RATE STABILIZATION PROPERTY SERVICING AGREEMENT by and between RSB BONDCO LLC, Issuer and BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Servicer Dated as of June 29, 2007
Exhibit
10.2
EXECUTION
COPY
by
and between
Issuer
and
BALTIMORE
GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
Servicer
Dated
as of June 29, 2007
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION
1.01.
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Definitions.
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ARTICLE
II
APPOINTMENT
AND AUTHORIZATION
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SECTION
2.01.
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Appointment
of Servicer; Acceptance of Appointment.
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2
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SECTION
2.02.
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Authorization.
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2
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SECTION
2.03.
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Dominion
and Control Over the Rate Stabilization Property.
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2
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ARTICLE
III
ROLE
OF SERVICER
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SECTION
3.01.
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Duties
of Servicer.
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3
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SECTION
3.02.
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Servicing
and Maintenance Standards.
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5
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SECTION
3.03.
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Annual
Reports on Compliance with Regulation AB.
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6
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SECTION
3.04.
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Annual
Report by Independent Registered Public Accountants.
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6
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SECTION
3.05.
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Monitoring
of Third-Party Collectors.
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ARTICLE
IV
SERVICES
RELATED TO TRUE-UP ADJUSTMENTS
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SECTION
4.01.
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True-Up
Adjustments.
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SECTION
4.02.
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Limitation
of Liability.
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ARTICLE
V
THE
RATE STABILIZATION PROPERTY
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SECTION
5.01.
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Custody
of Rate Stabilization Property Records.
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14
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SECTION
5.02.
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Duties
of Servicer as Custodian.
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15
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SECTION
5.03.
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Effective
Period and Termination.
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ARTICLE
VI
THE
SERVICER
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SECTION
6.01.
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Representations
and Warranties of Servicer.
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SECTION
6.02.
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Binding
Effect of Servicing Obligations.
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SECTION
6.03.
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Limitation
on Liability of Servicer and Others.
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SECTION
6.04.
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BGE
Not to Resign as Servicer.
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SECTION
6.05.
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Servicing
Compensation.
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20
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SECTION
6.06.
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Compliance
with Applicable Requirements of Law.
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SECTION
6.07.
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Access
to Certain Records and Information Regarding Rate Stabilization
Property.
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SECTION
6.08.
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Appointments.
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SECTION
6.09.
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No
Servicer Advances.
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SECTION
6.10.
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Remittances.
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SECTION
6.11.
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Maintenance
of Operations.
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ARTICLE
VII
DEFAULT
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SECTION
7.01.
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Servicer
Default.
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SECTION
7.02.
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Appointment
of Successor.
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SECTION
7.03.
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Waiver
of Past Defaults.
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SECTION
7.04.
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Notice
of Servicer Default.
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SECTION
7.05.
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Cooperation
with Successor.
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ARTICLE
VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
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SECTION
8.01.
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Servicer’s
Indemnification; Release of Claims.
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ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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SECTION
9.01.
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Amendment.
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SECTION
9.02.
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Maintenance
of Accounts and Records.
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29
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SECTION
9.03.
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Notices.
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SECTION
9.04.
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Assignment.
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30
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SECTION
9.05.
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Limitations
on Rights of Others.
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30
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SECTION
9.06.
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Severability.
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30
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SECTION
9.07.
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Separate
Counterparts.
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30
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SECTION
9.08.
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Headings.
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30
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SECTION
9.09.
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GOVERNING
LAW.
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SECTION
9.10.
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Assignment
to Indenture Trustee.
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31
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SECTION
9.11.
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Nonpetition
Covenants.
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SECTION
9.12.
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Limitation
of Liability.
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EXHIBITS
AND SCHEDULES
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of Monthly Servicer’s Certificate
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Certificate of Compliance
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Servicer Certificate
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Schedule
4.01(a)
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Expected
Amortization Schedule
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ANNEXES
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Annex I | Servicing Procedures |
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This
RATE
STABILIZATION PROPERTY SERVICING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as
of June 29, 2007, is between RSB BONDCO LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as issuer (the “Issuer”), and BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
(“BGE”), a Maryland corporation, as servicer (the
“Servicer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Rate Stabilization Law and the Initial Qualified Rate Order,
BGE, in its capacity as seller (the “Seller”), and the Issuer are
concurrently entering into the Sale Agreement pursuant to which (i) the Seller
is selling and the Issuer is purchasing Initial Rate Stabilization Property
created pursuant to the Rate Stabilization Law and the Initial Qualified
Rate
Order, and (ii) the Seller may sell Subsequent Rate Stabilization Property
to
the Issuer;
WHEREAS,
in connection with its ownership of the Rate Stabilization Property, and
in
order to collect the associated Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges, the
Issuer
desires to engage the Servicer to carry out the functions described herein
(such
functions or similar functions currently performed by the Servicer for itself
with respect to its own charges to its residential electric customers) and
the
Servicer desires to be so engaged;
WHEREAS,
the Issuer desires to engage the Servicer to act on its behalf in submitting
True-Up Adjustments to the PSC and the Servicer desires to be so
engaged;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01. Definitions.
(a) Unless
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
assigned to them in that certain Indenture (including Appendix A thereto)
dated as of the date hereof between the Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas, a New York banking corporation, in its capacity as the indenture
trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) and in its separate capacity as a
securities intermediary (the “Securities Intermediary”), as the same may
be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
(b) All
terms
defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any
certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise
defined therein.
(c) The
words
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this
Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement; Section, Schedule, Exhibit, Annex and Attachment
references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections, Schedules,
Exhibits, Annexes and Attachments in or to this Agreement unless otherwise
specified; and the term “including” shall mean “including without
limitation.”
(d) The
definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as
well
as the plural forms of such terms.
(e) Non-capitalized
terms used herein which are defined in the Utilities Code shall, as the context
requires, have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Utilities Code,
but
without giving effect to amendments to the Utilities Code after the date
hereof
which have a material adverse effect on the Issuer or the Holders.
ARTICLE
II
APPOINTMENT
AND AUTHORIZATION
SECTION
2.01. Appointment
of Servicer; Acceptance of Appointment. The
Issuer hereby appoints the Servicer, and the Servicer hereby accepts such
appointment, to perform the Servicer’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement on
behalf of and for the benefit of the Issuer or any assignee thereof in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable Requirements of
Law. This appointment and the Servicer’s acceptance thereof may not
be revoked except in accordance with the express terms of this
Agreement.
SECTION
2.02. Authorization. With
respect to all or any portion of the Rate Stabilization Property, the Servicer
shall be, and hereby is, authorized and empowered by the Issuer to (a) execute
and deliver, on behalf of itself and/or the Issuer, as the case may be, any
and
all instruments, documents or notices, and (b) on behalf of itself and/or
the
Issuer, as the case may be, make any filing and participate in proceedings
of
any kind with any Governmental Authority, including with the PSC. The
Issuer shall execute and deliver to the Servicer such documents as have been
prepared by the Servicer for execution by the Issuer and shall furnish the
Servicer with such other documents as may be in the Issuer’s possession, in each
case as the Servicer may determine to be necessary or appropriate to enable
it
to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder. Upon
the Servicer’s written request, the Issuer shall furnish the Servicer with any
powers of attorney or other documents necessary or appropriate to enable
the
Servicer to carry out its duties hereunder.
SECTION
2.03. Dominion
and Control Over the Rate Stabilization Property. Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, subject to the terms of the Basic Documents,
the
Issuer shall have dominion and control over the Rate Stabilization Property,
and
the Servicer, in accordance with the terms hereof, is acting solely as the
servicing agent and custodian for the Issuer with respect to the Rate
Stabilization Property and the Rate Stabilization Property
Records. The Servicer shall not take any action that is not
authorized by this Agreement, that would contravene applicable Requirements
of
Law, that is not consistent with its customary procedures and practices,
or that
shall impair the rights of the Issuer in the Rate Stabilization Property,
in
each case unless such action is required by applicable Requirements of
Law.
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ARTICLE
III
ROLE
OF
SERVICER
SECTION
3.01. Duties
of Servicer. The
Servicer, as agent for the Issuer, shall have the following duties:
(a) Duties
of Servicer Generally. The Servicer’s duties in general shall
include management, servicing and administration of the Rate Stabilization
Property; obtaining meter reads, calculating usage (including any such usage
by
Customers served by a Third-Party Collector), billing, collections and posting
of all payments in respect of the Rate Stabilization Property; responding
to
inquiries by Customers, Third-Party Collectors, the PSC, or any other
Governmental Authority with respect to the Rate Stabilization Property;
delivering Bills to Customers or Third-Party Collectors; investigating and
handling delinquencies (and furnishing reports with respect to such
delinquencies to the Issuer), processing and depositing collections and making
periodic remittances; furnishing periodic reports to the Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee and the Rating Agencies; making all filings with the PSC and the
Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation and all filings pursuant
to the UCC and taking such other action as may be necessary to perfect the
Issuer’s ownership interests in and the Indenture Trustee’s first priority
lien on and security interest in the Rate Stabilization Property;
making all filings with the PSC and the Maryland State Department of Assessments
and Taxation and all filings pursuant to the UCC and taking such other action
as
may be necessary to perfect and maintain the perfection and first priority
of
the Indenture Trustee’s lien on and security interest in all Rate Stabilization
Bond Collateral; selling as the agent for the Issuer as its interests may
appear
defaulted or written off accounts in accordance with the Servicer’s usual and
customary practices; taking all necessary action in connection with True-Up
Adjustments as set forth herein; and performing such other duties as may
be
specified under the Applicable Qualified Rate Order to be performed by
it. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the duties of the
Servicer set forth in this Agreement shall be qualified in their entirety
by
applicable Requirements of Law, as are in effect at the time such duties
are to
be performed. Without limiting the generality of this Section
3.01(a), in furtherance of the foregoing, the Servicer hereby agrees that it
shall also have, and shall comply with, the duties and responsibilities relating
to data acquisition, usage and xxxx calculation, billing, customer service
functions, collections, payment processing and remittance set forth in Annex
I hereto, as it may be amended from time to time. For the
avoidance of doubt, the term “usage” when used herein refers to kilowatt hour
consumption.
(b) Reporting
Functions.
(i) Monthly
Servicer’s Certificate. On or before the twenty-fifth calendar
day of each month (or if such day is not a Servicer Business Day, on the
immediately following Servicer Business Day), the Servicer shall prepare
and
deliver to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies a written
report substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (a “Monthly
Servicer’s Certificate”) setting forth certain information relating to
Estimated QRSC Collections by the Servicer during the Collection Period
immediately preceding such date; provided, however, that for any
month in which the Servicer is required to deliver a Servicer’s Certificate
pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(ii), the Servicer
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shall
prepare and deliver the Monthly Servicer’s Certificate no later than the date of
delivery of such Servicer’s Certificate.
(ii) Notification
of Laws and Regulations. The Servicer shall immediately notify
the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies in writing of any
Requirements of Law hereafter promulgated or published that would reasonably
be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the Servicer’s ability to perform
its duties under this Agreement.
(iii) Other
Information. Upon the reasonable request of the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee or any Rating Agency, the Servicer shall provide to the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or such Rating Agency, as the case may be,
any
public financial information in respect of the Servicer, or any material
information regarding the Rate Stabilization Property to the extent it is
reasonably available to the Servicer, as may be reasonably necessary and
permitted by applicable Requirements of Law to enable the Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee or the Rating Agencies to monitor the performance by the Servicer
hereunder. In addition, so long as any of the Rate Stabilization
Bonds of any Series are outstanding, the Servicer shall provide the Issuer
and
the Indenture Trustee, within a reasonable time after written request therefor,
any information available to the Servicer or reasonably obtainable by it
that is
necessary to calculate the Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges.
(iv) Preparation
of Reports. The Servicer shall prepare and deliver such
additional reports as required under this Agreement, including a copy of
each
Servicer’s Certificate described in Section 4.01(c)(ii), the annual
Certificate of Compliance described in Section 3.03, and the Annual
Accountant’s Report described in Section 3.04. In addition,
the Servicer shall prepare, procure, deliver and/or file, or cause to be
prepared, procured, delivered or filed, any reports, attestations, exhibits,
certificates or other documents required to be delivered or filed with the
SEC
(and/or any other Governmental Authority) by the Issuer or the Sponsor under
the
federal securities laws or other applicable Requirements of Law or in accordance
with the Basic Documents, including, but without limiting the generality
of
foregoing, filing with the SEC, if applicable, a copy or copies of (i) the
Monthly Servicer’s Certificates described in Section 3.01(b) (under Form
10-D or any other applicable form), (ii) the Servicer’s Certificates described
in Section 4.01(c)(ii) (under Form 10-D or any other applicable form),
(iii) the annual statements of compliance, attestation reports and other
certificates described in Section 3.03, and (iv) the Annual Accountant’s
Report (and any attestation required under Regulation AB) described in
Section 3.04. In addition, the appropriate officer or officers
of the Servicer shall (in its separate capacity as Servicer) sign any annual
report on Form 10-K (and any other applicable SEC or other reports,
attestations, certifications and other documents), to the extent that the
Servicer’s signature is required by, and consistent with, the federal securities
laws and/or any other applicable Requirements of Law, including Regulation
AB.
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(c) Opinions
of Counsel. The Servicer shall deliver to the Issuer and the
Indenture Trustee:
(i) promptly
after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and of each amendment
hereto,
promptly after the execution of the Sale Agreement and of each amendment
thereto
and on each Subsequent Transfer Date, an Opinion of Counsel from external
counsel of the Servicer either (A) to the effect that, in the opinion of
such
counsel, all filings, including filings with the PSC and the Maryland State
Department of Assessments and Taxation and all filings pursuant to the UCC,
that
are necessary under the UCC and the Rate Stabilization Law to fully preserve,
protect and perfect the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Rate Stabilization
Property have been authorized, executed and filed, and reciting the details
of
such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details
are
given, or (B) to the effect that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such
action
shall be necessary to fully preserve, protect and perfect such Liens;
and
(ii) within
ninety (90) days after the beginning of each calendar year beginning with
the
first calendar year beginning more than three (3) months after the date hereof,
an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer, dated as of
a date
during such ninety (90)-day period, either (A) to the effect that, in the
opinion of such counsel, all filings, including filings with the PSC and
the
Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation and all filings pursuant
to the UCC, have been executed and filed that are necessary under the UCC
and
the Rate Stabilization Law to fully preserve, protect and perfect the Liens
of
the Indenture Trustee in the Rate Stabilization Property, and reciting the
details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which
such
details are given, or (B) to the effect that, in the opinion of such counsel,
no
such action shall be necessary to fully preserve, protect and perfect such
Liens.
Each
Opinion of Counsel referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above shall
specify any action necessary (as of the date of such opinion) to be taken
in the
following year to preserve, protect and continue the perfection of such
Lien.
SECTION
3.02. Servicing
and Maintenance Standards.
On
behalf of the Issuer, the Servicer shall (a) manage, service, administer
and
make collections in respect of the Rate Stabilization Property with reasonable
care and in material compliance with applicable Requirements of Law, using
the
same degree of care and diligence that the Servicer exercises with respect
to
similar assets for its own account and, if applicable, for others; (b) follow
customary standards, policies and procedures for the industry in Maryland
in
performing its duties as Servicer; (c) use all reasonable efforts, consistent
with its customary servicing procedures, to enforce, and maintain rights
in
respect of, the Rate Stabilization Property and to xxxx and collect the
Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges; (d) comply with all Requirements of
Law
applicable to and binding on it relating to the Rate Stabilization Property;
(e)
file all PSC notices described in the Rate Stabilization Law and file and
maintain the effectiveness of UCC and Maryland State Department of Assessments
and Taxation filings with respect to the property transferred from time to
time
under the Sale Agreement, and (f) take such other action on behalf of the
Issuer
to ensure that the Lien of the Indenture Trustee on the Rate Stabilization
Bond
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Collateral
remains perfected
and of first priority. The Servicer shall follow such customary and
usual practices and procedures as it shall deem necessary or advisable in
its
servicing of all or any portion of the Rate Stabilization Property, which,
in
the Servicer’s judgment, may include the taking of legal action, at the Issuer’s
expense but subject to the priority of payment set forth in
Section 8.02(e) of the Indenture.
SECTION
3.03. Annual
Reports on Compliance with Regulation AB.
(a) The
Servicer shall deliver to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating
Agencies, on or before the earlier of (a) March 31 of each year, beginning
March
31, 2008, or (b) with respect to each calendar year during which the Sponsor’s
annual report on Form 10-K is required to be filed in accordance with the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the date on which
the
annual report on Form 10-K is required to be filed in accordance with the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, certificates from
a
Responsible Officer of the Servicer (i) containing, and certifying as to,
the
statements of compliance required by Item 1123 (or any successor or similar
items or rule) of Regulation AB, as then in effect and (ii) containing, and
certifying as to, the statements and assessment of compliance required by
Item
1122(a) (or any successor or similar items or rule) of Regulation AB, as
then in
effect.
(b) The
Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from each other
party participating in the servicing function any additional certifications
as
to the statements and assessment required under Item 1122 or Item 1123 of
Regulation AB to the extent required in connection with the filing of any
annual
report on Form 10-K; provided, however, that a failure to obtain such
certifications shall not be a breach of the Servicer’s duties
hereunder. The parties acknowledge that the Indenture Trustee’s
certifications shall be limited to the Item 1122 certifications described in
Exhibit E of the Indenture.
SECTION
3.04. Annual
Report by Independent Registered Public Accountants.
(a) The
Servicer, at its own expense in partial consideration of the Servicing Fee
paid
to it, shall cause a firm of Independent registered public accountants (which
may provide other services to the Servicer or the Seller) to prepare annually,
and the Servicer shall deliver annually to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee
and
the Rating Agencies on or before the earlier of (a) March 31 of each year,
beginning March 31, 2008, or (b) with respect to each calendar year during
which
the Sponsor’s annual report on Form 10-K is required to be filed in accordance
with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the date
on
which the annual report on Form 10-K is required to be filed in accordance
with
the Exchange Act and the rule and regulations thereunder, a report addressed
to
the Servicer (the “Annual Accountant’s Report”) to the effect that such
firm has performed certain procedures, agreed between the Servicer and such
accountants, in connection with the Servicer’s compliance with its obligations
under this Agreement during the preceding twelve (12) months ended December
31
(or, in the case of the first Annual Accountant’s Report to be delivered on or
before March 31, 2008, the period of time from the date of this Agreement
until
December 31, 2007), identifying the results of such procedures and including
any
exceptions noted. In the event that the accounting firm
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providing
such report requires the Indenture Trustee to agree or consent to the procedures
performed by such firm, the Issuer shall direct the Indenture Trustee in
writing
to so agree; it being understood and agreed that the Indenture Trustee will
deliver such letter of agreement or consent in conclusive reliance upon the
direction of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee will not make any independent
inquiry or investigation as to, and shall have no obligation or liability
in
respect of the sufficiency, validity or correctness of such
procedures.
(b) The
Annual Accountant’s Report shall also indicate that the accounting firm
providing such report is independent of the Servicer in accordance with the
Rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and shall include
the
attestation report required under Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB (or any
successor or similar items or rule), as then in effect.
SECTION
3.05. Monitoring
of Third-Party Collectors.
From
time to time, until the Retirement of the Rate Stabilization Bonds, the Servicer
shall, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, take all actions with respect
to Third-Party Collectors required to be taken by the Servicer as set forth,
if
applicable, in any agreement with the Servicer and applicable Requirements
of
Law in effect from time to time and implement such additional procedures
and
policies as are necessary to ensure that the obligations of all Third-Party
Collectors in connection with Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges are properly
enforced in accordance with, if applicable, the terms of any agreement with
the
Servicer and applicable Requirements of Law in effect from time to
time. Such procedures and policies shall include the
following:
(a) Maintenance
of Records and Information. In addition to any actions required
by applicable Requirements of Law, the Servicer shall:
(i) maintain
adequate records for promptly identifying and contacting each Third-Party
Collector;
(ii) maintain
records of end-user Customers which are billed by Third-Party Collectors
to
permit prompt transfer of billing responsibilities in the event of default
by
such Third-Party Collectors;
(iii) maintain
adequate records for enforcing compliance by all Third-Party Collectors with
their obligations with respect to Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges,
including compliance with all Remittance Requirements, TPC Credit Requirements
and TPC Deposit Requirements; and
(iv) provide
to each Third-Party Collector such information necessary for such Third-Party
Collector to confirm the Servicer’s calculation of Qualified Rate Stabilization
Charges and remittances, including, if applicable, Charge-Off
amounts.
The
Servicer shall update the records described above no less frequently than
quarterly.
(b) Credit
and Collection Policies. The Servicer shall, to the fullest
extent permitted under applicable Requirements of Law, impose such terms
with
respect to credit and collection policies applicable to Third-Party Collectors
as may be reasonably necessary to
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prevent
the then-current rating of the Rate Stabilization Bonds of any Series from
being
downgraded, withdrawn or suspended. The Servicer shall, in accordance
with and to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, include
and
impose the above-described terms in all instances in which BGE or Third-Party
Collectors issue single bills to BGE’s Customers that include Qualified Rate
Stabilization Charges. The Servicer shall periodically review the
need for modified or additional terms based upon, among other things, (i)
the
relative amount of QRSC Payments received from Customers or through Third-Party
Collectors relative to the Periodic Billing Requirement, (ii) the historical
payment and default experience of Customers and each Third-Party Collector
and
(iii) such other credit and collection policies to which the Customers and
Third-Party Collectors are, or may become, subject.
(c) Monitoring
of Performance and Payment by Third-Party Collectors. In addition
to any actions required by applicable Requirements of Law, the Servicer shall
undertake to do the following:
(i) The
Servicer shall require each Third-Party Collector to pay all Qualified Rate
Stabilization Charges (less an allowance for Charge-Offs) billed to such
Third-Party Collector in accordance with the provisions of any applicable
Requirements of Law (whether or not disputed). The Servicer shall
monitor compliance by each Third-Party Collector with all Remittance
Requirements, TPC Credit Requirements and TPC Deposit Requirements and take
prompt action to enforce such requirements.
(ii) Where
a
Third-Party Collector is responsible for billing the Customers, the Servicer
shall, consistent with its customary billing practices, xxxx each Applicable
Third-Party Collector no less frequently than the billing cycle otherwise
applicable to such Customers.
(iii) The
Servicer shall work with Third-Party Collectors to resolve any disputes using
the dispute resolution procedures established by applicable Requirements
of Law,
in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
(d) Enforcement
of Third-Party Collector Obligations. The Servicer
shall ensure that each Third-Party Collector remits all QRSC Payments
which it is obligated to remit to the Servicer. In the event of any
default by any Third-Party Collector, the Servicer shall enforce all rights
set
forth in and take all other steps permitted by any applicable Requirements
of
Law as it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, are reasonably
necessary to ensure the prompt payment of QRSC Payments by such Third-Party
Collector and to preserve the rights of the Holders with respect thereto,
including, where appropriate, terminating the right of any Third-Party Collector
to xxxx and collect Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges or petitioning the
PSC
to impose such other remedies or penalties as may be available under the
circumstances. Any agreement entered into between the Servicer and a
defaulted Third-Party Collector will be limited to the terms of this Agreement
and will satisfy the Rating Agency Condition. In the event the
Servicer has actual knowledge that a Third-Party Collector is in default,
including due to the downgrade by the Rating Agencies of any party providing
credit support for such Third-Party Collector, the Servicer shall promptly
notify a Responsible Officer
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of
the
Indenture Trustee in writing of the same and, shall, if applicable, instruct
the
Indenture Trustee either to:
(i) withdraw
from such Third-Party Collector’s TPC Deposit Account and deposit into the
applicable Collection Accounts the lesser of (x) the amount of cash on deposit
in such TPC Deposit Account and (y) the amount of any Qualified Rate
Stabilization Charges then due and payable by such Third-Party Collector;
or
(ii) make
demand under any letter of credit, guarantee or other credit support up to
the
lesser of (x) the amount of such letter of credit, guarantee or other credit
support and (y) the amount of any Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges then
due
and payable by such Third-Party Collector, and deposit the amounts received,
if
any, as a result of such demand into the applicable Collection
Accounts.
The
Indenture Trustee shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such
written
notice, withdraw such funds from the TPC Deposit Account or make demand under
such credit support, as applicable, and deposit such funds withdrawn or
received, as applicable, into the applicable Collection Accounts.
(e) Maintenance
of TPC Deposit Accounts. The Servicer shall cause the entity
acting as Indenture Trustee to maintain one or more TPC Deposit Accounts
as
described in Section 8.02(g) of the Indenture. The Servicer
shall provide written direction to the Indenture Trustee regarding the
allocation and release of funds on deposit in the TPC Deposit Accounts, as
permitted or required by the Indenture, this Agreement, or any applicable
Requirements of Law. The Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to
conclusively rely on any such written directions from the
Servicer. The Servicer will seek and use reasonable best efforts to
obtain, from any Third-Party Collector which wishes to satisfy its credit
support requirements by making a deposit to a TPC Deposit Account, a written
security agreement stating that (i) by making such deposit the Third-Party
Collector has granted a security interest in such deposit in favor of the
Indenture Trustee, and (ii) the Indenture Trustee, in holding such deposit
as
collateral, will have the rights and remedies of a secured party under Article
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of the UCC with respect to such collateral, and the Servicer will promptly
forward any such agreement to the Indenture Trustee.
(f) Affiliated
Third-Party Collectors. In performing its obligations under this
Section 3.05, the Servicer shall deal with any Third-Party Collectors
which are Affiliates of the Servicer on terms which are no more favorable
in the
aggregate to such affiliated Third-Party Collector than those used by the
Servicer in its dealings with Third-Party Collectors that are not Affiliates
of
the Servicer.
ARTICLE
IV
SERVICES
RELATED TO TRUE-UP ADJUSTMENTS
SECTION
4.01. True-Up
Adjustments. From
time to time, until the Retirement of the Rate Stabilization Bonds, the Servicer
shall identify the need for True-Up Adjustments for each Series and shall
take
all reasonable action to obtain and implement such True-Up Adjustments, all
in
accordance with the following:
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(a) Expected
Amortization Schedule. The
Expected Amortization Schedule for the initial Series of Rate Stabilization
Bonds is attached hereto as Schedule 4.01(a). In connection
with the Issuer’s issuance of any additional Series of Rate Stabilization Bonds
after the Closing Date, the Servicer, on or prior to the Series Issuance
Date
therefor, shall revise the Expected Amortization Schedule to add a new schedule
for each new Series of Rate Stabilization Bonds and set forth, as of each
Payment Date through the latest Scheduled Final Payment Date for any Series of
Rate Stabilization Bonds, the aggregate principal amounts of the Rate
Stabilization Bonds of all Series, including such additional Series, expected
to
be outstanding on such Payment Date. If the Expected Amortization
Schedule is revised as set forth above, the Servicer shall send a copy of
such
revised Expected Amortization Schedule to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee
and
the Rating Agencies promptly thereafter.
(b) True-Up
Adjustments.
(i) Semi-Annual
True-Up Adjustments and Filings. Prior to the Scheduled Final
Payment Date of the last Tranche of a Series, during the term of the Rate
Stabilization Bonds, no later than thirty (30) days before the rolling six
month
anniversary date of the Series Issuance Date for each Series, the Servicer
shall: (A) update the data and assumptions underlying the calculation
of the Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges, including projected electricity
usage during the next Calculation Period and interest and estimated expenses
and
fees of the Issuer to be paid during such period; (B) determine the Periodic
Payment Requirement and Periodic Billing Requirement for the next 12 Collection
Periods based on such updated data and assumptions; (C) calculate the
undercollections or overcollections for the previous Calculation Period,
including without limitation any undercollections or overcollections caused
by
Third-Party Collector defaults, by subtracting the Estimated QRSC Collections
for such previous Calculation Period from the Periodic Billing Requirement
for
such previous Calculation Period; (D) taking into account the then-current
Collections Curve and Charge-Offs, calculate the amount needed to correct
such
undercollections or overcollections during the forthcoming 12 Collection
Periods; (E) sum the amount in step (D) with the scheduled Periodic Billing
Requirement for the upcoming 12 Collection Periods to determine an adjusted
Periodic Billing Requirement; (F) divide the amount calculated in step (E)
by
the appropriate forecasted Periodic Billing Requirement to determine the
adjusted Qualified Rate Stabilization Charge rate for the upcoming 12 Collection
Periods; (G) make all required notice and other filings with the PSC to reflect
the revised Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges; and (H) take all reasonable
actions and make all reasonable efforts to effect such Semi-Annual True-Up
Adjustment on the Semi-Annual True-Up Adjustment Date and to enforce
the provisions of applicable Requirements of Law.
(ii) Interim
True-Up Adjustments and Filings. At any time during the term of
the Rate Stabilization Bonds, the Servicer shall periodically compare the
anticipated Unrecovered Balance, as of the next Payment Date and after giving
effect to payments to be made on such Payment Date, to the Projected Unrecovered
Balance as of such Payment Date. As a result of such periodic
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comparison,
(A) the Servicer may make an InterimTrue-Up Adjustment to correct any
undercollection or overcollection if, in its sole and exclusive discretion,
an
Interim True-Up Adjustment is necessary in order to provide for timely payment
of the Rate Stabilization Bonds based on Rating Agency and Bondholder
considerations, and (B) the Servicer shall, no later than fifteen (15) days
prior to commencement of the next Collection Period, make all required notice
and other filings with the PSC to implement a mandatory Interim True-Up
Adjustment (1) if the Servicer determines collection of Qualified Rate
Stabilization Charges as of the next Payment Date would result in a difference
greater than 5% in absolute value between (x) the outstanding principal amount
of the Rate Stabilization Bonds plus amounts on deposit in the applicable
Excess
Funds Subaccount and (y) such Projected Unrecovered Balance as of such Payment
Date or (2) to meet a Rating Agency Requirement that any Tranche of Rate
Stabilization Bonds be paid in full by its Scheduled Final Payment
Date. The Servicer shall implement the revised Qualified Rate
Stabilization Charges, if any, resulting from such Interim True-Up Adjustment
on
the Interim True-Up Adjustment Date and shall otherwise take all reasonable
actions and make all reasonable efforts to effect such Interim True-Up
Adjustment on the Interim True-Up Adjustment Date and to enforce the
provisions of applicable Requirements of Law.
(iii) Non-Standard
True-Up Adjustments and Filings. At any time during the term of
the Rate Stabilization Bonds, the Servicer shall take all reasonable actions
and
make all required notice and other filings with the PSC to implement an
amendment of the True-Up Adjustment Mechanism if it deems such an amendment
to
be necessary or appropriate in order to address any material deviations between
Estimated QRSC Collections or Actual QRSC Collections and the Periodic Payment
Requirement. No such change shall cause the then-current credit
ratings of the Rate Stabilization Bonds to be suspended, withdrawn or
downgraded.
(iv) Quarterly
True-Up Adjustments and Filings. To the extent that Rate
Stabilization Bonds of any Series remain Outstanding after the Scheduled
Final
Payment Date of the last Tranche of such Series, during the term of the Rate
Stabilization Bonds, no later than thirty (30) days before the rolling three
month anniversary date of the Series Issuance Date, the Servicer
shall: (A) update the data and assumptions underlying the calculation
of the Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges, including projected electricity
usage during the next Calculation Period and interest and estimated expenses
and
fees of the Issuer to be paid during such period; (B) determine the Periodic
Payment Requirement and Periodic Billing Requirement for the next 12 Collection
Periods based on such updated data and assumptions; (C) taking into account
the
then-current Collections Curve and Charge-Offs, calculate the undercollections
or overcollections for the previous Calculation Period, including without
limitation any undercollections or overcollections caused by Third-Party
Collector defaults, by subtracting the Estimated QRSC Collections for such
previous Calculation Period from the Periodic Billing Requirement for such
previous Calculation Period; (D) calculate the amount needed to correct such
undercollections or
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overcollections
during the forthcoming 12 Collection Periods; (E) sum the amount in step
(D)
with the scheduled Periodic Billing Requirement for the upcoming 12 Collection
Periods to determine an adjusted Periodic Billing Requirement; (F) divide
the
amount calculated in step (E) by the appropriate forecasted Periodic Billing
Requirement to determine the adjusted Qualified Rate Stabilization Charge
rate
for the upcoming 12 Collection Periods; (G) make all required notice and
other
filings with the PSC to reflect the revised Qualified Rate Stabilization
Charges; and (H) take all reasonable actions and make all reasonable efforts
to
effect such Quarterly True-Up Adjustment on the Quarterly True-Up Adjustment
Date and to enforce the provisions of applicable Requirements of
Law.
(c) Reports.
(i) Notification
of Amendatory Tariff Filings and True-Up Adjustments. Whenever
the Servicer files an Amendatory Tariff with the PSC, the Servicer shall
send a
copy of such filing or notice (together with a copy of all notices and documents
which, in the Servicer’s reasonable judgment, are material to the adjustments
effected by such Amendatory Tariff or notice) to the Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee and the Rating Agencies concurrently therewith. If, for any
reason any revised Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges are not implemented
and
effective on the applicable date set forth herein, the Servicer shall notify
the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency by the end of the second
Servicer Business Day after such applicable date.
(ii) Servicer’s
Certificate. Not later than five (5) Servicer Business Days prior
to each Payment Date or Special Payment Date, the Servicer shall deliver
a
written report, for each Series of Rate Stabilization Bonds, substantially
in
the form of Exhibit C hereto (the “Servicer’s Certificate”) to the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies which shall include
all of
the following information (to the extent applicable and including any other
information so specified in the applicable Series Supplement) as to the Rate
Stabilization Bonds of such Series with respect to such Payment Date or Special
Payment Date or the period since the previous Payment Date, as
applicable:
(A) the
amount of the payment to Holders allocable to principal, if any;
(B) the
amount of the payment to Holders allocable to interest;
(C) the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of such Rate Stabilization Bonds, before and
after
giving effect to any payments allocated to principal reported under clause
(A) above;
(D) the
difference, if any, between the amount specified in clause (C) above and
the Outstanding Amount of such Rate Stabilization Bonds specified in the
related
Expected Amortization Schedule;
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(E) any
other
transfers and payments to be made on such Payment Date or Special Payment
Date,
including amounts paid to the Indenture Trustee and to the Servicer;
and
(F) the
amounts on deposit in the applicable Capital Subaccount and the applicable
Excess Funds Subaccount, after giving effect to the foregoing
payments.
(iii) Reports
to Customers.
(A) After
each revised Qualified Rate Stabilization Charge has gone into effect pursuant
to a True-Up Adjustment, the Servicer shall, to the extent and in the manner
and
time frame required by applicable PSC Regulations, if any, cause to be prepared
and delivered to Customers any required notices announcing such revised
Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges.
(B) The
Servicer shall comply with applicable Requirements of Law with respect to
the
identification of Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges on Bills, and, in
the
Bills regularly sent to Customers or Third-Party Collectors, the Servicer
will
separately identify the Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges as being owned
by
the Issuer. Unless prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law, the Servicer
shall use reasonable efforts to cause each Applicable Third-Party Collector,
at
least once each year, to include notices in the bills sent by such Applicable
Third-Party Collector to Customers indicating additionally that the Qualified
Rate Stabilization Charges are not owned by such Applicable Third-Party
Collector (to the extent that such Applicable Third-Party Collector does
not
include such information in the Bills regularly sent to
Customers). Such notice shall be included either as an insert to or
in the text of the Bills delivered to such Customers or shall be delivered
to
Customers by electronic means or such other means as the Servicer or the
Applicable Third-Party Collector may from time to time use to communicate
with
its respective Customers.
(C) Except
to
the extent that applicable PSC Regulations make the Applicable Third-Party
Collector responsible for such costs, or the Applicable Third-Party Collector
has otherwise agreed to pay such costs, the Servicer shall pay from its own
funds all costs of preparation and delivery incurred in connection with
clauses (A) and (B) above, including printing and postage costs as
the same may increase or decrease from time to time.
(iv) Third-Party
Collector Reports. The Servicer shall provide to the Rating
Agencies, upon request, any publicly available reports filed by the Servicer
with the PSC (or otherwise made publicly available by the Servicer) relating
to
Third-Party Collectors and any other non-confidential and non-proprietary
information relating to Third-Party Collectors reasonably requested by the
Rating Agencies to the extent such information is reasonably available to
the
Servicer.
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SECTION
4.02. Limitation
of Liability. (a)
The Issuer and the Servicer expressly agree and acknowledge that:
(i) In
connection with any True-Up Adjustment, the Servicer is acting solely in
its
capacity as the servicing agent hereunder.
(ii) Neither
the Servicer nor the Issuer nor the Indenture Trustee is responsible in any
manner for, and shall have no liability whatsoever as a result of, any action,
decision, ruling or other determination made or not made, or any delay (other
than any delay resulting from the Servicer’s failure to make any filings
required by Section 4.01 in a timely and correct manner or any breach by
the Servicer of its duties under this Agreement that adversely affects the
Rate
Stabilization Property or the True-Up Adjustments), by the PSC in any way
related to the Rate Stabilization Property or in connection with any True-Up
Adjustment, the subject of any filings under Section 4.01, any proposed
True-Up Adjustment, or the approval of any revised Qualified Rate Stabilization
Charges and the scheduled adjustments thereto.
(iii) Except
to
the extent that the Servicer is liable under Section 8.01, the Servicer
shall have no liability whatsoever relating to the calculation of any revised
Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges and the scheduled adjustments thereto,
including as a result of any inaccuracy of any of the assumptions made in
such
calculation regarding expected energy usage volume, the Collections Curve,
Charge-Offs and estimated expenses and fees of the Issuer, so long as the
Servicer has acted in good faith and has not acted in a grossly negligent
manner
in connection therewith, nor shall the Servicer have any liability whatsoever
as
a result of any Person, including the Holders, not receiving any payment,
amount
or return anticipated or expected or in respect of any Rate Stabilization
Bond
generally.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this Section 4.02 shall not relieve the Servicer of
liability for any misrepresentation by the Servicer under Section 6.01 or
for any breach by the Servicer of its other obligations under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
V
THE
RATE
STABILIZATION PROPERTY
SECTION
5.01. Custody
of Rate Stabilization Property Records. To
assure
uniform quality in servicing the Rate Stabilization Property and to reduce
administrative costs, the Issuer hereby revocably appoints the Servicer,
and the
Servicer hereby accepts such appointment, to act as the agent of the Issuer
as
custodian of any and all documents and records that the Seller shall keep
on
file, in accordance with its customary procedures, relating to the Rate
Stabilization Property, including copies of any Qualified Rate Orders, Issuance
Advice Letters, Tariffs and Amendatory Tariffs relating thereto and all
documents filed with the PSC in connection with any True-Up Adjustment and
computational records relating thereto (collectively, the “Rate Stabilization
Property Records”), which are hereby constructively delivered to the
Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Issuer (or, in the case of the
Subsequent
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Rate
Stabilization Property, will as of the applicable Subsequent Transfer Date
be
constructively delivered to the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Issuer)
with respect to all Rate Stabilization Property.
SECTION
5.02. Duties
of Servicer as Custodian.
(a) Safekeeping. The
Servicer shall hold the Rate Stabilization Property Records on behalf of
the
Issuer and maintain such accurate and complete accounts, records and computer
systems pertaining to the Rate Stabilization Property Records as shall enable
the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, to comply with this
Agreement, the Sale Agreement and the Indenture. In performing its
duties as custodian, the Servicer shall act with reasonable care, using that
degree of care and diligence that the Servicer exercises with respect to
comparable assets that the Servicer services for itself or, if applicable,
for
others. The Servicer shall promptly report to the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies any failure on its part to hold
the
Rate Stabilization Property Records and maintain its accounts, records and
computer systems as herein provided and promptly take appropriate action
to
remedy any such failure. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require an
initial review or any periodic review by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
of
the Rate Stabilization Property Records. The Servicer’s duties to
hold the Rate Stabilization Property Records set forth in this Section
5.02, to the extent such Rate Stabilization Property Records have not been
previously transferred to a successor Servicer pursuant to Article VII,
shall terminate one year and one day after the earlier of the date on which
(i)
the Servicer is succeeded by a successor Servicer in accordance with Article
VII and (ii) no Rate Stabilization Bonds of any Series are
Outstanding.
(b) Maintenance
of and Access to Records. The Servicer shall maintain the Rate
Stabilization Property Records at 000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000-0000 or at such other office as shall be specified to the Issuer and
the
Indenture Trustee by written notice at least thirty (30) days prior to any
change in location. The Servicer shall make available for inspection,
audit and copying to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee or their respective
duly authorized representatives, attorneys or auditors the Rate Stabilization
Property Records at such times during normal business hours as the Issuer
or the
Indenture Trustee shall reasonably request and which do not unreasonably
interfere with the Servicer’s normal operations. Nothing in this
Section 5.02(b) shall affect the obligation of the Servicer to observe
any applicable Requirements of Law prohibiting disclosure of information
regarding the Customers, and the failure of the Servicer to provide access
to
such information as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach
of
this Section 5.02(b).
(c) Release
of Documents. Upon instruction from the Indenture Trustee in
accordance with the Indenture, the Servicer shall release any Rate Stabilization
Property Records to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee’s agent or the
Indenture Trustee’s designee, as the case may be, at such place or places as the
Indenture Trustee may designate, as soon as practicable. Nothing in
this Section 5.02(c) shall affect the obligation of the Servicer to
observe any applicable Requirements of Law prohibiting disclosure of information
regarding the Customers, and the failure of the Servicer to provide access
to
such information as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach
of
this Section 5.02(c).
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(d) Defending
Rate Stabilization Property Against Claims. The Servicer shall
institute any action or proceeding necessary to compel performance by each
Third-Party Collector (at the earliest possible time) of any of their respective
obligations or duties under applicable Requirements of Law with respect to
the
Rate Stabilization Property. In addition, the Servicer shall
institute any action or proceeding necessary to compel performance by the
PSC or
the State of Maryland, or any political subdivision, agency or other
instrumentality of the State of Maryland, of any of their respective obligations
or duties under applicable Requirements of Law with respect to the Rate
Stabilization Property. The Servicer further agrees to take such
legal or administrative actions, including without limitation defending against
or instituting and pursuing legal actions and appearing or testifying at
hearings or similar proceedings, as may be reasonably necessary to block
or
overturn any attempts to cause a repeal of, modification of or supplement
to the
Rate Stabilization Law or any Qualified Rate Order. In any
proceedings related to the exercise of the power of eminent domain by any
municipality to acquire a portion of BGE’s electric distribution facilities, the
Servicer shall assert that the court ordering such condemnation must treat
such
municipality as a successor to BGE under the Rate Stabilization Law and
Qualified Rate Order and that Customers in such municipalities must remain
responsible for payment of Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges. The
costs of any action described in this Section 5.02(d) shall be payable
from the Collection Account as an Operating Expense in accordance with
Section 8.02(e) of the Indenture. The Servicer’s obligations
pursuant to this Section 5.02(d) shall survive and continue
notwithstanding that payment of such Operating Expense may be delayed pursuant
to the terms of the Indenture (it being understood that the Servicer may
be
required initially to advance its own funds to satisfy its obligations
hereunder).
SECTION
5.03. Effective
Period and Termination. The
Servicer’s appointment as custodian shall become effective as of the Closing
Date and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated pursuant
to
this Section 5.03. If the Servicer shall resign as Servicer in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or if all of the rights
and
obligations of the Servicer shall have been terminated under Section
7.01, the appointment of the Servicer as custodian shall be terminated
effective as of the date on which the termination or resignation of the Servicer
is effective. Additionally, if not sooner terminated as provided
above, the Servicer’s obligations as Custodian shall terminate one year and one
day after the date on which no Rate Stabilization Bonds of any Series are
Outstanding.
ARTICLE
VI
THE
SERVICER
SECTION
6.01. Representations
and Warranties of Servicer. The
Servicer makes the following representations and warranties, as of the Closing
Date, as of each Subsequent Transfer Date relating to the sale of Subsequent
Rate Stabilization Property, and as of such other dates as expressly provided
in
this Section 6.01, on which the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee are
deemed to have relied in entering into this Agreement relating to the servicing
of the Rate Stabilization Property. The representations and
warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
sale
of any Rate Stabilization Property and the pledge thereof to the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
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(a) Organization
and Good Standing. The Servicer is duly organized and validly
existing and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland,
with
the requisite corporate or other power and authority to own its properties
and
to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business
is presently conducted and to execute, deliver and carry out the terms of
this
Agreement, and had at all relevant times, and has, the requisite power,
authority and legal right to service the Rate Stabilization Property and
to hold
the Rate Stabilization Property Records as custodian.
(b) Due
Qualification. The Servicer is duly qualified to do business and
is in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals,
in
all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct
of
its business (including the servicing of the Rate Stabilization Property
as
required by this Agreement) shall require such qualifications, licenses or
approvals (except where the failure to so qualify would not be reasonably
likely
to have a material adverse effect on the Servicer’s business, operations,
assets, revenues or properties or to its servicing of the Rate Stabilization
Property).
(c) Power
and Authority. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
the
Servicer under its organizational or governing documents and laws.
(d) Binding
Obligation. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Servicer enforceable against the Servicer in accordance
with
its terms, subject to applicable insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
fraudulent transfer and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity
(including concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair
dealing), regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law.
(e) No
Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof do not conflict with,
result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, nor constitute
(with
or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the organizational
documents of the Servicer, or any indenture or other agreement or instrument
to
which the Servicer is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound;
nor result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties
pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument
(other than any Lien that may be granted under the Basic Documents or any
Lien
created pursuant to Section 7-542 of the Rate Stabilization Law); nor
violate any existing Requirements of Law applicable to the Servicer of any
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Servicer or its
properties.
(f) No
Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending
or, to the Servicer’s knowledge, threatened, before any Governmental Authority
having jurisdiction over the Servicer or its properties involving or relating
to
the Servicer or the Issuer or, to the Servicer’s knowledge, any other Person:
(i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the other Basic
Documents, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Rate Stabilization
Bonds
or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
any of the other Basic Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling
that
could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the performance
by the Servicer of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability
of,
this Agreement, any of the other Basic Documents or
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the
Rate
Stabilization Bonds or (iv) seeking to adversely affect the federal income
tax
or state income or franchise tax classification of the Rate Stabilization
Bonds
of any Series as debt.
(g) Approvals. No
approval, authorization, consent, order or other action of, or filing with,
any
Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution and delivery
by the Servicer of this Agreement, the performance by the Servicer of the
transactions contemplated hereby or the fulfillment by the Servicer of the
terms
hereof, except those that have been obtained or made, those that the Servicer
is
required to make in the future pursuant to Article IV and those that the
Servicer may need to file in the future to continue the effectiveness of
any UCC
or Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation filings.
(h) Reports
and Certificates. Each report and certificate delivered in
connection with an Issuance Advice Letter or delivered in connection with
any
filing made to the PSC by the Servicer on behalf of the Issuer with respect
to
the Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges or True-Up Adjustments will constitute
a representation and warranty by the Servicer that each such report or
certificate, as the case may be, is true and correct in all material respects;
provided, however, that to the extent any such report or
certificate is based in part upon or contains assumptions, forecasts or other
predictions of future events, the representation and warranty of the Servicer
with respect thereto will be limited to the representation and warranty that
such assumptions, forecasts or other predictions of future events are reasonable
based upon historical performance (and facts known to the Servicer on the
date
such report or certificate is delivered).
SECTION
6.02. Binding
Effect of Servicing Obligations. The
obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for
Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges will be binding upon the Servicer and
any
successor entity, including any municipality or public entity, which is a
successor, to the Servicer, in whole or in part, and that provides electric
transmission and distribution services to a Person that was a residential
electric customer located within BGE’s service territory as it exists on the
date of adoption of the Applicable Qualified Rate Order, or that became a
residential electric customer within such area after that date and is
still located within such territory. Any Person (a) into which the
Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and which is a Permitted
Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation
to
which the Servicer shall be a party and which is a Permitted Successor, (c)
that
may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as
a
whole and which is a Permitted Successor, (d) which results from the division
of
the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor,
or (e)
which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing
cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations
of
the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this
Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this
Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving
effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to
Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no
event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have
delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation,
conversion, merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption
complies with this Section 6.02 and that all conditions precedent, if
any, provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have
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been
complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external
counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel,
all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the PSC and
the
Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation pursuant to the Rate
Stabilization Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full
force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, protect and perfect
the
priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Lien of the Indenture Trustee
in
the Rate Stabilization Property and reciting the details of such filings
or (B)
stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary
to preserve, protect and continue the perfection of such interests or such
Lien,
(iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee,
the
Rating Agencies and the PSC an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel
stating that, for federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion,
merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption will not
result
in a material federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders
of
Rate Stabilization Bonds and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating
Agencies prior written notice of such transaction. When any Person
(or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer
substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger,
conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or
substantially all the electric transmission and distribution business of
the
Servicer (or, if electric transmission and distribution are not provided
by a
single entity, provides electric delivery service directly to customers taking
services at facilities, premises or loads located in BGE’s service area as it
existed on the date of the adoption of the Qualified Rate Order in accordance
with the terms of this Section 6.02), then upon satisfaction of all
of the other conditions of this Section 6.02, the preceding Servicer
shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its
obligations hereunder.
SECTION
6.03. Limitation
on Liability of Servicer and Others. Except
as otherwise provided under this Agreement, including but not limited to
Section 8.01, neither the Servicer nor any of the directors, officers,
employees or agents of the Servicer shall be liable to the Issuer or any
other
Person for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action
pursuant to this Agreement or for good faith errors in judgment;
provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the
Servicer or any such person against any liability that would otherwise be
imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in
the
performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and
duties under this Agreement. The Servicer and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on the advice of
counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee or on any document
of any
kind, prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person, respecting
any
matters arising under this Agreement.
Except
as
provided in this Agreement, including but not limited to Section 5.02(d),
the Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or
defend
any legal action relating to the Rate Stabilization Property that is not
directly related to one of the Servicer’s enumerated duties in this Agreement or
related to its obligation to pay indemnification, and that in its reasonable
opinion may cause it to incur any expense or liability; provided,
however, that the Servicer may, in respect of any Proceeding, undertake
any action that is not specifically identified in this Agreement as a duty
of
the Servicer but that the Servicer reasonably determines is necessary
or desirable in order to protect the rights and duties of the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee under this Agreement and the interests of the Holders and
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Customers
under this Agreement. The Servicer’s costs and expenses incurred in
connection with any such proceeding shall be payable from the Collection
Account
as an Operating Expense in accordance with Section 8.02(e) of the
Indenture. The Servicer’s obligations pursuant to this Section
6.03 shall survive and continue notwithstanding that payment of such
Operating Expense may be delayed pursuant to the terms of the Indenture (it
being understood that the Servicer may be required initially to advance its
own
funds to satisfy its obligations hereunder).
SECTION
6.04. BGE
Not to Resign as Servicer. Subject
to the provisions of Section 6.02, BGE shall not resign from
the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it as Servicer under this Agreement
unless BGE delivers to the Indenture Trustee and the PSC an opinion of external
counsel to the effect that BGE’s performance of its duties under this Agreement
shall no longer be permissible under applicable Requirements of Law. No such
resignation shall become effective until a successor Servicer shall have
assumed
the responsibilities and obligations of BGE in accordance with Section
7.02.
SECTION
6.05. Servicing
Compensation.
(a) In
consideration for its services hereunder, until the Retirement of the Rate
Stabilization Bonds, the Servicer shall receive an annual fee (the “Servicing
Fee”) in an amount equal to:
(i) for
so
long as BGE is the Servicer, 0.05% of the aggregate initial principal amount
of
all Outstanding Series of Rate Stabilization Bonds, provided that BGE may
seek approval from the PSC to recover from Customers, through the Financing
Credit Order in accordance with the Qualified Rate Order,
any incremental costs it incurs to service the Rate Stabilization
Property to the extent such incremental costs exceed 0.05% of the aggregate
initial principal amount of all Outstanding Series of Rate Stabilization
Bonds,
and furtherprovided that such excess amount shall neither be
considered an Operating Expense nor be paid out of the Collection Account
or
included in the calculation of True-Up Adjustments. In the event that
the Servicing Fee exceeds the Servicer’s actual incremental costs to service the
Rate Stabilization Property, then the Servicer will refund to Customers,
in
accordance with the Financing Credit Order, the difference between such
incremental costs and the Servicing Fee. The Servicing Fee shall be
modified, and this Section 6.05(a) shall be deemed to have been amended,
without further act or deed by any Person to reflect any such modification
or
amendment, to the extent provided in any Qualified Rate Order issued by the
PSC
providing for the issuance of an additional series of Rate Stabilization
Bonds.
(ii) if
BGE is
not the Servicer, 1.25% of the aggregate initial principal amount of all
Outstanding Series of Rate Stabilization Bonds, provided, however,
that BGE may seek approval from the PSC for a higher fee under this Section
6.05(a)(ii) if it can reasonably demonstrate to the PSC that the services
cannot be obtained under then-current market conditions for a fee of 1.25%
of
the aggregate initial principal amount of all Outstanding Series of Rate
Stabilization Bonds.
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The
Servicing Fee owing in respect of
each Series shall be calculated based on the initial principal amount of
such
Series and shall be paid semi-annually with one half of the Servicing Fee
being
paid on each Payment Date.
(b) The
Servicing Fee set forth in Section 6.05(a) and allocable to each Series
shall be paid to the Servicer by the Indenture Trustee, on each Payment Date
in
accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 8.02(e) of the
Indenture, by wire transfer of immediately available funds from the applicable
Collection Account to an account designated by the Servicer. Any
portion of the Servicing Fee not paid on any such date should be added to
the
Servicing Fee payable on the subsequent Payment Date. In no event
shall the Indenture Trustee be liable for the payment of any Servicing Fee
or
other amounts specified in this Section 6.05; provided that this
Section 6.05 does not relieve the Indenture Trustee of any duties
it has
to allocate funds for payment for such fees under Section 8.02 of the
Indenture.
(c) Except
as
expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement, the Servicer shall be required
to pay from its own account expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection
with
its activities hereunder (including any fees to and disbursements by
accountants, counsel, or any other Person, any taxes imposed on the Servicer
and
any expenses incurred in connection with reports to Holders) out of the
compensation retained by or paid to it pursuant to this Section 6.06, and
shall not be entitled to any extra payment or reimbursement
therefor.
(d) The
foregoing Servicing Fees constitute a fair and reasonable price for the
obligations to be performed by the Servicer. Such Servicing Fee shall
be determined without regard to the income of the Issuer, shall not be deemed
to
constitute distributions to the recipient of any profit, loss or capital
of the
Issuer, shall not be considered an Operating Expense of the Issuer, and shall
be
subject to any limitations on such expenses set forth in the Applicable
Qualified Rate Order.
SECTION
6.06. Compliance
with Applicable Requirements of Law. The
Servicer covenants and agrees, in servicing the Rate Stabilization Property,
to
comply in all material respects with applicable Requirements of Law applicable
to, and binding upon, the Servicer and relating to such Rate Stabilization
Property the noncompliance with which would have a material adverse effect
on
the value of the Rate Stabilization Property; provided, however,
that the foregoing is not intended to, and shall not, impose any liability
on
the Servicer for noncompliance with any applicable Requirements of Law that
the
Servicer is contesting in good faith in accordance with its customary standards
and procedures.
SECTION
6.07. Access
to Certain Records and Information Regarding Rate Stabilization
Property. The
Servicer shall provide to the Indenture Trustee access to the Rate Stabilization
Property Records as is reasonably required for the Indenture Trustee to perform
its duties and obligations under the Indenture and the other Basic Documents,
and shall provide access to such records to the Holders as required by
applicable Requirements of Law. Access shall be afforded without
charge, but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours
at the
respective offices of the Servicer. Nothing in this Section
6.07 shall affect the obligation of the Servicer to observe any applicable
Requirements of Law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the
Customers, and the failure of the Servicer to provide access to such information
as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section
6.07.
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SECTION
6.08. Appointments. The
Servicer may at any time appoint any Person to perform all or any portion
of its
obligations as Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that, unless
such Person is an Affiliate of BGE, the Rating Agency Condition shall have
been
satisfied in connection therewith; providedfurther that the
Servicer shall remain obligated and be liable under this Agreement for the
servicing and administering of the Rate Stabilization Property in accordance
with the provisions hereof without diminution of such obligation and liability
by virtue of the appointment of such Person and to the same extent and under
the
same terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and
administering the Rate Stabilization Property. The fees and expenses
of any such Person shall be as agreed between the Servicer and such Person
from
time to time and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Holders or
any
other Person shall have any responsibility therefor or right or claim
thereto. Any such appointment shall not constitute a Servicer
resignation under Section 6.04.
SECTION
6.09. No
Servicer Advances. The
Servicer shall not make any advances of interest or principal on the Rate
Stabilization Bonds.
SECTION
6.10. Remittances.
(a) On
each Servicer Business Day, with respect to each Series, the Servicer shall
remit to the applicable General Subaccount of the applicable Collection Account
for such Series the total Estimated QRSC Collections for such Servicer Business
Day in respect of all previously billed Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges
(the “Daily Remittance”), which Daily Remittance shall be calculated
according to the procedures set forth in Annex I and shall be remitted as
soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the second Servicer
Business Day after such payments are estimated to have been
received. Prior to each remittance to the applicable General
Subaccount of the applicable Collection Account pursuant to this Section
6.10, the Servicer shall provide written notice to the Indenture Trustee
of
each such remittance (including the exact dollar amount to be
remitted). The Servicer shall also, promptly upon receipt, remit to
the applicable Collection Account any other proceeds of the Series Rate
Stabilization Bond Collateral which it may have received from time to
time.
(b) If
the
Servicer remits Estimated QRSC Collections to the applicable General Subaccount
of the applicable Collection Account for such Series less frequently than
on
each Servicer Business Day, then, in accordance with the Financing Credit
Order,
the Servicer shall credit Customers, not less frequently than semi-annually,
with interest on the balance of such Estimated QRSC Collections, which interest
will be calculated in accordance with the Initial Qualified Rate Order,
provided that payment of such interest will be the sole financial
responsibility of the Servicer and shall neither be considered an Operating
Expense nor be paid out of the Collection Account or included in the calculation
of True-Up Adjustments.
(c) The
Servicer agrees and acknowledges that it holds all QRSC Payments collected
by it
and any other proceeds for the Series Rate Stabilization Bond Collateral
received by it in trust for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the
Holders
and that all such amounts will be remitted by the Servicer in accordance
with
this Section 6.10 without any surcharge, fee, offset, charge or other
deduction except as set forth in clause (d) below. The
Servicer further agrees not to make any claim to reduce its obligation to
remit
all QRSC Payments collected by it in accordance with this Agreement except
as
set forth in clause (d) below.
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(d) On
or
before each Reconciliation Date, the Servicer will reconcile Actual QRSC
Collections with Estimated QRSC Collections in respect of each of the 12
Collection Periods beginning with the Collection Period that ended 15 months
prior to such Reconciliation Date (or from the first Series Issuance Date,
if
less than 15 months have elapsed). The Servicer shall calculate the
amount of any Remittance Shortfall or Excess Remittance for the first Collection
Period of the immediately preceding Reconciliation Period, shall allocate
such
Remittance Shortfall or Excess Remittance to each outstanding Series ratably
based on the Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges billed for such Series
for
such Reconciliation Period, and (A) if a Remittance Shortfall exists, the
Servicer shall make a supplemental remittance, to the applicable General
Subaccount of the applicable Collection Account for each Series within two
(2)
Servicer Business Days, or (B) if an Excess Remittance exists, the Servicer
shall be entitled either (i) to reduce the amount of each Daily Remittance
which
the Servicer subsequently remits to the applicable General Subaccount of
the
applicable Collection Account for application to the amount of such Excess
Remittance until the balance of such Excess Remittance has been reduced to
zero,
the amount of such reduction becoming the property of the Servicer or (ii)
so
long as such withdrawal would not cause the amounts on deposit in the applicable
General Subaccount or the applicable Excess Funds Subaccount for any Series
to
be insufficient for the payment of the next installment of interest on the
Rate
Stabilization Bonds or principal due at maturity on the next Payment Date
or
upon acceleration on or before the next Payment Date, to be paid immediately
from such General Subaccount or Excess Funds Subaccount such Series’ allocable
share of the amount of such Excess Remittance, such payment becoming the
property of the Servicer. If there is a Remittance Shortfall, the
amount which the Servicer remits to the applicable General Subaccounts of
the
applicable Collection Accounts on the relevant date set forth above shall
be
increased by the amount of such Remittance Shortfall, providedthat
remittance of such increase will be the sole financial responsibility of
the
Servicer and shall neither be considered an Operating Expense nor be paid
out of
the Collection Account or included in the calculation of True-Up
Adjustments.
(e) Unless
otherwise directed to do so by the Issuer, the Servicer shall be responsible
for
selecting Eligible Investments in which the funds in each Collection Account
shall be invested pursuant to Section 8.03 of the Indenture.
SECTION
6.11. Maintenance
of Operations. Subject
to Section 6.02, BGE agrees to continue to provide residential electric
delivery service so long as it is acting as the Servicer under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
VII
DEFAULT
SECTION
7.01. Servicer
Default. If
any one or more of the following events (a “Servicer Default”) shall
occur and be continuing:
(a) any
failure by the Servicer to remit to the Collection Account for any Series
on
behalf of the Issuer any required remittance that shall continue unremedied
for
a period of five (5) Business Days after written notice of such failure is
received by the Servicer from the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee or after
discovery of such failure by an officer of the Servicer; or
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(b) any
failure on the part of the Servicer or, so long as the Servicer is BGE, any
failure on the part of BGE, as the case may be, duly to observe or to perform
in
any material respect any covenants or agreements of the Servicer or BGE,
as the
case may be, set forth in this Agreement (other than as provided in clause
(a) of this Section 7.01) or any other Basic Document to which it is
a party, which failure shall (i) materially and adversely affect the rights
of
the Holders and (ii) continue unremedied for a period of sixty (60) days
after
the date on which (A) written notice of such failure, requiring the same
to be
remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer or BGE, as the case may be,
by
the Issuer (with a copy to the Indenture Trustee) or to the Servicer or BGE,
as
the case may be, by the Indenture Trustee or (B) such failure is discovered
by
an officer of the Servicer; or
(c) any
failure by the Servicer duly to perform its obligations under Section
4.01(b) of this Agreement in the time and manner set forth therein, which
failure continues unremedied for a period of five (5) days; or
(d) any
representation or warranty made by the Servicer in this Agreement or any
Basic
Document shall prove to have been incorrect when made, which has a material
adverse effect on the Holders and which material adverse effect continues
unremedied for a period of sixty (60) days after the date on which (A) written
notice thereof, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been delivered
to
the Servicer (with a copy to the Indenture Trustee) by the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee or (B) such failure is discovered by an officer of the
Servicer; or
(e) an
Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Servicer or BGE;
then,
and
in each and every case, so long as the Servicer Default shall not have been
remedied, either the Indenture Trustee may, or shall upon the instruction
of
Holders evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of
the
Rate Stabilization Bonds of all Series, by notice then given in writing to
the
Servicer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Holders) (a
“Termination Notice”), terminate all the rights and obligations (other
than the obligations set forth in Section 8.01 and the obligation under
Section 7.02 to continue performing its functions as Servicer until a
Successor Servicer is appointed) of the Servicer under this
Agreement. In addition, upon a Servicer Default described in
Section 7.01(a), the Holders and the Indenture Trustee as financing
parties under the Rate Stabilization Law (or any of their representatives)
shall
be entitled to (i) apply to the Circuit Court of Baltimore City for
sequestration and payment of revenues arising with respect to the Rate
Stabilization Property, (ii) foreclose on or otherwise enforce the lien and
security interests in any Rate Stabilization Property and (iii) apply to
the PSC
for an order that amounts arising from the Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges
be transferred to a separate account for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
in
accordance with the Rate Stabilization Law. On or after the receipt
by the Servicer of a Termination Notice, all authority and power of the Servicer
under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Rate Stabilization Bonds,
the
Rate Stabilization Property, the Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges or
otherwise, shall, without further action, pass to and be vested in such
successor Servicer as may be appointed under Section 7.02; and, without
limitation, the Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute
and deliver, on behalf of the predecessor Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or
otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish
all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes
of such
Termination Notice, whether to complete the transfer of the Rate Stabilization
Property Records
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and
related documents, or otherwise. The predecessor Servicer shall
cooperate with the successor Servicer, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
in
effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the predecessor
Servicer under this Agreement, including the transfer to the Successor Servicer
for administration by it of all Rate Stabilization Property Records and all
cash
amounts that shall at the time be held by the predecessor Servicer for
remittance, or shall thereafter be received by it with respect to the Rate
Stabilization Property or the Qualified Rate Stabilization
Charges. As soon as practicable after receipt by the Servicer of such
Termination Notice, the Servicer shall deliver the Rate Stabilization Property
Records to the Successor Servicer. In case a Successor Servicer is
appointed as a result of a Servicer Default, all reasonable costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred in connection with
transferring the Rate Stabilization Property Records to the successor Servicer
and amending this Agreement to reflect such succession as Servicer pursuant
to
this Section 7.01 shall be paid by the predecessor Servicer upon
presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses. Termination
of BGE as Servicer shall not terminate BGE’s rights or obligations under the
Sale Agreement (except rights thereunder deriving from its rights as the
Servicer hereunder).
SECTION
7.02. Appointment
of Successor.
(a) Upon
the
Servicer’s receipt of a Termination Notice pursuant to Section 7.01 or
the Servicer’s resignation or removal in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, the predecessor Servicer shall continue to perform its functions
as
Servicer under this Agreement, and shall be entitled to receive the requisite
portion of the Servicing Fee, until a successor Servicer shall have assumed
in
writing the obligations of the Servicer hereunder as described
below. In the event of the Servicer’s removal or resignation
hereunder, the Indenture Trustee may at the written direction and with the
consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the Outstanding Amount of
the
Rate Stabilization Bonds shall appoint a successor Servicer with the Issuer’s
prior written consent thereto (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld), and the Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written
assumption in form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer and the Indenture
Trustee
and provide prompt written notice of such assumption to the Issuer and the
Rating Agencies. If within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the
Termination Notice, a Successor Servicer shall not have been appointed, the
Indenture Trustee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint
a
successor Servicer under this Agreement. A Person shall qualify as a
Successor Servicer only if (i) such Person is permitted under PSC Regulations
to
perform the duties of the Servicer, (ii) the Rating Agency Condition shall
have
been satisfied and (iii) such Person enters into a servicing agreement with
the
Issuer having substantially the same provisions as this Agreement (as the
Rate
Stabilization Bond Servicer). In no event shall the Indenture Trustee
be liable for its appointment of a Successor Servicer. The Indenture
Trustee’s expenses incurred under this Section 7.02(a) shall be at the
sole expense of the Issuer and payable from the Collection Accounts as provided
in Section 8.02 of the Indenture.
(b) Upon
appointment, the Successor Servicer shall be the successor in all respects
to
the predecessor Servicer and shall be subject to all the responsibilities,
duties and liabilities arising thereafter relating thereto placed on the
predecessor Servicer and shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee and all the
rights granted to the predecessor Servicer by the terms and provisions of
this
Agreement.
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SECTION
7.03. Waiver
of Past Defaults. The
Holders evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of
the
Rate Stabilization Bonds of all Series may, on behalf of all Holders, direct
the
Indenture Trustee to waive in writing any default by the Servicer in the
performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences, except a default
in making any required deposits to the Collection Account for any Series
in
accordance with this Agreement. Upon any such waiver of a past
default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Servicer Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this
Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
default or impair any right consequent thereto.
SECTION
7.04. Notice
of Servicer Default. The
Servicer shall deliver to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the PSC and
the
Rating Agencies, promptly after having obtained knowledge thereof, but in
no
event later than five (5) Business Days thereafter, written notice of any
event
which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a
Servicer Default under Section 7.01.
SECTION
7.05. Cooperation
with Successor. The
Servicer covenants and agrees with the Issuer that it will, on an ongoing
basis,
cooperate with the Successor Servicer and provide whatever information is,
and
take whatever actions are, reasonably necessary to assist the successor Servicer
in performing its obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE
VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION
8.01. Servicer’s
Indemnification; Release of Claims.
(a) The
Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the
obligations specifically undertaken as the Servicer under this
Agreement.
(b) The
Servicer shall indemnify the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee (for itself and
for
the benefit of the Holders), and the Independent Managers and each of their
respective trustees, officers, directors, employees and agents (each, an
“Indemnified Person”) for, and defend and hold harmless each such
Indemnified Person from and against, any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, payments and claims, and reasonable costs or expenses, of
any
kind whatsoever (collectively, “Losses”) imposed on, incurred by or
asserted against any such Indemnified Person as a result of (i) the Servicer’s
willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its
duties or observance of its covenants under this Agreement or its reckless
disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, (ii) the
Servicer’s breach of any of its representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement, (iii) any litigation or related expenses relating to the Servicer’s
status or obligations as Servicer (other than any proceeding the Servicer
is
required to institute under the Servicing Agreement) or (iv) any finding
that
interest payable to a Third-Party Collector with respect to disputed funds
must
be paid by the Issuer or from the Rate Stabilization Property, except to
the
extent of Losses either resulting from the willful misconduct, bad faith
or
gross negligence of such Indemnified Person seeking indemnification hereunder
or
resulting from a breach of a representation or warranty made by such Indemnified
Person seeking indemnification hereunder in any of the Basic Documents that
gives rise to the Servicer’s breach.
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(c) For
purposes of Section 8.01(b), in the event of the termination of the
rights and obligations of BGE (or any successor thereto pursuant to Section
6.02) as Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01, or a resignation by such
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, such Servicer shall be deemed to be
the
Servicer pending appointment of a successor Servicer pursuant to
Section 7.02.
(d) Indemnification
under this Section 8.01 shall survive any repeal of, modification of, or
supplement to, or judicial invalidation of, the Rate Stabilization Law or
any
Qualified Rate Order and shall survive the resignation or removal of the
Indenture Trustee or any Independent Manager or the termination of this
Agreement and shall include reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses of
investigation and litigation (including reasonable attorney’s fees and
expenses).
(e) Except
to
the extent expressly provided in this Agreement or the other Basic Documents
(including the Servicer’s claims with respect to the Servicing Fee,
reimbursement for any Excess Remittance, reimbursement for costs incurred
pursuant to Section 5.02(d) and the payment of the purchase price of Rate
Stabilization Property), the Servicer hereby releases and discharges the
Issuer,
the Independent Managers, and the Indenture Trustee and each of their respective
officers, directors and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”)
from any and all actions, claims and demands whatsoever, whenever arising,
which
the Servicer, in its capacity as Servicer or otherwise, shall or may have
against any such Person relating to the Rate Stabilization Property or the
Servicer’s activities with respect thereto other than any actions, claims and
demands arising out of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence
of
the Released Parties.
(f) Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice (or, in the case of the
Indenture Trustee, receipt of notice by a Responsible Officer only) of the
commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation, such Indemnified
Person
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Servicer under
this Section 8.01, notify the Servicer in writing of the commencement
thereof. Failure by an Indemnified Person to so notify the Servicer
shall relieve the Servicer from the obligation to indemnify and hold harmless
such Indemnified Person under this Section 8.01 only to the extent that
the Servicer suffers actual prejudice as a result of such failure. With respect
to any action, proceeding or investigation brought by a third party for which
indemnification may be sought under this Section 8.01, the Servicer shall
be entitled to conduct and control, at its expense and with counsel of its
choosing that is reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, the
defense
of any such action, proceeding or investigation (in which case the Servicer
shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate
counsel retained by the Indemnified Person except as set forth below); provided
that the Indemnified Person shall have the right to participate in such action,
proceeding or investigation through counsel chosen by it and at its own expense.
Notwithstanding the Servicer’s election to assume the defense of any action,
proceeding or investigation, the Indemnified Person shall have the right
to
employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the Servicer shall
bear
the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the
defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Person and the
Servicer and the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that
there
may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional
to
those available to the Servicer, (ii) the Servicer shall not have employed
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person
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to
represent the Indemnified Person within a reasonable time after notice of
the
institution of such action, (iii) the Servicer shall authorize the Indemnified
Person to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Servicer or (iv)
in the
case of the Indenture Trustee, such action exposes the Indenture Trustee
to a
material risk of criminal liability or forfeiture or a Servicer Default has
occurred and is continuing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Servicer shall not be obligated to pay for the fees, costs and expenses of
more
than one separate counsel for the Indemnified Persons other than one local
counsel, if appropriate.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SECTION
9.01. Amendment.
(a) This
Agreement may be amended in writing by the Servicer and the Issuer with the
prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee and the satisfaction of the
Rating Agency Condition. Promptly after the execution of any such
amendment or consent, the Issuer shall furnish written notification of the
substance of such amendment or consent to each of the Rating
Agencies.
Prior
to the execution of any
amendment to this Agreement, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall be
entitled to receive and conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel of external
counsel stating that such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement
and upon the Opinion of Counsel from external counsel referred to in Section
3.01(c)(i). The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall
not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects their own
rights, duties, indemnities or immunities under this Agreement or
otherwise.
(b) Notwithstanding
Section 9.01(a) or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
Servicer and the Issuer may amend Annex I to this Agreement in writing
with prior written notice given to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating
Agencies, but without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Rating Agency
or
any Holder, solely to address changes to the Servicer’s method of calculating
QRSC Payments as a result of changes to the Servicer’s current computerized
customer information system, including changes which would replace the
remittances of Estimated QRSC Collections contemplated by the estimation
procedures set forth in Annex I with remittances of Actual QRSC Collections
determined to have been actually received; provided that any such
amendment shall not have a material adverse effect on the Holders of then
Outstanding Rate Stabilization Bonds.
(c) If
the
PSC adopts a rule or regulation the effect of which is to modify or supplement
any provision of this Agreement related to the TPC Credit Requirements and
the
TPC Deposit Requirements, this Agreement will be deemed so modified or
supplemented on the effective date of such rule or regulation in the manner
necessary to comply therewith without the necessity of any further action
by any
party hereto; provided that (i) the Rating Agency Condition has been
satisfied, (ii) the Servicer shall have notified the Issuer and the Indenture
Trustee of such modification or supplement and delivered an Opinion of Counsel
as described in the second paragraph of Section 9.01(a) and (iii) neither
the Issuer nor the Indenture Trustee
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shall
be
bound by any such modification to the extent it affects their own rights,
duties, indemnities or immunities under this Agreement or
otherwise.
SECTION
9.02. Maintenance
of Accounts and Records.
(a) The
Servicer shall maintain accounts and records as to the Rate Stabilization
Property accurately and in accordance with its standard accounting procedures
and in sufficient detail to permit reconciliation between Actual QRSC
Collections received by the Servicer and Estimated QRSC Collections from
time to
time deposited in the Collection Accounts.
(b) The
Servicer shall permit the Indenture Trustee and its agents at any time during
normal business hours, upon reasonable notice to the Servicer and to the
extent
it does not unreasonably interfere with the Servicer’s normal operations, to
inspect, audit and make copies of and abstracts from the Servicer’s records
regarding the Rate Stabilization Property and the Qualified Rate Stabilization
Charges. Nothing in this Section 9.02(b) shall affect the
obligation of the Servicer to observe any applicable Requirements of Law
prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Customers, and the failure
of the Servicer to provide access to such information as a result of such
obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section
9.02(b).
SECTION
9.03. Notices. Unless
otherwise specifically provided herein, all demands, notices and communications
upon or to the Servicer, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Rating
Agencies under this Agreement shall be sufficiently given for all purposes
hereunder if in writing and delivered personally, sent by documented delivery
service or, to the extent receipt is confirmed telephonically, sent by telecopy
or other form of electronic transmission:
(a) in
the
case of the Servicer, to Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, at 000 X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Treasurer, Telephone: (000)
000-0000, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000;
(b) in
the
case of the Issuer, to RSB BondCo LLC at Xxxxx 000, 000 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Manager, Telephone: (000) 000-0000, Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000;
(c) in
the
case of the Indenture Trustee, to the Corporate Trust Office;
(d) in
the
case of the PSC, to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Tower, 0 Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Executive Secretary, Telephone:
(000) 000-0000, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000;
(e) in
the
case of Moody’s, to Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., ABS Monitoring Department,
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Telephone: (000) 000-0000,
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000;
(f) in
the
case of Standard & Poor’s, to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a
division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxx, New
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York
10041, Attention: Asset Backed Surveillance Department, Telephone: (000)
000-0000, Facsimile: (000) 000-0000;
(g) in
the
case of Fitch, to Fitch Ratings, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000,
Attention: ABS Surveillance, Telephone: (000) 000-0000, Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000; or
(h) as
to
each of the foregoing, at such other address as shall be designated by written
notice to the other parties.
SECTION
9.04. Assignment. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided in Section
6.02 and as provided in the provisions of this Agreement concerning the
resignation of the Servicer, this Agreement may not be assigned by the
Servicer.
SECTION
9.05. Limitations
on Rights of Others. The
provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Servicer and
the
Issuer and, to the extent provided herein or in the Basic Documents, Customers,
the Indenture Trustee and the Holders, and the other Persons expressly referred
to herein, and such Persons shall have the right to enforce the relevant
provisions of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, whether
express or implied, shall be construed to give to any other Person any legal
or
equitable right, remedy or claim in the Rate Stabilization Property or Rate
Stabilization Bond Collateral or under or in respect of this Agreement or
any
covenants, conditions or provisions contained herein. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, for the avoidance of doubt, any
right, remedy or claim to which any Customer may be entitled pursuant to
the
Applicable Qualified Rate Order and to this Agreement may be asserted or
exercised only by the PSC (or by the Attorney General of the State of Maryland
in the name of the PSC) for the benefit of such Customer.
SECTION
9.06. Severability. Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of
such
provision (if any) or the remaining provisions hereof (unless such a
construction shall be unreasonable), and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION
9.07. Separate
Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
SECTION
9.08. Headings. The
headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience
of
reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions
hereof.
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SECTION
9.09. GOVERNING
LAW. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND
THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
SECTION
9.10. Assignment
to Indenture Trustee. (a)
The Servicer hereby acknowledges and consents to any mortgage, pledge,
assignment and grant of a security interest by the Issuer to the Indenture
Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Indenture
of any
or all of the Issuer’s rights hereunder and (b) in no event shall the Indenture
Trustee have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the
certificates delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which any recourse shall
be
had solely to the assets of the Issuer subject to the availability of funds
therefor under Section 8.02 of the Indenture.
SECTION
9.11. Nonpetition
Covenants. Notwithstanding
any prior termination of this Agreement or the Indenture, the Servicer, solely
in its capacity as a creditor of the Issuer, shall not, prior to the date
which
is one year and one day after the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture,
acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke or
join
with any Person in invoking the process of any court or Governmental Authority
for the purpose of commencing or sustaining an involuntary case against the
Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator
or
other similar official of the Issuer or any substantial part of the property
of
the Issuer or ordering the dissolution, winding up or liquidation of the
affairs
of the Issuer.
SECTION
9.12. Limitation
of Liability. It
is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that this Agreement
is
executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee, not individually or personally
but solely as Indenture Trustee in the exercise of the powers and authority
conferred and vested in it, and that the Indenture Trustee, in acting hereunder,
is entitled to all rights, benefits, protections, immunities and indemnities
accorded to it under the Indenture.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE
FOLLOWS]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above
written.
RSB
BONDCO LLC, as Issuer
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Secretary
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BALTIMORE
GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, as Servicer
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Corporate
Secretary
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Issuer
and BGE Signature Page to Servicing Agreement
ACKNOWLEDGED
AND ACCEPTED:
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DEUTSCHE
BANK TRUST
COMPANY
AMERICAS, not in its
individual
capacity, but solely in its
capacity
as Indenture Trustee
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Associate
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Trustee
Signature Page to Servicing Agreement
EXHIBIT
A
MONTHLY
SERVICER’S CERTIFICATE
See
Attached.
EXHIBIT
A
1
EXHIBIT
A
TO
RATE STABILIZATION PROPERTY
SERVICING
AGREEMENT
FORM
OF
MONTHLY SERVICER’S CERTIFICATE
(TO
BE
DELIVERED EACH MONTH PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.01(b)(i)
OF
THE
SERIES A RATE STABILIZATION PROPERTY SERVICING AGREEMENT)
Series
A
Rate Stabilization Bonds
Baltimore
Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer
Pursuant
to the Series A Rate Stabilization Property Servicing Agreement dated as
of June
29, 2007 (the “Series A Rate Stabilization Property Servicing Agreement”)
between Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer, and RSB BondCo LLC,
as
Issuer, the Servicer does hereby certify as follows:
SERIES
A COLLECTION PERIOD: ________
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Customer
Class
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a.
Series A
Qualified
Rate
Stabilization
Charge
in Effect
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b.
Series A
Billed
QRSCs
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c.
Series A
Estimated
QRSC
Collections
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d.
Series A
QRSC
Collections
Remitted
to
Trustee
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Residential
Service
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__
cents/kWh
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Capitalized
terms used herein have their respective meanings set forth in the Series
A Rate
Stabilization Property Servicing Agreement.
In
WITNESS HEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Monthly
Servicer’s Certificate this [ ]th day of _____,
______.
BALTIMORE
GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
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as
Servicer
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By
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Title:
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2
EXHIBIT
B
CERTIFICATE
OF COMPLIANCE
The
undersigned hereby certifies that he/she is the duly elected and acting [__________]
of [NAME
OF
SERVICER],
as servicer
(the “Servicer”) under the Rate Stabilization Property Servicing
Agreement dated as of ______ __, 2007 (the “Servicing Agreement”) between
the Servicer and RSB BondCo LLC (the “Issuer”) and further
that:
1. A
review of the activities of the Servicer and of its performance under the
Servicing Agreement during the twelve months ended [________],
[
]
has
been made under the supervision of the undersigned pursuant to Section
3.03 of the Servicing Agreement; and
2. To
the best of the undersigned’s knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has
fulfilled all of its obligations in all material respects under the Servicing
Agreement throughout the twelve months ended [________],[
_____],
except as
set forth on Annex A hereto.
Executed
as of this ______________ day of _________________, ____.
[NAME
OF
SERVICER]
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By
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
B
1
ANNEX
A
TO
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
LIST
OF SERVICER DEFAULTS
The
following Servicer Defaults, or
events which with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would
become
Servicer Defaults known to the undersigned occurred during the year ended
[__________]:
Nature
of Default
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Status
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EXHIBIT
B
2
EXHIBIT
C
SERVICER’S
CERTIFICATE
The
undersigned hereby certifies that he/she is the duly elected and acting [__________]
of [BALTIMORE
GAS
AND ELECTRIC COMPANY],
as servicer
(the “Servicer”) under the Rate Stabilization Property Servicing
Agreement dated as of ______ __, 2007 (the “Servicing Agreement”) between
the Servicer and RSB BondCo LLC (the “Issuer”) and further
that:
1. The
undersigned is responsible for assessing the Servicer’s compliance with the
servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing
Criteria”).
2. With
respect to each of the Servicing Criteria, the undersigned has made the
following assessment of the Servicing Criteria in accordance with Item 1122(d)
of Regulation AB, with such discussion regarding the performance of such
Servicing Criteria during the fiscal year covered by the Sponsor’s annual report
on Form 10-K Report (such fiscal year, the “Assessment
Period”):
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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|
Reference
|
Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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Not
applicable; no servicing activities were outsourced.
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for pool assets are maintained.
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Not
applicable; documents do not provide for a back-up
servicer.
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on
the party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance
with the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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Not
applicable; Qualified Rate Order imposes credit standards on
Third-Party
Collectors who handle customer collections and govern performance
requirements of
utilities.
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EXHIBIT
C
1
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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|
Reference
|
Criteria
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank
accounts
and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in
the
transaction agreements.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are
made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
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Applicable,
but no current assessment required; no advances by the Servicer
are
permitted under the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are
separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set
forth in the
transaction agreements.
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Applicable,
but no current assessment is required since transaction accounts
are
maintained by and in the name of the Indenture Trustee.
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange
Act.
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Applicable,
but no current assessment required; all “custodial accounts”
are maintained by the Indenture Trustee.
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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Not
applicable; all transfers made by wire transfer.
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities
related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank
clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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EXHIBIT
C
2
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
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explanations
for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within
90
calendar days of their original identification, or such other
number of
days specified in the transaction agreements.
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission,
are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and
applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance
with the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed
with the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D)
agree with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of pool assets serviced by the
Servicer.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with
timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the
Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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Applicable
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related documents.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Pool
assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the
transaction agreements.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements
in the
transaction agreements.
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Not
applicable; no removals or substitutions of Rate Stabilization
Property
are contemplated or allowed under the transaction
documents.
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EXHIBIT
C
3
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the related
pool asset documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records
maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such
other
number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated
to
principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance
with the
related transaction agreements.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
|
Not
applicable; because underlying obligation (Qualified Rate Stabilization
Charge) is not an interest bearing instrument
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s pool assets (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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Applicable;
assessment below
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions,
as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period
any pool
asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases
where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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Applicable,
but does not require assessment since no explicit
documentation requirement with respect to delinquent accounts
are imposed under the transactional documents due to availability
of
“true-up” mechanism.
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
|
Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable
rates
are computed based on the related pool asset documents.
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Not
applicable; Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges are not interest
bearing
instruments.
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EXHIBIT
C
4
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the related
pool asset documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records
maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such
other
number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated
to
principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance
with the
related transaction agreements.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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Not
applicable; because underlying obligation (Qualified Rate Stabilization
Charge) is not an interest bearing instrument
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s pool assets (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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Applicable;
assessment below
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions,
as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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Applicable;
assessment below.
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period
any pool
asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases
where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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Applicable,
but does not require assessment since no explicit
documentation requirement with respect to delinquent accounts
are imposed under the transactional documents due to availability
of
“true-up” mechanism.
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable
rates
are computed based on the related pool asset documents.
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Not
applicable; Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges are not interest
bearing
instruments.
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3. To
the best of the undersigned’s knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer is
in compliance in all material respects with the applicable servicing criteria
set forth
EXHIBIT
C
5
above
as
of and for the period ending the end of the fiscal year covered by the Sponsor’s
annual report on Form 10-K. [If
not true, include description of any material instance of noncompliance.]
Executed
as of this ______________ day of _________________, ____.
BALTIMORE
GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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By
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
C
6
SCHEDULE
4.01(a)
EXPECTED
AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE
OUTSTANDING
PRINCIPAL BALANCE PER TRANCHE
Payment
Date
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Tranche
X-0
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Xxxxxxx
X-0
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Xxxxxxx
X-0
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Settlement
Date
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$284,000,000
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$220,000,000
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$119,200,000
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4/1/2008
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$250,741,286
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$220,000,000
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$119,200,000
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10/1/2008
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$225,198,598
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$220,000,000
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$119,200,000
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4/1/2009
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$198,590,708
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$220,000,000
|
$119,200,000
|
10/1/2009
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$171,674,318
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$220,000,000
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$119,200,000
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4/1/2010
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$143,549,922
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$220,000,000
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$119,200,000
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10/1/2010
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$115,131,815
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$220,000,000
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$119,200,000
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4/1/2011
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$85,457,334
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$220,000,000
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$119,200,000
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10/1/2011
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$55,423,848
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$220,000,000
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$119,200,000
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4/1/2012
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$24,142,900
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$220,000,000
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$119,200,000
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10/1/2012
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$0
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$212,419,156
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$119,200,000
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4/1/2013
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$0
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$179,418,862
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$119,200,000
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10/1/2013
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$0
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$145,855,662
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$119,200,000
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4/1/2014
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$0
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$110,970,180
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$119,200,000
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10/1/2014
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$0
|
$75,433,398
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$119,200,000
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4/1/2015
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$0
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$38,549,788
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$119,200,000
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10/1/2015
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$0
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$925,060
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$119,200,000
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4/1/2016
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$0
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$0
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$81,127,235
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10/1/2016
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$0
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$0
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$41,269,298
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4/1/2017
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$0
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$0
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$0
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SCHEDULE
4.01(A)
1
ANNEX
I
The
Servicer agrees to comply with the following servicing procedures:
SECTION
1. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Rate Stabilization Property Servicing Agreement
(the “Agreement”).
(b) Whenever
used in this Annex I, the following words and phrases shall have the
following meanings:
“Applicable
MDMA” means with respect to each Customer, the meter data management agent
providing meter reading services for that Customer’s account.
“Billed
QRSCs” means the amounts of Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges billed by
the Servicer, whether billed directly to Customers by the Servicer or indirectly
through Third-Party Collectors.
“Servicer
Policies and Practices” means, with respect to the Servicer’s duties under
this Annex I, the policies and practices of the Servicer applicable to
such duties that the Servicer follows with respect to comparable assets that
it
services for itself and, if applicable, others.
SECTION
2. DATA
ACQUISITION.
(a) Installation
and Maintenance of Meters. Except to the extent that a
Third-Party Collector is responsible for such services, the Servicer shall
cause
to be installed, replaced and maintained meters in such places and in such
condition as will enable the Servicer to obtain usage measurements for each
Customer at least once every Billing Period. To the extent a
Third-Party Collector is responsible for such services, but not performing
such
services, the Servicer shall take all reasonably necessary actions to obtain
usage measurements for each Customer at least once every Billing
Period.
(b) Meter
Reading. At least once each Billing Period, the Servicer shall
obtain usage measurements from the Applicable MDMA for each Customer;
provided, however, that the Servicer may estimate any Customer’s
usage determined in accordance with applicable PSC Regulations.
(c) Cost
of Metering. The Issuer shall not be obligated to pay any costs
associated with the routine metering duties set forth in this Section 2,
including the costs of installing, replacing and maintaining meters, nor
shall
the Issuer be entitled to any credit against the Servicing Fee for any cost
savings realized by the Servicer or any Third-Party Collector as a result
of new
metering and/or billing technologies.
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I
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(d) PJM. The
Servicer shall take all reasonable actions available under PSC Regulations
or
other rules or regulations to obtain timely information from PJM, if any,
which
is necessary for the Servicer to fulfill its obligations under the Servicing
Agreement.
SECTION
3. USAGE
AND XXXX CALCULATION.
The
Servicer (a) shall obtain a calculation of each Customer’s usage (which may be
based on data obtained from such Customer’s meter read or on usage estimates
determined in accordance with applicable PSC Regulations) at least once each
Billing Period; and (b) shall either (i) determine therefrom each Customer’s
individual Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges to be included on Bills issued
by it to such Customer or to the Applicable Third-Party Collector responsible
for billing such Customer, or (ii) where the Applicable Third-Party Collector
is
responsible for billing the Customers, allow the Applicable Third-Party
Collector, rather than the Servicer, to determine such Customers’ individual
Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges to be included on such Customers’ Bills
based on billing factors provided by the Servicer, and, in such case, the
Servicer shall deliver to the Applicable Third-Party Collector such billing
factors as are necessary for the Applicable Third-Party Collector to calculate
such Customers’ respective Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges as such charges
may change from time to time pursuant to the True-Up Adjustments.
SECTION
4. BILLING.
The
Servicer shall implement the Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges as of the
Closing Date and shall thereafter xxxx each Customer or, with respect to
Customers billed by a Third-Party Collector, the Applicable Third-Party
Collector, for the respective Customer’s outstanding current and past due
Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges accruing through the date on which such
Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges may no longer be billed under the Tariff,
all in accordance with the following:
(a) Frequency
of Bills; Billing Practices. In accordance with the Servicer’s
then-existing Servicer Policies and Practices for its own charges, as such
Servicer Policies and Practices may be modified from time to time, the Servicer
shall generate and issue a Xxxx to each Customer, or, where the Applicable
Third-Party Collector is responsible for billing the Customers, to the
Applicable Third-Party Collector, for such Customers’ Qualified Rate
Stabilization Charges once every applicable Billing Period, at the same time,
with the same frequency and on the same Xxxx as that containing the Servicer’s
own charges to such Customers or Third-Party Collectors, as the case may
be. In the event that the Servicer makes any material modification to
these practices, it shall notify the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, and the
Rating Agencies prior to the effectiveness of any such modification;
provided, however, that the Servicer may not make any modification
that will materially adversely affect the Holders.
(b) Format.
(i) Each
Xxxx
issued by the Servicer shall contain the charge corresponding to the respective
Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges owed by such Customer for the applicable
Billing Period. The Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges shall be
separately identified as owned by the Issuer. Unless prohibited by
applicable Requirements of Law, the Servicer shall use
ANNEX
I
2
reasonable
efforts to cause each Applicable Third-Party Collector to provide Customers
with
the annual notice required by Section 4.01(c)(iii)(B) of the Servicing
Agreement.
(ii) Where
a
Third-Party Collector is responsible for billing the Customers, the Servicer
shall deliver to the Applicable Third-Party Collector itemized charges for
such
Customer setting forth such Customers’ Qualified Rate Stabilization
Charges.
(iii) The
Servicer shall conform to such requirements in respect of the format, structure
and text of Bills delivered to Customers and Third-Party Collectors in
accordance with any applicable Requirements of Law. To the extent
that Xxxx format, structure and text are not prescribed by applicable
Requirements of Law, the Servicer shall, subject to clauses (i) and
(ii) above, determine the format, structure and text of all Bills
in
accordance with its reasonable business judgment, its Servicer Policies and
Practices with respect to its own charges and prevailing industry
standards.
(c) Delivery. The
Servicer shall deliver all Bills issued by it (i) by United States mail in
such
class or classes as are consistent with the Servicer Policies and Practices
followed by the Servicer with respect to its own charges to its customers
or
(ii) by any other means, whether electronic or otherwise, that the Servicer
may
from time to time use to present its own charges to its
customers. Where a Third-Party Collector is responsible for billing
the Customers, the Servicer shall deliver all Bills to the Applicable
Third-Party Collector by such means as are prescribed by applicable PSC
Regulations, or if not prescribed by applicable PSC Regulations, by such
means
as are mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and the Applicable Third-Party
Collector and are consistent with PSC Regulations. The Servicer or
each Third-Party Collector, as applicable, shall pay from its own funds all
costs of issuance and delivery of all Bills, including but not limited to
printing and postage costs as the same may increase or decrease from time
to
time.
SECTION
5. CUSTOMER
SERVICE FUNCTIONS.
The
Servicer shall handle all Customer inquiries and other Customer service matters
according to the same procedures it uses to service Customers with respect
to
its own charges.
SECTION
6. COLLECTIONS;
PAYMENT PROCESSING; REMITTANCE.
(a) Collection
Efforts, Policies, Procedures.
(i) The
Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to collect all Billed QRSCs from Customers
and Third-Party Collectors as and when the same become due and shall follow
such
collection procedures as it follows with respect to comparable assets that
it
services for itself or others, including with respect to the
following:
(A)
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The
Servicer shall prepare and deliver overdue notices to Customers
and
Third-Party Collectors in accordance with applicable PSC Regulations
and
Servicer Policies and Practices.
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ANNEX
I
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(B)
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The
Servicer shall apply late payment charges to outstanding Customer
and
Third-Party Collector balances in accordance with applicable PSC
Regulations and as required by the Qualified Rate
Order.
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(C)
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In
circumstances where the Servicer bills Customers directly, the
Servicer
shall deliver oral and written final notices of delinquency and
possible
disconnection in accordance with applicable PSC Regulations and
Servicer
Policies and Practices.
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(D)
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The
Servicer shall adhere to and carry out disconnection policies and
termination of Third-Party Collector billing in accordance with
applicable
Requirements of Law and the Servicer Policies and
Practices.
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(E)
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The
Servicer may employ the assistance of collection agents to collect
any
past-due Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges in accordance with
applicable Requirements of Law and Servicer Policies and
Practices.
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(F)
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The
Servicer shall apply Customer and Third-Party Collector deposits
to the
payment of delinquent accounts in accordance with applicable PSC
Regulations and Servicer Policies and Practices and according to
the
priorities set forth in Section 6(b)(ii), (iii), (iv)
and (v) of this Annex
I.
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(ii) The
Servicer shall not waive any late payment charge or any other fee or charge
relating to delinquent payments, if any, or waive, vary or modify any terms
of
payment of any amounts payable by a Customer, in each case unless such waiver
or
action: (A) would be in accordance with the Servicer’s customary practices or
those of any successor Servicer with respect to comparable assets that it
services for itself and for others; (B) would not materially adversely affect
the rights of the Holders; and (C) would comply with applicable Requirements
of
Law; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in the
Agreement or this Annex I to the contrary, the Servicer is authorized to
write off any Billed QRSCs, in accordance with its Servicer Policies and
Practices.
(iii) The
Servicer shall accept payment from Customers in respect of Billed QRSCs in
such
forms and methods and at such times and places as it accepts for payment
of its
own charges. The Servicer shall accept payment from Third-Party
Collectors in respect of Billed QRSCs in such forms and methods and at such
times and places as the Servicer and each Third-Party Collector shall mutually
agree in accordance with any applicable Requirements of Law.
(b) Payment
Processing; Allocation; Priority of Payments.
(i) The
Servicer shall post all payments received to Customer accounts as promptly
as
practicable, and, in any event, substantially all payments shall be posted
no
later than three (3) Business Days after receipt.
(ii) Subject
to clause (iii) below, the Servicer shall apply payments received to each
Customer’s or each Applicable Third-Party Collector’s account in proportion to
the charges contained on the outstanding Xxxx to such Customer or Applicable
Third-Party Collector.
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I
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(iii) Any
amounts collected by the Servicer that represent partial payments of the
total
Xxxx shall be allocated to gas and electric charges in accordance with
applicable PSC Regulations.
(iv) With
respect to partial payments of the Electric Xxxx, such partial payments shall
be
allocated ratably, based on the amount owed for Billed QRSCs and other fees
and
charges, other than late charges, owed to the Servicer, and then to late
charges. If more than one Series of Rate Stabilization Bonds is
outstanding, the Servicer shall allocate amounts owed to the Issuer ratably
based on the total amount of Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges on such
xxxx
which were billed in respect of each such Series.
(v) The
Servicer shall hold all over-payments for the benefit of the Issuer and BGE
and
shall apply such funds to future Xxxx charges in accordance with clauses
(ii) and (iii) as such charges become due.
(vi) For
Customers on a Budget Billing Plan, the Servicer shall treat payments received
from such Customers as if such Customers had been billed for their respective
Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges in the absence of the Budget Billing
Plan;
partial payment of a Budget Billing Plan payment shall be allocated according
to
clause (iv) and overpayment of a Budget Billing Plan payment shall be
allocated according to clause (v).
(c) Accounts;
Records.
The
Servicer shall maintain accounts and records as to the Rate Stabilization
Property accurately and in accordance with its standard accounting procedures
and in sufficient detail (i) to permit reconciliation between payments or
recoveries with respect to the Rate Stabilization Property and the amounts
from
time to time remitted to the Collection Accounts in respect of the Rate
Stabilization Property and (ii) to permit the QRSC Payments held by the Servicer
to be accounted for separately from the funds with which they may be commingled,
so that the dollar amounts of QRSC Payments commingled with the Servicer’s funds
may be properly identified and traced.
(d) Investment
of QRSC Payments Received.
Prior
to
each Daily Remittance, the Servicer may invest QRSC Payments received at
its own
risk and (except as required by applicable PSC Regulations) for its own
benefit. So long as the Servicer complies with its obligations under
Section 6(c), neither such investments nor such funds shall be required
to be segregated from the other investments and funds of the
Servicer.
(e) Calculation
Updates.
(i) Annually,
on or before May 29th of each
year,
beginning on May 29, 2008, the Servicer shall update the Collections Curve
and
the Charge-Off percentage in order to be able to calculate the Periodic Billing
Requirement and to calculate any change in the Daily Remittances.
ANNEX
I
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(ii) The
Servicer and the Issuer acknowledge that, as contemplated in Section
9.01(b) of the Agreement, the Servicer may make certain changes to its
current computerized customer information system, which changes, when
functional, would affect the Servicer’s method of calculating the Estimated QRSC
Collections or Actual QRSC Collections during each Collection
Period. Should these changes to the computerized customer information
system become functional during the term of the Agreement, the Servicer and
the
Issuer agree that they shall review the procedures used to calculate the
Estimated QRSC Collections and Actual QRSC Collections in light of the
capabilities of such new system and shall amend this Annex I in writing
to make such modifications and/or substitutions to such procedures as may
be
appropriate in the interests of efficiency, accuracy, cost and/or system
capabilities; provided, however, that the Servicer may not make any modification
or substitution that will materially adversely affect the Holders. As
soon as practicable, and in no event later than sixty (60) Business Days
after
the date on which all Customer accounts are being billed under such new system,
the Servicer shall notify the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating
Agencies of the same.
(iii) All
calculations of collections, each update of the Collections Curve or Charge-Off
percentage and any changes in procedures used to calculate the Estimated
QRSC
Collections or Actual QRSC Collections pursuant to this Section 6(e)
shall be made in good faith, and in the case of any update pursuant to clause
(i) above or any change in procedures pursuant to clause (ii) above,
in a manner reasonably intended to provide estimates and calculations that
are
at least as accurate as those that would be provided on the Closing Date
utilizing the initial procedures.
(f) Remittances.
(i) The
Issuer shall cause to be established the Collection Accounts in the name
of the
Indenture Trustee in accordance with the Indenture.
(ii) The
Servicer shall make remittances to the Collection Accounts in accordance
with
Section 6.10 of the Agreement.
(iii) In
the
event of any change of account or change of institution affecting any Collection
Account, the Issuer shall provide written notice thereof to the Servicer
not
later than five (5) Business Days from the effective date of such
change.
ANNEX
I
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