(2) the original principal amount of
such Class of Transition Bonds as of the Series Issuance Date.
(d) Overcollateralization
Amount. The Overcollateralization Amount for the Series 2006-A Transition
Bonds (the “Overcollateralization Amount”) shall be zero.
(e) Required Capital Amount; Series
2006-A Capital Subaccount. The Required Capital Amount for the Series
2006-A Transition Bonds (the “Required Capital Amount”) shall be
$912,000.
(f) No Premium. No premium
will be payable in connection with the early redemption of the Series 2006-A
Transition Bonds.
SECTION 6. AUTHORIZED DENOMINATIONS.
The Series 2006-A Transition Bonds shall be issuable in the Authorized
Denominations.
SECTION 7. REDEMPTION.
(a) Mandatory Redemption. The
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds shall not be subject to mandatory
redemption.
(b) Optional Redemption. The
Issuer may redeem the Transition Bonds of Series 2006-A, at its option,
on any
Payment Date in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Indenture if after
giving
effect to payments that would otherwise be made on such Payment Date, the
Outstanding Amount of such Series has been reduced to less than five percent
of
the initial principal balance of such Series.
SECTION 8. CREDIT ENHANCEMENT. No
credit enhancement (other than the Required Capital Amount and any adjustments
to the Transition Bond Charge approved by the BPU as contemplated in the
Servicing Agreement) is provided for the Series 2006-A Transition
Bonds.
SECTION 9. TRUSTEE POLICIES. If at
any time withdrawals from the Series 2006-A Capital Subaccount exceed in
the
aggregate $460,000, the Issuer shall within thirty days, deliver to the
Trustee
and keep in force until the Indenture ceases to be of any further effect,
one or
more policies of insurance, surety bonds and/or letters of credit in the
aggregate face amount of $5,000,000, which policies, surety bonds and/or
letters
of credit are sufficient to provide coverage for, and to ensure to the
Trustee
the payment of, all amounts due and owing to the Trustee under the Indenture
(collectively, the “Trustee Policies”), subject to reasonable commercial
availability and provided that the premiums or fees for the Trustee Policies
shall not exceed $50,000 during any calendar year. The terms and conditions
of
the Trustee Policies shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to the
Trustee and shall be issued by one or more carriers or issuers reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee.
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SECTION 10. DELIVERY OF THE SERIES
2006-A TRANSITION BONDS; FORM OF THE SERIES 2006-A TRANSITION BONDS. The
Trustee
shall deliver the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds to the Issuer when
authenticated in accordance with Section 2.02 of the Indenture. The Series
2006-A Transition Bonds of Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, and Class A-4
shall
be in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
SECTION 11. ADMINISTRATION FEE. The
Administrator shall be paid in accordance with Section 8.02(g)(i) of the
Indenture by the Issuer a fee as determined in accordance with the
Administration Agreement on each Payment Date with respect to the Series
2006-A
Transition Bonds.
SECTION 12. SECURITY INTERESTS. The
Issuer hereby makes the following representations and warranties:
(a) the Indenture creates a valid and
continuing security interest (as defined in the New Jersey UCC) in, to
and under
that portion of the Collateral subject to Article 9 of the New Jersey UCC,
including the Transferred Bondable Transition Property (the “Article 9
Collateral”), in favor of the Trustee, which security interest is perfected and
is prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as such;
(b) the Transferred Bondable Transition
Property constitutes an “account” within the meaning of the New Jersey
UCC;
(c) the Issuer owns and has good and
marketable title to the Article 9 Collateral free and clear of any
Lien;
(d) the Issuer has caused or will have
caused, within ten days of the date hereof, the filing of all appropriate
financing statements in the proper filing offices in the appropriate
jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest
granted to the Trustee under the Indenture; and
(e) other than the security interest
granted to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer has not pledged,
assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any
of the
Article 9 Collateral; the Issuer has not authorized the filing of and is
not
aware of any financing statements against the Issuer that include a description
of the Article 9 Collateral other than any financing statement relating
to the
security interest granted to the Trustee under the Indenture or that has
been
terminated; and the Issuer is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filing
against the Issuer.
SECTION 13. CONFIRMATION OF
INDENTURE. As supplemented by this Supplement, the Indenture is in all
respects
ratified and confirmed and the Indenture, as so supplemented by this Supplement,
shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
SECTION 14. COUNTERPARTS. This
Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts
shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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SECTION 15. GOVERNING LAW. THIS
SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW
JERSEY, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS, AND THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer and the Trustee
have caused this Supplement to be duly executed and delivered by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
written.
JCP&L TRANSITION FUNDING II LLC,
|
as Issuer
|
By:
|
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
|
Title: Manager, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer
|
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
|
as Trustee
|
|
|
By:
|
Name: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Title: Assistant Vice
President
|
SCHEDULE A
Expected Amortization
Schedule
Scheduled Amortization
Requirement
(All amounts are in United
States
Dollars)
Payment Date
|
|
Class
A-1
Balance
|
Class
A-2
Balance
|
Class
A-3
Balance
|
Class
A-4
Balance
|
||||
Closing Date
|
|
$
|
56,348,000
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2007
|
|
$
|
50,683,936
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2007
|
|
$
|
46,549,412
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2007
|
|
$
|
43,981,319
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2007
|
|
$
|
41,630,656
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/3008
|
|
$
|
39,848,503
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2008
|
|
$
|
38,014,237
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2008
|
|
$
|
35,866,032
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2008
|
|
$
|
33,228,715
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2009
|
|
$
|
31,168,719
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2009
|
|
$
|
29,036,327
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2009
|
|
$
|
26,725,279
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2009
|
|
$
|
23,974,378
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2010
|
|
$
|
21,806,181
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2010
|
|
$
|
19,576,264
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2010
|
|
$
|
17,146,662
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2010
|
|
$
|
14,268,301
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2011
|
|
$
|
11,970,961
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2011
|
|
$
|
9,609,838
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2011
|
|
$
|
7,049,351
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2011
|
|
$
|
4,039,187
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2012
|
|
$
|
1,607,685
|
$
|
25,693,000
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2012
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
24,802,801
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2012
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
22,104,027
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2012
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
18,952,918
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2013
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
16,377,288
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2013
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
13,732,261
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2013
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
10,883,818
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2013
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
7,581,064
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2014
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
4,851,624
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2014
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
2,050,550
|
$
|
49,220,000
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2014
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
48,264,173
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2014
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
44,801,179
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2015
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
41,908,224
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2015
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
38,940,415
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2015
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
35,764,434
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2015
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
32,129,009
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2016
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
29,061,189
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2016
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
25,916,027
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2016
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
22,560,355
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2016
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
18,742,806
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2017
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
15,490,253
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2017
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
12,157,677
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
9/5/2017
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
8,612,194
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
12/5/2017
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
4,602,292
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
3/5/2018
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
1,154,599
|
$
|
51,139,000
|
6/5/2018
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
48,763,007
|
9/5/2018
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
45,016,448
|
12/5/2018
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
40,801,936
|
3/5/2019
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
37,145,758
|
6/5/2019
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
33,402,843
|
9/5/2019
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
29,440,912
|
12/5/2019
|
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
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EXHIBIT A TO 2006-A
SERIES
SUPPLEMENT
Form of Transition Bond
REGISTERED
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$_____________
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No. R-1
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CUSIP NO.
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SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS
THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS CLASS A-[ ] TRANSITION BOND WILL BE PAID IN
INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
OF THIS CLASS A-[ ] TRANSITION BOND AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT
SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF. THE HOLDER OF THIS CLASS A-[ ] TRANSITION BOND
HEREBY
COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT PRIOR TO THE DATE WHICH IS ONE (1) YEAR AND ONE
(1)
DAY AFTER THE PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE CLASS A-[ ] TRANSITION BONDS, IT WILL
NOT
INSTITUTE AGAINST, OR JOIN ANY OTHER PERSON IN INSTITUTING AGAINST, THE
ISSUER
ANY BANKRUPTCY, REORGANIZATION, MORATORIUM, ARRANGEMENT, INSOLVENCY OR
LIQUIDATION PROCEEDINGS OR OTHER SIMILAR PROCEEDING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
UNITED
STATES OR ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL TRANSITION
BOND SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN THE CLEARING AGENCY OR TO A SUCCESSOR
THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL
TRANSITION BOND SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE.
JCP&L TRANSITION
FUNDING II LLC
TRANSITION BONDS,
SERIES
2006-A, CLASS A-[ ].
Interest Rate
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Original Principal Amount
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Expected Final Payment Date
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Final Maturity Date
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JCP&L Transition Funding II LLC, a limited
liability company formed and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein referred to as the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay
to the Registered Holder hereof, or registered assigns, the Original Principal
Amount shown above in quarterly installments on the Payment Dates (as defined
below) and in the amounts determined as specified on the reverse hereof or,
if
there are insufficient funds available, the amounts determined pursuant to
Section 8.02(g) of the Indenture, in each year, commencing on _______and
ending
on or before the Final Maturity Date, to pay the entire unpaid principal
hereof
on the Final Maturity Date and to pay interest, at the Interest Rate shown
above
at a fixed rate, on each March 5, June 5, September 5 and December 5, and
if any
such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing
on
____________, 20__ and continuing until the earlier of the payment of the
principal hereof and the Final Maturity Date (each a “Payment Date”), on the
principal amount of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond outstanding from time
to
time. Interest will be computed (i) for the first Payment Date, on the basis
of
the number of days (determined on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months) from and including the Series Issuance Date, to but excluding the
initial Payment Date, divided by 360, multiplied by the product of the Interest
Rate shown above times the Original Principal Amount of the Class A-[ ]
Transition Bonds, and (ii) for each succeeding Payment Date, the number of
days
(determined on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from
and
including the preceding Payment Date to, but excluding, the current Payment
Date, divided by 360, multiplied by the product of the Interest Rate shown
above
times the Outstanding Amount of the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds as of the
close
of business on the preceding Payment Date after giving effect to all payments
of
principal made to the Holders of the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds on such
preceding Payment Date. Such principal of and interest on this Class A-[
]
Transition Bond shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse
hereof.
The principal of and interest on this Class
A-[
] Transition Bond are payable in such coin or currency of the United States
of
America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Class
A-[ ]
Transition Bond shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this
Class
A-[ ] Transition Bond as provided above and then to the unpaid principal
of this
Class A-[ ] Transition Bond, all in the manner set forth in Section 8.02(g)
of
the Indenture.
Reference is made to the further provisions
of
this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond set forth on the reverse hereof, which shall
have the same effect as though fully set forth on the face of this Class
A-[ ]
Transition Bond.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon
has been executed by the Trustee whose name appears below by manual signature,
this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under
the
Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof, or be valid or obligatory for
any
purpose.
2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused
this
instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile, by an authorized Manager
of
the Issuer.
Dated: [ ], 2006
JCP&L TRANSITION FUNDING II LLC
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
Manager
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3
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
Dated: [ ], 2006
This is one of the Class A-[ ] Transition
Bonds
of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds, designated above and referred to in
the
within-mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
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as Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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REVERSE OF TRANSITION
BOND
This Class A-[ ] Transition Bond is one
of a
duly authorized issue of Transition Bonds of the Issuer, designated as
its
Transition Bonds (herein called the “Transition Bonds”), issued and to be issued
in one or more Series, which Series are issuable in one or more Classes.
The
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds consist of four Classes, including the Class
A-[
] Transition Bonds (herein called the “Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds”). The Class
A-[ ] Transition Bonds have been issued under an indenture dated as of
August
__, 2006, and a series supplement thereto dated as of August __, 2006 (such
series supplement, as supplemented or amended, the “Series Supplement” and,
collectively with such indenture, as supplemented or amended, the “Indenture”),
each between the Issuer and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the “Trustee”,
which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which
Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made
for a
statement of the Collateral pledged, the nature and extent of the security,
the
respective rights, obligations and immunities thereunder of the Issuer,
the
Trustee and the Holders of the Transition Bonds and the terms and conditions
under which additional Transition Bonds may be issued. All capitalized
terms
used in this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond that are defined in the Indenture,
as
supplemented or amended, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
Indenture.
The Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds, the other
Classes of Series 2006-A Transition Bonds and any other Series of Transition
Bonds issued by the Issuer are and will be equally and ratably secured
by the
Collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture.
The principal of this Class A-[ ] Transition
Bond shall be payable on each Payment Date only to the extent that amounts
in
the Collection Account are available therefor, and only until the outstanding
principal balance of the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds on such Payment Date
(after giving effect to all payments of principal, if any, made on such
Payment
Date) has been reduced to the principal balance specified in the Expected
Amortization Schedule which is attached to the Series Supplement as Schedule
A,
unless payable earlier either because
(i) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and the Trustee or the Holders of Transition Bonds representing
not
less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Transition Bonds
of all
Series have declared the Transition Bonds to be immediately due and payable
in
accordance with Section 5.02 of the Indenture or
(ii) the Issuer, at its option, has called
for the redemption of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds in whole pursuant
to
Section 7(b) of the Series Supplement and Section 10.01 of the Indenture.
If there are insufficient funds available
in the
Collection Account, actual principal payments may be made in lesser than
expected amounts and at later than expected times as determined pursuant
to
Section 8.02(g) of the Indenture. The entire unpaid principal amount of
this
Class A-[ ] Transition Bond shall be due and payable on the earlier of
the Final
Maturity Date hereof and the Redemption Date, if any. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Transition Bonds shall
be
due and payable, if not then previously paid, on the date on which an Event
of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Trustee or the Holders
of
the Transition Bonds of all Series representing not less than a majority
of the
Outstanding Amount of the Transition Bonds have declared the Transition
Bonds to
be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.02 of
the
Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds shall
be
made pro rata to the Holders of the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds entitled
thereto based on the respective principal amounts of the Class A-[ ] Transition
Bonds held by them.
Payments of interest on this Class A-[ ]
Transition Bond due and payable on each Payment Date, together with the
installment of principal payable on this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond on
such
Payment Date, shall be made by check mailed first-class, postage prepaid,
to the
Person whose name appears as the Registered Holder of this Class A-[ ]
Transition Bond (or one or more predecessors of such Transition Bond) in
the
Transition Bond Register as of the close of business on the Record Date
or in
such other manner as may be provided in the Series Supplement, except that
with
respect to Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds registered on the Record Date in
the
name of a Clearing Agency, payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to the account designated by such Clearing Agency and except
for
the final installment of principal payable with respect to this Class A-[
]
Transition Bond on a Payment Date which shall be payable as provided below.
Such
checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of
such
Person as it appears in the Transition Bond Register as of the applicable
Record
Date without requiring that this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond be submitted
for
notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Class
A-[ ]
Transition Bond (or any one or more predecessors to such Transition Bond)
effected by any payments made on any Payment Date shall be binding upon
all
future Holders of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and of any Class A-[
]
Transition Bond issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. If funds are expected
to
be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the
then
remaining unpaid principal amount of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond on
a
Payment Date, then the Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer,
will
notify the Person who was the Registered Holder hereof as of the second
preceding Record Date to such Payment Date by notice mailed no later than
five
days prior to such final Payment Date and shall specify that such final
installment will be payable to the Registered Holder hereof as of the Record
Date immediately preceding such final Payment Date and only upon presentation
and surrender of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and shall specify the
place
where this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond may be presented and surrendered
for
payment of such installment.
2
The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue
installments of interest on this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond at the Interest
Rate for Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds to the extent lawful.
As provided in the Indenture, the Class
A-[ ]
Transition Bonds may be redeemed, in whole, but not in part, in certain
circumstances as provided in Section 7(b) of the Series Supplement and
Section
10.01 of the Indenture.
This Class A-[ ] Transition Bond is a Transition
Bond as such term is defined in the Competition Act. Principal and interest
due
and payable on this Transition Bond are payable from and secured primarily
by
bondable transition property authorized by a bondable stranded cost rate
order
issued by the BPU pursuant to the Competition Act. Bondable transition
property
includes the irrevocable right to impose and collect certain non-bypassable
charges (defined in the Competition Act as “transition bond charges”) to be
included in electric utility bills of all electric service retail customers
of
Jersey Central Power & Light Company, a New Jersey electric utility.
The Competition Act provides that:
“The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge
and
agree with the holders of any transition bonds issued under the authority
of
this act, with the pledgee, owner or assignee of bondable transition property,
with any financing entity which has issued transition bonds with respect
to
which a bondable stranded costs rate order has been issued and with any
person
who may enter into agreements with an electric public utility or an assignee
or
pledgee thereof or a financing entity pursuant to this act, that the State
will
not limit, alter or impair any bondable transition property or other rights
vested in an electric public utility or an assignee or pledgee thereof
or a
financing entity or vested in the holders of any transition bonds pursuant
to a
bondable stranded costs rate order until such transition bonds, together
with
the interest and acquisition or redemption premium, if any, thereon, are
fully
paid and discharged or until such agreements are fully performed on the
part of
the electric public utility, any assignee or pledgee thereof or the financing
entity or in any way limit, alter, impair or reduce the value or amount
of the
bondable transition property approved by a bondable stranded costs rate
order .
. . .”
The issuance of this Class A-[ ]Transition
Bond
under the Competition Act does not, directly, indirectly or contingently,
obligate the State of New Jersey or any political subdivision thereof to
levy or
pledge any form of taxation therefor or to make an appropriation for its
payment. This Class A-[ ] Transition Bond will be payable solely from Bondable
Transition Property and such other proceeds or property as may be pledged
therefor.
3
As provided in the Indenture and subject
to
certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Class A-[ ]
Transition Bond may be registered in the Transition Bond Register upon
surrender
of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond for registration of transfer at the
office
or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed
by,
or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the
Trustee duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized
in
writing, with such signature guaranteed by an Eligible Guarantor Institution,
and thereupon one or more new Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds of any Authorized
Denominations and in the same aggregate initial principal amount will be
issued
to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be
charged
for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Class A-[ ] Transition
Bond, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover
any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with
any
registration of transfer or exchange.
Prior to the due presentment for registration
of
transfer of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond, the Issuer, the Trustee and
any
agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Class
A-[ ] Transition Bond is registered (as of the day of determination) as
the
owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of and
interest
on this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever,
whether or not this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond may be overdue, and neither
the
Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions
as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the
rights
and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the Holders of the Transition
Bonds under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer with the consent of
the
Holders of Transition Bonds representing a majority of the Outstanding
Amount of
all Transition Bonds at the time Outstanding of each Series or Class to
be
affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders
of
Transition Bonds representing specified percentages of the Outstanding
Amount of
the Transition Bonds of all Series, on behalf of the Holders of all the
Transition Bonds, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions
of
the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their
consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Class A-[
]
Transition Bond (or any one of more predecessors of such transition bonds)
shall
be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders
of this
Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and of any Class A-[ ] Transition Bond issued
upon
the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof
whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class
A-[ ]
Transition Bond. The Indenture also permits the Trustee to amend or waive
certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent
of
Holders of the Transition Bonds issued thereunder.
The term “Issuer” as used in this Class A-[ ]
Transition Bond includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.
4
The Issuer is permitted by the Indenture,
under
certain circumstances, to merge or consolidate, subject to the rights of
the
Trustee and the Holders of Transition Bonds under the Indenture.
The Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds are issuable
only in registered form in Authorized Denominations as provided in the
Indenture
and the Series Supplement, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.
This Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and the
Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New
Jersey, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder and thereunder
shall
be determined in accordance with such laws.
No reference herein to the Indenture and
no
provision of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond or of the Indenture shall
alter or
impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional,
to pay
the principal of and interest on this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond at the
times
and rate and in the currency herein prescribed.
5
ASSIGNMENT
Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number
of
assignee:
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns
and
transfers unto
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(Name and Address
of
Assignee)
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the within Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and all rights thereunder,
and
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
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(Name and Address
of
Assignee)
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attorney, to transfer said Class A-[ ] Transition Bond on
the books
kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution
in the
premises
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Dated:
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*By:
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*By:
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Name
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Name
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*NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond
with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the
within
Class A-[ ] Transition Bond in every particular, without alteration, enlargement
or any change whatsoever.